News On Tap For Monday, May 4th, 2026

Whole Lotta War Goin’ On

Today’s “News On Tap” tastes like a lot of wars, unfortunately. From the Confederacy rising up again, to the Right’s war on women, to Trump’s failing war in Iran, and the growing costs of that war, we’ve got all the news updates. Trumponomics is still failing badly, and the Right is still waging war on good government too. Meanwhile, there’s good news in Polls & Politics, and in Election Land. And we’ve got Media & Entertainment news, & Sports Entertainment news too. Plus, Brooklyn Dad Defiant is back to help us go through all of it. Read up, get informed, then come join us tonight!

First Round - The New Uncivil Wars

The Confederacy Has Risen Again

• Redistricting Battle Intensifies In Former Confederate States After Illegitimate Supreme Court Ruling On Voting Rights Act

• Voting Rights Groups Sue To Block Louisiana From Suspending Primary Elections

• Fighting Back Works: Calvin Duncan Cleared To Take Office After Federal Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order Against Racist Louisiana Republicans’ New Law, Ruling It Unconstitutional

• 15 Ways To Fight Callais, The Illegitimate Supreme Court Decision That Gutted The Civil Rights Act

• Nikolas Bowie & Daphna Renan: The Courts Are Not Supreme - & History Still Holds The Reforms Congress Must Use To Put SCOTUS In Its Proper Place [Gift Link}

• Greg Sargent: SCOTUS Decision On Gerrymandering Points In One Direction Only: Democrats Now Must Declare A Take-No-Prisoners Redistricting War On Republicans [Free Link]

The Right’s War Against Women

• Supreme Court Temporarily Restores Full Access To Abortion Pill, After Extremist Right-Wing Fifth Circuit Blocked Access Nationwide

• Friday Night: Illegitimate Fifth Circuit Federal Appeals Court Restricts Abortion Access Across The US By Blocking The Mailing Of Mifepristone

• Fact Check: Medication Abortion Pill Mifepristone Is Safer Than Penicillin, Viagra, & Procedural Abortion

Second Round - Trump's Failed Iran War

Updates From The Middle East

• Live Updates: Uncertainty In Strait Of Hormuz Escalates As U.S. And Iran Trade Threats

• Trump Claims The U.S. Military Will Start To ‘Guide’ Stranded Ships Out Of Strait Of Hormuz

• UAE Reports Missile And Drone Strikes Incoming From Iran, Despite Regional Cease Fire

• Israeli Attacks Kill Dozens Over Weekend In Lebanon Despite Ceasefire

• Israel Said It’s Applying The Gaza Model In Lebanon. This Is What The Devastation Already Looks Like. [Gift Link]

• Zolan Kanno-Youngs: Trump Faces The Complicated Reality Of A Costly, Unpopular War In Iran - Or Walking Away With A Bad Deal [Gift Link]

The Costs Of War

• Oil Prices Jump By 5% After Report Of U.S. Warship Being Hit By Missiles, Which Trump Admin. Denies

• Gas Prices Went Up More Than 30 Cents A Gallon Last Week. How High Could They Go?

• U.S. Gas Prices Map Shows States Where Costs Already Surpass $5

• Spirit Airlines Shuts Down, Blames Cost Of Fuel Due To Trump’s Middle East War

Third Round - America Under Republicans

Trumponomics Is Failing

• New Poll Shows 76% Of Voters Disapprove Of Trump On Cost Of Living

• New Expert Analysis Shows CEO Pay Soared In 2025, 20 Times Faster Than Workers’ Pay, As Inequality Widened In The U.S. Beyond Global Levels

• Trump & Republicans’ Big Ugly Medicaid Cuts Are About To Get Very Real

• Republicans Are Now Openly Saying They See High-Risk, High Deductible Plans As The Future Of Health Insurance

• You Were Warned - Charles Gaba, Sept 2025: Republicans Are Planning On Pushing Catastrophic Plans When They Don’t Renew ACA Subsidies

• Paul Krugman: Republicans Have An Affordability Problem. Trump Has Made It Worse.

