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Cuomo Prime Time
• Trump Defends Giving A.G. Unprecedented New Powers; Republican Congressman Single-Handedly Blocks $19 Billion Disaster Aid Bill; DHS Source: 250 Kids In Custody At Border For 72-Plus Hours. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• President Trump Shares Edited Video of Speaker Pelosi as Feud Escalates; Facebook Doubles Down on Not Removing Fake Pelosi Video; President Trump Orders Intel Community To Provide A.G. Barr With Sensitive Intelligence In Probe Of Russia Case's Origins; DNI Coats: "Confident" Barr Will Adhere To "Long-Established Standards"; Father Of Slain CIA Officer Johnny "Mike" Spann Furious After John Walker Lindh Set Free In U.S.; GOP Congressman Stalls $19 Billion Disaster Relief Bill. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Theresa May Announces Resignation; What Will Happen Between Europe and Britain?; Fraser Nelson, Editor, The Spectator, and Carl Bildt, Co- Chair, European Council on Foreign Relations, are Interviewed about Theresa May and U.K.; Nerdiest President Campaign in History; Andrew Yang, (D), Presidential Candidate, is Interviewed About Why his Running for President. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Soon Trump Leaves White House for Japan as Battle with Speaker Pelosi Intensifies; Trump Gives A.G. Barr Sweeping Powers in Russia Probe Review; House Judiciary Chair: Mueller "Wants to Testify in Private"; Trump Approves Deployment of More Troops to Mideast Amid Iran Tensions; Lawmaker Objects to Passing Disaster Relief Bill By Unanimous Consent, Bill Won't Pass Today; Doctored Video of Speaker Pelosi Slurring Her Words Goes Viral; British P.M. Theresa May to Resign June 7 Amid Brexit Backlash. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) Discusses Ben Carson as "Inept," Saying He Lied, Should Resign, the Trump/Pelosi Feud, the Mueller Report and Impeachment; Comedian Colin Quinn Stars in CNN's "Red State, Blue State"; Trump Falsely Claims China Will Pay for $16 Billion Farmer Bailout. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Gives Barr Unique Powers to Investigate Russia Probe; Pelosi Getting Under Trump's Skin?; Trump Claims Pelosi Is Not "The Same As She Was"; Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is Interviewed About Trump- Pelosi Feud and Trump Sending 1,500 Troops to Middle East Over Iran Threat. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Federal Judge Blocks Mississippi Abortion Law; Dem Candidates Up Appearances Over Long Weekend; Race for New U.K. Prime Minister Is On After May Resigns; WAPO: Trump Pushes For GOP Donor's Firm To Get Wall Contract; Hundreds Celebrate Special Bond With Mailman On His Retirement. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
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CNN Newsroom
• Trump Gave Bill Barr Sweeping New Powers in Russia Probe Review; British Prime Minister to Resign June 7th Amid Brexit Backlash; Video of Pelosi Slurring Her Words Goes Viral; President Trump Announces $16 Billion Bailout to Farmers Hurt By Trade War. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump's False Claim; Bailout for Farmers; Robert Mueller's Testimony; Judge Orders Smollett Case Documents Unsealed. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Trump Gives Attorney General Barr Sweeping New Powers In Russia Probe Review; Trump Approves Deployment Of More Troops To Middle East; Trump Allies Share Doctored Video Of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Slurring Her Words. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL); Theresa May Resigns as British Prime Minister; Female 2020 Candidates for President Rising in the Polls. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• President Trump Has Just Authorized The Deployment Of About Fifteen Hundred Troops To The Middle East; The President Used His Twitter Timeline To Share An Edited Video Of Pelosi; Trump Defends Giving Barr Power To Declassify Russia Probe Intel. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• British P.M. Theresa May Quits After Another Brexit Plan Fails; Sentencing for Man Who Kidnapped Teen, Killed Her Parents; 2 Dead Amid Human Traffic Jam on World's Tallest Mountain; Trump Approves Deployment of More Troops to Mideast Amid Iran Tensions. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Pelosi Getting Under Trump's Skin?; Howard Stern Speaks Out on Trump; Republican Congressman Blocks Disaster Aid Bill; Trump Sending 1,500 Troops to Middle East to Counter Iran. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Howard Stern: Trump Ran for President as a Publicity Stunt; From Oreos to Arguing, Ben Carson's Tough Week of Testimony; Sentencing for Man Who Kidnapped Teen, Killed Her Parents; Deployed Dad Surprises Daughter at High School Graduation; Supreme Court Puts Gerrymandering Rulings on Hold. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Palestinian Economy Struggling During Ramadan; Human Rights Watch: Bangladesh Expels Rohingya Students. Aired 12-1a ET
