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January 17, 2026
• U.S. DOJ Investigating Minnesota Governor, Minneapolis Mayor; Iran Anti-Regime Protests; U.S. Lawmakers Work to Ease Tensions over Greenland; NASA Prepares for Historic Artemis II Moon Rocket Rollout. Aired 5-6a ET
• U.S. DOJ Investigating Minnesota Governor, Minneapolis Mayor; Iran Anti-Regime Protests; Interview with Chief of Denmark's Joint Arctic Command; Ongoing Struggle to Get Food, Medicine, Water to Gaza; Arctic Blast Sends Temperatures Plummeting Well Below Normal; Georgia Voter Says "My Economy Is Not Hot"; Cubans Honor Soldiers Killed in U.S. Maduro Capture; Politics of the Pill. Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S.-Greenland Tensions; Interview with Chief of Denmark's Joint Arctic Command; U.S. Resumes Deportation Flights to Venezuela; Uganda Presidential Election; U.S. DOJ Investigating Minnesota Governor, Minneapolis Mayor; 2026 Winter Games. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Large Protests Take Place in Greenland against President Trump's Calls for U.S. Acquisition of Country; Judge Orders that ICE Agents are Not Allowed to Use Teargas and Pepper Spray against Peaceful Protestors; Roughly 75 Percent of U.S. to Experience Temperatures At or Below Freezing in Coming Days; Nurses Go on Strike in New York City as Contract Negotiations Falter; President Trump Calls for New Leadership in Iran as He Halts Potential Military Strikes to Stop Iranian Government from Killing Protestors There; High School Football Coaches of Quarterbacks Fernando Mendoza and Carson Beck Interviewed Ahead of Upcoming College National Football Championship Game; Martin Luther King Jr.'s Daughter Bernice King Interviewed on How Nonviolence Should be Employed in Current Tensions around Immigration Enforcement. Aired 2-3p ET
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January 11, 2026
• Unrest In Iran: Protesters Describe Violent Crackdown By Security Forces; Widespread Protests Across U.S. Over Deadly ICE Shooting; Greenlanders Say They're Worried About Trump's Threats; Kew Gardens Shares Top 10 New Plant & Fungus Species. Aired 5-6a ET
• Deadly Iran Protests; Trump Warns Iran Against Using Violence Against Protesters; Outrage Over ICE Shooting; Widespread Protests Across U.S. Over Deadly ICE Shooting; U.S. Strikes ISIS Targets; Maduro Supporters Rally; Russia Knocks Out Kyiv's Heat; Michael David McKee Arrested in Killing of Ohio Couple. Aired 4-5a ET
• Iranians Pour Into The Streets; Protests Against Immigration Enforcement; Early Departure; NASA is bringing its Space Station crew back home to Earth early. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Weighing Potential Military Options In Iran; Hundreds Reported Killed During Nationwide Iran Protests; DHS Kristi Noem Defends Comments She Made Just After Deadly ICE Shooting Of Renee Good; Iran Enters Fourth Day Of Internet Blackout; The 83rd Golden Globe Awards Underway In Los Angeles; Los Angeles Still Recovering From Palisades and Eaton Fires, Fire Destroys Mississippi Synagogue, Suspect Arrested. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Warns Iran Against Using Violence Amid Protests; Trump To Meet With Venezuelan Opposition Leader This Week; Tensions Flare In Minneapolis As DHS Secretary Denies A Rush To Judgment; New Data Shows 2025 Historically Weak Year For Job Growth; New Year, Same Trump, What The Polls Are Saying; South Carolina Reports Record Spike In Measles Cases. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Weighs Potential Military Options In Iran; Trump Eyes Greenland; Tensions Flare In Minneapolis As Noem Denies A Rush To Judgment; Russia Amps Up Attacks In Ukraine; Golden Globes Award Underway in L.A. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Weighs Potential Military Intervention In Iran; Death Toll Rising In Iran's Anti-Regime Protests; Kristi Noem Defends Domestic Terrorist Comment About Renee Good; Trump To Meet Venezuela Opposition Leader Machado; Venezuela Announces First Steps To Restoring Diplomatic Ties With U.S.; Outrage Grows After ICE Agent's Killing Of Minnesota Mother; On The Red Carpet At The 83rd Annual Golden Globes; China's Gleaming Winter Festival Lights Up. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Weighs Military Intervention In Iran; DHS Secretary Noem Tells CNN Domestic Terrorism Remark Was Not A Rush To Judgement After ICE Shooting; Interview With Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA); Fire Destroys Jackson, Mississippi's Only Synagogue, Suspect Arrested. Aired 3-4p ET
