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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• DeSantis To Launch White House Run Tomorrow On Twitter; Special Counsel Wrapping UP Trump Mar-A-Lago Probe; U-Haul Driver Faces Multiple Charges After Crashing Into Security Barrier Near White House; Senior U.S. General Ordered Twitter Announcement Of Drone Strike On Al-Qaeda Leader That May Have Instead Killed Civilian; Authorities Renew Search For Madeleine McCann 16 Years After She Went Missing; Mall Shooting Survivor Shares How His Faith Guided Him. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis; Interview With Shadow Chancellor Of Exchequer Rachel Reeves; Interview With National Review Editor-In-Chief Rich Lowry. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Judge: Trump "Free to Campaign" And Publicly Defend Himself; A Majority Of Americans Favor Raising The Debt Ceiling; Source: Suspect Had Nazi Flag On Him When He Exited Truck; Drug Overdoses In U.S. Cause Nearly 110,000 Deaths In 2022; Lakers' LeBron James Hints At Potential Retirement. Aired 4-5p ET
• DeSantis To Announce Presidential Run Tomorrow On Twitter; Rep. Elissa Slotkin, (D-MI), Is Interviewed About Russia, Ukraine, War, Vladimir Putin, F-16 Jets; Russia: Saboteurs Invaded From Ukraine; Ukraine Official: Zelenskyy Has Final Say On Counter-Offensive; U.S. Now Supports F-16 Jets, Training For Ukraine; Reps. Salazar, Escobar Introduce Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill; Rep. Veronica Escobar, (D-TX), Is Interviewed About Immigration Reform Bill; Rep. Maria Salazar, (R-FL), Is Interviewed About Immigration Reform Bill; U.S. Surgeon Gen. Urges Social Media Companies To Take Action To Minimize Harms To Children; Democrat Cherelle Parker Beat Progressive Challengers In Primary. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN News Central
• U-Haul Truck Rams Barrier Near White House; No Deal on Debt Limit Talks; Notes from Trump's Lawyer on subpoena Talks; Trump to Appear in Manhattan Criminal Case. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Surgeon General Warns of Social Media's Impact; Video of Child Falling over Border Wall; FAA to Give Airports $100 Million; WSJ Reporter Hearing in Russia. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Park Service Says, Driver is 19-Year-OLD Sai Vashith Vandula From Missouri; E. Jean Carroll Seeks New Damages from Trump After CNN Remarks; Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Says, We Are Nowhere Near a Deal, Hang With Me. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Interview with Silvercup Studios Chairman Alan Suna; To Safeguard the Colorado River, Three States Reach a Monumental Consensus; "Wall Street Journal" Reporter Currently Appearing Before Russian Court; Russia's War on Ukraine; Interview with Retired U.S. Army, Former CIA Director, U.S. CENTCOM Former Commander, and KKR Global Institute Chairman David Petraeus; Ukraine Disputes Claims that Bakhmut has been Captured by Russia; US Drug Overdose Deaths Reached a New High. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U-Haul Truck Rams Barriers Near White House; Russians Say All Cross-Border Attackers Driven Back to Ukraine; Lawyer Said Trump Wanted to Fight Subpoena for Documents; GOP 2024 Field Growing amid Doubts about DeSantis, Trump. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• TikTok Sues Montana Over New Law Banning App; New Search For Madeleine McCann After Police Receive Tip; Jeff Bezos And Lauren Sanchez Ready To Tie The Knot. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump to Appear Virtually in New York Court; Debt Ceiling Negotiations Drag On; Van Crashes Into Barrier Near White House. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• CNN Goes To The Frontlines Of The Battle Near Bakhmut; Four- Year-Old Boy Dropped Over Border Barrier In San Diego; U.K. Judge Rejects Prince Harry's Bid To Pay For Police Protection; Biden Declares Emergency As Massive Storm Nears Guam; Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Drifting Into U.S.; TikTok Sues Montana Over New Law Prohibiting App. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Any Moment: Trump To Appear Virtually In NY Court; Source: Suspect Said He Wanted To Kidnap And Harm Biden; Soon: Two Top Lawmakers Expected To View Afghanistan "Dissent" Cable. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• DeSantis To Announce Presidential Run Tomorrow On Twitter With Elon Musk; Russian Court Extends WSJ Reporter's Detention By Three Months; Surgeon General Warns Of Social Media's Possible Impact On Kids; Trump Appears By Video At New York Hearing; LeBron James On Future: "I've Got A Lot To Think About". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• DeSantis To Announce Presidential Run Tomorrow On Twitter; Source: Suspect Said He Wanted To Kidnap And Harm Biden; McCarthy To GOP: "We Are Nowhere Near A Deal"; Trump Appears Virtually In NY Court About Hush-Money Case; Russian Official: Cross-Border Attacks On Belgorod Are Over. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• F-16 Training Underway For Ukraine Fighter Pilots; Father Of Slain Idaho Student Speaks With CNN; Surgeon General Warns Of Social Media's Possible Impact On Kids; Texas House Poised To Vote On Bill Requiring The 10 Commandments Be Posted In Classrooms. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Anti-Putin Russians Claim Attack On Border Region Of Belgorod; President Joe Biden And Kevin McCarthy Meeting "Productive," But No Deal Reached; Storm Is Now Equivalent Of Strong Category 4 Hurricane; Ukrainian Forces: Bakhmut Remains 'Epicenter of Fighting'; PM Rejects Coalition Government in Greece, Second Vote Likely; E.U. Fines Meta $1.3 Billion for Privacy Law Violations. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Anti-Putin Militia Claims To Have Overrun Village In Russia Border Region Of Belgorod; Biden, McCarthy Hold "Productive" Meeting But No Debt-Ceiling Deal Yet; Guam Prepares For Possible "Direct Hit" From Typhoon Mawar; Republican Senator Tim Scott Announces President Bid; Greek PM Rejects Coalition Government Second Vote Likely; New Search Underway for Missing British Toddler; E.U. Slaps Meta with Mega Fine; Activist Want so Change Conversation About Disability. Aired 1- 2a ET
• New Search Underway For Missing British Toddler; Typhoon Mawar Strengthen; TikTok Sues Montana Over App Ban; Nine Days From Potential U.S. Default; Biden And McCarthy Meeting Productive But No Deal Reached; Lawmakers Float Possibility Of Biden Invoking 14th Amendment. Aired 2-3a ET
• Recent Biden-McCarthy Meeting still has No Debt Ceiling Deal Agreed; Anti-Putin Fighters supporting Ukraine Claim Belgorod Region Attack; Lone Black Republican Senator Announces 2024 Presidential Bid; New Tip to Reopen Search for Madeleine McCann; Typhoon Mawar Intensifies Further; Two Students Skipped Graduation due to Gender Issues, Dress Codes. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Biden and McCarthy Meeting Productive, But No Deal Reached on Debt Ceiling; Carroll Seeks Another $10 Million After Trumps Town Hall Remarks; Anti-Putin Russians Claim Attack on Border Region of Belgorod; Senior Russian Official Dies After Falling Ill on Plane; Republican Sen. Tim Scott Announces Presidential Bid. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Suspect Bryan Kohberger Silent as Judge Asks for Plea; New Tip Prompts New Search for Madeleine McCann; Fake Image of Explosion Near Pentagon Causes Confusion. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Anti-Putin Russians Claim Attack On Border Region Of Belgorod; Senior Russian Official Dies After Falling Ill On Plane; U-Haul Truck Rams Barrier Near The White House; Biden And McCarthy Meeting "Productive", But No Deal Reached; Millions Being Warned As Popocatepetl Roars Back To Life; What Has Prompted A New Search In Madeleine McCann Case?; Ukrainian Commander: Morale In Bakhmut Is Flagging; TV Personality Rolf Harris Dies Aged 93; Source: Jeff Bezos And Partner Laurence Sanchez Are Engaged. Aired 8-8:30a ET


CNN This Morning
• U-Haul Truck Rams Barriers Near White House, Driver Arrested; Sources: Lawyer Took Note Saying Trump Wanted to Fight Subpoena; Biden, McCarthy Call Meeting 'Productive' But Still No Debt Limit Deal; Border Officials: Someone Dropped 4-Year-Old from Border Barrier. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Graeme Wood is Interviewed about the Crow Interview; Nuggets Sweep Lakers; Janna Levin is Interviewed about the SpaceX Mission; Jeff Bezos Engaged. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• U-Haul Truck Rams Barriers Near White House, Driver Arrested; Biden, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Call Meeting Productive But Still No Debt Limit Deal; Trump Inquired About Pushing Back Against DOJ Efforts on Documents. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Sen. Tim Scott Becomes Latest Republican To Enter Race; Judge Enters "Not Guilty" Pleas For Man Facing Idaho Murder Charges; New Search For Madeleine McCann In Portugal After Police Receive Tip. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Man Arrested and Charged after Driving U-Haul into Barrier Near White House; President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy Continue Negotiations over Raising Debt Ceiling; President of Minneapolis Federal Reserve Neel Kashkari Interviewed about Possible Pause in Fed Rate Hikes and Too Big to Fail Banks; Anti-Putin Russian Nationals Based in Ukraine Cross Border into Russia to Carry out Attack; Prosecutors in Mar-a-Lago Documents Case Subpoena Trump Organization for Information about Business Deals with Foreign Companies. Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• Scott Kirby is Interviewed about Holiday Travel; Three States Reach Water Deal; Stan Van Gundy is Interviewed about the NBA Playoffs. Aired 8:30-9a ET


CNN Tonight
• Donald Trump Criminal Trial Is Set For March 2024, Judge Tells Trump What He Can't Say About Hush Money Case; Gov. Ron DeSantis (R- FL) To Launch White House Run Tomorrow On Twitter; Surgeon General Warns Of Profound Risk To Kids on Social Media; Social Media Poses Risks On Children According To Surgeon General; LeBron James Considers Retirement; Man Crashes U-Haul Into White House Security Barrier; Trump Appears Via Video In A New York Courtroom. Aired 10-11p ET
