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The DSR Daily
The DSR Daily is a daily news podcast cover the foreign policy and national security news. Each weekday morning, Riley Fessler, Minnah Stein, and David Rothkopf will bring you the latest as covered by the best media outlets from around the world. fa2ac1312aacbf2ca3ef47ea029ef1ba See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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July 23: Oil Prices Skyrocket as War Expands into Red Sea
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down the skyrocketing prices of oil after Houthi attacks on Saudi oil tankers, the House passing a $95 billion budget…
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July 22: Senators Hold Hegseth’s Feet to the Fire in Hearing
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover Pete Hegseth’s Senate hearing, Trump signing off on a 30-year nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia, a judge handing…
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July 21: Houthis Declare Saudi Arabia Blockade in Major Escalation
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss the Houthis declaring a blockade of Saudi Arabia, new 50% tariffs on Canadian imports, disputes over arresting…
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July 20: Two More Americans Killed as War in Gulf Spirals
On the DSR Daily for July 20, we break down the deaths of two more American service members, Maine Democrats consolidating around Troy Jackson, Trump’s strange…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-up: Trump’s Deranged Speech Angers China (and Fans of Democracy)
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for July 17th, we break down Trump’s prime-time address, the dangerous wildfire smoke blanketing parts of the US, the source of the…
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July 16: Vance Admits Admin Bungled Epstein Files
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss the US launching more strikes on Iran, JD Vance admitting the administration dropped the ball on Epstein, Hegseth…
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July 15: Senate Dems Block $1 Trillion in Defense Spending as Iran War Spirals
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover the Senate Democrats blocking a $1 trillion defense bill, Trump’s opposition to the suspension of ICE vehicle stops…
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July 14: ICE Violence Escalates with Killing in Maine
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down the escalating violence perpetuated by ICE, Trump’s upcoming primetime speech, the impending confirmation hearings…
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July 13: Lindsey Graham Dead at 71
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss the death of Lindsey Graham, Iran expanding strikes throughout the Gulf, Maine Democrats telling Chuck Schumer to back…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-up: Trump Guts Bipartisan Election Commission
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for July 10, we cover Trump’s ousting of key members of the bipartisan Election Assistance Commission, new revelations on the ICE…
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July 9: Disgraced Graham Platner Drops out of Senate Race
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down Trump’s poor showing at the Ankara NATO summit, Graham Platner dropping out of the Maine Senate race, fresh…
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July 8: Trump Says Iran Ceasefire is Dead
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we discuss Trump saying that the Iran ceasefire is dead, Trump bringing chaos to the NATO summit, dire forecasts from the IMF…
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July 7: The Curious Case of the Missing Mitch McConnell
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down Mitch McConnell’s absence from the public eye, damning new allegations against Graham Platner, the start of a…
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July 6: Trump Ruins Everything He Touches
On the DSR Daily for Monday we break down Trump's July 4th disaster, the upcoming NATO summit, Trump’s FIFA interference, and more. Learn more about your ad…
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July 2: The Founding Fathers Would be Ashamed of America 250
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down Trump taking a trip on the new Air Force One, the White House proposing cuts to hospital payments for scans…
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July 1: Supreme Court Protects Birthright Citizenship
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the Supreme Court’s huge decisions on money in politics and citizenship, big wins for Democratic Socialists in…
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June 30: Trump’s Great American State Fair is a Hilarious Disaster
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss the hilarious travesty of the Great American State Fair, Trump doubling down on the SAVE America Act, impending…
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June 29: Supreme Court Decision Bonanza
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we cover a sweeping slate of important Supreme Court decisions, Trump’s ridiculous plans to renovate a DC golf course, tragic…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-up: Death Toll Climbs as World Responds to Devastating Quakes in Venezuela
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for June 26th, we cover the horrifying fallout from twin earthquakes in Venezuela, new wrinkles in the US/Iran peace talks, a…
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June 25: Trump Slaps Down Housing Bill (and Senate Republicans)
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss Trump’s refusal to sign a bipartisan housing bill, twin deadly earthquakes in Venezuela, Senate Republicans caving to…
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June 24: Mamdani Scores Big Victory in Electoral Sweep
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down big progressive victories in New York, the Senate offering a rare rebuke of President Trump, two key judicial…
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June 23: Mass Counterterrorism Firings as Iran Peace Negotiations Stumble Forward
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss the mass firings at ODNI under Bill Pulte, the US enacting a 60 day lift on Iranian sanctions, friction between MAGA…
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June 22: This UN Nuclear Inspection Agreement Looks Awfully Familiar
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss JD Vance announcing Iran has agreed to UN Nuclear inspections, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announcing his…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-up: Trump and Vance Piss Off Israel
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for June 19th, we break down Israeli anger over the memorandum of understanding, a huge flu outbreak at a military base in Texas, a…
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June 18: First Tankers Enter Strait Under US-Iran Agreement
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss the opening hours of the US-Iran peace deal, Pete Hegseth announcing a review of US forces in Europe, a billionaire…
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June 17: Peace Agreement is a Massive Win for Iran
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover the details of the peace agreement with Iran, Trump delaying the nomination of Jay Clayton for intel director, the…
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June 16: Trump Brings the Chaos to G7 Summit
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down Trump’s puzzling comments at the G7 summit, a political firestorm facing Benjamin Netanyahu, a DOJ investigation…
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June 15: Peace in the Middle East… Maybe?
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss a tentative deal to tend the Iran war, the upcoming G7 summit, the results of Trump’s UFC event at the White House, and…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-up: What’s That? ANOTHER Peace Memorandum in the Works?
