News On Tap For Thursday, July 31, 2025

TACOs & Turmoil

We’ve got tacos 🌮🌮🌮 with today’s “News On Tap”… or rather, Trump TACOing on his tariffs again. The Trump/Epstein scandal keeps going too, even as Republicans are waging war on good government, education, immigration, & they’re trying to steal future elections (because Republicans can’t win fairly). Thankfully, there’s some good news too, with former VP Kamala Harris stepping back into the fray, Zohran Mamdani crushing the polls, & Democrats stepping up in the redistricting wars too. Plus, John Fugelsang is here tonight! But first…

First Round - The World Is Standing Up, Finally

Anger Over Starvation In Gaza Is Leaving Israel Increasingly Isolated On The World Stage

Arab And Muslim States Including Qatar, Saudi Arabia & Egypt For The First Time Ever Issue Joint Call For Hamas To Disarm As Part Of A Two-State Solution

In Shadows Of Gaza Horrors, Record Number Of Senate Democrats Vote To Block Weapon Sales For Israel

Canada To Recognize Palestinian State At UN General Assembly, Joining France And UK

Second Round - Troubles In Trump World

Trump Tariff Turmoil

• Trump's Tariffs Face Crucial Court Test Of Legality On Eve Of Latest Deadline

• TACO Man Strikes Again: Trump Announces 90-Day "Negotiating Period" With Mexico, Keeping 25% Tariff Rates In Place For Now

• Trump Puts Trade Deal With Northern Neighbor In Doubt After Canada Announces They Will Back Palestinian State

• Trump Hits India And Brazil With Higher Tariffs, While Lowering South Korea's Tariffs

• Procter & Gamble Announces Price Hikes, Blaming Tariffs & Cautious Shoppers

• Key Inflation Measure Rose In June, As Trump’s Tariffs Start To Bleed Through Into Consumer Prices

The Trump/Epstein Scandal Rolls On

• Family Of Virginia Giuffre, Upset With Trump's Description That Epstein "Stole" Giuffre, Urges Trump Not To Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell

• Trump's Latest Comments Raise New Questions About When He & Epstein Fell Out, & Why

• 47 Things Trump Would Rather Talk About Than Jeffrey Epstein

• Trump’s Epstein Fiasco Worsens As Senate Democrats Find Big New Weapon

Third Round - The Many Wars Of The Right

War On Good Govt.

• Treasury Sec. Bessent Admits New Trump Child Savings Accounts Are ‘Back Door For Privatizing Social Security’

• Senate Republicans Confirm Right-Wing Extremist Conspiracy Theorist To Lead National Counterterrorism Center

• Efficiency, My Ass: Thanks To Trump & DOGE, The U.S. Federal Government Is Now Paying More Than 154,000 People Not To Work

• Senate Committee Votes To Advance Stock Trading Ban For Members Of Congress - But Only For Future Administrations

War On Education

• Trump Admin. Freezes $108M At Duke University Amid "Inquiry" Into Alleged Racial Discrimination

• Brown University Capitulates To The Trump Regime To Restore Research Funding

• Trump's DOJ Rewrites Inclusion Rules For Grant Programs, Flipping Language About Inclusion And Diversity On Its Head

Immigration Wars

• 1,000 More Troops Withdrawn From L.A., Continuing Scale-Back Of Trump’s Military Deployment In Southern California

• Twelve House Democrats Sue ICE For Barring Them From Detention Facilities [Gift Link]

• ICE Now Enticing New Recruits With Patriotism Pitch - And Pledge Of $50,000 Signing Bonuses

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Redistricting Wars

• Texas House Republicans Unveil New Congressional Map That Looks To Gerrymander Five U.S. House Seats Into Republican Hands

• California Gov. Newsom Says His State Will Move To Redraw California Map If Texas Redistricts, Teeing Up National Fight

• Florida Gov. DeSantis Is Now Threatening A Census Redo Amid State Redistricting Wars

• Ari Berman: Trump & Republican’s Texas Gerrymander Is Supercharging A New War On Democracy

Elections 2025

• Former Vice President Kamala Harris Confirms She Will Not Run For California Governor

• Zohran Mamdani Scores 17-Point Lead With Jewish Voters In NYC Mayoral Race

Fifth Round - Entertainment & More

• Former VP Kamala Harris To Return To ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Tonight, For Her First Interview Since The 2024 Election

• Former VP Kamala Harris Now Set To Release ‘107 Days,’ A Behind-The-Scenes Look At Her Historic Presidential Run, On September 23

• Foo Fighters & Nine Inch Nails Involved In Odd Drummer Swap

• ESPN Cuts Ties With Shannon Sharpe Following Settlement Of Sexual Assault Lawsuit

• Dodgers Star Pitcher Shohei Ohtani Leaves The Mound With Cramping After Just 4 Innings, Stays In As Designated Hitter

• Salvador Perez Single In Tenth Inning Lifts Royals Over Braves 1-0, As KC Ties Record By Using 9 Pitchers In Shutout

• Atlanta Dream Star Brittney Griner Ejected From Win Over Dallas Wings After Arguing, Bumping Official

• Minnesota Lynx Down New York Liberty In 2024 WNBA Finals Rematch

Tonight’s Bar Regular:

John Fugelsang, comedian, broadcaster, podcaster, author, & friend – & the Host of “Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang” weeknights on Sirius XM – is back for another couple of rounds at the bar tonight. Trump’s poor attempts at distraction from the Epstein scandal keep coming, though TACO Man keeps making things worse for himself. Thankfully, former VP Kamala Harris looks to be stepping back into the fray. John will talk about all of that and more with us tonight.

Plus, John’s great new book, “Separation of Church and Hate”- now coming out Sept. 9th - is still available for pre-order now! Put it in your book order, then join us all at the bar tonight!

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