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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Supreme Court To Hear Trump Presidential Immunity Claim, Further Delaying Federal Election Subversion Trial; Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) And Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-NY) Discuss About Their Take On The Hearing Delays Of Former President Trump; Judge Denies Trump's Attempt To Delay $454 Million Civil Fraud Judgment; Supreme Court To Hear Arguments Over Trump Presidential Immunity Claim In April; White House Doctors Say Biden Continues To Be Fit For Duty After His Physical; Texts Reveal Shadowy Role Witness Played In Defense Attorney's Push To Disqualify Willis From Trump Case. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini; Interview With "God Save Texas" Author And Executive Producer And "Mr. Texas" Author Lawrence Wright; Interview With "What We've Become" Author And Vanderbilt University Center For Medicine, Health, And Society Director Dr. Jonathan Metzl. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• McConnell To Step Down From Senate GOP Leadership In November; New York Appeals Court Judge: Trump Must Come Up With Full Bond Amount To Cover The $454 Million Civil Fraud Trial Judgment; Majority In Dearborn Vote "Uncommitted" In Michigan Democratic Primary; Texts Reveal Witness' Role In Push To Oust District Attorney Fani Willis From Georgia Election Subversion Case Against Trump; Biden's Physician Releases Summary From His Annual Physical. Aired 4-5p ET
• Hunter Biden Testifies Behind Closed Doors In House GOP Probe; Rep. Robert Garcia, (D-CA), Is Interviewed About Hunter Biden; U.S. Supreme Court To Decide Trump Immunity Claim, Further Delaying Election Subversion Trial. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Trump's Immunity Claim; Supreme Decision Raises Doubt Of Trump Trial Before Election; Doubts Rising Of Trump Interference Trial Before Election; Senator Mitch McConnell Announces He Will Step Down In November From His Leadership Post; Illinois Judge Removing Donald Trump From State's Ballot; Comedian Richard Lewis Dies Peacefully In Los Angeles Home. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Wildfires Tear Through Texas Panhandle, Burn 370,000-Plus Acres; Pope Francis Back at Vatican After Visiting Hospital Overnight; Biden Team Responds After Uncommitted Gets 101,000 Protest Votes. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Today: Hunter Biden To Appear For Closed-Door Deposition; Reports: Apple Kills Plans To Develop Electric Car; Judge: Prince Harry Not Entitled To Taxpayer-Funded Security In U.K. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Wildfires Devastate Large Parts of Texas; Texas Suffering Second Largest Wildfire in Its History; Hunter Biden to Testify to House Committee Exploring Impeachment Charges against President Biden; Donald Trump and President Biden Win Michigan Presidential Primary. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Adams Calls for Sanctuary Policy Change; Rep. Greg Meeks (D-NY) is Interviewed about Immigration; Hunter Biden to Testify Today; Impact of Marijuana Use; Pope Home from Hospital; Treasury Uses AI to Combat Fraud. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Hunter Biden to Testify on The Hill; Biden's Annual Physical; Raging Wildfires in Texas; What Presidential Physicals Reveal. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• New Reaction to Michigan Primaries; Anthony Daniels is Interviewed about the IVF Ruling; Texas Execution Tonight. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Mitch McConnell to Step Aside as Senate Leader; Texas Wildfires; Congress Questions Hunter Biden. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Supreme Court Hears Challenge To Trump-Era Ban On Bump Stocks; Marijuana Use Linked To Higher Heart Attack, Stroke Risk; Caitlin Clark Within Reach Of All-Time NCAA Scoring Record. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• McConnell to Step Down as GOP Senate Leader; Hunter Biden Testifies in Impeachment Inquiry; Texas Wildfire Devastates Communities; Alabama IVF Ruling Sparks Protests; Uvalde School Massacre Investigation Continues; NYC Mayor Proposes Immigration Policy Shift. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Texas State Police Agency Chief Appears Before Grand Jury On Uvalde Criminal Probe; NYC Mayor Calls For Changes To NYC Sanctuary Policy; Biden Seeks To Limit The Sale Of Americans' Personal Data; No Snow At Italian Ski Resorts Amid Unusually Warm Winter. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• McConnell Says He's Stepping Down As GOP Leader In November; Hunter Biden Closed-Door Testimony In House GOP Probe; Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) Talks About His Take On Hunter Biden Allegations; President Biden Gets Routine Checkup At Walter Reed Med Ctr. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Texas Death Row Inmate Set For Execution Despite Pleas For Delay; U.S.-Made Moon Lander Shares New Image Of Historic Touchdown; Treasury Department Fights Fraud With AI. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 12-1a ET
