This Week's News | Jon Stewart on the U.S.-Iran Situationship & Desi Lydic on Trump's Cognitive Tests

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🗓️ 9 May 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Get caught up on all the latest headlines with the Daily Show team. Jon Stewart weighs in on Trump ignoring the legal deadline for Congress to approve the war in Iran and on King Charles's reminder to Congress about checks and balances. Desi Lydic tackles the president's multiple cognitive tests, the boycott against the Bezos-backed Met Gala, major cuts to airlines due to the ongoing Iran conflict, and Marco Rubio's obsession with 90s rap. Plus, Desi comments on the release of Jeffrey Epstein's purported suicide note and the cryptic message that lies within it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Right, home from work, walk the dog, kids are back.
0:05.0	Mom!
0:06.0	Up the stairs for something.
0:08.0	Ugh, back down, no idea what I went up for.
0:12.0	Mom, what's for dinner?
0:14.0	Chop, sizzle, done.
0:17.0	Hello Fresh can't slow life down, but it makes bringing everyone together around the table a whole lot easier.
0:23.4	So its phones down, forks up.
0:25.5	Hello Fresh. Bring back dinner time.
0:30.7	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:43.3	Ladies and gentlemen, obviously the big news continues to be our situation ship with Iran.
0:47.3	Is it a war? Is it a ceasefire? Are we friends with bomb fits?
0:48.2	I don't know.
0:59.0	Because as you know, Friday marked the expiration of the 60-day free trial period presidents get to do wars. After 60 days, the president must ask Congress, who then decides, are we subscribing?
1:06.0	Or are we just going to use Israel's password?
1:16.6	So as you can...
1:21.6	So as you can imagine, it's going to be big news when Trump asks for official permission.
1:33.6	Trump's signaling he will not seek official permission from Congress to extend the war with Iran.
1:39.5	What?
1:43.8	He's not going to seek official permission.
1:47.1	I was kind of under the impression
1:48.9	that that's not his choice.
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