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On Sunday, CNN anchor Jim Acosta was caught in a testy debate with Republican congressman Ralph Norman over President Joe Biden's handling of the "open border issue." The Biden administration has been in the crosshairs of conservatives lately, particularly after the mayor of Eagle Pass, a border town just over the Rio Grande, declared a state of emergency after 5,000 migrants descended on the area.

Dr. Anthony Fauci has retaliated against those who want to see him punished for his treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic. During an interview with CNN's Jim Acosta on Saturday, the now deceased Fauci, 82, went on his almost unhinged rant, in which he called his accusers 'insane.' The Brooklyn-born physician said that death threats remained after he campaigned against his reaction to the 2020 pandemic.

Rep. Maxwell Frost, 26, of Florida, is slamming Governor Ron DeSantis for his policies thatdisproportionately attack and affect black and LGBTQ people. He is misusing his authority and using the state to threaten political opponents and political rivals.' Frost, whose congressional district includes Walt Disney World's western half, told CNN on Sunday that DeSantis, a potential 2024 presidential nominee, isn't trying to educate people but is "scapegoating vulnerable communities due to his failures." It comes as the Florida legislature, which has a Republican supermajority, comes back for two months and intends to pass a slew of bills, many of which focus on education, which the freshman lawmaker says are 'fascist.'

On Monday morning, more than two dozen Chinese military planes and ships were seen in the Taiwan Strait. According to the country's defense ministry, there were 18 Chinese army aircraft and four ships spotted, 11 of which crossed the median line of the contended buffer zone. This comes during a time of increased tension in the area, after the United States shot down a 200ft Chinese spy balloon that was caught flying across Montana. Over the weekend, the US Navy conducted joint exercises with the Marine Corps in the South China Sea, which they described as a "integrated expeditionary strike force."

The Pentagon has reported that the unidentified object that was shot down over Lake Huron had flown near a critical US military base in Montana and had "potential surveillance capabilities." The unknown aerial object was shot down by an F-16 fighter jet over the Great Lakes at 2:42 p.m. EST on Sunday, after previously burning two other crafts over Alaska and Canada. A Department of Defense spokesperson has confirmed: "Based on its flight path and reports, we can safely connect this object to the radar signal picked up over Montana, which flew close to critical DOD installations.' We didn't think it was a kinetic military threat to anything on the ground, but it did warn it was a safety flight hazard and a danger due to its potential surveillance capabilities. In an attempt to learn more, our team will now try to recover the object.' Following reports of an unidentified air craft traveling through the Great Lakes, Michigan Senator Jack Bergman, of Michigan, tweeted Sunday afternoon that he had been in touch with his Department of Defense colleagues.

In an interview on Sunday, the network's chief executive addressed his reaction to the network's featured voices after being selected to take the reins this year. Since being pushed by Licht, who has encouraged hosts such as Don Lemon and Jim Acosta away from opinionated reporting, which has been particularly prevalent during Donald Trump's campaign and presidency, he has seen a string of dramatic shifts. Licht has redesigned the newsroom with a series of recruitment, firings, and on-air shuffles, which have seen him condemned by left-wingers like ex-colleague Keith Olbermann (bottom right) and gun activist Sharron Watts (bottom right). Licht, 51, responded to the disapproval on Sunday by denying plans such as lemon's removal from primetime and tagging Jake Tapper to temporarily fill Chris Cuomo's old slot, a failed experiment that lasted just a month.

CNN has cut a freelance producer who was seen to praise the work of the Palestinian Hamas terrorism group and tweet "#TeamHitler." Earlier this week, Idris Mukhtar Ibrahim's tweets, which appeared on pro-Israel media watchdog organisation HonestReporting, were revealed. Ibrahim had been freelancer reporting a variety of international news for CNN, including Israel, and had previously been employed at Deutsche Welle.

In a series of tweets from journalist Jon Nicosia, the suspected talks concerning the woke anchor, who has used his platform to repeatedly pan Donald Trump, and competing outlets such as Fox News, emerged on Tuesday. According to Nicosia's word, an unidentified Discovery executive and former Washington Examiner deputy editor, a 'big name' will be leaving the network in the coming days. Nicosia revealed the employee as a 15-year veteran Acosta, CNN's chief domestic reporter, after insisting that he had promised to keep the executive's identity a mystery until the end of the week. Nicosia's remark, at the time, seemed to be credible, considering that CNN has been working to rid the network of the image of being a woke media source after new CEO Chris Licht pledged to make the network reliable to the people once more by halting Republican slandering. In addition, 52-year-old Acosta was widely considered as "the key Trump lightning rod" between the 'old' CNN and the new owners' non-partisan aspirations for the network, due to his outspokenness against him during his term and a strong liberal bias. Nicosia wrote of the veteran newsman, 'He will either go fast or with a lot of internal pushback.'

