Mike Johnson

The DSR Daily for September 26: Eric Adams Indicted

On the DSR daily for Thursday, we cover the indictment of New York mayor Eric Adams, Israel rejecting calls for…

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The DSR Daily for September 25: Senate Panel Issues Secret Service Report

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover the Senate report on the Secret Service, escalating attacks between Hezbollah and…

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The DSR Daily for September 24: Israel’s Airstrike Kills Hundreds in Lebanon

On the DSR daily for Tuesday, we cover the latest deadly strikes in Lebanon, the new funding bill in the…

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The DSR Daily for June 26: Results from Tuesday’s Primaries

On the DSR daily for Wednesday, we discuss the big results from Tuesday’s primaries, NATO’s next Secretary General, Ukraine and…

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Trump’s Bizarre Rants At Private GOP Meeting Are a Break-Glass Moment

New reports are emerging about Donald Trump’s tightening grip on the GOP, and the upshot is this: It’s crazier and…

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Mike Johnson’s Sleazy New Scheme to Protect Trump Should Fire Up Dems

In the wake of Donald Trump’s criminal conviction, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Republicans are ramping up with sordid new efforts to use their…

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The DSR Daily for May 9: Johnson Removal Vote Fails, Biden Warns Israel Against Rafah Invasion

On the Thursday edition of the DSR daily, we cover the failure of Marjorie Taylor Green’s attempt to oust Speaker…

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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Rage At Mike Johnson Is Suddenly Fizzling Out

This week, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is deciding whether to call a snap vote to oust Mike Johnson as House…

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The DSR Daily for May 1: House Dems to Block Johnson Ouster, Protesters Clash at UCLA

On the Wednesday edition of the DSR Daily, we discuss the House Democrat plan to protect Speaker Johnson from being…

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MAGA Rage at Mike Johnson Suddenly Takes a Dark and Dangerous Turn

Now that the House has passed military aid to Ukraine, MAGA personalities like Donald Trump Jr. and Tucker Carlson have joined Marjorie…

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Update on the GOP Circular Firing Squad

Speaker Johnson has finally done the right thing for Ukraine. In passing Ukraine aid, the self-destructive Republican Party has inflamed…

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Why Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Fury Is About to Get Worse for the GOP

Now that Mike Johnson allowed Ukraine aid to pass the House on a broad bipartisan basis, an enraged Marjorie Taylor Greene is ramping…

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The DSR Daily for April 22: House Passes Aid Bill, Israeli IDF Intelligence Head Resigns

On the Monday edition of the DSR Daily, we cover the House finally passing an aid bill for Ukraine, the…

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Finally, Mike Johnson Makes His Move to Shiv Marjorie Taylor Greene

Here on the podcast we’ve repeatedly argued that Mike Johnson might ultimately allow a vote on military aid to Ukraine, even if it…

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The DSR Daily for April 16: Trump Trial Rejects Dozens of Jurors, Violence Continues in the West Bank

On the Tuesday edition of the DSR Daily, we cover the rejection of dozens of jurors in Trump’s hush money…

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Republicans are Reaching New Levels of Ineptitude

House Republicans are fighting or floundering,  Mike Johnson is traveling to Mar-a-Lago to pray at the altar of Trump, and…

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Mike Johnson Finally Seems Ready To Stiff-Arm Marjorie Taylor Greene

This week, Mike Johnson finally appears set to decide whether to hold a House vote on funding military aid to Ukraine. If…

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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Rage at Mike Johnson Has Gone Nuclear. Why?

All of a sudden Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene seems to be attacking House Speaker Mike Johnson almost daily over all kinds of…

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Is Mike Johnson Finally Ready to Stick It to MAGA on Ukraine?

Is there any chance that Congress will not abandon Ukraine to the Russians? With Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans determined to cut…

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The DSR Daily for March 1 – Senate Approves Stopgap Funding, Biden and Trump Visit Border

On the Friday edition of the DSR Daily, we cover the Senate approving a stopgap funding bill, Joe Biden and…

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