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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Defense Attacks Michael Cohen; Raises Questions About His Honesty; Trump Attorney Portrays Cohen As A Liar Out For Revenge; Transcripts Released From Day 18 Of Trump Trial With Cohen Cross- Examination; Sources: Attorney Bob Costello May Be Called As Defense Witness In Trump Hush Money Trial; Trump's Lawyers Work To Undercut Cohen's Credibility; Sketch Artist On Tense Cross-Examination Of Michael Cohen. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov; Interview With Military Analyst And Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Wesley Clark; Interview With Israeli Author David Grossman; Interview With "Saving The Animals Of Ukraine" Director Anton Ptushkin. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Lawyers Work To Undercut Cohen's Credibility; Cross Examination Of Michael Cohen To Continue Monday; Biden Blocks Release Of Special Counsel Interview Recordings. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Lawyers Work To Undercut Cohen's Credibility; Source: Defense May Call Cohen's Former Attorney As A Witness; Judiciary Committee Advances Contempt Proceedings Against Garland; Sen. Romney: Biden Should Have Pardoned Trump; Texas Governor Pardons Man Who Killed BLM Protester; Univ. Official: Demands Taped To My Door In Middle Of The Night; CNN Team In Desolated Ukrainian Town After Russian Advance. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Defense Bruises Cohen In Hit To Prosecution's Case; Trump Defense May Call Ex-Michael Cohen Adviser To Stand; New York Times Posted An Upside-Down Stop The Steal Flag After The January 6th Insurrection; Dr. Sanjay Gupta Previews His Documentary On Alzheimer's Disease. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Unprecedented Biden-Trump Debate Set for Six Weeks from Today on CNN; Soon, Cohen Retakes Stand for Critical Moment in Cross- Examination; U.S. Says, Floating Pier for Humanitarian Aid Anchored in Gaza. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Soon: Cohen Retakes Stand For Critical Moment In Cross- Examination; Sen. Bob Menendez Bribery Trial Set To Resume At 9AM ET; Biden, Trump Agree To First Presidential Debate On CNN, June 27. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Former Attorney for Donald Trump Michael Cohen Will be Cross- Examined for Second Day in Hush Money Criminal Trial; President Biden and Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump Agree to Two Presidential Debates; Details on How Candidates are Preparing for Historic First Debate; Wounded Slovakian PM in Intensive Care after Assassination Attempt. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Haley Meets with Donors; Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is Interviewed about Haley, Biden and Israel; Biden Asserts Executive Privilege; Annette Rubin's Story in Champions for Change; Ground Operation in Rafah; Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) is Interviewed about Israel's War. Aired 8:30-9a ET
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CNN Newsroom
• Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico Hospitalized After Being Shot; Vladimir Putin Arrives in Beijing for State Visit with Xi Jinping; U.S. Rushing Weapons, Ammunition to Ukraine's Front Lines; Deadly Anti-Government Protests in French Territory of New Caledonia; Yoav Gallant: Oppose 'Israeli Military Rule' in Gaza; Palestinian Evacuees Deal with Scars of War; Biden, Trump Agree to Debates in June and September. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Slovak PM Robert Fico In Hospital After Shooting; Situation In Kharkiv Oblast Partially Stabilized; IDF Ramps Up Operations In Eastern Rafah As People Flee; Russian President Arrives In Beijing for State Visit To China; Manhunt for French Fugitive Known as the Fly; Guns Pour into Haiti's Capital Despite International Isolation; 6,000 Evacuated from Their Homes in Alberta; Biden and Trump Agree to 2 Debates in June and September; congressional Hearing Focuses on Cargo Ship Blackouts; Contestants Battle Boredom in Rivalry of Relaxation. Aired 1-2a ET
• IDF Ramps Up Operations in Eastern Rafah as People Flee; Yoav Gallant Opposes Israeli Military Rule in Gaza; EU, NATO Warn Georgian Lawmakers Against Draft Law; Antony Blinken Joined the Punk/Jazz Band on Stage at a Bar in Kyiv; Assassination Attempt On Slovakia's Prime Minister; Putin Arrives In Beijing For State Visit With Xi; Russian Forces Push Offensive In Ukraine Northeast. Aired 2-3a ET
