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Watch highlights from the tenth episode of SNL’s forty-fifth season, hosted by alum Eddie Murphy, with Lizzo as the musical guest.
The cold open: 2020 presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren (Kate McKinnon), Andrew Yang (Bowen Yang), Pete Buttigieg (Colin Jost), Amy Klobuchar (Rachel Dratch), Bernie Sanders (Larry David), Joe Biden (Jason Sudeikis) and Michael Bloomberg (Fred Armisen) face off in a debate.
The New Jersey politician formally joined the Cult of Trump at a White House meeting, where he was lauded by Trump, Trump’s kids, and Mike Pence. The House Democratic caucus responded by notifying Van Drew that he is no longer welcome among them.
Personally, I have never met anyone whose behavior can be described as perfect, but so often has the president repeated this obvious untruth that it has become a form of dogma in our party. And sure enough, as dogma demands, there are members of our party denying objective reality by repeating the line that “the president did nothing wrong.” My colleagues, the danger of an untruthful president is compounded when an equal branch follows that president off the cliff, into the abyss of unreality and untruth.
A before and after look at Sound Transit's Roosevelt Station: The top image shows a light rail tunnel under construction as of last January; the bottom image shows that same tunnel eleven months later
A before and after look at Sound Transit's Roosevelt Station: The top image shows construction on the platform as of January 2019; the bottom image shows the nearly complete station platform eleven months later
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