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May 15, 2020

Tooning Out the News: Rep. Katie Porter's controversial opinion: "Dying is bad"



Rep. Katie Porter joins Hot Take with the controversial position that dying is bad and sets the record straight on some Coronavirus numbers. Plus, the hosts get heated talking UFC.


May 15, 2020

Seth Meyers: Whistleblower Rick Bright's Damning Testimony on Trump's COVID-19 Failures: Closer Look



Seth takes a closer look at the president declaring victory on coronavirus even though a whistleblower offered damning testimony today on the Trump administration’s disastrous response.



Late Night with Seth Meyers is supporting City Harvest to help those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. City Harvest is New York City’s largest food rescue organization, working to end hunger throughout its communities by rescuing 66 million pounds of food each year and delivering it, free of charge, to hundreds of food pantries, soup kitchens and other community partners across five boroughs. Click the button on the above/below to donate or visit https://www.cityharvest.org/.

May 15, 2020

Seth Meyers: Guest New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

Governor Andrew Cuomo Thinks Corporate Bailouts Are a Mistake



Governor Andrew Cuomo shares his thoughts on corporate bailouts during the coronavirus pandemic and his relationship with his brother, Chris Cuomo.




Governor Cuomo Shares His Thoughts on People Who Aren't Wearing Masks in Public



Governor Andrew Cuomo talks about his daily press conferences and his thoughts on New Yorkers who aren't wearing masks in public during the coronavirus pandemic.


May 15, 2020

The Daily Social Distancing Show: Seriously, What Is Obamagate?



The Obama administration did a standard government procedure that happens thousands of times a year. Or as Trump calls it, “Obamagate.”




Desi Lydic Foxsplains Obamagate



We made Desi Lydic watch Fox News for 48 hours straight to figure out what Obamagate is all about. Here’s what she found.


May 15, 2020

The Daily Social Distancing Show: FBI Seizes Senator's Phone & Wisconsin Overturns Lockdown



The FBI investigates Senator Richard Burr for corona-related insider training, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court overturns the state’s lockdown, China hacks American COVID vaccine research, and the MTA might make New Yorkers reserve public transit spots in advance.


May 15, 2020

The Daily Social Distancing Show: Mayor Eric Garcetti - Coronavirus in Los Angeles



Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti unpacks his city’s plans for its next phases of pandemic response and breaks down what this means for Angelenos.


May 15, 2020

The Daily Social Distancing Show: Mannequin Diners, Ant Antics & Corona Pinatas



A high-end restaurant fills its empty seats with mannequins, Facebook users pretend to be ants, and coronavirus-shaped piñatas offer an outlet for stress during the outbreak.


May 14, 2020

Stephen Colbert - (Birthday) Monologue and Opening - 5/13/20

Republicans Are Sick Of Dr. Fauci Reminding Them Of How Many People Could Get Sick



Senate Republicans like Rand Paul are following Donald Trump's lead and trying to sew skepticism of Dr. Anthony Fauci's advice as it relates to reopening the economy.




Let Stephen Colbert Homeschool Your Kids!



Got kids? Need a break after weeks of quarantine life? Let Stephen Colbert take over for a while! If your kids have questions for Stephen, post them to social media using hashtag #ColbertKidQuestions and they might end up on the show. Visit https://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/news/1009812/colbert-kid-questions-how-to-submit-a-question-to-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/ for more information.




Benjamin Gibbard Performs "Life In Quarantine"



Benjamin Gibbard wants to do whatever he can to alleviate the suffering people are going through right now. This new solo tune from the Death Cab For Cutie frontman aims to do just that.




Listen As Trump Crashes The Supreme Court's Oral Arguments Teleconference



You thought the flushing toilet was bad? Wait until you hear the latest offensive intrusion into the Supreme Court's online proceedings.



May 14, 2020

Nine U.S. states sue EPA for easing environmental enforcement amid pandemic

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nine states on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for relaxing a range of companies’ compliance and monitoring requirements with federal clean air and water laws in response to the coronavirus pandemic, arguing the policy is too broad and not transparent.

Under the temporary policy announced on March 26, the EPA said it would not seek penalties for violations of routine compliance monitoring, integrity testing, sampling, laboratory analysis, training, and reporting or certification obligations in situations where the EPA agrees that COVID-19 was the cause.

The states, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, argued that the EPA issued a broad and open-ended policy that gives polluters too much leeway instead of using enforcement discretion “as authorized by law.”

“The policy’s effective waiver of these requirements, which are foundational to our federal environmental laws, exceeds EPA’s authority,” the attorneys general said.

The coalition of the nine states - New York, California, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, Vermont and Virginia - argue that the EPA lacks legal authority to waive “critical monitoring and reporting obligations that inform regulators and the general public of pollution hazards” and failed to weigh the impacts the relaxation policy will have on public health amid the coronavirus pandemic.


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-epa/nine-u-s-states-sue-epa-for-easing-environmental-enforcement-amid-pandemic-idUSKBN22P36U


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