News On Tap For Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025

Sick & Wrong

We hope today’s “News On Tap” doesn’t make you sick - but we understand RFK Jr’s circus of stupid makes most sane people feel that way. We’ll talk about his war on science & his appearance in the Senate today. Plus, updates on Trump’s fascism by morons, more on the Trump/Epstein coverup, some of Trump’s losses in court, Mamdani news, & entertainment news too. Plus, Jared Rizzi & John Fugelsang are joining us tonight. But first…

First Round - RFK’s Circus Of Insanity

• Live Update Coverage: RFK Jr. Grilled Over Vaccine Skepticism At Senate Hearing

• Ahead Of Hearing, Senate Democrats Demand Health Secretary RFK Jr Resign

• Dr. Susan Monarez: RFK Jr, The CDC, & Me

• Schools Prepare For The Worst As RFK Jr. & His Anti-Vax Supporters Destroy America's Vaccine Landscape

• Colorado Officials Issue Orders Allowing People To Get A COVID Vaccination This Year Without A Prescription

• Massachusetts' Gov. Maura Healey Issues Order Making COVID Boosters Available At All Pharmacies In The Commonwealth

• Multiple States Are Forming Their Own Vaccine Policy Coalitions, As The RFK Jr-Led Trump Regime Destroys Vaccine Protections

• New Poll Confirms, Even As States Diverge On Vaccine Policies, Parents Across Party Lines Still Support Vaccine Mandates For Measles & Polio

Second Round - America In Turmoil

Battling Against Fascism

• After Receiving Strong Pushback From Chicago's Mayor & Illinois' Governor, Trump Floats Sending Federal Troops To New Orleans, Not Chicago

• DC Atty. General Sues Trump Regime Over Illegal Deployment Of National Guard In Washington DC

• With No End In Sight, Morale Of National Guard Troops Deployed To DC Craters

• One Anonymous National Guard Soldier Admits To The Media He's Pissed About Trump’s DC Takeover Attempt - And He's Far From The Only One

• House Republicans Are Now Weighing 14 More Bills To Further Attack DC, Including Removing Their Locally Elected Atty. Gen. & Gut Home Rule [Gift Link]

• James Downie: Life Under Trump’s D.C. Takeover Is Not What Most People Think

The Epstein/Trump Coverup Continues

• Epstein Survivors Implore Congress Members To Act, As Push For Full Disclosure Of Epstein Files Continues To Build

• Joan Walsh: The Sisterhood Of Epstein & Maxwell Victims Could Take Powerful Actions Without Congress

Third Round - Other Costs Of Ignorance

Trumponomics Is Failing

• Private Company ADP Releases Monthly Jobs Numbers: Labor Market Growth Slows Dramatically In August With U.S. Adding Just 54,000 Jobs

• Unemployed Workers Now Outnumber Available U.S. Jobs For First Time Since 2021

Justice & Injustice

• Trump Appeals In Desperation To The Supreme Court To Preserve His Sweeping Tariffs

• Federal Judge Reverses Trump Administration’s Illegal Cuts Of Billions Of Dollars To Harvard University

• Federal Appeals Court Reverses Lower Court, Approves Illinois Ban On Carrying Firearms On Public Transit

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

On Capitol Hill

• Shutdown Watch: 12 Working Days 'Till Shutdown - Republicans In Congress Lurch Towards Shutdown As Democrats Vow They Won’t Be Rolled This Time

• Bipartisan Ban On Congressional Stock Ownership Gains Momentum With New Bill

• Multiple House Republicans Join Democrats To Crush MAGA Republicans' Resolution To Censure Rep. Lamonica McIver

Election Land

• Mamdani Calls Reports Of White House Meddling In NYC Mayor's Race An 'Affront To Our Democracy'

• Daniel Nichanian: The Ten U.S. Elections To Watch This September

Foreign Affairs

• Death Toll In Lisbon Streetcar Crash Rises To 16

• White House Grounds For Strike On Alleged Drug Boat Are Proving To Be A Murky Legal Issue

• UAE Warns Israeli Move To Annex Occupied West Bank Is A Red Line, Even As Israeli IDF Strikes In Gaza Kill 31

• Russia Issues Warning Again, As European Leaders & Zelenskyy Gather In Paris

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

• Media Matters: Right-Wing Propagandist Bari Weiss Reportedly 'On The Verge' Of Being Handed Editorial Control Of CBS News By Skydance CEO David Ellison

• Powerball Jackpot Jumps To $1.7 Billion After Another Night Without A Big Winner

• Bruce Springsteen To Release Fabled Electric ‘Nebraska’ Sessions Including Early Rendition Of ‘Born In The USA’

• NFL Season Opening Primer 2025: Notable Games, New Rules, And More, As Eagles & Cowboys Open Season

• U.S. Open: Naomi Osaka & American Amanda Anisimova Head To The Semifinals Today

Today’s Special Guest

Jared Rizzi, our favorite fill-in co-host, is back at the bar tonight! As a former White House Correspondent for SiriusXM during both the Obama and Trump administrations, & former reporter for CBS Radio News - as well as a resident of DC - Jared will give us an update on Trump’s occupation, and we’ll tackle some of the other news of the day too.

Tonight’s Bar Regular:

John Fugelsang, author, broadcaster, podcaster, comedian, & friend – & the Host of “Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang” weeknights on Sirius XM – is back at the bar tonight. He’ll talk with us about today’s news, and about several of th topics he’s written about recently on his great Substack, including his recent piece, “The Measles Are Back, and So Is the Stupid” about RFK Jr & his killer anti-science circus.

Plus, John’s great new book, “Separation of Church and Hate”- is coming out NXT WEEK, on Sept. 9th! If you haven’t ordered it yet, do that - then join us all at the bar tonight!

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