“Into the Wood Chipper”: Whistleblower’s Inside Story of DOGE Shredding USAID, 14 Million May Die A new book tells the inside story of the second Trump administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID. Its author, Nicholas Enrich, worked at USAID for over a deca...

An estimated 14 million people are projected to die “unnecessarily” over the next five years due to the Trump administration's slashing of USAID.

Automatic Draft Registration Would Expand U.S. Surveillance State: Antiwar Activist The federal government is preparing to begin automatically registering eligible U.S. men ages 18 to 26 for the military draft pool. The U.S. hasn’t had a military draft since 1973, but it still mainta...

The federal government is preparing to begin automatically registering eligible U.S. men ages 18 to 26 for the military draft pool, according to new rules that were tucked into the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.

Exclusive: Former U.S. Envoy & Iranian Nuclear Negotiator Discuss Ceasefire Talks, How War Could End After the first round of ceasefire negotiations in Pakistan collapsed over the weekend, we speak to two former nuclear negotiators about prospects for ending the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, incl...

We spoke to two former nuclear negotiators about what another U.S. nuclear deal with Iran might look like.

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Rami Khouri: U.S. & Israel Were “Forced into Two Ceasefires” as Regional Balance of Power Shifts “We’ve seen now, in the last six weeks, Iran and Hezbollah almost single-handedly checking — not defeating, but checking — the two biggest military powers in the region, which is the U.S. and Israel,”...

The war on Iran is already chipping away at U.S. hegemony in the Middle East.

“Depths of Hell”: Sudan Enters Fourth Year of Devastating Civil War Amid Growing Energy Crisis Sudan marked three years since a bloody civil war began between its national army and the powerful Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group. The RSF revolted against the Sudanese Armed Forces after a 2...

Sudan's bloody civil war has entered its fourth year. Is there any end in sight for the world's worst humanitarian crisis?

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Reps. Swalwell & Gonzales Resign over Alleged Sexual Misconduct; Will Congress Take More Action? Democratic Congressmember Eric Swalwell of California and Republican Tony Gonzales of Texas resigned Tuesday. Both of them faced potential expulsion votes after they were accused of sexual misconduct ...

Democrat Eric Swalwell of California and Republican Tony Gonzales of Texas both resigned from Congress this week after being accused of sexual misconduct involving former staffers and threatened with expulsion.

Israel’s War & Demands “Could Throw Lebanon Back into a Civil War”: Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted the first direct talks between Israel and Lebanon in decades on Tuesday in Washington. Hezbollah, which was not a party to the talks, made clear it will not ...

In the period between Israel's last ceasefire with Hezbollah in November 2024 to resumption of hostilities, Israel committed thousands of violations in Lebanon, resulting in over 100 civilian casualties.

President vs. Pope: Trump Posts Pic of Self as Jesus, Pope Says Warmakers Have “Hands Full of Blood” The first-ever pope from the United States is clashing with the White House. Pope Leo XIV, head of the Catholic Church, which counts more than a billion people in the world as its members, has spoken ...

"This idea that some people don’t deserve mercy is completely against the Christian message.”

Aliya Rahman v. DHS: Disabled Woman Dragged from Car Files Claim over Violent Arrest in Minneapolis Aliya Rahman, a Minneapolis resident who was violently detained by ICE officers in January during “Operation Metro Surge,” filed a federal tort claim against the Department of Homeland Security on Thu...

"I was held overnight in Capitol Police headquarters, they essentially uncuffed me from the wall, discharged me, I ate three slices of bread, and I came into your studio to talk to you in the same outfit I was in the night before." www.democracynow.org/2026/4/17/minneapolis_la...

Rami Khouri: U.S. & Israel Were “Forced into Two Ceasefires” as Regional Balance of Power Shifts “We’ve seen now, in the last six weeks, Iran and Hezbollah almost single-handedly checking — not defeating, but checking — the two biggest military powers in the region, which is the U.S. and Israel,”...

The Palestine-Israel conflict remains the starting point for all of these other conflicts.

Report from Beirut: Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Met with “Cautious Optimism” A 10-day ceasefire has begun in Lebanon. The news is being celebrated across the country, but major questions remain over what happens next. President Trump announced the deal between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday. Hezbollah, which is not a party to t...

Israel continued airstrikes on Thursday right up until the ceasefire took effect, including blowing up the last bridge over the Litani River. www.democracynow.org/2026/4/17/lebanon_ceasef...

As Iran Reopens Strait of Hormuz, Are U.S. & Iran Near Deal or Renewed Fighting? President Trump on Thursday repeated his claim that a deal to end the war on Iran is “very close” and that direct talks with Iran could resume in Pakistan as soon as this weekend. Despite the claims, the Pentagon is surging thousands of additional troo...

Will Iranians, who “have been saying for years that they don’t want nuclear weapons,” curb their nuclear activity? https://www.democracynow.org/2026/4/17/iran_trump_talks

Aliya Rahman, a disabled Minneapolis resident who was violently arrested and detained by ICE officers in January, explains why she's filing a federal tort claim against the Department of Homeland Security.

