News On Tap For Wed., February 11, 2026

Trust, Lies, & Accountability

Today’s “News On Tap” tastes like honesty, something Pam Bondi has clearly never tasted. We’ve got news updates on that House hearing & the Trump/Epstein files, the new jobs numbers & Trump’s failing economy, and Trump’s many wars, against democracy, against immigration, and his wars in the courts. Also, Republicans showed how impotent their Tiny Johnson is once again, while Dems won some more elections. Plus entertainment & Olympics news too. And we’ve got Sheri Jacobus & Bob Cesca in the bar tonight! Read up, then join us tonight!

First Round - The Trump/Epstein Files

• House Hearing With AG Pam Bondi Devolves Into Shouting As Democrats Confront Her Over Epstein Files And DOJ Prosecutions

• Shouting Match Erupts At House Hearing After AG Pam Bondi Asked To Apologize To Epstein Victims - & She Fails To Do So

• Rep Thomas Massie Becomes First Republican To Spar With Bondi During House Judiciary Hearing

• Rep. Ro Khanna Reveals 6 Individuals On House Floor Whose Names Were Redacted By Trump’s DOJ From Epstein Files

• Who Are The Six Men Named In The Unredacted Epstein Files?

• Rep. Jamie Raskin Confirms Trump Is In Epstein Files “More Than A Million Times” & That Trump Is Lying About His Association With Jeffrey Epstein

• Revelations In Latest Epstein Files Release Now Leading To Resignations & Investigations Around The World [Gift Link]

Second Round - Trump's Many Wars

War On Democracy

• House Republicans Keep Trying To Push Forward Voter Suppression Bills That Would Disenfranchise Millions

• Senate Republican Leader Thune Admits He’s ‘Not Even Close’ To Having Enough Votes To Change The Filibuster Rule To Ram Through SAVE Act

• Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski Comes Out Against SAVE Act Voter Suppression Bill, Warning Her Party Against Further Election Interference

• Newly Unsealed Affidavit Shows Kurt Olsen, Former Trump Campaign Lawyer & Election Denier. Was The Originator Of New Fulton County Ballot Inquiry [Gift Link]

• Federal Judge Dismisses Trump DOJ Lawsuit Seeking Michigan’s Voter Roll Data For The Third Time This Year

Immigration Wars

• Review Of Crimes By ICE Personnel In Recent Years Show Patterns Of Abuse & Corruption

• Federal Employee Who Did Background Checks For ICE Arrested In Minnesota Police Sex Sting

• U.S. Citizens And Legal Residents Sue Over Aggressive Immigration Raid At Idaho Horse Racing Track

• Idaho Sheriff Who Was Assisting ICE Fumbles As Photos Kneecap His Lies That Teens Weren’t Zip-Tied During Aggressive Immigration Raid At Idaho Horse Racing Track

• Federal Immigration Judge Rules Trump Administration Cannot Deport Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk

• Immigrants Who Say Their Detention Is Illegal Have Filed More Than 18,000 Cases. It’s A Historic High.

• Jamelle Bouie: We, In The United States, Have To Face What ICE Has Done To Us [Gift Link]

War In the Courts

• Trump DOJ, With DC US Atty. Jeanine Pirro, Fails To Indict Democrats Involved In ‘Illegal Orders’ Video

• Federal Judge Dismisses Case Against L.A. Anti-ICE Protester Accused Of Assaulting Officer With A Cloth Hat, Saying Trump’s DOJ Acted In ‘Bad Faith’

• Two Texas Judges May Have Found A Way To Bypass 5th Circuit Ruling Upholding Trump’s Mass Detention Policy

Third Round - Republicans Can’t Govern

Trumponomics Is Failing

• Jan Monthly Jobs Numbers From Trump BLS Finally Released: U.S. Payrolls Reportedly Rose By 130,000 In January, More Than Expected

• Private Company ADP’s January Jobs Report: Private Payrolls Rose By Just 22,000 In January, Far Short Of Expectations

• Trump’s BLS Admits U.S. Had Almost No Job Growth In 2025 Under Trump & Republicans

• Congressional Budget Office Warns Federal Debt To Hit Record Levels

Tiny Johnson’s Latest Failure

• House Democrats, With Three Republican Defectors, Defeat Speaker Johnson’s Bid To Block Votes On Trump’s Tariffs

• House Now Set To Vote On Canceling Trump’s Canada Tariffs

• Steve Benen: Three Reasons The Latest Failure For Trump And Mike Johnson Over Tariffs Was ‘Seismic’

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Election Land

• Analilia Mejia Scores Liberal Upset In New Jersey Democratic Primary As Former Congressman Centrist Tom Malinowski Concedes

• Democrats Win 2 Northern Virginia Special Elections, Continuing Over-Performance In Both

• 24-Year San Diego Republican Stalwart Abandons Party After Trump Regime Immigration Actions Lead Him To Believe His Former Party Is ‘Beyond Redemption’

Foreign Affairs

• Rare Mass Shooting In Canada Kills 9 People And Injures 25 Others At A School And Home

• Trump Meets With Netanyahu In Washington DC Amid Tensions & Talks With Iran

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• House Republicans Call On Biased Trump FCC To Investigate Bad Bunny Super Bowl Halftime Show For “Illegal” Lyrics

• Nancy Guthrie Investigation Update: Man Detained For Questioning And Released

Entertainment

• Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Hits 128.2 Million Viewers, Breaks NFL Social Media Records

• Jill Zarin Fired From E!S Real Housewives Of Ny Reunion Show After Racist Bad Bunny Tirade

• Britney Spears Sells Music Catalog, Other Rights To Primary Wave

Olympic Recap

• Ashley Farquharson Wins Second Ever Women’s Luge Medal For Team USA

• American Women Elizabeth Lemley & Jaelin Kauf Take Gold & Silver For U.S. In Olympic Women’s Moguls

• Jordan Stolz Skates Olympic Record In 1000m, Clinches Gold For The U.S.

• Norwegian Biathlete Admits To Cheating On His Girlfriend In Post-Win Interview

Today’s Special Guest

Cheri Jacobus, writer, pundit, PR strategist, & podcast host of “Politics With Cheri Jacobus“ AND her new show, ’The Election Show’ with Eric Ham, both available on her on YouTube channel. Yes, Cheri’s also a former Republican, & former RNC spokesperson, these days trying to help Democrats & Independents learn how to fight like Republicans. We’ll talk with her about how Congressional Democrats are handling the fight over ICE funding, about the latest in the Trump/Epstein files, amd we’ll draw a few from today’s ‘News On Tap’ too.

Your Bar Regular Tonight

Bob Cesca, broadcaster, podcaster, journalist, artist, & host of The Bob Cesca Show, and co-host of the award-winning Trek Politics is back tonight to tip back a few rounds from the ‘News On Tap.’ We’ll tackle the ridiculous House Judiciary hearing with Pam Bondi today, the jobs numbers, and more. Grab a drink and join us!

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