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April 26, 2026
• FBI At Los Angeles Area Home Linked to Suspect in Shooting at Gala Attended by Trump; Man in Custody After Shots Fired at Gala Trump Attended; Trump Safe After Shots Fired at Correspondents' Dinner. Aired 3-4a ET
• Man In Custody After Shots Fired At Gala Trump Attended. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Safe After Shots Fired At Correspondents' Dinner; Man In Custody After Shots Fired At Gala Trump Attended. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Safe After Shots Fired At Correspondents' Dinner. Aired 12-1a ET
• President Trump, White House Correspondents' Dinner Rocked By Assassination Attempt; Iran Reopens Negotiations Concerning War And Strait of Hormuz. Royal Family To Still Visit D.C. Despite Saturday's Attack. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Suspect To Be Arraigned Monday; 31-Year-Old Cole Tomas Allen Charged In WHCD Shooting; Source: Secret Service Fired On Suspect But Did Not Hit Him. Aired 10-11p ET
• FBI Searching Home In California Tied To Suspected Gunman; Source: Suspects Writings Indicate Anti-Trump Admin Ideology; U.S. Confronts Rising Political Violence After WHCD Attack; Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Suspect To Be Arraigned Tomorrow; Police: Suspect Had Shotgun, Handgun And Multiple Knives; Iran's Top Diplomat To Meet With Putin As U.S. Peace Talks Stall; Some GOP Lawmakers Call For End To DHS Shutdown After Shooting; Buckingham Palace: King Charles' U.S. State Visit Will Go Ahead. Aired 9-10p ET
• FBI Going Door to Door at Shooting Suspect's California Neighborhood; Suspect's Family Told Police of Manifesto Just Before Shooting; Timeline of White House Correspondents' Dinner Attack; House Oversight Committee Asks for Secret Service Briefing; President Trump Gives First Interview Since Shooting Incident; Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Suspect to be Arraigned Tomorrow; Trump Says If Iran Wants to Talk, They Can Call Us. Aired 8-9p ET
• Investigation Into White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Underway; FBI Searching Home In California Tied To Suspected Gunman; President Trump Reacts To Shooting Incident; Interview With Representative Michael Rulli (R-OH); Former Secret Service Agent Talks About the Investigation; Source: Suspect Identified As 31-Year-Old California Man; WHCA Boart Meeting To Assess Shooting Incident And Next Steps; Trump: If Iran Wants To Talk, They Can Call Us. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Appears On CBS 60 Minutes After Correspondents' Dinner Shooting; Investigation Underway After Shots Fired At White House Correspondents' Dinner; Shooting Renews DHS Funding Debate; FBI Searching Home In California Tied To Suspected Gunman; Suspected Correspondents' Dinner Gunman To Be Arraigned Tomorrow; Buckingham Palace Confirms King Charles' U.S. State Visit Will Go Ahead. Aired 6- 7p ET
• Gunshots Heard During White House Correspondents' Dinner. Aired 5-6p ET
• Investigation Underway After Shots Fired At White House Correspondents' Dinner; White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting, Senator John Fetterman (D) Interview. Aired 4-5p ET
• Source: Suspect's Writings Show Anti-Trump Administration Ideology; Sources: Suspect Identifies as 31-Years-Old California Man; Iranian Foreign Minister Meets with Mediators in Pakistan on Truce Talks. Aired 3-4p ET
• Source: Suspect's Writings Indicate Anti-Trump Administration Ideology; Investigation Underway After Shots Fired At White House Correspondents' Dinner; Buckingham Palace: King Charles' U.S. State Visit Will Go Ahead. Aired 2-3p ET
