News On Tap For Tuesday, April 22, 2026

Legitimate Questions, Unacceptable Answers

Today’s “News On Tap” is filled with questions, with no acceptable answers. We’ve got your update on Trump & Iran’s war/not war, and how that war is killing the U.S. economy. We’ve also got Trump’s latest Cabinet opening, and Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh’s major failure at his confirmation hearing today. Plus, there’s also another opening on Capitol Hill, and some actual justice in the courts. And it’s election day in Virginia! Plus news about the news, & entertainment updates too. And we’ve got Tara Devlin in the bar for the first time tonight! Read up, get informed, and we’ll see you here tonight.

First Round - Trump & Iran’s War/Not War

• Live Updates: Uncertainty Surrounds U.S.-Iran Talks As Cease-Fire Nears End

• Trump Offers Mixed Messages About Path Ahead For U.S. War Against Iran

• Behind Trump’s Public Bravado On The Iran War, Trump’s Staff Clearly Sees Him As Impulsive & Unstable [Gift Link]

• Trump Invokes Cold War Defense Production Act In Attempt To Boost Energy Supply

• Related: Environmental Groups Sue Trump Regime Over Approval Of New Ultra Deep-Water Drilling Project

• Alon Pinkas: Trump And Netanyahu Have Royally Screwed Each Other Over On The Iran War

Second Round - Trumpnomics Is Failing

The Costs Of War

• Head Of UN’s Humanitarian Agency Says U.S. Spending On ‘Reckless’ Iran War Could Have Saved 87M Lives

• New Commerce Dept. Report Says Retail Sales Up A Sharp 1.7% In March, But Only Because Of Increased Price Of Gas, Due To Iran War

• New Poll Shows Trump’s Approval Falling To 35% As His Rating On Handling Prices Hits A Record -46

Trump’s Tariff Failure

• Trump Admin. Launches Tariff Refund System As Thousands Of Importers Line Up

• Sophie Hurwitz: Corporations Are Getting Tariff Refunds. Americans? Not So Much.

Pushing For Affordability

• As Fuel Prices Soar, Climate Leaders Urge Democrats To Tie Clean Energy To Affordability

• Thanks To Democratic Leadership, Maryland To Become First State To Ban ‘Dynamic Pricing’ In Grocery Stores

• Paul Krugman: The Vindication Of Bidenomics - Are We Finally Ready To Acknowledge Its Successes?

Third Round - The Administration From Hell

Cleaning Out The Cabinet

• Trump Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Resigns Amid Misconduct Investigation

• Laura Bassett: Sec. Of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer Deserved To Get The Boot. But Why Is It Only The Women Being Held To Account?

• Trump Continues Purging His Cabinet As His Presidency Faces Mounting Pressure

On The Hot Seat

• Live Updates: Trump’s Federal Reserve Chair Pick Kevin Warsh Faces Senate Confirmation Hearing

• The One Question That’s Dominating Kevin Warsh’s Fed Nomination Hearing: Will He Be Truly Independent?

• Kevin Warsh, During Confirmation Hearing To Be Fed Chair, Fails Most Basic Test, Declining To Say Whether Biden Won 2020 Election

Fourth Round - Elsewhere In DC

Fools On The Hill

• **Breaking** Florida Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-Mccormick Of Florida Resigns Amid Ethics Investigation

• House Barrels Toward Rare Double Expulsion Votes, With A Pair - One Republican & One Democrat

• House Republicans In Disarray As Members Try To Expel Each Other

Justice Land

• Pennsylvania Court Strikes Down Ban On Use Of Medicaid Funds For Abortions, Confirming State’s Constitution Guarantees A Right To Abortion

• Internal Emails, Unveiled As Part Of An Antitrust Case In California, Expose Amazon Execs Colluding With Other Firms To Raise Prices

• Supreme Court To Review FCC’s Enforcement Power Against Communications Companies

• Federal Judge Blocks Trump DOJ Effort To Sanction Immigration Lawyer Who Tried To Stop Client’s Deportation

• Purdue Pharma To Finally Be Sentenced In Long-Running Criminal Opioids Case, Allowing Settlement Money To Flow

Fifth Round - More News To Drink About

Election Land

• Virginians Voting Today On Redistricting Plan That Could Boost Democrats In The Race For The House

• Virginia’s Redistricting Referendum Saw High Turnout in Early Voting - And The ‘Yes’ Vote Looks Strong

• Surprising Number Of Virginia Voters Found Redistricting & Ballot Question Confusing, Largely Because Of Conflicting Mail Fliers & TV Ads

• Rep. Analilia Mejia Sworn In, Replacing Mikie Sherrill In House, And Further Narrowing Republican House Majority

• Lagging In Polls And Fundraising, Betty Yee Drops Out Of California Governor’s Race

• Latest Polls In California Governor Race Show Republican Hilton Leading, Democrat Becerra Rising Rapidly

Other Foreign Affairs

• Gunman At Mexico’s Teotihuacán Pyramids Kills Canadian Woman, Injures Others, Before Killing Himself

• Two CIA Officers Die In Accident In Mexico After Counter-Narcotics Operation

• Mexico’s Pres. Sheinbaum Demands Explanation After U.S. Officials Die Assisting Mexican Authorities In Operation In The State Of Chihuahua

• King Charles Pays Tribute To His Late Mother On The 100th Anniversary Of Her Birth

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• Satire Website The Onion Signs New Deal To Take Over Infowars [Gift Link]

• Tim Cook To Step Down As Apple CEO; Will Be Replaced By John Ternus, Apple’s Head Of Hardware Engineering

• Trump FCC Chair Brendan Carr To Attend WHCD Amid Growing Outrage From Journalists At His Attacks On Free Speech

• Bill Scher: They Should Cancel The 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner - But They Won’t

Entertainment & More

• WCCO: Minnesota Mourns, Honors Prince, 10 Years After Superstar’s Death

• Madonna Pleads For ‘Safe Return’ Of Vintage Outfits That ‘Went Missing’ After Sabrina Carpenter Coachella Performance

• ‘Michael’ Review: Fan-Friendly, Family-Sanctioned Michael Jackson Bio-Drama Is Sanitized But More Soulful Than You Might Expect

• Webby Awards 2026 Winners Revealed, Include ‘Heated Rivalry,’ Bad Bunny, Timothée Chalamet, & Sabrina Carpenter

• NBA Playoffs, Monday Night Recap: Hawks & Timberwolves Complete Dramatic Comebacks, Raptors Go Up 2-0

• Chicago Bulls Coach Billy Donovan Resigns After 6 Seasons

• MLB News: National League Central On Pace To Make History With Every Team In The Division Over .500 Heading Towards May

Today’s Special Guest

Tara Devlin, New York based comedian & podcaster, is joining us for the first time tonight at The Politics Bar! On her show and through her commentary, she looks at current news & politics, with a nod to history, through an unapologetically liberal and humorous lens. Tara’s a bit salty, with an unmistakable New York accent, but you know she’ll give you her perspective and she cares about the topics she talks about. Join us tonight as we pull a few rounds from today’s News On Tap.

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