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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Did Not Air 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Ukrainian Parliament Member Oleksiy Goncharenko; Interview with Historian and "On Tyranny" Author Timothy Snyder; Interview with Photographer Sebastiao Salgado; Interview with Palestinian-Canadian Lawyer and Former Peace Negotiator Diana Buttu. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Police: Man Detained After Car Plows Into Crowd Into UK; Putin Defies Trump With Largest-Ever Strikes On Ukraine; Trump Delays Tariffs On European Union To July 9; Rahm Emanuel: Dem Brand Is "Weak", "Woke" & "Toxic". Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Dozens Injured During a Liverpool Football Club Parade; Trump Calls Putin Crazy, Also Criticizes Zelenskyy; Speaker Johnson Warns Senate Against Making Changes to Trump's Bill; Federal Workers Struggle with Lost Benefits. Aired 5-6:00p ET
• Now, News Conference On U.K. Parade Crash; Trump Delays 50 Percent On European Union Until July 9; Trump Escalates Attacks On Harvard In Memorial Day Posts; Severe Storms In South Disrupt Memorial Day Travelers; Gas Prices Could Dip Lower Ahead Of Summer Vacation Season; Macron Dismisses Video Showing Apparent Shove From Wife. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Did Not Air 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Calls Putin Absolutely Crazy After Major Attack on Ukraine; American Charged With Plot to Attack U.S. Embassy Office in Israel; Crypto Investor Charged With Kidnapping, Torturing Man for Weeks. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Federal Workers Face Canceled Health Insurance Amid Layoff Chaos; Trump Again Demands A List Of International Students At Harvard; Indy 500 Ends With A Wild Finish, Historic First Win. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• U.S. Cultural Groups Lose Millions of Dollars as Trump Cuts Funding; Trump Calls Putin "Crazy" After Days of Russian Strikes on Ukraine; Trump Again Demands a List of International Students at Harvard; American Charged with a Plot to Attack U.S. Embassy in Israel. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Pentagon Limits Reporters; Independent Pharmacies Face Rising Costs; Numbers on Memorial Day; Testimony in Combs Trial; Bringing Veterans' Stories Closer to Home. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Call Putin Crazy; Kremlin Calls Trump's Criticism an Emotional Overload; Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) is Interviewed about Russia; Steven Pinker is Interviewed about Harvard. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• American Charged with Plotting Attack on U.S. Embassy; Man Charged with Torturing Victim for Bitcoin Password; Federal Workers Face Chaos; Clint Henderson is Interviewed about Summer Travel. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Emmanuel Macron Facing Scrutiny; Federal Workers Struggling to Access Benefits; Trump Backtracks on European Tariffs; Trump Lashes Out at Putin. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Israel Orders Gaza Evacuations Ahead of Unprecedented Attack; Nine of Gaza Doctor's 10 Children Killed in Israeli Airstrike; Rock Band Launches House Party Tour in Protest Pricey Arena Shows; Crypto Investor Charged with Kidnapping, Torturing Man for Weeks. Aired 1:30- 2p ET
• Trump Calls Putin Crazy After Days of Russian Strikes on Ukraine; Trump Lobs New Threat Against Harvard as Legal Battles Escalate; Man Arrest After Car Hits Pedestrians at Liverpool Parade; Ex-Police Chief Serving Murder and Rape Sentences Escapes Prison. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump: Senate Could Make Fairly Significant Changes to Budget Bill; Jewish Americans Killed in World War II Now Buried Under Stars of David; Judge Orders New Steps to Protect Florida's Manatees. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Calls Putin "Crazy" After Days Of Russian Strikes On Ukraine; Economists, Retailers Warn Tariffs Could Hike Prices This Summer; NIH Staff Stage Walkout During Director's Town Hall; Driver Survives Truck Explosion Near Chicago; Phil Robertson Of "Duck Dynasty" Fame Dies At Age 79; U.S. Wins World Hockey Championship For First Time In 90 Years. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• UK Police: Man Detained After Car Hits Pedestrians During Parade; Israel Orders Gaza Evacuations Ahead of Unprecedented Attack; Travel Experts: Americans Booking Fewer Trips Due to Economic Unease; Scripps National Spelling Bee to Mark Its 100th Year. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Russia Launches Aerial Assault Despite Large-Scale Prisoner Swap With Ukraine; Trump Delays 50 Percent Tariffs On E.U. Imports; Minneapolis Marks 5 Years Since George Floyd's Death; Civilians Face Danger Of Unexploded Munitions In Khartoum. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Calls Putin Crazy After Largest Russian Attack On Ukraine; Israel To Allow Basic Amount Of Aid Into Gaza; U.S. Citizen Charged With Trying To Attack U.S. Embassy Branch In Tel Aviv; Trump Says He Will Delay Tariffs On European Union Until July 9; Minneapolis Commemorates 5 Years Since George Floyd's Death; Doctor in Gaza Loses 9 Children in IDF Strike on Her Home; Civilians Face Danger of Unexploded Munitions in Khartoum; Trump Wants Names, Countries of Harvard's Foreign Students; Fed Chair Powell Praises Integrity and Public Service; Independent Pharmacies Face Rising Costs, Tariff Threats; "Made in Iran" Med-Tech Works to Counter Sanctions; Trash Collector's Songs About Job Go Viral. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Extends E.U. Trade Talks; Trump Criticizes Both Putin and Zelenskyy; Gaza Facing Catastrophic Hunger Levels, Man Accused of Attacking U.S. Embassy in Israel, and Israeli Strike Kills Nine Children of Doctor; New COVID-19 Variant Seen in China Now in the U.S., FDA May Restrict COVID-19 Shots; Trump Wants Names, Countries Of Harvard's Foreign Students; Torrential Rain Leads To Deadly Floods In Australia. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Trump Denounces Putin for Going Absolutely Crazy; Trump Pauses Tariffs to European Union; New COVID Variant Causes Fears to Americans; King Charles to Open Canadian Parliament. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Pushes Back 50 percent Tariffs on E.U. Until July; GOP Senators Call Budget Cuts 'Wimpy' and 'Anemic'; Noem in Israel after Murder of Israeli Embassy Staffers in D.C.; Behind the Numbers of Increased Military Enrollment. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Kremlin Comments on Trump's Statement; Trump Tests Presidential Power; More Testimony in Combs Trial; Trump Wants Names from Harvard. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Israeli Ministry Warns of "Unprecedented Attack"; Trump Says Putin "Has Gone Absolutely Crazy" in Post; Trump Wants Administration to Vet Harvard Foreign Student; CNN Speaks to Egyptian Investment Minister; Euroleague Basketball Final Four. Aired 9-10a ET
• Donald Trump Says Vladimir Putin "Has Gone Absolutely Crazy" In Post; Israeli Military Warns Of "Unprecedented Attack"; Crypto Investor Charged With Kidnapping And Assault; Doctor In Gaza Loses Nine Children In IDF Strike On Her Home; Man Charged With Plot To Attack United States Office In Israel; Macron Denies Drama In Video Of Apparent Push. Aired 10- 11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Did Not Air 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Delays 50 Percent Tariff on EU Goods; Trump Vents His Frustration with Putin, Says He is Not Happy with What Putin is Doing; U.S. Celebrates Memorial Day. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Israeli Strike On Gaza School Building Kills At Least 20; Minneapolis Marks Five Years Since Floyd's Murder By Police; Independent Pharmacies Face Rising Costs, Tariff Threats. Aired 5:30- 6a ET


Inside Politics
• Vance Gives Memorial Day Speech At Arlington Natl. Cemetery; Trump Gives Memorial Day Speech At Arlington Natl. Cemetery. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Trump Calls Putin "Crazy" After Renewed Strikes On Ukraine; Trump On Zelenskyy: "Everything Out Of His Mouth Causes Problems"; Democrats Deal With Narrowing Coalition, 2024 Fallout. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Israel Strikes A Hamas Control Center Inside A School In Gaza; Russia Unleashes 367 Drones And Missiles On Kyiv Killing At Least 13; Several Football Fans Injured After A Car Plowed Through A Crowd Celebrating Liverpool's Premier League Title Win; Trump Not Happy With Putin; Russia Launches Largest Air Assault On Ukraine; Man Detained After Car Hit Pedestrians At Liverpool FC Parade. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Did Not Air 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Russia Launches Largest Aerial Assault of Three-Year War; As Trump Tests Presidential Power Can Anyone Stop Him; Iranian Spokesperson: Trump's Threats "Not Helpful"; Trump Delays 50 Percent Tariff Threat Against European Union; Trump Delays 50 Percent Tariffs on EU Imports Until July 9; Jewish American WWII Soldiers Get Headstones with Star of David. Aired 11a- 12p ET
• Trump Honors Fallen Heroes At Arlington National Cemetery; Trump Says Putin "Has Gone Absolutely Crazy" In Post; Israeli Military Warns Of "Unprecedented Attack"; Man Charged With Torturing Victim For Bitcoin Password; Macron Dismisses Video Of Apparent Shove From Wife; Minneapolis Marks Five Years Since Floyd's Death By Police. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Police Arrest 53-Year-Old White Man in Liverpool Incident; Trump Says Putin "Has Gone Absolutely Crazy" in Post; Police Arrest 53-Year-Old White Man In Liverpool Incident; Crypto Investors Charged With Kidnaping And Torturing A Man In An New York City Apartment For Weeks; Pro-Russian Trolls Seize On Emmanuel Macron's Awkward Moment With Wife. Aired 4-5p ET
• Police Arrest 53-Year-Old White Man In Liverpool Incident; French President Downplays Apparent Shove From His Wife; Liverpool Football Club "In Direct Contact" With Police Following Incident at Parade. Aired 5-6p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Says, Putin Has Gone Absolutely Crazy; Israel Orders Gaza Evacuations Ahead of Unprecedented Attack; Trump Delays 50 Percent Tariff Against European Union Goods. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Victim 3 Not Expected to Testify in Sean Combs' Trial; Operation Benjamin Corrects Grave Markers for Jewish American Troops; French Open is Now, Underway in Paris. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Delays 50 Percent Tariff On European Goods Until July 9; Trump Blasts Putin After Major Russian Attack On Ukraine; Soon: President Trump Speaks At Arlington Natl. Cemetery. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Federal Workers Struggling to Access Benefits; Trump's War on Harvard Impacting Health Research; Crypto Kidnapping?; Former Congressman Charlie Rangel Dies; Trump Visits Arlington National Cemetery. Aired 11:30a-12:00p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Did Not Air 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Car Plows into People During Liverpool FC Parade; Police Arrest Man in Liverpool Incident; Trump Criticizes Putin for Ukraine Attacks; Russia's Massive Air Assault in Ukraine; Trump Optimistic with Iran Nuclear Talks; U.S. Envoy Urges Hamas to Accept Deal on Table; Trump Honors Fallen Heroes at Arlington National Cemetery; Police Not Treating Liverpool Incident as Terrorism; Man Kidnaps and Tortures Victim for Bitcoin Password. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Man Arrested After Car Hits Pedestrians At Liverpool FC Parade; Gaza Officials: Israeli Strike On School Kills At Least 20; Trump: "Not Happy" with Putin After Massive Air Assault; Trump Pushes Back 50 Percent Tariff On E.U. Until July 9; King Charles Makes "Impactful" Trip To Canada. Aired 3-4p ET