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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Acting US Attorney in New York, 5 Others Quit After Being Told to Drop Adams Case; Trump: "I Don't See Any Way" That A Country in Russia's Position Could Allow Ukraine to Join NATO; Trump Attacks McConnell's Mental Capacity; Casts Doubt On Childhood Polio Case; McConnell Has Voted Against 3 Of Trump's Cabinet Nominees-More Than Any Other Republican; Senate Confirms RFK Jr. As HHS Secretary, A Victory For Trump Amid Controversy Over Kennedy's Views On Vaccines; When Will Two Astronauts On The International Space Station Since June Be Able To Come Home?; NASA Astronauts On ISS Talk About Their Families. Aired: 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with U.S. Government Foreign Assistance Recipient Thandiwe Mhlambi; Interview with Former USAID Deputy Administrator James Kunder; Interview with Ambassador Former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer; Interview with "Mussolini: Son of the Century" Director Joe Wright. Aired 12-1p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Soon: Trump Meets With Indian Prime Minister; Trump Aims For Massive Reciprocal Tariffs Despite Inflation Concerns; Trump Says He Trusts Putin On Ukraine; State Department Freezes $400M Order of "Armored" Teslas; Order To Drop Charges Against NY Mayor Adams Prompts Multiple Resignations In NY And At DOJ; RFK Jr. Sworn In As Health & Human Services Secretary. Aired 4-5p ET
• Scores Of Firings At Federal Agencies Underway; Judges Deal Setback To Trump's Agenda On USAID, Transgender Care; Acting U.S. Attorney Says NY Mayor's Lawyers Offered "What Amounted To A Quid Pro Quo" To Drop Charges. Heavy Rain Causing Mudslides Only Weeks After CA Fires; Fragile Ceasefire Appears Back On After Hamas Says It Will Comply; Moms Of Freed Hostages Detail What Their Daughters Endured. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Justice Official Resign In Protest Of Order To Drop Adams Case; 14 States Sue Over Elon Musk's Unconstitutional Authority. HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Wants To Be The One Who Reprograms Americans To Eat Differently; Clay Travis Gets Graphic With His Words. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Scores of New Firings at Federal Agencies as Trump, Musk Reshape Government; Defense Secretary Says No Betrayal in U.S. Position on Russia and Ukraine; U.S. Officials Scramble to Expand Guantanamo Bay for Migrants. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• 20 Injured After Car Drives Into Crowd Of Protesters In Munich; Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) On Trump Saying Talks To End Russia-Ukraine Conflict Will Start "Immediately"; Hamas Says It Will Release Israeli Hostages As Planned. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Termination Letters Sent Overnight to Employees at Department of Education and the Small Business Administration; Senate Expected to Vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Nomination as Health and Human Services Secretary; Senator Mitch McConnell Votes against Tulsi Gabbard's Nomination as Director of National Intelligence. Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• Key Inflation Measures Revealed; Mayor Eric Adams (D-New York City, NY), Border Czar Homan to discuss migrants in New York; U.S. Craft Beers Could Get Crushed By Tariffs. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Soon: Senate Judiciary Cmte Votes On Advancing Patel As FBI Nominee; Scores Of New Firings At Federal Agencies As Trump, Musk Reshare Govt.; NATO Chief: Allies Are Stepping Up After Trump's Call With Putin; Trump: Negotiations To End Russia-Ukraine War Will Start "Immediately". Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Sen Judiciary Cmte Hearing On Whether To Advance Patel As FBI Dir; House Republicans Release Budget Plan, Call For Trillions In Cuts; The "Future Of Solar Energy" To Close After 11 Years; "Have I Got New For You" New Season Premiers Saturday At 9P ET/PT. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Interview With Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA); Elon Musk Dismantling Government Agencies; New Trump Tariffs. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Ukraine's President Pushes Back After Trump-Putin Call; Senate Confirms RFK Jr As HHS Secretary; Senate Judiciary Cmte Advances Nomination Of Kash Patel To Lead FBI; "Lockerbie: The Bombing Of Pan Am 103" Premiers Sunday At 9PM. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Announces Sweeping Reciprocal Tariffs; Massive U.S. Solar Energy Plant Shutting Down; Dozens Injured After Car Drives Into Crowd in Munich. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Judge Hears Case On Pausing ICE Raids Inside Schools, Churches; Source: Acting U.S. Attorney In NY Resigns After Being Told To Drop Corruption Case Against NYC Mayor Adams; Senate Confirms RFK Jr As HHS Secretary Without McConnell Support; Trump Considering Reciprocal Tariffs Even As Inflation Spikes; Trump Speaks On Reciprocal Tariffs, Ukraine-Russia Peace Negotiations, Musk Meeting Privately With Indian PM Modi. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Considering Reciprocal Tariffs Even as Inflation Spikes; Trump: Ukraine Will be Part of Any Peace Negotiations; Trump: "Would Love" to Have Russia Back in G7; Trump Says He Wants Defense Spending Summit with Russia, China; "Special Employee" Elon Musk Meets Privately with Indian PM Modi. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump: Ukraine Will Be Part of Any Peace Negotiations; Trump Appears to Cast Doubt on Whether McConnell is a Polio Survivor; Judge Extends Pause on Trump's Dismantling of USAID. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• No Significant Gas, Carbon Monoxide Leaks Found In Hackman Home; Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) Discusses Trump Tariffs On Canada, Mexico, China & Trump Defending Tariffs; Massive, Multi-Threat Storm Slamming Eastern Half Of U.S. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Might Meet Putin Soon, Possibly in Saudi Arabia; Trump's Moves Hurt Programs That Could Cut Migration to U.S.; Indian PM Modi to Meet Trump at the White House; Kremlin Weighs on Trump-Putin Phone Call; Russia Indicates Talks Possible Over Ukraine War; Musk's 4-Year- Old Son by His Side for Trump Events. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• U.S. Defense Secy.: Ukraine Joining NATO Is Unrealistic; Gabbard Sworn In As Director Of National Intelligence; Indian PM Modi In U.S. To Talk Tariffs, Trade, Immigration; Trump and Putin's Ties Back in the Spotlight; Protecting an Odd-Looking and Endangered Ocean Species; Inflation Continues to Rise Despite Trump's Promise; Up To 1,400 Possibly Killed in Bangladeshi Government Crackdown; Pope Francis Rebukes Trump's Immigration Agenda. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Expected To Meet With Putin; India's P.M.'s U.S. Visit; Unintended Consequences Of Gutting USAID; Pete Hegseth Joins the NATO Defense Ministers Meeting in Brussels; Hegseth Says Trump Committed to Peace in Ukraine; Dozens Compete in Annual Snowball Fight Contest in Japan. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Trump Details Conversations with Russian, Ukrainian Counterparts on The Possible End of War; Indian P.M. Visits Washington; New Study Finds More Health Benefits for Ozempic; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees for 2025 Revealed. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump, Putin Discuss Ukraine's Future; NATO Leaders: Ukraine Must be Included in Any Talks; Judge Let's Trump's Buyout Plan Move Forward for Now; Gabbard Sworn in as Director of National Intelligence; Indian Prime Minister Modi in U.S. to Talk Tariffs, Trade, Immigration. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump's Moves Hurt Programs that Could Cut Migration to U.S.; Pope Francis Rebukes Trump's Immigration Agenda; White House Blocks AP Reporters From Attending Events; Study: Ozempic Reduces Alcohol Cravings and Intake. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: NATO Defense Ministers Meeting After Trump has Call with Putin to Jump-Start Talks to end Conflict in Ukraine; Hamas: Will Release Israeli Hostages as Planned; Make America Healthy Again: The Health Advocates Who Back RFK JR; Federal Judge Allows Trump's "Buyout" Plan to Move Ahead; Heavy Rain Raises Risk of Mudslides in Southern California; Dozens Compete in Annual Snowball Fight Contest in Japan. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: Hegseth: Must Make NATO Great Again; U.S. Defense Secy.: Five Percent Defense Spending Represents Real Investment And Real Urgency; NATA Defense Ministers Meet After Trump Holds Call With Putin To Jump Start Talks To End Conflict In Ukraine. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Scores of New Firings at Federal Agencies as Trump, Musk Reshape Government; New York Times Reports, Elon Musk's Team Involved in At Least 19 Federal Agencies; Pivotal Morning for USAID Amid Efforts to Dismantle Aid Agency. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Linda McMahon Senate Hearing; Kash Patel and RFK Jr.'s Critical Senate Votes; Hegseth to Address Reporters at NATO Summit. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Some Education Department Employees Fired; Republicans Set to Confirm Trump Cabinet Nominees; U.S. Defense Secretary Speaks at NATO Summit. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Elon Musk's Role in Trump Administration?; Republicans Confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services Secretary. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Unveils Reciprocal Tariffs On Trading Partners; Trump: Talks To End Ukraine Conflict Will Start "Immediately"; Judge Extends Freeze On Trump Dismantling Of USAID; Massive Solar Plant In Mojave Desert Faces Closure. Aired 3-4p ET
