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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Judge Orders Former Trump Election Lawyer To Testify In Georgia Criminal Probe; Republican Voters Choosing Extremists, Election Deniers In Key Election Races; Cheney Fighting To Keep Her Seat After Vote To Impeach Trump; Wyoming Voters To Decide If Rep. Cheney Keep Her Job Tonight; Wash. Post: Trump-Allied Lawyers Sought Voting Machine Data In Key Battleground States; First Lady Jill Biden Tests Positive For Covid; Pres. Biden Signs Landmark Domestic Bill; Polls Closing Soon In Wyoming, Cheney Fights For Political Life. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with International Crisis Group Africa Program Director Murithi Mutiga; Interview with International Relations Professor and "Post- Western World" Author Oliver Stuenkel; Interview with Austrian Minister for Climate Action Leonore Gewessler. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• DOJ Opposes Releasing Trump Search Warrant Affidavit; Two Of Trump's High-Profile GOP Critics Facing Midterm Primaries. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Jill Biden Tests Positive For COVID, Experiencing Mild Symptoms; Soon: Biden To Sign Massive Climate, Health Care And Tax; Explosions Rock Russian Ammunition Depot In Crimea. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Global Brief with Bianca Nobilo
• Blasts Shake Crimea Ammo Depot; Brazil Election Campaign Begins; Lake Mead Drying Up. Aired 5-5:30p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Biden Signs Sweeping Climate, Health Care & Tax Bill; FBI Interviewed TOP White House Lawyers About Records Taken To Mar-a-Lago; Gas Prices Fall For 63rd Day In A Row; GOP, Dems Debate Blame A Year After Afghanistan Withdrawal; Zelenskyy Warns Ukrainians To Stay Clear Of Russian Military Sites; CDC Study: Wastewater Testing, Contact Tracing Points To Community Transmission Of Polio In NY. Aired 4-5p ET
• FBI Interviewed Top W.H. Lawyers About Records Taken To Mar-A- Lago; Biden Signs Sweeping Climate, Health Care & Tax Bill; Drought Forces Massive Cuts In Water Consumption In Southwest U.S.; Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin On Ballot To Fill Vacant Seat; Rep. Liz Cheney Fights For Political Survival In Wyoming; Trump Critic Liz Cheney At Risk Of Defeat In Wyoming GOP Primary; Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin On Ballot To Fill Vacant House Seat; More Than Half Of GOP Governor Nominees Have Questioned Or Denied Legitimacy Of 2020 Election; AZ GOP Secretary Of State Nominee Shares Extremist Anti-Government Conspiracies On Social Media; Death Row Inmate Richard Glossip Given A 60-Day Of Execution; Brother Of Marine Killed In 2021 Kabul Attack Dies By Suicide. Aired 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• Votes Favor To Harriet Hageman In Wyoming; Pat Cipollone And Patrick Philbin Under DOJ's Lens; President Biden Signed $750 Billion Bill; Liz Cheney Accepts Defeat But Promise Not To Be Silent; People Watches Liz Cheney In The Future. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Projects Rep. Liz Cheney Loses Wyoming GOP Primary; Has Trump Tightened His Stranglehold On The GOP?; Biden Signs Landmark Climate, Health Care, Tax Bill Into Law; Drought Forces Massive Cuts In Water Consumption In Southwest U.S.; Liz Cheney Vows To Carry On Fight Against Trump. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• DOJ Opposes Release of Affidavit Details; Giuliani Target of Georgia Probe; Daniel Goldman is Interviewed about Giuliani; Cheney Faces tough Primary. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Allies Pursued Voting Machine; Monkeypox to be Considered STD; Video Released of Fatal Shooting. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• DOJ Opposes Releasing Affidavit Details for Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant; First Lady Jill Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19; Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) Faces Off with Trump-Backed Hageman in Wyoming GOP Primary Today. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Washington Post Reports, Records Reveal Trump-Allied Lawyers Pursued Voting Machine Data in Multiple Battleground States; Today, Biden Signs Historic Climate, Health Care, Tax Bill; Afghan Economy Faces Collapse Due to Sanctions, No Foreign Aid. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Renting Crisis?; President Biden Set to Sign Inflation Reduction Act Into Law; Liz Cheney Facing Potential Primary Defeat; DOJ Seeks to Block Release of Mar-a-Lago Affidavit. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• CDC Concludes NY Polio Case Likely from Community Spread; Jill Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19; Drought Forcing Massive Cuts in Water Consumption for Southwest; 10-Year-Old Boy Loses Part of Leg in Shark Attack. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• January 6 Committee Criticizes DHS Inspector General; Liz Cheney Facing Potential Primary Defeat; DOJ Seeks to Block Release of Mar-a-Lago Affidavit. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Jill Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19; U.S. Makes 442K Monkeypox Vaccine Doses Available Ahead of Schedule; Experts Debate Whether Monkeypox Should be Considered an STD; CDC Concludes NY Polio Case Likely from Community Spread. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Soon: Biden To Sign Historic Deal On Climate, Tax, Health Care; Giuliani Expected To Appear Before GA Grand Jury Tomorrow; WAPO: Records Reveal Trump-Allied Lawyers Pursued Voting Machine Data In Multiple Battleground States; Voters Head To The Polls Today In Alaska & Wyoming Aired 3-3:30p ET
• FBI Interviewed Former White House Lawyers, Pat Cipollone and Patrick Philbin, as Part of Investigation Into Documents Taken to Mar- a-Largo; New Home Construction Cools as More Get Priced Out of Owning a Home; President Biden Signs Inflation Reduction Act. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Ukraine Says It Struck Wagner Base In Luhansk Region; Fears Grow Over Safety At Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant; William Ruto Defeats Raila Odinga To Win Kenya Presidency; Tehran: Closer To Agreement Than We've Been Before; China Adds Seven Taiwanese Officials To Sanction List; Wildfires In Spain Force Evacuation As Danger Persists; U.K. Approves Booster Targeting Two COVID-19 Strains. Aired 12-1a ET
• Tehran: Remaining Issues Not Very Difficult to Resolve; China adds 7 Taiwanese Officials to Sanctions List; William Ruto Defeats Raila Odinga to Win Presidency; FBI Reports Unprecedented Threats Against Agents; U.K. Approves Booster Targeting Two COVID-19 Strains; Americans Moving to Mexico City for Cheaper Cost of Living; How Afghanistan Has Changed Since Fall of Kabul; How Social Media Impacts Users' Mental Health. Aired 1-2a ET
• Kenya Names New President; Mega-Flood Concerns In California; Ukraine Says It Struck Wagner Base In Luhansk Region; Fall of Afghanistan: A Year Under Taliban Rule; Swiss Army Helping Thirsty Animals; Updated COVID-19 Booster by Moderna Approved in the U.K.; Political Comeback Attempt for Sarah Palin; GOP's Cheney Facing Uphill Battle Against Trump-Back Challenger. Aired 2-3a ET
• Liz Cheney Faces Tough Challenge in Wyoming; DOJ Targets Rudy Giuliani; Fears Growing Over Shelling in Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant; Dreams Frozen for Afghan Women. Aired 3-4a ET
• Investigation Into Mar-a-Lago Documents; U.S. Justice Department Opposes Making Affidavit Public; Giuliani a Target in Georgia Election Investigation; Liz Cheney Faces Tough Wyoming Primary Race; FBI Reports Unprecedented Threats Against Agents; Tehran Says Its Close to an Agreement on the Iran Nuclear Deal; China Adds 7 Taiwanese Officials to Sanctions List. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump Facing Mounting Legal Trouble in Several Probes; Zelensky Accuses Russia of Nuclear Blackmail; Study: Extreme Heat Belt to Impact U.S. by 2053; William Ruto Defeats Raila Odinga to Presidency in Kenya; Americans Moving to Mexico City for Cheaper Cost of Living. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• Explosions Hit Ammunition Depot in Crimea; Iran Nuclear Deal; Energy Crunch; 2020 U.S. Election Investigation; U.S. Midterm Primaries; William Ruto Wins Kenyan Presidential Election. Aired 10-11a ET
• Iran: U.S. gave Verbal Flexibility on two of Three Remaining Issues; Alaska's Sarah Palin Attempting Political Comeback; Odinga says he'll Launch Legal Challenge calls Outcome of Presidential vote a "Travesty"; EU & U.S. have both Received Iran's Response to Draft; Fears Loom over Upcoming Presidential Election; U.S. Crude Hovering Around $90 a Barrel. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• FBI Interviewed Top Trump WH Lawyers About Mar-A-Lago Docs; Georgia Probe Into Trump Efforts To Flip Election Ramps Up, Judge Orders Former Trump Attorney To Appear Before Grand Jury; Trump, Allies Spout Dangerous Lies To Rile Up Base After FBI Search; Polls Close Soon In Wyoming Where Rep. Cheney Is Fighting To Hold Seat; Polls Close Soon in Wyoming Where Rep. Cheney is Fighting to Hold Seat; Biden Signs Sweeping $750B Bill Into Law, Obama: "This is A BFD"; White House Pushes Back On GOP Report Slamming U.S. Afghanistan Withdrawal. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• DOJ Opposes Release of Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant Affidavit; Senators Push for Answers About Mar-a-Lago Search; Republican Liz Cheney Fights for Congressional Seat. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Tehran Delivers Deadline Response To Draft Nuclear Deal; Calls Intensify For Russia To Withdraw Troops From Nuclear Plant; Clock Ticks Down For Biden Decision On Student Loan Debt. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Zelenskyy Accuses Russia of Nuclear "Blackmail"; William Ruto Announced Winner of Kenya's Presidential Race; Cash-Conscious Travelers look for Best Deals Online; "Never Alone" is an Initiative Offering help and Support in One Place; Overcoming Mental Health Struggles in a Post- Pandemic World; WeWork's Former CEO Reportedly Running $1B Startup. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• DOJ Argues Revealing Affidavit For FBI Search Could Chill Witness; Giuliani Says He Is A Target In GA Criminal Election Probe; WAPO: Trump-Allied Lawyers Pursued Voting Machine Data; Former WH Lawyer Subpoenaed By Federal Grand Jury Investigating 1/6; Two Cmte Chairs Accuse DHS IG Of Obstructing Investigation Into Missing Secret Service Texts; Soon: President To Sign Inflation Reduction Act; First Lady Jill Biden Tests Positive For COVID-19; Cheney Faces Trump-Backed Hageman In WY GOP Primary Today. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Cheney, Murkowski Face Trump-Backed Primary Challengers Today; Former Alaska Gov. Palin On Ballot To Fill Vacant House Seat; PA Man Charged With Threatening FBI After Mar-a-Lago Search. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Blasts Rock Russian Ammunition Depot In Crimea; Liz Cheney Faces Uphill Battle In Primaries Against Trump-Backed Challenger; Brazil Kicks Off Presidential Race; President Bolsonaro Accused Of Undermining Election System; Justice Department Urges Court To Keep Trump Affidavit Sealed; Academy Says Abuse Faced By Native American Activist Was Unwarranted And Unjustified. Aired 2-3p ET


New Day
• DOJ: Sealed Trump Search Affidavit is 'Road Map' to Criminal Probe; Giuliani on Being a Target in Probe: We're in a 'Fascist State'; GOP's Cheney Faces Uphill Battle to Keep Seat Amid Trump Criticism; America's Exercise Habits are Changing as Pandemic Eases. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• America's Exercise Habits are Changing; Extreme Heat Impact By 2053; Jamie Dimon's Comments on U.S.; Catastrophize at Ukraine's Nuclear Plant. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• DOJ Says, Sealed Trump Search Affidavit is Roadmap to Criminal Probe; Giuliani a Target in Georgia's Election Interference Probe; One Year Later, Nation Isolated, More Impoverished Under Taliban Rule. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump White House Lawyer Subpoenaed By Grand Jury Probing January 6; Today: Biden To Sign Historic Deal On Climate, Tax, Health Care; Americans Escaping U.S. Over Inflation Driving Up Costs For Mexicans. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Ambassador John Bolton on President Trump's Claims to have Declassified Documents Found at Mar-a-Lago and U.S. Policy toward Iran; Former New York City Mayor and Trump Against Rudy Giuliani Target of Investigation in Georgia into Claims of Voter Fraud; Secretary of Education on Teacher Shortage Across Nation. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Cheney Faces Uphill Battle; Threats to Law Enforcement; Craig Donahue is Interviewed about Almost Being Hit with Airline Debris. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• Bed, Bath And Beyond Shares Surge Amid Reddit Buzz; More Americans Move To Mexico Seeking Lower Cost Of Living; China's Sichuan Factories Ordered To Close For Six Days; Russian Ammo Depot In Crimea Explodes; Biden Signs Landmark Inflation Reduction Act Into Law; Biden To Sign Landmark Inflation Reduction Act Into Law; Jewelry Brand, Pandora Posts Disappointing Q2 Results; Scania CEO On Drive To Electrify Haulage In Europe. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN TONIGHT: Advisers: Cheney To Deliver Pointed Address Marking "The Beginning Of The Battle" To Confront Trump; NY Times: FBI Subpoenaed Mar-A-Lago Surveillance Footage Before Raid; First Results In Wyoming House Race As Cheney Fights To Keep Seat. Aired 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• FBI Interviewed Top Trump White House Lawyers About Documents Taken To Mar-a-Lago; Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) To Confront Trump Tonight Whether She Wins Or Loses Primary; FBI Facing Unprecedented Number Of Threats Since Mar-a-Lago Search; Biden Signs Landmark Climate, Health Care, Tax Bill Into Law; Explosions Rock Russian Ammunition Depot In Crimea. Aired 6-7p ET