News On Tap For Wednesday, August 27, 2025

A Roller Coaster Day

Today’s “News On Tap” will take you on a roller coaster, from the anger & frustration of the shooting in Minneapolis, to the joy of Democratic election wins, to the concern & confusion of Trump’s dictatorial lunacy. Also, Trumpnomics is tanking the economy, and they’re destroying the federal government. But there’s some good entertainment news - and Bob Cesca is back from vacation. So, connect your belt, strap in, and hang on as we go through the news from today…

First Round - Another Day That Ends In Why

• Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Live Updates: Two Children Dead, 17 People Wounded - 14 Of Them Kids - As Shooter Attacks Church From Outside, Then Kills Self

• Everytown Info: Gun Laws In Minnesota - State Ranks #14 In The Country For Gun Safety Law Strength

• Giffords Law Center: What Minnesota Does Well & Where Minnesota Needs Work On Gun Safety Laws

Second Round - When We Stand Up, We Win

Winning Where It Counts

• Iowa Democrats Celebrate As Catelin Drey Wins Massive Upset In Special Election, Breaking The State's Republican Supermajority

• Georgia State Senate Special Election Goes To A September Runoff, As The Lone Democrat Places First In A 7-Way Race With 40% Of The Vote

Redistricting Wars & The Fight To Vote

• NAACP Sues Texas Over State Republicans' Congressional Redistricting, Saying It Strips Black Voters Of Political Power

• Trump Privately Pressed Top Indiana Republicans To Redistrict During White House Meeting

• James Downie: Trump’s Indiana Redistricting Push Exposes The Truth - His Fear Of Midterm Voters

Third Round - A Flailing Wannabe Dictator

Delusional Donnie

• For The Second Day In A Row Trump, Trump Suggests People Might Want A Dictator, During Marathon Cabinet Meeting

• Edith Olmsted: At Tuesday's Cabinet Meeting, Trump Just Said Exactly What A Dictator Would Say: " I Have The Right To Do Anything I Want To Do."

• Jamelle Bouie: All The Things Trump Thinks He Owns That He Doesn’t [Gift Link]

Occupied By Idiots

• Trump Regime Extends Occupation Of DC By Taking Management Of Union Station Away From Amtrak

• National Guard Troops Deployed To DC Forced To Add Sanitation & Landscaping To Their Duties, Because Of Trump Admin Cuts To Park Service

• Trump's DC U.S. Atty. Jeanine Pirro Brutally Mocked After DC Case Fails: "She Can’t Even Indict A Ham Sandwich"

• Experts Say There's 'No Actual Good Reason To Send The Guard Into Chicago As Trump Continues Threatening Troop Deployment

• Philly D.A. Krasner Claps Back At Trump's Threats Of Occupation, Says The Only Real Crisis Is Trump Wanting A Coup

Fourth Round - Trumponomics Is Failing

Trump’s War On The Fed

• Trump Again Escalates His Attempted Power Grabs in Effort to Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook

• Greg Sargent: Trump’s Attempted Firing of Fed Gov. Lisa Cook May Be About to Backfire, Thanks To The Discovery Process

Darkening Economic Realities

• Trump Makes Good On Threat To Impose 50% Tariffs On Imports From India, Over Russian Oil Purchases

• Kroger Announces Nearly 1,000 Job Cuts Companywide

• Last Week: John Deere Blames Tariffs For $600M Loss, Announces Mass Layoffs

• Alex Shepard: The Trumpcession Is Coming

Fifth Round - More News To Drink About

War On Good Govrnment

• Several FEMA Employees Are Put On Leave After Signing Dissent Letter Criticizing Trump Admin.

• Whistleblower Says DODGE Put Millions Of Social Security Numbers At Risk

• New Analysis Confirms Trump Admin. Has Pushed Out Nearly 200k Federal Workers - Nearly 10% Of Federal Workforce - Since His Second Regime Began

Over There

• Israeli Protesters Stage ‘Day Of Disruption’ Calling For End To War In Gaza

• Frustrated Russians Grappling With Gas Shortages As Ukraine Attacks Oil Refineries

• Denmark Summons U.S. Charge D’affaires Envoy After Report Of Americans Carrying Out Influence Operations In Greenland

Culture War Nontroversy

• Monday: Parker Malloy: The Right Is So Desperate To Prove 'Go Woke, Go Broke' That They're Inventing 'Woke' Controversies Out Of Thin Air

• Today: Cracker Barrel Reverses Course On New Logo, Brings Back 'Old Timer' After Backlash Stirred By Right-Wing Propagandists

Sixth Round - Entertainment & More

• Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s Engagement Announcement Breaks Instagram Record

• 2025 MTV VMAs Add Doja Cat, Jelly Roll, Post Malone To Performers List For Show Sept 7

• Reminder: MTV To Play Music Videos Again 24/7, For One Week, Ahead Of VMAs

• Paint The Town Red: Coco Gauff & Naomi Osaka Ace Both Their Red-Themed U.S. Open Trend & Their First Round Matches

Your Bar Regular For Today

Bob Cesca - broadcaster, podcaster, journalist, comic artist, & host of The Bob Cesca Show - is recharged after a week off - and he may have some news to share about Trk Politics, which he hinted at two weeks ago. We’ll talk with Bob about that, and about the flood of news that’s happen since we all saw each other last.

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