• Source: Suspect's Writing Indicate Anti-Trump Admin Ideology; Official: Correspondents' Dinner Suspect Bought Guns Legally; Correspondents' Dinner Suspect Arrested; Buckingham Palace: Security Talks Underway for King's State Visit; Top Iran Diplomat in Pakistan Meeting with Mediators. Aired 1-2p ET


April 25, 2026
• U.S. Envoys Headed to Pakistan for Fresh Iran Talks; Israeli Operations in Lebanon Draw Comparisons to Gaza; Powerful Tornado Hits Oklahoma; Appeals Court Blocks Trump's Attempt to Ban Asylum for Migrants; North Korean Defector Stages Daring Escape; Tillis Vowed to Block Trump Fed Chair Pick over Powell Probe; CBP Estimates Tariff Refunds Will Be Issued 60-90 Days after Approval; Russia Launches Huge Drone and Missile Attack on Ukraine; Hundreds Blocked at Everest Base Camp by Glacier Piece; Curiosity Rover Finds Organic Molecules on Mars. Aired 5-6a ET
• U.S. Envoys Headed to Pakistan for Fresh Iran Talks; Israeli Operations in Lebanon Draw Comparisons to Gaza; Prince Harry Visits Ukraine, Tests Military Equipment; High Resale Prices for World Cup Tickets Draw Criticism. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• U.S. Envoys Headed to Pakistan for Fresh Iran Talks; Hegseth Urges Allies to Take Larger Role in Strait of Hormuz; Deir al-Balah Set for First Election in Gaza since 2006; North Korean Defector Stages Daring Escape; Venezuela and Colombia Agree to Combat Crime at Shared Border; Powerful Tornado Hits Oklahoma. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Cancels Witkoff, Kushner Iran Peace Talk Trip; Interview With Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA); Trump To Attend His First White House Correspondents' Dinner As President. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Cancels Witkoff, Kushner Iran Peace Talks Trip; Trump: Envoy's Cancelled Trip Does Not Mean Iran Fighting To Resume; Ukraine Develops Robots To Take On Russian Infantry; Trump To Attend 1st White House Correspondents' Dinner As President; Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence For NYC Subway Bomber, Overturns ISIS "Material Support" Conviction; Roommate Charged With Killing 2 Students After Body Found In Tampa; FDA Approves First-Ever Gene Therapy For Inherited Deafness. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Cancels Witkoff, Kushner Iran Peace Talk Trip; Trump To Attend First White House Correspondents' Dinner As President; Violent EF-4 Tornado Hits Oklahoma Ahead Of More Severe Storms; Spirit Airlines, White House Close To A $500M Bailout; Mamdani, Hochul Announce Pied-A-Terre Tax On Second Homes. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Scraps Witkoff-Kushner Trip To Pakistan For Peace Talks; Iranian Foreign Minister Said No Plans To Meet U.S. Delegation In Pakistan; Ongoing Tornado Threats For Parts Of The Central U.S.; New Details About U.S. Ship Seizures In Strait Of Hormuz; Mamdani, Hochul Announce Pied-a-Terre Tax For Wealthy Residents; Court Overturns Terrorism Conviction For NYC Subway Bomber; Trump Set To Return To The White House Correspondents' Dinner. Aired 3-4p ET
• President Trump Cancels Trip by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad, Pakistan, for Potential Peace Talks with Iran; President Trump Answers Reporters' Questions about Cancelation of Trip to Islamabad and Potential Confirmation of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve Chairman; Severe Weather Threatens Parts of Midwest; Florida Man in Custody After His Roommate Found Dead and Second Student Missing; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Announces E.U. Approved $100 Billion Loan for His Country; U.S. Soldier Arrested for Using Insider Information about Operation to Capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to Win Bet on Prediction Market. Aired 2-3p ET
