(Emmy Awards) Politics, ex-White House press secretary Sean Spicer take center stage

Weeks after leaving his job, former White House press secretary Sean Spicer, , was onstage at the Emmy Awards on Sunday joking about one of his first - and more dubious - claims from the press room. Host Stephen Colbert, playing the straight man in his opening monologue, said it was difficult to tell how many people would be watching the show.

The Latest: McCarthy among those stunned by Spicer at Emmys

The Latest on the Emmy Awards, which are being presented Sunday in Los Angeles at the Microsoft Theater : A raucous Emmy audience inside the Microsoft Theater laughed loudly and often as Colbert, not surprisingly, made President Donald Trump the butt of one joke after another. But the audience gasped with genuine surprise when Colbert called out Spicer to ask how big a crowd was watching the Emmys and he responded that it was the largest ever in a statement similar to his widely mocked claim that Trump's inauguration drew the largest crowd ever.

The best political impression of the year is being performed…

Political impressions have been part of comedian James Adomian's act for years, but he acknowledges that his latest hit has been received in a different way. "Sebastian Gorka is weird, because a lot of people don't know who he is, but the people who do know who he is are obsessed with him," Adomian told Business Insider.

Colbert: – Unlike the presidency, Emmys go to the winner of the popular vote’

Not even three minutes into the 2017 Emmy Awards, host Stephen Colbert had already poked fun at the nature of US politics several times in a song-and-dance number. poked fun at the inquiry into President Trump's campaign ties to Russia, the state of healthcare, and part of Trump's fan base.

Host Stephen Colbert speaks at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards on…

Politics couldn't help but make its way onto the Emmy Awards stage, especially since host Stephen Colbert noted that President Donald Trump was the biggest TV star of the past year. In fact, Colbert blamed the Emmys for Trump's election as president.

Americaa s unfriendly skies

Liberals love to portray the Republicans as the party of the rich and powerful. The GOP has tried valiantly to shed that criticism, but then why are so many in the party defending the special interest favors that go to private and corporate jet owners over the interests of all the rest of us? Do Warren Buffett and LeBron James really need a taxpayer subsidy to jet across the country? At issue here is the proposed modernization of the operations and pricing of America's air traffic control system.

Stossel: The Best Part of the Constitution

Parts of the Constitution are hard to read. But they're still important! John Stossel goes through some of the most important ones, like: -- The right to free speech -- The right of the people to bear arms, -- The guarantee of trial by jury -- The 13th amendment, which outlawed slavery Stossel also asks liberty-supporting people like Senator Mike Lee , Rep. Thomas Massie , and Rep. Justin Amash for their picks.

Roger Stone says there would be an a insurrectiona if Trump were impeached. Is he right?

People protest outside the Phoenix Convention Center, where President Trump was hosting a rally, on Aug. 22. In a recent interview with TMZ, President Trump's confidant Roger Stone was asked about the prospect of the president's impeachment, a topic that has arisen occasionally in recent months. "You will have a spasm of violence in this country, an insurrection like you've never seen," Stone responded .

The Latest: Weiner seeks leniency at his sexting sentencing

Former congressman Anthony Weiner and his estranged wife, Huma Abedin, have appeared before a New York City judge to ask for privacy in their divorce case. Lawyers for disgraced former New York congressman Anthony Weiner say a 15-year-old North Carolina girl he sexted had hoped to influence the presidential election.

Here’s why Bannon’s desperate struggle to distance…

Fired White House chief strategist Steve Bannon crowed with triumph when he returned to Breitbart.com - "I've got my hands back on my weapons," he told interviewers - but after Charlottesville, he and his "alt-right" followers are now associated with the ugliest elements of the far-right fringe. Vanity Fair 's Tina Nguyen said that Bannon is anxious to distance himself from the neo-Nazis, Klansmen and racist agitators who make up the so-called "alt-right," saying in Sunday's "60 Minutes" interview that a group of bad apples on the right are getting "a free ride" by attaching themselves to President Donald Trump.

Melinda Gates decries a loss of U.S. leadershipa in global aid

Melinda Gates and her husband, Bill, the Microsoft co-founder, pause before being honored for their philanthropic work in France this April. SEATTLE - Melinda Gates is calling on world leaders to step up global aid funding, saying "a loss of U.S. leadership" is resulting in "confusion and chaos" in some of the most vulnerable corners of the planet.