The DSR Network

Original Air Date: 08/17/2023With yet another indictment against Donald Trump, his 2024 chances have taken another serious blow. David is joined by the host of the Amicus podcast Dahlia Lithwick and political strategist Simon Rosenberg to analyze how the deluge of legal drama will impact the 2024 race and why the Republicans' problems go beyond Trump. Join us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump loves to portray fellow NATO members as free-loaders. In reality, NATO is invaluable for the US and has been since its inception. Former US Ambassador to NATO Douglas Lute joins Heather and Jon to shine a light on the enormous, and increasing, importance of NATO to US interests around the world and how the alliance will continue to evolve in the coming years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Friday edition of the DSR Daily, we discuss the death of Alexei Navalny, VP Harris’s trip to the Munich Security Conference, the latest from Rafah, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Donald Trump announced that he wants Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel replaced with a loyalist: Michael Whatley, the head of the North Carolina Republican Party. Behind the jockeying looms a very big story: The Trump-MAGA takeover of the GOP, and the challenges the party faces as it nominates someone facing multiple criminal indictments. We talked to Marc Caputo, a reporter for The Bulwark and author of a great new piece on McDaniel’s ouster, who helped us unravel the mysteries of GOP politics in the MAGA era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Democrats’ win in the New York special election is yet another example of over performing the polls. So why does this keep happening, and what does it mean for November? Expert Simon Rosenberg is back with David Rothkopf to give us another dose of Hopium and discuss the path forward for a Biden victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Thursday edition of the DSR Daily, we discuss world leaders warning Israel against a Rafah offensive, US intelligence on Russia’s space-based nuclear weapon program, the UK and Japan slipping into recessions, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Biden needs to win in November. Trump is growing even more unhinged as the election nears, and the danger he represents to America, and the world, grows. Political Strategist Steve Schmidt joins David Rothkopf to break down what the Biden camp needs to do to save democracy come November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this week, Democrats executed a remarkable 8-point win in a special House election in suburban Long Island, a race that was all about immigration. Republicans ran millions of dollars in ads on the issue, yet Democrat Tom Suozzi prevailed, flipping the seat of disgraced Republican George Santos. What on earth really happened here? We talked to Mike Bocian, the chief Democratic pollster on this race, who offered a fascinating and detailed glimpse into how his party pulled it off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Johnson and the MAGA Republicans are sacrificing Ukraine at the altar of Trump. The Republicans’ use of Ukraine aid as a political tool has worsened an already dire situation, with only Putin and MAGA standing to benefit. On the heels of his trip to Ukraine, Max Boot joins Rosa Brooks, Kori Schake, Ed Luce, and David Rothkopf to share his first-hand account of the devastation of Russia’s assault — and the incredible bravery of Ukrainians.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the Wednesday edition of the DSR Daily, we cover the Democrat victory in the New York special election, House Republicans impeaching Alejandro Mayorkas, Ukraine’s strike on a Russian warship, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices