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Charlie Sykes

MSNBC columnist

MSNBC columnist Charlie Sykes is founder and editor-at-large of the Bulwark and host of "The Bulwark Podcast." His most recent book, "How the Right Lost Its Mind," was published in October 2017.

MSNBC columnist Charlie Sykes is founder and editor-at-large of the Bulwark and host of "The Bulwark Podcast." His most recent book, "How the Right Lost Its Mind," was published in October 2017.

Latest from Charlie Sykes

2d ago

Are these the Jan. 6 'hostages' Trump promises to free?

Trump’s dangerous, discursive rhetoric about convicted insurrectionists being held “hostage” by the government while they serve prison sentences should not be taken lightly.
9d ago

The ranting, raging and dangerously enduring power of Steve Bannon

Steve Bannon should be in jail. instead, Donald Trump's former White House aide turned his "War Room" podcast into a MAGA bully pulpit for the 2024 election.
13d ago

Mitch McConnell prepares to exit — with a whimper 

Mitch McConnell endorsing Donald Trump before retiring from his Senate Republican role would be a fitting exit for a lawmaker who watched MAGA engulf the GOP.
57d ago

Ron DeSantis' biggest 2024 miscalculation

Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign on Sunday, dropping out of the race and endorsing Donald Trump before New Hampshire. And here's why.
142d ago

The House's new MAGA speaker was a final humiliation for the GOP's 'moderates

The new House MAGA speaker Mike Johnson was a win for Donald Trump, and a final humiliation for the Republican 'moderates' like Ken Buck and Mike Lawler.
186d ago

The Wisconsin GOP's threat to impeach a judge is playing with fire

If Wisconsin Republicans follows through on their threats, they will impeach a newly elected Supreme Court justice before she has ruled on any major case.
189d ago

Mike Pence’s eulogy for a Republican Party that doesn’t exist

Pence gave a big speech at New Hampshire’s Saint Anselm College last week. But after hammering Trump, Pence accidentally revealed a big 2024 election flaw.
241d ago

A federal judge confirmed one of Trump’s worst labels — and the GOP didn’t blink

A federal judge confirmed that a jury ruled that former President Trump was a rapist. Yet he remains the Republican Party's frontrunner for the 2024 nomination.
320d ago

The GOP megadonors with buyer's remorse

Some Republican billionaires and Trump donors like Peter Thiel are rethinking their 2024 contribution plans over the GOP's commitment to culture wars.
383d ago

The CPAC Crackup

What time does CPAC 2023 start today? Republican extremists like Trump and Kari Lake flock to Matt Schlapp's event. But Ron DeSantis and Mike Pence stay away.
408d ago

What those new Wisconsin tapes tell us

Wisconsin Trump tapes from Associated Press confirm President Donald Trump election officials knew the 'big lie' was fake. And pressured Mike Pence anyway.