Across TikTok, Pou serves as an outlet for people’s feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and depression—and as a funny prop. The hashtag has amassed over five billion views, and made the alien Pou ...

Bold PAC, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’s (CHC) campaign arm, on Thursday endorsed Pou, who jumped into the race following the Aug. 21 death of incumbent Rep. Bill Pascrell (D).