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Cuomo Prime Time
• Cohen Told Congress That Trump Jr. Had More Than A "Passing Familiarity" About Trump Tower Moscow Deal; Cohen Testimony: Pardons Were To "Shut The Investigation Down"; Don McGahn Informs Congress He Won't Testify Tomorrow. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Federal Judge Sides With House Dems on Subpoena, Orders President Trump's Accountants to Turn Over Financial Records; Michael Cohen Told Lawmakers That President Trump's Attorney Jay Sekulow Knew Cohen's Testimony on Trump Tower Was False. Aired on 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Trump Accuses James Baker for Attempted Coup Against His Presidency; Russia's Assault on Western Democracy Continues; James Baker, Former General Counsel, FBI, is Interviewed About Trump and Russia; Rise of Fringe Parties in Europe; Anne Applebaum, Columnist, The Washington Post, is Interviewed About Fringe Parties Having Links to Russia. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Trump Threatens Iran After Days of De-Escalation; Trump Rips GOP Rep. Justin Amash Who Called His Conduct "Impeachable"; GOP House Leader on Rep. Amash: He Just Wants Attention; Former U.S. Attorney Says Democrats Should Not Consider Pardoning Trump if Charged After Leaving Office; Farmer: Trump's Backers Will Suffer for Trump's China "Talking Point"; NYT: Former Employees Say Deutsche Bank Found Suspicious Trump & Kushner Account Activity; Kamala Harris Unveils Plan to End Gender Pay Gap. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Kamala Harris Unveils Plan to End Gender Pay Gap; Pete Buttigieg Criticizes FOX News on FOX News; NYT: Trump Prepares Possible Pardons for Accused U.S. War Criminals; Billionaire to Pay Off Student Loan Debt of 2019 Morehouse College Grads. Aired 11:30a- 12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Set to Begin 2020 Campaign; White House Blocks McGahn From Testifying. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Trump Considering Pardon for War Crimes; Taking on Trump. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• New Worries Awaits President Trump; White House Sticks to Defying Subpoenas; Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) Interviewed About Don McGahn Saying He's Not Going to Appear Before the Committee to Testify; Justin Amash Doubling Down on His Statement; Donald Trump Facing a Huge Setback. Aired 10-11p ET
• GOP Loner Wants President Trump to be Impeached; Judge Order Trump's Financial Records; House Judiciary Chairman Warns Don McGahn; President Trump Reacts to Dem Candidate Town Halls on Fox; Billionaire to Pay Off Morehouse Graduates' Loans; Fifth Child Dies After Arriving at U.S. Border from Guatemala Since December. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Billionaire Pays Off Student Loan Debt of a Graduating Class; NYT: Trump Preparing to Pardon Servicemen Accused of War Crimes; Ford to lay off 500 Salaried Employees in the U.S.; Trump Threatens Iran After Days of De-Escalation; Trump and Allies Move Against GOP Representative's Impeachment Revolt. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump May Pardon War Criminals; Billionaire Pays off Loan Debt for Hundreds; Deutsche Bank Reported Suspicious Activity. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Trump And Allies Mobilize Against GOP Rep. Justin Amash's Impeachment Revolt; Mnuchin Defies Democrats' Subpoenas For Trump's Tax Returns; Trump Says Fight With U.S. Would Be Official End Of Iran. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Interview with Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA); Interview with Carla Provost; Brooks Koepka Wins PGA Championship. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Another Migrant Child Has Died Under U.S. Custody; Joe Walsh Says It Took Real Courage For Amash To Say What He Said; Deutsche Staff Saw Suspicious Activity With Trump And Kushner. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• NYT: Deutsche Bank Staff Saw Suspicious Activity with Trump & Kushner Transactions; Trump to Instruct Don McGahn to Defy Subpoena, Skip Testimony; Trump Prepares Possible Pardons for Accused U.S. War Criminals; Columbine Survivor Austin Eubanks Found Dead at 37. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Suspicious Trump-Kushner Financial Activity Ignored By Deutsche Bank?; Boeing Admits Flaws in 737 MAX Training: White House Blocks McGahn From Testifying. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Boeing Admits Flaw In Software Used For 737 MAX Training; Right Now: Louisiana House Debating "Heartbeat" Bill; Protesters Rally Against Alabama's New Abortion Law; DOJ: Ex-Counsel McGahn Not Legally Compelled To Testify; Billionaire Stuns Morehouse Grads, Pledges To Pay Off Loans. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Threatens Iran; India Decides; New U.S. Plan for Israeli- Palestinian Peace; One GOP Member Going After President Trump; Venezuela in Crisis; Migrants Won't Be Sent to Florida or Sanctuary Cities; Philanthropist to Pay Off Student Loan Debt of Graduating Class of Morehouse College; Netherlands Crowned Eurovision Champion Amid Controversy. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Threatens Iran After Leaders Downplayed War Chances; U.S. Focusing On Investment For Middle East Peace Plan; India's Marathon Election Reaches The Finish Line; New York Times: Bank Staff Flagged Trump, Kushner Transactions; Trump Blasts Amash for "Impeachable Conduct" Claim; Salvini Campaigns Against E.U. Rules. Aired 1-2a ET
• Donald Trump Trades Insults with Top Leaders in Iran; An Unbelievable Graduation Gift; Saying Goodbye to Game of Thrones; Trump Warns Iran; Severe Thunderstorm Watch in the United States; Indian Voters Done with Casting Their Votes. Aired 2-3a ET
• A Message of Peace and War; One GOP Member Going After President Trump; Jacob Zuma Awaits Trial; Italy's Parliament Election Just a Week Away; Food Crisis Crippled Yemen; World Headlines; Billionaire's Surprise; West Point Ceremony; Embassy Search; Egypt Explosion; India Decides; "Game of Thrones" Ends It's Eight-Year Run. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Prosecutors are Examining Inaugural Documents; Trump and Allies Unleash on Amash; Buttigieg Calls out Fox News; Iran Increases Uranium Enrichment. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) Discusses Suspicious Trump & Kushner Transactions with Deutsche Bank, Subpoena Battle Between Trump, Congressional Democrats; Justin Amash on Impeachment; Billionaire to Pay Off Student Loan Debt of 2019 Morehouse College Grads; Children in Yemen Cling to Life as Battle Rages On. Aired 1:30- 2p ET


Connect the World
• Mideast Politics Takes Stage In Annual Song-Fest; U.S. Warns Commercial Airlines Of Risk Over Persian Gulf; Vincent Kompany Leaves Manchester City; Iran F.M.: There Will Be No War With U.S.; Israel Struck Secret Syrian Nuclear Reactor In 2007; CNN On The Ground In Yemen; Alternative To Eurovision Held In Protest Of Israel; Game OF Thrones Series Finale Airs Sunday. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• GOP Rep. Amash Doubles Down on Call For Trump Impeachment; Bernie Sanders: I Want to Speak to People Who Voted for Trump. Aired on 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Trump Threatens The End Of Iran; GOP Rep. Says Trump Committed Impeachable Offenses; Buttigieg Reaches Out To Fox Viewers, Slams Hosts; Morehouse Graduates Get Loans Paid Off; Game Of Thrones, Game Over; Good Samaritans Help Track Down Abducted Girl; Trump Distance Himself From Abortion Laws; 2020 Dems Speak Out On Alabama Abortion Law; Ron Howard, Brian Glazer To Boycott Georgia; Columbine Survivor Found Dead At 37; Abducted Texas Girl Reunited With Family; Koepka Defends PGA Championship Wire-To-Wire. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump Threatens The End Of Iran; GOP Rep. Says Trump Committed Impeachable Offenses; Buttigieg Reaches Out To Fox Viewers, Slams Hosts; Morehouse Graduates Get Loans Paid Off; Game Of Thrones, Game Over; Extreme Weather; Deutsche Execs Ignore Trump Concerns; Google Cut Ties With Huawei; Molotov Cocktails Found Outside Chicago Synagogue; CNN Business; Apple On Climate Change. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Threatens to Wipe Out Iran; Pete Buttigieg Reaches Out to Fox News Viewers; Morehouse Graduates Get Loans Paid Off. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• President Trump Threatens The "End of Iran"; Morehouse Graduates Get Student Loans Paid Off; Christine Romans Marks 20 Years With CNN. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Google Restricting Access To The Chinese At Tech Giants From Use Of Its Apps; Deutsche Bank Stock Hitting A Record Low Following A UBS Downgrade "Game Of Thrones," The Latest Casualty Of The U.S.-China Trade War. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Topics on Campaign Trail; Harris Releases Equal Pay Proposal; Trump's Iran Whiplash. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Frames Foreign Policy Through Economic Lens; Bernie Sanders: Beating Trump in Election is Not Enough; Mayor Pete Buttigieg's Fox News Town Hall; Michigan GOP Rep.: Trump Committed Impeachable Offenses. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Trump & Allies Mobilize Against GOP Rep's Impeachment Revolt; Trump Threatens Iran after Days of De-Escalation; 'Game of Thrones' Ends after Eight Seasons; Billionaire Pays Off Loan Debt for Hundreds of Morehouse Grads; Sen. Kamala Harris Unveils Plan to Close Gender Pay Gap; Buttigieg Slams FOX News Hosts at FOX News Town Hall. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Buttigieg Slams Fox News Hosts; Amash Calls for Impeachment; Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) is Interviewed About Impeachment; Koepka Wins PGA Championship. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• GOP Congressman Backs Impeachment, Counterattacked by Trump Supporters; In a FOX News Town Hall, Buttigieg Slams FOX Hosts; Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) is Interviewed about GOP's Impeachment Revolt and Trump's Threats to Iran. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• CNN Reality Check: Trump Considering Pardons For Accused War Criminals; Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee Live On New Day; Horse Tosses Jockey And Steals Spotlight At Preakness. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Republican Congressman Justin Amash Supports Impeachment of President Trump; Presidential Candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg Participates in FOX News Town Hall. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• "Game of Thrones" Ends; Abuse of Aid in Yemen; "Jeopardy!" Contestants on Holzhauer. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Philip Morris Campaigns for a Smoke-Free Future; Tech Stocks Slide on U.S. Decision to Blacklist Huawei; White House Blocks McGahn's Testimony on Capitol Hill. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• White House Blocks McGahn's Testimony; Interview With Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA) On Don McGahn And Justin Amash; Judge Sides With House Dems, Orders Trump Financial Records To Be Turned Over; Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) Doubles Down On His Impeachment Claims; Trump May Have Revealed U.S. Intelligence In T.V. Comments. Aired 5-6p ET
• White House Blocks McGahn From Testifying; Interview With Former FBI General Counsel James Baker; Interview With Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA); Court Rules Against Trump in Financial Records Fight. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• U.S. and Iran Ramp Up Tensions; Grocery Chains Face Dynamic Challenges; Robots Taking Over Human Jobs; CNN Heroes


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Billionaire to Pay Off Student Debt of Entire Class; Google Restricts Huawei`s Access to Android; Iranian Official Says We Don`t Welcome War but Will Stand Steadfast; Houthi Rebels Stealing Food from Most Vulnerable; UN Says Yemen Is World`s Worst Humanitarian Crisis. Aired 2-3p ET
• Billionaire to Pay Off Student Debt of Entire Class; Google Restricts Huawei`s Access to Android; Iranian Official Says We Don`t Welcome War but Will Stand Steadfast; Houthi Rebels Stealing Food from Most Vulnerable; UN Says Yemen Is World`s Worst Humanitarian Crisis. Aired 2-3p ET