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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Asks US Supreme Court To Overturn Colorado Ruling Removing Him From Ballot; Trump Argues 14th Amendment's "Insurrection Ban" Doesn't Apply To Presidency In New Appeal To US Supreme Court; Trump's Lawyers Argue That He "In No Way" Engaged In Insurrection; Hundreds Of Pages Of Unsealed Documents Related To Accused Sex- Trafficker Jeffrey Epstein Released; Biden Admin. Sues Texas Over State's Immigration Law; Biden Administration Sues Texas Over State's Immigration Law; Iran's Supreme Leader Promises Harsh Response After Twin Bombings Kill More Than 100; Japan Coast Guard Plane Not Cleared For Takeoff Before Deadly Runway Crash, Air Traffic Control Transcript Suggests; Japan Airlines Evacuated Passengers Within 18 Minutes Of Plane Collision; Trump, DeSantis, Haley Descend On Iowa And New Hampshire Before 2024 Contests Begin. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib; Interview with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba; Interview with "Legacy" Co-Host and "Decolonising My Body" Author Afua Hirsch; Interview with "Legacy" Co-Host and "The Earth Transformed" Author Peter Frankopan; Interview with "You're the One" Musician and Grammy Award-Winning Musician Rhiannon Giddens. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Fears Grow Of Wider War In Middle East Amid Deadly Attacks; Iran: 100+ Dead In "Terrorist" Attack Near Soleimani Grave; DeSantis & Haley Campaign Ahead Of Tomorrow's CNN Town Halls; Speaker Johnson Leads 60+ House Republicans To Southern Border; One-On-One With House Speaker Mike Johnson; Japan Releases Official Written Transcript Of Aircraft Collision. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Appeals Colorado Ballot Ban To U.S. Supreme Court; Appeals Court To Hear Trump's Immunity Claim Next Week; Biden To Open Campaign With Jan. 6 Speech Near Valley Forge; White House Condemns Israel Ministers' Calls To Remove Palestinians From Gaza After The War; Jimmy Kimmel Threatens To Sue Aaron Rodgers For Claim Linking Him To Jeffrey Epstein. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Asks Supreme Court To Overturn Colorado Ballot Ban; Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Haley Say They'll Attack Trump After Avoiding; Epstein Documents Unsealed, Naming Bill Clinton And Prince Andrew; Administration Official Resigns; Republicans Witnessed Migrants Crossing; Claudine Gay Had Enough. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Files a Barrage of Appeals; Dozens of GOP Lawmakers Head to U.S.-Mexico Border; Harvard President Resigns After Backlash Over Anti-Semitic Comment. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Quentin Fulks is Interviewed about Biden's Presidential Campaign; New Audio in Japan Aviation Accident; Cornell William Brooks is Interviewed about Harvard's President Resignation. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Iran State Media Reports, 100-Plus Killed in Terror Attack Near Soleimani Grave; Haley Campaign Announces $24 Million Haul in Q4; Trump Files Barrage of Appeals With 12 Days Until Iowa Caucuses. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• 12 Days Before Iowa Caucuses, Trump Files Flurry of Petitions; Interview with Former Assistant Special Watergate Prosecutor and Southern District Of New York Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Nick Akerman; Sen. Menendez Charged with Accepting Bribes from Qatar; According to New Accusation, Sen. Menendez had Connections to Qatar and Wrongdoing Persisted Until 2023; Suburban Chicagoans Decide to Limit Number of Busses that Pickup Immigrants; Uncertainty Driving Surge in Abortion Medication Requests; 16-Year-Old Luke Littler on Making World Darts Championship. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Nikki Haley Campaign Raises $24 Million; Trump Files Barrage of Appeals; Explosions in Iran; Imam Shot in New Jersey; Interview With Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX); Border Negotiations Set to Resume. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Haley Campaign Announces $24 Million Haul In Q4; Harvard President Resigns Amid Firestorm Of Controversy; Feud Between Jimmy Kimmel And Aaron Rodgers Escalates. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Senior Hamas Leader Killed; Interview With Former Acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf; Explosions in Iran. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Police: NJ Imam Shot Outside Mosque, In Critical Condition; Biden To Open 2024 Campaign Push With Jan. 6 Speech; Trump Again Asks Fed Appeals Court For Immunity; Official: Epstein Document Unsealing Expected To Begin Today. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Nearly 400 Survive Collision, Coast Guard Tragedy; Claudine Gay Steps Down Amid Controversies; Hamas Leader Killed In Beirut, Iran's Naval Move; Russian Strikes Escalate, Iran's Involvement Raises Concerns. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Congress Seeks Border Deal In Face Of Record Migrant Surge; Audio Reveals Plane Was Given Clearance To Land Before Crash; America's Debts Pile Up, Hitting $34 Trillion For First Time; Teen Darts Sensation Heads To The World Finals. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Speaker Johnson Visits Border With GOP Lawmakers; Texas Gov. Has Bused 92,000 Plus Migrants To Other Cities; U.S.: "No Reason to Believe" Israel Behind Deadly Iran Blast; Fears Of Wider Conflict After Top Hamas Leader Killed In Beirut. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Again Asks Appeals Court for Immunity; Expert Trump Hired to Find Voter Fraud Speaks; Runway Warning Lights Were Out of Service at Time of Crash; New Antibiotic Targets Deadly Drug-Resistant Bacteria. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Runway Collision in Tokyo; Hamas Deputy Leader Assassinated; Trump Challenges Ballot Removal; Harvard President Resigns; Death Toll Rises to 62 as Rescuers Search for Earthquake Survivors in Japan. Aired 12-1a ET
• Senior Hamas Leader Assassinated In Beirut Attack; Russia Pounds Kyiv And Kharkiv With Airstrikes; Investigation Underway Into Japan Runway Collision; Harvard President Resigns Amid Firestorm of Controversy; Investigation Underway into Japan Runway Collision; Death Toll Climbs to 62 as Rescuers Search for Survivors; Maersk Suspends Shipping Through Red Sea after Houthi Attack; Israeli Court's Decision Threatens to Reopen Deep Divisions; Horror Film Reimagines Mickey Mouse. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Appeals Decision Removing Him From Maine Primary Ballot; Senior Hamas Leader Assassinated In Beirut Attack; Investigation Underway Into Japan Runway Collision; Death Toll Climbs to 62 as Rescuers Search for Survivors in Japan; Putin Vows to Intensify the Strikes in Ukraine; Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns Amid Firestorm of Controversy; Teen Exchange Student Returning to China With Family After He Fell Victim to Cyber Kidnapping; Maersk Suspends Shipping Through Red Sea After Houthi Attack; Fidelity Says X Has Lost 71 percent of Value Since Its Musk Takeover; Disney's "Steamboat Willie" Character Enters Public Domain. Aired 2-3a ET
• Hamas Leader Killed in Lebanon; Donald Trump Files An Appeal in Maine; Russia Continue Its Attacks Against Ukraine; Earthquake Killed 62 People in Japan; Tokyo Runway Collision Under Investigation; New Year Car Crash in Rochester No Terror Links; Israel Supreme Court Strikes Down Judicial Overhaul; Deal Reached on U.S Military Base Extension in Qatar; Harvard University President Resigns; Republican Lawmakers to Visit the Southern Border; Disney's "Steamboat Willie" Copyright Expires. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Trump Appeals Decision Removing Him from Maine Primary Ballot; Senior Hamas Leader Assassinated in Beirut Attack; Russia Pounds Kyiv and Kharkiv with Airstrikes; Investigator: Police Investigating Motive of New York Crash Suspect; Japan Runway Collision Under Investigation. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Trump Appeals Decision Removing Him from Maine Primary Ballot; Senators Negotiating on Framework for Border Security Bill; New York City Mayor Defends Executive Order on Migrants; Death Toll Climbs to 62 as Rescuers Search for Survivors in Japan Earthquake; Maersk Suspends Shipping Through Red Sea After Houthi Attack; Harvard President Resigns Amid Firestorm of Controversy. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Hamas Allies Condemn Killing of Senior Leader; Japan Airlines: Jet Was Cleared to Land; Russia Pounds Regions In Eastern Ukraine with Airstrikes; Republican Lawmakers to Tour Southern Border Today. Aired 8-8:30a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Appeals Maine Removal from Primary Ballot; Biden to Make Pitch for 2024 with Speeches at Historical Sites; Fears of Wider Conflict after Top Hamas Leader Killed in Beirut; Haley, DeSantis Step Up Attacks on Trump But Not on January 6th. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Ramaswamy Calls White Supremacy a Myth; Menendez Hit with New Allegations; Harvard's President Resigns; Ran and Snow hit U.S. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Trump Appeals Maine Decision Barring Him from Ballot; Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and Haley Attack Trump But Hold Back on Jan. 6; U.S. Official Says, Israel Carried Out Strike Killing Hamas Leader. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Harvard President Resigns Amid Mounting Controversy; House Homeland Security Committee To Formally Begin Impeachment Proceedings Against Mayorkas; Sen. Bob Menendez Hit With New Allegations In Corruption Case. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Haley, DeSantis Step Up Attacks on Donald Trump; Christie Defends His White House Bid after Sununu Criticism; House Republicans Prepare Impeachment Process for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; Former President Trump Appeals Maine Secretary of State's Decision to Remove Him from Republican Presidential Primary Ballot. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• New Audio Release in Japan Plane Collision; Dan Senor is Interviewed about Israel-Hamas War; Jim Messina is Interviewed about Biden's Campaign; Terror Attack in Iran; Confidence in Higher Education is Down. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Connect the World
