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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Gloves Come Off in GOP Primary; Biden: Hopeful We'll Know By Tonight if We Have a Debt Deal; Interview with Rep. Seth Moulton (D- MA); Deadly Russian Strikes Obliterate Medical Facility In Central Ukraine; At Least Two Dead, Dozens Injured After Russians Strike Medical Facility In Dnipro. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY); Interview with State Senator Penry Gustafson (R-SC); Interview with "In the Rom with Peter Bergen" Host and CNN National Security Analyst Peter Bergen; Interview with Khan Academy Founder and CEO Sal Khan. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Judge Temporarily Blocks SC 6-Week Abortion Ban; Ukraine: Air Strike Kills 2, Wounds 31 at Medical Facility in Dnipro; Two More Oath Keepers Sentenced to Prison Over January 6; Man Opens Emergency Exit Door Mid-Flight, 12 Passengers Injured. Aired 4-5p ET
• Did Not Air 5-6p ET


CNN News Central
• Busiest Memorial Day Weekend Since 2005; More Americans Expected to Drive this Weekend; Russian Air Strikes in Dnipro; Indiana Doctor Sanctioned in Rape Victim Case; Door Opens During Flight Over South Korea; Trump Workers Moved Boxes Day Before Search. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
• Debt Limit Showdown; Two More Oath Keepers Sentenced; Family Demands Justice in Police Shooting; Beachgoers Warned about Sharks. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Army Veteran to be Sentenced Today for Jan. 6 Insurrection; Airport Brace for Busiest Memorial Day Weekend Since 2005; House Recesses for Holiday Weekend Without Making Debt Limit Deal. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Long-Simmering Conflicts Between Texas GOP Erupts; Texas AG Recommended to be Removed from Office by Texas House Committee; Interview with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott (D); Plot to Kill Queen Elizabeth while Visiting the U.S. in 1983 Revealed in an FBI File; Vatican: Pope Francis Postpones Events Due to Fever. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• House Speaker McCarthy: Optimistic On Debt Talks; Ground Delay At San Francisco Airport On One Of Busiest Travel Days; Terrifying Moments As Man Opens Plane Door During Flight. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• East Coast Beachgoers Urged To Watch Out For Sharks; Navy To Overhaul Seals Program After Candidate's Death; Airbnb Adding Measures To Crack Down On Memorial Day Parties. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Pope Francis Cancels Meetings Due to Fever; FBI Reveals 1983 Plot to Kill Queen Elizabeth; Russia Hits Medical Clinic in Ukraine; More Oath Keepers Sentenced. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• House Recesses For Holiday Weekend Without Making Debt Limit Deal; New Superbug-Killing Antibiotic Discovered Using A.I.; South Korean Plane With 200 On Board Had Door Opened 700 Feet In Air, Man Arrested; Multiple Shark Attacks Reported Over The Last Few Weeks. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Judge Temporarily Blocks SC's New Abortion Law; No Deal On Debt As Negotiators Scramble To Avoid Default; Indiana Ob-Gyn Reprimanded For Discussing 10-Year-Old's Abortion. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Indiana Ob-Gyn Reprimanded for Discussing 10-Year-Old's Abortion; Poll: Abortion Remains Key Issue for Voters; GasBuddy: Americans To Spend $1.6B Less On Gas Than 2022 Holiday; South Korean Plane With 200 On Board Had Door Opened 700 Feet In Air, Man Arrested. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Russian Air Strike Kills 2, Wounds 31 at Dnipro Medical Facility; No Deal on Debt as Negotiations Scramble to Avoid Default; Suspect in Wrong-Driveway Killing Indicted for Murder; AAA: Airports Could See Busiest Travel Season Since 2005; Family Wants Officer Who Shot 11-Year-Old Boy Fired & Charged. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Family Wants Officer Who Shot 11-Year-Old Boy Fired and Charged; Notorious Seals Program Faces Overhaul After Candidate's Death; Celine Dion Will Likely Never Tour Again; Terrifying Moments as Plane Door is Opened 700 Feet in Air; Multiple Shark Attacks Reported Over the Last Few Weeks. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Ukraine Sees Opportunity in Wagner's Bakhmut Pullout; Belarus: Transfer of Russian Nuclear Weapons Underway; Politician's Son Arrested after Deadly Rampage Kills 4 in Japan; Man Arrested After Crashing Car into Downing Street Gates; 'Most Wanted' Fugitive Arrested for Crimes Against Humanity; Oath Keeper Founder Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison; Washington Post: Trump Staffers Moved Boxes of Papers Before FBI Search; Inflation Takes Toll on Consumer Spending in Germany; Negotiators Near Deal on Debt Limit; Researchers Define Long COVID; Google Removes Slavery Game after Wave of Anger in Brazil. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Villages At Risk Of Flooding After Russia Destroys Dam In Eastern Ukraine; Suspect Arrested After Shooting And Stabbing Attack In Japan Leaves Four Dead; White House, GOP Negotiators Inching Closer To Deal In Debt Ceiling Crisis; Washington Post: Trump and Aides Allegedly Carried Out Dress Rehearsal for Moving Sensitive Documents; Two Leaders of Oath Keepers Sentenced to Prison; Study Finds Alarming Global Loss of Wildlife; Some E.U. and U.S. Lawmakers Criticize COP28 Presidency; Seychelles' Uncertain Future Thanks to Climate Change; Luton to Face Coventry in Richest Match. Aired 1-2a ET
• Negotiators Nears Close Deal on Debt Ceiling; Trump Employees Move Documents, as per Washington Post Report; White House Launches National Strategy Plan on Anti-Semitism; Biden Shares First Ever National Plan To Fight Antisemitism; Super Typhoon Mawar Heading West After Thrashing Guam; Brian Laundrie's Mom Wrote A 'Burn After Reading' Note. Aired 2-3a ET
• Two Oath Keepers Leaders Sentenced Harsh Penalties in Prison; Americans Now on Vacation Mode for Memorial Day Weekend; Belarus says The Transfer of Russian Nuclear Weapons Now Underway; Emergency Door Opened Mid-Air in a Flight from Jeju to Daegu, Passenger Arrested after Landing; One of the Perpetrators in the Rwandan Genocide Has Finally Captured; U.S. Lawmakers Showed Solidarity for the Cleaning of Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Negotiators Closer on Deal to Raise U.S. Debt Limit; Washington Post: Trump Staffers Moved Boxes of Papers; Oath Keeper Founder Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison; Millions of Americans to Travel for Memorial Day Weekend; Iran's Drone Transfers to Russia. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: DeSantis Campaign: $8.2 Million Raised in First 24 Hours; Biden Has Wide Lead Over Democratic Primary Challengers; Brian Laundrie's Mom Wrote a "Burn After Reading" Note; Asiana Jet Lands Safely After Door Opened During Flight; Farmer Arrested After Rampage Kills 4 in Japan. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Scientists Discover Powerful Antibiotic with AI; Sources: Negotiators Closer on Deal to Raise Debt Limit; Beachgoers Urged Stay Vigilant after Spate of Attacks; CNN Investigates Iran's Drone Transfers to Russia; Oath Keepers Founder Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison. Aired 8-8:30a ET


