News On Tap For Monday, June 9, 2025

It’s Getting Hot Out Here

Today’s News On Tap is filled with lots of heated rhetoric in L.A., a journalist daring to speak the truth about Stephen Miller, and some well-earned honors for actors & athletes. Plus, we’ve got a real Captain in the bar tonight too.

First Round - The News Of The Day

• The War Against Fascism Heats Up

• Protests In Los Angeles Intensify Over Weekend After Trump Deploys Hundreds Of National Guard Troops, Despite Gov. Newsom's Objections

• Gov. Gavin Newsom Says California Will Sue Trump Over National Guard Misuse, Claps Back At Immigration Czar Homan's Threats To Arrest Him

• The Legal Issues Surrounding Trump’s Use Of Active Duty Military Troops To Suppress Protests In L.A. [Gift Link]

• Journalists Shot At Close Range With Rubber Bullets By LAPD While Reporting On Protests

• Harold Meyerson: The Only Disorder The National Guard Will Find In L.A. Is Coming From ICE & DHS

• Five Lawmakers In California & New York Denied Access To Federal ICE Detention Facilities For Oversight [Gift Link]

• City Of Glendale, CA Abruptly Ends Detainee Holding Contracts With ICE & DHS After Protests Explode Over ICE Overreach

• Tom Nichols: Trump Is Trying To Use The National Guard In California As Bait [Gift Link]

• Remember – The No Kings Rallies Are Next Weekend. Find One, Get Involved

• Trump's Immigration Wars

• Trump’s New Travel Ban Is Now In Effect As Tensions Escalate Over Immigration Enforcement

• Trump Unwisely Comments On Active DOJ Case, Says He Thinks Govt. Has A 'Very Easy Case' Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

• High-Ranking Federal Prosecutor Ben Schrader Resigned Over Kilmar Abrego Garcia Indictment, Because Case Was Being Pursued For Political Reasons

• Abrego Garcia’s Lawyers Say Smuggling Charges Are "Pure Farce"; Contempt Suit Against Trump Admin. Will Continue Until Govt. Held Accountable

Second Round - More News To Drink About

• The Big Bad Bumbling Bloated Budget Bill Rolls On

• Nobel Laureate Economists Confirm Republicans' Big Ugly Budget Bill Would Add Trillions To U.S. Debt And Increase Inequality

• Explaining The Big Ugly Bill In Five Simple Charts

• Trump & Republicans' Big Ugly Tax & Spending Bill Would Also Gut The Judiciary’s Power To Enforce Court Orders

• James Downie: Trump’s Interest In Medicare Cuts Is A Warning - He & Republicans Are Also Clearly Looking Cuts To Social Security Too

• The War Against The DOGE Bags

• Supreme Court Allows DOGE Team To Access Social Security Systems With Data On Millions Of Americans

• DOGE Employees Are 'Being Pushed Out' Without Musk To Protect Them, As Dept. Heads Are Hiring Back Employees Dismissed During The DOGE Purge

• Foreign Affairs

• Israeli Forces Detain Activist Greta Thunberg After Halting Freedom Flotilla Aid Boat

• Ukraine Confirms Russia Launched Biggest Overnight Drone Bombardment Of The War So Far Over The Weekend

• U.S. And China Meet In London At Precarious Moment In Trade War

• Colombian Sen. Sen. Miguel Uribe And Presidential Hopeful Shot In Assassination Attempt

• Media Matters

• ABC News Suspends Terry Moran Over Twitter/X Post That Accurately Called Trump Official Stephen Miller A “World-Class Hater”

• Warner Bros. Discovery To Split Into Two Companies, One For Cable Networks, The Other For Streaming & Movie Studios

Third Round - Entertainment & More

• Tony Awards Laud Android Rom-Com Musical "Maybe Happy Ending" & History-Making Play "Purpose"

• Who Won Tony Awards For 2025? See The Full Winners List Here

• Coco Gauff Defeats Top-Ranked Aryna Sabalenka In 3 Sets To Win Her First French Open Title

• Alcaraz Makes Major Comeback To Win French Open Final In Five-Set Five-Hour Thriller Against Sinner

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Ties Wilt Chamberlain's Wild NBA Playoff Record In Game 2 Win Of OKC Thunder; Series Now Tied 1-1

• Stanley Cup Final Shifts To South Florida For Game 3 After The Panthers And Oilers Split In Edmonton

• WCWS: Texas Defeats Texas Tech 10-4, For First Ever Softball National Championship

Today’s Special Guest

Dawnn Lewis is everywhere these days, even the stars, in her current role on Star Trek: Lower Decks as Capt. Carol Freeman of the USS Cerritos. You may even be familiar with her voice from The Simpsons, Futurama, and many more cartoons - or her acting work in many different shows, going all the way back to roles on A Different World or Hangin' With Mr. Cooper. What you may not be aware of - and you should - is Dawnn’s "A New Day" Foundation, which offers hope & empowerment to kids & teens across the U.S. She’ll drop by the bar today with a dose of hope for all of us.

Your Bar Regular Today

While you’re always welcome to join us anywhere, we’ve got one of our regulars at the main bar today to help us cover all the latest news:

• Brooklyn Dad Defiant, AKA Majid M. Padellan, activist, blogger, & author, will join us at the bar to discuss the latest news, his Substack & the power of independent media. and his newest piece about the Trump-Musk jackass “fight” and the real distractions in our media & politics in the U.S. today.

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