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May 29, 2026
• First Survivor Rescued from Cave; Mission Concludes for Evening. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Rescuer: First Survivors Is Safely Out Of Flooded Cave; Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Is Interviewed About Trump In Situation Room For "Final Determination" On Iran Deal. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• First Survivor Emerges From Flooded Cave; Congress Set to Interview Pam Bondi. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Diver on Cave Rescue Mission, They are Coming Out; Now, Bondi Faces Lawmakers Behind Closed Doors on Epstein Files; Federal Judge Halts Work on Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund. Aired 10-10:30a ET


May 28, 2026
• Inflation Rises to Highest Level in Nearly Three Years; Trump Admin. to Send Americans Exposed to Ebola to Kenya; NY and NJ Attorneys General Investigating FIFA Ticket Prices. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Cave Rescue Operation Continues; FBI Reportedly Finds Gold Bars in Ex-CIA Official's Home; U.S. and Iran Close to Peace Deal?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• French Open Continues; Inside Ukrainian Deep Strike Unit; Jill Biden Speaks Out; U.S. and Iran Trade Fire. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• U.S. Accuses Iran of Egregious Ceasefire Violation After Missile Launch; DOJ Launches Criminal Probe into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll; Inflation Rises to Highest Level in Nearly Three Years. Aired 10-10:30a ET


May 27, 2026
• Paxton Crushes Sen. Cornyn in Texas GOP Runoff; GOP's Paxton Faces Dem Talarico in Texas Senate Seat; Deadly Plant Explosion at Washington State Paper Mill; Former AG Pam Bondi Recovering from Cancer Treatment; Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• New York Governor Targets Ghost Guns; Trump to Hold Cabinet Meeting; Iran Negotiations; U.S. Announces World Cup Roster. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• NBA Playoffs Continue; Interview With Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM); Interview With Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL); Food Insecurity Rising; Senator John Cornyn Loses Primary. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Iran State T.V. Reports, U.S. Will End Blockade, Iran Will Reopen Strait; Rescuers Say, Five of Seven People Trapped in Cave Found Alive; Justice Department Wants to Interview 2020 Election Workers in Georgia. Aired 10-10:30a ET


May 26, 2026
• Supreme Court Lets Vermont Sue Meta Over Social Media Addiction; Iran Warns of Retaliation for U.S. Ceasefire Violations; Russia Fires Powerful Ballistic Missile on Kyiv; Train Slams into School Bus. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Seven People Trapped in Flooded Cave; Texas Senate Primary; Trump at Walter Reed For Medical Checkup. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Ebola Outbreak Growing?; Reported Hunger Strike at New Jersey ICE Facility; New U.S. Strikes in Iran. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Now, Trump Visits Walter Reed for Third Checkup of His Second Term; U.S. Military Carries Out Strikes on Iranian Missile Sites, Boats; Gas Prices Up More Than $1.50 Since Start of War. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


May 25, 2026
• U.S. and Iran Signal Progress in Negotiations to End War; Pope Leo Warns of Risks from Artificial Intelligence; DOJ Seeks Private Voter Info from 30 Plus States and D.C. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• U.S. And Iran Signal Progress In Negotiations To End War; Crews Race To Prevent Toxic Chemical Tank Explosion In CA; Scientists: Rising Seas Will Swallow New Orleans This Century. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• New CNN Film Follows World War II Veterans; Michael Phelps Speaks Out; Democratic Agenda?; U.S.-Iran Negotiations Continue. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S. and Iran Signal Progress in Negotiations to End War; Crews Race to Prevent Toxic Chemical Tank Explosion in California; Millions Hit the Road as Gas Prices Reach Four-Year High. Aired 10-10:30a ET


May 22, 2026
• Energy Watchdog: Oil Market Could Enter "Red Zone" as Soon as July; WSJ: Officials Parsing Records of Trades Made Before Trump Iran Post; Dems Release "Autopsy" of 2024 Presidential Election Loss; Trump Defends "Anti-Weaponization" Fund as "Helping Others"; Trump Swears in Kevin Warsh as New Fed Chair. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Soon: Trump To Swear In Warsh To Lead Federal Reserve; Sources: Anti-Weaponization Fund Discussed During Trump's 2024 Campaign; AAA: 45M Expected To Travel 50 Plus Miles For Memorial Day Weekend. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Sues to Stop State Regulation of Prediction Markets; Stephen Colbert Says Goodbye; NASCAR Star Kyle Busch Dies. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Rubio Attempts to Calm Worried Allies Over U.S. Relations; GOP Backlash Intensifies Over Trump Anti-Weaponization Fund; Sources Say, China May Ramp Up Iran Engagement But Wary of Mediation Role. Aired 10-10:30a ET


