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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• CEOs Express Concerns About Tariffs as Trump Promises "I'll Respond" to Foreign Tariffs; Trump Imposes 25 Percent Tariffs on All Steel and Aluminum Imports; Senate Democrats Float Compromise on Must- Pass Funding Bill; In Scathing Ruling, Judge Beryl Howell Halts Part of Trump's Executive Order Against Prominent Democratic-tied Law Firm Perkins Coie; Putin Visits Russian Frontlines as Trump Ramps Up Ceasefire Pressure; RFK Jr. Spreads Misinfo About Measles Vaccine; SpaceX Launch to ISS Scrubbed. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Trump Meets with Irish PM at the WH; Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker; Interview with ACLU National Legal Director Cecillia Wang; Interview with, "The Prof G Pod" and "Pivot" Host and NYU Sterm School of Business Professor of Marketing Scott Galloway. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• CNN Poll: Trump Has Worst Rating On Economy Of His Political Career; Stocks Stabilize After Massive Sell-Off Amid Trump Trade War; Newsom Praises Charlie Kirk & Steve Bannon For Their Work; RFK Jr. Claims It's "Difficult For Measles To Kill A Healthy Person". Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Canada Retaliates Against Trump with Tariffs On U.S. Imports; Secy. Rubio: Canadians Don't Agree With Trump's Argument On Canada Becoming The 51st U.S. State; Anti-Israel Activist Will Remain In ICE Detention; White House: Khalil Led Group Distributing "Hamas Propaganda". Ukraine Agrees To U.S. Proposal For Ceasefire With Russia; Newsom's Podcast With Conservatives Fuels 2028 Rumors; Answering Your Questions About COVID-19. Aired 5-6p ET
• CNN Poll Shows Americans Souring on Trump's Handling of Economy; RFK Jr. Undercuts Measles Vaccine Amid Outbreak; Soon, Launch Kicks Off Mission to Bring Stranded Astronauts Home. Pennsylvania Democrats To Party Leaders: "Fight For Us"; Fate Of Afghan Allies In Limbo After Trump Order. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Americans Souring on Trump Amid Economic Rollercoaster; Rosie O'Donnell Flees to Ireland in Protest of Trump Win; Anti-Americanism on Rise Globally Amid Trump's Trade Wars. Newsom Gives Bannon A Platform; Judge Blocks President Trump from Punishing Law Firms. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump's Sweeping 25 Percent Tariff on Steel, Aluminum Imports Takes Effect; All Eyes on Russia After Ukraine Agrees to 30-Day Ceasefire; Pacers Shock Bucks Late on Haliburton's Four-Point Play. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Futures Up Ahead of Critical Inflation Report & After New Trump Tariffs; Trump's Sweeping 25% Tariff on Steel, Aluminum Imports Takes Effect; VA Secretary Defends Proposed Reduction, Says 80K Cuts is a "Goal"; Search Intensifies for Missing Student in Dominican Republic. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Concerns for Arctic as U.S. Exits Global Climate Change Efforts; Trump's Sweeping 25 Percent Tariff on Steel, Aluminum Takes Effect; Interview with Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE): House Passes Funding Bill Ahead of Friday. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Inflation Cooled in February; Candace Laing is Interviewed about Tariffs; Questions about Covid-19; Mary Ellen O'Toole is Interviewed about the Missing University Student. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Markets Open After Steel and Aluminum Tariffs; Markets Open After New Inflation Report; Michael Missal and Larry Turner are Interviewed about Administration Firings. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Markets Open after Inflation Report; Count Hearing for Palestinian Activist; Terry Virts is Interviewed about Williams and Wilmore Returning from ISS. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Will Russia Accept Cease-Fire?; President Trump Causing Stock Market Chaos?; President Trump Hosts Irish Leader. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Judge: Anti-War Protester Facing Deportation Stays In Detention; U.S. Businesses Brace For Impact Of Steel, Aluminum Tariffs; JFK Jr. Suggests Getting Measles Is An Effective Defense Against It. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump's Sweeping 25 Percent Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Imports in Effect; Senate Faces Friday Deadline to Pass Bill to Fund Government; Senate Dems Weigh How to Vote on Government Spending Bill; Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) Discusses About the Vote on Stopgap Funding Bill. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump's Sweeping 25 Percent Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Imports in Effect; U.S. Inflation Slows in February for First Time in Four Months; European Union, Canada Slap Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Goods; JPMorgan Says There is a 40 percent Chance of Recession This Year Due to Extreme Policies. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• All Eyes On Russia After Ukraine Agrees To 30-Day Ceasefire; Trump Official Worked On Influencer Gig Amid Doge Firings; Astronauts Suni Williams & Butch Wilmore Prepare To Come Home; Chef Jose Andres Turns Invasive Lionfish Creating Eco-Disaster In Cayman Islands Into a Delicacy. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Johnson and GOP at Standstill Over January 6 Committee Investigation; Senator Chuck Schumer Says Senate Democrats Prepared to Block House GOP Spending Bill. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Ukraine Agrees To U.S. Proposal For 30-Day Ceasefire; Trump Backs Off New Tariff Threat On Canada; Former Philippine President Duterte Put On Plane To The Hague; Greenland Votes In Election Dominated By Trump; Tesla Faces Vandalism, Protests And Backlash Against Musk. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Ukraine Agrees To U.S. Proposal For 30-Day Ceasefire; Ex- Philippine President Duterte Put On Plane To The Hague; Greenland Voters Decide Their Own Future as Trump Vies for Ownership; Panama To Grant Temporary Permits To Some U.S. Deportees; Deported Venezuelan Migrant Describes Guantanamo Detention; Government Employee Posts Fashion Influencer Videos From Her Office; New Video Shows U.S. Student Hours Before She Disappeared. Aired 1-2a ET
• European Leaders Signal Support For 30-Day Ceasefire Plan; Donald Trump Backs Off New Tariff Threat On Canada; Ex-Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Put On Plane To The Hague; What Did We Learn From The Coronavirus Pandemic?; Ukraine Agrees to U.S. Proposal; Preliminary Report on Midair Collision; NASA Launches Newest Space Telescope. Aired 2-3a ET
• Ukraine Agrees to a 30-Day Ceasefire with Russia; Duterte to Face Charges at The Hague; U.S. Education Department to Probe on Antisemitism Claims in Colleges, Universities; Opposition Prevails in Greenland's General Polls. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump On U.S.-Ukraine Ceasefire Deal: It's Up To Russia Now; Canada's PM-Designate Discusses Conditions For Talks With Trump; E.U. Retaliates Against 25 Percent Trump Tariffs On Steel, Aluminum; Judge Says Palestinian Activist Will Remain In U.S. Custody; Nearly Half Of Workforce Cut From U.S. Education Department; Philippines' Duterte Lands In Netherlands For ICC Trial. Aired 3-4p ET
• CNN International: Ukrainian Troops Being Pushed Out of Kursk; Ukraine and U.S. Waits for Russia's Response; Europe and Canada Retaliates Against U.S. Tariffs; Former Philippine President Duterte in ICC Custody; Impact of Steel Tariffs; New Graphic Novel Tackles Authoritarianism; SpaceX to Bring Astronauts Home. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN This Morning
• Commerce Secretary Says Recession is 'Worth It' for Trump's Policies; Professor Provides Perspective of Tariffs Used as a Weapon. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• John B. King Jr. is Interviewed about the Education Department; RFK Jr. Wants to Eliminate FDA's Food Additive Program; Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) is Interviewed about Ukraine and the Funding Bill. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Rubio: U.S. Will Bring Ceasefire Proposal to Russia "Directly"; U.S. Education Department Cutting Nearly Half of Workforce; 190 Hostages Rescued after Pakistani Train Attacked; Investors on Edge as Trump Tariffs Spark Global Uncertainty; Arctic Sea Ice Levels Shrink to New Record Lows. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Ukraine Agrees to U.S. Proposal for 30-Day Ceasefire; E.U. Retaliates with $28 Billion in Counter Tariffs on U.S. Goods; Palestinian Activist's Deportation Case Heads to Court; Trump Promos Teslas at White House; Abu Dhabi to Launch Drone Show in New Partnership. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Senate Democrats Say They Won't Back House GOP Funding Bill; Musk Inks Two Major Deals In India After Key White House Meeting; Top CEO: "The Economy Is Weakening As We Speak"; Putin Makes Rare Appearance In Military Garb, Silent On Peace Plan; SpaceX Launch Scrubbed, Two Astronauts Still Awaiting Rescue. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• New CNN Poll Shows Economic Concerns Dominate; E.U. Announces Countermeasures For "Unjustified" U.S. Tariffs; Ukraine Agrees To U.S. Proposal For 30-Day Ceasefire; Ex-Philippine President Duterte Put On A Plane To The Hague; Turmoil For Tesla Owners. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Ukraine Agrees To U.S. Proposal For 30-Day Ceasefire; CNN Poll: 56 Percent Disapprove Of How Trump Handles U.S. Economy; House Passes Republican Funding Bill, Moves To Senate. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Inflation Slowed in February Ahead of New Tariffs Taking Effect; Immigration is Trump's Best Issue, Tariffs his Worst; Carney: "I'm Ready to Sit Down with President Trump where there's Respect for Canadian Sovereignty"; Education Department Lays Off Nearly Half its Workforce; Deadline for Agencies to Report Plan to cut Workforce. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Senators Scramble to Fund Government, Avert Shutdown; Judge Rules Anti-Israel Activist Will Remain in ICE Custody; President Trump Hosts Taoiseach of Ireland in Oval Office; European Union is Taking Advantage of U.S. Says Trump. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Judge Hold Hearing on Mahmoud Khalil; Ukraine Accepts U.S.-Backed Ceasefire; 27 Train Hostages Killed in Pakistan. U.S. Says a Ceasefire Deal is in the Kremlin's Hands After U.S. Meeting in Saudi Arabia; Zelenskyy Says He Won't Cede Territory to Russia; EU Responds to U.S. Tariffs on Aluminum and Steel. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Pro-Palestinian Activist's Case Sets Up Major Free Speech Battle; Report Card Shows Americans Souring on Trump's Economy; Gavin Newsom Courts Steve Bannon on His Podcast; Judge Sides with Law Firm in "Chilling" Fight Against Trump. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump's Sweeping 25 Percent Tariff On Steel, Aluminum Imports Takes Effect; EU Retaliates After Trump Imposes 25 Percent On Steel & Aluminum; Zelenskyy On Ending War: I Am Very Serious About This. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Ukraine Agrees to U.S. Proposal for 30-day Ceasefire; Bremmer: Trump's Trade Policy is Ambitious Effort to Reshape Global Economic Order; Former Philippines President Accused of Crimes Against Humanity; Arctic Sea Ice at its Lowest Level Ever Recorded for February. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Russian General: Ukrainian Troops Surrounded in Kursk; Americans Closely Divided Over Trump's Managing of Government; Judge Says Palestinian Activist will Remain in U.S. Custody; BlackRock CEO Says He's Still Very Bullish on the U.S.; SpaceX to Launch Mission to bring Astronauts Home. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• New, U.S. Inflation Slowed in February for First Time in Four Months; Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Democrats Meeting to Chart Path Forward on Spending Bill; Russia Unleashes New Strikes After Ukraine Proposes Ceasefire. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Schumer Huddles with Democrats; Education Department Begins Laying Off Nearly Half of Workforce; Canada Announces Retaliatory Tariffs; Measles Rising in Texas. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA); Ukraine Endorses Cease-Fire; Canada Retaliates in Trump Trade War. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Five Years Since COVID-19 Declared Pandemic; Interview With Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton; President Trump Hosts Irish Leader; Palestinian Protester Appears in Court. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Canada & Europe Hit Back With Tariffs In Escalating Trade War; Judge Orders Govt. To Give Pro-Palestinian Activist Access To Attorneys While Held At Louisiana Immigration Facility; Trump Admin To Roll Back More Than A Dozen Major Climate Policies In Rapid-Fire Deregulation Spree. Aired 9-10p ET