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The Daily Blast: Raging Trump Spirals Further as Push to Jail Enemies Backfires Badly
This weekend, President Trump raged over a video from Democrats that warned against carrying out “illegal orders.” That led him to get his Defense Secretary to launch an investigation of one of those Democrats, Senator and former Navy captain Mark Kelly. But things kept spiraling downward for Trump when a judge tossed
The relationship between artificial intelligence and government has been a contentious one here in the US. Yet the same can’t be said for countries around the world. Many in the global south are embracing AI to supercharge their governance in ways that are leaving wealthier nations behind. Apolitical CEO Robyn Scott jo
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we cover the strange White House meeting between Trump and Mamdani, MTG’s shocking resignation announcement, progress on talks for peace in Ukraine, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Daily Blast: Trump Is a Weak, Failing President, and the Media Is Finally Saying So
Suddenly, media outlets seem to have figured out that President Donald Trump is really, really unpopular. There’s been a palpable shift in the discourse: The New York Times reports that Republicans are quietly looking beyond Trump, suggesting he’s losing his grip on the party. Axios claims that it’s “red alert” time fo
On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for November 21, we cover the administration opening up new oil and gas drilling, Trump backtracking on tariffs, Eric Swalwell’s big for California governorship, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Daily Blast: Trump’s Angry Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Just Backfired Badly
On Thursday, President Trump called for the execution of a number of members of the opposition party. This came after Democratic lawmakers released a powerful video informing military and intelligence officials that they are not obliged to carry out illegal orders from Trump. Then he raged in several ranting tweets tha