May 21, 2026
• China Slams Castro Indictment as "Abuse of Judicial Process"; Some GOP Lawmakers Skeptical of $1.8B Fund for Trump Allies; Gas Prices Hit New Wartime High; Case Dropped Against Ex-School Official in Teacher Shooting. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Marco Rubio Speaks Out; CNN Obtains DNC Autopsy of 2024 Election Loss; Tensions Between U.S. and Israel?; NBA Playoffs Heat Up. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• NBA Playoffs Heat Up; Thomas Massie Loss Angers MAHA Movement; Interview With Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL). Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Trump Faces Political, Legal Challenges to Weaponization Fund; Sources Say, Iran Rebuilding Military Capacity Faster Than Expected; CNN Obtains Long-Private DNC Autopsy of 2024 Election Loss. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


May 20, 2026
• U.S. Doctor with Ebola Getting "Comprehensive Exam" in Berlin; Trump: Netanyahu Will Do "Whatever I Want Him to Do" on Iran; Putin Hails Ties with China During Xi Meeting; Russia Threatens Latvia and Baltic States. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Former Virginia School Administrator on Trial; NTSB Investigates UPS Plane Crash; Trump Administration Targeting Cuba?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Status of Iran War?; Interview With Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT); San Diego Mosque Shooting Victims Honored. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• IRS Forever Barred from Auditing Trump and Family; Trump Adviser Files First Known Claim to $1.8 Billion Fund; Trump Critic Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) Loses Kentucky GOP Primary. Aired 10-10:30a ET


May 19, 2026
• Severe Storms Push East After Battering Central U.S.; Trump's Retribution Tour; Today: Trump Tries to Unseat Rep. Massie in Kentucky; Trump on the Verge of Launching New Attacks on Iran. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Todd Blanche Grilled on Capitol Hill; Interview With Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter; Mosque Shooting Investigation. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• President Trump Touts White House Ballroom Construction. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Acting A.G. Blanche Testifies on Capitol Hill; Three Killed in Mosque Shooting, Police Investigating as a Hate Crime. Aired 10-10:30a ET


May 18, 2026
• Gas Prices Up More Than $1.50 Since Iran War Began; Ebola Outbreak in Africa Kills 100 Plus; Trump Admin Creates $1.776B Fund for Allies. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Judge: Mangione Prosecutors Can Use Alleged Murder Weapon, Notebook; Court Docs: Trump Dropping $10 Billion Lawsuit Against IRS; Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), Is Interviewed About Lawmakers Slam Pentagon For Canceling Troop Deployments. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• White House-Backed Prayer Event Stirs Controversy; Luigi Mangione in Court. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Iran Says It Responded to U.S. Criticisms of 14-Point Peace Plan; Rare High-End Tornado Threat Issued for Central U.S.; Judge Says, Mangione Prosecutors Can Use Alleged Murder Weapon, Notebook. Aired 10-10:30a ET


May 15, 2026
• DOJ to Seek Death Penalty for Suspect in Israeli Embassy Shooting in D.C.; Residents in Chicago Apartment Building Raided by ICE to Push to Sue DHS; Trump Kicks Off Unofficial 2028 GOP Presidential Primary. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Trump: "I'll Make A Determination" About Arms Sales To Taiwan; Cuba Warns Energy Crisis Set To Worsen As Oil Runs Out; Israel And Hezbollah Continue Attacks Despite Ceasefire. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Interview With Eric Church; Interview With Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA). Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Trump Says, I'll Make a Determination About Arms Sales to Taiwan; Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks Resigns Effective Immediately; American's Wages No Longer Outpacing Inflation. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


May 14, 2026
• Trump Celebrates "Consequential" Relationship with China; Obama Defends His Iran Nuclear Deal; Huge Wave of Russian Strikes Targets Ukrainian Cities; Rising Lung Cancer Rates in Women. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Israel-Lebanon Peace Talks; Ethics Questions Emerge at DOJ; Trump in China; Interview With Former U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• NBA Playoffs Continue; Hormonal Condition Impacting Women Gets New Name; President Trump in China; Plane Crash Survivors Rescued at Sea. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Trump and Xi Toast U.S.-China Relationship at State Banquet; Retail Sales Only Rise 0.5 Percent as High Gas Prices Squeeze Budgets; All 11 Plane Crash Survivors Rescued After Stranded at Sea. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


