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Words Matter: If It’s Broke, Fix It - Why Congress Needs Reforms Mar 22, 2024

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It’s an open secret that Congress is broken. Between extremism from House Republicans to an inability to pass a budget, there is something deeply wrong on the Hill. Norm and Kavita discuss the ways in which we can fix our ailing system, and why some solutions even have the ever elusive support of Republicans.

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The DSR Daily for March 22: US Draft Resolution Calls for Immediate Ceasefire, DOJ Sues Apple Mar 22, 2024

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On the Friday edition of the DSR Daily, we cover a US draft resolution calling for an immediate and sustained ceasefire in Gaza, the DOJ suing Apple for monopolistic practices, Senegal heading to the polls on Sunday, and more.

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The Daily Blast: Christina Bobb Is Back, and Flailing Trump Needs Her More Than Ever Mar 22, 2024

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With Donald Trump’s fundraising badly trailing that of President Biden, the RNC’s new “election integrity” lawyer, Christina Bobb, is emerging as an important player in the Trump-MAGA campaign apparatus. Bobb, who was deeply involved in Trump’s Stop-the-Steal efforts, will help reassure the MAGA faithful, perhaps firing up the small-dollar donations that Trump desperately needs. We chatted with Andrew Egger, who has a great new piece for The Bulwark about Bobb’s role, about why she’s so pivotal for Trump and how she’s become the face of the new MAGA establishment.

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DSR: For Rich Guys Like Trump, Justice Delayed is...Precisely What They're Paying For Mar 21, 2024

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Donald Trump may have been hit with multiple steep fines from the E. Jean Carroll suits and the NY fraud case, but he’s still managed to avoid accountability in a plethora of legal battles. How does he keep getting away with it? Legal expert Kimberly Atkins Stohr joins David Rothkopf to break down the latest from Trump’s many trials.

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The DSR Daily for March 21: Congress Releases $1.1 Trillion Spending Package, Ireland’s PM Resigns Mar 21, 2024

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On the Thursday edition of the DSR Daily, we cover Congress’s $1.1 trillion spending package to avert a shutdown, the surprise resignation of Irelands Prime Minister, Secretary Blinken’s impending visit to Israel, and more.

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The Daily Blast: She Had a Heart-Wrenching Abortion. Now She’s a Candidate—in Alabama Mar 21, 2024

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Donald Trump just announced that he’s likely to campaign for the presidency on a promise of a 15-week abortion ban, even as political commentators are wondering whether reproductive rights will be as salient this fall as they were in 2022 and 2023. An interesting test looms in deep red Alabama, where Marilyn Lands is running for a state House seat in a special election set for March 26th—a campaign that Lands has made about her own agonizing abortion story. We talked to Lands about what she’s hearing on the ground and how voters are reacting to her personal journey.

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The DSR Daily for March 20: Vietnam’s President Resigns, Famine Looms in Sudan Mar 20, 2024

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On the Wednesday edition of the DSR Daily, we cover the resignation of the President of Vietnam, the looming famine and horrific reports from the civil war in Sudan, the indictment of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, and more.

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The Daily Blast: Is Mike Johnson Finally Ready to Stick It to MAGA on Ukraine? Mar 19, 2024

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Is there any chance that Congress will not abandon Ukraine to the Russians? With Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans determined to cut off military aid to Ukraine, it’s looking grim. Yet there are glimmers of hope. Some Republicans are reportedly pushing a proposal that would offer aid to Ukraine as a loan. And there are signs that House Speaker Mike Johnson does want something to pass. We chatted with Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania, who offered a keen understanding of the tortured dynamics surrounding this deeply dispiriting debate.

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The DSR Daily for March 19: Hong Kong Passes New National Security Law, Supreme Court Extends Block on Texas Border Law Mar 19, 2024

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On the Tuesday edition of the DSR Daily, we cover Hong Kong’s contentious new national security law, the Supreme Court indefinitely blocking a Texas law cracking down on immigration, the death of a senior Hamas military leader, and more.

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The Daily Blast: Trump’s Humiliating $454 Million Bond Fiasco Shows Deep 2024 Weakness Mar 19, 2024

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This week, Donald Trump’s lawyers admitted that he’s failed to secure a bond to cover the half-a-billion-dollar penalty he faces in his civil fraud case in New York. As The New York Times delicately noted, “he does not have enough liquidity” to persuade any company to provide that bond. Translation: He doesn’t have the cash. This is humiliating to Trump, relative to his self-mythology. But it also points to his broader, largely-overlooked weaknesses in the 2024 campaign. We discussed this with The New Republic’s Timothy Noah, author of a great new piece on Trump’s financial travails that predicts he will soon declare bankruptcy.

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