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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 turn now to major changes underway at the U.S. Forest Service, the federal agency responsible for managing 193 million acres of public lands, forests and grasslands located across 43 states, the […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. NERMEEN SHAIKH: Iran’s military says it will begin disrupting shipping in the Sea of Oman and the Red Sea if the United States does not end its naval blockade of Iranian ports. Iran’s threat of escalation came as U.S. Central Command said […]

Israel Agrees to 10-Day Ceasefire in Lebanon After U.S.-Brokered Talks Israelis in Tel Aviv Protest Settler Violence After High Court Lifts Wartime Ban on Gatherings House Votes 213-214 to Reject War Powers Resolution as Trump Claims Deal with Iran Is "Very Close" Ukraine Strikes Black Sea Oil Refinery as Russian Attacks Kill 17 Progressive Democrat […]

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 begin, looking at the latest on Iran. The stakes could not be higher, as the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran has not yet led […]

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. As a 10-day ceasefire has been reached between Israel and Lebanon, major questions remain over what happens next. President Trump announced the deal on Thursday. PRESIDENT DONALD […]

Residents of Malibu, California, are engaged in a multi-year legal appeal to stop T-Mobile and Crown Castle from installing 5G “small cell” transmitters within feet of homes. They allege the city’s appeal process is “rigged” and that officials struck a “secret deal” with telecom companies, bypassing required safety reviews. Concerns center on […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: To look more at the latest developments in Lebanon and the region, we’re joined by Rami Khouri, Palestinian American journalist and distinguished public policy fellow at the American University of Beirut. He’s also a nonresident senior fellow at the Arab […]

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 with Minneapolis resident Aliya Rahman. On Thursday, along with her legal team, Aliya filed a tort claim against the Department of Homeland Security over her treatment at the […]

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, with Amy Goodman. The ongoing civil war in Sudan enters its fourth year today, creating what the United Nations calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. The country has been engulfed in civil […]

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 in New York, with Amy Goodman in Los Angeles. We spend the rest of the hour looking at the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID. Founded in 1961, […]