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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Interview With Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC); Third Democrat Senator Calls For Menendez To Resign After Indictment On Bribery Charges; Cassidy Hutchinson Defends Her Testimony In First TV Interview Since January 6 Hearings; CNN Video Shoes Crowds Of Migrants Crossing Through Colombia, Panama On Their Way To U. S. Border; Poet & Activist Amanda Gorman On Increase In Book Bans And Restrictions Across the U.S.; Frenzy Over Taylor Swift Cheering On Chiefs' Travis Kelce; Anderson On The Rise And Fall Of The Astor Fortune. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock; Interview With "How Not To Be A Politician" Author Former British MP Rory Stewart; Interview With "Your Face Belongs To Us" Author Kashmir Hill. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Menendez Denies Wrongdoing After Federal Indictment; Congress Hurtles Toward Government Shutdown; Trump Stops At Gun Store Before SC Campaign Rally; Former Trump Aide "Coming Out Of Hiding" For Release Of New Book; WGA Announces Tentative Contract Ending Monthslong Strike. Aired 4-5p ET
• Did Not Air 5-6p ET


CNN News Central
• Hollywood Writers and Studios Reach Tentative Deal; Menendez to Deliver First Remarks Since Charges; John Bresnahan is Interviewed about Bob Menendez; Five Days till Possible Shutdown; Hutchinson Defends Herself in Interview. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• New Polls on Biden; Increased Migrant Crossings Strain Border Cities; Free At-Home Covid Tests Again. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Soon, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to Deliver First Remarks Since Bribery Charges; Hollywood Writers and Studios Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike; Biden Warns Against Shutdown as House Fails to Reach Deal. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• This Week, Trump Will Campaign Across U.S., Skipping 2nd GOP Debate; Interview with "USA Today" Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page; Trump and Biden in Close Race, According to New Poll; Two Killed After Russian Attack on Odessa; Russia's War on Ukraine; New Orleans' Drinking Water at Risk Due to Extreme Drought. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Is Interviewed About Government Heading For Shutdown Amid House GOP Infighting; Menendez Delivers First Remarks Since Bribery Charges. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Menendez Delivers First Remarks Since Bribery Charges. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Writers Reach Tentative Deal With Hollywood Studios; Can Republicans Avert Shutdown?; Democrats Call On Senator Bob Menendez To Resign. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Increased Migrant Crossings Strain U.S. Border Cities; Mexico To Deport Migrants From Its Border Cities; U.S. Ambassador: "5 Eyes" Led Canada To Accuse India; Former Trump WH Aide Recalls Tough Decision To Testify; Long-Awaited Asteroid Sample Lands In The U.S. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Senator Bob Menendez Faces Bribery Charges for the Second Time; Government Shutdown Looms Due to Republican Infighting; Agriculture Secretary Warns of Shutdown's Impact on Programs Like WIC and SNAP; Bank of America Survey Shows Growing Concern about Wage Stagnation Despite Lower Inflation; Public Support for Unions Reaches an All-Time High; Biden and Trump Plan Visits to Engage with Striking Union Workers in Michigan; Ukraine Receives its First Delivery of U.S.-Made Abrams Tanks for Counteroffensive Against Russia.. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Zelenskyy Says U.S. Abrams Tanks Have Arrived In Ukraine; Ukraine: Russian Black Sea Commander Killed In Attack; Biden Applauds Labor Agreement That Would End Writers Strike; Saltwater Creeps Into Mississippi River Amid Drought; Scientists Edge Closer To Finding Biomarker For Long COVID. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Biden & Trump Visit Michigan This Week To Meet Union Workers; Government Heading For Shutdown Amid House GOP Infighting; Menendez Rejects Calls To Resign After Bribery Charges. Aired 3-3:30 ET
• Milley Steps Down As America's Top General; Tentative Deal For Hollywood Writers After 146-Day Strike; For The Second Time Ever, Pig Hearth Transplanted Into Human. Aired 3:30-4pm ET


