Riley Fessler

DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: Senate Republicans Change the Rules

On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for September 19th,  we discuss the rule changes in the Senate, the takeaways from Trump’s…

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DSR Daily September 18: Jimmy Kimmel Pulled After Kirk Comments

On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss ABC indefinitely suspending Jimmy Kimmel, a Senate testimony from former CDC Director…

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DSR Daily September 17: Kash Patel’s Fiery Senate Hearing

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover Kash Patel’s contentious Senate hearing, Trump’s state visit in the UK, a…

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DSR Daily September 16: Israel Launches Assault on Gaza City

On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down Israel’s assault on Gaza City, Trump suing the New York Times,…

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DSR Daily September 15: Trump Doubles Down on DC

On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss Trump vowing to declare a national emergency in DC, Governor Hochul endorsing…

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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: Bolsonaro Convicted

On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for September 12, we discuss the conviction of Jair Bolsonaro, the arrest of a suspect…

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DSR Daily September 11: Charlie Kirk Killed in Utah

On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down the assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah, the UK firing the…

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DSR Daily September 10: Israel Strikes in Qatar

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday we discuss Israeli strikes in Qatar, a Supreme Court ruling pausing a lower court…

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DSR Daily September 9: Israel Orders Evacuation of Gaza City

On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down the evacuation order for Gaza City, the House Oversight Committee releasing…

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DSR Daily September 8: Is Trump Threatening War in Chicago?

On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss Trump’s gestures at war over National Guard deployments, detained Hyundai workers to…

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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: Trump to Rename Department of Defense

On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for September 5, we discuss Trump’s intentions to rename the Department of Defense, White House…

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DSR Daily September 4: Florida Ends Vaccine Mandates

On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss Florida eliminating all vaccine mandates, Epstein survivors gathering on Capitol Hill, ICE…

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DSR Daily September 3: Trump Admin vs. Venezuela

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we discuss China’s military parade, the Trump administration’s actions targeting Venezuela, the potential deployment…

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DSR Daily September 2: Putin, Xi, and Kim Meet

On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss the meeting between Putin, Xi, and Kim in Beijing, the Trump administration…

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DSR Weekly Wrap-Up: FBI Raids John Bolton’s Home

On the DSR Weekly Wrap-Up for August 22, we cover the FBI raid of John Bolton’s house, a declaration of…

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DSR Daily August 21: Texas House Passes Redistricting Plan

On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss the Texas House passing its controversial redistricting plan, the US and EU’s…

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DSR Daily August 20: US/NATO Weigh Options for Ukraine

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the US and NATO considering security options for Ukraine, Israeli approval…

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DSR Daily August 19: Zelensky and Trump’s Washington Meeting

On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss the meeting between Zelensky and Trump in Washington, Texas Democrats ending their…

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DSR Daily for August 18: The White House Ukraine Meeting


On the DSR Daily for Monday, we cover the imminent White House Ukraine meeting, mass protests in Israel, Trump’s targeting…

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DSR Daily for August 14: Israel’s Plan to ‘Bury’ Idea of Palestinian State

On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down Israel’s new settlement plans, Trump’s intentions to extend federal control over…

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