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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Prosecutors Frame First Day Of Trump trial As "Criminal Conspiracy And A Coverup"; Trump Defense: Potential Witness Michael Cohen's "Financial Livelihood Depends On President Trump's Destruction"; Trump Co-Defendant In Classified Docs Case Was Told He'd Be Pardoned In A Second Term, Per FBI Interview Notes; Prosecution Details "Catch And Kill" Scheme During Trump's Historic Hush Money Criminal Trial; Prosecutors Call Witness David Pecker "Eyes And Ears Of The Campaign"; Pro-Palestinian Protests Escalate Across Several College Campuses; Zelenskyy Thanks Biden, Speaker Johnson After Rep. Greene Called Johnson A "Traitor"; Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls On Speaker Johnson To Resign: "If He Doesn't Do So, He Will Be Vacated". Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With AEI Director Of Foreign And Defense Policy Studies And Former State Department Official Kori Schake; Interview With Istituto Affari Internazionali Director And Foreign Policy Adviser Nathalie Tocci; Interview With "On the Move" Author And ProPublica Reporter Abrahm Lustgarten; Interview With Palestinian And Ukrainian Refugee And One Young World Peace Ambassador Zoya El-Miari. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Prosecution And Defense Spar in Opening Statements; First Witness in Trump Case to Resume Testimony Tomorrow; Thursday: U.S. Supreme Court Immunity Hearing; Protests At Columbia University Escalate Ahead Of Passover. Aired 4-5p ET
• Prosecution Presents Conspiracy And Cover-Up Versus Trump; Juror Concerned Over Media Coverage; Pro-Palestinian Protests Sweeps Through U.S. Colleges; Robert Kraft Condemns Anti-Semitism At Columbia University; Supreme Court To Decide If Cities Can Punish People Who Are Homeless; U.S. Animation Studios Work Found On North Korean Server. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Prosecution, Trump Defense Spar In Opening Statements; Officers Move Into Pro-Palestinian Protests On NYU Campus; FBI Notes, Trump Co- Defendant Was Told He'd Be Pardoned; Trump Violates Gag Order; Protests And Anti-Semitism In U.S. Campuses Soar; Faculty Of Columbia University Walk Out; Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) Is Questioned About The Protest And Rise Of Anti-Semitism In U.S. Campuses; Bakari Sellers Weigh In On The Racism And Hate In U.S. Campuses. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Soon, Trump Heads to Court for Opening Statements in Criminal Trial; Rabbi to Columbia University Students, Go Home for Passover; U.S. Animation Studio's Work Found on North Korean Server. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Trump On Cusp Of $1 Billion Windfall From Truth Social Shares; Today: Opening Statements Begin In Trump Criminal Trial; FAA Investigating Near Miss Involving Multiple Planes At JFK. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Rabbi to Columbia University Students: Go Home for Passover; Opening Statements to Begin in Trial of Donald Trump for Falsifying Business Records Tied to Hush Money Payments for Stormy Daniels; Former Publisher of "The National Enquirer" David Pecker to be First Witness for Prosecution in Trump Trial. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Suspect Taken Into Custody Following an Attack at L.A. Mayor's Residence; Supreme Court to Rule Whether to Criminalize Homelessness; 2024 U.S. General Election; Vice President Harris Assumes Pivotal Position in Biden Reelection Campaign; Trump Heading Down to Lower Manhattan Where Opening Statements Are Set to Begin; Multi-Plane Near Miss at JFK Being Investigated by FAA; Liz Cheney: Supreme Court Should Rule Swiftly on Trump Immunity Claim. Aired 8:30-9a ET
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CNN Newsroom
• Destruction in Nuseirat Refugee Camp after Israeli Operation; FBI on Alert as Jewish Community in U.S. Prepare for Passover; Promise of U.S. Aid Boosts Morale Among Ukrainian Troops; Opening Statements Hours Away in Trump's First Criminal Trial; China Hosts Foreign Naval Officers at Conference; Reducing the Impact of Plastics on the Environment; World Press Photo Honors 2024 Global Winners. Aired 12- 12:45a ET
• Israel War Cabinet Discusses Efforts To Free Hostages Held In Gaza; Pro-Palestinian Protests Continue At Columbia University After Dozens Of NYPD Arrests; Opening Statements Set To Begin In Trump Criminal Trial; Zelenskyy Urges Rapid Delivery Of New Weapons After U.S. Aid Approval; Destruction in Nuseirat Refugee Camp aft er Israeli Operation; World Press Photo Honors 2024 Global Winners; China Hosts Foreign Navy Officers; Grim Forecast from the Weather Kid; Man United Set Up Final Rematch with Rivals Man City. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump's Criminal Trial Just Hours Away; Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls for Speaker Johnson to Resign; President Zelensky Urges U.S. to Send Weapons Swiftly; Crowds Gather at Bondi Beach to Mourn Knife Attack Victims; House Passes TikTok Bill, U.S. Senate to Weigh In; North Korea Believed To Have Test Fired Ballistic Missile; "Weather Kids" Forecast More Extreme Weather; FBI On Alert As Jewish Community In U.S. Prepare For Passover; Car Crashes Into Building Killing Two Young Children. Aired 2-3a ET
