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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Delays Tariffs on Autos from Canada, Mexico for One Month; Elon Musk Meets with House GOP; Trump Administration Plans to Cut More than 70,000 Jobs at Department of Veterans Affairs, Memo Says. United States Has Paused Intel Sharing With Ukraine; Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Foreign Aid Freeze; U.S. Farmers Say They Feel the Effects of USAID Funding Freeze; King Charles Steps Up Diplomacy, Focused on White House, Ukraine and Canada. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA); Interview with The Washington Post Former Executive Editor Marty Baron; Interview with "Spell Freedom" Author Elaine Weiss. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Stocks Rebound After Trump Delays Auto Tariffs, Talks With Trudeau; White House Blasts Democrats As "Party Of Insanity" After Trump Speech; Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Request To Keep Foreign Aid Frozen; Trump Pauses Military and Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Delays Auto Tariffs On Mexico & Canada For One Month; Memo: Trump To Cut 70,000 Plus Jobs At Dep. Of Veterans Affairs. Fired Employees Say NOAA Layoffs Will Affect Storm Preps; 40-Day Target Boycott Begins Over Changes To DEI Policies; Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Is Interviewed About Holding Up "This Is Not Normal" Sign At Trump's Address. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Delays Auto Tariffs on Mexico and Canada for One Month; Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Foreign Aid Freeze; Top Democrats Chide Their Colleagues' Antics at Trump Speech. Trump's NIH Pick Says He Wants To Study Measles Vaccine And Autism Despite Extensive Research Showing No Link. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Blinks in Trade War, Delaying Some Tariffs for Month; Trump's Sledgehammer Moves Face Reality in Markets, Courts; Lost Democrats Face Internal Strife Over Strategy, Behavior. Musk Floats An Idea To Pardon Ex-Cop Chauvin. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Digs in on Divisive Agenda in Speech to Congress; Trump to Speak With Trudeau After New Tariffs Spark Retaliation; LeBron James is First NBA Player to Score 50,000 Points. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Source: Kabul Airport Bombing Suspect Arrives In United States; Trump Digs In On Divisive Agenda In Speech To Congress; At Least 159 Measles Cases Reported In West Texas Outbreak. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• President Trump Gives Speech to Joint Session of Congress; President Trump's Speech Focuses on Cultural Issues before Addressing U.S. Economy; Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin Interviewed on President Trump's Speech to Congress; Russian Strikes Kill Two, Wound Eight Overnight in Ukraine's Odesa; Fact-Checking Donald Trump's Speech to Congress. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is Interviewed about Tariffs, Al Green, and Ukraine; Polls on the Economy and Stock Market; Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) is Interviewed about Trump's Speech; Grocery Store Voters Gauge Trump's Economic Promises. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Could Back Off Some Tariffs; Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D- NY) is Interviewed about Tariffs; Supreme Court Rejects to Freeze Foreign Aid; Stacey Abrams is Interviewed about Trump's Attack. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Markets Open Ahead Of Trump-Trudeau Call; Commerce Secretary Suggests Backing off Some Tariffs; Measles Outbreak Growing In Texas. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Afghan Terror Suspect Arrested; Trump Touts Historic Change; Trudeau and Trump Speak. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Auto Industry Braces For Disruption, Higher Costs Due To Tariffs; Leavitt: WH To Give One-Month Exemption On Some Auto Tariffs; "Sanctuary Cities" Mayors Testify Before House Oversight Committee; RFK Jr Focuses On Unconventional Treatments Instead Of Vaccines. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• White House Delays Auto Tariffs on Mexico and Canada for One Month; Trump Describes Trudeau Call as Somewhat Friendly; Trump Says There Will Be a Little Disturbance From Tariffs; Congressional Republicans Push for Answers From Musk Over DOGE. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• White House Doubles Down on Criticism of Judges Amid Trump Administration Legal Fights; Judge Gives DOJ Another Day to Turn Over Details on Deportations; GOP Rep. Mike Flood Faces Angry Crowd at Town Hall; Netanyahu Facing Fury as Israelis Protest Resumed War. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Trump: Trudeau Call Ended in "Somewhat" Friendly Manner; White House Delays Auto Tariffs on Mexico & Canada for One Month; Stocks Rebound After Two-Day Hit Triggered by Trade Fears; Musk Gives GOP Senators His Cell, Says He'll Collaborate More; Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) Discusses About President Trump's Speech to Congress; Dems Hold Up Protest Signs, Walk Out of Trump's Address; Shutdown Feared as Democrats Reject GOP Funding Strategy. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Says Special Envoy has Authority to Talk Directly to Hamas; Shouting Match Breaks Out at House Hearing on Sanctuary Cities; Farmers Brace for Economic Fallout Caused by Tariffs. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
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• Donald Trump's Speech To Congress The Longest In Modern Times; Donald Trump Takes Victory Lap 43 Days After Returning To Power; U.S. Markets Look To Rebound From Two-Day Decline; China Hits Back At U.S. With 10-15 Percent Retaliatory Tariffs; Canada Responds To Donald Trump With Retaliatory Tariffs; Trump Says Russia and Ukraine Signal They Are Ready for Peace; Zelenskyy Describes Oval Office Meeting as Regrettable, Ready to Sign the Rare Minerals Deal Any Time; U.S. Rejects Alternative Gaza Plan Proposed by Arab Leaders; Gaza Truce Hangs by a Thread as Israel Sets New Conditions; Chaos as Opposition Lawmakers Throw Smoke Bombs in Serbia's Parliament Chamber; Massive Floods Swamp Indonesia's Capital Region; Pope Francis to Miss Ash Wednesday Events While in Hospital. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Addresses the U.S. Congress, focusing on DOGE and Trade War; Pope Francis Forgoes His Ash Wednesday Service; Jakarta Swamps Massive Floods. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Touts Historic Change and Divisive Agenda; Adoration and Disgust for Trump on Display During Speech; Canada Responds to Trump with Retaliatory Tariffs. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Torrential Rain in Indonesia's Capital; Russia and Ukraine Signal They are Ready for Peace; North Korea Accuses Trump Administration of Stepping Up Provocations. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Takes Victory Lap 43 Days After Returning To Power; Massive Floods Swamp Indonesia's Capitol Region; Trump: Russia & Ukraine Signal They Are Ready For Peace. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• China Hits Back At U.S. With 10-15 Percent Retaliatory Tariffs; International Tech Summit Showcases Advancements In AI; LeBron James Becomes First To Score 50,000 Career Points. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• U.S. President And Canadian PM Hold Call On Tariffs; White House Delays U.S. Tariffs On Cars From Mexico, Canada By One Month; CIA Director: U.S. Has Paused Intelligence Support To Ukraine. Aired 3-4p ET
• CNN International: Trump's Tariff Reprieve; Auto Tariffs Delayed for One Month; Trump and Trudeau Talk on Tariffs; Democrats Protest Trump's Speech with Signs and Walkouts; U.S. Pause Intelligence Sharing with Ukraine; Europe Moves to Bolster Defenses; Fears for Taiwan's "Silicon Shield"; U.S. Directly Negotiating with Hamas. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Delivers Speech to Joint Session of Congress; Trump Rejects Arab Countries' Proposal to Rebuild Gaza. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump Touts Immigration Policies; Trump and Trudeau to Discuss Tariffs; Gov. Matt Meyer (D-DE) is Interviewed about Democrats Pushback to Trump's Policies; Trump Reveals Letter from Zelenskyy; Slotkin's Rebuttal to Trump. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• CIA Director: U.S. has Paused Intelligence Support to Ukraine; Trump: Abbey Gate Terror Suspect Charged, Extradited to U.S.; Elon Musk Expected to Brief U.S. House Republicans on DOGE Work; Pope Francis to Remain in Hospital for Ash Wednesday; Gaza Truce Uncertain as Trump Pushes Reconstruction Plan. Aired 9-10a ET
