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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: The first 2024 presidential debate between President Biden and former President Trump was held Thursday night in Atlanta. It marked the first time a sitting president debated a former one. It also marked the two oldest candidates ever to run for president, with a combined age of 159. And it was more of an incoherent debacle […]

NATO's increasing focus on the Asia-Pacific region poses a security threat not only to all countries in the region but also to Russia, necessitating a response from Moscow, President Vladimir Putin has warned. He made these remarks during a press conference in Hanoi last week following meetings with his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam, and after signing a strategic partnership treaty with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang. "We see what's […]

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. During Thursday night’s debate, former President Trump slammed President Biden for causing inflation, allowing migrants to take, quote, “Black jobs.” DANA BASH: President Biden, while Black unemployment dropped to a record low under your presidency, Black families still earn far less than white […]

For the first time, European Union foreign ministers have approved the transfer of approximately €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) in military and financial aid to Kyiv. This aid will be funded by interest profits drawn from frozen Russian central bank assets. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced the approval on Monday, coinciding with reports that Washington is preparing to send Ukraine another arms package worth $150 million. The EU also […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: I’m going to come back to the economy, but I want to go to the issue of reproductive rights right now and abortion. President Trump takes credit for the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which returned the issue of abortion to the states. During last night’s debate, moderator Dana Bash noted the federal […]

A congressional report has unveiled that the CIA interfered in the 2020 election by collaborating with the Biden campaign to dismiss the Hunter Biden laptop story as “Russian disinformation.” High-ranking CIA officials were aware of this tactic, and some active CIA contractors even signed a misleading statement. This explosive revelation raises serious questions about the integrity of the election and the extent of political manipulation within top intelligence agencies. (Article republished […]

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. The first 2024 presidential debate between President Biden and former President Trump held Thursday night, marking the first time a sitting president debated of former one. One of the major issues was abortion. We’re going to start with President Trump — was immigration, sorry. We’re going to start with […]

World Health Organization backtracks on its COVID-19 vaccine stance, says injections are “low priority” for kids The World Health Organization (WHO) has backtracked on its stance regarding the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) injections, now claiming that giving children these vaccines is a "low priority." Steve Watson of Modernity News highlighted this sudden turnaround, noting that anyone who didn't recommend the COVID-19 injections would have been "suspended from social media or publicly […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: There’s so much to get to. We’re going to turn to foreign policy now, just an excerpt of the debate on Gaza. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: Number one, everyone from the United Nations Security Council straight through to the G7 to the Israelis and Netanyahu himself have endorsed the plan I put forward, endorsed the plan I […]