• Slovakian Prime Minister Hospitalized After a Failed Assassination Attempt; Putin Meets Xi in Beijing for a State Visit; Biden, Trump Agrees to Hold Two Head-to-Head Presidential Debates; Almost 200 Protesters Arrested in Anti-Government Demonstrations in New Caledonia; CNN Investigates the UCLA Pro-Palestinian Protests and its Far-Right Agitators. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico Assassination Attempt; Russian Forces Push Offensive in Ukraine's Northeast; Putin in China for State Visit with Xi; Israeli Defense Minister Challenges Netanyahu on Gaza's Future. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Nearly 200 Arrested Amid Deadly Anti- Government Protests in New Caledonia; Biden and Trump Agree to 2 Debates in June and September; Guns Pour into Haiti's Capital Despite International Isolation. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Slovakia's PM Remains In Intensive Care After Being Shot; Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder Of Slovakia PM; Worldwide Condemnation Over Attack On Slovak PM. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: Trump Defense Grills Michael Cohen On Cross- Examination; Slovakia's PM Remains In Intensive Care After Being Shot; Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder Of Slovak PM. Aired 11a-12p ET
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• CNN International: Trump Lawyer Cross-Examines Michael Cohen; Slovak PM In Intensive Care After Assassination Attempt; Fighting in Kharkiv Intensifies As Putin Visits Beijing; U.S. Floating Pier Hopes To Move At Least 500 Pounds Of Aid A Day; Dow Crosses 40,000 For The First Time Ever. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Biden, Trump To Face-Off In CNN Debate Next Month; 4 Dead, Nearly 200 Arrested As Protests Rage; Slovakia's PM Robert Fico Hospitalized After Being Shot. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Presidential Debate Set for June 27 In Atlanta; Source: Defense To Deploy "Liar, Liar" Strategy Against Cohen; Putin In China For Visit Meant To Deepen Relations. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Biden, Trump Agree to Two Debates; Romney: I Would Have Pardoned Trump if I Were Biden; Putin Meets with Xi in Show of Strength. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Defense Deploys Liar, Liar Strategy Against Cohen; Sen. John Fetterman is Interviewed about Mental Health; R.I.P. Commission on Presidential Debates. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• China's Xi Rolls out Red Carpet for Friend Putin; "Liar Liar" is Theme of Today's Cross-Examination of Cohen; Update on Assassination Attempt on Slovakian PM; Cohen Retakes Stand for Day Two of Cross- Examination; Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Live on CNN; Barclays: "The Eras Tour" UK Dates May Pump $950M into Economy. Aired 9-10a ET
• Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder Of Slovak Prime Minister; Michael Cohen Back On The Stand At Hush Money Trial; More Israel Defense Forces Joining Rafah Operation; Huge Explosion In Jabalya, Northern Gaza; International Court Of Justice Hears South Africa's Request To Halt Rafah Offensive; Palestinian Evacuees Deal With Scars Of War; Dow 40K Is In Sight; Outsiders Left UCLA Protesters Beaten And Bloody. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Attorney Fiery As He Corners Cohen On Key Call; "Trump Hurt Black People"; NATO Weighs Sending Troops Into Ukraine To Train Forces. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Putin And Xi Jinping's Shot Of Unity; Putin's Second Day In China; Zelenskyy Visits Kharkiv; Russia's War On Ukraine; Cohen's Cross- Examination; Trump Lawyer Grills Cohen; Dow Crosses 40,000; Growing Xi- Putin Alignment; Slovakia Assassination Attempt; CNN Investigation Into UCLA Campus Unrest; Campus Anti-War Protests; Seoul Space-Out; The Olympics Of Couch Potatoes. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
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Isa Soares Tonight
