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DSR Daily August 26: Trump Admin Pauses Visa Appointments Worldwide Aug 26, 2026

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On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover the administration pausing all visa appointments, the Canada announcing retaliatory tariffs, Darline Graham’s victory in the South Carolina GOP runoff, and more.

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The Daily Blast: Trump’s Fury at Canada Takes Unhinged Turn—and Backfires Badly for Him Aug 26, 2026

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Donald Trump’s rage at Canada is growing more unhinged. He just posted a deranged threat to rename Lake Ontario with the phrase “Lake America.” But it gets worse: He also intimated that the U.S. won’t be “doing much business with Ontario any longer.” That would be seismic, but here’s the thing: Trump appears to actually want this outcome. That’s why he’s plunged us into a trade war with our ally. But it’s backfiring: Canada just released its list of American products that will face retaliatory tariffs, and it appears aimed at harming local economies in ways that will hurt GOP incumbents and candidates. We previously reported this would create problems for Republicans. Now that it’s happening, we recorded an episode about it with Democratic strategist Christina Reynolds, a veteran of midterms. We discuss why the trade war could have outsized impact in the Midwest, how this might badly hurt GOP chances, what the Midwest’s political transformation reveals about the decline of Trumpism, and how Democrats can seize this moment going forward.

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DSR Daily August 25: Supreme Court Gives Trump a Win with Trump on Mail-In Voting Aug 25, 2026

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On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss the Supreme Court’s new ruling on mail-in voting, the administration’s plans for the largest visa revocation in history, Trump’s ridiculous threats to rename Lake Ontario, and more.

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The Daily Blast: Krugman: Trump Just Revealed Extraordinary Contempt for MAGA Voters Aug 25, 2026

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The other day, Donald Trump unveiled a new “plan” to curb beef prices by suspending tariffs on huge amounts of beef imports, while claiming the beef will be sold to the U.S. at a big discount. But he wouldn’t say which countries will be importing the beef or how he secured that commitment. In this, Trump accidentally revealed that his tariffs actually do raise consumer prices, debunking his own claim that other countries pay the tariffs. This, even as he just escalated his tariffs on another front by expanding his trade war with Canada, which will hit Trump country hard. We think all this shows new levels of contempt for his own voters. So we talked to Paul Krugman, whose Substack is excellent at demystifying such matters. He explains why Trump’s beef plan is a scam, what it reveals about Trump’s disdain for MAGA, and why this trade war with Canada is such a terrible idea. Krugman also discusses how it all discredits MAGA economics and whether liberals can use Trump’s world-historical failures to shift the economic argument more fundamentally.

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What Comes After Pentagon Pete Wrecks the Defense Department? Aug 24, 2026

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The Defense Department is in a crisis unlike we’ve ever seen before. America’s munitions stocks have been decimated and our military competence has been wrecked by the Trump administration. Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth will leave the Pentagon in a state of rubble when all is said and done - will that give us an opportunity for real, transformative change in our defense policy? What would a competent DoD look like in the future? Sharon Weinberger joins David Rothkopf and Rosa Brooks to discuss the state of US defense policy, how big tech is redefining war, and where we go from here.

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DSR Daily August 24: Canada and US Negotiations Implode as Trade War Looms Aug 24, 2026

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On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down the collapse of US/Canada trade negotiations, the DOJ’s appeal of a Supreme Court decision, Trump’s puzzling appeal to voters, and more.

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The Daily Blast: Trump’s Fury Worsens at Natalie Harp Mess as Leaks Grow More Unnerving Aug 24, 2026

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Donald Trump’s handling of the Natalie Harp mess has backfired big time. The Atlantic reports that Trump’s own anger is why Trumpworld exploded so vehemently after Senator Jon Ossoff highighted their closeness. As the media focused on Harp, Trump grew “furious,” which led aides to “take their cues” from him, leading to more lashing out, but this “backfired spectacularly,” prompting more attention—and more leaks. The New York Times reported that some advisers think her sway is “poisonous,” and even that she's provided him with the ugliest social media content that he posts, such as the image of the Obamas as apes. We talked to Democratic operative Greg Greene, who held this job under Obama and wrote about it for The New Republic. We discuss the deeper problems with this arrangement, why the latest disclosures are so unnerving, and what it all says about the Cult of Trump—and about Trumpworld’s profound contempt for our constitutional order.

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DSR Daily Live August 21: Special Guest Wajahat Ali Aug 23, 2026

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On the DSR Daily Live for August 21, Wajahat Ali of the Left Hook Substack joins us to discuss Trump’s enshitification of DC, Angie Nixon’s shocking win in Florida, the curious case of Natalie Harp, and more.

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Need to Know: Waking Up to America’s National Defense Crisis Aug 22, 2026

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Donald Trump and his allies have made American defense weak. From the disastrous handling of the war with Iran to the abandonment of staunch allies in favor of despots, it’s clearer by the day that security is not the priority of this administration. Former Navy pilot Ken Harbaugh joins David Rothkopf to analyze what makes this national defense crisis so startling and why America needs to prepare for future crises.

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The Daily Blast: Trump Tirade Goes Nuclear as MTG Issues Midterm Warning: GOP Is Toast Aug 21, 2026

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Donald Trump just issued a crazed, rambling tirade, vowing to hit Iran with the “MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN” while threatening “TREMENDOUS” economic consequences to any country that helps Iran. News organizations are struggling to divine what he means and what it’s supposed to accomplish. Regardless, it shows just how stuck Trump is in this quagmire. Meanwhile, Marjorie Taylor Greene offered her own extended prediction that the GOP is facing a brutal midterm because Trump’s broken promises on Iran have effectively shattered the MAGA coalition. Greene’s statement is a remarkable moment, so we talked to New Republic contributing editor Virginia Heffernan, who’s been writing well about MAGA’s crackup. We discuss the deeper meaning of Greene’s stand, the hidden fissures splintering MAGA, why this threatens the GOP’s midterm hopes, and why even a crushing Democratic victory won’t get us out of the woods just yet.

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