Democracy Now! 2026-05-08 Friday
5/8/202659 min
Democracy Now! 2026-05-08 Friday
Headlines for May 08, 2026Trump Pushes to Take Over Elections, Punish His Enemies: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Reporter Ned ParkerAmid Growing Abuse at ICE Jails, Rep. Adelita Grijalva Calls to Shut Down Trump's Detention Network"They Don't Care": Trump's Border Wall Construction Damages 1,000-Year-Old Sacred Indigenous Site"Absolutely Vulnerable": Over 20,000 Global South Ship Workers Stranded at Sea Due to Iran War
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First 90 secondsAmy Goodman· Host0:01
[upbeat music] From Minneapolis and Chicago, this is Democracy Now!
Speaker 10:20
Reuters uncovered, um, efforts by elements of the federal government to probe the limits of state power in administering elections. This included investigations into the 2020 election, efforts to inspect voting machines, and, uh, investigations into voter fraud, uh, hoping to find evidence of non-citizens voting.
Amy Goodman· Host0:45
With the November midterm elections less than six months away, President Trump's moving to take greater control over elections in at least eight states. We'll speak to investigative journalist Ned Parker. He also just won a Pulitzer Prize this week for his reporting on Trump's targeting of political enemies. Then to Arizona Congress member Adelita Grijalva. This week she went inside two ICE jails.
Adelita Grijalva· Soundbite1:15
This is not about safety. It is about private businesses making a ton of money off the backs of our immigrant community. As a mom of three kids, I don't know how else to describe the look