• Biden Wins Michigan Primary Amid Protest Vote Over Gaza; Israel, Hamas Caution Against Biden Ceasefire Optimism; Europe, U.S. React To Macron Remarks On Troops To Ukraine; Iranians Gear Up to Vote on Friday Amid Regional Tensions; Biden Wins Michigan Primary; Interview with Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI); Biden, Congressional Leaders Discuss Shutdown, Ukraine; How a Ugandan Tech Provider Helps Agribusinesses Grow; Prince William Pulls Out of Event Due to Personal Matter; Warm Winter in Italy Leaves Ski Resorts with No Snow. Aired 1- 2a ET
• Biden And Trump Win Michigan Primaries; Haley Vows To Stay In Republican Race Through Super Tuesday; Israel, Hamas Caution Against Biden's Ceasefire Optimism; Junta Imposes Mandatory Military Conscription; Volcano in Mexico Spews Ash, Forces Flight Cancelations; Out-of-control Wildfires Threaten Texas Towns; Warm Winter in Italy Leaves Ski Resorts With No Snow; Prince William Pulls Out of Event Due to Personal Matter. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Trump, Biden Wins the Michigan Primaries; CNN's Christiane Amanpour Returns to Bucha Post-Russian Occupation; White House Pressuring on Stopgap Bill as Shutdown Looms; Polish Protesters Angry on E.U. Policies and Ukraine Grain Imports; Prince William Pulled Out of an Event for Personal Reasons. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Biden, Trump Win Michigan with Vulnerabilities on Display; Biden Wins Michigan Primary Amid Protest Vote Over Gaza; Heated Debate in the U.S. Over Ukraine Aid; Fire Risk Prompts Mass Evacuations in Australia; Europe, U.S. React to Macron Remarks on Troops to Ukraine. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Polish Farmers Protest EU Policies, Ukraine Imports; Biden, Congressional Leaders Discuss Shutdown, Ukraine; Warm Winter in Italy Leaves Ski Resorts with No Snow; Bucha Mourns Victims of Atrocities, Two Years On; Birthplace of "Bohemian Rhapsody" Hits the Market. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Navalny Aide Says His Funeral Will Take Place Friday; U.N.: Half A Million People In Gaza On Brink Of Famine; Israel, Hamas Caution Against Biden's Ceasefire Optimism; Biden, Trump Win Michigan Primaries But Have Concerns; Soon: Hunter Biden To Testify Behind Closed Doors; Prince Harry Loses Legal Dispute Over Personal Security; Wildfires In Northern Texas Force People To Flee; Few Details From Star Witness In Fulton County DA Hearing; Iranians Gear Up To Vote Friday Amid Regional Tensions; Bucha Mourns Victims Of Atrocities, Two Years On; Warm Winter In Italy Leaves Ski Resorts With No Snow. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: Out of Control Wildfires Threatening Thousands in Texas; Biden Receiving Annual Physical at Walter Reed Today; Another Looming Threat of U.S. Government Shutdown. Aired 11a- 12p ET
• Now, Biden at Walter Reed Medical Center for Annual Physical; Today, Hunter Biden to Testify Behind Closed Doors; Wildfires Tear Through Texas Panhandle, Burn 570,000-Plus Acres. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• 2024 U.S. Election; Despite Winning, the Michigan Primary Reveals Trump and Biden's Shortcomings; Interview with Former Illinois Congressman and White Flag Podcast Host Joe Walsh (R); "Another Warning Sign" for the GOP, Says Haley on Trump's Victory in Michigan; Trump Attributes Death of Georgia Student to Biden; Tomorrow, Trump and Biden Will Visit the Southern Border; Sanctuary City Regulations Be Modified Demanded by Mayor of NYC; House Return to Face Funding Fight; House Republican Face Criticism from Democrats Over Possible Government Shutdown; Calls Grow to Delay Execution of Texas Inmate; Widow of Navalny Criticizes Putin, Worries About Arrest During Husband's Burial. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Texas Wildfires; President Biden Undergoing Annual Physical; Congress Questions Hunter Biden. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Biden Campaign Acknowledges Michigan Protest Vote; Supreme Court Hears Argument On Trump-Era Bump Stock Ban; Pope Francis Back At Vatican After Hospital Visit. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


CNN This Morning
