KPFA - The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays

By KPFANews Politics

KPFA - The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays episodes

August 12, 2025Trump’s Washington DC takeover begins as National Guard arrives; ICE arrest of disabled high school student triggers LAUSD moves to protect students- August 12, 2025
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Trump’s Washington DC takeover begins, sparking criticism of growing authoritarianism;
SF labor activists raise funds for Palestine Federation of Trade Unions to protect rights of workers;
ICE arrest of disabled high school student triggers creation of safety zones at LA schools;
Water diversions from Mono Lake to LA endangering gulls in sensitive ecosystem;
Netanyahu in talks with South Sudan to resettle Palestinians from Gaza;
Federal court in SF hearing case on National Guard in LA, with implications for deployments in other cities;
Trump considering 600-strong National Guard “quick reaction force” to quell protests in cities
The post Trump’s Washington DC takeover begins as National Guard arrives; ICE arrest of disabled high school student triggers LAUSD moves to protect students- August 12, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
1 hr
August 11, 2025Trump takes over DC police, sends in National Guard; Israeli attack kills 5 reporters in action UN calls breach of international humanitarian law – August 11, 2025
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Trump takes over DC police, sends National Guard in move Dems blast as authoritarian power grab;
Israeli attack kills 5 reporters, 4 from Al Jazeera, UN calls it breach of international humanitarian law;
Netanyahu plans takeover of entire Gaza strip as malnutrition rises;
Activists blast Gaza Humanitarian Foundation for violence linked to Israeli-backed group’s food sites;
Federal judge in SF begins hearing on whether troop deployment in LA violates federal law, as administration extends troop activation through November 6th
The post Trump takes over DC police, sends in National Guard; Israeli attack kills 5 reporters in action UN calls breach of international humanitarian law – August 11, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
1 hr
August 08, 2025Palestinians fear Israeli plans to take over Gaza City as part of escalation; Newsom, Pelosi join Texas dems in Sacramento as redistricting battle heats up – August 8, 2025
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Palestinians fearful of Israel plans to take over Gaza City as part of escalation to take over nearly entire Gaza Strip;
Newsom, Pelosi join Texas dems in Sacramento as governor plans November ballot measure to counter TX redistricting;
Trump hosts leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan for signing of peace agreement creating “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity”;
Israel planning to take over Gaza City, world leaders call it dangerous escalation;
Historic Golden Rule Anti-Nuclear sailboat visits SF Bay with warning about Gaza genocide, 6 decades after sailing into Marshall Islands to halt US nuke testing;
Saturday August 9 is “International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples”, and 80th anniversary of atomic bombing of Nagasaki
The post Palestinians fear Israeli plans to take over Gaza City as part of escalation; Newsom, Pelosi join Texas dems in Sacramento as redistricting battle heats up – August 8, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
1 hr
August 07, 2025Texas senate committee approves GOP redistricting plan; ICE uses rental truck to surprise and round up day laborers in LA – August 7, 2025
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Texas senate committee approves GOP redistricting plan while Dems hold out in other states to block quorum;
ICE uses rental truck to surprise and round up day laborers in LA despite court order on ICE stops;
California teaming up with big tech companies to bring Artificial Intelligence courses to classrooms;
State Supreme Court orders Public Utilities Commission to reconsider cuts to rooftop solar owners;
Altadena residents protest State Farm rate hikes, reluctance to pay for fire damage after massive wildfire;
Federal judge blocks construction at Alligator Alcatraz immigration jail, as ICE builds new detention centers at military bases in Texas, Indiana, New Jersey;
Air Force denying early retirement options for transgender servicemembers, using medical screenings to find transgender members who do not come forward
The post Texas senate committee approves GOP redistricting plan; ICE uses rental truck to surprise and round up day laborers in LA – August 7, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
1 hr
August 06, 2025Redistricting battle spreads to more states including California; Antinuclear activists protest nuke testing and research on anniversary of Hiroshima bombing – August 6, 2025
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Texas democratic lawmakers undeterred after bomb threat, as redistricting battle spreads to more states including California;
Antinuclear activists mark anniversary of Hiroshima bombing with Livermore Lab protest against nuke testing and research;
Voting Rights Act turns 60, as Supreme Court actions continue to erode landmark civil rights law;
Federal judge hears environmental challenge to “Alligator Alcatraz”, as Indiana plans its own “Speedway Slammer” immigrant detention facility;
Civil rights lawsuit against Alligator Alcatraz goes to hearing Friday August 8;
UN official says Israeli plan to expand military operations in Gaza risks catastrophic consequences for millions of Palestinians
