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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Senators Briefed on U.S. Strikes in Iran, Offer Conflicting Reaction; Interview with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR); Defense Secretary: First Intel Reports are "Almost Always Wrong"; Iran's Supreme Leader Seen For First Time Since Ceasefire; Iran's Supreme Leader Says "It's A Joke" Iran Would Surrender; Iran's Foreign Minister: No Plans To Resume Talks With U.S.; Details Emerge Of Secret Diplomatic Efforts By Trump Admin. To Restart Iran Nuclear Talks; Pentagon Reveals New Details About U.S. Strikes On Iran's Nuclear Facilities. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Palestinian National Initiative President Mustafa Barghouti; Interview with Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Senior Fellow Karim Sadjadpour; Interview with The Atlantic Staff Writer David Graham. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Now: Trump Officials Finish Briefing Senators On Iran, Amid Questions About Scope Of Damage To Nuke Sites; Now; Trump Addresses His Domestic Policy Bill. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Top Senate Official Rules Against Several Key Provisions In GOP Policy Bill; Pentagon Details Iran Bombing Amid Questions About Scope Of Damage; Prosecution Accuses Combs For Leading A "Criminal Enterprise"; Oprah, Kardashians, Ivanka Trump Among VIP Arrivals As Festivities Begin For Bezos-Sanchez Wedding; Mamdani's Rise Divides New York's Jewish Community. Aired 5-6p ET
• New Details of U.S. Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Facilities; Trump Says, Hope Congress Can Pass Agenda Bill by July 4; Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Won't Say If They Will Endorse Mamdani. New CDC Advisers Vote On Flu, RSV Vaccine Recommendations. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Officials Defend Strikes, But No Details on Results; GOP and Democrats at Odds Over Iran Nuke Capacity After Strikes; White House Considers Helping Iran Access $30 Billion to Restart Talks. Andrew Cuomo Stays on Ballot as Independent, Mayor Adams Runs for Re- election; Zohran Mamdani has Wall Street Alarmed; Senate Parliamentarian Rejects Medicaid Changes in Trump's Bill. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Soon, Pentagon News Conference Amid Questions on Iran Strikes; Senate Receives Classified Briefing Today on Iran Strikes; Iran's Supreme Leader Makes First Comments Since Ceasefire Took Effect. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Soon: Pentagon News Conference Amid Questions On Iran Strikes; Trump Media's Stock Sees Major Plunge; Bezos Wedding Draws A-Listers, Anti-Capitalist Protesters. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA): Trump's Assessment of the Bombing Campaign in Iran; Defense Secretary Hegseth Speaks About Iran Stikes; Pentagon Holds Press Briefing on Iran Strikes. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Pentagon Press Briefing; News on Iran Strikes. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Pentagon Defends Operation; Senate to Receive Briefing; Marc Caputo is Interviewed about Congressional Briefings; Supreme Court Could Issue Opinions. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) is Interviewed about the Iran Strikes; Sarah Krissoff is Interviewed about the Combs Trial; Millions Under Heat Alerts Today. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• White House Holds Press Briefing; Republican Budget Battle; Pentagon Touts Success of Iran Attack. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• White House: FBI investigating Leak of Preliminary Intel Assessment on Strikes; White House: Intel Shows Total Obliteration of Iran Nuclear Program; Details Emerge of Secret Diplomatic Efforts to Restart Iran Talks; Interview with Sen. Angus King (I-ME): Senate to Receive First Classified Briefing of U.S. Attack on Iran. Aired 1:30- 2p ET
• Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill Hits Major Setback; DOJ Sues Every Federal Judge in Maryland; Senators Receive Classified Briefing on Iran Conflict; White House Says No Indication Enriched Uranium Moved From Iran Nuclear Sites; GOP Hits Procedural Roadblock on Bill Ahead of July 4 Goal; Closing Arguments in Sean "Diddy" Combs Case; Fireball Seen Falling Over Southern States. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Closing Arguments Underway in Sex Trafficking Criminal Trial of Sean Diddy Combs; Trump Justice Department Sues All 15 Federal Judges in Maryland. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Soon: Trump Hosts "Big, Beautiful Event" to Push Agenda Bill; Hegseth Calls U.S. Strikes on Iran "Historically Successful"; Joint Chiefs Chairman Deflects Question on What Changed in Strike Assessment Timeline as Hegseth Doubles Down; WH: Intel Shows "Total Obliteration" of Iran Nuclear Program; GOP Forced to Drop Key Provisions from Trump Domestic Policy Megabill; Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) Discusses About Senate Vote and Bill. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Closing Arguments Underway in Sex Trafficking Criminal Trial of Sean Diddy Combs; Senators Receive Classified Briefing on Israel-Iran Conflict; Experts Warn Against AI Measure in Big, Beautiful Bill. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Again Insists Iran Nuclear Sites "Obliterated"; Trump Takes Victory Lap at NATO Summit; Stunning Upset of New York City's Mayoral Primary; Boulder Attack Suspect Faces Hate Crime Charges; Boulder Attack Suspect Faces Hate Crime Charges; U.S. and Iran to Meet Next Week on Nuclear Deal; U.S. Homeland Security to Close Many Asylum Cases; Homeland Security Secretary Noem Visiting Guatemala Thursday; Police Fire Tear Gas, Water Cannons at Protestors in Kenya; Stunning Pics of Earth's Extreme Environments. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Again Insists Iran Nuclear Sites "Obliterated"; U.S. Congressional Briefing On Iran Thursday & Friday; Trump: U.S. And Iran To Meet Next Week On Nuclear Deal; Renewed Hope For Gaza Ceasefire, Hostage Releases; Trump Says He Is With NATO "All The Way" Following Summit; New CDC Vaccine Advisory CMTE. Holds First Meeting; New CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee Holds First Meeting; CNN Views Damage from Israeli Airstrike on Tehran; Ecuador's Top Fugitive Re-Arrested; Trump Judicial Nominee Emil Bove Denies Allegations in Whistleblower Report; U.S. Homeland Security to Close Many Asylum Cases; Anti-ICE Protests in California and Illinois Wednesday. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Again Insists Iran Nuclear Sites "Obliterated"; Israel: Iran's Nuclear Program Set Back By Many Years; Trump Says He Is With NATO "All The Way" Following Summit; Trump: United States Might Provide Patriot Missiles To Ukraine; Gaza Humanitarian Situation Worsens As Fighting Grinds On; Pressure Building Up To Expand Iran Ceasefire To Gaza; Gaza Humanitarian Situation Worsens as Fighting Grinds on; Israel Says Iran's Nuclear Program Suffered Systemic Damage; Trump Claims Victory With Israel-Iran Ceasefire Holding; U.S. Congressional Briefings on Iran Thursday and Friday; Trump Praises Defense Spending Increase by NATO Members; Trump Speaks With Ukraine's Zelenskyy at NATO Meeting; Republicans Debate Megabill With Key Issues Unresolved; Trump Bashes Fed Chair Over Reluctance to Lower Interest Rates; Police Clash With Protesters in Kenya; New CDC Panel Chosen to Support RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Views; Crew of Private Space Mission to Dock at ISS Thursday. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Doubles Down Obliterated Iran Nuclear Sites Claim; Trump Stands By NATO Allies; Kenya Commemorates One Year of Anti-Government Protests Through Violent Actions. Aired 3-4a ET
• Iranian Foreign Ministry: Nuclear Sites Badly Damaged; Trump: U.S. and Iran to Meet Next Week on Nuclear Deal; Trump Says He Is with NATO All the Way Following Summit; Trump Presses Lawmakers to Approve Sweeping Legislation. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Israel: Iran's Nuclear Program Suffered Systemic Damage; Renewed Hope for Gaza Ceasefire, Hostage Releases; U.S. Homeland Security to Close Many Asylum Cases. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump: U.S. And Iran To Meet Next Week On Nuclear Deal; Trump Takes Victory Lap At NATO Summit; Iran Arrests Hundreds Since Start Of Conflict With Israel; New CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee Holds First Meeting. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Iran State Media: 700 Israeli-Linked Mercenaries Arrested; Trump Judicial Nominee Emil Bove Denies Allegations In Whistleblower Report; Bezos Wedding Draws A-Listers And Anti-Capitalist Protests. Aired 5:30-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Damage to Iran Strikes Still Unclear Despite Assertions; Protests Ahead of Highly Secretive Jeff Bezos Wedding; Sen. Murkowski on Navigating Polarized Political Climate. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Holly Dagres is Interviewed about Iran's Supreme Leader; Hegseth to Hold Iran Briefing; Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) is Interviewed about Iran. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Joint Chiefs Chairman: Weapons all Guided to Intended Targets at Iran's Fordow Nuclear Site; U.S. Intel Chiefs: Evidence Iran Nuclear Sites "Severely Damaged"; U.S. Economy Shrank 0.5 Percent in the First Quarter; Several People Killed After Israeli Settler Attacks; Venice Prepares for Bezos-Sanchez Wedding. Aired 9:20-10a ET
