First episode without Noah to be hosted by SNL star Leslie Jones, with comics Sarah Silverman, Al Franken, and Chelsea Handler scheduled to follow

US president also pokes fun at Fox News; is first US leader to attend the event in six years

Talk show host calls out Republican senator for using Yiddish term too much; lawmaker responds by calling him a 'putz'

The Foreign Ministry is overseeing a newly coordinated 'hasbara' effort and believes it is proving its worth, but it's an uphill battle in the court of global public opinion