News On Tap For Friday, November 21, 2025

More Flailing Failures From The Halfascist In Chief

Today’s “News On Tap” tastes of terrorism & flop-sweat, as Trump’s failures begin to truly add up. We’ll talk about Trump’s stochastic terrorism towards members of Congress, & his failing regime, including his failing immigration wars, his failing war in the courts, the failure of Trumponomics, and elsewhere in governing. We’ve also got updates from Election Land, and on foreign affairs, and we’ve got some entertainment news for your weekend too. Plus, Karen & Anita of TruBlu politics podcast are joining us tonight, for pre-Thanksgiving festivities, & to close out the week. But first…

First Round - Terrorism From The Top

• Trump Accuses Democrats Of ‘Seditious Behavior, Punishable By Death,’ For Urging Military Members To Ignore Illegal Orders

• Speaker Mike Johnson Defends Trump’s ‘Sedition’ Attacks On Democrats

• Democratic Congress Members Now Fear Increased Political Violence After Trump’s Slanderous & Factually Wrong Claims

• Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling: What Americans Should Understand About Military Members Disobeying Illegal Orders

• Thom Hartmann: If Threatening To Hang Members Of Congress Isn’t Impeachable, What Is?

Second Round - Failing Immigration Wars

• Federal Judge Orders Trump Regime To Halt ‘Unlawful’ National Guard Deployment In DC

• Federal Judge Tosses Trump DOJ Lawsuit Challenging New York State Law Barring ICE Agents From State Courts

• Improperly Deported Man Now Missing In Venezuela, As Trump-Appointed Federal Judge Stops Short Of Using Contempt Against Trump DOJ

• Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks Release Of Hundreds Of Chicago-Area Immigration Detainees

• Feds Drop Case Against Woman Shot By Border Patrol Agent In Chicago Suburb

• ICE Suddenly Loses Key Evidence In Case Regarding Broadview Detention Center One Day After Being Sued

• In New Hearing, Federal Judge Paula Xinis Questioned Trump Admin. Authority To Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia

• During Hearing With Judge Xinis, Trump DOJ Official Directly Fails Court Order In Kilmar Abrego Garcia Case

Third Round - The Failures Of MAGA Govt.

War In The Courts

• In Bizarre Reversal, Trump DOJ Now Claims Comey Indictment Was Reviewed By Full Grand Jury

• Trump’s Second Regime Is Now Undoing DOJ Prosecutions From His First Regime

Trumponomics’ Failure

• U.S. Consumer Sentiment Falls To Near Lowest Level On Record In November

• JD Vance Pleads For ‘Patience’ With Trump Admin. On The Economy

• Steven Greenhouse: Trump’s ‘Affordability’ Efforts Are A Mess Of Absurdity And Magical Thinking

The Battle Over Health Care

• Quartet Of Bipartisan House Members Float Two-Year Obamacare Subsidy Extension, As Deadline Looms

• Most Republicans In Congress Continue Barreling Toward Health Care Cliff As Prospects Remain Unlikely For ACA Subsidy Extensions

War On Good Govt.

• In Abrupt Reversal, Coast Guard Re-Classifies Swastikas & Nooses As Hate Symbols [Gift Link]

• After Being Outflanked On Epstein Files, Speaker Mike Johnson Wants Changes To Discharge Petition Rules - But He’s Unlikely To Get Them

• FAA Now Says Thousands Of Air Traffic Controllers Won’t Get Trump’s Shutdown Bonus

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Foreign Affairs

• Trump Admin. Now Pushing New 28-Point “Peace” Plan That Including Major Concessions Ukraine Previously Rejected

• European Leaders Assure Ukraine Of Their Support After U.S. “Peace Plan” Leaves Them Sidelined

• Trump Regime Still Posturing Near Venezuela With Military Aircraft Fly-Bys

• Pentagon Pete’s War Goons For Hire Accidentally Invade Mexico

Election Land

• Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell Enters Crowded California Governor’s Race

• Popular NY Rep. Nydia Velázquez Is Stepping Down After 34 Years

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

• Paramount, Comcast, And Netflix Make Official Bids For Warner Bros. Discovery As High-Stakes Fight For The Company Begins

• ‘Wicked: For Good’ Zooms To Huge $30.8 Million In Box Office Previews

• Celebrities Kristen Bell, Malcolm McDowell, & Others Confirm They Had ‘No Knowledge’ Their Voices Would Be Used In Fox’s “Jesus” Podcast

• Most Valuable Comic Ever: ‘Superman No. 1’ Sells For A Record $9 Million

• NBA Sees Highest Opening-Month Viewership In More Than Decade, With Record Levels Of Social Media Engagement

• NWSL Championship: Key Position Battles Will Likely Decide Washington Spirit Vs Gotham FC Final

Your Bar Regulars Tonight…

Our friends Karen from Chicago, & Anita From San Antonio, co-hosts of Tru Blu Politics, are back tonight to talk about this crazy week of news, from Trump’s violent threats,, to the Epstein files, to race & immigration news from Chicago & Texas too.We’ll talk about all of it tonight, and have a few drinks too. Come on by, grab a drink, & listen in!

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