News On Tap For Friday, June 27, 2025

Rule of Chaos, Not Law

In today’s “News On Tap”, SCOTUS delivered a hammer blow to the rule of law in the U.S. We’ll cover their unjust & illegitimate decisions, & other news too, including more losses for Republicans on the big ugly bill, the political revolution that’s rising, & some good news in entertainment too. Plus, Karen & Anita from Tru Blu Politics are back. Get something good to drink & join us!

First Round - The Court Of Supreme Injustice

• The Supreme Court Just Upended The Judicial Power To Issue Nationwide Injunctions

• Sotomayor Joined By Jackson & Kagan In Fiery Dissents On Nationwide Injunction/Birthright Citizenship Case (CASA)

• SCOTUS Upholds Structure Of Free Preventive Health Care Coverage Included In The ACA (Braidwood)

• Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Bigoted Parents Hiding Behind Religion Allowing Opt-Out Against LGBTQ+ Books (Mahmoud)

• Supreme Court Upholds Phone And Internet Subsidy Program For Underserved Areas (FCC)

• Supreme Court Upholds Texas Adult Website Age-Verification Law (Free Speech V Paxton)

• Supreme Court Defers Decision On Challenge To Louisiana Congressional Map To Next Term (Callais)

• Elie Mystal: With The Ruling Against Planned Parenthood, SCOTUS Has Dealt Another Devastating Blow To Women In The U.S.

• Mark Joseph Stern: The Supreme Court Just Blew A Hole Through Another Major Civil Rights Law, With The Medina Vs Planned Parenthood Ruling

Second Round - There Is Other News

• Big Ugly Bill

• Senate Parliamentarian Finds More Provisions Of Republicans' Big Bill Violate Byrd Rule, Blocks Private School Vouchers, Religious School Carve Outs, & More

• Senate Parliamentarian Strips Gun Silencer Provision In Republicans' Big Ugly Tax Bill, Noting It Violates Reconciliation Rules

• Key Republicans Who Support Increased SALT Cap Reject Latest Offer From Senate Republican Leaders & Trump Admin.

• 5 House Republicans Declare Red Line On Sale Of Public Lands Being Included In The Big Ugly Bill

• Senate Parliamentarian Approves Tweaked Senate Republican Plan To Force Millions In SNAP Costs Back Onto The Stats

Immigration Wars

• Trump DOJ Now Says Kilmar Abrego Garcia Will Stay In U.S. To Face Trial Before Any Move To Deport Him Again

• New Quinnipiac Poll: By 2-To-1, Americans Favor Pathway To Legal Status For Most Immigrants In U.S.

• Trump Administration Eliminating Warning Period For Fining Those In The U.S. Illegally

• The Realities Of Fascism: On A Quiet Southern Border, Empty Farms & Frightened Workers Are Now The Horrifying Reality [Gift Link]

Third Round - More News To Drink About

• MAGA's Destruction Of Govt. Continues

• DOGE Now At ATF With Rapid Plans To Slash Gun Regulations, In Large Part By Massively Cutting Inspections

• RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Advisers Rescind Recommendations For Some Flu Vaccines [Gift Link]

• Republicans Test-Ran Their Ideas To Try And Make Medicaid Recipients Work In Georgia. It Was A Disaster

• Big Balls Hasn’t Really Left The Building

• The Revolution Is Rising

• Younger Democrats Are Eager to Seize the Keys Of Leadership - And Elections This year Show They're Done Waiting Their Turn [Gift Link]

• Mamdani’s Next Challenge: Another Disgraced (Former) Democrat, Eric Adams

• Current NYC Mayor Eric Adams Meets With Corporatist Leaders Desperate to Stop Mamdani’s Rise

• Paul Krugman: Mamdani vs the Moguls of Madness

Fourth Round - Entertainment & More

• Media Matters

• Gavin Newsom Sues The Fox Propaganda Network For $787 Million, Alleges One Of Their Hosts Falsely Claimed He Lied About Trump Call

• End Of An Era As ‘Queen Of Fashion’ Anna Wintour Steps Back As American Vogue’s Day-To-Day Editor-In-Chief

• Entertainment - Movies, Music, & Sports

• ‘F1’ Movie Zooms To $10M Previews, A Record For Apple Original Films, As Horror Movie ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Picks Up $1.5M In Previews

• Brad Pitt's L.A. Home Ransacked, As Thieves Scaled Fence, Busted Window

• Natasha Bedingfield Announces U.S. Tour, Beginning This Fall

• New Albums Out Today From Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand, Lorde, Lizzo, Cole Swindell, & More

• Wimbledon Seeds, Draw Released With Sinner, Sabalenka At The Top

• Only One More Day To Submit Your 2025 WNBA All-Star Votes

• Rest In Peace

• Bill Moyers, Former White House Press Secretary Turned Acclaimed Journalist, Dead At 91

• Former Rep. Carolyn Mccarthy, Gun Safety Crusader, Dead At 81

Your Bar Regulars Tonight…

The Hosts of Tru Blu Politics, Karen from Chicago & Anita From San Antonio, will be joining us at the bar today to talk about all the insanity we’ve seen in our politics this week - and to celebrate the good things that happened this week too!

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