News On Tap For Thursday, December 4, 2025

Bombs, Bastards, & A Blizzard Of BS

Today’s “News On Tap” is overflowing again, this time with news about Kegbreath’s crimes, the Jan 6 DC pipe bomber, & Trump’s racist immigration wars. Also, Republicans in Congress are in disarray, with their failing health care plans, and Trumponomics blowing up. Plus, Trump’s Corruption Land is exploding too. And we’ve got some rough entertainment news. Thankfully, our friends Glenn Kirschner & John Fugelsang are joining us to help us get our heads around all of it. No room for clips today. Just read up - and get informed!

First Round - Bombs, Crimes, & Accountability

Kegbreath’s Crimes

• Pentagon’s Signalgate Review Finds Pete Hegseth Violated Military Regulations

• The Official Pentagon Inspector General’s Report On Signalgate Is Here

• Sources Confirm Pentagon Knew Boat Attack Left Survivors But Still Launched A Follow-On Strike

• Miles Taylor: Leaked Memo Exposes Flimsy Legal Basis For Trump Boat Strikes

• Hegseth Ousted Black Navy Admiral Who Expressed Concern About Legality Of Bombings

• Family Of Colombian Fisherman Killed In U.S. Boat Strike Files Formal Human Rights Charge Alleging He Was Murdered

• Elie Mystal: Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder

Other Bombs & Accountability

• FBI Makes Arrest In Investigation Into Pipe Bombs Placed In Dc The Evening Before The Jan. 6 Insurrection

• Officials Name Virginia Man Brian Cole As The Suspect In The D.C. Pipe Bomb Case; Few Details Are Known At This Time

Second Round - Trump’s Racist Immigration Wars

• Trump Lashes Out At Somalis Again As Minneapolis Stands Behind Community

• Flashback March 2025: Leader Of Minnesota Nonprofit, A Midwestern White Woman, Convicted Of Siphoning Off $240 Million In Federal Food Aid

• ICE Agents Also Launch Immigration Crackdown In New Orleans; Greg Bovino Seen Patrolling French Quarter

• New Data Shows Most Immigrants Arrested During Trump’s D.C. Crackdown Had No Criminal Records

• Adam Serwer: Immigration Isn’t Breaking Our Society. We Are, By Allowing The Trump Regime To Weaponize Their Own Racism. [Gift Link]

Third Round - Republicans Can’t Govern

Republicans In Disarray

• Speaker Mike Johnson Now Facing Widespread House Republican Revolt

• Speaker Johnson Blindsided By Trump’s Cuellar Pardon - & Cuellar’s Choice To Run For Re-Election As A Democrat

Trumponomics Is Failing

• New Challenger Report Shows Layoff Announcements In 2025 Now Top 1.1 Million, The Most Since 2020 When Pandemic Hit

• New Polling Shows Many Of Trump’s Own Voters Have Begun Blaming Him For The Affordability Crisis

• Trump Says He Will Repeal Biden-Era Fuel Efficiency Standards For Cars And Trucks, Which Will Make Driving More Expensive

Republican Health Care Failures

• For Millions Of Americans, Especially Freelancers, Losing The Enhanced ACA Subsidies Means Losing Health Care

• Speaker Mike Johnson Reportedly Working In Secret To Strip IVF Health Coverage From Defense Bill

• Jennifer Rubin: Political Disaster Looms For MAGA Republicans, As They Remain ‘Nowhere On Healthcare’ In Congress

War On Good Govt.

• A Dozen Former FDA Commissioners Condemn Trump Admin. Plan To Tighten Vaccine Approvals

• Trump/RFK Jr. CDC About To Kill Lifesaving Hep B Vaccine For Newborns, As Right-Wing Idiots Rejoice

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Corruption Land

• Trump Pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar In Bribery And Conspiracy Case

• Trump Asserts Executive Privilege To Thwart Jan. 6 Lawsuit

• Family Corruption: Don Jr.’s Venture Fund Set To Cash In On $620M Pentagon Deal

• Trump Is Fighting The Institute Of Peace In Court. Now, He’s Slapped His Name On The Building

Foreign Affairs

• Putin Vows Russia Will Seize Donbas Region By Any Means, As Ukrainians Prepare For More Peace Talks With U.S.

• French Pres. Macron Reportedly Warned Zelenskyy That Trump Admin. May ‘Betray Ukraine On Territory’

Fifth Round - Entertainment & More

• Steve Cropper, Acclaimed Guitarist For Booker T. And The M.G.’S, Dies At 84

• Paramount Scion David Ellison Whines To Warner Bros., Calls Sales Process ‘Unfair’ As Rival Netflix Looks To Be Pulling Ahead

• NCAA-Backed Effort To Reshape College Sport Regulations Hits A Wall In Congress

• Ralph Lauren Unveils Team USA’s 2026 Winter Olympic Uniforms

Tonight’s Special Guest

Glenn Kirschner, legal expert and friend of multiple bars (including ours), is back to help us wade through the wave of legal issues today, from SignalGate, to boat bombings, to pipe bombings, and more. We’ll also check in with Glenn on what legal issues he thinks we should keep an eye out for in 2026.

Tonight’s Bar Regular:

John Fugelsang, broadcaster, podcaster, author, comedian, our friend, & the Host of “Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang” weeknights on Sirius XM is back tonight before his sold out L.A. book tour event with Stephanie Miller for his bestselling book “Separation of Church and Hate”.! John will check in at the bar, 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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