The View star Sunny Hostin insists she has “psychic abilities” — even if her political predictions haven’t really backed that claim up in recent years.

Hostin told the rest of the View crew she is a clairvoyant on Tuesday, after co-host Whoopi Goldberg read a report that said one in five Americans believe they are psychic. Goldberg noted there were five of them sitting around the table, and Hostin quickly raised her arm to signal she was the show’s resident medium.

Meanwhile, co-host Joy Behar was ripping off jokes. “One psychic — and four psychos,” she quipped, drawing a big laugh from the crowd.

Hostin then got serious, explaining how at the age of 5 she made a prediction that proved she was a psychic.

“I believe that I have psychic abilities,” she said. ” I grew up very poor, and I dreamt a number. And my grandmother was like, ‘We are going to play that number’… and my entire family won, based on that number.”

Hostin then crossed her arms and acted like it was guaranteed proof of her fortune-telling abilities. She then told the gang that she has had” other dreams and they have come true.”

Some of the women let out “oohs,” while Goldberg shot back, “And that’s why you think you’re psychic?”

“Well, my grandmother — now I’m going to start sounding crazy, my grandmother had psychic abilities,” Hostin said. “And she also told me that I had the gift.”

If that’s the case, it hasn’t helped Hostin with some of her predictions over the last few years. Like when she said Vice President Kamala Harris would beat Donald Trump in a “blowout” in 2024, or when she said Trump would get locked up for his alleged hush money payout to porn actress Stormy Daniels.

The segment on Tuesday was brief and tongue-in-cheek, or at least it seemed like Hostin was joking a bit. Watch for yourself above via ABC.

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Rumors are swirling on Capitol Hill about a potential “October surprise” from the Supreme Court that has some Senate Republicans and their aides hopeful for a last-minute surge in voter enthusiasm on their side of the aisle.

The Hill’s Alexander Bolton dug into the topic in a lengthy article on Monday, quoting several Republicans and some anonymous aides about the possibility that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito may retire just in time for a high-profile confirmation battle – much like the one over Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 that helped flip some Senate seats.

“It seems like it could happen,” one senior Republican aide told Bolton. “We’ll get somebody confirmed. The fight will be interesting.”

President Donald Trump poured gasoline on the fire surrounding the rumors of a Supreme Court fight last week when he told Fox’s Maria Bartiromo that he’s prepared to name new justices. “It could be two, could be three, could be one. I don’t know — I’m prepared to do it,” Trump said in the Wednesday interview.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) told Bolton that a SCOTUS fight could be just what the doctor ordered for the GOP to find some new energy. “If we did have a Supreme Court vacancy, obviously that would be a galvanizing issue for Republicans,” said Cornyn, a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, who is in a tough reelection fight himself against MAGA primary candidate Ken Paxton – Texas’s controversial attorney general.

Cornyn qualified his remarks, however, adding that “Alito’s been great” and making clear, “I don’t give Supreme Court justices advice.”

Bolton also spoke to Brian Darling, a GOP strategist and former Senate aide, who further laid out the stakes. “If there was a Supreme Court vacancy and there was a nomination battle going into October, it would have the whole agenda change,” Darling told The Hill. Bolton added of their conversation:

Darling said a Supreme Court battle would “shift” the focus of Senate races and “may motivate MAGA voters to get reengaged and show up to vote.”

“An October surprise is when some issue comes up that people aren’t expecting that completely changes the debate,” he added. “That clearly is something that would be welcomed by the Trump administration going into the midterms.”

Two embattled Democratic incumbents, Sens. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), held slight leads over their Republican opponents heading into the confirmation fight but wound up losing. They both later blamed the high-profile battle over Kavanaugh for impacting their races.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) also spoke to Bolton about a potential Supreme Court vacancy before the midterms, saying he’s “seen the articles” and added, “the rumor started somewhere.”

“Depends on their health,” Kennedy said of Alito, who is 76, and Justice Clarence Thomas, who is 77. “I don’t know where this rumor came from; it may well be true,” Kennedy concluded.

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My house has precisely one outdoor area, which makes it precious. It’s the only spot where we can hang out outside without actually leaving. Since I’m a dedicated introvert who enjoys fake conversations with his cats more than real conversations with people, that’s incredibly important. As a result, I put a lot of time into keeping the deck comfortable and in good repair.

A few years ago, I replaced some of the composite decking with new pieces that didn’t quite match the original color, so I painted the decking to keep things uniform. This past winter was pretty rough on the deck, though, which was starting to look a little worn:

My deck before the paint job, looking a little sad. Credit: Jeff Somers

The time had obviously come for a fresh paint job. I chose a lighter color this time and went shopping for the tools I’d need. A roller and a brush? Nope. A regular, cheap push broom and a bender pad.

