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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Israel And Iran Launch New Round of Attacks; Interview With Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT); Sources: Trump Is Considering U.S. Military Strikes On Iran; Iranian Supreme Leader Warns: "The Battle Begins"; Defense Secretary Hegseth Ordered Additional Military Assets To Middle East, Including The USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group; MAGA Movement Split Over U.S. Involvement In Middle East; Israel Warns People In Tehran To Evacuate: "Life In Danger". Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi; Interview With Former U.S. Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer; Interview with Ken Martin. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Demands "Unconditional Surrender" In Warning To Iran; Just In: Situation Room Meeting On Middle East Has Ended; Lawmakers Get Security Briefing In Wake Of Minnesota Shooting. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Sources: Trump Considering U.S. Military Action In Iran; Growing Concerns Over Surge In Political Violence; Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Is Interviewed About Senate GOP Hits Roadblocks In Push To Pass Trump Agenda Bill; NYC Mayoral Candidate Released From Federal Custody After Being Arrested By ICE Inside Immigration Court; Nezza Sings U.S. National Anthem In Spanish At MLB Game. Aired 5-6p ET
• Sources Say, Trump Considering U.S. Military Action In Iran; DHS Says, Secretary Noem Hospitalized After Allergic Reaction; Americans Cut Back Sharply On Spending Last Month Amid Tariffs; Daughters Of Detained Immigrant Worker Speak With CNN; Popular Food Network Chef Anne Burrell Dies At 55. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Sources Say, Trump Considering U.S. Military Strikes on Iran; New York Times Reports, Iran Prepping For Possible Retaliatory Strikes On U.S. Bases; GOP Hawks, MAGA Isolationalists Clash As Trump Weighs Strike; Tulsi Gabbard Says There No Daylight Between Her and President Trump When It Comes To Iran's Nuclear Capabilities; Trump Cancels Pause On Immigration Raids At Farms And Hotels. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Says He's Seeking Real End to Iran's Nuclear Program; Sources Say, U.S. Intel Shows Iran was Years Away from Nuclear Weapon; Minnesota Shooting Suspect Went to Four Different Lawmakers' Homes. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump To Meet Today With National Security Team In Situation Room; U.S. Attorney: Minnesota Shooter "Stalked His Victims Like Prey"; Soon: Jurors Reconvene For Deliberations In Karen Read Retrial. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Family's Money-Making Ventures Raise Ethical Concerns; Interview with Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY): Trump Says He's Seeking "Real End" to Iran's Nuclear Program; Interview with Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI): Named in Minnesota Shooting Suspect's Notebook. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Jury Shown Freak-off Videos; Polls on GOP Bill; Chris Sununu is Interviewed about Trump's Bill, Minnesota and Tucker Carlson; U.S. Retail Sales for May; Trump Shatters Ethics Norms. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Says He's Seeking Real End to Iran's Nuclear Program; Sources say, U.S. Intel Shows Iran was Years Away from Nuclear Weapon; Minnesota Shooting Suspect Went to Four Different Lawmakers' Homes. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Senate Republicans Unveil Plan for Cuts to Medicaid, Taxes; Trump Says He "Doesn't Want to Call" Minnesota Gov. Walz on Shootings; Court Resumes in Combs Trial; Ex-Assistant to Take the Stand; American Bar Association Sues Trump Administration Over Attacks on Law Firms. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Congress Gets Security Briefing in Wake of Minnesota Shootings; Attacks Continue in Israel-Iran Conflict. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Israel Says It Will Very Significant Targets in Tehran Today; ICE Arrests Mayoral Candidate and NYC Comptroller Brad Lander; Appeals Court Hearing on National Guard in California; Americans Cut Back Sharply on Spending Last Month Amid Tariffs; Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Against Time Limits on Combat-Related Disability Pay. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Increasingly Warm To Using U.S. Military To Strike In Iran; Israel Plans To Strike Very Significant Targets In Tehran; Iran's Military Chief Tells People In Haifa And Tel Aviv To Evacuate Ahead Of Punitive Operation; Ice Told To Continue Worksite Immigration Raids; Kraft Heinz To Remove All Artificial Food Coloring By End Of 2027; FDA Is Trying To Phase Out All Petroleum-based Synthetic Food Dyes; State Department Briefing Amid Iran-Israel Conflict. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• State Department Briefing Amid Iran-Israel Conflict; Prosecution Nears End Of Case In Sean Diddy Combs Trial; House Democrats Get Security Briefing In Wake Of Minnesota Shootings. