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Is There an Upside to Trump's Narcissistic Reality Show Foreign Policy? May 21, 2025

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This administration’s foreign policy is a tragedy in slow motion. Whether it be the focus on ego-centric diplomacy to the rampant instability caused by Trump’s shifting positions, it’s hard to find the positives. Ed Luce and Rosa Brooks join David Rothkopf to asses the Trump administration’s foreign policy so far to try and find a silver lining to this cloud.

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The DSR Daily for May 21: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act May 21, 2025

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On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the efforts to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, another legal setback for the administration’s deportation efforts, Kristi Noem’s disastrous Senate hearing, and more.

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The Daily Blast: “Chilling”: Trump’s Fury at Bruce Springsteen Just Got Much Darker May 21, 2025

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President Trump has raged at Bruce Springsteen for days, demanding investigations as retaliation against him for criticizing the president. This is easy to dismiss as the usual lunacy, but Rolling Stone reports that there’s a genuine idea at work here: Trump has long planned to use government agencies to constrain his opponents’ political activities, and that’s now under way. Indeed, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, staunch Trump ally Alina Habba, just brought charges against a House Democrat for trumped up reasons. Given all this, Trump’s fury at Springsteen suddenly looks a lot darker. So we talked to Rolling Stone writer Asawin Suebsaeng, co-author of that article. He explains how Trump is slowly escalating the use of investigatory power against political foes, what the GOP is doing to make this possible, and why the trend is deeply “chilling.”

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The DSR Daily for May 20: Supreme Court’s Disastrous Ruling for Venezuelans May 20, 2025

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On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover the Supreme Court allowing for the end of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans, Israel’s blockade of Gaza, Rep. McIver’s charges over an alleged assault of ICE agents, and more.

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The Daily Blast: Trump’s Angry Walmart Tirade Backfires, Wrecking His Own Tariff Scam May 20, 2025

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President Donald Trump’s feud with Walmart is intensifying. After the retail giant warned that its prices will go up due to Trump’s tariffs, he erupted on Truth Social, and even threatened Walmart to get it to “eat” the costs of his levies. Then White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reiterated the threat to reporters. Amusingly enough, all this constitutes an admission that other countries don’t pay the costs of the tariffs, as he keeps claiming—we do. We talked to Lindsay Owens, an economist who’s also executive director of the Groundwork Collaborative. She explains how Trump accidentally undermined his case for tariffs, why this is so damaging given Walmart’s massive presence in MAGA America, and what all this reveals about Trump’s growing political weakness on the economy.

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The DSR Daily for May 19: Joe Biden Receives Prostate Cancer Diagnosis May 19, 2025

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On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover Joe Biden’s recent diagnisis, JD Vance and Marco Rubio meeting with Pope Leo, talks between Trump, Putin, and Zelensky, and more.

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The Daily Blast: Trump’s Threats to Defy Courts Darken as MAGA Fury over Losses Grows May 19, 2025

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President Donald Trump has been ranting wildly at the Supreme Court. In a pair of tweets after oral arguments over his effort to end birthright citizenship displeased him, Trump raged that the people are on his side, a dark hint that he will wield the wrath of his supporters against the high court. Then, after it dealt a setback to his use of the Alien Enemies Act for deportations, Trump shared a tweet from a top MAGA figure suggesting the release of terrorists near the justices’ homes. This was boosted by top MAGA accounts, and Stephen Miller then accused the courts of “sabotaging democracy.” We talked to legal commentator Matthew Seligman about why these veiled threats to defy the courts are trending inexorably toward a major confrontation, why his advisers are egging that on, and why there’s a danger that the Supreme Court could constrain itself to avoid that terrible outcome.

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The DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: Russia-Ukraine Talks Fizzle and Trump’s Grand Gulf Tour May 19, 2025

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On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for Friday, we break down the disastrous Russia-Ukraine talks in Turkey, Trump’s seemingly successful tour of the Gulf states, an upcoming visit by President Ramaphosa, and more.

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FTS: The Sisterhood: Unveiling the Secret History of Women at the CIA May 18, 2025

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Original air date: May 31, 2024

Award-winning journalist and author, Liza Mundy, discusses her latest book 'The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA' and delves into the experiences of women at the CIA, their challenges, and their contributions to the agency. The conversation also explores the complexities of the CIA as an institution and the unique experiences of women within it.

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FTA: Trump is a Convicted Felon Special Edition May 17, 2025

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Original air date: May 31, 2024

Following on the heels of a Manhattan jury convicting twice-impeached disgraced former president Donald Trump on 34 felony counts, we sit down with the Washington Post's Jen Rubin and Mike Tomasky of the New Republic and try to figure out what to make of these recent events. One conclusion: Apparently we would be better off if everyone actually read some news every day. We discuss that and much more in a must listen episode. Join us.

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