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Iran Says It's Collecting Tolls for Ships Transiting Strait of Hormuz Senate Republicans Defeat Iran War Powers Resolution for Fifth Time Pentagon Fires Navy Secretary John Phelan After Clashes with Hegseth Despite Ceasefire, Israel Kills 5 in Lebanon, Including Journalist Amal Khalil FBI Launched Probe of New York Times Reporter Following Unflattering Coverage of Kash […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. NERMEEN SHAIKH: We begin today’s show on Iran, as the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz intensifies. The U.S. Navy is continuing to blockade Iranian ports, while Iran is preventing most ships from passing through the strait. On Wednesday, Iran seized two […]

Israel Continues Strikes on Southern Lebanon as Trump Announces 3-Week Ceasefire Extension Trump Says He's Under No Pressure to End War with Iran Israel Kills Palestinian Civilians, Including Children, in Latest Gaza Ceasefire Violations Senate GOP Advances $70 Billion Funding Plan for ICE, Border Patrol Justice Department Seeks to Denaturalize Hundreds of U.S. Citizens Trump […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show in Lebanon. On Thursday, President Trump announced the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire will be extended by three weeks. Despite the announcement, Israel is continuing to carry out deadly strikes in southern Lebanon. On Wednesday, Israeli forces killed five […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Juan González. Four people were arrested Wednesday in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood in Brooklyn after gathering in support of Carmella Charrington, a resident fighting eviction from her […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We end today’s show with a look at the ideology and influence of Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, with a fortune estimated by Forbes at $800 billion. Musk runs rock company SpaceX, AI startup xAI, electric car […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. NERMEEN SHAIKH: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Nermeen Shaikh. We turn now to the risks of a global food and hunger crisis if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to shipments of fertilizer, oil and natural gas. The Food and Agriculture […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. NERMEEN SHAIKH: We turn now to the dark world of online betting markets that allow bets on virtually any news event. For a small group of traders, the war with Iran has been a windfall. On the night of February 27th, 16 […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. On this Earth Day, we go now from Memphis to Montana, where we’re joined by Krystal Two Bulls, a longtime Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne activist. She’s the executive director of the […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. I’m Amy Goodman. We end today’s show from the Arctic Sunrise. That’s the name of a Greenpeace ship sailing across the Mediterranean Sea with the Global Sumud Flotilla. The flotilla includes more than 70 vessels […]