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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Andy Kroll, before you go, I wanted to pivot to ask you about Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance. CNN has revealed new details about Vance’s long history of disparaging people who don’t have children. In addition to his comment about “childless cat ladies” that are running the government, talking about everyone he talks about — though […]

SECURITY SABOTAGE? Local SWAT in Butler, Penn., had NO COMMS with Secret Service during Trump rally It took until after bloody-eared Donald Trump was picked up off the floor of his podium by Secret Service at the July 13 Butler, Penn., rally for local law enforcement and SWAT teams to have any interactions whatsoever with Secret Service, first responders confirmed in a recent ABC News exclusive. In the below […]

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, with Juan González. Anti-government protests erupted Monday in Venezuela after the National Electoral Council declared President Nicolás Maduro to be the winner of Sunday’s presidential election, giving him a third term in office. According to the Electoral Council, early results show Maduro received about 51% of the vote, […]

GovTrack and media deletion of Harris’ record sparks transparency debates, allegations of censorship GovTrack, a group famed for its thorough documentation of US congressional voting habits has purged a 2019 report that recognized Vice President Kamala Harris as the “most liberal” senator of that year. (Article by Cindy Harper republished from ReclaimTheNet.org) However, this comes as a surprise as the site, which categorizes itself as a beacon of governmental “transparency,” […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance has doubled down on his remarks that the Democratic Party is being led by what he called “childless cat ladies.” Vance made the original comment on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox at the time in 2021. JD VANCE: We’re effectively run in this country, via the Democrats, […]

New car incentives surge by 53% amid growing car inventories and decreasing demand Auto dealers are trying to entice more consumers to purchase cars, sweetening incentive packages so much that the average value of new car incentives has jumped by 53 percent in June compared to the same month last year. More and more consumers are deciding to hold off on purchasing new cars amid elevated interest rates and […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: We turn now to Renee Bracey Sherman. She’s a reproductive justice activist. And she wrote a very interesting piece in Teen Vogue. And it’s called — the piece is called “JD Vance Doesn’t Want All Women to Be Trad Wives, Just White Women.” Explain, Renee. RENEE BRACEY SHERMAN: Well, hi, Amy. Thanks for having me. And I […]

U.S. and Canadian fighter jets intercept Russian and Chinese bomber aircraft near Alaska American and Canadian fighter jets were forced to confront Russian and Chinese nuclear-capable bombers when they strayed too close to the United States' airspace near Canada. American and Canadian fighter jets identified, tracked and intercepted two Russian Tupolev TU-95 and two Chinese Xi'an H-6 bombers on Wednesday, July 24. They were being covered by Russian Su-30 and Su-35 fighter […]

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org. It’s “War, Peace and the Presidency.” I’m Amy Goodman. We continue our look at Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance with a new piece headlined “The Seven Thinkers and Groups That Have Shaped JD Vance’s Unusual Worldview.” It was written by our next guest, Politico reporter Ian Ward, who’s joining us from […]