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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. NERMEEN SHAIKH: Global stock markets surged on Wednesday after President Trump announced a 90-day pause on sweeping new tariffs for most countries, while at the same time escalating the U.S. trade war with China. Trump raised tariffs on China to 125% after […]

China Hikes Up Tariffs Against U.S. to 125% Amid Escalating Trade War Democrats to Investigate Trump Allies for Insider Trading over Tariffs SCOTUS Orders Trump Admin to Return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to U.S. from El Salvador's CECOT Prison Avelo Airlines Faces Protests, Boycotts After Agreeing to Use Planes for Deportations U.S. Admits It's Seeking to […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court has ordered the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States, after the Maryland resident, husband and father of three, with no criminal record, was denied due […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We turn to another lawyer right now. On Thursday, ICE deleted a post on X with a graphic that said, quote, “If it crosses the … border illegally, it’s our job to stop it,” and showed the words “people,” “money,” […]

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. We look now at how Microsoft fired two software engineers this week after they protested Israel’s use of Microsoft’s AI and cloud technology in its assault on […]

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. We turn now to a feature film about the many challenges of life in the occupied West Bank. It follows a Palestinian schoolteacher struggling between his commitment […]

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 Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: The U.S. and Iran are planning to hold talks this weekend in Oman. President Trump made the announcement on Monday. He said […]

Trump signs executive orders to revitalize coal industry, boosting energy security President Donald Trump signed executive orders to bolster the coal industry, including a two-year exemption from strict EPA regulations (MATS) for certain coal plants, aiming to prevent premature closures and stabilize energy production. The administration argues coal plants are vital for […]

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, with Nermeen Shaikh. NERMEEN SHAIKH: “There’s a nip in the air … It’s the chill of fear and despair that is all too familiar to me. The recent Columbia graduate student Mahmoud […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: “Strange Fruit,” performed by Billie Holiday. It was written by Abel Meeropol, also known as Lewis Allan, as a protest poem against the lynching of African Americans, after he said he was haunted by Lawrence Beitler’s gruesome iconic photograph of […]