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After a tumultuous weekend at ABC News, Kim Godwin, the first Black president of a network news division, announced she was stepping down, according to an internal memo sent to staff and obtained by The Daily Beast on Sunday night. Godwin’s resignation is a severe public relations blow for Disney CEO Bob Iger, who until recently was publicly backing her despite numerous reports of growing discomfort within the ranks. Critics said she spent more time promoting herself than she did in the newsroom, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported her Sunday announcement that she planned to “retire...

Sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya joined The View‘s panel as guest host, but the other panelists were not ready to play ball with her. Almost immediately, the conservative TV personality was defending anti-vaxxers and pushing back against critical race theory, inciting a flurry of debates with Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and even Whoopi Goldberg. As the moderator, Goldberg started today’s The View with a bit of an unusual disclaimer as she introduced Tafoya. “Just wanna let you know that, over the years, voicing our opinions at the table can be met with mixed reviews from the public,” Goldberg said. “I know...