News On Tap For Friday, Sept. 19, 2025

A War They Cannot Win

Today's "News On Tap" is strongly defiant of the Trump regime's attacks in the War on Free Speech. We’ve got all the latest news on that - & why Trump & his toadies are destined to lose that battle. We've also got updates on some of other wars of the Right on health, immigration, & competent government. We’ve also got a shutdown update, a great Election Land debate, & some good entertainment news too. Plus, Karen & Anita of the TruBlu Politics podcast will be in the bar to give us some on-the-ground updates. But first…

First Round - The War Over Free Speech

• Trump Suggests FCC Could Revoke Licenses Of TV Broadcasters That Say Things About Him He Doesn't Like

• Trump’s Moves Against Media Outlets Mirror Foreign Authoritarian Approaches To Silencing Dissent

• Trump Appears To Have Violated His Own Executive Order With Kimmel Suspension

• Dissent Grows Inside Disney Over Jimmy Kimmel Being Benched, As Talks About His Possible Return Continue

• House Republicans Kill Attempt By Democrats To Subpoena FCC Chair After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension

• Congressional Democrats Unveil "No Political Enemies Act" Legislation In Attempt To Protect Free Speech In U.S.

• Mark Joseph Stern: Once Again, The Right Is Wrong. SCOTUS Actually Ruled Viewpoint Discrimination By The State Is Illegal

• NRA Vs Vullo, May 2024: In A 9-0 Ruling, SCOTUS Says NY State Could Not Coerce Private Business To Blacklist NRA Due To Their Political Views

• Democratic FCC Commissioner: ‘We Don’t Have The Authority’ To Retaliate Against Broadcasters As Brendan Carr Is Trying To Do

• Greg Sargent: Trump’s Ouster Of Jimmy Kimmel Is Much Worse Than You Think It Is

• Ross Barkan: Trump Is Going To Lose The War On Free Speech

Second Round -The Many Wars Of The Right

War Over Health

• RFK Jr.-Controlled Vaccine Advisory Committee Makes Controversial Change To MMRV Vaccine Schedule For Young Children

• RFK Jr.-Controlled Vaccine Advisory Panel Votes To Delay Hepatitis B Vaccine Vote

• Democratic-Led States Now Banding Together On Vaccine Recommendations To Counter The Bogus Dictates Coming From The Trump Regime

• Maryland Joins Northeast Regional Public Health Coalition As RFK Jr-Controlled Federal Panel Reviews Vaccine Policy

War Over Immigration

• Protesters Clash With ICE Agents Outside Suburban Chicago Facility Amid 'Operation Midway Blitz' ICE Attacks

• As Immigration Arrests Spike In Chicago, Activists Escalate Tactics To Fight Back

• New York City & State Democratic Lawmakers Arrested For Blocking ICE Access To Federal Building

• Trump Admin. Handed A Double Defeat As Federal Judges Rule Against Them On Deporting Guatemalan Children & Venezuelans

War On Competent Govt.

• Trump Poised To Fire U.S. Atty After He Was Unable To Find Any Incriminating Evidence Of Mortgage Fraud From NY AG Letitia James

• Trump Labor Dept. Is Now Bringing Back Staff Who Took Elon Musk's ‘Fork’ Offer, Due To Needs Of Dept.

Third Round - More News To Drink About

Shutdown Showdown

• Senate Fails To Pass Both House Republican & Democratic Senate Stop-Gap Spending Bills As Shutdown Looms

• Senate Democrats Offered A (Partial) No Kings Budget, As Many Were Pushing Them To Do

Capitol Hill Incompetence

• 38 Democrats Vote ‘Present’ As House Adopts Resolution Honoring Charlie Kirk

• Senate Republicans Confirm 48 Trump Nominees At Once, Ramming Them All Through After Changing The Senate's Filibuster Rules

• Former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta To Testify To House Oversight Today, Behind Closed Doors, On Trump/Epstein Cover Up [Gift Link]

Foreign Affairs

• Three Russian MIG-31 Jets Violate Estonian Airspace, The Third Incursion Into NATO Airspace In Recent Days

• U.S. Vetoes UN Security Council Gaza Ceasefire Demand For Sixth Time

Fourth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

• Federal Judge Tosses Trump’s $15B Lawsuit Against NYTimes, Says It ‘Unmistakably And Inexcusably’ Violated Basic Federal Rules

• Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews, & Margo Price Set To Headline 40th Farm Aid Concert In Minneapolis

• Indiana Fever, Without Caitlin Clark, Pull Off Huge Upset, Beat Atlanta Dream In Game 3 To Advance In WNBA Playoffs

• Legendary Pitcher Clayton Kershaw To Retire After 18 Years With The Dodgers And More Than 3,000 Strikeouts

• NFL Now Admitting Philadelphia Eagles Should've Been Penalized For A False Start On A Tush-Push Conversion Vs. The KC Chiefs

• Noah Lyles Matches Usain Bolt’s Record With Fourth Consecutive 200-Meter World Championship

Your Bar Regulars Tonight…

With the Trump regime's war on free speech & their immigration wars going on, we need some folks on the ground to give us updates. Thankfully, we’ve got Anita From San Antonio & Karen from Chicago, the hosts of Tru Blu Politics, back at the bar tonight, to give us on the ground updates, as we talk, laugh, & recap another busy week of news. Grab a drink & join us!

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