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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump: If Ceasefire Doesn't Happen, "I Just Back Away"; Trump Administration Actively Sought Qatari "Gift" Plane; Former President Biden Diagnosed With The Most Aggressive Form Of Prostate Cancer That's Spread To His Bones; Manhunt For Escaped Inmates Now Spans Seven States; Cassie Ventura's Ex-Best Friend Says Combs Assaulted Her In 2016; Edan Alexander's Parents Are Smiling Again After Their Son Is Released By Hamas. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder; Interview with The New York Times Magazine Staff Writer and "Rise and Kill First" Author Ronen Bergman; Interview with Romanian Political Scientist and Oxford University Lecturer in Politics Vladimir Bortun; Interview with "Mark Twain" Author Ron Chernow. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Says Putin Call Went "Well," Putin Calls It "Candid"; Biden Battles "Aggressive Form" Of Prostate Cancer; Rep. Lauren Underwood Tells CNN She Won't Run For Senate; Former Best Friend Of Cassie Ventura Testifies That Sean "Diddy" Combs Assaulted Her In 2018. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• President Biden Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer; President Trump Wraps Up Two-Hour Call With President Putin; U.S Businesses Bracing The Tariffs Impact On Increased Prices; Trump Vows "Investigation" Into Harris' Celebrity Endorsements; New Trump Comments On Biden's Cancer Diagnosis; NTSB: Investigation Into Ship Crash Will Be A "Long Process". Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Holds Excellent Two-Hour Call With Putin; Republicans Rush to Push Massive Bill Through by Thursday; Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer; At Least 28 People Killed After String Of Violent Storms; New Book Explores Personal Life Of Renowned American Author. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Democratic Congresswoman Charged In ICE Facility Protest; Trump Admin To Pay Ashli Babbitt's Family $5 Million In Lawsuit; Capitol Officer On $5 Million To Slain Rioter, Infuriating Betrayal; Former President Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Prostate Cancer; Tariffs Passed On To Consumers. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Biden Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer That Has Spread to His Bones; Trump Expected to Speak With Putin and Zelenskyy on Ending War; NTSB Investigating Deadly Ship Crash into Brooklyn Bridge. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Biden Diagnosed With "Aggressive Form" Of Prostate Cancer; Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) On Trump's Sweeping Bill Clearing Key Hurdle As Holdouts Change Votes; Manhunt For Seven Men Who Escaped New Orleans Jail. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Biden Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer that has Spread to His Bones; Trump Expected to Speak with Putin and Zelenskyy on Ending War; Testimony Resumes in Sean Combs Criminal Trial. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Mexican Ship Hits Brooklyn Bridge; Numbers on Trump and Congress; Harris May Make Decision on Her Future; Investigators Search for Motive in Fertility Clinic Explosion; Trump to sign Take It Down Act. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump and Putin Expected to Speak; Andrea Lewis is Interviewed about the Combs Trial; Dr. Bidal Siddiqui is Interviewed about Biden's Diagnosis. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• NTSB Investigating Deadly Ship Crash; Moody's Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating; Deadly Weekend Storms hit U.S. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial Resumes; Supreme Court Allows Deportations of Venezuelans; President Biden Diagnosed With Cancer; Interview With Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor; Putin and Trump Talk. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Manhunt Underway for 7 Escaped Inmates; Trump: Russia and Ukraine Will Start Negotiating Ceasefire Immediately; Next Test for Trump's Sweeping Policy Agenda Set for Wednesday; Trump to Sign Take It Down Revenge Porn Bill. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Says Russia and Ukraine Will Start Negotiating Ceasefire Immediately; Trump Says Walmart and China Should Eat the Cost of Tariffs; Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Investigators Give Update on Ship that Struck Brooklyn Bridge; Cassie Ventura's Former Best Friend Testifies in Sean Combs' Trial; Investigators Search for Motive in Palm Springs Blast. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Mexican Navy: 2 Dead, 22 Injured After Its Ship Hit Brooklyn Bridge; Investigators Give Update On Ship That Struck Brooklyn Bridge; NTSB: Working With Mexican Counterparts To Get Full Access To Ship; Trump: Russia & Ukraine Will Start Negotiating Ceasefire "Immediately"; Putin Says "Root Causes" Of Conflict Must Be Addressed. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Biden Diagnosed with Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer; Combs' Former Assistant Testifies in Sex Trafficking Trial; Netanyahu Vows to Control the Entire Gaza Strip; Trump Signs Anti-Revenge Porn "Take It Down" Act into Law. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Biden Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer; Pro-E.U. Centrist Defeats Ultra-Nationalist in Romanian Presidential Race; New Book Discusses Biden's Health While in office. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Biden Diagnosed With "Aggressive Form" Of Prostate Cancer; Trump To Speak With Putin By Phone In Coming Hours; Ukraine: Russia Launched Largest Drone Attack Of The War; 2 Dead, 19 Injured after Mexican Ship Hits Brooklyn Bridge; Authorities: suspect Identified in Fertility Clinic Bombing; Seven Still on the Run after Escaping Louisiana Jail; War in Gaza; Pope Leo's Inaugural Mass; Scheffler Wins 2025 PGA Championship. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Biden Diagnosed with Cancer; President Trump Set to Speak with President Putin Via Phone as Russia Launched Drone Attack on Kyiv; Hamas Proposes Hostage Release for a 60-Day Ceasefire; At Least One Dead As Heavy Rains, Flooding Hit Argentina; Pope Leo Calls For Unity In the Church At Inaugural Mass; Trump's Agenda Advances After Republican Negotiations; 2 Dead, 19 Injured After Mexican Ship Hit Brooklyn Bridge. Aired 2-3a ET
• Former U.S. President Joe Biden Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer; Trump to Speak with Russia's Putin to Consider Measures for a Ceasefire with Ukraine; U.S. Vice President Attends Pope Leo's Inaugural Mass; Scottie Scheffler Bags PGA Championship Title. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Biden Diagnosed with 'Aggressive Form' of Prostate Cancer; Trump's Agenda Passes Key Hurdle as Holdouts Change Votes; Google, Meta, Other Tech Giants Locked in Race for Relevance. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump and Putin to Discuss Peace; Moody's Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating; Donna Rice Hughes is Interviewed about the Take It Down Act; Audio Released of Biden's Interview. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• U.N. Warns of Impending Famine Across Gaza; Fertility Clinic Bombing; Authorities: Suspect Identified in Fertility Clinic Bombing; Bessent: How Did Biden Administration "Allow this to Happen"; Scottie Scheffler Wins PGA Championship. Aired 9-10a ET
• Russia Launches Huge Drone Attack Ahead Of Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin Call; Israel Says It Will Allow "Basic Amount" Of Food Into Gaza Amid 11-Week Blockade Of Aid Into The Enclave; Qatar Airways Announces Its Best Ever Results; Boeing Secures Bumper Order From Qatar Worth $95 Billion; Qatar Airways CEO Expresses Confidence In Boeing Deal. Two Fatalities After Mexican Ship Strikes Brooklyn Bridge. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• CEO Warns Trump's Tariffs "Extreme" As Major Car Company Raises Prices; Questions About Biden's Cancer; North Korea's Viral Mistake. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Biden Diagnosed With "Aggressive Form" Of Prostate Cancer; House Republicans Advance Trump's Big Beautiful Bill; Trump And Putin Set To Discuss Ukraine War in High-Stakes Call. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• FBI Identifies Suspect In Palm Springs Fertility Clinic Bombing; Seven Men Still On The Run After New Orleans Jailbreak; 2 Dead, 19 Hurt When Mexican Tall Ship Hits Brooklyn Bridge; NJ Transit Workers, Union Reach Deal To End Strike; Israel To Allow A Basic Quantity Of Food Into Gaza; Pope Leo XIV Meets U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary Of State Marco Rubio. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Joe Biden Diagnosed With Cancer; Trump to Speak to Putin on Phone in Effort to Cease Fire in Ukraine; Scheffler Wins PGA Championship. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Biden Diagnosed With "Aggressive Form" Of Prostate Cancer; Trump's Agenda Advances After Republican Negotiations; Scottie Scheffler Wins First PGA Championship And Third Major. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump, Putin Holding Call to Discuss Ukraine Ceasefire; Biden Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer that has Spread to his Bones; Trump Levels Attacks Against Beyonce, Bono, Springsteen This Morning Ahead of Putin Call; Biden on Prostrate Cancer Diagnosis: "Cancer Touches us All". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Speaker Johnson Racing To Finish Trump Bill This Week; Deep Divisions In House GOP Over How To Pay For Tax Cuts; CBS News President Abruptly Resigns Amid Fight With Trump; White House: Trump- Putin Call Has Ended. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Speaks To Putin On Phone In An Effort To Cease Fire In Ukraine; Israel Opens Borders To Allow First Batch Of Aid Trucks In Nearly 3 Weeks To Enter Gaza; Joe Biden Diagnosed With Cancer; Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin. To Deport Venezuelans; Biden's Cancer Fight; Trump To Sign Bill On Cracking Down "Deepfakes"; Polish Election's Second Round; Romania's Pro-E.U. Candidate Unexpectedly Beats Far-Right Rival; Portugal Snap Elections. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Laura Coates And Guests Discuss The Latest In The Federal Trial Of Sean "Diddy" Combs; Dawn Richard's Attorney Speaks Out On Her Testimony; Diddy's Empire Is At Risk As Government Eyes Seizing Assets; Laura Coates Interviews Sketch Artist Christine Cornell. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• CNN International: Trump's Crucial Call; Trump's Trade War; Gaza's Hunger Crisis. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Speaks To Putin About Ending War in Ukraine; Israel Allowing "Basic Amount Of Food" To Enter Gaza; Biden Cancer Diagnosis Comes On The Eve Of New Book; U.N. Report: One New Gender-Based Killing Every Ten Minutes; Seven Inmates Remain At Large In New Orleans Jail Escape; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump: Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Talks To Start Immediately; Bond Yields Jump, Dolla Falls After Moody's Downgrades U.S.; U.K. And E.U. Strike Deal On Trade, Security And Travel; All Big Three Groups, Lufthansa, Air France-KLM and IAG Interested In Buying TAP Air Portugal. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Any Moment, Trump and Putin to Hold Phone Call Over War in Ukraine; Biden on Prostate Cancer Diagnosis, Cancer Touches Us All; Investigators Searching for Motive in Fertility Clinic Explosion. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Investigators Search for Motive in Fertility Clinic Explosion; Trump and Zelenskyy's Conversation over Ending War in Ukraine; Trump's Phone Call with Putin Begins. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Biden Diagnosed With "Aggressive Form" Of Prostate Cancer; Trump & Putin Hold Phone Call Over War In Ukraine; Investigators Search For Motive In Fertility Clinic Blast. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Tariffs Raising Prices?; New Alzheimer's Test; Putin and Trump Hold Phone Call. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Threatens To "Step Away" From Ukraine Peace Talks; Trump To Meet With House GOP Amid Divisions Over Agenda Bill; Musk Leaves D.C. Spotlight, But Seen On World Stage With Trump. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump And Putin Speaks For About Two Hours; Zelenskyy Calls For New Russian Sanctions; Israel Will Control The Entire Gaza Strip; Deportation Protections For Venezuelans Can Be Lifted By Trump; "Take It Down" Act Signed Into Law; Desperation Mounts In Gaza; Biden Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Putin: Main Thing To Eliminate "Root Causes" Of Crisis; Trump: Russia & Ukraine Will Start Negotiating Ceasefire "Immediately"; Trump Signs Bill Cracking Down On "Deepfakes"; Israel Escalates War, Clears Limited Amount Of Aid; UK & EU Strike Deal On Trade, Security & Travel; NTSB Provides Update On Deadly Crash Of Mexican Navy Ship. Aired 3-4p ET