How to paint a deck with a broom and a bender pad

Here’s all I needed to paint my deck: A paint tray, a can of floor and patio paint, a broom, and a bender pad:

My paint tools for this project. Credit: Jeff Somers

Painting your deck with a push broom is a lot easier than using a paint roller or a brush. A 10-inch push broom pretty generally covers two deck planks, and the bristles work the paint into the crevices much more efficiently than a roller, requiring fewer passes to get good coverage. And a bender pad is just a flexible, handheld tool that slips easily between tight spaces that need to be painted—like the spaces between deck boards.

Using these two unusual tools, I banged out this paint job in about an hour from start to finish. First, I cleaned the deck using a stiff brush to scrape away any dirt that had crusted on it. I scraped any loose paint away and let the deck dry out thoroughly. Once it was dry, I grabbed the broom and got to work. The key is to choose a push broom with flexible bristles—if they’re too stiff, you won’t get good coverage.

Using the broom to paint the deck. Credit: Jeff Somers

I alternated between painting the top of the boards and working on the spaces between with the bender bar. Instead of working a sloppy brush in between the boards, the bender pad smoothly pads the sides of the boards, leaving a clean, near-perfect coat. In retrospect, I should have started off by painting the sides first so I didn’t have to twist myself into pretzels at times because the boards were all wet with paint, but that’s a lesson for another time.

Using the bender pad on the deck. Credit: Jeff Somers

The broom and bender pad combo made painting the deck super easy and fast. If you’ve got a deck you want to paint or stain, forget the rollers and brushes and use a broom and a pad instead. You won’t regret it. Here’s the finished result:

My deck after the paint job. Credit: Jeff Somers

Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo confronted FBI Director Kash Patel on whether he has “any information to verify” President Donald Trump’s claims that the 2020 election was rigged.

In a contentious exchange on Fox’s Sunday Morning Futures, Bartiromo noted how much talk there has been on this subject from the president and allies like Patel — and questioned whether there’s any action coming.

“Every time I see President Trump, he says this repeatedly, that the election was rigged in 2020,” Bartiromo said. “I mean, he says it all the time. We all know that. And it’s almost getting lost because he says it so much. You’ve been at the FBI now 14 months. Have you done anything about that? And do you have anything to tell us about that.”

Here was Patel’s response:

“Absolutely, Maria. Look, I’ve been with the president nearly since day one on this. As I told you earlier, I was the one that led the effort with folks like Trey Gowdy, Johnny Ratcliffe, and Devin Nunes to expose the corruption that tried to thwart President Trump’s first presidential election run. And we saw the FISA abuses there. And I lived through it and the media came at me then too. That just shows you that when you’re over the target, you keep pummeling the target because the media is gonna try and pummel you.

“We are not going to take this and have not taken this laying down. We did already indict former director Comey, and that’s going through the judicial process, but we also at this FBI. Even though we uncovered what we uncovered back in the House Intel days, I had to come in here and find rooms that they hid from the world. I had come in here to find access on our computer systems in restricted and prohibited case files that they purposely put in places for no one to see and find. We have found all this information. We are working with our Department of Justice partners. And I am never going to let this go.

“Because they not only have personally attacked the presidency of the United States and President Trump, but they tried to thwart our elections and rig the entire system. And that is not something that is going to stop on, that is something I’m going to allow on my watch.

“But you just have to remember, they built this diseased temple over 20 and 30 years. We’ve got all the evidence. I can announce on your show that we’ve got the information we need. We’re working with our prosecutors at the Department of Justice and the Attorney General, Todd Blanche. And we are going to be making arrests and it’s coming and I promise you it’s coming soon.”

But Bartiomo was not sated by the director’s response.

“Well, Kash, hold on,” Bartiromo said. “Because when you started this interview, you said, ‘Maria, you and I have been working together for a long time,’ and this is exactly what you were referring to. You were on my show repeatedly, talking about the Russia collusion story, and our audience wants to know why there’s never any accountability. But specifically, the question that I asked you was about election integrity, and whether or not you have any information to verify what President Trump says all the time, which is the election was rigged. That’s what I asked, Kash.”

Patel apologized and claimed he “misheard” Bartiromo’s original question. He then said, “what we are doing is folding that into our entire conspiracy case, and we will let the prosecution speak for them. But we have the information that backs President Trump’s claim, but because it’s an ongoing prosecution and investigation, I can’t get ahead of the DOJ and the president. But President Trump speaks truthfully when he says that, and that’s what I’ve been telling you about.”

He added, “stay tuned this week, you might see a thing or two.”

Watch above, via Fox News.

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Despising President Donald Trump is not a good enough reason for Democrats and “Never Trump” Republicans to suddenly embrace a particular politician or pundit, CNN political commentator S.E. Cupp argued during Saturday’s episode of Table for Five.

She made her case after CNN played a clip of Pete Buttigieg saying Democrats should embrace Republicans who have turned on Trump, arguing the party’s message “cannot be ‘I told you so'”; CNN also played a clip of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) telling Pod Save America’s Tommy Vietor that Trump fan-turned-hater Marjorie Taylor Greene deserves some “credit” for being “done” with the president.

