News On Tap For Thursday, January 22, 2026

ICE Monsters, TACOs, & Truth Tellers

Today’s “News On Tap” is all about ICE monsters, Trump’s latest TACO in Davos, & truth tellers like Jack Smith. We’ve got updates on Jack Smith’s truth-telling hearing to Congress today, & the ICE monsters invading Minnesota & elsewhere, as well as the good people fighting back. We’ve also got updates on Trump’s TACO in Davos on Greenland, Justice updates, & news from Election Land too. Plus, we’ve got media news & Oscar news in entertainment too. And John Fugelsang is joining us tonight to talk about all of those topics and more. Read up & get informed!

First Round - America's New Uncivil War

ICE Monsters Invading Minnesota

• Whistleblower Exposes Trump Admin. Internal ICE Memo That Asserts Sweeping Power To Forcibly Enter People’s Homes Without A Judge’s Warrant, In Direct Violation Of The Fourth Amendment

• The Fourth Amendment Of The U.S. Constitution

• WCCO: Federal Appeals Court Pauses Restrictions On Tactics Federal Agents Can Use On Peaceful Protesters In Minneapolis

• ICE Detains 5-Year-Old Minnesota Boy; Lawyer Confirms ICE Agents Used Him As ‘Bait’ To Trap His Parents

• Renee Good Was Shot In The Head, Autopsy Commissioned By Her Family Finds

• Minneapolis Leaders Call The ICE Surge A ‘Siege’. On The Ground Reporting From There Confirms It

• Ana Marie Cox: The Key To Minneapolis’s Successful ICE Resistance? Community.

ICE Monsters Elsewhere

• Trump Regime Begins ICE Attack Operations In Maine

• El Paso Medical Examiner Rules Immigrant’s Death In ICE Concentration Camp Was A Homicide

• San Francisco Residents Angry After Suspect In $100M Jewelry Heist Avoids Standing Trial Because ICE Deported Him

• SF Giants Star Jung Hoo Lee Released From CBP Detainment After Forgetting His Travel Documents

Fighting The ICE Monsters

• House Democrats Come Out En Masse Against DHS Funding Bill, Are Set To Vote Against ICE Funding Later Today

• Rabbis Head To Minneapolis To Join Protests To Counter ICE Raids

• Greg Sargent: Trump Admits He Thinks Invoking The Insurrection Act Means He’s No Longer Constrained By The Courts. He’s Wrong.

• Strength In Numbers: New Poll Shows Trump Losing Even More Ground On Immigration

Second Round - Trump's TACO Imperialism

Trump TACOs At Davos

• Taco Thursday: Trump Claims He Reached Greenland Deal ‘Framework’ With NATO, Backs Off Europe Tariffs

• Details Of Greenland “Deal” Reveal How Badly Trump Chickened Out On His Greenland Threats

• Stock Market Cuts Through To Trump On Greenland In Ways Allies’ Messages Failed To Resonate

• Bob Cesca: Surprise, Surprise. Donald’s Greenland Deal Is A Scam.

• Doubting U.S. Continued Dedication To NATO, Europe Is Now Looking To Bolster Its Own Nuclear Arsenal

• Trump Unveils Mostly Ceremonial Board Of Peace In Davos, As Most Top U.S. Allies Refuse To Participate

• Trump Reportedly Has ‘Good’ Meeting With Zelensky In Davos As Witkoff Heads To Moscow

Trump’s Other Neo-Imperialist Actions

• Trump Admin. Chickens Out On Previous Promises, Now Says They Won’t Offer Security Guarantees To Oil Firms In Venezuela

• New Report Confirms Trump Admin. Is Pushing For Regime Change In Cuba By End Of Year, After Actions In Venezuela

Third Round - Capitol Hill Today

Jack Smith Sets The Record Straight

• Jack Smith Defends His Trump Investigations At A Public House Judiciary Committee Hearing, Repeating, ‘No One Should Be Above The Law’

• Trump, After Watching Jack Smith’s Testimony, Posts An Attack On Smith On Social Media

Elsewhere On Capitol Hill

• House Narrowly Tees Up Final Votes On Last 4 Funding Bills, After Near-Failure By Republican Leadership

• House Democrats Successfully Strip All Anti-Trans Riders From Final Appropriations Bills

• House Oversight Committee Approves Clinton Contempt Of Congress Resolutions With Help From Democrats

• House Judiciary Committee Finds CVS Caremark May Have Broken Antitrust Laws

• Health Insurance CEOs To Appear Before House Committees As Premiums Soar

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Trumponomics Is Failing

• New Analysis Confirms Rich Consumers Are The Only Real Thing Fueling An Otherwise Dangerously Fragile U.S. Economy

• Rollback Racket: New Evidence Confirms Dominance By Big Box Chain Retailers Like Walmart Actually Harm Consumers

• How America Could Bring Down Grocery Prices

Justice & Injustice

• Supreme Court Casts Doubt On Trump’s Power To Fire Fed Official Without Proper Review

• Former Uvalde School Police Officer Found Not Guilty In Trial Over His Response To Robb Elementary Massacre

Election Land

• New York State Judge Rules NYC’s Only Republican-Held House District Is Unconstitutional, Orders A New Map

• New Emerson Polling:: Democrats Start 2026 Election Year With Six-Point Advantage On Generic Congressional Ballot

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• Trump-Biased FCC Changes Rules, Says Late-Night & Daytime Talk Shows Now Must Offer Equal Time For Candidate Interviews

• Judge Blocks Government From Reviewing Seized Washington Post Reporter’s Devices [Gift Link]

Entertainment & More

• ‘Sinners’ Makes History, Setting Oscars Nomination Record With 16

• Complete List Of 2026 Oscar Nominees

• Biggest Snubs And Surprises Of 2026 Oscar Nominations

• Djokovic One Away From Record 400 Grand Slam Match Wins

• Lindsey Vonn, Chloe Kim, Mikaela Shiffrin Headline US Ski And Snowboard Squad Named To The Olympics

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 of John’s latest pieces from his Substack, “The World’s Tourists Are Swiping Left on Trump’s America” and “The Revoltingly Fake Christianity of Pete Hegseth” We’ll also draw few rounds from the “News On Tap” and maybe talk about a little entertainment too. Join us!

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