Republican Senator from North Carolina Thom Tillis went on TV this past weekend with a direct message for President Donald Trump. Tillis was invited on NBC’s Meet the Press, where the Republican called out Trump over his newly announced diesel deal with Russia.

The badges went dark on a Saturday morning, and the checkpoint guards had nothing to say. Three newsrooms answered with one lawsuit and a stack of court filings. Now a judge from the president's own list of nominees has told the White House that the gate stays open.

The Justice Department is investigating the five major US news networks for possible antitrust violations, opening yet another front in the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the press.

The Justice Department is investigating several TV networks for possible antitrust violations. And, President Trump pressures Ukrainians to elect a new leader.

In a scalding edition of Weekend Update, Colin Jost and Michael Che were unsparing in their take on the president's Nobel Prize quest falling short once again.

President Donald Trump joined Michael Kratsios to award the Medal of Science to Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su and Sergey Brin amid announcements about new science funding.

Trump honored Musk, Huang, and other tech leaders as the US outlined new science initiatives, highlighting AI research commitments and immigration questions.

On Oct. 11, 1975, "Saturday Night Live" premiered on NBC with George Carlin as host and musicians Janis Ian and Billy Preston on the bill.

Polls show Republicans at risk as they try to hang on to control of the US Congress for the president's last two years in office.