Trump‘s Civil Fraud Trial, Kevin McCarthy Ousted as House Speaker: Late Night’s News of the Week
All the news and jokes you missed from the week of October 2.
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All the news and jokes you missed from the week of October 2.
Dan Defossey, originally from Long Island, New York, moved to Mexico over a decade ago as an employee for Apple. It wasn’t long before he pivoted and co-founded Pinche Gringo BBQ, where customers are served a uniquely American food in the heart of Mexico City. Today, he is the CEO of a group of barbecue restaurants that brought in over $9 million in 2022.
President Trump withdraws from the landmark Iran nuclear deal, alienating key U.S. allies and possibly destabilizing the Middle East.
Watch the best shots and moments from the final round of the PGA Tour’s Sanderson Farms Championship, held at Country Club of Jackson in Mississippi. #PGATour
Jimmy addresses the latest news, like Crocs announcing they are releasing cowboy boots and The Exorcist: Believer hitting theaters.
Bill reacts to the top stories of the week, including Republican infighting and Biden’s border wall.
Former President Donald Trump cited an article in the New York Law Journal as evidence that a civil business fraud case against him is a “hoax.” The author of the article argued that dissolution of Trump’s LLCs is not a remedy included in the law, but he also wrote that “the judge was 100% right in holding that the Trump actions were fraudulent” and that Trump ought to face penalties.
A 911 dispatcher in Boston was watching a Key West live cam when he saw something startling and called police.
Democrats tend to win in densely populated counties, while Republicans win more sparse, rural counties. In 2020, the counties won by President Joe Biden had 67 million more residents than counties won by former President Donald Trump. Yet a social media post falsely asserts that because Biden won with fewer counties than Trump, “something isn’t adding up.”
It’s been unseasonably hot here in Hollywood this week, our very own Aunt Chippy made an appearance on “The Golden Bachelor,” ABC has already given the green light to another Bachelor spinoff, Matt Gaetz is the least popular guy in Congress right now and several GOP lawmakers want to get rid of him, Trump is being floated as a possible Speaker, Donny reportedly shared classified information with a guy at Mar-a-Lago, and we talk to MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell (James Adomian) who claims the IRS is trying to shut down his call centers.
WATCH: Trump clearly confused about who he ran against and how many World Wars there have been. 😧
Documents show that Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Francis Collins received 58 royalty payments from 2010 to 2021 for their research. Only three of the payments came in 2020 or 2021; the rest were made prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. But social media posts falsely claimed all the payments were “for allowing companies to use their COVID-19 vaccines.”
Sunday, October 8th, MSNBC Films presents “Martha’s Vineyard v. DeSantis,” the latest installment of “The Turning Point” documentary series from Executive Producer Trevor Noah. The film tells the story of the migrants flown to the New England island, the community that took them in, and the Florida governor behind it all. Watch “Martha’s Vineyard v. DeSantis” Sunday, October 8th at 10pm ET on MSNBC and streaming on Peacock.
CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla, Jim Cramer and David Faber discuss the September jobs report, which came in stronger than expected for the month.
Elon Musk launched a baseless Twitter attack on George Soros, a frequent target for antisemitic conspiracy theories, accusing the financier of hating humanity days after Soros disclosed having sold off a modest stake in Tesla. The CEO of the American Jewish Committee Ted Deutch and CNN’s media analyst Sara Fischer join Jake Tapper to discuss.
A long-awaited report by Republican-appointed special counsel John Durham failed to find the “crime of the century” that ex-President Donald Trump said targeted him at the center of the Russia investigation. But it delivered him a potential political payoff nonetheless.
In an interview with a local Alabama radio station, Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville was asked if he believes White nationalists should be allowed in the military. He responded, “I call them Americans.”
Frank Sesno, former CNN Washington Bureau Chief who is now a professor at George Washington University, was set to be an expert witness in the Fox News-Dominion trial. He joins CNN’s Michael Smerconish to break down the latest about Fox News and the recent decision by the network to part ways with Tucker Carlson. #CNN #News
Fox News abruptly announced Monday that its top-rated primetime host Tucker Carlson is leaving the network. The move comes less than a week after Fox agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle a legal battle with Dominion Voting Systems over accusations that its hosts, including Carlson, aired false claims about the 2020 presidential election. Geoff Bennett discussed Fox’s decision with Brian Stelter.
16-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot twice when he rang the wrong doorbell trying to pick up his little brothers. 84-year-old Andrew Lester pleaded not guilty to the shooting. Klint Ludwig, Lester’s grandson, speaks to CNN’s Don Lemon about the incident.