Anderson Cooper was deposed in January as part of a long-running lawsuit brought by a Florida doctor who objected to Cooper's reporting of hospital procedures. When the lawyer deposing him as a television 'host', the 55-year-old journalist, one of CNN's top stars, reacted angrily, insisting that he was fully involved in reporting, not just the face of the news. He said he never attended the morning editorial meetings and he denied his social media presence: 'I don't pay attention to social media that much.' Cooper refused to answer questions regarding his employment on his own, and a magistrate judge is now ordering Cooper to clarify whether or not there are financial rewards for him tied to Anderson Cooper 360 ratings. Cooper's testimony, which was obtained by Puck, details an internal fact-checking procedure called "The Triad," which brings a complex and delicate story to life for three teams: senior editors, Standards & Practices employees, and company attorneys.

In May, Licht took over the helm after a shakeup with former CNN chief Jeff Zucker, who resigned in February after a suspected workplace romp, despite an alleged workplace romance. As the new CEO, one of Licht's priorities is to make CNN more objective and less opinion based, as it was under Zucker's reign. As the network's chief law enforcement and intelligence analyst, John Miller, a former deputy commissioner of intelligence and counter terrorism with the NPYD, was brought on. On Tuesday, Miller, a former news reporter for CBS and ABC News, co-anchor of ABC's '20/20' and an investigative reporter for WNBC, began his new position. Dr. Tara Nurala, a former CBS News senior medical reporter and network contributor before that, has joined CNN's health, medical, and wellness staff.

On Thursday, CNN seemed to change the background of President Joe Biden's address from a stark red to a soft pink mid-broadcast. The color change didn't appear on any other television networks that broadcast the speech. Rather than intentional tampering to soften Biden's harsh words, CNN attributed the color change to a technological glitch rather than intentional tampering to soften Biden's sarcastic words.

According to the Washington Post, Hardwood announced his surprise on Friday, just hours after White House coverage revealed that the woke had been cullingled at the media outlet. Both Hardwood and Stelter (top right), the host of Reliable Sources, were fired early last month, saw their contracts end prematurely. It's been seen as confirmation that new boss Chris Licht (left) is determined to exclude those who have been critical of Donald Trump and his allies in order to give a more balanced CNN and regain its'most trusted name in news' status. CNN viewers are speculated that anchors could be next, including Don Lemon (bottom right). People are freaked out,' One CNN analyst told the Journal. It almost seems that there is a pattern. Is there a purge going on? They seem to be saying, "Watch what you say." Watch what you do.'"

Despite record low ratings, fired CNN journalist Brian Stelter ended his show on Sunday by saying that the network "must remain strong" and praised his'media hall monitor's role as 'patriotic.' CNN reported on Thursday that it was pulling 'Reliable Sources' and that Stelter would leave the network. When Stelter came home for the last time on Sunday, he said, 'I know it's not partisan to stand up for decency and democracy, and dialogue.' It's not partisan to stand up to demagogues.' It's important. It's patriotic. We must ensure that we do not give those who are lying to our faces a platform. However, we should also make sure we are representing the full spectrum of debate and representing what is going on in this country and the world.' Stelter went on to inform viewers that the ability to hold CNN and other news organizations accountable is essential. CNN must be dependable because of this.' So, CNN will be a success, which is why we're hopeful. It's on you, you viewers at home. CNN must remain strong.' After CNN's current CEO and chairman, Chris Lichter, took over earlier this year, Stelter, the chief media reporter and host of Reliable Sources for the past nine years, is the second casualty of the network. Last week, CNN's legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, announced that he would not be returning to the network after his holiday.

Brian Stelter reported that his Sunday sow had been postponed. Chris Licht, CNN's current president, is currently working to restore the scandal-plagued network. Stelter was fired earlier this year after failing to disclose the 'open mystery' affair between former top boss Jeff Zucker and staffer Allison Gollust, according to critics. Zucker resigned as president in February after failing to reveal his personal ties with Gollust while being interviewed as part of the probe into Chris Cuomo.

Jeffrey Toobin revealed on Friday that he was leaving CNN after 20 years. The legal analyst was fired by The New Yorker in November 2020 and suspended by CNN for revealing himself on a work Zoom call. Toobin said he had decided not to leave, but others within the company saw it as part of the company's larger attempt to de-spair the network after revelations surrounding anchor Chris Cuomo and president Jeff Zucker. 'Chris is really interested in turning a corner on CNN.' According to a source who spoke to people, he actually listens to what people want and isn't prompted by ego. He's brought CNN back to the center, he's cut the ridiculous breaking news cut ins and graphics that compelled everyone mad, and he knows that no one will cry a tear over Toobin's departure, especially the women of CNN.'