Several Republican lawmakers seized on gender and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the Secret Service as among the reasons for security lapses during the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump administration spokeswoman who broke from her old boss in 2020, will be the conservative voice on the daytime talk show “The View.”.

ABC’s decision to suspend Whoopi Goldberg from “The View” for two weeks for her remarks about the Holocaust has opened the network up to criticism that its response derailed a teachable moment for the nation.

Conservative firebrand Meghan McCain says she decided to leave ‘The View’ the day after she returned from maternity leave last winter when colleague Joy Behar said ‘I did not miss you’ during a political argument.

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit ‘The View’ studio on Friday for her sixth appearance on the daytime chat show — but her first as vice president.

Few things Meghan McCain has done on “The View” can be classified as low-key, until her exit on Friday.

Conservative firebrand Meghan McCain says that she's quitting ABC's daytime talk show ‘The View’ after four years.

(AP Photo)NEW YORK – To Fox News Channel's Janice Dean, New York Gov. “He needs to go to jail!” she thundered on “Fox & Friends.”Dean isn't a political commentator — she's Fox's senior meteorologist. AdYet Dean has made some dubious public claims about the impact of Cuomo's nursing home order and another news organization's coverage. Stories emerged about the lengths to which the governor and his staff went to conceal the number of virus deaths among New York nursing home residents. Best is also seen holding a sign saying, “Cuomo killed my mother.”___Dean waves off thoughts of a political future, but others don't.

(AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)LONDON – The timing couldn’t be worse for Harry and Meghan. “Harry and Meghan are hugely popular,’’ Pauline Maclaran, a professor of marketing and author of “Royal Fever: The British Monarchy in Consumer Culture,” told The Associated Press. “The firm” is a nickname for the royal family, sometimes used with affection and sometimes with a note of criticism. More damaging for the palace was the interview Prince Andrew, Harry’s uncle, did with the BBC in 2019. “It’s just such a mess,” said Penny Junor, who has written several books about the royals, including a biography of Harry.

New York Senator Chuck Schumer speaks at a news conference outside an early voting site in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. New Yorkers lined up to vote early for a fourth consecutive day Tuesday after a weekend that saw a crush of more than 400,000 voters statewide. The unofficial tally shows about 194,000 voters this weekend in New York City, where some people waited an hour or more in lines that stretched for several blocks. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Republicans held key Senate seats that Democrats hoped to flip, and the GOP may ultimately shrink the Democrats' House majority. The stakes are too damn high.”Indeed, should Trump lose, no matter the margin, he would be the first incumbent president to fail to win reelection since 1992. And in a warning sign for Democrats, Trump demonstrated an uptick of support in some Black and Latino communities. To be sure, Biden performed better than Hillary Clinton four years earlier in states like Iowa, Ohio, and Texas. “Incumbent presidents don’t often lose, and this one is going to lose and lose resoundingly."

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2008, file photo Roberta McCain, stands on stage during a rally in Downingtown, Pa. The mother of Arizona Sen. John McCain, Roberta McCain, has died. A spokesperson for her daughter-in-law Cindy McCain says Roberta McCain died Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. Roberta McCain married into a storied military family, eloping with Navy ensign John McCain Jr., who eventually became a four-star admiral. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

PHOENIX – Roberta Wright McCain, the mother of the late Sen. John McCain who used her feisty spirit to help woo voters during his 2008 presidential campaign, has died. A spokesperson for daughter-in-law Cindy McCain says Roberta McCain died Monday. “It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my wonderful Mother In-law, Roberta McCain,” Cindy McCain posted on Twitter. It was 1933 when a 20-year-old Roberta Wright defied her family and eloped with John McCain Jr. Roberta McCain's daughter, Jean McCain, died last year.

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo Cindy McCain, wife of former Arizona Sen. John McCain, waves to the crowd after being acknowledged by Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey during his State of the State address on the opening day of the legislative session at the Capitol in Phoenix. Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden said Sept. 22 that Cindy McCain plans to endorse him for president. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo Cindy McCain, wife of former Arizona Sen. John McCain, waves to the crowd after being acknowledged by Arizona Republican Gov. Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden said Sept. 22 that Cindy McCain plans to endorse him for president. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)PHOENIX – Cindy McCain has endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president in a rebuke of President Donald Trump by the widow of the Republican Party's 2008 nominee. Cindy McCain cited the decadeslong friendship between her family and Biden's and their bond as the parents of children serving in the military. “I hardly know Cindy McCain.” Trump tweeted Wednesday as McCain's widow discussed her decision in morning talk show interviews.

