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May 2025
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Saudi Arabia Gives Trump the Royal Treat...

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This Week's News | Jon Stewart on Elmo’s Knicks Betrayal & Desi Lydic on Trump’s Iran Oil Heist
Get caught up on the latest headlines with the Daily Show team. Jon Stewart calls out Elmo’s disloyalty to the New York Knicks and covers Trump storming out of his “Meet the Press” interview with Kristen Welker. Desi Lydic dives into the infectious outbreak of Knicks fever sweepi ... Show More
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Yesterday
Trump Goes Ocean’s Eleven on Iran’s Oil & Knicks Put Off Winning to the Last Second | Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova
Desi Lydic and all of New York celebrate the Knicks' historic comeback to win Game 4 of the NBA Finals, while Trump prepares to celebrate his 80th birthday in style with an algae-filled reflecting pool, a UFC fight on the White House lawn, and a slew of medical specialists. The p ... Show More
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Melania ushers in the age of AI while sounding like a robot, tensions rise again in Iran as the U.S. and Tehran trade blows, and Desi Lydic wonders when Trump will stop futzing with UFC coins and end the war. Plus, Jordan Klepper gets on the Trump administration’s commemorative c ... Show More
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