News On Tap For Friday, May 29, 2026

Accountability Is Coming

There’s a flavor of accountability coming in today’s “News On Tap.” From Trump finally (maybe) having to deal with losing the Iran War, to Trump & Republicans’ failed economy, and their bungled immigration war, we’ve got all the news updates. There’s also a little news about a touch of accountability, and Trump’s Dept. of Injustice. Plus, more news in Polls & Politics, along with Media, Music, & Sports entertainment news too. And Karen & Anita from the Tru Blu Politics podcast will both be back tonight! Read up, get informed, & we’ll see you here tonight.

First Round - Trump's Middle East Failures

Ending A Losing War

• U.S. And Iranian Negotiators Reach Tentative Deal To Extend Ceasefire And Start New Nuclear Talks

• Five Things To Know About Tentative U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Deal

• Exxon Warns World Oil Inventories Will Hit Dangerously Low Levels In Weeks, Unless Strait Of Hormuz Is Opened Soon

• Democrats In U.S. Senate Still Want ‘True Costs’ Of Iran War To Be Estimated By Non-Partisan CBO

• David Rohde: Here’s How The Potential New U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Deal Is A Win For Iran

Still Fighting

• Netanyahu Orders Israeli Army To Seize ‘70% Of Gaza Strip’, Violating Ceasefire Deal

• Israeli Strikes Kill At Least 14 In Major Lebanon City Ahead Of Next Round Of Planned Talks In DC

• Lebanon Resigned To A Long War, Even If U.S. And Iran Make A Deal

Second Round - Republicans' Failed Government

Trumponomics Has Failed

• New Data Confirms: Americans Are Now Spending - Mostly On Bills - Faster Than They Can Earn

• New Politico Poll: 53% Of Americans, From All Parties, Say Cost Of Living Has Never Been Worse In Their Lifetimes

• New GDP Report Has Even Worse News - The Record Divide Between Corporate Profits & Worker Pay Has Grown Again

Trump’s Bungled Immigration War

• Night Of Chaos At Delaney Hall In NJ As ICE Agents Shove Protester Into Path Of Oncoming Truck, Beat And Pepper-Spray Others

• NJ Gov. Mikie Sherill Calls To Shut Down ICE Facility At Delaney Hall After Wild DHS Interference

• Delaney Hall ICE Detainees Take Aim At GEO Group’s Bottom Line, Refusing To Perform The Jobs That Keep The Place Running

• Trump DOJ Sues Massachusetts For Refusing To Issue Confidential License Plates To ICE Agents

• Trump Regime Launches Aliens.Gov Website, Boasting About Arrests Of Undocumented Immigrants

• Trump DOJ Seeks Names Of Social Media Users Critical Of ICE

• Airlines, Hotels Warn Against Trump DHS Threat To Stop International Flights To So-Called ‘Sanctuary Cities’ For Immigration

• After Trump DOJ Charges Dismissed By Judge As “Vindictive Prosecution,” Kilmar Abrego Garcia Now Fighting Deportation To Liberia

Corruption Land

• Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Regime’s Corrupt Insurrectionist ‘Slush Fund’ From Advancing

• The Trump Admin. Is Spending $105 Million To Coat Horse Statues In DC In 24k Gold Leaf

• Samuel Alito Hit By New Scandal As Son Found Secretly Working For Trump’s Treasury

Third Round - Justice & Injustice

A Touch Of Accountability

• Pam Bondi, In Closed Door House Oversight Testimony, Admits ‘Redaction Errors’ Were Made In Epstein Files Release

• In Closed Door Hearing, Pam Bondi Throws Todd Blanche Under The Metaphorical Bus, Claims He Was In Charge Of Epstein Files Release

• Supreme Court Says Death Row Inmate Can Challenge Exclusion Of Black Jurors

Trump’s Dept. Of Malice & Injustice

• Top Trump DOJ Prosecutor In Chicago Denies Launching Official Criminal Investigation Into E Jean Carroll

• Potential Federal Inquiry Into E Jean Carroll Apparently Part Of Trump DOJ Investigation Into Democratic Donor Reid Hoffman Non-Profit

• Michelle Goldberg: There’s No Escaping The Rot In The Trump DOJ

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Polls & Politics

• New California Governor Poll Shows Becerra In Lead As Primary Nears

• Stephen Miller Made An Anti-Trans Post Attempting To Slur James Talarico. The DNC’s Biting Response Hit Its Mark.

• Parker Molloy: The Taunting Of Republican Cowards & Their Fake ‘Birthday Boy’ Defense

• MAGA Frontrunner For Georgia Senate Primary Caught Posting Fake Endorsements On His Campaign Website

• Iowa Dems Are Excited About 2026 - And There Are Many Reasons Why

Other Foreign Affairs

• Kenyan Court Blocks Trump Admin. Plan To Establish Makeshift Field Hospital To Quarantine & Treat Americans Exposed To Or Infected With Ebola

• Russian Drone Hits Romanian Apartment Block During Attack On Neighboring Ukraine

Miscellaneous But Important

• Trump’s OMB Director, Russ Vought, Proposes New Rules Giving Political Appointees Final Approval Over Scientific Research Grants

• Co-Founder Of Students For Trump Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges

• Experts Confirm Trump Regime Boat Strikes Have Failed To Curb Flow Of Cocaine To U.S.

• Bezos’ Blue Origin Rocket, Named After John Glenn, Blows Up In Massive Fireball

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• ABC Files Early Renewals For Its 8 O&O Stations, While Blasting Brendan Carr For His Administrative Assault

• Bari Weiss Fires Multiple ‘60 Minutes’ Journalists & Staff, Names Non-TV News Journalist Nick Bilton To Lead Show In Major Shake-Up [Gift Link]

• Cecilia Vega, Fired From ‘60 Minutes,’ Confirms New Ideologically-Driven Management From Weiss & Ellison Is Censoring ‘60 Minutes’ Reporters

Music, TV, & More

• Shrey Parikh, 14-Year-Old From California, Wins The Scripps National Spelling Bee, In Lightning Round

• Netflix Sets ‘A Different World’ Sequel Premiere Date For This Fall

• Martina McBride, Morris Day, Young MC, & The Commodores Among Wave Of Cancellations At Trump-Linked Freedom 250 Concerts

• Bret Michaels Is Fifth Act To Pull Out Of ‘Freedom 250’ In D.C., Saying Show Had ‘Evolved Into Something Divisive’

Sports Entertainment

• Wembanyama & The San Antonio Spurs Rout The Thunder 118-91, Sending The Western Conf. Finals Back To Oklahoma City For Game 7

• Montreal Canadiens On Brink Of Elimination Ahead Of Tonight’s NHL Eastern Conference Final In Carolina

• Claude Lemieux, Four-Time Stanley Cup Champion, Dies By Suicide At 60

• MLB Owners Propose Salary Cap For The First Time Since Baseball’s 1994-95 Strike

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. Even though this was a short week, there was still plenty of news. From Trump’s Middle East mess, to Republicans’ mess in Texas, to Trump & Republicans’ failing economy & more, we’ll recap most of it. Plus, we’ll talk about The Tru Blu Politics daily podcast at Resistance Journal too. Grab a drink & join us this evening!

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