News On Tap For Friday, March 27, 2026

When We Fight, We Win

Today’s “News On Tap” is full of fight, with Democrats winning, & Republicans shaking their Tiny Johnson at everyone. We’ve got news updates on tomorrow’s No Kings rallies, & the ongoing DHS shutdown that Republicans own. We’ve also got war updates, on Trump’s TACO on his Iran threats, & Trump’s stupid domestic wars too. Plus, news on the Trumpstein files & from Election Land. And we’ve got Media Matters, and Entertainment news too. Plus, Karen & Anita of the Tru Blu Politics podcast are back to help us with the weekly recap of all the news we’ve been talking about. Read up, get informed, and we’ll see you at the bar tonight!

First Round - Time To Be Heard

• No Kings HQ: Everything You Need To Know For Saturday’s Events

• Minneapolis To Host ‘No Kings’ Flagship Rally, With Bruce Springsteen As Headliner, Amid Tensions Over ICE & Iran War

• Why Saturday’s “No Kings 3” Rally Is More Important Than The Last One

• Paul Waldman: What Elected Democrats Have To Learn From The No Kings Rallies

Second Round - Winning The Shutdown Fight

• Senate Passes DHS Funding Bill Along Democratic Lines, Agreeing To End Shutdown For Most Of DHS Except ICE & CBP

• ** Breaking** Furious House Republicans Angrily Grab Their Tiny Johnson & Shake It, Upending DHS Shutdown Deal

• Thursday Night: Trump Announces Plan To Pay TSA Agents, Before Senate Reaches Homeland Security Funding Deal

• Alexandra Petri: Shockingly, Sending ICE Didn’t Fix The Airport Crisis [Satire] [Gift Link]

Third Round - Trump's Stupid Foreign Wars

Trump’s Iranian TACO

• Live Updates: Israel Vows To ‘Intensify And Expand’ Iran Attacks; Trump Tacos On Strait Of Hormuz Deadline

• Trump Tacos On Latest Iran War Issue, “Pausing” His Threat To Strike Iranian Energy Targets

• Saudi Arabia Still Urging U.S. To Ramp Up Iran Attacks, Intelligence Source Confirms

• Michelle Goldberg: Even Republicans Know This War Is Going Badly

The Costs Of War

• Intl. Red Cross/Red Crescent Confirms More Than 1,900 Dead In Iran Since Start Of U.S.-Israel Strikes

• Pentagon Weighs Sending Another 10,000 Ground Troops To The Middle East

• Brent Oil Tops $110/Barrel Again After Chinese Ships Are Turned Away From Strait Of Hormuz By Iran

• Flights, Fertilizer, Mortgage Rates: How The Iran War Is Raising More Than Just U.S. Gas Prices

• Goldman Sachs Says Trump’s War In Iran Is Costing The U.S. Economy 10,000 Jobs A Month

• The Cost Of Internal Dissent: Senior Trump Aides Leak About Widening WH Staff Divide Over The Iran War, Confirming Trump Has Grown Bored With It

Fourth Round - Trump's Stupid Domestic Wars

Immigration Wars

• Choctaw Nation Buys Former ‘Big Lots’ Warehouse, Closing Off Oklahoma Ice Detention Site

• New Analysis Confirms Border Patrol Agents Ignored Orders To End Car Chase Before Gassing Chicago Neighborhood

The Right’s War Against Democracy

• Even As Democrats Stop It In Congress, Republican States Are Still Pushing Through Their Own Versions Of The Save America Act

• Trump’s FBI Probe Of 2020 Election Count In Georgia Faces Crucial Court Hearing Today

War On Good Government

• Racist Pete Hegseth Strikes Two Black And Two Female Officers From Promotion List [Gift Link]

• Trump To Force His Signature To Appear On U.S. Currency, In A Disgusting & Embarrassing First For A Sitting President

• Trump DOJ Begins Probe Of Admissions Practices At Three U.S. Medical Schools, In An Expansion Of Their War On Higher Education

Fifth Round - More News To Drink About

National Insecurity

• Iran-Linked Hackers Breach FBI Director Kash Patel’s Personal Email, Publish Excerpts Online

• Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon’s Effort To ‘Punish’ AI Company Anthropic By Labeling It A Supply Chain Risk

The Trumpstein Files

• Epstein Survivors Sue Trump Administration And Google Over Release Of Private Information

• Elie Honig: Why Is Pam Bondi Ducking Epstein Questions?

Election Land

• New Poll: Democrat Roy Cooper Holds 8-Point Lead Over Republican Michael Whatley In NC U.S. Senate Race

• New Polling Shows Ohio Really Could Be In Play For Democrats This Year

• New Strength In Numbers/Verasight Poll: One Out Of Eight Trump Voters Has Buyer’s Remorse About Their 2024 Votes

• Americans Who Identify As Republican At Lowest Point In Four Years

Sixth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Rest In Peace

• Dash Crofts Of Seals & Crofts, Known For Hits ‘Summer Breeze’ And ‘Diamond Girl,’ Dies At 87

Media Matters

• Savannah Guthrie Returning To ‘TODAY’ On April 6

• Netflix Raises U.S. Prices For Second Time In Less Than Two Years

• Oscars Announce Ten Year Deal To Move To Peacock Theater, Starting In 2029

• Kennedy Center To Start Layoffs Ahead Of Trump Regime’s Closure For Renovations

Entertainment & More

• Taylor Swift Wins Big At 2026 iHeart Radio Awards, Thanks Fiancé Travis Kelce

• Bruce Springsteen Says His New Tour Is ‘Going To Be Political’ & He’s Ready To Ignore That MAGA Whining About It

• Actor Geoffrey Owens Joins The Pitt , Seven Years After Viral Photo Of Him Working At Trader Joe’s

• No. 2 Purdue Advances To Men’s Elite Eight On Last-Second Tip-In Against No. 11 Texas

• Illinois Clamps Down On Houston For A 65-55 Men’s March Madness Win To Reach Elite Eight

• Nebraska Head Coach Fred Hoiberg Takes Blame For Having Only 4 Players On Floor, Leading To Critical Iowa Bucket & Husker Loss

• Women’s NCAA 2026 March Madness Tournament TV Schedule For Today: Start Time, TV Channels, & More

Your Bar Regulars Tonight…

Our friends Karen from Chicago, & Anita From San Antonio, co-hosts of Tru Blu Politics (and on Patreon too) are back in the bar tonight, to talk about another crazy busy week of news. We’ll be talking about the No Kings rallies tonight, and hopefully - depending on how hard Republicans shake their Tiny Johnson - funding for TSA. We’ll also talk about Trump’s stupid wars, and recap all the other news of the week. Grab a seat & a sip, & join us tonight!

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