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Whether poking fun at politicians or simply trying to make the best of a bad Donald Trump, the writers and comedians of late-night shows lightened the load for us this year. Hosts like Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, and Jimmy Kimmel appealed to our funny bones in the face of a ludicrous Republican Party, whose billionaire clown-king leader makes it a lot harder to be funny four to five days a week. Here are 13 notable moments from late night, in what may have been the longest year on record. . Seth Meyers tells you everything you need to know about Donald Trump, in 90 seconds One of the more frustrating things about Trump’s electoral success is how transparently deranged and corrupt he is.

Wall Street Journal: “On one hand, Biden is an 82-year-old lion in winter who fills his public and private meetings with war stories from a long career and reminders of his achievements. He seeks to burnish his legacy, infusing even the most rudimentary of White House events with a retrospective look at his career.” “Yet he also thinks he could have won the 2024 election, according to people familiar with Biden’s thinking.

“A state-sponsored actor in China hacked the U. S. Treasury Department, gaining access to the workstations of government employees and unclassified documents,” the New York Times reports. “The announcement comes after revelations in recent months that China had penetrated deep into U. S. telecommunications systems, gaining access to the phone conversations and text messages of U.

The adult son of the Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) has been sentenced to serve 28 years in prison in connection with a wild chase in which he fled from a hospital and drove into a deputy’s vehicle, killing the deputy, the Guardian reports.

There’s a reason many tech companies hire highly qualified foreigners: we’re not producing enough STEM graduates.