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Cuomo Prime Time
• Fallen Capitol Officer's Mother Disappointed By GOP Senators Who Stopped January 6 Commission; Growing Concerns Over "Havana Syndrome" Incidents Near WH; FAA: Significantly More Unruly Passenger Reports In 2021. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Republicans Block Bipartisan Commission into January 6th Insurrection; Trump's Enduring Anti-Democratic Influence; Federal Judge Lashed Out At Trump As Polling Shows Many Republicans Adhere To Conspiracy Theories; Poll: 15 percent Of Americans, 23 percent Of Republicans Believe QAnon Lies; Pastor Under Fire For Making False Claims About Covid Vaccines. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Director Bartlett Sher; Biden's Foreign Policy Challenges. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• Microsoft: Hackers Hit 150 Government Agencies, Think Tanks & Other Organizations; Authorities Previously Questioned San Jose Shooter About Hating Workplace; Procedural Vote on Jan. 6 Commission Underway Now. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• White House to Unveil Biden's $6 Trillion Budget; Americans Eager to Escape Pandemic this Holiday Weekend; Six Republicans Vote Yes on January 6 Commission, Short of 10 Needed. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Republicans Block Bipartisan Investigation Into Capitol Attack; One-on-One with Mother & Partner of Fallen Capitol Officer; CDC: Fully Vaccinated Kids Don't Need to Wear Masks or Socially Distance at Summer Camp; CNN Investigation Reveals Al Qaeda Still Thriving, May Be Able to Attack the West By Late Next Year; One in Ten Americans Expected to Travel for Holiday Weekend. Aired 4-5p ET
• Mother & Partner of Fallen Capitol Officer Voice Frustration with Republicans who Blocked Insurrection Commission; Russian Hackers Launch Major Cyberattack just Weeks before Biden, Putin First Summit; Russia Escalates Cyberwar With U.S. Ahead Of Biden-Putin Summit; Federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson Has Long Record Of Taking On Trump And His Allies; New Book Claims Hunter Biden Pitched A Reality Show In 2019; Biden Says He Misjudged How Many Americans Would Buy Into Trump; Pressure Grows To Compensate Victims Of The Tulsa Massacre. Aired 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Senate Failed to Pass January 6 Commission; Joe Manchin Frustrated with His Colleagues; Hypocrisy is Palpable from the GOP; Lawmakers Are Nice but Lacks Sincerity; China Not Pleased with U.S. Investigation of COVID Origin; Travelers Losing Manners. Aired 10-11p ET
• Did Not Air 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Senate Back after GOP Stall Tactic; GOP Holds up January 6th Commission Vote; Paul Ryan Criticizes Trump's Hold on the Party; Biden Unveils Budget Proposal; Unreviewed Evidence on COVID Origins; China Pushes COVID Origin Conspiracy Theory; San Jose Shooter Used Legally Obtained Guns. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Russia Appears to Hack System; Tens of Thousands Flee Goma; Dr. Ashish Jha is Interviewed about the Pandemic; Home Shortage Sparks Bidding Wars. Aired 9:30-10a ET.
