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By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Independence Day occurs as this imperfect union faces an existential threat. President Donald Trump daily amasses more authoritarian control, unchecked by the Republican majority in Congress and the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority. 

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Narciso Barranco sits in ICE detention, with his two sons still on active duty in the US Marines not far away, at Fort Pendleton. It is past time to unmask the violent agents targeting people like Narciso, and halt Trump’s racist, xenophobic mass d ... Show More

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan As the summer heats up and with US democracy increasingly at risk, two fundamental truths must remain front and center: people have a First Amendment right to protest, and US soldiers have an obligation to disobey unlawful orders. 

New polling says Donald Trump is the most unpopular president at this point in his term seen in seven decades. So why is he saying he runs the world in a new interview released just moments ago. Plus, did the Trump Administration deport children who are citizens born in the US? W ... Show More

A.M. Edition for Feb. 13. WSJ correspondent Summer Said says President Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and relocate Palestinians is prompting Arab states to set aside old political concerns and race to find an alternative–and putting pressure on an already fragile cease-fire. Plus ... Show More

Tommy and Ben discuss Trump’s freeze on foreign aid and the deadly consequences of stopping programs like clearing unexploded bombing and HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, Trump’s move to revoke security details for former officials like Anthony Fauci, Mike Pompeo, and John Bolt ... Show More

Israelis and Gazans welcome the ceasefire but express concern it won't end the conflict. Also: Trump's secretary of state pick, Marco Rubio, stresses the US First agenda, and rethinking women's roles in ancient Britain. 

In his first week back in office, President Trump's strong arm is already making itself felt around the world — with the United States pulling out of the World Health Organization and Paris Climate Accords, imposing tariffs on China and the Americas, and pledging to end wars whil ... Show More

Tommy and Ben discuss Trump’s inauguration, the tech oligarchy that was on display, foreign leaders in attendance, some of the most damaging and far-reaching executive orders from pulling out of the Paris Climate agreement to designating Mexican cartels terrorist organizations, a ... Show More

President Donald Trump has signed a law requiring the detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes. The third round of hostage exchanges between Israel and Gaza is expected to take place tomorrow. Former New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez has been senten ... Show More

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suspended his campaign and thrown his support behind former President Donald Trump. Israel has made it clear that even if a ceasefire deal is reached, it could end up only lasting weeks before war in Gaza resumes. A tro ... Show More

The Israeli PM, Benjamin Netanyahu, meets US President Donald Trump in Washington to discuss ways to end the Gaza conflict. Also: Russian minister sacked by Putin found dead, and gangs burn down Haiti's Oloffson hotel. 

Qatari mediators say major differences have been overcome in Gaza negotiations. Also: US Justice Department report says Donald Trump engaged in an unprecedented criminal effort to overturn his 2020 election defeat.