News On Tap For Tuesday, May 12, 2026

The High Cost Of Trumpism

We’re keeping the price of today’s “News On Tap” the same, since Trump & Republicans keep raising the cost of everything else. We’ve got your updates on Trump’s failing Iran war, and the ever-increasing costs of that war. We’ve also got an update on Trump going to China too. Meanwhile, thanks to Trump’s war, inflation is going up again & Americans are angry. We’ve also got updates on the Right’s Uncivil War against democracy, and the elections that are happening today. Plus, we’ve got Media News, and Entertainment News too. And our friend Pete Dominick is back at the bar tonight too! Read up, get informed, then join us tonight.

First Round - Trump's Growing Foreign Failures

Updates From The Middle East

• Trump Says Ceasefire With Iran On ‘Life Support’ After He Again Rejects Peace Proposals

• Newly Discovered: The UAE Has Been Secretly Carrying Out Attacks On Iran [Gift Link]

• UAE’s Secret Attacks On Iran Risk Drawing Gulf States Fully Into The War

The Growing Costs Of Trump’s Iran War

• Live Updates: During Congressional Hearings With Pentagon Officials & Hegseth, DOD Admits Cost Of Iran War So Far Is Now Nearly $29 Billion

• Last Week: The Real Cost Of The Iran War? $72 Billion For The First 60 Days (It’s More Now)

• JPMorgan Warns $5/Gallon Gas Looks Far More Likely By End Of Month As Iran War Continues Pushing Fuel Prices Sky High

• Trump Promises To Pause Federal Gas Tax After Iran War Raises U.S. Fuel Prices To Four-Year High - But Congress Gets The Final Say

• Trump’s Gas Tax Holiday Idea Faces Early Capitol Hill Headwinds

• Hayes Brown: A Gas Tax Holiday Won’t Fix Trump’s High Gas Prices

Trump Goes To China, Again

• Trump Heads To China For Summit With Xi, Overshadowed By Iran War

• Tesla’s Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook Among CEOs Set To Join Trump On China Trip

• Li Yuan: China Increasingly Views Trump’s America As An Empire In Decline [Gift Link]

Second Round - Republicans Suck At Governing

Trumponomics Is Failing

• U.S. Inflation Jumped To 3.8% In April As War With Iran Continues To Drive Up Prices

• It Was Better Under Biden: Consumer Price Inflation Hits 3.8%, Outpacing Wage Growth For The First Time Since 2023

• You Were Warned: One In Five Healthcare.Gov Enrollees Dropped Insurance Coverage In 2026 After Republicans In Congress Failed To Renew ACA Subsidies

• New CNN Poll Shows 77% Of Americans - Including A Majority Of Republicans - Are Angry About The Economy & Blame Trump & Republicans

• Multiple New Polls Find Americans Overwhelmingly Disapprove Of Trump & Republicans’ Economic Policies

Making America Ill Again

• Supreme Court Temporarily Extends Full Access To Abortion Pill While It Mulls Legal Challenge

• RFK Jr. Is Driving A Sprawling Skeptical Inquiry Into Vaccines, Despite His Public Silence [Gift Link]

• Two Big U.S. Corporations Just Cut Paid Family Leave [Gift Link]

• Gov. Abigail Spanberger: Instead Of Cutting, More States Should Follow Virginia’s Lead On Paid Family Leave

Corruption Land

• Watchdog Urges Probe Into Interior Appointee’s Ranching Ties As Trump Official Admits She’s Involved In Policy Changes That Benefit Her Family’s Ranches

• Trump’s Interior Dept. Adds To No-Bid Contract, & Now Reflecting Pool Repairs To Cost $13.1 Million. Trump Had Promised $1.8 Million. [Gift Link]

• Fighting Back: D.C. Nonprofit Sues To Stop Trump From Completing Reflecting Pool

• Survey Work Begins On Trump’s Proposed Triumphal Arch

Third Round - The New Uncivil War

• Illegitimate U.S. Supreme Court Green Lights 11th-Hour Racist Alabama Redistricting Plan For 2026 Election

• Andy Craig: SCOTUS’ VRA Ruling Might Have Handed Republicans Another Unusual Weapon To Attempt Another Jan. 6-Style Midterm Coup

• Brian Beutler: Republican Judges Actions On Restricting Leave Democrats No Choice But To Escalate

• Michael Cohen: It’s Now Clearer Than Ever That When Democrats Regain Power, They Must Pack The Supreme Court

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Polls & Politics

• Today’s Primary Elections Will Set Up Midterm Matchups For Nebraska & West Virginia

• Polling Shows Democrats Are Still Favored To Win The House, Even With Republicans’ Rigging

• New YouGov Poll Finds Majorities Of Americans Unsure If Attempts On Trump’s Life Were Staged Or Real

Miscellaneous But Important

• Hantavirus Cases Rise To 11 As Cruise Ship Passengers Remain In Quarantine

• Survivors Testify At Shadow Hearing Held By Oversight Committee Democrats On Jeffrey Epstein Case In West Palm Beach

• Third Federal Appeals Court Rejects Ice’s Mandatory Detention Push

• Judge Again Delays Guantánamo’s First Death-Penalty Terror Trial

• Mayor Of California City Of Arcadia Resigns Over Charges Of Being A Foreign Agent Of China, Pushing Pro-China Propaganda

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• Rex Reed, Sharp-Witted Critic And Journalist Who Often Courted Controversy, Dies At 87

• Trump DOJ Subpoenas Wall Street Journal In Supposed Leak Investigation

• Byron Allen Now Set To Buy Buzzfeed, Will Become CEO

• Parker Molloy: Political Art Group ‘Secret Handshake’ Installs 3 Fully Functional Arcade Games At DC War Memorial To Criticize Trump’s Iran Policies

Entertainment & More

• Cannes Film Festival Kicks Off With Peter Jackson Tribute, Jane Fonda And James Franco Returning

• Keith Richards Confirms The Rolling Stones Won’t Tour In 2026, Though They Will Be Releasing A New Album

• Alix Earle, Tiffany Haddish, Hilary Duff, & Nicole Williams English Are Revealed As 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Models

• OKC Thunder Hold Off Tenacious L.A. Lakers 115-110 In Game 4 For Another NBA Playoff Series Sweep

• Lebron James Unsure If He’ll Return For 24th NBA Season After OKC Thunder Sweep Lakers In NBA Playoffs

• Donovan Mitchell Scores 39 In 2nd Half As The Cleveland Cavaliers Tie NBA Playoff Series Vs. Detroit Pistons

• Colorado Avalanche Bounce Back To Beat Minnesota Wild 5-2 And Take A 3-1 Lead In Their NHL Playoff Series

Today’s Special Guest

Pete Dominick, host of “Standup With Pete Dominck” is a stand-up comic, podcaster broadcaster, news commentator, & activist for quality journalism - and he’s back to hang out with us tonight and talk about all of the important news. We’ll talk about Trump’s failing war, the failure of Trumponomics, the attempted return of the Confederacy and more. We’ll also talk about the of the Late Show With Stephen Colbert, since he used to warm up the crowd there. Stop by & listen in tonight!

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