News On Tap For Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025

No Time For Fools Or Traitors

Today’s “News On Tap” is already starting to smell like Thanksgiving - and ain’t nobody got time for real traitors like Steve Witkoff & Pete Kegbreath throwin’ around words like treason & sedition. Still, before we start our holiday weekend, we’ll get you the news & details on Trump & Kegbreath’s attack on patriots like Sen. Mark Kelly, and the treason of Steve Witkoff. We’ve also got updates on the failure of Trumponomics on your turkey day, Trump’s war on good government - and a gift from the Biden-Harris administration that just showed up. Plus, mixed news in Election Land, and entertainment news too. Plus, Bob Cesca is here to help us start the holiday weekend. But first…

First Round - Look In The Mirror, Monsters

Traitors Say What?

• FBI Now Seeking Interviews With Democratic Congress Members Who Urged U.S. Troops Not To Refuse Illegal Orders

• Michael Schmidt: Trump’s Retribution Push Has Expanded, Even As It Hits Legal Barriers [Gift Link]

• Trump Is Now Weighing Replacing FBI Director Kash Patel, According To Sources

• Related: Pete Skandalakis, Georgia Prosecutor Assigned To Take Over From Fani Willis In 2020 Election Interference Case, Files Motion To Dismiss, Effectively Killing Case

What Treason Actually Looks Like

• Trump Foreign Envoy Steve Witkoff Advised Russia On How To Pitch Ukraine ‘Peace’ Plan To Trump

• Transcript: Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide

• Trump Regime Gives Jaw-Dropping Defense For Envoy Busted Aiding Putin

• Americans Helping Ukrainian War Effort Decry Trump’s ‘Peace’ Plan As A ‘Betrayal’

• Even After New Leak Scandal, Witkoff Set To Visit Moscow As ‘Peace’/Capitulation Talks Intensify

Second Round - Republicans Can’t Govern

Trumponomics Is Failing

• Consumer Confidence Hits Lowest Point Since April As Job Worries Grow

• Trump Cuts More Tariffs With Eye Toward Grocery Prices

• U.S. Turkey Flock Shrinks To A 40-Year Low As Thanksgiving Costs Soar From Previous Year

• After A Year Of Tariffs, This Is How Much More The Holidays Will Cost In 2025

War On Good Govt.

• Trump Now Says He Would ‘Rather Not’ Extend Obamacare Tax Credits ‘At All’

• The Big Sticking Point In The White House’s Health Care Proposal? Republican Extremists Want More Abortion Restrictions

• Louisiana Health Official Who Halted State Vaccine Campaign Tapped As CDC’s Deputy Director, The Number 2 Position In The Agency [Gift Link]

• Trump Admin. Triples National Park Fee For Non-U.S. Citizen, Along With ‘New’ Fee For Americans

• Shorter Days, Signs Of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities Of Aging In Office [Gift Link]

Credit Where Due

• Medicare Negotiation Program Created Under Biden-Harris Admin’s Inflation Reduction Act Takes Next Step, Announcing Price Cuts For 15 More Prescription Drugs, Including Ozempic

• Trump’s CMS Now Touting $12B Savings From Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Made Law Under The Biden-Harris Admin With Democrats In Congress

Third Round - Immigration Wars

• Federal Judge Rules DHS Sec. Noem Made Final Call On Deportation Flights After Judge Ordered Planes To Turn Back

• ICE Now Offering Up To $280 Million To Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms

• In Ohio’s Trump Country, Suburban Grandmas Push Back Against ICE

• Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew’s Mother Detained By ICE Agents; May Be Part Of Battle Between Leavitt’s Brother & His Ex

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Election Land

• New Poll Shows Democrat Aftyn Behn Statistically Tied With Her Republican Opponent In Tennessee Special Election

• D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Announces She Will Not Run For Fourth Term

• Indiana Legislators To Reconvene On Redistricting Despite Republican State Senate Leader Confirming Republican Votes Aren’t There

• Indiana Republican State Officials Are Being Terrorized Into Supporting Trump’s Redistricting War: ‘I’d Rather My House Not Get Firebombed’ [Gift Link]

Foreign Affairs

• At Least 36 Dead, 279 Missing After Fire Engulfs Residential Tower Complex In Hong Kong

• Fmr. President Of Brazil & Trump Ally Jair Bolsonaro Ordered To Start 27-Year Prison Term For Plotting Coup In His Own Nation

Fifth Round - Entertainment & More

• How To Watch The 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Online For Free

• ‘Zootopia 2’ Box Office Previews: Sequel Scores Second-Best Start Ever For Disney Animation

• Paramount Reviving “Rush Hour” Movie Franchise, Which Hasn’t Released A New Chapter In 18 Years, After Push From Trump

• More Flag-Planting Celebrations Could Be In Store As College Football’s Thanksgiving Holiday Rivalry Weekend Begins

• Under A Cloud - Literally - The Olympic Flame Begins Its Journey From Greece To The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Your Bar Regular Tonight

Bob Cesca, broadcaster, podcaster, journalist, artist, & host of The Bob Cesca Show & co-host of Trek Politics is back in the bar tonight, and ready to laugh. We’ll talk about this crazy short week of news, our favorite Thanksgiving moments, and we’ll cover the other news of the day, and maybe talk a little about Trek Politics. Grab a drink & join us tonight!

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