CNN Newsroom
• Hollywood Writers And Studios Reach Tentative Deal; France To Withdraw Troops From Niger After Coup; U.S. Defense Secretary Visiting Djibouti, Kenya, Angola; Russian Foreign Minister Calls West "Empire Of Lies"; Ukraine Hits Military Facilities In Russian-Occupied Crimea; Hundreds Arrive In Armenia Following Azerbaijan Victory; Police Kill At Least 3 Armed Attackers During Standoff; Asteroid Samples Safely Lands On Earth; Pope Francis Urges European Leaders To Welcome Migrants; Reports: Murderous Sicilian Mafia Boss Dies; Cal Fire Using A.I. To Spot Fires Before They Spread. Aired 12-1a ET
• Hollywood Writers And Studios Reach Tentative Deal; Russian Foreign Minister Calls West "Empire Of Lies"; Huawei To Unveil 'New Products' Amid U.S. Sanctions; Surge in Crossings Puts Some Cities at Breaking Point; Pope Francis Urges European Leaders to Welcome Migrants; Interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi; Exploring Use of Debt-for-Climate Swaps; Megan Rapinoe Plays Final Game in Chicago; Florida Unveils High Speed Rail Between Orlando and Miami. Aired 1-2a ET
• Tentative Deal Reached Between Writer's Guild and Hollywood Studios; No Budget Agreement Still Warning of U.S. Government Shutdown; France Withdrawing Troops from Niger; Russia and Ukraine Attack Each Other with Drones. Aired 2-3a ET
• Hollywood Writers' Strike Ends in a Tentative Deal; Federal Government Shutdown May Happen This Week if a Short-Term Deal May Not Push Through; French Troops to Leave Niger; Huawei Launches New Products Despite U.S. Sanctions; Iranian President Speaks to CNN on the Hijab Law and the Protests a Year Later; Usher Performs at the 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Biden Facing Mounting Economic and Political Challenges; U.S. Lawmakers Struggle to Reach Budget Agreement; Surge in Crossings Puts Some Cities at Breaking Point; Hollywood Writers and Studios Reach Tentative Deal; Asteroid Samples Safely Land on Earth; Ukraine: Odesa Port Infrastructure Hit In Russian Attack. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• CNN International: Former White House Aide Defends Jan 6th Probe Testimony; Calfire Using AI to Spot Fires before they Spread; France to Withdraw Troops from Niger after Coup; Powerball Jackpot at $785M for Monday's Drawing; Usher Set to Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show Next Year. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Odessa Region Hit in "Massive" Russian Attack; France to Withdraw Troops From Niger After Coup; U.S. Government Inches Closer to a Shutdown; Writers Reach Agreement with Studios to End Strike. Aired 8-8:30a ET


CNN This Morning
• Writers and Studios Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike; Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Makes no Progress on a Deal With Five Days Until Deadline; Growing Calls for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to Resign Over Bribery Charges. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• New Poll Numbers for Trump and Biden; Mexico and U.S. Officials Agree to Depressurize Border Cities; Milley Leaving Office; Super and Swiftie NFL Sunday. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Writers and Studios Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike; Government Shutdown Grows More Likely Amid House GOP Chaos; Growing Calls for Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to Resign Over Bribery Charges. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• This Week: Trump And Biden Both Visit Autoworkers; Mexico And U.S. Officials Agree To "Depressurize" Border Cities; Drinking Water In New Orleans At Risk Due To Extreme Drought. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Writers Guild and Studios Reach Potential Agreement to End Strike; Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) Interviewed on House Republicans Inability to Pass Continuing Resolution as Government Shutdown Looms; Interview with Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX); Trump's Evolving Position on Abortion. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Bob Menendez to Speak on Charges Today; Autoworkers Expand Strikes; Janna Levin is Interviewed about NASA's Asteroid Samples. Aired 8:30-9a ET


CNN Tonight
• Senator Menendez Denies Wrongdoing Amid Bribery Charges; U.S Hurtles Toward Government Shutdown Amid House GOP Civil War; Taylor Swift's Attendance At Chiefs Game Brings A Spike In Travis Kelce Jersey Sales; President Biden To Walk Picket Line With UAW Strikers. Aired 11p-12a ET


