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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Pope Francis' Funeral Set For Saturday In St. Peter's Square; Pope Francis Remembered In His Home Country Of Argentina; Pope Francis Appointed 80 Percent Of Cardinals Who Will Choose His Successor; How The Pope's Reforms Transformed The Catholic Church; Survivors Network Of Those Abused By Priest Calls For The Next Pope To Enact A Zero Tolerance Law For Abuse. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with "101 Questions & Answers on Popes and the Papacy" Author Christopher Bellitto; Interview with Former NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad; Interview with Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center Director Alexander Gabuev; Interview with "The Two Popes" Actor Jonathan Pryce. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• U.S. Stocks Close Sharply Higher Amid Volatility Over Trump's Tariffs; White House: Trump Admin Is Questioning The Independence Of Federal Reserve; White House Strongly Defends Pete Hegseth As Embattled Defense Secretary Attacks His Critics; Pope Francis' Funeral To Be Held In St. Peter's Square On Saturday. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• W.H.: Trump Allowed To Express Displeasure About Fed Chair; U.S. Stocks Close Higher Amid Volatility Over Trump's Tariffs; Hegseth Remains Defiant, Insists Fired Officials Leaked Information And Could Face Prosecution; The Cardinals Seen As Possible Successors To Pope Francis; "60 Minutes" Executive Producer Resigns, Cites Loss Of Independence In Wake Of Trump Lawsuit; Trump Admin Announces Plans To Phase Out Some Artificial Dyes From Foods And Drinks. Aired 5-6p ET
• Source Says, Hegseth's Denial Over Chat Is A Shocking Obfuscation; Rubio Unveils First Stage Of Major State Department Overhaul; Pope's Coffin To Be Transferred To St. Peter's Basilica Tomorrow; Inside One Of The World's Most Ambitious Conservation Projects; Russian Artist Reveals Trump Portrait Gifted By Putin. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Softens Tone Amid Turmoil, No Hardball With China; Trump Says He's Not Considering Powell Firing, Contradicting White House; Source Says, Hegseth's Defense Of Signal Scandal Is Shocking; "60 Minutes" Executive Director Bill Owens Quits; Some Democrats Do The "Dark Woke" Strategy. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Pope Francis' Funeral to Be Held Saturday in St. Peter's Square; Fired Pentagon Adviser Denies Leaking Information; NIH to Ban Grants to Universities With DEI Programs, Israel Boycotts. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Trump Standing Behind Hegseth Amid Second Chat Controversy; Pope Francis' Funeral To Be Held Saturday In St. Peter's Square; Dow On Track For Worst April Since Great Depression. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Parents Push for Stricter Rules as Teens Battle Online Pressures; Hegseth Under Scrutiny After Second Signal Group Chat Revealed; GOP Rep. Donalds Showered with Boos Over Response to DOGE Cuts; Pope Francis' Funeral to be Held Saturday in St. Peter's Square. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Harvard Sues Trump Admin Over Threats to Cut Funding; U.S. Markets Look to Rebound After Selloff; Nearly Half of U.S. Teens Say Social Media Hurts Their Generation. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• IMF Warns U.S. & Global Economies to Slow Sharply Due to Tariffs; Hegseth Under Scrutiny After Second Signal Group Chat Revealed; Pope Francis' Funeral to be Held Saturday in St. Peter's Square. Aired 9-9:30 am ET
• Opening Statements Today In Karen Read Case; IMF Slashes U.S., Global Growth Forecast In The Wake Of Trump Tariffs; Calls Grow For Primaries On Incumbent Democrats As Midterms Loom; Pope Francis' Funeral To Be Held Saturday. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Hegseth Under Scrutiny After Second Signal Group Chat Revealed; Hegseth Remains Defiant, Insists Fired Officials Leaked Information And Could Face Prosecution; Stocks Push Higher After Bloomberg Report That Bessent Told Investors Expects U.S.-China Trade War To De- Escalate; IMF: U.S. & Global Economies To Slow Sharply Due To Tariffs; Pope Francis' Funeral To Be Held Saturday In St. Peter's Square. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Hegseth Under Scrutiny After Second Signal Group Chat Revealed; College Leaders Sign Statement Opposing "Political Interference" By Trump Admin; Karen Read Facing Retrial On Charges Including Second- Degree Murder. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Remains Strongly Behind Hegseth Amid Smear Campaign; Stocks Push Higher After Bessent Tells Investors He Expects U.S.