On tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart made his case for the release of the Osama bin Laden death photos. After pointing out that Americans see gruesome images every night on television, Stewart became more serious: "Maybe we should always show pictures... we can only make decisions about war if we see what war actually is."

On tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart moved past celebrating the death of Osama bin Laden and instead focused on a more serious question: If the al-Qaeda leader had been living in Pakistan for the past six years, why the hell didn't they ever catch him?

"I suppose I should be expressing some ambivalence about the targeted killing of another human being," Jon Stewart said during tonight's Daily Show while discussing the killing of Osama bin Laden, before admitting, "I am way too close to this whole episode to be rational about this in any way, shape, or form. Last night was a good night."

Last night's Daily Show featured Jon Stewart's criticism of Donald Trump for continuing to be a total ass following President Obama's release of his birth certificate. On tonight's show, however, Stewart focused on the media's reaction to it all. Spoiler: MSNBC and Fox News took different routes with their coverage.

On tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart opened with a segment about the release of President Obama's birth certificate and Donald Trump's role in forcing Obama's hand. For Stewart, there were two big losers here: Trump, for being a racist asshole; and the media, for treating something that had already (and repeatedly) been proven false as some sort of "bombshell."

Many have credited Jon Stewart with helping to finally push the long overdue James Zadroga 9/11 Health And Compensation Law—which provides health care for afflicted first responders—through Congress. So when he heard about a seemingly unconscionable amendment to the bill that requires the government to make sure the heroes aren't terrorists before providing them benefits, Stewart was understandably angry. And on tonight's Daily Show, he let it be known.

The Daily Show returned from hiatus tonight with a segment about the fact that Donald Trump is currently atop the polls ranking potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates. Using archived footage from previous electoral cycles, Jon Stewart quickly—and bitingly—dismissed any notion that pre-primary political polls mean jack shit.

Even though he was somewhat coy during his interview with David Letterman on Tuesday, Ricky Gervais came out swinging on tonight's Daily Show when Jon Stewart brought up the comedian's controversial performance at the Golden Globes. Said Gervais, "This is what I think I should apologize for about the Golden Globes: fuck all!"

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've undoubtedly seen Donald Trump spouting his "Obama wasn't born in this country" nonsense all over the place in recent weeks. Tonight, using the unlikeliest of allies—Michele Bachmann! Bill O'Reilly!—Jon Stewart put Trump's ridiculousness into perspective.

Mitt Romney surprised no one yesterday when he announced that he's running for president in 2012. What does this mean for some of the other prospective candidates, like Michele Bachmann and Donald Trump? On tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart broke it down for us.

With less than an hour to go before a total government shutdown, Congress reached a temporary budget compromise on Friday night. So how'd the media treat the showdown, both before and after the deal was hashed out? Here's Jon Stewart's take on the coverage.

Comedy Central forayed into the awards show market this evening with the airing of its first-ever Comedy Awards. When Jon Stewart predictably won the statuette for late-night talk show, Stephen Colbert pulled a Kanye West and crashed Stewart's acceptance speech in glorious fashion.

On tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart talked about what we all figured he'd talk about: Glenn Beck's departure from Fox News. And, naturally, Stewart bid adieu to the paranoid loudmouth by reviving his famed, equally conspiratorial impersonation of Beck.

You can tell that a war zone has really gotten out of control when Geraldo Rivera shows up—and that's exactly what just happened in Libya. On tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart examined—and heartily mocked—Rivera's role in the conflict.

Tonight, Jon Stewart detailed the tactics both sides are using as they battle over the budget and avoid a government shutdown on Friday. From questionably unconstitutional legislation by Republicans to sarcastic retorts from Democrats, it seems everyone's acting a little bit childish. What else is new?

On tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart opened with a one-two punch against President Obama. First, Stewart criticized the President for his lackluster first campaign video. Then he marveled at Obama's lack of transparency, despite repeated promises of increased openness.

Last week, Fox News' Bret Baier was grilled by Jon Stewart regarding the network's "hard news" objectivity. And while Baier asserted its legitimacy, on tonight's Daily Show, Stewart unearthed some questionable (read: driving-the-narrative-via-baseless-opinion) statements by Baier's boss, Bill Sammon.

On tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart—during an "Indecision 2012" segment—opened with discussion of potential Republican presidential candidates for 2012 and the need for them to desperately appeal to what amounts to a pretty ridiculous base of voters.

On tonight's Daily Show, Jon Stewart opened with a segment about President Obama's address to the nation (given last night) about America's mission in Libya. Apparently, Stewart isn't too keen on Obama's explanations—or the timing of them.

Tonight, during Jon Stewart's "I Give Up!" segment, the Daily Show host discussed the news that GE paid no federal income tax for 2010, despite $14.2 billion in profits. Stewart also took aim at President Obama and NBC News.