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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Judge Pauses Deadline for Federal Workers to Accept Trump's Resignation Offer; Interview with Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-NY); Trump: No Soldiers by the US Would Be Needed to Take Over Gaza; Aired: 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with U.N. Relief Chief Tom Fletcher; Interview with Rutgers University Professor of History Jennifer Mittelstadt; Interview with Professor of Constitutional Law, Columbia Law School Gillian Metzger. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Judge Pauses Trump's Federal Worker "Buyout" Offer; Trump in Hours-Long Meeting With Republican Leaders; Judge Slams Trump's Attempt To End Birthright Citizenship; Elon Musk Targets UK PM Keir Starmer Over Abuse Scandal; House Dems Target Elon Musk's DOGE In First Big Bill. Aired 4-5p ET
• Will Paramount Settle Trump Lawsuit Against CBS?; Bird Flu Found In At Least 6 Cattle Herds; Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Is Interviewed About Netanyahu Saying U.S. Troops Not Needed For Trump's Gaza Plan. Federal Employee Unions Urge Workers Not To Take "Buyout"; White House: 50,000 Federal Workers Have Agreed To Resign; Judge Pauses Trump's Resignation Offer To Federal Workers; Clarence Thomas Is Trump's Go-To Justice To Swear In Cabinet; Netanyahu Gifts Trump a Golden Pager. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Musk Staffer Resigns Over Posts Pushing Racism, Eugenics; Emails Show, Musk Team Sought to Shut Down Government Payments; Trump to Fire Nearly Every USAID Worker, Keeping Only 300. President Trump Back to Limelight; FBI Send an Anonymous Letter. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• CIA Sends Unclassified Email to White House Listing Names of New Hires; DOGE to Keep Limited Access to Treasury Payments System; Chiefs Chasing First-Ever Super Bowl Three-Peat. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Bondi Moves Immediately To Get DOJ In Line With Trump's Agenda; Trudeau Announces Canada-U.S. Economic Summit In Ontario Friday; Trump Doubles Down On Gaza Takeover, But Says No U.S. Soldiers "Would Be Needed." Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Court Rules U.S. Treasury Department Officials Affiliated with Department of Government Efficiency May Access Treasury Department Systems as Read Only; President Trump to Speak at National Prayer Breakfast; NTSB, FAA Investigators to Brief Lawmakers on Midair Collision. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Speaks at National Prayer Breakfast; Polls on the U.S., Gaza and President Trump; Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) is Interviewed about Trump's Gaza Proposal. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Speaks at National Prayer Breakfast; Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) is Interviewed about Gaza; CIA Sends Unclassified Email to the White House; Job Seekers Struggle to Find Work. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• NWS and NOAA Receive Buyout Email; Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) is Interviewed about DOGE; Omar Gonzalez-Pagan is Interviewed about the Transgender Ban. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Panama Denies U.S. Claims of Free Transit; USAID Workers in Danger?; Federal Workers Face Deadline. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Judge Pauses Trump's Buyout Offer To Federal Workers; Netanyahu Comes To Capital As Questions Remain About Trump's Gaza Plans; California Utility Says Equipment "May Be Associated" With Hurst Fire. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Judge Pauses Trump's "Buyout" Offer to Federal Workers; EPA Environmental Justice Workers Could be Put on Leave; Emails Show Mush Associates Sought to Use Critical Treasury Payment System to Shut Down USAID Spending. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• FAA & NTSB Brief Senate Committee On Midair Crash; Meet The Legal Migrants Keeping America's Farms Running; Kendrick Lamar Set To Headline Superbowl Halftime Show; Mahomes, Kelce React To President Trump Attending Superbowl; Superbowl Ticket Prices On The Move As Game Day Nears. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Judge Pauses Trump's "Buyout" Offer to Federal Workers; Trump and Musk Move Rapidly to Downsize Government; Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) Discusses About Trump's Buyout Offer to Federal Workers; DOGE to Keep Limited Access to Treasury Payments System; Large Swathes of USAID Workforce to be Put on Leave Friday Night. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Netanyahu Backs Trump's Plan to Take Over Gaza; Newer Strain of Bird Flu Found in Nevada Dairy Cows; Unedited Video of Harris CBS Interview Refutes Trump's Claims;. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Aides Defend Gaza Takeover Proposal; Critics Raise Concerns About Elon Musk's Role In Government; Trump Targets Federal Workers For Mass Layoffs; Sweden Mourns Worst Mass Shooting In Country's History; Palestinians Push Back Against Gaza Takeover Idea; Trump Proposal To Remove Palestinians From Gaza Called A Crime Against Humanity; Syria Sees Long Road Ahead As It Starts To Rebuild. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Trump Aides Defend Gaza Takeover Proposal But Walk Back Some Elements; Trump Signs Order That Seeks To Ban Transgender Athletes From Women's Sports; DoJ To Reportedly Return Seized Docs To Trump; Vigil Held For Sweden School Shooting Victims; Philippine House Impeaches Vice President Sara Duterte; Arab-Americans React to Gaza Takeover Proposal; Trump Bans Transgender Athletes from Women's Sports; Meet the Legal Migrants Who Keep America's Farms Running; Moderating Alcohol by "Zebra Striping". Aired 1-2a ET
• Aides Defend U.S. Takeover, Back Of Some Elements; Gaza Resident We Will Not Leave, We Will Die Here; Palestinians Push Back Against Gaza Takeover Idea; Syria Sees Long Road Ahead as It Starts to Rebuild; U.N. Says Nearly 3,000 People Killed in Battle for Goma; Nevada Dairy Herds Test Positive for Bird Flu; Scientists Use IVF to Produce World's First Kangaroo Embryo. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Federal Employees Faces Mass Layoffs Over Buyout Deadline; Philippine Vice President Impeached at the Lower House Level; Former USAID Leaders Slammed Trump's Plans to Dismantle the Agency; Ukraine Now Affected by the U.S. Foreign Aid Freeze. Aired 3-4a ET
• Aides Defend U.S. Takeover of Gaza, Back Off Some Elements; Backlash Against Elon Musk; Trump White House Targets Federal Workers for Mass Layoffs; Sweden Mourns Worst Mass Shooting in Country's History; Price of Eggs Jump Due to Bird Flu Outbreaks. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Palestinians Push Back Against Gaza Takeover Idea; Syria Sees Long Road Ahead as It Starts to Rebuild; Football Fans Gearing Up for Chiefs-Eagles Matchup. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Aides to Defend U.S. Takeover Back Off Some Elements; Deadline Looms Over for Government Workers to Accept Resignation Offer; Trump: We will Honor the Greatest Americans in a New National Park; President Trump Talks about Victims of the DC Collision; Trump Speaking at National Prayer Breakfast; Santorini Under State of Emergency after 5.2 Quake. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: Israeli PM Netanyahu Meeting U.S. Lawmakers Today; WH Defends Gaza takeover Plan, Backs Off Some Elements; Source: At Least 40,000 Federal Workers Accept Offer To Leave. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Soon, House GOP Leaders to Visit Trump as Infighting Escalates; Several Legal Challenges Launched Against Trump's Policies; Soon, Key Senate Committee Meets on Kash Patel's Path to FBI Director. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Newsom Holds Bipartisan Capitol Hill Meetings on Disaster Aid; Musk Request Access to Treasury's Payment System. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR); Interview With Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX); House GOP Leaders Meet With Trump. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Kendrick Lamar Set to Perform at Super Bowl; Jobless Claims Rise; Did Trump Administration Expose Names of CIA Agents?; Interview With Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR). Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN International Did Not Air 3-4p ET
• CNN International: Trump Sanctions ICC; Palestinians Reject Trump's Plan; Federal Worker "Buyout" Paused; Trump Administration Freezes Foreign Aid; Trump Signs Executive Order Memo Reviewing Funding of NGOs; Panama's President to Talk with Trump on Friday; U.S. Lakmakers to Ban DeepSeek from Govt. Devices; Rebuilding Syria After the Fall of Assad; Trivago Commits Heavily to A.I.; Ohtani's Former Interpreter Sentenced. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN This Morning
