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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Plane Expensive; Interview With Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA); Trump Middle East Business Has More Than Tripled Since First Term; NY Times: Struggling Tiny Tech Company With Ties To China Secured Funding To Buy As Much As $300 Million Of $Trump Memecoin; Reuters: FBI Ordered To Scale Back White Collar Crime Investigations And Prioritize Immigration Enforcement; Erik And Lyle Menendez Resentenced To 50 Years To Life, Opening The Door For Possible Parole, Judge Rules; Cassie Ventura Detailed Alleged "Freak Offs" And Relationship With Combs During His Criminal Trial. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Egypt Daniel Kurtzer; Interview with "When It All Burns" Author Jordan Thomas; Interview with Emmy-Winning Actor and "Karen: A Brother Remembers" Author and Emmy- Winning Actor Kelsey Grammer; Interview with "Klara and the Sun" Author Kazuo Ishiguro. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Touts Deals In First Trip To Middle East; Schumer Announces Blanket Hold On Trump Justice Nominees Over Qatar Plane Questions; New Book: Biden Aides Privately Discussed Putting Him A Wheelchair For A Potential Second Term; Now: Cassie Ventura, Ex- Girlfriend Of Sean "Diddy" Combs, Gives Graphic Testimony At His Criminal Trial In New York. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• First Excerpts Reveal Dems' Concerns About Biden's Decline; New Book: Aides Discussed Biden Using Wheelchair In Second Term; Trump Makes High-Stakes Middle East Visit; Trump Admin Slashes Additional $450M In Grants To Harvard; Combs' Ex-Girlfriend Cassie Ventura Testifies About Alleged Abuse; Scientists Explore Transplanting Animal Organs Into Humans. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Makes High-Stakes Middle East Visit; Some GOP Lawmakers Concerned With Qatar's Jet Offer To Trump; Tariffs Rattle Small Businesses Despite Stable Economic Month; Source: Israel Targets Hamas Leader In Hospital Strike; Kim Kardashian Takes Stand In French Burglary. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Damning Revelations About Biden White House's Deception About Health; Trump Under Fire On Middle East Trip Over Private Conflicts; Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Is Blocking Trump DOJ Nominees Over Qatari Jet Gift; Qatar Offers A Luxury Jet Gift To Trump; "NewsNight" Discusses Emoluments Clause. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump in Saudi Arabia for First Stop in Major Middle East Trip; Star Witness Cassie Ventura Expected to Testify; Senate Report Shows $2.7 Billion Cut in NIH Funding from Jan. to March. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• U.S. And China Agree To Roll Back Tariffs In Major Trade Breakthrough; Soon: Testimony Resumes In Sean Combs Sex Trafficking Trial; Trump Defends Plan To Accept Luxury Plane From Qatar. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump in Saudi Arabia for First Stop in Major Middle East Trip; Trump Visiting Middle East Amid Controversy Over Luxury Qatari Jet; Testimony Resumes in Sean Combs Sex Trafficking Trial; Only 3 Controllers Managed Newark's Air Traffic Causing Delays. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• April Consumer Price Index; Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) is Interviewed about Trump's Middle East Trip; Future of Organ Transplants; Alex Thompson is Interviewed about His New Book. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump in Saudi Arabia; Ventura to Testify in Combs Trial; Trump and Crown Prince Signing Ceremony; Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is Interviewed about Trump Visiting the Middle East; Johnson Attempts to Hold Together Coalition. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Inflation Slows More than Expected; Kardashian Testifies in Robbery Trial; Right-Wing Media Bash Trump's Jet Deal. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Inflation Slows; President Trump in Middle East; Testimony Continues in Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Combs' Ex-Girlfriend Testifies About Years of Alleged Abuse; NH Cuts Impacting Research into Infectious Diseases, Cancer; Staffing Shortage Delays Dozens More Flights at Newark International. