John Oliver is the host of "Last Week Tonight" on HBO. Previously he was a correspondent for Comedy Central's "The Daily Show."
John Oliver"We knew Strom Thurmond had proposed" the amendment that blocked Puerto Rico’s use of Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.
In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total…
"With the exception of baby formula, the federal government does not require any food to carry an expiration date, and state laws vary widely."
Says "Florida is a model" for successful pretrial release programs.
Says Keene, N.H., requested a "military-grade armored personnel truck," citing their annual Pumpkin Festival as "a possible target" for terrorists.
"The number of SWAT raids have gone up by 1,400 percent since the 1980s."
FIFA "pressured Brazil into passing a so-called Budweiser bill, allowing beer sales in soccer stadiums."
Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no…
"28 percent of Kentuckians don’t have any online access."
Joe Straus is the "first Jewish speaker of the" Texas House.