John Oliver: If a lower court issues a ruling that Trump doesn't like... he'll now run to the Supreme Court and ask them to rule in his favor on the Shadow Socket. And recently he's been doing that a lot.

"When the Supreme Court allows the president to act in ways contrary to statutes… that is seizing power from Congress. And maybe it is time to start taking a little power back." John Oliver on Shadow Dockets argues that Congress should use its leverage over SCOTUS, including its budget.

John Oliver digs up this incredible clip of Tennessee State Senator London Lamar humiliating Sen. John Stevens for claiming he didn't know Memphis was predominantly black.

Wolf Blitzer recalls a surreal moment from his 2010 trip to North Korea. The foreign minister recognized him from CNN and told him, "You are as powerful as the president of the United States. You have Situation Room, and he has Situation Room."

Fun fact: Ted Turner's first speech when CNN launched was delivered in front of "The Mansion" here in Atlanta, which is still a central building on the Turner Entertainment Networks campus. He kept an apartment in it, and rumor is he would often come to meetings in his robe.

CNN's first broadcast June 1, 1980, including Ted Turner's speech. "To create a positive force in a world where cynics abound, to provide information to people when it wasn't available before... I dedicate the news channel for America, the Cable News Network."

Obama is so friggin' cool... Stephen Colbert shows him a photo of the tan suit. Colbert: When you look back at the tan suit, what occurs to you? Obama: Fly.

Stephen Colbert: What powers do you believe the president should not have? Barack Obama: The White House shouldn't be able to direct the attorney general to go around prosecuting whoever the president wants. We can't overcome the politicization of the criminal justice system.

From October 2021: "Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has confirmed that in 2014, as a lieutenant, he was a dues-paying member of the Oath Keepers. The acknowledgment comes following a hack of that organization's website."

Extreme Trump sycophant and clown extraordinaire Steve Hilton busts out the MAGA talking point: We should all be interested in ensuring the integrity of our elections and restoring faith in our elections in California.

Kaitlan Collins: You're part of a lawsuit against Sheriff Bianco over his seizure of more than half a million ballots. Do you believe that the sheriff committed a crime? Xavier Becerra: The Sheriff is supposed to enforce the law, in this case Sheriff Bianco violated the law.

Kaitlan Collins: You recently put out a fundraising email with the subject line, 'F Trump', and you went on to say, 'we're going to kick Trump's ass in November.' Will F Trump be your guiding principle in dealing with the president? Katie Porter: If he's going to attack California, yeah, F him.

The California Governor Primary Debate is wild. Antonio Villaraigosa: You're an Oathkeeper. We all know that. Chad Bianco: I'm very proud of it. I don't think you know what an Oathkeeper is. Villaraigosa: I saw them on CNN attacking the Capitol.

Tom Steyer: I do think it's rich to hear someone talk about $3 gas who is owned by Donald Trump, who has driven up the gas price by at least $1.50. And I do think it's rich for somebody who's kicking 1 to 3 million people off Medi-Cal, so that he can lower the taxes on the richest Americans.

Antonio Villaraigosa to Steve Hilton: How can you say that Democrats have it wrong when you can't admit that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election? Gloves off.

An anti-US billboard in Tehran mocking Trump and his failure to secure the Strait of Hormuz. 📷 ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH/EPA/Shutterstock

Concerning.

Nicolle Wallace on MTG: The accusation that Trump said to her that if her son was killed she would deserve it is extraordinary. Greg Bluestein: Some see her as a traitor and some still stand by her. Both sides see her as a canary in a coal mine, an early warning system about MAGA turning on itself.

Nick Corasaniti on DOJ demanding names of 2020 election workers: This spans the gamut, from professional election workers to volunteers, people who drove a bus that moved around a mobile voting unit. Just feels like a fishing expedition.

CNN montage of Trump saying he and private donors are going to pay for the ballroom, followed by clips of him lying about the cost: "$250 million... about $300 million... approximately 400 million." Now taxpayers are going to get a bill for $1 billion.

Judicial nominee John George Edward Marck refuses to answer Chris Coons' question whether Trump can run for a third term.

Jimmy Kimmel cooks Trump for his insane late-night posts. "He posted a warning to Iran that said, 'I have all the cards,' and holding a bunch of UNO cards, which is a game you win by having no cards."