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo Cindy McCain, wife of former Arizona Sen. John McCain, waves to the crowd after being acknowledged by Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey during his State of the State address on the opening day of the legislative session at the Capitol in Phoenix. Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden said Sept. 22 that Cindy McCain plans to endorse him for president. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo Cindy McCain, wife of former Arizona Sen. John McCain, waves to the crowd after being acknowledged by Arizona Republican Gov. Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden said Sept. 22 that Cindy McCain plans to endorse him for president. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)PHOENIX – Cindy McCain endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president Tuesday in a rebuke of President Donald Trump by the widow of the GOP's 2008 nominee. John McCain said in 2016 that he couldn’t support Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016, citing Trump's demeaning comments about women. “He won the nomination fair and square.”A Navy pilot, John McCain was shot down over North Vietnam in 1967.

Cindy McCain is going to bat for Joe Biden, lending her voice to a video set to air during Tuesday nights Democratic National Convention programming focused on Bidens close friendship with her late husband, Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona. Cindy McCain is not expected to offer an explicit endorsement, but her involvement in the video is her biggest public show of support yet for Bidens candidacy. Both Cindy McCain and her daughter Meghan have been outspoken critics of President Donald Trump, and the family is longtime friends with the Bidens. Trump targeted John McCain personally in 2015, saying the former prisoner of war wasn't a hero because he was captured. But while Meghan suggested in April shed be voting for Biden, Cindy has pointedly stayed out of the presidential race.

Whoopi Goldberg is assuring fans that it's all good between her and her co-hosts on The View. The 63-year-old actress appeared on Late Night With Seth Meyers on Monday and was asked about the sometimes heated discussions the women -- specifically Goldberg, Meghan McCain and Joy Behar -- have on-air due to their different political opinions. Everyone has what they need to do, and folks, when it's women they say, 'You know, they're fighting.' You know, if we were fighting, you'd actually know it." But I wish people would give us a break too because, I just, I don't think men would be subjected to the same bullsh** you and I are subjected to."

Meghan McCain and Joy Behar might be sparring partners on The View, but that doesn't mean they don't get along. Behar, 77, also wanted viewers of The View to know that they aren't putting on an act when they have heated discussions on the show. Though McCain wishes viewers would give them a break, Behar pointed out, "People like that we argue, they like that! Check out their answers: Meghan McCain and Joy Behar Play 'Newbie vs. OG' Game Ahead of 'The View's 5,000th Episode! Meghan McCain Reveals What Bothers Her About 'The View' AudienceWhoopi Goldberg Addresses Misconceptions About Meghan McCain and Joy Behar's Relationship on 'The View'

Meghan McCain had some pointed questions for Donald Trump Jr. when he joined the ladies of The View on Thursday. "I think she didnt appreciate that your father attacked her father," Sunny tells Donald Jr.Meghan agrees, chiming in, "I didn't." "I understand, Im sorry about that," Donald Jr. replies. Meghan then point-blank asks Donald Jr., "So, I just want to know: Is it worth it?" Meghan McCain on Why She Returned to 'The View' (Exclusive) Embed Code RestartRELATED CONTENT:Meghan McCain Reveals What Bothers Her About 'The View' AudienceWhoopi Goldberg Asks Meghan McCain to 'Respect' Her 'View' Co-HostsKanye West Claims People Are 'Brainwashed' as Donald Trump Jr.