• Trump Weighs Potential Military Intervention In Iran; DHS Secretary Noem Says "Domestic Terrorism" Remark Wasn't A Rush to Judgment; Nobel Institute: Machado's Peace Prize Cannot Be Transferred; Trump To Meet Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado; How Venezuela's New Interim Leader Became Vital To The U.S.; Trump Admin Doubles Down On Claim ICE Agent Killed Good In Self-Defense; Rebuild Permits Issued To Less Than 20 Percent Of Altadena's Destroyed Homes; Western U.S. In A Snow Drought Fueled By Record Warmth, Rain. Aired 2- 3p ET


January 10, 2026
• ICE Agent's Cell Phone Captures Deadly Shooting; Unrest in Iran; Trump Touts "Deal" but Execs Cool to Investing in Venezuela; U.S. Diplomats Visit Venezuela to Assess Reopening Embassy; Colombian Police Unit Destroys Drug Labs; Russia Strikes Ukraine with Oreshnik Ballistic Missile; Sudan Civil War; Switzerland Holds National Day of Mourning; 2025 Worst Year of Job Growth for U.S.; Sports Highlights. Aired 5-6a ET
• ICE Agent's Cell Phone Captures Deadly Shooting; Unrest in Iran; U.S. Seizes Sanctioned Oil Tanker in Caribbean; U.S. Diplomats Visit Venezuela to Assess Reopening Embassy; Greenlanders Say Trump's Threats Worry Them; 2025 Worst Year of Job Growth for U.S.; Nikki Glaser to Host Golden Globes. Aired 4-5a ET
• Unrest in Iran; U.S. Diplomats Visit Venezuela to Assess Reopening Embassy; ICE Agent's Cell Phone Captures Deadly Shooting; Switzerland Holds National Day of Mourning. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Warns Iran Against Using Violence Amid Protests; U.S. Strikes Multiple ISIS Targets In Syria; Schools In Parts Of Iran Set To Close As Crackdown Intensifies; Nationwide Protests Held Over Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting; Mamdani Speaks Out Against NYC Pro-Hamas Protests; Medical Issue In Space; Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Guitarist, Dies At 78. Aired 7-8p ET
• Protests Erupt In Minneapolis Over Deadly ICE Shooting; New Video Shows ICE Agent's Point Of View In Deadly Minneapolis Shooting; Trump Pushes For U.S. Acquisition Of Greenland; Interview With Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA); Dozens Reported Killed During Nationwide Iran Protests; Trump Warns Iran Against Using Violence Amid Protests; Maduro Is Gone But Tensions Remain Between U.S. & Venezuela; U.S. Economy Added 50,000 Jobs In December; Flu Cases, Hospitalizations Rise In Record-Breaking Season; New Strain of Flu Adding To Increase In Cases Nationwide. Aired 6-7p ET
• Massive Protest over Fatal Minnesota ICE Shooting; Protests Spread to More than 100 Cities Across Iran; U.S. CentCom: U.S. Strikes Multiple ISIS Targets in Syria; Interview with Former DHS Acting Secretary Chad Wolf; Trump's Venezuela Pitch Met With Skepticism From Oil Executives; NASA Astronauts To Make Rare Early Return After Medical Issue. Aired 5-6p ET
• Authorities Fire Pepper Balls During Latest Clash at Federal Building; Iran Protests Intensify Amid Government Crackdown; Flu Hospitalizations and Deaths Rising Amid Record-Breaking Season; "ICE Out for Good" Protests Planned This Weekend; New Video Shows ICE Agent's POV in Deadly Minneapolis Shooting; Trump Signs Order Protecting Venezuelan Oil Money Held In The U.S.; Ex-Husband Arrested In Deaths Of Ohio Dentist And his Wife; 83rd Golden Globes Air Tomorrow Night. Aired 4-5p ET
• Protests Erupt in Minneapolis Over Deadly ICE Shooting; New Video Shows ICE Agent's POV in Deadly Minneapolis Shooting; 83rd Golden Globe Kicks Off "Party of the Year"; Trump Escalates Threats to Take Over Greenland; Minneapolis Community Grapples with Trump's Immigration Enforcement; New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Urge Less Sugar, More Protein; Trump Wants U.S. Oil Companies to Rebuild in Venezuela. Aired 3-4p ET
• Hundreds of Protests Planned Nationwide in Response to Deadly Minneapolis Shooting of Renee Good by ICE Agent; Iranian Government Cracks Down on Protestors as Country Experiences Internet Blackout; Most Recent Update from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Indicates Flu Activity Still Elevated across U.S.; Indiana Hoosiers to Play Miami Hurricanes in College Football's National Championship Game; ExxonMobil CEO Says Venezuela Currently Uninvestable at Roundtable of Oil Executives Hosted by President Trump; New York City Court Hearing Preliminary Arguments in Trial of Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro; Local and State Officials in Minnesota and Oregon Expressing Distrust of Federal Law Enforcement regarding Investigations into ICE Shootings. Aired 2-3p ET.
