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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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February 3: House Nears Vote to End Shutdown
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss an impending House vote to end the partial government shutdown, Trump urging Republicans to nationalize elections, the…
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February 2: Trump Orders DHS to Back Off of Protests
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down Trump ordering DHS to cease federal intervention in protests, the Kennedy Center closing for two years, reports of…
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Don Lemon's Arrest and Suppression of Fundamental Freedom
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for January 30th, we discuss Don Lemon's arrest, the Trump Administration announcing their next nomination for Fed chair, confusion…
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January 29: Trump Weighs Striking Iran
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we cover President Trump considering military strikes on Iran, Democrats threatening to block DHS funding, an attack on Rep…
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January 28: Trump ‘De-escalates’ in Minnesota
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down Trump’s statement that he will ‘de-escalate’ in Minnesota, Rubio’s warning of potential future military action in…
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January 27: Leadership Changes Rock ICE in Minneapolis
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss leadership changes to ICE in Minneapolis, the DOJ and Congress ‘looking into’ Ilhan Omar, Trump lashing out at South…
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January 26: Administration and Democrats Face-off on ICE
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down the outrage over ICE killings in Minnesota, the remains of the last Israeli hostage being returned, Trump’s new…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: Drama Hits Trump’s Board of Peace
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for January 23, we discuss Trump revoking Canada’s invitation to the Board of Peace, the House passing DHS funding despite ICE…
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January 22: Trump Strikes Greenland Deal
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down Trump reaching a deal on Greenland, Trump’s new “Board of Peace”, an internal ICE memo on entering homes without a…
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January 21: Trump Gives Unhinged Davos Address
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover Trump’s unhinged speech at Davos, the DOJ’s subpoenas of Jacob Frey and Tim Walz, the Supreme Court weighing Trump’s…
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January 20: World Responds to Trump’s Saber-Rattling
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down the Justice Department’s probe in to protests in Minnesota, President Sheinbaum’s response to concerns over US…
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Weekly Wrap-up: Trump Threatens Insurrection Act
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for January 16th, we discuss Trump threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy the military to Minneapolis, the Pentagon…
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January 15: Venezuela War Powers Resolution Fails
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss the failure of a war powers resolution in the Senate, Trump threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy…
The DSR DailyJanuary 14: Trump Triples Down on Greenland
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover Trump’s latests demands on Greenland, an impending post-war plan reveal for Gaza, surging demonstrations in…
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January 13: Minnesota and Illinois SUE Administration Over ICE
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss a lawsuit trying to block the surge of ICE officers, they Supreme Court hearing statements regarding anti-trans…
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January 12: DOJ Subpoenas Jerome Powell
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down the DOJ’s subpoena of Jerome Powell, Trump’s threats against GOP senators who voted for war powers resolution, the…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-up: Minnesota Officials Face-off with Trump Admin
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for January 9th, we discuss the showdown between Minnesota officials and the Trump administration, the House passing a 3-year…
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January 7: Europe Prepares for Potential US Move on Greenland
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover European allies preparing for potential US military action in Greenland, child care funds being frozen in five…
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January 6: Maduro Pleads Not Guilty
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down Maduro’s not guilty plea in New York, draft agreements for security guarantees for Ukraine, Tim Walz not seeking…
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January 5: Maduro Arrives in New York
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss the arrival of Nicolas Maduro in New York, Trump’s threats against Greenland, the impending construction of the…
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December 23: Another Trump Vanity Project Revealed
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover Trump’s announcement of a new fleet of battleships, turmoil at CBS news, a bold new move from Mike Pence, and more…
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December 22: Trump Ratchets Up Greenland Tensions
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss the appointment of a special envoy to Greenland, a potential ObamaCare subsidies extension, a combative Turning Point…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-up: A New Name for the Kennedy Center?
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for December 19th, we discover the new name for the Kennedy Center, the EU committing to a huge loan to Ukraine, TikTok signing a…
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December 18: Trump’s Unhinged Prime-time Address
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss Trump’s prime-time address, the House passing a healthcare bill without ACA subsidies, an $11bn weapons sale to…
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December 17: Trump’s Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we discuss Trump’s order of a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers, an expanded travel ban, a telling Vanity Fair shoot of the…
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December 16: More Vile Comments from Trump
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover the President’s vile comments on Rob Reiner, attacks on more supposed drug boats, Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against…
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December 15: Tragic Shooting in Sydney Kills 15
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down the tragic shooting at a Hanukkah event in Sydney, the election of far-right Kast in Chile, the conviction of a…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: A No Good Very Bad Day for Trump
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for December 12, we cover Indiana Republicans rejecting Trump’s gerrymandered map, the House overturning Trump’s executive order on…
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December 11: US Seizes Oil Tanker off Venezuelan Coast
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss the US seizing an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, Trump’s new $1m immigration visa scheme, Kristi Noem’s…
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December 10: More Shocking Democrat Victories!
