Joe Perticone

Washington, D.C., United States

Capitol Hill and beyond @BulwarkOnline. Adult skateboarder. [email protected]. Get Press Pass Tuesdays and Thursdays https://t.co/JX50N655po

Articles

Trump’s Free Qatari Jet Is ‘The Worst Idea Among Bad Ideas’

1 day ago | thebulwark.com | Joe Perticone

President Donald Trump’s acceptance of the Qatari royal family’s surprise gift of a luxury Boeing 747 jumbo jet marked a new low point for an administration already bottoming out with government ethics.
Trump Might Finally Make Voters Care About Climate Change

2 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Joe Perticone

CLIMATE CHANGE DID NOT RANK HIGH among policy concerns heading into the 2024 election, according to a far-reaching Gallup survey. Just 21 percent of registered voters called it “extremely important,” while 29 percent said it was “very important.” The rest characterized the existential threat to humanity as either “somewhat important” (24 percent) or “not important” (26 percent).
Public Grief in Vatican City

3 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Joe Perticone

VATICAN CITY—THOUSANDS GATHERED AT THE PIAZZA SAN PIETRO Monday evening to pray the rosary and honor the life of Pope Francis, who died from a stroke shortly after waking earlier in the day. “Ave, o Maria piena di grazia, Il Signore è con te,” the crowd recited in unison. “Tu sei benedetta fra le donne e benedetto è il frutto del tuo seno, Gesù. Santa Maria, Madre di Dio, prega per noi peccatori, addeso e nell’ora della nostra morte. Amen.”The crowd was diverse.
Bill Kristol: Hegseth Keeps Proving his Unfitness

3 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Tim Miller |William Kristol |Joe Perticone

Republican senators could have insisted on someone who was even minimally competent to run our military, but because of their spinelessness, we've now got a SecDef who can't resist texting top secret war plans. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court shows it doesn't trust the Trump administration, and judges on lower federal courts have stopped believing what its lawyers say. Plus, Joe Perticone joins from Rome to discuss the passing of Pope Francis.
Pope Francis Was Everything MAGA Isn’t

3 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Tim Miller |Joe Perticone

Tim Miller checks in with Joe Perticone live from Rome on the day Pope Francis passed away. Joe shares what it was like at the Vatican as the news spread, and they unpack the Pope’s legacy, his politics, and how MAGA world is already reacting. As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left side of the player to toggle to audio.
A Pope Who Preached Decency in Indecent Times

3 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | William Kristol |Andrew Egger |Jim Swift |Joe Perticone

If you were an ailing pope, one of the metal things you could do is gut it through Holy Week out of sheer force of will and die on Easter Monday. RIP, Francis. Happy Monday. by Joe PerticoneVATICAN CITY—I was walking along the Tiber river when a push notification delivered the news that Pope Francis, a pragmatic leader of the church who emphasized practicing compassion above nearly everything else, had died Monday morning after celebrating Easter. I arrived in the Piazza San Pietro soon thereafter.
Trump Vs. Powell Explodes! Can Trump Actually Fire The Fed Chair?

3 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Andrew Egger |Joe Perticone

Bulwark+ Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team. This is the home to ad-free video shorts, Bulwark+ member-only livestreams, and live event archives. The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither do we. Bulwark+ Takes brings you bite-sized takes on the news of the day from the entire Bulwark team. This is the home to ad-free video shorts, Bulwark+ member-only livestreams, and live event archives. The news cycle doesn’t slow down, and neither do we.
‘Most Powerful Lobbyist in Trump’s Washington’ Cashes in on Corporate Fear

3 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Joe Perticone

Brian Ballard and his powerful lobbying firm, Ballard Partners, are cashing in bigtime in the second Trump presidency. They’re inking deals with foreign governments, mega-corporations in the fossil fuels industry, and even the owner of multiple mainstream media publications.
GOP Silent as Trump Goes Full Dictator

4 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Andrew Egger |Joe Perticone

Andrew Egger and Joe Perticone break down the silence from House and Senate Republicans as Donald Trump defies the rule of law, pushes the boundaries of executive power, and governs like a dictator. Leave a commentAs always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t…
RFK Jr.’s Autism Investigation Offers Americans ‘False Hope’

4 weeks ago | thebulwark.com | Joe Perticone

A KEY GOAL of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda is to get to the bottom of what is driving the rise in autism diagnoses in children and adults. He and his followers have for years falsely claimed it is the byproduct of vaccinations. “By September, we will know what has caused the autism epidemic, and we’ll be able to eliminate those exposures,” Kennedy said during a White House cabinet meeting last week.