Although Meghan McCain can definitely hold her own on The View as the sole conservative voice on the panel, it doesn't mean certain things don't affect her. McCain and Behar have made headlines in the past due to their heated arguments concerning their different political views. McCain and Behar insisted that despite how they might come off on air, they're actually incredibly fond of one another in real life. Late last month, the show made headlines yet again thanks to an awkward exchange between Goldberg and McCain, when Goldberg asked McCain to "respect" her fellow co-hosts during a heated discussion. Watch the video below for more: Whoopi Goldberg Lectures Meghan McCain on 'Respect' on 'The View' Embed Code RestartRELATED CONTENT:Meghan McCain and Joy Behar Wear Matching Halloween Costumes Days After Heated Argument on 'The View'Whoopi Goldberg and Meghan McCain Have Another Awkward Exchange on 'The View': 'Whoopi Gets to Do Her Job'Whoopi Goldberg Addresses Misconceptions About Meghan McCain and Joy Behar's Relationship on 'The View'

Meghan McCain and Joy Behar have done their fair share of arguing onThe Viewthis week, but they were in full agreement when it came to what to dress up as this Halloween; as the pair sported matching costumes on Monday's episode of the morning talk show. Completing the co-hosts Stephen King-inspired outfits were Abby Huntsman as Carrie, and Whoopi Goldberg as Church, the cat from Pet Sematary. "This show has always had the ability to have different points of view, which we respect around the table," Goldberg said. So, when Im saying to you, 'Hold up, because were not hearing each other,' Im not trying to cut you off, Im trying to get you heard." RELATED CONTENT:Whoopi Goldberg and Meghan McCain Have Another Awkward Exchange on 'The View': 'Whoopi Gets to Do Her Job'Whoopi Goldberg Asks Meghan McCain to 'Respect' Her 'View' Co-Hosts

Meghan McCain is continuing to open up about her miscarriage. Meghan opened up about struggling in the aftermath of the loss, saying that the pain "doesn't really get easier." "It's hard, it's just really, really, really hard and I empathize with all women who have gone through it," she said. "I don't feel this natural draw to motherhood, and I think my response and how sad I felt afterward surprised me." RELATED CONTENT: Meghan McCain on Why She Returned to 'The View' (Exclusive) Embed Code RestartWhoopi Goldberg and Meghan McCain Have Another Awkward Exchange on 'The View': 'Whoopi Gets to Do Her Job'Meghan McCain on Why She Opened Up About Her Miscarriage Despite Being 'Petrified'Meghan McCain Reveals She Suffered a Miscarriage in Emotional First-Person Essay

As the ladies discussed Liz Cheney, Meghan McCain revealed that she had unsuccessfully tried to get the GOP congresswoman to appear on The View. "We do, but I dont understand what this is telling me," Whoopi Goldberg replied, referencing the teleprompter, which read, "Meghan, we'll get you when we get back." "Yeah, Whoopi gets to do her job," McCain snapped back, before Goldberg took the show to its break. After McCain and Joy Behar's back-and-forth turned into a screaming match, Goldberg told everybody to "take a breath." RELATED CONTENT: Whoopi Goldberg Lectures Meghan McCain on 'Respect' on 'The View' Embed Code RestartWhoopi Goldberg Asks Meghan McCain to 'Respect' Her 'View' Co-HostsWhoopi Goldberg Addresses Misconceptions About Meghan McCain and Joy Behar's Relationship on 'The View'Meghan McCain Wishes Her 'Favorite Sparring Partner' Joy Behar a Happy Birthday

When the ladies got on the topic of a military officer asked to testify about President Donald Trump's Ukraine call, it quickly turned into a screaming match between co-hosts Meghan McCain and Joy Behar. In an attempt to calm the situation, Whoopi Goldberg stepped in, which caused even more pushback from McCain. So, when Im saying to you, 'Hold up, because were not hearing each other,' Im not trying to cut you off, Im trying to get you heard." Check out our exclusive interviews with the co-hosts: 'The View': Meghan McCain and Joy Behar Address Their So-Called Beef and Talk Season 23! (Exclusive) Embed Code RestartRELATED CONTENT:Rosie O'Donnell Defends Meghan McCain But Wishes She 'Wouldn't Be So Mean to Joy Behar'Meghan McCain Claps Back at Joy Behar on 'The View': 'Don't Feel Bad for Me, B***h'Whoopi Goldberg Intervenes After Tense Moment Between Meghan McCain and Joy Behar on 'The View'

Whoopi Goldberg isn't concerned about her fellow View co-hosts Meghan McCain and Joy Behar's sometimes tense relationship. "I don't know, I don't think about it," Goldberg said when asked, before stressing that the two do in fact get along in real life. I try to just remind myself that I'm representing 50 percent of the country. I'm representing a bunch of women even though I only have one chair and it's really important." "For more, watch the video below: 'The View': Meghan McCain and Joy Behar Address Their So-Called Beef and Talk Season 23!

