April 27, 2026 - Jodi Kantor

Overview

Jon Stewart dives into the chaos at the White House Correspondents' Dinner: a shooter interrupts mentalist Oz Pearlman mid-reveal of Karoline Leavitt's baby name, cabinet members ditch their wives to rush to safety, Wolf Blitzer reports from the scene missing a shoe, and Trump claims none of it would've happened in his larger, more secure East Wing ballroom. Plus, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog recounts dodging bullets while avoiding becoming dinner for RFK Jr. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jodi Kantor joins Stewart to discuss The New York Times' Supreme Court coverage and her book, "How to Start: Discovering Your Life's Work," including internal documents, the shadow docket's growth, and her advice to new grads on finding purposeful work.

Guest Stars

Jon Stewart

Self - Host

Robert Smigel

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Josh Johnson

Self - Correspondent

Donald Trump

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pete Hegseth

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Maria Bartiromo

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

JD Vance

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jodi Kantor

Self - Guest