News On Tap For Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Change Is Coming

Today’s “News On Tap” has a flavor of change - one that authoritarians aren’t going to like. We’ve got news updates on Trump’s war in Iran, the ongoing costs of that war, & maybe his next war in Cuba. There’s also news on the Republican DHS shutdown (day 40), Trump’s immigration wars, & Republicans’ war against democracy. There’s some accountability in the tech world today, & some new stories about Trump’s corruption, Plus, more great wins for Dems in Election Land, No Kings prep links, and entertainment news too! And we’ve got Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible, and Bob Cesca’s back in the bar too. Read up, get informed, then join us at the bar tonight!

First Round - Trump's Stupid Foreign Wars

Updates From The War With Iran

• Live Updates: Iran Rejects Trump Admin. 15-Point Peace Plan, Issues Their Own Demands, As Trump Deploys More Troops To The Region

• Iran Confirms To International Maritime Organization (IMO) They Will Allow ‘Non-Hostile Vessels’ To Pass Through Strait Of Hormuz

• As Trump’s War With Iran Drags On, Pentagon Prepares To Send Another 3,000 Troops To Middle East

• Senate Republicans Block Senate Democrats, For The Third Time, In Attempt To Advance A War Powers Resolution To Halt Iran War

The Costs Of War

• Oil Industry Grapples With The Fallout From U.S.-Israel War With Iran; Energy Analysts Say This Is The Worst Turmoil They’ve Ever Seen

• Emily Atkin: What Oil Actually Costs

• New Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds Trump’s Approval Hits Record 36% Low As Fuel Prices Surge Amid Iran War

• New AP-NORC Poll: Roughly 60% Of Americans Say U.S. Military Action Against Iran Has Gone Too Far

• William Galston: The Big Lesson Of Trump’s Iran ‘Excursion’: Don’t Go To War Without First Selling The Effort To American Voters. [Gift Link]

Trump’s Next War, In Cuba

• International Aid Flotilla Reaches Cuba Amid Ongoing U.S. Oil Blockade And Power Blackouts

• Francesca Chambers: Inside Marco Rubio’s Cuba Gamble, As Trump Continues To Push Claims Of A ‘Friendly Takeover’

Second Round - Trump's Domestic Wars

War Over The Shutdown: Day 40

• Live Updates: House Committee Holds Hearing With DHS Officials On The Impact Of The Shutdown, As Airport Turmoil Continues

• **BREAKING** Senate Democrats Send New Offer To Senate Republicans As DHS Shutdown Grinds On

• Republicans’ DHS Funding Proposal Falls Flat As Democrats, Conservatives, And Trump All Refuse Their Plan

• Trump Says He’s Unlikely To Be Happy With ‘Any Deal’ On DHS Funding

• Adam Kinzinger: Democrats Are Winning the Shutdown — And Here’s Why That Matters For The 2026 Elections

Immigration Wars

• Minnesota Sues Trump Administration For Access To Evidence In Alex Pretti & Renee Good Killings

• Venezuelan Man Sues U.S. Federal Govt. Over Wrongful Deportation To El Salvadoran Prison

• Immigrant Kids Are Already Scared To Come To School. Stephen Miller & MAGA Republicans Want To Kick Them Out For Good.

• Jarvis Deberry: ICE Agents Don’t Need To Wear Masks. Trump Just Admitted It By Telling ICE Agents ‘Helping’ TSA’ To Remove Their Masks In Airports.

The War Over Democracy

• Complying In Advance: Oklahoma Hands Over Voter Rolls To Trump DOJ, Including Personal Data

• Why Republicans’ Newest Attempt To Ram Through The ‘SAVE America’ Bill Is DOA

• Randi Rhodes: Save Us From The ‘SAVE America’ Bill

Third Round - Justice & Injustice

Tech World Accountability

• **BREAKING** Jury In Los Angeles Finds Meta & YouTube Negligent On Multiple Counts In First Major Social Media Addiction Trial Some Call Industry’s “Big Tobacco” Moment

• In Historic Verdict, New Mexico Jury Finds Meta’s Platforms Are Harmful To Children’s Mental Health, Imposes $375 Million Penalty

