News On Tap For Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Cutting Their Noses Off To Spite Their Own Faces

In today’s News On Tap, we’ve got more details on Trump & Republican’s Big Ugly Bill, Joni Ernst is about to face a real race, & a former opponent becomes an ally - and an official member of the Democratic Party. All that plus Hal is here! But first…

First Round - The News Of The Day

• Death By A Thousand Cuts

• What's Next For Trump & Republicans' Big Ugly Tax & Spending Budget Bill? A Date With The Senate Parliamentarian - & A Byrd Bath

• Senate Majority Leader Thune Vows Not To Overrule Parliamentarian On Big Ugly Republican Tax & Spending Bill

• Still A No: Rand Paul Says $5T Debt Increase In Big Ugly Bill A Deal-Breaker For Him - And Other Republicans

• OECD Confirms Trump’s Tariff Fallout Is Worse Than Previously Thought

• Trump To Ask Congress To Codify DOGE Cuts To USAID, PBS, & NPR In $9.4B Rescissions Package That Would Claw Back Money Congress Already Appropriated

• States Of Accountability

• Iowa Democratic State Rep. J.D. Scholten Announces Run Against Sen. Joni Ernst After Her Flippant Comments About Gutting Medicaid

• Bess Levin: Republican Sen. Joni Ernst Not Sure How Else To Explain She Doesn’t Give A F--K About You Losing Your Medicaid

• Appeasement Has Consequences: Multiple Big Law Firms That Caved To Trump Suddenly Are Losing A Lot Of Big Business

• Even Your Opponents Are Correct Sometimes: RFK Jr-Backed Bill In Texas Could Pass, Forcing Doritos, M&Ms, & Other Snack Foods To Include Warning Labels

• Change Is Possible: Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh Announces That He Is Finally Becoming A Democrat, Officially

• A Building Storm

• Trump DHS Claims Acting FEMA Chief’s Comment That He Wasn't Aware U.S. Has A Hurricane Season Was A Joke

• National Weather Service Gets Permission To Hire - Or Rehire - Around 125 Employees After Laying Off Hundreds, As Hurricane Season Begins

• Benji Jones: Hurricane Season Is Here. NOAA Is In Shambles. What Could Go Wrong?

Second Round - More News To Drink About

• Immigration Wars

• ICE, Federal Partners Arrest Nearly 1,500 Illegal Aliens In Massachusetts During Immigration Enforcement Operation

• Outraged Small Massachusetts Town Rises Up As ICE Detains Teen On Way To Volleyball Practice

• ICE Arrest Of 20-Year Resident Rocks Tiny Missouri Town That Voted For Trump

• San Diego Area Leaders & Community Condemn ICE Raids At Area Italian Restaurant

• Hayes Brown: Trump Promised To Deport The Worst Of The Worst. Stephen Miller Always Planned On Deporting Immigrant Moms.

• Hate In America

• Boulder Attack Suspect Charged With Federal Hate Crime, Said He 'Wanted To Kill All Zionist People'

• Trump Administration Uses Colorado Suspect’s Status To Further Push Deportation Agenda

• Over There

• Ukraine Strikes Russian Bridge To Crimea, For The Third Time, Just Days After Mass Drone Attack

• South Korea Set To Elect Liberal Lee Jae-Myung As President After Chaotic Six Months

Third Round - Entertainment & More

• U.S. Park Service Cancels Plan To Close Dupont Circle Park During Pride Month

• Ariana Grande, Daniel Radcliffe, Sabrina Carpenter, & Other Big Names Sign Letter To Protect Funding For Trump-Enacted LGBTQ+ Suicide Prevention Hotline

• Chicago Celebration For Pope Leo Sold Out; Pope Leo To Participate Remotely

• Disney Lays Off Hundreds Of Employees Across Film, TV, And Other Units

• Nick Offerman Rebukes Michael Flynn Jr.’s Anti-Pride Post Using ‘Parks And Recreation’ Meme

• Top Two National Seeds, Along With No. 1 Tournament Seeds, All Fall In Day 3 Of NCAA Baseball Tournament Regionals

• Texas Tech Ends Oklahoma’s 4-Year Run As Women’s College World Series Softball Champs, With Walk-Off 3-2 Semifinal Win

Your Bar Guest For Today

While you’re always welcome to join us from anywhere, our friend, the one and only Hal Sparks is the person joining us at the front bar today. Hal is the star of multiple TV shows, including Talk Soup, Queer as Folk, Dude Where's My Car, and Lab Rats, as well as being an original member of the Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour. He’s also the host of the Hal Sparks Megaworldwide show, streaming weekday mornings on his Infotainment Wars YouTube Channel

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