Headlines for September 23, 2025; Alaa Abd El-Fattah Is Free: Family Celebrates Political Prisoner’s Release in Egypt; No Secret Police Act: CA Gov. Signs Law Against Masked ICE Agents; Feds Say They Won’t Comply; ICE Assaults Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh at Chicago Protest

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Headlines for September 24, 2025; Trump Slams United Nations, Global Migration & Climate Science in U.N. Speech; “Science Under Siege”: Dr. Peter Hotez on Trump, Tylenol & Autism; “This Is What Fascists Do”: Trump Labels Antifa a Terrorist Org in His War on Dissent

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Wednesday, September 24, 2025

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
This week, 10 more nations recognized Palestinian statehood. Over 150 countries now recognize Palestine as a state, including 14 of 15 members of the United Nations Security Council. The only outlier: the United States, which consistently wields its Security Council veto power in defense of Israel.

Column — Palestinian Statehood and the Race to Stop the Gaza Genocide

Headlines for September 29, 2025; Zohran Mamdani on Historic NYC Mayoral Run & Trump’s Meddling in Election as Eric Adams Drops Out; “War Criminal”: Thousands Call to Arrest Netanyahu, March at U.N. Against Gaza Genocide; Black Liberation Activist Assata Shakur Dies at 78 in Cuba; Hear Her Read 1998 Letter to Pope

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Monday, September 29, 2025

Headlines for September 30, 2025; Trump’s Gaza Plan Is Mere “Repackaging of Genocide” for Israel’s Benefit: Diana Buttu; “Break the Blockade and End the Siege”: Nelson Mandela’s Grandson Speaks from Gaza Aid Flotilla; “The Government Has Been Shut Down” Since Trump Took Office: David Dayen; “We Do Not Want Federal Troops”: Oregon Rejects Trump’s Plan to Send Forces to Portland; Chicago Activist on Organizing Community ICE Patrols as Trump Escalates Immigration Crackdown

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Headlines for October 01, 2025; Chicago Mayor on Trump’s Threat to Use “Dangerous” Cities as “Training Grounds for our Military”; A “Green Light” for War Crimes? What Trump & Hegseth’s Lecture to Generals Really Means; Mahmoud Khalil Hails Judge’s Scathing Ruling Against Trump Efforts to Deport Pro-Palestinian Students

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Headlines for October 02, 2025; “Shameful”: Israel Seizes Gaza-Bound Vessels & Detains 400+, But More Boats Are Now Heading to Gaza; “Orwell: 2+2=5”: Raoul Peck & Alex Gibney on New Documentary, Authoritarianism, Trump & More; Will El Salvador’s Total Abortion Ban Be a Model for the U.S.? Maria Hinojosa Investigates

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Thursday, October 2, 2025

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan
This week Judge William Young excoriated the Trump administration’s attack on free speech. “This case — perhaps the most important ever to fall within the jurisdiction of this district court — squarely presents the issue of whether non-citizens lawfully present here in [the] United States actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us,” he wrote. “The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally 'yes, they do.'”

Column — Trump's Attack on Free Speech and One Federal Judge's Fiery Rebuke

Headlines for October 03, 2025; Trump’s Mideast Envoy Steve Witkoff & Sons Blur Peace & Profit, from Real Estate to Crypto Deals; “Attack on Free Speech”: Journalist Mario Guevara Faces Deportation After Covering Anti-Trump Protest; “Move Fast”: From McCarthyism to Authoritarianism, Jane Fonda Relaunches Father’s Free Speech Group; Israel Detains 440+ Global Flotilla Activists; Italian Unions Strike in Protest

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

Democracy Now! Friday, October 3, 2025

Headlines for October 06, 2025; “It’s Not a Peace Plan”: Ex-Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy on Trump Push to End War on Gaza; Gaza Flotilla Update: U.K. Journalist Describes “Torturous Conditions” in Israeli Custody; Famine Expert: Israel’s Starvation of Gaza Risks Normalizing the Weaponization of Food; Man-Made Famine & Malnutrition in Sudan, Exacerbated by U.S. Aid Cuts

Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET.

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