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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Musk Takes Center Stage at Trump's First Cabinet Meeting; Interview with Sen. Angus King (D-ME); Trump Shares A.I. Video Depicting Real Estate Development in Gaza. Trump Shares A.I. Video Depicting Real Estate Development in Gaza; Southwest Jet Attempting to Land at Chicago Midway Airport Nearly Collides With a Private Plane on the Runway; American Airlines Flight Forced to Abort Landing at Reagan National Airport to Avoid Another Plane; Shiri Bibas, Two Young Sons, Laid to Rest in Israel Tonight; USDA Predicts Egg Prices to Rise 41 Percent This Year. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace; Interview with Senate Judiciary Committee Former Counsel and Society for the Rule of Law Executive Director Gregg Nunziata; Interview with U.S. Navy (Ret.) and Senior New America Adviser Commander Theodore R. Johnson. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Elon Musk Dominates First Trump Cabinet Meeting; Musk: Trump Told Me To Be "More Aggressive" In Federal Cuts; Texas Reports First Measles Death As Cases Spread Rapidly; New Strategy To Combat Bird Flu, Lower Egg Prices; Supreme Court Signals It Will Make It Easier For Americans To File "Reverse" Discrimination Lawsuits; Hamas Expected To Release Bodies Of 4 Israeli Hostages. Aired 4-5p ET
• Elon Musk Dominates First Trump Cabinet Meeting; Trump: $5M "Gold Card" For Foreigners Will Sell "Like Crazy"; "Washington Post" Owner Jeff Bezos Announces "Significant Shift" To The Paper's Opinion Page; Sen. Tammy Duckworth, (D-IL), Is Interviewed About Ukraine Minerals, Security, Veterans Layoff; U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Doesn't Include Security Guarantees; 1,400 Veterans Affairs Employees Laid Off. Six-Year-Old's Cancer Right Tied To Pending Federal Grant Cuts; Gabbard: 100 Plus Intelligence Staffers To Be Fired For Explicit Chats; Police: Wife Of Slain Fire Captain Wanted For Murder. Aired 5- 6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Musk Moves from Villainizing Workers to Fictionalizing Them; Trump Cedes Spotlight to Elon Musk in First Cabinet Meeting; Bezos Commands Washington Post to Focus Columns on His Two Pillars. Supreme Court Justices Poises to Favor Straight Woman in a Job Bias Case; A.I.-Generated Video of Trump's Fantasy Gaza Sparked Outrage. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Elon Musk to Attend Trump's First Cabinet Meeting; U.S. and Ukraine Agree to Minerals Deal, Zelenskyy to Visit White House Friday; Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), Trump Pull Off Last-Minute as Win as House Passes Budget Plan. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) Speaks With CNN Following Protests Outside Office; CEO Warns Aluminum Tariffs Could Cost 100,000 American Jobs; Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) On Senate Vote To End President Trump's National Energy Emergency. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Elon Musk Will be Present at President Trump's First Meeting with His Cabinet; Federal Worker for Veterans Affairs and Her Attorney Interviewed on Losing Her Job and Lawsuit She Filed to Get It Back; New Database to Register Certain Undocumented Immigrants, ICE Carries out New Round of Operations Near Houston; Interview with Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA). Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Admin Directs Agencies to Prepare for Large-scale Firings; Trump Says U.S. To Sell $5 Million 'Gold Card' That Offers Path to Citizenship; Johnson, Trump Pull Off Last-minute Win as House Passes Budget Plan; Sexually Explicit Messages Found on NSA Chat Rooms; Pope Remains in Critical but Stable Condition; National Parks Litter Turned to Art; Zelenskyy Says Security Guarantees by U.S. Could Be a Step Toward Peace; U.S. Votes Against U.N. Resolution Condemning Russia's War on Ukraine. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Zelenskyy: Security Guarantees By U.S. Could Be Step Toward Peace; Cabinet Officials Caught Off Guard, Frustrated By Musk Directives; Colorado Dem Returns to Cash Vote 4 Weeks After Giving Birth; Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in "Reverse Discrimination" Case. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Some Fired Probationary Employees Reinstated By Independent Board; Zelenskyy: U.S. Security Guarantees Critical To Ukraine Peace Deal; Monica Lewinsky: Clinton Should Have Resigned After Scandal. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• U.S. and Ukraine Close to Minerals Deal?; Republicans at Odds Over Budget Plan; Elon Musk Stars in Trump Cabinet Meeting. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• U.S. & Russian Delegations To Meet In Turkey To Discuss "Operational Issues" Related To Embassies and Consulates; USDA Details New Plan To Tackle Bird Flu, Lower Egg Prices; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D- MI) Discusses Dem Strategy Amid Voter Backlash To Trump's Firings & Trump Slamming "Wall Street Journal" As It Repeatedly Attacks Tariffs. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Musk Takes Center Stage at Trump's First Cabinet Meeting; Israel, Hamas Agree on New Exchange as Fragile Ceasefire Appears Intact; Crowds Line Streets to Mourn Bibas Family Who Were Killed in Gaza. