SPECIAL REPORT

Play of the Day

Play of the Day gathers clips from late night and comedy television shows, mocking politicians and newsmakers.
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SPECIAL REPORT

Play of the Day: The Politics of Defense Contracting

May 1 In the wake of the sequester, congressmen from Ohio think we need tanks that the Army doesn’t.

Play of the Day: Congress Resolves One Aspect of the Sequester

April 30 The move to restore air traffic controllers is a main topic on late-night TV.

Comedian Conan O'Brien headlined the event.

Video: The Funniest Jokes from the White House Correspondents' Dinner

April 29 Obama and O’Brien deliver their best material for press and politicians.

Play of the Day: Bush and the New $100 Bill

April 29 Late-night comedians are still talking about the 43rd president.

Play of the Day: Bush is Back, Let’s Party Like It’s 2006!

April 26 Late-night hosts go green by recycling jokes from the previous decade for their monologues.

Play of the Day: Looking Back at Bush, Looking Forward to Mars

April 25 Photos of the Curiosity’s travel pattern shows something strange... and hilarious.

Play of the Day: The Sequester Hits Air Travel

April 24 George W. Bush and the STOCK Act also make late-night appearances.

Play of the Day: The George W. Bush Presidential Library and... Think Tank?

April 23 The former president will dedicate his library Thursday.

Play of the Day: A Very Politicized Look at Guns

April 19 Colbert and Stewart lambast the gun control amendment’s failure in the Senate.

Play of the Day: Obama the Travel Planner

April 18 Jay-Z and Beyonce’s Cuban vacation is causing quite the stir.

Play of the Day: What Republicans Can Learn From Buzzfeed

April 17 The NRCC is looking to emulate the popular site in its Web strategy.

Play of the Day: Tax Day and North Korea

April 16 Jimmy Kimmel has many ideas for the IRS to make things easier.

Play of the Day: The Gun Control Deal is... Disappointing

April 15 The Manchin-Toomey deal isn’t as strong as ‘Obama‘ would like.

Play of the Day: Lassoing an Asteroid

April 12 Conan O’Brien and Stephen Colbert see NASA’s new plan and have questions.

Play of the Day: Look Out, Iranian Military Cats. The Navy Has a Laser.

April 11 Stephen Colbert thinks the military ‘just got a whole lot badass-er.’

Play of the Day: The Looming Threat of Kim Jong-Un

April 10 Craig Ferguson and Conan O’Brien look toward North Korea.

Play of the Day: Obama’s Budget and Biden’s Salary

April 9 The vice president has not showed furlough solidarity!

Play of the Day: Obama’s Scale of Hot Public Servants

April 8 Eric Holder is not as good-looking as Kamala Harris, says Obama.

Play of the Day: The $100 Million Map

April 5 Obama’s BRAIN initiative is a hot topic.

Play of the Day: Remember George W. Bush?

April 4 The jokes come easy as the former president's library is set to open.