News On Tap For Monday, November 17, 2025

Tick Tock, Donald

Today’s “News On Tap”sounds like a giant ticking clock, as the Epstein files get closer to being public. We’ve got those details, along with updates on Trump’s immigration wars, the growing failures of Trumponomics, Republicans’ failures on health care, and their failing redistricting wars - so a surprising amount of good news for good people. Plus, good news in entertainment & media, and Brooklyn Dad Defiant will be back at the bar tonight, with a gift for MAGA world. But first…

First Round - The Epstein Files Are Coming

• U.S. House Now Plans To Vote Tuesday On Releasing Epstein Files

• Trump Urges Republicans To Vote For Release Of Epstein Files In Surprise U-Turn

• Amid Epstein Furor, Trump DOJ Directed To Investigate Epstein’s Relationships With Democrats

• Rep. Thomas Massie Says Trump DOJ’s New Investigations Into Epstein’s Ties To Political Foes May Be Trick To Prevent Access To Files

• Trump Ends Support For Marjorie Taylor Greene Amid Growing Epstein Feud

• Bizarre Epstein Files Reference To Trump, Putin, And Oral Sex With ‘Bubba’ Draws Scrutiny In Congress

• Epstein Survivors Push For Release Of Files In New PSA, Say Fight Isn’t Political

• Paul Waldman: Why Trump Can’t Make The Epstein Scandal Go Away

Second Round - Trump’s Immigration Wars

• New DHS Raids Begin In Charlotte, NC With “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” As National Guard Pulls Back In Chicago & Portland

• Church Members Flee Into Woods During East Charlotte Raid By DHS

• Chris Geidner: Gregory Bovino Is Exactly Who E.B. White — Author Of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ — Warned Us About

• Trump Regime’s Anti-Immigrant Attacks In Chicago Have Inspired A Unique Approach To Pushback That’s Now A Model For Other Cities

• Homeland Security Department’s Other Missions Are Faltering Amid Trump Administration’s Extreme Focus On Deportations

Third Round - Trump’s Incompetent Governing

After Effects Of The Shutdown

• Thanksgiving Air Traffic Expected To Be Back To Normal, Finally, After U.S. Government Reopening

• SNAP Food Assistance Is Back For Now, But Millions Will Soon Lose Benefits Permanently Thanks To Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill

Trumponomics

• Trump, Through Executive Order, Drops Tariffs On Dozens Of Food Items, From Beef To Bananas

• New Analysis Shows A Growing Number Of U.S. Consumers Are Falling Behind On Their Utility Bills

• Trump & Republicans Insist There Is No Affordability Crisis, Dismissing Heavy 2025 Election Losses, That Were Due In Part To The Raging Affordability Crisis

The Zombie Health Care Puzzle

• Republicans’ Past Plans To Replace The ACA Have Failed. Here’s The New - & Disastrous - Plan They’re Rushing To Propose Now.

• Congressional Republicans’ Plans To Change The ACA In December Could Set Off Scrambles - & Mountains Of Problems - For State Health Care Exchanges

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

War In The Courts

• Federal Judge Says “Government Misconduct” By Lindsey Halligan May Have Tainted The Comey Case

• Judge Bars Trump From Immediately Cutting Or Withholding Funding To The University Of California

Election Land

• Indiana State Senate Leader Says There Aren’t Enough Republican Votes For Trump’s Redistricting Push

• Indiana Republican Who Was Called Out By Trump For Not Voting In Favor Of Redistricting Is Swatted

• Michelle Obama In New Interview Says The U.S. Is ‘Not Ready’ For A Woman President, Saying This Country Has “A Lot Of Growing Up To Do” First

Foreign Affairs

• Trump Admin. Designates Four European Anti-Fascist Groups As Terrorist Threats, Which Could Lead To Targeting American Anti-Fascists

• Trump Regime Ramps Up Pressure Campaign On Venezuela, Is Set To Designate Cartel As A Foreign Terrorist Organization

• U.S. Military Official Confirms The ‘Table Is Being Set’ By The Trump Admin. For Possible Military Action On Venezuela

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

• Google And Disney Reach Deal To Restore ESPN & ABC To Channels To YouTube TV

• Box Office Upset: ‘Now You See Me 3’ Sprints To $75.5M Global Win As ‘Running Man’ Chokes On $28M

• Tom Cruise Finally Gets His Oscar - An Honorary Lifetime Achievement Oscar - At Star-Packed Governors Awards Gala

• Man Who Grabbed Ariana Grande At ‘Wicked: For Good’ Singapore Premiere Sentenced To Nine Days In Prison

• No. 2 Seed Washington Spirit Heads To NWSL Final After Win Vs Portland

• No. 8 Seed Gotham FC Stuns Orlando Pride To Reach 2025 NWSL Final

Your Bar Regular Today

Brooklyn Dad Defiant, AKA Majid M. Padellan, blogger, author, & activist is back tonight at The Politics Bar tonight, and tonight he’s got an olive branch - & a wake up call - for the bamboozled & dispirited MAGA & former MAGA voters of the right. We’ll talk about the Epstein files, tTrump’s immigration wars, and the other news of the day, along with entertainment, sports, & more. Join us!

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