• Opening Statements for Trump's Hush Money Trial Begins Today; Foreign Aid Bill to be Passed in the U.S. Senate This Week; Biden Condemns Anti-Semitism Attacks Ahead of the Passover Holiday; U.S. Senate to Pass TikTok Ban Bill to Give A Moratorium For Almost One Year to Divest from the Parent Company or Ban the App Nationwide if it Passes into Law; Earth Day 2024 Centers on Plastic Elimination. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Opening Statements to Begin in Trump's First Criminal Trial; Ukraine Welcomes U.S. Aid Package; Police to be Present During Passover at Columbia; Destruction in Nuseirat Refugee Camp After Israeli Operation; IDF Intelligence Chief Resigns Over October 7 Attacks. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Zelenskyy Praises Aid Bill, Urges U.S. to Send Weapons Quickly; TikTok Bill Heads to Senate Following House Approval; Environmental Advocates Push for Drastic Plastic Reduction; Power Line Project May Threaten Norway's Reindeer and Herders; WADA Accused of Mishandling Chinese Swimmers' Drug Tests. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Soon: Trump To Head To Court For Opening Statements; IDF Intelligence Chief Resigns Over October 7 Attacks; Israel Critical Of Reported U.S. Plans To Sanction IDF Unit. Aired 8- 9a ET
• CNN International: Now: Trump In Court For Opening Statements In Criminal Trial; Prosecution: Case Is About Criminal Conspiracy And Coverup; Prosecutor Reads Transcript Of Access Hollywood Tape To Jurors. Aired 11a-12p ET
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• CNN International: Tabloid Exec David Pecker Is First Witness In Historic Trump Trial; Columbia University Cancels In-Person Classes Amid Protests; IDF Intelligence Chief Resigns Over October 7 Attacks; Zelenskyy Welcomes Aid Bill, Urges U.S. To Send Arms Quickly; Trump Campaign Pleased With Opening Statements From Trump's Defense Team. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Opening Statements to Begin in Trump Hush Money Trial; U.S. House Passes $95 Billion in Aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan; Jewish Students at Columbia University Urged to Stay Home for Their Own Safety. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Today: Opening Statements In Trump's Hush Money Trial; Speaker Johnson Earns Bipartisan Praise On Ukraine Aid; Rabbi Tells Jewish Students At Columbia University To Stay Home. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Soon: Opening Statements in Trump's Hush-Money Trial; Trump Says He'll Testify in Trial; 70M+ People Under Frost Alerts in Eastern U.S. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• SD Governor Noem: I will Stand by Trump if Convicted; GOP Rep. Gonzales Slams Party's Hardliners: "Some Real Scumbags"; Supreme Court to Hear Case on Ticketing Homeless; Protests at Columbia Raise Concerns about some Student's Safety. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Donald Trump Speaks to Media about His Criminal Trial; He's Accused of Falsifying Documents to Hide Damaging into ahead of 2016 Election; Court Underway in Historic Trump Hush Money Trial, Opening Statements Set to Begin Soon; Court Underway in Historic Trump Hush Money Trial. Aired 9-10a ET
• Opening Statements Underway In Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Brawls With Witness Michael Cohen, Hours Before A Hearing On Whether He Violated Gag Order And Could Face Fines, Jail; Russia Seizes On Marjorie Taylor Greene's Push Against Ukraine Aid; Melanie Trump Selling Mother's Day Necklace For $245. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• The Trump Trial: Democracy Or Conspiracy?; Donald Trump Hush Money Trial; IDF Intelligence Chief Resigns; U.S. Campus Crisis Spreads; Columbia University In Crisis; TikTok Fights Threat Of A Ban; TikTok Bill Advances; China Flooding Emergency; Zelenskyy Welcomes Aid Bill; Trump's New Windfall?; Characterizing Trump; First Witness David Pecker; Trump On Trial; Judge To Hold Hearing On Trump's Gag Order Tuesday; Caitlyn Clark To Sign $28M Deal With Nike. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
