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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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October 23: White House Escalates Sanctions on Russia
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we cover JD Vance’s harsh comments on Israel, the administration introducing new sanctions on Russia, Trump’s demolition of the…
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October 22: Trump Won’t Budge on Shutdown
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down Trump’s demands for a meeting with Democrats, Trump potentially seeking $230 million from the Justice Department…
The DSR DailyOctober 21: National Guard Deployment to Portland Now Possible
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss a court ruling that National Guard can be deployed to Portland, Putin’s hardline stance on a Ukraine ceasefire, major…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: John Bolton Charged
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for October 17th, we break down the indictment of John Bolton, the fiery first NYC mayoral debate, Venezuela mobilizing troops in…
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October 16: Journalists Rebel Against New Pentagon Press Rules
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss journalists turning in their press badges over new Pentagon guidelines, the Supreme Court leaning towards weakening…
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October 15: US Kills 6 More Alleged Smugglers
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover the US killing 6 more alleged drug smugglers off Venezuela, aid trucks entering Gaza under the ceasefire agreement…
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October 14: Gaza Ceasefire Faces Roadblocks
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down the hurdles facing the Gaza ceasefire, news outlets rebelling against new Pentagon rules, a Louisiana redistricting…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: Gaza Ceasefire Begins
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for October 10, we break down the start of the ceasefire in Gaza, the indictment of Letitia James, judges striking more blows to…
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October 9: Israel and Hamas Reach Ceasefire
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss Israel and Hamas reaching a ceasefire, James Comey pleading not guilty on two counts of lying to Congress, FBI agents…
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October 8: Pam Bondi’s Fiery Hearing
On the DSR Daily, we break down Pam Bondi’s combative Senate hearing, local politicians clashing with the administration over National Guard deployments, the…
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October 7: Another Stopgap Funding Bill Fails
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover the failure of yet another stopgap bill, Trump considering invoking the Insurrection Act, today’s meeting between Mark…
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October 6: Judge Blocks National Guard Deployment to Oregon
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss a federal judge blocking the deployment of National Guard troops to Portland, Bari Weiss’s new position at CBS…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: Trump Targets Democrat-Backed Agencies
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for October 3, we break down the administration’s targeting of Democrat-backed agencies, a terrorist attack at a U.K. synagogue…
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October 2: Trump Freezes Blue State Funding
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss the administration freezing blue state funding, the Supreme Court allowing Lisa Cook to stay in office, Hamas’s…
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October 1: US Government Begins Shutdown
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover the US government shutdown, Trump and Hegseth’s startling remarks to top military leaders, a judge’s scathing ruling…
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September 30: Government Shutdown Imminent
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down the imminent government shutdown, Trump and Hegseth’s unusual Quantico meeting, Israel and the US’s ceasefire…
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September 29: Eric Adams Exits Mayor Race
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss Eric Adams ending his campaign in NY, the Democrat/Republican showdown over a funding bill, Trump ordering the…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: James Comey Charged
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for September 26, we discuss the charges against former FBI Director James Comey, Trump’s executive order facilitating a TikTok deal…
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September 25: Government Shutdown, Government Layoffs
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we cover the potential government shutdown, the possible inditement of James Comey, Israel closing the Allenby Bridge crossing…
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September 24: Trump’s Wild UN Speech
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down President Trump’s speech to the UN General Assembly, Trump’s extraordinary shift on Ukraine, Brendan Carr’s plans…
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September 23: Jimmy Kimmel Returns to ABC
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover Jimmy Kimmel’s return to ABC, US plans to hit the entire ICC with sanctions, Trump’s impending speech in front of the…
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September 22: The Two-State Solution Summit
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss the summit for a two-state solution, Trump urging Pam Bondi to go after political rivals, clarification on the White…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: Senate Republicans Change the Rules
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for September 19th, we discuss the rule changes in the Senate, the takeaways from Trump’s UK visit, the fallout of Jimmy Kimmel’s…
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September 18: Jimmy Kimmel Pulled After Kirk Comments
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss ABC indefinitely suspending Jimmy Kimmel, a Senate testimony from former CDC Director Susan Minaret, Trump’s…
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September 17: Kash Patel’s Fiery Senate Hearing
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover Kash Patel’s contentious Senate hearing, Trump’s state visit in the UK, a Republican midterm election next year, and…
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September 16: Israel Launches Assault on Gaza City
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down Israel’s assault on Gaza City, Trump suing the New York Times, VP Vance condemning those celebrating Charlie Kirk’s…
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September 15: Trump Doubles Down on DC
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss Trump vowing to declare a national emergency in DC, Governor Hochul endorsing Mamdani for mayor, Brian Kilmeade’s…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: Bolsonaro Convicted
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for September 12, we discuss the conviction of Jair Bolsonaro, the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Charlie Kirk, a meeting…
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September 11: Charlie Kirk Killed in Utah
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down the assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah, the UK firing the ambassador to the US, worsening inflation in the US…
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September 10: Israel Strikes in Qatar
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday we discuss Israeli strikes in Qatar, a Supreme Court ruling pausing a lower court order on foreign aid, Russian drones shot down…
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September 9: Israel Orders Evacuation of Gaza City
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down the evacuation order for Gaza City, the House Oversight Committee releasing more Epstein-related documents, a…
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September 8: Is Trump Threatening War in Chicago?
