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Cuomo Prime Time
• Biden Fires Back At Sen. Booker: "Cory Should Apologize"; Elizabeth Warren Riding A Surge In Poll Numbers; 46 States Now Recognize Juneteenth As A Holiday. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Hope Hicks Testimony on Capitol Hill Hits a Wall As White House Claims Wide Privilege; Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) is Interviewed About Hope Hicks' Testimony and White House Privilege Claim; Biden Fires Back At Booker; Sen. McConnell Denounces Reparations: "We've Elected An African-American President"; Prosecutor: David Ortiz Was Not The Intended Target In Murder-For-Hire Plot; President Trump's Florida Rally Full Of Familiar Themes, Falsehoods. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• British Politics, The Fight To become the Next Conservative Party Leader; Boris Johnson Frontrunner to Become Prime Minister; Who is Boris Johnson?; Fraser Nelson, Editor, The Spectator, and Martin Fletcher, Former Foreign Editor, The Times of London, are Interviewed About Boris Johnson; Valerie Johnson's New Book, "Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward"; Valerie Jarrett, Former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, is Interviewed About Democratic Presidential Hopefuls and Her Book. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Now: Hope Hicks Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee; The Changing Relationship Between Trump, Hope Hicks; EPA Rolls Back Rule Limiting Coal-Fired Power Plant Emissions; U.N. Report: "Credible Evidence" Saudi Crown Prince Responsible for Khashoggi Death; Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) Discusses U.N. Report on Khashoggi Death, New Acting Defense Secretary, Iran Tensions; Trump Kicks Off 2020 Campaign, Rehashes Old Gripes. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Kicks Off 2020 Campaign, Rehashes Old Gripes; Elizabeth Warren Gains Ground Among Moderate Democrats; Fiery Congressional Hearing Underway on Slavery Reparations; Trump Refuses to Admit He Was Wrong About Central Park Five; Newspaper Photographer Talks His Close Encounter with Dallas Gunman; "Sully" Sullenberger Tells Lawmakers He Had Trouble with 737 Max Simulator. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Congress Grills Hope Hicks; Booker Demands Biden Apology Over Segregationist Remarks. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Trump's Chaos Strategy?; Elizabeth Warren Rising; Warren Grabs Sanders' Attention As She Soars In New Poll; Trump Delivers On Coal Promise, Rolls Back Obama-Era Policy; Hope Hicks Leaves After Testifying Behind Closed Doors. Aired 4:30-5p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) Was Interviewed About The Racism Issue That He Had With A Fellow Democratic Contender; Joe Biden Is Criticized Over His Comments On Segregation; Joe Biden Fighting Off Critics; Recent Hearing For Possible Reparations For Black Slavery. Aired 10-11p ET
• Joe Biden Being Nice To Segregationists; White House Claims Absolute Immunity; Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Is Interviewed About A Legislation About Reparations That She Proposes; House Holds Hearing On Reparations For Slavery; Trump's EPA Rolls Back Obama-Era Plan; GOP Embraces President Trump's Angry Rhetoric. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• An Independent Report Suggests Saudi Arabia is Responsible for Khashoggi's Deliberate and Premeditated Execution; Rocket Hits Headquarters of ExxonMobil and Other Major Oil Companies in Iraq; President Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Fed Ahead of Interest Rate Decision; Hope Hicks Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee; Trump Kicks Off 2020 Campaign, Rehashes Old Gripes. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Ramps Up Pressure; Pilots to Testify on The Hill; Trump Refuses to Apologize to Central Park Five; Buttigieg Speaks to New Officers; Alaska Teen Online Murder Plot. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Hope Hicks Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee; Mark Esper To Replace Shanahan As Acting Defense Secretary; Record Turnover For Top Positions In Trump Administration; According To An Independent Report, Saudi Arabia Is Responsible For Khashoggi's Deliberate, Premeditated Execution. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Reverses Obama's Coal Plant Regulations; Cory Booker Proposes Commission to Study U.S. Reparations for Slavery; Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Compares Southern Border Detention to Concentration Camps. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Hope Hicks Testifies In Congress; Federal Reserve Makes The Decision, Steady As She Goes; Lawmakers Are Considering Legislation That Would Create Reparation Commission. