The decision could affect voting deadlines of more than a dozen states that will be pivotal in deciding the control of Congress after the midterm elections.
Several comedians, including Mark Twain Prize awardee Bill Maher, mocked the president and cracked jokes about the tarp covering the Kennedy Center front signage.
Comcast Corp. plans to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky, unwinding acquisitions it made more than a decade ago after struggling to demonstrate a cable and media conglomerate would benefit shareholders.