News On Tap For Thursday, November 13, 2025

Time For Serious Cleanup

In today’s “News On Tap” somebody clearly didn’t aim, so now things need to be cleaned up. There’s the Republican shutdown mess to be cleaned up, & a huge mess with more Trump/Epstein files. Trumponomics continues to fail, as Trump’s regime keeps working to destroy good government. Trump’s wars continue too, both on immigration & towards Venezuela. But there’s good & big entertainment news, plus we’ve got L.A. Mayor Karen Bass & John Fugelsang in the bar tonight! No room for clips today. Just read up & get informed!

First Round - The Shutdown Cleanup Begins

• Record Long Govt. Shutdown Ends After House Passes & Trump Signs Temporary Funding Bill

• Trump Admin. Agrees To Pay Full SNAP Benefits ‘Within 24 Hours’ After Shutdown Ends

• Failure To Extend ACA Tax Credits In Government Funding Package Leaves Millions In Limbo

• Mychael Schnell: Congress Ended The Shutdown — Just In Time To Continue The Fight Over Health Care

• Senators From Both Parties Say Government Could Shut Down Again In January: ‘This Will Fall Apart’

Second Round - Breaking Loose The Epstein Files

• Discharge Petition For Epstein Files Vote Succeeds, After Rep. Adelita Grijalva Is Sworn In

• Trump Team Tried - & Failed - To Get Rep. Boebert To Drop Her Name From Epstein Discharge Petition

• Speaker Johnson Announces U.S. House To Vote Next Week On Bill Compelling Release Of Epstein Files From Trump DOJ

• Republican House Oversight Committee Members Release Thousands More Emails & Files Related To Jeffrey Epstein

• New Trump/Epstein Emails Show Epstein Spent Thanksgiving With Trump In 2017, & Allegedly Offered Russia Diplomatic Help Ahead Of Trump’s Meeting In Helsinki With Putin In 2018

• In Newly Released Emails Jeffrey Epstein Confirms Former Pres. Bill Clinton Was ‘Never On The Island’

Third Round - The Failing Trump Regime

Trumponomics Is Failing

• Verizon To Cut Up To 15,000 Jobs In Its Largest Layoff Ever, As Corporate Restructuring Begins Next Week

• Trump Admin. Says October Jobs And Inflation Data May Never Be Released Because Of The Republican Shutdown

• Thousands Of Starbucks Workers Kick Off 65-Store U.S. Strike On Company’s Traditionally Busy Red Cup Day

War Over Good Govt.

• New AP-NORC Poll Shows Only 33% Of U.S. Adults Approve Of How Trump Is Managing The Government, Down From 43%

• Canadian Travel To The United States Falls For 10th Consecutive Month

• New Gallup Survey Finds A Record 40% Of Young Women 15-44 Want To Leave The U.S. For Good, After Trump And Dobbs

• Trump Admin. Now Expected To Drastically Cut Housing Grants For Programs That Have Proven To Reduce Homelessness [Gift Link]

• Fighting Back In California: Los Angeles Limits Rent Hikes In Historic Vote

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Immigration Wars

• In Yet Another Legal Blow To “Operation Midway Blitz,” Federal Judge In Chicago Orders Over 600 ICE Detainees To Be Released

• Judge Rules ICE Detention Of Chicago Day Care Teacher Is Illegal & She Must Be Given Bond Hearing

• Ohio Town Rallies Around Man Who Faces Deportation To Laos After 40 Years In The U.S.

• At Pope Leo’s Urging, U.S. Conf. Of Catholic Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke Of Trump’s Immigration Raids

War In The Courts

• Judge In Halligan Hearing Seemed Skeptical Of Trump Admin. Appointment, As Attorneys For Comey & James Press Judge To Toss Cases

• First Circuit Federal Appeals Court Now Weighing Arguments On Law That Cut Planned Parenthood Medicaid Funds

Election Land

• New Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds Democratic Voters Much More Energized For 2026 Elections Than Republican Voters

• Democrats Eye Trump Country In Tennessee For A Special Election Surprise With Aftyn Behn

Foreign Affairs

• China Moves To Prop Up Venezuela’s Economy, As Maduro Gets Beijing Lifeline Amid Tensions With Trump Regime

• Trump Regime Reportedly Weighing Military Options To Attack Venezuela

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

• Liberal Radio Star Stephanie Miller Laughs In Sean Hannity’s Face Over Fox’s Near Blackout Of Trump In Epstein Files

• Ariana Grande Rushed By Fan On ‘Wicked’ Red Carpet; Cynthia Erivo Fights Back

• Former FCC Chairs Urge Agency To Repeal ‘News Distortion’ Policy Invoked By Trump Administration

• ‘Poker Face’ Canceled At Peacock; Rian Johnson To Seek New Home For Series, With Peter Dinklage Taking Over Starring Role

• NBC Sports Network To Return To Linear TV - But Only On YouTube TV, At First

• Tampa Bay Rays To Return To Tropicana Field In 2026 After More Than A Year Of Hurricane Repairs

Today’s Special Guest

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is visiting The Politics Bar for the first time tonight! A native of the city she’s now responsible for, she’s been taking care of her neighbors for years, first as a community organizer, then a member of the California Assembly - & then its Speaker - and on top of that, she was also a member of the U.S. House from California. We’ll ask her tonight if she’d rather be back working in the House, and what she’s been doing to keep making L.A. one of America’s best places to live.

Tonight’s Bar Regular:

John Fugelsang, author, broadcaster, podcaster, comedian, our friend, & the Host of “Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang” weeknights on Sirius XM has also been in L.A., and recently DC. He’s on tour for his bestselling book “Separation of Church and Hate” - but tonight, he’ll take a few minutes to hang out with all of us. 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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