Daily Show Prep - Wednesday May 20, 2015

• Bin Laden raid files declassified
• Four major banks plead guilty in foreign exchange rate manipulation scheme
• White House says global warming causes allergies, asthma, downpours, poverty and terrorism
• Late-May snow spoils spring in seven states
• Media ignore environmentalists role in California drought
• Senate bill would increase energy research
• 'Big Wind' flexing its muscles
• Sen. Sessions: Trade deals have become almost a religion
• Bumper sticker on Jeb Bush's wife's car
• Ted Cruz to 'sex-obsessed media': Let's talk about ISIS executing gays
• Obama to unleash 'community organizers' in crime-filled cities
• Oregon to test pay-per-mile tax instead of gas tax
• Anti-NSA group secretly tapes conversations across New York City then makes them public
• House bill would cap expenses for ex-presidents
• PC Boy Scouts bans water gun fights
• Gay rodeo tests tolerance in Arkansas
• Study on gay marriage views retracted after allegations of fake data
• NYPD orders cops to stop arresting drug dealers over 40
• Fights break out over over-priced hot dogs at Ground Zero
• Cursed at Birth, The Most Unfortunate Name of the Day: Fagley Dork
• Expert of the Day: John Guandolo, founder of UnderstandingTheThreat.com

Daily Show Prep - Tuesday May 19, 2015

• State Department to release Hillary's emails . . . In January 2016?
• ISIS holds massive parade to celebrate victory in Ramadi
• And with a straight face: White House: Obama's strategy against ISIS has overall been a success
• LA to raise minimum wage to $15 per hour
• Dems having deep reservations about Hillary getting the nomination
• Agents under attack at the border
• Republicans want to review the handover of Internet
• Nashville ramping up Muslim immigrant population
• Pope postponing encyclical on climate change
• Simon Pegg: 'Comic book films are dumbing us down'
• Cancer charities used donors' $187 million for cruises, dating sites
• Cigarette smokers may be key to stopping global warming . . . if it were really happening
• Columbia U student takes mattress to graduation to protest alleged rape
• An orgasm a day can cut a man's chances of prostate cancer by 20%
• Man in road rage incident with George Zimmerman was 'fixated' on him
• Kevin Sorbo in The Secret Handshake coming May 27
• Cursed at Birth, The Most Unfortunate Name of the Day: Dat Ho

Daily Show Prep - Monday May 18, 2015

• Ramadi falls to ISIS
• Republicans claim enough votes to pass fast track bill
• Group says Air Force general who credits God should be court-martialed
• Bobby Jindal makes it official . . . sort of
• Another Clintonista rides herd over the Stephanopoulos story at ABC
• NY Post: Stephanopoulos has forfeited all trust as a newsman
• 'Clinton Cash' author: Stephanopoulos and ABC have not fully disclosed Clinton ties
• Terrorist-enabler Qatar gave as much as $5 million to the Clinton Foundation
• Hillary earned $2.7 million from companies lobbying on trade
• Rep. Mo Brooks stops the outsourcing of military slots to illegal aliens
• Civil forfeiture: MS city builds new police station with seized assets
• Saudi Arabia advertises for 8 new executioners
• Bill Nye tells Rutgers grads their future is a 'no-way-out overheated globe'
• Biker shoot-out in Waco
• Janitor attacked by gang for wearing blue
• Obama cracking down on military equipment in local police departments
• Rep. Loretta Sanchez makes un-PC Indian gesture in speech to supporters
• Computer expert made plane fly sideways
• Elian Gonzalez wants to come to the U.S.
• Burglars use drones to target homes
• Sharpton's shakedown daughter sues NYC for $5 million over sprained ankle
• Feud over Miami homeless leads to creation of 'poop map'
• Nigerian restaurant closed for selling human flesh
• Cursed at Birth, The Most Unfortunate Name of the Day: Rich Will Wanket
• Get your tickets to the premiere of 'The Secret Handshake' with Kevin Sorbo, Amy Grant, Mark Collie and Phil Valentine

