News On Tap For Friday, January 16, 2026

A War By Other Names

It’s been a busy week of news, and today’s “News On Tap” is full. From updates on the murder of Nicole Good, & where the ICE monsters are attacking next, to how patriotic Americans are fighting back. We’ve also got news updates on Trump’s neo-imperialism with Venezuela and Greenland, and how angry Americans are with Trump & Republicans over the failing economy. There’s more good news in Election Land, and serious news in Media Matters. Plus, some great entertainment news too. And we’ve got Karen of Tru Blue Politics coming into the bar tonight to talk about all of it with us. But first, read up & get informed!

First Round - Patriotic Americans Vs The Trump Regime

The Trump Regime’s ICE Attacks

• Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting In Minneapolis [Gift Link]

• Video Analysis Of Minneapolis ICE Shooting Of Renee Good Sheds More Light On Contested Moments

• Newly Released Minneapolis Fire Incident Report Shows Renee Nicole Good Was Shot Four Times

• North Minneapolis ICE Shooting: Children Hospitalized After Flash Bang, Tear Gas Hits Van

• Death Of Cuban Immigrant At ICE Facility In Texas To Be Investigated As Homicide After Medical Examiner’s Report

• Family Of Black Man Killed By Off-Duty ICE Agent On New Year’s Eve In LA Demands Charges

• Minnesota Reformer: The ICE Arrests You’re Not Seeing

• The Three U.S. Constitutional Rights Everyone — Citizens & Non-Citizens Alike — Should Know If They Encounter ICE

• The Trump Regime Appears To Be Planning To Try To Leverage The Same Violent Playbook Used In Minnesota To Go After Other Blue States

• ICE Now Using Palantir Tool That Feeds On Medicaid Data

• Charles Homan: The Trump Regime’s Fight With Minnesota Is About More Than Immigration. It’s About What Kind Of Govt. Americans Want. [Gift Link]

What Patriots Are Doing To Fight ICE

• ICE Is Headed To Maine; Mayors Of Portland And Lewiston Confirm ICE’s Imminent Invasion, Saying They’re Ready

• Congressional Democrats Hold Field Hearing On ICE Actions In Minnesota

• ACLU Sues Trump Administration Over ‘Racial Profiling And Unlawful Arrests’ In Minnesota ICE Surge

• Anonymous Person Registers ‘Nazis.us’ & Redirects It To Homeland Security Website — DHS Tries & Fails To Block

• Accurately Citing Trump Regime As ‘Authoritarian,’ Federal Judge Proposes Restricting Deportation Of Non-Citizen Student Activists

• Hayes Brown: Congressional Democrats Must Take The Fight Over ICE Funding To The Mat. Anything Else Will Be A Major Failure.

• Jamelle Bouie: Trump Is Not As Strong As Many Think

Second Round - Trump’s Neo-Imperialism

• Trump Says He Will Keep Physical Nobel Peace Prize Medal Given To Him By Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado

• Nobel Committee Reminds Trump Again - Peace Prize ‘Cannot Be Revoked, Shared, Or Transferred To Others’

• Bipartisan U.S. Congressional Delegation Meets With Danish Officials Amid Trump’s Continued Threats To ‘Own’ Greenland

• European Troops Arrive In Greenland To Boost Arctic Island’s Security In Wake Of Trump’s Threats

• New Poll Confirms Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Trump’s Push On Greenland

Third Round - The Many Failures Of TrumpLand

Trumponomics Is Failing

• New Poll Shows 61% Of Americans Disapprove Of The Way Trump Is Handling The Economy

• New CNN Poll Finds A Majority Of Americans Think Trump’s First Year Back In Office Is A Failure On Every Level

• Trump Agriculture Sec. Rollins Mocked Over ‘Depression Meal’ Saying Chicken And One Piece Of Broccoli Is Enough

Republicans’ Health Care Failures

• Senate ACA Funding Talks Stall As Higher Premiums For Millions Take Effect For 2026

• Steve Benen: Why Trump’s Pitiful New Health Care ‘Plan’ Is Even Worse Than It Appears

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Election Land

• Cook Political Report Shifts 18 House Races Toward Democrats

• Trump Admin Handed Another Defeat In Bid To Rig The 2026 Elections, As Judge Blocks Attempt To Get California Voter Rolls

• ICE No. 2 Steps Down To Launch Run For Battleground House District In Ohio

Other Foreign Affairs

• Pentagon Now Moving Lincoln Carrier Strike Group From Indo-Pacific Toward Middle East Amid Tensions With Iran

• Both Israel And Arab Nations Ask Trump To Refrain From Attacking Iran

• Ukraine Able To Meet Only 60% Of Electricity Need After Most Recent Russian Attacks

• NATO Chief Mark Rutte Says Russia Losing ‘Massive’ 25,000 Troops Monthly In Ukraine As War Grinds On

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• Trump Regime Announces They Intend To Turn Independent Military News Outlet ‘Stars & Stripes’ Into A Propaganda Mouthpiece

• CBS “News” Claim Of Internal Bleeding Of ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good Drew ‘Huge Internal Concern’ From Journalists With Integrity

• Kari Lake Stops Radio Free Europe From Broadcasting Into Iran Over Politics

Entertainment & More

• Jimmy Kimmel Offers Trump His Emmy In Exchange For Pulling ICE From Minneapolis

• Bad Bunny Delivers Defiant Multi-Cultural Message In New Super Bowl Trailer: ‘The World Will Dance’

• Bruno Mars Sets Ticketmaster Record For Most Concert Tickets Sold In A Single Day

• Lucasfilm Replacing Kathleen Kennedy With Dave Filoni, Lynwen Brennan As New ‘Star Wars’ Bosses

• College Football National Championship Preview: Keys To Victory For Both Indiana & Miami

• NFL Divisional Round Preview: One Key For Each Matchup This Weekend

Your Bar Regulars Tonight…

Our friends Karen from Chicago, & Anita From San Antonio, co-hosts of Tru Blu Politics (and now on Patreon too) are back tonight for the second time in 2026! WE’ll talk about all the news from this week - and there was a lot of it - including the latest on the ICE monsters, Trump’s failing economy, and more. Plus, we’ll have a few drinks too. Come on by, grab a seat & a sip, & join us!

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