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Crowds Line Streets To Mourn Bibas Family Who Were Killed In Gaza; Fired Cybersecurity Official: Veterans' Sensitive Data At Risk; Supreme Court Hears Case On Reverse Discrimination; Gabbard: 100-Plus Intel Officers To Be Fired Over Explicit Work Chats. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Musk Takes Center Stage at Trump's First Cabinet Meeting; Trump: "Zelenskyy is Going to be Coming on Friday" to Sign Rare Earth Minerals Agreement; U.S. & Ukraine Close to Agreement on Minerals Deal; Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) Discusses About Rare Earth Minerals Deal Between Zelenskyy and Trump; Trump: Looking to get DOGE Cuts "Maybe to a Trillion Dollars"; Venezuelans in U.S. Feel "Betrayed" by Trump's Order to Revoke their Deportation Protections; Deputy Defense Secy Nominee Won't Say Russia Invaded Ukraine. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Safety Incidents at DC, Chicago, San Francisco Airports; Bloomberg: Elon Musk has Lost $52 Billion in Net Worth So Far This Year; Bezos Announces Changes to Washington Post's Opinion Page; Hamas Expected to Release Bodies of 4 Israeli Hostages. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Ukraine, U.S. Agree on Natural Resources Deal; British Prime Minister Announces Increases in Defense Spending; Israel Expands Military Operation in the West Bank; Taiwan Details Chinese-Crewed Ship After Undersea Cable Cut; Europe Scrambles to Guarantee Ukraine's Security; Europe Scrambles to Guarantee Ukraine's Security; Southwest Airlines Near Collision Part of Series of Incidents. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Ukraine Official Says Terms Of Minerals Deal Agreed With U.S.; Starmer Announces Biggest Hike In Defense Spending Since Cold War; Funeral Of Israeli hostages Shiri, Kfir And Ariel After Hamas Released Bodies; Economic Uncertainty Rising Amid Shakeup In Washington; Pope Francis Remains In Critical But Stable Condition; British PM Announces Increases In Defense Spending; Funeral of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas To Be Held Wednesday; AGTech Company Aims To Make Farming More Fruitful; Interview With Alpine Skier Mikaela Shiffrin. Aired 1-2a ET
• Israel And Hamas Agree On New Exchange; Funeral Of Shiri, Ariel And Kfir Bibas To Be Held Today; Ukraine And U.S. Agree On Natural Resources Deal; 21 Federal Employees Resign In Protest Over DOGE Actions; Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth Visits Guntanamo Bay Naval Base; Trump Administration Moves Ahead With Migrant Crackdown, ICE Facilities Out Of Space; Nations Taking In Migrants Under Threat Of Tariffs; Southwest Airlines Plane Avoids Collision With Private Jet; Blue Origin Launches Tenth Space Tourism Mission; Maha Kumbh Mela, World's Largest Religious Festival, Wraps Up In India. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Israel, Hamas Agrees to Exchange Four Dead Bodies of Hostages for Palestinian Prisoners; Ukrainian President to Meet Trump to Formalize a Deal; Officials Investigating a Close Call at Chicago Midway Airport; British Musicians Released an Album to Protest U.K's Copyright Law. Aired 3-4a ET
• Funeral of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas to be Held Today; Ukraine, U.S. Agree on Natural Resources Deal; Public Outcry Escalates After Threat of Government Job Cuts; Pope Francis Resting After Peaceful Night in Hospital. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Ukraine, U.S. Agree on Natural Resources Deal; American Teen Arrested in Paris After Newborn's Death; Southwest Airlines Plane Avoids Collision with Private Jet; Economic Uncertainty Rising Amid Shakeup in Washington. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Musk To Attend Trump Cabinet Meeting After He And Agency Leaders Gave Conflicting Directives To Federal Workers; Sen. Thune: DOGE Cutting "Needs To Be Done In A Respectful Way"; Starmer To Meet With Trump After UK Set To Boost Defense Spending. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Next Hour, Trump Holds First Cabinet Meeting of Second Term; Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) Wins Budget Vote, Setting Up Negotiation Round With Senate; New, Two Runway Near-Collisions Involving Planes Reported at Different Airports on the Same Day. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• New Database Aims to Register Undocumented Immigrants; Trump to Sell "Gold Card" to Wealthy Foreigners; U.S. and Ukraine Agree to Minerals Deal; Pope Francis Continuing Treatment; Dr. Sanjay Gupta Answers Questions on Pneumonia; Trump Meets with Cabinet. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Elon Musk to Attend First Trump Cabinet Meeting. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Supreme Court Hears Discrimination Case; Elon Musk Attends First Trump Cabinet Meeting. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN International: Trump Holds First Official Cabinet Meeting Of Second Term; Trump Confirms Meeting With Zelenskyy Set For Friday; Hamas Expected To Release Bodies Of 4 Israeli Hostages; White House Now Deciding Who Can Cover Trump; Vatican: Pope Francis Continues To Receive Oxygen, Mild Kidney Failure Has "Receded"; Mikaela Shiffrin Speaks To CNN After 100th World Cup Win. Aired 3-4p ET
