News On Tap For Wednesday, May 28, 2025

They're Goin' For World Records

On today’s news menu, we’ve got record corruption, some actual justice, and a dark & stormy forecast for the future. Plus, we’ve got a couple of old friends joining us at the bar - and of course, you’re invited.

First Round - The News Of The Day

• World Champeen Corruption

• Trade Crime Is Soaring As Trump’s Tariff Uncertainty Incentivizes Fraud

• Trump's Nominees For Oversight Rolls Include Corrupt Former Congressman & Extremist Anti-Abortion Lawyer

• Trump To Pardon Reality TV Stars Todd And Julie Chrisley, Convicted Of More Than $30M In Fraud And Tax Evasion

• David Frum: The Second Trump Presidency’s World Record Corruption [Gift Link]

• Cowards & Bullies

• Wall Street Investors Mocking 'Chicken' Trump With Humiliating Acronym: TACO – Trump Always Chickens Out

• Bowing To Cruelty, California Changes High School Sports Rule After Trump Attacks High School Trans Athlete

• Newsom Backs Rule Change After Trump Threatens To Pull Funding Over Transgender Athlete

• Actual Justice

• Trump Loses 3rd Battle In War Against Elite Law Firms As Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Order Targeting Wilmerhale Law Firm

• Federal Judge Angrily Rejects Trump Admin. Request To Reverse His Order To Give Due Process To Migrants Deported To South Sudan

• Judge Hands New York State Victory Over Trump In Manhattan Congestion Pricing Court Battle

Second Round - More News To Drink About

• Unhealthy America

• New DOJ Lawsuit Against Major Health Insurance Corporations Alleges They Bribed Brokers To Steer Customers To Private Medicare Advantage

• CDC, Led By RFK Jr., Ends Covid Vaccine Recommendation For Healthy Kids And Pregnant Women

• RFK Jr. Threatens To Bar Government Scientists From Publishing In Leading Medical Journals

• Immigration Wars

• Trump Team Pauses New Student Visa Interviews As It Weighs Expanding Social Media Vetting

• Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Step Into Court Fight Over Deportations To Third Countries

• Trump Administration Has Ramped Up Deportations But Is Still Far Below Pace It Wants

• Paul Krugman: Blocking Foreign Students Is An Act Of American Self-Destruction, As America Turns Its Back On The World

Forecast For America: Dark & Stormy

• States And Cities Fear A Disaster Season Full Of Unknowns Amid Federal Cuts

• FEMA Denies North Carolina's Appeal For Reimbursement On Helene Recovery Costs

• Tornado-Ravaged Red State Residents Of Mississippi Are Still Angry They're Waiting For FEMA Aid From Trump Admin

• War In Ukraine Rolls On

• Trump Accuses Putin of ‘Playing With Fire’ as He Mulls Sanctions on Russia

• Russian State Media Openly Mocks Trump Over Threat That Putin Is “Playing With Fire”

• Tom Nichols: Trump’s Tirades Aren’t Swaying Putin [Gift Link]

• Miscellaneous News

• Vietnam Vets’ Annual Ceremony Relocated From D.C. For The First Time In Over 30 Years Due To Trump's Birthday Parade

• Tommy Tuberville Launches Alabama Governor Campaign Amid Embarrassing Senate Tenure

Third Round - Entertainment & More

• Bono Backs Bruce Springsteen In Battle With Trump, Saying "There’s Only One Boss In America"

• Actors Are Cast For Harry, Hermione And Ron Roles In HBO’s Upcoming "Harry Potter" Television Series

• Pacers Beat Knicks 130-121 For A 3-1 Eastern Conference Finals Lead

• Angel Reese Becomes Fastest WNBA Player To Reach Statistical Milestone

• WNBA Closes Investigation Into Racist Fan Behavior Aimed At Angel Reese, Saying It Could Not Substantiate Claims Definitively

• Rick Derringer, Ubiquitous & Legendary Rock N’ Roll Guitarist, Dies At 77

Your Bar Guests For Today

While you’re always welcome to join us anywhere, we’ve got a couple of our friends up at the main bar who you’ll hear on today’s show too:

• Bob Cesca, host of The Bob Cesca Show, broadcaster, amazing artist, & friend to both Jody & Shawn, returns to the bar as one of our favorite regulars, to talk about the insane politics going on here in the U.S. right now He might even bring his Mummy.

• Allison Gill is the host & executive producer of multiple award-winning podcasts including Mueller She Wrote & The Daily Beans. She's also the CEO of podcasting network, MSW Media, who this show is part of. And she's helping to organize a "No Kings" rally in San Diego on June 14th, which we'll ask her about at the bar today.

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