• Modi Wins Re-Election as India's Prime Minister; Day Two of European Parliament Elections Kick off Soon; Same Sex Weddings Begin in Taiwan; Tornadoes and Floods Devastate Central U.S.; Stern: Trump Ran for President as Publicity Stunt; U.K. Prime Minister Facing Pressure To Resign; WikiLeaks Founder Assange Charged Under U.S. Espionage Act; Donald Trump Falls For Nancy Pelosi's Trap; Trump Announces $16 Billion In Aid To Farmers As Trade War Continues. Aired 1-2a ET
• Political Feud; Brexit Battle; Europe Decides; Julian Assange Charged Under U.S. Espionage Act; Chaos and Destruction After Tornadoes; Dangerous Weather; Botswana Answers Its Critics. Aired 2-3a ET
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wins a Second Term; Theresa May's Political Career Soon to End; Julian Assange's Happy Days is Over; Kenya's High Court Weighs Whether to Overturn a Colonial Era Law; President Trump and Nancy Pelosi's Feud Frustrates Americans; U.K. Prime Minister Facing Pressure To Resign; India's Prime Minister Modi Wins Second Term In A Landslide; WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Charged Under U.S. Espionage Act; Dangerous Weather; Venezuela In Crisis; Same Sex Weddings Begin In Taiwan; Silent Kingdom, A World Beneath The Waves. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Trump Sends Troops to Middle East; Trump Gives Barr Power; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is Interviewed about Pelosi Video; Disaster Relief Bill Held Up. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• British P.M. Theresa May to Resign June 7 Amid Brexit Backlash; Trump Approves Deployment of More Troops to Mideast Amid Iran Tensions; Trump Gives A.G. Barr Sweeping Powers in Russia Probe Review; Julian Castro (D) Presidential Candidate Discusses a Coverup of Migrant Children's Deaths, Immigration, Trump, Impeachment & Obstruction, if Ben Carson Is Up to the Job; Bernie Sanders Takes New Swipe at Biden over Fundraising. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Makes Wild Accusations Of An "Attempted Coup" As He Gives Attorney General Sweeping New Powers; Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA) Discusses Attorney General Bill Barr's Sweeping Power Given By President Trump; Trump Claims He's Unaware Of Doctored Pelosi Videos That Have Gone Viral Despite Tweeting About One; Trump Bypass Congress To Sell Arms To Saudi Arabia; Ex-GOP Congressman: It's Time to Impeach Trump; The Blue Collar County That Was Safely Democratic, Until Trump. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Trump Orders U.S. Intelligence Agencies to Assist Bill Barr; Doctored Video of Nancy Pelosi Circulating on the Internet; British Prime Minister Under Intense Pressure. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Attorney General Bill Barr Reviewing Surveillance of 2016 Trump Campaign; Theresa May's Future as Prime Minister in Question; Harvey Weinstein Settles Civil Case with $44 Million; Botswana Ends Ban on Elephant Hunting. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• British PM to Resign on Friday June 7; Trump Gives Barr Authority To Declassify Intel; It's Getting Personal; $44 Million Settlement in Weinstein Civil Case; Midwest Recovers from Tornado Outbreak; Raptors Push Bucks to Brink of Elimination. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• British Prime Minister Theresa May To Resign On June 7; President Trump Orders U.S. Intel Agencies To Assist A.G. William Barr; President Trump And House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Spar. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• British Prime Minister Announces Her Resignation. Aired: 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Distorted Video of Pelosi; Trump Approves Troops to Mideast; British Prime Minister Steps Down; Disaster Aid Bill Stalls in House. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• $19 Billion Disaster and Bill Stalls in House Over Border Wall; Trump Speaks to Reporters As He Leaves for Japan; Chairman Nadler Appears to Faint During News Conference. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• British Prime Minister Theresa May Announces Resignation; Trump Gives Barr Power to Declassify Russia Probe Intel; Doctored Video of Pelosi Slurring Her Words Goes Viral; Trump False Claims China Will Pay for $16B Farmer Bailout; Trump Heads to Asia Amid Escalating Trade War with China. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump and Pelosi Trade Insults; FAA Reveals Delay in Software Fix; New Democratic National Poll; Raptors push Bucks to the Brink. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Trump Denies Temper tantrum, Calls on Aides to Defend Him; Trump Allies Attack Pelosi after Trump-Pelosi War of Words; British Prime Minister Theresa May to Resign; Trump Grants Unprecedented Power to Barr to Declassify Intel for Russia Origins Probe. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rick Perry's Scandal-Free Tenure As Energy Secretary; Botswana Ends Ban On Elephant Hunting; Howard Stern Says Trump's Candidacy Was A Publicity Stunt. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• President Trump Gives Attorney General Bill Barr Authority to Declassify Classified Information Related to Russia Investigation; President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Trade Criticisms after Meeting on Infrastructure Breaks Up; Theresa May Resigns as British Prime Minister; Interview With Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA). Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• Generic Drugs Are Poisoning Us; Trump Claims China will Pay for Bailout; Weinstein Reaches Settlement; Colin Quinn's "Red State Blue State". Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Theresa May Is To Resign On June 7th; Explosion In The City Of Lyon, France; The Business Community's Reacion About Post Theresa May Brexit Environment; ; Kenyan Court Upholds Law Against Gay Sex; Video of Pelosi Slurring Her Words Goes Viral. Aired: 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• The Howard Stern Interview: A Look at Howard Stern's Life. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Special Report: The Trump Family Business; An In-Depth Look at Trump's Businesses; Promises Made, Promises Broken. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN International: Brexit Battle, U.K. Prime Minister under Pressure to Resign; India Decides; First Couples Wed under Taiwan's Marriage Equality Law; Pelosi: White House is Crying for Impeachment. Aired 4-5a ET
• CNN Internatioanl: British Prime Minister Theresa May Resigns; Interview with Lord Kenneth Baker, Former Conservative MP, on the Future of British Politics. Aired 5-6a ET
• CNN International: British Prime Minister Theresa May Resigns; Interview with James Heappey, Conservative MP, on Aftermath of May's Resignation; Interview with Peter Bone, Conservative MP, on the Trials of Brexit. Aired 6-7a ET
• CNN International: British Prime Minister Theresa May Resigns. Aired 7-8a ET
• British Prime Minister Theresa May Resigns; Interview with Labour MP Rupa Huq on May's Legacy. Aired 8-8:45a ET


The Situation Room
• Rep. Jim Himes (D) Connecticut Interviewed About Giving Barr Power To Declassify Russia Probe Intelligence; Trump Declassifies "Millions" Of Secret Documents; Trump Attacks Pelosi's Mental Fitness After Sharing Editor Video Of Her Slurring Speech; Trump Considering Pardon For Navy SEAL Accused Of War Crimes; Ominous Message From North Korea As Trump Heads To Region. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Gives Barr Unique Powers to Investigate Russia Probe; Interview With Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA); Pelosi Getting Under Trump's Skin?; Trump Orders Intel Community To Declassify Info On Russia Probe; Democrats Say He's Going After Enemies; Current And Former Officials Tell CNN Being On Air Force One With Trump Like Being Held Captive; Man Who Kidnapped Teen And Killed Her Parents Sentenced To Life Prison After Victim's Emotional Statement; Terror Probe Under Way After Explosion in Busy Shopping Area. Aired on 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• India`s Incumbent Leaders Appears to Win in Landslide Victory; World Explorer Discusses Societies Where People Live Longer


Hala Gorani Tonight
• British Prime Minister May to Step Down June 7; EU Says Resignation Does Not Change Brexit Deal; Pound Under Pressure After May Announcement; Tears, Tributes and A Turbulent Time at The Top; British Prime Minister Theresa May To Resign June 7; Conservative Party To Pick new Prime Minister By Mid-July; Police: Explosion In Lyon Injures Seven People; U.K. Reacts To News Of May's Resignation. Aired 2-3p ET