On Tuesdays Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, McCain opened up about two recent sparing matches with guests Ana Navarro and Pamela Anderson. The booing and the heckling is a lot every day, and Im paid at The View, Im paid to give a different view. I think thats why people like the show. I always say were like the only show that [talks] about J.Lo and A-Rod and North Korea in the same show, and I think thats important." RELATED CONTENT:Meghan McCain Walks off 'The View' Set After Tense Ana Navarro ArgumentMeghan McCain Says Felicity Huffman 'Deserves to Go to Jail' Over College Admissions ScandalMeghan McCain and Pamela Anderson Feud Over Politics on 'The View'

When the possibility of a presidential impeachment came up, Meghan McCain began comparing this whistleblower to Julian Assange's WikiLeaks scandal. The conversation continued for a bit before Ana Navarro took McCain's side telling her, "I'm with you. As Behar, Navarro and Abby Huntsman jumped into the discussion, McCain yelled, "Excuse me! "I don't know what you just said," McCain, who had continued to speak when Navarro began talking, said. "You know what, that's so rude, Ana," McCain said as Behar led the show to a commercial break.

Meghan McCain sparred with Pamela Anderson on Friday's episode of The View. The military has put many innocent lives at risk," Anderson said. "There's nothing proven that he actually put anybody at risk," Anderson replied. "I always say we're like the only show that [talks] about J.Lo and A-Rod and North Korea in the same show, and I think that's important." RELATED CONTENT:Meghan McCain Talks Representing Conservatives on 'The View,' Calls Elisabeth Hasselbeck an 'Icon' (Exclusive)Meghan McCain and Joy Behar Address 'View' Feud RumorsMeghan McCain Reveals the One Regret She Has From Her Time on 'The View'

The View returned after a weeks-long hiatus on Tuesday, and Meghan McCain was back on the panel as the show's lone conservative voice. Speaking with ET's Keltie Knight on Tuesday, McCain said she takes the role of representing the point of view of the show's conservative viewers very seriously. "I try to just remind myself that I'm representing 50 percent of the country," she shared. "I'm representing a bunch of women even though I only have one chair, and it's really important." "I always say we're like the only show that [talks] about J.Lo and A-Rod and North Korea in the same show, and I think that's important."

Abby Huntsman is back on The View, this time with her newborn babies, Ruby Kate and William Jeffrey! I was going back and forth for two weeks to feed William at home, feed Ruby in the NICU." Ruby and Willy setting the bar quite high as @TheViews 23rd season premiers first guests pic.twitter.com/wUcpLBFmJq Abby Huntsman (@HuntsmanAbby) September 3, 2019. @HuntsmanAbbys twins Ruby and William make their TV debut as our first guests of season 23! RELATED CONTENT:Meghan McCain Reveals the One Regret She Has From Her Time on 'The View'Meghan McCain Feels Like She's 'Going to War' Every Day on 'The View,' Source Says'The View' Co-Host Abby Huntsman Welcomes Twins With Husband Jeffrey Livingston

Meghan McCain and Joy Behar are setting the record straight on their working relationship on The View. McCain, 34, and Behar, 76, agreed that they think some Republicans are apprehensive about coming on The View. "I try to just remind myself that I'm representing 50% of the country. I'm representing a bunch of women even though I only have one chair and it's really important." Here's more with McCain:RELATED CONTENT:Meghan McCain Reveals the One Regret She Has From Her Time on 'The View'Whoopi Goldberg Opens Up About Working on 'The View': '10 Years Is a Long Time''The View' Addresses Report That Meghan McCain Is Leaving the Show

It's been an emotional year for Meghan McCain. The former The View co-host took to social media on Saturday to pen a heart-wrenching post dedicated to her late father, Senator John McCain, ahead of the 1-year anniversary of his death. "I miss my father every single day, I will for the rest of my life. I miss my father every single day, I will for the rest of my life. "On this anniversary until his birthday after the 29th I am going to take a break from social media for reflection," she continued.