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we discuss huge Democratic victories in Miami and Georgia, dystopian social media disclosure rules for foreign tourists, Brad…
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December 9: Trump’s $12 Billion Bailout for Farmers
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss the administration’s huge bailout for farmers, the Supreme Court considering an end to limits on party spending, the…
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December 8: Supreme Court Considers Federal Firing Case
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss the case before the Supreme Court on federal firings, China’s incredible trade surplus, a fiery interview with Marjorie…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: Trump’s Dangerous Vision for the World
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for December 5, we cover the administration’s newly released National Security Strategy, the Supreme Court allowing the use of…
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December 3: Admin Pauses ALL Immigration Applications for 19 Countries
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we discuss a new pause on immigration applications for 19 countries, a new immigration crackdown in New Orleans, a Democrat…
The DSR DailyDecember 2: Trump Pardons Former Honduran President
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down Trump’s pardon of the former president of Honduras, Hegseth and the White House scrambling in the fallout from a…
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December 1: Netanyahu Asks for Pardon
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss Benjamin Netanyahu requesting a pardon, Pete Hegseth’s potential war crimes, deadly flooding in Southeast Asia, and…
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November 26: Witkoff/Russia Audio Leak
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we discuss a leaked recording of Steve Witkoff, 20 states suing the administration over cuts to homeless housing funding, Trump…
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November 25: Comey and James Prosecutions DISMISSED
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss the dismissal of the cases against James Comey and Letitia James, Ukraine agreeing to a peace proposal, the Pentagon…
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November 24: Mamdani Charms Trump at White House
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we cover the strange White House meeting between Trump and Mamdani, MTG’s shocking resignation announcement, progress on talks for…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: A Smorgasbord of Bad Decisions from the Trump Admin
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for November 21, we cover the administration opening up new oil and gas drilling, Trump backtracking on tariffs, Eric Swalwell’s big…
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November 20: Trump and Mamdani to Meet???
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss tomorrow’s meeting between Mamdani and Trump, US military officials in Kyiv, Trump signing off on the release of the…
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November 19: Congress (Nearly) Unanimous on Epstein File Release
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the nearly unanimous vote to release the Epstein files, Trump’s meeting with MBS, the administration’s…
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November 18: Trump to Host Saudi Prince
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss Mohammed bin Salman’s White House visit, the UN Security Council backing Trump’s Middle East peace plan, the…
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November 17: Trump Supports Vote on Release of Epstein Files?
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss Trump now supporting a House vote on the release of the Epstein files, the intensifying fight between Marjorie Taylor…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: DOJ Getting Involved in New Congressional Maps
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for November 14, we discuss the DOJ getting involved in the redrawing of Congressional maps in California, news coming out of the…
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November 13: House to Vote on Epstein File Release
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss the upcoming House vote on the release of the Epstein files, the official end of the government shutdown, shocking…
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November 12: HUGE Trump/Epstein Revelations
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the huge new Epstein revelations, Trump’s intentions to send $2,000 dividends to Americans, the Supreme Court’s…
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November 11: Judge Deals Blow to GOP Redistricting
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover a judge tossing out a Utah congressional map, the Supreme Court hearing a case on mail-in ballots, Trump and Marjorie…
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November 10: 8 Democrats Abandon Ship
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down the 8 Democratic senators joining Republicans, Trump pardoning 77 allies involved in attempts to overturn the 2020…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: Supreme Court Considering Appeal on Same-Sex Marriage
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for November 7, we discuss the Supreme Court weighing an appeal on same-sex marriage, a judge ordering the administration to release…
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November 6: Nancy Pelosi Will Not Seek Re-Election
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that she will not seek re-election, a 10% flight cut at major airports, the Supreme Court…
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November 5: Democrats WIN BIG!
On a special post-election DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover the suite of big democratic victories in New York, Virginia, New Jersey, and more. Learn more…
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November 4: Election Day!
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down the key stories heading into Election Day, the death of Dick Cheney, the battle over SNAP assistance, and more…
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November 3: Supreme Court to Rule on Trump’s Tariffs
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down an impending Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s tariffs, Kash Patel’s ousting of a senior official, the complete…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up October 31: Trump Slashes Refugee Cap
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for October 31, we cover the administration’s shocking new refugee cap, Trump calling for the Senate to scrap the filibuster, the…
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October 30: Trumps Resumes Nuclear Weapon Testing
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss Trump announcing a resumption of nuclear weapons tests, a modest US-China tariff deal, calls for greater transparency…
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October 29: Israel Strikes Gaza in Defiance of Ceasefire
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down Israel’s deadly strikes on Gaza, intensifying oversight of Border Patrol agents in Chicago, Trump’s visit to…
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October 28: Hurricane Melissa Closes in on Jamaica
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover the Category 5 hurricane approaching Jamaica, the expanding fight over redistricting, a Texas lawsuit against the makers…
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October 27: Trump’s ‘Plan’ to Run Again
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss Trump’s statements about potentially running again in 2028, the GOP’s anxiety about ACA subsidies, the US military…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: Trump Cancels Canada Negotiations
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for October 24, we break down Trump’s cancellation of trade negotiations with Canada, arrests in a massive illegal gambling ring, an…