Last week, the Supreme Court gutted protections against racial gerrymandering, and Donald Trump is already urging Republicans to capitalize on it. We <a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/209830/trump-supreme-court-gerrymandering-voting-rights">recently wrote</a> that Trump has no idea what this will unleash, and that’s the topic of today’s episode. Indeed, Trump unleashed a <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116513163772009550">Truth Social rant</a> on Monday urging GOP state legislatures to maximize the gerrymandering, insisting this would net an additional 20 congressional seats in the midterms. In short, Trump didn’t bother concealing that this corrupt scheme is only about holding power amid cratering public support—which absolutely requires Democrats to respond. We talked to Max Flugrath of the voting rights group Fair Fight Action. We discuss how Democrats can undertake retaliatory redistrictings of their own, what the roadmap ahead for this looks like, and why it’s absolutely possible for Democrats to neutralize the GOP advantage.
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<description>Last week, the Supreme Court gutted protections against racial gerrymandering, and Donald Trump is already urging Republicans to capitalize on it. We recently wrote that Trump has no idea what this will unleash, and that’s the topic of today’s episode. Indeed, Trump unleashed a Truth Social rant on Monday urging GOP state legislatures to maximize the gerrymandering, insisting this would net an additional 20 congressional seats in the midterms. In short, Trump didn’t bother concealing that this corrupt scheme is only about holding power amid cratering public support—which absolutely requires Democrats to respond. We talked to Max Flugrath of the voting rights group Fair Fight Action. We discuss how Democrats can undertake retaliatory redistrictings of their own, what the roadmap ahead for this looks like, and why it’s absolutely possible for Democrats to neutralize the GOP advantage.

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As Trump seizes on last week’s SCOTUS ruling to urge Republicans to rig the battle for the House, a voting rights advocate explains how Democrats can fight fire with fire—and why that might succeed.

Last week, the Supreme Court gutted protections against racial gerrymandering, and Donald Trump is already urging Republicans to capitalize on it. We recently wrote that Trump has no idea what this will unleash, and that’s the topic of today’s episode. Indeed, Trump unleashed a Truth Social rant on Monday urging GOP state legislatures to maximize the gerrymandering, insisting this would net an additional 20 congressional seats in the midterms. In short, Trump didn’t bother concealing that this corrupt scheme is only about holding power amid cratering public support—which absolutely requires Democrats to respond. We talked to Max Flugrath of the voting rights group Fair Fight Action. We discuss how Democrats can undertake retaliatory redistrictings of their own, what the roadmap ahead for this looks like, and why it’s absolutely possible for Democrats to neutralize the GOP advantage.

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The Daily Blast: Trump Has No Clue What His Supreme Court Is About to Unleash

Civil rights advocate Kimberlé Crenshaw warns of the "green light" for states to suppress Black representation.
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<description>Civil rights advocate Kimberlé Crenshaw warns of the "green light" for states to suppress Black representation.

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Civil rights advocate Kimberlé Crenshaw warns of the "green light" for states to suppress Black representation.

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Right Now with Perry Bacon: The Supreme Court Is Lying About Racism in America 

On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss rising oil prices after Iran claims to strike a US Navy ship, the ongoing spat between Friedrich Merz and Trump, Alabama and Tennessee moving to redraw congressional maps, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss rising oil prices after Iran claims to strike a US Navy ship, the ongoing spat between Friedrich Merz and Trump, Alabama and Tennessee moving to redraw congressional maps, and more. 
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On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss rising oil prices after Iran claims to strike a US Navy ship, the ongoing spat between Friedrich Merz and Trump, Alabama and Tennessee moving to redraw congressional maps, and more. 
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DSR Daily May 4: Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ Sends Oil Prices Skyrocketing 

Donald Trump has <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/05/01/trump-declares-hostilities-with-iran-terminated">declared</a> the war “terminated,” but he’s still rejecting Iran’s peace proposals while <a href="https://x.com/atrupar/status/2050253652388905145">again threatening</a> it with massive war crimes. And in an interview, Trump <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mkqglc4tbb2y?ref_src=embed&amp;ref_url=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.ms.now%252Frachel-maddow-show%252Fmaddowblog%252Fim-not-giving-them-anything-trump-contradicts-his-own-negotiator-on-iran-policy">declared that he would never have approved</a> an offer that was made to Iran by his negotiator, Steve Witkoff. This is a damning admission: He seemed to blurt out that he has no idea what his own representatives are offering—showing deep disengagement from the details of the talks—while demonstrating that anything his negotiators offer should not be believed. Meanwhile, Republicans are beginning to break with Trump: Politico <a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/30/congress/gop-unity-cracks-iran-war-collins-00901408">reports</a> that he “could soon face far more resistance.” We talked to MS NOW’s Steve Benen. He explains why Trump’s <a href="https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/im-not-giving-them-anything-trump-contradicts-his-own-negotiator-on-iran-policy">admission was so self-incriminating</a>, why it reveals something much bigger about our crisis, why we may see more GOP defections soon, and what to look for next.
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<description>Donald Trump has declared the war “terminated,” but he’s still rejecting Iran’s peace proposals while again threatening it with massive war crimes. And in an interview, Trump declared that he would never have approved an offer that was made to Iran by his negotiator, Steve Witkoff. This is a damning admission: He seemed to blurt out that he has no idea what his own representatives are offering—showing deep disengagement from the details of the talks—while demonstrating that anything his negotiators offer should not be believed. Meanwhile, Republicans are beginning to break with Trump: Politico reports that he “could soon face far more resistance.” We talked to MS NOW’s Steve Benen. He explains why Trump’s admission was so self-incriminating, why it reveals something much bigger about our crisis, why we may see more GOP defections soon, and what to look for next.

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As the president reveals too much about his handling of Iran, a writer tracking Trump’s bungling explains how his worsening megalomania won’t allow for any good way out of this fiasco.

Donald Trump has declared the war “terminated,” but he’s still rejecting Iran’s peace proposals while again threatening it with massive war crimes. And in an interview, Trump declared that he would never have approved an offer that was made to Iran by his negotiator, Steve Witkoff. This is a damning admission: He seemed to blurt out that he has no idea what his own representatives are offering—showing deep disengagement from the details of the talks—while demonstrating that anything his negotiators offer should not be believed. Meanwhile, Republicans are beginning to break with Trump: Politico reports that he “could soon face far more resistance.” We talked to MS NOW’s Steve Benen. He explains why Trump’s admission was so self-incriminating, why it reveals something much bigger about our crisis, why we may see more GOP defections soon, and what to look for next.

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The Daily Blast: Trump Blurts Out Damning Admission of War Blunders as GOP Angst Grows

On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for May 1st, we discuss Pete Hegseth’s strange argument for a bypassing the War Powers Act, the end to a record-setting DHS shutdown, another roadblock for the Onion’s take over of Infowars, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for May 1st, we discuss Pete Hegseth’s strange argument for a bypassing the War Powers Act, the end to a record-setting DHS shutdown, another roadblock for the Onion’s take over of Infowars, and more. 
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On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for May 1st, we discuss Pete Hegseth’s strange argument for a bypassing the War Powers Act, the end to a record-setting DHS shutdown, another roadblock for the Onion’s take over of Infowars, and more. 
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DSR Weekly Wrap-up: The Many Misadventures of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump

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