News On Tap For Friday, November 7, 2025

Republicans Have Failed On Affordability

Today’s “News On Tap” is filled with suffering & failure - the suffering of Americans going hungry & without pay, while Trump & Republicans fail to do anything real to help them. We’ve also got news on the ongoing wars in the courts, over the rights of LGBTQIA Americans, the immigration wars, and more. Plus, Trumponomics is failing, but Donald couldn’t care less. There’s also Trump/Epstein, election, and foreign affairs news too, along with entertainment news. Plus, it’s Friday, so our friends Karen & Anita of TruBlu Politics podcast are back tonight. But first…

First Round - The Trump/Republican Shutdown

• Airlines Cancel More Than 700 U.S. Flights As FAA-Ordered Shutdown Cuts Begin, Due To The Republican Govt. Shutdown

• SNAP Recipients Go Without Food After Benefits Don’t Arrive, Due To Trump/Republican Govt. Shutdown

• Judge Orders Trump Administration To Fully Fund SNAP Benefits Immediately [Gift Link]

• Trump Admin. Appeals Order To Pay Full November SNAP Food Benefits

• Senate Republicans’ Offered Deal To Reopen Government Falters Over Democrats’ Distrust Of Trump & Republicans

• Alex Shephard: Tuesday’s Elections Should Have Been A Wake-Up Call For Trump & Republicans. Instead, They’re Responding The Only Way They Know How -Causing More Pain

Second Round - War In The Courts

The Fight To Exist

• Supreme Court Holds Closed-Door Conference On Long Shot Appeal To Overturn Obergefell Decision That Legalized Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide

• SCOTUS, Using The Shadow Docket, Allows Trump Regime To Implement Anti-Trans, Anti-Nonbinary Passport Policy

• Supreme Court Justice Jackson Slams SCOTUS’ Right-Wingers In Scathing Dissent Of Anti-Trans Ruling, Saying They ‘Misunderstood The Assignment’

• Brynn Tannehill: Republicans Went Big On Anti-Trans Ads In This Year’s Elections. And They Got Destroyed.

Legal Leftovers

• ICYMI: Federal Judge Issues Sweeping Injunction On Chicago Tactics Of Trump’s ICE & CBP Agents: ‘The Use Of Force Shocks The Conscience’

• ‘Sandwich Guy’ Triumphs Over Trump Regime’s Ham-Fisted Charges As Jury Acquits

• VICTORY! Federal District Court Dismisses Class-Action Suit Against Pollster J. Ann Selzer

Third Round - The Many Failures Of Trump Land

Trumponomics Is Failing

• The Trump/Republican Shutdown Means Another Missed Monthly Jobs Report. What It Likely Would Have Shown Is Ugly.

• Consumer Sentiment Falls To Near Record-Low Levels

• Daniel Dale Fact Check: Cheaper WalMart Thanksgiving Meal Touted By Trump Has Fewer Items Than Last Year’s

• Tesla Shareholders Approve Plan To Grant Elon Musk Shares Worth Nearly $1 Trillion, Amplifying America’s Severe Inequality {Gift Link]

• Catherine Rampell: How The Supreme Court Could Save Christmas & The Economy, If Trump Lets Them

Corruption & Callousness

• Trump Pardons Former Tennessee Republican House Speaker Convicted Of Federal Public Corruption Charges

• Guest Of Pharma Execs Collapses Near Trump During Oval Office Event As RFK Jr Sprints From Room & Donald Stands There Clueless

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Epstein Files

• New Report Says DOJ Has Told House Republicans That Epstein Files Are Even Worse For Trump Than They Thought

• New Mexico State Govt. Proposes New Jeffrey Epstein Probe Of Activity At Secluded Desert Ranch

Election Land

• G. Elliott Morris: The Data Proves - The 2024 Trump Political “Realignment” Is Already Over

• Trump Suck-Up, Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, Announces She Is Running For Governor Of New York In 2026

• Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi: America Is Great When America Is Good [Gift Link]

Foreign Affairs

• Trump Admin. Strikes 17th Alleged Drug Boat Bringing Known Death Toll From Campaign In Latin America To 70

• Senate Republicans Vote Down Legislation To Limit Trump’s Ability To Attack Venezuela

• Trump Accused Boat Crews Of Being Narco-Terrorists. The Truth, AP Has Found, Is Far More Nuanced.

• Trump Regime Sends Attack Aircraft To El Salvador Amid Regional Troop Buildup [Gift Link]

• Sergey Maidukov: Russia Has A New Strategy For This Year’s Winter War In Ukraine: Cause An Energy Crisis, & Trigger A New Refugee Wave To Destabilize Ukraine’s European Allies

Fifth Round - Entertainment & More

• 2026 Grammy Nominations Are Released: Kendrick Lamar Leads With Nine, Lady Gaga Nabs Seven; Bad Bunny, & Sabrina Carpenter Also Get Nods

• ‘Golden’ From ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Lands Grammy Nomination For Song Of The Year

• Palm Royale Review: Season 2 Is A Messy, Over-The-Top Delight

• NCAA Revokes Eligibility Of 6 More College Basketball Players As It Continues Sports Betting Probe

• NWSL Playoffs Begin With Kansas City Current Leading The Pack; Washington Spirit Set To Face Racing Louisville

Your Bar Regulars Tonight…

Our political sorceresses Karen from Chicago, & Anita From San Antonio, co-hosts of Tru Blu Politics, are back tonight on Halloween night, to talk about all the horrors of the Trump regime and more. We’ll recap some of the terrifying stories of the week, maybe tell a few of our own ghost stories, and have a few drinks, maybe even tonights Drink Of The Day. Come on by, grab a drink, & listen in!

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