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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• New Details About Trump Team Strategy For Second Day Of Michael Cohen Testimony; Biden, Trump Agree To Debate On CNN Next Month; On ABC In September; New Book Chronicles What Was Going On Inside 'The Situation Room' During The Riot At The Capitol On January 6th; UCLA Chaos Included Outside Agitators, CNN Investigation Finds; CDC Reports That U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Decreased In 2023 For The First Time In Five Years; Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico In Critical Condition After Being Shot. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Council of Foreign Relations President and Former U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman; Interview with Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan; Interview with "The Age of Grievance" Author and The New York Times Columnist Frank Bruni. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Dow Closes At Record High, Nears 40,000 Barrier; CNN To Host First Biden-Trump Debate On June 27; Trump's Lawyers Resume Cross- Examination Of Michael Cohen Tomorrow; Jury Hears Opening Statements In Sen. Bob Menendez Trial; Arizona Prosecutors Can't Find Rudy Giuliani; Boeing May Be Prosecuted After Breaking Safety Agreement With DOJ. Aired 4-5p ET
• Jury Weighs Cohen's Credibility As Trump's Defense Team Resumes Cross-Examination Tomorrow; CNN To Host First Biden-Trump Debate On June 27; Fighting Near Key Ukrainian City Intensifies As Russia Makes Gains; Boris Johnson Reacts To Russia's Renewed Ukraine Assault; Former Rep. Mia Love On How Faith Helped With Her Cancer Diagnosis. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Biden And Trump Agree To June CNN Debate In Historic Move; 2020 Biden-Trump Moderator Chris Wallace Reacts To Rematch; Source Says, Liar, Liar Is Theme Of Tomorrow's Cross Of Cohen; Michael Cohen May Be The Final Witness For Trump's Hush Money Trial On The Prosecution Side; Jordan Klepper Explores The Republicans And Their Love For Vladimir Putin In A Comedy Central Special. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Court Resumes Tomorrow With More Fiery Cross-Examination of Cohen; China, Iran Prepared Deepfakes to Influence Voters in 2020; Why Corporate Greed May Not Be Leading Cause of Inflation. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Justice Department: Boeing Breached Safety Agreement After Fatal 737 Crashes; Defense Grills Cohen In Explosive, Profanity-Laced Cross-Examination; Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) On Provision Of $28 Billion In Foreign Military Financing For Ukraine. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Former Trump Attorney Michael Cohen Cross-Examined by Donald Trump's Defense during Hush Money Criminal Trial; President Biden Says He Will Debate Donald Trump Twice; New Blood Test May Identify Preeclampsia Risk Sooner. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Driver Charged with DUI Manslaughter in Florida Bus Crash; Google Unveils Gemini 1.5 Pro; Inflation Slowed in April; Golden Bachelorette Wants to Set Record Straight on Dating and Aging; Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) is Interviewed about Election Threats. Aired 8:30- 9a ET
• Biden Issues Debate Challenge to Trump; Trump Says He's Ready and Willing to Debate Biden; Defense Grills Cohen in Cross- Examination; Biden and Trump to Debate. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Petro Poroshenko is Interviewed about the War in Ukraine; Michael Tyler is Interviewed about Presidential Debates; Kiera Spann is Interviewed about TikTok Lawsuit. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• 2024 U.S. General Election; Showdown Set: Biden, Trump to Face Off at CNN Debate; Stock Markets Rise After New Inflation Report; $1 Billion Weapons Deal for Israel; Stocks Rally After Inflation Cools Off in April; Cohen Retakes the Stand Tomorrow for More Grilling from Defense; Hush Money Trial Continues Tomorrow, Trump Will Attend Fundraising Events; Tomorrow, Michael Cohen's Cross-Examination by Trump's Attorneys Will Continue; Newly Declassified Intelligence Says Russia is Ratcheting Up Efforts to Discredit Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• U.S. Intel Sees Rise In Russian Disinformation Against Zelenskyy; Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-MY) Discusses White House Moving Forward With $1B Arms Deal To Israel & Rising Tensions As Democrats' Israel Divide Deepens; NTSB: Ship Lost Power Four Times Before Crashing Into Key Bridge; Ukrainian Engineer Using AI To Help War Victims. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Presidential Debate Set; King Charles' First Official Portrait; Manhunt In France; White House Is Potential Deal To Sell $1 Billion Worth Of Weapons To Israel. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• White House Moves Forward With $1B Arms Deal To Israel; Fighting In Kharkiv Region Intensifies As Russia Makes Gains; Slovakia's Prime Minister Shot Five Times, In Critical Condition; DOJ May Prosecute Boeing Over 737 Max Crashes; Inmate Escapes, 2 Officers Killed In Prison Convoy Ambush In France; King Charles III's Portrait Receives Mixed Reviews. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Biden & Trump To Face Off In CNN Debate On June 27, 9PM ET; Inflation Cooled Off Slightly In April In New Report; Fighting In Kharkiv Region Intensifies As Russia Makes Gains; Israel Intensifies Operations In Northern Gaza, Parts Of Rafah. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Lawyers Cross-Examination Of Michael Cohen Tomorrow; Miss USA Organization Under Fire Following Allegations Of Toxic And Abusive Work Environment; Businessman Donates Free Blankets To Homeless Shelters; Dow Hits New Intraday High. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Secretary Antony Blinken Reaffirms U.S. Support for Ukraine; Protests in Tbilisi After Lawmakers Pass Controversial Bill; IDF Claims It Struck U.N. School Used by Hamas in Gaza; Defense Begins Cross-Examination of Key Witness Michael Cohen; Biden Hikes Tariffs on $18B in Imports from China; Indonesian Flooding Survivor Shares Story. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Blinken Arrives In Ukraine To Reaffirm It Has American Support; Georgia Lawmakers Pass "Foreign Agent" Law, Defying Protests; Biden Hikes Tariffs On Certain Imports From China By $18 Billion; IDF Claims In Struck U.N. School Used By Hamas In Gaza; Michael Cohen Cross- Examination At Trump Trial Begins. Aired 1-2a ET
• Outrage After Georgia Lawmakers Pass Foreign Agents Bill; Russia Presses Forward Along Front Lines In Ukraine; Protests In Tbilisi After Lawmakers Pass Controversial Bill; In France, Inmate Escapes, Two Officers Killed After Prison Convoy Ambush; Biden Hikes Tariffs on $18 Billion in Imports From China; Deadly Heat Waves in Asia Fueled by Climate Change; in Canada, Crews Battling 130+ Active Fire, 40+ Out of Control; Caitlin Clark Makes Her WNBA Debut; Trailer for Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis Released; Rookie Caitlin Clark Scores 20 in Indiana Fever Debut. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Protesters Occupied Georgia's Major Intersection After the Passage of Foreign Agents Bill in Parliament; Michael Cohen Faced a Tense Cross-Examination with the Defense on Day 17 of Trump's Hush Money Trial; Scorching Heat Affects In-Person Classes in Southeast Asia; Biden Increases Tariffs on Chinese Imports; Mothers of Former Miss USA and Miss Teen USA Winners Accuse the Organization for Mistreatment; Blinken Shares a Light Moment at an Underground Bar in Kyiv. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Kharkiv Region Faces Heavy Fighting and Russian Assault; Blinken Stresses U.S. Support for Ukraine; U.S. Begins Talks on New $1 Billion Arms Deal for Israel; Outrage Over Georgia Foreign Agents Bill; Defense Begins Cross-Examining Key Witness Michael Cohen. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Biden Hikes Tariffs on $18 Billion in Imports from China; At Least One Killed in Anti-Government Violence in New Caledonia; Dozens Dead After Massive Flooding in Indonesia; Buckingham Palace Unveils Portrait of King Charles. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Gunmen Attack Prison Van in France, Killing Two Guards and Freeing Inmate; Blinken Pledges New Aid to Ukraine Amid Fierce Russian Onslaught; 8,000 People Evacuated From Kharkiv Region; IDF Identifies Operations in Northern Gaza, Parts of Rafah; Canadian Emergency Service Crews Battling Active Fires, Dozens Out of Control; Dozens Dead After Massive Flooding in Indonesia; U.S. Begins Talks on New $1 Billion Arms Deal for Israel; Despite Arms Embargo, Guns Keep Flowing Into Haiti; at Least 3 Killed in Anti-government Violence in New Caledonia; Biden Repeatedly Said He's Willing to Hold Debate With Trump; Outrage After Georgia Approves Foreign Agents Law; Cross- examination of Michael Cohen to Resume on Thursday; U.S. Consumer Prices Rose 0.3% in April; China Vows to Take Action After Massive U.S. Tariff Hike. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico Shot In Handlova; Slovakian PM Office: Fico Was Shot Multiple Times In Assassination Attempt, Condition Life-Threatening; Blinken Announces $2 Billion In Military Financing For Ukraine. Aired 11a-12p ET
• New, Biden Challenges Trump, Withdraws from Traditional Debate Dates; GOP Lawmakers Audition for V.P. at Hush Money Trial; Blinken Announces $2 Billion in Foreign Military Financing for Ukraine. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Biden and Trump Accepts CNN's Invitation; Biden Challenges Trump; Interview with Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA); Trump and Biden Face Off. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Team Grills Michael Cohen; President Biden and Donald Trump to Hold CNN Debate on June 27. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Slovakian Prime Minister Shot Multiple Times, Hospitalized In Life-Threatening Condition; New: Trump Calls For More Debates With Biden After Agreeing To June 27 CNN Showdown; Sources: Chinese & Iranian Operatives Created Deepfake Content Aimed At Influencing U.S. Voters In 2020 Election. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN International: Slovakia PM Fighting For His Life After Assassination Attempt; Russia Claims More Advances In Kharkiv Region; Biden & Trump To Face Off In CNN Debate On June 27; Democrats Face Difficult Senate Map In November; Despite Arms Embargo, Guns Keep Flowing Into Haiti. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Team Grills Cohen During Cross-Examination; Biden Admin Advances $1 Billion Arms Deal With Israel; Severe Storm Threats For Parts Of Florida, Carolinas, Plains. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Michael Cohen Cross-Examined In Trump Hush Money Case; Blinken: U.S. Weapons Package Has Started Arriving In Ukraine; Republicans Line Up To Support Trump And Criminal Trial. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Team Grills Cohen During Cross-Examination; Blinken Vows U.S. Support for Ukraine as Russia Hits Kharkiv; Severe Storm Threats for Parts of Florida, Carolinas. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Charlie Dent is Interviewed about Our Republican Legacy; Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) is Interviewed about Supporting Trump at Court. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Russia Claims more Advances in Kharkiv Region; Court Resumes Thursday with more Fiery Cross-Examination of Cohen Expected; IRC: Sudan on Course to become World's Largest Hunger Crisis; Inflation Slowed Last Month, Providing a Glimmer of Hope for Americans; Manchester City Take Step Closer to 4th Straight Title. Aired 9-10a ET
