News On Tap For Tuesday, June 26, 2026

Lying Loser Tries To Leave His Losing War

Unlike Trump’s Iran deal, today’s “News On Tap”, we’ve got plenty of details, including what’s known about Trump’s Iran deal, how pissed off Netanyahu is, & how the G7 leaders are seeing it. There’s a little justice in the news today, and plenty of corrupt injustice too. Plus. it’s an Election Day, and there’s Entertainment & Sports news too. Plus, Cliff Schecter is back at the bar tonight too. Read up, get informed, and we’ll see you here tonight!

First Round - Consequences Of Losing

Leaving, Without The Details

• Trump, Vance, & Top Iranian Official Sign U.S.-Iran Cease Fire Memo, With Official Signing Ceremony Set For Friday

• Trump Now Trying To Wind Down The War He Started, With His Goals Unmet [Gift Link]

• Iran Says Strait Of Hormuz Won’t Have ‘Tolls’ But It Will Have ‘Fees’ - Which It Didn’t Before The War

• Senate Republicans Say They Won’t Back Iran Deal Without Details

• The Eight Major Unresolved Questions In Trump’s Iran Deal

Trump’s Troublesome Partner

• Iran Says Deal To End The War With The U.S. Requires Israel To Withdraw From Lebanon

• Netanyahu Says Israel Will Keep Forces In Lebanon, Despite Potential Disruption Of U.S.-Iran Deal

• Israel Is Already Counting The Ways That Netanyahu’s Iran Strategy Failed [Gift Link]

The High Costs Of War

• After Announcement Of Memorandum, Average National Gas Price Slips Below $4 A Gallon For First Time Since April

• Iran War Continues Hanging Over American Farmers As Fertilizer Prices Keep Rising

• Higher Prices For Gas, Groceries, And Flights Won’t Drop Much More - Or Quickly - Even When The Iran War Ends

• JD Vance Claims Iran Could Get $300B Reconstruction/Compensation Fund If U.S. Peace Terms Accepted

• Trump Denies U.S. Will Invest In Iran Or Give Compensation Fund, As He Meets Other World Leaders At G7 Summit

• Economists Say The Iran War Permanently Altered The Global Economy

Meeting With The World

• G7 Summit Live Updates: Trump And Other World Leaders Meet To Discuss Iran And Ukraine Wars At G7 Summit

• Trump Says U.S. Could Resume Oil Sanctions On Russia As G7 Agrees To Increase Pressure On Kremlin

• Related: New Report Confirms Russia Was Behind Arson Attacks Targeting Prime Minister Starmer

Second Round - The Failing Republican Govt.

Trump’s Incompetent Admin.

• FBI Dir. Kash Patel Claims FBI Foiled Alleged Plot To Attack White House UFC Event

• RFK Jr. Orders Woman To Stay In Hantavirus Quarantine, Despite CDC Recommendation She Be Released To Home Containment [Gift Link]

On Capitol Hill

• Senate Majority Leader Thune Says Senate Will Move To Pass FISA Bill Without SAVE America Act, Rebuffing Trump

• Senate Set To Confirm Jay Clayton As New DNI As Soon As Thursday Afternoon

Small Bits Of Justice

• Federal Judge Orders Restoration Of National Park Changes Made By Trump Administration

• Alito Dissents From 8-1 Rejection By Majority Of Scotus On Anti-Abortion Student’s Appeal In Free Speech Case

• New Mexico Dept. Of Justice Now Seeking JP Morgan & Google Records In Probe Into Epstein’s New Mexico Ranch [Gift Link]

Third Round - Trump's Corruption Land

Trump’s Corrupt Weaponized Government

• California Gov. Gavin Newsom Says Trump Is Investigating Him And His Wife, As Newsom Considers Run For President [Gift Link]

• Returning Fire: Gov. Gavin Newsom Demands All Records From Trump’s DOJ About Their Politically Motivated Investigation Into Him & His Wife

• Joyce Vance: The Question Trump’s Team Had On Suspending Habeas Corpus Wasn’t Whether They Could Suspend Rights – It Was Whether They Could Get Away With It

Trump’s Building Failures

• New Report Reveals Trump’s Ballroom Now Set To Cost $600 Million - With Half Coming From Taxpayers

• Congress Members Warn Trump Officials Not To Pursue Arch Project Further Without Approval Of Congress

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Elections, Polls, & Politics

• Voters Head To Polls Today In Georgia, Alabama, California, And DC

• G. Elliott Morris: In New Strength In Numbers/Verasight Poll, Democrats Lead By 13 Points On Trust To Handle Voters’ Top Problems

• New CNN Poll Shows Nearly Half Of Americans Don’t Consider Themselves A Part Of Either Major Political Party, The Highest Level In A Decade

• Muslims At Texas State Republican Convention Told To Leave - Both The Party & The Country

• Ben Wikler: A Three-Step Plan To Undo Trump’s Assault On Democracy [Gift Link]

Miscellaneous But Important

• Eight Killed In B-52 Stratofortress Crash At Edwards Air Force Base In Southern California

• New Large Study Finds COVID Vaccination Cut Risk Of Adverse Heart Events

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• New Report Confirms Trump’s DOJ Leaders Sidelined Antitrust Lawyers In Rush To Approve Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal [Gift Link]

• Actor Tom Holland Confirms That He And Zendaya Already Got Married, And The Media Missed It

• Corey Feldman Hospitalized After Medical Emergency On Flight

Music, Movies, & More

• Grammy Awards Announces Big Changes To Best New Artist And Album Rules, And Add Five New Categories

• Smashing Pumpkins & Chris Stapleton To Co-Headline Bipartisan America250 July 4th Concert In L.A. After Trump’s Partisan Freedom250 Debacle

• Anya Taylor-Joy Now Set To Star In New Movie ‘Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum’

• ‘Paddington The Musical” To Come To Broadway In 2027

Sports Entertainment

• Live World Cup Updates: France Opens & Messi Arrives - Scores & Scenes Today

• Fit To Be Tied: The Big Upsets At The World Cup So Far Have Been Matches Ending At 0-0, 1-1 And 2-2

• U.S. Soccer Star’s 2 World Cup Goals Thrust Trump’s Attacks On Birthright Citizenship Back Into Spotlight

• Serena Williams To Make Wimbledon Comeback In Doubles With Her Sister Venus

• UFC CEO Dana White Says ‘Never Again’ To Another Fight Night At White House, Citing Cost & Logistics

Tonight’s Special Guest

Cliff Schecter, owner of Blue Amp Media (BAM), as well as political commentator, podcaster, author, columnist, & former Democratic campaign PR director, is back in the bar tonight, and we’re thrilled he’s here! We’ll talk about all the shows at BAM, including shows with Elie Leonard, Joe Walsh, David Shuster, and more. Of course, we’ll draw a few rounds from today’s News OnTap, and we’ll talk about America’s upcoming birthday celebrations. Join us!

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