The post Redistricting battle spreads to more states including California; Antinuclear activists protest nuke testing and research on anniversary of Hiroshima bombing – August 6, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
1 hr
August 05, 2025Texas republicans fail again to vote on GOP redistricting plan; 40 arrested at Gaza war protest at Trump International Hotel in NYC – August 5, 2025
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Texas republicans fail again to vote on GOP redistricting plan, as democratic lawmakers hold out in other states;
Federal judge orders officials to produce agreements showing what agencies and contractors have authority at Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz immigrant detention center;
California to close expensive Norco prison, 4th state prison closed in last 4 years;
Rwanda becomes 3rd African nation to accept deportees, following secretive agreements with South Sudan and Kingdom of Eswatini;
UN says children in Gaza dying from hunger and “the total collapse of the systems meant to protect them”;
40 arrested at Gaza war protest Monday night at Trump International Hotel in NYC
The post Texas republicans fail again to vote on GOP redistricting plan; 40 arrested at Gaza war protest at Trump International Hotel in NYC – August 5, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
1 hr
August 04, 2025Texas Dems leave state to block republican redistricting vote; Activists celebrate victory on court order barring discriminatory ICE practices in LA – August 4, 2025
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Texas democratic lawmakers leave state to block scheduled republican redistricting vote;
Nations negotiating global plastic pollution treaty as new report urges action on public health emergency;
Activists celebrate appeals court victory on order barring discriminatory ICE practices in Los Angeles;
Israeli airstrike on Red Crescent headquarters in Gaza kills aid worker, building struck multiple times during rescue efforts;
Homeland Security Secretary Noem in talks with Arizona, Nebraska, Louisiana about setting up Alligator Alcatraz-style state detention facilities
The post Texas Dems leave state to block republican redistricting vote; Activists celebrate victory on court order barring discriminatory ICE practices in LA – August 4, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
1 hr
August 01, 2025Activists sue to block termination of TPS deportation protections; Gaza humanitarian crisis sparks calls for action in US and abroad – August 1, 2025
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Activists sue to block termination of TPS deportation protections for migrants fleeing dangerous homelands;
California sues Trump administration over attacks on gender-affirming care;
Gaza humanitarian crisis sparks calls for action in US and abroad to end military aid to Israel, recognize Palestinian state;
Biden accuses Trump administration of trying to “dismantle the constitution” in speech to National Bar Association;
Smithsonian removes reference to Trump’s impeachments from museum exhibit on presidential power;
Trump orders 2 nuclear submarines to region near Russia because of tweets from former Russian president
The post Activists sue to block termination of TPS deportation protections; Gaza humanitarian crisis sparks calls for action in US and abroad – August 1, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
1 hr
July 31, 2025Texas democrats blast GOP redistricting plan as illegal power-grab; Republican bill seeks sanctions on South Africa over alleged antisemitism – July 31, 2025
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Texas democrats blast GOP redistricting plan as power-grab disenfranchising voters of color;
Gaza residents still facing starvation despite limited aid allowed in by Israel;
Republican bill seeks sanctions on South Africa over alleged antisemitism, support for genocide lawsuit against Israel;
National Guard troops in LA being demobilized after nearly 2 months backing up immigration agents;
Vatican to become world’s first carbon-neutral state with massive solar electricity farm near Rome
The post Texas democrats blast GOP redistricting plan as illegal power-grab; Republican bill seeks sanctions on South Africa over alleged antisemitism – July 31, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
1 hr
July 30, 2025Former Trump lawyer Bove approved for appeals court judgeship; Senate Dems use arcane law to force release of Epstein files – July 30, 2025
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Former Trump lawyer Bove approved for appeals court judgeship despite Democratic objections over multiple scandals;
Senate Dems use arcane law to force release of Epstein files;
Dems reintroduce John R Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act as mid-term election battle heats up;
Medicare, Medicaid celebrate 60th anniversary, weeks after congress passed largest healthcare cuts in US history
US put on Civicus’ civil rights watch list due to sustained attacks on civic freedoms
ICE giving $50,000 bonuses to recruit deportation officers and investigators
The post Former Trump lawyer Bove approved for appeals court judgeship; Senate Dems use arcane law to force release of Epstein files – July 30, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
1 hr

About KPFA - The Pacifica Evening News Weekdays

From the publisher's feed

The Pacifica Evening News is a collaboration of KPFA and KPFK in Los Angeles and KFCF in Fresno. The hour-long newscast airs on all three stations each weeknight at 6:00 PM. KPFA News broadcasts news headlines throughout the day at 5:55, 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 10:00, 12:00 and 4:00.