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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Sees "Long-Term Ownership Position" For U.S. in Gaza; Trump: Palestinians Should Leave Gaza Permanently, Not Rebuild; RFK Jr. HHS Secretary Nomination Approved By Senate Finance Committee; Full Senate Vote Expected Next Week; FBI Turns Over Details Of 5,000 Employees Who Worked On Jan. 6 Cases To Trump Justice Dept. As Agents Sue; FBI Agents Sue DOJ Over "Unlawful And Retaliatory" Jan. 6 Scrutiny; Source: First Military Flight Carrying Migrants Headed To Guantanamo Bay; Trump Immigration Agenda Stirs Passion, And Fear In Nebraska. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Haaretz Military Analyst Amos Harel; Interview with MSF Doctor Dr. Javid Abdelmoneim; Interview with "Nickel Boys" Director RaMell Ross; Interview with New York Times Reporter Karoun Demirjian. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Soon: Trump And Netanyahu Meet At The White House; FBI Turns Over Info On 5K Employees Who Worked January 6 Cases; China Retaliates With Tariffs On U.S. Natural Gas, Coal And More; RFK Jr. & Tulsi Gabbard On Track For Confirmation; FDA Approves First New Painkiller In Decades. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump And Netanyahu Meeting At White House; Trump Wants To Take Over, Develop Gaza After Palestinians Removed; FBI Turns Over Info On 5K Employees Who Worked Jan. 6 Cases; China Retaliates With Tariffs On U.S. Natural Gas, Coal And More; NTSB: Black Hawk Was At About 300 Feet During Collision. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Proposes U.S. Take Over Gaza To Be Riviera; Trump Not Ruling Out Sending Troops To Take Over Gaza; Speechless Democrats On Trump Wanting To Seize Gaza, Insane; CIA Offers Buyouts To Its Entire Workforce; Democrats Versus Elon Musk. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• China Hits Back at U.S. With Retaliatory Tariffs; Soon, Trump DOJ Deadline to Get Names of FBI Agents Who Worked on Jan. 6 Cases Expires; Super Bowl Week Kicks Off With Electric Opening Night. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• USAID In Limbo As Musk Says Trump Signed Off On Shutting Down Agency; Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) On China Hits Back At U.S. With Retaliatory Tariffs; Today: NTSB To Release Data From Black Box Of Black Hawk Helicopter That Collided With Jet. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Administration Delays Tariffs on Mexico and Canada after Concessions; China Threatens Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Goods If Trump Imposes Blanket Tariffs on Chinese Imports; President Trump Says Elon Musk Only Acts on Governmental Reform Measures with Trump's Approval. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Matt Priest is Interviewed about Tariffs; Odds Trump's Picks Likely to Get Confirmed; Randi Weingarten is Interviewed about the Education Department; FDA Approves First New Pain Medication in 25 Years; Lisa Bonner is Interviewed about the Lively and Baldoni Lawsuits. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• China Hits Back at the U.S.; Mark Zaid is Interviewed about FBI Deadlines; RFK Jr. and Gabbard Face Votes; Wreckage Recovery Operation Underway. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Markets Open as Trade War with China Escalates; Robert Thayer is Interviewed about California Water Release; Trump Orders Creation of U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview With Connecticut Attorney General William Tong; Musk and Trump Targeting Department of Education?; Trump's Trade War With China Begins; FBI Employees File Lawsuit Against DOJ. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Source: Migrant Flight To Guantanamo Bay Expected Today; El Salvador Offers To House Violent U.S. Criminals And Deportees; RFK Jr's HHS Nomination Passes Key Senate Committee Vote; Soon, Senate Committee Votes On Tulsi Gabbard's DNI Nomination; Divers Return To Frigid Potomac River To Recover Wreckage, Remains; Investigators Review New Information In Plane-Helicopter Crash; Waffle House Adds 50 Cent Surcharge On Every Egg It Sells; 2.2B Gallons Of Water Released From CA Lakes On Trump's Orders. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Senate Committee Votes on Tulsi Gabbard's Nomination as Intelligence Director; FBI Turns Over Info About Employees Who Worked Jan. 6 Cases; Netanyahu Arrives at White House For Talks With Trump. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• China Hits Back At U.S. Following Trump's Tariffs; Gabbard Nomination As Intel Director Advances To Senate; El Salvador Agrees To House Deportees & U.S. Citizen Criminals. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Sources: Trump Admin Moves To Begin Dismantling Dept. Of Education; Sources: Trump Admin. Drafting Executive Order To Start Process Of Eliminating Education Dept.; Trump's Actions Echo Project 2025 Despite His Previous Denials; Trump Signs Executive Orders At White House; Trump Signs Order Withdrawing U.S. From UN Human Rights Council. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Signs Memo Reinstating Maximum Pressure on Iran; Trump Says Palestinians Have No Alternative but to Leave Gaza; Trump Says He Wants States to have Full Control of Schools. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Markets Open as Trade War with China Escalates; David McGuinty is Interviewed about Trump's Tariffs; Robert Thayer is Interviewed about California Water Release; Trump Orders Creation of U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Agrees to Pause Major Tariffs on Canada and Mexico; Trump's Tariffs Could Disrupt U.S. Economy and Raise Costs; Secretary Rubio Announces State Department Takeover of USAID; Investigating Trump's Claims on Panama Canal. Trump Pauses Tariffs on Canada, Mexico for 30 Days. Aired 12-1a ET
• China Announces Retaliatory Tariffs Against U.S. Imports; Trump Agrees To Pause Major Tariffs On Canada And Mexico. Trump Pauses Tariffs on Canada, Mexico for 30 days; One-on-One with Rwandan President Paul Kagame; NTSB Reviewing New Data from Wreckage of Deadly Crash; Most of Trump's Executive Actions Align with Project 2025; Spain's Ex-Football Chief on Trial; "Day Without Immigrants" Movement. Aired 1-2a ET
• China Announces Retaliatory Tariffs Against U.S. Imports; U.S. Announces "Unprecedented" Deal With El Salvador; M23 Rebels Call For Humanitarian Ceasefire In Congo Starting Today; Rubio Announces State Department Takeover of USAID; U.S. Federal Agencies in Turmoil After Trump and Musk's Actions; Army Corps of Engineers Say the Exact Timeline of Recovery is Unknown, Wreckage Removal Will Pause if Remaining Victims Are Found From the Potomac River; Princess of Wales Marks World Cancer Day With New Photo; Super Bowl Week Kicks Off With Electric Opening Night. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• USAID Now Under State Department; Israeli P.M. Meets Trump in Washington. Trump Pauses Tariffs to Canada and Mexico; Princess of Wales Releases New Photo for World Cancer Day. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Agrees to Pause Major Tariffs on Canada and Mexico; China Announces Retaliatory Tariffs Against U.S. Imports; Elon Musk Sparks Outrage; Lawmakers: Trump's Takeover of USAID is Illegal, Dangerous; El Salvador to Accept U.S. Criminals; Investigation into Trump's Claims on Panama Canal. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump Pauses Major Tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 Days; Toddler Evacuated From Gaza for Urgent Medical Care; NTSB Reviewing New Data from Wreckage of Deadly Cash; Super Bowl Week Kicks Off. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Trump to Host Netanyahu for Critical Gaza Talks; U.S. Cuts Deal With Canada and Mexico, Slaps Tariffs on China; El Salvador Offers to House U.S. Criminals and Deportees of Any Nationality in Proposed Deal; USAID Being Folded Into Marco Rubio's State Department; Five People Shot Near a School in Orebro, Sweden; Trump Vows to Impose Tariffs on European Union; Thousands Flee Santorini as Hundreds of Quakes Hit Greek Island; Toddler Evacuated From Gaza for Urgent Medical Care; New Orleans Kicks Off Super Bowl Week Celebrations. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: China Announces Retaliatory Tariffs On Some U.S. Goods; El Salvador Offers To House U.S. Criminals And Deportees; Dem. Lawmakers: Trump's Takeover Of USAID Is Illegal, Dangerous. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Now, RFK Jr. Facing Critical Vote That Could Determine Fate; Finance Committee Chair Says, I Will Vote in Favor of RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary; RFK Jr. Approved in Party-Line Vote By Committee. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• RFK Jr. Approved in Party-Line Vote by Committee; Vance Vows to Finish East Palestine Cleanup. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• El Salvador Offers to House Violent U.S. Criminals; Egg Prices Rising; Musk and Trump Targeting Department of Education Next?; Republicans Ready to Confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?; Elon Musk's Role in Federal Government?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• FDA Approves New Painkiller; Republicans Set to Confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?; El Salvador Offers to House Violent U.S. Criminals. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump To Welcome Netanyahu To The White House; RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard Advance To Full Senate Votes; Former Israeli Hostage Reflects On Time Since Her Release. Aired 3-4p ET
