News On Tap For Thursday, July 17, 2025

All Kinds Of Trouble

Today’s “News On Tap” has all kinds of trouble. From those marching for “Good Trouble,” to Republicans breaking Congress & breaking immigration laws, to MAGA world blowing up over the Epstein files. Plus one of our favorite comedians & bar regulars, John Fugelsang, is back at the bar - and he’s stirring up more than just his drink tonight.

First Round - The News Of The Day

Getting In Good Trouble

• Good Trouble Lives On Rallies Are Today! Get Maps Of Protest Sites, Details On Events Near You, And More, Here

• Tens Of Thousands In U.S. Join ‘Good Trouble’ Protests Honoring John Lewis

The People Are Coming

• New CNN Poll Finds Democrats Are Far More Motivated Than Republicans For Next Year’s Midterms - And Every Election Until Then

• Mamdani Is Turning On The Charm, & Meeting His Critics Head On, In A Series Of Meetings All Week

• Zohran Mamdani Met With House Democrats In DC, To Brief Them On Lessons He's Learned From His Campaign

• New Poll Has Democratic Nominee Spanberger Leading Virginia Governor’s Race By 12 Points

Second Round - Republicans Hate You & Can't Govern

What Republican Government Looks Like

• Senate Passes $9b In DOGE Cuts To NPR, PBS, & Foreign Aid In Rescission Bill, Sends It Back To The House With Less Than 48 Hours Before Deadline

• Senate Democrats Walk Out Of Judiciary Committee Vote, As Republicans Ram Through Emil Bove & Jeanine Pirro Judicial Nominations

• More Than 900 Former DOJ Employees, From All Political Parties, Urged Senate Judiciary Committee To Reject Bove's Appeals Court Nomination

• Newly Leaked Memo Confirms Trump Admin. Taking New Steps To Block Wind And Solar Projects

• Trump Admin. Rescinds $4b In Federal Funding For California's High-Speed Rail Project

The Epstein Con

• Trump Slams His Own Supporters As ‘Weaklings’ For Falling For What He Now Calls The Epstein ‘Hoax’

• Even With Trump's Support, Epstein Case Leaves Bondi's Future In Question

• Trump DOJ Fires Maurene Comey, Prosecutor On Epstein Case And Daughter Of Ex-FBI Director

• Fox News Hosts Pretend The Biggest MAGA Story — The ‘Epstein Hoax’ — Doesn’t Exist

• Sen. Ron Wyden Says In Epstein Case, Follow The Money [Gift Link]

• Charlie Warzel: Nobody (Not Even Trump) Can Control The Epstein Story Now [Gift Link]

Other Problems In TrumpLand

• Donald Trump, 79, Apparently Can’t Remember Appointing His Own Fed Chair

• Can Trump Fire Powell? He Likely Lacks A Case, Legal Experts Say.

• Trump Claims Coca-Cola Will Start Using Real Sugar In Its Flagship Drink In The U.S.. The Company Isn’t Confirming That.

• New AP-NORC Poll Finds Only 1 In 4 U.S. Adults Say Trump's Policies Have Helped Them; Roughly Half Say Trump & Republican Policies Have Hurt

• Trump’s Disapproval Rating Hits Record High For Second Term

Third Round - More News To Drink About

Immigration Wars

• New Lawsuit In Federal Court Seeks To Stop ICE Agents From Arresting People At Immigration Courts

• Despite Vow To Remove The Worst Offenders, ICE Data Shows Less Than 1% Of Deportees Had Murder Convictions

• Politifact: Trump Officials Say ICE Has Higher Detention Standards Than Prisons, Jails. Is That True? No.

• Federal Judge Won’t Rule This Week On Releasing Kilmar Abrego Garcia From Jail

• Army Veteran And US Citizen Arrested In California Immigration Raid Warns It Could Happen To Anyone

• Small African Nation Of Eswatini Says It Will Repatriate Migrants To Their Home Countries Who Were Deported & Dropped In Eswatini By U.S. [Gift Link]

Foreign Affairs

• Brazilian Lawmakers Pass ‘Devastation Bill’ That Drastically Weakens Environmental Laws

• New U.S. Assessment Finds American Missile & Bomb Strikes Destroyed Only One Of Three Iranian Nuclear Sites

• Syria Withdraws Forces To Avoid 'Open War' With Israel After Sectarian Violence

• Yair Rosenberg: The Wheels Are Falling Off Netanyahu’s Government [Gift Link]

• Ukraine's Drone-Infested Front Is Slowing Russian Army's Advance

Fourth Round - Entertainment & More

• Connie Francis, Top-Selling Pop Singer Of The 1950s & ’60s, Dies At 87

• Lin-Manuel Miranda To Turn 'Hamilton' 10th Anniversary Broadway Performance Into A Fundraiser To Support Nonprofits Providing Immigration Services

• Steve Miller Band Cancels All 2025 Tour Dates Due To Recent Weather Disasters

• Lady Gaga Pits The Past Against The Present At Spectacular ‘Mayhem Ball’ Concert Tour Opening In Las Vegas

• Comedian Shane Gillis Draws Boos & Laughs At Espys Ceremony, Amid Jabs At Caitlin Clark And Donald Trump

• WNBA Adding Four-Point Shot To All-Star Game, As Caitlin Clark Requested - Though She May Not Be Able To Play In The Game This Weekend

• MLB All-Star Ketel Marte's Home Burglarized While Diamondbacks Star Was At MLB All-Star Game

Tonight’s Bar Regular:

John Fugelsang, broadcaster, podcaster, comedian, author, & friend – & the Host of “Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang” weeknights on Sirius XM – is back at the bar with us tonight! Of course, we’ll be talking about MAGA world’s existential crisis with the Epstein List, and if you or someone you know hates all the comparisons between the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein & Donald Trump, then John will have a change of pace for you, with his new list of comparisons between Trump & Hitler. Plus, John’s got a great new book coming out August 19th called “Separation of Church and Hate” that’s available for pre-order NOW,. Pre-order his book - and then join him & us at the bar tonight!

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