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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• AG Garland, House Republicans Face Off In Hearings; Interview With Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA); Former Trump Aide Cassidy Hutchinson Claims Rudy Giuliani Groped Her On Day Of Capitol Attack; Georgia DA Lays Out Trial Strategy, Witness List In Election Interference Case; CNN NH Poll: Trump Continues To Dominate GOP Field, Leads Closest Competitor By 26 Points; World Central Kitchen Sets Up Relief Kitchen, Supplies Meals To Communities Affected By Morocco Earthquake; Laura Bray's Angels For Change On A Mission To End Drug Shortage. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Brother Of Freed Prisoner Siamak Namazi Babak Namazi; Interview With Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al Thani; Interview With Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Interview With Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan; Interview With Former Tennis Champion Billie Jean King. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Attorney General Garland, House Republicans Face Off In Tense Hearing; CNN New Hampshire Poll: Support Drops For Governor DeSantis; GOP Divided Over Ukraine Aid Ahead Of Zelenskyy Visit; Georgia Fake Electors Fight To Move Case To Federal Court; Reports Of 200 Dead In Azerbaijan Military Action In Disputed Territory, Ceasefire Declared. Aired 4-5p ET
• Atty. Gen. Garland, House Republicans Face Off In Tense Hearing; Bipartisan "Problem Solvers" Inch Closer To Short-Term Deal; Rep. Tony Gonzales, (R-TX), Is Interviewed About Government Shutdown; Texas Republican RIPs GOP's Short Term Deal Over Border Saying It "Does Nothing To Keep America Safe."; Guardian: Fmr Trump Aide Cassidy Hutchinson Claims Rudy Giuliani Groped Her On January 6; President Biden Meets With Israeli PM Netanyahu In New York; Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Is Interviewed About Child Poverty Doubles After Child Tax Credit Expires. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN News Central
• Soon: AG Garland Testifies Before GOP Critics On Capitol Hill; Reports: Trump Told Aide To Play Dumb About Boxes; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Is Interviewed About The Deadline To Fund The Government. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Fuel Prices Soar; Bident to Meet with Netanyahu; Bobby Ghosh is Interviewed about the Biden-Netanyahu Meeting; Migrant Influx Strains Resources; Two Charged in Fentanyl Death of Infant. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Attorney General Garland Testifies Before GOP-Led House Judiciary Committee. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• AG Garland Testifies Before GOP-Led House Judiciary Committee. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Attorney General Merrick Garland Testifies Before Congress. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• AG Garland Testifies Before GOP-Lead Judiciary Committee. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Pro-Trump Attorney Turns Witness in Georgia; Attorney General Merrick Garland Pushes Back; Aired 1-1:30p ET
• A.G. Garland Testifies Before GOP-Led House Judiciary Committee. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Attorney General Merrick Garland Testifies On His Career And DOJ's Use Of Geolocation Data; Senator Tuberville's Blockade Of Military Promotions Over Pentagon Policies Sparks Senate Action; Federal Reserve Keeps Lending Rate Steady Amid Cooling Inflation And A Job Gain Slowdown. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Americans Adapting To Life Back Home After Release From Iran; Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) Discusses Republicans Grilling AG Merrick Garland In Hearing Over Hunter Biden Probe, Trump Indictments; AG Garland Testimony Resumes Before GOP-Led House Judiciary Committee. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• AG Garland Testifies Before GOP-Led House Judiciary CMTE; Garland Grilled About Hunter Biden Case At House Judiciary Hearing; Schumer Schedules Votes On Three Key Military Nominees; Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) Discusses About Sen. Tuberville's Stall Of Military Appointments. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Schumer Schedules Votes on Three Key Military Nominees After Tuberville Threatens to Go Around Blockade; House GOP Infighting Threatens Deal to Avoid Shutdown; The Fed Pauses Rate Hikes for Now. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Zelenskyy Accuses Russia Of Terrorism And Genocide; Trudeau: "Credible Allegations" Tie India To Sikh Murder; At Least 27 Deaths Reported As Azerbaijan Launches Operation Against Armenian Forces In Disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Region; Residents Left Devastated After Floods Kill Thousands. Aired 12-1a ET
