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Cuomo Prime Time
• Pelosi Faces Resistance in Bid for House Speaker; Melania Trump Calls for Firing of WH Aide and Succeeds; Trump Falsely Claims People Voted Twice by Wearing Disguises. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Deputy National Security Adviser Forced Out of White House After Melania Trump Called for Her to Be Fired; Judge Hears Arguments in CNN Lawsuit Against Trump Administration; "Cereal" Voter Conspiracy; President Trump: Voters Wear Disguises To Vote Twice; Michael Avenatti Arrested On Domestic Violence Charge, He Calls The Allegations Completely Bogus; Text Messages Show Robert Stone Discussing WikiLeaks Plans Days Before Hack; "Invasion" Talk Disappears Post-Midterms. Aired on 8-9p ET


At This Hour
• First Lady Says White House Aide "No Longer Deserves" to Work in White House; Sources: Few Aides Feel Safe as Trump Considers Major White House Shakeup; Trump Silent on Caravan as Mattis, Nielsen Head to Border; Feds Investigating Whitaker's Involvement in "Scam" Company; Some Lawmakers Pushing Bipartisanship Issues Like Infrastructure, Health Research, Opioid Crisis; Trump Promises 10 Percent Tax Cut Before Midterms. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Voting machines Overheating in Palm Beach County; Rick Scott Goes to D.C. Declaring He's the FL Senator; Legal Battles Unfold as FL Races to Recount Deadline; DOJ Responds to CNN Lawsuit as Other Media Outlets Back Lawsuit, Jim Acosta; Democrats Pressured to Pick a Side on Pelosi as Speaker. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• U.S. Troops Remain at Border; White House Chaos?; What Happened to Trump's Migrant Caravan Warnings? Aired 4-4:30p ET
• President Trump Talks Prison Reform; Congressional Leadership Battles. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Prison Reform Push in the Senate; A War of Words Breaking Out; A Federal Judge is Set to Decide Tomorrow; President Gives His Support in the First Step Act. Aired 10-11p ET
• White House Covered By Cloud Of Turmoil, Tensions; Incoming U.S. House Freshmen Class; Trump Spreads False Voter Fraud Conspiracy; Attorney Michael Avenatti Arrested in L.A.; Reagan's Daughter Says Prejudice and Hatred Should Not Exist in America; Police Officer Shot and Killed Black Security Guard Who Was Holding Alleged Gunman. Aired 11-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Legal Battles Unfolding as Florida Races Toward Recount Deadline; Fed Judge to Hear Arguments on Florida Signature Match Law; Election Officials to Review Thousands of Provisional Ballots in Georgia; Lawmakers Back on Capitol Hill for Class Photos and Leadership Talks; McConnell Meets with Newly-Elected GOP Senators; Trump Considers Major Shakeup in His Administration; U.S. Futures Down After Wild Tuesday on Wall Street. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Considers Shake-up; 50 Dead in California Wildfires; Submitting Answers to Mueller; NRA Slams Doctors Over Guns. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Eyeing to Replace John Kelly and Kirstjen Nielsen; Fate of Top NSC Aide in Uncertain; Florida Governor Rick Scott Attends Senate Leadership Talks, Photo; DOJ Confirms Appointment of Matt Whitaker Constitutional; Legal Battles Unfolding as Florida Recount Deadline Nears; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• CNN: Trump Eyeing Replacements for Kelly, Nielsen; Anti-Pelosi Dems Warn she won't have Votes for Speaker; Brush Fire Sparks Overnight near Los Angeles; Soon: Mattis to Visit U.S.-Mexico Border; Trump "Invasion" Talk about Caravan Decreased after Election. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• First Lady Leads New Round of White House Firings and Fury; Nick Ayers The 36-Year Old Who Could Become Chief of Staff; Trump Has Tweeted Zero about The Caravan After the Elections; Trump Calls for Firing of Florida Election Official. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Death Toll Rises to 50 in California Wildfires; Red Cross's Safe and Well Program Helps Loved Ones Find Fire Survivors; Trump Reportedly Berated British Prime Minister Theresa May in Call; CIA's "Project Medicine" Explored Use of Truth Serum for High-Level Prisoners after 9/11; First Lady Says White House Aide "No Longer Deserves" to Work in White House. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. Troops Stuck at Border Due to Trump Stunt?; White House Chaos?; Florida Recount. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Death Toll Climbs to 50 in California Wildfires; Report Released on Death of Woman Nearly Sucked Out of Jet; Juror's Anxiety Delays "El Chapo" Drug Trial; Judges Hearing Arguments in CNN Case Against Trump. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Militants in Gaza Announce Ceasefire With Israel; Pilots Accuse Boring of Withholding Safety Information; U.S. Trial for Accused Drug Trafficker "El Chapo" Begins. Aired 12m-1a ET
• Pilots Accuse Boeing of Withholding Safety Info; Saudi Intelligence Officer Shocked by Recording; U.S. Trial for "El Chapo" Begins; First Lady Pushes Out Deputy National Security Adviser; Legacy of Prince Charles Tied to Dumfries House; Hockney Painting Expected to Fetch $80 million; Draft Brexit Deal Reached Between U.K. And E.U.; Trump Lashes Out At Macron On Twitter; Palestinian Factions Announce Ceasefire With Israel; Death Toll Climbs To 48 In Northern California Wildfire; California Resident Fights To Save Home From Fire. Aired 1- 2a ET
• DUP Warns May Over Brexit Deal As Cabinet Prepares For Showdown; Report: Saudi Intelligence Officer Shocked By Recording; Putin Critic Says He's Barred From Leaving Russia; "Portrait Of An Artist" Poised To Smash Records; Hockney Painting Expected To Fetch $80 Million. Aired 2-3a ET
• Theresa May Under Pressure Over Brexit; Deafening Silence in Gaza's Border; An Adviser That's Always Heard; V.P. Mike Pence Takes on Aung San Suu Kyi. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Fates of White House Officials; Melania Trump Calls for Firing; Florida Recount; Pelosi Woos Votes; Michelle Obama on Bush Friendship; Kirsten Gillibrand on 2020. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• House Democrats Target Whitaker's Involvement in "Scam" Company; Conservative Lawyers Form "Checks and Balances" to Stand Up for Rule of Law; First Lady Says White House Aide "No Longer Deserves" to Work in White House; Rick Scott Recuses Himself from Recount Oversight; DOJ Responds to CNN Lawsuit as Other Media Outlets Back Lawsuit, Jim Acosta. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Connect the World
• U.K. Prime Minister Facing Cabinet Overdraft Brexit Deal; Israel Defense Minister Resigns over Cease-Fire Deal; Ceasefire Ends Biggest Israel Gaza Firefight since 2014; First Lady Calls for Firing of Top National Security Aide; Prince Charles Turned 70. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• McConnell Blocks Bipartisan Bid to Protect Mueller; Deputy National Security Adviser Forced Out After Melania Trump Called for Her Firing; Michael Avenatti Arrested for Domestic Violence; Florida Scrambles Hours Away from Recount Deadline; Judge to Issue Ruling Tomorrow in CNN's Lawsuits Against Trump. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• New Wildfire in Southern California; Melania's Call; White House Shake-Up; Fatal Air Force Jet Crash. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• California Wildfires Death Toll Rising; Melania's Call; White House Shake-Up; Fatal Air Force Jet Crash; Ceasefire Halts Gaza Violence. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• First Lady Calls for Firing of Senior Adviser; White House Shake-Up; New Wildfire in Southern California; Fatal Air Force Jet Crash; Rams, Chiefs Game Moved Out of Mexico City. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• First Lady Calls For Firing of Deputy National Security Adviser Mira Ricardel; New California Wildfire In San Bernardino As Death Toll Rises; Arrests Made In Murder Of Ohio Family Of Eight; Ceasefire Halts Gaza Violence. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Public Pressure to Fire Aide; Trump Eyeing Replacements; Trump Pushing for Key Committee Posts. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• More Counting Hiccups as Florida Recount Deadlines Near; Mattis, Nielsen Visit Troops at U.S.-Mexico Border; Pelosi Faces Growing Threat in Bid to Become House Speaker; Sherrod Brown Considering a 2020 White House Run. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Melania Trump Calls for Firing of Top National Security Aide; California Wildlife Death Toll Rises to 50; Trump Lawyers Could Submit Answers to Mueller in Coming Days; CNN Sues White House for Suspending Jim Acosta's Press Pass. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Israel's Defense Minister Resigns; Trial Underway for El Chapo; Lawsuit Filed by Roberson Family; Storm to Hit Eastern U.S. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Melania Trump Publicly Calls for Firing of Deputy National Security Advisor; California Wildlife Death Toll Climbs to 50; Trump Meets with Lawyers to Prepare Answers for Mueller; Satellite Images Show Active North Korean Missile Sites. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Melania Trump Calls For Firing Of Top National Security Aide; Florida's Palm Beach County To Restart Vote Recount After Machines Overheat; CNN Reality Check: Trump's Orbit, WikiLeaks And The Mueller Probe; President Trump Eyeing Replacements For John Kelly And Kirstjen Nielsen. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell (CA); California Wildfire Death Toll Rises to 50; Report Indicates President Trump Plans Further Changes in White House Staff; Melania Trump Demands Firing of Deputy National Security Adviser. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• California Wildfires Continue Burning; Story of Escaping Wildfire; Freshman Orientation for Congress; Turning Points Story of Seamus Mullen; Wake-Up Call for GOP. Aired 8:30-9a ET


