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Bulwark Takes
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The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither does The Bulwark. Bulwark Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team, including Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, and Bill Kristol, and more.
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True65% confidence6 sourcesSep 5, 2026Maria Bartiromo shared internal Fox News network information with the Trump White House.Multiple outlets, citing Status, the New York Times, CNN sources and Deadline's own confirmation, report that Bartiromo passed internal Fox guidance on Trump's July speech to the White House, via Peter Navarro or a Trump associate. Her attorney denies she was fired and calls the firing reports false, but no source contradicts the disclosure itself. The claim drops the post's 'reportedly' qualifier, and the reporting rests largely on anonymous sourcing.True85% confidence10 sourcesSep 5, 2026An Inspector General report exists regarding former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer involving allegations of strip clubs, an affair, drinking on the job, staff organizing her closet, and a trip to Las Vegas.An Inspector General report on former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer exists, and the primary OIG report and AP coverage confirm allegations of a strip-club stop, an inappropriate relationship with a security detail member, drinking on the job, and staff performing personal tasks. The closet-organizing and Las Vegas trip details appear in the post but are not visible in the excerpted sources, so they are unconfirmed rather than contradicted; the claim matches the passage's wording.Can’t tell40% confidence3 sourcesSep 5, 2026The United States reached 40-year highs in inflation during the Biden administration.The sources consistently show US inflation hit a 40-year high in 2022 (AP, Politifact, White House), and that high came during Biden's term. However, the passage only says 'we just saw 40-year highs on inflation' and never ties them to the Biden administration, so the extracted claim adds that scope and departs from the passage, which makes the verdict unverifiable.Can’t tell50% confidence11 sourcesSep 5, 2026Maria Bartiromo shared internal Fox News editorial information and private text messages with the Trump White House.Said by AMultiple outlets report, citing Status and anonymous sources, that Bartiromo passed Fox guidance and a text message to the White House, but Fox gave no reason for her exit and her lawyer calls the reports false. The extracted claim also drops the post's hedge "as far as this reporting goes," so it is graded as a reported allegation rather than an established fact.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.