News On Tap For Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Stumbling Towards The Future

Today’s “News On Tap” is full of contradictions - & lots of war. [Lindsay Graham would love that.[ We’ve got updates on Trump’s failing war with Iran, as Ukraine appears to be winning their war. Meanwhile, even as the Trump regime keeps ramping up their Immigration Wars, Trump & Republicans are losing badly on the economy. There’s also the War Over Democracy, War In The Courts, and the Democratic Uncivil War, including the war within the DSA. Plus, we’ve got Movie, TV, & Music news, and Sports news too. And we’ve got two friends joining us on the mics at the bar tonight - Kimberley Johnson AND Jared Rizzi. Read up, get informed, & we’ll see ya here tonight!

First Round - Trump's Fumbled Foreign Affairs

The Iran War Quagmire Rolls On

• Iran War Enters 6th Month – And A Period Of Greater Uncertainty [Gift Link]

• Mediators See Progress In Efforts To Halt U.S.-Iran War, Even As Scattered Drone Attacks By Small Armed Groups Continue To Rattle Region

• Why Iran Is In No Rush To Complete Cease-Fire Talks With The United States [Gift Link]

• Trump And Netanyahu Connect In Person In Closed Door Meeting For The First Time Since Launching The Iran War

Other Foreign Affairs

• Sen. Lindsey Graham Eulogized At Services Drawing World Leaders To Washington, DC

• Zelensky Reports Positive Oval Office Meeting With Trump Over Ukraine War’

• Trump-Era Pentagon Now Says They Will Not Finish Spending Funds Designated By Congress For Ukraine Until 2029, When Trump Leaves Office

• France Evacuates 4,000 More People As Another Heat Wave Threatens To Expand Wildfire Fight Across Southwestern Europe

• Major Earthquake Rocks Southern Japan, Forcing Hundreds Of Thousands To Evacuate, Unknown Number Dead

Second Round - Trump's Disastrous Admin.

Republican Economics Has Failed

• In Michigan, Trump Tried To Defend His Horrible Economic Record As Republicans Fear Midterm Fallout

• At Event With Auto Workers In Michigan, Trump Once Again Blames Affordability Problems On Biden [Gift Link]

• Why Trump Actually Deserves All The Blame For High Gas Prices

• Two Big Economic Numbers Explain Republicans’ Problems On Inflation & ‘The Reagan Question’

• Compare: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Unveils Plans To Offer 30% Discount On Meat And Produce At City-Owned Grocery Stores

War Over Democracy

• Trump Regime Urges Supreme Court To Step In & To Allow His Executive Order To Change Mail-In Voting Before Fall Elections

• Election Interference By Other Means: Recently Formed ‘Mystery’ PAC Caught Meddling In Democratic Primary Election In Michigan Amid Wave Of Republican Interference

Immigration Wars

• Outgoing DHS Director Of Security Statistics Resigns, Citing Trump’s ‘War On Immigrants’ & The Brazen Corruption In DHS

• Even MAGA Isn’t Buying The Trump Regime’s DHS Deportation Numbers Anymore

• New Documents Prove Trump Regime Force Fed Hunger Striker In ICE Detention, Which Is Torture

• Immigrant Couple From Overland Missouri Killed In Guatemala After Being Deported By ICE

Third Round - Elsewhere In Federal Govt.

Cluster On Capitol Hill

• Sen. John Thune Still Cold To Trump’s Demand To Cancel August Recess For SAVE America Act

• Trump Nominee Jay Clayton On Verge Of Confirmation As DNI

• Todd Blanche’s AG Prospects Uncertain As 2 Key Republican Senators Still Withholding Their Votes

• Sen. Cornyn Wants Trump IRS Settlement Rewritten - & Permanently Killed - Before Voting For Blanche

War In The Courts

• Trump’s Reflecting Pool Vandalism Story In Tatters After Damning Witness Testimony

• Witness In Reflecting Pool Case Conceded Damage Was Done Before Canoeist Touched Water

• Michigan Atty. Gen. Dana Nessel Now Investigating Child Services Swatting Incident Involving Buttigieg & His Kids As A Malicious Act

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Polls & Politics

• Talarico Leads Paxton By 5 Points In New Poll Of Texas’ U.S. Senate Race

• Fiery Michigan Senate Primary Continues: Takeaways From El-Sayed, Stevens Debate

• Wisconsin Voters Begin Casting Ballots At The Polls In Chaotic Democratic Governor’s Race

• Missouri Early Voting Period Opens With A Rush That Points To High Primary Turnout

• Not All DSA-Ers Are The Same: An Introduction To The Internal Politics Of The DSA

• Katrina Vanden Heuvel: Zohran Mamdani & The Politics Of Joy - & Action

• G. Elliott Morris: To Defeat Republicans This Cycle, Democrats May Have To Sit Out Some Races

When They Show You Who They Are

• Florida Senator Ashley Moody Faces Renewed Scrutiny Over Her Role In Florida Medicaid Scandal When She Was Atty. Gen.

• Yet Another House Republican, Rep. Lance Gooden, Is Under House Ethics Investigation

• ProPublica Investigation Finds Maga Influencer Who Supposedly Runs A Charity To Teach Kids Civics Is Actually Pocketing Most Of The Money Himself

Miscellaneous But Important

• Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear Calls On Mitch McConnell To ‘Verbally Address’ Kentuckians Or Resign

• Andrew & Tristan Tate To Remain In Jail For At Least Two More Weeks Until Next Extradition Hearing

• KFC Founder Colonel Sanders’ Personal Items, Former Home And Restaurant Up For Auction

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• BBC Scores Blow Against Trump As Federal Judge Orders Trump Org. To TurnOver Financial Documents From His Trust In BBC Defamation Case

• CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Responds To Trump’s Attack On Her In Daily Show Interview: The Award I Got ‘Really Bothered Him

Movies, TV, & Music

• ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Review: Sensational Spidey Sequel Is As Good As It Gets

• David Jonsson To Play T’Challa’s Grown Son In ‘Black Panther 3’; Picture Set To Hit Theaters In December 2028

• ‘Ted Lasso’ Season 4 Trailer Released, As Jason Sudeikis’ Beloved Coach Takes On Women’s Soccer

• Ariana Grande Sues Hackers For Leaking Unreleased Music And Footage

Sports Entertainment

• Washington Nationals’ Potent Offense Silenced By Toronto Blue Jays In 3-2 Loss In DC

• Cubs’ Walter Bregman Breaks Out Of His Recent Slump With A Home Run & 2 Doubles As Chicago Beats The St. Louis Cardinals 7-3

• Wife Of Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Coordinator Eric Bieniemy Shot At Couple’s Virginia Home, Son Elijah Arrested

• French Soccer Legend Zinedine Zidane Named New Head Coach Of France’s National Team

Tonight’s Special Guest

Kimberley Johnson, author, activist, friend of the show, and podcast host of “Start Me Up with Kimberley Johnson” on Substack, is back in the bar tonight, to grab a few rounds with us from today’s News On Tap. We’ll talk about Lindsay Graham, Mitch McConnell, Trump’s failures, the Democrat’s uncivil war & more!

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 about what Lindsay Graham & Mitch McConnell were really like. Grab a drink & join us tonight!

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