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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Vatican Extends Viewing Hours as 90,000+ Mourners Line Up Pay Their Final Respects to Pope Francis; Interview with Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO); Trump: We're Putting a Lot of Pressure on Russia; Trump Offers Private Dinner To Investors In His Cryptocurrency, Spiking Price By 50 Percent On Wednesday; Musk To Step Back From Role At DOGE As Tesla Profits Plunge; The Trump Effect On Canada's Election; How The Gammarelli Family Is Preparing To Dress The Next Pope. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko; Interview with E.U. Sanctions Envoy David O'Sullivan; Interview with Bereaved Israeli Father and The Parents Circle Families Forum Member Rami Elhanan; Interview with Bereaved Palestinian Father, Combatants for Peace Co-Founder and The Parents Circle Families Forum Member Bassam Aramin; Interview with Friend of Pope Francis and "On Heaven and Earth" Author Abraham Skorka; Trump Meets with Norway's PM at WH. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Says He's "Not Happy" With New Russian Attacks On Ukraine After Posting A Rare Rebuke Of Putin: "Vladimir, Stop!"; Journalist Who Broke "Signal-Gate" at White House To Interview Trump; DNC Chair: "No DNC Officer Should Ever Attempt To Influence The Outcome Of A Primary Election"; Judges Block Various Trump Orders On Education Policy, Sanctuary Cities & Voter Registration. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Fact-Checking Trump's Claims About The Prices Of Groceries & Gas; China Calls Suggestions Of U.S. Trade Talks "Fake News"; Economic Uncertainty Expected To Drive Up Prices For Consumers; Trump Sits For Interview With "Signalgate" Journalist; DNC Pushes Back On David Hogg's Plan To Primary Dem Incumbents; Trump: Russia Not Taking All Of Ukraine Is A "Big Concession"; Reporter Calls Out Politicians Who Criticized Her For Wearing Mask. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Responds to Putin's Kyiv Assault, Vladimir, Stop; Trade Uncertainty Expected to Drive Up Prices for Consumers; Court Document Shows Migrants Given 12 Hours to Say If They Will Challenge removal Under Wartime Act. Vatican: 90,000+ Have Paid Respects Since Wednesday Morning; Posters Of Holocaust Survivors Ripped Down In NYC. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Lashes Out as Americans Give Him Bad Report Card; Report Says, Trump Averages a Biden Mention Six Times a Day; Trump Continues to Spin Economy While It Suffers. Maher Says "Curb" Comedian Went Too Far; Judge Barred Trump Pledge To Starve Sanctuary Cities Of Federal Funds. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Russia Launches Deadliest Strikes on Kyiv Since Last Summer; Trump Threatens to Re-impose Reciprocal Tariffs Within Weeks; Harvard Asks Judge to Expedite Lawsuit Challenging Funding Freeze. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) On Russia's Deadliest Strikes On Kyiv Since Last Summer; Vatican: 50,000+ Have Lined Up To Pay Respects To Pope Francis; John O'Keefe's Mother Gives Emotional Testimony On The Stand In Karen Read Murder Retrial, First Responder To Testify. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Threatens to Reimpose Reciprocal Tariffs Within Weeks; Trump Gives Mixed Messages on Tariffs and China; Russia Strikes Kyiv as Trump Accuses Zelenskyy of Harming Peace Talks; Interview with Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA): Harvard Asks Judge to Expedite Lawsuit Challenging Funding Freeze. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Hegseth Meeting With NATO Chief Amid Pentagon Chaos; Trump Chaos Has Already Damaged the U.S. Economy; A Pause in NIH Funding Leaves Alzheimer's Studies in Limbo. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump to Putin After New Russian Strikes on Ukraine: "Vladimir, Stop!"; Trump Threatens to Reimpose Global Tariffs Within Weeks; Karen Read Murder Trial Resumes, First Responder to Testify. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Gives Mixed Messages On Tariffs And China; FEMA To Lose Roughly 20 Percent Of Staff, Including Longtime Leaders, Ahead Of Hurricane Season; Actress Eva Longoria Explores Spain In New Travel & Culture Series. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Soon: Trump Speaks Amid Turmoil Over Trade, Ukraine Peace Talks; Trump Threatens to Reimpose Paused Tariffs Amid 90-Day Reprieve; One of Hegseth's Closest Military Aides Requested Exception to Use Signal, Raising Eyebrows Among Officials; FEMA to Lose About 20 Percent of Staff Ahead of Hurricane Season. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Judge Agrees To DOJ Request For Weeklong Pause In Discovery Process; Vatican Prepares For Pope's Funeral Saturday; July 4th Parade Mass Shooter Sentenced To Life In Prison, No Parole; Railcar Company Found Not Liable For Ohio Train Derailment; 19-Year-Old Faces Arson Charges For New Jersey Wildfire. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• President Trump Hosts Norway's Prime Minister at White House; Trump Says Getting Crimea Back From Russia is Going to Be a Very Difficult Thing to Do. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Hegseth's New Favorite Adviser Helped Set Up Signal on One of Secretary's Computers in the Pentagon; Pause in NIH Funding Leaves Alzheimer's Studies in Limbo; 19-Year-Old Faces Arson Charges for New Jersey Wildfire. Aired 2:30-3 pm ET
• Trump: "I Think We're Getting Very Close" to Ukraine Peace Deal; Trump on Russian Strikes on Kyiv: "I Didn't Like Last Night"; Trump Doubles Down on Threat to Reimpose Global Tariffs Within Weeks; New Polling Shows Trump Approval Rating Sinking; Polling Shows Americans Not Happy with Trump's Economy, Inflation; Justice Dept Axes Grants for Crime Victims, Opioid Abuse Fight. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Vatican Prepares for Pope's Funeral Saturday; Judge Orders Detained Palestinian Student to Remain in Vermont for Now; Text Messages Revealed in Karen Read Trial. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• White House Ramps Up Pressure On Ukraine As London Peace Talks Falter; President Trump Says Tariffs On China Will Come Down Substantially; Mourners Crowd Vatican To Honor Pope Francis And Say Farewell; Anti-Pakistan Protests After Attack on Kashmir Tourists; Palestinian President Abbas Calls On Hamas To Free Hostages; Apple and Meta Combined Face $800M in E.U. Antitrust Fines; Refugee Family Recalls How Pope Francis Gave Them New Life. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• U.S. Ramps Up Pressure On Ukraine To Accept Peace Plan; Zelenskyy: Ukraine Won't Recognize Russian Control Of Crimea; India Downgrades Ties With Pakistan After Kashmir Attack; Attack On Kashmir Tourists Sparks Conspiracy Speculation; U.S. Markets Rally on Trump's China Tariff Retreat: China: Won't Negotiate Under Threats or Pressure; Tesla Stock Up 5 Percent after Musk Says He'll Dial Back DOGE Work; The Race to Save the African Penguin; Global Carmakers Compete for Attention in Shanghai. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S. Ramps Up Pressure On Ukraine To Accept Peace Plan; Pope Francis Lying In State Before Funeral On Saturday; Donald Trump Again Expresses Optimism About Deal With China; FEMA Losing 20 Percent of Its Staff as Hurricane Season Nears; Israel Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day; Pope Francis Honored by His Hometown Soccer Club. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• U.S. Pressures Ukraine to Accept Peace Deal; Thousands Gather to Pay Pope Francis' Last Respects; E.U. Slaps Meta, Apple for Fines. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Says Russia Made "Pretty Big Concessions" When Agreeing To "Stop Taking The Whole Country" Of Ukraine; Trump Envoy Witkoff Set To Meet Putin In Moscow Friday; India Shuts Border Crossing, Says Pakistan Backs Terrorists. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Says 'Reciprocal' Tariffs Could Return Within Weeks; Do Democrats Need Their Own Joe Rogan? Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump Targets College Accreditation Process in New Executive Order; President Trump Targets Colleges in New Executive Orders; High- Ranking Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Announces Retirement. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump Envoy Witkoff Set to Meet Putin in Moscow Friday; Convicted Cardinal Intends to Vote for new Pope; Havard Asks Judge to Fast-Track Funding Freeze Case; Gold Price on the Rise Again Amid Economic Uncertainty; Liverpool on Brink of Premier League Title. Aired 9-10a ET
