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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Rails Against Jury Selection Rules Even Though Same Procedures Apply To Both Sides; D.A. In Hush Money Case Wants To Ask Trump About His Past Legal Defeats If He Testifies: Trump Trial Resumes Thursday With More Jury Selection; Speaker Johnson Moving Forward With Foreign Aid Bills, Including Ukraine, Despite Pressure From Hardliners; Axios' Barak Ravid: Israel Considered Iran Strike On Monday But Decided To Wait; Netanyahu Says Israel Will Make Own Decisions On Iran Response; Graphic New Video Shows Aftermath Of Strike That Killed Children, Adults In Central Gaza; Author Salman Rushdie's New Book "Knife" Hits The Stands; Arizona Fails To Bring Up Repeal Vote For Civil War-Era, Near-Total Abortion Ban. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Former Chief Of IDF Intelligence And Institute For National Security Studies Managing Director Tamir Hayman; Interview With Al Jazeera English Correspondent Tareq Abu Azzoum Interview With HuffPost Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Akbar Shahid Ahmed. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Now: Impeachment Trial Underway For DHS Secretary Mayorkas; Prosecutors Want To Bring Trump's Legal Past If He Testifies; Now: House Speaker Mike Johnson On The Lead. Aired 4-5p ET
• Speaker Johnson: I'm Not Asking Democrats To Get Involved In The Speakership Fight; Rep. Chip Roy, (R-TX), Is Interviewed About Mike Johnson; Speaker Johnson Admits He Needs Dems To Pass Aid Bills; Columbia University Leaders Testify On Capitol Hill; Prosecutors Want To Bring Up Trump's Legal Past If He Testifies; Sudan On Brink Of Collapse And Starvation; Convicted Palestinian Terrorist Walid Daqqa Dies In Israel Prison. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• GOP Eating Its Own, Republicans Threaten Speaker Over Aid; Israeli Minister Calls For Attack That Rocks Tehran; Arizona GOP Blocks Effort To Repeal Near-Total Abortion Ban; Arizona Senatorial Candidate Calls On Her Supporters To Strap On A Glock As The Elections In November Nears; CNN Investigates The Alleged Burial Of Inmate Bodies Without Organs. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Capitol Hill Chaos Amid Mayorkas Impeachment Trial, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) Job in Danger; Judge Says, Opening Statements Could Begin as Soon as Monday; Report Shows Russia-Linked Hackers May Have Carried Out Cyberattack on Texas Water Facility. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) On Johnson's Defiance Amid Growing Threat To His Speakership; U.S. To Impose New Sanctions On Iran After Missile Attack On Israel; Biden To Call For Tripling Tariffs On Chinese Steel And Aluminum. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Senators to be Sworn in as Jurors for Impeachment Trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; House Speaker Mike Johnson Could Face Motion to Vacate from Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene Over House Vote on Aid to Ukraine; Judge: Opening Statements Could Begin as Soon as Monday; CDC Investigates Fake Botox Linked to Hospitalizations Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) is Interviewed about the Mayorkas Impeachment; Melania Trump Avoids Courtroom; Earth Fund Seeks AI Answers; Blinken in Italy for G-7; Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie is Interviewed about Israel. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Johnson Defiant over Speakership; Revolt Against Johnson; Ariona Lawmakers Move on Abortion Ban; Biden Calls for Tariffs. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Judge Says Trump Trial Opening Statements Could Begin Monday; Seven Jurors Seated In Trump Trial; Man Charged With Uber Driver's Murder; Olympic Uniforms Spark Controversy. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Soon: Mayorkas Impeachment Trial Begins In Senate; Now: AZ Lawmakers Push To Repeal State's Near-Total Abortion Ban; Hush Money Trial Adjourns Until Tomorrow After Seating 7 Jurors. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Senators Being Sworn In As Jurors In Mayorkas Impeachment Trial; Speaker Johnson To Proceed With Foreign Aid Bills Despite Threats Of Removal. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Senate Impeachment Proceedings For DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; Negotiations And Partisanship In The Senate; Public Protests In Pennsylvania; State-Level Legal Developments On Abortion In Arizona. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• AZ Lawmakers Fail To Bring Up Repeal Vote For Civil War-Era Abortion Ban; Impeachment Begins For Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Impeachment Trial Underway For Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas; House Republicans Sound Off On Speaker's Aid Plan; Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) Discusses About His Take On Elimination Of First Article In The Senate. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Arizona Lawmakers Fail To Bring Up Repeal Vote For Civil War- Era Abortion Ban; Boeing Whistleblower Testifies In Senate Committees; Price Caps For Asthma Meds Not Applicable To Kids. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• IDF Spokesperson States Israel Will Respond to Iran "At the Time and Manner of Our Choosing"; Former President Trump Criticizes Judge for Allegedly Rushing Trial Process; New Sanctions Target Iran's Missile and Drone Programs After Attacks on Israel; Centuries of Cultural Heritage Wiped Out in Copenhagen Fire; A Year's Worth of Rain Falls on Dubai; Antisemitic Incidents Hit Record High in U.S. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Israel Facing Dilemma Over How To React To Strikes From Iran; 7 Jurors Seated For Trump's Criminal "Hush Money" Trial; U.S. Congress Prepares Israel, Ukraine Spending Bill; House Sends Mayorkas Impeachment Articles To The Senate; USC Cancels Muslim Valedictorian's Commencement Speech; ADL: Anti-Semitic Incidents Hit Record High; U.K. Likely to Criminalize "Deepfake Porn"; A Year's Worth of Rain Falls on Dubai, Flooding Roads; Centuries of Cultural Heritage Wiped Out in Copenhagen Fire; Interview with Serena Williams. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S. And E.U. Eye New Sanctions On Iran; First Group Of Jurors Chosen In Trump Trial; Zelenskyy Warns Ukraine Will Lose Without New U.S. Aid; U.N. Report Finds 30 Years of Progress in Sexual and Reproductive Health Have Bypassed Women in Marginalized Communities; Centuries of Cultural Heritage Wiped Out in Copenhagen Fire at the City's Old Stock Exchange Building; A Year's Worth of Rain Falls on Dubai, Flooding Roads; Colombian Superstar Shakira Announces Initial Concert Dates; Meghan Markle Unveils First Product From American Riviera Orchard. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Israeli War Cabinet Resumes Meeting on Responding to Iran's Assault; The Jury for Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial is Now Set at Seven; Flights Diverted as Dubai Experiences Worst Flooding Due to Rains; Underwater Drone Capable to Study Coral Reefs Using Artificial Intelligence; Famous Danish Old Stock Exchange Building Engulfed in Flames. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: British Foreign Secretary in Israel Following Iran's Attack; At Least 13 Killed after Strike on Gaza Refugee Camp; Zelenskyy Slams Congressional Stalemate over Aid; House Sends Mayorkas Impeachment Articles to Senate. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Floodwaters Cover Dubai Roads And Airport Runway; Attacks On Jews, Muslims Skyrocket Amid Israel-Hamas War; Displaced Palestinians Desperate To Return To Northern Gaza. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Dubai Floods After a Year's Worth of Rain Falls in 12 Hours; Diplomats Urge Caution as Israel Mulls Iran Response; Seven Jurors Seated in Historic Criminal Trial; Capitol Chaos as the Senate's Mayorkas Trial Gets Underway; Dozens Killed Amid Heavy Rain in Pakistan, Afghanistan; Zelenskyy Slams Congressional Stalemate Over Aid; House Republicans Blast Speaker for Backing Off Border Security Measures in Aid Package; Trump Media Stock Fell 14 percent Tuesday, After Nosediving Monday. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: A Year's Worth Of Rain Falls On Dubai Causing Deluge; Gaza Authorities: 56 People Killed In Past 24 Hours; Top UK & German Diplomats Urge Israel To Avoid Escalation. Aired 11a- 12p ET
• Senate Showdown Over Mayorkas Impeachment Articles; Rep. Mike Johnson Defiant Amid Growing Threat to His Speakership; U.S., Europe Push for Sanctions Against Iran Over Military Strikes. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• International Pressure on Iran Following Strikes and to Soothe Israel; Israel's Response to Iran Being Met with Caution by International Community; 7 Jurors Seated in Trump Hugh Money Trial; Boeing Whistleblower to Testify on Capitol Hill; After Streaming Announcement, Price of Trump Media Shares Drops; Athletes Sound Off Over Team USA Olympic Track Uniform. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Jury Selection Continues Tomorrow in Trump Trial; House Speaker to Hold Votes on Foreign Aid; Israel Weighing Options on Iran Response. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Boeing Whistleblowers Testifies On Capitol Hill; Columbia Univ. President Testifies About Campus Antisemitism. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN International: Impeachment Trail Underway For Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas; Boeing In Hot Seat As Whistleblower Testifies To Congress; Netanyahu: Israel Will Make "Own Decisions" On Iran Response; Speaker Johnson Moving Forward With Ukraine Aid Bill Despite Pressure From Hard-Liners; Arizona Lawmakers Block Effort To Repeal Near-Total Abortion Ban. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Biden Hits Campaign Trail With Trump Stuck In Court; Israel Debates Response To Iran Attacks; A Year's Worth Of Rain Falls On Dubai, Flooding Roads. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Jury Selection Resumes Thursday In Trump Hush Money Trial; House GOP Sends Mayorkas Impeachment Articles To Senate; New Book Explores International Order In Cold War's Wake. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump on Trial, Johnson in Jeopardy, Mayorkas Facing Impeachment; Midwest Cities Facing Hail Threat and Possible Tornadoes. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump On Trial; America's Choice 2024; Israel-Hamas War; Truth Social Tumbles. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Top UK & German Diplomats Urge Israel to Avoid Escalation; Dangerous Flooding Hits Gulf Region, Dozens Killed; Johnson: Threats to Oust me from Speakership "Absurd"; Russia-Linked Hackers may have Carried out Cyberattack on Texas Water Facility; Colombian Superstar Announces Initial Concert Dates. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Dangerous Flooding Hits Gulf Region, Dubai Gets Year's Worth Of Rain; U.K. And German Diplomats Urge Israel To Avoid Escalation; Palestinians Returning To Northern Gaza Face Israeli Fire; U.S. Senate Showdown Over Mayorkas Impeachment; Iran Braces For Possible Israeli Attack; U.K. Likely To Criminalize "Deepfake Porn" In England And Wales. Aired 10-10:45a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Speaker Mike Johnson On Collision Course With MTG; D.A. Wants To Ask Trump About Past Legal Defeats If He Testifies; Investor Predicts Bitcoin Will Be Bigger Than Gold. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Israel Urged To Use Restraint; Netanyahu's Response To Calls For Restraint Against Iran; Boeing Whistleblowers; Boeing Comes Under Fire In Senate Hearings; Aviation Safety Concerns; Biden Calling For Tripling Of Tariffs On Chinese Steel; Climate Change And The Economy; Bangladeshi Show Tries To Reduce Hunger; Boy Band Mirror; Hong Kong Boy Band Sensation Mirror; Clash Of Titans In Champions League. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• Soon: First Impeachment Trial Of A Cabinet Member Since 1876; Speaker Johnson Says House Will Vote On Aid Bills Saturday; Hardline Republicans Threaten To Oust Johnson Over Aid Bill; Seven Jurors Seated In Trump's Criminal Hush Money Trial; Trump: "I'll Let You Know After The Trial" If Jurors Are Fair; Trump Campaigned Outside A Harlem Bodega After Court Ended; Biden Campaigns In Pennsylvania While Trump Stands Trial In NY. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Netanyahu Says Israel Will Make Own Decisions on Iran Response; Hard-line Republicans Threaten to Oust Johnson Over Aid Bill; Johnson May Need Democratic Votes to Save His Job; House Passes Resolution Condemning "From the River to the Sea" Chants; USC Cites Safety Concerns in Canceling Muslim Valedictorian's Speech. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Historic Mayorkas Impeachment Trial Begins In Senate; Top Diplomats Urge Israel To Use Restraint In Iran Response; Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel Will Decide How To Respond To Iran; Georgia Continues To Pursue "Foreign Agents" Bill; Interview With Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili; The Struggle To Get Aid Into Gaza; Israel-Hamas War; Fire Prompted U.S. Navy Ship Headed For Gaza To Turn Back, Potentially Delaying Building Port; Gaza's Health Ministry Said At Least 56 People Killed In The Past 24 Hours; Pressure To Increase Assistance Flow To Gaza Applied On Israel; Summer Olympics In Paris Just 100 Days Out; U.S. Women's Tight Outfit Drawn Criticism For Nike. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump's Social Posts Raises Question About Gag Order Violation; Trump Faces Criminal Trial; Laura Coates Answers Callers' Questions; Suspect In Idaho Murders Files His Alibi; NBA Bans Jontay Porter; Stormy Daniels Is Ready To Testify; Caitlin Clark's $76K WNBA Rookie Salary Sparks Outrage. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Dubai Gets A Year's Worth Of Rain In 12 Hours; Back And Forth Strikes Happen Between Iran And Israel; Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Pushes Back At His Accusers; House Speaker Mike Johnson's Job On The Line; Boeing Remains On Spotlight. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• US Senate Votes To Kill First Article Of Impeachment; Floods Hit Dubai After City Gets A Year's Worth Of Rain; Boeing's Safety Culture Under Fire At Capitol Hill Hearing; Benjamin Netanyahu At Center Of Firestorm At Home And Abroad. Aired 4-4:45p ET


The Situation Room
• Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) Sets To Vote For Aid Bills Despite Conservative Revolt; U.S Senate Dismisses Mayorkas Impeachment Charges; Whistleblower Says, Boeing Putting Out Defective Airplanes; Hawaii AG Releases First Phase Of Maui Wildfires Investigation; Trump Ramps Up Diplomacy Ahead Of Possible Second Term. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• New Filing: D.A. Wants To Use Trump's Past Legal Run-Ins If He Testifies; Johnson: "If I Operated Out Of Fear... I Would Never Be Able To Do My Job"; Boeing Whistleblower: "They Are Putting Out Defective Airplanes". Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• A Mass Bleaching Coral Event; Why Paris Spent $500 Million to Uncover Hidden Parts of Famous French Landmark. Aired 4-4:10a ET