News On Tap For Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Old, Sick, & Wrong

Today’s “News On Tap” has a different flavor than mainstream news outlets are serving up. We’ve got the story of a bizarre, dangerous, & ailing old man, who - with his toadies - is destroying the economy, and the government, while still running from the Epstein story. Plus we’ve got both good & scary entertainment news. And one of our favorite bar regulars, Bob Cesca, is back to talk about all of it with us. But first…

First Round - Under-Covered, But Important

A Dangerous, Bizarre, Failing, Old Man

• Trump Accuses Former Pres. Obama Of 'Treason' In Bizarre Rant, While Providing Zero Evidence Of His Claim

• In Rare Response, Former Pres. Obama Pushes Back On Trump's 'Outrageous' And 'Bizarre' Treason Claim

• Trump Makes Bizarre & Laughable Claim About Drug Prices – And Is Immediately Ridiculed

• Last Week: Trump Curses During Awkward Bizzare White House Faith Office Luncheon

• Last Week: Trump White House Tries To Shake Off Trump’s Bizarre Hand Make-Up

Still Running From Epstein

• Speaker Mike Johnson Cuts Short House Business, Sending The House Into August Recess Early, To Avoid Any Further Votes On Releasing Epstein Files

• Four Key Questions About The Trump DOJ’s Move To Interview Convicted Epstein Collaborator Ghislaine Maxwell

• Outraged Now-Former Trump Supporters Not Placated By Trump DOJ’s Actions On Epstein

• Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes, Who Was Pardoned By Trump For His Involvement In The Insurrection, Warns Of ‘Trouble’ Over Lack Of Epstein Files

• Democrats Are Running Circles Around Republicans On Epstein

Second Round - Dollars & Senseless

Economic Realities

• Trump Set To Jack Up Tariffs As High As 50% On Dozens Of Countries Next Week, Including Top Trading Partners Canada, Mexico, And The European Union

• Trump Announces Trade Deal With Japan That Would Lower Threatened Tariff To 15% - Which Would Still Be Much Higher Than Under Biden

• Paul Krugman: About That Japan Deal… It Sucks

• EU Prepares €100bn No-Deal Plan To Match Trump’s Aug. 1 Threat Of 30% Tariffs

• How Trump’s Tariffs & Economic Policies Are Crushing The American Battery Boom

Immigration Wars

• Masked ICE Agents In Connecticut Detain Former Afghan Interpreter, Who Worked For U.S. Military In Afghanistan, Before Fleeing Taliban Takeover

• Newly Released Videos Reveal Harsh & Inexcusable Substandard Conditions Inside ICE’s New York City Detention Center

• ICE Is Now Extremely Unpopular – Even More So Than When ‘Abolish Ice’ Was A Thing

• Roughly 2,000 National Guard Troops Across Multiple States Are Expected To Be Called Up To Help Ice At Detention Facilities

Third Round - The Many Wars Of The Nutjob Right

The War Over Good Govt.

• Russell Vought At OMB Is Now Targeting The Dept. Of Education To Cut & Gut In Trump & Republicans' Next Clawback Rescission Package

• House Republicans, In Trolling Maneuver, Propose Naming Kennedy Center Opera House For Melania Trump

• Federal Judges Choose Not To Renew Alina Habba’s Tenure As New Jersey’s Top Prosecutor, Pick Her Replacement - Who Bondi Then Arrogantly Removes

The War Over Voting

• Fighting Back: New Jersey Gov. Murphy Joins California's Newsom, Doesn’t Rule Out Redistricting New Jersey, As Texas Considers New Maps

• Where Could House Republicans Try To Cheat The 2026 Elections Next By Using Redistricting As A Weapon?

• Steve Kornacki: How Redistricting Could Change The Fight For The House Majority

At War With The Climate Crisis

• More than 100M suffering as massive heat dome scorches the midwest & South, moving toward the East

• Trump EPA to Draft a Plan That Would End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change [Gift Link]

• Kate Aronoff: Yet Another Way Republicans Are Making Life More Expensive - Actively Ignoring Climate Change

Fourth Round - Entertainment & More

Media Matters

• Federal Appeals Court Won’t Reinstate AP Access To Presidential Events

• In Further Attempt To Secure FCC Approval, Skydance Agrees To Eliminate Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Programs At Paramount, Appoint CBS News "Ombudsman" To "Review" So-Called "Complaints Of Bias"

• Surprising No One, New Pew Center Study Says Google's AI Overviews Cause Massive Drop In Internet Traffic From Searches

Entertainment & Sports

• Freed From Network Minders, Stephen Colbert Hits Donald Trump Harder Than Ever On Jeffrey Epstein

• After Much Speculation, Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham Announce 'Buckingham Nicks' Reissue & Digital Release, After Being Out Of Print Nearly 50 Years

• Rich Hill, 45, Makes MLB History, Becomes Oldest Active Player By Starting For Royals Vs. Cubs

• Venus Williams, At 45, Wins First Singles Match Since 2023, Delivers Nine Aces, Becomes Oldest Woman Since Martina Navratilova To Win A Singles Match

• Venus Williams Confirms Engagement To Danish-Italian Actor Andrea Preti After Triumphant Tennis Return

• U.S. Olympic Officials Bar Transgender Women From Women’s Competitions To Comply With Trump Regime’s Bigoted Policies

Your Bar Regular For Today

One of our favorite regulars, Bob Cesca - podcaster, broadcaster, journalist, comic artist, & host of The Bob Cesca Show - rejoins us tonight at The Politics Bar. There’s plenty to talk about surrounding the flailing failing old Donald Trump (that Jake Tapper will always ignore). We’ll talk about Trump’s lack of health, and if Trump & MAGA’s luck has finally run out, as Bob noted in his recent story in The Banter.We’ll see ya here tonight!

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