News On Tap For Tuesday, December 16, 2026

Not On The ‘Good’ List

If today’s “News On Tap” proves anything, it’s that Donald Trump & all those in his cabal aren’t on Santa’s good list. We’ve got news updates on Trump’s terrible behavior towards Rob & Michelle Reiner, major economic news, and updates on Republicans failures on health care too. We’ve also got updates on the recent terrorism attacks, and Trump’s war mongers. We’ll get a look at the Trump regime drama, and actual entertainment too. Plus, our friend & White house correspondent Jared Rizzi joins us too. Read up & get informed!

First Round - The Truth About Who Trump Is

• Surpassing Number Of Republican Lawmakers Slam Trump’s “Inappropriate” Posts On Rob Reiner

• Trump’s MAGA Followers Turn On Him In Droves Over Unhinged Rob Reiner Post

• Trump Doubles Down On Rob Reiner Attacks, Calls Reiner “Bad For Our Country” After The Director’s Murder

• Ben Schwartz: Rob Reiner’s Legacy Can’t Be Sullied By Trump’s Shameful Attacks

Second Round - Affordability Matters

Trumponomics Is Failing

• U.S. Unemployment Rate Hits 4.6%, Highest In More Than Four Years, Adding Real Pressure On The Economy

• Federal Jobs Data, Delayed From Republican Govt. Shutdown, Shows Already Shaky Job Market Weakened In Both October And November

• Six Polls That Show The Trump Regime Is In Deep Economic Trouble

The Fight Over Health Care

• Bipartisan Group Of Senators Now Says They Will Announce A Last-Minute Health Care Plan This Week

• Trump Admin. Holds Off Wading Into Congress’ Issues On Health Care As They ‘Know It Could Be Ugly’

• California Gov. Newsom Hires Former CDC Leaders As Public Health Advisers For New Public Health Network

Third Round - War & Terrorism

Terrorism For The Holidays

• FBI Offers $50,000 Reward As Brown University Shooter Still At Large On Fourth Day After Shooting

• Trump Heaps Blame On Brown University Over His Own FBI For Failing To Catch Mass Shooter

• Aaron Regunberg: Why Republicans Are Spreading Lies About The Mass Shooting At Brown

• Australian Police Now Say Bondi Beach Gunmen Were Inspired By Islamic State, Had Travelled To The Philippines Prior To Attack

• What To Know About Australia’s Plans To Tighten Gun Laws After Bondi Attack

Trump’s War Mongers

• U.S. Military Says New Strikes On 3 Boats In The Eastern Pacific Ocean Kill 8 People

• Legal Analyst Torpedoes Trump’s Designation Of Fentanyl As ‘Weapon Of Mass Destruction’ As ‘Completely Meaningless’ Legally

• Venezuela’s Oil Is Clearly A Focus Of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro [Gift Link]

• Trump Admin’s New Pentagon Plan Calls For Major Power Shifts Of U.S. Military Resources Around The World [Gift Link]

• Anne Applebaum: The Trump Regime’s New National Security Strategy Is Targeting Liberal Democracy Itself [Gift Link]

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

War In The Courts

• New Court Filing Offers More Details About Trump’s White House Ballroom Brawl; Case Will Be In Court Today

• Pulitzer Prize Board Members Fight Back Against Trump’s Lawfare With Broad Discovery Demands For Tax Returns, Psych Records, & Medical History

• Trump Admin Intensifies Military Probe Against Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, Launches Command Investigation

Worst Administration Ever

• Trump’s Top Aide Susie Wiles Acknowledges Trump’s ‘Score Settling’ Is Behind Trump DOJ’s Vindictive Prosecutions [Gift Link]

• FBI ‘in shambles’ as insiders say ‘nobody will miss’ Kash Patel staff if director is fired

Foreign Affairs

• Zelenskyy Says No Consensus Reached On Territory After U.S.-Ukraine Peace Talks

• Serbia’s Organized Crime Prosecutors Charge Govt. Minister & Others With Corruption In Connection With Kushner-Linked Project

• Jared Kushner Brings Controversial Trump Hotel Plan In Serbia To ‘Abrupt End’ After Facing Fierce Backlash & Corruption Charges Of His Partners

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

• Anthony Geary, Daytime TV Legend Who Played Luke Spencer On ‘General Hospital,’ Dies At 78

• BBC Vows To Defend Itself As Trump Sues For $10 Billion, Claiming Defamation Over Minor Edit

• Rolling Stones Call Off 2026 European Tour

• Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” Breaks Record For Longest-Running #1 Hit

• Howard Stern Signs New Three-Year Contract Extension After Lengthy Contract Standoff

• Knicks And Spurs To Meet In Tuesday’s NBA Cup Final For Trophy, Bragging Rights - And Of Course, Cash

• Patrick Mahomes Injury Update: QB Undergoes Successful Surgery On Two Knee Ligaments

Tonight’s Bar Regular

Jared Rizzi, former White House Correspondent for SiriusXM during both the Obama and Trump administrations, & former reporter for CBS Radio News - as well as our favorite fill-in co-host - is back at the bar again tonight! We’ll talk about all the news of the day, and get his take on how real some of the drama is the Trump regime, that the mainstream media is breathlessly talking about. We’ll also check out his holiday is going, and talk about news & entertainment too.

---

Join us today, on any of our radio affiliates, or subscribe and listen ad-free anytime!

• Georgia Now Radio - Atlanta

• WCPT AM 820 – Chicago

• AM 950 - Minneapolis/St. Paul

• Detour Talk Radio - Tri-Cities Area Of Tennessee

• Progressive Voices Radio - Worldwide, Via Tune In