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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Reality T.V. Stars Todd And Julie Chrisley Released From Federal Prison After Trump Pardon; Federal Trade Court Blocks Most Of President Trump's Sweeping Global Tariffs From Going Into Effect; Interview With Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-CA); Rep. Liccardo's MEME Act Would Ban Presidents, Lawmakers And Their Families From Profiting Off Of Crypto; Celebrity Stylist Testifies That Combs Would Threaten To Release Sex Tapes Of Cassie Ventura If She Didn't Obey Him; Reality TV Stars Todd And Julie Chrisley Released From Federal Prison After Trump Pardon; Department Of Transportation Says New Fiber Optic Cable Installed To Fix Communication Problems Impacting Flights At Newark Liberty International Airport. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Held Hostage in Gaza for 505 Days Omer Shem Tov; Interview with Knights First Amendment Institution at Columbia University Executive Director Jameel Jaffer; Interview with Interview with "Lawless" Author And "Strict Scrutiny" Host Leah Litman. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Pardons Michael Grimm, The Former GOP Congressman Who Pleaded Guilty To Tax Evasion; Trump: "Very Disappointed" In Recent Russia Strikes In Ukraine; New: Trump Shrugs Off Musk's Criticism Of "Big, Beautiful" Bill; Just In: Jury Dismissed For Day In Sean "Diddy: Combs Trial. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Grants Some Pardons To Those Who Show Loyalty; Nominees With Partisan Background Among Trump's Oversight Picks; Trump's New Pardon Attorney Is Eager to Target Biden-Era Cases; Musk Says Trump's Tax Bill Undermines DOGE; Trump Says He'll Give It Two Weeks To Determine If Putin Is Serious About Ukraine Peace; Defense Cross- Examines Cassie Ventura's Friend & Stylist; Simulation Shows How Pilots Handle Air Traffic Control Failures; Your Questions About Billy Joel's Brain Condition. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Family's Crypto Empire Raises Ethics Questions; Elon Musk Says, Disappointed By Trump's Budget Bill; Netanyahu Marks 600 Days In War Of Resurrection; Poll: Number Of Teens Using ChatGPT For School Doubled In 2024. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Federal Court Blocks Trump's Liberation Day Tariffs; Trump Rejects Wall Street Claim That He's A Tariff Flip-Flopper; Trump Commutes Sentence Of Notorious Ex-Gang Leader; San Francisco Pauses A Controversial New Grading System For Its Public High Schools After Community Backlash; Paramount Allegedly Offers $15 Million Settlement To Trump. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Pardons Stars of Reality T.V. Show, Chrisley Knows Best; SpaceX Loses Contact With Starship Upon Re-Entry to Earth; Two of Ten Louisiana Jailbreak Escapees Remain At Large. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Musk "Disappointed" By Trump's Massive Tax and Spending Bill; Trump Admin Pauses New Student Visa Appointments; Ukraine & Russia Trade Drones Strikes, Moscow Airports Shut; Pacers Push Knicks to Brink with Game 4 Win, 130-121; Trump to Take Mortgage Giants Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Public After 17 Years of Government Conservatorship; Climate and Weather Specialists Plan 100-Hour Livestream. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Trump Pardons Reality TV Couple Convicted of Fraud, Tax Crimes; Trump Administration Pauses New Student Visa Appointments; Harvard Students Protest Trump Administration's Moves Against School; Testimony Resumes in Sex Trafficking Trial of Sean Combs; RFK Jr. Announces Change to COVID Vaccine Recommendations. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) is Interviewed about Putin; Trump Now Loves Crypto; Questions about Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus; Adam Healy is Interviewed about Violence Surrounding Crypto. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Kelly Hyman is Interviewed about Testimony in Combs Trial; Trump Pardons Reality TV Couple; Laurence Tribe is Interviewed about Canceled Harvard Contracts; Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) is Interviewed about Trump's Pardons. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Two Louisiana Inmates Remain at Large; Another Round of Severe Weather; Putin Wants Written Pledge from West. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Port Slowdown; Trump Defends Backing Off on China Tariffs; Mistrial Motion Denied in Combs Trial. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Rubio Announces New Visa Restrictions for Foreigners Complicit in Censoring Americans; U.S. Marshals Service: 2 Escapees Could Be Anywhere in the U.S.; Reimaging the World's Most Feared Underwater Predators. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Says He Doesn't Want to Hurt Peace Talks With New Russia Sanctions; Stylist Says He Heard Combs Threaten Ventura Multiple Times; LAPD Officer, Arson Expert Detail Incidents Involving Kid Cudi; Cassie Ventura Reportedly Welcomes Third Child; Axios Reports Stephen Miller, DHS Secretary Noem Demanding Immigration Agents Seek to Arrest 3,000 People Per Day; Georgia College Student Mistakenly Pulled Over Speaks Out Days After Being Freed From ICE Custody. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Concerns Grow Over the Use of AI as Tech Rapidly Improves; Trump Says Harvard Should Have 15 Percent Cap on Foreign Students; Dr. Gupta Answers Your Questions About Bill Joel's Diagnosis. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Trump Says He'll Know in Two Weeks Whether Putin Is Serious On Ukraine Peace; GOP. Rep. Mike Flood Faces Tough Questions Over Trump's Agenda Bill; Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE) Discusses About "Big, Beautiful Bill"; Trump Pardons Reality TV Show Couple, Ex-Virginia Sherriff; 2 Of 10 Louisiana Jailbreak Escapees Remain At Large; Orleans Parish D.A.: Must Learn How They Got Out, Who Helped. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Defense Cross-Examines Cassie Ventura's Friend and Stylist; Trump Media Raising $2.5 Billion to Buy Bitcoin; Tech CEO Says AI Could Spike Unemployment Rate to 20 Percent. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Thousands Rush New Aid Distribution Site In Southern Gaza; Trump, Impatient With Putin, Considers New Russia Sanctions; New Poll Shows Americans Skeptical Of Trump's Tariff And Trade Policy; King Charles Delivers Parliament Address In Canada; King Charles Delivers Parliamentary Address In Canada; North Korea Joins Criticism Of Massive Missile Shield Plan. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Trump Media Raising $2.5 Billion To Buy Bitcoin; Trump Warns Russia's Putin is "Playing with Fire"; Mexico Set to Hold Its First- Ever Judicial Elections: Nigerian Non-Profit Safeguarding Journalistic Heritage; King Charles Addresses Canadian Parliament; Air Canada Pilot Vents About Staffing Shortages. Aired 1-2a ET
• Thousands Rush New Aid Distribution Site In Southern Gaza; Donald Trump Weighs Sanctions As Russia Steps Up Attacks On Ukraine; U.S. Embassies Ordered To Pause Student Visa Appointments; Countries Condemn Plan for Massive Missile Shield System; SpaceX Loses Contact With Starship on Test Flight; King Charles Says Canada is Strong and Free. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Trump Accuses Putin, Weighs Sanctions on Russia; Palestinians Rush for Aid Distribution in Southern Gaza; North Korea Joins Growing Chorus Against Trump's Golden Dome Plan; Brazilian Nuns Went Viral in a T.V. Show. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Pardons Multiple Supporters for Fraud; Germany Chancellor: No Longer Restrictions on Long-Range Weapons Against Russia; German Chancellor: Israel's Actions 'Can No Longer Be Justified'; Will Apple Bring iPhone Manufacturing to U.S.? Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• More Testimony in Combs Trial; King Charles Speaks in Canada; Yoona Sperling-Milner is Interviewed about Federal Contracts Canceled with Harvard; Trump Threatens Funding in California. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Palestinian Official: One Dead, 48 Hurt in Chaotic Aid Drop; Merz: Agreement Reached on Production of Long-Range Weapons; Testimony Resumes in Sean "Diddy" Combs' Trial; Trump Media Plans to Raise $2.5 Billion to Buy Bitcoin; Chelsea Take Aim at Historic Win. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.S.-Backed Aid Group Operations Continue in Gaza; New Lebanese Government Works to Regain Control of Country; Hezbollah Ties Disarmament to Israeli Withdrawal; Mexican Voters to Choose Judges in Historic Elections; Israel Kills Elusive Hamas Leader Mohammed Sinwar; U.S. Embassies Told to Pause Student Visa Appointments; U.S. Doctor Who Worked in Gaza Speaks at UNSC; U.S. Vice President to Speak at Bitcoin Conference; Musk Claims Trump Agenda Bill "Undermines" DOGE Mission; SpaceX Starship Destroyed in Latest Test Flight. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Lashes Out Over "Taco" Nickname ("Trump Always Chickens Out"); Court Blocks Trump From Imposing "Liberation Day" Tariffs; Rubio Speaks With Russian FM As Trump's Anger With Putin Grows. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• U.S. Embassies Ordered To Pause Student Visa Appointments; White House To Cancel All Federal Contracts With Harvard; Poll: Americans Skeptical Of Tariff & Trade Policy; Thousands Rush New Aid Distribution Site In Southern Gaza; Zelenskyy To Meet With Germany's Merz In Berlin Soon. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Vance To Deliver Keynote Address At Las Vegas Bitcoin Conference; Louisiana And Arkansas Police Search For Escaped Prisoners; 2 Escapees From The New Orleans Jailbreak Remain At Large; Convicted Killer Ex-Police Chief Escapes Arkansas Prison In Disguise; A Former Employee Testifies Sean Combs Threatened To Kill Kid Cudi. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Pardons Reality Show Couple Convicted In $36M Tax Fraud; Trump Aggressively Using Pardon Power To Help Supporters; NYT: Trump Pardons Man Whose Mom Attended $1M MAGA Dinner; Putin Aide: "Trump Is Not Sufficiently Informed" About The War; Trump Considers New Sanctions As He Loses Patience With Putin; Freed Israeli Hostage: My Captors "Wanted Kamala To Be Elected". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Takes Questions in Oval Office; President Trump Defends Spending Bill After Elon's Criticism; Trump Says He Warned Netanyahu Not to Interfere in Iran Talks. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Palestinian U.N. Envoy Breaks Down As He Pleads with Security Council Over Gaza; Germany Announces Plans to Help Ukraine Produce Long- Range Weapons; Harvard Remains Defiant; Trump Team Pauses Student Visa Interviews; James Longman Joins Isa's Book Club; Sarah Jessica Parker Discusses Documentary "The Librarians". Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Laura Coates And Guests Discuss The Latest In The Federal Trial Of Sean "Diddy" Combs; Diddy's Former Publicist Speaks Out; Defense and Prosecution Spar Over Mistrial Request; Trump Intensifies Pardon Spree as He Eyes Controversial Convicts; "Crypto King" Under Arrest for Alleged Torture Scheme. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel has Killed Hamas Leader Mohammed Sinwar; CNN Speaks with Former Hostage Omer Shem Tov; Donald Trump Pardons TV Stars Todd and Julie Chrisley; Khartoum State Overwhelmed with Cholera Cases; Trump Media Raising $2.5 Billion to Buy Bitcoin; Coco Gauff Forgets Rackets, Wins French Open Match. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Wednesday Marks 600 Days Of War; U.S. Embassies Instructed To Pause Student VISA Appointments; Manhunt Underway For Two Inmates Who Escaped New Orleans Jail; President Trump Taking Questions At Swearing-In Ceremony; Trump Delays His E.U. Tariffs Until July 9th; Former Exotic Dancer Speaks To CNN About His Testimony; Three Fresh Faces Take On Harry Potter Lead Roles; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Vance Tells Conference Tough Regulations Not Coming Back; Trump Threatens To Cut More Funding For Harvard; UNRWA Head Condemns U.S. Backed Aid Effort As Unsafe; Russia Hit Ukraine With Largest Air Attack Of War Over Weekend; Elon Musk Expresses Concerns Over Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill; Nvidia's Quarterly Revenue Rises From A Year Ago; Anthropic CEO Warns A.I. To Spike White-Collar Unemployment. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Elon Musk Says, Trump's Agenda Bill Undermines DOGE Mission; Arson Investigator Testifying in Sean Diddy Combs Trial; U.S. Embassy Ordered to Pause Student Visa Appointments. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Pardons Todd and Julie Chrisley; SpaceX Lose Contact with Starship; GOP Won't Install Jan. 6 Plaque Honoring Police. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Appeals to Supreme Court on Immigration Removals; Trump Issues More Controversial Pardons; Hamas Leader Killed?; New Visa Restrictions. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Manhunt For Escaped Inmates Continues; Billy Joel Diagnosed With Rare Brain Disorder; Interview With Former FBI Director James Comey. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• U.S. Court Blocks Trump From Imposing Bulk Of His Tariffs; Elon Musk Officially Departing Trump Administration; Trump Weighs Pardons Of People Who Plotted To Kidnap Whitmer. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Russia Proposes More Peace Talks; Germany Helps Ukraine With Long- Range Weapons; 600 Days Since October 7 Attack; Israel Has Killed Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar; NVIDIA's Latest Results; CEO Warns A.I. Could Cause Jobs "Bloodbath"; U.S. State Dept. Orders Embassies To Pause New Student Visa Interviews; Mexico's First-Ever Judicial Elections. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Israel Facing Growing Pressure To End The War; Netanyahu: Israel Has Killed Hamas Leader Mohammed Sinwar; Germany To Help Ukraine Produce Long- Range Weapons; Harvard Remains Defiant Amid White House Threats; Students Caught In The Middle Of Political Battle; Anthropic CEO: A.I. will Spike White-Collar Unemployment. Aired 3-4p ET