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The Daily Blast: Fiasco for Trump as Judge Threatens Contempt amid New Warning in Polls Apr 17, 2025

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Donald Trump’s illegal deportations are running into more trouble. A federal judge just declared there’s probable cause to find the administration in criminal contempt over the removal of Venezuelans to El Salvador. Meanwhile, a Democratic Senator went to El Salvador to check on Kilmar Abrego Garcia and got a shocking response. And a new polling analysis has a warning for Trump: On immigration, he’s significantly weaker than he appears. We think all this has the makings of a fiasco for Trump: He is heading toward defying the courts on this issue, in a way that could provoke a large backlash. We talked to New Republic staff writer Melissa Gira Grant, author of a good piece on Trump’s use of spectacle on immigration. She deciphers the new ruling, why it’s pushing us toward a crisis, and how Democrats can try to make it all backfire on Trump.

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What Would Kissinger and Brzezinski Think of Trump? Apr 16, 2025

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Donald Trump’s foreign policy is really unlike anything we’ve ever seen. So what would some of the most famous foreign policy minds in US history make of it? Ed Luce joins David Rothkopf to ponder this question and discuss his upcoming book.

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The DSR Daily for April 16: A Gloomy Economic Forecast Apr 16, 2025

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On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we discuss the WTO’s economic forecast for the year, the administration’s efforts to speed up asylum cases, the White House press pool shakeups, and more.

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The Daily Blast: Trump’s Unhinged Tirade at Harvard Actually Reveals Big MAGA Weakness Apr 16, 2025

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Harvard University has declared that enough is enough, and it’s now openly refusing to buckle to Trump’s command for subservience on multiple fronts. In response, Trump erupted on Truth Social like a petty tinpot dictator, raging that Harvard should lose its tax exempt status and worse. We think this reveals a hidden weakness: Trump and MAGA know that if institutions don’t capitulate to them, and band together to overcome their collective action problem, the Trump-MAGA assault could very well falter. If there’s some way out of our disastrous mess, it partly involves major institutions doing exactly this, in a concerted, sustained way. We talked to Jonathan Friedman, the managing director of the free expression program at PEN America, about the real nature of Harvard’s pushback, the prospects for more institutions following suit, and the potential for a real united front of resistance to disarm MAGA.

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The DSR Daily for April 15: Fallout from the Trump/Bukele Meeting Apr 15, 2025

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On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover the fallout from the Trump/Bukele Meeting at the White House, the administration’s plan to slash State Department funding, the freezing of $2.2 billion in federal funding to Harvard, and more.

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The Daily Blast: “Horrifying”: Trump’s Angry New Rants to Media Openly Defy SCOTUS Apr 15, 2025

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On Monday, Donald Trump met with El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, and in an act of true infamy, the two authoritarian leaders collectively agreed that wrongfully deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia will not be returned to the United States. And in a series of vile rants, Trump clearly telegraphed his intention to defy the Supreme Court, which has directed the administration to facilitate his return. We talked to Asawin Suebsaeng, a senior political reporter at Rolling Stone magazine and an adjunct journalism professor at the University of Cincinnati, who has been reporting on the Trump team’s plans to ramp up the lawless deportations and defy the high court. He explains what he’s learned about Trump’s true long-term intentions, which he terms “horrifying.”

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Siliconsciousness: What the Trump Administration Gets Right about AI Policy Apr 14, 2025

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There’s a lot to criticize about US AI policy, but what has the administration been getting right? Senior VP of Government Affairs for Americans for Responsible Innovation Doug Calidas joins David Rothkopf to break down the Trump administration’s industrial and AI policies, the role of tariffs, and more.

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AI, Energy and Climate: Laura Cozzi: IEA's Energy and AI Report Apr 14, 2025

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On April 10, the International Energy Agency released a major report on energy and AI. The report explores topics including electricity demand for AI, how AI is being used in the energy sector, AI’s role in accelerating energy innovation, the security implications of AI and greenhouse gas emissions from AI. Join host David Sandalow in conversation with Laura Cozzi, IEA's Director for Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks, who designed and directed this landmark report.

The AI, Energy and Climate Podcast is a special series from the DSR Network sponsored by NEDO and hosted by David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy.

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The DSR Daily for April 14: Oh Good, Even More Tariffs Apr 14, 2025

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On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss Trump’s plans for tariffs on semiconductors, the administration’s resistance to bringing back illegally deported people, the arrest of a suspect in an arson fire at Governor Shapiro’s residence, and more.

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The Daily Blast: “Terrifying”: Trump’s Fury at Foes Darkens amid New Alina Habba Threat Apr 14, 2025

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After President Trump raged for weeks at law firms he regards as personal enemies, a number of them just surrendered to him like falling dominoes. That Trump boasted about this on social media so conspicuously represents a dark turn: He’s warning anyone mulling resistance that it’s time to capitulate. Meanwhile, Alina Habba, a loyal Trump henchwoman who is now interim U.S. Attorney from New Jersey, launched investigations into the state’s governor and attorney general, lodging a dark threat of more to come for those who won’t do Trump’s bidding. We talked to law professor Leah Litman, author of Lawless, a new book about the Supreme Court. She reflects on whether our institutions are folding in the face of Trump’s escalating abuses, which she calls “terrifying,” and what must happen now to prevent the destruction of the rule of law in America.

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