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump's EPA Rolls Back Obama Rule That Targeted Coal Plants; Trump Falsely Claims U.S. Air, Water Cleaner Than Ever Before; "Sully" Sullenberger Tells Lawmakers He Had Trouble With 737 Max Simulator; Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) Discusses Key Spots In Trump Administration Remain Vacant, Trump Deporting "Millions" Of Illegal Immigrants, Ocasio-Cortez Saying Immigrants In "Concentration Camps". Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Congress Debates Reparations; Congress Grills Hope Hicks; Booker Demands Biden Apology Over Segregationist Remarks. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• New Poll: Warren, Sanders Tied For Second Behind Biden; Trump Vows To Cure Cancer, Eradicate AIDS If Reelected; Man Travels To All 50 States To Mow Veterans' Lawns For Free; FBI Tests Minibar Samples after Deaths Of American Tourists. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Acting Defense Secretary Withdraws from Nomination; U.S. and Iran Calculating Every Single Move; Trump Officially Launches 2020 Campaign Trailing Six Democrats; Platini Questioned over 2022 World Cup Bid; Children Among the Most Vulnerable in Syria's War; India Suffering in High Temperatures, Water Shortage. Aired 12-1a ET
• Desperate Migrants Head for U.S. Despite Detention Threat; Hong Kong Legislators meet for First Time Since Protest; Facebook Unveils Cryptocurrency; The Art of not Reading. Aired 1-2a ET
• Acting Defense Secretary Withdraws from Nomination; U.S. and Iran Calculating Every Single Move; Trump Officially Launches 2020 Campaign Trailing Six Democrats; Dominic Raab Is Out, Boris Johnson Still on Top; Hong Kong Chief Says Bill Suspended but Not Out; The Legacy of Mohammed Morsi. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. and Iran Calculating Every Single Move; President Trump Officially Launch His 2020 Campaign; Dominic Raab is Out, Boris Johnson Still on Top; Hong Kong Chief Executive Apologized for Chaos; Trump Formally Launches Reelection Bid; Human Rights Group Calls For Investigation Into Morsy Death; Aggressive Rhetoric Heats Up Between U.S. And Iran; Desperate Migrants Head For U.S. Despite Detention Threat; A Warning On Syria; A Grim View Inside Idlib; Our Changing Climate; Polar Bear Sightings; 2019 Women's World Cup; The Art Of Not Reading. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN RIGHT NOW
• Democrats Blame White House For "Absurd And Ridiculous Appearance by Hope Hicks"; President Trump Launches Reelection Campaign Still Bashing Hillary Clinton From 2016; Interview With John Delaney (D) Presidential Candidate. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Democrat Presidential Candidate John Delaney Discusses the White House Blocking Hope Hicks from Answering Questions; McConnell Suggests U.S. Made Up for Slavery by Electing Obama; Booker Demands Biden Apology for Segregationist Remarks; Teen Accused of Killing Best Friend in $9 Million Catfish Scheme; CNN Examines America's Infrastructure Crisis. Aired 1:30-2p ET


Connect the World
• Report Blames Saudi Arabia for Khashoggi "Execution"; Iran Comments on U.S. Video "Evidence" for First Time; Four Charged with Shooting Down MH17 Flight; Relentless Bombing Ravages War-torn Syria; Chinese President to Make Rare Trip to North Korea This Week; Trump Officially Launches 2020 Campaign; Dominic Raab Is Out, Boris Johnson Still on Top; Brazil's Marta Sets World Cup Record with 17th. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Sen. Tim Scott Backs McConnell, Reparations Not Realistic; RNC: Trump Raised $24.8M for 2020 Bid in Less Than 24 Hours; Dems Enraged After Hope Hicks Stonewalls, WH Claims Immunity; Hope Hicks Refuses To Answer Questions About Trump's WH; Hope Hicks Refuses To Answer Questions About WH; Dems Vow To "Destroy" WH Claim She Has Immunity; Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) Is Interviewed About Hope Hicks' Answers; 2020 Rivals Hit Biden For Citing Work With Segregationists; Biden: Senator I Worked With Never Called "Boy". Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Trump Officially Kicks Off 2020 Campaign; Acting Defense Secretary Out; Key Trump Aide Testifies on Hill Today; U.S./Iran Tensions; Hong Kong's Lam Offers "Most Sincere Apology"; 9th American Tourist Dies in Dominican Republic. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• President Trump Officially Kicks Off 2020 Campaign; Acting Defense Secretary Stepping Down; Key Trump Aide Testifies on Hill Today; Trump Downplays Any Military Action Against Iran; Hong Kong's Lam Offers "Most Sincere Apology". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump 2020 Campaign Officially Kicks Off; Acting Defense Secretary Out; Key Trump Aide Testifies on Hill Today; U.S./Iran Tensions; 100-Year-Old Sprinter Takes Gold in 100-Meter Dash. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Donald Trump Officially Kicks Off 2020 Campaign; Acting Defense Sec. Patrick Shanahan Stepping Down; President Donald Trump Downplays Any Military Action Against Iran. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• The U.S. Federal Reserve Releases Its Latest Policy Statement; Skeptical Lawmakers Voice Concerns Over Facebook's New Crypto Plan; Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman Tells CNN That He Doesn't Think The Trade Wars Will Pull The U.S. Into A Recession. Aired: 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Hicks Testifies on Capitol Hill; Hope Hicks Rarely Speaks to Trump; House Hearings on Repartitions for Slavery; Biden Criticized for Comments. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Rehashes Familiar Grievances in Kickoff Rally; Trump Launches 2020 Bid with Familiar Refrains on Immigration; Trump Shares Take On Some 2020 Dems. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Trump Kicks Off 2020 Campaign Rehashing Grievances; Trump Trails Leading Democrats in New Florida Poll; Shanahan Nomination Derailed Over Family Issues; Hope Hicks to Testify Before House Panel; U.N. Investigator: 'Credible Evidence' Linking Saudi Crown Prince to Murder of Journalist; Rocket Hits ExxonMobil Headquarters in Iraq; Alaska Teen Accused of Murdering Friend after $9 Million Offer. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Ocasio-Cortez Calls Migrant Detention Centers Concentration Camps; Investigation into Harvard Coach; Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R- WV) is Interviewed about Deal Reached on Border Crisis; White Sox Extend Netting. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Trump's 2020 Campaign Kick-off Rehashes Grievances; Shanahan Withdraws Nomination Over Family Issues; Sen. Angus Kind (I-ME) is Interviewed about Trump's Vetting Process. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• President Trump Claims People On Both Sides In Central Park Five Case; Ninth American Dies While Vacationing In The Dominican Republic; America Crumbles: A Look At America's Roads And Bridges. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• President Trump Launches Reelection Campaign at Rally in Florida; U.N. Special Investigator Releases Details of Findings in Murder of Jamal Khashoggi; Presidential Candidate Julian Castro is Interviewed About Trump's Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Shanahan Withdraws Nomination; Dallas Photographer Close to Encounter with Gunman; Ninth American Dies in Dominican Republic. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Uncertainty rising at the Fed; A Hero Pilot Tells Lawmakers Boeing Failed To Train Pilots On How To Deal With A Crisis On Its 737 MAX 8; UN Says Saudi Arabia Is Responsible For The State Killing Of Jamal Khashoggi; Fed Chair Jerome Powell Responds to President Trump's Criticism; David Gilmour to Auction More Than 120 Iconic Guitars for Charity; U.S. Navy Allows CNN to View Damaged Tankers. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Hope Hicks Snubs Lawmakers' Questions About White House, Denies Knowledge of Hush Money; Rivals Criticizing Biden for Touting Civility of Two Segregationist Senators; China Courts North Korea Ahead of Global Summit; Former Trump Aide Hope Hicks Snubs Questions About White House; Democratic Senators Criticize Biden for Touting "Civility" With Segregationist Senators. Aired 5-6p ET
• Interview With Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA); Trump Back At White House After Campaign Kickoff Filled With Old Grievances And New False Claims; Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) Among Democrats Critical Of Biden Remarks About Segregationist Senators; Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Opposes Reparations, Says No One Alive Is Responsible; Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Gains Momentum In Democratic Primary Polls, Surging Among Progressives With Policy-Laden Agenda. Aired 6-7p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Charges Brought in Crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17; United Nations Jamal Khashoggi Report Finds Saudis May Be Responsible; Interview with Ian Bremmer, President and Founder of Eurasia Group; Four Candidates Remain In Conservative Leadership Race; Trump Officially Launches Campaign For Second Term; .Iran Denies Any Involvement In Tanker Attacks; Alaska Teen Allegedly Kills Best Friend In $9M Scheme. Aired 2-3p ET