-china Trade War to De-escalate; White House on Trade Deals, Team Has 18 Proposals on Paper; IMF: U.S. And Global Economies to Slow Sharply Due to Tariffs; Gold Surges to New Record High as Trump Rips Fed Chair. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• NIH Moves To Ban Grants To Universities With DEI, Israel Boycotts; GOP Rep. Byron Donalds Faces Shouting, Critical Questions Over DOGE; Trump Budget Proposals To Gut Weather And Climate Research; Trump Admin To Unveil Plan To Remove Some Artificial Dyes From Foods. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• WH: Trump Remains "Strongly Behind" Hegseth Amid "Smear Campaign"; WH: No Tolerance For Anyone Leaking Sensitive Information; Newsom: Dems Risk Appearance Of Defending Notorious Gang; Pope Francis' Funeral To Be Held Saturday In St. Peter's Square; Sources: Bessent Told Investors He Expects U.S.-China Trade War To De-escalate; White House: Trump Optimistic About Trade Deal With China. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• White House: Trump has the Right to Express His Displeasure with the Fed; U.S. Naval Academy Cancels Speech that Would Have Criticized Book Bans; Nearly Half of Teens Say Social Media is Bad for Youth Mental Health; Russian Artist Reveals Kremlin-Commissioned Trump Portrait. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Pope Francis Celebrated Easter Sunday Hours Before Death At 88; Pope Francis Asked To Be Buried In Simple Tomb; Senior Church Leaders To Pick Next Pope During Conclave; U.S. Stocks Tumble As Trump Bashes Fed Chair Again. Aired 12-1a ET
• Pope Francis Died Of Stroke And Subsequent Irreversible Heart Failure; World Leaders Praise Pope Francis And His Legacy; Stocks Tumble And Dollar Hits Three-Year Low As Trump Bashes Powell Again; Clerical Sex Abuse Scandal Stains Pope Francis' Legacy; Trump Defends Hegseth In Second Military Chat Controversy. Aired 1-2a ET
• Tributes Pour In From Around The World For Pope Francis; Pope Francis Asked To Be Buried In "Simple" Tomb; Vatican: Pope Francis Died Of Stroke And Heart Failure At 88; U.S. Stocks Stumble As Donald Trump Bashes Fed Chair Again; Vatican Confirmed That Pope Francis Died of Stroke and Heart Failure at 88; Eiffel Tower Goes Dark in Tribute to Pope Francis; Pope's Death Marks Start of Centuries-old Process of Picking a New Pontiff; Trump Defends Hegseth in Second Military Chat Controversy; Hegseth Fires Senior Pentagon Officials Amid Infighting; Trump Hosts 145th Annual White House Easter Egg Roll; Kenya's Sharon Lokedi and John Korir Win at Boston Marathon. Aired 2-3a ET
• CNN's Special Coverage On The Death Of His Holiness Pope Francis. Aired 3-4a ET
• Mourners Gather In St. Peter's Square To Honor Late Pontiff; IMF: U.S. & Global Economies To Slow Sharply Due To Tariffs; White House: China Trade Deal "Moving In The Right Direction"; Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Funding Freeze; Hegseth Under Scrutiny After Second Signal Group Chat Revealed. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Funeral for Pope Francis Set for Saturday; Trump Backs Hegseth after Second Group Chat Revealed. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Funeral for Pope Francis Set for Saturday; Earth Day in the Age of President Trump; U.S. Stocks Tumble as Trump Attacks Fed Chairman. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Funeral to be Held Saturday in St. Peter's Square; Reflecting on Pope Francis' Historic 2019 Visit to the UAE; Iran Suggests U.S. Could Benefit from "Tens of Billions of Dollars" in Nuclear Energy Contracts; Trump Defends Hegseth in Second Military Chat Controversy; Heartful Tribute from Pope's Beloved Football Team. Aired 9-10a ET
• Pope Francis Funeral to Be Held Saturday; Cardinals from around the World Gather to Elect Francis' Successor; Argentina Mourns the First Latin American Pontiff; Palestinians Mourn Losing a Man of Peace; Bethlehem Lutheran Pastor on Pope's Impact on the Middle East; Hegseth Lashes Out; Francis' Legacy on LGBTQ+ Issues; Harvard Sues Trump Administration over Funding Freeze; Senior Church Leaders to Pick Next Pope during Conclave. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Musk Suffers Major Hit As Tesla Profits Plummet 71 Percent; Source: Hegseth Downplaying Signal Chat A "Shocking Obfuscation; Pope Francis About To Lie In State In Open Coffin Ahead Of Funeral; Trump's Baby Bonus. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Pope Francis Died Of Stroke And Subsequent Irreversible Heart Failure; The Dean of the College of Cardinals is Expected to Convene the First General Congregation to Prepare for Electing the Next Pope. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• U.S. Stocks And Dollar Tumble As Trump Renews Attacks On Fed Chair Powell; Hegseth Shared Detailed Military Plans In Second Signal Chat; Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Funds Freeze. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Funeral For Pope Francis Will Be Held On Saturday; Trump Says He Will Attend Pope Francis' Funeral; U.S. Stocks Tumble As Trump Bashes Fed Chair Again. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Funeral For Pope Francis Will Be Held On Saturday; Senior Church Leaders To Pick Next Pope During Conclave; Hegseth Shares U.S. Military Plans In Second Signal Chat. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Defiant Hegseth goes on Fox to Defend Himself, Attack Critics; Fired Pentagon Adviser Denies Hegseth's Claims of Leaking; GOP Representative Don Bacon Says Hegseth Should Resign or be Fired; World Mourns Pope Francis as Process of Picking Successor Begins; IMF Slashes Global Growth Estimates Because of Tariffs. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Dow On Track For Worst April Since Great Depression; CNBC Poll: Trump Approval On Economy 12 Points Underwater; ADL: Antisemitic Incident At Highest Level Since At Least 1979; Trump Admin Has Revoked More Than 1,000 International Student Visas; NYT: Trump Admin Weighs Proposals To Increase U.S. Birthrate; Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Vatican Prepares for a Future Without Pope Francis As Tributes from Around the World Pour in; Mourners Gather in St. Peter's Square to Honor Late Pontiff; Pete Hegseth Claims Attack Plans Shared with Pals on Signal were Informal. Aired 14-14:30p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Might Be Caving In Trade War As Musk Signals Some Caving On DOGE Mission; New DOJ Drama As Prosecutors Reveal Ultimatum To Keep Jobs; Head Of "60 Minutes" Resigns As CBS Faces Trump's Pressure; Laura Coates Interviews Enes Kanter Freedom. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• CNN International: Funeral For Pope Francis To Be Held Saturday; Mourners Pay Respects As Papal Transition Begins; Pope Francis Championed The Poor, Migrants, Environment. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Funeral For Pope Francis To Be Held Saturday; Hegseth Defiant, Accuses Fired Officials Of Leaking Info; Hegseth Under Scrutiny After Second Signal Group Chat Revealed; U.S. Secretary Of State Rubio Unveils Planned Cuts At State Department; Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Funding Freeze; U.S. Stocks Rebound After Monday's Sharp Sell-Off; Pope held Nightly Calls With Gaza's Christian Community; A Wild Jaguar Takes her First Steps Into A New Future. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Funeral To Be Held Saturday In St. Peter's Square; Cardinals Expected To Start Voting In Sistine Chapel In May; IMF Expects Slower U.S. And Global Growth Due To Tariffs; Tariffs Force Bike Maker To Halt Some Imports From China; U.S. Defense Secretary Pushes Back On Signal Controversy; Tesla's Deliveries, Revenue And Production Fall In Q1. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• U.S. Economic Forecast Slashed; Hegseth Says, Leakers are Trying to Sabotage Trump Agenda and Me; Pope Francis' Funeral to Be Held Saturday in St. Peter's Square. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Plan to Ban Food Dyes; Pope Francis Funeral Plans; Pope Francis' Funeral Set for Saturday. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Harvard Sues Trump Administration; Supreme Court Hears Case on Religious Freedom; U.S. Economic Forecast Slashed. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Interview With Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-OR); Interview With Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA); Interview With Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ); Interview With Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL); Banning Food Dyes?. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Sources: Trump Unlikely To Dismiss Hegseth But Officials Troubled By Disarray In Inner Circle; Musk Promises To Step Away From DOGE As Tesla Profits Plunge; Trump Says He Has "No Intention" Of Firing Fed Chair. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Preparations Underway For Pope Francis' Funeral; Cardinals To Elect Pope Francis' Successor; Funeral To Be Held Saturday In St. Peter's Square; IMF Growth Warning; U.S. Stocks Bounces Back; Hegseth's Signal Chat Controversy; Gaza Mourns Pope Francis; IMF And World Bank Hold Spring Meetings In D.C.; Big Hopes For Argentina's Big Cats. Aired 6-7p ET