• Biden And Trump Easily Win Their Primaries In Michigan; NATO Allies Reject Macron's "Troops To Ukraine"; Raging Wildfires In Texas Burn 370K+ Acres. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Biden And Trump Easily Win Michigan Primaries; Star Witness Fails To Deliver Damaging Testimony; Shohei Ohtani Homers In Spring Training Debut. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Biden, Trump Win Michigan Primaries; Raging Wildfires in Texas, Storms in the East; Hunter Biden to Testify Before Congress. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Biden and Trump Win Michigan; GOP May Block IVF Bill; Wonka Experience Shut Down; Adams Calls for Changes to Sanctuary Policies. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Navalnaya: Putin is the Leader of an Organized Criminal Gang; President Biden's Son has Deposition with House Republicans; Fire Risk Prompts Mass Evacuations in Australia; Gulf Region's Initial Public Offerings Bringing in Billions; Pope Francis back at Vatican after Hospital Tests. Aired 9-10a ET
• IDF Fire Killed Half a Family in Gaza; Gaza Health Ministry Says Death Toll Nearing 30,000; Hunter Biden in Impeachment Inquiry; Nikki Haley Vows to Stay in Race through Super Tuesday; Alabama's IVF Battle; Wildfires Tear through Texas Panhandle; Navalny Funeral to Take Place Friday; U.S. Government Fights Fraud with AI. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Trump's Immunity Claim; Illinois Judge Removes Trump From Ballot Due To "Insurrectionist Ban"; Trump's Attorneys Admit He Doesn't Have Full $454 Million: "Impossible"; Biden's Doctor: Physical Shows He Is "Fit For Duty"; Putin Touts Nukes Amid Report On Criteria That Would Trigger Use. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Now: Hunter Biden Testifies Under Oath In Impeachment Inquiry; Hunter Biden: "I Did Not Involve My Father In My Business"; GOP's Biden Impeachment Push Fizzling After Key Witness Indicted; Trump Asks Court To Delay $454 Million Payment In Fraud Case; Biden Wins Michigan, Protest Vote Sparks Concern; Biden, Trump Win In Michigan But Results Raise Concerns For Both. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Mitch McConnell Says He's Stepping Down as GOP Leader in November. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• U.N. Warns Of Famine In Gaza; Funeral For Late Navalny Set for Friday In Moscow; Ghana's Parliament Passes Anti-LGBTQ Law; Senate Republican Leader McConnell Will Relinquish His Position; Hunter Biden's Closed-Door Deposition With U.S. Lawmakers As Part Of Impeachment Inquiry; 2024 U.S. Election; Michigan Primary Voted Biden And Trump Winners; Destructive Wildfires Spreading Throughout Texas Panhandle; Smokehouse Creek Fire: Texas History's Second-Largest Fire; Thousands Of People Flee Australian Bushfire; U.S.-Iran Relations; Escalating Worries Of An American-Iranian Conflict; Odysseus Mission To The Moon; Odysseus Lunar Lander Getting Ready To Sleep; NASA And Intuitive Machines Released New Pictures. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• SCOTUS Agrees To Hear Trump's Immunity Claim, Delaying Election Subversion Trial; Laura Coates Interviews Rep. Glenn Ivey; IL Judge Removes Trump From Ballot Due To "Insurrectionist Ban." Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Senior Democrats In Washington Say President Biden Could Be In Real Trouble; Hunter Biden Talks Behind A Closed Door Session To Republicans; Senator Mitch McConnell Announces He Will Step Down In November As Senate Leader; Republican Lawmakers In Alabama Scramble To Push Through Legislation That Would Protect IVF Providers. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• McConnell To Step Down As Senate Republican Leader; Biden, Trump Win In Michigan, But Results Raise Concerns For Both; Interview With Rep. John Larson (D-CT); Out-Of-Control Wildfires Threatening Thousands In Texas; U.S. Treasury Turns To AI To Combat Increase In Fraud; Warm Winter In Italy Leaves Ski Resorts with No Snow; FAA Gives Boeing 90 Days To Make Quality Control Plan. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Leaders Describe 'Intense' Meeting with Biden Over Shutdown; Star Witness Does Not Recall when Fani Willis Affair Began; Biden & Trump Win Michigan, But Vulnerabilities on Display; RFK Jr. PAC: Enough Signatures to Get on AZ, GA Ballot. Aired 12-1a ET


The Situation Room
• Supreme Court to Hear Trump Presidential Immunity Case; Trump Praises Supreme Court's Decision to Hear Immunity Claims; Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Over Trump Presidential Immunity Claim in April; Physician: Biden "Continues To Be Fit For Duty" After Annual Physical; McConnell Stepping Down As GOP Leader In November. Aired 6- 7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Supreme Court To Hear Trump's Immunity Claim In April; Romney "Surprised" By McConnell's Announcement To Step Down; Romney: If U.S. Doesn't Pass Aid For Ukraine, Trust In America & Ukrainian Lives Will Be Lost. Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• Takeaways from the Supreme Court`s Arguments on Texas and Florida`s Social Media Laws and the First Amendment; Inside Los Angeles Mayor`s Plan to House The Homeless; NASA Seeks Volunteers for Simulated Mars Mission; Thousands Evacuated in English City Before Unexploded WWII Bomb Moved. Aired 4-4:10a ET