News On Tap For Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026

New World Disorder

While the news is swirling, today’s “News On Tap”, is smooth & steady. We've got your updates on Doddering Donald (25th Amendment, anyone?) & the rupture he’s creating in the world order. We’ve also got updates on the ICE monsters in Minnesota, Trump’s failing economy, the Fed at SCOTUS, the fight on Capitol Hill, & some entertainment news too. Plus Bob Cesca is back at the bar tonight. Read up & get informed!

First Round - Trump's War Against The World

Rupture In The World Order

• Trump Mixes Up Iceland & Greenland & Insults European Allies In Bellicose Rambling Incoherent Davos Speech

• Trump In Speech At Davos Steps Up Demand To Annex Greenland But Rules Out Using Force, For Now

• Speech From Canadian Prime Minister Carney On Trump’s ‘Rupture’ Of Post-WWII World Order Draws Standing Ovation At Davos [Gift Link]

• At Davos, EU Pres. Von Der Leyen Calls On Europe To Seize The Moment & Move Towards Greater Independence

• EU Freezes Work On US Trade Deal ‘Indefinitely’ After Trump’s Greenland And Tariff Threats

• Pentagon Moves To Cut U.S. Participation In Some NATO Advisory Groups & Military Investment

• Canada Now Prepping Response To Hypothetical U.S. Military Invasion For First Time In A Century

• Jonathan Last: Thanks To Trump, This Is The End Of The Post-WWII World Order

Other Foreign Affairs

• Ukraine Enduring Bitter Winter After Russian Attacks On Power Grid Continue, As Peace Efforts Languish

• Israeli PM Netanyahu Says He Will Join Trump’s ‘Board Of Peace’ Despite Previous Objections

• New Report Confirms Trump State Dep. Official Lobbied French Officials In Attempt To Remove Ban On Right-Wing Extremist Marie Le Pen From Running In Elections

• U.S. Forces In Caribbean Seize Seventh Oil Tanker Linked To Venezuela

Second Round - Trump’s War On Americans

The Front Line In Minnesota

• VP Vance To Visit Minneapolis Today As Tensions Over Immigration Operations Escalate

• DHS Now Claims Over 3000 Arrested In Minnesota

• In The Twin Cities, ICE Resistance Has Become Mainstream

• Trump’s Weaponized DOJ Hits Minnesota Democrats With BS Subpoenas, As Gov. Walz Correctly Identifies The Attack As A “Partisan Distraction”

• Minnesota’s Democratic Officials Confirm They ‘Will Not Be Intimidated’ By Trump Weaponizing The DOJ

Fighting The ICE Monsters

• Hours After ABC News Ran A Story About Mischief Toy Store In St, Paul Distributing Free Whistles, ICE Agents Showed Up At Their Door

• An Expert Academic Law Group Ran High-Level U.S. Civil War Simulations. ICE’s Invasion Of Minnesota Is Exactly How They Start.

• To Their Shock, Cubans In Florida - Many Who Supported Trump - Are Now Being Deported In Record Numbers

• Radley Balko: I’ve Covered Police Abuse For 20 Years. What ICE Is Doing Now Is Different.

Third Round - Trump Is Failing

Trumponomics Is Failing

• Stocks Post Biggest Drop In Months On Tuesday As Trump-Created Tensions Over Greenland Mount

• Danish Pension Fund To Sell $100 Million In Treasuries, Citing ‘Poor’ U.S. Government Finances

• What Would A Break With Europe Mean For The American Economy? Significantly Increased Costs On All Sides.

Time For The 25th Amendment

• Trump’s Weird Text To Norway’s Prime Minister Rightfully Renews 25th Amendment Talk

• Trump Gives Head-Scratching Answer About His 2026 Agenda: ‘Water Coming Out Of A Sink’

• Harold Meyerson: It’s 25th Amendment Time For Mad King Donald

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

On Capitol Hill

• ICYMI: Congress Releases Massive Funding Bill Ahead Of Shutdown Deadline As Clash Over Funding Ice Still Looms

• Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries Comes Out Against Bill To Fund DHS & ICE

• House Democrats’ Support For Impeaching Kristi Noem Is Exploding, Now Up To 100 Cosponsors

• Republican Oversight Committee Chairman Comer Rejects Clinton Interview On Epstein, Setting Up Bs Contempt Vote

• Jack Smith To Testify Publicly On Trump’s Jan. 6 Documents Case Tomorrow In House Judiciary Hearing

Some Measures Of Justice

• Supreme Court Appears Wary Of Allowing Trump To Fire Fed Gov. Cook In Closely Watched Case

• Matt Ford: The Supreme Court Just Got Caught In Its Own Gun Rights Contradictions

• Lindsey Halligan Quits Hours After Judge Says She Can No Longer Legally Identify As A U.S. Attorney

Election Land

• Democrats Win Another Special Election In The Virginia State House

• Decorated Navy Admiral, Removed By Hegseth Without Cause, Announces Democratic Run For Congress In South Carolina

• Republican Michele Tafoya, Former NFL Sideline Reporter, & Current Right-Wing Podcaster, To Launch Minnesota Senate Run

• In Court Filing, Trump Admin. Admits DOGE Workers At Social Security Admin. Were Working With Group Seeking To ‘Overturn Election Results’

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

• Washington Post Demands Government Return Materials Seized From Reporter

• ‘Today’ Anchor Savannah Guthrie Debuts ‘New Voice’ 1 Month After Vocal Surgery

• Taylor Swift, Alanis Morissette, Kenny Loggins, And Kiss Founders Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley Inducted Into 2026 Songwriters Hall Of Fame

• All Eight Best New Artist Nominees Not Set To Perform At Grammy Awards

• Alcaraz And Federer Get Into The Swing Of Things At The Australian Open

• USA Hockey Announces Stanley Cup Champion Seth Jones Won’t Play For U.S. At Olympics Due To Injury

Your Bar Regular Tonight

Bob Cesca, podcaster, broadcaster, journalist, artist, & host of The Bob Cesca Show, co-host of the award-winning Trek Politics - and “husband” to Stephanie Miller (no, not ret really) is back in the bar tonight, and he’s in no mood to forgive the Trump voters or the non-voters that gave us this Trumpian disaster. We’ll talk about why it’s past time for Republicans to use the 25th Amendment on Trump, and why they won’t, even as Trump destroys the post-WWII world order. We’ll also talk about Trump & Miller’s ongoing ICE war on America, and more. Grab a drink and join us!

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