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On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down Trump taking a trip on the new Air Force One, the White House proposing cuts to hospital payments for scans, Trump’s America 250 problem, and more. 
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In today’s episode, MS NOW’s Steve Benen makes a strong case that Donald Trump has corrupted the process of awarding disaster aid to states. Trump has been rejecting aid requests from blue states at a lopsided rate. But this week, Trump announced that he’s awarding aid to Democratic-run swing states with critical gubernatorial, Senate, and House races in them. But here’s the key: As Benen details, in these announcements, Trump openly linked the awarding of aid right to his preferred candidates, even suggesting voters should reward them for securing the money. Trump blurted out the scheme, which Benen calls “breathtaking” in its “brazenness.” It all comes as New York Times polls find Democrats highly competitive in six key Senate races that no one expected to be close. Trump’s numbers are abysmal across these battlegrounds, particularly on the economy, even though he won five of them in 2024. Benen explains why Trump’s scheme matters, why the new polling is brutal for him, and why both developments neatly capture this moment. 

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The first two years of Trump’s second term have been a full-fledged attack on American democracy. So what can we do to fight back? Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer join David Rothkopf to provide an answer through their new book On Courage: How to Be a Dissident in an Age of Fear. Drawing on the experiences of hundreds of dissidents and activists from around the world, we can learn how to fight and win. 
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America’s 250th anniversary is just a few days away, and what should be a proud celebration will be tainted by the corruption of the Trump regime. The Supreme Court seems to disregard our Constitution and the ideals that our country was founded on no longer seem integral to our government. Is democracy in the United States working? What do we have to look back on, and what do we have to look forward to? David Rothkopf, Rosa Brooks, and Ed Luce discuss the current state of America, its past and its future ahead of our 250th anniversary.
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On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the Supreme Court’s huge decisions on money in politics and citizenship, big wins for Democratic Socialists in Colorado, Trump’s insane profits from crypto, and more. 
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