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April 19, 2026
• Trump On Hormuz Closure: Iran Can't Blackmail Us; NRC Chief: Lebanon Ceasefire Must Hold; Aid Is Underfunded; Police Search For Motive Behind Mass Shooting in Kyiv; Pope Leo Presides Over Holy Mass In Kilamba, Angola; Spanish Airport Serves As Refuge For Grounded Aircraft; Advocates Sound Alarm Over ICE Arrests At Courthouses. Aired 5-6a ET
• Iran: "Far from a Final Agreement with U.S." Iraq Races to Form a New Government; Thousands Try to Return Home in Lebanon; Mass Shooting in Ukraine; U.S. Army Trains for Drone Warfare; Venezuelans Rally for Machado; IRGC: Strait of Hormuz Closed; Pope Leo Set to Hold Mass in Kalimba, Angola. Aired 4-5a ET
• Iran Partially Closes Hormuz Again; Mass Shooting in Kyiv; Priest D.J. Hosts Dance Tribute to Pope Francis. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. Navy Takes Custody Of Iranian Cargo Ship; U.S. Delegation Heading To Pakistan For Second Round Of Talks With Iran; Mood Inside Iran After Weeks Of War With U.S. And Israel; Town In Louisiana In Shock After Mass Shooting; Polling Shows Most Americans Unhappy With Trump On Inflation; Interview With Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN); Pope Leo Reiterates Calls For Peace In The Middle East. Aired 7-8p ET
• U.S. Navy Fires On, Seizes Iranian-Flagged Cargo Ship; Dems Face Key Test In Virginia Redistricting Vote This Week; New Poll Shows Majority Disapprove Of Trump's Handling Of Iran; 8 Children, 2 Women Wounded In Louisiana Mass Shooting; Attorney Fights For Release Of Court Interpreter Detained By ICE; Police Cracking Down After "Teen Takeovers" Turn Violent. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Intercepts and Seizes Iranian-Flagged Cargo Ship; U.S. Delegation Heads to Pakistan for Possible Iran Talks; Children Dead After a Mass Shooting in Louisiana; Pope Addresses Trump Spat, Reiterates Calls for Peace; Gunman Kills Six, Injures 15 in Kyiv. Aired 5-6p ET
• U.S. Navy Fired On And Seized Iranian-Flagged Vessel Amid Blockade Standoff; Trump Says U.S. Delegation Heading Again To Pakistan For Iran Talks; Traffic Halts In Strait Of Hormuz Ahead Of New Round Of Iran-U.S. Talks; Deadly Mass Shooting In Louisiana; Pope Leo Draws 100,000 People To Mass In Angola; Trump Signs Executive Order Urging More Research Into Psychedelic Drug; Boston Globe Reporter Goes Viral For Her Pure Buston Accent. Aired 4-5p ET
• Traffic Halts In Strait Of Hormuz As New Round of Iran-U.S. Talks Has Yet To Happen; Police: Eight Children Killed, Two Others Wounded In Louisiana Mass Shooting; Swalwell's Exit Resets Race For Governor In California. Aired 3-4p ET
• White House: Vance, Top Officials Heading To Pakistan For Iran Talks; NY Archbishop: Pope Is Preaching Message Of Peace; Mamdani, Hochul Announces Tax On Second Homes; Police: 8 Children Killed, 2 Others Wounded In Louisiana Mass Shooting; Trump: U.S. Delegation Heads To Pakistan For New Talks With Iran; Winegrowers Fight For Domestic Grapes In Bottles. Aired 2-3p ET


April 18, 2026
• Iran Disputes Trump's Claims on Agreement; Trump Says Hormuz is "Open" but U.S. Blockade Will Continue; Lebanese President Calls for "Permanent Agreements"; Defense Argues Media Prejudiced for Alleged Charlie Kirk Murderer; Dr. Erica Schwartz Picked to Lead CDC; Shakespeare's London Home Site Now Identified. Aired 5-6a ET
• Iran Disputes Trump's Claims on Agreement; Trump Says Hormuz is "Open" but U.S. Blockade Will Continue; Venezuelan Migrants in U.S. Left with No Consular Support; Lebanese President Calls for "Permanent Agreements"; Russia Targets University Students for Military Recruitment; Shakespeare's London Home Site Now Identified. Aired 4-5a ET