Daily Show Prep - Friday May 15, 2015

• George Snuffaluffagus apologies for Clinton Foundation contributions
• Washington Post reporter says George's interview with 'Clinton Cash' author looked like activism
• Global warming statistics are 'guessed at'
• Spike Lee defends 'Chiraq' film
• B.B. King dies

Daily Show Prep - Thursday May 14, 2015

• Engineer in Amtrak crash identified: 5 facts you need to know
• Amtrak union blames management
• Obama's fast track back on track
• Rand Paul visits secret room to read Obamatrade bill, calls for public release
• Saudis admit Valentine theory on oil prices
• DHS fails to keep track of illegals allowed to stay
• DHS caught busing illegal Somalis from Mexico
• Conflict of interest? George Stephanopoulos reporting on Clintons, giving to their foundation
• Designated Defenders: Oklahoma passes law allowing school staffers to pack heat
• Man wrongly jailed for attempted rape for 29 years pardoned
• Singer James Taylor backing Hillary
• Secret Service agent retiring amid White House probe
• Internet running out of IP addresses
• Lawmakers want more pushback against China's 'Great Wall of Sand'
• Climate hysterics change message to evoke fear over children's health
• Psychologist: Stress is good for you if you believe it's good for you
• Feds return $107,000 seized from NC bidnessman
• Mechaphilia: Man caught having sex with his Porche
• 'Mr. Burns' quits The Simpsons over contract dispute
• Weak handshake could indicate higher risk for heart attack or stroke
• Lame piece on why using 'lame' or 'stand-up' is offensive to the disabled
• Expert of the Day: Joel Buckberg of the Coast Guard Auxiliary on Boat Safety Week

Daily Show Prep - Wednesday May 13, 2015

• Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia
• Liberal exploit Amtrak crash for more big government
• Pope advisor blasts climate change skeptics, capitalism
• Sen. Corker: NSA surveillance needs to be ramped up
• Cruz on Halperin Interview: Imagine if he'd asked Obama these questions?
• Worker fired for disabling GPS app that tracked her 24/7
• John Bolton to announce tomorrow if he's running president
• University report: A room full of white folks is a microaggression
• Facebook enters the minimum wage fight
• N. Korea's Kim Jong un executes defense minister with anti-aircraft gun
• Mom sues school district over son's arrest for NRA t-shirt
• Bright lights could cause weight gain
• Free-range children or abuse?
• Woman sues Verizon, says customer service call caused heart attack
• Woman claims doctor left cellphone inside her after C-section
• Michigan teen can lick her own eyeball, pursues world record
• Expert of the Day: Columnist Eli Lake from Bloomberg View on the Iran nuke deal

Daily Show Prep - Tuesday May 12, 2015

• The senate kills TPP for now
• Republicans helping Obama with 'fast track' legislation
• Sen. Jeff Sessions asks hard questions about TPP
• Inspirational graduation speech from Denzel Washington: 'Put God first'
• Marine chopper missing in Nepal
• 45% believe Jade Helm military exercise may lead to federal takeover of states
• 'Asylum' is the secret password for illegals
• EPA cracks down on nail salons
• Polls show Americans drifting away from organized religion
• UVA dean sues Rolling Stone mag for defamation
• Liberal columnist says left lies, intimidates to silence right
• Warner Music says streaming outpaced downloads for the first time
• Grad school union contract includes right to be free of 'microaggressions'
• Five words you should never use when talking about food
• Girl high on flakka jumps through window, tells police she's God and Satan, gets tased
• Cursed at Birth, The Most Unfortunate Name of the Day: Dick Wehde
• Expert of the Day: Jillian Melchoir, the Thomas L. Rhodes Fellow for the Franklin Center on the Clinton Foundation's foreign entanglements