News On Tap For Friday, April 3, 2026

Cause & Effects

Today’s “News On Tap” has a distinct flavor of consequences for stupid actions, especially by folks in the Trump regime. From Trump’s ongoing stupid war in Iran, to the growing costs of the war, & Trump’s next war in Cuba, we’ve got the news. We also have details on the rounds of headcutting going on inside the Trump regime. There’s updates on the failures of Trumponomics, and the failures of Trump’s immigration war too. Plus, Polls & Politics, and Media & Entertainment news. And it’s Fridays with Fugelsang as John drops by, and Karen & Anita will be here too. Read up, get informed, & join us tonight!

First Round - Trump's Stupid Foreign Wars

Updates From The Middle East

• Live Updates: One Pilot Rescued, One Still Missing After U.S. Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Iran

• U.S. Bombs Major Iranian Civilian Infrastructure Bridge For First Time After Trump’s “Stone Ages” Threat

• Hegseth Catches Backlash Over Double Tap Strike On Civilian Bridge Near Tehran That He Ordered

• Iran Moves To Take Permanent Control Of Strait Of Hormuz, Which Would Make It Stringer Than Before Trump Began War

• David Sanger: Trump Has Put Himself In A Strategic Box With No Easy Exit. [Gift Link]

Costs Of The War

• U.S. Oil Has Its Biggest One-Day Price Increase In Six Years, Further Driving Up The Cost Of Gas At The Pump

• Losing Leverage: Trump’s Belligerent Behavior Has Taught America’s Opponents To Seize On Choke Points

• Blood Money: Company Backed By Trump Sons Looks To Sell Drone Interceptors To Gulf States Being Attacked By Iran

• More Blood Money: Sens. Warner & Schiff Now Leading Investigation Of Potential Insider Trading At SEC & DoD; Looking At Incident With Hegseth’s Broker

Trump’s Next War In Cuba

• Trump’s Iran War Keeping Cuba On The Back Burner, For Now

• Cuba To Free More Than 2,000 Prisoners As Economic Crisis Deepens Under Pressure From Trump Regime

• Ricardo Zúniga: Trump Isn’t Taking Cuba. He’s Starving It.

Second Round - Off With Their Heads

• Sec. Hegseth Forces Out Army’s Top General, Two Other Senior Officers [Gift Link]

• Hegseth Forces Out Army’s Top General In ‘Widely Anticipated’ Move

• New Report Confirms Hegseth Took Steps To Block Or Delay Promotions For More Than A Dozen Black & Female Senior Officers Across All Four Primary Branches Of The Military

• Trump Weighs Even More Cabinet Changes After Bondi Ouster

• Bondi Reportedly Begged Trump Not To Fire Her During Dramatic White House Showdown

• Trump Accused Of Running ‘Misogynistic Administration’ After Bondi Dismissal

• Pam Bondi’s Portrait Already Taken Down At DOJ - And Thrown In A Trash Can

• Trump Fired Bondi. Members Of The House Oversight Committee From Both Parties Still Insist She Testify.

• Inae Oh: Pam Bondi Proves That For Trump, You Can’t Debase Yourself Enough

• Perry Bacon: Pam Bondi’s Firing Is A Sign Of Trump’s Increasing Weakness

Third Round - Republicans Can't Govern

Trumpnomics Is Failing

• Jobs Day: March Jobs Numbers Rose More Than Expected But February Jobs Losses Were Worse Than First Reported

• Trump Sets 100% Tariffs On Prescription Drugs From Companies That Have Not Reached A Deal With Him To Lower Prices

• Trump Claims It’s ‘Not Possible’ For The U.S. To Pay For Medicaid, Medicare And Day Care: ‘We’re Fighting Wars’

• Jessica Calarco: Trump Claims The U.S. Can’t Afford Child Care During Wartime. History Proves Otherwise.

On Capitol Hill

• House Republicans Now Pushing To Fund ICE Before Passing Senate DHS Bill, Complicating Plan To End Shutdown

• Mike Johnson Wavers On Ending The Shutdown, Reflecting His Weak Hold On Power

• Senate Democrats Call On Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services To Rein In Medicare Advantage Abuses

Trump’s Failing War On Immigration

• New Inspection Finds Dozens Of Violations Of Detention Standards At A Major Immigration Camp In Texas

• New Report Confirms More Than 800 New Yorkers Swept Up In ‘Collateral’ ICE Arrests Since August 2025 Had No Criminal Record

• Federal Judge Rules CBP Violated Court Orders In Sacramento Immigration Enforcement Operation

• Judge Blocks Deportation Of Man Who Was Detained By ICE After Exoneration [Gift Link]

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

War In the Courts

• Trump Admin. Sues Three States Over Attempts To Regulate Prediction Markets

• Elie Mystal: The Supreme Court Absolutely Shredded Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Case This Week

• Adam Serwer: What The Birthright Case Is Really About - Do We Want To Be The America Of John C. Calhoun Or Frederick Douglass? [Git Link]

• Lisa Needham: Federal Judge Demolishes Legal “Basis” For Trump’s Ballroom

• Colorado Appeals Court Throws Out Tina Peters’ 9-Year Prison Term, Orders Resentencing

Polls & Politics

• Strength In Numbers: How Bad Is Trump’s Approval Rating Now? He’s At Katrina & Watergate Levels

• Republican Candidate For Governor In Florida Explodes At Black Voter, Saying ‘You Should Be Lynched’ For Asking Questions About Candidate’s Past

• Could A Democrat Really Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene? Next Tuesday, Retired Army General Shawn Harris Will Try.

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• Blake Lively’s Sex Harassment Suit Against Former Co-Star Justin Baldoni Gutted By Judge As 10 Out Of 13 Claims Thrown Out

• Stay Tuned Cincinnati: WKRP Is Coming To Town – For Real

Entertainment & More

• Box Office: ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Scores Massive $34 Million Opening Day, Biggest Start Of The Year

• Netflix Orders Limited Series ‘The Corrections’ Starring Meryl Streep, Based On The Jonathan Franzen Novel

• Dodgers To Visit Nationals For Three Game Season Home Opener In Dc, Starting Today

• Women’s NCAA Final Four 2026: What You Need To Know For UConn-South Carolina, UCLA-Texas Tonight

• Men’s NCAA Final Four 2026: Your Guide For Illinois-UConn, Arizona-Michigan This Weekend

• Indianapolis Making History, Crowning DI, DII, DIII And NIT Champions On The Same Weekend

Your Hour One Bar Regular:

John Fugelsang, our friend, broadcaster, podcaster, comedian, Host of “Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang” weeknights on Sirius XM and author of the bestselling book “Separation of Church and Hate” is back - but on Friday this week! We’ll recap all the news of the week, including the Supreme Court hearings & rulings (John wrote about the Colorado decision) and the firing of Pam Bondi. Plus, Passover was this week, and Easter is this weekend - so we’ve got plenty to talk about!

Your Second Hour Bar Regulars

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. We’ll recap the whole week, from Trump’s failures on the Iran war, to Republicans’ failures in Congress, and more. Grab a seat & a sip, & join us tonight!

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