News On Tap For Friday, May 01, 2026

The Time For Progress Is Now

While millions around the world are taking a day away from work to protest for workers, we’re still at the bar tonight, pouring out today’s “News On Tap” for you. We’ve got all your news updates, including on the uncivil redistricting war SCOTUS lit up this week, and Trump’s forever war in Iran - including the high costs of that war. Meanwhile, Trumponomics is failing, and so is the Republican-led Congress. There’s new Trumpstein files news today, amazingly good news in Media Matters, and some great Entertainment & Sports news too. Plus, Karen & Anita of The Tru Blu Politics podcast are here all night, to fill in for Jody, and recap the week’s news. Read up, get informed, and then join us tonight at the bar!

First Round - Workers Unite!

• Rallies Happen Around The World As Workers Gather For International Workers’ Day

• Nationwide May Day Protests In U.S. Pick Up Mantle Of ‘No Kings’ & Extend It To ‘May Day Strong’

• May Day Strong Protests To Promote ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ Across U.S.

Second Round - The Redistricting Wars Are Here

• Supreme Court’s Illegitimate Voting Rights Ruling Already Fueling New Era Of Endless Redistricting Wars [Gift Link]

• Louisiana Sued For Suspending Active Election, Attempting To Nullify Votes To Draft New Republican Gerrymander

• Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp Says He Won’t Redraw Georgia Political Maps; 2026 Primary Will Continue, New Maps Would Be For 2028 Election

• What Peak Gerrymandering Could Look Like Now [Gift Link]

• Greg Sargent: Two Can Play At This Game - SCOTUS Decision Shows Democrats Could Gain Up To 22 Seats In The U.S. House Through Aggressive Gerrymandering

Third Round - Trump's Forever War Rolls On

Updates From The War/Not War

• Hope Springs Eternal: Oil Prices Fall After Iran Sends Updated Peace Proposal To Mediators In Pakistan

• Trump Responds To Proposal, Says ‘Iran Wants To Make A Deal, But I’m Not Satisfied With It’

• Trump Regime Poised To Defy Congress On War Authorization, As Deadline Hits [Gift Link]

• New WaPo/Ipsos Poll Shows Trump’s Iran War Reaching Iraq- And Vietnam-Era Disapproval Level

The Costs Of Trump’s War

• Gas Prices Continue To Rise Nationwide In Biggest Day-To-Day Jump Yet, Surging To Natl. Avg. Of $4.39/Gal

• California Gas Prices Hit $6 Per Gallon As Fuel Costs Jump Nearly 30 Cents In A Week Across The U.S.

• Oil Companies’ Huge Profits During Trump’s Iran War Revive Calls For Temporary Windfall Taxes

• Daniel Dale Fact Check: Amid Spiking Gas Prices, Prominent Republicans Lie About Gas Prices

• The Death Toll From Trump & Netanyahu’s Middle East Blunder: Thousands Too Many

• Youssef & Lemire: The Iran War’s Ramifications Have Only Just Begun

Fourth Round - Republicans Can't Govern

Trumponomics Is Still Failing

• Trump Placing 25% Tariff On Autos From EU, Falsely Accusing Bloc Of Not Complying With Trade Deal

• New Data Proves, After Republicans In Congress Let Subsides Expire, Obamacare Enrollment Has Dropped Sharply As Costs Rise

Failing On Capitol Hill

• Trump Signs DHS Legislation, Ending Record-Breaking Republican Shutdown

• Congress Passes Another Short-Term Extension Of FISA Law, After House Republicans Send Senate An Unworkable Bill

• America’s $31 Trillion Debt Now Officially Tops Its Economic Output, Most Of It Due To Trump & Republican Policies

Failure In The Executive Branch

• Sources At Trump DOJ Confirm Comey/‘Seashells’ Case Was On Back Burner Until Bondi Was Fired

• Comey Indictment Shows Trump’s DOJ Got The Message From Bondi’s Firing - Do What Trump Demands, Regardless Of The Law

• FEMA Employees Who Criticized Budget Cuts Under Kristi Noem Reinstated After Months On Leave

Not The Best People

• Trump Pulls Casey Means’ Nomination For Surgeon General, Chooses Fox Propaganda Network’s Dr. Nicole Saphier Instead

• Senate Republicans Move Forward With 3 Wildly Unfit Nominees To Be Trump’s U.S. Attorneys

Fifth Round - More News To Drink About

The Trumpstein Files

• Epstein’s Possible Suicide Note Discovered Seven Years After His Death, Locked Up In A Court House [Gift Link]

• Former AG Pam Bondi Agrees To Testify To House Oversight Committee On May 29

Other Foreign Affairs

• As Trump Focuses On Iran, Europe & Ukraine Continue Strengthening Ties

• Brazil’s Congress Overrides Lula’s Veto Of A Bill To Reduce Bolsonaro’s Sentence

Sixth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• U.S. Falls To Lowest Ever World Press Freedom Index Ranking, As Press Freedom Around The World Remains In Danger

• Major U.S. Progressive Donor Network Democracy Alliance Plans To Invest “Tens Of Millions” In New Media Sources And Shift Away From Ads And Broadcast TV

• Infowars Site Goes Offline Amid The Onion’s Legal Battle To Secure Control Of Right-Wing Outlet

Art, Movies, & Music

• Recently Unmasked Artist Banksy Erects Politically Charged Statue — With Its Face Hidden — In Central London

• ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Costars Emily Blunt And Stanley Tucci Receive Stars On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame

• Madonna And Sabrina Carpenter Join Forces On New Song “Bring Your Love”

Sports Entertainment

• NY Knicks Finish Off Atlanta Hawks In Playoffs With Record 140-89 Rout In Game 6

• Minnesota Timberwolves Oust Denver Nuggets From NBA Playoffs With 110-98 Win In Game 6

• Sixers Force Game 7 As Celtics Falter In Philly With 106-93 Defeat

• Minnesota Wild Beat Dallas Stars 5-2 For First NHL Playoff Series Win In 11 Years

• Anaheim Ducks Nab 5-2 Win In Game 6 Of NHL Playoffs, Eliminating The 2-Time Conference Champ Edmonton Oilers

• Caitlin Clark Scores 21 Points, Gives Indiana Fever Brief Scare As She Plays 1st Home WNBA Game In 9 Months

• No Clear Favorite And Plenty Of Contenders: The 152nd Kentucky Derby Is A 20-Horse Puzzle

Your Co-Hosts & Bar Regulars Tonight

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 fill in for Jody, and recap another crazy busy week of news. We’ll talk about the WHCD & Trump’s ballroom fixation, Trump’s stupid Iran war & horrific polls, the reich-wing Supreme Court’s first shot in the new uncivil redistricting wars, and more. Plus, Karen & Anita are doing new daily video casts - and we’ll talk about that too. Plus, some entertainment discussion & the Drink Of The Day. Come in this evening, grab a seat & a sip, & join us!

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