Connect the World
• Two Killed in Latest Russian Attacks on Kherson; Bob Menendez Reportedly to Address Bribery Charges; Netanyahu: Deal with Riyadh would be "Quantum Leap"; Check on the Global Markets; Chinese Tech Giant Unveils its Fall Product Line; Verstappen Just 1 Victory from Title after Japan Win. Aired 9-10a ET
• Sen. Menendez To Make First Comments Since Bribery Charges; Writers And Studios Reach Tentative Deal To End Strike; U.S. And Mexico Agree To Depressurize Border Cities. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Russia Lashes Out At U.S. After Ukraine Allegedly Kills Commander; Senator Menendez Vows To Stay In Office Amid Bribery Charges; Former Trump White House Aide Says She's "Coming Out Of Hiding"; 8 Hospitalized After "Severe Turbulence" On JetBlue Flight; Putin Critic Believes Russia Ordered Shooting At His DC-Area Home. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• U.S. House to Press Forward with Spending Cuts Despite Government Shutdown Risk; Bipartisan Calls for Democratic Senator Menendez to Resign Grows; Hollywood Writers Reach a Tentative Deal with Studios to End their Strike. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Speaker McCarthy Works Through Weekend But Makes No Progress On A Short-Term Fix; Sen. Menendez Accused Of Trading Favors For Cash, Gold, Car; Dolphins Score 70 In Historic Blowout Over Broncos. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Menendez Defies Calls To Quit, Says He Will Beat Indictment; Menendez Denies Wrongdoing After Stunning Federal Indictment; McCarthy Calls For Funding To Keep Government Open; GOP Holdouts Remain Opposed To Stopgap Funding; Trump Encourages Government Shutdown; McCarthy Won't Commit To Vote On Stopgap Funding Bill. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Biden To Join Michigan Picket Line In Support Of Automakers; Trump Kicks Off Week Campaigning In South Carolina; New Poll Suggests Tight Race Between Biden And Trump; Senate Fights Over Suits Vs. Sweats; Senators At Odds Over Sartorial Standards. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Moscow Launches Fresh Strikes On Odesa As Ukraine Claims To Have Killed The Head Of Russia's Black Sea Fleet; A Tentative Deal Reached Between Hollywood Studios And Writers; Migrant Surge At U.S.-Mexico Border Towns Continues To Grow; Venezuelan Government Regains Control Of Major Prison; Mexico Reaches Deal With U.S. To Deport Migrants From Mexican Border Cities As Number Of Crossings Surges; London Met Police Launch Investigation Into Allegations. 2-3p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Writers And Studios Reach A Tentative Contract Deal; Biden Expected To Join Picket Line In Michigan; Zelenskyy: US Abrams Tanks Have Arrived In Ukraine; U.S. Amb: "Five Eyes" Intel Led To Canada Accusing India; Canada's House Speaker Apologizes For Praising Ukrainian Nazi Member; Kosovo-Serbia Tensions Higher After Standoff. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Some Democrats Concerned Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) To Compromised; Trump Lies That Senate Democrats Stole 2020 Election; Ex- Trump Aide Hutchinson Says, Election Is Make Or Break For GOP; Abby Phillips And Guest Panel Discuss 2024 Presidential Candidates' Popularity To Voters; Trump Suggesting Milley Should Be Executed; Investigation Happens After A Molotov Cocktail Was Thrown At The Cuban Embassy In Washington. Aired 10-11p ET


The Situation Room
• Ukraine Claims Another Victory Against Russia; Another Government Shutdown Looming; Senator Bob Menendez Denies Bribery Charges; Menendez Rejects Calls To Resign After Bribery Charges; Trump Ramps Up Campaign Stops In Key States; Pentagon Updating Records Of Veterans Let Go For Being Gay. Aired 5-6p ET
• U.S. Hurtles Toward Government Shutdown Amid House GOP Civil War; Sen. Bob Menendez Rejects Calls To Resign After Bribery Charges; Ukraine Says, Our Attack Killed Russia's Black Sea Fleet Commander; Trump Rails Against Milley, Media, PA Voter Registration; Agreement Need To Be Ratified By Writers Guild, Writers Could Potentially Be Back To Work Within Days. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Sen. Bob Menendez Defiant Amid Bribery Charges; Trump Accuses Mark Milley Of Treason, Suggesting Top General Be Put To Death; Asa Hutchinson Won't Be In Second GOP Debate. Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• Australia Faces Another Fire Season; Plastic Industry and a Worldwide Call To Action; Heartwarming Story of a Photo Finish for a Mother`s Marathon Run. Aired 4-4:10a ET