• California Jury Still Struggling To Reach Verdict In Google & Meta Social Media Addiction Case

Culture Of Corruption

• Trump DOJ Releases Some Of Jack Smith’s Records, Which Show Trump Appeared To Have Business Motive For Keeping Classified Documents

• Rep. Jamie Raskin Confirms Trump DOJ Accidentally Gave Congress ‘Damning Evidence’ Against Trump From Classified Docs Case

• New Documents Reveal How Jack Smith Connected The Dots Between Republican Lawmakers & Trump Aides In 2020 Election Probe

The Trump/Epstein Files

• Epstein Lawyers’ Full Deposition Videos Released By House Oversight Committee

• In Newly Released Depositions, Epstein’s Accountant & Lawyer Told Congress They Were Never Interviewed By Federal Investigators

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

No Kings III – Time To Stand & Be Heard

• No Kings Day Protests Look To Draw 3,000 Rallies Across U.S.

• ‘No Kings’ Forecast To Be Biggest Ever Anti-Trump Protest’

• No Kings Headquarters - All The Info You Need Is HERE

Election Land

• Democratic Candidate Emily Gregory Flips Republican-Held Florida State House District That Includes Trump’s Mar-A-Lago

• Florida Democrats Pick Up A Second Seat In Tuesday’s Special Elections As Brian Nathan Wins; Seat Is 30th Red-To-Blue Flip During Trump’s Second Term

• Trump-Endorsed North Carolina State Senate Leader Republican Phil Berger Loses Primary Recount By 23 Votes

• Missouri Supreme Court Hands Republicans A Win In Redistricting Battle

Other Foreign Affairs

• Ukraine Finally Got Battlefield Momentum. Now Comes The Russian Reply. (Just Like Phil Ittner Told Us)

• Danish Election Produces Inconclusive Result That Leaves Prime Minister’s Future Unclear

Miscellaneous But Important

• Anti-Vaxx Vice Chair Of ACIP Vaccine Committee Dr. Robert Malone, Chosen By RFK Jr, Angrily Resigns His Position

• The U.S. Military, Under Trump & Hegseth, Said It Helped Bomb A Drug Camp In Ecuador. It Was A Dairy Farm.

• Jesse Ventura Dares Barron Trump To Do What His Dad ‘Didn’t Have The Courage To’ - Enlist In The U.S. Military

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

• OpenAI’s Generative Video Creator Program Sora Is Dead, Along With $1 Billion Disney Content Deal

• Savannah Guthrie Breaks Down In First Full TV Interview On Mom’s Disappearance: ‘We Are In Agony’

• New Episode Of ‘The Pitt’ Set To Feature An ‘ER’ Reunion - And Noah Wyle’s Wife

• Stephen Colbert Set To Co-Write Script For New ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Movie After The Late Show Ends

• NCAA Men’s & Women’s Tournaments Have Best Ever Opening Week On Record, Averaging 10.1 Million Viewers

• NBA Owners Approve Expansion Exploration, Putting Las Vegas And Seattle A Step Closer To Getting NBA Teams

• It’s MLB Opening Day - Kind Of. Yankees Vs Giants With First Game Tonight, Most Teams Begin Season Thursday

• American Mikaela Shiffrin Holds Off German Emma Aicher To Win Record-Tying 6th Overall World Cup Skiing Title

Today’s Special Guest

Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible is stoping by the bar tonight to make sure we’re all ready for this weekend’s No Kings rallies, across the U.S! He’ll make sure we’re all on the same page, and ready for some joyous resistance.

Your Bar Regular Tonight

Bob Cesca, podcaster, broadcaster, journalist, artist, & host of The Bob Cesca Show, as well as co-host of the award-winning Trek Politics! Bob’s back tonight for more drinks & fun political discussion - and once again, we’ve got more elections to recap! We’ll talk about Trump’s stupid wars & how this break-crap-and-walk-way “president” may think he’s done with Iran, but Iran certainly isn’t done with us. We’ll also grab a few rounds from today’s News On Tap. Grab a drink & join us this evening!

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