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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Judge Boasberg Rules In Emergency Hearing He Has No Power To Block Trump Administration's Deportation Under Alien Enemies Act; Federal Judge Orders Tufts Student Who Was Pulled Off Street By Masked Plainclothes Officers Returned From Louisiana Detention; U.S. Prepared To Recognize Russian Control Of Crimea As Rubio Suggests Time Running Out To Broker Ukraine Peace; Victims Of FSU Shooting Identified; Some Weight Loss Medication Users Experience "Plateau"; Pope Francis, Recovering From Serious Illness, Prepares For Easter Weekend As Pilgrims Hope For A Glimpse. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Trump's Crackdown From Migrants And Tariffs, To Universities And Diversity; What To Expect From The Next Round Of Iran Nuclear Talks; Survivors Mark 80th Anniversary Of Auschwitz Liberation. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Sen. Van Hollen Speaks About Abrego Garcia Visit In El Salvador. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Sen. Van Hollen: Abrego Garcia's Case Is About Constitutional Rights For All U.S. Residents; Trump: If Russia Or Ukraine Make It "Very Difficult" We'll Walk; Police: Suspect To Remain In Hospital For "Significant" Period; DHS Revoking Temporary Protected Status For Some Afghans In U.S.; Some Weight Loss Medication Users Experience "Plateau". Aired 5-6p ET
• Judge Calls Emergency Hearing Over Trump Deportation; Rubio Says, U.S. Ready To Move On If No Ukraine Peace Deal Soon; Police Chief Says, Suspect Will Face First-Degree Murder Charges; Business Owners On Whether Tariffs Can Bring Jobs Back To U.S.; Tesla Settles Racial Discrimination Lawsuit; Business Owners On Whether Tariffs Can Bring Jobs Back To U.S.; Tesla Settles Racial Discrimination Lawsuit. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• White House: Abrego Garcia Is "Never Coming Back" To U.S.; Van Hollen: Abrego Garcia Told Me He's "Traumatized"; IRS Head Replaced After Musk-Bessent Power Struggle; NYT: Trump Admin Says Letter Of Demands Sent To Harvard By Mistake. Trump Administration Makes A List Of What Students Can And Cannot Read; White House Easter Egg Roll Looks Different This Year. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Maryland Senator Meets With Mistakenly Deported Man in El Salvador; Police Say, Two Dead, Five Wounded in Shooting at Florida State University; Rubio Says, Time to Move on If Russia-Ukraine War Can't Be Ended. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Police: 2 Dead, 5 Others Shot At Florida State University; Mortgage Rates Climb To 6.83 Percent, Highest Level In Two Months; Rubio: Time To "Move On" If Russia-Ukraine War Can't Be Ended. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Police: 2 Dead, 5 Wounded in Shooting at Florida State University; Rubio: Time to "Move On" If Russia-Ukraine War Can't Be Ended; Maryland Senator Meets With Mistakenly Deported Man in El Salvador. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Judge Rules Google Ad Network is Monopoly; Ending Birthright Citizenship; Dr. Sarah Fortune is Interviewed about Harvard's Funding Freeze; Mexican Cafe Rebrands the Americano. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Rubio Comments on Ending Russia-Ukraine War; Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) is Interviewed about Russia-Ukraine War; Maryland Senator Meets with Deported Man in El Salvador; Shooting at Florida State University. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Roben Farzad is Interviewed about Tariffs; Dakota Bages is Interviewed about the Florida State Shooting; Severe Storms from Great Lakes to Texas; Pope Francis Scales Back Public Appearances; Drake's Legal Beef with Lamar. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview With Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA); New Info Emerges on FSU Shooting Suspect; Trump Set to Abandon Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• U.S. To Charge Fees For Chinese Ships Docking At U.S. Ports; ACLU Accuses Defense Dept. Schools Of "Whitewashing Curricula"; Drake Claims He Was Defamed During Super Bowl Halftime Show. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• American Citizen Swept Up In Immigration Crackdown; Doge Accused Of Forcing Employees To Work 36 Hours Straight; Possibility Of Life Far, Far From Earth; White House Says Abrego Garcia Is Never Coming Back To U.S.; Trump Calls Harvard A Disgrace When Asked About Possible Changes To The University's Tax Status; Trump Says Ukraine Deal Needs To Get Done Quickly. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Doctor: All Shooting Victims Expected To Make Full Recovery; Dad Of 2018 Shooting Victim Was To Go To FSU Event On Day Of Attack; Federal Judge Pauses Trump Admin Mass Firings At CFPB; Scientists: Strongest Evidence Yet Of Life Beyond Solar System. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House: Abrego Garcia "Never Coming Back" To U.S.; Trump On Ukraine Deal: Needs To Get Done "Quickly"; Police: FSU Suspect To Face First-Degree Murder Charges; Sheriff: Shooting Suspect Is The Son Of A Deputy; U.S. To Charge Fees For Chinese Ships Docking At U.S. Ports. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Using Tariffs To Try To Push Manufacturing Back To U.S.; Air Force Removes Articles Honoring First Female Thunderbirds Pilot, Then Restores Some Content Hours After CNN Inquiry; 800 Plus Measles Cases Reported In Half of U.S. States. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Police: Two Dead, Five Others Shot at Florida State University; China Doesn't Share Trump's Optimism about a Pending Trade Deal; Trump Lashes Out after Fed Chair Criticizes Tariffs; France Touts 'Excellent' U.S.-Europe Talks on Ukraine; Growing Number of Israeli Reservists Call for End to Conflict. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Trump Says U.S. Talking To China On Tariffs; Gunman Identified as Deputy's Son, 2 Confirmed Dead; Israel In Damage Control Over Reservist Calls To End Gaza War; Luigi Mangione Indicted In Federal Court In CEO Killing; France Touts Excellent Us Europe Talks On Ukraine; At Least 38 Killed, 102 Injured In U.S. Air Strikes On Yemen; Trump: Fed Chair's Termination Can't come Fast Enough; Mexican Cafe Rebrands "Cafe Americano" as "Cafe Mexicano"; Judge Rules Google is an Online Advertising Monopoly; Vatican Prepares to Mark Good Friday Amid Pontiff's Recovery; Animal Advocates Warn against Gifting Live Animals; A Historian's Quest to Save Luxurious Ocean Liners. Aired 1- 2a ET
• Police: Two Dead, Five Others Shot At Florida State University; Trump: I think We'll See A Very Good Deal With China; Italian PM Meloni Talks Trade With Trump At White House; U.S. Senate Democrats Urges Town Hall Crowd To Pray For Country; Recovering Pontiff Makes Prison Visit On Holy Thursday; Three Endangered Socorro Dove Chicks Hatch In London Zoo; Meteorologists: Poland Set To Be Warmest Country In Europe. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Italian PM Meloni Talks Trade With Trump at White House; France Touts "Excellent" U.S.-Europe Talks on Ukraine; U.S. Senators Visit Taiwan Amid Rising China Tensions; Police: Two Dead, Five Other Shot at Florida State University; Trump Admin Revokes 1,000 Plus Visas for International Students & Graduates. Aired 3-4 am ET
• CNN International: Trump: U.S. Prepared To Quit Peace Talks If Progress Not Made Soon; White House: Abrego Garcia "Never Coming Back" To U.S.; Two Dead, Five Wounded From Florida State Shooting; U.S. To Charge New Fees On Chinese Ships At American Ports; How Pope Francis Will Celebrate Easter Weekend. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Sen. Chris Van Hollen Meets with Wrongly Deported Man in El Salvador; Police: Suspect in FSU Shooting is Son of Sheriff's Deputy; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Claims Autism a 'Preventable Disease'. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Two Dead in Florida State University Shooting; Peace Not Possible in Ukraine; Abrego Garcia to Remain in El Salvador; Trump Comments about Homegrown Criminals; Judge Rules in Google Case. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Vance: "Optimistic" that U.S. Can Bring Ukraine War to a Close; U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Moving Forward; U.S. Senator Meets Wrongly Deported Man in El Salvador; U.S. Vice President Vance Meets Italian PM Meloni in Rome; U.S. Markets Closed Today, Finished the Week in the End. Aired 9-10a ET
• Saudi Defense Minister Visits Tehran as Talks Proceed; Marco Rubio Says U.S. Should "Move On" If Peace Deal Not Reached Soon; China Places Export Controls on Rare Earth Minerals; U.S. Appeals Court Says Kilmar Abrego Garcia Entitled to Due Process; Some Children Left to Navigate U.S. Immigration Court on Their Own; Two Dead, Five Wounded at Florida State University Shooting; Growing Number of Israeli Reservists Call for End to Conflict; U.S. Judge Rules Google an Online Advertising Monopoly; Aired 10- 11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Rubio: U.S. Will End Ukraine Talks In "Days" If No Progress; Democratic Senator Speaks Out After Visiting Wrongly Deported Man; Two Victims Identified In Mass Shooting At Florida State University. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Trump Request To Block Order Directing It To Facilitate Abrego Garcia's Return; Police: Two Dead, Five Others Shot At Florida State University; Trump: Fed Chair's Termination Can't Come Fast Enough; Rubio: U.S. should "Move On" If Peace Deal Not Reached Soon. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• IMF Chief Warns Of Economic Hit From Global Tariffs; Police: Two Dead, Five Others Shot At Florida State University; Trump Administration Revokes 1,000+ Visas For International Students and Graduates. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• 3 Judges Over 24 Hours Question if Trump White House is Defying Court Orders; Appeals Court: Trump Admin Handling of Case is "Shocking"; MD Senator Meets with Mistakenly Deported Man in El Salvador; Sanders Team Says Oligarchy Tour Drew 200K Attendees; David Hogg: Fixing Democrat's Brand Means Ousting Some Members. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Rubio: Time To "Move On" If Russia-Ukraine War Can't Be Ended; Zelenskyy Accuses Witkoff Of "Spreading Russian Narratives"; Judge Pauses Trump's Mass Firings At CFPB; Gov. Shapiro Says He Hasn't Heard From President Since Arson Attack; Trump Takes Questions On Man Mistakenly Deported To El Salvador; Trump On Ukraine Deal: Needs To Get Done "Quickly". Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• U.S. Threatens To Move On From Ukraine Negotiations; White House Says Deported Maryland Father Abrego Garcia Is "Never Coming Back" To The U.S.; Sony World Photographer Of The Year Crowned; Suspect Luigi Mangione Indicted On Federal Charges; Israel Faces Unprecedented Protest From Reservists; Haunting Image Of Young Palestinian Amputee Named World Press Photo Of The Year; Search For Answers On American Detained In Venezuela; Zed Nelson On His New Photo Book "The Anthropocene Illusion"; How Pope Francis Will Celebrate Easter Weekend. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Lawyers Move To Stop "Imminent" Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act; Members Of Political Group Shooting Suspect Joined Speak Out; FL Releases U.S.-Born American Citizen Who Was Arrested On ICE Orders; White House Warns Of Abandoning Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Talks. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• U.S. Threatens To "Move On" From Peace Efforts; Growing Number Of Israeli Reservists Call For End To Conflict; U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Birthright Citizenship Case In May; Some Children Left To Navigate U.S. Immigration Court On Their Own; China Places Export Restrictions On Rare Earth Minerals; Small Businesses Could Be hit Hard By Tariffs; Trump Takes Questions After Swearing in Dr. Oz As CMS Chief; Aired 12:00-1:00p ET
• CNN International: Rubio: U.S. Will "Move On" If No Progress Made In Peace Efforts; Official: Hamas Rejects Israeli Ceasefire Offer; Senior Israeli Officials To Meet U.S. Envoy Today. Aired 11a-12p ET


Quest Means Business
• Hassett: Trump Studying Whether He Can Fire Powell; Tax On Chinese Ships will Apply To Non-Chinese Operators; Sen. Van Hollen Speaks After Meeting With Abrego Garcia; Sen. Chris Van Hollen Answers Questions After Kilmar Abrego Garcia Meeting; U.S. Threatens To "Move On" From Peace Efforts On Russia's War On Ukraine; Business And Consumers Grapple With Shifting U.S. Tariffs; Talks Falter As Birmingham Garbage Strike Continues. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Rubio Says, U.S. Needs To Move On If Peace Not Possible In Ukraine; Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) Meets Mistakenly Deported Man In El Salvador; Classes Canceled At FSU As Campus Recovers From Mass Shooting. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• FSU Cancels Classes While School Heals Following Deadly Incident; Wrongfully Deported Man in El Salvador Visited by Sen. Van Hollen; RFK Jr.'s Push to Remove Fluoride; Several States Reported More Than 650 Measles Cases, Including Three Fatalities. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Sen. Van Hollen Meets Mistakenly Deported Man In El Salvador; U.S. And Iran To Hold Second Round Of Nuclear Talks Tomorrow; Some Children Left To Navigate Immigration Court Alone. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Americans' Opinions on Trump Economy?; New Info Emerges on FSU Shooting Suspect; Interview With Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI). Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Senator Accuses Trump Admin. Of Lying About Man Mistakenly Deported: "Put Up In Court, Or Shut Up"; IRS Head Replaced After Musk- Bessent Power Struggle; NY Times: Trump Officials Blame Mistake For Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Russia's War On Ukraine; Trump Could "Take A Pass" On Ukraine Peace Talks; U.S. Senator Says Abrego Garcia "Traumatized"; Pope Scales Back Appearance Ahead Of Easter; Kremlin: Progress Has Been Made In Ukraine Peace Talks; U.S. Threatens To "Move On" from Peace Efforts; Trade Talks Between U.S. And China Finally Happening, Says Trump; Seven Rare Earth Exports To The U.S. Impeded By China; Harvard Data On Foreign Money And Relationships Sought By Trump Administration; Remembering The 30th Anniversary Of Oklahoma City Bombing; Increased Violent Incidents Linked To Extremism Grows In The U.S.; Pope Recovers Ahead Of Easter Sunday. Aired 6- 7p ET