• CNN International: Hamas Transfers Four Bodies to Red Cross; First Phase of Ceasefire to End this Weekend; Zelenskyy to Visit WH Friday; Trump: Ukraine Can Forget About Joining NATO; Trump's First Cabinet Meeting; Musk at Trump's First Cabinet Meeting; NVIDIA Results Beat Expectations; China Eyes Opportunities Under Trump; Trump Won't Say if U.S. Would Stop China Taking Taiwan by Force; N. Korea Reopens to Western Travelers. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN This Morning
• Today: Musk Joining Trump At First Cabinet Meeting; Funeral For Slain Hostages Shiri, Ariel & Kfir Bibas; U.S. & Ukraine Reach Deal For Minerals, Reconstruction; Andrew Cuomo Preparing To Announce Run For NYC Mayor. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Southwest Flight Avoids Collision While Landing In Chicago; Johnson And Trump Pull Off Budget Win To Advance GOP Agenda; Source: Ukraine, U.S. Agree On Natural Resources Deal. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Elon Musk to Participate in Cabinet Meeting; Sen. John Thune: DOGE Cutting 'Needs to Be Done in a Respectful Way'; Burchett Changes Vote to Pass Budget Bill; Trump: Zelenskyy to Visit Friday to Sign 'Very Big Deal'. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Southwest Flight Nearly Collides With Private Jet In Chicago; Voters Unleash Anger On GOP Lawmakers Over DOGE Cuts; Johnson And Trump Pull Off Budget Win To Advance GOP Agenda; Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• U.S. President Promotes Gaza Plan in AI Video; Trump: I Heard Zelenskyy is Coming to U.S. on Friday; Power Starting to Return to Chile after Massive Blackout; Trump Orders New Investigation into U.S. Copper Imports; Doncic Gets Win in First Game Against His Former Team. Aired 9- 9:45a ET
• Trump's First Cabinet Meeting Includes Non-Cabinet Musk; Israel Confirms Airstrikes on Southern Syria; UAE Official Says Gaza Reconstruction Cannot Take Place without Clear Path to Palestinian State; Ukrainian PM Announces "Final Version" of Resources Deal with U.S.; Power Returning to Chile after Massive Blackout; Economic Uncertainty Rising in U.S.; Monica Lewinsky Says Bill Clinton Should Have Resigned. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump & Musk Claim Dead People To Blame For Government Fraud; Who's Amy Gleason?; Americans In North Korea. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Holding First Cabinet Meeting of Second Term; Trump Takes Questions at First Cabinet Meeting of Second Term. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Takes Questions at First Cabinet Meeting of Second Term; Trump Says Cabinet Will Follow His Orders With No Exceptions; Zelenskyy Will Visit Washington on Friday to Sign Rare Earth Minerals Agreement; RFK Jr. Says HHS is Following the Measles Epidemic; Elon Musk Explains That the Email Was a Pulse Check, Not a Performance Review; Trumps Promises to Not Touch Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Holds First Official Cabinet Meeting and Confirms Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's Upcoming Visit to the White House; Musk Calls DOGE Tech Support in Cabinet Meeting; Zelenskyy Insists on U.S. Security Guarantees for Critical Minerals Deal. Israel and Hamas Ceasefire Remains Intact; Hamas to Return Remains of Four Israeli Hostages; Trump Promotes Gaza Takeover with A.I. Video; Trump Cabinet Meeting Fact Check; Voters Voice DOGE Concerns; World's Largest Religious Gathering Wraps Up. Aired 2- 3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Elon Musk Dominates Trump's First Cabinet Meeting; Musk Takes Financial Hit Amid Tesla Protests; Jeff Bezos Faces Backlash Over WAPO Changes; New battle emerges over fate of Medicaid; Supreme Court Takes on "Reverse Discrimination" Case; CNN Presents "America Asks." Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• President Trump Holds First Cabinet Meeting Of Second Term; Trump: Zelenskyy To Visit White House On Friday To Sign Deal On Natural Resources; Aired 12:40-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Threatens E.U. in First Cabinet Meeting; Hamas Expected to Release Bodies of Four Israeli Hostages; Zelenskyy U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal a Framework; Hamas to Turn Over Four Bodies of Israeli Hostages; Bezos Makes "Significant Shift" to WAPO Opinions Section; Tech Giant Nvidia Reports Fourth Quarter Earnings; Eli Lilly Announces $27 Billion Investment in U.S. Manufacturing; Body Placed Next to Passengers on Qatar Airways Flight. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Musk Takes Center Stage at Trump's First Cabinet Meeting; Trump Says, Zelenskyy to Sign Resources and Rebuilding Deal at White House Friday; American Airlines Flight Aborts Its Landing in D.C. to Avoid Another Plane. First Measles Death In U.S. In A Decade As Texas Outbreak Worsens; Israel Receives Four Coffins Containing Bodies From Red Cross. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Elon Musk Holds Court At First Trump Cabinet Meeting; Johnson: GOP Won't Cut Benefits For Americans Who "Deserve It"; Chief Justice John Roberts Pauses Order For Trump Admin. To Pay $2 Billion In Foreign Aid By Midnight. Aired 9-10p ET