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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Musk Makes Rare Oval Office Appearance To Defend DOGE Cuts; Trump Doubles Down On Gaza Plan In Meeting With Jordan's King Abdullah; Steve Bannon Pleads Guilty In "We Build The Wall" Scam; Refugees Feel Burden Of USAID Fight; Farm Owners Taking Extra Precautions Due To Bird Flu Concerns. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Arab League Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki; Interview with Former Obama White House Health Policy Adviser and University of Pennsylvania Vice Provost of Global Initiatives Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel; Interview with Harvard Law School Professor and Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Noah Feldman; Interview with "Seed of the Sacred Fig" Director Mohammad Rasoulof. Aired 1:15-2:15p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump: Judges Shouldn't Be "Dictating" What I Am Doing; White House: Russia Releases Wrongfully Detained American; Speaker Johnson: The Courts Should "Take A Step Back"; Trump & Musk Defend Aggressive Efforts To Overhaul Government. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Defends Comments Blasting Federal Judges; Trump: "I Always Abide By The Courts' But Will Appeal"; Top Senate Dem Accuses Patel Of Directing Purge Of FBI Employees; Sen. Dick Durbin, (D-IL), Is Interviewed About Kash Patel; Trump Fires Chair Of Board Responsible For Hearing Appeals From Fired Federal Workers; Trump & Musk Defend Aggressive Efforts To Overhaul Govt.; U.S. Hit By One Of The Most Intense Flu Seasons In 15 Years. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Any Moment, Trump Greets American Released By Russia; Musk Defends DOGE Cuts Alongside Trump In Oval Office; Trump Says He'll Abide By The Courts As He Attacks Judges; President Trump Welcomes Back American School Teacher Marc Fogel; President Trump Suggests U.S. Would Have Ownership Over Gaza. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Threatens to Withhold Aid from Jordan, Egypt If They Don't Take in Palestinians; Judges Repeatedly Block Trump's Plans to Upend Government; DOJ Tells Prosecutors to Drop Case Against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Judges Repeatedly Block Trump's Plans To Upend Government; Farmers In Limbo After Brief Federal Funding Freeze; Greenland Residents Speak Out On Trump's Pursuit. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• President Trump Criticizes Judges for Pausing His Executive Actions Pending Court Hearings; Former New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu Interviewed on President Trump and Elon Musk's Moves to Reduce Federal Workforce and Cut Wasteful Spending; Watchdog Warns Gutting USAID Means Money Could Reach Terror Groups; DHS Recruiting Treasury Workers to Help Carry Out Immigration Agenda; Federal Workers Who Accepted Trump Deal Concerned About Fallout. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• New Ultimatum from Trump; GOP'S Careful Pushback on Musk; Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) is Interviewed about Dismantling Federal Agencies; Flu Cases Peak for Second Time; Louisiana Police Looking into Death of Reporter. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Meets with Jordan's King; Conflict of Interest for Trump's Top DOJ Officials; Shan Wu is Interviewed about Possible Constitutional Crisis Larry Summers is Interviewed about Trump Overhauling the Government. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Jet Collides on Runway in Scottsdale; Musk Leads Offer to Buy OpenAI; Randy Chester is Interviewed about Federal Workers Not Reinstated; Valentine's Day Chocolate Prices Go Up. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Russia Releases American Prisoner; Trump Outlines Goal to Take Control of Gaza. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• White House Says It Has Secured Release Of Marc Fogel From Russia; Top Justice Officials Now Leading "Weaponization" Review; Fed Chair Powell: Officials In No Hurry To Cut Rates & Higher Tariffs May Not Necessarily Lead To Higher Prices; Democrats Concerned, With CFPB Shut, "No Other Regulator" Supervising Lenders. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Claims U.S. Authority To Take Gaza; Deadly Accident After Jet Crashes Into Parked Plane; Judges Repeatedly Block Trump's Plans To Upend Government. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Meets With Jordan's King Amid Furor Over Gaza Takeover Plan; OpenAI CEO Rejects Musk-Led Offer Of $97.4B For Company; Musk Wages War On CFPB, A Key Check On his Business Empire; WAPO: Venezuelans Who Backed Trump Worry He'll Deport Them; 1 Dead, 3 Injured After Jet Collides With Parked Plane. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Claims U.S. has "Authority" to Take Control of Gaza; Hostage Families Urge Israeli PM to Uphold Ceasefire Deal Amid Fears it Will Collapse; Top Trump Allies Question Authority of Courts Blocking His Agenda; Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) Discusses About His Concerns to Elon Musk and DOGE; DOGE Staffer Rehired After Being Fired Over Racist Posts. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• FBI Says It Has Discovered New Files on JFK Assassination; White House Secures Release of American Marc Fogel From Russia in Exchange; Greenlanders on Trump's Push to Take Control of the Island. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Imposes 25 Percent Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum Imports; Hamas Threatens To Delay Planned Hostage Release; Trump's Push For Peace In Ukraine; Judge Extends Deadline For Federal Worker 'Buyout' Offer; Macron: Europe Needs an A.I. Agenda. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Hamas Threatens To Delay Hostage Release; Trump Slaps 25 Percent Tariff On Steel, Aluminum Imports; Trump Confirms Special Envoy Kellogg Will Soon Visit Ukraine; Greenlanders Speak Out Over Trump's Plans. Aired 1-2a ET
• Hamas Threatens To Postpone Hostage Release; Trump Imposes 25 Percent Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum Imports; China's Tariffs On Nearly $14B In U.S. Imports Take Effect; Trump Imposes 25% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports; Musk Leads Investor Group Bidding $97.4 Billion to Buy OpenAI; Political and Business Leaders Meet in Paris for AI Summit; Scientists Get Rare Sighting of Deep-sea Black Demon. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Hamas Threatens to Delay Hostage Release as Trump Issues an Ultimatum; France Joins the Artificial Intelligence Race; Federal Judge Blocks Public Health Research Fund Cuts in Some States; Greenlanders Oppose Trump's Move to Buy Greenland. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Imposes 25 Percent Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports; Hamas Threatens to Delay Planned Hostage Release; Two Winter Storms Expected to Slam U.S. this Week; Political and Business Leaders Meet in Paris for AI Summit. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Ukrainians Skeptical of Future Peace with Russia; Trump's Executive Orders Face Many Legal Challenges; Greenland Reacts to Trump's Attempt to Control Island; Why the Humble U.S. Penny is Up for Debate. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Trump to Host Jordan's King Abdullah at the White House; Hamas Says It is Postponing the Next Hostage Release, Accuses Israel of Violating Ceasefire Agreement; Israelis Shocked by Poor Condition of Released Hostages; Political and Business Leaders Meet in Paris for AI Summit; J.D. Vance Delivers Speech at Paris AI Summit; Macron Says European Commission Will Present Unique New Ai Strategy; Elon Musk Leads Bid for ChatGPT Parent Company, OpenAI; Trump Dealt Series of Setbacks by Judges on Monday; Rubiales Says He Asked for Permission Before World Cup Kiss; Trump Imposes 25% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Imports; E.U. Vows to Safeguard Its Interests; U.S. President Trump Wants $500 Billion in Rare Earth Minerals From Ukraine in Exchange for Aid; Gulf of America Replaces Gulf of Mexico on U.S. Google Maps; U.S. Senate Committee to Hold Hearing Wednesday on Greenland's Importance to U.S. Interests; Philadelphia Eagles Celebrate NFL Championship. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: Soon: Trump And Jordan's King To Meet At White House; Hamas Says It Will Postpone Next Hostage Release; Watchdog Warns Trump's Dismantling Of USAID Means Funds Could Fall Into Hands Of Terrorist Groups. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Slams Judicial Branch as Judges Challenge His Upending of Government; Inside the GOP's Careful Pushback to Musk's DOGE Effort; Next Hour, Trump Hosting Jordan's King Abdullah at White House. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Threatens Withholding Funding to Jordan and Egypt; Hamas Threatens to Delay Release of Hostages; Trump's Former Attorneys Leads DOJ "Weaponization" Review; OpenAI CEO Weighs in on Musk's Offer to But the Company; Flu Season in U.S. Most Intense in 15 Years. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Senior White House Office Trade and Manufacturing Adviser Peter Navarro; DOGE to Target Climate Initiatives at Pentagon?; Trump Meets With King of Jordan. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Trump Rolls Back Environmental Regulations; Federal Reserve Chair on Capitol Hill; Will Trump Ignore Court Rulings?; Interview With Senior White House Office Trade and Manufacturing Adviser Peter Navarro. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN International: White House Says It Has Secured Release Of Marc Fogel From Russia; Trump Claims U.S. Has "Authority" To Take Control Of Gaza; Trump Meets With Jordan's King Amid Furor Over Gaza Takeover Plan; Judge Expands Block On Trump Cuts To NIH Funding; Trump Imposes 25 Percent Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum Imports; Vice President Vance Addresses A.I. Regulation. Aired 3-4p ET
