News On Tap For Tuesday, January 13. 2026

Tales Of ICE & Fire

Today’s “News On Tap” is full of ICE monsters, and fire - both incoming & outgoing - surrounding the Trump regime. We’ve got news updates on the rampaging ICE monsters - and the accountability that’s coming to them. We’ve also got updates on Trump’s war on the Fed, and Trump’s failing economy. Plus, Trump’s other wars are still raging, and the Trump regime keeps getting its ass handed to them in court. Jack Smith is also coming back, and there’s good election news too. Plus a bit of entertainment news. And we’ve got both Cliff Schecter AND Jared Rizzi in the bar tonight. Read up and get informed, then join us tonight!

First Round - Fighting The ICE Monsters

Pushing For Accountability

• Minnesota Officials Sue To Block Trump’s ICE Agent Surge Across State

• Trump Admin. Also Hit With Federal Lawsuit Over Occupation Of Illinois And Chicago

• Trump FBI Now “Examining” Renee Good’s Possible Ties To Activist Groups - Which It Is NOT Illegal To Be Part Of

• Goes To Motive: Trump Suggests Renee Good’s ‘Disrespectful’ Attitude Justified Her Murder By ICE Agent

• Top Trump DOJ Officials Quit After Their Division Refused To Investigate Minnesota ICE Shooting Of Nicole Good

• FBI Agent’s Sworn Testimony Contradicts Claims That ICE Agent Jonathan Ross Made About Killing Of Renee Good Under Oath

More ICE Monster Rampaging

• NYC City Council Speaker’s Aide Snatched By ICE Agents, Raising Alarms In NYC

• ICE Rams Car In South Minneapolis While Racially Profiling Latino Driver

• Pro Publica Finds More Than 40 Cases Of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds And Other Illegal Actions

• What To Do If ICE Monsters Invade Your Neighborhood

Second Round - Trump's Failing Economy

Trump’s War On The Fed

• Trump Attacks Powell Again As ‘Incompetent’ Or ‘Crooked’ Amid His DOJ Attack On Fed Independence

• World Central Bank Chiefs Sign Letter Confirming They ‘Stand In Solidarity’ With U.S. Fed Chair Powell

• Treasury Sec. Bessent Tells Trump His DOJ Investigation Of Fed Chair Creates A “Mess” - & Danger To The Markets

• Trump May Have Damaged Any Case He Thinks He Has Against Jerome Powell, Before It’s Even Begun

Trumponomics Is Failing

• Inflation Ticked Up In December As Price Pressures Remain Slow To Ease

• New CPI Report Shows Food Prices Rose Sharply In December & Remain Stubbornly High

• While Americans Are Finding It Hard To Find Jobs, Trump Vineyard Is Seeking To Hire Foreign Workers At Lower Wages

• Trump Calls For A 10% Cap On Credit Card Interest Rates In Nod To Affordability

• Sen. Elizabeth Warren Says Trump Called Her And Talked Credit Card Rates & Housing Costs After She Ripped His Policies

• Paul Waldman: One Year In, Trump’s Economy Is A Disaster

Third Round - Trump's Other Wars

Trump’s Half-Assed Imperialism

• Trump Admin. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like A Civilian Plane - A Violation Of International Laws Known As “Perfidy”

• Trump Now Set To Host Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado At The White House On Thursday

• Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Introduces Bill To Prevent Military Action Against NATO Members, Like Greenland

War On The Environment

• Trump EPA To Stop Considering Lives Saved By Limiting Air Pollution [Gift Link]

• U.S. Air Pollution Emissions Jumped In 2025 As Coal Power Rebounded Under Trump Regime

Fourth Round - War In The Courts

The Supremely Illegitimate Court

• Supreme Court Hears Case Today Weighing State Restrictions On Transgender Student-Athletes

• Madison Pauly: The Supreme Court Battle Over Trans Athletes Is About So Much More Than Sports

• New Data Shows Trump Wins More At The Supreme Court & In Appeals Courts - But Mostly Only With Judges He Appointed

Trump Keeps Losing In Legitimate Courts

• Federal Judge Shoots Down Trump’s ‘National Security’ Excuse To Kill Massive New England Wind Farm

• Federal Judge Rules Trump’s Energy Project Cuts In Democratic States Are Unlawful

• Federal Judge Orders Trump’s HHS To Restore Children’s Health Funding As Lawsuit Continues

• Federal Judge Bars Trump Regime From Withholding Election Funds For States That Refuse To Alter Their Ballots To Trump’s Liking

Fifth Round - More News To Drink About

Election Land

• Democratic Party Announces New Program Costing Millions To Boost Voter Registration Ahead Of The 2026 Elections

• New Poll Finds Key Group Behind Trump’s 2024 Victory, Young Men, Is Now Souring Significantly On Trump & Republicans

• Six Key Questions About The 2026 Congressional Elections

Foreign Affairs

• Iran Is Hunting Down StarLink Users In An Attempt To Stop Protest Videos From Going Global

• In Wake Of Mass Protests, Trump Threatens 25 Percent Tariff On ‘Any Country’ That Trades With Iran

• Hundreds Of Thousands Of Homes In Kyiv Are Without Power After Latest Russian Strikes, As Temperatures Drop Well Below Freezing

Miscellaneous But Important

• Former Special Counsel Jack Smith To Testify Publicly To Congress About Trump Investigations

• Trump Reportedly Complaining About Atty. Gen. Pam Bondi To Aides Saying She’s A Weak & Ineffective Enforcer For His Agenda

• Mackenzie Scott, First Wife Of Jeff Bezos, Makes Transformational $45M Donation To The Trevor Project

Sixth Round - Entertainment & More

• Zoe Saldaña Becomes Highest-Grossing Actor Of All Time With ‘Avatar 3 - Fire And Ash’

• Trevor Noah To Host Grammys For The Sixth And Final Time

• BTS Announce First World Tour Since Returning From Mandatory Military Service

• No. 1 Indiana & No. 10 Miami Both Now Expected To Have Fully Healthy Teams For College Football National Championship Game Next Week

Today’s Special Guest

Cliff Schecter, political commentator, podcaster, author, columnist, & former Democratic campaign PR creator, and owner of Blue Amp Media. finally got a cance to rejoin us at The Politics Bar. Cliff & his team have been busy - and we’ll tak about that, & draw a few rounds from the “News On Tap” tonight.

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 we can fight the ICE monsters, and what we should expect of Democrats in this election year.

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