• Iran Disputes Trump's Claims on Agreement; Trump Says Hormuz is "Open" but U.S. Blockade Will Continue; Iran War Causes Jet Fuel Shortages; Albanian Political Protests; Nearly 6 Million in Haiti to Face Acute Food Insecurity. Aired 3-3:25a ET
• Iran Gunboats Fire On Tanker, Second Ship Hit By Projectile; House Special Election Narrows GOP Majority; Attorneys Warn Of Drastic Shift In Immigration Court Hearings; Trump Hints At Frustration As Iran Closest Strait Of Hormuz Again; Pope Decries "Despots" Who Exploit Resources During Angola Visit. Aired 7-8p ET
• Iranian Gunboats Fire on Tanker, Second Ship Hit by Projectile; Iran's Military Says Strait Closed Until U.S. Lifts Blockade; Interview with Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA); Energy Agency Warns Europe Could Run Out of Jet Fuel in Just "Weeks"; Trump Directs FDA to Fast- Track Review of Psychedelic Treatment; Trump EO on Psychedelic Drugs Hailed as Victor for Veterans; Liv Golf League to Go on Despite Questions Over Future. Aired 6-7p ET
• Iran: Considering U.S. Proposals After Closing Strait; Joe Rogan Helped Speed Up Executive Order On Psychedelics; Federal Judge Blocks Merger Between Nexstar And Rival Tegna; Women & Weed; Strong Line Of Storms Move Across East Coast Today; Food Crisis Worsening In Lebanon After Weeks Of Conflict; Arrest Warrant Issued For ICE Agent Accused Of Pulling Gun On Driver. Aired 5-6p ET
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• U.S. Intercepts and Seizes Iranian-Flagged Cargo Ship; U.S. Delegation Heads to Pakistan for Possible Iran Talks; Children Dead After a Mass Shooting in Louisiana; Pope Addresses Trump Spat, Reiterates Calls for Peace; Gunman Kills Six, Injures 15 in Kyiv. Aired 5-6p ET
• Iran Closes Strait Of Hormuz After President Trump Announces U.S. Will Maintain Its Blockade On Iranian Ports; President Trump Says Talks Still Ongoing With Iran To End Current Conflict; President Trump Says Iran Must Turn Over Enriched Uranium For Conflict To End; Tornadoes Hit Central U.S. States; ICE Agents Detaining Migrants without Criminal Records Near Immigration Courts; Los Angeles Authorities Arrest Singer In Connection With Death Of 14-Year-Old Girl; Podcaster Joe Rogan Meets With President Trump At Oval Office To Support President's Executive Order Authorizing Psychedelic Drug Treatment for PTSD; National Basketball Association Playoffs Commence. Aired 2-3p ET.
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• White House: Vance, Top Officials Heading To Pakistan For Iran Talks; NY Archbishop: Pope Is Preaching Message Of Peace; Mamdani, Hochul Announces Tax On Second Homes; Police: 8 Children Killed, 2 Others Wounded In Louisiana Mass Shooting; Trump: U.S. Delegation Heads To Pakistan For New Talks With Iran; Winegrowers Fight For Domestic Grapes In Bottles. Aired 2-3p ET


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April 13, 2026
• U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Remains Fragile Amid the Failed Peace Talks in Pakistan; Eric Swalwell Withdraws California Gubernatorial Race Owing to Sexual Assault Allegations; Peter Magyar Unseats Long-Reign Incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban in a High Stakes Hungarian Parliamentary Polls; Rory McIlroy Retains Masters Title for Two Straight Years. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Threatens to Block Strait of Hormuz; Swalwell Ends Bid for Governor; Orban Concedes Election Defeat; Netanyahu Enters Southern Lebanon to Assess Seized Territory; Trump Plans To Blockade Hormuz After No Deal With Iran; Oil Prices Rise After Trump Announces Hormuz Blockade; Rory McIlroy Secures Second Consecutive Championship Title. Aired 2-3a ET
