👤 Catherine Rampell

22 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
22
2026-08-24 – 2026-10-15
Claims per article
16
361 extracted in total
Hedged claims
16%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
2,638
characters
Writes for The Bulwark.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
73%
Economy/Business
23%
Technology
5%
Most-tagged topics
U.S.CanadaThe BulwarkAmericaBulwarkRepublicansAmericansFed

Leaning

-0.32 average ± 0.18 · -0.35 median · 18 scored articles
Indistinguishable from their outlet, which averages -0.37. On this many articles the difference between the two is inside the margin. Leaning rates the writing, not the subject. How it is scored.

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-08-24 · The Bulwark · Politics
Trump Blows Up His Own Trade Deal with Canada
21 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-11 · The Bulwark · Politics
Trump’s $5,000 Midterm Ploy Is Even Dumber Than It Sounds
14 outlets covered this event · leans strongly left
2026-10-05 · The Bulwark · Politics
Trump Has ANOTHER New Plan to Buy Off Voters Before the Midterms
11 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-02 · The Bulwark · Economy/Business
BREAKING: September Jobs Report Falls Far Short of Forecasts
6 outlets covered this event
2026-09-11 · The Bulwark · Technology
Trump Wants to Take the Guardrails Off AI. What Could Go Wrong?
5 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-09-04 · The Bulwark · Politics
BREAKING: Trump Misreads Jobs Report, Threatens To Cut Off Trade | Receipts Live
5 outlets covered this event · leans left

What they said would happen

2026-08-24 · The Bulwark
Trump Blows Up His Own Trade Deal with Canada
🔮 Andrew Egger and Catherine Rampell give their takes on Canada’s decision to walk away from trade talks, Trump’s latest tariffs, and why the administration’s escalating fight with one of America’s closest allies could hit U.S. businesses and consumers hard. assertive
2026-08-26 · The Bulwark
Wall Street Legend Calls Out Scott Bessent
🔮 Catherine Rampell is joined by Bob Elliott, co-founder and chief investment officer at Unlimited, for his take on what’s behind Druckenmiller’s criticism and why Bessent’s bond-market strategy may be making things worse. assertive
2026-08-28 · The Bulwark
The Dawn of FAFO Economics
🔮 FEW THINGS IN AMERICA TODAY can win broad bipartisan support: Dolly Parton (may her memory be a blessing), interspecies friendships, and data-center bans are among them. assertive
2026-09-11 · The Bulwark
Trump’s $5,000 Midterm Ploy Is Even Dumber Than It Sounds
🔮 But given that other news outlets are treating this as a serious policy idea, I guess I’m obligated to debunk it.1 The short version is this: Trump has made and broken similar promises many times before; this midterm “dividend” would be extremely expensive; it would be extraordinarily inflationary; the Republican trifecta could already have done this if they truly wanted to; and the mere suggestion of a Trump check will embolden all sorts of scam artists. assertive
2026-09-11 · The Bulwark
Trump Wants to Take the Guardrails Off AI. What Could Go Wrong?
🔮 What Could Go Wrong? mixed
2026-09-22 · The Bulwark
Trump’s Fed Chair Put Him in a Very Awkward Spot (w/ Jason Furman)
🔮 They also talk about Trump’s pressure on the Fed, the White House’s economic spin, the risks of politicizing scientific research, and why Democrats may be learning the wrong lessons from inflation and the affordability crisis. assertive
2026-09-23 · The Bulwark
Obama’s Top Economist Has a Warning for the Country
🔮 You may know him as one of the few prominent Democratic administration alumni who warned about Bidenflation early on. assertive
2026-09-26 · The Bulwark
Trump’s MAGA Replacement for the Media Is an Amateur-Hour Disaster
🔮 Catherine Rampell and Will Sommer take on Trump’s escalating war on the White House press, the amateur-hour MAGA media operation stepping in to replace the traditional White House pool, and Byron Donalds’ awkward attempt to put a little distance between himself and Trump. assertive
2026-10-02 · The Bulwark
Who Cut The Cheese? Trump Did.
🔮 “Honestly, if I was a Canadian consumer, I would not be buying anything from the U.S. either,” he acknowledged. assertive
2026-10-02 · The Bulwark
BREAKING: September Jobs Report Falls Far Short of Forecasts
🔮 BREAKING: September Jobs Report Falls Far Short of Forecasts mixed
2026-10-05 · The Bulwark
Trump Has ANOTHER New Plan to Buy Off Voters Before the Midterms
🔮 They explain where the money is coming from, why the ACA payments may lack clear legal authority, and how diverting money from healthcare outreach could further undermine the Affordable Care Act. mixed
2026-10-09 · The Bulwark
Trump Accounts Were a GOOD Idea. He Just Made It an Icky One.
🔮 SHAMELESS BRANDING ASIDE, “Trump Accounts,” the new program that gives every baby in America access to some savings, is generally benign, and maybe even useful. mixed
2026-10-09 · The Bulwark
Trump's Huge Problem: Voters Don't Buy His Economic Spin | Receipts LIVE
🔮 Plus, JD Vance struggles to define socialism, the administration’s crackdown on H-1B workers raises questions about anti-immigrant politics, and why both parties may be moving toward a more government-controlled economy. mixed
2026-10-13 · The Bulwark
“Superpower Suicide”: Dissecting Trump’s Deal With Putin
🔮 She also explained why she sort of admires the Russian oligarchs . . . and thinks they might have some painful lessons for their American counterparts. assertive
2026-10-15 · The Bulwark
Just. So. Much. Corruption.
🔮 You may recall that back in March, there were some suspiciously timed, uncannily lucrative oil and stock trades. assertive
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