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Cuomo Prime Time
• Trump Launches Re-Election Bid In Crucial Battleground; Ocasio- Cortez: U.S. Running Migrant "Concentration Camps"; Sen. McConnell: Reparations For Slavery Not A Good Idea. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• President Trump Officially Launches His 2020 Campaign; President Trump In Orlando For Campaign Kickoff As New Poll Shows Biden, Sanders Would Beat Him In Florida; Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan Resigns, Addresses Reports Of Domestic Violence; President Trump Doubles Down On Threat Of Immigration Roundup. Aired on 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Trump Re-Election Campaign in Florida; U.S. Sending Additional Military Resources to the Middle East; Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), is Interviewed About Trump's Re-Election and Health Care; Mohamed Morsi Dies and Denied a Public Burial; Mohamed Morsi's Conditions While Detained; Crispin Blunt, British Conservative MP, is Interviewed About Mohamed Morsi and Egypt. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Trump Threatens to Start Deporting "Millions" Ahead of Campaign Relaunch Event in Florida; "Orlando Sentinel" Endorses "Not Donald Trump"; U.S. Sending 1,000 Additional Troops to Mideast Amid Iran Tensions; Trump Calls NYT Story on U.S. Infiltration of Russia Power Grid Fake News. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• FBI Digs into Military, Social Media History of Masked Dallas Gunman; Photographer Captures Dramatic Image of Dallas Gunman; Biden Vows to Beat Trump in Southern States Trump Won in 2016; Justice Department Intervenes in Manafort Prison Transfer; Democrats Ask for Investigation of Jared Kushner for Violating Hatch Act. Aired 11:30a- 12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Patrick Shanahan Withdraws as Defense Secretary Nominee; President Trump Kicks Off 2020 Reelection Campaign. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Report: Most Extremist Murders In 2018 Were By Right-Wing Killers; Manafort Avoids Transfer To Notorious Rikers Island After DOJ Intervenes; Crowds Filling Arena For Trump Re-Election Rally; Extremist Right-Wing Violence Threat Growing?; Biden Leading Democrats in Polls. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• President Trump Officially Launches His 2020 Campaign in Florida; Patrick Shanahan Withdraws Nomination; President Trump Defending His Statements Over The Central Park Five; Donald Trump Says ICE Will Remove Millions Of Illegals; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Accused Administration Of Running 'Concentration Camps.' Aired 10-11p ET
• President Trump Plays Old Campaign Tricks; Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) Is Interviewed About Committee's Questions To Hope Hicks; Orlando Sentinel Excludes Trump; Wrong Speculations On Race Resurface; Hope Hicks To Testify Behind Closed Doors About Her Time Working For Trump Campaign; Business Leaders Warn Of Economic Disaster If Trump Increases Tariffs. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Prosecutors in the Dominican Republic Identify Man Accused of Paying for Attempted Hit on Ortiz; U.S. Sending 1,000 Additional Troops to Middle East Amid Iran Tensions; Pompeo Heads to Command Center to Oversee Middle East Operations. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Man Identified in Ortiz Hit; Gunman Killed Outside Dallas Courthouse; DOJ Spares Manafort a Transfer; Facebook Announces Digital Currency. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Issues Vague Threat To Begin Deporting Millions Next Week; U.S. Sending 1,000 Additional Troops To Middle East And Iran Tensions; Kyle Kashuv Says Harvard Pulled His Admission Over Racist Remarks He Made Nearly Two Years Ago. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Homelessness Rate Up 16 Percent in Los Angeles; Elizabeth Warren Overtaking Bernie Sanders in Polls; Jon Stewart Advocating on Capitol Hill for Extension of 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan Is Out; Donald Trump Officially Kicks Off His 2020 Campaign; Katharine Gorka Named The New Press Secretary For Customs And Border Protection. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• DHS' Katharine Gorka Expected To Be Named Spokeswoman For Customs And Border Protection; FBI Looking Into Gunman's Military, Social Media History; Harvard Rescinds Admission Of Parkland Shooting Survivor Over Past Racial Slurs; Hope Hicks To Face Questions over Hush Money Scandal, Obstruction Allegations In Mueller Report; New Poll Shows Trump In Tough Fight In Florida. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Threatens to Start Deporting Millions; Patrick Shanahan Withdraws as Defense Secretary Nominee; President Trump Kicks Off 2020 Reelection Campaign. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Pompeo: President Trump Does Not Want War With Iran; Barr's DOJ Intervenes To Keep Manafort From Going To Rikers; Amazon Condemns Congresswoman For "Starvation Wages" Comment; Alex Jones Hit With Sanctions By Judge In Sandy Hook Lawsuit. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Mexican Troop Deployment Falling Short of Promise; Couple Demands Officers Be Fired Over Incident; Vatican Considers Allowing Married Men to Become Priests; Iran to Cut Back on Nuclear Commitments; Egypt's Mohamed Morsi Dies during Trial; Polls: Trump Lagging, Five Democratic Candidates Leading. Aired 12-1a ET
• Iran To Increase Low-Grade Uranium Enrichment; U.S. Sending 1,000 Additional Troops To Middle East; Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi Dies At 67 Netanyahu Unveils Plans for "Trump Heights" Settlement; Israeli Prime Minister Names Golan Heights Settlement After Trump. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S. To Send 1,000 More Troops To Middle East Amid Iran Tensions; At Least 12 Dead, 134 Hurt In China Earthquake; Four Injured In Shooting During Toronto Raptors' NBA Celebration; Netanyahu Unveils Plans For "Trump Heights" Settlement; Swift More Politically Vocal Over Past Year. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Troops Expected to be Sent to Middle East; Egypt's Mohamed Morsi Died While in Trial; Mexico Failed to Keep its Promise; Britain to Choose Its New Leader; U.S. Sending 1000 More Troops To Mideast; Morsi Buried Next To Other Muslim Brotherhood Figures; U.N. Food Aid In Yemen May Be Suspended This Week; Trump Rejects Polls Showing Him Lagging In Key States; Trump Berates Mulvaney For Coughing During Interview; Poll, Five Democratic Candidates Leading Trump; A Son Remembers Gloria Vanderbilt; Extreme Weather In Bihar; Nighttime Treat; Political Cat-astrophe. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Trump's Threats Before Re-Election Launch; Shanahan Out of Confirmation Process; Trump Claims Lead in Swing States; Biden Says He Could Win in the South; Porter Supports Impeachment Inquiry; Harvard Rescinded Parkland Student's Admission Offer. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), Presidential Candidate Discusses U.S. Troop Buildup In Middle East, Impeachment, Opioid Crisis; Justice Department Intervenes In Manafort Prison Transfer; How Supreme Court Ruling On Double Jeopardy Could Impact Manafort; Ocasio-Cortez Says Immigrant Families In "Concentration Camps" As Trump Threatens To Start Deporting "Millions" Ahead Of Campaign Relaunch; Press Secretary Sarah Sanders Leaving White House. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Connect the World
• Rouhani: Iran Doesn't Want to Fight Any Nation; U.S. Sending 1,000 More Troops to Middle East; Mohamed Morsi Buried in Cairo Day after Death in Court; Former UEFA President Platini Detained in France; Hong Kong Leader Apologizes for "Deficiencies"; Trump Threatens Mass Deportation of Migrants; Jamaica's Reggae Girlz Feel the Joy at Women's World Cup; Facebook Unveils Digital Currency; Scientist Captures Reality of Greenland's Melting Ice Sheet. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Moments Away From Officially Kicking Off 2020 Campaign; Trump About To Officially Kick Off 2020 Campaign In Florida; New Poll: Trump Trails Biden, Sanders And Warren In Florida; Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) Discuss What He's Going To Say In Response To President Trump Formal 2020 Campaign Launch; Ocasio-Cortez Compares Migrant Facilities To Concentration Camps; Trump Contradicts Top Security Officials Downplaying Alleged Attacks On Tankers By Iran As "Very Minor"; Acting Defense Chief Resigns Amid Revelations Of Domestic Violence; Trump's Pick For Defense Chief Drops Out Amid Accusations Of Domestic Violence Involving Him, His Ex-Wife & His Son. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Warning from Iran; Trump's Campaign Kickoff; Search for a Motive; Stewart Strikes Back; Hong Kong Chief Exec Speaks in Face of Protests. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Iran Conflict: 1,000 More U.S. Troops to Middle East; Trump's Campaign Kickoff; Search for a Motive; Stewart Strikes Back; Hong Kong Chief Exec Speaks in Face of Protests; SCOTUS Hands Down Four Key Rulings; Former Egyptian Mohamed Morsy Dies. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• U.S. Troops to Middle East; Trump Set to Formally Kickoff Re- Election Bid; Search for a Motive; Stewart Strikes Back; Shooting Mars Raptors' Victory Celebration. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• One Thousand More U.S. Troops To The Middle East; President Trump Says ICE Will Start Removing Millions Of Immigrants; Trump Set To Formally Kick Off Reelection Bid. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Facebook Finally Announced That Its Own Cryptocurrency; U.S. President Lashes Out As The ECB Chief Hinting At More Stimulus; Democrats Bash Amazon For Paying Its Workers Starvation Wage. Aired: 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump's 2020 Kick Off Tonight; Trump's 2016 Promises; Iran's President Talks About Their Enemy's Plots. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump: I'd Go To War With Iran Over Nuclear Weapons; Pompeo Speaks From Centcom Amid Increased Tensions With Iran; Senators: No Warning on Trump's Immigrant Round-up Announcement. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Trump to Send More Troops to Mideast after Iranian Threat; Trump to Kick off Reelection Campaign Tonight in Florida; Trump Threatens to Deport Millions Beginning Next Week; Biden Says He Can Beat Trump in Southern States; Masked Gunman Killed in Shootout at Dallas Courthouse; Prosecutors Identify Man Accused of Paying for David Ortiz Hit; Phoenix Mayor to Hold Meeting After Police Draw Guns on Family. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump Threatens Deportations; Chao Under Fire for Family Business Appearances; Look at Trump's Polling Numbers; Bleacher Report Headlines. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Trump Says He'll Deport Millions of People Starting Next Week; U.S. to Deploy Additional 1,000 Troops to Middle East; Trump to Kick Off Reelection Campaign in Florida Tonight. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Ron Goldman's Sister Speaks Out 25 Years After His Murder; CNN Examines America's Infrastructure Crisis; Masked Gunman Killed In Shootout At Dallas Courthouse. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• President Trump Tweets Announcement of Pending Major Immigration Operation in U.S.; U.S. to Deploy 1,000 Troops to Middle East; President Trump to Launch Reelection Campaign; Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) is Interviewed About Trump's Anti-Immigrant Push Ahead of Speech Tonight; Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is Interviewed About Push for Impeachment Inquiry. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is Interviewed about Impeachment and Iran; Homeless Epidemic in Los Angeles; Tribute to Gloria Vanderbilt. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Did Not Air


The Situation Room
• Crowds Filling Arena For Trump Reelection Rally; Trump Denies Vetting Problem With Acting Secretary Of Defense; House Judiciary Committee Plans To Question Hope Hicks About Hush Money; Interview With Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) About Lack Of Experienced Leadership At Defense Department; Trump Claims Millions Of Deportations Planned For Next Week; New Poll: Biden, Sanders, Warren Lead Trump in Florida; Iran Claims Ability To Strike U.S. Aircraft Carriers; Manafort Avoids Notorious Jail After Unusual Intervention By Deputy Attorney General. Aired 5-6p ET
• White House Blocking Hope Hicks Testimony?; Interview With Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL); Interview With Presidential Candidate Julian Castro; Trump In Florida Tonight To Kick Off 2020 Campaign As He Faces New Controversies And Setbacks; Trump Threatens To Start Deporting Millions; Patrick Shanahan Withdraws As Defense Secretary Nominee; President Trump Kicks Off 2020 Reelection Campaign; Justice Department Intervenes In Manafort Prison Transfer; America Crumbles: The Infrastructure Crisis. Aired 6-7p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Trump Launching Re-election Campaign Tuesday Night; Immigration Remains Top Talking Point For Trump Campaign; Calls Grow For Investigation Into Mohamed Morsi's Death; Dominican Prosecutors Identify Suspect Behind Ortiz Shooting; Environmentalist Brings Rooftop Farming To Parched Cairo; Donald Trump Announces Deportation of Undocumented Immigrants Beginning Next Week; Mexico Deploying Half of Promised Troops to Its Southern Border; U.K. Conservative Party Narrows Race to Five Candidates. Aired 2-3p ET
• Donald Trump Promises To Deport Millions Of Undocumented Migrants; Boris Johnson Has Commanding Lead In The Race To Replace Theresa May; Mixed Reaction From Iran After The U.S. Announced Plans To Send 1,000 More Troops In The Persian Gulf; Hope Hicks Set to Testify Behind Closed Doors on Capitol Hill; President Trump Threatens to Deport Millions Before Re- election Launch; Mexico Slowly Deploys Troops to Southern Border. Aired 3- 4p ET