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January 04, 2026
• Venezuela's Maduro Held At Brooklyn Detention Center; Court Declares V.P. Delcy Rodriguez the Acting President; Top Dems Demand Immediate Briefing on Venezuela Operation; Nationwide Protests Over U.S. Military Operation in Venezuela. Aired 5-6a ET
• Venezuela's Maduro held in New York; Trump Says U.S. Troops Would be in Venezuela to Secure Oil; Trump Claims Machado Doesn't Have Respect in Venezuela; China Calls for Maduro's Immediate Release; Rise and Fall of Maduro's Reign. Aired 4-5a ET
• Venezuela's Maduro Held at Brooklyn Detention Center; Venezuelans Abroad and Across U.S. Celebrate Maduro's Capture; Trump Says, U.S. Will Run Venezuela After Capturing Maduro. Aired 3-4a ET
• Venezuela's Maduro Held At Brooklyn Detention Center; Trump: U.S. Will "Run" Venezuela After Capturing Maduro; Venezuela's Maduro Arrives In New York After Capture By United States; Trump: U.S. Will "Run" Venezuela And Rebuild "Oil Infrastructure"; Paramilitaries Make Show Of Force After Maduro's Capture; Nicolas Maduro: A Politician's Rise And Fall. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump: U.S. Will "Run" Venezuela After Capturing Maduro; Court Declares VP Delcy Rodriguez The Acting President; Venezuela's Maduro Arrives In NY After Capture By U.S.; Top U.S. General: 150+ Aircraft Used In Venezuela Operation; Maduro Indicted On Drug & Weapons Charges After U.S. Capture; Venezuelans Who Fled Maduro Cheer His Ouster; Anti-Venezuela War Protests In New York. Aired 1-2a ET
• Venezuela's Maduro Arrives At Brooklyn Detention Center; Trump: U.S. Will "Run" Venezuela After Capturing Maduro; Venezuela's VP Calls Maduro Capture A "Kidnapping"; Maduro Indicted On Drug And Weapons Charges After U.S. Capture; World Leaders Respond To Maduro's Capture; Venezuelans Abroad Respond To Capture Of Maduro; Aired 12-1a ET
• Venezuela's Maduro Set For First Court Appearance Monday; Sources: WH To Brief Select Lawmakers On Venezuela Monday; U.N. Security Council Calls Emergency Meeting On Venezuela; Venezuelan Opposition Leader Asks Military To Honor 2024 Vote; Trump Claims Machado Doesn't Have Respect In Venezuela; Trump Says The U.S. Is "In Charge" Of Venezuela; Denmark Pushes Back After Trump Says U.S. Needs Greenland; Maduro's Capture Sparks Concern Across Latin America; Global Oil Prices Dip Slightly After U.S. Action In Venezuela. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Trump Says the U.S. "In Charge" of Venezuela; Trump Dismisses Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado to Replace Maduro; Interview with Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL); Legality of U.S. Attack on Venezuela in Question; U.S. Officials Describe Monthslong Plan to Capture Maduro. Aired 10-11p ET
• Trump Says U.S. To Run Venezuela, Rubio Claims It's Policy; Interview With Senator Chris Coons (D-DE); Maduro Set To Make First Court Appearance Tomorrow; Oil Markets React To Maduro's Capture. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Threatens Venezuela's Acting President In A New Interview; Maduro In New York After Capture By U.S.; Maduro Capture Leaves Questions About Venezuela's Future; Colombian Troops Now Along Border With Venezuela; Global Reaction To Maduro's Stunning Capture; Interview With Representative Kevin Kiley (R-CA). Aired 6-7p ET
