October 10, 2018

The Daily Show: Guest Lester Holt - Taking the News to Small-Town America

“NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt explains why he didn’t hit back when Trump accused him of tampering with footage and lays out why he’s taking his news broadcast to the people.

October 10, 2018

The Daily Show: Trump Takes a Victory Lap After Kavanaugh Is Sworn In

Trump falsely claims Brett Kavanaugh was “proven innocent” during a made-for-TV swearing-in ceremony following the confirmation of the newest Supreme Court justice.

October 9, 2018

The Daily Show: Democalypse 2018 - The Bad Boys of the 2018 Midterms

Desi Lydic highlights candidates in the 2018 congressional election who have either been indicted or are actually in jail, including Duncan Hunter, Chris Collins and Steven Foster.

October 9, 2018

The Daily Show: Guest Carol Anderson - "One Person, No Vote" & The Impact of Voter Suppression

Emory University African American Studies professor and author Carol Anderson explains why Republicans often aim to disenfranchise voters of color, how they do it and how citizens can protect their right to vote.

October 9, 2018

The Daily Show: Neil deGrasse Tyson - "Accessory to War" & Arming Society with Knowledge

Neil deGrasse Tyson looks back at his life and career at 60, explains why he thinks scientific literacy is so important and weighs in on Trump’s Space Force.

October 9, 2018

The Daily Show: Back in Black - Electric Scooter Sharing Apps

Lewis Black rails against the electric scooter-sharing service Bird.

October 8, 2018

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Brazilian Elections

Brazil is about to elect a new president during a turbulent period of political corruption and economic uncertainty. John Oliver urges the people of Brazil not to figuratively fingerbang their democracy.

October 8, 2018

Why Sen. Heidi Heitkamp voted "no" on Brett Kavanaugh

North Dakota senator says conduct during Kavanaugh's confirmation process was disturbing — both the judge's and the president's

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, Democrat of North Dakota, voted Saturday against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. Already one of the most vulnerable Democrats up for re-election, Heitkamp may have further harmed her chances in November with her vote.

This week on 60 Minutes, Heitkamp explains her decision in an interview with Scott Pelley. In a clip from the interview, posted in the video player above, she tells Pelley that she was troubled by Kavanaugh's demeanor in his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.

The senator says that, after listening to Kavanaugh's testimony, she went back and watched it with the sound off on her TV, an "old trick" she says she uses to help better understand what's being communicated.

"I saw a level of anger and combativeness that I thought was not something that would qualify you to sit on the Supreme Court," Heitkamp said.

Last year, Heitkamp was one of three Senate Democrats to break with their party and vote to confirm President Donald Trump's first Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch. After careful consideration in that case, she says she came to the conclusion that Judge Gorsuch "presented the right judicial temperament" for the bench. She says she doesn't believe the same is true of Kavanaugh.


Read more (Video at link): https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-sen-heidi-heitkamp-voted-no-on-brett-kavanaugh/

October 7, 2018

SNL: Weekend Update

Weekend Update: Senate Confirms Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court



Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news including the Senate confirming Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court.




Weekend Update: Florida Voting Rights Initiative



Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news including a Florida state iniative to restore voting rights to those with felony convictions.




Weekend Update: Eric and Donald Trump Jr. on the Mid-Term Elections



Eric and Donald Trump Jr. (Alex Moffat, Mikey Day) stop by Weekend Update to talk about campaigning for GOP candidates for the mid-term elections.




Weekend Update: Pete Davidson on Kanye West



Pete Davidson stops Weekend Update to talk about Kanye West's unaired pro-Trump speech on SNL.

October 7, 2018

SNL: Ted Cruz Rally

A hype man and woman (Kenan Thompson, Awkwafina) try to get the crowd at a Ted Cruz (Beck Bennett) rally excited.