News On Tap For Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Planning For Failure

Today’s “News On Tap” is once again filled with war - thanks a pantload, Donnie, We’ve go tnews updates for you on Trump’s Operation Epic Failure, it’s causes & effects, what the polls say, and what Congress is doing (or not doing). MAGA is also at war with each other, over the war. Plus, news from the Trumpstein files, Trump’s failing economy, and Trump’s war in the courts. Plus, it’s Election Day! And we’ve got entertainment news too. And Malcolm Nance will be joining us tonight at the bar too! Read up, get informed, and come bar the bar tonight!

First Round - Trump's New Forever War

Updates From Operation Epic Failure

• As Iran Retaliates, Trump Admin. Closes Embassies In Saudi Arabia And Kuwait, And Warns Of A Prolonged War With Iran

• Trump Regime To Send More U.S. Service Members To The Mideast As Iran War Expands

• Trump Now Says War With Iran Could Last “Far Longer” Than A Month

  Right-Wing Trump Supporting U.S. Military Commander Tells Troops Bombing Iran Is ‘Part Of God’s Divine Plan’

• The Trump Regime’s Rationale For War Keeps Shifting

• Dan Drezner: There Is No U.S. Plan On Iran Under Trump

• Ross Barkan: Trump’s New War On Iran Shows The Neocons Are Back

Causes & Effects

• Sec. Rubio Admits U.S. Strikes On Iran Were Triggered By Israel’s Plan To Launch Attack

• Senior Members Of Congress From Both Parties Confirm Israeli Plan To Attack Iran Dictated Trump’s Decision On Strikes

• U.S. Military Death Toll Rises To 6 In Trump’s New War In Iran

• Civilian Death Toll In Iran Passes 700 Amid Fear Of Bombs And Regime Clampdown

• Carol Leonnig: FBI Dir. Kash Patel’s Latest Firings Ousted Agents With Expertise Handling Iran

• Iran-U.S. War Chokes Key Shipping Lane In Strait Of Hormuz, And Threatens Global Cargo Industry

War By The Numbers

• Three New Polls Find Most Americans Do Not Support Trump’s War On Iran

• New CNN Poll: 59% Of Americans Disapprove Of Iran Strikes And Most Think A Long-Term Conflict Is Likely

MAGA’s Rift Over War

• Trump’s War On Iran Is Dividing Maga From ‘America First [Gift Link]

• Trump’s Iran Strikes Are Also Dividing Maga Media Between ‘Just & Necessary’ Action & ‘Betrayal Of America First’

• Michelle Goldberg: The Idea That Trump Was Antiwar Was Always Delusional

What Congress Won’t Do

• Trump’s Loyalist Republicans Defend Iran War, As Democrats Continue To Push For War Powers Vote

• Tom Nichols: Congress Should Not Have To Argue Over Whether To Trigger The War Powers Resolution, And Certainly Not In The Midst Of Conflict [Gift Link]

• Lisa Needham: Trump’s Iran War And The Article One Crisis, Of Republicans In Congress Refusing To Do Their Jobs

Second Round - The Trumpstein Files

• House Oversight Committee Republicans Finally Release Videos Of The Clintons’ Epstein Testimonies

• Seven Takeaways From The Clintons’ Epstein Depositions

• The Trump Regime Finally Released Some Of The Epstein Files. The Arrests Are Still Only Happening Overseas.

• Russian Businessman Found Dead After Being Named In Epstein Files

Third Round - Trump's Failing Government

Trumponomics Is Failing

• Stock Markets Slump Amid Iran War, As Gas Prices Jump 30% To Three-Year High

• New Bloomberg Survey Shows Global Inflation Expected To Rise Due To Iran War

• ICYMI: Producer Price Inflation Continues Up 0.5% From December And 2.9% From A Year Ago

• A Spot Of Good Economic News: Federal Court Rejects Trump Admin. Attempt To Slow Tariff Refund Process

War In The Courts

• Trump Admin. Drops Suits Against Law Firms After Judges Find President’s Orders Unconstitutional

• NYTimes: Nine Law Firms Surrendered. Four Law Firms Won [Gift Link]

• Supreme Court Blocks California Law That Protected Transgender Students From Schools Outing Them To Their Parents Without The Student’s Permission

Immigration Wars

• Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump DHS Policy Requiring 7 Days’ Notice For Congress Members To Visit ICE Facilities

• Minnesota Prosecutor Launches Investigation That Could Bring Charges Against Federal ICE Officers

• Records Show ICE Training Was Slashed, Corroborating Whistleblower Claims

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

On Capitol Hill

• Led By Sen. Warren, Senate Forges Ahead On Bipartisan Housing Package, With Wall Street Crackdown Included

• Senate To Hang Long-Delayed Jan. 6 Plaque Honoring Officers

Election Land

• Five Things To Watch In Today’s First Primaries Of The 2026 Midterms, In Texas, Arkansas, & North Carolina

• Supreme Court Blocks Redraw Of Lone Republican-Held District In New York City

• Republicans Trying To Get Proposal On November’s Ballot To Require Californians To Show ID Claim They Now Have Over 1M Signatures

• Democrats Get Another Big Boost In Quest For House Majority, As Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke Announces His Retirement

Foreign Affairs

• Iran War-Induced Inflation Spike Looms Over Europe’s Fragile Economic Recovery

• Trump Hosts Germany’s Chancellor Merz At White House Today, Against Backdrop Of Iran Strikes, Tariff Threats

• UK Prime Minister Starmer Says UK Will Not Join U.S. Regime Change Efforts In Iran ‘From The Skies’

• French Pres. Macron Expands French Nuclear Arsenal And Vows Protection For Neighbors

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• Paramount’s $110 Billion Warner Bros. Deal Backed By Arab Sovereign Funds Raises Soft Power Concerns

• Trump Says He Will Attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Ending Years-Long Boycott

Entertainment & More

• ‘Palm Royale’ Canceled At Apple TV After Two Seasons

• ‘Game Of Thrones’ Movie Officially In The Works At Warner Bros., As Writer Of ‘Andor’ Signs Onto Project

• War In Iran Breaches Traditional Olympic Truce As Athletes Find Difficulty Getting To Winter Paralympic Games

• Paralympics Opening Ceremony Boycott Grows As More Nations Vow To Protest Return Of Russia To Games

Today’s Special Guest

Malcolm Nance, military intelligence, counterterrorism, & foreign policy expert makes his way back to the bar tonight, at the perfect time to discuss Trump & Netanyahu’s brand new insanely stupid war. We’ll also check up with him on what his FAFO PAC is up to, and of course, you should also check out Malcolm’s Substack Special Intelligence. Grab a drink with us tonight at the bar!

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