News On Tap For Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Time To Declare Victory & Get Out

Today’s “News On Tap” tastes like we knew it would when Donald got to this point in his stupid illegal war on Iran - like cowardice lookin' for the exit. We’ve got updates from the Iran war, and what the real costs of the war are. We’ve also got news on Trump’s failing economy, his immigration wars, his war on democracy, and his war against good government. There’s some great news from Election Land, and a good bit of media & entertainment news too. Plus Bob Cesca will swing by the bar tonight, to help us talk about all of it. Read up, get informed, & we’ll see you here tonight!

First Round - The Iran War Rolls On

Updates From Trump’s Illegal Iran War

• Live Updates, Iran War Day 12: Ships Attacked Near Strait Of Hormuz As Iran Launches Its ‘Most Intense’ Strikes Of The War, So Far

• U.S. Military Attacks Iranian Mine-Laying Vessels Near The Strait Of Hormuz On Day 12 Of War

• U.S. Navy Tells Shipping Industry Hormuz Escorts Not Possible For Now, Due To Danger From Potential Mines

• Iran Now Targeting Commercial Ships, Dubai Airport, And Other Gulf Oil Facilities As Concerns Grow Over Global Energy

• Trump Admin. Asks Israel To Halt Strikes On Iran’s Energy Infrastructure

• Intl. Energy Agency Convinces Dozens Of Countries, Incl. The U.S., To Release 400 Million Barrels Of Oil From Their Reserves To Ease Energy Crunch From Iran War

The Real Costs Of War

• Iran War Death Toll & Injury Live Tracker - Preliminary Figures: 1,255 Dead In Iran, At Least 13 Dead In Israel, 8 U.S. Soldiers, & 17 Killed In Gulf States

• Pentagon Admits About 140 U.S. Troops Have Been Injured In Iran War So Far, 8 Severely

• The U.S. Built A Blueprint To Avoid Civilian War Casualties. The Trump Regime Scrapped It.

• Hegseth Gutted Offices That Would Have Helped Mitigate Civilian Casualties, Like Those In Iran School Strike

• U.S. Gas Prices Jump Higher For 11th Straight Day, As Oil Prices Continue To Push Higher

• Senate Democrats Float 18.4¢ Per Gallon Gas Tax Holiday As Temporary Band-Aid For Skyrocketing Prices At The Pump

Informed Commentary

• NYTimes: How Trump And His Advisers Miscalculated Iran’s Response To War [Gift Link]

• Timothy Noah: This War With Iran Will Cost More Than We Can Afford

• Greg Sargent: How Trump’s War On Iran Is Hastening The Coming MAGA Crack-Up

Second Round - Trump's Failing Economy

• New Consumer Price Inflation Report Shows Inflation Held Steady At 2.4 Percent In February Before Iran War Started

• Deleted Social Media Post From Trump’s Secretary Of Energy Sends Oil Markets On Another Wild Ride [Gift Link]

• Trump & Republicans In Congress Are Playing Chicken With The Economic Fallout From Iran War

• Nearly 4,000 U.S. Meatpacking Workers To Strike At Packing Plant Run By Top Trump Donor, In First Meatpacking Labor Strike In Decades

• Casey Quinlan: How “Buy Now, Pay Later” Is Revealing The Real Weakness In The Trump Economy

Third Round - Trump’s Other Stupid Wars

War On Good Government

• Trump DOJ’s Alex Pretti Shooting Probe Excludes Prosecutors Who Specialize In Civil Rights Cases

• DOJ Losing High Numbers Of Experienced Counterterrorism Minds At A Critical Time, Say Current And Former Officials

• Whistleblower Claims Ex-DOGE Member Claims To Have Taken Social Security Data To New Job

• New NBC News Poll Shows Confidence In The U.S. Supreme Court Has Dropped To A Record Low

Immigration Wars

• Federal Immigration Detention Numbers Now On Track For Deadliest Fiscal Year Since 2004

• Trump Admin. Tells House Republicans To Stop Talking About Mass Deportations

War Over Democracy

• Senate Majority Leader Thune Rejects Trump On Save Act: ‘The Votes Aren’t There For A Talking Filibuster’

• Thune Schedules Doomed Save America Act Vote For Next Week, Dashing Maga Hopes For Real Filibuster Fight

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

The Trumpstein Files

• Richard Kahn, Epstein’s Accountant & Confidant, Testifying Before House Committee In Closed Door Hearing Today

• House Oversight Chairman Comer Confirms Trump’s First DOJ Quashed Earlier Probe Of Epstein Ranch In 2019

• Bipartisan Group Of Senators Now Calling For Investigation Of Trump DOJ Over Release & Redaction Of Epstein Files

Election Land

• Democrat Shawn Harris Wins Most Votes In Jungle Primary, Will Face Trump-Endorsed Republican Clay Fuller In Runoff To Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene

• Democrats Flip Republican Seat In New Hampshire State House, Notching 10th Straight Democratic Special Election Flip

• DNC Sues To Find Out Whether Trump Will Try To Illegally Send Armed Officers To Election Sites This Fall

• New Analysis Confirms Billionaire Campaign Donations Are Overwhelming U.S. Politics, Making Up Nearly 20% Of All Federal Contributions In 2024 [Gift Link]

Foreign Affairs

• Russians Now Say U.S. War On Iran Shows U.S. Can’t Be Trusted In Ukraine Talks

• Russia Admits Ukraine’s Strike On Russian Factory City Was Deadly

• Saudi Arabia Now In Talks To Buy Air-Defense Equipment From Ukraine Amid Ongoing Iranian Drone Threat

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• Trump-Biased Pentagon Blocks Photojournalists From Future Iran War Briefings After ‘Unflattering’ Pete Hegseth Photos

• Dan Froomkin: Trump’s War On Iran Makes It More Urgent For Journalists To Call Out Trump’s Derangement

Entertainment & More

• Oscars Producers Preview ‘Fab Five’ Casting Tribute, Extended In Memoriam, And Explain Why Only Two Musical Performances

• Miley Cyrus Performs As Hannah Montana For First Time In 15 Years In Trailer For 20th Anniversary Disney+ Special

• AI Character Tilly Norwood Sings About Backlash in Bizarre New Music Video Claiming ‘AI’s Not the Enemy, It’s the Key’

• Miami Heat Star Bam Adebayo Scores Historic 83 Points, Passing Kobe Bryant For Second-Highest Scoring Game In NBA History

• Italy Upsets Team USA 8-6 In World Baseball Classic Shocker, Leaving Team USA’s Fate Up In The Air

• American Oksana Masters Claims Her 11th Gold Medal At Age 36, Her Second Of The Milano Cortina Games

Your Bar Regular Tonight

Bob Cesca, podcaster, broadcaster, journalist, artist, & host of The Bob Cesca Show, and co-host of the award-winning Trek Politics is back tonight for some more drinks & fun political discussion. We’ve got more elections to recap, and of course, more of Trump’s stupid illegal war in Iran to talk about. Bob’s got a great piece on the war up at The Banter too, “Trump’s Iran War Was Built on a Lie.” We’ll talk about that too, tonight. Grab a drink & join us this evening!

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