Democracy Now! television program for Friday, August 14, 2026

CIA Carried Out Drone Strikes, Disappearances and Torture Near Ecuador’s Coast

Rights Groups Say Israel Is Covering Up War Crimes Evidence as It Clears Gaza’s Rubble

Israeli Settlers’ Siege of Palestinian Homes Draws Rare Rebuke from U.S. Ambassador

Lebanon Condemns Home Demolitions by Israel as a “Serious Violation of International Law”

Pentagon Sends New Aircraft Carrier to Relieve USS Abraham Lincoln Following Attempted Suicides

DHS Targeted Left-Leaning Groups in Minnesota with Mass Surveillance Program

ICE Confirms Death of Third Immigrant at Privately Run ICE Jail in New Jersey

140 Immigrants Hold Hunger Strike at For-Profit ICE Jail in Tacoma, Washington

Activists Try to Halt Border Wall Construction as Contractors Bulldoze Landmarks

Russian and Ukrainian Attacks in Black Sea Raise Fears of Skyrocketing Global Food Prices

Japan Rejects Putin Visit to Disputed Islands as Poland Says It Thwarted Russian Assassination Plot

Indiana Declares Statewide Disaster Emergency Amid Historic Flooding

Federal Judge Tosses Trump Administration’s “Antisemitism” Lawsuit Against Harvard

Congressional Black Caucus Calls for Federal Probe into Death of Nolan Wells

Kennedy Center Board Orders Trump’s Name Restored to Performing Arts Center, Flouting Court Order

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