NEW YORK, NY — In a stunning and seemingly improbable move, Fox News has announced that it will be undergoing a complete ideological transformation, pivoting away from its long-held conservative identity to become what executives are now calling a “progressive-forward media network.”

The decision follows a long-simmering rift between Fox News and President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized the network on Truth Social, at rallies and presumably in his sleep. Among his more pointed remarks: “The MAGA base HATES Fox News now,” and referring to the outlet as “just more fake news,” a label once reserved for his sworn enemies at CNN.

“We’ve been watching our audience shift and it became clear we needed to evolve or be left behind,” said Fox interim president Simone Nivens during a rebranding press conference held at what used to be the Hannity studio, now repurposed into a shared workspace with indoor plants and natural lighting. “The conservative media space is overcrowded so we decided to try something… radically different.”

Within 24 hours of the announcement, the network had parted ways with most of its highest-profile conservative hosts. Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Greg Gutfeld and Jesse Watters were all released in what insiders are calling “The Great Defoxification.”

In their place, Fox has brought on a slate of new talent that signals a drastic change in tone.

Barack Obama will host Hope, But Louder, a weekly deep-dive program tackling policy, culture and occasional reflections on whether bipartisanship was ever real or just a prank the Founding Fathers pulled.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will co-anchor a revamped evening panel called The AOC & Joe Show, joined by labor leader “Uncle Joe” Navarro from Pittsburgh, focusing on worker rights, environmental policy and popular TikTok cooking trends.

Pete Buttigieg is set to helm Infrastructure Tonight, a policy-heavy breakdown of transit reform, climate-friendly urban planning and interviews with mayors who know what zoning laws are.

Ilhan Omar will anchor Foreign Affairs & Domestic Realities, offering commentary on international issues through a lens of diplomacy, equity and “not accidentally starting wars on cable news.”

Flagship programs are being rebranded to match the network’s new identity. Fox & Friends is now Fox & Feelings, a calm coffeehouse-style morning show hosted by public school teachers, community organizers and policy experts focused on empathy-driven journalism and restorative dialogue.

The Five has been replaced by The Five Stages of Republican Grief, a nightly roundtable where rotating guests examine the party’s retreat from traditional conservatism and discuss policy shifts on taxation, immigration and the role of government in the 21st century.

The Ingraham Angle becomes The Intersectional Angle, a panel hosted by progressive journalists focused on the overlapping impacts of race, gender and class on public policy, from reproductive rights to education to criminal justice reform.

Even Gutfeld! has been replaced by Clapter!, a late-night variety hour featuring monologues, policy rants and stand-up comedians with college degrees in sociology.

The network’s iconic ticker now features climate legislation updates, labor union wins and occasional fact-checks of Elon Musk’s tweets. Even the slogan has been updated to “Truth. Progress. Equity.” and viewers are being encouraged to “call your representative, not your ex.”

While the move has been met with cautious optimism among progressives, many remain skeptical. MSNBC issued a statement saying only “lol ok” while CNN executives reportedly held a closed-door meeting to discuss whether they still count as centrist.

President Trump, meanwhile, responded to the news in true Trump fashion, writing:

“Fox News is GONE. I MADE THEM. Now they’re letting Barack HUSSEIN Obama host at 8PM? I invented that time slot. 8PM IS MINE!”

Executives insist this is more than just a marketing stunt. “We’re not flipping back,” said Nivens. “This isn’t a phase. This is Fox’s final form, data-driven, democracy-friendly and yes, we’ll still yell occasionally. Just about different things.”