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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Police: 2 Dead, 5 Others Shot at Florida State University; Interview with Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-NY); Appeals Court Rips into Trump Administration's Handling of Deportations. Appeals Court Rips Into Trump Admin's Handling Of Deportations; Trump Lashes Out After Fed Chair Describes Tariffs As "Significantly Larger Than Anticipated"; Cutbacks In Federal Funding Leave Some Migrant Children To Navigate Immigration Court Without A Lawyer; Drugmaker Eli Lilly Says Experimental New Pill Helped People With Diabetes Lose Weight And Lower Blood Sugar. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell; Interview with "A State of Rage" Director Marcel Mettelsiefen; Interview with Copper Cow Coffee Founder Debbie Wei Mullin; Interview with M.M. LaFleur Founder and CEO Sarah LaFleur; Trump with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• At Least 5 Hurt In Mass Shooting On FSU Campus; Dow Falls Another 500 Points As Trump Blasts Fed Chair; Court Denies Trump DOJ Appeal In "Shocking" Case Of Man Mistakenly Deported To El Salvador. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Police: 2 Dead, 5 Injured In Mass Shooting In FSU Campus; DHS Threatens To Revoke Harvard's Ability To Host Intl Students; Trump Blasts Fed Chair After He Warned Tariffs Could Hurt Economy; Supreme Court To Hear Arguments On Whether Trump Can Enforce Birthright Citizenship Plan While Litigation Continues; Schumer Seeks Hate Crime Investigation In Shapiro Arson Case. Aired 5-6p ET
• Police Say, Two Killed in Mass Shooting at Florida State University; DHS Threatens to Revoke Harvard's Ability to Host International Students; New Democratic Candidate Enters High Profile Michigan Senate Race; Clooney Denies Obama Involvement In Biden Op-Ed. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• How President Trump Uses the Government, As He Promised; Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) Meets With Mistakenly Deported Man; Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Over Birthright Citizenship. Police: Two Dead, Six Injured In Mass Shooting On FSU Campus; Trump On Fed Chair: "If I Want Him Out, He'll Be Out Of There"; Trump sees "Very Good Deal" After Hitting China With Tariffs; Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump's Feud With Harvard Grows as Admin Threatens Funds, Tax- Exempt Status, Ability to Enroll International Students; Trump Says, Powell's Termination Cannot Come Fast Enough; DOJ Appeals After Judge Threatens Charges Over Deportations. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• DOJ Appeals After Judge Warns Of Contempt Charges Over Deportations; Trump Lashes Out At Powell: "Termination Cannot Come Fast Enough"; Gaza Civil Defense: Israeli Strikes Hit Displaced Palestinians' Tents. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Lashes Out at Powell: "Termination Cannot Come Fast Enough"; Proposed HHS Cuts Would Slash 40% of CDC, NIH Budgets; DOJ Appeals After Judge Threatens Contempt Charges Over Deportations. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump's Immigration Numbers; Rep. Yassemin Ansari (D-AZ) is Interviewed about Deportations; Ukraine Talks Underway; Doral Partnering with ICE; Chinese Vendors Brace for Trade War. Aired 8:30- 9a ET
• Trump Lashes Out at Fed Chair; Revoke of Harvard's Tax Exempt Status; Lee Gelernt is Interviewed about DOJ Appeals Deportations; Third Pentagon Appointee Placed on Leave; Trump Memo Details Health Cuts. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Markets Open After Fed Warning; Resentencing Hearing for Menendez Brothers; South Dakota Voters Weigh Trump's Trade War; Fire Threat Across Plains. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Shooting at Florida State University. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Students Sheltering In Place After Shooting At FSU, 4 Hurt, Suspect in Custody; Trump Comments On Shooting At Florida State University; Trump Answers Questions At White House. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Again Slams Fed Chief After He Warns Tariffs Could Damage Economy; At Least Six Hurt, Suspect in Custody After Mass Shooting at FSU; Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Arguments on Birthright Citizenship; Trump Hosts Italian Prime Minister at White House. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• At Least 6 Hurt, Suspect In Custody After Mass Shooting At FSU. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• At Least 6 Hurt, Suspect in Custody After Mass Shooting at FSU; Law Enforcement Officials: Police Believe There was One Shooter at FSU. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• At Least 6 Hurt, Suspect in Custody After Mass Shooting at FSU; Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Arguments Over Birthright Citizenship. Aired 3:30-4 pm ET