• Donald Trump's Legal Problems Are Mounting; Miami-Dade School Moves Biden Inaugural Poem Out Of Elementary Section Of Library After Complaint: Debt Ceiling Talks At An Impasse As Default Deadline Looms; Russian Court Extends Detention Of WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich; CNN TONIGHT Presents "On the Lookout." Aired 11p-12a ET


Connect the World
• Anti-Putin Russians Claim Attack on Border Region of Belgorod; Fighting for Bakhmut Continues; Biden and McCarthy Meeting "Productive" but No Deal Reached; New Tip, New Search for Madeleine McCann; Fake Image of Explosion near Pentagon; Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez Are Engaged. Aired 10-11a ET
• Anti-Putin Russians Claim Attack on Border Region of Belgorod; Moscow Court Extends WSJ Reporter's Pre-Trial Detention; Seven Arrested in Relation to Racist Abuse of Vinicius Jr.,; Super Typhoon Mawar Heads for U.S. Island of Guam; Far-Right Politician Sinan Ogan Received 5.2 Percent of Vote in Election; Third-Place Candidate Backs Erdogan in Runoff. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Russia's Belgorod Region Hit With New Explosive Device Tonight; Trump Criminal Trial Set For March 2024 During GOP Primary Season; Surgeon General Warns Of "Profound Risk" To Kids On Social Media; DeSantis To Announce 2024 Run Tomorrow On Twitter With Elon Musk. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• U-Haul Driver Crashes into White House Security Barrier; McCarthy: Meeting with Biden Was Productive, But Still No Deal; Anti- Putin Russians Claim Attack on Border Region of Belgorod; Tim Scott, Senate's Only Black Republican, Enters GOP Primary. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• New Search For Madeleine McCann After Police Receive Tip; TikTok Sues Montana Over New Law Banning The App; Economists Fear Repercussions Of U.S. Defaulting On Its Debt. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• U.S. Futures Lower as Investors Eye Debt Ceiling Talks; Verified Ticket Accounts Share Fake Image of Pentagon "Explosion"; Adobe: AI Art Tool used to Generate more than 100M Images; New Book Highlights Private Companies' Drive into Space; Hearing Expected for WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich; Source: Billionaire Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are Engaged. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• McCarthy On Debt Deal: "We Could Still Finish This By June 1st"; GOP Hardliners Doubt U.S. Will Run Out Of Cash On June 1; U-Haul Driver Faces Charges After Crashing Into WH Security Barrier; How DeSantis Plans To Jolt The GOP Presidential Primary; DeSantis Teases "7-2 Conservative Majority" On Supreme Court; Haley Campaign Takes An Early Swing At DeSantis; Trump: No Exceptions Makes It "Very Hard To Win An Election"; E. Jean Carroll Seeks More Punitive Damages From Trump. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Sources: Trump Inquired About Pushing Back Against DOJ Subpoena; WAPO: Biden's Reelection Swamped By Fear Of Trump; Focus Group: Everyone "Wished" Biden, Trump Not Running Again; Rep. Comer Links His Investigation To Biden's Poll Numbers; AZ Judge Rejects Kari Lake's Final 2022 Election Lawsuit; WAPO: SC Gov.'s Office Says He Was Joking About Hunting Democrats With Dogs. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Russia: Cross-Border Attackers Driven Back Into Ukraine; Portuguese Police Search A Reservoir For Fresh Evidence In The Missing Child Case Of Madeleine McCann; Millions In Central Mexico Warned To Prepare For Evacuation As Volcanic Eruption Threat Looms; DeSantis To Announce Presidential Bid On Wednesday; USSG: Social Media May Not Be Safe For Youth. Aired 2-3p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Report: Cross-Border Attackers Driven Back Into Ukraine; Typhoon Mawa Heads For Guam; Tip Prompts New Search For Suspect On The Madeleine McCann Case; Authorities Arrest Seven People Over Racial Abuse Of Vinicius Jr.; LeBron James Considers Retirement; Debt Ceiling Negotiations Intensify Ahead Of Predicted June 1st Deadline. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• France Bans Domestic Routes Served By 2.5 Hour Train Ride; Kremlin Claims To Have Defeated Cross-Border Incursion; Source: DeSantis To Announce Presidential Bid On Twitter; USSG: Social Media May Not Be Safe For Youth; Meta Sells Giphy To Shutterstock; Dash To The Bell. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• DeSantis To Announce Candidacy Tomorrow On Twitter With Musk; Ocasio-Cortez: GOP Taking Entire U.S. Economy "Hostage"; Surgeon General Warns Of "Profound Risk" To Kids On Social Media. Aired 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump's New York Trial Set To Begin During Middle Of GOP Primary Campaign; Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) To Launch White House Run Tomorrow On Twitter; Russia Says, Fighter Jets Intercepted Two U.S. Aircraft Near Border; Court Docs: U-Haul Driver Praised Hitler After His Arrest; LeBron James On His Future: "I've Got a Lot to Think About". Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Cyclone Mocha Death Toll Rises Sharply in Myanmar; NASA`s Perseverance Rover Finds Mars River; Restoring Forest And Conserving Threatened Birds In Mauritius. Aired 4-4:10a ET