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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Asks Judge To Amend Jury Questions Ahead Of Hush Money Trial; VP Harris On Arizona Abortion Decision: "Trump Did This;" Trump's Co-Defendants In Classified Documents Case Attempt To Get Obstruction Charges Thrown Out; Trump Says He Thinks Speaker Johnson Is "Doing A Very Good Job" As He Faces Ouster Threat From GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene; Inside Chicago's Effort To Stop "Smash-And- Grab" Robberies; Sources: U.S. Sees Iran Moving Military Assets, Including Drones And Cruise Missiles, Could Signal Strike Against Israeli Targets Inside Iran; Biden Expects Iran To Attack Israel "Sooner Than Later". Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with U.C. Davis School of Law Professor and "Abortion and the Law in America" Author Mary Ziegler; Interview with U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello; Interview with "James" Author Percival Everett. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Soon: Trump & Speaker Johnson News Conference; Attorney Turned Witness Quietly Leaves Trump Legal Team; Sources: Iranian Attack On Israel Imminent, Likely By Iran's Proxies; Today: Trump & Johnson Speak Amid GOP Dysfunction; Mexico's New Efforts To Curb Illegal Immigration. Aired 4-5p ET
• VP Harris In Arizona To Push For Abortion Rights; Trump & Johnson Speak Amid GOP Dysfunction; VP Harris In Arizona To Push For Abortion Rights. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Reverts To Same Playbook Ahead Of First Criminal Trial; Trump, Embattled Speaker Try Manufacturing A Crisis; Vice President Says, Trump And Friends Trying To Pass National Abortion Ban; CNN's Donie O'Sullivan Talks About The New Movie "Civil War"; U.S. Expects Iran To Attack Inside Israel As Fears Rise Of A Wider War In The Middle East. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Lawyer Turned Key Classified Documents Witness Leaves Trump Legal Team; Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) to Meet With Trump as Speaker Job in Jeopardy; Biden to Forgive $7.4 Billion in Student Loan Debt for 277,000 Borrowers. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Sophisticated, Robust Security Plan Ahead Of Trump Trial Next Week; Fish Are Spinning, Thrashing Themselves To Death In Florida; Critical House Vote For Speaker Johnson On Surveillance Bill. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Prosecutors in Trump Classified Documents Trial Attempting to Call Attorney from Donald Trump's Defense Team as Witness; Vice President Kamala Harris to Give Speech in Arizona about Abortion Rights after State Supreme Court Upholds 1864 Law Banning Nearly All Abortions; Sentencing for Former Ambassador Accused of Spying for Cuba. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• WWII Rosie The Riveters Get Long-Awaited Recognition; House Panel Wants Pay Raise For Troops Amid Recruiting Crisis; Measles Outbreaks Threaten Elimination Status In U.S. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Critical House Vote For Speaker Johnson On Surveillance Bill; Trump & Johnson To Make Joint Appearance At Mar-a-Lago; VP Harris Expected To Call Trump The "Architect" Of Abortion Crisis; Axios: DNC Covered Biden Legal Bills In Special Counsel Probe; Lawyer Turned Key Classified Docs Witness Leaves Trump Legal Team; Biden To Forgive $7.5B In Student Loan Debt For 277k Borrowers. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Sen. Eva Burch (D-AZ), Is Interviewed About Arizona Republicans Block Efforts To Repeal Abortion Ban; Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Is Interviewed About Greene And Johnson Seen Having Long Discussion On Floor; "The James Webb Telescope: Are We Alone?" Airs Sunday At 8PM ET/PT. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview With State Rep. Analise Ortiz (D-AZ); Kamala Harris Campaigns in Arizona Following Near-Total Abortion Ban; House Speaker Meets With Trump; House Voting on FISA Bill. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• State Rep. Analise Ortis (D-AZ) Discusses Arizona GOP Blocking Efforts To Appeal Abortion Ban; U.S. Defense Dept. Moving Additional Assets To Middle East Region Amid Iran Threat; Drug Shortages Reach Record Highs In U.S.; Strong Job Market Has More Bosses Considering 4- Day Workweek. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Classified Documents Case Hearing; Biden And Harris Focus On Key Issues In Swing States; Former U.S. Diplomat Accused Of Espionage; Trump's Hush Money Trial; Security Preparations For Trump Trial; Abortion Rights Battle In Arizona. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• State Rep. Matt Gress (R-AZ) Discusses Arizona Republicans Blocking Efforts To Repeal Abortion Ban; Ex-Interpreter To MLB Star Ohtani Surrenders To Authorities; U.S. Defense Dept. Moving Additional Assets To Middle East Region Amid Iran Threat. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Johnson To Meet With Trump As Speaker Job In Jeopardy; 2 Trump Co-Defendants Try To Get Obstruction Charges Dropped; Sheriff: 18- Wheeler Crash At TX DPS Office Likely A "Criminal Act"; Rep. David Cook (R-AZ) Discusses About Repealing The Arizona Abortion Ban. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Military.com: Some Military Daycares Slow To Report Child Abuse; 6 Rare Sawfish Deaths In 7 Days Baffle Scientists; "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight" Airs Sunday At 9PM. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Ukraine Reels from Russia's Large-Scale Power Grid Attack; U.S.: Russia 'Successful' in Rebuilding Military Since Invasion; White House Hosts Historic Summit with Japan & Philippines; Looking Back at Turbulent Life of O.J. Simpson; FBI Director: ISIS-K Poses Growing Threat to U.S.; Trump, House Speaker to Hold Press Conference Friday; Lenny Kravitz Workout Video Goes Viral. Aired 12-1a ET
