News On Tap For Thursday, October 23, 2025

The World MAGA Voted for

Today’s “News On Tap” tastes a bit smoky, as we’re ready to throw some fire & brimstone. After all, Trump’s literally destroying OUR White House, even as the Trump/Republican shutdown of the government rolls on, & Trumponomics is failing. The ICE Wars & the Education Wars are ongoing, and Trump’s trying to start wars with other nations too. Meanwhile, Trump’s corruption keeps spreading - even to the NBA. There is some good election news though - and we’ve got the perfect guests to throw fire & brimstone tonight: our friends, former Congressman Joe Walsh, & comedian & best-selling author John Fugelsang! But first…

First Round - Trump’s Destruction Of America

• Trump Admin. To Demolish Entire East Wing Of White House By This Weekend

• Trump Regime Releases Donor List For Trump Ballroom Amid East Wing Demolition

• Trump’s East Wing Demolition Isn’t A Normal White House Renovation

• Not Just The White House: Newly Leaked Documents Detail Trump’s Admin. Plans To Open East & West Coasts To Offshore Oil Drilling, Including Protected Areas

• Joe Walsh: If Trump Begins Demolishing The Washington Monument Next Week, Not One Republican Will Say A Damn Thing

• Garrett Graff: The Only Real Check-And-Balance That Matters In Our American System? Character.

Second Round - The Failing MAGA Govt.

The Trump/Republican Shutdown Rolls On

• Speaker Johnson Refuses To Change Tactics, As The Republican Struggle Grows To Explain Their Own Shutdown

• Trump Is Trying – And Failing – To Shield MAGA From The Shutdown [Gift Link]

• Gov. Newsom Moves To Deploy Cal. National Guard Support To Food Banks Due To Expected Food Aid Delays Caused By Trump/Republican Govt. Shutdown

Trumponomics Is Failing

• Trump Calls Cattle Ranchers Ungrateful After They Say He Betrayed Them

• New Quinnipiac Poll Shows Trump’s Approval On Economy Hits New Low

Third Round - The Regime’s Wars & Corruption

ICE Wars

• San Francisco Braces For Major ICE Actions, As Legal Battles Over National Guard Deployment Play Out Across U.S. Cities - Live Updates

• New York Attorney General Letitia James Unveils Portal For Public To Share Footage Of ICE Attacks After Four U.S. Citizens Arrested In NYC

• Illinois Sec. Of State Launches Hotline For Public To Report Any Incidents Of ICE Or CBP Tampering To Hide Their License Plates

• Federal Judge’s Block Of Trump Deploying Natl. Guard In Illinois Extended Indefinitely, As Supreme Court Decides Whether To Take Appeal

• Chicagoans Band Together Against ICE, Using Tamales And Whistles [Gift Link]

• “The Best People:” New ICE Recruits Are Showing Up For Training With Criminal Backgrounds, Failed Drug Tests, & Unable To Meet Physical Or Academic Standards

Education Wars

• Seven Universities Have Rejected Trump’s “Compact” Demands. Multiple Other Schools Have Yet To Respond.

• University Of Virginia Draws Boycott Calls After Agreeing To Trump’s ‘Shakedown’

The Corrupt Trump Regime

• Trump Regime In Talks To Take Equity Stakes In Quantum-Computing Firms [Gift Link]

• Greg Sargent: Trump’s $230 Million Shakedown Of DOJ Just Got Even Worse - It Could Happen Without Even Being Revealed Publicly

• U.S. Hits $38 Trillion In Debt Under Trump & Republicans, The Fastest Accumulation Of $1 Trillion In Debt Outside Of The Pandemic

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Hegseth’s New Communications Problems

• Hegseth-Controlled Pentagon Introduces New Reich-Wing Propaganda Corps After Legitimate News Media Refuse Hegseth’s Propagandist Rules [Gift Link]

• Members Of Congress From Both Parties Say Hegseth’s Plan To Limit Pentagon’s Contact With Congress Is ‘Not Going To Work’

Election Land

• Mamdani, Cuomo, And Sliwa Clash Bitterly During Final NYC Mayoral Debate

• Rep. Jasmine Crockett Now “Strongly” Considering U.S. Senate Bid

• Bolts Mag: Your Cheat Sheet For The 2025 General Elections

Foreign Affairs

• Trump’s Threat About U.S. Bailout Of Argentina Fuels Backlash Against Milei & Accusations Of Colonialism Ahead Of Major Election

• U.S. Strikes 2 More Alleged Drug-Carrying Boats, This Time In The Pacific

• Trump Admin. Lifts Key Restriction On Ukraine’s Use Of European Long-Range Missiles Against Russia

• In Trump First, U.S. Sanctions Russia’s Oil Giants Rosneft And Lukoil After White House Cancels Putin Meeting

Fifth Round - Entertainment & More

• Broadway Musicians Reach A Deal To Avoid Strike

• Bon Jovi Announces First Tour Since Jon Bon Jovi’s Vocal Cord Surgery

• Game Times Announced For World Series, Which Begins Friday

• NBA’s Chauncey Billups & Terry Rozier Among 31 Arrested In Two FBI Gambling-Related Investigations

Today’s Special Guest

Joe Walsh, former Republican Congressman, host of “The Social Contract With Joe Walsh.”, & friend of ours is back at the bar tonight, to spit fire about a number of topics. From Trump’s destruction of the White House, to the failure of his former colleagues in Congress to get the government back to work, to what Joe says is a winning Democratic message, he’ll talk about it all tonight.

Tonight’s Bar Regular:

John Fugelsang, broadcaster, podcaster, comedian, our friend, & the Host of “Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang” weeknights on Sirius XM – is back at the bar tonight for a couple rounds with all of us. We’’ll talk his latest appearances to promote his great book, “Separation of Church and Hate” and we’ll talk about today’s news, and several of the topics he’s written about recently on his great Substack. Join us!

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