Cupp said she isn’t down with it.

“I don’t like this conversation where it’s like, well, ‘shouldn’t we give them credit?’ No! no! No credit, No credit!” Cupp yelped. “It’s the 11th hour. It’s the 11th hour of this. He is a lame duck. He is gone in two years. What took you so long?”

Her co-panelist and fellow Never Trumper John Avlon got a kick out of Cupp as she was going off.

“I have been out in these streets since 2015 opposing this un-American, anti-democratic, fascistic garbage. And while at the same time, these people that they’re mentioning, the Marjorie Taylor Greenes — name them, it’s a long list —  they have been defending it for fun, for money, for clicks, for fame.”

She continued, “Not all converts are created equal. We — it’s not just for Democrats to decide, it’s for Never Trumpers who are conservative as well — to decide we should not be aligning with people who are losers, liars and grifters who have only come to see the light because either it’s politically expedient or it’s profitable or whatever.”

Cupp’s remarks come after Greene and Trump have been trading shots for months now, following Greene initially splitting with the president last year when she complained he wasn’t doing enough to release files related to convicted child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein. Trump branded her a “traitor” afterwards and said she is “very dumb.” 

The ex-lawmaker has continued to bash Trump as well, including when she called for the president to be removed via the 25th Amendment earlier this month.

Watch above via CNN.

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Phil Mattingly hosted CNN’s Inside Politics in Dana Bash’s absence on Friday, where he lauded the new TMZ Washington Bureau that launched this week.

“We made it to Friday, and that includes a new Capitol Hill team,” Mattingly began. “TMZ, who embarked on a new beat this week: the intersection of pop culture and politics. And well, here’s a short sampling of their chase this week.”

Mattingly rolled tape on a TMZ reporter asking Robert F. Kennedy Jr., “Secretary, what did you do with the raccoon’s dead penis? Where is it now?” and another reporter chasing Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), saying, “I’m from TMZ. Could I just ask you about the bubble wand, sir?”

“Mario, we’ve already talked,” Mattingly said to panelist Mario Parker. “I’m very ‘pro’ this. I’m all about it. What do you think?”

“The more the merrier,” Parker said. “Hey, I saw Ted Cruz walking down the hallways, as well. They were asking him, trying to get him to weigh in on the Pope versus President Trump. He wouldn’t budge at all.”

“Hey, the more the merrier in the hallways,” Parker added.

Alex Gangitano agreed.

“I think the stress level on Capitol Hill has gone up a little bit, and that’s good,” Gangitano said. “Why not like get some more people in there to ask questions? I think TMZ has a different pulse on what people are interested in versus other reporters have who have been doing this in DC, in our bubble here, for maybe longer. So ask some questions that maybe we’re not asking. Why not?”

Gangitano echoed Parker in adding, “The more the merrier for reporters.”

“I couldn’t agree more. I am all for it,” Mattingly said. “I think also them showing how we do our jobs better than we probably do will be really valuable for a lot of people. But hey, there’s no group of 435 people in America that deserve the TMZ treatment more than lawmakers,” Mattingly said.

He added, “Pass some stuff and maybe I’ll change my mind. That’s just my — sorry, it’s Friday. I can have an opinion, right?”

Watch the clip above via CNN

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Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) on Thursday got into it with Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought over his use of “Department of War” instead of Department of Defense.

In September 2025, President Donald Trump declared the Department of Defense would renamed to the War Department. The federal government had the War Department until 1947, when President Harry Truman split up the various branches of the armed forces and renamed the National Military Establishment as the Department of Defense. The change back to the War Department, Trump said, was meant to reflect his administration’s goal of rejecting a “wokey” or “politically correct” approach to foreign policy.

On Thursday, Vought was in Capitol Hill to testify on Trump’s 2027 budget request. After bickering about tariffs, Kaine pivoted to Trump’s proposed DOD budget. That’s when he decided to confirm with Vought that Department of Defense was the correct name. The exchange continued:

KAINE: I’ve heard you go back and forth between talking about the investment in the Department of Defense or the Department of War. Now, just for everybody here, legally the name of this department is the Department of Defense, correct?

VOUGHT: It’s the Department of War.

KAINE: And why do you say that?

VOUGHT: Because that’s what the president and his team has renamed it–

KAINE: And there’s a statute that calls it the Department of Defense. The president did an executive order saying the Department of War was a secondary title in September of 2025. Have you been instructed to use the phrase the Department of War?

VOUGHT: No, there’s an executive order that goes through–

KAINE: OK, you’re just voluntarily complying with this whimsical cosplay!

Although Trump signed an executive order to rename the department, the change has to be made official through congressional approval. At the time of writing, the chances of that happening were unlikely.

Watch above via C-SPAN

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