Trump’s foreign policy can be summarized with one phrase: FUBAR. The administration’s commitment to Ukraine is laughable, and Trump’s politics are driving a potentially irreversible wedge between us and our closest allies. But if we can’t be thankful for the atrocious politics of our government, at least we can be thankful for the courage and resistance of t ... Show More
Yesterday
DSR Daily November 26: Witkoff/Russia Audio Leaks
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we discuss a leaked recording of Steve Witkoff, 20 states suing the administration over cuts to homeless housing funding, Trump backing Patel over reports on his potential ousting, and more.
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24m 22s
Yesterday
The Daily Blast: Trump Erupts in Frantic Tirade over 2026 as GOP Slips into Fresh Panic
This week, the White House leaked plans to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for some of the millions of people who stand to lose out from their expiration. But that’s on ice after Republicans declared it a nonstarter. That could hurt them in the midterms, and oddly, it comes ... Show More
23m 50s
Jul 2024
What Hope for a Gaza Ceasefire and What Happens Without One?
<p>In this episode of <em>Hold Your Fire!</em>, Richard is joined by Crisis Group’s Israel expert Mairav Zonszein, Israel-Palestine director Rami Dajani and U.S. program director Michael Hanna to talk about the latest from Gaza, prospects for a ceasefire and the risks of all-out ... Show More
42m 19s
Sep 2024
Is All-Out War in the Mideast Imminent?
In Lebanon, the leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has condemned the back-to-back attacks targeting the group's pagers and walkie-talkie communications system as "massacres." He also warned Israel that Hezbollah's forces on the border won't stop until the war in Gaza ends. At ... Show More
59m 9s
Sep 2024
Israel vs. Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran — and Itself
<p>It’s been almost a year since Oct. 7. More than 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza are dead. The hostages are not all home, and it doesn’t look like there will be a cease-fire deal that brings them home anytime soon. Israeli politics is deeply divided, and the country’s international ... Show More
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