Meghan McCain has found herself in the middle of many controversial discussions on The View, and although she usually stands her ground, she admits there's one show moment she truly regrets. "My presence on the show has been, 'Nobody's going to bully me, nobody's going to talk down to me, and nobody's going to pull the kind of sh*t that's been pulled on a lot of people in this chair. McCain was named an official co-host of The View in October 2017, after previously guest co-hosting the program in 2008 and 2010. She has a completely different view from the others and she isn't willing to acquiesce," a source told ET earlier this month. RELATED CONTENT:Meghan McCain Reveals She Suffered a Miscarriage in Emotional First-Person EssayMeghan McCain Feels Like She's 'Going to War' Every Day on 'The View,' Source Says'The View' Addresses Report That Meghan McCain Is Leaving the Show

A day after publishing an essay detailing her "horrendous" miscarriage in The New York Times, Meghan McCain opened up further about the tragedy in a powerful social media post. In Friday's piece, titled "Meghan McCain: What I Learned From My Miscarriage," the daughter of late Senator John McCain discussed how and she and her husband, Ben Domenech, had lost their baby. McCain said that she found out the news the same day she had to put on a smile for a magazine cover shoot. Thank you for so many beautiful and kind responses to my New York Times @nytimes op-ed about my recent miscarriage, McCain, 34, wrote. See more on McCain and celebrities who have shared their miscarriage grief below.

Meghan McCain is opening up about a recent tragedy. Titled "Meghan McCain: What I Learned From My Miscarriage," the daughter of late Senator John McCain says she "should have been proud" at that moment, as the story was "a vindication" of The View's significance as a place at the center of political debate. "I knew my father would have been proud. "I am posed for the camera, looking stern and strong, representing my fellow conservative women across the country. RELATED CONTENT:Meghan McCain Says Speaking at Dad John McCains Funeral Felt Like Being on DrugsMeghan McCain Says Husband Helped Her 'Survive' Late Father John McCain's Cancer BattleMeghan McCain Visits Late Father John McCains Grave in Emotional Post

Meghan McCain isn't loving all the drama that comes with being on The View, a source tells ET. ET has reached out to reps for both McCain and The View. She has a completely different view from the others and she isn't willing to acquiesce," the source says of McCain being the more conservative voice on the panel. "Meghan hates the negative attention the show has brought to her lately and every day feels like she is going to war," the source says. Watch McCain and Behar's heated argument below:-- Reporting by Adriane SchwartzRELATED CONTENT:'The View' Addresses Report That Meghan McCain Is Leaving the ShowMeghan McCain Claps Back at Joy Behar on 'The View': 'Don't Feel Bad for Me, B***h'Meghan McCain Spoils 'Game of Thrones' Ending on 'The View,' Upsets Co-Hosts and Stuns Audience

Could Meghan McCain be leaving The View? McCain was named an official co-host of The View in October 2017, after previously guest co-hosting the program in 2008 and 2010. As ET previously reported, McCain and Behar got into a heated debate on-air while discussing President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign kickoff rally in Orlando, Florida. McCain, who is the daughter of late Arizona senator John McCain, called Behar a "b***h" amid their discussion. RELATED CONTENT:Rosie O'Donnell Defends Meghan McCain But Wishes She 'Wouldn't Be So Mean to Joy Behar'Meghan McCain Claps Back at Joy Behar on 'The View': 'Don't Feel Bad for Me, B***h'Meghan McCain Spoils 'Game of Thrones' Ending on 'The View,' Upsets Co-Hosts and Stuns Audience

O'Donnell herself was on the daytime talk show from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2014 to 2015. "I don't watch it and I knew her when she was very young," O'Donnell said of McCain, who's the daughter of the late Senator John McCain. Despite her compassion for McCain, O'Donnell does have one complaint about her behavior on the show -- her treatment of Behar. And, you know, I'm always going to respect her. RELATED CONTENT:Meghan McCain Claps Back at Joy Behar on 'The View': 'Don't Feel Bad for Me, B***h'Whoopi Goldberg Intervenes After Tense Moment Between Meghan McCain and Joy Behar on 'The View'Rosie O'Donnell Says She Had a 'Little Bit of a Crush' on Elisabeth Hasselbeck While on 'The View'