CNN This Morning
• Airports Brace for Busy Memorial Day Weekend; White House & GOP Negotiators Close to Deal; Trump Workers Moved Boxes Day Before FBI Came for Docs; Oath Keepers Founder Sentenced to 18 Years for Jan. 6 Attack; Missile Strikes in Ukraine Overnight; Indiana Doctor Reprimanded for Discussing 10-Year-Old's Abortion; CNN Poll: Biden Leads Fellow Dems but Faces Headwinds Overall. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• 2024 Race Polls; Mohamed El-Erian is Interviewed about the Debt Limit Standoff; Celtics Force Game Six; Antibiotics Using AI. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Airports Brace for Busiest Memorial Day Weekend Since 2005; White House, GOP Negotiators Move Closer to Debt Limit Deal; Washington Post Reports, Trump Workers Moved Boxes Day Before FBI Came for Documents; Spine Implants Help Man Walk for First Time in 10-Plus Years. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Paralyzed Man Able To Walk Again With Brain And Spine Implants; Navy Probe Finds "Hell Week" Puts SEAL Candidates At Risk; Officer Leaves Lasting Legacy After Being Murdered In Uniform. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Airports Preparing for Expected Large Numbers of Travelers for Memorial Day Weekend; Reporting Indicates Former President Trump Moved Boxes of Papers at Mar-a-Lago Estate Day Before FBI Agents Came to Collect Classified Documents; White House and Congress Yet to Reach Deal to Raise U.S. Debt Ceiling; Texas House Panel Recommends AG Ken Paxton Be Impeach; Missile Strikes In Ukraine Overnight, Russia Also Reports Shelling; Senator Tuberville Holds Up Nominations Over DOD Reproductive Rules. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Shark Attacks Over the Last Few Weeks; Sebastian Maniscalco is Interviewed about His New Movie; How Americans Spend Memorial Day Holiday. Aired 8:30-9a ET


