DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY DIGEST: From COVID to Hepatitis to Measles, RFK Jr. Is Gutting Vaccine Science: An Ex-CDC Expert Speaks Out, "Watched, Tracked & Targeted": Gaza Writer Mohammed Mhawish on Life Under Israeli Surveillance, Trump Gold/Platinum Card: Amid Immigrant Crackdown, U.S. Sells Visas for Up to $5 Million, "A Force of Terror": Rep. Delia Ramirez on ICE Abuses & Her Push to Impeach DHS Chief Kristi Noem, Jeanne Theoharis on the Montgomery Bus Boycott & The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (Part 2), U.S. Tightens Sanctions on Venezuela and Plans to Seize More Oil Tankers as Trump Threatens War, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Won’t Rule Out Regime Change in Venezuela, 12 Die in Gaza Strip Amid Winter Storm and Israeli Ceasefire Violations, Health Insurance Costs Are Set to Explode After Republicans Reject Extended Tax Credits, Hundreds Quarantined in South Carolina as Measles Spreads Rapidly in Unvaccinated Communities, Rep. Haley Stevens Seeks Impeachment of Health Secretary: ”RFK Jr. Has Turned His Back on Science”, Indiana Republicans Revolt Against Trump’s Demand to Gerrymander Congressional Map, Kilmar Ábrego García Reunites with Family After Judge Orders His Release from ICE Jail, ICE Agents in Minneapolis Racially Profile and Violently Arrest Somali American U.S. Citizen, “You Lied on the Record”: House Democrats Grill Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Justice Department Fails for Second Time to Win Grand Jury Indictment of New York AG Letitia James, House Republicans Cross Aisle to Advance Bill Restoring Federal Workers’ Union Rights, Disney Agrees to Allow OpenAI’s Sora App to Make Videos Using Copyrighted Characters, Trump Signs Executive Order Blocking States from Regulating AI 12DEZ25,

 

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Friday, December 12, 2025 democracynow.org Stories From COVID to Hepatitis to Measles, RFK Jr. Is Gutting Vaccine Science: An Ex-CDC Expert Speaks Out U.S. troops seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, a major escalation that the Venezuelan government called "international piracy." We ... Read More → "Watched, Tracked & Targeted": Gaza Writer Mohammed Mhawish on Life Under Israeli Surveillance Award-winning Palestinian reporter Mohammed Mhawish, who left Gaza last year, joins us to discuss his new piece for New York magazine about Israel's ... Read More → Trump Gold/Platinum Card: Amid Immigrant Crackdown, U.S. Sells Visas for Up to $5 Million As the Trump administration expands its immigration crackdown nationwide, President Trump is simultaneously creating new pathways for wealthy ... Read More → "A Force of Terror": Rep. Delia Ramirez on ICE Abuses & Her Push to Impeach DHS Chief Kristi Noem Democratic lawmakers repeatedly called on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign as they confronted her on Trump's immigration crackdown ... Read More → Jeanne Theoharis on the Montgomery Bus Boycott & The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (Part 2) Part 2 of our conversation with historian Jeanne Theoharis on the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott, which began days after Rosa Parks was ... Read More → Headlines → U.S. Tightens Sanctions on Venezuela and Plans to Seize More Oil Tankers as Trump Threatens War Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Won’t Rule Out Regime Change in Venezuela 12 Die in Gaza Strip Amid Winter Storm and Israeli Ceasefire Violations Health Insurance Costs Are Set to Explode After Republicans Reject Extended Tax Credits Hundreds Quarantined in South Carolina as Measles Spreads Rapidly in Unvaccinated Communities Rep. Haley Stevens Seeks Impeachment of Health Secretary: ”RFK Jr. Has Turned His Back on Science” Indiana Republicans Revolt Against Trump’s Demand to Gerrymander Congressional Map Kilmar Ábrego García Reunites with Family After Judge Orders His Release from ICE Jail ICE Agents in Minneapolis Racially Profile and Violently Arrest Somali American U.S. Citizen “You Lied on the Record”: House Democrats Grill Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Justice Department Fails for Second Time to Win Grand Jury Indictment of New York AG Letitia James House Republicans Cross Aisle to Advance Bill Restoring Federal Workers’ Union Rights Disney Agrees to Allow OpenAI’s Sora App to Make Videos Using Copyrighted Characters Trump Signs Executive Order Blocking States from Regulating AI Forward this email → Donate today → Follow

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