News On Tap For Thursday, December 11, 2025

Republicans' Many Holiday Wars

The ingredients for today’s “News On Tap” read like a list of all the things that keep you from Santa’s “good” list - & that Republicans are full of. We’ve got news on Trump seemingly wanting another new war - which doesn’t make sense because he’s already failing to take care of his wars on immigration, the law, and good government. We’ve also got news on Trump & Republicans’ failures with affordability, on both the economy & health care. There’s also elections news, foreign affairs, media matters, & entertainment news. Plus, John Fugelsang will join us to help determine who should be on the good list - and we’ll remind Megyn Kelly that Santa is Black. Read up & get informed!

First Round - Trump Wants A War For Xmas

• Trump Regime Steps Up Campaign Against Maduro In Seizing Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast

• Trump Says U.S. Will Keep Seized Oil Tanker, As Venezuela Calls It Piracy

• House Passes Annual Defense Spending Bill, Forcing Hegseth & Pentagon’s Hand On Boat Strike Videos

• Trump Admin. Adds Militarized Zone In California Along Border With Mexico

Second Round - It’s The Affordability, Stupid

Republicans’ Health Care Failures

• Senate To Vote Today On Dueling Bills On Looming Expiration Of ACA Tax Credits

• New House Democratic ACA Subsidy Extension Bill Draws 16 Republican Co-Sponsors, As Deadline Looms

• Bipartisan Group Of House Members Take ACA Subsidy Matters Into Their Own Hands With New Discharge Petition

• Trump Still Hasn’t Endorsed Any Plan To Avoid Impending ACA Insurance Hikes For Millions

Trumpnomics Is Failing

• New AP-NORC Poll Shows Trump At Another Low Point On Handling The Economy

• Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says U.S. Govt. Under Trump May Be Drastically Overstating Jobs Numbers

• Home Prices Go Negative For The First Time In Over 2 Years — And Look To Stay That Way For A While

Third Round - Trump’s Many Wars

Immigration Wars

• Judge Xinis Orders Immediate Release Of Kilmar Abrego Garcia From Immigration Detention Saying He Was Detained “Without Lawful Authority”

• ICE Now Threatening Family Separation, Indefinite Detention To Satisfy Trump Admin. Deportation Goals

• Trump Admin Brings Woman To The U.S. From Belarus As Part Of Years Long International Prosecution, Only To Have ICE Say She’s Hear Illegally As They Try To Deport Her[Gift Link]

War In The Courts

• Federal Judge Orders Trump To Return National Guard Troops In L.A. To State Control

• DC Federal Appeals Court Keeps Trump’s Transgender Military Ban In Place Despite Justice, Decency, & Dissent

• Trump Admin. Now Seeking Senate Confirmation For Lindsay Halligan, Despite Her Incompetence & Judicial Rebuke

• Judge Emil Bove Slapped With Ethics Complaint For Attending Trump Rally

• Matt Ford: For Once, The Supreme Court May Not Give Republicans What They Want On Campaign Finance

War Over Good Govt.

• 13 House Republicans Defy Their Own Leadership, Vote With Dems To Advance Repeal Of Trump Exec. Order Cracking Down On Federal Worker Unions

• Calibri Font Becomes The Latest DEI Target As Rubio Orders Return To Times New Roman

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Elections & Redistricting

• Boltsmag Election Roundup: In 2025, Democrats Flipped 21 Percent Of Republican-Held Legislative Seats

• New Emerson Poll: Democrat Amy Acton Now Tied With Republican Vivek Ramaswamy In 2026 Ohio Governor’s Race

• Downballot Democrats Are Gearing Up For “2010 In Reverse” In 2026

• Indiana Senate To Vote Today On Trump-Backed Congressional Map Despite Some Republican Resistance

Foreign Affairs

• Zelenskyy To Hold Urgent Talks With 30 Nations As Trump Seeks Deal To End Russia-Ukraine War

• Border Clashes Between Thailand And Cambodia Intensify With Airstrikes & Artillery Attacks, Exposing Trump’s ‘Peace Deal’ As A Fraud

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• Trump Enters Warner Bros. Fight, Says It’s ‘Imperative That CNN Be Sold’

• Disney To Invest $1 Billion In OpenAI In Major Deal That Boosts Sora In Hollywood - & Allows Sora To Use Disney & Marvel Characters

• Disney Hits Google With AI Copyright Infringement Cease-And-Desist Letter, Just After Reaching AI Deal

• Meta Caught Shutting Down Or Hobbling Global Accounts Linked To Abortion Advice & Queer Content

Entertainment & More

• First Supergirl Trailer Released, As Milly Alcock Stars In Gritty Spinooff For Superman’s Cousin In Dc Universe

• Nascar Settles Federal Antitrust Case Filed By 2 Of Its Teams, One Owned By Nba Great Michael Jordan

• Sherrone Moore Fired As Michigan Football Coach After Inappropriate Relationship With Student Assistant

• Sherrone Moore’s Arraignment Scheduled Hours After Violent Outburst & Arrest, Which Followed His Firing As Michigan’s Football Coach

• IOC Advises Sports Bodies To Let Russian Youth Teams, Athletes Compete Again With Flag And Anthem

Tonight’s Bar Regular:

John Fugelsang, our friend, comedian, broadcaster, podcaster, Host of “Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang” weeknights on Sirius XM and author of the bestselling book “Separation of Church and Hate” is back at The Politics Bar tonight to talk about the flood coming from the News On Tap. We’ll talk about Trump’s new wars, his old wars, affordability, and several of the topics he’s written about recently on his great Substack. Join us!

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