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DSR Daily June 29: Supreme Court Decision Bonanza Jun 29, 2026

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On the DSR Daily for Monday, we cover a sweeping slate of important Supreme Court decisions, Trump’s ridiculous plans to renovate a DC golf course, tragic updates from the Venezuelan earthquake catastrophe, and more.

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The Daily Blast: Trump Reflecting Pool Arrests Take Unnerving Turn—and Officials Go Mum Jun 29, 2026

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Donald Trump has insisted six people have been arrested and many more have been given citations for vandalizing the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. This allegedly includes carving a 350-foot gash in the pool’s sealant, and in a dark and angry tirade, Trump just described these people as akin to enemies of the state. But The New York Times just obtained a new statement from federal prosecutors. While they confirmed some citations, the Times also reports that administration officials and prosecutors are refusing to provide a single detail about what happened, refusing to divulge anything about who’s been targeted or what their offenses were, and refusing to confirm any arrests of any kind. As former prosecutor Ankush Khardori tells us in today’s episode, this is deeply strange. We discuss why it’s unusual for officials to clam up about such a high-profile claim, how this raises unnerving possibilities about the unhinged despot in the Oval Office, and why it all points to a deeper rot of Trumpian corruption.

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DSR Weekly Wrap-up: Death Toll Climbs as World Responds to Devastating Quakes in Venezuela Jun 28, 2026

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On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for June 26th, we cover the horrifying fallout from twin earthquakes in Venezuela, new wrinkles in the US/Iran peace talks, a ridiculous development in the Reflecting Pool saga, and more.

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Words Matter: Now Playing! Donald Trump and the Impeachables Jun 26, 2026

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Our Supreme Court can’t even pretend to uphold the integrity of the law anymore. We essentially have a lawless court, not a conservative court. Their latest disturbing ruling? A ruling in favor of deporting Haitians and Syrians currently legally residing in the United States. Could this lead to another impeachment of Donald Trump? How could Dems use impeachment as a political tool ahead of the next presidential election? Norm Ornstein and David Rothkopf are back to discuss the Courts and the long road ahead for Dems.

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Siliconsciousness: How Can Democrats Get Their Act Together on AI? Jun 26, 2026

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After recent primaries, it’s clear that AI is top of mind for many Americans. Whether it’s a mistrust of AI as a whole or just the people at the helms of the companies reaping massive profits, it’s clear that it’s past time for Democrats to have a robust tech and AI strategy. Former Director of the National AI Office Karen Kornbluh joins David Rothkopf to consider what Dems need to do for the midterms and beyond to address this critical issue.

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The Daily Blast: Trump 250 Gala Grows More Humiliating as Fox Grapples with Low Turnout Jun 26, 2026

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After Donald Trump kicked off his personalized celebration of America’s 250th birthday with a rally on the National Mall on Wednesday night, news accounts described the event as very sparsely attended. Trump himself practically begged for more people to show up to the next event set for July 4. Amusingly, this comes after Fox News madly hyped the Wednesday rally in an effort to drum up excitement. But then, as Matt Gertz of Media Matters reports in a good piece on all this, Fox grappled with the bad initial turnout by largely avoiding any discussion of it. We think that’s pretty revealing. So we talked to Gertz about all of it: We discuss why Trump’s whole gala is so important for the broader, more sinister Trump-Fox project that's underway, the real reason Trump-Fox want our the 250th anniversary to be a celebration of Trump’s “personalist” rule, and what it will really mean if it’s all a bust.

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DSR Daily June 25: Trump Slaps Down Housing Bill (and Senate Republicans) Jun 25, 2026

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On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss Trump’s refusal to sign a bipartisan housing bill, twin deadly earthquakes in Venezuela, Senate Republicans caving to Trump on a war powers vote, and more.

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The Daily Blast: Trump Blurts Out Plot to Rig Midterms So Vile It Even Shocks GOPers Jun 25, 2026

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Donald Trump was all set to sign a bill passed by Congress that’s designed to reduce housing costs for the American people. But an angry Trump abruptly canceled the signing and blurted out a demand that Republicans pass voter suppression legislation instead. This surprised Trump’s own advisers and shocked Republicans in Congress. Why? They apparently couldn’t fathom that he’d so openly prioritize disenfranchising voters over helping Americans overcome their economic travails. We talked about all of it with Salon’s Amanda Marcotte, author of a new piece on Trump’s narcissism as the through line for many recent follies. We discuss now Trump’s pathological self-regard led right to this moment, why this voter suppression effort would likely backfire on Trump if it were to pass, and what’s likely to come next as Republicans seek to flatter their way out of this latest impasse.

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An Intel Crisis Inside a National Security Crisis Jun 24, 2026

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Bill Pulte, Donald Trump’s new acting Director of National Intelligence and someone with zero prior experience, celebrated his new job with a massive purge of staff. The ODNI was created to protect Americans - is it now becoming Trump’s personal detective agency? John Sipher, a former intelligence officer with 28 years of experience in the CIA, joins David Rothkopf to discuss the state of America’s intelligence community and the devastating impacts of Donald Trump.

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DSR Daily June 24: Mamdani Scores Big Victory in Electoral Sweep Jun 24, 2026

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On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down big progressive victories in New York, the Senate offering a rare rebuke of President Trump, two key judicial rulings on the administration’s deportation efforts, and more.

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