Democracy Now! 2025-08-15 Friday

Headlines for August 28, 2025; 2 Children Killed in Minneapolis School Shooting as Trump Rolls Back Gun Safety Regs; Remembering Hurricane Katrina, 20 Years After Storm Killed 1,800 in New Orleans; New Orleans Is Unprepared for Another Katrina, Warns Community Activist Malik Rahi ... Show More

Headlines for August 27, 2025; Gaza Doctor Says Israel’s Deadly Attack on Nasser Hospital “Crosses All Red Lines”; DNC Panel Rejects Resolution Demanding U.S. Arms Embargo on Israel; First Black Fed Governor, Lisa Cook, Sues Trump over His Attempt to Fire Her; Katrina Declaration ... Show More

Headlines for August 26, 2025; “Time to Cut Ties with Israel”: U.N. Expert Francesca Albanese on Gaza Hospital Bombing; “We Must Defeat Fascism”: Chicago Alderman on Trump’s Threat to Deploy Troops to City; Trump Targets Bail Reform, Wants to Let Rich “Buy Their Way Out of Jail” 

A.M. Edition for Feb. 14. Vice President JD Vance tells the Journal that the U.S. could send troops to Ukraine if Moscow fails to negotiate to end the war there in good faith. But President Trump’s decision to hold direct talks with Russia is a win for President Vladimir Putin, a ... Show More

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is slamming former President Donald Trump’s economic agenda ahead of his speech this afternoon. A Ukrainian commander says Russia is sending in reinforcements as its forces expand into the southern part of the country. A former politician ac ... Show More

Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, joins FP Live to assess the Trump administration’s shifting policies on Ukraine and how that could impact the ongoing war. McFaul is currently a professor at Stanford University and writes the McFaul’s World newsletter. Michael ... Show More

A.M. Edition for July 9. As Russia intensifies its assault on Ukraine, President Trump is losing his patience with Vladimir Putin. Journal correspondent Matthew Luxmoore says the president is now considering sending an additional patriot missile system to Kyiv. Plus, the Trump ad ... Show More

Tommy and Ben discuss late-breaking news that Russia and Ukraine may agree to a 30-day ceasefire, Canada’s new Prime Minister and the rapidly escalating trade war with the United States that he’ll inherit, and the final death knell for USAID. They also talk about the irrational a ... Show More

More than three years after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the fighting continues despite President Trump's push for both sides to make peace since his return to the White House. Trump has been more critical lately of Russia’s President Putin, who has been laun ... Show More

Following an unproductive day of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders to discuss a potential deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Favreau, Lovett, and Tommy discuss the meetings, the MA ... Show More

Donald Trump is putting the pressure on Russia today, announcing a new weapons deal for Ukraine. David Shimer, former director of Russian Affairs at the US National Security Council under President Biden, and Ivo Daalder, former US Ambassador to NATO, join the show to discuss. Al ... Show More