News On Tap For Thursday, April 16, 2026

Royale With Cheese - And Chaos

Today’s “News On Tap” organizes into clarity the chaos in the news today. We’ve got your news updates on Trump’s stupid Iran war, and the political costs of the war. We’ve also got TrumpLand’s cosmically stupid war with the Pope, & some other failures of this regime. There’s also updates on the Right’s other domestic wars: Against health & sanity, immigration, and in the courts. We’ve also got updates in Polls & Politics, along with Media and Entertainment news. And our friend John Fugelsang is back in the bar tonight! Read up, get informed, & join us tonight!

First Round - The Iran War Drags On

Updates From The Middle East

• Live Updates: Trump Claims Israel & Lebanon Agree To 10-Day Ceasefire, As Pakistani & Iranian Officials Meet To Push For More U.S.-Iran Talks

• Related: Republican-Dominated U.S. Senate Passes Bill For Continued Arms Sale To Israel, But A Record Number Of Democrats Vote Against It

• Hopes For Deal To End U.S.-Iran War Grow, But Nuclear Issues Remain Unresolved

• Intl. Energy Agency Warns Europe Could Run Out Of Jet Fuel In 6 Weeks, If Strait Of Hormuz Isn’t Opened Soon

The Political Costs Of The Iran War

• House Republicans Block War Power Resolution To Rein In Trump On Iran As Floor Debate Gets Heated

• New Quinnipiac Poll Shows Most Americans Correctly Blame Trump For High Gas Prices Amid Iran War

• New Poll Shows Trump Hemorrhaging Support From Latinos Over War, Immigration, & The Economy

• In Group Chats And Meetings, Republicans Are Privately Petrified The Iran War Will Cost Them The Midterms

Second Round - Unfit For Service

TrumpLand’s War With The Pope

• Trump Yanks Millions From Catholic Charity Amid Fight With Pope

• Pope Leo, Amid Feud With Trump, Condemns Tyrants Who ‘Manipulate Religion & The Very Name Of God For Their Own Military, Economic, & Political Gain’ [Gift Link]

• Pete Hegseth Quotes Violent ‘Pulp Fiction’ Fake Bible Verse At Pentagon Prayer Service

• Chicago Police Investigate Bomb Threat At Suburban Home Of Pope Leo’s Brother

• New Poll Shows Catholic Support For Trump Drops Below 50% Amid Iran War & Trump Feud

• Sen. Thom Tillis Says Trump Should Apologize To The Pope: ‘When You’re Wrong, You’re Wrong’

The Failing Trump Regime

• “Surprise Tornadoes” In Kansas Prompt Concerns About Budget Cuts To National Weather Service

• DNI Gabbard Revives ‘Deep State’ Conspiracy Claims, Alarming Democrats Who See A Pattern

• Texts Reportedly Show Embattled Trump Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Ordering Aide To Bring Her Wine

• Trump’s ‘Triumphal Arch’ Draws Backlash, Even From Architecture Critic Who Proposed It

• Judge Again Halts Construction Of Trump’s White House Ballroom, But Allows Work On Underground Bunker To Proceed

Third Round - The Right's Many Wars

War On Health & Sanity

• Live Updates: House Democrats Blast RFK Jr. On Vaccines, Fraud, & Bizarre Behavior At Budget Committee Hearing

• Bizarre Behavior: RFK Jr. Once Chopped Off A Dead Raccoon’s Penis To ‘Study Later’ While On A Family Road Trip

• New Report From Senate Democratic Committee Shows Drug Manufacturers Raised Prices On Hundreds Of Drugs Despite Trump Deals

• Dr. Oz Reveals Trump Believes Diet Soda Kills Cancer Cells

Immigration Wars

• House Surprisingly Advances Bill To Restore Temporary Protected Status For Haitian Immigrants, With Six Republicans Voting In Defiance Of Trump

• Accountability Is Coming: ICE Agent Charged With Second-Degree Assault In Minnesota For Allegedly Pointing Gun At Civilians

