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FTA: Can it Get Any Crazier Than This? Nov 15, 2025

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Original air date: November 14, 2024

Trump’s cabinet picks reach new heights of awfulness. From Matt Gaetz to Elise Stefanik, it’s a veritable who’s who of MAGA sycophants. In a special episode, Rosa Brooks, David Sanger, and EJ Dionne join David Rothkopf to break down these awful choices and what they tell us about the upcoming Trump administration.

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The Daily Blast: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Fresh Epstein Bombshell Should Terrify Trump Nov 14, 2025

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President Trump is angrily urging Republicans not to join Democrats in pushing for release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. But all of a sudden, with the discharge petition set to force a House vote, things are rapidly going in the wrong direction for Trump. In a surprise, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene now predicts that the number of Republicans who will vote to release the files will be “a lot higher” than anyone expects. If the GOP defectors hit truly sizable numbers, as suddenly looks likely, it will be a bombshell with terrible implications for Trump, ramping up the pressure across the board in any number of ways. But the process that’s about to unfold is complex. So we talked to Democratic Representative Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, a high profile voice throughout this saga. She explains what it’s like to talk personally with Epstein’s victims, why Republicans are finding it harder to resist pressure, what Democrats will do next to keep the story alive, and why this will keep getting worse for Trump until the truth comes out in the end.

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Words Matter: The Cruelty Is The Point Nov 14, 2025

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As deeply disturbing as our current political situation is, the consequences of dysfunction in Washington on average Americans is what really matters. Norm Ornstein and David Rothkopf are back to discuss the devastating impact on real people of everything from DC corruption to MAGA efforts to gut essential healthcare and social services upon which tens of millions of us depend.

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DSR Daily November 13: House to Vote on Epstein File Release Nov 13, 2025

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On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss the upcoming House vote on the release of the Epstein files, the official end of the government shutdown, shocking settler violence in the West Bank, and more.

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The Daily Blast: Trump Press Sec’s Epstein Spin Implodes as New Info Rattles Him Deeply Nov 13, 2025

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Suddenly, the Jeffrey Epstein files are back. Democrats released new emails raising fresh questions about the relationship between the sex trafficker and President Trump. It’s gotten so bad that the White House is now privately pressuring Republicans to stop trying to get the Epstein files released, a clear sign Trump is deeply rattled by the emerging info. Indeed, now that it looks like the discharge petition calling for release of the files will get 218 votes, Trump angrily warned Republicans not to join it, another indication of his mounting anxiety. The big MAGA reckoning over all this is coming. So we talked to Nicole Hemmer, author of several excellent books about the right wing. She explains the deep tensions inside MAGA all this is unleashing, how some prominent figures are positioning themselves for a post-Trump MAGA future, where this scandal is heading next, and what all this means for our politics. The discussion gets dark.

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Late-Stage Trump is Scarier Than Ever Nov 12, 2025

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Every day is Epstein-Files Day and the latest release of emails indicting Trump confirms what we’ve already known for years - our president is a vile human being. How did our country elect Donald Trump not just once, but twice? Will these email leaks have any effect within a MAGA movement that has for years called on the release of the Epstein files? David Rothkopf, Rosa Brooks, and Ed Luce are back to discuss the potential implications of these emails and the future of the MAGA movement.

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DSR Daily November 12: HUGE Trump/Epstein Revelations Nov 12, 2025

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On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the huge new Epstein revelations, Trump’s intentions to send $2,000 dividends to Americans, the Supreme Court’s ruling on SNAP benefits, and more.

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The Daily Blast: Trump Wrecks His Own Case for Tariffs as Bizarre SCOTUS Rant Backfires Nov 12, 2025

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Signs are mounting that the Supreme Court might invalidate President Trump’s tariffs, and he’s clearly on edge about it. Trump just vented wildly about the case on Truth Social, but he made a mess of it: In one rant, he claimed his tariffs have pulled in $2 trillion in revenues. In a second rant only hours later, that number suddenly ballooned to $3 trillion. We think this badly undermines Trump’s case: It shows how reckless and blundering the tariffs truly are, while vividly demonstrating how uncontrollably he lies about their impact and implementation. To unravel all this, we talked to Alex Jacquez of the Groundwork Collaborative, who served as a trade adviser under President Joe Biden. He explains the deeper incoherence underlying Trump’s self-defeating tirades, digs into why even some conservative justices are looking askance at his tariffs—though with this court you never know—and outlines the looming fiascos we face no matter which way the court rules.

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DSR Daily November 11: Judge Deals Blow to GOP Redistricting Nov 11, 2025

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On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover a judge tossing out a Utah congressional map, the Supreme Court hearing a case on mail-in ballots, Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene trading barbs, and more.

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The Daily Blast: Trump’s Rage over Shutdown Boils Over in Rant that Should Wake Up Dems Nov 11, 2025

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Eight Senate Democrats are now providing the votes to move forward with funding the government, but without getting the Democrats’ principal demand: A continuation of expanded Obamacare subsidies. On Monday, President Trump exploded in a deranged Truth Social rant, attacking air traffic controllers who took time off during the shutdown. He even bizarrely said money will be sent to those who did not. It occurs to us that the absurdity of Trump’s tirade revealed that his stance in the shutdown is weak: He’s the one experiencing most of the political pain from it, and all he can do is shriek wildly at government workers, urging them to minimize that pain for him. We think that should wake up Democrats: It makes a strong case for them to hold the line and not cave. We talked to Brian Beutler, who has a good new piece on his Substack, Off Message, digging into the Democratic surrender. He explains the deeper strategic failings causing the cave, why Trump will take from this that he can extort Democrats further, and how they can still salvage something from this mess.

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