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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump And Vance Erupt At Zelenskyy In The Tense Oval Office Meeting; Rubio: Trump Wants Zelensky Back "When He's Ready To Do Peace;" Officials: Gene Hackman Likely Died Over A Week Before Body Was Discovered; Vatican: Pope Francis Put On Breathing Machine. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Did Not Air, 1:00-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Zelenskyy Leaves White House Early After Oval Office Shouting Match; Vatican: Pope Francis Put On Breathing Machine. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump & Vance Berate Zelenskyy As He Urges Caution On Trusting Putin; Zelenskyy Leaves White House Early After Oval Office Shouting Match; Trump Speaks With Reporters After Contentious Zelenskyy Meeting; Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Is Interviewed About Trump's Meeting With Zelenskyy; NM Authorities: Last Event Recorded On Hackman's Pacemaker Was On February 17. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Diplomatic Disaster After Trump And Zelenskyy Clash; Zelenskyy Says He Doesn't Owe Trump and Apology; Russian Leaders Gleeful After Trump-Zelenskyy Clash; Trump And Zelenskyy Meeting Turns Into A Shouting Match; Zelenskyy's Attire Gets Questioned At The Oval Office. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump to Welcome Zelenskyy to White House for High-Stakes Talks; Official Investigate Suspicious Deaths of Gene Hackman and Wife; CFPB Quits Cases Against Firms Accused of Ripping Off Americans. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Russia Sees Talks With U.S. As A Chance To Rebuilt Its Spy Networks; Officials Investigate "Suspicious" Deaths Of Gene Hackman And Wife; Connecticut Teen Graduates High School With Honors But Says She's Illiterate. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Judge: Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Workers "Likely Unlawful"; RFK Jr. Downplays Measles Outbreak, Doctors Say He's Wrong; Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Saying FAA Will be Hiring More Air Traffic Controllers; President Trump to Meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; President Trump Touting Potential Deal with Ukraine to Extract Rare Earth Minerals from Country; France and U.K. May Propose Security Guarantees for Ukraine against Russia during negotiations to end Russia-Ukraine war. Aired 8-8:30a ET.
• Rare Minerals at Center of Ukraine Deal; Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is Interviewed about Talks with Ukraine; Tate Brothers Land in Florida; Federal Reserve's Inflation Gauge Cooled Last Month; Americans Frustrated by Rising Egg Prices. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump and Zelenskyy to Meet for Crucial Talks; Kurt Volker is Interviewed about a New Russian Ambassador to the U.S.; New Information in Gene and Betsy Hackman's Deaths; Dr. Jennifer Shuford is Interviewed about the Measles Outbreak. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Judge Weighs in on Mass Firings; Justine Beaulieu is Interviewed about being Fired; Brian Boitano is Interviewed about Legacy on Ice. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump-Zelensky Meeting Devolves Into Shouting Match; Trump to Zelensky: "You're Not Acting At All Thankful"; Zelenskyy: This Mineral Deal Is Not Enough; Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump And Zelensky Cancel Press Conference After Hostile WH Meeting; Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) Discusses Hostile Trump And Zelenskyy Meeting At White House; Zelenskyy Leaves White House Early After Bitter Meeting With Trump & Without Signing Minerals Deal; Trump: Zelenskyy "Can Come Back When He Is Ready For Peace". Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Zelenskyy Leaves White House Early After Oval Office Shouting Match; Zelenskyy Leaves White House Early Without Signing Mineral Deal; Trump Ordered Ukrainians to be Told to Leave White House. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Zelenskyy Leaves White House Early After Oval Office Rebuke; Official: Trump Ordered Ukrainians To Be Told To Leave White House; Russian Ex-President On Zelenskyy WH Meeting: "The Insolent Pig Finally Got A Proper Slap Down In The Oval Office, Donald Trump Is Right"; Pope Francis Put On Breathing Machine. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Zelenskyy Leaves The White House Early After Oval Office Clash; Official: Ukrainians Protested Being Kicked Out Of White House, Made Effort To Continue Talks But Were Rebuffed; World Leaders Support Zelenskyy After Trump Berates Him; Ukraine Source: Zelenskyy, Macron Spoke After Trump Meeting; Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) Discusses About His Take on Zelenskyy-Trump Oval Office Meeting. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Orders Zelenskyy Out Of White House After Oval Office Clash; Russian Officials Celebrate After Trump Kicks Zelenskyy Out Of White House; Vatican: Pope Francis Put On Breathing Machine. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Ukrainian, U.S. Presidents to Meet on Friday; British Prime Minister Urges Trump to Consider Western Allies in Peace Deal; Avowed Misogynist, Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate Returns to U.S. after Pressure from White House; Police Investigating Deaths of Gene Hackman, Wife; Oct. 7 Report Points to Intel Failures, Unpreparedness; Israel Sends Delegation to Peace Talks in Cairo; Uncertainty Lingers over Ukraine's Mineral Wealth. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Trump Hosts British PM Keir Starmer At White House; Trump And Zelenskyy To Meet; First Phase Of Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Ends Saturday; Gene Hackman And Wife Deaths Investigation; Pope's Condition; Uncertainty Lingers Over Ukraine's Mineral Wealth; Right- Wing Influencer, His Brother Arrive in Florida; RFK Jr. Downplays Measles Outbreak, Doctors Say He's Wrong; Teen Suing City, Schools Because She Can't Read or Write. Aired 1-2a ET
• Phase One of Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal Ends Saturday; Tate Brothers Arrived in the U.S.; Vatican: Pope Francis Had A Quiet Night, Is Now Resting; Tropical Cyclone Garance Expected To Pass Near Reunion Island; Mexico Sends Drug Lord Rafael Quintero To U.S.; Judge: Mass Firings Of Federal Workers Likely Unlawful; 1 Dead, 18 Hospitalized in West Texas Measles Outbreak. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Zelenskyy Meets Trump for a Mineral Deal; Negotiations for Ceasefire Deal Underway in Cairo; Authorities Investigating Actor Gene Hackman and His Wife's Cause of Death; MH370 Search Resumes After Seven Years. Aired 3-4a ET
• Ukrainian and U.S. Presidents to Meet at White House Today; First Phase of Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Ends Saturday; Unclear Prognosis for Pope Francis; Tate Brothers Arrive in the U.S. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Uncertainty Lingers Over Ukraine's Mineral Wealth; Some Republicans Angry Over Government Cuts; Measles Cases on the Rise as Vaccination Rates Decrease; Police Investigating Deaths of Gene Hackman, Wife. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Notorious Mexican Drug Lord Appears In U.S. Court; Trump & Zelenskyy Hold Critical Meeting At White House; Judge Pauses Mass Firings On Some Federal Workers. Aired 11a-12p ET
• President Trump Prepares to Greet Ukrainian Leader Zelenskyy; Judge Says, Mass Firings of Probationary Workers Likely Unlawful; 911 Audio Released in Gene Hackman's Death. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Connection Between Masculinity And Mental Health; Zelenskyy Arrives At The White House; Trump To Meet With Zelenskyy. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Is Interviewed About Trump Greets Ukraine's Zelenskyy At The White House. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Connecticut Education Controversy; Firings of Federal Workers Continue; Police Investigate Death of Gene Hackman; Russia Set to Rebuild Spy Network in West?. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• CNN International: Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting Devolves Into Shouting Match; U.S. Lawmakers React To Angry Trump-Zelenskyy Exchange; Vatican: Pope Put On Breathing Machine After Sudden Episode. Aired 3-4p ET
• CNN International: Zelenskyy Leaves WH Early; Trump And Zelenskyy's Fiery Exchange; World Leaders In Solidarity With Ukraine; Democrats React To Tense Oval Office Meeting; Republicans React To Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting. Aired 6-7p ET
