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“[H]e is the proverbial tortoise who steadily moves ahead, pounding away at his message, talking to Congress and reaching out to the country at large. Unfortunately, the media does not seem to understand that these things take time,” Jennifer Rubin writes.
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Watch highlights from the eighteenth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Elon Musk, with Miley Cyrus as the musical guest, including the cold open featuring the cast’s mothers.
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The White House Press Secretary continually pressed Newsmax’s Emerald Robinson to name names, catching Robinson off guard.
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Watch highlights from the seventeenth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Carey Mulligan, with Kid Cudi as the musical guest, including the “Eyes on Minnesota” cold open.
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Watch highlights from the sixteenth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Daniel Kaluuya, with St. Vincent as the musical guest, including the Weekend Update segment and cold open skewering Matt Gaetz.
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Watch highlights from the fifteenth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Maya Rudolph, with Jack Harlow as the musical guest, including the Kamaala Harris Passover seder sketch.
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Watch highlights from the fourteenth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Nick Jonas (who also performed as the musical guest) including the vaccine game show cold open with a Ted Cruz cameo.
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Watch highlights from the thirteenth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Regé-Jean Page, with Bad Bunny as the musical guest, including the cold open skewering Ted Cruz.
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Watch highlights from the twelfth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Regina King, with Nathaniel Rateliff as the musical guest, including the second impeachment trial cold open.
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Watch highlights from the eleventh episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Dan Levy, with Phoebe Bridgerton as the musical guest, including the cold open hosted by veteran SNL repertory player Kenan Thompson.
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Watch highlights from the tenth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by John Krasinski, with Machine Gun Kelly as the musical guest, including the noteworthy “BlueGeorgia” sketch.
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“The great silencing that right-wing zealots are shouting about to their millions of followers on social media, radio, TV and in newspapers is not an example of Orwellian repression. It’s a mirage of Orwellian double-think,” Ron Charles writes.
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“Cumulus Media, which employs some of the most popular right-leaning talk-radio hosts in the United States, has told its on-air personalities to stop suggesting that the election was stolen from President Trump — or else face termination,” The Washington Post reports.
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Focused remarks? Check. Message discipline? Check. Making the most of an opportunity to speak to right wing voters and do some reframing? Check. Jon Ossoff shows how it’s done.
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Watch highlights from the eighth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Timothée Chalamet, with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band as the musical guest, including the cold open spoofing Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx.
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Watch highlights from the seventh episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Jason Bateman, with Morgan Wallen as the musical guest, including the cold open lampooning Rudy Giuliani.
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Watch highlights from the sixth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Dave Chappelle, with Foo Fighters as the musical guest, including the Biden Victory cold open.
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Watch highlights from the fifth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by John Mulaney, with The Strokes as musical guest, including the spooky Biden Halloween cold open.
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Watch highlights from the fourth episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Adele at 30 Rock’s Studio 8H, with H.E.R. as the musical guest.
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Watch highlights from the third episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Issa Rae at 30 Rock’s Studio 8H, with Justin Bieber as the musical guest, including the cold open spoofing the October 14th presidential town halls.
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Watch highlights from the second episode of SNL’s forty-sixth season, hosted by Bill Burr at 30 Rock’s Studio 8H, with Jack White as the musical guest, including the cold open parodying the vice presidential debate.
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