Messy backstage jockeying in Trump transition could shape Hill strategy
A Republican senator was expressing his unhappiness to Susie Wiles, the incoming White House chief of staff. “I texted you three days ago,” the lawmaker said. Wiles, who ran Donald Trump’s campaign, said she got it and would respond, without sounding like she was in a rush. There’s little doubt that her phone must be […]
Colin Jost Tells Scarlett Johansson Jokes on Weekend Update As She Watches Backstage
For several years, the final “Saturday Night Live” episode of the year includes a segment of “Weekend Update” in which co-anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che write jokes that the other must read for the first time on the air. For Jost, this typically has meant Che forces him to say a litany of jokes […]