Democracy Now! television program for Thursday, August 6, 2026

Trump Blasts Democratic Nominee for Senate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Pledges to “Make Dobbs Permanent” Nationwide

Senate Votes to Confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz to Lead the CDC

New Mexico Sues the DOJ for “Stonewalling” State Probe into Epstein

Federal Lawsuit Accuses Trump Admin of Targeting Children for Deportation

Authorities in Ceuta Looking to Transfer Unaccompanied Minors to Mainland Spain

NYT: CIA Secretly Established New Cuba Task Force

Iran and Oman Agree on Coordinates for Shipping Corridor Through the Strait of Hormuz

Israeli Prosecutors Indict Settler Yinon Levi over the Killing of Palestinian Activist Awdah Hathaleen

Israeli Military Conducts Targeted Strikes in Southern Lebanon

Head of Russian Drone Manufacturer Critically Injured in Car Bombing

Austria Breaks National Heat Record for Second Time in Two Days

Forecasts Suggest El Niño Could Drive Roughly 50 Million People into Acute Hunger by 2027

Fuego Volcano in Guatemala Expels Fresh Ash and Mud

Bangladesh’s Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Announces Plans to Return from Exile

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