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CRY SESSION: Biden State Department holds therapy session after Trump’s election win The Department of State (DOS) under the administration of outgoing President Joe Biden has organized a therapy session for employees who were shocked by President-elect Donald Trump's second election victory. Four sources with knowledge of the meeting disclosed the event to the Washington Free Beacon, adding that it pushed through on Nov. 8. The Employee Consultation Services […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: I wanted to bring Larry Noble into this conversation, former general counsel of the Federal Elections Commission. If you can start off by talking about the role of the FEC and what you are most concerned about right now? LARRY NOBLE: The FEC was intended to be the civil enforcement agency for the federal campaign finance […]

Israel conducted 106 airstrikes on Lebanon in 24 hours, killing 17 and displacing thousands amid escalating conflict On Nov. 12, the Government Emergency Committee of Lebanon reported that Israeli airstrikes on the nation have intensified, with at least 106 attacks launched within 24 hours. These attacks have killed at least 17 people and injured another 21. The bombardment mostly struck residential areas south of Beirut, including the suburbs of Ghobeiry, […]

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. It was another deadly weekend in Gaza, where UNICEF reports more than 50 children were killed in Israeli strikes on the Jabaliya refugee camp in the span of 48 hours. Two residential buildings sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians were reportedly leveled in the […]

Center for Countering Digital Hate facing collapse after its “black operations” against Americans are exposed After being exposed for its unconstitutional censorship of Americans, the Center for Countering Digital Hate is now on the brink of complete collapse, leaving X and fighting for its existence as it faces a congressional investigation. The Center for Countering Digital Hate is a UK-US intelligence operation that presents itself as an anti-hate group […]

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. Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris campaigned in the battleground state of Michigan over the weekend, where they sought support from Michigan’s 200,000 Arab American and Muslim voters, many of whom have denounced U.S. support for Israel’s war on Gaza. Kamala Harris addressed supporters at a massive rally […]

In an Oct. 18 speech, President-elect President Donald Trump vowed to "frack, frack, frack, and drill, baby, drill," signaling his commitment to ramping up oil and gas production in the United States if elected. Now that he's won the presidency, analysts are weighing his potential impact on energy markets, including crude oil, natural gas and renewable energy sectors. Since announcing his candidacy, Trump has promised to boost domestic oil and […]

Today is Election Day. Over 78 million people across the United States have already cast their ballots in early voting, with record participation in battleground states like North Carolina and Georgia. Control of Congress is at stake, with 34 Senate seats and the entire House of Representatives up for election. Of those, the Cook Political Report rates 22 House races and four Senate races as toss-ups. Republicans need to pick […]

Erdogan: Turkey has severed all diplomatic relations with Israel over continued war crimes and ethnic cleansing Turkey has severed all ties with Israel in a bid to strengthen its position as a regional power. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the dismantling of formal diplomatic relations with Israel on Wednesday, Nov. 13. "The government of the Republic of Turkey, under the leadership of Tayyip Erdogan, will not continue or develop relations […]