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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Reframes Epstein Case as a Democratic Hoax; Trump Calls Supporters Questioning Epstein Files "Weaklings"; Trump Claims Jeffrey Epstein a Hoax; Senate Weighs DOGE Cuts Package as Deadline to Pass It Looms; GOP Sen. Hawley Tries to Roll Back Medicaid Cuts He Voted for; Emergency Food Aid Going to Waste; Bernie Sanders Says Vast Majority of People Who Are Being Sent to Detention Centers Do Not Have Criminal Records in the U.S.; The Obamas Joke About Their Divorce Rumors. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Britain's Secret Intelligence Service Former and Former U.K. Ambassador to the U.N. Chief John Sawers; Interview with Council of Economic Advisers Former Chairman Jason Furman; Interview with Financial Times Columnist and King's College Cambridge Provost Gillian Tett; Interview with Governor Wes Moore (D-MD). Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Slams "Stupid" Republicans Focused On Epstein Probe; Will Trump Fire Powell?; Obamas Addressing Divorce Rumors. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Dodges On Appointing Special Counsel To Investigate Epstein: "I Have Nothing To Do With It"; Trump Blames Biden For Fed Chair Powell, Despite Being The One Who Nominated Him For Chairman; New CNN Poll: Six In Americans Oppose Trump's Policy Bill; Israel Targets Damascus In Clash Over Arab Minority Group; Some Democrats Praise Zohran Mamdani's Campaign Success; Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), Is Interviewed About At Least 134 People Dead In Texas Flooding. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Dodges on Appointing Special Counsel to Investigate Epstein, I Have Nothing to Do With It; Now, Senate in Vote-a-Rama to Formalize $9.4 Billion in DOGE Cuts. Trump: "Highly Unlikely" He'll Fire Fed Chair Powell; "American Idol" Supervisor, Husband Slain In Apparent Double Homicide. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Disavows Stupid Supporters Over Epstein Bullsh*t; Trump Calls Epstein Files a Scam After Vowing Release; DOJ Fires Comey's Daughter, Who Prosecuted Epstein Cases. Trump Says Powell Is A Terrible Fed Chair; New CNN Poll Shows 60 Percent of Americans Dislike Trump Bill. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Says, Don't Understand Interest in Sordid But Boring Epstein Case; Russia Launches Hundreds of Drones on Key Regions of Ukraine; Slow-Moving Storms Move Across Flood-Weary East Coast. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) On Dems Move To Exploit Growing GOP Divide Over Epstein Case; Russia Launches Hundreds Of Drones On Key Regions Of Ukraine; More Witnesses Expected To Testify In Dentist's Murder Trial. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Majority of Americans Oppose Trump's Domestic Policy Bill; MAGA Divide Deepens Over DOJ Decision Not to Release More on Epstein; Interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT): 85 Senators Co-Sponsor Russia Sanctions Package. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• From Summer School to English Classes, Education Department Freezes Funding; Voices in So-Called Manosphere Expressing Frustration With Trump; Inside a Family's Move to Self-Deport from the U.S. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• More Republicans Press Trump Admin To Release Epstein Case Details; CNN Poll: Majority Of Americans Oppose Trump's Domestic Policy Bill; "American Idol" Music Supervisor, Husband Found Slain At Their Home. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Dems Search for Path to Retake House in Midterm Elections; Attorneys Say They Still Can't Reach Clients at Florida Detention Center; Rare Look at China's AI-Powered Robot Sports Push. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Israel Launches Strikes on Syria; Russia Launches Drone Strikes on Ukraine; Trump Targets Jerome Powell; Trump Lashes Out at MAGA Supporters Over Epstein Files. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• FAA Working to Address Chronic Shortage of Air Traffic Controllers; Hijacked Small Plane Circles Vancouver Airport, Suspect Arrested; Federal Indictment Charges Five People With Visa Fraud and Bribery; U.S. Lags Behind China in Clean Energy Race; "American Idol" Music Supervisor, Husband Killed in Their Home. