News On Tap For Wednesday, Sept. 03, 2025

Stand Up & Be Counted

Today’s “News On Tap” has the flavor of courage, as people to stand up to all kinds of evil. Whether it’s Gov. Pritzker & others standing against Trump's fascist threats, or survivors standing against those still shielding Epstein's accomplices - or even experts & public servants standing against the anti-science monsters, we’ve got updates on all those stories and more. Plus, great news about elections & Sen. Cory Booker, and even C-SPAN news. Plus, Bob Cesca’s back at the bar tonight! But first…

First Round - Standing Up To Fascists

• Trump Says He’s Set To Order Federal Intervention In Chicago And Baltimore, Despite Strong Opposition

• After Trump Says He'll Send Troops, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Says Troops From Texas May Be Coming - And He & Illinois Will Fight Against It

• Steve Vladeck: In The Case Of Illinois Vs. Texas, The Land Of Lincoln Will Likely Prevail

• Maryland Gov. Wes Moore Stands Firm Against Trump's Push For Federal Intervention In Baltimore

• Chris Geidner: The Posse Comitatus Act Comes For Trump's Authoritarian Overreach

• More Rebukes For Trump Prosecutors: DC Grand Jurors Refuse To Indict 2 Accused Of Threatening Trump

Second Round - The Trump/Epstein Scandal Continues

• Epstein Victims Join House Reps Khanna & Massie Pushing For Release Of All Files At Capitol Hill News Conference

• Republican Rep. Thomas Massie Files Discharge Petition To Force House Vote On Releasing Epstein Files

• House Oversight Committee Releases First Trove Of Epstein Files, Most Of Which Are Already Public

• Trump-Aligned House Republicans Are Moving To Squash Any Other Republicans Taking Part In The Effort To Release All The Epstein Files

• David Dayen: Republicans' Epstein Strategy Is Failing

Third Round - The Right's Many Other Wars

War On Health & Science

• Florida's Hack Of A Surgeon General Says State Will Eliminate All Vaccine Mandates, Illegitimately Comparing Them To Slavery

• More Than 1,000 Current & Former HHS Staff Call On RFK Jr. To Resign

• Prominent Critic Of RFK Jr., Dr. Paul Offit, Co-Inventor Of The Rotavirus Vaccine, Removed From FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee

• Sen. Bill Cassidy, The Deciding Vote That Confirmed RFK Jr, Declines To Elaborate On Potential 'Oversight' Of RFK Jr. After CDC Exodus

• Snubbing RFK Jr. & Trump Admin., California, Oregon And Washington Announce Plans To Coordinate On Vaccines

Immigration Wars

• Conservative Fifth Circuit Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act

• Pentagon Authorizes Up To 600 Military Lawyers To Serve As Temporary Immigration Judges

• Trump Regime To Expand ICE Detention Into Louisiana's Notoriously Horrific Angola Prison

War On Good Govt.

• Trump Announces Space Command Is Moving From Colorado To Alabama

• Federal Appeals Court Blocks Trump From Firing FTC Commissioner

• State Dept., Less Than 10 Weeks After Laying Off Hundreds Of Foreign Service Officers, Citing Bureaucratic Bloat, Hires Nearly 100 New Foreign Service Staff

Fourth Round - More News To Drink About

Govt. Shutdown Watch

• Tick Tock: Congress Has 13 Legislative Days To Stop A Government Shutdown

• Jennifer Rubin: In Government Shutdown Fight, Democrats In Congress Must Hold Out For These Five Demands

Foreign Affairs

• NATO Scrambles Jets As Russia Launches More Than 500 Drones & Missiles At Ukraine

• Xi, Putin, And Kim Show United Front At Massive Chinese Military Parade

Miscellaneous News To Cheer About

• Democrats Significantly Overperform In Florida As They Cruise To Victory In Two Special Elections For Florida Legislature

• Senator Cory Booker Engaged To Girlfriend Alexis Lewis

Fifth Round - Media, Entertainment, & More

Media Matters

• C-SPAN Networks Finally Land Carriage Deal With YouTube TV & Hulu+ Live TV

• Google Avoids Breakup In Search Monopoly Case, But Judge Orders Other Changes In Landmark Ruling

• DHS Sec. Kristi Noem’s Ugly New Attack On CBS Exposes Trump's Big Media Scam - & Shows The Rest Of The Media How They Should Act

Entertainment & More

• Radiohead Announce First Tour Dates In Seven Years

• The Who Announce New "Who Are You" Box Set With 71 Previously Unreleased Tracks

• Group Of College Athletes Sue NCAA Over Redshirt Rules

• WNBA: As Regular Season Comes Down To Final Days, Playoff Picture Is Still Muddled

• U.S. Open: Venus Williams' Record Tourney Ends With A Quarterfinal Loss In Doubles

Your Bar Regular For Today

Bob Cesca - podcaster, broadcaster, journalist, artist, & host of The Bob Cesca Show - is back at the bar, with more news about Trek Politics, and more discussion of politics here on Earth, including Trump’s fascist “socialism for the rich” that he wrote about recently in The Banter. We’ll also talk about the Epstein survivors, RFK Jr, and more.

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