• CNN International: Zelenskyy Leaves White House Early After Tense Meeting; Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting Devolves into Shouting Match; European Leaders Back Ukraine After Oval Office Clash; European Leaders Back Ukraine After Oval Office Clash; Vatican: Pope Put On Breathing Machine After Sudden Episode. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN This Morning
• Soon: President Trump Hosts Zelenskyy At The White House; Trump, Zelenskyy Poised To Sign Critical Minerals Deal; Tate Brothers Return To U.S. From Romania; Judge: Mass Firings Of Probationary Workers Likely Unlawful. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Congress Faces Looming Government Shutdown Deadline; Analysis: Trump Pushing Conservative Policies On Blue States; Remembering Gene Hackman's Life And Legacy. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Soon: Trump to Host Zelenskyy at White House; Congress Faces Looming Government Shutdown Deadline; Police Investigating Mysterious Deaths of Gene Hackman and Wife. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Musk Says SpaceX Should Take over FAA Contract; Trump Says Tariffs Are Paid by The Country; Trump Hosts Ukraine's President at the White House; Pentagon Clarifies Transgender Plan; HHS Ignores Inquiry about Measles Vaccine. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump & Zelenskyy Hold Critical Meeting at White House; Israel Expands Operations in West Bank; Andrew Tate & Brother in U.S. after Travel Ban Lifted; UAE Economy Minister: Aluminum is "Pivotal" in Trade with U.S.; Warriors Guard Makes More Magic on "Steph Curry Day". Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Trump and Zelenskyy Meet to Meet at the White House; Renewed Ties with U.S. Give Russia Chance to Rebuild Spy Network; Imprisoned PKK Leader Calls on Followers to Disarm; Mexico Extradites Dozens of Cartel Members to the U.S.; Arab Officials Plan to Present Post-War Gaza Plan to Trump; Six Women to Crew Blue Origin Flight to Boundary of Space. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Zelenskyy Not Apologizing After Trump Orders Him Out Of White House; Sheriff: Gene Hackman Likely Dead Nine Days Before Found; Pope Francis' Health Takes Turn, Now On Breathing Machine. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Ukraine's Zelenskyy Arrives in DC to Sign Agreement with Trump; Trump & Zelenskyy Meet Face-to-Face; Trump, Zelenskyy Holding Pivotal Talks on Ukraine's Future. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Oval Office Meeting Ends With Tense Exchange Between, Trump, Zelenskyy. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Zelenskyy Leaves White House Early After Explosive Meeting With Trump; Putin's Aide And Special Envoy Calls Heated Exchange Between Trump And Zelenskyy "Historic"; Official: Trump Ordered Ukrainians To Be Told To Leave WH; Trump: Zelenskyy Can Come Back When He Is Ready For Peace; Vatican: Pope Put On Breathing Machine After Sudden Episode. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Zelenskyy Is Defiant After Explosive Oval Office Meeting With Trump; Officials Rule Out Key Theory In Gene Hackman's Death; Trump Reveals Private Blame Game Talk With Biden; Laura Coates Interviews Author Ben Arogundade. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump And Zelenskyy Hold Critical Meeting At White House; Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Visit Is Capping Off A Week Of Diplomacy To End Russia's War On Ukraine; Meeting Between Trump And Zelenskyy Gets Tense; Trump On Putin: He Wants To Make A Deal; Trump, Zelenskyy Meeting Devolves Into Shouting Match; Aired 12:00-1:00p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump-Zelenskyy Tensions Explode In Unprecedented Oval Office Clash; Russian Officials Gloat After Trump-Zelenskyy Clash; World Leaders Rally Around Zelenskyy After Trump Berates Him; U.S. Official: Trump-Zelenskyy Relationship "Seems Irreparable"; Vatican: Pope Francis On A Breathing Machine. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Accuses Zelenskyy Of "Gambling With World War III"; Rubio Blasts Zelenskyy, Defends Trump After Oval Office Clash; Bolton: Trump-Zelenskyy Clash A "Disaster" For The U.S. Aired 9-10p ET