May 13, 2026
• Tracking States' Unprecedented Redistricting Efforts; NYT: U.S. Intel Shows Iran Controls Most Missile Sites Along Strait; FDA Chief Dr. Marty Makary Resigning; Sources: CIA Escalates War on Drug Cartels Inside Mexico. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• NBA Player Dies; ChatGPT Lawsuit; Redistricting Showdown; Trump Set to Meet With Xi Jinping; Inflation Rising. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trailblazing NBA Player Remembered; President Trump Visits China; Interview With Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA). Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Wholesale Inflation Soars to Highest Level in Four Years; Trump Arrives in China for Critical Talks With President Xi Jinping; Epstein Survivors Give Emotional Testimony Before Lawmakers. Aired 10-10:30a ET


May 12, 2026
• Trump Prepares to Leave for Critical China Trip; Ceasefire with Iran on "Massive Life Support"; Dem Lawmakers Hear Testimony from Epstein Survivors; Transportation Secretary Duffy's Reality Show Draws Criticism; Iranian Regime May Be Linked to Recent Antisemitic Attacks. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Nike Lawsuit; Hantavirus Quarantine; Epstein Survivors Speak Out; Pete Hegseth Testifies on Capitol Hill. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• California Mayor Resigns; Democrats Hear Testimony From Epstein Abuse Survivors; Massachusetts Gunman; Inflation Rising. Aired 10:30a- 11a ET
• WHO Says, 11 Cases Now Tied to Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship; Hegseth, Caine Testify Before Congress Amid War in Iran; Trump Prepares to Leave for Critical China Trip. Aired 10-10:30a ET


May 11, 2026
• 18 People Being Monitored for Hantavirus in U.S.; Trump Speaks as Iran Negotiations Stall Again; Trump: Iran Ceasefire is "on Massive Life Support". Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Two Americans Flown To Atlanta, One With Symptoms, Both At Emory; Press Dinner Gunman Pleads Not Guilty To Trying To Assassinate Trump; Trump Speaks At Maternal Healthcare Event. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Detained Parents Reunite With Dying Son; Iran Peace Talks in Limbo; Alleged D.C. Gunman in Court; Person Killed on Denver Runway. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• 17 Americans from Hantavirus Cruise Ship Now in Nebraska; Now, Officials Give Update on Hantavirus Cruise Passengers; Person Hit and Killed by Frontier Jet on Denver Runway. Aired 10-10:30a ET


May 08, 2026
• Suspected Hantavirus Cases/People Being Monitored; How Hantavirus is Different from COVID-19; Hantavirus: What We Know. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• CENTCOM: U.S. Disables 2 More Iranian Oil Tankers Amid Blockade; Countries Race To Track Hantavirus As Cruise Passengers Head Home; Trump: Ceasefire Holds, Despite U.S. And Iran Exchanging Fire. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Will U.S.-Iran Talks Resume?; Women and Alzheimer's; Interview With Fulton County, Georgia, Board of Commissioners Chairman Robb Pitts. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Economy Added Surprisingly High 115,000 Jobs in April; Trump Says, Ceasefire Holds, Despite U.S. and Iran Exchanging Fire; Countries Race to Track Hantavirus as Cruise Passengers Head Home. Aired 10-10:30a ET


May 07, 2026
• Secretary Rubio and Pope Leo Meet Amid Tensions with Trump; Monitoring Hantavirus Cruise Passengers; Multiple Tornadoes in Mississippi. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Trump Administration Diverting Billions Meant For Global Health; Will Iran Peace Talks Resume?; Interview With Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder; Hantavirus Outbreak; Trump Meets With President of Brazil. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Will U.S.-Iran Talks Resume?; Women and Alzheimer's; Interview With Fulton County, Georgia, Board of Commissioners Chairman Robb Pitts. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Source Says, Iran's Response to U.S. Proposal Expected Today; Rubio and Pope Leo Meet Amid Tensions With Trump; Judge Releases Jeffrey Epstein's Purported Suicide Note. Aired 10-10:30a ET


May 06, 2026
• CNN Founder Ted Turner Dies. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN Founder Ted Turner Dies. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• CNN Founder, Media and Philanthropic Pioneer Ted Turner Has Died. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Sources Say, U.S. and Iran Closing in on Memorandum to End War; CNN Founder Ted Turner Has Died. Aired 10-10:30a ET


May 05, 2026
• Trainer of Kentucky Derby Winner Speaks Out; California Wildfire Investigation; Trump Comments on Iran War; Federal Workers Investigated For Attending Alex Pretti Vigil?. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire in Danger?; Interview With Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN); President Trump Hosts Athletes in Oval Office. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Hegseth: "Ceasefire is Not Over"; UAE: Air Defenses Currently Responding to Iran Missile Threat; Fulton County Tries to Block DOJ Subpoena to Election Workers' Info. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Hegseth Says, Ceasefire is Not Over, Despite Mutual Attacks; California Gubernatorial Candidates Prep for CNN Debate; Gas Prices Up 30 Cents in One Week. Aired 10-10:30a ET


