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Cuomo Prime Time
• FBI Opened Inquiry Whether President Trump was Secretly Working on Behalf of Russia; House Republicans Block Iowa Rep. Steve King from Committees; NYT Details Massive Trump Inauguration Spending. Aired 9- 10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• President Trump's Lawyers Rebuffed Request for In-Person Mueller Interview in Recent Weeks; Dems Mull Subpoenas for Interpreters Amid Reports of Secrecy About Trump-Putin Meetings. Aired on 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• 800,000 Federal Employees Still Affected by Government Shutdown; Trump Working with the Russians or No? "An Acceptable Loss," A Political Thriller Starring Jamie Lee Curtis. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Trump Takes Extraordinary Measures to Hide Records of Putin Meetings; FBI Debated Whether Trump Followed Russia's Direction; A.G. Nominee Says Mueller Should Be Allowed to Finish Report; Democrat Committees to Issue Subpoena to Interpreter from Trump/Putin Helsinki Meeting. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Democrat Committees to Issue Subpoena to Interpreter from Trump/Putin Helsinki Meeting; Trump Takes Extraordinary Measures to Hide Records of Putin Meetings; FBI Debated Whether Trump Followed Russia's Direction; Trump Rejects Proposal to Temporarily Open Government; Polls Show Most Americans Blame Trump for Shutdown; U.S. Farmers Hurt by Trade War & Shutdown. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Government Shutdown Continues; FBI Investigated Whether Trump Was Russian Asset. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Suspect in Jayme Closs Kidnapping Appears in Court; Shutdown Continues. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Trump's Team Says No to Mueller; Trump Asks Interpreter's Note; Racist Remarks by Congressman Steve King; President Trump Tries to Hide Details of His Meeting With Russian President Vladimir Putin. Aired 10-11p ET
• Trump Confiscated Notes from an Interpreter; Trump Denied Working for the Russians. Aired 11p-12m ET


CNN Newsroom
• A New CNN Poll Shows Most Americans Blame Trump for Government Shutdown; U.S. Government Shutdown Enters Day 24 with Still No Deal in Sight; Trump Launches Attacks as Explosive Russia Reports Surface; Stocks Set for Sell-Off on China Export Decline; Trump Slams Senator Warren's Heritage in a Tweet; Trump Quotes a Man He Called "Hitler Lover" to Support Wall. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Longest Shutdown in History; Trump Threatens Turkey; Trump Never Worked for Russia; Two More Democratic 2020 Contenders; Trump Answers Questions While Leaving for New Orleans. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Denies He's Working for Russia; Police Respond to Active Shooting Incident at UPS New Jersey Facility; William Barr Tells Congress Public Should Know Results of Mueller's Russia Probe; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• President Trump Has Yet to Publicly Comment on Steve King's Endorsement of White Nationalism; Turkey Scolds Trump for Tweet; Los Angeles Teachers, Without Contract Since July 2017, Now On Strike; Gretchen Carlson's New Documentary to Air Tonight on Lifetime. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Says I Never Worked for Russia; "The Washington Post" Says Trump Took His Interpreter's Notes After A Meeting with Putin; Democrats May Subpoena Trump's Interpreter; TSA Struggles with Short Staffing at The World's Busiest Airport; Democrats Warned the GOP of The Trump and Putin Bromance In 2016; Max Boot writes Op-Ed About 18 Reasons Why Trump May Be A Russian Agent. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Op-Ed: 18 Reasons Why Trump May be Russian Agent; British P.M. Makes Last-Ditch Plea Ahead of Brexit Vote; A.G. Nominee Says Mueller Should Be Allowed to Finish Probe; Jayme Closs Kidnapper Confesses Ahead of Court Appearance. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Tulsi Gabbard Under Fire Over Anti-Gay Comments; TSA Screening Concerns During Shutdown; FBI Investigated Whether Trump Was Russian Asset. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Under Fire Over Past Anti-Gay Comments; House GOP Leader Meets with Steve King After Racist Remarks; Trump Goes on Attack on Twitter as Russia Headlines Emerge; Oculus Founder Wants to Make Soldiers Smarter Through Tech. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Pompeo To Meet With Crown Prince In Saudi Arabia; Trump Warns Turkey: Don't Attack The Kurds; Second Black Box Found In Indonesia Lion Air Crash. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Warns Turkey: Don't Attack The Kurds; Top U.S. Diplomat To Meet With Saudi Crown Prince; Trump: New York Times Article Insulting; Corbyn Threatens May's Future As Brexit Vote Looms; British P.M. To Give Speech Ahead Of Tuesday's Key Vote; How The E.U. Negotiated It's First-Ever Divorce; Second Black Box Found in Indonesia Lion Air Crash; Possibility of National Emergency Declaration; Border Sheriff Wants Funds for Technology Officers; Yellow Vest Debate; Anti-Beauty Movement Grows in South Korea. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Threatens to 'Devastate' Turkey's Economy If They Attack Kurds in Syria; Sudanese Police Fire Bullets, Tear Gas At Protesters; Venezuelan Opposition Leader Released By Security Forces; Second Black Box Found In Indonesia Lion Air Crash. Aired 2-3a ET
• President Trump Slams Articles from The New York Times and Washington Post About his Dealings with Russia; U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Met in Saudi Arabia; Theresa May Last Ditch Please for Brexit Vote; Lion Air Flight 610 Black box found; CNN Poll shows President Trump to Blame for Shutdown. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Trump Says He Never Worked for Russia; New Russia Questions; Trump Concealed Details of Chats with Putin; TSA Lines Suffer From Shutdown; Barr Commits to Mueller Probe. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• A.G. Nominee Says Mueller Should Be Allowed to Finish Probe; FBI Debates Whether Trump Followed Russia's Direction; Past Stance on LGBTQ Haunts Tulsi Gabbard after Announcing Presidential Run; Tulsi Gabbard Criticized for Assad Meeting; Turkey Responds to Trump Tweet Vowing to "Economically Devastate" if Kurds Are Attacked; Trump Not Paying Attention to Steve King Racial Comments & McCarthy Vows Action; Massive Teacher Strike in Los Angeles. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Connect the World
• Trump, I Never Worked for Russia; May, Stopping or Delaying Brexit Would Harm Faith in Democracy; U.K. Parliamentary Debate Resumes Ahead of Tuesday Vote; FBI Debated Whether Trump Followed Moscow's Directions; U.S. Withdrawal from Syria Leaves Kurdish Fighters Behind; Saudi Minister says Khashoggi Killing Won't Change U.S. Relationship; Are Western Democracies Facing a Crisis; Mayor of Gdansk Dies After On-Stage Attack; Theater Group's Interpretation of Britain's Biggest Drama. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump AG Pick Shared His Controversial Memo On Mueller With Trump Lawyers As Trump Is Forced To Say "I Never worked For Russia"; Trump Team Rebuffed Mueller Request For In-Person Interview With Trump In Recent Weeks; Growing Questions About What Trump Discussed With Putin In 2917 As WH Plotted Response On Trump Tower Meeting. Aired 7- 8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Headache Headlines; Contraceptive Coverage; Passenger Flies With Gun On The Plane; White House Sought Plan To Strike Iran; White House Preparing For Long Shutdown; CNN Poll, Majority Blame Trump For Shutdown; Pompeo Meets Saudi Crown Prince. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Headache Headlines; Contraceptive Coverage; Passenger Flies With Gun On The Plane; White House Sought Plan To Strike Iran; White House Preparing For Long Shutdown; Prime Minister Theresa May Under Pressure, Expected To Lose Tomorrow's Vote. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Netflix Series Starring Marie Kondo Inspiring Viewers to Get Organized; Washington Post Reports Trump Concealed Details of Putin Meetings; NYT: Comey-Firing Triggered Counter-Intel Probe; WSJ Reports that President Trump's National Security Council Asked the Pentagon for Military Options to Strike Iran; Trump Warns Turkey Against Attacking Kurds; Senator Graham Calls for Three-Week Reopening of Government; Trump Backs Off Declaring National Emergency; Trump Slams Democrats Over Shutdown; TSA Checkpoint Shut Down in Houston; Canadian Air Traffic Controllers Send Pizzas to U.S. Counterparts; White House Economic Adviser Claims Unpaid Federal Workers are "Better Off"; A Judge in California Blocks Weaker Contraception Mandate; Former HUD Secretary Julian Castro Announce 2020 Presidential Run; Pompeo Meets with Saudi Crown Prince; NFL Playoffs Down to Four Teams; Saints Rally to Beat Eagles 20-14; Patriots Reach Eighth Straight AFC Championship Game, Blows Out L.A. Chargers 41-28; Official Sarah Thomas Makes History, Becomes First Woman to Officiate a Playoff Game in the NFL; Maroon 5 to Headline Super Bowl Half-Time Show. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Destroyed Notes from Putin Meeting. Does President Work for Russia? Government Shutdown Drags On. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• FBI Debated Trump's Connections with Russia; Trump Calls out Comey, Strzok and Page; Barr on Mueller Report. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Brushes Off Sen. Graham's Plan on National Emergency. Trump Targets Senator Warren in Racially Insensitive Tweet. Trump calls Joe Biden Weak and Says He Never Gets Above One Percent. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Transcripts Detail How FBI Debated Whether Trump Was Following Instructions from Russia; CNN Poll: Most Americans Blame Trump for Government Shutdown. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Pompeo Meets with Saudi Crown Prince; Puerto Rico Governor Blasts White House Plan; Bud Driver Saves Wandering Toddler; Quest for the Super Bowl. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• CNN Obtained FBI Transcripts That Shed Light On Internal Deliberations; FBI Agents, Air Traffic Controllers, Coast Guard Folks All Of Them Working Without Pay And Yet He Says He Cares About National Security; People In President Trump's Own Administration Don't Know What He Discussed With Vladimir Putin; Interview With Sen. Chris Coons. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• TSA in Houston Is Closing A Security Screening Checkpoint At George H W Bush Airport; Houston's Airport Is The Second Major Airport Forced To Shutdown Due To The Shutdown; Many Federal Workers Feeling The Pain Of This Government Shutdown. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Reporting Indicates President Trump Confiscated Notes of Meetings with Vladimir Putin and Swore Translators to Secrecy; FBI Briefed Congress as to Investigation into Trump's Ties to Russia; National Security Adviser John Bolton asked Pentagon for Military Strike Options against Iran. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Shutdown Reaches Day 24; New Polling on Shutdown; Closs Kidnapping Suspect in Court. Aired 8:30-9a ET


NEWS STREAM
• Catastrophic Harm, Theresa May Warns Of Dire Consequences If Her Brexit Deal Does Not Go Through; Explosive Headlines - The White House Deals With The Fallout Of Two Reports That Suggest Closer Ties Between Donald Trump And Russia; Demanding Payback, We Speak With Malaysia's Finance Minister Who Says He Wants Goldman Sachs To Repay Billions For The 1MDB Scandal.. Aired: 8-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• The Pound Sterling Is Poised For 24-Hour Of Political Drama As Theresa May Gets Her Last Chance To Get Her Brexit Deal Through Parliament; The Saudi Oil Minister Tells Us How OPEC Would Adjust To A China Slowdown; President Trump Has Spoken To The Turkish President On The Phone After Mr. Trump Tweeted That The U.S. Would Devastate Turkey Economically If It Attacked The Kurds In Syria. Aired: 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump: 'I Never Worked for Russia'; A.G. Nominee: Mueller Should Be Allowed to Finish Report. Aired 5-6p ET
• Two Separate Major Newspaper Reports Call Into Serious Question How President Donald Trump Is Conducting Himself With Regard To Russia; Country's Most Undeniable Experts On Border Security Believe Building A Physical Barrier Is A Waste Of Money. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• A Proposed Second Summit between U.S. and North Korea; A Series of Radio Bursts from Space; Virgin Orbit Attempts to Launch Satellites from Planes


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Trump Says He Never Worked for Russia; "Washington Post" Says Trump Concealed Details of Putin Meetings; FBI Investigated Whether Trump Was Acting as A Kremlin Agent; Theresa May Says Approve My Deal or Risk No Brexit; Mayor of Gdansk, Poland Killed During Charity Event; China Sentences Canadian Man to Death for Drug Smuggling. Aired 2-3p ET