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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• DOJ Has Audio Recording, Transcript Of Its Interview With Ghislaine Maxwell; Governor Asks Texas Supreme Court To Remove Key Democrat From Office In Showdown Over Redistricting; Trump: GOP Is "Entitled" To More Seats In Texas; Texas House Dem Leader Gene Wu Responds To Governors Lawsuit Seeking His Removal From Office In Showdown Over Redistricting; Trump Fires Bureau Of Labor Statistics Chief, Claiming Without Evidence That July Jobs Report Was "Rigged"; National Economic Council Director Says Trump "Wants His Own People" At Bureau Of Labor Statistics; U.S. Coast Guard Investigation: Flawed Design And Safety Issues Led To Titan Sub's Deadly Implosion. Aired 8- 9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former Representative Joe Kennedy III (D-MA); Interview with El Salvadoran Journalist and El Faro Founder Carlos Dada; Interview with "The Devil Reached Toward the Sky" Author Garrett Graff. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Sources: DOJ May Release Ghislaine Maxwell Interview Transcript; House Oversight Subpoenas DOJ For Epstein Files; Now: Texas Dems Stall GOP Redistricting Bid For Second Day; GOP Rep. Mike Flood Met With Boos & Jeers At Town Hall. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Cites Fake Numbers, Ignores Real Ones To Justify Actions; Trump Pushes Conspiracy Theory About A "Rigged" Jobs Report; WH Defense Firing Of Senior Labor Official After Jobs Report; Sources: DOJ Has Audio Recording OF Ghislaine Maxwell Interview; Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) Is Interviewed About House Oversight Committee Subpoenas DOJ For Epstein Files; Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), Is Interviewed About Hochul Declares "War" Over GOP's Plans For Texas Maps; Suspect In TN Killings Caught, Ending Weeklong Manhunt. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Says He Did Not Know About Maxwell's Prison Transfer Until He Read About It; GOP-Lead Panel Subpoenas Clintons And Tops Democrats In Epstein Probe; New Report Shows Titan Submersible Tragedy Was Preventable; GOP Rep. Mike Flood Met With Boos & Jeers At Town Hall; U.S. To Fast-Track Plans For Nuclear Reactor On The Moon. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Sources Say, Trump Officials To Hold Dinner On Epstein Strategy; Trump on DOJ Meeting With Maxwell, Don't Want Anyone Hurt; Trump Says, FBI May Have To Help Round Up Texas Democrats; 'NewsNight" Discusses Trump's Comments On Jobs Report; Trump Calls CNN's Harry Enten A Different Name. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Texas House Authorizes Civil Arrest Warrants for Democrats Who Fled State; Bondi Orders Grand Jury Inquiry of Obama Officials Over Russia Probe; Department of Justice Seeks Release of Five Days of Epstein, Maxwell Grand Jury Testimony. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Tensions Erupt At GOP Rep. Flood's Town Hall In Nebraska; Firefighters Struggle To Contain Massive Gifford Fire In California; Netanyahu To Urge Cabinet To Back "Full Conquest" Of Gaza. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Quadruple Murder Suspect Spotted on Security Cam Carrying Rifle; Bondi Orders Grand Jury Inquiry of Obama Officials Over Russia Probe; Interview with Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D-IL): Democrats Declare War Over Trump-Backed Redistricting Plan in Texas; Auto Supplier to Cut Jobs, Close Warehouse, Citing Trump Tariffs. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Trump Defends Firing Labor Chief; Kurt Volker is Interviewed about Russia; Complicated Search for Montana Shooter. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Defends Decision to Fire BLS; Texas House Reconvenes Today; Lulu Flores is Interviewed about the Texas House Fight; Epstein Files Fallout; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) is Interviewed about the Texas House Fight. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Tennessee Quadruple Murder Suspect Spotted; Gifford Fire Scorches California; State Department to Imose Bonds on Foreign Travelers; Beyonce's New Levi's Jeans Ad. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview With State Rep. Mitch Little (R-TX); Texas Redistricting Battle; New Report Released on Titan Implosion; Will Ghislaine Maxwell Interview Be Released?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Ghislaine Maxwell Moved to Federal Prison Camp in Texas; Suspect in Killings of Four People Under Arrest After Weeklong Tennessee Manhunt; Netanyahu to Urge for Full Conquest of Gaza With No Ceasefire in Sight; USDA Using Drones, Movie Fight Scene to Protect Cattle. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Texas House Fails to Reach Quorum Again After Dems Left State; Sources Say DOJ May Release Transcript of Ghislaine Maxwell Interview; Ghislaine Maxwell Opposes Release of Epstein Grand Jury Transcripts; House Oversight Committee Subpoenas DOJ for Epstein Files. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• NASA Wants U.S. to be First Nation to Put Nuclear Reactor on the Moon; Stark Split in Where ICE Makes Arrests in Blue States and Red States; Lyme Disease Surges as Climate Change Expands Tick Range. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Sources: Trump Admin. Debating Releasing Transcript Of Ghislaine Maxwell Interview With Justice Dept.; House Oversight Committee Subpoenas DOJ For Epstein Files; Report: Titan Submergible Got Stuck In Titanic Wreckage, Suffered "Irreversible" Damage In Earlier Dive; USCG: "Inadequate" Maintenance, Inspections Contributed to Implosion; TX House Fails to Reach Quorum Again After Dems Left State. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Netanyahu Urges Full Conquest of Gaza with No Ceasefire in Sight; Gifford Fire Grows to 82K Acres, California's Largest this Year; National Weather Service to Refill 450 Positions Cut by DOGE. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Netanyahu to Urge "Full Conquest" of Gaza; U.S. Special Envoy to Visit Moscow Wednesday; Texas Governor Orders Arrest of Democrats Who Fled State; Second Summer Heat Wave Continues to Scorch Spain; Paris Apartments at Bargain Rates, If Someone Dies. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Netanyahu To Urge Full Conquest Of Gaza As Ceasefire Talks Reach An Impasse; Texas Governor Abbott Orders Arrest Of Democrats Who Fled Over Redistricting; Brazil's Supreme Court Orders House Arrest For Former President Bolsonaro; Trump Claims Jobs Report Rigged To Make Him Look Bad; U.S. Special Envoy to Visit Russia Wednesday; Desperate Effort to Safe Ukrainian Soldier from Russian Attack; United Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing; Paris Apartments at Bargain Prices, If Someone Dies. Aired 1-2a ET
• Hostage Videos Prompt Shock And Outrage Across Israel; Benjamin Netanyahu To Urge "Full Conquest" Of Gaza; Desperate Effort To Save Ukrainian Soldier From Russian Attack; E.U. Delays Countermeasures After Reaching Deal With U.S.; Texas Governor Orders Arrest of Democrats Who Fled State; U.S. State Department May Require Some Travelers to Submit Up to $15,000 Bond for Visa Applications; Fireworks Accident in Japan Sets Barges Ablaze; Florida Cop Loads Alligator Into Patrol Car With Bare Hands. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Witkoff to Visit Russia Ahead of Peace Deal Deadline with Ukraine; Search Continues for Montana Bar Gunman; Apartments Now Offered in Paris if the Current Owner Must Die. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Democrats Declare 'War' Over Texas Congressional Seats; Districts Now Enforcing Phone-Free School Zones. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Democrats Face Arrest after Leaving Texas; Marjorie Taylor Greene's Breaks with Trump; Cardiff Garcia is Interviewed about the Trump Economy; Netanyahu Urges Conquest of Gaza; Bondi Says They're Ending the Weaponization of the Government. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Scenes of Desperation in Gaza as Crowds Race for Aid; Texas Governor Orders Arrest of Lawmakers who Fled State; U.S. Condemns Brazil Court for Bolsonaro House Arrest Order; Beyonce Rocks Double Denim in New Ad; Both Levi's and American Eagle Jeans Have Ads Going Viral for Different Reasons. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Netanyahu to Urge "Full Conquest" of Gaza; U.S. House Speaker Visits West Bank; A 12-Year-Old Palestinian Girl's Quest to Find Food in Gaza; U.S. May Impose Secondary Sanctions on India and China; Texas House Authorizes Civil Arrest Warrants for Democrats Who Fled State; House Oversight Committee Subpoenas DOJ for Epstein Files; U.K.-France Deal Sees the Return of Some Migrants; Paris Apartments at Bargain Prices if Someone Dies. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• House GOP Issues Subpoenas In Epstein Case; FBI Arresting Texas Dems?; North Korean Spies Target U.S. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Texas Governor Orders Arrest Of Democrats Who Fled State; Israeli Media: Netanyahu To Urge "Full Conquest" Of Gaza; U.S. Special Envoy to Visit Moscow Wednesday. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Repeats Claim Jobs Report Was "Rigged" Against Him; United Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing; Crews Search National Forest Area For Bar Shooting Suspect. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• House Oversight Committee Subpoenas DOJ For Epstein Files; Epstein Story Won't Go Away Despite Trump's Best Efforts; Sources: DOJ May Release Transcript Of Ghislaine Maxwell Interview; Bondi Orders Grand Jury Probe Of Obama Admin. Over Russia Probe; Sources: California Dems Eye Map That Could Flip 5 GOP-Held Seats; Democrats Declare "War" Over GOP Redistricting Efforts. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Democrats Declare "War" Over GOP Redistricting Efforts; High Stakes Battle For Trump's Endorsement In Texas GOP Primary; Gallup: Sanders, AOC Are Most Popular Figures In Poll. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Israeli Media: Netanyahu To Urge "Full Conquest" Of Gaza; A U.S. House Committee Subpoenas The Justice Department Over Information Relating To Jeffrey Epstein; Plastic Pollution Talks Gets Underway In Geneva; Humanitarian Crisis Deepens In Gaza; Netanyahu To Urge "Full Conquest" Of Gaza; Parisians Complain About Increase In Visitors; Temperatures Soar Across Europe; 180 Countries Tackles Global Plastic Pollution. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Top Trump Officials To Meet On Epstein Strategy; Texas Senator Asks FBI To Bring Back Democrats Who Fled; CNN's Elizabeth Wagmeister Interviews Diddy's Attorney. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• House Committee Subpoenas Clintons, Others in Epstein Case; CNN Speaks to Author of Letter Signed by Former Israeli Officials; Texas Redistricting Idea Spreading to Democratic States; Trump Says he will Raise Tariffs on India "Very Substantially Over the Next 24 Hours"; Survey: 50 Percent of Parents Unsure of New Government Healthy Child Vaccine Recommendations; "Marriage Story" Movie Being Used to Scare Wolves. Aired 11a-12p ET
• House Committee Subpoenas Clintons, Others In Epstein Case; Texas Governor Orders Arrest Of Lawmakers Who Fled State; Why The Texas Political Standoff Affects Every American; The Daily Struggle Of A Palestinian Girl And Her Family In Gaza; U.S. May Impose Secondary Sanctions On India And China; Second Summer Heat Wave Scorches Spain; Ugandan Runs From Cape Town To London Over 518 Days. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Threatens India With Substantially Higher Tariffs; Trump Rules Out Bessent As Next Federal Reserve Chair; Coast Guard Releases Report On Titan Sub Implosion; U.S. to Ask Some Travelers To Post Bond For An Entry Visa; Parisians Complain About Increase In Visitors; Mexico's Computer Exports To U.S. Surpass Auto Shipments. Aired 4-4:45p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Defends Firing Labor Stats Chief Over Jobs Report; Soon, Texas Democrats Hold News Conference, State House to Reconvene; Angry Voters Rip into GOP Rep at Tense Town Hall. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• GOP "Entitled" to Five More Congressional Seats in Texas Says Trump; Netanyahu Urges "Full Conquest" of Gaza; Suspect in Tennessee Killings Arrested. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• New Report Released on Titan Sub Implosion; Interview With Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI); Congress Issues Subpoenas For Epstein Files. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Injured Ukrainian Soldier Rescued; NFL Season Nears; Will DOJ Release Ghislaine Maxwell Interview?. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Sources: Top Trump Officials To Gather Tomorrow At VP's Residence To Coordinate Epstein Strategy; Trump's Energy Agenda Fuels Sweeping Changes To U.S. Climate Policy; Trump Suggests Vance Is Likely Heir Apparent To MAGA. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Epstein Probe Subpoenas; Justice Department May Release Maxwell Transcripts; Netanyahu Meets with Top Security Officials; Israel Could Escalate War Amid Humanitarian Crisis; Trump Threatens To Raise Tariffs On India; OceanGate Report Released; 80 Years Since Hiroshima And Nagasaki Bombings. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Reports: Netanyahu Favors "Full Conquest" Of Gaza; House Committee Subpoenas Clintons, Others In Epstein Case; Texas House Lacks Quorum For Second Straight Day; U.S. Condemns Brazilian Court For Bolsonaro House Arrest; Trump: Scott Bessent No Longer In The Running For Fed Chair; Trump Threatens To Raise Tariffs On India Over Next 24 Hours. Aired 3-4p ET