The Right’s War On Good Govt.

• More Than Three Million People Have Lost Federal Food Aid, Due To New Trump Administration Rules On Who Qualifies’

• Fighting Back Works: NIH Reinstates Employee Put On Leave After Criticizing Trump Research Cuts [Gift Link]

• Nikki McCann Ramirez: Trump’s D.C. Redesign Is A Betrayal Of America’s Founding Values

Another Day That Ends In Why

• Shooting At A Lakeside Party Near Oklahoma City Sends At Least 13 People To Hospitals

• 1 Dead, 3 Injured In Shooting At Post-Prom Gathering In Indianapolis

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Polls & Politics

• New WaPo/ABC News/Ipsos Poll Finds Trump’s Disapproval Rating Hitting An All-Time High

• New ABC News/WaPo/Ipsos Poll Confirms Two-Thirds Of Americans Say Country Is Headed In The Wrong Direction Under Trump & Repubs

• House Democrats’ Campaign Arm Expands ‘Red To Blue’ Program, As Signs Of A Blue Wave Grow

• Kathleen McLaughlin: How The Montana Plan Could Make “Citizens United” Irrelevant

Election Land

• Democrats Win Closely Contested Mayoral Race In Pearland, Texas, A Republican Stronghold

• BoltsMag: The 100 Elections To Watch This Month

• The 9 Democratic Primaries To Watch Closely

Miscellaneous But Important

• Trump Administration Falls Severely Behind On Wildfire Prevention With Hihg-Risk Fire Season Ahead

• ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Star Mariska Hargitay’s Rape Kit Backlog Campaign Marks Legislative Wins In All 50 States

• Senate Bans Members And Staff From Trading On Prediction Markets

• Pope Leo Announces U.S. Promotions Of Immigrant Bishop & Black Priest, Both Vocal Opponents Of Trump Regime Policies On Immigration & Racial Equity [Gift Link]

Other Foreign Affairs

• Trump Is Pulling 5,000 Troops From Germany (Exactly What Putin Wants)

• Ret. Gen. Mark Hertling: The Last Time We Reduced Troops In Europe, A War Broke Out In Ukraine

• Ukrainian Drone Hits A Moscow High-Rise Days Before Major Military Parade

• Putin’s Annual ‘Victory Day’ Parade In Moscow Once Projected Power. Now It Reveals Russia’s Weakness.

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media, Music, & Entertainment

• SAG-AFTRA Reaches Tentative Deal With Major Studios

• Box Office: ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Dazzles With $77 Million Domestic Debut, Powers To $233 Million Worldwide

• It’s ‘Star Wars’ Day! Fans Streamed Franchise For 33 Billion Minutes In 2025

• Shakira Performs To 2 Million People At Copacabana Beach In Rio De Janeiro

• Post Malone Cancels First Few Weeks Of New Tour, Saying New Album Isn’t Ready Yet

Sports Entertainment

• Golden Tempo Claims 152nd Kentucky Derby; Cherie Devaux Makes History As First Female Trainer To Win

• NBA Playoffs: Winners And Losers From The First Round Of The NBA Playoffs

• NHL Playoffs: Winners And Losers From The First Round Of The NHL Playoffs

• Ryan Reynolds ‘Gutted’ As Wrexham Misses Out On Playoffs To Put Premier League Dream On Hold

Today’s Special Guest

Brooklyn Dad Defiant, AKA Majid M. Padellan, is a author, activist, blogger, and host/co-host of TWO online shows – ‘The Defiant Weekly’ on Wednesdays, and ‘The JoJo & BDD Show’ with Jo Carducci on Thursdays. The news didn’t stop this weekend, so we’ll pull a few rounds from today’s News On Tap, and talk about the political news with BDD. Plus, we’ll fit talk about some entertainment & sports news too! Grab a drink & join us tonight!

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