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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Epstein Case Fallout Divides Trump's Officials And His Base ; Trump Announces New Plan To Send Weapons To Ukraine; Pres. Zelenskyy Thanks Pres. Trump For New Weapons Plan; Fmr. Pres. Obama Tells Democrats To "Toughen Up" Against Trump; FEMA Search And Rescue Teams Take Days To Reach Texas After Flooding As Agency Faces Overhaul; Death Toll From Texas Flooding Is 132. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with NSC Former Director for Russia Affairs David Shimer; Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder; Interview with Zan Times Editor-in-Chief Zahra Nader; Interview with "Buckley" Author Sam Tanenhaus. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Handling Of Epstein Files Pits Trump Against His MAGA Base; Trump Threatens Russia With "Severe" Tariffs; Obama: Dems Need "To Just Toughen Up" To Fight Trump. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Epstein Files Fallout, President Trump, Pam Bondi, Dan Bongino And The MAGA Base; President Trump Threatens Putin with Tariffs if No Deal Reached in 50 Days; Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) Is Interviewed About Tariffs on Russia; Texas Search Efforts Could Continue For Months, Officials Say; U.S. Citizen Killed In The West Bank; Nine Dead In Fire At Massachusetts Senior-Living Facility. Aired 5-6p ET
• Epstein Case Fallout Divides Trump's Officials And His Base; Thousands Of Afghans In U.S. Losing Protected Status; The Impact Of Trump's Tariffs On Holiday Lights; Trump's New Plan To Sell Weapons For Ukraine Through NATO; New Book Explores The Qualities Of U.S. Presidents. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Epstein Case Backlash Divides Trump's Officials And His Base; Supreme Court Green Lights Trump's Mass Firings At Department Of Education; Obama Urges Democrats To Stop Whining And Do Something; "NewsNight" Discusses Deportations In The United States; Abby Phillip Promotes Her New Book. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Defends A.G. Pam Bondi Over Handling of Epstein Investigation; Soon, Kerry County Officials Hold First Meeting Since Deadly Floods; Report Shows Mother, Daughter Killed in Kentucky Church Shooting. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Expected To Make "Major Announcement" On Russia; Report: 700+ Migrants Held At New Florida Detention Center; Trump Defends AG Pam Bondi Over Handling Of Epstein Investigation. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Rep. Adam Smith: Trump Strikes Deal to Send U.S. Weapons to Ukraine Through NATO; Kerr County Officials Hold First Meeting Since Deadly Floods; 9 Killed in Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility, Dozens Injured; Trump Called Bondi Critics to Stem Epstein Memo Backlash. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump to Meet with NATO Secretary General; Turn on Trumps Immigration Crackdown; Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) is Interviewed about the Epstein Investigation; Report on Butler Rally Shooting. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Disappointed with Putin; Trump Expected to Make Statement on Russia; Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) is Interviewed about Russia; Officials Meet on Deadly Texas Flooding; Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Farmworker Dies after ICE Raid; Tim Love is Interviewed about Helping Flood Victims; Wildfires at the Grand Canyon. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Timeline of Deadly Texas Flooding; Deadly Fire in Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility; Trump Threatens Tariffs on Russia. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Deputy FBI Director Bongino Still in Limbo as Trump Fumes Over Epstein Case; More Than 700 Immigrants Held or Will Be Sent to Florida Everglades Facility; E.U. Warns That Its Trade With the U.S. Could Be Effectively Wiped Out if Trump Follows Through With 30 Percent Tariff Threat. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Threatens Very Severe Tariffs on Russia if No Ukraine Deal; Deputy FBI Director Bongino Still in Limbo as Trump Fumes Over Epstein Case; Nine People Killed in Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH): Trump Threatens Very Severe Tariffs on Russia if No Ukraine Deal and Pam Bondi's Handling of Jeffrey Epstein Investigation; Trump Floats Update Fairly Soon on Gaza Peace Deal; Historic Grand Canyon Lodge Destroyed by Wildfire. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Threatens "Very Severe Tariffs" On Russia If No Ukraine Deal; Trump Demands Russia Reach Peace Deal Within 50 Days; 9 People Killed In Fire At Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility; Trump Defends AG Pam Bondi Over Handling Of Epstein Investigation; Trump Base Revolts Over Administration's Handling Of Epstein Files. Airs Sunday at 10PM ET/PT. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Sheriff: Search Efforts for Texas Flood Victims Could Take Months; Supreme Court: Trump Can Resume Mass Firings at Education Department; State Department Fires 1,300 Plus Staff Members; Trump Says He's Considering Revoking Rosie O'Donnell's Citizenship. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Vows To Send Patriot Missiles To Ukraine Through NATO; Egyptian Source: Ceasefire Negotiations Are Deadlocked; Trump Teases Possible Sanctions On Russia; Muhammadu Buhari, Former Nigerian President, Dies At Age 82; Sinner Defeats Rival Alcaraz To Claim First Wimbledon Title. Aired 12-1a ET
• President Trump Teases Major Statement On Russia; Deadly Strikes Hit Central Gaza As Ceasefire Talks Falter; Trump Intensifies Trade War With Threat Of 30 Percent Tariffs On E.U., Mexico; Hispanic Business Suffering Amid Trump Immigration Crackdown; Slow-Moving Thunderstorms Bring More Flooding And Some Evacuations To Central Texas; Texas Pauses Rescue Operations Amid Renewed Flooding; Government Removes Reference To Bisexual People From Stonewall National Monument Web Site; Gaza's Humanitarian Crisis; Sinner Defeats Rival Alcaraz To Claime First Wimbledon Title; Europe Races To Launch Satellites In Space. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Trump Frustrated with Putin, to Send Patriot Missiles to Ukraine; President Trump Interested on Russia Sanctions; Rescue Operations in Central Texas Suspended, FEMA Under Intense Scrutiny; Two People Dead, Three Injured in a Shooting in a Church in Kentucky; Six Children Killed in IDF Strike in Gaza; President Trump Threatens Tariffs on E.U. and Mexico; Hispanic Businesses In U.S. Suffering Under Trump Policies; Muhammadu Buhari, Former Nigerian President, Dies At Age 82; Lasting Impact of Trump Assassination Attempt; Trump Rallies For Bondi Amid Republican Backlash Over Memo. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump to Set Major Announcements on Russia; Recovery Efforts in the Central Texas Flooding Now Hampered by Thunderstorms; Jannick Sinner Wins His First Wimbledon Men's Singles Title; Chelsea Crowns FIFA Club World Cup Championship. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Report: 250 Plus Detainees With no Criminal Past At Alligator Alcatraz; More jobs Require In-Person Work, Long Hours As Bosses Gain; One Man Dies During ICE Raid In Southern California; Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Jill Dougherty is Interviewed about Russia; Tomato Prices Could go Up; FEMA Delay in Texas; Fentrice Driskell is Interviewed about Alligator Alcatraz; Conservative Media Takes Aim at Bondi. Aired 6:30- 7a ET


Connect the World
• Health Officials: Six Children Killed While Collecting Water; Senate Bill Would Allow Trump to Impose 500 Percent Tariffs on Countries Buying Russian Oil, Gas; Patel Says he isn't Resigning from FBI Over Memo Fallout; Houthi Attacks on Ships in Red Sea Spark Fears of New Shipping Crisis; Wimbledon's New King: Jannik Sinner. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.S. Will Sell Weapons To NATO For NATO To Give To Ukraine; U.S. Senate Working On A Bipartisan Bill Aimed At Ending Ukraine-Russia War; Donald Trump Defends Pam Bondi Amid MAGA Backlash Over DOJ Memo; FEMA Under Scrutiny For Flood Response In Central Texas; 250 Plus Detainees At "Alligator Alcatraz" Have No Criminal Records; U.S. Threatens E.U. And Mexico With 30 Percent Tariffs; Poll: 49 Percent Of Israelis Think Netanyahu Is Driven By Politics; Netanyahu: Engineered Polls Mislead The Public; Excavation To Begin At Former Mother And Baby Home In Irish Town; Gallagher Brothers Reunite For Oasis Reunion Tour. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Jeffries: Trump Team Lied Or Engaged In Cover-Up Over Epstein; Coach: ICE Questioned Kids; Trump To Putin: Make A Ukraine Deal In 50 Days Or Face 100 Percent Tariffs. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• President Trump Teases Possible Sanctions on Russia Ahead of a Major Announcement Monday; Thunderstorms Bring More Flooding and Some Evacuations to Central Texas; Border Czar Tom Homan Dismisses Lawmaker's Complaint About Alligator Alcatraz Detention Facility. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Deadly Strikes Hit Central Gaza As Ceasefire Talks Falter; "Superman" Director's Comments Spark Anti-Woke Backlash; Sinner Defeats Rival Alacaraz To Claim First Wimbledon Title. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Facing Unprecedented MAGA Blowback Over " Epstein Files"; Trump: "Nobody Cares About" Epstein; MAGA Faithful Disagree; Trump Sending More Weapons To Ukraine, Gives Russia New Deadline; Trump: Putin Talks "Beautiful" Then Will "Bomb People At Night"; ICE Prepares To Use Influx Of Funds To Ramp Up Deportations. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• ICE Prepares To Use Influx Of Funds To Ramp Up Deportations; Gallup Poll: Percent Of Americans Who Want To Deport All Immigrants Here Illegally Has Fallen In Past Year; One-On-One With Rahm Emanuel; Biden Defends Autopen Use & Involvement In Final Decisions Of Term. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• President Trump Gives Russia 50-Day Peace Deral Deadline; American- Palestinian Father Mourns Son Killed In The West Bank; Trump Says The U.S. Is Open To Talk On EU Trade; Trump Open To Talk About Trade With E.U.; Trump Threatens 30 Percent Tariffs On E.U. Imports; Trump Gives Putin 50 More Days; Trump: U.S. To Send Patriot Missiles To Ukraine Via Allies; New Information On Deadly Texas Floods. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Epstein's Ex-Attorney Speaks Out Amid Controversy; Trump Takes Steps To Pressure Russia Into Ending Ukraine War; Barack Obama Issues A Call To Action For Democrats; Court Temporarily Stays Termination Of Afghans' Protected Status. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump: Putin Talks "Beautifully" then will Bomb People at Night; Mark Rutte: U.S.-NATO Weapons Deal is "Really Big"; U.S. President and NATO Secretary General Meet at White House; Trump: NATO will Pay for U.S. Military Assets for Ukraine; Trump: The Autopen is a Tremendous Scandal; Trump Threatens 30 Percent Tariff on EU Imports. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump: NATO Will Buy U.S. Weapons To Send To Ukraine; U.S. Senate Working On Bipartisan Bill Aimed At Ending War; Trump Defends Bondi Over handling Of Epstein Investigation; CNN Given Rare Access To Lab Specializing In Sporty Robots; UNWRA: Gaza Has Become The Graveyard Of Children; Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump: Severe Tariffs On Russia If No Ukraine Deal Is Made; E.U. Warns Transatlantic Trade Will Be Almost Impossible; Wall Street Closes Slightly Higher Amid Tariff Threats; Bitcoin Touches $123,000 As Congress Debates Crypto Bills; Astronauts Begin Journey Back To Earth. Aired 4-4:45p ET


The Situation Room
• Now, Trump Meets With NATO Secretary General at White House; Senate's Bipartisan Sanctions Bill Targets Russia's Economy; Kerr County Commissioners Holding First Meeting Since Catastrophic Texas Flooding. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump to Send Patriot Missiles Through Allies; Mother and Daughter Killed in Kentucky Church Shooting; More Heavy Rains in Central Texas; Wildfire Destroys Historic Grand Canyon Lodge; Trump Defends Attorney General Bondi. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL), Is Interviewed About Trump's "Major Statement" On Russia; Trump Meets With NATO Secretary General At White House. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Threatens Russia With Sanctions; President Trump Meets With NATO Secretary-General. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Very "Disappointed" In Putin, Issues 50-Day Ultimatum; Trump On Epstein Fallout: "We're On One Team, MAGA"; Cuomo To Stay In NYC Mayoral Race Despite Losing Dem Primary. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Trump Announces New Weapons Plan For Ukraine; Trump Threatens Russia With "Severe Tariffs"; Six Children Dead In Israeli Airstrike At Water Distribution Point; E.U. Warns Impact Of Trump's 30 Percent Tariffs Threat; Trump Defends Bondi On Epstein Investigation; Europe to Reduce U.S. Dependence For Space Launches; Astronauts Begins Journey Back To Earth; China's A.I. Robots. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump Threatens Russia With "Severe Tariffs"; Family Of American Killed In West Bank Calls For Justice; U.S. Threatens E.U. And Mexico With 30 Percent Tariffs; Trump Rallies For Bondi Amid Epstein Investigation; 132 Confirmed Dead, Nearly 150 Missing From Texas Floods. Aired 3-4p ET