NEWS STREAM
• A Draft Deal On Brexit And An Emergency Meeting For The British Prime Minister Theresa May's Cabinet In Less Than An Hour; Violence Halted, But Now Political Fallout, Israel's Defense Minister Steps Down In Protest Over The Gaza Ceasefire; Warnings On Rohingya, The Us And The Un Say It Is Too Early To Return Persecuted Refugees Back To Myanmar; Another White House Shake-Up, This Time At The Demand Of The First Lady; The Death Tolls Has Climbed To 50 In Those Devastating Wildfires Raging In The Us State Of California, And 48 Of Them Are Connected To The Campfire In The Northern Part Of The State; An Airline's Pilot Group Is Accusing Boeing Of Withholding Critical Safety Information About The Aircraft Involved In The Deadly Lion Air Crash Near Indonesia Last Month. Aired: 8-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Theresa May's Cabinet Backs Brexit Draft Deal; Pound and U.S. Stocks Seesaw; British Business Community Reacts to Draft Brexit Deal


The Situation Room
• Sources: Trump Angry, Isolated & Weighing Administration Changes; Showdown in Senate Over Bill to Protect Mueller Investigation; Judge Hears Arguments in CNN Lawsuit to Reinstate Press Pass. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Fires Deputy National Security Adviser; 50 Dead, 100+ Missing in California's Worst Wildfire Disaster; More Mueller Indictments Coming?; Interview With California Congressman Ted Lieu; White House Chaos?; Florida Recount. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Raging wildfires have forced more than 300,000 people out of their homes in California


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Crucial Day for Theresa May Over Draft Brexit Deal; British Prime Minister Says Cabinet Backs Draft Brexit Deal. Aired 2-3p ET
• Theresa May's Cabinet Backs Brexit Draft Deal; Pound and U.S. Stocks Seesaw; British Business Community Reacts to Draft Brexit Deal