• CNN International: Trump Meets with Netanyahu at WH; Trump Signs Executive Order Blocking Iran to Achieve Nuclear Weapons; Trade Tensions Grow Between the U.S. and China; Sweden's Worst Mass Shooting; Medical Evacuation from Gaza; Senate Finance Committee Approves RFK Jr. Nomination; Senate Intel Committee Approves Gabbard Nomination; Migrant Flight Heads to Guantanamo Bay; Trump-Netanyahu News Conference Underway at White House. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Pauses Tariffs On Canada And Mexico For 30 Days; Netanyahu In Washington To Meet With President Trump; China Imposes Retaliatory Tariffs On U.S. Imports. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• White House: Musk Is A "Special Government Employee"; Tariffs Spark Fears Across Auto Industry; New Orleans Kicks Off Super Bowl Week Celebration. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Pauses Tariffs for Canada and Mexico for 30 Days; China Launches Retaliatory Tariffs; DOGE to Target Department of Education Next?; Heavy Rain Expected in California. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Marc Short is Interviewed about Tariffs, RFK Jr. and the FBI; Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) is Interviewed about Dismantling the Education Department; Trump Hints of Purchase of TikTok. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Hours Away: Netanyahu Visits Trump at the White House; El Salvador Offers to House U.S. Criminals and Deportees; Family of Two-Year-Old Girl Killed in Jenin Demands Justice; Economic Impact of Possible EU Tariffs; Trump Wants Ukraine's "Rare Earths" for Continued U.S. Aid. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Israeli Prime Minister Visits the White House; Talks on Gaza Ceasefire Extension Due to Begin; U.S. Senate Considers RFK Jr. Cabinet Nomination; Swedish Prime Minister on School Shooting; White House Calls Musk "Special Government Employee"; Judge Warns Lively and Baldoni to Not Fight Case in the Media; Talk Show Hosts Take Aim at Trump's Return. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump And Netanyahu Speak After Talks At The White House; Musk Steps Up War On Federal Agencies: "It's Now Or Never"; FBI Turns Over Info On 5,000 Employees Who Worked January 6 Cases. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Sen. Cassidy Explains Vote To Advance Kennedy Nomination; Senate Panel Approves RFK Jr. Nomination; Floor Vote Next; Sen. Cassidy: Kennedy Will Help Restore Trust In Healthcare System; Trump On Track To Have All Major Nominees Confirmed; Source: Migrant Flight Heads To Guantanamo Bay. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Source: First Migrant Flight To Guantanamo Bay Expected Today; Trump Pauses Tariffs On Canada, Mexico For One Month; Treasury Sued Over Musk's Access To Sensitive Data; Trump, Musk Dismantling Agency That Oversees Foreign Aid. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump To Meet Netanyahu At The White House for Ceasefire Talks; Shooting At A School In Sweden Leaves Multiple People Dead; EU Seeks A Path To Negotiate With Trump To Avoid A Tariff Fight; Trump Pauses Canada And Mexico Tariffs; FBI Bracing For A Massive Purge; Trump To Shut Down Department Of Education; Senate Panel Approves RFK Jr. Nomination; Finnish FM Talks Tariffs, Trump, And Ukraine; Thousands Leaving Santorini. Aired 2- 3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Plans To Own, Control, And Develop Gaza; Democrats Blast Elon Musk; CIA Offering Buyouts To Entire Workforce; New York Doctor Indicted In Louisiana For Sending Abortion Pills. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Netanyahu Visits White House For Critical Meeting; Rubio Defends 90 Day Freeze In Aid; FBI Bracing For A Massive Purge As Deadline Passes; Federal Agencies In The U.S. Facing An Uncertain Future; Toddler Evacuated From Gaza For Urgent Medical Care; Talks With Trump Could Include Iran's Nuclear Ambitions; Super Bowl Week Fun Underway In New Orleans; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump: Palestinians Have No Alternative But To Leave Gaza; China Hits US With Broad Set Of Economic Measures; Multiple People Killed In Central Sweden School Shooting; Touring Prison At Center Of El Salvador's Offer; Thousands Flee Santorini As Quakes Rattle Greek Island; Toddler Evacuated From Gaza For Urgent Medical Care. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump And Netanyahu In Talks Now, Expected To Take Questions Soon; Agents Sue As FBI Turns Over Details On Jan. 6 Probe Employees; Two Of Trump's Controversial Cabinet Nominees Clear Key Hurdles; Trump And Netanyahu Speak After Talks At The White House. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump: U.S. "Will Take Over" Gaza Strip And "Own It"; FBI Workers Sue To Stop Trump's Promised Purge; Senate Panel Advances RFK Jr.'s Nomination Along Party Lines. Aired 9-10p ET