• Man Suspected Of Shooting Slovakia Prime Minister Charged With Attempted Murder; IDF Ground Operations Steadily Creep Into Rafah; Trump Defense Grills Cohen On Cross-Examination; Charges Of Attempted Murder Brought Against Suspect In Slovak Prime Minister Shooting; As Gang Violence Rages, Hunger Is Growing In Haiti; Michael Cohen Grilled By Trump Defense During Cross-Examination; Russia's War On Ukraine; In Northeastern Ukraine, Russia Is Gaining Ground; Russian Attack Mostly Affects Border Town. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump's Defense Hammers Cohen; Houston Faced Storm; Laura And Panel Answer Viewers' Questions; "Stop The Steal" Symbol Found In Justice Alito's House In 2021; TX Governor Pardons Man Convicted Of Killing Black Lives Matter Protester. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Israel Vows To Send More Troops Into Rafah; Michael Cohen Takes The Witness Stand For Another Day Of Intense Cross-Examination; Prime Minister Fico Remains In Intensive Care After Shooting Incident; Dow Crosses 40,000 Threshold For The First Time. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Dow Breaches 40,000 To Set New Intraday Record; Trump Lawyer Grills Michael Cohen In Cross-Examination; China's Xi Rolls Out Red Carpet For Russia's Putin; Trump's Political Allies Attend Trial To Show Support; Walmart Shares Rise On Strong Quarterly Sales; Warren Buffett Reveals $6.7 Billion Stake In Insurer Chubb; Paris Finishing Preparations For Olympic Games In July. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Michael Cohen Back on Stand; Trump Hush Money Trial; Michael Cohen's Cross-Examination. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Michael Cohen Back On The Stand For Cross-Examination. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Michael Cohen Back on the Stand for Cross-Examination. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial; Cross-Examination of Michael Cohen as He Returns to the Witness Stand; Michael Cohen Cross-Examined by Trump's Attorney. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Lawyer Cross-Examines Michael Cohen. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Any Minute: Cohen Back On Stand For Cross-Examination; Michael Cohen Back On The Stand For Cross-Examination; Trump Lawyer Cross- Examines Michael Cohen. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Lawyer Cross-Examines Michael Cohen. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Michael Cohen Faces Cross Examination From Trump Lawyers In New York Criminal Trial. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Michael Cohen Testimony Continues. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Soon: Trump Defense Resumes Cross-Examination Of Michael Cohen; Stunning Moment With Michael Cohen In Trump Hush Money Trial. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Michael Cohen's Testimony Under Scrutiny; The Defense Argued That The Call Was Not About Stormy Daniels; The Prosecution Needs To Rehabilitate Cohen's Testimony; Cohen's Potential Motivations To Lie; Trump Appeared Pleased With The Defense's Cross-Examination. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Now: Trump Defense Shows Jury Text Exchange Between Cohen, 14- Year-Old Prankster; Cohen Acknowledges Trump's First Comment On Stormy Daniels Was That His Family Wouldn't Like It; Cohen Says He Has About 95 Secret Recordings On His Phone, Including "About 40" With Reporters. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Cohen Says He Has About 95 Secret Recordings On His Phone, Including "About 40" With Reporters; Trump Defense Resumes Cross- Examination Of Michael Cohen. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Lawyer Cross-Examines Michael Cohen; Defense Presses Cohen On All The Times He Lied Under Oath. Aired 3:30-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Bruising Cross-Examination Of Michael Cohen Wraps For The Day; Defense Scores Major Points In Bid To Undercut Cohen's Credibility; New Transcript Of Aggressive Cross-Examination Of Michael Cohen; Judge: Closing Arguments In Trump Trial Possible On Tuesday; Biden Claims Executive Privilege Over Recordings Of His Interview With Special Counsel Robert Hur. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Fiery Moment As Trump Attorney Questions Cohen About Key 2016 Text Messages, Phone Call; Final Transcript Released From Day 18 With Cohen Cross-Examination; Trump After Searing Cross-Examination Of Michael Cohen: "A Fascinating Day". Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• U.S. Announces $2 Billion in Military Financing for Ukraine; UAE Producing Energy Using Household Waste; "Like a therapist": Why Patients Say This Dentist is Different. Aired 4-4:10a ET