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Cuomo Prime Time
• Trump: "I Don't Do Cover-Ups"; Treasury Secretary Clashes With Lawmakers On Trump's Finances; Mnuchin Punts Again On Putting Harriet Tubman On $20 bill. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Pelosi In Letter to House Colleagues: President Trump "Had a Temper Tantrum For Us All to See"; Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) is Interviewed About Trump Having a Temper Tantrum. Aired on 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• White House Pushes Ahead with Peace Plan for Israel and Palestine; Palestinians Weren't Consulted for White House's Decision for the Conference; Kori Schake, Deputy Director-General, IISSI, Karin von Hippel, Director-General, Royal United Services Institute, and Mark Hannah, Senior Fellow, The Eurasia Group Foundation, are Interviewed About Israel and Palestine Peace Plan; Student Loan, Second Largest Category of Household Debt in U.S.; Susan Dynarski, Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan, is Interviewed About Student Loans; . Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Pelosi: Trump Is "Engaged in a Coverup"; Soon Trump Meets With Pelosi, Schumer Over Infrastructure After Pelosi Accuses Trump of Engage in Coverup; Lawmakers Grill Mnuchin on IRS Memo That Says Tax Returns Must Be Given to Congress; Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) Discusses Democrat Meeting on Trump Impeachment, IRS Memo on Turning Over Trump Tax Returns, Pelosi Accusing Trump of a Coverup. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) Discusses Democrat Meeting on Trump Impeachment, IRS Memo on Turning over Trump Tax Returns, Pelosi Accusing Trump of a Coverup; Trump Speaks to Media as Pelosi Accuses Him of "a Coverup". Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Federal Judge Refuses to Block House Subpoena Requesting Trump's Financial Records from Banks; Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) is Interviewed About House Oversight of President Trump; Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is Interviewed About Trump and About His Policy to Fund College. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Democrats Accuse Trump of Waging War on Women; Interview With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Democratic Presidential Candidate. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Was Interviewed About The Meeting In The Rose Garden With President Trump; President Trump Irritated By House Speaker's Accusation; Subpoena For President Trump's Bank Records; President Trump Walks Out Of Meeting With Democrats. Aired 10-11p ET
• Standoff Between President Trump And House Democrats Blows Up; Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) Is Interviewed About The Impeachment Talks Within The Democratic Party; Vladimir Putin Manipulates His Meeting With President Trump; American Taliban, John Walker Lindh, To Be Released At Midnight; Treasury Secretary Refuses To Commit To Putting Harriet Tubman's Image On The $20 Bill; CNN Original Series. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Nancy Pelosi Meeting with House Democrats Amid Impeachment Pressure; Treasury Secretary Faces Capitol Hill Grilling Over Trump's Tax Returns; Growing Uncertainty About Mueller's Public Testimony; Schiff Cancels Meeting After DOJ Offers to Share Mueller Materials; Beto O'Rourke Calls for Impeachment Process to Begin; American Taliban Set to Leave Federal Prison Tomorrow. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Texas Migrant Center Halts Admissions; Support for O'Rourke Tumbles; Federal Court Unseals Cohen's Warrants; John Walker Lindh to be Released from Prison; Pelosi Speaks to Reporters. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Pelosi Says Trump Is Engaged In A Cover-Up; Lawmakers Split After Briefing On Iran Threat. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Robert Mueller May Be Unwilling to Testify Publicly; Federal Court Unseals Cohen Warrants; Secretary Steven Mnuchin Testifies Before House Today. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• President Declares He Won't Work With Congress Until It Stops Investigating Him. Tensions Are Growing Between National Security Adviser John Bolton And Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo. Pelosi: Trump Obstruction, Cover-Up Could Be An Impeachable Offense. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Pelosi: Trump Obstruction, Coverup "Could Be Impeachable Offense"; Trump Declares He Can't Work with Democrats Until Investigations End; Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) Discusses Trump Obstruction; Impeachment; Infrastructure Legislation, Mueller Report; Avenatti Charged with Stealing Money from Client Stormy Daniels; IRS Memo Contradicts Mnuchin's Reasons to Hold Trump's Taxes; N.Y. Lawmakers Pass Bill to Get Trump's State Tax Returns to Congress; Feds: Man Who Wanted to "Bomb Trump Tower" Arrested. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Treasury Secretary Defends Withholding Trump Tax Returns; Michael Avenatti Indicted; President Trump Gets Upset at Pelosi, Cancels Infrastructure Talks. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Judge Suggests House Subpoenas Too Broad in Trump Bank Case; Treasury Chief: I'm Not Breaking Law by Holding Trump's Taxes; New York Passes Bill Letting Congress See Trump's State Tax Returns; Dozens Showing Flu Symptoms at Facility Housing Immigrants; American Taliban Could be Release Tomorrow After 17 Years. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump's Iran Strategy Faces Partisan Divide; Interview with Javad Zarif, Iranian Foreign Minister, on U.S. Sanctions; House Subpoenas More Ex-White House Officials; Prime Minister May Announces "New Brexit Deal" for Fourth Vote; U.S. Temporarily Eases Restrictions on Chinese Telecom Giant; North Korean Media Call Biden an Imbecile; Study: 187 Million People at Risk from Rising Sea Levels. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Officials Brief Lawmakers On Iran Strategy; Iran's Strategy Faces Partisan Divide; P.M. May Announces New Brexit Deal For 4th Vote; Police In Jakarta Use Tear Gas To Disperse Protestors; More Democrats Calling For Trump's Impeachment; Abortion Rights Supporters Rally Across The U.S. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump's Iran Strategy Faces Partisan Divide; Interview with Javad Zarif, Iranian Foreign Minister, on U.S. Sanctions; Trump Taps Cuccinelli for Immigration Post; Trump Tax Returns; Prime Minister May Announces "New Brexit Deal" for Fourth Vote; Women against New Abortion Laws. Aired 2-3a ET
• Impeachment Talks in a Tug of War; Former White House Aides Subpoenaed by House Judiciary Committee; No War with Iran, Only Confusing Messages from Washington; Women Against New Abortion Laws; Democrats Issue More Subpoenas In Obstruction Probe; Iran's Top Diplomat, U.S. Playing Very Dangerous Game; Six Dead, Hundreds Injured In Jakarta Protests; Race For The White House; House Freedom Caucus Condemns Amash; New Brexit Deal For 4th Vote; Underwater After Dangerous Storms; Studies On Climate Crisis; Ben Carson, Grasping The Terminology. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Rep. Nancy Pelosi Answers Question at Event; Trump Enraged After Pelosi's Comments; Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) is Interviewed About Trump and Pelosi. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Declares He Can't Work with Democrats Until Investigations End; More Calls from Democrats for Impeachment; Sources: Pentagon Considering Plan to Send Thousands of Additional Troops to Mideast to Deter Tensions with Iran; N.Y. Lawmakers Pass Bill to Get Trump's State Tax Returns to Congress. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Connect the World
• Fars Reports Iran to Deploy Naval Unit to Persian Gulf; Shanahan, This Is About Deterrence, Not War; Interview, Col. Turki Al Maliki, Spokesman for the Saudi Led Coalition in Yemen; Aid Agencies Fear Yemen Is on Brink of Cholera Epidemic; Growing Calls to Pursue Impeachment; Carson Confuses Real Estate Term with Oreos; Voters Prepare for European Elections on Thursday; Trump Speaks as Pelosi Accuses Him of a Cover-Up. Aired 11a- 12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Pelosi Says Trump is Engaged in a "Cover-Up", But No to Impeachment; Former Governor John Hickenlooper (D-CO) is Interviewed About His Presidential Run. Aired on 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Massive Flooding Wreaks Havoc in Central U.S.; Nancy Pelosi Meets with Democrats Amid Growing Impeachment Calls; Ben Carson Did Not Understand Meaning of REOs during Testimony; Trump Officials Try to Convince Divided Congress of Iran Threat. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Central U.S. Slammed by Tornadoes and Torrential Rain; Beto O'Rourke Trailing Badly in Polls; Pelosi Meeting with Dems Amid Growing Impeachment Calls; U.S. "Deterrence" or "Dangerous" Game; Wall Street Rebounds. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Central U.S. Slammed by Tornadoes and Torrential Rain; Beto O'Rourke Trailing Badly in Polls; Pelosi Meeting with Dems Amid Growing Impeachment Calls; Rough First Quarter for Department Stores; Chicago Hospital Under Investigation; Raptors Even Series with Blowout Win Over Bucks. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Central U.S. Slammed By Tornadoes And Torrential Rain; Carson Confuses Real Estate Term With Oreo Cookies; U.S. Deterrence Or Dangerous Game? Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Google Firms Distancing Themselves From The Chinese Tech Giant, Huawei, Despite The U.S. Government Reprieve; Qualcomm Shares Plunge After Ruling On Antitrust From U.S. Judge; Exclusive Interview With The Boston Federal Reserve President. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Pelosi and Schumer News Conference; Trump Won't Work with Democrats. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump: Won't Work with Dems Due to "Phony Investigations"; Trump Erupted at Pelosi's "Cover-Up" Accusation. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Pelosi to Meet with House Dems Amid Impeachment Revolt; Tillerson Quietly Meets with House Lawmakers about Trump; Flash Floods Grip Midwest, Dozens of Tornadoes Reported; Beto O'Rourke Makes His Case in CNN Town Hall; Lawmakers Split After Briefing on Iran Threat. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Democrats Back Impeachment Inquiry; Mueller Team Hesitant about Testifying; New Poll Numbers for 2020 Race. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Pelosi to Meet Today with House Dems to Discuss Impeachment; Washington Post: IRS Memo Undercuts Mnuchin on Trump's Tax Returns; Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) is Interviewed about Impeachment Possibility; British Prime Minister Under Fire Over New Brexit Plan. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Ben Carson's Disastrous Congressional Hearing; Beto O'Rourke Makes His Case In CNN Town Hall; Homeless Teen Becomes Valedictorian And Gets $3 Million In Scholarships. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) Interviewed about Possible Impeachment Proceedings against President Trump; Justice Department Agrees to Provide House Intelligence Committee with Counterintelligence Information from Mueller Report. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Admiral William McRaven on Trump's Presidency; Lawsuit against Juul; Peter Hamby is Interviewed about Beto O'Rourke. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Says He Won't Work with Democrats Until They Stop Investigating Him; Schumer and Pelosi Accuse President Trump of not Cooperating with Them; Six Killed, More Than 200 Wounded in Jakarta Protests. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Storms out of Meeting with Democrats; Judge Upholds Subpoena of Trump Financial Records; Pelosi Doubles Down on "Cover- Up"; Interview with Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) on Trump's Refusal to Work with Democrats. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Loses Another Legal Battle; Interview With Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA); Michael Avenatti Indicted; President Trump Gets Upset At Pelosi, Cancels Infrastructure Talks; Enraged Trump Slams Democrats In Rose Garden Rant After Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D) California Accuses Him Of A Cover-Up; Tensions Rise Between Bolton And Pompeo As They Jockey For Influence On Foreign Policy; New York State Passes Bills Allowing Congress To Get Trump's State Tax Returns; Lawyer Michael Avenatti Charged With Stealing $300,000 From Former Client Stormy Daniels; 2020 Democrats Sharpen Focus On Female Voters, Tying Abortion Fight To Trump And "War On Women". Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Food Shortage Spreads in Cuba; International Linguists Name Hardest Words to Spell; Industry of Plant-Based Meat Alternatives


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Nancy Pelosi Says Trump Is Engaged in A Cover-Up; Conservative MPs Says Theresa May Won't Be Ousted Tonight; May Says Brexit Bill to Be Published Friday; Critics Question Trump Administration's Iran Claims. Interview with REP. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ): Aired 2-3p ET