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Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Hush Money Trial Resumes; IDF Intelligence Chief Resigns Over October 7 Attacks; Gaza Civil Defense Says Nearly 300 Bodies were Found in Mass Grave; Key Player In Hush Money Trial To Resume Testimony Tuesday; $95B Foreign Aid Package Heads To U.S. Senate Tuesday; British PM Promises Rwanda Deportation Flights. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Faces Hush Money Trial; Pro-Palestinian Protests Turn Chaotic On NYU Campus; Prosecutor Outlines National Enquirer "Catch & Kill" Scheme; Laura Coates Answers Callers' Questions; Unsealed Document: Trump Was Warned In Mar-a-Lago Case. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• CNN Follows The Latest Developments On Trump Hush Money Trial. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Court Wraps for the Day, Trump Trial to Resume Tuesday; Columbia University Holds Classes Virtually Amid Tensions; Zelenskyy Heralds Biden's Unwavering Support for Ukraine; Germany Arrests Three People For Allegedly Spying; Biden Announces $7B Boost For Solar Power; Hush Money Trial To Resume Tuesday With Gag Order Hearing. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Opening Statements in First Trump Criminal Trial. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Moments Away: Opening Statement In First Trump Criminal Trial. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Judge Giving Instructions Ahead of Opening Statements; Opening Statements Underway in Trump Hush Money Trial. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial Underway With Opening Statements; Opening Statements In Trump Trial Made By Prosecution; Jurors Hear Prosecutor Describe Alleged "Catch And Kill" Strategy; Transcript Of "Access Hollywood" Recording Read Aloud To Jury By Prosecutor. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Prosecution: "It Was Election Fraud, Pure And Simple"; Prosecutor: "Cohen's Testimony Will Be Backed Up" By Evidence; Trump Lawyer To Jury: "None Of This Was A Crime". Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Defense: "There's Nothing Wrong With Trying To Influence An Election"; Trump Lawyer To Jury: Michael Cohen Is An Admitted Liar; Any Minute: Trial Resumes After Opening Statements In Hush Money Case. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trial Resumes After Opening Statements In Hush Money Case; Tabloid Executive David Pecker On The Stand As First Witness; Court Wrapping Up For The Day In Trump Hush Money Trial. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Court Wrapping For The Day; First Witness To Resume Testimony Tomorrow; Trump Speaks As Hush Money Trial Wraps For The Day; Trump Downplays Relationship With Cohen As Court Wraps For The Day. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Opening Arguments Delivered in Trump Hush Money Trial. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Tabloid Publisher David Pecker Testifies In Trump Hush Money Trial; Columbia University Goes Virtual Amid Pro-Palestinian Protests. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Testimony Begins In Trump's Trial; Trump Defends Financial Recordings; Trump's Campaign Concerns And Potential Impact On Campaign. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Biden Campaigns As Testimony Begins In Trump Criminal Trial; Columbia Cancels In-Person Classes Amid Pro-Palestinian Protests; Police Arrest Dozens Of Pro-Palestine Protesters At Yale; Trump Criminal Trial Wraps For The Day After Opening Statements And First Witness. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Today: Opening Statements, First Witness Testimony In Trump Trial; Prosecution Presents Case As A Cover-Up In First Day Of Testimony; Trump Insists He Will Testify But Final Decision Not Yet Known; Judge Sets Parameters On Cross-Examination If Trump Testifies. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Advisers Scrambling To Revamp Campaign Schedule Amid Trial; Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls On Speaker To Resign Or "Be Vacated"; Columbia University Ramping Up Security Amid Protests. Aired 3:30-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Transcripts Just Released Of Testimony, Opening Statements In Trump Trial; Tabloid Executive David Pecker Resumes Testimony In Trump Trial Tomorrow; FBI Interview Notes, Trump Co-Defendant in Documents Case Was Told He'd Be Pardoned In A Second Term; Testimony Begins In Trump's First Criminal Trial As His Legal Bills Are Draining His Leadership PAC; Biden Campaigns As Testimony Begins In Trump's Criminal Trial. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump: "That Jury Was Picked So Fast. 95 Percent Democrats"; Prosecutors & Trump Defense Zero In On Michael Cohen; Cheney: Supreme Court Should Rule "Swiftly" On Trump Immunity. Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• House Passes $95B Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan; How Office Vacancies Could Lead to a "Doom Loop." Aired 4-4:10a ET