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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• U.S. Government Deports Migrants To South Sudan In Violation Of Federal Court Order; Interview With Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT); Trump Pushes For House GOP To Pass His Budget Bill; Cassie Ventura's Mother Testifies About Combs' Alleged Abuse; Ex-Assistant Testifies About Demanding Work Life Under Combs; Reagan's Daughter: Biden's Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Is An Opportunity To Show A Different Kind Of Leadership; George Wendt, Norm From "Cheers", Dead At 76; Sheriff's Employee Arrested In New Orleans Jailbreak; Fifth Inmate Captured In Nola Jailbreak. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With LSE Director Of Syria Conflict Research Programme Rim Turkmani; Interview With China Power Project Director And CSIS Senior Adviser Bonny Lin; Interview With Eurasia Group President And Founder Ian Bremmer. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Donald Trump Coming In To Make Case As To Why GOP Should Stick Together On Reauthorizing Tax Cut and Jobs Act; Musk To Dial Back Political Spending: "I've Done Enough"; Spokesperson: Biden's "Last Known PSA" Was In 2024. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• New Book Details Cover-Up Of Biden's Declining Health; Fourth New Orleans Escapee Captured As Multistate Manhunt Intensifies; U.S. Businesses Prepare To Weather Tariffs With Price Hikes; Spokesperson: Biden's "Last Known" Blood Test To Screen For Prostate Cancer Was In 2014. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Tries To Strong-Arm GOP Into Moving Massive Bill Forward; New Book Details Cover-Up Of Biden's Declining Health; Special Agent Testifies About Raid On Combs' Miami Beach Home; Rubio Defends "Refugee" Resettlement Of White House Africans; NFL Owners To Vote On Proposed Changes To "Tush Push" Play. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump's Agenda Runs Into Republican Blockade; Elon Musk Retreats From Politics: I've Done Enough; Revelations Surface About Biden Inner Circle's Efforts To Hide His Decline; CBS Waiving SOS As President Trump Takes On The News Operation. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• GOP Divided by Major Sticking Points Over Trump's Massive Policy Bill; Sources Say, Trump Admin First Approached Qatar About Luxury Plane; Gas Prices Set for Their Cheapest Memorial Day Since 2021. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) On Trump's Multitrillion-Dollar Package; Soon: Testimony Resumes In Sean Combs Criminal Trial; Fourth New Orleans Inmate Captured As Multistate Manhunt Intensifies. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Speaker Johnson Pushing to Pass Trump Agenda Bill Before Memorial Bill; Trump Heads to Capital Hill to Sway GOP Hardliners; Sean Combs' Ex-Assistant, Cassie Ventura's Mother to Testify; Interview with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL): Vote on Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Biden's Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer; Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson are Interviewed about their New Book; Beth Fynbo Benike is Interviewed about Tariffs. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Speaks to Reports on Capitol Hill; Trump Attends House GOP Meeting; Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) is Interviewed about DOJ Charges. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Keith Ellison and Phil Weiser are Interviewed about a Lawsuit over HHS; Testimony in Combs' Trial. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview With Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-FL); Testimony Continues in Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial; Arrest Made in Connection With Prison Escape. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-FL): Trump Pushes GOP Holdouts on Capitol Hill to Pass "Big, Beautiful Bill"; DOJ Charges New Jersey Rep. McIver with Assault After Scuffle at ICE Facility; Department of Veterans Affairs Weighs Keeping Harvard Contracts Focused on Veteran Suicides, Cancer Screening. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Jail Employee Assisted in New Orleans Jailbreak; Defense Cross- examining Male Escort Who Detailed Freak Offs; Trump Told House GOP to Stop Negotiating and Pass Bill; Home Depot Says It Won't Raise Prices on Most Products, but Some Items Will Increase in Cost or Be Eliminated. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Officials Approached Qatar First About $400 Million Jet; Violent Tornado Outbreak Kills at Least 28 People Across Kentucky, Missouri, Virginia; Biden Weighs Treatment Options After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Special Agent Testifying About 2024 Raid On Sean "Diddy" Combs' Miami Beach Home; Trump Pushes GOP Holdouts On Capitol Hill To Pass "Big, Beautiful Bill"; Some GOP Lawmakers Still Oppose Budget Bill After Meeting With Trump; Noem Incorrectly Says Habeas Corpus Gives President the Right "To Remove People From This Country"; L.A. Atty. Gen.: Arrested Worker Possibly Involved Over "Multiple Days"; Rubio Faces Grilling From Lawmakers Over Trump Admin Policies; Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) Discusses About Prediction Of Potential Collapse In Syria. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO): Roll Back of Sanctions on Syria, State Department Funding Cuts, Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill; Musk Says He Plans to Spend a Lot Less Money on Politics; FDA Announces Change to Future COVID-19 Vaccine Approvals; North Korea Abruptly Restricts Tourism After Reopening. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Two-Hour Phone Call Between Trump And Putin Ends Without Ceasefire; Israel Ramps Up "Operation Gideon's Chariots" In Gaza; Deportation Protections For Venezuelans Under Threat; Biden Addresses Cancer Diagnosis In Social Media Post; North Korea Restricts Foreign Tourism Months After Reopening. Aired 12-1a ET
• U.N. Official: Limited Gaza Aid Delivery A "Drop In The Ocean"; U.K. & E.U. Strike Deal On Trade, Security And Tourism; Biden Addresses Cancer Diagnosis In Social Media Post; Columbia Student Graduates After Release From U.S. Detention; Mexican Navy Ship's Propeller In Reverse At Time Of Crash; New Witnesses Bolster Cassie Ventura's Abuse Allegations; North Korea Restricts Foreign Tourism Months After Reopening. Aired 1-2a ET
• Two-Hour Donald Trump And Vladimir Putin Call Ends Without Ceasefire; IDF Ramps Up "Gideon's Chariots" Operation In Gaza; U.K. And E.U. Deal On Trade, Security, Migration And Tourism; U.S. Investigators Await Mexican Approval To Inspect Ship; Biden Diagnosed With Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer; at Least 28 Dead in Storms, Tornadoes Across U.S.; FAA Investigates Radio Outage for Newark Air Traffic Control; 205 People on Lufthansa Plane Without a Pilot for 10 Minutes. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Trump-Putin Call Ends with No Breakthrough; Trump Approves Bill to Take Down Explicit Deep Fakes; Biden Shares His Cancer Diagnosis on Social Media; North Korea Shuts Doors to Foreigners. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump to Visit Capitol Hill as Agenda Faces Key Vote; Study: Death Rate from Nighttime Tornadoes is Increasing. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• DOJ Investigating Chicago Mayor; Trump and Putin Call Ends Without Ceasefire; Dr. Dhruv Khullar is Interviewed about Cuts to Research Funding; Nicole DeBorde is Interviewed about Combs' Trial Testimony; Trump Administration Asked for Plane. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• 23 Countries Urge Israel to Allow "Full Resumption" of Gaza Aid; Trump: Bill Has Biggest Tax Cut in U.S. History; Sources Contradict Trump Administration Narrative about Qatar Offering Luxury Plane as Gift to U.S.; EU and UK Approve New Wave of Sanctions Against Russia; Chicago White Sox Pay Tribute to Famous Fan Pope Leo XIV. Aired 9-10a ET
• U.K., Canada and France Threaten Israel with Sanctions as It Pushes Ahead with New Ground Offensive; Russia Launches 108 Drones Overnight against Ukraine; Trump Talks to House Republicans as Bill Faces Key Vote; Cassie Ventura's Best Friend Bears Witness to Abuse; U.K. Summons Israeli Ambassador, Suspends Trade Negotiations; Israel Allows Some Aid in after 11-Week Total Blockade; Leaders of 23 Countries Urge Israel to Allow "Full Resumption" of Gaza Aid; Two-Hour Trump-Putin Phone Call Ends without Ceasefire; Trump Meets with Republican Lawmakers. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• U.S. Intel: Israel Preparing Possible Strike On Iran Nuke Plants; Trump's Son Doing Big Business In Vietnam As Clock Ticks On Tariffs; New Book Details Instances Biden Forgot Names Of Longtime Aides. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump To Meet House Republicans Amid Internal Discord; Two-Hour Trump, Putin Phone Call Ends Without Ceasefire; Biden Addresses Cancer Diagnosis In Social Media Post. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• New Witnesses Bolster Cassie Ventura's Abuse Allegations; Trump Signs Bill To Combat Sharing Of Explicit Deepfakes; Six "Armed And Dangerous" Inmates Remain At Large After New Orleans Jailbreak. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Tells House Republicans To End Squabbling, Pass Bill; Gop Rep. Lawler: "I Am Not Buckling" On SALT; Dem Rep. McIver Charged With Assault After ICE Center Clash; Rep. McIver Blames ICE Agent For Causing Confrontation. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Musk Says He Plans To Spend "A Lot Less" On Politics In The Future; Chasten Buttigieg Writes New Book Celebrating LGBTQ Families; Chasten Buttigieg Weighs In On Husband Pete Buttigieg's Possible 2028 Run; New Data Underscores Erosion Of Democratic Coalition In 2024. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Pressure Mounts on Netanyahu to Halt Gaza Siege; Trump Visits Capitol Hill to Rally Republicans Behind Big Beautiful Bill; World's Ice Sheets on Course for Runaway Melting Even If Current Climate Targets are Met. Aired 14-15:00p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Laura Coates And Guests Discuss The Latest In The Federal Trial Of Sean "Diddy" Combs; Laura Coates Interviews Sketch Artist Christine Cornell. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Talking to House Republicans as Bill Faces Key Vote; Trump Presses Republicans to Back his Sweeping Policy Agenda; Officials: Overnight Israeli Strikes Kill 49 People in Gaza; Trump Pressures Republicans to Pass his Budget Bill; U.S. Congresswoman Charged with Assaulting an Officer; Thunder Host T-Wolves Game 1 of West Finals Tuesday. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Visits Capitol Hill To Push For His Legislative Agenda; Trump Presses Republicans To Back His Sweeping Policy Agenda; RFK, Jr. Blasts "Bloated" WHO, Calls For New Health Agency; Israel Pushes Ahead With New Ground Offensive; Rubio Testifies In Front Of Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Who Is Watching For Natural Disasters Amid Trump's Massive Cuts. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Tells Republican Lawmakers To Pass Sweeping Policy Bill; Donald Trump Announcing Golden Dome Concept; Spending Bill, Tariffs Cause Concern About U.S. Debt, Growth; Elon Musk Plans To Do Less Political Spending In The Future; Battery Maker CATL Surges In Hong Kong Debut. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Pitches His Sweeping Policy Agenda to House GOP Holdouts; First Self-Deportation Flight from U.S. Lands in Honduras; Multistate Manhunt Intensifies for Six Escaped Inmates. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Sean Comb's Former Assistant Testifies; Warning from Climate Scientists; Trump Makes Case for Policy Agenda. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY); Sources Contradict Trump Claims on Qatar Jet; President Trump Visits Capitol Hill. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Questions Raised Over Biden Cancer Diagnosis; Interview With Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL); Gas Prices Falling; Venezuelan Migrants at Risk of Deportation?. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• "Meeting Of Love": Trump Denies Losing Patience With House GOP; CNN Obtains Plans For Trump's Massive Military Parade In D.C.; U.S. Intel: Israel Plans Possible Strike On Iran's Nuclear Plants. Aired 9- 10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Israeli Planning To Strike Iran Nuclear Sites; Israel Approves About 100 Aid Trucks To Enter Gaza; Trump Tells Republicans To Pass Budget Bill; Trump's "Golden Dome"; Ukraine Breakthrough Elusive After Trump-Putin Call; Ukraine Pushes For More U.S. Sanctions On Russia; Musk Commits To Tesla. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Soon: Trump Expected To Announce "Golden Dome" Concept; UK Suspends Trade Negotiations With Israel; Two-Hour Call Between Trump & Putin Ends Without Ceasefire; Rubio Faces Tough Questions On Putin, Russia's War On Ukraine; Trump's Sweeping Policy Agenda Divides Republican Lawmakers; Sources: Trump Administration First Approached Qatar About Luxury Plane. Aired 3-4p ET