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Month: August 2021

Alex Trebek’s likely ‘Jeopardy!’ successor defends himself on allegations he mistreated colleagues

By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Mike Richards, who is in line to become the new host of “Jeopardy!,” is defending himself against allegations that he mistreated colleagues at another game show. At the same time, he is also confirming has been asked to “consider hosting the show.” Richards, who is currently the executive producer of

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Migrant kids describe raw food and extended stays at Texas temporary facility

By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Unaccompanied migrant children at a temporary facility in Pecos, Texas, reported poor conditions, including undercooked food, long wait times for medical attention and prolonged stays, according to court declarations filed Monday. The accounts mark the latest set of concerns raised by children and attorneys placed in pop-up facilities overseen by the

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Fact-checking claims that migrants on the Southern border are to blame for Covid surge

By Tara Subramaniam and Holmes Lybrand, CNN While Covid-19 continues to spike across the country and in southern states with lower vaccination rates, Republicans have tried pinning blame for the rise in cases, hospitalizations and deaths on illegal immigration and President Joe Biden’s policies at the southern border. During an August 4 press conference, Florida

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Dallas County judge asks for temporary restraining order against governor’s mask mandate ban

By Keith Allen, CNN Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins asked a Texas court Monday for a temporary restraining order seeking to hold portions of Gov. Greg Abbott’s July executive order involving mask mandates “unenforceable,” according to a statement from the judge’s office. Abbott last month issued an executive order that combined many of his earlier

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House Democrats won’t have a shot at getting Trump’s tax returns from the IRS until at least November

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The Biden administration won’t be turning over former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to the House until at least November, despite the recent dramatic Justice Department opinion that the IRS “must” hand them over. A federal judge will hear arguments then on whether Trump can block the

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