News On Tap For Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Don’t Believe The Show

While mainstream news media is making it seem like Trump might be holding someone accountable for the ICE murders in Minneapolis, our 'News On Tap' doesn't come with beer goggles. We’ve got all the updates, from Trump’s show of accountability, to the proof that ICE is still filled with monsters, to what if anything Democrats in Congress can and might do about it. Trump’s in Iowa lying about the economy, but we have the real news on the economy too, as Trump’s war on good government continues. We also have updates from Election Land, on Foreign Affairs, and some important news in Media Matters & Entertainment. Plus, Jared Rizzi is back at the bar tonight to talk about all of it with us. Read up, get informed, & join us tonight!

First Round - A Show Of Accountability

Minnesota Murder Fallout

• Bye, Bovino: The Now-Former Border Patrol “Commander At Large” Has Been Removed From His Job, & Is Expected To “Retire” Soon [Gift Link]

• Now-Former Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino And Some CBP/ICE Agents Expected To Leave Minneapolis Today

• Trump Holds 2-Hour Meeting With Noem Amid Backlash To Second Minneapolis Area CBP/ICE Shooting

• Stephen Miller Left Out Of Key Two-Hour Meeting Between Trump & Noem

• DHS Sec. Noem Agrees To Testify Before Senate Judiciary In March

• Kight & Santaliz: The Accountability Dam Is Breaking As Republicans Are Now Openly Questioning Noem’s Competence

• AFGE, The Massive Union That Represents Govt. Employees Including CBP & ICE, Demands Ouster Of Kristi Noem And Stephen Miller

• Federal Judge Orders Acting ICE Chief To Appear In Court, Threatens Contempt Ruling Over Repeated Failures Of ICE To Comply With Dozens Of Court Orders [Gift Link]

• Shawn “Smith” Peirce: Scalps & Theatrics - Don’t Call What The Trump Regime Is Doing ‘Accountability’

ICE Are Still Monsters

• No, They’re Not Really Changing: FBI Director Kash Patel Admits FBI Investigating Minnesota Signal Groups Who Are Tracking ICE

• ICE Says It’s Arrested More Than 200 People Since Last Week In Maine Operation

• ICE Watchers In Maine Say They Were Just Threatened By Federal Agents

• Morale Reportedly Plummeting Among ICE Agents Over Long Hours, Unrealistic Quotas, And Public Hatred Of Them

• Experienced ICE Agents Quietly Expressing Extreme Frustration With Trump Regime’s Amateur Use & Abuse Of Agency

How The People Of Minnesota Are Winning

• Adam Serwer: The People Of Minnesota Have Proved Maga Wrong [Gift Link]

• Ana Marie Cox: The Ice Resistance That You’re Not Seeing

Second Round - ICE Battle On Capitol Hill

• Senate Republicans Refuse To Split The DHS Funding Bill As A Partial Shutdown Grows Likelier

• Senate Dems Are Ready To Shut Down Government Over DHS/ICE Funding

• More Than Half Of House Democrats, 133, Now Back Impeachment Push Against DHS Chief Kristi Noem, Mostly Over ICE/CBP Issues

• In Wake Of Minnesota ICE/CBP Murders, House Democrats Tell Trump To Fire DHS Chief Noem Or They Will Start Impeachment Proceedings Against Her

• Strength In Numbers: The ICE Shootings In MN Are A Tipping Point; Support For Abolishing ICE Has Swung 50 Points Since Sept. 2024

Third Round - Republicans Can't Govern

Trumponomics Is Failing

• Trump Heading To Iowa Today For Speech, Nominally On Economy, As Millions Of Americans Still Feel Pain

• Americans’ Confidence In Economy Falls Sharply In January To Lowest Level Since 2014

• Trumpian Chaos Is Endangering The U.S. Dollar’s Centrality To The International Monetary System

• India & Eu Reach Landmark Trade Deal, Slashing Tariffs To Near Zero, As Nations Reduce Their Reliance On The Unstable U.S.

Trump’s War On Good Govt.

• Work Now Set To Stop On Critical NY-NJ Gateway Tunnel Project Unless Trump & Republican-Controlled Congress Restore Funding

• New Investigation Shows, After Donations From Nursing Home Execs, Trump Admin. Revoked Rule Requiring More Nursing Home Staff [Gift Link]

• More History Exhibits Pulled From National Parks, Targeting Signs About Climate And Native Americans

• Trump Formally Takes U.S. Out Of Paris Climate Agreement For A Second Time In A Clear Abdication Of Responsibility

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Election Land

• Alex Vindman, Key Trump Impeachment Witness, Launches Democratic Bid For Senate In Florida

• Trump Admin. Dealt Major Blow By Federal Judge In Attempt To Grab Oregon’s Voter Rolls

Foreign Affairs

• World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day

• Greenland shuts down Trump on sovereignty question over U.S. bases

• Study Finds Troop Casualties In Ukraine War, On Both Sides, Near 2 Million After 4 Years - 1.2M Russian Troops & Nearly 600,000 Ukrainian Troops

• Russia Once Again Offering Cash Bonuses, Freeing Prisoners, And Attempting To Lure Foreigners To Replenish Its Troops In Ukraine

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• Meta, TikTok, And YouTube Face Landmark Trial, Starting This Week, Over Youth Addiction Claims

• TikTok Outages Reignite Censorship Debate After U.S. Ownership Change

• Bari Weiss’ New Plan At CBS News: Cut Experienced Journalists, Add Right-Wing Opinion Commentators

Entertainment & More

• 2026 BAFTA Awards Nominations: Wicked: For Good Makes The Cut After Oscars Shutout, One Battle After Another & Sinners Lead Other Nominees

• Australian Open: Americans Gauff, Jovic, Tien Lose In Quarterfinals; Alcaraz Moves Into Semis Within Two Wins Of Completing A Career Grand Slam

• Ex-FIFA President Sepp Blatter Joins Those Calling For Boycott Of World Cup In United States, Due To The Authoritarian Conduct Of The Trump Regime

• Dave Zirin: A Call Is Rising For Nations To Boycott The Trump World Cup

• U.S. Sending ICE Unit To Winter Olympics For Security

• Milan’s Mayor Says U.S. ICE Agents Are ‘Not Welcome’ In Italy For Olympics In Security Roles, Due To Their Known Unprofessional Behavior

Tonight’s Bar Regular

Jared Rizzi, former White House Correspondent for SiriusXM, during both the Obama & 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 get his take on what’s really going on with Trump. Noem, & Bovino, & the House Democratic threat to impeach Noem, and whether he thinks it’s all for show. We’ll also talk about the other news of the day, and grab a few drinks too. Join us!

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