News On Tap For Tuesday, January 20, 2026

One Year Down, But The Future’s Bright

After Trump’s festival of BS in the White House press room today, we pour out the real facts in the “News On Tap” today. We’ve got updates on Trump’s continuing neo-imperialist attacks on Greenland & NATO, and Trump’s war on America, including the ICE monster’s actions & how patriots are responding. We’ve also got news on Trump’s failing economy, an update from Capitol Hill, & entertainment news. There’s also Election Land & SCOTUS news, and a look back at Trump’s first year of his second term, & why things look brighter for good people & worse for Trump. Plus, Paula Poundstone is here for the first time tonight, as Phil Itner returns to update us live from Ukraine. But first, read up & get informed.

First Round - Trump vs The World

• Donald Trump Leaks Leaders’ Private Texts & Trashes Allies In Deranged Overnight Posting Frenzy Before He Heads To Davos

• EU Pres. Ursula Von Der Leyen Warns There’s No Going Back After Trump’s Greenland Threats

• As Trump’s Greenland Threat Grows, Europe’s Leaders Are Beginning To Find Their Voice

• Russia Gloating Over Trump-Created Greenland Tensions Saying ‘Europe Is At A Total Loss’

• Tom Nichols: With Trump’s Greenland Plan, The U.S. Military Is Being Forced To Plan For An Unthinkable Betrayal - Attacking An Ally [Gift Link]

• Greenland Supporters Troll Trump With Red Baseball Caps Mocking MAGA As “Make America Go Away”

Second Round - Trump Vs America

ICE Monster’s Actions

• Trump Regime Appeals Federal Court Ruling Limiting ICE Agents’ Abusive Tactics Toward Minnesota Protesters

• Trump Regime Also Asks Judge To Block Minnesota’s Lawsuit To Block ICE Surge

• Marissa Kabas: Behind The Disturbing Story Of ICE Snatching A Half-Naked, Elderly Hmong American From His Home

• Army Veteran In Minneapolis Says ICE Agents Detained Him For Hours Without Access To Phone Or His Attorney

• New Jersey Girl, 6, Found Alone By Neighbors Crying ‘Where’s Papi?’ After Dad Was Detained By ICE While Picking Up Food

• ICE Agents Caught Posing As Utility Workers In Oregon In Order To Detain Immigrants

Patriot’s Stand

• Economic Blackout Day Planned In Minnesota For This Friday, January 23, To Protest ICE Invasion

• Anti-ICE Protest At Minnesota Church Is Latest Flash Point Over Trump’s Crackdown

• DOJ Civil Rights Chief Blasts Don Lemon For Covering Anti-ICE Protest Inside Church, Vows Charges Against Protesters

• Calls Grow From Officials In Both Minnesota & Texas To Shut Down Troubled ICE Concentration Camp After Third Death In 2 Months

Third Round - One Year Down, Yet The Future's Bright

• Navigator Polls Confirm - One Year In, Americans Give Trump A C- Grade, At Best

• Bill Scher: After One Year, It’s Clear To See - Except For The Damage, Nothing Trump Is Doing Will Last.

• Michael Tomasky: After Year One, Trump Is About To Get The Lesson Every Bully In History Has Already Learned

• Quinta Jurecic: One Year Into Trump’s Second Term, American Democracy Is Showing Signs Of Life [Gift Link]

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Trumponomics Is Failing

• U.S. Dollar & Treasury Prices Tumble, & Gold Prices Spike, As Globe Flees U.S. Assets Due To Trump’s Instability

• 47 Ways Trump Has Made Life Less Affordable In The U.S. During The Last Year

From Capitol Hill

• Republicans In Congress Releases Massive Funding Bill Ahead Of Shutdown Deadline As Clash Over ICE Funding Looms

• U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, In Address To UK Parliament, Claims His Mission Is To ‘Calm The Waters’ Even As Trump Continues To Threaten UK & EU

What’s Happening At SCOTUS

• Supreme Court Hears Case On Hawaii’s Gun Safety Law That Allows Private Property Owners To Control Carry Rights On Their Own Property

• Fed Chair Powell Set To Attend Supreme Court Hearing On Fed Board Member Lisa Cook’s Lawsuit Against Trump

Election Land

• Mikie Sherrill Sworn In As New Jersey Governor As New Era Begins

• Noah Berlatsky: Trump’s Talk Of Canceling Elections Is A Sign Of Desperation, Not Strength

• Elon Musk Drops $10 Million In Kentucky’s U.S. Senate Race To Replace Mitch McConnell

Other Foreign Affairs

• Russia Batters Ukraine’s Power Grid Again As Officials Seek Momentum In U.S.-Led Peace Talks

• France Rejects Trump Gaza Peace Board Invite Over Fears It Wants To Supplant UN

• Trump Threatens 200 Percent Tariffs On French Wine After Macron Snubs Invite To Be On Gaza Peace Board

• Former Bush Advisor Richard Haass GOES OFF On Trump Inviting Putin To Be On Gaza ‘Board Of Peace’

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

• Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies At 95

• Netflix Upgrades Warner Bros. Deal To All Cash; Shareholders To Vote On $83 Billion Sale By April

• Sphere Entertainment Now Planning To Build First Smaller-Scale Version Of The Sphere In DC Suburbs

• Sundance Film Festival Prepares To Bid Farewell To Park City & Robert Redford

• Indiana Defeats Miami 27-21 To Win The College Football Playoff National Championship & An Undefeated Season

• No. 1 Indiana Tops Final AP Top 25 Football Poll Of Season As Big Ten’s Title Run Reaches 3 Straight

Today’s First Special Guest

Paula Poundstone is an iconic comedian, & a prolific caller into The Stephanie Miller Show. She also hosts a weekly comedy podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, and is a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me. On top of all that, Paula’s on tour right now, & she’ll be near out affiliates in Chicago & Minneapolis soon. We’re thrilled too have Paula in the bar with us tonight!

Today’s Second Special Guest

Phil Ittner is exactly the kind of freelance journalist one should look to in coverage of Russia’s ongoing war on Ukraine. A long time freelancer for everyone from Al Jazeera, to Voice Of America, Phil’s covered war zones from Afghanistan and Iraq, to the Middle East & Russia – and he’ll be joining us from Ukraine tonight. We’ll get an update on the war there, and on what Europeans are really thinking about Donald Trump’s insane neo-imperialist grab for Greenland.

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