A 10-day ceasefire has begun in Lebanon, but major questions remain over what happens next. Israel says it will not withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon.

Amy Goodman at KPFK Benefit Screenings of Steal This Story, Please! Amy Goodman will be appearing in-person at two KPFK Benefit Screenings of the new, award-winning documentary, Steal This Story, Please!, both that the Laemmle Royal cinema in West Los Angeles. Both sc...

Los Angeles: Join Amy Goodman and the co-director of Steal This Story, Please! for a screening of the new documentary about Democracy Now! and a pre-screening reception Friday April 17.

Tickets are available for 1 p.m. PT and 7 p.m. PT screenings.

Israel’s War & Demands “Could Throw Lebanon Back into a Civil War”: Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted the first direct talks between Israel and Lebanon in decades on Tuesday in Washington. Hezbollah, which was not a party to the talks, made clear it will not ...

We spoke to former Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy about the major concerns surrounding any such deal. www.democracynow.org/2026/4/15/is...

BREAKING: U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting at midnight in Lebanon.

Hezbollah did not participate in the U.S.-hosted ceasefire talks.

“Into the Wood Chipper”: Whistleblower's Inside Story of DOGE Shredding USAID, 14 Million May Die A new book tells the inside story of the second Trump administration's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID. Its author, Nicholas Enrich, worked at USAID for over a decade before he was pushed out of the agency in early 20...

A new book tells the inside story of the second Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID. Its author, Nicholas Enrich, worked at USAID for over a decade before he was pushed out of the agency in early 2025, when the Elon Musk-led DOGE summarily cut its staff and funding.

“Depths of Hell”: Sudan Enters Fourth Year of Devastating Civil War Amid Growing Energy Crisis Sudan marked four years since a bloody civil war began between its national army and the powerful Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group. The RSF revolted against the Sudanese Armed Forces after a 20...

Sudan marked three years since a bloody civil war began between its national army and the powerful Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group. The RSF revolted against the Sudanese Armed Forces after a 2021 military coup left it with diminished political power.

Hormuz Crisis “Only Going to Get More Horrific Before It Gets Any Better”: Prof. Laleh Khalili Amid the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, we speak with Laleh Khalili, a professor of Gulf studies who researches the shipping and logistics industry and its impact on the global economy. The U...

Amid the ongoing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, we speak with Laleh Khalili, a professor of Gulf studies who researches the shipping and logistics industry and its impact on the global economy.

Despite the U.S.' claims that it has fully blocked the Iranian oil trade since Monday, @lalehkhalili.bsky.social says over a dozen ships have sailed through the Strait of Hormuz — a drop in the bucket compared to before the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, when the strait handled over 100 crossings daily.

NAACP Sues Elon Musk’s xAI for Polluting Black Neighborhoods In Tennessee, the NAACP is suing Elon Musk’s xAI, accusing the artificial intelligence company of polluting Black neighborhoods with toxic emissions from its makeshift power plant fueling its data cen...

NAACP Sues Elon Musk’s xAI for Polluting Black Neighborhoods

Trump Administration Plans to Build Second Border Wall in Arizona In Arizona, opposition is mounting against the Trump administration’s plans to build a second border wall. The second barrier would reportedly run parallel to another border wall that’s already standi...

Trump Administration Plans to Build Second Border Wall in Arizona

The second barrier would reportedly run parallel to another border wall that’s already standing along Arizona and Mexico, cutting through several wildlife refuges, national park sites and the Tohono O’odham Nation.

Appeals Court Judge to End Probe of Trump Admin Deportation Flights to El Salvador In Washington, D.C., an appeals court has ordered a federal judge to end his investigation into probable criminal contempt by Trump officials who deported dozens of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvado...

Appeals Court Judge to End Probe of Trump Admin Deportation Flights to El Salvador

Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin Held in Kuwaiti Prison for Six Weeks Kuwaiti American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin has been held in a Kuwaiti prison for six weeks. He was arrested on March 3 in Kuwait City and faces prosecution in a special tribunal. On March 2, he sh...

Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin Held in Kuwaiti Prison for Six Weeks

“The Future Is Peace”: Maoz Inon & Aziz Abu Sarah on Israelis and Palestinians Working Together Maoz Inon’s parents were killed in the October 7 attacks in 2023. Aziz Abu Sarah’s brother died after being tortured in an Israeli prison. The two have closely worked together calling for peace in Isr...

"To bring justice, to bring peace, to bring equality and dignity to all of us, we have to work together."

Reps. Swalwell & Gonzales Resign over Alleged Sexual Misconduct; Will Congress Take More Action? Democratic Congressmember Eric Swalwell of California and Republican Tony Gonzales of Texas resigned Tuesday. Both of them faced potential expulsion votes after they were accused of sexual misconduct ...

Does Congress have a systemic sexual harassment and abuse problem?