• Slovakia Prime Minister Assassination Attempt; Blinken Announces $2 Billion Military Financing for Ukraine; U.S. Economy; Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• New Details On Trump Defense Team's Strategy Tomorrow; Slovakian PM, A Putin Ally, Shot 5 Times In Assassination Attempt; Russian Forces Closing In On Ukraine's Second Biggest City; U.S. Stocks Hit Record High As Data Shows Inflation Cooling; Nikki Haley Still Strong Despite Ending Campaign Months Ago. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Assassination Attempt On Slovakia's Prime Minister; Prime Minister Fico Operation Successful; U.S. Rushing Weapons To Ukraine; Russia's War On Ukraine; Zelenskyy Cancels Foreign Trips; U.S. Inflation; Trump And Biden's Presidential Debate; Boeing's Legal Troubles; Boeing Subject To Criminal Prosecution; Airplane Safety; Putin Arrives In China; U.S. Tariffs On China; EV Tariffs; Haiti In Crisis; Guns Keep Flowing Into Haiti; Massive Flooding In Indonesia. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• Biden, Trump Agree To Debate June 27 On CNN; Biden Tells Trump: Make My Day Pal; Tomorrow: Cohen Retakes The Stand For More Grilling From Defense; What We Learned From Michael Cohen's Testimony. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Maryland Race Could Determine Who Controls Senate; GOP Chance of Winning Senate Rises; Speaker Johnson Defends Trump at Criminal Trial; Washington Post Reports Trump Asked Oil Executives to Help Him Raise $1 Billion; Angela Alsobrooks Wins Maryland Senate Democratic Primary; Poll Shows Democratic Senate Candidates in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Wisconsin, Arizona Doing Far Better Than Biden; Secretary Blinken Rocks at an Ukraine Bar; Opening Statements to Begin in Menendez Bribery Trial. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Slovakia's Prime Minister In Intensive Care After He Was Shot Multiple Times; Ukraine Gets U.S. Support Amid Russian Onslaught In Kharkiv Region; Russia Claims More Advances In Kharkiv Region; Russia's War On Ukraine; Russia Asserts Further Progress In The Kharkiv Area; 2024 U.S. General Election; Biden And Trump Agreed To Debate Each Other Two Times; On June 27, CNN Will Air Biden And Trump's First Debate; Israel-Hamas War; Increased Pressure From IDF In Northern Gaza And Certain Areas Of Rafah; Since May 6, Some 600,000 Palestinians Left Rafah, According To U.N.; Assassination Attempt In Slovakia's Prime Minister. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Biden And Trump Agreed To Historic Debate Rematch; Laura Coates Interviews Chris Gibbs; Bobby Menendez Bribery Trial Begins; Massive Manhunt Underway For Notorious French Prisoner; Return Of "Roaring Kitty" And The Memes Rocked Wall Street. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico Shot Multiple Times In An Assassination Attempt; Israel Intensifies Operations In Northern Gaza And In Parts Of Rafah; CNN's David Culver And Team Show The Disparity Between The Availability Of Guns And Of Humanitarian Aid Like Food And Like Medicine In His Report; Biden And Trump Set To Have Their First 2024 Presidential Debate; Chinese leader Xi Jinping Prepares To Welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin On Thursday. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Assassination Attempt On Slovakia's Prime Minister; Markets Rally As US Inflation Cools To 3.4 Percent In April; Biden And Trump Agree To Two Presidential Debates; Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico Shot Multiple Times In Assassination Attempt; Interview With Scania CEO Christian Levin. Aired 4-4:45p ET


The Situation Room
• Biden And Trump Agree To First 2024 Debate Showdown On CNN; Gunman Detained After Shooting Slovakian Prime Minister Multiple Times; Michael Cohen To Face More Grilling By Trump's Lawyers Tomorrow; CNN Team Flies Over Haiti To See How Firearms Are Smuggled; Justice Department; Boeing May Be Criminally Prosecuted. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• CNN To Host First Biden-Trump Debate On June 27; Defense To Focus On Challenging Cohen's Claims, Memory Tomorrow; Sources: Giuliani In Palm Beach, Florida As Arizona Prosecutors Try To Serve Indictment. Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• Canadian Wildfires Forcing Thousands to Evacuate; Living Off The Grid; The Fascinating World of Medicine and Explore Where it All Begins. Aired 4-4:10a ET