• Zelenskyy Accuses Russia Of Terrorism, Genocide; At Least 27 Deaths Reported As Azerbaijan Launches Operation Against Armenian Forces In Disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Region; Growing Diplomatic Rift Between Canada And India; Italian Island Hit by Soaring Migrant Arrivals; Officials Discuss Isolating Hardest Hit Areas of Derna; Exploring Use of Debt-for-Climate Swaps; Zelenskyy's Warnings; Ukraine May be Striking Wagner-Backed Forces in Sudan; social Media Sites Looking for New Revenue Sources. Aired 1-2a ET
• Nine Civilians Killed In Russian Attacks On Ukraine; Ukraine May Be Striking Wagner-Backed Forces In Sudan; Americans Detained By Iran Back In US; Qatari Prime Minister: Proud To Reunite Families; "Treasures And Secrets" Discovered Off The Egyptian Coast. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. and Ukrainian Presidents State Their Cases at the U.N. General Assembly; Azerbaijan Launches Operation vs. Armenian Forces in a Disputed Region; India May be Involved in the Death of Their Sikh Leader in Canada; A CNN Investigation Found that Ukraine may be the Root Cause of Wagner-backed Fighters in Sudan. Lampedusa Island now Overcrowded by Migrant Arrivals. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• CNN International: New York Times: Trump Pressured Former Aide to Lie; Hunter Biden to Plead Not Guilty in Gun Possession Case; War in Ukraine Dominates Meeting of World Leaders; Growing Diplomatic Rift Between Canada and India; Evan Gershkovich Appeal Denied, Will Stay Behind Bars; Residents Left Devastated After Flood Kill Thousands in Libya. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Migrant Crossings Along the U.S. Southern Border Rising; Ukraine May Be Striking Wagner-Backed Forces in Sudan. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN Intnerational: Ceasefire Takes Effect in Nagorno-Karabakh; Raisi: Exchange Prompted by Humanitarian Motives; Greek PM Announces Extra Funding to Fight Climate Change; Ukraine May be Striking Wagner- Backed Forces in Sudan; Britain's King Charles, Queen Camilla in Paris. Aired 9-10a ET


CNN This Morning
• Attorney General to Testify Before Judiciary Committee; House GOP Struggles to Agree on Spending Deal; Striking Auto Workers Adjust to Living on Strike Pay; GOP Donors Fret Over Trump's Staying Power Ahead of Debate. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• GOP Donors Fear Time is Running Out for Trump Alternative; White House Not Sending Team to Detroit; Trump Comments on Roe; Man Dies at Gillette Stadium; West Point Sued over Admissions Policy; Trial Begins in Elijah McClain Death. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• House GOP Chaos Worsens, Republicans Sink Their Own Defense Bill as Government Shutdown Looms; Reports Show Trump Told Aide to Play Dumb About Boxes; Attorney Says, Police Body Cam Video Doesn't Justify Tasing of Band Director. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) Zelenskyy's Washington Visit As GOP Opposition To Ukraine Aid Grows; Mother Of Cancer Survivor Works To End Drug Shortages; New Book Details How AI Will Transform The World. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) Interviewed on House Republicans' Inability to Pass Defense Appropriations Bill as Potential Government Shutdown Looms; U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to Testify to Congress on Accusations of Weaponization of Justice Department; Pennsylvania's Governor Announces State Will Automatically Register Eligible Voters Upon Issue of State I.D. or Driver's License; Pennsylvania Governor Launches Automatic Voter Registration, Fareed Zakaria's Exclusive Interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• New Hampshire Voters weigh their Options; Taraji P. Henson is Interviewed about the Strike. Aired 8:30-9a ET


CNN Tonight
• Garland Pushes Back On GOP Accusations Of Politicizing DOJ; Polls: Trump Has Sizable Lead Over GOP Rivals In NH; Trial Of Two Police Officers Begins In Death Of Elijah McClain; Should Member Of Congress Have A Dress Code?; Elon Musk's Brain Implant Startup Set To Begin Human Trials. Aired 11p-12a ET


Connect the World
