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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Defense to Continue Cross-Examination of Cassie Ventura Tomorrow; Supreme Court Weighs Birthright Citizenship; RFK Jr. On Milwaukee Lead Crisis; Georgia Teen Faces Deportation After Mistaken Traffic Stop; Man Quits Job, Buys Boat And Sails Around the World; New Episode of "Eva Longoria: Searching For Spain" Sunday 9P ET/PT. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba; Interview with Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman; Interview with "Rethinking Medication" Author, Harvard Medical School Professor of Medicine and Mass General Brigham Healthcare System Senior Internist Dr. Jerry Avorn. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Supreme Court Appears Skeptical Of Allowing Trump To Implement Birthright Citizenship Plan; Whitmer On 2028; Walmart CEO: Trump's Tariffs Will Cause Price Increases; Now: Cross-Examination Of Cassie Ventura. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Justices Consider Key Immigration Case And Power Of Courts; Supreme Courts Hears Arguments On Birthright Citizenship; Supreme Court Considers Whether Lower Courts Can Block Trump's Order Ending Birthright Citizenship; Senate Democrats Question Hegseth On Qatar Jet Security Risks; Combs Defense Turns To Tough Cross-Examination Of Cassie Ventura At NYC Sex Trafficking Trial; Florida Bans Fluoride From Drinking Water, Joining Utah; FEMA Not Ready For Hurricane Season; Wisconsin Judge Pleads Not Guilty To Obstructing Immigration Arrest. Aired 5-6p ET
• Walmart Warns It Will Raise Prices Due to Trump Tariffs; Trump Visits UAE After Stops in Saudi Arabia, Qatar; New Book Reveals How Biden's Inner Circle Kept Cabinet from Him in Final Two Years of Presidency. Jury Views Explicit And Graphic Texts Between Combs & Ventura; FAA: Denver Air Traffic Control Went Dark For 90 Seconds. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Is Donald Trump's Tariff-Laden Economy Defying Gravity; Justices Appear Weary of Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order; Supremes Appear Open to Limiting Nationwide Court Orders. NYU Suspends Issuance Of Diploma To Student Who Talked About Genocide In Israel In His Graduation Speech; Trump Faces Backlash On Luxury Jet From Qatar. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Floats Idea of Making Gaza a Freedom Zone; Soon, Combs' Defense Team Cross-Examines Cassie Ventura; Zelenskyy Arrives in Turkey Ahead of Possible Russia Talks. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Justices To Hear Arguments On Trump Plan To End Birthright Citizenship; Lawmakers Press Kennedy On Mass Cuts, Canceled Medical Research; Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) On GOP Infighting Over Spending Cuts, Tax Breaks Could Tank Budget Bill. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Justices to Hear Arguments on Trump Plan to End Birthright Citizenship; Trump Arrives in Abu Dhabi for Final Leg of Mideast Trip; Soon, Combs' Defense Team Cross-Examines Cassie Ventura. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rick Newman is Interviewed about Tariffs; Newark Mayor to Appear in Court; Pennsylvania Pony Finds New Family; Retail Sales Slow in April; Pre-Trial Hearing for Idaho Killings Suspect. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Justices Hear Trump's Challenge on Citizenship; Trump Comments on Peace Talks; Kurt Volker is Interviewed about Peace Talks; Ventura Returns for Cross Examination. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• FEMA Not Ready for Hurricane Season; Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) is Interviewed about FEMA; Musk's AI Chatbot Controversy. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Russia-Ukraine Talks Stalled?; Supreme Court Hears Case on Birthright Citizenship; Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial Resumes. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Now: Combs' Defense Cross-Examines Cassie Ventura; Walmart: Will Raise Prices On Some Items This Month Due To Tariffs; FEMA Report: "Not Ready" For Hurricane Season Starting In 2 Weeks. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Combs' Defense Cross-examines Cassie Ventura; Ventura Testified Combs Abused Her and Orchestrated Sex Performances. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Sean Diddy Combs' Criminal Trial; Cassie Ventura's Cross- Examination. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Now: Combs' Defense Cross-Examines Cassie Ventura; Supreme Court Appeared Open to Limiting Nationwide Injunctions, But Wrangled Over Birthright Citizenship Order; Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Birthright Citizenship; Trump: "Nothing's Gonna Happen" Until He Meets with Putin; Rubio to Skip Talks with Russia; "We Don't Have High Expectations". Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Due to Tariffs, Walmart Will Increase Prices This Month; Recession Still a Possibility, Says Jamie Dimon; Air Traffic Control Center Loses Communications for 90 Seconds; New Surgeon General Pick Praises Unproven Psychedelic Drugs. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump in Doha on Day Three of Middle East Trip; Qatar Says Israel Strike on Gaza Sending Bad Signal Amid Negotiations; Sean "Diddy" Comb's Ex-Girlfriend Back on the Witness Stand; RFK Jr. Grilled as He Presents HHS Budget to Congress; Daughter of Cryptocurrency CEO Escapes Kidnapping Attempt. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Trump Meets Former Militant Who Now Leads Syria; Cassie Ventura Returns To Witness Stand In Sean "Diddy" Combs Trial; Qatari Prime Minister Dismisses Controversy Surrounding Trump Plan To Accept Gifted Jet; Putin And Trump Leave Zelenskyy In The Dust, Skipping Peace Talks In Turkey; Ukraine, Russia To Hold First Direct Talks Since 2022; White House Considering Suspension of Habeas Corpus; Academics Leaving U.S. Amid Fear of Trump's Policies; Trump's Tariff Uncertainty Hits U.S. Luxury Brands; Defense to Cross-Examine Combs' Ex-Girlfriend Cassie Ventura; Mexican Beauty Influencer Killed During Livestream. Aired 1-2a ET
• Donald Trump Praises Syrian President After Meeting In Riyadh; Qatari Prime Minister Dismisses Controversy Over Plan To Gift Donald Trump Jet; IDF Issues Evacuation Orders For Gaza City Neighborhood; Ukraine And Russia To Hold First Direct Talks Since March 2022; Defense to Cross-examine Combs' Ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura Today; Daughter of Crypto Currency CEO Escapes Kidnapping Attempt in France; Leave One Day Marks Historic Opening at the Cannes Film Festival. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Putin, Trump No Show at Russia-Ukraine-U.S. Ceasefire Talks in Turkey; Trump Heads to UAE to Wrap his Middle East Tour; Daughter of French Crypto Boss Escapes Kidnapping Attempt; Combs' Attorneys to Cross-Examine Ventura. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Speaks to U.S. Troops in Qatar; Qatar's Proffered Jet Overshadowing Trump's Mideast Trip; Five Years Later; Racial Justice Since George Floyd's Murder. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• President Zelenskyy Questions Russia's Intentions; Attorney Lexie Rigden is Interviewed about the Combs Trial; New Book on Biden's Presidency; Supreme Court Hears Birthright Arguments. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump in Abu Dhabi on Final Leg of Middle East Tour; Qatari PM Says he Doesn't Expect Progress Soon; NATO Foreign Ministers, Rubio Meet in Turkey to Discuss Conflict; Trump: U.S. is Close to Reaching Nuclear Deal with Iran; U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Birthright Citizenship. Aired 9-10a ET
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Speaks after Meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan; Ukrainian Delegation Led by Defense Minister to Be in Istanbul on Friday; Zelenskyy Reports Russia Doesn't Seem Serious about Peace Talks; Trump in Abu Dhabi on Final Leg of Middle East Tour; U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Birthright Citizenship; Qatari PM Dismisses Trump Gift Jet Controversy. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• America's Largest Retailer: Price Hikes Coming Because Of Tariffs; Trump Covering For Putin?; State Attorneys General Spotted On Corporate-Paid Luxury Trip. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Visits Doha During Three-Day Visit To Region; Ukraine, Russia To Hold First Direct Talks Since 2022; Georgetown Academic Freed From Immigration Detention; Ben And Jerry's Co-Founder Arrested After Senate Gaza Protest; RFK Jr. Defends HHS Cuts, Measles Stance In Congress Hearings; U.S.-China Tariff Deal May Cause Import Stockpiling. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Qatari Prime Minister Dismisses Controversy Surrounding Trump Plan To Accept Gifted Jet; At Least 70 Killed As Israel Steps Up Gaza Bombing; President Trump Visits Al Udeid Air Base In Qatar; Cassie To Face Cross-Examination In Sean "Diddy" Combs Sex Trafficking Trial; Mexican Influencer Valeria Marquez Killed On TikTok Livestream. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump To Meet With U.S. Forces At Military Base In Qatar; Zelenskyy Arrives In Turkey Ahead Of Possible Russia Talks. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Zelenskyy Arrives In Turkey Ahead Of Possible Russia Talks; Trump Meeting With U.S. Troops In Doha, Qatar; Defense To Cross- Examine Combs' Ex-Girlfriend Cassie Ventura. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Conservative Justices Seem Open to Siding with Trump; Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Whether Lower Court have Authority to Block Trump's Order to End Birthright Citizenship; Supreme Court Hearing Arguments on Birthright Citizenship. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Birthright Citizenship; Conservative Justices Seemed Open To Siding With Trump; Trump Trip Comes Amid Critical Diplomacy With Russia, Ukraine, Iran, Israel & Gaza. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Ukraine's Zelenskyy Calls Putin's Bluff As Putin Refuses to Attend Peace Talks in Turkey; Israel Intensifies Gaza Bombardment; U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Birthright Citizenship. 100 Plus Killed in Latest Israeli Strikes in Gaza; U.N. Not to Take Part in U.S.-Backed Aid Effort in Gaza; Israel Vows to Intensify Amid Aid Blockade; Combs' Defense Cross- Examines Cassie Ventur; Valeria Marquez Killed During Live Steam. Aired 2- 3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Laura Coates and Guests Discuss the Latest in the Federal Trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs; Laura Coates Interviews Attorney Mark Geragos; Defense Argues Against Testimony from Psychologist; Laura Coates Interviews Sketch Artist Christine Cornell. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• CNN International: Trump In Abu Dhabi For Final Leg Of His Middle East Trip; Trump Floats Idea Of Making Gaza A "Freedom Zone"; Trump Says Deal With Iran Is "Close" During Doha Meeting. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Zelenskyy To Send Delegation To Istanbul For Russia Talks; Trump Is In Abu Dhabi For Final Leg Of Mideast Trip; Some GOP Lawmakers Express Misgivings About Qatar Plane Gift; FEMA Internal Review: Agency "Not Ready" For Hurricane Season; Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Birthright Citizenship; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Walmart Warns Tariffs will Force it to Raise Prices; U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Birthright Citizenship; Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Deepens by the Day; Canadian Tourists Shun Travel to the U.S.; Harvard Copy of Magna Carta is Actually an Original. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Birthright Citizenship Battle Heads to Supreme Court; Now, Trump in Abu Dhabi on Final Leg of His Middle East Trip; Zelenskyy to Send Delegation to Istanbul for Talks With Russia. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Supreme Court Hearing Arguments on Birthright Citizenship. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Birthright Citizenship. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Birthright Citizenship; Interview With Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI). Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Walmart Warns It Will Raise Prices Because Of Trump Tariffs; Supreme Court Wrestles With Limiting Judges' Power To Block Trump's Birthright Citizenship Order; Trump: "I Don't Know Anything About" Family Crypto Deal. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Talks; Zelenskyy Says Russia Not Serious About Peace Talks; Trump Visits Abu Dhabi; Trump Says Iran Will Never Have a Nuclear Weapon; Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Birthright Citizenship; E.U.-U.S. Trade Negotiations; Hostage Father Speaks to U.N. Security Council; Combs' Defense Team Cross-Examines Cassie Ventura; Magna Carta Discovery. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Zelenskyy Sending Delegation To Istanbul For Peace Talks; Trump Visits United Arab Emirates On Gulf Tour; U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Birthright Citizenship; Walmart Says It Has To Raise Prices Due To Tariffs; Defense Cross-Examines Ex-Girlfriend In Combs Case; TikTok Beauty Influencer Killed During Live Stream In Mexico. Aired 3-4p ET