• Maduro Faces Mounting Legal Case; Trump's Venezuela Operation Draws Mixed Reactions From Congress; Venezuelans And Former Hostage React To Maduro's Ouster; Jury Selection To Begin In Trial Of Former Uvalde Officer. Aired 5-6p ET
• Maduro Detained In New York As Trump Says The U.S. Will "Run" America; Maduro Set To Make First Court Appearance At Noon Monday; How The U.S. Assault On Venezuela Unfolded; Top Dems Seethe Over Trump Administration's Actions In Venezuela; GOP Largely Cheers Trump Removing Venezuela's Maduro From Power; What Is The Role Of The U.S. In Venezuela's Future?; Thirty Thousand Troops Positioned Along Border With Venezuela. Aired 4-5p ET
• Venezuela's Maduro In New York After Capture By U.S.; Interview With Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA); Over 30,000 Troops Positioned Along Border With Venezuela. Aired 3-4p ET
• Venezuela's Maduro In New York After Capture By U.S.; White House Defends Maduro Capture; Congress Sharply Divided Over U.S. Military Operation In Venezuela; Court Declares VP Delcy Rodriguez The Acting President. Aired 2-3p ET


January 03, 2026
• Trump Announces Maduro Captured after Attacks on Venezuela. Aired 5-6a ET
• Multiple Explosions in Venezuelan Capital, Maduro Government Blames U.S. Aired 3-4a ET
• Multiple Explosions in Venezuela's Capital Caracas. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump to Speak on Venezuela Strikes and Capture of President Maduro. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Venezuela's Maduro Arrives At Brooklyn Detention Center; Trump Says U.S. Will "Run" Venezuela After Nicolas Maduro Seized; Maduro Indicted On Federal Drug-Trafficking And Weapons Charges; Top Dems Demand Immediate Briefing On Venezuela Operation; Protests Erupt Nationwide As Venezuelan Migrants Celebrate In South Florida; World Leaders Respond To Maduro's Capture; Airlines Set To Resume Flights In Caribbean After Cancellations. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Venezuela's Maduro Arrives At Brooklyn Detention Center; Trump Says U.S. Will "Run" Venezuela After Nicolas Maduro Seized; Top Dems Demand Immediate Briefing On Venezuela Operation; Trump Says U.S. Troops Would Be In Venezuela To Secure Oil; Protests Erupt Nationwide As Venezuelan Migrants Celebrate In South Florida; Venezuela Court Appoints Delcy Rodriguez Acting President; Airlines Set To Resume Flights In Caribbean After Cancellations. Aired 10-11p ET
• Venezuela's Maduro Arrives At Brooklyn Detention Center. Aired 9-10p ET
• Trump: U.S. Will "Run" Venezuela After Capturing Maduro; Venezuela's Maduro Arrives In NY After Captured By U.S. Aired 8-9p ET
• Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro Arrives in New York After Capture by U.S.; Interview with Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA). Bondi: Maduro will Face Full Wrath of U.S. Justice on American Soil; Aired: 7-8p ET
• Maduro Lands in New York, Enroute Soon to Brooklyn Detention Center; Venezuela's Maduro Arrives in NY After Capture by U.S.; Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) Discusses About Legality of President Trump's Action; Trump Says U.S. will "Run" Venezuela After Capturing Maduro.
