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October 21, 2026
• Palestinian Activist Khalil Takes Trump Fight to Supreme Court; Evacuations, Explosion Risk in Toledo as Chemical Tank Leaks; Trump Announces $8 Billion Aid Package for Farmers. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Mahmoud Khalil; Interview With Toledo, Ohio, Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz; Vivek Ramaswamy Releases Controversial Attack Ad; President Trump's Approval Rating Hits New Low. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• LeBron Makes 76ers Debut; Trump Officials Meet With Vladimir Putin; Trump Approval Rating Hits New Low. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• CNN Poll Shows Congressional Democrats Hold Ten-Point Edge Over Republicans; Trump Envoy Witkoff Meets With Putin for Three Hours; Evacuations, Explosion Risk in Ohio as Industrial Chemical Tank Leaks. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 20, 2026
• Mississippi AG Rules Fatal Police Shooting Of 1-Year-Old "Justified"; New Video of U.S. Citizen Reportedly Injured by ICE; Rep. Garcia: "ICE and DHS are Completely Out of Control"; Investigators Probe How Oregon Teen Got Access to Gun. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Continues Campaign Blitz; Mississippi A.G. Rules Fatal Police Shooting of 1-Year-Old Justified; New Russian Attacks on Ukraine. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• World Series Set; New Cases of Dengue Fever in Florida; Hispanic Voters Turning on Trump?. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• New, More Than 10 Million Midterm Ballots Have Been Cast; Sources Say, Hegseth Made Unannounced Trip to Israel, Met With Netanyahu; White House Envoy Witkoff Meets With Zelenskyy. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


October 19, 2026
• Trump Defends Controversial Move to Pause Sanctions on Russia; New Order on Women's Health; Pope Leo Released from Hospital; Reports: Eagles' Jalen Hurts Out for Season with Blood Clots. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• President & First Lady To Make Women's Health Announcements; Michigan Senate Race Takes Bitter Turn For Rogers & El-Sayed; Supreme Court Backs Decision To Throw Out Plea Deals For 9/11 Defendants. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Oregon Mourns School Shooting Victims; Latino Voters Shifting Towards Democrats?. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Trump's Approval Rating Hits New Low 15 Days Before Election Day; France Reeling from Weekend of Huge Riots and Anti-Government Protests; Zelenskyy Says, No Early Warning in Overnight Russian Attack on Kyiv. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 16, 2026
• Elizabeth Holmes: From Pioneer to Prisoner; Police Search for Motive in Deadly Oregon School Shooting; Scammers Targeting Voters. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Shooter Kills Three Children & One Teacher At Oregon School; Some Dem Lawmakers Call For Impeachment If They Win Back Congress; Fact-Checking Pres. Trump's Inflation Numbers. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Considering Pardoning Himself and Administration Before Leaving Office; Shooter Kills Three Children and One Teacher at Oregon School. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Shooter Kills Three Children and One Teacher at Oregon School; Trump's Next Midterm Blitz Stop, Battleground Georgia; Ukraine, Russia Trade Strikes on Energy Infrastructure. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 15, 2026
• Suspicious Letters with White Powder Sent to Election Offices; Judge Limits Access to Rep. Omar Documents; Trump: Ft. Hood Shooter's Execution Won't Be Livestreamed. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Suspicious Letters Sent to Election Offices; Saudi Aramco Headquarters Hit; Trump Cancels Live Execution. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Interview With West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey; Talarico Campaign Surging?; Ukraine to Resume Strikes on Russian Refineries?. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Political Ad Spending for Midterms Surpasses $10 Billion; Trump Holding Two Tele-Rallies Today from Oval Office; Source Says, U.S. Considers Using Mother of All Bombs on Iran. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 14, 2026
• Anthropic: A.I. Models Could Soon Copy Themselves in Small Devices; Trump Promised "Great" Economy Under His Admin; Judge: Trump Press Ban Likely Violates First Amendment. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Tensions Rise in Middle East; Will Trump Call Off Public Execution?; Politics of Anger; Obama to Campaign in Ohio; CNN Set to Hold Town Hall With James Talarico. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Teens and Anxiety; Interview With Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC); Criticism Grows of Cornell University. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Two New Polls Show Texas Senate Race Deadlocked; Vatican Says, Pope Leo Had Quiet Night After Lung Surgery; Police, Georgia Officials and Ride Maker Investigate Six Flags Death. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 13, 2026
• Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle Responds to WH Request for Resignation; Trump Speaks to Reporters Before Heading to Alaska; Selma Blair Faces Assault Charges After Alleged Attacks. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Doubles Down on Supposed Ukraine-Russia Cease-Fire; James Talarico Set to Appear at CNN Town Hall; Man Killed Falling Off Six Flags Roller Coaster Identified; Kimberly Guilfoyle Asked to Resign. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Outrage Grows Over Planned Live Pentagon Execution; Kimberly Guilfoyle Asked to Resign. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• New White House Press Secretary Holds First Briefing; Zacharia Says, We Have Asked Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle to Resign; Investigation Underway After Deadly Fall from Six Flags Coaster. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 12, 2026
• Pope Leo to Have Surgery to Remove Lung Nodule; Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak; Rescue Efforts in Nepal; Trump Says Russia and Ukraine Agree to "Energy Ceasefire". Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• House Republican: "Trump is Dragging the Party Down"; Andrews, Graham Clash in South Carolina Senate Debate; Federal Agents Search Home of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• AI's Impact on Jobs?; Interview With Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL); Trump Weighs Attack on Houthis. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Federal Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN); Trump's Facing Bipartisan Backlash Over U.S.-Russia Diesel Deal; ICE Tactics Under Scrutiny After Violent Encounters in New York and Texas. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 09, 2026
• Cat 3 Hurricane Isaias Hours from Landfall on Gulf Coast; New Bodycam Video Released from NYC ICE Shooting Scene; Legendary Bears Coach Mike Ditka Dies at 86. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Hurricane Isaias Hours From Landfall On Gulf Coast; El-Sayed, Rogers Clash In Contentious Michigan Senate Debate; Report: DOJ Seek To Indict Jan. 6 Witness Cassidy Hutchinson. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Mortgage Rates Rise; OpenAI Employee Firings Under Scrutiny; USS Abraham Lincoln Returns Home; Pete Hegseth Announces Public Execution; ICE Shoots Man in New York City. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Hurricane Isaias Strengthens to Major Category 3 Storm; Personal Insults Fly in Three Heated Senate Debates; Police and Protesters Scuffle After ICE Shooting in New York City. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


