Democracy Now! television program for Monday, August 17, 2026

Trump Threatens to “Bomb the S— Out of Oman,” Downplays Concerns About USS Abraham Lincoln

Israeli Airstrikes Kill at Least 11 People in Lebanon

Jared Kushner Meets with Hamas’s Political Chief in Cairo

Israel Announces Plans to Hand Over Policing of Settlers to an Israeli Civilian Police Force

Ukrainian Drones Kill at Least Nine People in Russia

Taliban Marks Five Years in Power Since U.S. Withdrawal

Migrants Protest in Spain’s North African Enclave of Ceuta

Survivors Go Hungry After Earthquakes Kill Dozens in Indonesia

Mass Shooting Erupts at Virginia State University Hours After Freshmen Orientation Events

Attorney General Todd Blanche Won’t Pledge to Operate Independently from White House

Federal Judge Blocks Idaho from Prosecuting Doctors Who Provide Health-Saving Abortions

South Carolina to Vote First in Democrats’ Revamped 2028 Presidential Primary Calendar

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