News On Tap For Thursday, January 15, 2026

It’s Time To Abolish ICE

Today’s “News On Tap” has the flavor of Trumpian brutality & fascism - but that’s overwhelmingly not what Americans want. We’ve got news updates that show what the ICE monsters are really doing - and that Americans want to Abolish ICE. We’ve also got updates on Trump’s half-assed imperialism with Venezuela & Greenland. There’s also updates on Trump’s other wars, and the redistricting wars too. Plus, we have entertainment & media news, including a walk back from CBS. And John Fugelsang is back tonight to help us talk about all of it. Read up & get informed!

First Round - Trump's Violent Immigration Wars

What The ICE Monsters Are Doing

• Federal Officer In Minneapolis, Facing Resident With Shovel & Broom, Chooses To Shoot Person In Leg During Attempted Arrest

• Trump Threatens To Invoke The Insurrection Act In Response To Minneapolis Protests

• Not Just Minnesota; ICE Wants 10,000 More Agents On The Streets Of America, Everywhere

• Former ICE Agents Confirm - ICE’s Violence Is “By Design” Under Trump

• ICE’s Secret Programs To Spy On Every American, Exposed

• Thom Hartmann: At What Point Do We Admit This Isn’t Immigration Enforcement, But A Regime Of Purposely Racist Brutality?

America Wants To Abolish ICE

• New CNN Poll Confirms Half Of Americans Know ICE Is Making U.S Cities Less Safe

• Multiple Polls Confirm: The Trump Admin’s Brutal Immigration Actions Have Made ICE A 70-30 Issue — For Democrats

• House Republicans Have An Offer For Democrats On ICE Funding: Money For Body Cams - But That’s It

• Mary Trump: ICE Is Beyond Reform

• Greg Sargent: Joe Rogan’s Harsh New Takedown Of ICE Has Handed Democrats A Political Weapon. Now They Need To Use It.

• Stephen Robinson: Democrats Must Shut Down Trump’s Terrorist Government Over The Illegal Actions Of ICE

• Matt Ford: Americans Now Want To Abolish ICE. The Trump Admin. & The Biased Supreme Court Have Actually Made That Incredibly Easy To Do.

Second Round - Trump's Half-Assed Imperialism

• Senate Republicans Block Effort To Check Trump’s War Powers In Venezuela [Gift Link]

• Trump To Meet With Opposition Leader María Machado Today, Just Hours After Praising Current Venezuelan Leader Delcy Rodríguez

• Trump Regime Gets First $500 Million Venezuelan Oil Deal, Holding Some Proceeds At An Offshore Bank In Qatar

• Denmark And Allies Boost Greenland Military Footprint As Trump Ramps Up Pressure

• Tom Nichols: Trump’s Irrational Fixation On Greenland Is Risking A Global Catastrophe [Gift Link]

Third Round - Trump's Other Wars

War On The Economy

• Trump’s Promised Manufacturing Boom Is A Bust

• 1.4 Million Fewer Americans Enrolled In ACA Plans As Premium Costs Spike, After Republicans Allowed ACA Subsidies To Expire

• Chicago Fed Chair Austan Goolsbee Confirms Inflation Would Come ‘Roaring Back’ If Trump Is Able To Wrest Away Central Bank Independence

War On Good Govt.

• Trump HHS Terminates, Then Reinstates Less Than 24 Hours Later, Thousands Of Grants For Substance Use & Mental Health

• Trump’s State Dept, Suspends Immigrant Visa Processing Indefinitely From 75 Countries, Falsely Claiming Those Immigrants Require More Public Assistance

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

On Capital Hill

• Four More Democratic Members Of Congress Confirm Trump’s Doj Is Baselessly Investigating Them

• Democrats Unveil Three Articles Of Impeachment Against Dhs Sec. Noem

• Right-Wing Extremists’ Anti-Abortion Push Threatens To Derail Senate Aca Subsidies Deal

Election Land

• Federal Judges Allow California Congressional Map To Stand, Further Undercutting Republicans’ Gerrymandering War

• Virginia House Democrats Overwhelmingly Pass Redistricting Bill, Sending To The State Senate For Likely Passage

• Supreme Court Rules Republican Can Challenge Illinois Mail-In Ballot Law

Other Foreign Affairs

• Iran’s nationwide protests appear increasingly smothered after crackdown and internet outage

• Two new polls reveal majority of voters oppose U.S. strike on Iran & say Trump has gone too far abroad

• Deadly Russian strikes push Ukrainian civilians deeper into bitter cold winter crisis

• Zelensky declares energy emergency after latest Russian strikes leave thousands without heat during bitter cold winter

Miscellaneous But Important

• Federal Appeals Court, With Two Republican Judges, Opens the Door to Mahmoud Khalil’s Re-Arrest; Case Likely To Go To En Banc Appeal

• Astronauts Are Safe After NASA Medical Evacuation From Space Station

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• FBI Searches Home Of Washington Post Reporter Who Has Investigated The Trump Administration

• Washington Post: FBI Raid Won’t Deter The Post From Chasing The Story [Gift Link]

• CBS Now Claims ‘Whiskey Friday’ Was Just An “Experimental” Test, Not Meant To Be On-Air

Entertainment & More

• Bob Weir Public Memorial To Take Place In San Francisco On Saturday

• Bruno Mars Adds 30+ New Dates His 2026 ‘The Romantic Tour’

• Coco Gauff And Venus Williams Set For Potential Australian Open Meeting In 2nd Round

• 20 People, Including Former Players, Charged In Federal Court In Connection With Sweeping Basketball Game Fixing Scandal

Tonight’s Bar Regular:

John Fugelsang, our friend, comedian, broadcaster, podcaster, Host of “Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang” weeknights on Sirius XM and author of the bestselling book “Separation of Church and Hate” is back in the bar tonight! We’ll talk about all the news of the last week, including two os John’s latest pieces from his Substack, “The Renee Good Cover-up Arrived Before Renee Good’s Ambulance” and “Trump’s War on Math” about Trump’s war on the Fed. We’ll draw few rounds from the “News On Tap” and maybe talk a bit of entertainment too. Join us!

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