News On Tap For Monday, August 10, 2026

Stay Focused - 85 Days To Election

It’s a hot news day, but today’s “News On Tap” will quench your thirst to be informed Election Land continues heating up, and we’ve got the news the mainstream media isn’t focused on (but should be). We’ve also got updates on lost of failures - Trump’s Middle East Mess, Republicans’ Failed Economy, The Failed Republican Congress, and new additions to Trump’s Failed Administration. There’s also news on the War Over Women’s Rights, & news on the Climate Crisis too. Plus, we’ve got entertainment news with Movies, Music & More, and Sports Entertainment too. Plus, journalist Laura Bassett and podcaster Brooklyn Dad Defiant will join us to go over all of it tonight. Read up, get informed, and we’ll see you here tonight!

First Round - Election Land Heats Up

A Few More Primary Concerns

• Moderate Democrat In Hawaii Primary Election Easily Defeats Progressive House Challenger

• Francesca Hong, The Progressive Leading A ‘Messy’ Race For Wisconsin’s Governor: ‘[People] Are Tired Of The Status Quo’

• Michael Tomasky: Memo To Those Centrist Dems Who Fear Socialism - Why Don’t You Try Fixing Capitalism?

• Laura Bassett: Contrary To The Desperate Claims Of The Mainstream U.S. Media, No, The Left Is Not At War With Itself

• Wisconsin’s Partisan Primary Election Is Tuesday. Here’s Who’s On The Ballot

• Minnesota’s Primary Election Is Tuesday With A Couple Of Major Races To Settle

• A Voter Guide To Alabama’s Special Primary Elections, After Republicans Rigged The Map

• South Carolina Republicans Might Be Watching History Repeat Itself On Tuesday, With Another Potential Runoff - & Another Delay To Get A Senate Candidate

• Meg Kinnard: Darline Graham Nordone’s Lack Of Political Experience Could Spell Disaster For Her Senate Run

• Charleston City Paper: Does Dr. Annie Andrews Have A Shot At The South Carolina U.S. Senate Seat? Yes.

Politics & Other Election Affairs

• House Rep. Max Miller Stays In Ohio House Race As Window Closes For Republicans To Replace Him

• Cliff Schecter: Ohio Republicans Said Nothing About Max Miller For Two Years - Until His Poll Numbers Collapsed

• Abdul El-Sayed Says He Hopes To Campaign With Fmr. Pres. Obama In Michigan After A ‘Warm And Inspiring’ Call Where Obama Expressed Support

• After He Wins Primary, Right-Wing Media & Republicans Ramp Up Islamophobic Campaign Against Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

• Chris Hayes: Republicans’ Midterm Backup Motivation Plan? Bigotry & Hate.

• Sarah Burris: How Weak Are They? Republicans Are Already ‘Cutting And Running’ In Top Congressional Districts

Second Round - Trump's Failed Foreign Policies

Trump’s Middle East Mess

• Iran Issues Drastic New Demands For Deal To Reopen Hormuz, Says U.S. Must ‘Correct Its Behavior’

• Trump In New Interview Says “We Are Low-Keying” Semi-Negotiations With Iran

• Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s 15-Point Plan To Disarm Hamas

• Eric Levitz: The Left Is Winning The Argument On Ending Aid To Israel. The Next Steps Will Be Harder.

America’s Military, Weaker & Worse

• Hegseth’s Pentagon Now Begging Defense Firms To Ramp Up Weapons Production As Trump’s Iran War Drains Stockpile

• Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret): When The U.S. Burns Through Expensive Precision Weaponry, We Lose Some Of Our Ability To Keep Our Soldiers Safe

• Hegseth’s Pentagon Revokes Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s Access To Classified Information Without Cause

• Another Top U.S. General In Europe Abruptly Removed From Command, For No Known Reason

Other Foreign Affairs

• Ukrainian Drone Attack On An Oil Hub Deep Inside Russia Kills 13

• Powerful 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Western Colombia & Ecuador, With Unknown Number Of Dead & Injured

• WHO Says Congo’s Fast-Moving Ebola Outbreak Started Months Before It Was Declared, But Cuts To Who Funding Likely Delayed Discovery

Third Round - Failures In Republican Govt.