• Trump Calls on Putin to Stop; U.S. Pressures Ukraine to Accept Peace Plan; Zelenskyy Cuts South Africa Trip Short after Strikes on Kyiv; Trump's Mixed Messages on China Tariffs, Trade War; No Uranium Enrichment under Potential Iran Deal; India Downgrades Ties with Pakistan after Kashmir Attack; Call to Earth: African Penguins; How Pope Francis Helped Inspire Global Climate Action. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Doges On China Calling His Claims Of Talks "Fake News"; Veteran Confronts GOP Lawmaker About Hegseth; Trump Envoy Expected In Russia From Meeting With Putin. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Again Expresses Optimism About Deal With China; Pope Francis Lying In State Before Funeral On Saturday; Officials: At Least Nine Killed In Russian Strikes On Kyiv. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Administration Revokes Visas Or Statuses Of 1,500+ International Students, Recent Graduates, And Universities; Fire Crews Battle To Contain Growing New Jersey Wildfire; Parole Board Recommends Pardon For Country Star Jelly Roll. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump to Putin After New Russian Strikes on Ukraine: "Vladimir, Stop"; Russia Hits Kyiv After Trump Says Zelenskyy is Harming Peace Talks; Trump: Russian Strikers "Not Necessary and Very Bad Thing"; Trump Threatens to Escalate Trade War Again by Reimposing Tariffs on Some Countries; Trump: "I Have My Own Deadline" on Ukraine Peace Deal. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump: "I Have My Own Deadline" On Ukraine Peace Deal; Trump: U.S. Held Trade Meeting With China Today; Trump Undoes Federal Efforts To Fight Climate Change; Pope Francis Met With LGBTQ Activist In 2023 And 2024; Holocaust Survivors, Hamas Survivors Unite At Auschwitz. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Witkoff Set to Meet Putin in Moscow Friday; Trump Gives Mixed Messaged on China Tariffs; Final Journey of Pope Francis. Trump Meets with Norway's Prime Minister and Finance Minister in Washington. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Dodges on China Calling His Claims of Talks "Fake News"; Trump Tells Putin to Stop After Deadly Attack on Kyiv; Polls Flash Warning Signs for Trump's First 100 Days; Laura Coates Interviews Faiz Siddiqui About Elon Musk; "Sinners" Takes Hollywood by Storm. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• CNN International: At Least Eight Killed In Worst Strikes On Kyiv Since Last Summer; Trump Blasts New Russian Attacks, Calls On Putin To Stop Them; U.S. Ramps up Pressure On Ukraine To Accept Peace Plan. Aired 11a-12p ET
• At Least 12 Killed In worst Strikes On Kyiv In Nine Months; Trump's Approval Rating Slumps As He Nears 100-Day Mark; Trump Welcomes Norway's Prime Minister To The White House; U.S. Ramps Up Pressure On Ukraine To Accept Peace Plan; Families Share Histories Of Loss, Sacrifice, Courage; Nigerian Scientists Working On More Resilient Seeds; Clerical Abuse Survivor Recalls "Magical" Friendship With Pope; Aired 12:00-1:00p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump: "Wasn't Happy" with Putin After Deadly Strike on Kyiv; White House, Beijing Give Conflicting Messages on Talks; Trump Family Stands to Profit from his Meme Coin; Pope Francis' Legacy of Elevating Women in the Catholic Church; Families Share Histories of Loss, Sacrifice and Courage; OpenAI Expresses Interest in Google's Web Browser; Exploring AI-Generated Answers from ChatGPT. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Secretary Hegseth, NATO Chief in Critical Meeting at Pentagon; Trump Not Happy With Russian Strikes on Kyiv; Trump Says, Global Tariffs Could Return in Two-Three Weeks. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• DNC Gives Vice-Chair David Hogg Ultimatum; Trump Admin. Baby Boom Incentives. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Immigration Showdown; Trump Administration Seeks to Ban Transgender Service Members; China Rebuffs Trump Trade Overtures; Trump Issues Rare Criticism of Putin; Pete Hegseth Under Fire. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Protecting Vaccines; New Jersey Man Arrested on Arson Charges; Holocaust Remembrance Day. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump: Russia Made "Big Concession" By Not Taking Over Ukraine; Trump: Doing Interview With Signal Reporter "Out Of Curiosity"; DNC Gives David Hogg An Ultimatum: Drop Primary Challenges Or Leave Vice Chair Role. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump Insists Russia Want Peace After Kyiv Attack; Rising Death Toll in Kyiv; Witkoff to Meet with Russian Officials Friday; U.S. Must Remove Tariffs Before Talks Can Begin Says China; E.U. and U.S. Negotiates on Possible Tariff Deal; E.U. Hits Apple and Meta with $800M Antitrust Fines; Pope's Legacy on Elevating Women in the Church; Honoring Holocaust Victims and Survivors. Aired 6-7p ET