News On Tap For Thursday, June 4, 2026

Cracks Are Showing

There’s no foolin’ in today’s “News On Tap” - unless you think Republicans in Congress are actually going to step away from Trump. We’ve got the details on Trump’s continued messy war in Iran, and how Democrats are finally getting a few Repubs to help them try to stop the war. The cracks are showing in Congress on more than just the war, even as our national security isn’t secure at all. Meanwhile, Trump’s executive branch is failing badly - so he’s insulting Kaitlan Collins, of course We’ve also got Music & Sports news, and John Fugelsang will be back in the bar tonight to talk about all of it with us.Read up, get informed, and we’ll see you here tonight.

First Round - Trump's Middle East Mess

Trouble Over There

• Israel & Lebanon Agree To Implement Ceasefire, Boosting Hopes For Iran Deal

• Hezbollah Says They Reject Latest Israel/Lebanon Ceasefire Agreement, Demand Israel Withdraw From Lebanon

• Trump Tells Aides He Won’t Resume All-Out War With Iran - Unless More U.S. Troops Are Killed

• Oil Industry Warns Trump Admin. Of Major Price Spikes Within 2-3 Weeks, Unless Hormuz Is Opened Immediately

Trouble Over Here

• Four House Republicans Break Ranks, Defying Trump To Join All House Democrats And Pass Democratic War Powers Resolution To Curb Trump’s Authority Over Iran War

• Trump Reportedly Flipped Out Over Growing Republican Revolt On Iran

• Aaron Blake: War Powers Rebuke Shows Trump Is Increasingly Boxed In On Iran

Second Round - Rumblings On The Hill

Cracks Are Showing

• Six House Republicans & One Independent Join All House Democrats To Advance New Sanctions On Russia And New Aid To Ukraine

• Senate Republicans Ignore Trump’s Pleas, Strip Ballroom Funding From Key Bill

• Still Trump’s Toadies: House Appropriations Committee Republicans Block Democratic Amendment That Would Have Prevented Construction Of Trump’s Arch

• Jo Carducci: Message To MAGA & Republicans - The Leopard Was Always Going To Eat Your Face

National Insecurity

• Senate Democrats Threaten To Sink FISA Vote Next Week Over Pulte Appointment

• Senate Republicans Also Balk At Donald Trump’s Pick Of Bill Pulte To Head National Intelligence Agency

• Timothy Noah: Everybody Hates Bill Pulte

• Former Trump Natl. Security Advisor John Bolton Agrees To Plea Deal In Case Over Mishandling Classified Information

• Southern California Tech CEO Accused Of Illegally Selling U.S. Tech To Iranian Government

• Blistering New Filing In SPLC Lawsuit Accuses Trump DOJ Of Violating Grand Jury Secrecy Laws

Third Round - A Failing Executive

Trumponomics Is Failing

• U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Increase To Four-Month High; Worker Productivity Revised Down Again

• New Report Shows Economic Inequality Exploding Under Trump, As Super Rich Rocket Ahead, Even Outpacing The Regular Rich

Trump’s War On Good Govt.

• Trump Signs Schedule F Exec. Order Stripping Roughly 8,000 Career Federal Employees Of Their Civil Service Protections

• New Study Confirms National Guard Has Done Little To Reduce Violent Crime In D.C.

• With New Budget Proposals, Trump Regime Kicking Efforts To Dismantle Veterans’ Health Care Into High Gear

Immigration Wars

• New AP Investigation Shows Trump Regime Has Separated Dozens Of Children From Their Parents For A Second Time

• DHS Watchdog Finds Serious Use-Of-Force Issues, As Well As Safety & Sanitation Concerns At Louisiana ICE Concentration Camp

• NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill Says DHS Officials Still Won’t Let Her Visit Delaney Hall Detention Center

Corruption Land

• Trump Announces He Will Nominate His Former Personal Lawyer Todd Blanche To Permanently Serve As Attorney General

• Trump Claims He’s Not Sure If ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Slush Fund Is Dead: ‘I’d Have To Ask The Lawyers’

• Trump DOJ Still Looking At Alternative Payout Methods After Trump’s Slush Fund Hits Wall

• Popular Information: Confirmed - Trump’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Slush Fund For Insurrectionists Isn’t ‘Dead’

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Polls & Politics

• New Fox Poll Of Ohio Shows Great Promise For Democrats, Major Warnings For Republicans

• Going On Offense: Democrats Are Now Aiming To Flip 12 Texas House Seats Under Newly Expanded Target List

The Trumpstein Files

• New Mexico Truth Commission Isn’t Letting Epstein Fade, Approving New Subpoenas & Continuing Investigation

• Newly Discovered Emails Show Trump Appointee Ben Black, Son Of Leon Black, Currently Leading $205B U.S. Agency, Also Had Personal Ties To Epstein

Miscellaneous But Important

• Supreme Court Sides With FCC Fines Process In AT&T And Verizon Case; What That Means For Wireless Customers

• Flesh-Eating Screwworm Officially Returns To U.S. After 60 Years, Threatening Cattle Throughout The Nation

• New Survey Shows Americans Have Grown Dramatically Anti-Data Center In Just Months

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• New Lawsuit Charges Trump/Hegseth Pentagon With Unconstitutionally Censoring Military Newspaper Stars And Stripes

• Trump Criticizes CNN’s Kaitlan Collins In Oval Office, Says She’s Beautiful, Then Asks Why She Never Smiles

• Anderson Cooper Blasts Trump After He Criticizes Kaitlin Collins: ‘That [Smile Thing] Doesn’t Happen To Men’

• Kaitlan Collins Responds To Trump’s Oval Office Outburst At Her, Points Out She ‘Had Yet To Ask The President A Question’

Movies, TV, & Music

• Jimmy Kimmel Slams ‘Trump Suck-Ups’ At CBS For ‘Cowardly’ Firing Of Scott Pelley From 60 Minutes

• Prince Estate To Release ‘Timeless,’ A Rarities Album Spanning The Artist’s Entire Career

• Country Icon Garth Brooks Looking At $2 Billion Sale Of His Music Catalog

• ‘FIFA World Cup’ Video Game To Launch On Netflix With Daily Updates Based On Real Tournament Results

Sports Entertainment

• NY Knicks Overcome 14-Point Deficit, Stun San Antonio Spurs On The Road With 105-95 Win In Game 1 Of NBA Finals

• NBA Bans Two Fans For Life After One Runs Onto Court During Game 1, Attempts Selfie With Wemby

• Vegas Golden Knights Look To Stretch Winning Streak To 8 Straight In Game 2 Of Stanley Cup Final Tonight

• Shohei Ohtani Dominates In 6 Scoreless Innings, As Dodgers Shoutout Diamondbacks 7-0

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 talk about Republican in Congress and their steps away from Trump, Trump’s misogyny to Kaitlan Collins, and other topics in today’s News On Tap. Plus, John’s got some live shows coming up too, that we’ll tell you about tonight. Join us!

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