News On Tap For Thursday, February 26, 2026

Crimes Of The Trump/Epstein Class

We’ve got a fresh batch of “News On Tap” today, that looks like the Trump/Epstein class, and smells of impunity. We’ve got updates in the ongoing Trumpstein files cover-up, along with questions & consequences tied to Trump & Epstein. We also have news on Trump’s immigration wars, & Trump’s other wars, on good government, & on LGBTQ people too. Plus, a great update from Election Land, & some real problems for Tiny Johnson. And we’ve got media & entertainment news too. And John Fugelsang is back in the bar tonight, to talk about all the news from this past week. Read up & get informed - & then join us at the bar this evening!

First Round - The Trumpstein Files

The Cover Up Is Always Worse

• Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Rape Claim As A Minor Against Donald Trump [Gift Link]

• Trump DOJ Now Claiming They’re Reviewing Whether Epstein Files Were Mistakenly Withheld

• New Review Finds Epstein Files Still Rife With Uncensored Nudes & Victims’ Info, Despite Trump DOJ’s Claims Of Redaction Efforts

• Disturbing Inventory List Discovered From One Of Six Storage Lockers Maintained By Epstein Over A 16 Year Period

• Julie K. Brown & Claire Healy: How Jeffrey Epstein Sought To Infiltrate The Justice System [Gift Link]

• FBI Dir Patel Fires More FBI Personnel Who Were Tasked With Working On The Trump/Mar-A-Lago Classified Documents Case [Gift Link]

Questions & Consequences

• Fmr. Sec. Of State Hillary Clinton Says She Has No New Information On Jeffrey Epstein In Testimony Excoriating Republicans

• Former Secretary Hillary Clinton’s Official Opening Statement To The House Oversight Committee

• CEO Of World Economic Forum, Head Of Davos Event Børge Brende To Step Down After Investigation Into His Epstein Ties

• Fmr. Neb. Sen. Bob Kerrey Resigns From Board Of Alt. Energy Company Amid Professional Emails With Donor Epstein From Time As New School College President

• Julie K. Brown & Claire Healy: How Jeffrey Epstein Sought To Infiltrate The Justice System [Gift Link]

• Adam Serwer: How America Chose Not To Hold The Powerful To Account [Gift Link]

Second Round - Immigration Wars

• Federal Judge Rules Trump Regime’s Third-Country Deportation Practices Are Illegal

• Federal Judge Finds Trump IRS Broke Law ‘Approximately 42,695 Times’ In Giving Confidential Taxpayer Data To Immigration Enforcement Officials

• Democrats In Four States Are Now Seeking To Bar Some Ice Employees From All Future Civil Service Jobs

• Nearly Blind Refugee Abandoned By Trump’s Border Patrol Found Dumped & Dead In Buffalo, Ny

• Kilmar Abrego Garcia Now Asking Federal Judge In Tennessee To Dismiss His Criminal Case Due To Trump Regime’s Vindictive Prosecution

• Another Effect Of Trump’s Immigration Wars: Americans Are Now Leaving The U.S. In Record Numbers [Gift Link]

Third Round - Trump's Cruel & Failing Govt.

Trump’s Weaponized Govt.

• Trump Regime Pauses $250 Million In Medicaid Funding To Minnesota Over Non-Existent Fraud Concerns

• Minnpost: What Trump’s Fake War On Fraud Actually Looks Like

• Trump Regime Still Moving Toward Blacklisting Anthropic In AI Safeguards Fight

MAGA’s War On LGBTQ People

• New Kansas Law Invalidates Driver’s Licenses & Birth Certificates Of More Than A Thousand Transgender People In The State

• Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses

Make America Ill Again

• WSJ: Vaccine Skeptic Casey Means Won’t Restore Confidence In Public-Health Advice, And She Should Not Be Surgeon General

• Casey Means, Trump & RFK Jr. Surgeon General Nominee, Sidesteps Questions On Vaccines At Senate Hearing

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Congress Has Problems

• Rep. Nancy Mace To Force A Vote On Releasing Congress Members’ Sexual Misconduct Reports

• More Republican Lawmakers Join Calls For Rep. Tony Gonzales To Resign Over Allegations Of Affair With Ex-Staffer

Election Land

• New Poll Finds Jasmine Crockett Leading James Talarico By Double Digits In Texas Senate Democratic Primary

• Republicans Are Freaking Out Over The Texas Senate Primary Race

• Huge Early Vote Turnout In Texas Outpacing Past Elections, Fueled Strongly By Democratic Primary Voters

• What To Watch In The Year’s First Primary Elections In Texas, Arkansas, And North Carolina

• Newer Data Confirms Republicans’ Voter Restriction Bill, The SAVE America Act, Would Likely Backfire & Block More Republicans From Voting [Gift Link]

Foreign Policy

• U.S. & Ukraine Discuss Post-War Reconstruction As Russia Continues To Pummel Power Grid

• U.S. And Iran Hold Nuclear Talks As Trump Raises Pressure With Military Buildup

• Cuban Govt Claims 4 Killed In Speedboat Shooting Were Attempting To Infiltrate The Country

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos To Visit White House Today To Discuss Warner Bros. Bid

• The View Censors Whoopi Goldberg During On-Air Discussion About Bill Gates And Jeffrey Epstein

• Trump Regime Officials Are Now Seeking To Break Editorial ‘Firewall’ At U.S.-Funded News Agencies Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty & Middle East Broadcasting Networks

• Kalshi Betting Market Accuses Mr. Beast Editor Of Insider Trading

Entertainment & More

• Netflix To Release Four-Part Series About Rupert Murdoch’s Family Drama

• Children’s Hospital Renamed For Dolly Parton, Now Hopes To Transform Pediatric Care

• Punch The Baby Monkey In Japan Now Appears To Be Doing Better And Gaining Acceptance

• Max Scherzer And Toronto Blue Jays Agree To $3 Million, 1-Year Deal

• Hockey Captain Hilary Knight Says She’s Moving Past Trump’s Comment, Wants Focus On The U.S. Women’s Olympic Success

Tonight’s Bar Regular:

John Fugelsang, our friend, broadcaster, podcaster, comedian, 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 tonight for more news, drinks, and fun. We’ll talk about Trump’s disastrous State Of The Union speech, all the accountability - or lack thereof - tied to the Trump/Epstein files, and we’ll draw a few rounds from the News On Tap, including Judge Aileen Cannon’s latest attempt to help Trump cover up more of his crimes. Grab a drink & join us tonight!

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