News On Tap For Wednesday, January 7, 2026

The Evil Empire Is Here

Today’s “News On Tap” has a real flavor of blood, violence, & imperialism - not the flavors we’d prefer. We’ve got the latest on Trump’s ICE stormtroopers killing a woman in Minneapolis, and Trump’s new imperialist actions, in both Venezuela and Greenland. We’ve also got updates on Trump’s failing government, what Trump’s Tiny Johnson & Congress are doing, and another Democratic special election win. Plus media & entertainment news too. And with all this lawbreaking by Trump’s evil empire, we need bot our legal team & laughter to lift the mood. Thankfully, both Glenn Kirschner & Bob Cesca are joining us tonight. Read up & get informed!

First Round - The Insurrection Never Ended

• Trump Regime Posts Lie-Filled Jan. 6 Alternative History On White House Website On Insurrection’s 5th Anniversary [Gift Link]

• Phillip Bump: I Read The Trump Regime’s Alternate ‘History’ Of Jan. 6. Here Are The Lies They’re Telling.

• Parker Malloy: Even Without The Assault On The Capitol, January 6, 2021 Was Still A Coup

Second Round - Trump's New Imperialist Wars

Trump’s New Neocon War In Venezuela

• U.S. Seizes Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker Linked To Venezuela After Weeks-Long Pursuit

• Trump Demands Venezuela Kick Out China And Russia, And Partner Only With U.S. On Oil

• Jake Johnson: Trump Says He Will Control Money From Sale Of Venezuelan Oil. That’s Straight-Up Piracy And Extortion.

• Alison Morrow: If It Looks Like Trump Is Running A Private Equity Playbook In Venezuela, That’s Because That’s What He’s Trying To Do

• War Powers Resolution Heads To Senate As Democrats Push To Curb Trump Regime’s Venezuela & Other Foreign Imperialist Actions

Trump’s Halfascist Imperialism

• Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants To Buy Greenland [Gift Link]

• Trump Regime Says Using U.S. Military Is ‘Always An Option’ For Acquiring Greenland

• Fighting Imperialism, French Pres. Macron Hosts Ukraine & Allies To Try To Cement Security Guarantees

• ‘Neo-Royalism’, A New Theory, Somewhat Explains Why Trump Keeps Threatening Global Takeovers

• Elizabeth Spiers: Trumps Mogul-First Model Of Foreign Diplomacy

• Shawn “Smith” Peirce: Drawing Clarity From The Imperialist Insanity Of The Second Trump Regime

Third Round - Trump's Other Wars

Immigration Wars

• Trump’s DHS ICE Confirms Officer Fatally Shot Person In South Minneapolis; Trump Regime Lied About Similar Incident In Chicago

• Trump Regime Escalates Attack On Minnesota With 2000 More DHS & ICE Agents Invading Region

• Low-Income Parents & Kids Are The Biggest Casualties Of A Right-Wing Anti-Immigrant Propaganda Video In Minnesota

War Over Good Govt.

• Experts Confirm RFK Jr’s ‘Astounding’ Vaccine Change Puts U.S. Behind Peer Countries In Vaccination

• Judge Orders Lindsey Halligan To Explain Why She’s Still Serving As U.S. Attorney After Previous Ruling She Must Step Down

• When Govt. Works: Wyoming Supreme Court Strikes Down Near-Total Abortion Bans

• Charlie Warzel: Trump’s ‘Podcaster Occupied Government’ Is An Incoherent Failure To Every Normal Person - But A Raging Success To The Insane Terminally Online Right-Wing [Gift Link]

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

On Capitol Hill

• Congress Returns To Face Trump’s Venezuela Clash, A Shutdown Deadline, And A Health Care Fight

• Trump Puts His Tiny Johnson In A Bind Over Health Care

• Donald Trump Tells House Republicans To “Be Flexible” & Compromise On Their Abortion Restriction Demands

• Leading Right-Wing Extremist Anti-Abortion Group Demands Congressional Republicans Be Inflexible On Abortion, Saying Hyde Is Non-Negotiable

Election Land

• Democrat Secures Richmond-Area Virginia State Senate Seat In Yet Another Democratic Special Election Win

• Georgia Gov. Kemp Sets Date For Special Election To Fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Former Seat

• Trump Once Again Floats Idea Of Canceling Midterm Election (Which He Does Not Have The Power To Do)

• Trump Predicts He Will Be Impeached If Democrats Win The Midterms

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Deaths Of Note

• Michael Reagan, 80 Dies; Former President’s Eldest Son Fought for Right-Wing Causes

• Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Traitor Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84

Media Matters

• Warner Bros. Discovery Officially Rejects Paramount’s Revised Offer, Stands by Netflix Deal

• MAGA Media Sites Are Being Hit Hard By Endless Right-Wing Civil Wars

Entertainment & More

• The Actor Awards (Formerly The SAG Awards) Reveal 2026 Nominations

• Pat Smear To Miss Upcoming Foo Fighters Shows After Breaking Foot In “Bizarre Gardening Accident”

• Nicole Kidman And Keith Urban Are Officially Divorced After 19 Years Of Marriage

• Baltimore Ravens Fire John Harbaugh, Increasing The Total Number Of NFL Coaching Openings To 7

• No. 1 Indiana And No. 5 Oregon Turn CFP Peach Bowl Semifinal Into Celebration Of Big Ten’s Supremacy

Tonight’s Special Guest

Glenn Kirschner, legal expert, friend, and member of our “legal bar” is back to help us wade through the wave of legal issues today, from the latest ICE shooting in Minneapolis, to Trump’s illegal imperialist actions regarding Venezuela & Greenland, and we’ll tackle some of the legal issues still hanging around the Trumpist insurrection.

Your Bar Regular Tonight

Bob Cesca, podcaster, broadcaster, journalist, artist, & host of The Bob Cesca Show & co-host of Trek Politics is back in the bar tonight, and fired up! We’ll talk about the what bob did over the holiday break, and all of Trump’s imperialist actions too. He might even bring Darth Vader’s calliope to the bar. Grab a drink & join us tonight!

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