• Iran's Supreme Leader Says His Country "Crushed" Israel; Joint Chiefs Chairman Says Weapons All Guided to Intended Targets at Iran's Fordow Nuclear Site; Trump Says U.S. and Iran Will Meet Next Week but Nuclear Deal Not "Necessary"; CNN Reports from Near Iranian Nuclear Site Hit by U.S. Strike; Netanyahu and Top Officials to Meet on Gaza; Markets' Wild Ride This Year; U.S. Intel Chiefs Say Evidence Iran Nuclear Sites "Severely Damaged"; Call to Earth: Great Barrier Reef; Trump Presses Lawmakers on Domestic Policy Bill; Tehran Orchestra Honors Iranians Killed in Conflict. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• GOP Senator: Iran Nuke Site "Obliterated," But Problem "Not" Over; Iran's Ayatollah Breaks Silence, Emerges After Going Into Hiding; NYC Mayor Adams Launches Reelection Bid, Attacks Dem Mamdani. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Did Not Air 5-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Hegseth: U.S. Strikes On Iran Were "Historically Successful"; Hegseth Berates Media For Asking Questions About Iran Strikes; Key Medicaid Change Violates Senate Rules In Major GOP Setback; GOP Hits Procedural Roadblock On Bill Ahead Of July 4 Goal; GOP Remains Split On Key Parts Of Trump Domestic Policy Bill. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Supreme Court Lets Red States Target Planned Parenthood Funding; Democrats Debate What Mamdani's Rise Means For Party; RFK Jr.'s New Vaccine Group Votes On New Flu Shot Recommendations. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• U.S. Secretary of Defense Hegseth Offers a Full-Throated Defense of Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Facilities; War in Gaza Rages on As the Humanitarian Crisis Grows; Jeff Bezos And Fiancee Lauren Sanchez to Wed in Venice, Italy. Pentagon Say Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Facilities Went as Planned; Senators Receive Classified Briefing of Attack on Iran; U.S. Did Not Again Anything Say's Iran's Supreme Leader; Wedding of Jeff Bezos; U.S. Economy Shrank 0.5 percent in First Quarter. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Mystery Deepens Over Fate of Iran's Enriched Uranium; Political Meltdown Over Mamdani's Win Intensifies; Crime after crime - DOJ's Closing Argument Against Diddy. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Hegseth, Rubio, Ratcliffe to Brief Senate Today on Iran Strikes; Khamenei: "Iran Should Surrender" is a Ridiculous Thing to Say; House Expected to Vote on Budget Bill Next Week; Iran's Supreme Leader Says His Country "Crushed" Israel; Sources: U.S. Homeland Security to Close Many Asylum Cases; North Korea Celebrates Opening of Massive Beach Resort. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Hegseth lauds "Historically Successful" U.S. Attack On Iran; Republicans Still Working On Details Of Budget Bill; Mamdani's Success Exposes Divide Among Democrats; Hundreds Of Cybersecurity Personnel Left Since Trump Took Office; Iranian Religious Asylum Seekers Detained By Immigration Agents; CNN Reports From Inside Iranian Holy City Of Qom; Source: Netanyahu To Hold Meeting On Gaza With Top Officials; Ecuador Recaptures Notorious hang Leader Adolfo "Fito" Macias. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Wedding Celebrations Underway for Amazon's Jeff Bezos; Study Finds Most People Under 45 Experienced Financial Hardship; Anna Wintour Stepping Down as Longtime Vogue Editor. Pentagon Defends Iran Strikes, Says Mission Went as Planned; Q1 GDP Shrank 0.5 Percent, More Than Initial Estimate; Spain and Trump Clash Over NATO Defense Spending Target. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Hegseth: Strike On Iran "Was An Historically Successful Attack"; Hegseth Criticizes Media Coverage Of Preliminary Intel Assessment Of Impact; Medicaid Change To Trump's Megabill Ruled In Violation Of Senate Rules; Today: Senators To Receive Classified Briefing On Israel-Iran Conflict. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Iran Supreme Leader Say It Crushed Israel; New Group of Vaccine Advisers Meeting at CDC; Trump Doesn't Rule Out More Patriot Missile Systems for Ukraine. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• DOGE Cuts Threatening U.S. National Security?; Medicaid Changes Blocked in Republican Bill; Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Supreme Court Rules Against Planned Parenthood; Pentagon Holds Briefing on Iran Attack. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Benefits of Exercise on Aging; Bezos Wedding; Trump Administration Touts Effectiveness of Attack on Iran; Interview With Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ); DOGE Cuts Threatening U.S. National Security?. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Hegseth Gives Heated Briefing On Iran Strikes; Trump Slams GOP Holdouts On Megabill As "Not Good People"; Tomorrow: Supreme Court To Rule On Blockbuster Cases. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump Pushes the "Big Beautiful Bill"; U.S. Senate Receives Classified Briefing on Iran; Pentagon Says Iran Strikes Went as Planned; Khamenei Declares Victory; U.S. Dollar Sinks to Three-Year Lows; Trump Slams Powell for Not Cutting Rates Sooner; Ukraine Touts Progress Against Russia; Bezos' Big Wedding Bash; North Korea Opens Massive New Beach Resort; Anna Wintour Steps down as Vogue's Editor-in-Chief. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Pentagon Defends Iran Strikes, Says Mission Went As Planned; Iran's Supreme Leader Says His Country "Crushed" Israel; Netanyahu Urges Expansion Of Regional Peace Accords; Zelenskyy Speaks, As U.S. Says It Might Send Patriot Missiles; U.S. Senators Speak After Classified Briefing On Iran; GDP Data: U.S. Economy Shrank 0.5 Percent In First Quarter. Aired 3-4p ET