CNN Newsroom
• 'Gold Card' Visa Spark U.S. Immigration Policy Debate; Judge Threatens Trump Admin. With Contempt Charges; WH Claims Mistakenly Deported Man Is Gang Member; Stocks Fall Fed After Fed Chair Warns About Tariff Impacts; IRS Making Plans To Rescind Harvard's Tax-Exempt Status; Puerto Rico Hit By Power Outage As Island Preps For Easter; Gaza Officials: At Least 15 Killed In Overnight Israeli Strikes; U.K. Court: Legal Definition Of "Woman" Excludes Trans Women; Family Concerned For Detained French American Tourist; Family Concerned for Detained French American Tourist. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Fed Chair: Trump Tariffs Likely To Cause Higher Inflation; WTO: Trade War Will Badly Hurt U.S. & Global Economies; Judge Threatens Trump Admin. With Contempt Charges; WTO: Trade War Will Badly Hurt U.S. and Global Economics; Chinese Wholesale Market Grapples with U.S.-China Tariffs; U.K. Court: Legal Definition of "Woman" Excludes Trans Women; DOJ Sues Maine Over Trans Athletes in High School Sports; South African Police Rescue U.S. Preacher from Kidnappers; Family Concerned for detained French American Tourist; "Colossal" Squid Filmed in Natural Environment for First Time. Aired 1-2a ET
• Judge Threatens Donald Trump Administration With Contempt Charges; President Donald Trump Touts "Progress" In Japan Trade Talks; U.S. And European Officials To Discuss Ending War In Ukraine; Students and Supporters in Serbia Rally Against Government; U.K. Court Rules Legal Definition of Woman Excludes Trans Women; DOJ Sues Maine Over Trans Athletes in High School Sports. Aired 2-3a ET
• El Salvador Denies Maryland Senator's Request to Visit Deported Man in Prison; Beekeeping Industry Hits Hard by Budget Cuts; Puerto Rico Struggles with Electricity in Time for Easter; Colossal Squid Resembles a Glass Sculpture Found in a Deep Sea Footage. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: At Least Six Injured In Florida State University Shooting; Trump Lashes Out At Fed Chair Jerome Powell; Trump Meeting With Italian PM Meloni For Tariff Talks; Hamas Official: Group Rejects Latest Israeli Ceasefire Offer; U.S. & Ukraine Hold Highest Level Talks In Weeks In Paris; Department of Homeland Security Threatens to Revoke Harvard's Ability To Enroll International Students. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Judge Finds Probable Cause to Find Trump Administration Officials in Contempt; Trump Administration Vows to Keep Mistakenly Deported Man Out of U.S. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• IRS Working to Revoke Harvard's Tax-Exempt Status; Caitlin Dickerson is Interviewed about Trump's Immigration Tactics Shocking Supporters; Shan Wu is Interviewed about Trump versus the Courts; Clooney Calls for Proper Leader for Democrats. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• U.S. & Ukraine in Paris for Highest-Level Talks in Weeks; Italian President Meloni & Trump to Meet for Tariff Talks; Judge Threatens Trump Administration with Contempt Charges; Chinese Professor Says China has been "Ripped Off"; Russia's Putin Hosts Emir of Qatar at the Kremlin. Aired 9- 10a ET
• U.S. and Ukraine in Paris for Highest Level Talks in Weeks; Trump to Meet with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni; Saudi Defense Minister Visits Iran as Nuclear Talks Proceed; Chinese Wholesale Market Grapples with U.S.-China Tariffs; Myanmar Earthquake Victims Still Living in the Streets; Pope's Holy Week Appearances Uncertain; French American Tourist Detained in Venezuela; Strongest Evidence Yet of Life on Exoplanet. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Police: 2 Killed In Mass Shooting At Florida State University; Trump Sys He Is Negotiating With China: "We're Talking"; Appeals Court Rips Into Trump Admin's Handling of Deportations. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Stocks Fall After Fed Chair Warns About Tariff Impacts; President Trump Touts "Progress" In Japan Trade Talks; Judge Threatens Trump Admin. With Contempt Charges; U.S. Senator Denied Visit With Deported Maryland Man; Tariffs Hitting Cheap Chinese Goods. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Trump Administration Demands Harvard Turn Over Disciplinary Records Of Foreign Students Or Lose Its Host Eligibility; White House Removing Wire Services From Press Pool; Chinese Workers, Businesses Grapple With U.S.-China Tariffs. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Italian PM Arrives at White House to Talk Tariffs; Trump: Fed Chair Jerome Powell's "Termination Cannot Come Fast Enough"; Trump Blasts Fed Chair after he Warns of Tariff-Fueled Inflation; 75 Percent of Harvard Medical School Research is Federally Funded; IRS Moving Forward with Plan to Punish Harvard. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Italy's Meloni Is First European Leader To Meet With Trump Since He Announced New Tariffs; Trump Blasts Fed Chair After He Warns Of Tariff-Fueled Inflation; Top Nutrition Scientist Quits NIH Over "Censorship" Claims; Scientists Detect Signature Of Life On A Distant Planet; Maria Shriver Debuts New Book Of Poetry, "I Am Maria". Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• To Resolve Global Issues, Meloni Advocates Collaboration with U.S.; Trump to Engage in Tariff Negotiations with Meloni; Shooting at Florida State University Resulted in at Least Six Injuries; Trump Slams Jerome Powell. Trump Hosts Italian Prime Minister at the White House. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Police: 2 Killed, 5 Injured In Florida State University Shooting; Trump: FSU Mass Shooting A "Shame", Vows To Protect Gun Rights; Maryland Senator Meets With Abrego Garcia In El Salvador; Trump's Border Czar Defends WH Over Abrego Garcia Showdown; Appeals Court: Man Deported Without "Semblance Of Due Process"; Trump: Fed Chair Powell Will Resign "If I Ask Him To"; Luigi Mangione Indicted On Federal Charges In CEO's Killing. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• CNN International: Fed Chair: Trump's tariffs "Significantly Larger" Than Expected; Trump Lashes Out At Fed Chair Jerome Powell; Italy PM: Negotiations With U.S. Should Aim At Removing All Tariffs. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Welcomes Meloni To White House; Trump Blasts Fed Chair After Powell's Tariff Warning; Trump's Net Approval Rating On Immigration Remains Positive; CNN Speaks To Voters In South Dakota; Trump Administration Steps Up Threats Against Harvard; Resentencing Hearing For Menendez Brothers Set To Begin; ;Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump on Fed Chair: If You Want Him Out, He'll Be Out Fast; Meloni Says Trump Accepted Invitation to Visit Italy; At Least Five Injured in Florida State University Shooting; Police Give Update on Florida State University Shooting. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Stocks Sink as Rattled Investors Weigh Fed Chair's Warning; Internal Trump Administration Memo Details Plans for Massive HHS Cuts; ICE Defends Agent Who Smashed Car Window of Undocumented Man. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Judge Boasberg Finds Probable Cause to Hold Trump Admin in Contempt; Sen. Van Hollen Denied a Meeting with Abrego Garcia; Carmakers Handling Tariff Uncertainty; Trump Threatens the Fed. Chair Jerome Powell with Termination. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI); Tufts Student Remains in ICE Custody; Trump Escalates Threats Against Harvard; Trump Lashes Out at Federal Reserve Chairman. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Life on Another Planet?; Judge Rules Against Google in Antitrust Case; Top NIH Scientist Quits; Frontier Airlines Plane Makes Hard Landing. Aired 11:30a-12:00p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Punts On Immigration Cases: "Speak To The Lawyers"; Police: Two Killed, Five Injured In Florida State University Shooting; Sen. Van Hollen Meets With Mistakenly Deported Man. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Florida State University Shooting; Trump Escalates Attack on Fed Chair Powell; Midst of Tariff Uncertainties, PM Meloni Visits the White House; Russia's War on Ukraine; Next Week, South Korean Officials Scheduled to Visit the U.S. for Trade Negotiations; Phoenix Ikner, 20, Named as FSU Suspected Shooter; Fascist Specialist to Relocate to Canada from the U.S.; Potentially Exciting Possibility of Life on Another Planet. Aired 6-7p ET