Words Matter: Preparing for the Transition
On today’s episode of Words Matter, Norm and Kavita are back to break down everything related to the upcoming presidential transition. Which of Trump’s current nominees will make it through to the nex...
5 Dec 202437min
The DSR Daily for December 5: Trump Organization Won’t Rule Out Foreign Deals
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss the Trump Organization allowing foreign deals during Trump’s new administration, the Biden White House weighing preemptive pardon’s for Trump’s opponents, a m...
5 Dec 202419min
The Daily Blast: MAGA Rages as GOPers Deliver Trump Bad News: Pete Hegseth May Be Toast
Donald Trump’s choice for Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, is hanging by a thread. GOP senators are clearly signaling that he’s in deep trouble. Yet powerful right wing influencers are now angrily rus...
5 Dec 202426min
The DSR Daily for December 4: Short-Lived Marital Law in South Korea
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the short-lived martial law declaration in South Korea, Trump weighing Ron DeSantis for Defense Secretary, new pro-EU protests in Georgia, and more. Lear...
4 Dec 202414min
The Daily Blast: Welcome to the Trump Oligarchy: Latest Billionaire Pick Is a Stunner
Donald Trump’s administration is already shaping up as a Murderer’s Row of Billionaires. By one count, he’s already picked eight billionaires for top positions. He has now chosen a ninth billionaire t...
4 Dec 202426min
The DSR Daily for December 3: Lebanon Ceasefire Faces Challenges
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover the exchanges of fire threatening the Lebanon ceasefire, Jamie Raskin’s bid to oust Jerry Nadler for key position, China’s new export ban of key minerals, and mo...
3 Dec 202429min
The Daily Blast: Fiasco for Trump as Brutal New Revelations Torpedo Another Top Nominee
In an extraordinary expose, The New Yorker has revealed the “secret history” of Pete Hegseth, who’s Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary. This includes allegations of extreme drunkenness and f...
3 Dec 202425min
AAI: Trump's National Security Nominees (a Mix of "Normies" and "Crazies") at Center Stage in Washington - a Chat with the Atlantic’s Shane Harris
The Atlantic’s Shane Harris (X @ shaneharris , Bluesky @shaneharris.bsky.social) joins Marc to discuss Trump’s national security picks, the view from our European intelligence partners of America at a...
2 Dec 202434min