CNN Tonight
• Did Not Air 11p-12a ET


Connect the World
• Hospital Hit in Deadly Russian Attack in Dnipro, Ukraine; Iran's Drone Transfers to Russia via Ships and Planes; Voters Preparing for Presidential Runoff in Turkey; Asiana Jet Lands Safely After Door Opened During Flight; Farmer Arrested After Rampage Kills Four in Japan; New Antibiotic Discovered with Artificial Intelligence; Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Closer to Debt Limit Deal; DeSantis Campaign Claims It Raised $8.2 Million in First 24 Hours. Aired 10-11a ET
• CNN Exclusive Sheds Light on Iran-Russia Weapons Trade; Analyst: Iran & Russia Closer than they've been in Centuries; Voters Preparing for Presidential Runoff; Voters in Turkey Preparing for Presidential Runoff; Thousands Have Been Arrested Since May 9 Protests; First SeaWorld in 30 Years Opens in Abu Dhabi. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Russian State TV Shows Drone Video of an Obliterated Bakhmut; New Details Indicate Trump Special Counsel Probe is Nearing End; DeSantis Sends Mixed Messages About Trump Attack Strategy; China's Crackdown on Comedy Intensifies After $2M Fine for Communist Joke; New Treasury Estimate: Default by June 5 if Debt Limit Not Raised. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Negotiators Move Closer to Deal That Would Cap Spending; South Korean Jet Lands Safely After Door is Opened Mid-flight; WaPo: Aides Moved Boxes One Day Before FBI Visited Mar-a-Lago; Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes Gets 18 Years in Jan 6 Plot. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Investigates Iran's Drone Transfers To Russia; WSJ: Shareholder Activists Drag Companies Into U.S. Culture Wars; Bipartisan Lawmakers Clean Wall Honoring Vietnam Veterans. Aired 5:30- 6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Russia Strikes Dnipro Medical Facility in Central Ukraine; Nvidia Stock Jumps about 25 Percent after Q1 Earnings Report; New Antibiotic Discovered with AI may Defeat Superbug; Valliere: House Vote could Delay any Debt Limit Agreement; Sky High Dining Experience: Eating at the Edge of Space; U.S. Beachgoers Urged to Stay Vigilant after Spate of Attacks. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• DeSantis Jabs Trump In Series Of Attacks; DeSantis Attacks Trump While Trying To Avoid Alienating Trump Voters; Poll: 85 Percent Of GOP-Leaning Voters Say They Would Consider DeSantis; No Deal On Debt As Negotiators Scramble To Avoid Default; Freedom Caucus To McCarthy: "Hold The Line" On Debt Talks; Work Requirements Remain Key Sticking Point In Debt Talks; GOP-Led Texas Panel: Impeach AG Ken Paxton For Bribery, Abusing Public's Trust; WAPO: Trump Workers Moved Boxes Day Before FBI Came For Docs. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Washington Post Reports, Trump Workers Moved Boxes Day Before FBI Came for Documents; Poll Shows 60 Percent of Democratic Voters Want Biden for 2024 Nominee; Biden's Nomination for Next Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair on Hold. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Hospital Hit in Deadly Russian Attack in Dnipro; Turkey Gears Up for Presidential Runoff; A Man Opens a Plane's Door in Midair in South Korea; German Police Investigating Roger Waters Over Performance; Debt Limit Negotiators Inch Closer to Deal. Aired 2-3p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Russia Strikes Dnipro Medical Facility; Negotiators Closer on Raising Debt Limit Deal; Voters in Turkey Prepare for Presidential Runoff; Typhoon Mawa Pulls Away from Guam; DeSantis' Presidential Campaigns Begins; Bola Tinubu to be Sworn in as Nigeria's Next President. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Wall Street Rallies as Negotiators Close on Deal; Fed's Preferred Inflation Gauge Heats Up; Vatican: Pope Francis Cancels Meeting Due To Fever; FBI File Reveals 1983 Plot To Kill Queen Elizabeth: Resilient Amidst Challenges. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Biden: "Hopeful We'll Know By Tonight" If We Have A Debt Deal; Ron DeSantis Attacks Donald Trump While Trying To Avoid Alienating Trump Voters; Tomorrow: Texas House Votes On Impeaching State Attorney General. Aired 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• New Treasury Estimate: Default Possible On June 5; Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, (D-NY), Is Interviewed About Debt Limit; Memorial Day Air Travel Hits Post-Pandemic Record; Lower Gas Prices Give Americans A Break At The Pump As Summer Kicks Off With Holiday Weekend. Aired 5-6p ET
• New Treasury Estimate, Default Possible on June 5; Two More Oath Keepers Receive Lengthy Prison Sentences; Man Arrested After Allegedly Opening Plane Door Midflight; DeSantis Leans Into Culture Wars As He Makes Presidential Bid. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Mexico`s Most Active Volcano; In Advance of Memorial Day; Is Saturn Losing Its Rings? Aired 4-4:10a ET


Who's Talking to Chris Wallace
• Did Not Air 10-11p ET