News On Tap For Friday, June 20, 2025

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It’s the “longest day of the year” (not really), so you clearly need a drink. But first, the “News On Tap” has more on the Iran-Israel War & Trump’s “two weeks” dodge. We’ve also news on the immigration wars, Republicans big ugly budget bill, and the latest horrible decisions from the Supreme Court.. Plus, Karen & Anita from Tru Blu Politics are back. Get something good to drink & join us!

First Round - The News Of The Day

• The Drums Of War

• Israel-Iran Air War Begins Second Week As Europe Pushes Diplomacy

• Trump Denies Approving Iran Attack Plan, But Claims He Will Make Decision Within "Two Weeks"

• For Trump, ‘Two Weeks’ Is His Favorite Measurement Of Time - & His Favorite Way To Delay & Distract The Mainstream Media

• Margaret Sullivan: Fox's Pro-War Drumbeat Is Deafening — And Trump Is Listening

• Immigration Wars

• Federal Appeals Court Says Trump Can Keep Control Of California National Guard Troops, For Now, To Assist ICE

• Federal Judge Blocks Trump Admin. Plan To Tie States' Transportation Funds To Immigration Enforcement

• Trump Admin Suffers Huge Loss In Efforts To Speedily Deport People As Federal Judge Upholds 21-Day Notice Requirement For Potential Deportees

• DHS Issues New Rule Saying Congress Members Must Give 72 Hours Notice Before Visiting An ICE Detention Center, Generating New Outrage

• ICE Deports Teen Soccer Star To Honduras Days After His High School Graduation

• L.A. Dodgers Block ICE Agents From Entering Stadium In Los Angeles, Riling Up Anti-Immigrant MAGA Supporters

• Washington Cherry Growers Are Now Struggling To Find Workers To Pick Cherries, Due To ICE Raids

Second Round - Injustice Everywhere

• Abortion Wars

• Brain-Dead Woman Who Was Forced Onto Life Support For Months Is Finally Allowed To Die After Delivering Baby

• Federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, With Perpetual Animus Against Abortion & LGBTQ Rights, Overturns Biden Admin. Rule Preventing Activist Prosecutors From Getting Records Of Persons Seeking Abortion & Gender-Affirming Care

• The Court Of Supreme Injustice

• Supreme Court Rules Oil Corporations Can Now Challenge California’s Emission Limits In Court

• SCOTUS Rules Victims Of Terrorism Tied To The Palestinian Authority & PLO Have Jurisdiction To Sue In U.S. Courts

• Supreme Court Majority Rules To Allow Tobacco Corporations To Venue Shop In Lawsuits Against The FDA

• Supreme Court Majority Sides Against Disabled Firefighter Suing For Discrimination Over Health Benefits

Third Round - More News To Drink About

• Republican's Big Bad Ugly Budget Bill

• Brutal Cuts To Medicare, Medicaid, & ACA In Republicans' Budget Bill Are Threatening A Hospital Apocalypse

• Republican Senators Add New Tax Break To Bad Budget Bill That Would Reward Wall Street Corporations Engaged In Vulture Corporatism

• Republicans' Big Bad Ugly Tax & Spending Bill Could Derail Hundreds Of Planned Clean Energy Generation Projects - 3/4 In Republican Districts

• Catherine Rampell: Instead Of Defending Their Insanely Bad Budget Bill, Republicans Are Touting A Version Of The Bill That Doesn’t Exist [Gift Link]

• Somewhat Forgotten Wars

• UNICEF Warns Children Are Dying Of Thirst In Gaza Amid Collapse Of Water Systems

• Ukraine's Zelenskyy Calls For More Pressure On Russia After Deadly Missile Strike In Ukrainian Capital Kyiv

• Miscellaneous News

• Today Is The Summer Solstice In The Northern Hemisphere, The Longest, Brightest Day Of The Year. All The Things You Didn't Know About It, Here.

• Extended Corruption: Trump Extends Tik Tok Ban Deadline By Another 90 Days

• Ben Raderstorf: What’s So Special About 3.5 Percent? And Why Sustained Mass Mobilization Against Trumpian Fascism Is So Important.

• Mark Cuban Now Claims Kamala Harris Asked Him To Be Considered For VP And He Turned Her Down

Fourth Round - Entertainment & More

• "Jaws," The Prototype Summer Blockbuster, Turns 50 This Weekend, Losing None Of Its Bite

• Miley Cyrus Joins Beyoncé For Surprise Performance At Paris Cowboy Carter Show

• Indiana Pacers Rout OKC Thunder In Game 6, Force First NBA Finals Game 7 Since 2016

• Both Managers Ejected In Dodgers-Padres Brawl, As Teams Take Turns Drilling Each Others' Stars

• College World Series 2025: Five Factors That Will Likely Determine The Winner Of The Coastal Carolina-LSU Championship Series This Weekend

Your Bar Regulars Tonight…

The Hosts of Tru Blu Politics, Karen from Chicago & Anita From San Antonio, will be joining us at the bar today to talk about all the insanity we’ve seen in our politics this week - and to celebrate the good things that happen this week too!

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