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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Harris and Trump All Over the Battleground Map; Harris, Trump Rally Voters in Battleground States with 15 Days to Go; Michigan Auto Workers Remain Divided As Election Day Nears; Harris, Trump Spar For Union Households In Key Battleground Of Michigan; Liz Cheney Campaigns With Harris In "Blue Wall" States PA, MI & WI; Elon Musk's Daily $1M Giveaway To Voters Raises Legal Questions. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon and RAND Distinguished Chair in Diplomacy and Security Ryan Crocker; Interview with Chatham House Head of U.S. and the Americas Program Leslie Vinjamuri; Interview with Democratic Strategist and Consultant Simon Rosenberg; Interview with U.S. National Security Council Former Director of European Affairs Lieutenan Colonel Alexander Vindman. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Now: Harris Speaking With Reporters In Michigan; Now: Kamala Harris & Liz Cheney Campaign Together In Michigan; Israel Official: Israel Will Strike Hezbollah "Until It Collapses"; Sean "Diddy" Combs Facing Seven New Lawsuits. Aired 4-5p ET
• Harris Accepts CNN Invitation For Town Hall; 12 People Dead, 3 Million Without Power After Hurricane Milton; U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Fate Of Richard Glossip. Harris and Trump Campaign in the Battleground States; Auto Workers in Michigan on They are Voting; Steve Bannon Out of Prison Next Week. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Harris Hits Blue Wall and Trump in North Carolina With Two Weeks to Go; Race Tightens Between Trump and Harris in Final Two Weeks; Trump Tells Lewd Story About Arnold Palmer in Closing Pitch. "NewsNight" Panelists Discuss Trump Policies; Liz Cheney Campaigns For Harris. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Harris Entered October With Big Cash Edge Over Trump; Defense Secretary Austin Arrives in Ukraine to Meet With Zelenskyy; Combs Named in Six New Lawsuits, Other Celebrities Allegedly Involved. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Biden Administration Proposing Free Over-The-Counter Contraception; Elon Musk Offers Voters $1 Million A Day To Sign PAC Petition; Seven People Dead After Ferry Dock Collapses On Georgia Coast. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Secretary Austin Announces $400 Million Ukraine Aid Package While in Ukraine; Georgia Judge to Hear Arguments in Fani Willis Subpoena Fight; Kamala Harris Presidential Campaign Raises $1 Billion in Three Months; Donald Trump Campaigning in Non-Battleground States; Trump Campaign Aides Say Trump Exhausted from Recent Campaigning; Donald Trump May Hold Campaign Event with Nikki Haley. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Polls on Presidential Race; Combs Named in Seven New Lawsuits; Millions without Power in Cuba; Hundreds Rescued Amid New Mexico Flooding; Social Media Faces New Challenges; Texas Death Row Inmate May not Testify. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump's Closing Pitch; Cheney Hits Campaign Trail with Harris; Harris and Trump's Final Pitches to Voters; John Bolton is Interviewed about Ukraine. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Combs Hit with Seven New Lawsuits; Trail Begins in Death of Homeless Man on NYC Subway; Ian Sams is Interviewed About the Presidential Race; Helicopter Crash Kills Four. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• U.S. Secretary of State in Middle East; Final Campaign Stretch. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Harris & Trump Criss-Crossing Swing States With Just 15 Days To Election; "Central Park Five" Members File Defamation Suit Against Trump; TX Lawmakers Say Death Row Inmate Will Not Testify Today; Cuba Slowly Restoring Power After Weekend Blackout Amid Protests. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Liz Cheney Hits Campaign Trail With Harris in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan; Trump Campaign in Talks With Nikki Haley to Join Him on Trail; Elon Musk Offers Voters $1 Million a Day to Sign PAC Petition; Just Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Experts: Musk's Daily $1M Giveaway To Voters Could Be Illegal; "Central Park Five" Members File Defamation Suit Against Trump; Combs Named In 7 New Lawsuits, Other Celebrities Allegedly Involved; 2 Confirmed Dead As Rain Inundates Roswell, New Mexico. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Report: Trump's Plans Could Deplete Social Security in 6 Years; Today: Liz Cheney Hits Campaign Trail with Harris in PA, MI & WI; Trump Holds Rally in Battleground North Carolina; Blinken Heads to Middle East After Killing of Hamas Leader. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Harris, Trump Make Grab for Sports Fans in Race's Final Weeks; Jury Selection Begins in NYC Chokehold Trial; X Changes Terms of Service to Let AI Train on User's Posts. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• At Least 87 Killed in Strike on Northern Gaza; Investigation Into Leaked U.S. Intelligence Docs Underway; Harris Sits Down for Interview with MSNBC's Al Sharpton; Trump Campaigns in Pennsylvania, Stages Work Stop in McDonald's; Cuba's Power Grid Collapses for Fourth Time Since Friday; North Korean Troops May Join Russian War in Ukraine; Elephant Community Inspires Message of Conservation. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Israel Targets Hezbollah's Financial Arm; Lebanese State; Media: Israeli Airstrikes Hit Beirut; Top Israeli And Egyptian Intelligence Officials Discuss Stalled Ceasefire And Hostage Release Negotiations. Investigation Into Leaked U.S. Intelligence Docs Underway; U.S. Can't Confirm Reports of North Korean Soldiers in Russia; Fans From Around the World Pay Tribute to Late Singer; Inside Singapore Prison Where Drug Dealers are Executed; The World's Smallest Rubik's Cube. Aired 1-2a ET
• Secretary Austin Visits Ukraine Unannounced; Harris and Trump on a Campaign Blitz in Battleground States; North Korea Deploys Troops to Russia; Moldova Elections for President and E.U. Referendum; Israel Strikes Beirut and Gaza. Sources: At Least 7 Medical Aid Groups Banned From Gaza; Cuba's Power Grid Collapses For Fourth Time Since Friday; Donald Trump Doubles Down On "Enemy Within" Comments; Ferry Dock Collapse Kills Seven On Sapelo Island; Fans From Around The World Pay Tribute To Late Singer. Aired 2-3a ET
• Nearly Two Weeks to the Elections, Presidential Candidates Tackled Swing States; U.S. Defense Secretary Arrived in Ukraine in an Unannounced Visit; Flooding in Northern Italy Resulted in Overflowing of Some Rivers and Killed One Person; Cuba Struggles with Oscar as Residents Experienced Power Outages, Food Spoilage, and Lack of Water; Several Medical Aid Groups Banned from Entering Gaza. Aired 3-4a ET
• Harris, Trump Make Final Pitch to Voters; U.S. Defense Secretary Austin Makes Unannounced Visit to Kyiv; Investigation into Leaked U.S. Intelligence Docs Underway; Israel's Wars with Hamas and Hezbollah. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• High-Stakes Michigan Race May Determine Senate Control; At Lese One Dead in Heavy Floods Across Northeast Italy; Ferry Dock Collapse Kills Seven on Sapelo Island; Liam Payne Fans from Around the World Pay Tribute to Late Singer. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Netanyahu's Residence Targeted in Drone Attack; Liz Cheney on the Trial for Kamala Harris; Elon Musk's $1M Giveaway to Voters may be Illegal; Investigation into Leaked U.S. Intelligence Docs Underway; Inside Singapore Prison Where Drug Offenders are Executed; King Charles Heckled Inside Australian Parliament. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: Harris, Trump Target Battleground States With 15 Days Left; Today: Trump Making Campaign Stops In Battleground North Carolina; Today: Harris Campaigns In Pennsylvania, Michigan & Wisconsin. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Harris and Trump Crisscross Swing States 15 Days from Election; Harris Rallies Black Churchgoers to Vote for Democrats; Democrats Face Years of Declining Support Among Black Voters. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Robert Robertson to Testify Before Lawmakers; Million Already Voted in Battleground States; Harris and Trump Making Final Pitches; The Aftermath of Hurricane Helene; Trump Making Stops in Battleground North Carolina. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Experts: Musk's $1M Giveaways To Registered Voters Could Be Illegal; 1 Million Plus Early Votes Already Cast In North Carolina; Texas Death Row Inmate Set To Testify Before Lawmakers. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Campaigns Fight to Win Over Nikki Haley Voters; Texas Death Row Inmate Set to Testify. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Harris, Trump Target Battleground States With 15 Days Left; U.S. Defense Secretary Meets With Ukrainian Officials In Kyiv; Region Braces For Israeli Response To Iranian Attack; Experts: Elon Musk's $1M Giveaway To Voters May Be Illegal; Israel Targets Hezbollah-Linked Financial Institutions. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump, Harris Campaigns Intensify with 15 Days to Election; Trump and Harris Go on Campaign Blitz in Michigan; The U.S. Investigates an Unauthorized Release of Classified Documents on Israel's Planned Attack on Iran. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Mans Fry Station During McDonald's Campaign Stop; Harris Tries To Win GOP Votes In Battleground Suburbias; New York Liberty Work Overtime For First WNBA Title. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Uses Foul Language Against Harris at Rally; At Least 2 Dead and Hundreds Rescued Amid New Mexico Flash Flooding. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Jocelyn Benson is Interviewed about Michigan Voting; Trump Mans Fry Station; Mark McKinnon is Interviewed about the Presidential Election; Johnson Defends Palmer Remarks. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Weekend Drone Attack Targeted Netanyahu's Private Residence; U.S. Defense Secretary Austin Announces $400 Million to Ukraine; Hurricane Oscar Impacts Cuba Amid Repeated Blackouts; Turkish Cleric Fethullah Gulen Dies at 83; New York Liberty Claim Elusive WNBA Championship. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Israel Targets Hezbollah Financial Institutions; Lloyd Austin Visits Kyiv; Turkish Opposition Figure Fethullah Gulen Dies. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Harris Zeroes In On "Unserious" Trump As Trump Gets Vulgar; Report: Republicans Ask DOJ To Probe Musk, Call Voter Cash Illegal; Exclusive Access: Ukrainian Drone Unit Strikes Deep Inside Russia. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Harris and Trump Target Battleground States; Elon Musk's Financial Giveaways Come Under Legal Scrutiny; Israel Striking Lebanese Financial Targets with Links to Hezbollah; Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in Kyiv; U.S. Defense Secretary in Kyiv Announces $400M Ukraine Aid Package; Shohei Ohtani; IDF Kills Head of Hezbollah's Money Transfer Unit in Syria; U.N.: Israel May Be Destroying Palestinian Population; Cuban Power Grip Collapses for Fourth Time; Australian Senator to King Charles: "You Are Not Our King"; Immi Shakes Up Instant Ramen Market; Yankees vs. Dodgers in World Series. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• Harris, Cheney Campaigning Together Today In Swing States; Cheney: Americans Have A "Duty" To Vote For Harris; Harris: Trump Used Power Of Presidency To "Divide" & "Demean"; Harris: Can't Overlook Trump Calling Troops "Suckers & Losers"; Trump Speaks To Reporters In Hurricane-Damaged North Carolina; Trump Praises Early Voting Numbers In Hurricane-Ravaged N.C. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Harris, Cheney Campaigning Together Today In Swing States; Today: Trump Holding 3 Events Across Must-Win North Carolina; Trump Thrusts McDonald's Into Political Arena. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump, Harris Push into the Final Stretch of their Campaigns Before Election; Trump Visits Hurricane Damaged Areas of North Carolina; Moldova Backs Joining EU By Razor-Thin Margin. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Harris and Trump Embark on Battleground Blitz; Musk Offers Voters $1 Million a Day to Sign PAC Petition Backing the Constitution; Central Park Five Sues Trump; Trump Mans Fry Station at McDonald's. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• IDF: Israeli Military Expands Operations In Lebanon; Israel: Will Strike Hezbollah "Until It Collapses": Candidates Criss-Cross Battleground States In Final Stretch; U.S. Defense Secretary Austin Announces $400 Aid For Ukraine; Moldova Backs Joining E.U. By Razor-Thin Margin; Israel Steps Up Airstrikes On Lebanon, Gaza; Turkish Cleric Fethullah Gulen Dies At 83; Sean "Diddy" Combs Hit With Seven New Lawsuits; Aired 12:00-1:00p ET


Quest Means Business
• Harris, Trump Target Battleground States with 15 Days to Go; Experts: Elon Musk's $1 Million Giveaway to Voters May Be Illegal; Moldova Backs Joining European Union by Razor-Thin Margin; Cuba's Power Crisis; Lloyd Austin Meets With Zelenskyy In Ukraine; Sean "Diddy" Combs Named In Seven New Lawsuits. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Soon, Harris Event in Wisconsin Caps Day of Barnstorming Blue Wall States; Soon, Trump Event With Faith Leaders, His Third Stop in North Carolina Today; Elon Musk Offers Potentially Illegal $1 Million Daily Giveaway to Voters. Blinken Heads To Middle East To Make New Ceasefire Push After Hamas Leader's Death; Allegations Against Other Celebrities Made In New Combs Lawsuits. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Cheney To GOP Voters: "Vote Your Conscience" & Don't Tell Anybody; UAW President: Trump's McDonald's Stop "A Joke"; Trump Suggests He's Better Than Presidents Lincoln & Washington. Aired 9-10p ET


CNN 10
• Space Junk Orbiting The Earth; Seismic Activity in California; World`s Smallest Rubik`s Cube. Aired 4-4:10a ET