October 08, 2026
• NFL Asks Supreme Court to Allow States to Regulate Prediction Markets Like Gambling; NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Splashes Down; Now: Judge Hears Arguments in Trump Press Ban Case. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Russian Lab Death Sparks Concern; Criticism Grows Over Botched Execution; Trump Campaigns in Texas; USS Abraham Lincoln Set to Return Home. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Interview With Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC); USS Abraham Lincoln Set to Return Home; Russian Strikes Kill At Least 33 in Ukraine. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Hurricane Isaias' Strength Holds Steady at Category 1 For Now; New CNN Polls Show Economy Hangs Over Senate Races in Key Red States; USS Lincoln Strike Group Returns from Near-Record Deployment. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 07, 2026
• AP: Army Found Shock Gloves Cause "Intense" Pain, 'Excessive" Fear; Israel Marks Three Years Since October 7 Hamas Attacks. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Israel Marks Three Years Since October 7 Attacks; Republicans in Peril in Midterms?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Delta CEO Speaks Out; Cornell University Jane Doe Facing Threats; Interview With Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Aired 10:30a- 11a ET
• Today, Trump Heads to Texas as GOP's Senate Concerns Grow; Trump Admin Wants Answers from Russia on Potential Plague Death; Attorney Say, Christa Pike Conscious, Speaking After Failed Execution. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 06, 2026
• Dozens Under Quarantine After Russian Plague Lab Worker Dies; Whistleblower: FBI Investigated Anti-Ice Protesters; U.S. and China Discuss Nuclear Site Visits Amid New Arms Race Fears; Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Attack on Moscow Region. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Protests at Cornell University; Interview With Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL); Interview With Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM); Diesel Gas Prices Soaring; Trump Stirs Outrage With Iran Comments. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Trump Losing Support of Latino Voters?; Estrogen Patch Shortage?; Student Protests Erupt in France. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Poll Shows Healthcare and Gas Costs Tied as Voters' Top Economic Worries; Students Protest Cornell's Handling of Gang Rape Allegations; Pennsylvania Measles Outbreak Surges to 1,000-Plus Cases This Year. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 05, 2026
• Caleb Flynn to be Sentenced for Wife's Murder; U.S. Removes Air Force Bombers from U.K. Base After New Threat; Trump Names Top Spy Boss to Head New A.I. Task Force; Dozens Quarantined After Russian Plague Researcher Dies. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Urges Republicans To Vote By Mail Despite Years Of Opposition; Part Of Recorded Phone Call Between Jane Doe And Fraternity Member After Alleged Assault Released; Christa Pike Still On Ventilator After Execution Attempts. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• AI Trade-Offs?; Justice Samuel Alito Considering Retirement?; Dangers of Ketamine and Kratom?; U.S. Removes Bombers From U.K. Base. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Attorney Says, Jane Doe is Receiving Multiple Threats; U.S. Removes Bombers from U.K. Base After New Threat; Trump Stumps in Red States Where GOP Seats are At Risk. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 02, 2026
• NY AG: "Active Criminal Investigation" into Cornell Case; NY Gov. Taps Atty. Gen. James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case; Adults Cutting Off Ties to their Parents. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• NY AG: "Active Criminal Investigation" Into Cornell Case; Christa Pike Critical After Surviving Two Lethal Injections; Sources: Trump Expected To Name Jay Clayton His A.I. Czar. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Hits Campaign Trail; Video of Luigi Mangione Arrest Released; Job Market Slowing?. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• New York A.G. on Cornell Rape Allegations, This is Now an Active Criminal Investigation; Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) Says, Deeply Disturbed at Cornell Police's Original Investigation; One-on-One With Jane Doe's Attorney Amid Cornell Alleged Rape Case. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 01, 2026
• Attorney: Jane Doe Displayed "Textbook Reaction to Trauma"; Renee Good Shooting Lawsuits. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• VA Facing Doctor Shortage?; New Guidance For ICE Vehicle Stops?; Details Emerge on Flydubai Attack. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Democratic Advantage Emerging in Early Voting?; Cornell University Students Speak Out; New Details Emerge on Flydubai Attack. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Netanyahu Says, Plane Attacker Had Islamist Radical Indoctrination; Attorney Says, Jane Doe Displayed Textbook Reaction to Trauma; FTC Probes OpenAI, Anthropic Over Potential Safety Risks. Aired 10-10:30a ET


