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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• New CNN Poll: Trump's Approval At 100 Days Lower Than Any President In At Least 70 Years; Interview With Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D- MN); Trump Claims 200 Tariff Deals In Interview But Gives No Details; Putin Announces 72-Hour Truce In Ukraine Starting Next Week; Uncertainty, Bewilderment & Praise: Arizona Voters Reflect On Pres. Trump's First 100 Days. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with The New Yorker Staff Writer Susan Glasser; Interview with Former U.S. Special Middle East Coordinator "Statecraft 2.0" Author Dennis Ross; Interview with "Personhood: The New Civil War Over Reproduction" Author and UC Davis School of Law Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law Mary Ziegler; Interview with "Can't Look Away" Director Perry Peltz; Interview with Social Media Victims Law Center Founder Matthew Bergman. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• CNN Exclusive Poll Finds Public Turning Against Trump On Economy; Illinois Governor Pritzker To Dems: "Time To Stop Surrendering"; White House Defends Deporting Children Who Are U.S. Citizens, Calls It A "Parental Decision" By Their Undocumented Mother. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• President Trump Continues Crackdown On Illegal Immigration; ICE And Local Authorities Arrest Close To 800 Undocumented Immigrants; American Majority Says Trump Made Economy Worse; Speaker Johnson Meets With President Trump At The White House; "60 Minutes" Criticizes Paramount After Top Producer Quits; Arizona Voters Weigh In On Trump's First 100 Days; Milwaukee Announces More School Closures Over Lead Crisis. Aired 5-6p ET
• CNN Poll Shows Growing Majority Says Trump Has Made Economy Worse; Soon, Trump Signs Executive Orders Targeting Illegal Immigration; White House Redesigns COVID Website To Highlight The Lab Leak Theory; India Tests Missiles As Tensions Rise With Pakistan; Harvard Faces Off Against White House In First Court Hearing. Aired 6- 7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Lashes Out As Polls Show Historic Lows For A President; Trump Claims That Tariff Revenue Would End Income Taxes; Canadian Media Projects Liberals To Form Government; Trump Nominee Praises Nazi Sympathizer; Trump Asks If Military Can Be Used To Fight Domestic Crime. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Slides to 41 Percent Approval as 100-Day Mark Nears; Next Hour, Trump's Border Czar Speaks at White House; Mayor Says, Suspect Has Significant History of Mental Health Issues. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• ICE Arrests Nearly 800 In Immigration Crackdown In Florida; Russia Announces Three-Day Ceasefire In Ukraine Starting May 8; First Hearing In Harvard's Fight Against Trump Administration. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Russia Announces 3-Day Ceasefire in Ukraine Starting May 8; Interview with Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA): Trump Criticizes Putin After Meeting with Zelenskyy; China Denies Trump Claims that Tariff Talks are Underway; Small Business CEO Sues Trump Administration Over Tariffs. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump's Approval Rating Sink on Economy and Immigration; Nearly 800 Immigrants Arrested in Multi-Agency Operation in Florida; Millions Bracing for Severe Weather from Midwest to Texas; Alleged "Grandpa Gang" Faces Trial Over Kardashian Jewelry Heist; Falcons Coach's Son Apologizes for Prank Call to Browns Draft Pick Shedeur Sanders. Aired 8:30-9 am ET
• Border Czar Tom Homan Speaks From White House; Putin Declares 3-Day Ceasefire, Calls On Ukraine To Do The Same; First Hearing In Harvard's Fight Against Trump Administration. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• White House: "Absolutely has Confidence" in Defense Secretary Hegseth; White House: Trump "Increasingly" Frustrated with Putin & Zelenskyy; Smithsonian: Claims that Objects have been Removed for Reasons Other Than Standard Practice are "False"; Civil Rights Leader: Museum Artifacts Removed After Trump Order; Alleged "Grandpa Gang" Face Trial Over Kardashian Jewelry Heist. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview With Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH); Trump Facing Historically Low Poll Numbers; Trump's Tariff Math Faulty?; Trump Administration Deports Three American Children. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump to The Atlantic: I Think Hegseth Will Get It Together; Harvard, Trump Face Off in Court Over Threats to Cut Federal Funds; 60 Minutes Criticizes Paramount Over Executive Producer Exit. Aired 1:30- 2p ET
