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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Fires Labor Official After Weak Jobs Report; Interview With Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA); Ghislaine Maxwell Moved To Minimum Security Prison Camp In Texas; Pres. Trump Orders Two Nuclear Submarines Repositioned; Russia Hits Kyiv With Deadliest Attack Since 2024; Paul Whelan Facing Major Life Challenges Since His Release From Five-Plus Years In Russian Prisons; Trump Admin. Officials Visit Controversial Gaza Aid Site; Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle Ad Campaign Sparks Controversy. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Council On Foreign Relations President Emeritus And Former U.S. State Department Official Richard Haass; Interview With Former Special Adviser To Shinzo Abe Tomohiko Taniguchi; Interview With National Security Council Former Director For Indo-Pacific Strategy Mira Rapp- Hooper; Interview With Journalist And Gaza Aid Worker Afeef Nessouli. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Now: Stocks Tumble On Trump's Tariffs & Weak Jobs Growth; Just In: Trump Fires Senior Official Over Jobs Numbers; Just In: Member Of Federal Reserve Board Resigning; Ghislaine Maxwell Moved To Federal Prison Camp In Texas. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Fires Senior Labor Official Who Oversees Jobs Reports; Ghislaine Maxwell Moved From Florida To A Lower Security Federal Prison In Texas; Manhunt After Four People Killed In Montana Bar Shooting; Man Accused Of Killing Couple On Hike Appears In Court; Smithsonian Exhibit Removes Reference To Trump's Impeachments. Aired 5-6p ET
• Victims' Families Slam Maxwell's Move To Lower-Security Prison; Markets Down After Dismal Jobs Report, Trump's New Tariffs; Trump Repositions Nuclear Subs Amid Spat With Former Russian President; $200M "Trump-Style" Ballroom Planned For White House; Man Who Bought $10M Birkin Bag Explains His Record Bid. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Fires The Messenger After Weak Jobs Report; Only 73,000 Jobs Added In July, The Worst Since Pandemic; Epstein Accomplice Suddenly Moved To Star-Studded Prison; Trump Says Nobody Has Asked Him To Pardon Ghislaine Maxwell; Host Charlie Kirk Talks About Testosterone And Politics. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Unveils New Global Tariffs To Take Effect Next Week; Harris Says, I'm Always Going To Be Part Of The Fight For Our Democracy; Storms Drench Millions From D.C. To New York, Trigger Flashfloods. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Global Markets Tumble After Trump Announces Sweeping Tariffs; Pentagon Schedules First Major Golden Dome Test; CDC: Record Share Of Kindergartners Missed 2024 Required Vaccinations. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Reveals Historic New Tariffs for Nations Around the Globe; Global Markets Tumble After Trump Announces Sweeping Tariffs; Torrential Rains, Flash Floods Slam Mid-Atlantic, Northeast; Death Toll From Russian Bombardment on Kyiv Rises to 31. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Travis Reynolds is Interviewed about the Texas Deadly Floods; U.S. Economy Added 73,000 Jobs in July. Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) is Interviewed about the Economy, Epstein Files and Smithsonian, Joe Rogan Overtaken as Top YouTube Podcast. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• U.S. Added just 73,000 Jobs in July; Stephen Miran is Interviewed about Unemployment; Administration Officials Visit Gaza; Air Marshals Reassigned to ICE; Markets About to Open after Tariffs and Jobs Numbers. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) is Interviewed About Unemployment Numbers; The Numbers on Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party; Bob Geldof Talks About Live Aid. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Special Envoy Visits Gaza; Government Moves Ghislaine Maxwell to Minimum Security Prison; Weak Jobs Report. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Biden-era "Save" Repayment Program Comes To An End; Smithsonian Removes Trump's Impeachments From Presidency Exhibit; Justin Timberlake Reveals Debilitating Lyme Disease Diagnosis; President Trump Reviews Presidential Fitness Test; Stocks Slide On Weak Jobs Data, Trump's New Tariffs. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Stocks Slide On Dismal Jobs Data, Trump's New Tariffs; Ghislaine Maxwell Moved To Minimum-Security Federal Prison In Texas; Biden & Harris Speak Out Against Trump's Moves In Second Term; Harris Breaks Down Decision To Forgo California Governor Run; Corporation For Public Broadcasting To Shut Down After Trump Funding Cuts. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Trump Orders Firing of Labor Statistics Commissioner Immediately After Weak Jobs Report was Released; Trump Orders 2 Nuclear Subs Strategically Positioned; Final Day of NTSB Hearings into Deadly DC Midair Crash; Construction on Trump's $200 Million White House Ballroom to Begin in September. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Orders Firing of Labor Statistics Commissioner "Immediately" After Release of Weak Jobs Report; Ghislaine Maxwell Transferred to Minimum Security Federal Prison; Trump Says He's Ordered Positioning of Nuclear Submarines After "Highly Provocative" Remarks Made by Russia; Trump Interviews 4-Star General Candidates in Break from Tradition. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Experts: Common Allergy Medication's Risks Outweigh Its Usefulness; NASA's Quest to Create a Time Scale Measurement System; Texas State Reps Hold Hearing After Release of New Congressional Map. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• No China-U.S. Deal Yet On Trade; Israeli Forces Fire Warning Shots Near Crowd Waiting For Aid; Mom Picking Up The Pieces After Losing Son In Russian Strike; Severe Turbulence Injures Passengers, Crew On Delta Flight; Apple Hits Major iPhone Milestone. Aired 12- 12:45a ET
• White House Announces Sweeping New Tariffs for Much Of The World; Witkoff And Huckabee Head To Gaza As Trump Comes Up With A Plan For Aid; Amusement Park Ride Snaps In Two, Injuring 23 In Saudi Arabia; Dozens Taken To Hospitals After Severe Turbulence On Delta Flight. Trump Reveals New Tariffs Ahead of Originial August 1 Deadline; Mom Picking up the Pieces after Losing son in Russian Strike; Small Businesses Claim They're Owed Millions by Tesla. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Trump Announces New Tariff Deals To Global Trade; Asia Pacific Market Falls On New U.S. Tariff Rates; President Trump Sends Witkoff And Huckabee To Gaza For Inspection; Gazans Risking Life For Food; Russia Claims Capture Of Ukraine Towns. Kyiv Denies Loss; Severe Turbulence Hits Delta Flight; Mediterranean Beaches Affected By Erosion; Erosion Affecting Mediterranean Beaches, Communities; Learning To Windsurf In The Heart Of A Major City. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Trump Unveils New Tariffs to Countries with No Trade Deals, Tariffs to Mexico On Hold for 90 More Days; U.S. Middle East Envoy Visits Gaza Enclave; Apple logs Three Billion iPhones Sold Worldwide. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Tariff Twist: Global Rates to Take Effect Thursday; Women-Only Dating Safety App Hit by Massive Data Leak. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Jessica Kriegel is Interviewed about Employment; Former Biden Advisers Testify; Tariff Rate Start Date Pushed to August 7; Alina Habba's Status as U.S. Attorney; Harris Won't Run for California Governor. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Tariffs to Kick in August 7th Despite Claims of Firm Deadline; Mexico Tariffs Remain at 25 Percent; Gaza Residents Risk Their Lives to Try to Get Food; Death Toll Rises to 31 in Russia Bombardment of Kyiv; 12-Day War Exposed Gap in U.S. Anti-Missile Defenses; France Halts Evacuations from Gaza Over Antisemitic Reposts; Terrifying Stories Emerging from Turbulent Delta Flight; NTSB Hearing on Deadly Plane Collision Near Washington, D.C. Aired 10-11a ET
• Tariffs to Kick in August 7, Despite Claims of Firm Deadline; Mom Picking Up the Pieces after Losing Son in Russian Strike; MAGA Media Rallies Around Trump as he Downplays Epstein Ties; Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Warns of Recession, Unemployment; CNN Talks to the Man Who Paid $10M for a "Birkin" Handbag. Aired 9-10a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Fires Senior Official Over Weak Jobs Numbers; Maxwell Moved, Without Explanation, To Lower-Security Prison; Trump Says He Moved Nuclear Subs Over Russian Official's Threat. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Revamps Tariff Policy; Epstein Victim's Family Speaks Out; NYPD Officer Laid Rest; U.S. Envoy Witkoff Visits Aid Distribution Site In Gaza. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Officials Blasted For How They Handled Deadly Texas Flooding; South Africa Hit With 30 Percent Tariff On Exports To U.S.; Radioactive Wasp Nest Found Near Nuclear Waste Tanks. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Dow Tumbles After Weak Jobs Data, New Tariffs Announcement; New Data: 258K Fewer May & June Job Gains Than First Reported; Trump Unveils New Global Tariff Policy Takes Effect Next Week; Harris Breaks Down Decision To Forgo CA Governor Run. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• RNC Chair Michael Whatley Enters NC Senate Race With Trump's Backing; GOP Senators Weigh "Nuclear" Option As Dems Deadlock Trump Nominees; One-On-One With Virginia GOP Candidate For Governor; GOP Candidate For VA Governor Previously Described Trump As "Liability"; White House Unveils Plan For Trump's $200 Million Ballroom. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• U.S. And World Markets Fall As Trump's Tariff Plan Is Unveiled; Witkoff Visits Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Site As Gaza Starvation Crisis Deepens; Trump Moves Nuclear Submarines After "Highly Provocative" Remarks By A Former Russian President; U.S. Envoy Witkoff Visits Aid Distribution Site In Gaza; U.S. Import Costs Set To Spike As Trump Tariffs Escalate; Trump Fires Labor Statistics Chief After Sour Jobs Report; Arab Coalition Calls For Hamas To Disband, Give Up Power. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Epstein Accomplice Moved To Lower-Security Prison; Trump Fires Senior Level Official Overseeing Jobs Data After Dismal Report; Trump Weighs In On Potential Diddy Pardon. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Unveils New U.S. Tariffs for Nations around the Globe; Canadian PM "Disappointed" in New 35 Percent U.S. Tariff; Gaza Residents Risk Their Lives to try to Access Food; No China-U.S. Deal Yet, Truce in Place Until August 2; 2 Americans, 1 Japanese, 1 Russian Astronaut on Board SpaceX Spacecraft; NASA Launches 4-Person Crew to International Space Station. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump On Russian Strikes: It's Disgusting What They're Doing; African Nations Fail To Strike Trade Deals With U.S.; Trump Gives Putin A Deadline For Peace Talks With Ukraine; Construction To Begin In September On Trump's $200M White House Ballroom; Record Rainfall Fell This Week In Eastern U.S.; Understanding Menopause Care And Training; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Fires Commissioner Of Labor Statistics After Weak July Jobs Report; U.S. Markets Tumble As Trump Unveils Sweeping New Tariffs; Henry Frick's Art Collection Lives On As Gilded Age Relic; How Accurate Is The Idea That Donald Trump Always Chickens Out?; Positioned Two U.S. Nuclear Subs In Response To Russia; Estimates Value Henry Frick's Estate Up To $2.8 Billion Today; CNN Talks To The Man Who Paid $10 Million For The Original Birkin Bag; The Art Of Creating The Porcelain Garden. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Markets Drop After Dismal Jobs Numbers, New Tariff Policy; Trump Admin Officials Visit Aid Site as Gaza Food Crisis Deepens; Harris Says System is Broken in First Interview Since 2024 Loss. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Democrats Debate Response To Texas Redistricting Push; Giuffre's Family Says She Would Have Wanted Epstein Documents Released; Witkoff And Huckabee Visits Gaza Aid Sites; Kindergartners Missing 2024 Required Vaccines. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S. Added Just 73K Jobs In July, Much Weaker Than Expected; Trump Pauses Higher Tariffs On Mexico For 90 Days; WI GOP Lawmaker Faces Raucous Town Hall Crowd Over Tariffs, Gaza. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• NFL Honors Shooting Victims; SpaceX Rocket Launches; Palestinians Shot Near Site of U.S. Envoy Visit?. Aired 11:30a-12:00p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Ghislaine Maxwell Moved To Minimum-Security Prison Camp In Texas Just One Week After She Met With Trump's DOJ; Trump Fires Labor Official Over Weak Jobs Numbers; Trump Orders Nuclear Subs Closer To Russia In Rare Threat. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Trump Files Labor Statistics Chief; Fed Governor Adriana Kugler Steps Down; White House Announces New Global Tariffs To Take Effect August 7; Trump Orders Nuclear Submarines Repositioned; Ghislaine Maxwell Moved To New Prison; Paul Whelan's Year Of Freedom; Steve Witkoff Visits Aid Distribution Site In Gaza; Hamas Won't Negotiate Until Conditions In Gaza Improve; NASA's Crew-11 Mission Underway. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump Unveils New Global Tariffs To Take Effect August 7; Stocks Sink After Trump Makes His Tariff Plan Clear; Putin: Russian Forces Are Advancing On Front Lines; Trump Orders Nuclear Submarines To Move Over Moscow's Remarks; Huckabee Praises GHF For Distributing More Than 100 Million Meals In Gaza: "Incredible Feat!"; Pope Leo's First Youth Jubilee. Aired 3-4p ET