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.N. Nuclear Watchdog: Iran's Nuclear Enrichment Capabilities Have Been Set Back "Significantly" But Not Completely; Sources: Trump's Thinking Is Shifting Toward Using U.S. Military To Strike Iranian Nuclear Facilities; Sirens In N. Israel As Incoming Iranian Missiles Identified; Right Now: Trump Meeting With Natl Security Team In Situation Room; Appeals Court Weighs Case Of National Guard In California; Dem Sen. Tina Smith Confronts GOP Sen. Mike Lee Over His Viral Posts On MN Lawmakers Killings; Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) Discusses About The Mood Among Lawmakers. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• ICE Arrest Mayoral Candidate and NYC Comptroller Brad Lander; Appeals Court Weights Case of National Guard in California; Trump Situation Room Meeting Ends After More than an Hour. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Leaving G7 Early to Monitor Middle East Tensions; New Strikes by Israel and Iran Fuel Fears of All-Out War; Employee Killed in Israeli Attack on TV Station; Sirens Blare In Israel After Warning About Iranian Missiles; Israel And Iran Launch Attacks As Conflict Deepens; Gaza Officials: Palestinians Killed While Waiting For Aid; Minnesota Shootings: Suspect Faces Federal And State Murder Charges; Curfew For Downtown L.A. Reduced; Israel-Iran Conflict Threatens Global Energy Market; G7 Summit: Leaders Try To Convince Trump To Walk Back Trade War; China's Industrial Growth Slows Amid Trade Uncertainty; Vessels Race To Move Goods Ahead Of Tariff Deadline; Trump Media Seeks Approval To Launch Cryptocurrency ETF. Aired 12-1a ET
• New Strikes By Israel And Iran Fuel Fears Of All-Out War; Trump Leaves G7 Early To Monitor Middle East Tensions; Iranian State Media: Air Defenses Activated Explosions In Tehran; Iranian Strikes Leave Damage Across Parts Of Tel Aviv; Israel-Iran Conflict Threatens Global Energy Market; Interview With Palestinian Poet And Author Mosab Abu Toha; Trump On Trade Deals; Trump's Sons Announce New Wireless Service; Suspect Faces Federal And State Murder Charges. Aired 1-2a ET
• New Strikes By Israel And Iran Fuel Fears Of All-Out War; Iran Accuses Benjamin Netanyahu Of Sabotaging U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks; Donald Trump Leaves G7 Early To Monitor Middle East Tensions; How Israel-Iran Conflict Is Impacting Global Oil Prices; U.S. Aircraft Carrier Heads To Middle East; Israel Targeting Iran's Surface-To- surface Missiles; Gaza Officials Says Palestinians Killed While Waiting For Aid; U.S. Citizen Among 14 Killed In Russian Strikes On Kyiv; Minnesota Shooter Stalked Victims Like Prey; Curfew For Downtown L.A. Reduced; Internal Government Records On Immigrants In Ice Custody Contrast Trump Administration Claims On Serious Convictions; Court Filing Shows Doctor To Plead Guilty To Supplying Ketamine To The "Friends" Star; The Louvre In Paris Closes As Staff Protest Conditions; Poodle Doggy Paddles Into Spanish Rescue Squad. Aired 2-3a ET
• Strikes Pummeled Day Five Of Israel-Iran Conflict, Iran's State Broadcaster Knocked Off By Airstrikes; Trump Abruptly Leaves G7 Summit To Monitor Israel-Iran Situation; Chinese Factories Slowed Down Production Due To U.S. Trade Wars. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Joey Chestnut Returns To Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest; Trump Returns From G7 Early As Iran-Israel Conflict Widens; Trump: If Iran Wants To Talk, "They Know How To Reach Me"; Iranian State Media: Air Defenses Activated, Explosions In Tehran; Police: MN Shootings Suspect Kept Hit List, Visited Lawmakers' Homes; Alleged Assassin Charged With Murder And Stalking; Suspect Worked For Security Firm, Had Access To Tactical Gear; Trump Warns Everyone To "Immediately Evacuate Tehran". Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Holly Dagres is Interviewed about the Israel-Iran Conflict; John Sandweg is Interviewed about Deportations; Senate Republicans Unveil Medicaid and Tax Cuts; Daniel Hernandez is Interviewed about Lawmaker Shootings; Lawmakers Face Political Violence. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump: "Looking for Better Than a Ceasefire" Between Israel & Iran; Trump Leaves G7 After Telling Tehran Residents to "Evacuate"; Gaza Authorities: Israeli Strikes Kill Dozens Seeking Aid; Experts: Israel Can't Damage Fordow Site Without U.S. Bombs; Could U.S. Mega-Bombs Enter Israel- Iran Conflict. Aired 9-10a ET
• Trump Meeting National Security Team in Situation Room; Trump Leaves G7 after Telling Tehran Residents to "Evacuate"; Israel "Eliminated" 30 Drones Fired from Iran Overnight; U.S. Intel Says Iran Years Away from Nuclear Bomb; Sirens Warn Tel Aviv Residents to Take Shelter; Do Israel's Objectives Include Regime Change in Iran?; U.S. to Move Forward with ICE Raids at Farms, Hotels; Minnesota Shooter Faces Murder Charges; Qatar Airways CEO Confident in Managing Challenging Situations. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Sources: Trump Considering U.S. Military Strikes On Iran; 30,000-Pound "Bunker Buster" Could Be Used To Hit Nuclear Site; NYT: Iran Preparing Possible Retaliatory Strikes On U.S. Bases. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Sirens Blare In Parts Of Israel After New Wave Of Missiles; Minnesota Residents Hold Vigil To Honor Victims; Suspect In Minnesota Shootings Faces Federal And State Murder Charges. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• G7 Leaders Urge Trump To Ease Off Trade War; Israel And Iran Trade Strikes On Fifth Day Of Conflict; Trump Sons Announce Wireless Service Called Trump Mobile; Meta To Put Ads On WhatsApp, Offer Paid Subscriptions; Doctor Agrees To Plead Guilty In Matthew Perry's Overdose Death. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Sirens Blare In Parts Of Israel After New Wave Of Missiles; Trump Leaves G7 Early To Monitor Middle East Tensions; Minnesota Residents Hold Vigil To Honor Victims. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Returns From G7 To Monitor Israel-Iran Crisis; Trump's Sons Announce New Wireless Service; Museum Visitor Sits On And Breaks "Van Gogh" Chair Artwork. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump: My Objective Is "A Real End, Not A Ceasefire"; Trump: "We Now Have Complete And Total Control" Over Iran Skies; Israeli Strikes On Iran Divide Trump's MAGA Movement; Vance: Trump has "Earned Some Trust" In Decision On Iran; Trump: Supreme leader Is "Easy Target" But "Safe". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Former Sen. Menendez Reports To Prison To Start 11-Year Sentence; Bernie Sanders Endorses Zohran Mamdani For NYC Mayor; New Poll: Most People Disapprove Of "One Big Beautiful Bill"; MN Sen. Tina Smith Confronts Sen. Mike Lee Over Offensive Social Media Posts About Assassination; Trump Says He Will Not Call Gov. Walz After Lawmaker Assassination, Says Walz Is "Whacked Out"; Padilla Speaks Out After Forceful Removal From DHS News Conference. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• President Trump Reveals The U.S. Knows Where Iran's Supreme Leader Is; Israel-Iran Attacks Continue For A Fifth Day As Trump Demands Iran's Unconditional Surrender; Canada To Assist Ukraine With $1.5 Billion In Military Aid; Trump Calls Supreme Leader An "Easy Target"; Trump Meets With National Security Team; U.S. State Department Press Briefing; Russia Strikes Ukraine; Dozens Killed In Gaza While Waiting For Aid; Kraft Heinz To Remove Artificial Dyes From Products. Aired 2:30-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Tensions In The Middle East Continues; Ayatollah Threatens Israel; New York City Mayoral Candidate Arrested By Federal Agents At Immigration Court; MAGA World Feuds Over Israel-Iran Conflict. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Israel and Iran Trade Strikes for a Fifth Day; Israeli Defense Minister: Iran's Supreme Leader could Face Similar Fate to Iraq's Saddam Hussein; Minnesota Lawmakers Fear for Safety Following Attacks; Last Day of Talks to Focus on Ukraine, Trade, Israel-Iran Conflict; Trump's Sons Announce New Wireless Service; Ohtani Pitches for First Time in Nearly Two Years. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Israel And Iran Trade Strikes For A Fifth Day; Trump Disputes U.S. Intel Chief On Iran's Nuclear Capabilities; Minnesota Shooting Rattles Lawmakers In Washington; Families, Community Struggle To Cope Following Nebraska Raid; Trump's Popularity In The G7 Countries; Senator Padilla Delivers Floor Speech On Capitol Hill. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Iranian State Media: Explosions Heard In West Tehran; Uncertainty Remains Over How Many Missiles Iran Has Left; Retail Sales Drop Sharply In May; 67 Meetings Continue In Canada Despite Early Trump Exit; Iran's Missile Stockpile Challenged As Strikes Continue; Oil Market Weighs The Risk Of Israel-Iran Conflict; Kraft Heinz To Remove All Artificial Dyes From Its Products; Microsoft Data Reveals A "Seemingly Infinite Workday." Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Says, Pushing for a Real End to Israel-Iran Conflict; Deadliest Strike on Kyiv in Almost a Year; Police Say, Suspect Visited the Homes of Four Minnesota Lawmakers. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Defends Order To Expand Deportations; Israel Expanding Regional Conflict; Critical Meeting In The Situation Room. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Targets Democratic Cities With ICE Raids; Interview With Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL); Will Trump Administration Join Attack on Iran?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Dangers of TikTok Skin Care Craze; Mike Lindell Loses Defamation Case; Kraft Heinz to Eliminate Artificial Food Dyes; Trump Targets Democratic Cities With ICE Raids. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Sources: Trump Considering U.S. Strikes On Iran Nuclear Sites; Trump Contradicts His Spy Chief On Iran's Nuclear Program; NYC Mayoral Candidate Arrested By ICE At Immigration Court. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Trump Meet With His National Security Team; Trump Demands Iran's "Unconditional Surrender"; Israel Intercepts Missiles Over Tel Aviv; Zelenskyy Meets G7 Leaders Minus Trump; Canada Announces New Aid To Ukraine; Middle East Tensions And Markets; Federal Reserve To Release Policy Statement; More Palestinians Killed Seeking Aid; Kraft Heinz To End Artificial Food Coloring. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump Meting With National Security Advisers; IDF: Iran Has Launched New Wave Of Missiles Toward Israel; Trump's Situation Room Meeting Has Ended; Immigration Raids To Resume At Farms, Hotels, Restaurants. Aired 3- 4p ET