News On Tap For Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025

Turkeys, Fools, & Bullies

Today’s “News On Tap” includes turkeys, fools, & bullies - we’ll let you decide which is which. There’s news on Republicans’ continuing health care failures, the highly questionable Ukraine ‘peace’ deal with Russia, & Pete Kegbreath picking a losing fight with Sen. Mark Kelly. We’ve also got news about the ongoing failure of Trumponomics, Trump’s immigration wars, Election Land news, & entertainment news too. Plus, comedian Mindy Rickles & her husband Ed Mann come by to talk about their podcast about her legendary dad, Don Rickles. And indigenous expert & trauma counsellor Julie Francella stops by with some advice on how all of can celebrate Thanksgiving better. Join us!

First Round - Republicans’ Health Care Failure

• Trump Admin. Quietly Circulating Plan To Extend ACA Subsidies As Dueling Plans Swirl On Capitol Hill

• Republicans In Congress Revolt Against Trump’s Secret Health Care Plan, Which Trump Admin. Officials Now Say They Will Delay Revealing

• Speaker Johnson Warns White House Republicans Are Wary Of Trump’s Healthcare Push [Gift Link]

• Charles Gaba: Trump Was Set To Reverse Himself On Tax Credits...But With Several Poison Pills Included

Second Round - Ukraine In The Balance

• Russia Strikes Kyiv After U.S. & Ukraine Report Progress On Peace Plan Discussion

• Ukraine Agrees To ‘Core Terms’ Of Latest U.S. Peace Plan, But Serious Issues Remain

• Ukraine Calls For Trump-Zelensky Meeting In U.S. Later This Week To Finalize Peace Proposal

• Tamar Jacoby: Lessons From Trump’s Latest Plan For Ukraine - Whatever Emerges Nothing Good Is Likely To Come From Appeasing Moscow

Third Round - The Failing Trump Regime

Standing Up To A Bully

• Pentagon’s Pete Hegseth Threatens To Court Martial Sen. Mark Kelly By Recalling Him To Navy Service

• Sen. Mark Kelly Responds To Hegseth: Your Pentagon ‘Investigation’ Won’t ‘Intimidate Me’

Trumponomics Is Failing

• New Study Confirms U.S. Consumers Will Spend Less This Black Friday, Kicking Off An Uncertain Holiday Season

• Multiple Large Corporate Layoffs Across Sectors Are Raising Worker Anxiety Heading Into The Holidays

• More Americans Are Getting Their Power Shut Off As Unpaid Bills Pile Up

• Trump Promised Lower Prices. His Policies Are Raising Them.

Immigration Wars

• Trump Admin. Begins Reviewing All Biden-Era Refugees In Move That Could Strip Their Immigration Protections

• New Pew Poll: Roughly 80% Of Latinos Now Disapprove Of Trump And His Policies On Immigration, Economy

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Foreign Affairs

• Top U.S. Military Adviser Visits Caribbean As Trump Ramps Up Pressure On Venezuela

• Trump Says He’s Now Ready To Talk With Maduro Over Venezuela Drug Strikes

• Bill Kristol: On Illegal War & Immoral Peace

• Trump-Pardoned Crypto CEO’s Firm Accused Of ‘Knowingly’ Enabling Hamas Attacks

Election Land

• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Will Stay Out Of The Election To Replace Her

• It’s Not Just MTG: Other Republicans In Congress Are Reportedly Eyeing An Exit Too

• The ‘Shamwow Guy’ Is Running For Congress In Texas - As A MAGA Republican

• Democrats Already Spending Big To Expand Their Coalition In 2026

Fifth Round - Entertainment & More

Icons Gone

• Viola Fletcher, Author & Oldest Survivor Of The Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies At 111

• Reggae Pioneer Jimmy Cliff Dies At 81

Entertainment & Sports

• ‘Wicked: For Good’s $14.7M Monday Is 2nd Best Ever In November, Top For Non-Holiday Date

• ‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Auction Raises More Than $1.5 Million For Public Broadcasting, Including New Record For A Bob Ross Painting

• Shohei Ohtani Announces He Will Again Play For Japan In Next Year’s World Baseball Classic

• Rain Forces Changes To 2026 Winter Olympics Flame Lighting Ceremony In Greece

Tonight’s First Special Guests

Mindy Rickles, actress, comedian & daughter of comedy legend Don Rickles, stops by the bar tonight with her husband, radio legend & jazz aficionado Ed Mann, to talk about their podcast “Mindy, Ed, & Don Rickles’ and talk about how comedy & media are navigating the current political environment in the U.S.

Tonight’s Second Special Guest

Julie Francella is an artist, writer, mental health counsellor, Professor of Indigenous Studies, and a proud Ojibwe woman and citizen of Batchewana First Nation. You might know her from her weekly segment with Simon Moya-Smith on Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang on SiriusXM, or her great Substack “The Fire I Keep.” She’s back tonight to talk with us about two subjects she’s an expert on, Native American Heritage month & family trauma - exactly where the Thanksgiving holiday lives. She’s got the perfect guide for those of us who want to celebrate the complicated Thanksgiving holiday differently - and we’re thrilled to have her back at the bar with us tonight.

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