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A war on truth: Israel KILLS 2 journalists in Gaza, bringing total reporter death toll to 208 Israeli forces killed two Palestinian journalists – Palestine Today's Mohammad Mansour and Hussam Shabat of Al Jazeera Mubasher – in separate strikes on March 24. Mansour's wife and son also died in the attack on their Khan Younis home, while Shabat was hit by a drone strike on his car in Beit […]

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. Several Democratic lawmakers are calling for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and national security adviser Mike Waltz to resign, after they discussed plans to bomb Yemen on a Signal group chat. Waltz had set up the chat, which also included Vice President JD Vance, then accidentally, apparently, invited The […]

“Rent-a-womb” scandal: How China is exploiting U.S. birthright citizenship for long-term espionage Chinese nationals are using U.S. commercial surrogacy laws to mass-produce American-born children, bypassing stricter "birth tourism" crackdowns. These infants are granted U.S. citizenship but raised in China as loyal CCP subjects. U.S. officials warn these children could later be weaponized by China for espionage, military infiltration or economic warfare, leveraging their U.S. passports for access to sensitive institutions. Tens […]

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 end today’s show in Turkey, where protesters took to the streets for a seventh consecutive night, defying a ban, following the jailing of the Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, who’s seen as the biggest political rival to Turkey’s authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan […]

Tesla moves a step closer toward its goal of operating a fleet of autonomous robotaxis in California Tesla has secured its first regulatory approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for a transportation charter-party carrier permit (TCP), allowing it to operate a fleet of vehicles for pre-arranged employee transportation. However, this does not yet permit public rides or fully autonomous operations. The company must obtain further permits from the […]

"Do Not Let the World Look Away": Israel Kills 2 More Journalists, Incl. Al Jazeera's Hossam ShabatIsraeli Settlers Brutally Attack Hamdan Ballal, Oscar-Winning Filmmaker, in Occupied West BankTrump's National Security Team Accidentally Shares Yemen War Plans with Journalist in Signal ChatU.S. Attacks on Yemen Kills at Least 2 More People in Sana'aRussian Missiles Injure Dozens in Ukraine's Sumy; Ukraine Kills 6, Incl. 3 Russian JournalistsSCOTUS Rejects Landmark Youth Climate Case, […]

Outrageous government fraud: $312M in COVID loans went to children as young as 9 months old DOGE revealed $312 million in SBA loans were approved for businesses owned exclusively by children (some as young as 9 months old), with many linked to mismatched Social Security numbers, indicating systemic fraud. Over 5,500 loans went to minors, while $333 million was approved for borrowers listed as over 115 years old—highlighting blatant oversight […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: In the occupied West Bank, the Oscar-winning Palestinian film director Hamdan Ballal was arrested by Israeli soldiers Monday after being brutally beaten by a group of masked and armed Israeli settlers in the village of Susya in the Masafer Yatta region. The attack came just three weeks after Ballal and his three co-directors won an Oscar […]

Trump backs Schimel in Wisconsin court fight as Democrats eye redistricting power play Trump endorses Judge Brad Schimel in Wisconsin’s April 1 Supreme Court race, calling it critical to block Democratic redistricting efforts. A Schimel loss could shift Wisconsin’s political landscape, risking GOP House seats and conservative priorities such as election integrity. The election is a chance for conservatives to regain court control after liberals gained a 4-3 majority there in […]