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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Judge Orders Trump Administration to Preserve Chat Massages on Yemen Strikes; Interview with Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-NY); Attorney General Pam Downplays Signal Chat on Yemen Strikes :"This was Not Classified Information". Tufts University Student Detained By ICE Agents In Dramatic Video; Rare, Defiant Protests In Gaza Demanding End Of War, Hamas Rule; "MAGA Junkie" Regrets Trump Vote After DOGE Cuts In West Virginia. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director Vincent Warren; Interview with "Who Is Government?" Editor Michael Lewis; Interview with "Who Is Government?" Contributor W. Kamau Bell; Interview with Johns Hopkins University Professor of China Studies and Institute for America, China and the Future of Global Affairs Director Jessica Chen Weiss. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Senate Committee Asks Pentagon IG To Probe Signal Chat Incident; Trump And White House Tout New Tariffs As Signal Chat Fallout Persists; U.S. Judge Orders Trump Administration To Preserve Signal Messages Discussing Yemen Attack Plans; White House Pulls Stefanik Nomination To Be U.N. Ambassador. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Judge Orders W.H. To Preserve Chat Messages On Military Strikes; HHS To Slash 10,000 Full-Time Employees In Major Overhaul; Retired Military Leaders: USAID Cuts Impact Strategic Foreign Aid; Ukraine's Dwindling Birth Rates And Expanding Graveyards; Brother Of Tufts Student Says Arrest Is "Part Of A Witch Hunt". Aired 5-6p ET
• Judge Orders White House to Preserve Chat Messages on Military Strikes; Canadian and European Officials Slam Trump's Auto Tariffs; HHS to Slash 10,000 Full-Time Employees in Major Overhaul. With Nowhere Else To Go, Migrants Await Asylum In Panama Shelter; New Episode Explores Lance Armstrong's Doping Scandal. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Judge Orders White House to Preserve Signal Messages; Pentagon Officials Concerned About Hegseth's Leadership; Trend Emerges of Trump Apparently Unaware of Events. Elon Musk Talks About Attacks On DOGE In A Fox News Interview; Stefanik Stays In Congress. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Calls Group Chat Fallout a Witch Hunt; Trump Announces New Auto Tariffs in Trade War Escalation; Timeshare Dispute Lands Michigan Couple in Mexican Prison. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Interview with Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA): Trump Defends Hegseth as Fallout Grows Over Group Chat Intel Breach; Law Firms Worry Over What's Next Amid Trump's Executive Orders; Trump Calls Group Chat Fallout a Witch Hunt. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Family Launches Stablecoin Amid Crypto Conflict Concerns; Trump Announces new Auto Tariffs in Trade War Escalation; Experts Warn New Car Prices Likely to Surge in Coming Weeks; Interview with Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA): Pete Hegseth Shared Classified Intel and Trump's Tariffs. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) is Interviewed about Questions over Hegseth; Tufts University Student Detained; Alexander Vindman is Interviewed about the Singal Chat Fallout. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Tariffs on Cars Start April 3rd; Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) is Interviewed about the Signal Group Chat Breach; Cuts at Health and Human Services; Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) is Interviewed about the Testimony about the Midair Crash over the Potomac. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Markets Open after Tariff Announcement; HHS To Cut 10,000 Full- Time Employees; CNN Original Series on Lance Armstrong. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• RFK Jr. to Cut 10,000 Full-Time Jobs; Pete Hegseth Under Fire; New Trump Auto Tariffs. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Lawyer: No Charges Filed Against Tufts Student Days After Arrest; Aviation Safety Officials Grilled Over D.C. Midair Collision; Trump Says Congress Should Defund PBS and NPR "Immediately". Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Vows 25 Percent Tariff on All Cars and Parts Imported into the U.S.; White House to Withdraw Stefanik's Nomination as U.N. Ambassador; Hearing on Lawsuit Over Trump Administration's Use of Signal App Soon. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• U.S. Couple Being Held In Mexican Prison Over Timeshare Dispute; Tourist Submarine Sinks Off Egyptian Coast, Killing Six; Four U.S. Soldiers Missing In Lithuania After Training Mission; Texas Medal Of Honor Museum Now Open In Arlington; "United States Of Scandal" New Episode, Sunday Night at 9PM ET/PT. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Soon: Hearing on Lawsuit Over Trump Admin's Use of Signal App; Judge in Deportation Case Also Given Lawsuit Over Use of Signal Chat; Pentagon Chief Under Pressure as Signal Chat Fallout Grows; Trump Vows 25 Percent Tariff on All Cars & Parts Imported into the U.S.; HHS to Slash 10,000 Full-Time Employees in Major Overhaul; Aviation Safety Officials Grilled Over D.C. Midair Collision; Victim's Brother Speaks After Senate Hearing on Deadly Midair Crash. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• AG Bondi: Alleged MS-13 Member Associated with Very Violent Crimes Arrested; Musk Touts $1 Million Award to Signers of Petition Against Activist Judges; Vance, Second Lady to Visit U.S. Base in Greenland, But No Dogsled Races. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Announces New Auto Tariffs in Trade War Escalation; The Atlantic Publishes Messages Detailing Attacks Plans; "Coalition of the Willing" to Meet in Coming Hours; Gaza Students Strive to Keep Learning Amid Conflict. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Trump Announces 25 Percent Tariffs On Fully Imported Autos; The Atlantic Publishes Full Signal Chat Messages Showing Military Plans About U.S. Strikes In Yemen; Federal Appeals Court Maintains Temporary Block On Trump's Use Of Alien Enemies Act For Deportations; Russia Attacks Kharkiv And Oblast With Drones; Netanyahu: IDF Will Keep Territory in Gaza if Hostages Not Freed; NYT: Trump Administration to Cut Funds for 5,300+ Aid Projects; Bolsonaro to Stand Trial on Coup Charges; Saving Uganda's Gorillas; Prince Harry Steps Down From AIDS Charity Amid Infighting. Aired 1-2a ET
• Donald Trump Announces New Auto Tariffs In Trade War Escalation; The Atlantic Publishes Messages Detailing Attack Plans; Gaza Students Strive To Keep Learning Amid Conflict; Gaza Students Strive to Keep Learning Amid Conflict; El Salvador Agrees to Keep Taking in U.S. Deported Migrants; Court Maintains Temporary Block on Controversial Deportations; Bolivia Declares National Emergency Amid Deadly Rain, Floods; China's Glaciers Have Shrunk 26 Percent Since 1960 as Per UNESCO; Rare Shark Spotted Off Rio's Famous Ipanema Beach. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Tariffs on Foreign-made Cars Take Effect April 3; U.S. Homeland Secretary Visits Salvadoran Prison; Former Brazilian President to Stand Trial on Coup Charges; Prince Harry Quits Sentebale over Internal Disputes. Aired 3-4a ET
• Growing Republican Concerns About Group Chat Intel Breach; Trump Admin Defending Senior Officials Over Intel Leak; European Leaders: Not Time To Lift Sanctions On Russia; Rubio: Hundreds Of Visa Revoked Amid Student Arrests; Canadian PM Vows To Fight Back Against New U.S. Tariffs; U.S. Health Department To Cut 10,000 Employees; CNN Speaks With Oscar-Winning Palestinian Director. Aired 3-4p ET
• CNN International: Carney Promises Tariff Retaliation; Trump to Announce Reciprocal Tariff Plan Next Week; Vance and Second Lady to Visit Greenland; Judge Orders Preservation of Yemen Messages; RFK Jr. to Restructure America's Health Care System; Rubio Calls Student Protesters "Lunatics"; China's Box Office Bonanza; MLB Opening Day. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN This Morning
• White House Downplays Signal Chat Controversy; Democratic Infighting: Where Does the Party Go Now? Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Journalist Releases Group Chat Chain; Bobby Ghosh is Interviewed about the Palestinian Protests; Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) is Interviewed about Signal Group Chat. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump, White House Officials Try to Distance Themselves from Breach; Ukraine's Allies Meet for "Coalition of the Willing" Summit; Gaza Protesters: Hamas Does Not Represent U.S.; Trump to Impose 25 Percent Tariff on Imported Vehicles, Auto Parts; Bringing Uganda's Gorillas back from the Brink; Some Boycott U.S. Products Abroad to Protest Trump Administration. Aired 9-10a ET