• Biden and Netanyahu to Meet at UNGA; Preview of Fareed Zakaria's Interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi; Reported Cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh; Libya Floods; India Denies Links to Death of Sikh Leader; Ukraine May Be Striking Wagner-Backed Forces in Sudan; Macron Greets King Charles III and Queen Consort. Aired 10-11a ET
• Azerbaijan Launched what it called an "Anti-Terrorist" Campaign Tuesday; Reported Ceasefire in Effect in Nagorno-Karabakh; Biden, Netanyahu Meet Amid Recent Tensions; U.N. Leader: "Humanity has Opened the Gates to Hell"; Residents Left Devastated after Floods Kill Thousands; Saudi Team Plays in Iran for the First Time in Seven Years. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Ex-Trump Aide Claims Giuliani Groped Her On Day Of January 6 Attack; House GOP Clashes With Attorney General Over Hunter Biden Probe; Mexico Suspends Trains Used By Migrants After Injuries, Deaths; Zelenskyy, Russian Foreign Minister Avoid Confrontation At U.N.; New Details On Missing Chinese Officials Once In Xi's Inner Circle; Biden Tries to Sell Bidenomics As Fed Says More Rate Hikes Ahead, Gas Prices are Rising, and Inflation Worries Mount. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Garland to Tell Lawmakers: "I Am Not the President's Lawyer" and "I Am Not Congress' Prosecutor"; Reports: Trump Told Aide to Play Dumb About Boxes; Zelenskyy at UNGA; Biden Calls on World Leaders to Stand with Ukraine. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• House GOP Infighting Escalates Over Plan To Avoid Shutdown; Pennsylvania Governor Launches Automatic Voter Registration; North Carolina GOP Challenger Seeks To Unseat House Democratic Incumbent. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Did Not Air 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• AG Garland Testifies before GOP-Led House Judiciary Committee; Garland: "I did not interfere with" Hunter Biden Investigation. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before GOP-led House Judiciary Committee. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• U.S. Central Bank Makes Key Interest Rate Decision; Ceasefire Deal Takes Effect In Nagorno-Karabakh; Netanyahu, Biden Meet Amid Recent Tensions In New York; Russia's War On Ukraine; Ukraine May Be Striking Wagner-Backed Forces In Sudan; British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Scales Back On Green Measures; Exploring The Use Of Debt-for-Climate Swaps. Aired 2-3p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Russia Brokers A Ceasefire In A Territory Inside Azerbaijan Controlled By Armenian Separatists; U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Says Russia's War In Ukraine Aggravates Geopolitical Tensions; Britain's King Charles And Queen Camilla Kick Off A Three-Day State Visit To France; CNN Investigation Uncovers Compelling Evidence That Ukrainian Forces Have Struck Wagner-Backed Fighters Inside Sudan; Six Palestinians Killed By Israeli Military Firing; Agreement Reached For Women Players in Spain To End Their Boycott; The Annual Global Citizen Festival Set For This Saturday In Central Park. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Federal Reserve Keeps Benchmark Rate At 5.25 Percent; Greek PM: Climate Change Could Help Tourism; UK PM Sunak Announces Climate Initiative Rollbacks; Biden And Netanyahu Meet At UNGA; U.S. Markets Fall On Fed Outlook; Dash To The Bell. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Pressure Mounts As Shutdown Looms, GOP Infighting Boils; Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) Tumbles 13 Points In New Hampshire CNN Poll; Ex- Trump Aide Cassidy Hutchinson Says, Giuliani Groped Me; Biden Offers Work Permits To Venezuelan Migrants; AG Garland Defends On The House Judiciary Hearing Over The Trump Indictments; U.S. Senate Confirms New Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chairmanship While It Bypassed The Blockade. Aired 10-11p ET


The Situation Room
• Grilling Of A.G. Garland Ends After Tense Day-Long Hearing; Trump In Iowa Amid Revealing New CNN New Hampshire Poll; U.S. Not Expected To Give Zelenskyy Longer-Range Missiles Soon; U.S. Senate Moving Toward Confirmation Of Key Military Promotions As GOP's Tuberville Holds Up Hundreds More; Senate GOP Criticizes Schumer For Relaxing Dress Code. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Attorney General & House GOP Face Off In Tense Hearing; Senate Confirms Joint Chiefs Chair Amid Tuberville Blockade; Zelenskyy: U.N.'s Inaction Comes At Expense Of Ukrainian Soldiers' Blood. Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• A Gathering Of World Leaders; CNN`s Champions for Change, The Man Behind "Adaptive Surfing"; Unexpected Customer That Surfaced at a Starbucks Drive-Thru. Aired 4-4:10a ET