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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: An independent United Nations panel has concluded Israel and Hamas have committed war crimes since October 7th. In a new report, the U.N. Commission of Inquiry outlined a number of war crimes committed by Israel, including using starvation as a method of warfare and intentionally directing attacks against civilians. Part of the report details how Israel […]

Biden appears FATIGUED and CONFUSED during 80th anniversary celebration of D-Day landings in France President Joe Biden faces backlash as videos of him go viral appearing fatigued and confused during the 80th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. Biden, who attended the event with his wife Jill, seemed disoriented and agitated upon his arrival. At one point, he even shuffled toward an empty chair, pointing at it in a […]

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 Juan González. A federal jury in Delaware has convicted Hunter Biden of all three felony charges for illegally purchasing a gun at a time when he was using drugs. Hunter Biden becomes the first child of a sitting U.S. president to be […]

CBP agent warns Biden’s immigration executive order will NORMALIZE arrival of 2 million migrants annually A senior Customs and Border Protection (CBP) source has suggested that President Joe Biden's latest executive order will not significantly curb the influx of illegal immigrants at the southern border. Instead, it will only normalize the entry of two million migrants annually. The executive order, titled "A Proclamation on Securing the Border," was signed on […]

In a landmark case in Florida, a federal jury has ordered Chiquita Brands International to pay over $38 million in damages to the families of eight Colombian men who were killed by paramilitaries the banana giant funded. Chiquita previously pleaded guilty to paying the far-right United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia paramilitary group, or AUC, $1.7 million from 2001 to 2004. Though Chiquita argued the payments were meant to protect company […]

10 NFL teams refuse to offer social media support for LGBTQ+ community during Pride Month Ten teams from the National Football League teams have refused to voice any support for the LGBTQ+ community on social media this Pride Month. The Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, Tennessee Titans, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons chose not to support Pride Month. Meanwhile, 22 NFL teams have […]

Newly published audio reveals Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito questioning whether the United States can overcome its polarized political divide — and appearing to endorse a Christian theocracy. Alito made the comments at the annual dinner of the Supreme Court Historical Society on June 3. The audio was secretly recorded by documentarian Lauren Windsor, who posed as a conservative activist. In the recording, Justice Alito agrees when Windsor says she […]

WHO director-general wants to intensify SMEAR CAMPAIGN against anti-vaccine movements World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for a more aggressive approach to counteract anti-vaccine movements. Tedros made this remark during a WHO celebration honoring so-called achievements in the 50 years since the organization launched the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). During the celebration in Geneva, Switzerland, Tedros declared that "vaccines are among the most powerful […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: In Europe, residents of 27 countries went to the polls this weekend for the European Union’s parliamentary elections. With nearly 400 million eligible voters, the EU elections are among the world’s biggest democratic polls, which are held every five years. This year’s results ended in a strong showing for the far right across much of the […]