May 04, 2026
• Met Gala; Supreme Court Restores Mail Access to Abortion Pill; Chaos in Strait of Hormuz?; Possible Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship; Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• U.S. To Start Guiding Ships Through Strait; Hantavirus Outbreak Kills 3 In Atlantic Cruise Ship; Hearing Prep Underway For Alleged Press Dinner Shooter; Police Search For Suspects In Oklahoma Shooting That Sent At Least 13 People To Hospitals; Spirit Airlines Shuts Down, Leaving Passengers Scrambling. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Iran Threatens U.S. Forces in Hormuz; Rampant Conspiracy Theories Spread After WHCD Shooting; Making Money Off the War. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Iran Claims It Has Prevented U.S. Ships from Entering Strait; United Plane Hits Truck, Light Pole While Landing in New Jersey; New Details About Ex-Congressman Eric Swalwell Emerge. Aired 10-10:30a ET


May 01, 2026
• How to Reduce Memory Loss; Jewish Men Attacked in London; Can Drones Stop School Shootings?; Supreme Court Weakens Voting Rights Act. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• AAA: Gas Prices Surge Again Overnight, Now $4.39 A Gallon; Trump May Face 60-Day War Powers Deadline On Iran Today; Trump Lashes Out At Germany's Chancellor Over Iran War. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Suspect Charged After Two Jewish Men Stabbed in London; Trump Faces 60-day War Powers Deadline on Iran Today; Defense Secretary Hegseth: "60-Day Clock Pauses" for Ceasefire; 152nd Running of the Kentucky Derby. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• New Video of Correspondents' Dinner Attack; Congress Vote to Reopen Parts of DHS Without ICE Funding; Iran Has Submitted Revised Proposal to End War. Aired 10-10:30a ET


April 30, 2026
• Alleged D.C. Gunman in Court; King Charles Visits Arlington National Cemetery; Pete Hegseth Appears Before Senate. Aired 11:30a- 12p ET
• King Charles Visits Arlington National Cemetery; Gas Prices Surging; Pete Hegseth to Appear Before Senate. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Investigators Voice Doubt on Camp Mystic's Reopening Plans; One-on-One with Brooke Nevils; Trump Hold Farewell Ceremony for Royal Couple. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Oil Touches Four-Year-High, Gas Jumps 7 Cents Overnight; Sources Say, Iran War Cost May be Double Pentagon's $25 Billion Estimate; Florida Passes New Map That Could Give Four More House Seats. Aired 10-10:30a ET


April 29, 2026
• Congress Questions Pete Hegseth Over Iran War; James Comey Indicted. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Supreme Court Limits Reach of Voting Rights Act; Congress Questions Pentagon Officials Over Iran War. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Man Arrested After Knife Attack in London Jewish Neighborhood; Gas Prices Hit Four-Year High; Hegseth and Caine on Capitol Hill. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Source Says, Comey to Surrender at Federal Court in Virginia; Trump Defense Chiefs Appear on Capitol Hill; Supreme Court Voids Majority Black Congressional District in Louisiana. Aired 10-10:30a ET


April 28, 2026
• King Charles to Address Congress; Trump Administration Targets ABC; Trump Welcomes King Charles. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• President Trump Welcomes King Charles. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Suspect Charged with Attempting to Assassinate President; Formal Welcome Ceremony for Royals. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon, White House Arrival for King Charles and Queen Camilla; White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Suspect's Social Media Posts Show Shift to Political Rage; DOJ Says, Suspect Described Targeting Trump Administration Officials. Aired 10-10:30a ET


April 27, 2026
• Iran Talks Stalling?; Destructive Storms; Israel Conducts Strikes in Lebanon. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Soon: WH Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Suspect In Court; One- On-One With WH Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Witness; Today: King Charles And Queen Camilla Head To U.S. For State Visit. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Iranian Foreign Minister Meets Putin in Russia; Homeland Security Committee Requests Secret Service Briefing; Soon: WH Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Suspect in Court; Melania Trump Reacts to Kimmel Calling Her an "Expectant Widow". Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon, White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Suspect in Court; Trump Praises Law Enforcement's Quick Response to Shooting; Source Says, White House to Meet With Secret Service, DHS on Trump Security. Aired 10-10:30a ET


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