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Says It's Highly Unlikely He'll Fire Fed Chair After Suggesting Otherwise in Meeting With Lawmakers; Johnson Calls for All Credible Information on Epstein to Be Publicly Released, Says Previous Comments Were Misquoted and Misrepresented; Trump Calls His Supporters Upset About Epstein Probe Weakling; Popular Online Influencers Casting Doubt Over Trump White House; Russia Launches Hundreds of Drone on Key Regions of Ukraine; Hearing for Kilmar Abrego Garcia in Tennessee Criminal Case. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Funding Freeze Puts Summer and After-School Programs in Jeopardy; PBS and NPR Fight to Save Federal Funding; Northeast, Mid- Atlantic Could See More Rain, Flooding; American Idol Music Supervisor Killed in Apparent Double Homicide. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Calls His Supporters Upset About Epstein Probe "Weaklings"; Large-Scale Wave of Russian Attacks Hits Ukraine Amid U.S. Policy Shift; GHF: 20 People Killed in Crush at Israeli and U.S. Aid Site in Gaza; Hearing for Kilmar Abrego Garcia in Tennessee Criminal Case. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Hearing for Kilmar Abrego Garcia in Tennessee Criminal Case; Courts Use Comport Dogs to Help Witnesses Through Testimony; Cuban Woman was Only Person to Survive 2018 Plane Crash; Obamas Poke Fun at Divorce Gossip on Podcast. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• "Massive" Russian Attack On Kharkiv; Trump Not Looking To Give Long-Range Missiles To Ukraine; U.N. Demands Investigation Into Killings Near Gaza Aid Sites; Israeli Military Strikes Southern Syria; Uncertainty Over Trump's Student Visa Policies; Sole Survivor Of 2018 Plane Crash Speaks To CNN; Investors Commit $90B To Create A.I. Hub In Pennsylvania. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Trump Gives Russia A Deadline For Peace And Sends Weapons To Ukraine; Video Shows Machine Gun Fire Near Gaza Aid Site; U.S. Inflation Rises As Tariffs Drive Up Prices; Trump Touts Billions In Investments to Create AI Hub In Pennsylvania; Apple Invests $500 Million In Deal With U.S. Rare Earths Company; Torrential Rain Causes Flash Flooding In Northeastern U.S.; Ghislaine Maxwell In Focus With Spotlight Back On Epstein Case; National Leage Wins In Historic Home Run Swing-Off. Aired 1-2a ET
• Donald Trump Defends 50-Day Ultimatum For Russia-Ukraine Peace; At Least 875 Killed Near Gaza Aid Sites Over Past Weeks; U.N. Security Council To Discuss Plight Of Children In Gaza; Investors Commit $90 Billion Plus To Create Pennsylvania A.I. Hub; Chinese Students Face Uncertainty Amid Donald Trump's Visa Policies; Chinese Students Face Uncertainty Amid Trump's Visa Policies; "Severance" Leads 2025 Nominations With 27 at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards; Woman Reaches Final Table for the First Time in 30 Years at the World Series of Poker. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• United Nations Call for Investigation on Mass Shootings near Gaza Aid Sites; Despite Antisemitism Gaffes in A.I. Chatbots, Investors Hope for the U.S. to Become Top A.I. Superpower; Lone Cuban Plane Crash Survivor Speaks to CNN; National League Wins the MLB All Star Game via a Tiebreaker. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• National League Wins In Historic Home Run Swing-Off; New CNN Poll: 6 Out of 10 People Oppose The "Big, Beautiful Bill"; CNN Poll: Approval For Trump's Budget Handling Drops Since March; Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Senate Votes On Funding Cuts To Public Broadcasting, Foreign Aid; Report: FAA Considers Hiring Foreign Air Traffic Controllers; Trump Administration Sends Migrants To "Safe Third Country" Destinations; Trump's Tariffs Take Hold, Inflation Spikes In June. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Israel Carries Out Strikes on Syrian Government Forces; Series of Airstrikes Hits Syrian Capital Damascus; Trump & Qatar PM to Discuss Gaza Ceasefire; Meta/Aws Partnership will Provide Tech Support, Cloud Computing Credits to Startups; World Number One Questions the "Point" of Golf. Aired 9-10a ET