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss Trump’s gestures at war over National Guard deployments, detained Hyundai workers to be flown back to South Korea, the…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: Trump to Rename Department of Defense
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for September 5, we discuss Trump’s intentions to rename the Department of Defense, White House plans to expand military action in…
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September 4: Florida Ends Vaccine Mandates
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss Florida eliminating all vaccine mandates, Epstein survivors gathering on Capitol Hill, ICE opening a detention center…
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September 3: Trump Admin vs. Venezuela
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we discuss China’s military parade, the Trump administration’s actions targeting Venezuela, the potential deployment of…
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September 2: Putin, Xi, and Kim Meet
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss the meeting between Putin, Xi, and Kim in Beijing, the Trump administration ordering the denial of visas to…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: FBI Raids John Bolton’s Home
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for August 22, we cover the FBI raid of John Bolton’s house, a declaration of famine in Gaza City, the administration reviewing 55…
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August 21: Texas House Passes Redistricting Plan
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss the Texas House passing its controversial redistricting plan, the US and EU’s recent trade framework, a ridiculous…
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August 20: US/NATO Weigh Options for Ukraine
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the US and NATO considering security options for Ukraine, Israeli approval of a new settlement project in the…
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August 19: Zelensky and Trump’s Washington Meeting
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss the meeting between Zelensky and Trump in Washington, Texas Democrats ending their walkout protest, discussions for…
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August 18: The White House Ukraine Meeting
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we cover the imminent White House Ukraine meeting, mass protests in Israel, Trump’s targeting of mail-in ballots ahead of the…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: Gavin Newsom’s Controversial Redistricting Plan
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for August 15, we discuss the HHS reviving a vaccine skeptical task force, Gavin Newsom’s controversial plan to redraw congressional…
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August 14: Israel’s Plan to ‘Bury’ Idea of Palestinian State
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down Israel’s new settlement plans, Trump’s intentions to extend federal control over DC, a ruling allowing the…
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August 13: Trump-Putin Summit Sidelines Ukraine
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover the upcoming Trump-Putin summit, Israel’s potential resettlement of Palestinians to South Sudan, the White House calls…
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August 12: Trump Tightens Grip on DC
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down Trump’s takeover of Washington, the US and China extending their tariff truce another 90 days, Trump’s new…
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August 11: Trump Threatens National Guard Deployment to DC
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss President Trump threatening to deploy the National Guard to DC, a strange deal between the government and NVIDIA and…
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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: Israel Plans to Take Gaza City
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for August 8, we discuss Israeli plans to take Gaza City, the Trump admin requiring universities submit data on students’ race, a US…
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August 7: Trump Admin’s Wild New Chips Tariff
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss the new 100% tariff on imported computer chips, Tulsi Gabbard declassifying documents despite CIA objections, Trump’s…
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August 6: Russia and US Hold Talks on Ukraine
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down Steve Witkoff’s meeting with Vladimir Putin, Gov. Abbott’s attempt to expel the House Democratic leader in Texas…
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August 5: Netanyahu Vows to Occupy Gaza
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover Netanyahu’s plans to fully occupy Gaza, the State Department’s program to require bonds for some visa applicants, the…
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August 4: Democrat and Republican Showdown in Texas
On the DSR Daily for Monday we discuss the showdown over redistricting in Texas, the White House firing the BLS commissioner, Trump’s India threats, and more…
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The DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: New Tariff Upheaval
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for August 1, we break down Trump’s new slate of tariffs, turmoil in Gaza, the administration’s waffling on Russia, and more. Learn…
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July 31: Canada Latest to Recognize Palestinian State
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss Canada joining the UK and France in a push to recognize a Palestinian state, a so-called trade deal with South Korea…
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July 30: The UK Moves to Recognize Palestinian State
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we discuss the UK’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state, a massive earthquake hitting off Russia’s Far East, the confirmation…
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July 29: Disastrous Famine Imminent in Gaza
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover warnings of an impending famine in Gaza, the US and China resuming trade talks, Harvard contemplating capitulation to…
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July 28: US/EU Trade Deal Reached
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down the EU/US trade deal, the ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, Democrats’ plan to combat Texas redistricting…
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The DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: France to Recognize Palestinian State
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for July 25, we discuss President Macron’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state, Tulsi Gabbard’s public accusations against…
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July 24: Protests Breakout Across Ukraine
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we cover protests over a controversial new law in Ukraine, calls for Pam Bondi to testify, another court blocking Trump’s…
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July 23: US and Japan Reach Trade Deal
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the new trade deal between the US and Japan, Pam Bondi firing a New Jersey prosecutor, a landmark new UN ICJ…
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July 22: White House/WSJ Feud Intensifies
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss the intensifying feud between The Wall Street Journal and the White House, the sentencing for an officer convicted in…