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In a moment that sharply underscores the contradictions of identity politics colliding with religious doctrine, The View’s Sunny Hostin delivered a stunning about-face on her previously critical stance toward newly-elected Pope Leo XIV, after discovering he has black and Haitian ancestry. Hostin, who has long styled herself as a “devout Catholic” despite openly opposing the …

President Donald Trump lit into ABC News over the weekend after longtime anchor Martha Raddatz used her Sunday platform to suggest that the newly elected Pope Leo XIV might serve as a “counterbalance” to Trump’s administration. The moment, which aired during a segment on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” was a peculiar blend of spiritual …

In yet another episode where rhetoric clashes with reality, several New Jersey Democrats found themselves exposed over the weekend after bodycam footage sharply contradicted their claims of being “roughed up” by ICE agents during a chaotic intrusion at the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark. The incident occurred Friday when Reps. Bonnie Watson-Coleman, LaMonica McIver, …

Hundreds gathered in Foley Square on Saturday to protest what they described as authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration following the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka during an unannounced visit to a New Jersey ICE detention facility. The Manhattan protest had several co-organizers, and we’ll go through them one by one. The foremost was …

On the night Vivek Ramaswamy launched his campaign to become Ohio’s next governor, former President Donald Trump didn’t wait for the dust to settle. He endorsed Ramaswamy without hesitation, drawing a clear line between the MAGA future and the Republican old guard. Now, two months later, the tremors from that moment are rattling the very …

In a moment filled with reverence, tradition, and global astonishment, history unfolded above the Sistine Chapel as white smoke billowed into the Roman sky. The papal conclave had concluded, and with it, the Catholic Church welcomed a new Supreme Pontiff: Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago—now Pope Leo XIV. This unexpected elevation marks a profound shift …

In a moment equal parts defiant and delusional, former President Joe Biden returned to the public stage Thursday with claims that he would have once again defeated Donald J. Trump—had he remained in the 2024 race. Appearing on ABC’s The View with former First Lady Jill Biden at his side, Biden fielded questions from the …

The border battle between former Trump administration border czar Tom Homan and Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has escalated yet again — and this time, the gloves are off. At a recent town hall, Ocasio-Cortez threw down the gauntlet, daring Homan to refer her to the Department of Justice for what she characterized as exercising her …

In a dramatic return to one of his most consequential presidential legacies, Donald J. Trump unleashed his first wave of judicial nominees on Tuesday — a bold slate packed with conservative legal firepower, MAGA loyalty, and unapologetic ambition to reshape the American judiciary. The message is clear: the Trump bench is back, and it’s loaded …

In a moment of constitutional clarity delivered with measured urgency, Chief Justice John Roberts made an unmistakable stand for the independence of the judiciary Wednesday night in Buffalo, New York. The setting was calm — a fireside chat in his hometown — but the subtext was charged. Amid rising tensions between the Trump administration and …