• President Trump's Allies Look To Clarify His Ideas For Gaza; Attorney General Pam Bondi Quickly Aligns DOJ With Trump Agenda; Bird Flu Cases Lead To Higher Egg Prices In U.S.; Panama Denies U.S. State Department's Claim That U.S. Government Ships Can Use The Panama Canal For Free; FCC Releases Kamala Harris' "60 Minutes" Interview Transcript; Google Removing Hiring Goals Targeting Diversity. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• CIA And FBI Jobs In Jeopardy Under Trump Administration; President Trump's Allies Look To Clarify His Ideas For Gaza; President Trump Expected To Attend Super Bowl. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Elon Musk's Actions in Government Agencies Raises Concerns, Criticism; Trump Hedges on Where Palestinians Would Live Under New Idea. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Workers at National Weather Service and NOAA Receive Buyout Offers; Trump Puts CIA and FBI Under Scrutiny; Philip Mudd is Interviewed about CIA and FBI Jobs in Jeopardy. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Palestinians Push Back Against Gaza Takeover Idea; Nation Sees Long Road ahead as it Starts to Rebuild; Inside New Leader Ahmad Al-Sharaa's Vision for the Country; Fear Among Federal Workers as Trump Administration Plans Layoffs; Arab Americans React to Gaza Takeover Proposal. Aired 9- 9:45a ET
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Meeting U.S. Lawmakers Today; U.N. Chief Warns against "Ethnic Cleansing" in Gaza; Arab Nations, Palestinians Push Back Against Gaza Takeover Idea; Sweden Mourns Worst Mass Shooting In Country's History; Nearly 3,000 Killed After Rebels Seize Key City in DR Congo; Panama Criticizes State Department's "Intolerable" Falsehood; Meet the Legal Migrants Who Keep America's Farms Running; The Impact of Climate Change on Health and Wellness; CIA Sends Unclassified Email to White House Listing Names of New Hires. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Dealt Double Down Blow Amid Effort To Gut U.S. Government; Musk Deputy Out; "Most Dangerous Nominee?"; Report: Russia Falls For Spoof Report On China's DeepSeek. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Tonight: Deadline For Federal Workers To Accept "Buyout" Offer; Musk's Team Expands Its Influence Throughout Government; Ex-Trump WH lawyer: "It's A Naked Power Grab....To Flood The Zone"; Democrats Target "Unelected, Unaccountable Billionaire" Elon Musk; Now: House GOP Leaders Meet With Trump At White House; Trump Plots Out Legislative Strategy With House GOP Leaders. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump DOJ Dissolves Team Combating Foreign Election Interference; Democrats Hunt For New Strategies To Win Back Voters; Clarence Thomas Is Go-To Justice To Swear In Trump's Cabinet. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Judge Pauses Deadline for Workers to Accept Trump "Buyout"; Trump Admin. Planning Widespread Layoffs; Author Hisham Matar on Isa's Book Club. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Courts Put An Electric Shock Collar on DOGE; Viral Conspiracy Theories Come Out About Celebrities Getting Paid Millions from USAID; Laura Coates Sits Down with Historic Black Church Leader; Musk People Allegedly Shut Off All USAID and All Payments Using the System; Louisiana Issues Arrest Warrant Against New York Doctor; Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Says He Will Run For Office; Actress Karla Sofia Gascon Makes a Tearful Apology. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Federal Worker Buyouts; Trump Posts New Details Of His Proposed U.S. Takeover Of Gaza; Accident Investigators Brief Lawmakers On Midair Collision; Thousands Killed In Democratic Republic Of Congo; Nation Sees Long Road Ahead As It Looks To Rebuild; New Bird Flu Strain; Arab-Americans React To Gaza Takeover Proposal. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Santorini in State of Emergency After Strong Quake, Tremors; Elon Musk Shines Spotlight on U.K. Child Abuse Scandal; Inside Eleven Madison Park. USAID Workers Have Their Lives Upended by Trump Orders; Trump Expected to Sign Executive Order Targeting ICC; Rubio Walks Back State Department Claim that US Government Ships Can Use Panama Canal for Free. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• GOP Leaders Leave White House Meeting With Huge Questions on Trump Agenda; Judge Pauses Trump's Buyout for Federal Workers; NTSB Chair Says, Helicopter Recovered from River, Unclear if Advanced Safety Tech was Installed. Aired 6:00-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Judge Pauses Trump Admin's "Buyout" Offer To Federal Workers; Treasury Secretary Calls DOGE Team "Highly Trained Professionals"; Pelosi Challenger: Democratic Party "Needs A Whole Revolution." Aired 9-10p ET