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Signs Deals While Visiting Saudi Arabia; Trump Announces He Will Lift U.S. Sanctions on Syria; Combs' Ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura Testifies in His Federal Trial; Menendez Brothers' Resentencing Hearing Underway; New Book Details Biden's Health Before 2024 Election. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Combs' Ex-Girlfriend Breaks Down in Tears While Testifying; Menendez Brothers in Court for Resentencing Hearing; Dr. Sanjay Gupta's New Doc Explores Using Animal Organs in Humans. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Combs' Ex-Girlfriend Breaks Down in Tears While Testifying; Combs' Ex-Girlfriend Details Alleged "Freak Off" Encounters to Jury; WH: U.S. Secures $600B Investment Pledge from Saudi Arabia; Trump Announces He will Lift U.S. Sanctions on Syria; Johnson Tries to Hold Together GOP Coalition Ahead of Key Notes; Some MAGA Allies Criticize Trump's Plan to Accept Qatari Jet; Today: Key House Panels Vote to Advance GOP Spending Bill. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Combs' Ex-Girlfriend Details Alleges Freak Off Encounters to Jury; Kim Kardashian Testifies in $10 Million Paris Armed Robbery Trial; Research Study Damaging Impact of Alcohol on Sleep. Aired 3:30- 4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump to Arrive in Middle East in Coming Hours; Hamas Releases Last Known Living American Hostage in Gaza; China and U.S. Agree to Drastically Slash Tariffs for 90 Days; Trump Clears Way for White South Africans to Enter U.S. as Refugees; Pope Leo Calls for Release of Jailed Journalists. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Trump To Arrive In The Middle East In Coming Hours; Freed Israeli-American Hostage Reunites With Family; China & U.S. Agree To Drastically Slash Tariffs For 90 Days; Turkish Militant Group Disbands, Ends Struggle with Turkey; Trump Defends Plan to Accept Luxury Jet from Qatar; First Witnesses Called on Day One of Testimony of Sean "Diddy" Combs' Trial; India and Pakistan Both Claim Victory after Historic Fighting. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Donald Trump To Arrive In Middle East Soon; Hamas Releases Last Known Living American Hostage In Gaza; China And U.S. Agree To Drastically Slash Tariffs For 90 Days; Zelenskyy Says Russia is Ignoring Proposals for Ceasefire Talks; Ukraine Would Appreciate Trump at Talks With Putin; Thousands Gather at Portugal Shrine to Pray for Peace; Simone Biles Delivers Inspiring Commencement Address; President Trump Arrives in Saudi Arabia; Trump Administration Officials Say Priority is to Procure Economic Agreements. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Begins Middle East Tour in Saudi Arabia; Global Markets Show Mixed Reactions to the U.S.-China Tariff Cut Deal; Sean Diddy Combs' Trial Against Sex Trafficking is Now Underway. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Defends Plan to Accept Luxury Plan from Qatar; Why Gen Z is Turning to 'Conscious Unbossing' at Work. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Josh Rogin is Interviewed about Trump in Saudi Arabia; Trump Faces GOP Divide; Ventura Expected to Testify Against Diddy; White South African Refugees Arrive in U.S. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump to Speak at Saudi-U.S. Investment Forum; Trump in Saudi Arabia on First Major Overseas Trip of Term; Trump Defends Plan to Accept Luxury Jet from Qatar; CEOs Including Elon Musk with Trump in Saudi Arabia; CNN Asks Zelenskyy About Hopes for Direct Talks. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Trump to Speak at Investment Forum in Riyadh; Trump on First Major Overseas Trip of Second Term; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "Would Appreciate" Trump at Potential Peace Talks; Hostage Families Travel to Doha to Meet with U.S. Officials; CEOs Including Elon Musk with Trump in Saudi Arabia; Kim Kardashian Testifies in Paris Robbery Trial; Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Sign Bilateral Agreements; Looking Back at Previous U.S. Presidents' Visits to Saudi Arabia. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump On Saudi Crown Prince: "I Like Him Too Much"; Biden Didn't Recognize George Clooney At 2024 Fundraiser: New Book; Analyst: Inflation Numbers Do Not Reflect Impact Of What's Coming; Diddy's Ex- Girlfriend Cries When Asked If She "Enjoyed" "Freak Offs". Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• President Trump Gets Royal Welcome in Saudi Arabia; Hamas Releases Last Known Living American Hostage in Gaza. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• China and U.S. Agree to Drastically Slash Tariffs for 90 Days; First Afrikaners with Refugee Status Arrive in U.S.; First Witness Called on Day One of Testimony, Sean Diddy Combs Trial. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump Gets Royal Welcome In Saudi Arabia. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Trump Arrival At Royal Court In Saudi Arabia; Taiwan Test-Fires New Rocket System; McDonald's Plans To Hire 375,000 Workers. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Addresses Investor Forum in Saudi Arabia; Trump Focused on Economic Dealmaking in First Big Foreign Trip; Some MAGA Allies Criticize Trump's Plan to Accept Qatari Jet; GOP Deficit Hawks Signal Opposition to Trump Bill; Trump Defending Accepting Super-Luxury Plane from Qatar. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• New Book: Biden Didn't Recognize George Clooney At 2024 Fundraiser; Combs' Ex-Girlfriend Cassie Ventura Takes Stand In His Trial; White South Africans Granted Refugee Status By Trump Admin. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Receives Lavish Royal Welcome to Saudi Arabia; Sean "Diddy" Combs` Ex-Girlfriend Cassie Ventura Testifies in Sex-Trafficking and Racketeering Case; Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Says He Will Only Meet with President Trump and Not Any Other Russian Official Ahead of Meeting in Turkey. Aired 14-15:00p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Laura Coates Reports On the Latest In The Federal Trial Of Sean "Diddy" Combs. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Cassie Ventura Takes The Stand In Sean Combs Criminal Trial; French Actor Gerard Depardieu Guilty Of Assaulting Two Women; Kim Kardashian Testifies In $10 Million Burglary Trial. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Speaks To Business Leaders In Saudi Arabia; Trump Gets Royal Treatment On First Stop Of Tour Gulf; Trump's Plan To Accept Qatari Jet Raises Legal Questions; U.S. Judge Won't Block IRS Data Sharing With ICE Officials; Kim Kardashian Testifies In Paris Robbery Trial; Israel Targets Hamas Leader Mohammad Sinwar In Gaza Strike. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Announces He Will Lift Sanctions On Syria; U.S. Inflation Falls To 2.3 Percent, Lowest Since 2021; Ex-Girlfriend Of Sean Combs Takes The Stand Against Him; Trump Seeks Business Deals In Saudi Arabia, Qatar And UAE; U.S. Tariffs Push South America Closer To China; Zelenskyy Push For Ceasefire In Putin Talks In Turkey; MAGA Pundits Question Trump's Plan To Accept Qatari Jet. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Today, Trump to Speak to Investors in Saudi Arabia; Day 2 of Testimony in Sean Diddy Combs Trial; U.S. Inflation Slowed More Than Expected in April. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Day 2 of Testimony in Sean Combs Trial; Refugee Status for a Group of White South Africans; Trump in Saudi Arabia; House Republicans Unveil Details of Trump Tax Plans; Zelenskyy on Possible Meeting with Russia. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump in Middle East; Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial Continues. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Science of Animal Organ Transplants; President Trump Visits Middle East; Interview With Los Angeles, California, District Attorney Nathan Hochman. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Heaps Praise On Saudi Crown Prince: "I Like Him Too Much"; New Book: Biden Didn't Recognize George Clooney At 2024 Fundraiser; Sean Combs' Ex-Girlfriend Cassie Ventura Takes The Stand. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Trump To Lift Sanctions On Syria; Trump Secures $600B Saudi Investment; Israel Targets Hamas Leader; Cassie Ventura Testifies Against Sean Diddy Combs; Impact Of Tariff Changes On U.S. Ports; U.S. Ends Temporary Protected Status Programs For Afghans; MLB Reinstates Pete Rose And "Shoeless" Joe Jackson. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump Announces He Will Cease U.S. Sanctions On Syria; White House: U.S. Secures $600B Investment Pledge From Saudi Arabia; Sources: Israel Targets Hamas Leader In Hospital Strike; Zelenskyy Says He Wants Direct Talks With Putin; Russia Using Social Media To Keep Grip On Occupied Mariupol; Kim Kardashian Testifies In Paris Court Over Jewel Heist. Aired 3-4p ET