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Watch highlights from the sixth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-fifth season, hosted by Kristen Stewart, with musical guest Coldplay:
The cold open, not mocking Trump or regime for a change: Senator Elizabeth Warren (Kate McKinnon) attends an Iowa town hall where she takes questions about her run for president and defends her Medicare for All plan.
Two incredible women leaders: Speaker-designate Laurie Jinkins of the Washington State House of Representatives and Chair Tina Podlodowski of the Washington State Democratic Party
Lousy traffic has a way of turning even the most level headed people into zombies… and it's only going to get worse if Tim Eyman's I-976 goes through. Vote NO on I-976 by Tuesday, November 5th!
When progressives propose new or expanded social programs, they face intense media scrutiny bordering on harassment over how they intend to pay for these programs. Republicans proposing tax cuts don’t face anything like the same scrutiny; they are seemingly able to get away with blithe assertions that tax cuts will pay for themselves by boosting economic growth, even though every single piece of evidence we have says that this is nonsense.
Watch highlights from the fourth episode of SNL’s forty-fifth season, hosted by Chance The Rapper, who also performed as the musical guest.
The cold open: Donald Trump holds a rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico and brings some of who he thinks are his loyal supporters, political allies and friends (Darrell Hammond, Fred Armisen, Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, Mikey Day, Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett, Pete Davidson, Alex Moffat) to the stage.
In the call, “Giuliani can be heard discussing overseas dealings and lamenting the need for cash, though it’s difficult to discern the full context of the conversation,” NBC’s Rich Schapiro reports.
A jubilant U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio celebrates the Trump regime's decision to pull the plug on the scheme to use Trump's Doral property for the G7 summit #OregonSummit
U.S. Representative Sharice Davids, one of two Native American women elected to the House last year, offers the keynote address at the tenth biennial #OregonSummit
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