News On Tap For Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Time To Take Out The SCOTUS Trash

Today’s “News On Tap” is filled with injustice & the trash currently occupying the U.S. Supreme Court. We’ll talk about more horrible decisions from the court, one semi-decent one - & how to take out that trash. We’ll also update you on Trump’s losing war in Iran, Putin’s losing war in Ukraine, and more of the losers in Trump’s regime from hell. Plus, speaking of losers, Tiny Johnson got his ass beat again - by a woman - and there’s war in the courts too. Plus, there’s Elections & Polls, Media Matters, Music & Movie news, and Sports news too. Plus, Jared Rizzi will be back in the bar tonight! Read up, get informed, and join us tonight!

First Round - The Supremely Unjust Court

SCOTUS Attacks Again

• Supreme Court Barely Rejects Trump’s Attempt To Limit Birthright Citizenship, 5-4

• Supreme Court Rules For Republicans & The Rich In JD Vance-Launched Campaign Finance Case

• Bigoted U.S. Supreme Court Approves State Sports Bans For Transgender Women And Girls

• Justice Sotomayor: ‘Facts Do Not Matter’ To Supreme Court Republicans After Court Upholds Trans Athlete Ban

• The Next Bad Decision: SCOTUS Gives Cert, Will Hear Appeals Considering Whether Bans On Semiautomatic Rifles Violate The Second Amendment

Fighting Forward

• Brennan Center For Justice: Six Solutions To Fix The Supreme Court

• How Americans Can Fight Back Against A Radical Supreme Court Majority

• Kate Shaw: Congress Cleaned Up After Nixon. After Trump, It’ll Be A Bigger Job - But There Are Models For Limiting Presidential Power [Gift Link]

Second Round - Our Messy Foreign Affairs

Cleaning Up From Trump’s Iran War

• Uncertainty Clouds Next Step In U.S.-Iran Negotiations

• As Part Of U.S.-Iran Peace Plan, Oman To Propose Plan Where They Would Collect Tolls For Ships Transiting The Strait Of Hormuz

• Shipping Traffic In Strait Of Hormuz Picks Up Again, As Hostilities Remain At Bay, For Now

• New Report From Geopolitical Consulting Firm Confirms China Is A Clear Winner From Trump’s War In Middle East

Other Foreign Affairs

• As His War Against Ukraine Stalls, Putin Concedes He Never Cut A Deal With Trump In Alaska

• Putin Faces Increased Pressure To End The War, As Moscow Is Again Attacked By Drones [Gift Link]

• More Than 100 Venezuelans Who Were Deported From The U.S. Hours Before The Earthquakes Are Still Missing

Third Round - Republicans Disastrous Govt.

Regime From Hell

• Trump Dumps Cold Water On Housing Bill Hyped By Republicans, Including His Staff: ‘It’s A Yawn!’

• Hegseth Announces New Defense Policy Board Filled With Lackeys After Clearing Out Previous Panel

• More Sloppy Op-Sec: New Records Reveal Hegseth, Rubio, And Caine Had An Auto-Deleting Signal Chat [Gift Link]

• Trump Regime Begins Unauthorized Construction Of Previously Unannounced White House Helipad

Trump’s Weaponized Government

• Senate Ethics Committee Dismisses Misconduct Complaint Against Ruben Gallego

• Trump DOJ Now Investigating Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego Over Alleged Campaign Finance Violations

• Gallego Spokesperson Says Trump Is ‘Targeting’ The Democratic Senator With Multiple Investigations

Cluster On Capitol Hill

• Speaker Johnson Announces Gambit To Attach SAVE America Act To Must-Pass NDAA Defense Bill

• Plan Backed By Speaker Johnson To Combine Pentagon And Election Suppressing SAVE America Bills Advances To Floor

• *** BREAKING*** Rep. Anna Paulina Luna & Hardline Extremists Block Johnson’s Gambit To Combine NDAA Defense Funding Bill With SAVE America Act

• NJ Republican Rep. Tom Kean Reveals Depression Diagnosis After Returning From Lengthy Absence

War In The Courts

• Colorado Supreme Court Rejects Democrats’ Ballot Measures Asking Voters To Redraw State’s Congressional Map

• Federal Judge Orders Trump Regime To End All Efforts To Kill Hudson Tunnel Funding

• Alaska Supreme Court Rules Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan Can Face Primary Challenge From Other Dan Sullivan

• 25 States Sue Trump Administration Over Medicaid Work-Requirement Rule

• D.C. DOJ Settles With Man Detained While Protesting Guard Patrol With ‘Star Wars’ Song, Must Pay Him $50,000

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Elections, Politics, & Polling

• It’s Primary Election Day In Colorado. Here’s What You Need To Know To Vote And Find Results.

• Nice Job, Maine Dems: New Poll Shows Platner And Collins Locked In Tight Race For Senate Seat

• New NY Times/Siena Poll Finds Talarico And Paxton Tied In Texas Senate Race [Gift Link]

• New Poll Finds Texas Republicans’ Election-Rigging Plot In May Backfire, As Voters Show Their Anger & Support The Democrat

Miscellaneous But Important

• ICE Releases A Texas Nun Intercepted Walking To Church Dressed In Her Habit

• Texas Cities Forced To Remove Rainbow Crosswalks Are Installing Colorful Alternatives

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment & More

Media Matters

• U.K. Government Looks To Intervene in Paramount’s Warner Bros. Discovery Takeover

• In Concurring Opinion of Slaughter Ruling, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Cites FCC Chairman’s Jimmy Kimmel Criticism By Trump Regime As Evidence of Agency Overreach

Music, Movies, & More

• Ariana Grande Reschedules 3 ‘Eternal Sunshine’ Tour Dates To Ensure ‘Full Production Can Be Delivered Safely’

• Tiffany Kelly: Despite What Backlash Is Saying, Supergirl Is A Decent Standalone Movie — So Why Is Everyone Acting Like It’s Awful?

• Clive Davis Laid To Rest In Star-Studded N.Y.C. Funeral As His Musical Protégés Tearfully Pay Tribute

Sports Entertainment

• Paraguay Declares A National Holiday To Celebrate Historic World Cup Upset Over Germany

• Morocco Reaches Last 16 With Chaotic Shootout Win Over Netherlands

• World Cup Round Of 32 Schedule, Live Updates: Norway Vs. Ivory Coast Kicks Off Tuesday’s Knockout Round Action

• Shohei Ohtani Homers To Lead Dodgers’ Offensive Onslaught In 9-4 Win Over A’s

• Serena Williams Returns To Wimbledon Today After 2022 Retirement

• LeBron James Not Returning To Lakers, Plans To Play 24th Season Elsewhere

Tonight’s Bar Regular

Jared Rizzi, freelance journalist, former White House Correspondent for SiriusXM & former reporter for CBS Radio News (RIP) – as well as our favorite fill-in co-host - is back at the bar tonight for another round of drinks & laughter! We’ll pull a few rounds from the News On Tap, and ask Jared his thoughts on about these horrible SCOTUS decisions, and what good people can do to retaliate against their attacks.

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