• Israel Ramps Up Attacks on Syrian Capital; IDF Strikes Entrance to Syrian Armed Forces HQ in Damascus; Poll Shows Most Americans Dislike Trump's Sweeping Policy Bill, Half Dissatisfied with Epstein Info Released; 77th Primetime Emmy Awards. Aired 10-10:45a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Open To Naming Special Counsel In Epstein Case; Trump Versus Powell; Obamas Talk Divorce Rumors. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• White House Weathers Epstein Storm; Race For A.I. Dominance; Weapons For Ukraine, Deadlines For Russia. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Torrential Rain Causes Flash Flooding In Northeastern U.S.; "Change Amplified: Live Music And The Climate Crisis"; National League Wins In Historic Home Run Swing-Off. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Says He's Not Seeking To Fire Fed Chief Powell; Trump On Epstein: "Foolish Republicans Fall Into The Net"; Trump Defends A.G. Bondi Amid MAGA Attacks Over Epstein; Trump: "I Lost A Lot Of Faith In Certain People" Over Epstein; Trump Calls His Supporters Upset About Epstein Probe "Weaklings"; Trump Pressures Fed Chair Powell To Lower Interest Rates. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Says He is Highly Unlikely to Fire Fed Chair Powell; Republicans Got Duped on Jeffrey Epstein, as Per Trump; GOP Representative Introduces Bill to Give Undocumented Workers Legal Status. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Divide Deepens in MAGA Base Over Epstein Investigation; Russia Unleashes Another Massive Bombardment on Ukraine; Trump Defends 50-Day Ultimatum for Peace Deal; Kilmar Abrego Garcia Facing Possibility of a Second Deportation; "The Legend of Zelda" Casts Actors in Live-Action Film. Series of Israeli Strikes Hits Syria's Capital; Russia Launches Massive Overnight Attack on Ukraine; Trump Lashes Out at Weaklings Who Believe Epstein was Murdered Amid Building GOP Pressure to Release Documents. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• DOJ Fires Maurene Comey; Trump Blasts Supporters Over Epstein Memo; Trump Pressures Fed Chair Powell, Dangles Threat of Firing; Mamdani Goes to Washington as Democrats Weigh Endorsement. Aired 11p- 12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Series of Israeli Airstrikes Hit Syrian Capital Damascus; Trump Threatens "Secondary Tariffs" on Nations Buying Russian Oil; Ghislaine Maxwell in Focus with Spotlight back on Epstein Case; Qatar has been a Key Intermediary in Talks with Iran and Hamas; Trump Hosts Crown Prince of Bahrain at White House; Trump Holds Talks with Bahrain's Crown Prince at the White House. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump: Powell Is A Terrible Fed Chief; Bahrain Crown Prince On Iran: The Ball's In Their Court; Divide Deepens In MAGA Base Over Epstein Investigation; Dentist On Trial For Allegedly Poisoning Wife's Protein Shakes; A Look At The Surprising Diversity Of Bordeaux's Economy. Aired 12- 1p ET


Quest Means Business
• NASA Drops Plans to Host Climate Reports on Its Web Site; Meta and Amazon to Offer Tech Services to 30 A.I. Startups; CEO of World's Biggest Spirits Maker Diageo Steps Down. Trump Addresses Reports He Plans to Fire Fed Chair; Syria Condemns Israeli Strikes on Damascus; Ukraine: Russia Launched 400 Drones and a Missile Overnight Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Russia Launches 400 Drones on Key Regions of Ukraine; Israel Strikes Syrian Capital Damascus; Trump Calls Epstein Scandal Bullsh*t, Calls Supporters Weaklings. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• American Idol Music Supervisor Killed in Home; Suspect Arrested in Robin Kaye's Killing; NPR and PBS Stations Could Soon Lose Federal Funding; Rise in Measles Cases. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA); Trump Lashes Out at MAGA Over Epstein Files; Russia Launches Drone Attacks on Ukraine; Trump Meets With Crown Prince of Bahrain. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Meets With Crown Prince of Bahrain; Flood Warnings Face Eastern United States; Interview With Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE); Interview With Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA); Mike Waltz Under Fire. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump: "Stupid Republicans" Want Release Of Epstein Files; Trump Says Firing Powell "Highly Unlikely" But Won't Rule It Out; Adelita Grijalva Wins Dem Primary For Late Father's House Seat. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Israel Strikes Syria's Military Headquarters in Damascus; Russia Launching Hundreds of Drones in Ukraine; Trump Unlikely to Fire Jerome Powell; Epstein Files Triggers Split in Trump's Base; Latvia Sends Military Aid to Ukraine; Trump Says U.S. Will Stick to 25 Percent Tariff on Japan. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Israel Attacks Damascus As It Vows To Protect Druze; Rubio Expects "De-escalation" After Isreal Strikes Syria; Trump Says It's "Highly Unlikely" He'll Fire Fed Chair; Trump Slams Supporters Over Epstein Fixation. Aired 3-4p ET