Democracy Now! television program for Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate Primary

U.S. Military Reportedly Used Up 80% of Its Key Missile Interceptors in Iran War

National Guard to Continue Washington, D.C., Deployment Through 2029, Costing $1.4 Billion

GOP Congressmember Edwards Drops Reelection Bid After Sexual Harassment Allegations

Third immigrant Dies in Detention at Notorious ICE Jail Delaney Hall

Italy to Place All 27 of Its Major Cities Under the Country’s Highest Heat Alert

Man Arrested on Suspicion of Arson in Connection to One of Three Blazes in the Washington Area

Justice Department Subpoenaed Freelance Reporter Matthew Cole

Federal Judge Grants DOJ Request to Dismiss Cases Against Oath Keepers Who Participated in the Jan. 6 Insurrection

Protesters Demand Gov’t Action on Puerto Rico’s Ongoing Water Crisis

Far-Right BJP Loses Major Local Election in the Indian State of Bihar

Russian Missile and Drone Strikes Kill 17 People in Ukraine

Jordan to Convene Emergency Meeting on “Imminent” Israeli Takeover of Al-Aqsa Compound in Jerusalem

U.N. Human Rights Experts Send Letter to Mamdani and Hochul in Support of Home Health Aides

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