The "Last Week Tonight" host analyzes three traits shared by authoritarian leaders to try to understand their appeal to voters.
President Trump turns a resounding Republican loss in the House of Representatives into a triumphant victory.
The full video comes out on Tuesday, Election Day.
Rather than realizing that words matter, Trump and his collaborators are riding fear, hatred and demagoguery all the way to the midterm elections.
Podcast creator R.J. Cutler tells Truthdig he's flooded with material to work with in making satirical fun of what goes down inside the Trump White House every week.
In a new book by Ralph Nader, the people take back power from the elite. Yes, it's a fable, but we will survive only if it becomes reality.
Donald Trump isn't the first U.S. president to maintain a questionable relationship with Saudi Arabia, but the comedian says he may be the first who doesn't view it as a compromise.
President Trump never met a conspiracy theory he didn’t like or wouldn’t repeat.
If Donald Trump can issue a Presidential Alert to everyone’s cellphone, it’s only fitting to issue a Beer Warning Alert as well.
Brett Kavanaugh faces another Senate Judiciary Committee hearing because of allegations of sexual misconduct. But never fear: He has calendar pages from 1982 that will exonerate him!
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