Trump's approval rating from Republican-leaning independents is collapsing. Harry Enten: Just 53% of independents who lean Republican now approve of the president... that is a 38-point drop from where he was in the 2024 election.

John Oliver called Georgia Lieutenant Governor candidate Greg Dolezal a "radicalized Frankie Muniz" lmao

Good grief. California GOP presidential candidate Steve Hilton refuses to say Joe Biden won the 2020 election.

Nailed it.

Gavin Newsom: Since I've been governor, no other developed nation has outperformed our economy. No other state has outperformed the economy of the State of California. We're dominating every key industry.

Gavin Newsom: Every day it's a corruption story, the Trump administration, it's meme coins, it's crypto, it's World Liberty Financial. It's the greatest grift we've ever seen in our lifetime.

Gavin Newsom: The day after he talked about a beach photo and an indictment of his enemies. He talked about his Kremlin ballroom. He's not doing anything to try to unite this country The biggest reflection of this moment is the sewer that we're living in because of Donald Trump.

Bill Maher: We're not here to talk about politics. Gavin Newsom: What do you want to talk about? Maher: Your book. Newsom: I forgot, this is a book tour! Maher: How is the book affecting your campaign for president?

Trump says he aced his cognitive test.

Jon Ossoff: Total Pentagon spending was about $1 trillion. Next year, the president has proposed increasing it to $1.5 trillion from one year to the next, paid for by effectively ending LIHEAP. The priorities are all out of whack here.

Damn, Nancy Mace uses part of her time during Pete Hegseth's testimony to expose Cory Mills.

The most unhinged part of the Georgia GOP Secretary of State debate was probably Ted Metz claiming that the 2020 election was certified under a Canadian law. 🥴

Highlights from the Georgia GOP Secretary of State debate. 90% was about election fraud. Jones: I stand with those who believe there was election fraud. Metz: Our election systems are hackable. King: 2020 is still in question. Sterling: They want to let illegal aliens get onto the rolls.

Jimmy Kimmel plays this incredible CNN clip. Brian Stelter: The administration is calling out Kimmel, trying to pressure ABC, but they're being careful not to explicitly demand that ABC punish him. Boris Sanchez: The president actually put out a note demanding that Jimmy Kimmel be fired by ABC.

Jimmy Kimmel: It was a very light roast joke about the fact that he's almost 80 and she's younger than I am. It was not by any stretch of the definition a call to assassination, and they know that.

John Oliver highlights that Kevin Warsh failed Elizabeth Warren's 'independence test' when asked if Trump lost the 2020 election, reinforcing concerns that the Fed Chair could be easily influenced. Then brings back Senator John Kennedy's cringiest line ever uttered by an elected official.

"The sure-fire sign that someone hasn't been drinking; Sudden, uncontrolled belligerence." — John Oliver roasts Kash Patel for his insane response when asked if he was ever drunk on the job.

60 Minutes did a piece on former Senator Ben Sasse, who stood up to Trump after January 6: Personality cults aren't conservative. Conspiracy theories aren't conservative. Lying that an election has been stolen? It's not conservative. Acting like politics is a religion. It isn't conservative.

Norah O'Donnell: He had a lot of anti-Christian rhetoric. He was part of a group called the Wide Awake. He had attended a No Kings protest in California. Trump: I'm not a king. If I was a king, I wouldn't be dealing with you.

Donald Trump: I'm not a rapist. I didn't rape anybody. Norah O'Donnell: Oh, you think you think he was referring to you? Trump: I'm not a pedophile.

Trump tells 60 Minutes' Norah O'Donnell that Secret Service told him to get down on the ground, but it's clear from the video that he fell. He can't help but lie about everything.

The entire Georgia GOP US Senate debate in 20 seconds.

Buddy Carter used his closing statement to say Mike Collins is under federal investigation, mentioned Jon Ossoff (again), tells people to vote for him because he's on Fox News "with Scott Jennings fighting democrats" (LMAO), and stops short of begging Trump to endorse him. Total freak show.

Mike Collins: "I campaigned on President Trump's policies." - Most unpopular president in decades - Failed tariffs that caused market uncertainty - Attempt to end birthright citizenship - From "no new wars" to Iran war - Negative job growth - Ongoing ethics and insider trading scrutiny

Mike Collins says he supports banning members of Congress from trading stocks, but he's reported 40+ total trades and hundreds of thousands in volume since taking office.

Wild: Mike Collins admits he doesn't look at everything his account posts on X.