Even prior to Merit Street's bankruptcy filing, there were a number of indicators that Merit TV was undergoing a rocky start after its 2024 launch.

The presence of “Dr. Phil” at Chicago federal immigration raids raises questions about the propriety of the operation and highlights a presidency that favors reality TV.

Dr. Phil's Merit Street JV Media filed for Chapter 11 and sued business partner Trinity Broadcasting for breach of contract.

Dr. Phil’s TV network, Merit Street Media, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday and sued Christian television giants Trinity ...

Dr. Phil, the former daytime talk show host, participated in the Trump administration's first ICE raid in Chicago, questioning a detained immigrant on camera about his past ...

Dr. Phil embedded with a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) team in Chicago as they carried out deportation operations under the new Trump administration. Phil McGraw, known as "Dr ...

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Dr. Phil McGraw’s Merit Street Media is filing for bankruptcy, and is also suing its distribution partner, Trinity ...

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin torched the Trump administration for allowing television personality Dr. Phil McGraw to tag along as border czar Tom Homan and a team of agents carried out deportation ...

Television personality Dr. Phil tagged along with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Chicago to hunt undocumented immigrants as part of the Trump administration’s goal to depo… ...

Dr. Phil McGraw advocated for sanctuary cities giving ICE access to illegal migrants — just before he joined officers on ...

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