The Daily Show: Ears Edition Trump Ignores 60-Day Iran Deadline & King Charles Urges Congress to Do Its Job | Sherrilyn Ifill
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May 5, 2026 
Sherrilyn Ifill, civil rights lawyer and founding director of Howard Law School's 14th Amendment Center, joins to unpack recent Supreme Court shifts and voting rights. They discuss the court narrowing the Voting Rights Act, the rollback from effects to intent, and risks to minority representation through redistricting. Conversations focus on legal changes and democratic safeguards.
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Trump Refuses 60 Day War Powers Check
- Donald Trump publicly signaled he will not seek Congressional approval after the 60-day War Powers deadline, effectively bypassing checks on military action.
- Jon Stewart highlights Trump's open admission at a Florida speech explaining how labeling conflicts as "military operations" avoids legal scrutiny and congressional oversight.
Faulty Math as a Tool to Evade Accountability
- Jon Stewart ridicules Trump's cognitive-test and math claims to illustrate a pattern of sloppy reasoning used to dodge accountability.
- Stewart contrasts past arithmetic errors (Howard Stern 20-year-old clip) with present grandiose claims to show consistent factual indiscipline.
King Charles Calls Out U.S. Institutional Failures
- King Charles urged the U.S. Congress to uphold checks and balances, highlighting American institutional drift.
- Stewart uses the monarch's speech to emphasize Congress's failure to perform oversight and the irony of needing a foreign monarch to remind us.