• Senate Back in Session After GOP Stall Tactic; GOP Rep. Greene Absurdly Compares Democrats to Nazis; DHS: San Jose Shooter Possessed Books About Terrorism, Notes About How He Hated His Workplace. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Judge Grants Federal Prosecutor's Request for Special Master to Review Materials Seized During Giuliani Raid; Time's Up CEO Launches Business Coalition to Address Childcare Crisis; 37-Plus Million People Expected to Travel over Memorial Day Weekend. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Senate Republicans Kill Bipartisan January 6 Commission; Microsoft Says, Russia Hackers Strike Again, Target U.S. Government Agencies; New York Times Reports, Intel Officials Said to have Unexamined Evidence of COVID Origins. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Raid Yard Shooter Used Legally-Obtained Guns But the High- Capacity Magazines He Had Are Outlawed in CA; Home Shortage Sparks Bidding Wars; 3 NBA Teams Ban Fans for Unruly, Disrespectful Behavior; Tiger Says Rehab is Most Painful Experience of His Life. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• President Biden Speaks to Troops Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend; Republicans Block Insurrection Commission. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Biden Speaks to Troops Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend; Russia Escalates Cyberwar with U.S. Ahead of Biden-Putin Summit; Senate Republicans Vote for Trump Instead of Bipartisan 1/6 Commission; Paul Ryan, Matt Gaetz Send Out Opposite Messages over Direction of GOP; Tapper's New Book, "The Devil May Dance," Out Now. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. Marine Held in Russia Tests Positive For COVID; CDC Updates COVID Camp Guidance; Hackers Launch Cyberattack on U.S.; Interview With Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA); Republicans Block Insurrection Commission. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Former Marine's Hearing in Russia Postponed After Positive COVID Test; Obama Acknowledges UFOs Are Objects We Can't Explain; Department of Homeland Security Warns of Tulsa Race Massacre Commemorations Becoming Targets. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Japan Weighs Emergency Measures as Health Experts Meet; New Study: Antibodies Detectable for at Least 11 Months; U.S. Intel Divided on COVID-19 Origin; E.U. Mulls Sanctions Ahead of Lukashenko- Putin Talks; Tens of Thousands Flee Volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo; Growing Calls to Release Hundreds of Detained Men in Tigray; 18 Bodies Discovered in Former Officer's Backyard; Container Ship Carrying Chemicals Burns Off Sri Lanka. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Japan Weighs Emergency Measures as Health Experts Meet; U.S. Intel Divided on COVID-19 Origin After Year-Long Inquiry; Russia Denies Its Airspace As Detour Around Belarus; Al Qaeda Thrives in Afghanistan Ahead of U.S. Pullout; U.S., U.N. Demand Release of Hundreds of Detained Men in Tigray; Relative of Detained Iranian- Americans Speaking Out; Tens of Thousand Flee Volcano in DR Congo; Container Ship Carrying Chemicals Burns Off Sri Lanka; Top Baseball Player Escapes During Tournament in U.S. Aired 1-2a ET
• Olympic-Sized Worries for the Tokyo Olympic Games; U.S. Intel Divided on COVID-19 Origin After Year-Long Inquiry; U.S. Warns of Further Action Against Ethiopia, Eritrea; Belarus Plane Diversion: Bomb Threat E-Mail Sent After Ryanair Flight Ordered to Land; UK Official: Most New Cases Due to Variant From India; UN Votes to Launch Investigation Into Possible War Crimes; Container Ship Carrying Chemicals Burns Off Sri Lanka; GOP Senators Likely to Block Capitol Riot Commission. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Japanese People Fear Spread of Variants During Tokyo Olympics; China Accused U.S. of Spreading Conspiracy Theory About the Virus; Al- Qaeda May Took Advantage of U.S. Pulling Its Troops; Russia Supports Belarus Against E.U. Actions; U.S. Warns Ethiopia and Eritrea; Thousands Flee Over Fears of Second Volcanic Eruption; Mount Nyiragongo Erupts; Container Ship Carrying Chemicals Burns Off Sri Lanka; El Salvador Crime; Prince Harry, Oprah Winfrey, Host Mental Health Town Hall; Friends, The Reunion. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• U.S. Senate Republicans Likely to Block January 6 Commission Vote; Capitol Police Officer Dealing with Trauma Month After Riots; Japan Weighs Emergency Measures as Health Experts Meet; U.S. Intel Divided on COVID-19 Origin After Year-Long Inquiry; FBI: Guns Used in Mass Shooting Were Legally Obtained. Authorities Previously Questioned Shooter About Hatred of Job. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Microsoft: Russian Hackers Break into "USAID" System; Tens of Thousands Flee Volcano in Democratic Republic of Congo; Family of Iranian-Americans Worries They'll Be Left Behind; Texas Republican Move Further Right, Toward Trump; Prince Harry, Oprah Winfrey Host Mental Health Town Hall. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN Special Reports
• CNN's Special, What's Going On, Marvin Gaye's Anthem For The Ages. Aired 11p-12a ET