• Israel not Claiming Responsibility, had Accused Al-Arouri of Planning Attacks; Fatal Blasts in Iran, Senior Hamas Leader Assassinated; Investigation Underway into Japan Runway Collision; Iranian State Media: 100 Plus Killed in Blasts Near Soleimani's Grave; Teen Sensation Reaches Final at World Darts Championship. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Over 100 Killed in Terror Attack Near Soleimani Grave; Senior Hamas Leader Assassinated in Lebanon; Investigation into Japan Runway Collision; Harvard President Resigns amid Mounting Controversy; World Darts Championship; Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Appeals Colorado Ballot Ban To Supreme Court; Tensions Rise As 100+ Killed At Ceremony For Slain Iran General; Haley, DeSantis Face Tough Questions As Iowa Votes In 12 Days. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Trump Appeals Maine Decision Disqualifying Him From Ballot; U.S. Official: Israel Carried Out Beirut Strike Killing Hamas Leader; Israel Defense Minister: Ops in Gaza Will "Change"; Rain Across West Coast, Heavy Snow in 4 Corners Region. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• DeSantis, Haley To Participate In CNN Debate, Trump To Attend Competing Fox Town Hall; Death Toll Rises To 62 In Japan As Rescuers Dig For Survivors; Biden To Open 2024 Push With Speech Near Valley Forge. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Haley Campaign Announces $24 Million Haul In Q4; Haley On Trump: "When People Get Desperate They Lie"; DeSantis: "I Don't Think Donald Trump Can Win An Election"; New Christie Super PAC Ad Slams Rivals As "Trump Sycophants"; Speaker Johnson Leads 60+ House Republicans To Southern Border; Biden: Federal Govt Needs More Funding To Address Border Crisis; Current Surge In Migration Outpaces Past Migration Spikes; House Republicans Look To Put Biden On Defense With Border Visit; Poll: Biden Approval On Immigration Issues Just 26 Percent. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• House Republicans Look to Put Biden on Defense With Border Visit; Biden to Open 2024 Push With January 6 Speech Near Valley Forge; Iran State Media Reports 100+ Killed in Blasts Near Slain General's Tomb; Tiny House GOP Majority About to Get Even Smaller. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Hundred-Plus Dead After Twin Explosions In Iran; Hezbollah Chief Warns Israel It's Not Afraid Of War; Republican Lawmakers Visit U.S.-Mexico Border; U.S. House Speaker Visiting Southern Border Today; Over 100 Killed In Terror Attack Near Soleimani Grave; Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah Addresses Lebanon; World Darts Championship; Russia And Ukraine Carry Out Huge Prisoner Exchange; Urgent Rescues Continue After Japan's Massive Quake. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Appeals Colorado Ballot Ban To SCOTUS; House GOP Ready To Reject Senate Compromise On Immigration; Jeffrey Epstein Documents Were Unsealed; Former Harvard President Speaks Out. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Two Deadly Explosions In Iran Kill More Than 100 People; The Killing Of A Top Hamas Leader In Lebanon Raises Fears Of A Potential Escalation In Terms Of Fighting In The Region; Japan Airlines Flight Crew Manage To Evacuate Over 300 Passengers From A Burning Plane In 90 Seconds; U.S. House Republicans Set To Visit The U.S. Southern Border Amid The Migrant Crisis; U.S. Senator Bob Menendez Faces A New Charges Involving Qatar; The Search Is On For A New President Of Harvard University; Senior Hamas Member Saleh al-Arouri Killed In An Apparent Drone Strike In Beirut; Chinese Student Rescued From Cyber Kidnapping; Like Littler Makes His Debut In This Year's World Dart Championship. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Explosions At Soleimani Grave Kill More Than 100 In Iran; US And Others Condemn Red Sea Attacks In Joint Statement; Further Fighting Reported In Both North And South Gaza; Soon: Newly Unsealed Epstein Documents To Be Released; Investigation Underway Into Tuesday's Fatal Crash; Rescues Continue After Monday's Massive Quake; U.S. House Speaker Visiting Southern Border Today; World Darts Championship; Steamboat Willie And "Mack The Knife" Enter U.S. Public Domain. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Appeals Colorado Ballot Ban To U.S. Supreme Court; Iran Warns Of Harsh Response To Deadly Blasts Near General's Tomb; House Speaker Visits Border, Pressures Democrats On Immigration; Justice Department Sues Texas Over Controversial New Immigration Law; Forty Unsealed Documents From Lawsuit Connected To Convicted Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein Released. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Asks SCOTUS To Overturn Colorado Ruling That Removes Him From The Ballot; Speaker Johnson Leads 60+ Republicans To Southern Border; Haley, DeSantis Campaign In Iowa, New Hampshire Days Away From First Votes Of 2024 GOP Primary. Aired 9-10p ET


State of the Race with Kasie Hunt
• Iran State Media: 100+ People Killed In Blasts Near Soleimani's Grave, Officials Blame Terror Attack; Iranian State TV: First Explosion Caused By Suitcase Bomb; Senior Hamas Leader Assassinated In Lebanon. Aired 11a-12p ET