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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Hours Away From Shutdown, 'Plan B' Fails And 'Plan C' Looks Doubtful; Interview with Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE); CEO Murder Suspect Now Held at NYC Federal Detention Facility. Mangione's Attorney Told The Court That She Had Never Before Seen This "Highly Unusual" Situation; CEO Murder Suspect Facing New Federal Charges, On Top Of State Case; Hours Away From Shutdown; "Plan B" Fails And Waiting On "Plan C"; CA Man Accuse of "Plotting" Second Attack With WI School Shooter. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with "Separated" Executive Producer Jacob Soboroff; Interview with "Separated" Director Errol Morris; Interview with Brown University Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies Omer Bartov; Interview with The New York Times Former Opinion Columnist and Economic Sciences Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Republicans Say They Have New Plan To Avoid Shutdown; CEO Murder Suspect Makes First NY Court Appearance; DOD: 2,000 Troops In Syria, More Than Double Previously Disclosed; First Severe U.S. Case Of Bird Flu Confirmed In Louisiana. Aired 4-5p ET
• Republicans Say They Have New Plan To Avoid Shutdown; Prosecutors: CEO Murder Suspects Could Face Death Penalty; Rep. Andy Barr, (R-KY), Is Interviewed About Spending Bill. Rep. Andy Barr (R- KY) And Rep. Gerry Connolly (R-VA), Is Interviewed About Republicans Say They Have New Plan To Avoid Shutdown; 1,300 Plus People Sue Weight Loss And Diabetes Drug Makers; 15 Percent Increase In U.S. Families Experiencing Homelessness. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump-Backed Spending Bill Fails, Shutdown Nears; Blame Game Erupts as U.S. Nears Government Shutdown; Biden Stays Out of Public Spotlight as Shutdown Looms. Donald Trump Scores A Major Legal Win; Georgia Court Of Appeals Disqualifies Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis From The 2020 Election Interference Case; Trump Invites Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos To Washington For His Inauguration Next Month; Luigi Mangione Flown From Pennsylvania Back To NYC. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Government Shutdown Looms After Trump Tanks Bipartisan Funding Deal; Soon, CEO Murder Suspect Luigi Mangione Heads Back to Court; Authorities Say, Teen Shooter was in Contact With California Man Who Told Her That He Planned to Attack Government Building. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Bipartisan Funding Deal Scrapped After Trump And Musk Derail Bill; Ex-Husband Sentenced To 20 Years In Shocking Mass Rape Trial; Putin Ready For Potential Talks With Trump, Claims They Haven't Met In Four Years. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Luigi Mangione, Man Accused of Killing UnitedHealthcare CEO, Likely to Waive His Right to Fight Extradition from Pennsylvania to New York; Prosecutors in New Year Charge Luigi Mangione with First- Degree Murder and Terrorism. Government Shutdown Looms After Trump Bipartisan Fund; Shooter Brought Two Guns to School, was in Contact with California Man. Aired 8-8:30a ET.
• Court Hearing for CEO Murder Suspect; Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is Interviewed about a Government Shutdown; Laser Strikes Increase over New Jersey. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• CEO Murder Suspect in Court; Trump Triggers Chaos on Capitol Hill. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• New Information in Wisconsin Shooting; Dr. Paul Offit is Interviewed about Bird Flu; Workers on Strike Against Amazon; David Betancourt is Interviewed about the New Superman Movie. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Luigi Mangione Transported to New York. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• D.A. Fani Willis Disqualified From Prosecuting Trump; Govt. On Brink Of Shutdown After Trump, Musk Tank Spending Deal; FAA Bans Drone Flights Over Parts Of New Jersey; FAA: Uptick In Laser Strikes Of Planes Since Drone Sightings Began. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Healthcare CEO Murderer Suspect to be Arraigned; D.A. Fani Willis Disqualified From Prosecuting Trump; Government Shutdown Looms After Trump, Musk Tank Spending Deal; Just Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Govt. On Brink Of Shutdown After Trump, Musk Tank Spending Deal; Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) Discusses Spending Deal, Possible Government Shutdown; Now: Health Care CEO Murder Suspect In Fed Courthouse In NYC; New Details Emerge About Teen Wisconsin School Shooter. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Now: Health Care CEO Murder Suspect in NY Courtroom; Now: Luigi Mangione Making First Federal Court Appearance; Health Care CEO Murder Suspect's First Fed Court Appearance Has Started; CEO Murder Suspect's Attorneys Not Seeking Bail for Now; Health Care CEO Murder Suspect's First Fed Court Appearance Ends. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA): Government on Brink of Shutdown After Trump, Musk Tank Spending Deal; Fani Willis Disqualified from Trump's Georgia Election Case; Workers Strike Against Amazon During Busy Holiday Season. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• U.S. Federal Reserve Signals Fewer Rate Cuts in 2025; Lawmakers Forced to Rethink Spending Bill as Shutdown Looms; Israel Launches Retaliatory Strikes on Houthis in Yemen; Russia Detains Uzbek Suspect Over General's Assassination; Putin to Hold Annual Press Conference in Coming Hours; House GOP Probe Concludes Liz Cheney Should Be Prosecuted; Verdicts Expected Hours from Now in Pelicot Case; Ghanian Supreme Court Rejects Challenges to Anti-LGBTQ Bill. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Dow Plummets On Fed Rate Outlook, Drops By 1,000 Points; Israeli Military Strikes Yemen Hours After Houthi Attack Targets Israel; Gaza Ceasefire Talks Heat Up Again Amid Deadly Israeli Attacks; Lawmakers Unveil Bill To Avoid Looming Government Shutdown; Verdicts Awaited In Rape Trial That Shocked France; Putin Preps For Annual Presser; House GOP Probe Concludes Liz Cheney Should be Prosecuted; Trump Team: Plans for Large-Scale Deportations Underway; Top Ghanaian Court Rejects Challenges to Anti-LGBTQ Bill; Police Remarks Put Spotlight on Mangione's family. Aired 1-2a ET
• House Republicans Slam Johnson Over Bloated Spending Bill; Israel Launches Retaliatory Strikes On Houthis In Yemen; Court To Open Ahead Of Expected Verdicts In Pelicot Case; United Nations Says One Million Syrians Are Expected to Return in Six Months; Police Investigating Rupnow's Social Media Posts, Unclear How She Obtained Handgun Used in Attack; U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case Over Potential TikTok Ban; U.S. Says Invasive Hornet Species is Eradicated. Aired 2- 2:45a ET
• Fed Interest Rate Cuts by a Quarter-point Percentage; Verdict Expected on Dominique Pelicot, 50 Others on Mass Rape Case; U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on the Possible Ban of TikTok; U.S. Detects First H5N1 Bird Flu Case. Aired 3-4a ET
• Dominique Pelicot Found Guilty in Mass Rape of Wife Gisele; House Republicans Slam Johnson Over Bloated Spending Bill; Asia- Pacific Markets Lower as Dow Loses 1,100+ Points; New Details Emerge About 15-Year-Old Female Wisconsin School Shooter. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump's Border Czar on Deporting Parents of U.S. Citizens; Dominique Pelicot Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison; Putin Holding Annual Press Conference in Moscow. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Dominique Pelicot Given 20-Year Sentence in Mass Rape Trial; Putin: "Situation is Changing Dramatically" in Ukraine War; Putin: Russia Making Advances Along Ukraine's Entire Front Line; Luigi Mangione Arrives at Court for Extradition Hearing; Tech Billionaires Cozy up to U.S. President-Elect; Paul McCartney Returns to London for "Got Back" Tour. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: Fani Willis Disqualified From Prosecuting Trump; Suspect Luigi Mangione Waives Extradition To New York; All 51 Men In Pelicot Abuse Case Found Guilty. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Georgia Appeals Court Disqualifies Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis from Prosecuting Trump; CEO Murder Suspect Waives Extradition, Will Be Taken to New York; Lawmakers Have Less Than Two Days to Avoid Government Shutdown. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump's New Spending Demands; Fani Willis Disqualified in Trump Georgia Case; Luigi Mangione Leaves for New York; Massive Strike Hits Amazon Ahead of Holidays; Musk and Trump Derail Bipartisan Spending Bill. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD); Fani Willis Disqualified From Trump Georgia Case. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Drone Fears; Elon Musk Targets DEI; Luigi Mangione Headed to New York. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Now: Health Care CEO Murder Suspect In NY Federal Court; Georgia D.A. Fani Willis Disqualified From Prosecuting Trump; All 51 Defendants Found Guilty In Pelicot Rape Case; House GOP Scrambles For Plan To Keep Government Open; Putin Holds Annual News Conference In Moscow; Zelenskyy Asks European Leaders For More Air Defenses. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Musk Derails Spending Bill, Trump Demands Debt Limit Raise; Zelenskyy Meeting With European Leaders In Brussels; Winter Storm Moving Through Midwest To Northeast; Today: Luigi Mangione To Appear In Court For Extradition Hearing. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Today: Luigi Mangione To Appear In Court For Extradition Hearing; Fed Cuts Interest Rates, But Signals "Caution" For 2025; WSJ: How The White House Functioned With "Diminished" Biden. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Musk & Trump Sink Bipartisan Spending Deal; House Ethics Committee Votes to Release Gaetz Report. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Annie Linskey is Interviewed about President Biden's Presidency; Rep. Melanie STANSBURY (D-MN) is Interviewed about a Spending Deal; Supreme Court to Hear TikTok Case. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• CNN International: All 51 Men in Pelicot Abuse Case Found Guilty; Putin: "Situation is Changing Dramatically" in Ukraine War; CNN on Gaza Side of Israeli-Controlled Kerem Shalom Crossing; Musk Threatens Republicans in Support of Government Spending Bill; Thousands of Amazon Workers go on Strike. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Dominique Pelicot Handed Maximum Sentence for Rapes; Putin Ready for Talks with Trump; Biden Unveils Ambitious New U.S. Emissions Target; Russian Cosmonauts Begin Six-Hour Walk outside ISS. Aired 10:30-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• House Vote To Avert Shutdown Fails, Elon Musk Blows Up Deal; Inside Mangione's Notebook; Wisconsin Shooter Not Plotting Alone. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• House to Vote on Trump-Backed Bill; Lawmakers Try to Avoid Government Shutdown; Mangione Facing Federal and State Charges; Fani Willis Removed from Trump's Georgia Election Case; Dominique Pelicot Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison; People Suing Makers of Weight-Loss Drugs; Putin "Ready" for Potential Talks with Trump; Mike Johnson Gives Remarks on Spending Vote; Biden Unveils New U.S. Emissions Target; Lindsey Vonn Makes a Big Comeback; House Vote on Trump-Backed Bill Fails. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• Federal Murder Charges Against Luigi Mangione Unsealed; Soon: Luigi Mangione Arriving In NY For Arraignment; Luigi Mangione Arrives In New York To Face Murder Charges; Plan B: House GOP Scrambles For Plan To Keep Govt. Open; Musk And Trump Torpedo Bipartisan Short-Term Spending Bill; Dems Mock Trump, Joke About "President Musk" Calling The Shots. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Musk And Trump Torpedo Bipartisan Short-Term Spending Bill; Mangione En Route To Manhattan To Face State, Federal Charges; Hard- Line Republicans Threaten To Oust Johnson As Speaker; House GOP Will Hold One Narrowest Majorities Ever When New Congress Begins On January 3; Gloria Borger Says Goodbye After 17 Years At CNN. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Russia Making Advances in Ukraine's Front Line; Putin's Annual News Conference in Moscow; GA Appeals Court Disqualifies Fani Willis from Prosecuting Trump; Desperate Efforts to Avert a U.S. Government Shutdown; Vanuatu Now Recovering from Earthquake. UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Suspect in New York to Face New Federal Charges; French Court Sentences Dominique Pelicot to 20 Years in Prison; Human Rights Watch Accuses Israel of Acts of Genocide By Deliberately Restricting Water. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Government Shutdown Looms as GOP Defies Trump; The United States of America vs. Luigi Mangione; Fani Willis Booted from Trump Case; Music Royalty Dionne Warwick Joins Laura. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Soon: Luigi Mangione To Arrive In New York; Georgia D.A. Fani Willis Disqualified From Prosecuting Trump; All 51 Men In Pelicot Abuse Case Found Guilty; Funding Deal Scrapped After Trump And Musk Derail Bill; CNN On Gaza Side of Israeli-Controlled Kerem Shalom Crossing; Russian President Holds Annual News Conference In Moscow. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• CEO Murder Suspect Moved to New York; Republican Lawmakers Say Government Funding Agreement Reached; Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley (D- IL); Bank of England Holds Interest Rates Steady; The State of South America's Largest Economies; Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Funding Plan Expected to Fail Amid GOP Revolt and Democratic Opposition; Luigi Mangione Makes First Court Appearance in New York; Now, House Voting on Trump-Backed Bill to Avert Shutdown. Trump-Backed Bill To Avert Shutdown Fails In The House. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• New GOP Spending Bill Fails After Trump, Musk Sank Bipartisan Deal; CEO Murder Suspect Faces Federal Murder, Stalking Charges; Georgia Appeals Court Disqualifies Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis From Prosecuting Trump. Aired 9-10p ET