This week, the vast majority of Republicans on Capitol Hill sought to block a bipartisan commission that would investigate the attack that took place on January 6th and the factors leading up to it. Some even portrayed the attackers as the victims or as just a bunch of tourists visiting a national monument. It would have been shocking if it were not so commo ... Show More
Today
DSR Daily May 4: Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ Sends Oil Prices Skyrocketing
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss rising oil prices after Iran claims to strike a US Navy ship, the ongoing spat between Friedrich Merz and Trump, Alabama and Tennessee moving to redraw congressional maps, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho ... Show More
26m 3s
Today
The Daily Blast: Trump Blurts Out Damning Admission of War Blunders as GOP Angst Grows
Donald Trump has declared the war “terminated,” but he’s still rejecting Iran’s peace proposals while again threatening it with massive war crimes. And in an interview, Trump declared that he would never have approved an offer that was made to Iran by his negotiator, Steve Witkof ... Show More
18m 58s
Yesterday
DSR Weekly Wrap-up: The Many Misadventures of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for May 1st, we discuss Pete Hegseth’s strange argument for a bypassing the War Powers Act, the end to a record-setting DHS shutdown, another roadblock for the Onion’s take over of Infowars, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ ... Show More
20m 12s
Sep 2021
Episode 99: Ford v. Harman: A NatSec Debate
Fault Lines welcomes Dr. Christopher Ford, author of the recent NSI paper "Principled Conservatism in America’s Foreign Affairs and National Security Policy", and former U.S. Rep. Jane Harman, Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita at the Wilson Center, and author of the book ... Show More
36m 52s
Feb 2022
Why Democratic Governors Are Turning Against Mask Mandates
<p>One by one, blue states across the United States have been rolling back their Covid-19 restrictions, going against C.D.C. guidelines that are still backed by the White House.</p><p>Why are governors in states like California, Illinois and New York taking those actions? And wha ... Show More
22m 34s
Jan 2022
Interviews with: Rep. Bennie Thompson, Gov. Larry Hogan, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Remembering Sen. Harry Reid
First, Dana sits down with the Chairman of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack of the United States Capitol Rep. Bennie Thompson to review what the committee has learned about the impetus of the attack and the role of the former president. Next, as Omicron ... Show More
45m 15s
May 2024
Berkeley’s bet, Weinstein re-trial and Georgia protests
As campus protests flare over the war in Gaza, some universities, such as Berkeley, are taking a different approach. Harvey Weinstein faces a New York re-trial after his conviction for rape was overturned. And police in Georgia crack down on protesters angry about a proposed bill ... Show More
12m 34s
Jan 2021
The Attack on DC, Part I: Breaching the Gates
<p>On January 6th, 2021, the Capitol of the United States was attacked in an effort to disrupt the process of certifying the recent Presidential election. As chaos mounted, Congress was evacuated and insurrectionists, self-identified 'revolutionaries' roamed freely through the bu ... Show More
53m 36s