On the DSR Weekly wrap-up for June 12, we cover reports of a new peace memorandum in the works, Trump’s new nominee for Director of National Intelligence, Elon…
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June 11: Trump Loves Inflation and Hates Iran
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down Trump’s promise to seize control of Iran’s oil, his baffling declaration of love for inflation, and this…
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June 10: US and Iran War Reignites
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the US and Iran striking one another, the victory of Graham Platner in Maine’s primary, Bill Gates’s upcoming…
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June 9: JD Vance Casts Unfounded Doubt on LA Election
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss JD Vance’s comments on the LA mayoral election, a judge striking down Trump’s H-1B visa fee, Trump being greeted by a…
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June 8: Trump Throws Tantrum During Interview
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down Iran and Israel striking one another, Trump’s dramatic temper tantrum during an interview, Hegseth’s disgusting…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-up: House Rebukes Trump While Senate Passes Immigration Package
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for June 5th, we discuss the House passing an Ukraine aid package, the Senate passing ICE funding, John Bolton’s guilty plea deal…
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June 4: House Passes War Powers Resolution to Rein in Trump
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down the House finally passing a war powers resolution, an impending nomination of Todd Blanche as Attorney General, a…
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June 3: Trump Will Still be IMMUNE to Audits, Blanche Confirms
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover Todd Blanche confirming Trump and his family will be immune to IRS audits, early results from California’s…
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June 2: Marco Rubio Testifies
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss Marco Rubio’s congressional testimony, Californians heading to the polls, a major Russian attack on Ukraine, and more…
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June 1: Judge Freezes Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down the judicial review of Trump’s anti-weaponization fund, new controversy surrounding Graham Platner, Pam Bondi’s…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-up: A New Ceasefire Deal Reached. Where Have We Heard That Before?
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for May 29th, we break down the new tentative deal to extend the ceasefire with Iran, the explosion of Blue Origin’s latest rocket, a…
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May 28: Judge Paves Way for Trump’s Mail-in Voting Crackdown
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we cover a judge paving the way for Trump’s mail-in voting executive order, a Justice Department probe targeting E. Jean…
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May 27: MAGA Wins the Battle in Texas.. But Loses the War?
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we discuss the victory of Ken Paxton in Texas, Trump’s latest giveaways to Russia, the US’s role in the disastrous Ebola…
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May 26: US Attacks Iran… AGAIN
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down the latest attacks on Iran, the Pope’s bold new encyclical on AI, an important Texas primary battle today, and…
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DSR Weekly Wrap Up: New Fed Chair, Same Corruption
On the DSR Weekly Wrap up for this week, we break down Trump's Fed Chair appointment getting sworn in, Trump deploying 5,000 troops to Poland, a judge ordering…
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The DSR Daily for May 21: Trump Says the Quiet Part Out Loud on Rising Prices
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down Trump's doubling down on not caring about American's finances, the progressive win in Pennsylvania, Rubio's…
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May 20: The Unbelievable Corruption of Trump’s Justice Department
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the latest insanity from the Justice Department, the defeat of Thomas Massie in the GOP primary, a meeting…
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May 19: Trump Delays Massive Attack on Iran
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down Trump claiming he has delayed a massive attack on Iran, a contentious Republican primary in Kentucky, a horrific…
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May 18: Trump Drops Lawsuit Against IRS
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we cover Trump dropping his lawsuit against the IRS, the White House ballroom losing funding in the Senate, the WHO declaring an…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-up: Trump Returns from China… and He Doesn’t Seem Happy
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for May 15, we discuss Trump’s return from Beijing, the Supreme Court ruling that abortion pills can continue via telehealth, the…
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May 14: Xi Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Trump
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down the friendly start to the China summit, JD Vance’s latest attempt at damage control, the South Carolina governor’s…
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May 13: Trump’s Beijing Trip Begins
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover Trump arriving in Beijing, the Pentagon weighing a name change for the war with Iran, Kash Patel’s fiery Senate…
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May 12: Trump’s Millionaire Fan Club Heads to China
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss the business executives going to China with Trump, the Supreme Court clearing the way for Alabama republicans to…
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May 11: Trump’s Many “Ceasefire” Failures
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down Trump’s rejection of Iran’s peace proposal, Trump’s upcoming China summit, the latest on a hantavirus outbreak on a…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-up: When Is a Ceasefire Not a Ceasefire?
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for May 8th, we discuss even more disputes over the Iran ceasefire, big losses for Keir Starmer in the UK, the US revoking passports…
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May 7: Border Czar Promises Mass Deportations On the Way
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down Iran’s review of the latest US peace proposal, Tom Homan and Todd Blanche promising more deportations to come, the…
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May 6: US and Iran Close On End to War… Or Are They?
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover reports that Iran and the US may be close to a memo to end the war, the key takeaways of yesterdays primaries, Howard…
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May 5: Trump Admin Desperately Pretends that Iran War is Over
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down the administration trying to convince everyone the war is over, important primaries in Indiana and Ohio, Trump…
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May 4: Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ Sends Oil Prices Skyrocketing
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss rising oil prices after Iran claims to strike a US Navy ship, the ongoing spat between Friedrich Merz and Trump…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-up: The Many Misadventures of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for May 1st, we discuss Pete Hegseth’s strange argument for a bypassing the War Powers Act, the end to a record-setting DHS shutdown…
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April 30: Supreme Court Demolishes Voting Rights Act
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down the Supreme Court’s disastrous ruling wearing the Voting Rights Act, the ballooning costs of the Iran war…
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April 29: King Charles Royally Shades Trump During Visit
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover King Charles’s speech to Congress, Oil prices skyrocketing yet again, the Senate blocking measures to prevent war with…