• Maduro Arrives at New York Military Base; Interview with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); En Route Soon To Brooklyn Detention Center. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump On Venezuela: "We're Going To Run The Country"; Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Arrives In United States; Maduro Arrives At New York Military Base; Interview with Representative Carlos Gimenez (R-FL). Aired 4-5p ET
• Venezuela's Vice President Demands Immediate Release of President Maduro and His Wife. Aired 3-4p ET
• U.S. Military Carries Out Large Scale Strikes on Venezuela and Captures Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and His Wife Cilia Flores; Venezuelan President and Wife being Brought to New York City to Stand Trial for Charges of Narco-Terrorism; President Trump Gives Press Conference on U.S. Operation that Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and His Wife; President Trump Claims U.S. Will be Running Venezuela after Abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro; Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodriguez Demands Release of President Nicolas Maduro and His Wife from U.S. Custody; South American Leaders Criticize U.S. Military Operations in Venezuela and Abducting of President Nicolas Maduro. Aired 2-3p ET
• Trump Says U.S. Will Run Venezuela Following Maduro's Capture. Maduro Due to Arrive in NY on Saturday; Maduro being Taken to NY to Face Drugs and Weapons Charges; Venezuelans Celebrate Maduro's Removal; Trump: We're Going to Run Venezuela. Aired 1-2p ET
• Trump Says U.S. Will Run Venezuela Following Maduro's Capture; Trump Praises Venezuela Operation, Says No U.S. Troops Or Equipment Lost. Trump Says U.S. Will Run Venezuela Following Maduro Capture. Aired 12-1p ET


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January 01, 2026
• Police: Around 40 People Killed in Swiss Resort Fire; Mamdani Publicly Sworn in as New York City Mayor; Donald Trump's Sweeping New U.S. Travel Ban Now in Effect
• CNN International: Around 40 People Killed In Swiss Resort Fire; Mamdani Publicly Sworn In As New York City Mayor; Trump's Sweeping New U.S. Travel Ban Now In Effect; Cuba Struggling To Deal With Mosquito-Borne Diseases. Aired 3-4p ET
• CNN International: Around 40 People Killed in Swiss Resort Fire; Soon: Mayor Zohran Mamdani Addresses New York City; Looking Ahead to a Year of Politics in 2026; Pink Ladies Puts New Face on Right-Wing Rhetoric; Deadly Fire in Swiss Alps; Iran Protests Turn Deadly as Crowds Clash with Police; Mamdani Publicly Sworn in as New York City Mayor. Aired 2-3p ET
• CNN International: Police: Around 40 Killed In Swiss Resort Fire; Officials; Some Patients Will Be Sent To Neighboring Countries; Trump's Sweeping New U.S. Travel Ban Now In Effect; Next Hour: Mayor Zohran Mamdani's Inauguration; New SNAP Bans On Soda, Candy Now In Effect In Five U.S. States; Smart Financial Tips For 2026. Aired 12-1p ET
• Dozens Presumed Dead In New Year Catastrophe In Swiss Ski Resort; Global Leaders, Celebrities Send New Year Wishes; Zelenskyy Says Peace Deal Is 90 Percent Ready In New Year Address; U.S. Military Says 8 Killed In Strikes On 5 More Alleged Drug Boats; Protests, Strikes After Iran's Economic Situation Rapidly Deteriorates; Zohran Mamdani Sworn In As New York City's Mayor; China Uses Penalties And Incentives To Increase Birth Rate; CNN Celebrates The New Year And Its Fun Customs From Around The World. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy Says Some Peace Plan Documents Will Be Ready For Possible Signing In January; Anti-Government Protests Erupt Amid Rising Cost Of Living. Aired 2-2:30a ET


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December 29, 2025
• Peace For Ukraine Still in the Works; President Trump Looking Forward Israel-Hamas Phase Two Peace Deal; China Launch Military Drills Around Taiwan; Brigitte Bardot Dies at 91; Two Helicopters Collides Midair; Cotswolds Residences Are For the Well-Offs. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Trump And Zelenskyy Hold Post-Meeting Press Conference; What's Next For Global Economy In 2026?; Migrants With No Criminal Record Detained By ICE; Round One Of Voting Ends In First Myanmar Election Since 2021 Coup; China Launches Major Military Drills Around Taiwan; Biggest Health Stories Of The Year. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Touts Progress On Peace Plan After Zelenskyy Meeting; Trump, Netanyahu To Discuss Next Phase Of Gaza Plan; One Dead After Mid-Air Helicopter Collision In New Jersey; Dangerous Blizzard Conditions Snarl Travel In U.S.; Polls Close In Myanmar As Military Holds First Election Since 2021 Coup; Trump, Zelenskyy Cite Progression Peace Deal after Meeting; Bulgaria to Introduce Euro on January 1; Historic Holiday Spending Tops $1T for First Time Ever; "Avatar: Fire & Ash", "Zootopia 2" Draw in Holiday Crowds; More Americans Buying Homes in Idyllic Cotswolds Region. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump, Zelenskyy Cite Progress on Peace Deal after Mar-a-Lago Meeting; Round One of Voting Ends in First Myanmar Election Since Coup; Bulgaria to Introduce Euro on January 1; More Americans Buying Homes in Idyllic Cotswolds Region; Brigitte Bardot Dies at Age 91; Dubai Tennis Exhibition Pits Sabalenka Against Kyrgios. Aired 12-1a ET


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