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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Former Playmate On Her Alleged Affair With Donald Trump; Former Playmate On Her Alleged Affair With Donald Trump, McDougal On Alleged Trump Affair. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with New York Times Magazine Staff Writer and "Rise and Kill First" Author Ronen Bergman; Interview with "The Women" Author Kristin Hannah; Interview with Artist Antony Gormley. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• "Diddy" Shown In 2016 Video Assaulting Former Girlfriend; IDF: Bodies Of Three Hostages Recovered From Gaza Tunnel; Michael Cohen Returns To Witness Stand Monday; FBI Agent Testifies About Finding Cash & Gold Bars In Sen. Menendez's Home; Eastman Is First Trump Ally Arraigned In Arizona Election Case; NYT: Upside-Down Flag Seen At Justice Alito's Home In 2021. Aired 4-5p ET
• "Diddy" Shown In 2016 Vide Assaulting Former Girlfriend; Top Golfer Scottie Scheffler Calls Arrest A "Big Misunderstanding"; Michael Cohen Returns To Witness Stand Monday; Biden Makes New Appeal To Black Voters; House Committee Meeting Devolves Into Name-Calling, Insults; Judge & Prosecutor In GA Elections Case Up For Re-Election; Book Details How Man Known As "Fat Leonard" Bribed The U.S. Navy. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Diddy Seen Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend In Surveillance Video; Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) Slams Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) As Racist After Fight In Congress; Abby Phillip And Guest Panel Discuss The Explanation From Justice Samuel Alito About How This Upside-Down American Flag And Symbol Of Election Deniers Across The Country Ended Up Flying Outside Of His Home Just Days After The Insurrection; Former ABC News Anchor Carole Simpson Comments On The Biden-Trump Scheduled Debate. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• At Least Four Killed as Powerful Storms Rip Through Houston Area; Biden Moves to Bolster Crucial Support Among Black Voters; Defense Confronts Cohen's Credibility in Crucial Trial Moment. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• ESPN: Scottie Scheffler Detained By Police On Way To PGA Championship; NYT: Upside-Down Flag Flown In Front Of Justice Alito's Home; Civilians Flee As Russians Close In On Ukrainian Town. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Russian Troops Gain Ground in Ukraine; Severe Weather Causes Power Outages in Houston; House Oversight Committee Hearing Devolves into Personal Attacks; President Biden to Give Commencement Address at Morehouse College; Some Morehouse Students Threaten to Protest Bidens Graduation Speech; Former Trump Attorney John Eastman to be Arraigned for Role in Fake Electors Scheme; Defense Confronts Credibility in Crucial Trial Moment. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Biden Renews Focus on Black Voters; Oversight Committee Devolves into Name Calling; Golfer Scottie Scheffler Arrested; Chiefs Kicker Under Fire for Graduation Speech. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Eastman to Appear in Arizona Court; Judge and DA in Trump Case Face Challengers; Defense Accuses Cohen of Lying; Biden Renews Focus on Black Voters. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Scheffler Arrested and Charged with Felony; Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) is Interviewed about Fighting in Congress; Looking at Alzheimer's. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview With Former U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper; Israel Recovers Bodies of Three Hostages; Golfer Arrested; New Sean 'Diddy' Combs Video. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Ex-Trump Attorney John Eastman Arraigned For Role In "Fake Electors" Scheme; Biden Speaks At Morehead College As He Works To Secure Black Vote; Backlash Builds After Chiefs Kicker's Graduation Speech. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Scottie Scheffler Arrested; Diddy Abuse Allegations; Bodies Of Hostages Recovered; Former Biden Staffer Resigns Over Israel-Gaza War; Paul Pelosi's Attacker Sentenced. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Man Sentenced To 30 Years For Attack On Paul Pelosi; Oversight Committee Vote Devolves Into Name Calling, Insults; Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) Discussed House Hearing Devolving Into Chaos; NYT: Upside-Down Flag Seen Outside Of Justice Alito's Home In 2021; Caitlin Clark Draws Largest WNBA Audience In Decades. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• "Diddy" Shown In 2016 Video Assaulting Former Girlfriend; World's Number 1 Golfer Arrested In KY, Faces 4 Charges; Israel Recovers Bodies Of Three Hostages Killed By Hamas; Biden To Speak At Morehouse College As He Works To Rally Black Vote. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Biden Courts Black Voters as Trump Heads to Fundraiser in Minnesota; Young Americans Maxing Out Their Credit Cards; Surf and Science: An Unconventional Approach to Studying Coral Reefs. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Humanitarian Crisis Worsens with Vital Rafah Crossing Closed; Russia Increases Attacks on Ukraine; Putin & Xi Pledge to Deepen Partnership; Cohen Accused of Lying in Heated Cross-Examination; Suspected Gunman Charged in Slovakian PM's Attempted Assassination. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Israel Says More Troops To Enter Rafah In Southern Gaza; Kyiv Partially Halts Russian Offensive In Kharkiv; South Africa Calls On ICJ To Order Israel To End Rafah Offensive; Trump's Lawyer Charges Michael Cohen Lied To Jury; House Panels Vote To Hold Garland In Contempt; Slovak PM Still in Serious Condition, Suspected Gunman Charged; Russia's Kharkiv Offensive; Law Enforcement Clearing Encampments, Arresting Protesters; Texas Pardons Man Who Murdered Black Lives Matter Protester; Canada Wildfires Force Evacuations and Threaten Neighborhoods; Chile's Record Cold Bump; Opossum Playing Dead Goes Viral online. Aired 1-2a ET
• CNN's Firsthand Look inside Ukraine's Second Most Populous City; Trump's Lawyers Hammered Ex-Fixer Cohen; Encampments in Washington D.C. Are Being Cleared Out as Homelessness Continues to Rise; Canada Wildfires Force Evacuations & Threaten Neighborhoods; House Committees Advance Contempt Proceedings Against Garland. Aired 2-3a ET
• South Africa Renews Appeal to the ICJ for a Gaza ceasefire; Four People killed in a Deadly Storm in Texas, More than 800,000 Homes and Businesses Left Powerless; New Caledonia Now Under State of Emergency due to Unrests; Mirage Hotel Ceases Operation, Reincarnates as Hard Rock Las Vegas by 2027; Brazil Plays Host to the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2027. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Israel Expands Ground Operation Deeper into Rafah; Humanitarian Crisis Worsens with Vital Rafah Crossing Closed; Strong Storms Blast Texas, 4 Killed, 800K Without Power; Defense Undercuts Crucial Parts of Cohen's Testimony; Texas Pardons Man Who Murdered Black Lives Matter Protester. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Civilians Flee as Russians Close in on Ukrainian Town; Slovak Prime Minister Still in Serious Condition, Suspected Gunman Charged; Morrocco Building New Gateway for Trade in Africa; Putin and Xi Pledge to Deepen Partnership in Show of Unity. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: U.S. Says Aid Deliveries Are Underway Via Floating Pier; ESPN: World's Number One Golfer Detained By Police In Kentucky; Putin Promotes Trade On Final Day Of China Trip. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: IDF Ramps Up Operations In Northern Gaza & Rafah; U.S. Says Aid Deliveries Are Underway Via Floating Pier; Vladimir Putin Visits Harbin, Wraps Up China Trip. Aired 11a-12p ET
• World Number One Golfer Scottie Scheffler Arrested Outside PGA Championship, Charged With Felony; Former Trump Attorney John Eastman to be Arraigned in Fake Electors Scheme; New York Times Reports, Stop the Steal Symbol Seen at Justice Samuel Alito's Home. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• KC Chiefs Kicker Harrison Butker's Comments Drawn Further Criticism; Many Continue to Struggle Despite Recent Encouraging Economic Indicators; As Main Street Suffers, Dow Hits 40,000; Inexplicable Squabbling, Greene and AOC Disrupt House Meeting; Upside- Down Flag Spotted at Justice Alito's House, According to New York Times. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Former Trump Attorney John Eastman To Face Charges In AZ "Fake Electors" Scheme; Scheffler Tees Off At PGA Championship After Felony Charge; Israel Military Makes Announcement On Hostages. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Israel Retrieves Bodies Of Three Hostages Killed By Hamas; Soon: Biden Speaks At National Museum Of African American History; Biden Makes New Appeal To Black Voters. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN International: IDF Retrieves Bodies Of Three Israeli Hostages; Jake Sullivan Traveling To Middle East Amid Rafah Offensive; Ukraine: Russia Expanding Push Into Kharkiv Region; "Diddy" Shown In 2016 Video Assaulting Former Girlfriend; World's No. 1 Golfer Arrested In Kentucky, Faces 4 Charges; Biden Tries To Build Back Support Among Black Voters; Trump Heads To Minnesota Today To Address State GOP Dinner; New COVID Variants Threaten To Spark Summer Spike In Cases. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Storms Leave 4 Dead, Path of Destruction In Houston; Cohen Grilled During Cross-Examination Over Phone Call; U.S. Military Begins Delivering Aid To Gaza Via Floating Pier. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Attorneys Grill Cohen During Cross-Examination; GOP House Committees Vote To Hold Garland In Contempt; Menendez Trial Kicks Off With Defense Blaming His Wife. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Lawyer Attacks Cohen, Questions His Honesty; NYT: Upside- Down Flag Flown in Front of Alito's Home; 4 Killed in Houston, 1M+ Without Power in Texas, Louisiana. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Prosecutors Can't Find Giuliani; Biden Asserts Executive Privilege; RFK Jr. Joining Debate Controversy; House Committee Chaos. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Scheffler was taken into Custody Friday Morning after an Incident with Police; Civilians Flee as Russians Close in on Ukrainian Town; Deadly Storm Rips through Houston, Texas; 1 in 7 Gen Z Credit Card Users in U.S. are "Maxed Out"; Scottie Scheffler at PGA Championship after being Detained. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Gold Superstar Scotti Scheffler Released After Being Detained; Interview With Slovenia Prime Minister Robert Golob; Russia Advances In Northwest Ukraine; Scheffler Back At PGA Championship After Being Detained; Deadly Storm Rips Through Houston, Texas; U.S. Delivers Aid To Gaza Via Floating Pier; Biden Moves To Bolster Crucial Support Among Black Voters. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Justice Alito Blames Wife For Flying "Stop The Steal" Flag; Marjorie Taylor Greene Digs In On Insults After Chaotic Hearing; "Diddy" Seen Assaulting Then-Girlfriend In 2016 Video. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• IDF Retrieves Bodies Of Three Israeli Hostages; Israel-Hamas War; U.S. Delivering Aid Via Floating Pier; Scottie Scheffler Arrested; Top Golfer Detained; 'Diddy' Shown In 2016 Video Assaulting Former Girlfriend; China Property Downturn; Reddit's A.I. Push; Reddit And OpenAI Partnership; Russia-China Relations; Putin Leaves China; Russia Expands Push Into Kharkiv; Alef Flying Cars; Elephant Communication. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• Biden Speaks At African American History Museum; Biden Moves To Bolster Crucial Support Among Black Voters; Poll: Biden's Margins With Black Voters Have Eroded Since 2029; Poll: Young Voters Split Between Biden And Trump; Sunday: Biden To Give Commencement Address At Morehouse University; Israeli Military Recovers Bodies Of 3 Hostages In Tunnel In Gaza. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• NYT: Alito's Home Displayed "Stop The Steal" Flag After Jan. 6; House Committee Hearing Devolves Into Chaos; Rep. Greene Lashes Out At Dem Reps. Crocket, Ocasio-Cortez; House Committee Hearing Devolves Into Chaos. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• IDF Retrieves The Bodies Of Three Israeli Hostages; A New Video Shows Sean Diddy Combs In A 2016 Video Assaulting Former Girlfriend; U.S. Says Aid Deliveries Are Underway Via Floating Pier; Scheffler Back At PGA Championship After Being Detained; Russia Expands Push Into Kharkiv Region; U.N.: "Time Is Running Out" To Address Crisis In Sudan. 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Disturbing Video Shows Diddy Assaulting Cassie Ventura In 2016; Morehouse Braces For Protests During Biden's Speech; Kansas City Chief's Harrison Butker Slammed For Graduation Speech; Trump Demands Drug Test For Biden Before Debates; World's Top Golfer Arrested, Still Makes Tee Time. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Israeli Military Announces Recovery Of Three Hostages Bodies From Gaza; Louisville, Kentucky Police Department Detains And Releases Golfer Scottie Scheffler; Female House Representatives Engage In A Heated Exchange At A Committee Meeting; Indiana Fever Versus Connecticut Sun Match Draws In An Average Of 2.1 Million Viewers; Powerful Hurricane-Force Winds And Torrential Rain Blast Through Parts Of Texas. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• IDF Retrieves Bodies Of Three Israeli Hostages; Diddy Shown In 2016 Video Assaulting Former Girlfriend; IBM SVP Walks Richard Through New Quantum Super Computer; Scottie Scheffler Arrested; French Police Kill Man Who Set Fire To Synagogue; Paul McCartney With $1.3 Billion At 81. Aired 4- 5p ET


The Situation Room
• Victim's Husband On CNN Exclusive Video Showing Assault By Diddy; Biden Launching New Appeals To Black Voters For Crucial Support; World's Number Golfer Speaks Out About Arrest, Felony Assault Charge; Michael Cohen To Face More Cross-Examination On Monday As Defense Works To Discredit His Testimony; Israel Recovers Bodies Of Three Hostages From Gaza. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Defense Divided On Calling Witness To Discredit Cohen; 2016 Surveillance Video Shows Diddy Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend; Speaker Johnson On Verbal Brawl: "Not A Good Look". Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• Presidential Debates Take a Historic Turn as Biden and Trump Agree to Summer Showdown; See What it`s like in a `Doing Nothing` Competition. Aired 4-4:10a ET