Late-night pressure:
Comic Jon Stewart used Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” on Monday to keep the heat on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for passage of legislation to replenish a victims’ fund for first responders to the 9/11 attacks. Stewart accused McConnell of slow-walking the legislation and using it as a political pawn to get other things done. “If you’re busy I get it,” Stewart said. “Just understand that the next time we have war, or you’re being robbed, or your house is on fire and you make that desperate call for help, don’t get bent out of shape if they show up at the last minute with fewer people than you thought would pay attention and don’t actually put it out. Just leave it there smoldering for another five years.”
Ailing: Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine announced on social media that he has been diagnosed with throat cancer, writing that he’s “working closely with my doctors, and we’ve mapped out a treatment plan which they feel has a 90% success rate.The 57-year-old says as a result, Megadeth has to cancel “most shows this year,” though the 2019 Megacruise will happen “and the band will be a part of it in some form.”
June 19 birthdays: Actress Gena Rowlands is 89. Singer Spanky McFarlane is 77. Actress Phylicia Rashad is 71. Singer Ann Wilson is 69. Actress Kathleen Turner is 65. Singerdancer Paula Abdul is 57. Actress Robin Tunney is 47. Actress Zoe Saldana is 41. Singer Macklemore is 36. Actor Paul Dano is 35. Actor Chuku Modu is 29. Actor Atticus Shaffer is 21.