• Voters Hand Obran A Crushing Defeat; Trump Says U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Is Holding Well Amid Strait Of Hormuz Blockade; Oil Climbs Back Above $100 As U.S. Plans Hormuz Blockade; Trump Attacks Pope Leo As Being Weak On Crime, Terrible For Foreign Policy; U.S. CentCom: Naval Blockade in Hormuz to Begin Monday; Pope Leo Continues to Criticize War in Middle East; U.S. Carries Out Lethal Strikes on Two Alleged Drug Boats; India Mourns Loss of Beloved Bollywood Playback Singer. Aired 1-2a ET
• Orban Concedes Election Defeat after 16 Years in Power; Pope Leo Continues to Criticize War in Middle East; U.S. CENTCOM: Naval Blockade in Hormuz to Begin Monday; Netanyahu Enters Southern Lebanon to Assess Seized Territory; Police Clear Fuel-Coast Protest Blockades in Ireland; Rory McIlroy Wins Second Straight Masters; U.S. Inflation Hits Highest Rate Since Trump Took Office. Aired 12-1a ET


April 12, 2026
• V.P. Vance: No Agreement Reached In U.S.-Iran Talks; Netanyahu Says Campaign Against Iran "Not Yet Over"; Voting Underway In Make-Or- Break Election For Orban; Pope Leo Speaks Out Against The "Madness Of War." Aired 5-6a ET
• U.S. and Iranian Delegations Heads Home Without a Peace Deal; Future of Iran War in Question as Peace Talks Break Down; Pope Leo Speaks Out Against the "Madness of War"; Voting Underway in Hungary; Taiwan Opposition Leader Makes Rare Trip to China. Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S.-Iran Talks Break Down; Voting Underway in Hungary; A Standing Ovation. Aired 3-4a ET
• Vance: "No Agreement" with Iran; Netanyahu Says Campaign Against Iran "Not Yet Over"; Control of Hormuz Still Not Settled; Crucial Elections in Hungary; Africa Fuel Prices Surge Amid Middle East Trade Disruptions; Taiwan Opposition Leader Visits China. Aired 2-3a ET
• Vance: No Deal Reached, U.S. Gave Iran "Final & Best Offer"; Israeli PM: Campaign In Iran Not Over; Artemis II Astronauts Speak. Aired 1-2a ET
• Vance: No Deal Reached With Iran, "Bad News" For Tehran; Polls Opening This Hour In Make-Or-Break Election For Hungary's Orban; Artemis II Crew Describes Joy Of Their Mission & Camaraderie. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• U.S. Navy to Blockade Strait of Hormuz After Failed Peace Talks; Iran Responds to Threat of U.S. Blockade; Iran-U.S. Talks Hit Impasse Over Iran Nuclear Ambitions; Several Democrats Call for Representative Eric Swalwell to Resign Amid Accusations; Crude Oil Prices Spike Again After U.S. Announces Blockade; Representative Eric Swalwell Suspends Campaign for California Governor. Aired 8-9p ET
• U.S. Blockade Of Iran Maritime Traffic Starts Monday; White House Warns Staff Against Insider Trading Amid War With Iran; Hungary's Viktor Orban Ends 16-Year Of Rule; Poll Shows Americans Unhappy With Rising Gas Prices, War; Trump Ally Victor Orban Concedes Defeat After 16 Years as Hungary P.M.; America's Eyes On The Moon; Rory McIlroy Wins Second Consecutive Green Jacket. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Says U.S. Navy To Blockade Strait Of Hormuz; Trump Vows Military Action After No Deal Reached With Iran; Turmoil In The Race For California Governor; New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani Marks First 100 Days; Viktor Orban Concedes Defeat To Opposition Leader Peter Magyar; Trump's Approval Rating Dips Amid Failed Iran Peace Talks; How 3D Printing Is Transforming Warfare. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump To Block Strait Of Hormuz After Iran Talks Fail; Swalwell Faces Calls To End Bid For Governor; Netanyahu Surveys Territory Seized By Israel In Southern Lebanon; Hungary's Viktor Orban Concedes Election; Iran War Hurts U.S. Farmers. Aired 5-6p ET