Republicans’ Failed Economy

• Focus Groups & Polls Confirm Cost Of Living Worries Give Democrats Lead Over Republicans On Economy

• Top Economist Warns Trump’s Deportation Economy Is Backfiring On American Workers

The Failed Republican Congress

• Senate Passes Temporary Stopgap Govt. Funding Bill, As Republicans Sidestep One Shutdown Fight, But Set Up Another After The Elections In December

• Senate Republicans Bow To Reality, Leave DC For Their Summer Recess, With Trump’s Voter Restricting ‘SAVE America’ Bill Undone

• Senate Adjourns For Five-Week Recess With Key Priorities Unresolved

Trump’s Failed Administration

• Trump’s Former Criminal Lawyer Todd Blanche Confirmed By Republicans In Senate In Saturday 4AM Vote

• Trump Picks Longtime Aide Will Scharf As New White House Counsel

• Trump’s NIH Head Quarrels With ‘Face The Nation’ Host Over Loss In Public Trust On Health Issues, While Trying - & Failing - To Blame Biden For COVID

• Unsafe Food: Taylor Farms Recalls Salsa, Guacamole, And A Dozen More Items Over Salmonella Risk

• Don’t Go In The Water Either: Louisiana Warns Against Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Five Deaths

Failure In The Immigration Wars

• Hundreds Rally At Outside ICE Facility In Cincinnati Where Haitians Required To Check-In & Get Ankle Monitors After End Of TPS

• The Trump Regime Just Spent $2.2 Billion On Immigration Detention Centers In The Past Two Months, With More To Come

• ICE’s Detention Crackdown Is Swamping The Courts. Families, Lawyers, & Judges Say ‘We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

War In The Courts

• Samuel Alito Confirms He’s Staying On The Supreme Court For Another Term

• Trump Restarts Battle In Another Attempt To Fire Sitting Fed Governor Lisa Cook, Even Though The Supreme Court Clearly Told Him He Can’t

• Greg Sargent: Trump’s Legal Reflecting Pool Fiasco Is About To Get Even Worse For Him

War Over Women’s Rights

• Todd Blanche Aims To Finish What “Dobbs” Started, Making Abortion Illegal Everywhere.

• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Opens Up About Her Decision To Freeze Her Eggs, As Part Of Her Career Choices

Climate Crisis

• Raging Wildfires Burn Across Western U.S. And Canada As Tens Of Thousands Of Residents Are Evacuated

• Typhoon Dolphin: More Than A Million People Evacuated In China As Record Rainfall Dumps On Shanghai

• Lake Mead Plummets To Historic Low Water Level As Colorado River Struggles, Putting Millions In Danger In The U.S. West

• No Water, No Relief: Puerto Ricans Suffer Under Historic Water Crisis, Amid Drought And With Few Resources (Since Trump Regime Is Ignoring Them)

Miscellaneous But Important

• In New Interview, Hunter Biden Says Fmr. Pres. Joe Biden’s Cancer Has Spread, & Is Now Very Painful

• Rest In Peace: Ben Jones, Former Georgia Congressman, Who Played Cooter On ‘The Dukes Of Hazzard’ Dies At 84

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Movies, Music, & More

• Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Flies To Third-Biggest Second Weekend Of All Time With $145 Million

• Inaugural L.A. Jazz Festival Canceled At Last Minute

• President Obama Has A New Podcast Is Focused On The Six Most Important Books That Shaped Him

• Meryl Streep And Anne Hathaway’s ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Looks Are Heading To Auction, For Charity

Sports Entertainment

• Washington Nationals Complete Weekend Sweep Vs. Cincinnati Reds, Ending Recent Skid

• Saturday: The Curse Is Real: After Late-Inning Drama Saturday, L.A. Dodgers Claw Back For 1st Win In A Week Vs Arizona After Meeting With Trump At White House

• Sunday: L.A. Dodgers Lose Again As Defense Unravels In Loss To Diamondbacks

• Kayla Mcbride Hits WNBA-Record Ten 3-Pointers, Scores 43 As Minnesota Lynx Beat Dallas Wings 103-90

Tonight’s Special Guest

Laura Bassett is an award-winning journalist, former editor-in-chief for Jezebel, and former reporter covering national politics and reproductive rights for publications including HuffPost, the Washington Post, the Daily Beast, NBC News, and more.
Currently, she’s a columnist for The Cut, and she’s also got her own Substack, Nightcap, where she writes about the intersection of abortion rights, gender politics, U.S. elections, and occasionally her dog Pedro. We’ll talk with her tonight about her latest piece, “No, the left is not at war with itself,” and what the mainstream U.S. news media is getting terribly wrong about this years elections.

Bar Regular For Tonight

Brooklyn Dad Defiant, AKA Majid Padellan, is an 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. Tonight, we’ll recap the weekend, get his take on the new Spider Man movie, talk about the latest political news, and this week’s primary elections. We’ll also draw a few more rounds from the News On Tap. Grab a drink & join us tonight!

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