• ICE Monsters: Afghan High School Senior, In U.S. Legally On Humanitarian Parole, Is Detained By ICE As He Prepared To Graduate

• ICE Monsters: Mom Of 5 In Immigration Detention In Texas Taken To ER, Sparking Urgent Calls For Her Release

• As Immigrant Deaths In Custody Grow, ICE Now Reducing What Information Is Being Made Public

War In The Courts

• Justice Sonia Sotomayor Apologizes For Minor Swipe At Kavanaugh

• Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Slams Supreme Court’s Emergency Docket Actions

• Justice Clarence Thomas Warns Progressivism Is A Threat To America In Rare Public Remarks

• Former Trump Lawyer John Eastman Loses His Law License In California Over His Role In Trump’s 2020 Election Scheme

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Polls & Politics

• New Jersey Voters Head To The Polls Today For A Special Election To Fill Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s House Seat

• Keep Going, Dems: New Poll Shows Democrat Tom Steyer And Republican Steve Hilton Pulling Ahead In California’s Governor Race

• Democrats Are Dominating The Fundraising Race In Critical Congressional Contests

• Tom Schaller: Trump’s Polling Is Terrible, Getting Worse - And Dragging Down Republicans

Miscellaneous But Important

• New York Gov. Hochul Bends To NYC Mayor Mamdani, Pitches A New Tax On Pricey Pied-À-Terres

• Montana Supreme Court Upholds Ability Of Transgender Residents To Update Documents To Fit Their Gender Identity

• Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Kills Wife, Self Amid Divorce Proceedings, Police Say

• Critical Atlantic Ocean Current Significantly More Likely To Collapse Than Thought

Other Foreign Affairs

• Russian Missiles And Drones Bombard Ukraine For Hours, Killing At Least 18 People

• Hungarian State News Staff Push For Editorial Freedom As New Prime Minister Magyar Vows Media Shake‑Up

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• Jury In Antitrust Case Finds Live Nation And Ticketmaster Illegally Monopolized Ticketing Market

• Senators Warren & Klobuchar Call For Court To Tightly Watch Over DOJ’s Live Nation-Ticketmaster Penalty

Entertainment & More

• New Trailer For ‘As Deep As The Grave’ Resurrects Val Kilmer With AI, Bringing Late Actor Back To The Big Screen

• ‘Focker In-Law’ Trailer: Ariana Grande Infiltrates Ben Stiller And Robert De Niro’s Dysfunctional Family

• ‘Spaceballs 2’ Trailer Spoofs ‘Star Wars’ Lightsaber Fights, ‘Avatar’ And Hollywood Mergers In Hilarious Sequel Titled ‘The New One’

• Lana Del Rey Releases New Theme Song For Upcoming Bond Video Game ‘007: First Light’

• MGM’s Search For New James Bond Actor: ‘We’re Taking The Time To Do This With Care And Deep Respect’

• Ohtani Skips The Bat, Keeps The Heat, Pitching 10 Strikeouts As Dodgers Send Mets To An 8th Straight Loss

• NHL Playoffs Arrive With The West Stacked With Contenders Like Colorado, Dallas, And Vegas

• Stephen Curry, Al Horford Lead Warriors Into The Playoffs With Huge Comeback 126-121, Ending Clippers’ Season

• Maxey Scores 31 To Lead Sixers Past Magic & Into NBA Playoffs

Tonight’s Bar Regular:

John Fugelsang, our friend, broadcaster, podcaster, comedian, Host of “Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang” weeknights on Sirius XM and author of the bestselling book “Separation of Church and Hate” is back with us at the bar tonight after two weeks - thank God! John’s got new writing on his Substack about Virginia Gov. Spanberger finally ending the tax break for the Confederacy, and a great piece about Melania’s clearly guilty Epstein press conference. We’ll talk with him about those subjects, and we;ll draw a couple rounds from today’s News on Tap. Join us tonight!

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