News On Tap For Thursday, June 25, 2026

The Next Rounds In The New Uncivil War

As today’s full-up “News On Tap”, it’s clear Americas’ new uncivil war continues. The illegitimate Supreme Court waged war against America again, but they’re losing in the War Over Democracy. The Immigration Wars rage on too, as the War Over Human Rights continues. Meanwhile, Trumponomics is still failing, Republicans in Congress are cowards, and there’s some positive political news too. Plus, a Foreign Affairs check, Music & Movie News, & a World Cup update too. Plus, we’ve got Parker Molloy & John Fugelsang in the bar tonight too! Read up, get informed, & we’ll see you here tonight!

First Round - War By Legal Means

The Illegitimate Court’s War

• U.S. Supreme Court Allows Trump Regime To Remove Protections Against Deportation For Thousands Of Haitian And Syrian Immigrants

• Supreme Court Allows Trump Regime To Block Asylum Seekers At U.S.-Mexico Border

• Supreme Court Strikes Down Hawaii Law Requiring Permission To Carry Guns On Private Property

• Supreme Court Ruling Blocks Thousands Of Lawsuits Against Maker Of Roundup Weedkiller

• Arielle Hixson: MAHA Stood With Trump. They Feel Bitterly Betrayed Over The Roundup Case.

• Mark Joseph Stern: Tuesday’s SCOTUS Decisions Prove The Illegitimate Right-Wing Majority Has Blown Apart One Of The Biggest Law World Myths About This Court

• What Cases The Illegitimate Supreme Court Has Left To Attack

Other Court Battles

• Intl. Criminal Court Judges Sue Trump Admin. Over Retaliatory Sanctions

• Pregnant And Running For Re-Election, Democratic Rep. Lamonica McIver Is Still Facing Illegitimate Prosecution From Trump’s DOJ

• The Intercept Media Outlet Is Suing To Uncover Secretive Government Anti-Protester Database

Second Round - The New American Uncivil Wars

War Over Democracy

• Wednesday: Trump’s Postmaster General Confirms Plan To Hold Back Mail Ballots Under Newly Proposed Trump Rule

• Wed. Night: In Big Win For Voters, Federal Judge Permanently Blocks Key Parts Of Trump’s First Anti-Voting Executive Order

• Thursday Morning: Federal Judge Blocks Trump Exec. Order Attacking Mail Voting, & Plan For National Voter List

Immigration Wars

• Federal Judge Throws Out Trump DOJ’s Lawsuit Against Four New Jersey ‘Sanctuary’ Cities

• Ice Agents Track Down Syracuse, Ny Woman & Elections Poll Worker, Demand She Remove Instagram Post That Identified Renee Good’s Killer, Jonathan Ross

• Trump DOJ’s Defiance Over CECOT Deportation Case May Backfire As Nearly 200 Judges Move To Revive Contempt Case

War Over Human Rights

• Federal Judge Blocks Trump DOJ’s Subpoenas In Transgender Care Investigation Of NY Hospitals

• Four Years After Dobbs, Support Is Building On The Right For Prosecuting Women Who Get Abortions

• Four Years Later, The Dobbs Decision Has Metastasized Into Four New Battles, Where The Right-Wing Is Trying To Take Away Even More Rights

Third Round - Republican Failures In Govt.

Trumponomics Is Failing

• Core Inflation Rate Hit 3.4% In May, Highest Since October 2023

• Rex Huppke: Trump Just Kneecapped Republicans - & Americans - On Affordable Housing. Will Republicans Learn Yet That He Doesn’t Care What Americans Need?

Cowards In Congress

• Cowardly Senate Republicans Hold New Vote On War Powers After Trump Blasted Them At Capitol Meeting

• Inside Trump’s Closed-Door Clash With Senate Republicans

• Trump Now Set To Meet With Speaker Johnson To Discuss Gridlock Over Key Housing And Election Suppression Bills

Reflections Of Failure

• Trump Turns America 250 Kickoff Into An Embarrassing Campaign-Style Rally On The National Mall

• Trump Addresses Nearly Empty ‘America 250’ ‘State Fair’ Rally On The National Mall

• Trump Wants To Give America A Fisting: Trump’s Bonkers Plan To Add Giant Fist To His Proposed Arch Is Real

• Parker Molloy: The Reflecting Pool Was A Corruption Story Before It Was An Arrest Story

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Elections & Politics

• Utah Senate President Loses Republican Primary After Backlash Over His Support Of Massive Data Center

• Emily Davies: What It Really Means To Be A Democratic Socialist [Gift Link]

• Peter Rothpletz: Stop The Pearl-Clutching. The Democratic Tea Party Isn’t Here, Yet

• Dana Milbank: Democrats Are Drafting Plans To Govern Like Trump In 2029. Good.

Foreign Affairs

• Live Updates:Twin Earthquakes Rock Venezuela, Killing More Than 160 And Injuring More Than 1,000

• Under Severe Pressure From Trump Regime, Cuba Rushes Through Drastic Economic Overhaul

• U.S. Congress Welcomes Taiwan’s Parliamentary Leader To Washington, Affirms Support For The Island Nation

Climate Crisis

• UK Records Its Hottest June Day And France Its Hottest Day Ever As Heatwave Sweeps Europe

• Mark Hertsgaard: This Summer’s Heat Is Only The Beginning

Miscellaneous But Important

• Federal Judge Orders Trump Regime To Explain Tarp Obscuring Kennedy Center By July 31

• Dolly Parton Surprises Fans With Rare Public Appearance, At Opening Of Her New Tennessee Travel Stop

Fifth Round - Movies, Music, & The World Cup

Movies, Music, & More

• Box Office Preview: ‘Supergirl’ Aims For $50 Million And ‘Jackass’ Targets $10 Million Debut, But Neither Will Dethrone ‘Toy Story 5’

• Lionel Richie Reportedly Hospitalized After Cutting Concert Short Amid Medical Incident

• Speculation Grows About Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce Wedding At Madison Square Garden After Permit Filed

World Cup Update

• World Cup Recap: South Africa Shocks Korea, As Brazil Smashes Scotland

• Switzerland Wraps Up First Place In Group B With A 2-1 Victory Over Canada At The World Cup

• Fupped Duck: No Entry For Folk Hero Merlín The Duck At Mexico’s World Cup Match

• For Scotland And Other Teams In 3rd Place, The World Cup Waiting Game Is Underway

• U.S. Vs Türkiye World Cup Game Tonight: When & How To Watch

Today’s Special Guest

Parker Malloy is an amazing writer & highly respected media critic who writes & publishes The Present Age, her Substack newsletter covering news, politics, and trans issues in the U.S., and she’s a great writer, including her latest piece on Trump’s Reflecting Pool fiasco. We’re thrilled to have her back in the bar tonight to talk about media, politics - and a little Major League baseball too.

Tonight’s Bar Regular:

John Fugelsang, our friend, broadcaster, podcaster, Substacker, comedian, Host of “Tell Me Everything with John Fugelsang” weeknights on Sirius XM & author of the bestselling book “Separation of Church and Hate” is back tonight! We’ll be talking about the horrible Supreme Court rulings today, Trump’s failures on affordability, and more. Join us tonight!

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