• Trump, Speaker Johnson Set to Meet After House GOP Unveils First Piece of Trump Agenda; White House Touts Immigration Efforts on Eve of Trump's 100th Day; Trump Nears 100 Days in Office With Sinking Poll Numbers, Slides to 41 Percent Approval; Russia Announces Unilateral Three-Day Ceasefire in Ukraine Canadians Vote for Prime Minister as Trump Vows to Make It 51st State. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• California Sues Second Trump Administration More Than a Dozen Times; Trump Says He's Bringing Columbus Day Back, But it Was Never Gone. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump To Sign New Executive Order Targeting Sanctuary Cities; White House Touts Immigration Efforts On Eve Of Trump's 100th Day; Lawyers & Advocacy Group: 3 Children, Who Are U.S. Citizens, Deported With Mothers To Honduras; Trump Claims Tariffs Will Lead To Federal Income Tax Cuts; Milwaukee Announces Action Plan After Lead Found In Some Schools; Milwaukee Schools Respond to Lead Crisis As CDC Faces Deep Cuts. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Navy Loses $60 Million Jet at Sea After It Fell Overboard from Aircraft Carrier; Trump Increasingly Frustrated, Wants Permanent Ceasefire; Gang Accused of Robbing Kim Kardashian at Gunpoint Goes on Trial in Paris. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• 11 Killed after Car Plows into Crowd at Vancouver Festival; Canadians to Vote for New Parliament, Prime Minister; China Denies Trump Claims that Tariff Talks are Underway; 3 Children with U.S. Citizenship Deported with Their Mothers; Explosion Kills at Least 40, Injures 1,000+ at Major Iran port; Trial for 'Grandpa Gang' Begins Monday in Paris. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Ukraine War Talks Enter Critical Week; Trump's Approval Ratings Fall As He Nears 100 Days In Office; Canadians Will Vote On Monday, April 28th, In A Crucial Election Moment; At Least 11 Killed After Car Driven Through Vancouver Festival; 100 Plus Immigrants Arrested In Colorado Nightclub Raid; Israel Launches Air Strike On Beirut's Southern Suburbs; Congregation of Cardinals to Meet Daily Until Conclave; Talk of Truce Inspires Fragile Hope for Peace; Trial for "Grandpa Gang" Begins Monday in Paris; U.K. Equalities Watchdog Guidance on Single-Sex Spaces; Explosion Kills at Least 40, Injures 1k+ at Major Iran Port; Liverpool Equal Record with 20th Top-Flight Title. Aired 1-2a ET
• Deadly Filipino Community Celebration in Vancouver; Canada Turns Up to Vote on Monday; Trump Nearing 100 Days in Office Gets Lowest Approval Rating; Critical Week for Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal says Secretary Rubi; Indian Navy Test Fire Missile Arabian Sea; Israel Bombs Lebanon, Strikes Gaza; Houthi Reports Alleged U.S. Strike in Yemen Killing African Migrants; CNN Poll: Trump's Approval Ratings Drops To 41 Percent; Congregation Of Cardinals To Meet Daily Until Conclave. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Eleven Killed at a Filipino Heritage Festival in Vancouver on the Eve of General Polls; Trump Meets Ukrainian President at the Vatican for a Ceasefire Talks; Kim Kardashian to Testify on the Grandpa Gang Trial; Liverpool Claims Premier League Champions, Shares Number of Championships with Manchester at 20. Aired 3-4a ET
• Spain And Portugal Hit By Unexplained Power Blackout; Russia Announces Three-Day Ceasefire In Ukraine From May 8; Polls Open In Canadian Election Dominated By Trump Threats; Court Sets July Date For Harvard Versus Trump Administration; Trump Administration Conducts Several Immigration Raids; Conclave To Elect Francis's Successor Set To Begin May 7; Rising Concerns Between India And Pakistan Over Region. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• CNN Poll: Approval of Trump's Handling of Economy Sinks to 39%; A.I. Companies Target College Students. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Judge Arrested for Allegedly Helping Immigration Avoid ICE; Kim Kardashian Expected to Testify About 2016 Paris Robbery; Trump to "The Atlantic": I Run the Country and the World." Aired 6:30-7 am ET


Connect the World