• CNN International: Trump and Modi Meets at White House; Firing at Federal Agencies Underway; Trump Announces Plan for Reciprocal Tariffs; Trump and Modi Speaking at the WH. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN This Morning
• President Trump: Talks To End War Will Start "Immediately"; Senate Votes On RFK Jr. Confirmation To Lead HHS; Report: 15 Injured After Car Drives Into Crowd In Munich; Trump: Reciprocal Tariffs May Be Announced This Morning. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Hegseth: NATO Membership For Ukraine Is An Unrealistic Objective; Mass Firings Underway At Federal Agencies; Trump: Talks To End Russia-Ukraine War Will Start "Immediately." Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Cuts Continue with Eye on Education Department; Trump: Negotiations with Putin to Begin 'Immediately'; Hamas Agrees to Release Hostages as Planned. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• 20 Injured After Car Drives Into Crowd In Munich, Germany; Federal Judge: "Buyout" Plan For Federal Employees Can Proceed; Trump: Negotiations With Putin To Begin "Immediately". Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• CNN International: Ukraine: NATO is Taking Over our Security Assistance; Musk, UAE Announce Plans for Dubai Loop; 28 Injured after Car Plows Into Demonstrators in Munich; Elon Musk: U.S. Should Leave Countries to their Own Business; Wave of Firings Underway in Some U.S. Federal Agencies. Aired 9-10a ET
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Says No Negotiation without Ukraine; U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Denies U.S. Has Betrayed Ukraine; Some NATO Allies Skeptical of Trump's Outreach to Putin; NATO SecGen States Russia's War of Aggression Must End; U.S. Senate Voting to Approve RFK Jr. for Health Secretary; Senate Committee to Vote on Advancing Kash Patel for FBI Confirmation; Hegseth Presser at NATO Meeting. Aired 10- 11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Turmoil In DOJ, 6 Resignations Over Order To Drop NYC Mayor's Case; Musk Meets Modi; McConnell Versus Trump. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Today: Judges Hearing Multiple Challenges To Trump Actions; Musk: "We Need To Delete Entire Agencies"; Trump, Musk Amp Up Efforts To Slash Federal Workforce; Senate Confirms RFK Jr. As Health Secretary, 52-48; McConnell Is Sole Republican To Defy Trump On Key Cabinet Votes; Trump On Track To Have All Cabinet Picks Confirmed. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• How To Make America Healthy Again Movement Swung From RFK Jr. To Trump; Musk: Human Intelligence Being Replace By Machine Intelligence; Musk Trolls With NSFW Name Change On X; Galloway: Dems Should "Level Up" Young People Economically; Trump's New Title: Chair Of Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Israel Violated Gaza Ceasefire Multiple Times Says Egypt; Skepticism from Many NATO Allies; Poland's FM on Russia's War on Ukraine; Trump's Reciprocal Tariffs on Trading Partners. Trump Unveils Reciprocal Tariffs on Trading Partners; Indian Prime Minister Modi Set to Meet with Trump at the White House; After Putin Call, Trump Says Negotiations to End Ukraine War will Start Immediately. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• DOJ in Turmoil as Six Officials Resigned Over Order to Drop Adams Case; Musk Meets with Modi; Iraq War Veteran Detained and Facing Deportation; Laura Answers Calls and Questions. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• U.S. President To Announce Reciprocal Tariffs; U.S. Defense Secretary: Europe Must Do More For Ukraine; CNN Talks To Mothers Of Some Released Hostages; RFK Jr. Confirmed BY Senate As Secretary Of Health And Human Services; Trump And Modi To Meet To Discuss New Trade Deals; USAID Shutdown Could Spur More Migration To The U.S.; Aired 1:00-2:00p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Meets with Indian Prime Minister Modi; Trump: Ukraine will be Involved in Negotiations; Trump Speaks with Zelenskyy after 90-Minute Call with Putin; Trump Meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi; Emmanuel Macron Gives a Tour of the Elysee Palace; Trump Announces Plan for Sweeping Reciprocal Tariffs. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Top Federal Prosecutors Quit Over Orders to Drop NYC Mayor Adam's Charges; Trump Speaks After Meeting Indian Prime Minister; Face Checking Trump's News Conference with Indian PM. Top Federal Prosecutors Quit Over Orders To Drop Adams Charges. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Turmoil At DOJ: Six Resign Over Order To Drop NYC Mayor's Case; Trump: "I Trust" Putin On Ukraine; Trump Questions If McConnell Had Polio: "I Have No Idea." Aired 9-10p ET