September 30, 2026
• Court Delays Tennessee's First Execution of a Woman in 200 Years; Trump On AI: "I'm Seeing Tremendous Self-Policing"; Passengers Arrive In Israel After Violent Incident and Diversion. Aired 11:30a- 12p ET
• Interview With Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY); Transcript Emerges in Cornell University Rape Investigation; Chaos Erupts on Flydubai Flight. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Affordability Crisis; Chaos on Flydubai Flight; Surviving Postpartum Psychosis; New Lindsay Clancy Defense Strategy?. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Reports Say, Jane Doe Discussed Rape With Cornell Police; Netanyahu Says, Pilot May Have Attempted to Hijack and Crash Jet En Route to Tel Aviv. Aired 10-10:30a ET


September 29, 2026
• WH To Host Top Tech Leaders to Discuss Ai Promise, Risks; Prosecutors Reopen Investigation of Alleged Cornell Gang Rape. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC); Jack Smith Testifies Before Congress; Lindsay Clancy in Court. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Interview With Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA); Trump Meets With Tech Leaders; Lindsay Clancy Back in Court. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Jack Smith Testifies Before Senate Committee on Trump Investigations; Lindsay Clancy Back in Court for First Time Since Murder Case Mistrial. Aired 10-10:30a ET


September 28, 2026
• Woman Wrongly Jailed After Flock Camera Mix-Up Speaks Out; Trump Admin Wants Schools to Prepare Lunch from Scratch; Chinese Giant Pandas Arrive at Zoo Atlanta. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• 5 Terror Suspects Arrested Near British Air Base U.S. Uses; Taxpayer-Funded Trump Ad Warns Of America's "Final Battle"; D.A. Reopens Investigation Of Alleged Gang Rape At Cornell. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• SpaceX Starship Launches; Dangers of AI?; Police Label Canadian Synagogue Shooting Hate Crime. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• OpenAI Pauses Training of Latest A.I. Models; Five Arrested on Suspicion of Terrorism Near U.K. Air Base Used by U.S.; Concern Growing Over A.I. Spending and Inflation. Aired 10-10:30a ET


September 25, 2026
• Trump Pitches Rebranding of A.I. to "Super Intelligence"; Lawsuit Alleges Collusion Between A.I. Giants on Development; Rare Fall Nor'easter Threatens Millions on East Coast. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump & Xi To Share Tea At WH, Tour Natl. Archives; Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ), Is Interviewed About Democratic Lawmakers Urge Trump To Address South China Sea Concerns With Xi; More Testimony In Murder Trial Of Ex-"American Idol" Contestant. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Impact of Long Military Deployments?; Are Prediction Markets Impacting Elections?; Trump Hosts Chinese President at White House. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Nor'easter to Hit States With Flooding, Strong Winds, Heavy Rain; Consumer Sentiment Drops 7 Percent from Last Month; Netanyahu Denies Israel Committed Genocide in Gaza. Aired 10-10:30a ET