• Spain, Portugal Hit by Major Power Outage; Putin Announces Three-Day Ceasefire in Ukraine May 8; 3 Children with U.S. Citizenship Deported with Their Mothers; Spain, Portugal Hit by Major Power Outrage; Trump: Zelenskyy more interested in Peace Deal after Talk. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Spain, Portugal Hit By Major Power Outage; Vladimir Putin Declares Unilateral Three-Day Cease Fire In Ukraine From May 8; Donald Trump's 41 Percent Approval Rating Is A Historic Low; ICE Arrested Nearly 800 Immigrants In "Massive" Crackdown; Canadians Vote In Federal Elections Amid Tensions With U.S. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Top Economist Predicts 90 Percent Chance Of A Recession, Lays Out Timeline; Trump Nominee Repeatedly Praised Alleged Nazi Sympathizer; RFK Jr.'s Sister Fights Back. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump's Approval Numbers Hit Historic Low; U.S. Citizen Children Deported to Honduras with Mother; Kim Kardashian Robbery Trial Set to Start. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• 11 Killed After Car Plows Into Crowd At Vancouver Festival; Israeli Airstrike Rocks Southern Beirut On Sunday; Trial For "Grandpa Gang" Beings Today In Paris. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• White House Focuses on Immigration Ahead of Trump's 100th Day in Office; CNN Poll: Trump Approval on Handling Economy is 39 percent, Lower Than Any Point During his First Term; Buttigieg: "I Want you to know that your family is going to be fine, even if it's a Family like Mine"; Democrats Look to Break Through as Trump Approval Falls. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Putin Declares Unilateral Ceasefire In Ukraine From May 8-11; Trump Admin. Doesn't See Russia's 3-Day Ceasefire As A Meaningful Step To Ending War With Ukraine; Axios: Trump Jr. To Lead Club For Ultra- Wealthy MAGA Supporters; Trump Offering Private Dinner To Top Investors In His Meme Coin; Rep. Gottheimer Releases New Ad In NJ Governor's Race; Trump Taunts Canadians On Their Election Day. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Spain And Portugal Plunge Into Darkness After Being Hit By A Major Power Outage; Putin Orders A 3-Day Ceasefire Next Month; Canadians Vote In Election Overshadowed By Trump; Spain PM Says No Conclusive Information on Cause of Blackout; Russia Announces Three-Day Ceasefire; Israel Boycotting ICJ Hearing; Conclave Date Chosen. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Canada Rebukes Trump In Major Election; "Laura Coates Live" Reports On 100 Days Of Trump 2.0; Gov. Pritzker Blasts "Do Nothing" Democrats At New Hampshire Fundraiser; Mother Deported, Separated From Baby; NFL Stars Praised, Criticized Over Trump Visit Decisions. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Spain, Portugal Hit By Major Power Outage; Canadians Vote Under Shadow Of U.S. Tariff & Takeover Threats; Papal Conclave To Begin May 7th. Aired 11a-12p ET
• All Of Iberian Peninsula Experiencing Power Outage; Trump Nears 100 Days In Office With Sinking Poll Numbers; More Americans Using Buy now-Pay Later For Groceries; Major Power Outage In Portugal And Spain Disrupts Travel; U.S, And Iran Wrap Up Third Round Of Nuclear Talks; ""60 Minutes"" Criticizes Parent Company Paramount On Air; Robotics Team Rebuilds After Wildfire Destruction. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Spain And Portugal Hit By Unexplained Power Outage; Trump Nears 100 Days In Office With Sinking Poll Numbers; Russia Claims Recapture Of Kursk Border Region; Canadians Vote Under Shadow Of U.S. Tariff A Takeover Threats; Flying From Guam To Honolulu On United Island Hopper Route. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Russia Announces Unilateral Three-Day Ceasefire in Ukraine; Border Czar Defends Deportations Including Three American Kids; Trump Compares First and Second Terms in Atlantic Interview. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Russia Announces Three-Day Ceasefire in Ukraine; Trump Marks 100 Days in Office; Polls Open in Canada; NFL Draft Prank Call. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Power Outage Causes Chaos In Parts Of Spain & Portugal; Russia Announces Unilateral 3-Day Ceasefire In Ukraine; CNN Poll: Approval Of Trump's Handling Of Economy Sinks To 39 Percent. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Milwaukee Schools Facing Lead Contamination; Congressman Gerry Connolly Not Running For Reelection; Has National Security Adviser Mike Waltz Lost Control?; Immigration Raid. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump's Approval At 100 Days Lower Than Any Pres. In Decades; Gov. JB Pritzker Calls Out "Do-Nothing" Democrats; Most Polls Close In Vote For Canada's Next Prime Minister. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Power Slowly Returns To Spain And Portugal; Canadians Vote Amid U.S. Tariff And Takeover Threats; Russia's Three-Day Ceasefire In Ukraine; N. Korea Acknowledging Sending Troops To Russia; Trump's Approval Lower Than Any President In First 100 Days; White House Seeks To Keep Attention On Immigration; Kashmir Attack Aftermath. Aired 6-7p ET