• CNN International: Trump Defends DOGE Cuts; Jordan's King Abdullah II Meets With Trump; Trump Doubts Hamas Returning Hostages On Saturday; Marc Fogel Released From Russia; Sam Altman Says OpenAI Not For Sale; USAID Cuts Felt Far And Wide; European Commission Promises Response To Trump Tariffs; Haaland Scores First Goal Against Real Madrid. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump On Palestinians In Gaza: "They're All Going To Want To Leave"; Trump Imposes 25 Percent Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum; President Trump Claims To Be In Talks With Putin On Ukraine War. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump: Judges "Shouldn't Be Dictating What You're Supposed" To Do; Trump Says He Doesn't See Vance As His Successor; CNN Rides Along With Border Patrol Amid Immigration Crackdown. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Calls Recent Judges' Orders 'Very Bad Rulings'; Trump Says He Doesn't See Vance as His Successor; Day 2 of Paris A.I. Action Summit. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Yara Hawari is Interviewed about Trump's Comments about Gaza; Justice Department to Dismiss Case Against NYC Mayor. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• CNN International: Trump Threatens to Withhold Aid from Jordan & Egypt if they do not Agree to take in Palestinians from Gaza; Poland Calls on Trump to Remove Cap on Chips; UAE Signs Agreement with France to Develop Data Center; World Braces for Trump's Next Tariff Move; Real Madrid Face Off Against Man City in Blockbuster Clash. Aired 9-10a ET
• AI, Innovation and Good Governance at World Governments Summit; Trump to Host King of Jordan at White House; Polish President Says Russia Must Not Win Conflict; UAE Invests Billions into Artificial Intelligence Projects; Vance Warns of Overregulation of AI Industry; Trump Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum; U.S. Defense Secretary on National Security Trip through Europe. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Musk Holds Oval Office Press Conference With Mostly Quiet Trump; Trump: U.S. Can Take Gaza; Marc Fogel, American Imprisoned In Russia, Released, On Plane To U.S.; Ex-Canadian FM Threatens Tariffs Against "Trump Constituencies". Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Jordan's King Abdullah Arrives At White House For Trump Meeting; Trump Demands Jordan, Egypt Take In Palestinian Refugees; Trump Pushes For Gaza "Takeover" As He Meets With Jordan's King; Trump: "Hell Is Going To Break Out" If Hostages Not Freed Saturday; Judges Temporarily Blocking Multiple Early Trump Actions; Trump: Judges Shouldn't Be "Dictating" What I Can Do; Musk Calls Judges Ruling Against Trump A "Judicial Coup". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• GOP Shrugs Off Musk Eliminating Spending Congress Approved; Congress May Struggle To Pay For Additional Trump Tax Cuts; Musk Guts Agency That's A Key Check On His Business Empire; Trump Orders DOJ To Stop Enforcing Foreign Bribery Law; Trump Meeting With Jordan's King Abdullah In Oval Office. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Netanyahu: Ceasefire Will End If Hamas Does Not Return Hostages By Saturday; Trump Claims U.S. Authority To Take Over Gaza; King Abdullah Declines To Reject Trump's Gaza Plan Outright; American Teacher Released from Russia; Zelenskyy Plans To Meet With Vance In Munich; Google Changes Maps; Greenland Reacts To Trump's Attempt To "Control" Island. Aired 2:15- 3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Marc Fogel Visits The White House After Release From Russia; Elon Musk Defends DOGE In The Oval Office; Kash Patel Accused Of Ordering FBI Firings Before Confirmation; U.S. Military Backs Out STEM Recruiting Conference; Sonya Massey's Family Settle For $10 Million. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Hosts Jordan's King Abdullah At The White House; Trump: Free Hostages BY Saturday Or "Let Hell Break Out"; Runway Incident Leaves One Person Dead; Russia Echoes Trump On Ukraine "Becoming Russian"; Trump Imposes 25 Percent Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum Imports; Justice Department Moving To Drop Charges Against New York's Mayor; Aired 12-1:15p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Stands By His Gaza Plan In Meeting With Jordan's King; Macron: Situation In Gaza Has Been Absolutely Terrible; DAMAC has Pledged $20 Billion To Build Data Centers in US; Trump and Musk Speak to Press in Oval Office. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Musk Joins Trump In Oval Office To Defend Aggressive Government Overhaul; Trump Claims U.S. Authority To Own Gaza, We're Going To Take It; U.S. Teacher Just Released By Russia Expected at White House Tonight; Tonight; Tech Tycoons At War: Sam Altman Fires Back At Elon Musk, Saying He's Not "A Happy Person"; FBI Uncovers Thousands Of Records On JFK Assassination. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Defending DOGE: Musk & Trump Questioned On Aggressive Overhaul; Trump Repeats Gaza Plan: "We're Going To Take It"; Marc Fogel Lands In U.S. After Trump Secures Release. Aired 9-10p ET