September 24, 2026
• Lawmaker Urges ICE to Take Immigrant's Medical Care Seriously; Sen. Sanders, Rep. Casar Unveil "Superintelligence" Ban; Rising Health Insurance Costs Pressure Millions of Americans. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Geoffrey Hinton; Trump Continues Free Press Ban at White House. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• FDA Commissioner Nominee Faces Confirmation Hearing; Eight Navy Sailors Attempted Suicide During Iran Mission; Benjamin Netanyahu to Address United Nations; Trump Set to Welcome Chinese President. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• CNN, MS NOW and Politico File Request for Emergency Hearing After Being Refused White House Access Despite Court Order; Trump Welcomes China's Xi to White House for Summit; Judge Says, DOJ Must Respond by 12:30 P.M. ET to CNN, MS NOW and Politico Request for Emergency Hearing on White House Access. Aired 10-10:30a ET


September 23, 2026
• Doomsday Scenarios Fuel Anxiety Over A.I.; How to Manage Anxiety Caused by A.I.; Couple Sues IVF Clinic. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• ICE Mistakenly Targets U.S. Citizen?; Police Investigate Deaths of Mississippi College Students; Supreme Court Rules on Surrogacy Case. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Roller Coaster Lawsuit; DOJ Defends Trump Press Ban; Impacts of AI. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• China's Xi Jinping to Land in U.S. Ahead of Trump Summit; Iran's President Prepares to Address U.N. General Assembly; CNN Poll Shows 28 Percent Say Economic Conditions are Good. Aired 10-10:30a ET


September 22, 2026
• FAA Launches A.I. Tool for Managing Flight Traffic; Bipartisan Lawmakers Push for A.I. Regulations; Witnesses Testify in Caleb Flynn Murder Trial. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• First Amendment Lawsuit; President Trump Addresses United Nations; Anti-ICE Protests Erupt in Texas. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Plans For Triumphal Arch Raise Alarms; No Criminal Wrongdoing Found in Death of Nolan Wells; Coroner Finds Hayden Panettiere Died From Effects of Fentanyl. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Soon, Trump Addresses World Leaders at United Nations; Michigan Sen. Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Campaigns in Detroit; Rarest September Nor'easter Brewing to Strike the East Coast. Aired 10-10:30a ET


September 21, 2026
• Mayor Zohran Mamdani to Meet with President Trump in NYC; CNN, MS NOW and Politico Suing Trump Administration; Tensions Escalate in Middle East Ahead of Key U.N. Meeting; Cases of Rare Child Cancer Trigger Investigation in California Town. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Lawsuit: Top A.I. Companies Made Illegal Agreement On Slowdown; Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Is Interviewed About Trump To Appoint A.I. Czar But Rejects Calls For Regulation; Today: Mayor Mamdani To Meet With Pres. Trump In NYC. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Women's Health Concerns Being Dismissed By Doctors?; AI Fears; Florida Republican Breaks With Trump on Immigration Policy. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• CNN Reporter Describes Being Turned Away from White House; Trump to Attend Key U.N. Gathering as Saudi-Houthi Conflict Escalates; Officials Say, ICE Agent Shot, Wounded Venezuelan Man in Austin. Aired 10-10:30a ET


September 18, 2026
• Anthropic: Claude Chatbot Working to Build its Own Successor; Inside the Online "Burnerverse" That Exploits Young Women. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Video Shows ICE Officers Pull Teen From Car, One Officer Punches Him; U.N. Report: Deadly U.S. Strike On Iran School May Have Been A War Crime; Paul Whelan Bill Would Compensate Americans Imprisoned Abroad. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Bills Beat Lions; Congress Passes Russia Sanctions Bill; GOP Facing Headwinds Ahead of Midterm Elections. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Anthropic Says, Claude Chatbot Working to Build Its Own Successor; Gas and Diesel Prices Surge Again, Impact Cost of Other Items; U.S. Sending Drones for Expected Drug Ops in South America. Aired 10-10:30a ET


September 17, 2026
• House Gives Trump New Tariff Powers in Russian Sanctions Bill; Dem Senators Try to Repeal and Refund Trump's Canada Tariffs; Trump Threatens "Heavy Tariffs" On E.U. Over Canada Ties; Dems Call for A.I. Regulation After Briefing with Experts. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• House of Horrors in Philadelphia?; Kamala Harris' Political Future?; Gas Prices Rising. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Bills Set to Play Lions; Russia Helping Iran Hit U.S. Assets?; Interview With Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ). Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• OpenAI Says, New Incidents of Research Models Deceiving Humans; Taxpayers to Pay $84,000 for Trump's Signs to Correct Smithsonian; Canadian Prime Minister Says, Alliance With E.U. Not Meant to be U.S. Rival. Aired 10-10:30a ET


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