• U.S.-Iran Peace Talks Failed To Negotiate Peace Deal; Trump Ally Viktor Orban Concedes Defeat In Hungary Election; U.S. Navy To Begin "Blockading" Ships From Strait Of Hormuz; 100 Days For NYC Mayor; Sexual Misconduct Claims Against Swalwell; Trump Golf Courses; Masters In Georgia. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Steps Up Pressure On Iran As Peace Talks End With No Deal; Rep. Swal Under Pressure to Step Aside; Interview With Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). Aired 3-4p ET
• Trump: Navy Will Begin Blockading Ships From Strait Of Hormuz: Netanyahu Makes Rare Visit To Southern Lebanon; Several Dems Call For Swalwell To Resign Amid Sexual Misconduct Claims; Trump: Navy Will Begin "Blockading" Ships From Strait Of Hormuz; Trump Ally Facing Tough Election Test As Polls Close In Hungary; Iowa Farmers Hit Hard By Iran War And Tariffs. Aired 2-3p ET


April 11, 2026
• High Stakes Negotiations in Pakistan over Iran War; U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Deal Impacts the Gulf; China to Ship Weapons to Iran; Artemis II Astronauts Return to Earth; Israeli and Lebanese Diplomats to Meet Next Week; Near Collision Avoided at LAX. Aired 5-6a ET
• High Stakes Negotiations in Pakistan over Iran War; China to Ship Weapons to Iran; Artemis II Astronauts Return to Earth; Russia Pounds Odessa ahead of Possible Easter Truce; Voters Could End Viktor Orban's Government; Near Collision Avoided at LAX; Rory McIlroy Ahead at Masters. Aired 4-5a ET
• High Stakes Negotiations in Pakistan over Iran War; Civilians Pay Heavy Price for Israeli Strikes in Lebanon; Russia Pounds Odessa ahead of Possible Easter Truce; Artemis II Astronauts Return to Earth; Inflation Spiking over Iran War; Rory McIlroy Ahead at Masters. Aired 3-4a ET
• Artemis II Crew Back on Earth; U.S. V.P. Vance Arrives in Islamabad For Talks; Exclusive : Former Staffer Says Rep. Eric Swalwell Raped Her; California Governor Candidate Denies the Accusation; Harris Says She is Thinking of Running For President Again; China Preparing to Ship Weapons to Iran. Aired 2-3a ET
• Vice President Vance Gives Update on Iran-U.S. Talks; Vance: No Agreement Made With Iran; VANCE: Iran Did Not Agree to Terms About Its Nuclear Efforts. Aired 9p-10p ET
• Marathon Negotiations Underway Between U.S. And Iran In Pakistan; Former Staffer Says Representative Eric Swalwell Raped Her; Rally Supporting Son Of Toppled Iranian Shah Underway in L.A.; Marathon Negotiations Underway Between U.S. And Iran In Pakistan; Rory McIlroy Seeks 2nd Straight Green Jacket. Aired 7-8p ET
• Manhattan D.A. Launches Investigation Into Sexual Assault Allegation Against Rep. Eric Swalwell; Interview With Rep. Laura Friedman (D-CA); Now: Face-to-Face Peace Between U.S. And Iran Underway; Chances Of Trump Ally Viktor Orban Winning Hungarian PM Race; Israel Strikes Hezbollah As Iran Demands A Lebanon Ceasefire; Lebanon: 300 Plus Killed In Israeli Strikes This Week; IDF Issues Broad Evacuation Order For Southern Beirut; UNICEF Warns Of Strikes' "Devastating" Toll On Children; Artemis Astronauts Describe Mission In First Public Comments; Marathon Negotiations Underway Between U.S. & Iran In Pakistan. Aired 6-7p ET
• Artemis II Astronauts Give First Remarks After Historic Mission; Now: Face-To-Face Peace Talks Between United States And Iran Underway; Vice President Vance Takes On Role As Central Player In Ending Iran War; Trump Threatens To Withdraw United States From NATO Alliance; NYPD: Man Fatally Shot After Stabbing Three People On Subway Platform. Aired 5-6p ET


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