• Russian Missiles Hit Ukraine's Power System, Gas Storages; Japanese Prime Minister Calls On Congress To Aid Ukraine; Shohei Ohtani's Ex-Interpreter Charged With Federal Bank Fraud; Football Star O.J. Simpson Dies After Battle With Cancer; ISIS Group Threatens European Football Stadiums; Remembering the Chibok Girls, 10 Years Later; Trump Plans to Punish Perceived Enemies If He Wins Second Term; Some Economists Warn Trump's Tariff Plan Would Hurt Economy; DeChambeau Leads after Bad Weather Plagues First Round. Aired 1-2a ET
• O.J. Simpson Dies Of Cancer; Zelensky Tells Allies To Walk The Walk; Kyiv's Largest Power plant Destroyed; President Biden Said The U.S. Defense Commitment to Philippines And Japan Is Ironclad; Johnson Allies Ask Trump For Support; The Legacy Of Chibok School Kidnapping, 10 Years Later. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Russian Strikes Crippled Ukraine's Power Supply; Biden Reaffirms U.S. Defense Agreement with Japan and the Philippines at the Trilateral Summit; Former Football Star O.J. Simpson Dies; Remembering the Chibok School Kidnapping a Decade After; Round One of The Masters Delayed by Rains. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: U.S. Looking to Lower Tensions Between Israel and Iran; USAID: Famine Already Occurring in Parts of Gaza; Ukraine Reels From Thursday's Massive Power Grid Attack; Fumio Kishida's Address to Congress. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: A Look Back at the Life and Turbulent Times of O.J. Simpson; Remembering the Chibok Girls, 10 Years Later; Severe Storms Systems Tear Across Parts of U.S. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Fears Of Iranian Reprisal Attack After Deadly Strike On Iran's Consulate In Syria Last Week; Aid Convoy Enters Northern Gaza Through New Crossing; Trump & Johnson To Make Joint Appearance At Mar-a-Lago. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: Israel On High Alert As Netanyahu Convenes War Cabinet; Russia Hits Critical Ukraine Power Sources; Critical House Vote For Speaker Johnson On Surveillance Bill. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Monday, Ex-President Stands Criminal Trial for First Time in U.S. History; Trump and Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) to Make Joint Appearance at Mar-a-Lago; House Vote Next Hour on Modified FISA Reauthorization Bill. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• House Votes for Speaker Johnson on Surveillance Bill; Top U.S. General in Israel; Netanyahu Discuss Iranian Threat with War Cabinet; Uncertain Future to His Speakership, Johnson Traveling to Mar-a-Lago Today to Meet with Trump; Interview with Intelligence Committee and Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO); Joint "Election Integrity" Between Johnson and Trump; Proxy Troops Likely to Launch an Iranian Strike on Israel; According to U.S. Intelligence; Survey: April Consumer Sentiment Remained Stable; Despite Depressing Inflation Data, Americans' Perceptions of the Economy Remain Unchanged; Round Two of the Masters Underway. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Top U.S. General In Israel Amid Concerns Of Iranian Attack; VP Harris Heads To Arizona For Women's Rights Campaign Push; Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Is Interviewed About House Vote On Modified Surveillance Bill. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Lawyers Who's Now Classified Docs Witness Leaves Trump Team; Judge To Sentence Ex-Ambassador Accused Of Spying For Cuba; DOJ: Ohtani's Ex-Interpreter Stole $16 Million To Place Sports Bets. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN INTERNATIONAL: VP Harris Heads To Arizona After Near-Total Abortion Ban; Trump, Speaker Johnson To Hold "Election Integrity" Event Today; White House Watching Iranian Threat "Very, Very Closely" And Is In Constant Communication With Israel; Jury Selection In Trump's Hush Money Trial To Start Monday; Zelenskyy: Ukraine Will Lose War To Russia Without U.S. Funding. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Today: VP Harris To Speak At Pro-Choice Rally In Arizona; Biden: U.S. Commitment To Japan & Philippines Is "Ironclad"; 30M+ Under Wind Advisories Across Parts Of U.S. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• House Vote Today On Modified FISA Reauthorization Bill; Pulitzer Prize Winner Quits Ford Foundation Over Group's Refusal To Honor Liz Cheney; Trump And Johnson To Make Joint Appearance At Mar-A- Lago. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Jury Selection Slated for Monday for Trump Hush-Money Trial; Speaker Johnson to Appear at Mar-a-Lago with Trump Today; 30M+ Under Wind Advisories Across Parts of U.S. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• VP Harris Heads to Arizona After Abortion Ban Ruling; Today: Shohei Ohtani's Ex-Translator To Surrender; KC Chiefs Receiver Rashee Rice Bonds Out of Jail; Today: Elon Musk To Meet With Argentina's President; Robust Security Plan Ahead of Trump Trial; The Impact of O. J. Simpson's Trial Of The Century. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Hush Money Trial Begins Monday in New York; First Look at Mexico's new Border Checkpoints, Inception Camps; CNN Meets with Survivors of Chibok School Mass Abduction; Argentina's President Meets with Elon Musk; "The James Webb Telescope: Are We Alone?" airs Sunday at 8PM ET. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Iran's Threat To Retaliate Against Israel Stokes Tensions; After Six Months Of War, No Consensus On What Happens Next; U.S. VP Kamala Harris Visits Arizona Over Abortion Issue; Remember O.J. Simpson Murder Trial; Cuba Spying Case Set In Miami Court; Ukraine Reels From Large-Scale Attacks On Its Power Grid; Celebrating 10 Years In Abu Dhabi. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Says He'll Testify In Hush Money Trial He Call A "Scam"; Johnson & Trump; GOP Flip-Flops On Abortion; Sources: U.S. Observes Iran Moving Military Assets As Biden Expects Iran Will Attack Israel "Sooner Than Later". Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Biden's Message Of Iranian Attack On Israel; Iran Attack Expected "Sooner Than Later;" Israel On High Alert; Trump And Johnson's Mar-A-Lago News Conference; VP Harris Speaks In Arizona; Former Ohtani Interpreter Surrenders; A.I. Regulation Is Coming; A.I. Is A Whole New World; A.I. And The Four-Day Workweek; Wall Street Sell-Off; U.S. On High Alert For Retaliatory Attacks By Iran; Israeli Settlers Storm West Bank Village; CNN At Mexico-U.S. Border; Mexico's Enforcement Escalation; Transitional Council Established In Haiti; Tiger Woods Sets Record Streak At Masters. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• VP Harris Expected To Call Trump The "Architect" Of Abortion Crisis; VP Harris Heads To Arizona After Near-Total Abortion Ban; Biden Campaign's Message On Abortion Bans: "Trump Did This"; Jury Selection Begins Monday In First Trump Criminal Trial; Trial Begins Next Week After Trump Repeatedly Fails To Delay It; Speaker Johnson Heads To Florida To Meet With Trump. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump & Johnson To Make Joint Appearance At Mar-a-Lago; Biden Cancels Another $7.4 Billion In Student Loan Debt; Experts Warn New Trump Tariffs Could Trigger Recession; Why Swing Voters Are Looking Seriously At RFK Jr.; Trump: RFK Jr. Is "The Most Radical Left Candidate". Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• White House Watches Iranian Threat Against Israel Very Closely; Trump Appears In Court For Classified Documents Case; Former U.S. Ambassador Appears In Court Accused Of Acting As A Secret Foreign Agent; VP Harris Heads To Arizona After State's Abortion Ban; Fmr. U.S. Ambassador; Mexico's New Plan To Curb Illegal Crossings Into The U.S.. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Faces Historic Criminal Trial; Laura Coates Answers Callers' Questions; Court Of Public Opinion Takes On The DEI Debate. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Iran's Supreme Leader Says Israel Must Be Punished While He Addressed A Prayer Ceremony In Tehran; Trump Faces 34 Counts Of Falsifying Business Records Allegedly To Hide Payments To Porn Star Stormy Daniels After An Affair In 2006; Journalist Lucy Aharish Talks About The Continuing Israel-Hamas War; Taylor Swift Returns To TikTok. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Vestager: We Must Move Forward On Regulating AI; Russian Airstrikes Destroy Kyiv Region's Largest Power Plant; White House: Iran Threat Real And Credible; Soon: V.P. Harris To Speak About Arizona Abortion Ruling; Trump And Johnson Push Fears Of Non-Citizen Voting, Despite No Evidence It Is Widespread; Mexico's New Plan To Curb Illegal Crossing Into The U.S. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Asks Judge To Amend Jury Questions On Eve Of Hush Money Trial; Vice President Harris Hammers Republicans Over Abortion Rights In Arizona; Biden Says, Expecting Iranian Attack Sooner Than Later; Disastrous Rollout Of New College Financial Aid Application A Nightmare For High School Seniors; Ex-Interpreter For MLB Star Ohtani Makes First Court Appearance. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Says He'll Testify In Hush Money Trial; VP Harris: Trump "Gaslighting" Country On Abortion; Sources: U.S. Expects Iran To Carry Out Strikes Inside Israel. Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• CNN Join U.S. Military Crew In An Exclusive B-52 Bomber Mission; Billions Of Cicadas Are Set To Appear In A Rare "Double Brood Emergence." Aired 4-4:10a ET