News On Tap For Monday, November 24, 2025

The Holiday News Rush Is Here

Today’s “News On Tap” is like a fire hose - which is normal ahead of a major holiday. We’ve got your news updates on the Ukraine peace deal, & Trump’s many wars - on immigration, in the courts, against good government, and more. Plus news on Trump & Kegbreath’s attacks on Democrats in Congress, & Trump pushing out MTG. Plus Election Land news, & ‘Wicked’ entertainment news too. Plus, we’ve got two great guests today - independent journalist Phil Ittner will join us tonight from Ukraine, with an update on the “peace deal,” while Brooklyn Dad Defiant joins us from here in the ‘States, to try to catch up on all the news of the day. No room for video clips today – just read up & get informed!

First Round - Ukraine In The Balance

• U.S. And Ukraine Promise ‘Updated’ Peace Framework After Criticism Of Pro-Russian Points In Original Plan

• Sunday: Sec. Rubio Now Insists U.S. Authored The Ukraine Peace Plan, Not Russia

• Saturday: Sec. Of State Marco Rubio Insists The U.S. Authored Ukraine Plan. Senators Confirm He Told Them Otherwise.

• Russia Launches Deadly Attack On Ukraine Amid ‘Productive’ Peace Talks

• Ukraine Now Investigating More Than 178,000 War Crimes By Russians Amid Talks With U.S. On Peace Plan

Second Round - Trump’s Immigration Wars

• Nearly 200,000 Ukrainians In U.S. Thrown Into Legal Limbo By Trump Immigration Crackdown

• Donald Trump To ‘Immediately’ End Legal Protections For Somalis In Minnesota

• North Carolina Republicans Being Worrying About Trump’s Immigration Raids: ‘Is The Price Of Doing This Worth It?’

• Oregon High School Student, A U.S. Citizen, Detained By ICE, Without Cause

• Federal Judge Places Hold On IRS Data Sharing With ICE [Gift Link]

Third Round - Republicans Can’t Govern

War In The Courts

• Federal Judge Dismisses Cases Against James Comey A& Letitia James After Finding Lindsay Halligan Was Unlawfully Appointed By Trump Admin.

• Abortion Is Illegal Again In North Dakota After State Supreme Court Reverses A Judge’s Earlier Decision

War On Good Govt.

• Trump Dept. Of Education Now Excluding Nursing As A ‘Professional Degree’ Along With Other Professions

• Full List Of Degrees Not Classed As ‘Professional’ By Trump Admin

• Office Of Personnel Management Confirms DOGE Has Been Disbanded, With Eight Months Left On Its Charter

Republicans’ Health Care Failures

• Trump Admin. Set To Propose Health Care Plan To Fix Obamacare Subsidies

• ACA Premiums Are Skyrocketing. Republicans Still Can’t Figure Out What To Do.

Fourth Round - A Dangerous Old Man

Stochastic Terrorism

• Trump Doubles Down On Baselessly Accusing Democratic Members Of Congress Of Sedition Over Warning Service Members To NOT Follow Illegal Orders

• Democrats File Police Complaints Over Trump’s Posts Accusing Them Of Sedition

• Trump’s Dept. Of Defense Now Claims It’s Opening An Investigation Into Sen. Mark Kelly Over Warnings To NOT Follow Illegal Orders

Trump Frags MAGA World

• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Of Georgia, Former Trump Loyalist, Says She Is Resigning From Congress, Effective Jan 5

• Trump Takes Victory Lap On Greene’s Exit From Congress, But Says He Would ‘Love’ To See Her Return To Politics At Some Point

Fifth Round - More News To Drink About

Election Land

• Winds Of Change Still Blowing: Thousands Gather In Washington, DC For “Remove The Regime” Rally Against Trump

• Millions Pour Into Tennessee Special Election Ahead Of December Vote, As Democratic Candidate Aftyn Behn Is Making A Real Run

• Former Democratic Sen. Doug Jones To Enter 2026 Alabama Governor’s Race

• Alito Pauses Lower Court Ruling That Would Have Blocked Texas Redistricting

Foreign Affairs

• MAGA Influencers Exposed For Being Based In Countries Other Than The U.S.

• Multiple Former Officials Confirm Trump Admin. Has Ignored Legal Concerns In Deadly Strikes On Drug Boats [Gift Link]

• Israeli Army Chief Fires, Reprimands Commanders For Failures In Oct. 7 Attack

• 20 Killed In Israeli Strikes As Israel And Hamas Trade Blame Over Repeated Breaks In Truce

Sixth Round - Entertainment & More

• ‘Wicked For Good’ Opens To Box Office Record-Smashing $150M In U.S., $226M Globally

• Man Who Rushed Ariana Grande At “Wicked: For Good” Premiere Deported From Singapore, After 9 Day Jail Sentence

• ‘CBS Saturday Morning’ Hosts Bid A Tearful Goodbye On Final Broadcast: “What A Gift This Show Was”

• Guns N’ Roses Announce 2026 North American Tour Dates

• NBA Legend & Current Head Coach Chauncey Billups Pleads Not Guilty Over Poker Scheme

Today’s Special Guest

Phil Ittner is exactly the kind of journalist one should look to in coverage of Russia’s ongoing war on Ukraine. A a long time freelancer for everyone from CBS & Al Jazeera, to Fox & Voice Of America, Phil’s worked with the biggest in places they won’t send some of their regular reporters. From Afghanistan and Iraq, to the Middle East & Russia, he’s been to them all. He’s also covered Putin’s rise to power in 2000, the Russian invasion of Georgia, & these days, the war in Ukraine. He joins us from Europe tonight to get the real story on the “peace deal” being proposed.

Your Bar Regular Today

Brooklyn Dad Defiant, AKA Majid M. Padellan, blogger, author, & activist is back tonight at The Politics Bar tonight, to cover all the news from today and this last weekend, including “Why Trump Suddenly Fell in Love With Zohran Mamdani” - his latest from his Defiant Dispatches Substack. We’ll also cover Trump’s immigration wars, and the other news of the day, including entertainment, sports, & more. Join us!

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