• U.S. Pauses Intelligence Support to Ukraine; Trump Could Back off on Some Tariffs Today, Again; Trump Boasts about Election Victory, Criticizes Democrats; U.S. Rejects Alternative Gaza Reconstruction Plan Proposed by Arab Leaders; Supreme Court Reinstates Order Requiring Trump Administration to Release Frozen Foreign Aid; Pope Francis Remains in Hospital for Ash Wednesday; Jordan Evacuates Sick Patients from Gaza. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• China Warns U.S. It's Ready To Fight Any "Kind Of War"; GOP Rep Accuses Dem Mayors Of Having "Blood On Your Hands"; Now: Musk Meeting With Republicans Pushing For Answers On Tactics; Target Hit With Boycott Amid Fierce Blowback From DEI Supporters. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Commerce Secretary Hints at Possible Deal to Scale Back New Tariffs; Trump Expected to Talk Today with Canadian PM Trudeau; Trump Admits Tariffs Could Cause "A Little Disturbance"; Trump Digs in on Divisive Agenda in Speech to Congress; Democrats Bring Former Federal Workers to Protest DOGE, Musk. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Supreme Court Rebuffs Trump in Fight Over Foreign Aid; Trump Makes 13-year-old Brain Cancer Survivor an Honorary Secret Service Agent; Reuters Poll: Majority Think Cost of Living is Going in the Wrong Direction; Sources Say Trump and Trudeau Spoke This Morning About Tariffs; Pete Buttigieg Mulls Michigan Senate Bid in 2026. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Macron Says Europe Must Deter the Russian Threat; WH Holding Talks with Hamas on Hostages; Deeply Divided U.S. Congress; Car Tariffs on Canada and Mexico Delayed One Month; Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Foreign Aid Freeze. Emmanuel Macron Addresses Nation on Security Threats Europe Faces from Russia; Macron Invites European Army Chiefs to Paris Next Week; CIA Director: U.S. has Paused Intelligence Support to Ukraine. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Republicans Push Elon Musk for Answers on DOGE; Trump Presses Pause on Auto Tariffs from Canada and Mexico; Target Faces 40-Day Boycott Over DEI Policy Changes. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• CNN International: Trump Delivers Combative, Uncompromising Speech To Congress; Trump On Ukraine: "It's Time To End This Senseless War"; Democratic Senator Slotkin: Trump Will "Make You Pay". Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Addresses Slew Of Domestic, International Issues; Trump To Talk Tariffs With Canadian PM Justin Trudeau; CNN Poll: Trump's Congress Address Gets Modestly Positive Marks; U.S. Supreme Court Weighs In On Aid Freeze; Pope Francis To Remain In Hospital For Ash Wednesday; Massive Storm Moving East Across U.S.; President Vowed To Bring Down Prices On "Day One"; LeBron James Becomes First Player To Score 50,000 Points; Aired 12:00-1:00p ET


Quest Means Business
• Windsor, Ontario Gets Caught in the Middle of Trade War; Indonesia Seeks to Attract Visitors to New Destinations. Trump Says He Will Delay Auto Tariffs for One Month; U.S. Stock Rise After White House Announces Delay on Auto Tariffs; CIA Director: U.S. Pauses Intelligence Support to Ukraine. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Trump's Address to Joint Session of Congress; Interview with Doug Burgum; Interview with Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL); Trump Delivers Speech to Congress; Veterans Fired by Trump Administration Speak Out. Aired 12:30-2a ET


The Situation Room
• Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Request to Keep Foreign Aid Frozen; CIA Chief Says, U.S. Has Paused Intelligence Support to Ukraine; Suspect in Kabul Airport Terrorist Attack Arrives in U.S. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Trade War; Interview With Senior White House Office Trade and Manufacturing Adviser Peter Navarro. Aired 10:30a-11:00p ET
• Five Justices Reject Trump's Plan to Freeze Foreign Aid; Rep. Sylvester Turner Dies at 70; Trump to Speak to PM Trudeau; U.S. Pausing Intelligence Sharing with Ukraine. Aired 11:00-11:29a ET
• President Trump Reshaping World Order?; U.S. Pauses Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine; Interview With Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Republicans Meet With Musk, Push For Answers On DOGE; Trump & Trudeau Speak Amid Escalating Trade War; NYC Mayor Refuses To Answer Under Oath If He Spoke To Trump Admin. About Dropping His Corruption Case. Aired 9-10p ET