The Daily Show (1996) : 31x130

Desi Lydic covers Mississippi’s surprise shift toward Senator-elect Scott Colom, the political stumbles that doomed Cindy Hyde-Smith, Trump’s accidental contributions to racial equality, and the ever-expanding Jensen Huang affair saga. Meanwhile, Grace Kuhlenschmidt joins the Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage (OLAUG), a group of Cape Cod women cleaning ponds of discarded junk that the EPA no longer seems interested in tackling. Inspired by their efforts, Grace suits up and tries to earn her place among these environmental warriors. Later, historian and Democracy Awakening author Heather Cox Richardson joins Desi to discuss her popular newsletter Letters from an American, how the 2026 midterms compare to past periods of political change, why accountability is essential for progress, and which historical figures she’d invite to a dinner party with Donald Trump.