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November 11th marks Veterans Day in the US, a day to honor the sixteen million veterans who have pledged their service to our country. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues to make a mockery of our armed forces. There is a much greater issue looming here - where will the final two years of the Trump administration leave our military? Can we restore the DoD, or will we require a fundamental reevaluation of our values? Former Generals Mark Hertling and Douglas Lute join David Rothkopf, Rosa Brooks and Ed Luce to break down Hegseth’s blunders, his possible impeachment, and what will shape US defense in the coming years.

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On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the Republicans striking down an effort to impeach Pete Hegseth, John Thune’s reelection to lead the Senate Republicans, Russia and Ukraine agreeing to a large-scale prisoner swap, and more.
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The blue wave that swept America last week was especially strong in Texas. Democrats won every statewide office on the ballot and a majority of seats in the Texas House of Representatives. One of the major issues in the race was the data center buildout in Texas, which has been enormous and deeply unpopular. What impact will last week's elections have on the data center buildout in Texas? What policies should the Texas government adopt with respect to data centers? What are the implications nationally? Join host David Sandalow as he talks with University of Texas professor and leading energy expert Michael Webber to explore these questions.
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On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we cover Rep. Massie introducing articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth, California voters rejecting a measure to tax billionaires, House Republicans meeting to select their next minority leader, and more.
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In an interview with CBS News, Donald Trump acknowledged that a big reason for the GOP electoral bloodbath was his mass deportations. In one sense, this is absurd, given his elevation of Stephen Miller as chief of staff. But in another sense, Trump did admit to things in the interview that are anathema to MAGA: That undocumented immigrants are good workers, and that Americans think immigration is good for our country. MAGA erupted wildly over this. One influencer raged that if Trump does amnesty, “I’m done.” Another insisted that this would be a “disaster.” Still another fumed: “WITHOUT DEPORTATIONS, OUR COUNTRY IS GONE.” We sorted through all this with political scientist Julia Azari, who’s been writing well on this election for the “Good Politics/Bad Politics” Substack. We discuss what Trump revealed about the MAGA coalition’s crackup, the deeper forces driving it, why JD Vance will struggle to knit it back together, and how Democrats can drive wedges deep into it going forward.

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