• Questions over Ukraine-Russia Black Sea Security Deal; Ukraine's Allies Meet for "Coalition of the Willing" Summit; Trump and White House Officials Try to Distance Themselves from Signal Breach; Gaza Students Strive to Keep Learning amid Conflict; Submarine Sinks off Egyptian Coast, Killing Six; Tennis Prodigy Breaks Through in Miami. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Musk Sits For First Interview With DOGE Team Amid Cuts; Setback For Trump; Zelenskyy; Putin Will Die Soon. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Announces New Auto Tariffs In Trade War Escalation; The Atlantic Publishes Messages Detailing Attack Plans; Ukraine: Russia Launches "Massive" Drone Strike On Kharkiv. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Announces New Auto Tariffs in Trade War Escalation; International Boycott of U.S. Products Grows on Social Media; The Atlantic Publishes Messages Detailing Attack Plans; Interview with Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL): Democrats Demand Firings, Full-Scale Investigation. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Hegseth Says Attack Details he Shared on Signal Were Unclassified, Three People Familiar with Matter Tell CNN They Were Classified; Growing Concerns Over Hegseth's Judgement and Experience; Trump: "I'm Not Sure" if the Information in Signal was Classified; Including Cuts of Nearly 20 Percent of FDA and CDC Workforces, 6 Percent of NIH; HHS to Cut More Than 10,000 Employees in Drastic Overhaul. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Announces New Auto Tariffs In Trade War Escalation; Tufts University Student From Turkey Detained By Federal Agents; Outraged Democrats Go On Offense After Trump Signal Leak Scandal. Aired 12:30- 1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• European Leaders Meet in Paris to Discuss Ukraine-Russia War; President Trump Announces 25 Percent Tariffs on Cars Imported to the U.S.; U.S. Health Department Says It's Cutting Nearly a Quarter of its Workforce. Aired 14-15:00p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Judge Orders Trump Admin to Preserve Signal Messages; University Student Detained by Masked ICE Agents; Musk Holds Rare Interview with DOGE Billionaires; GOP Panics as Democrat Eyes Major Upset in FL House Race. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• CNN International: Ukraine's Allies Meet For A "Coalition Of The Willing" Summit; European Leaders Vow Not To Lift Sanctions On Russia; Trump Defends Hegseth Amid Fallout From Intel Breach. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump To Impose 25 Percent Tariff On Imported Vehicles, Auto Parts; National Secretary Adviser Waltz Blamed For Adding Journalist To Chat; Tufts University Student Detained BY Federal Agents; Anti-Hamas Rallies Held In Gaza For Second Straight Day; U.S. VP Vance And Wife Usha To Travel To Greenland; Military Chief Returns To Khartoum As Army Retakes Airport; Trump Family Plans To Sell New Crypto "Stable Coin". Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Trade Partners Criticize Trump's 25 Percent Auto Tariffs; Trump Threatens Canada and E.U. with Large Scale Tariffs; Ryanair CEO: We Should be Grateful for Trump. Lufthansa CEO on Transatlantic Relationship; Air France-KLM CEO on Growth Happening Outside Europe; Automaker Shares Tumble After U.S. Tariff Announcement. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• HHS to Cut 10,000 Employees in Major Overhaul; Trump Announces New Auto Tariffs in Trade War Escalation; Today, Hearing on Lawsuit Saying Group Chat Flouts Fed Record Laws. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Tufts Student Detained by Federal Agents; Senate Hearing Underway on Mid-Air Collision in D.C.; Hidden Notes to Luigi Mangione. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY); DHS Secretary Visits Notorious Prison in El Salvador; Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Trump's New Auto Tariffs; Signal Lawsuit. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Major League Baseball Opening Day Arrives; Interview With Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE); Interview With Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY). Aired 11:30a-12p ET