Connect the World
• Russia Ramps Up Support for Belarus; Microsoft: Russian Hackers Break Into U.S. Aid Agency; Obama Praises Rashford's Activism; Hundreds of Thousands Flee Threat of Volcanic Eruption. Aired 10-11a ET
• Russia, Belarusian Leaders Meet After Forced Flight Diversion; Lithuania's President: "Belarus is Economically and Socially Weak & Fully Dependent on Russia" So We Must Add Pressure; Terror Group Thrives in Afghanistan Ahead of U.S. Pullout; Reuters: Central Bank Lacking Money for Medical Supplies; UN Council to Investigate Possible Human Rights Violations; Photographer Gray Malin Brings the Beaches to You. Aired 11a- 12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• GOP Blocks Capitol Riot Panel; Only 6 Voted in Favor of Bill; 6 Republicans Break with Party, Vote in Favor of Jan. 6 Commission as the Rest of GOP Give into Trump, 2022 Fears; Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is Interviewed About the San Jose Shooting; NYT: Feds Probe Whether Ukrainians Meddled in 2020 Election; Biden Touts Pandemic Progress: 51 Percent of Adults Fully Vaccinated. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• Vote on 1/6 Commission Delayed By Senate GOP Stall Tactic; Microsoft: Russian SolarWinds Hackers Spear-Fished USAID; NYT: U.S. Intel Officials Gather Evidence on COVID Origins; Community Honors 9 Victims of San Jose Mass Shooting; Biden Touts Economic Recovery Plan. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Vote On 1/6 Commission Delayed By Senate GOP Stall Tactic; Kremlin Aids Belarus After It Forces Commercial Jet To Land; Tens Of Thousands Flee Goma As Threat Of Another Volcanic Eruption Looms. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• The SolarWinds Hackers Strike again, Microsoft Says it is Ongoing; U.S. Officials may have more Information about How the Pandemic Began; Social Media Chatter Gives AMC Shares a Blockbuster Boost. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Six Republicans So Far Vote Yes On Jan 6 Commission, Short of 10 Needed; Right Now: Senate Voting on January 6 Commission; President Biden Discusses Pandemic Ahead of Holiday Weekend; Senator Schumer Speaks After Jan 6 Commission Vote Fails; Senate Republicans Kill January 6th Commission. Aired 12p-12:30p ET
• Senate Republicans Kill January 6th Commission; Microsoft: Russian Hackers Compromised E-mail System Used By U.S.A.I.D; Texas GOP pushes Most Conservative Agenda In Years. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Vote on 1/6 Commission Delayed after Senate GOP Stall Tactic; Trump's Party Drowns Out Paul Ryan's Case Against Trumpism; GOP's Greene Absurdly Compares Democrats to Nazis; Russia Hacks System Used by U.S. Agency. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Guns Used in San Jose Killings Legally Obtained; Sizzling Housing Market Sparks Frenzy; World Leaders' COVID Stunts. Aired 6:30- 7a ET
• Vote on 1/6 Commission Delayed after Senate GOP Stall Tactic; U.S. Under Attack, Russia Hacks System Used by U.S. Agency; Restaurants Prep for Holiday Rush as Restrictions Lift. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Mother Of Fallen Capitol Police Officer Presses GOP on Commission; Trump Appointee Spreads Conspiracy Theory About Biden Administration; COVID Cases Surge In Japan With Two Percent Vaccinated Ahead Of Olympics. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Senate Republicans Likely to Block Bipartisan Commission to Investigate January 6th Riots; Former Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan Gives Speech on Current State of Republican Party; Representatives Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene Criticize Paul Ryan and Defend Former President Donald Trump; U.S. Under Attack: Russia Hacks System Used by U.S. Agency. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• GOP Counters Biden's Infrastructure Plan; Reality Check on 1/6 Commission; Salima Koroma is Interviewed about "Dreamland." Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Russian SolarWinds Hackers Strike Again; Daimler Poised to Lead Decarbonization Transition; AMC Shares Volatile to Finish Blockbuster Week; Senate Republicans Block Inquiry On Capitol Riot; Germany Formally Recognizes Colonial Genocide In Namibia; Around 400,000 Displaced After Fleeing Volcano Threat. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• San Jose Mass Shooting Investigation; Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson; Republicans Block Insurrection Commission; Memorial Day Weekend a New Test of Easing Pandemic as Travel Surges and Crowds Gather for Holiday; Biden Unveils $6 Trillion Budget, Proposes Biggest Spending in 50+ Years; Poll Suggests QAnon as Popular in U.S. As Some Major Religions. Aired 6-7p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Microsoft: SolarWinds Hackers Target More Agencies; Lukashenko Meets with Putin Amid Forced-Plane Landing Fallout; Germany Formally Recognizes Colonial Genocide in Namibia; Terror Group Thriving In Afghanistan; Hundreds Detained In Tigray Released After CNN Report; 400,000 Flee Homes Over Threat Of Second Volcano Eruption. Aired 2-3p ET