News On Tap For Friday, December 5, 2025

They’re Flailin’ N’ Failin’

It’s Friday & today’s “News On Tap” has wars, failure, & a lot of empty Republican flailing. We’ve got news updates on MAGA terrorism, potential MAGA war criminals, and Trumps, many, many wars - war in the courts, on immigration, on LGTBQ people, over good government, and with redistricting. Plus, Trumponomics is still failing, & there’s major entertainment news too. Plus, Karen & Anita are back after a two week break - and we’ve got a lot to catch up on. But first…

First Round - More MAGA Terrorism

• Jan 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Told FBI He Believed 2020 Election Conspiracy Theories

• Suspect Is Black, Not White, And Works For His Dad. What We Now Know About The Suspect In January 2021 D.C. Pipe Bomb Case.

• Steven Benen: Following Arrest In Jan 6 Pipe-Bombs Case, Trump Admin. Rejects Questions About Jan. 6 Pardons

• Trump DOJ Urges Judge To Jail Former Jan. 6 Defendant Taylor Taranto After His Alarming Return To DC, To Threaten Rep. Jamie Raskin

Second Round - Murderers Or War Criminals

• Democratic Congressmembers Confirm Video Shows Second Strike Hit Before Survivors Could Flip Boat

• Adm. Bradley Confirmed - & Showed - Both Armed Services Committees That The Boat Strike Survivors Clinging To Capsized Boat Did Not Radio For Backup

• Hegseth Defense Collapses As Congressional Democrats Reveal Horrific Video Strike Details

• Members Of Congress Are Demanding Transparency From Pete Hegseth & The Pentagon Over Venezuelan Strikes

• Trump Admin. Strikes Another Boat In The Eastern Pacific, Killing Four, Amid Escalating Questions About The Trump Regime’s Actions

Third Round - TrumpLand’s Many Wars

Immigration Wars

• ICE Arrest Data Confirms Most Immigrants Arrested In ICE Crackdowns Have No Criminal Record [Gift Record]

• Broadview Protest Defendants Are Now Demanding Communications Records To See If Trump Admin. Pushed For Selective Prosecution In Their Case

• Prof. Amanda Frost: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Could Be Illegal

Trump’s War On LGBTQ People

• Internal Trump DOJ Memo Orders Prison Inspectors To Stop Considering LGBTQ Safety Standards

• Trump Admin. Plans To End Prison Rape Protections For Trans And Intersex People

• Parker Molloy: The Latest Anti-Trans MAGA Attack In Oklahoma Uses The Same Script, Just A Different Target

• Where Did Anti-Trans Laws Start? How A Forgotten Houston Ordinance Turned Into A Massive, Nationwide Culture War

Fourth Round - Republicans Can’t Govern

Trumponomics Is Failing

• Trump’s Approval Rating Dips As American’s View On His Handling Of The Economy Sour [Gift Link]

• G. Elliott Morris: 43% Of Republicans Now Say Trump Isn’t Keeping His Promises On The Economy - & That Could Go Lower

• Paul Krugman: MAGA’s Affordability Crisis Will Soon Get Worse

War Over Good Govt.

• RFK Jr’s Anti-Vax CDC Advisory Panel Rolls Back Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation For Newborn Babies

• “Tiny” Mike Johnson Now Scrambling To Pass Annual Pentagon Funding Bill As Republicans Seethe

• National Parks Change Prioritizes Trump’s Birthday Over MLK Day & Juneteenth

• Government Accountability Office Opens Investigation Into FHFA Chief Bill Pulte

War In The Courts

• Grand Jury Declines To Indict N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James, Less Than Two Weeks After The First Case Was Dismissed

• Prosecutor Who Subpoenaed Letitia James Could Be Disqualified, Judge Suggests

• Supreme Court Agrees To Consider Trump’s Attempt To Kill Birthright Citizenship, On The Merits

Fifth Round - More News To Drink About

Redistricting Wars

• Supreme Court Allows Texas To Use A Congressional Map Favorable To Republicans In 2026

• Buried In New Redistricting Ruling, SCOTUS Includes Clear Language That Republicans’ Legal Efforts To Stop California’s Retaliatory Map Will Fail

• Virginia’s Democratic Senate Leader Louise Lucas Answers SCOTUS’ Biased Texas Gerrymander With Her Own Promise: ‘10-1.’ Virginia Is Currently 6-5.

Foreign Affairs

• Trump Regime’s Official National Security Strategy, Just Released, Slams European Allies And Arrogantly Asserts U.S. Power In The Americas

• Putin’s Latest Warning To Ukraine Shows How Unlikely A Peace Deal Is

Sixth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

• Netflix To Buy Warner Bros. Film And Streaming Assets - But Not Linear TV Assets - In $82.7 Billion Deal

• Netflix Says Warner Bros. Movies Will Remain In Theaters But ‘Windows Will Evolve To Be Much More Consumer Friendly’

• David Dayen: Netflix Is Acquiring Warner Bros. Instead Of Paramount. Here’s Why It’s Still A Terrible Idea.

• Critics Choice Awards Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Dominates With 17 Noms, Cynthia Erivo Snubbed For ‘Wicked: For Good’

• Lebron James’ 1,297-Game Double-Digit Scoring Streak Ends But He Still Gets Winning Assist Vs. Toronto Raptors

• Cauldron For Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics Lit At Italy’s Presidential Palace With 2 Months To Go

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 the shutdown, 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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