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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Announces Federal Takeover Of D.C. Police, Deploying Guard; Judge Rejects Bid To Unseal Maxwell Grand Jury Materials; One Dead, 10 Injured, One Unaccounted For After Explosion At PA U.S. Steel Plant; U.S. Officials Rush To Finalize Details Of Alaska Talks; The New Yorker's David Kirkpatrick Breaks Down How Much Trump Has Profited Off The Presidency; Israel Kills Multiple Journalists In Gaza, Including Prominent Al Jazeera Reporter. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Ha'aretz Defense Analyst Amos Harel; Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder; Interview with Russian Pro- Democracy and Anti-War Activist Dmitry Valuev; Interview with The Atlantic Staff Writer Anne Applebaum; Interview with Photojournalist Lynsey Addario. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump: Allowing D.C. Police To Do "Whatever The Hell They Want"; Just In: D.C. Mayor's First Comments Since Trump's Police Takeover; U.S. Officials Rush To Finalized Details Of Trump-Putin Meeting. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• President Trump And President Putin Set To Meet In Alaska; Russian Hockey Players In The NHL To Thaw Russia-U.S. Ties; Gov. Greg Abbot Is Interviewed Regarding The Texas Democrats, Redistricting And Flood Relief Legislation; Judge Rejects DOJ Bid To Unseal Maxwell Grand Jury Materials; Israel Strike In Gaza Kills Five Journalists, IDF Says Al Jazeera Correspondent Led Hamas Cell; New Technology Aims To Detect Possible Drone Attacks. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Puts D.C. Police Department Under Federal Control; U.S. Officials Rush to Finalize Details of Alaska Talks; Redistricting Fight Enters Week 2 as Texas Democrats Stay Out of State; Future of Sourdough Startup Hangs On Trump's Tariffs; Legal Battle Over Cleaning Up Florida Manatees' Habitat. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Orders Takeover Of Police In D.C., Deploys Guard; D.C. Mayor Says, Trump's Takeover Is Unsettling And Unprecedented; Trump Says, D.C. Police Now Allowed To Do Whatever The Hell They Want; Trump Set To Meet With Putin. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Soon, Trump Holds News Conference as He Threatens Fed Takeover of D.C.; Trump Admin Rushing to Finalize Details of Friday Meeting With Putin; Historic Rainfall in Milwaukee Leads to Flooding, Water Rescues. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Soon: Trump Holds News Conference As He Threatens Fed Takeover of D.C.; Texas House To Reconvene Amid Redistricting Standoff; Father Of Israeli Hostage: Netanyahu "Prefers The Hostages Deaf." Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Hostage Families Call on Trump to End War in Gaza; Court Battle Begins Over Trump Sending National Guard into California; Trump Administration Pushing to Finalize Details of Friday Meeting with Putin; Health Experts Criticize RFK Jr. in Wake of Targeted CDC Shooting. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Advisers Split over Marijuana Policy; Israeli Strike Kills Journalists; Interest in the Epstein Files; Tyler Pager is Interviewed about the Trump-Putin Meeting; Eve Samples is Interviewed about Alligator Alcatraz; Wildfires Tear Through Europe. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Holds News Conference on Takeover of D.C.; Administration Rushing to Finalize Details for Friday Meeting; Kira Rudik is Interviewed about the Trump-Putin Meeting; Chip Deal for China. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Threatens Takeover of D.C.; Texas House to Reconvene Amid Standoff; Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is Interviewed about Netanyahu's Plan for Gaza; Judge Rejects DOJ Bid for Maxwell Grand Jury Material; Aaron Lipski is Interviewed about Milwaukee's Flooding. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Texas Gerrymandering Fight Continues; Judge Blocks Release of Ghislaine Maxwell Grand Jury Materials; California Sues Trump Administration Over National Guard Deployment; Explosion at Pennsylvania Steel Plant; D.C. Under Federal Control. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• U.S. Officials Rush to Finalize Details of Trump-Putin Summit Friday; Millions Face Flooding Threat as Rain Pummels Central Plains; Trump Administration is Considering Softening Laws on Marijuana. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• At Least One Dead, Two Missing After Pennsylvania Steel Plant Explosion; People Near Pittsburgh-area Plant Advised to Limit Exposure to Outside Air; Texas House Again Fails to Reach Quorum With Dems Absent; Trump Activates 800 D.C. National Guard, Places Police Under Fed Control; Trial Begins Over Trump's Military Deployments for California Protests. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Al Jazeera Responds After Its Journalists are Killed in Gaza; CDC Workers Concerned for Their Safety Amid Misinformation; Influencers Promoting Anti-Sunscreen Movement to Millions. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Soon: D.C. Mayor Speaks After Trump Puts City Police Under Fed Control; Trump Activates 800 D.C. National Guard, Places Police Under Fed Control. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• At Least One Dead, Two Missing After Steel Plant Explosions; U.S. Officials Rush to Finalize Details of Trump-Putin Summit Friday; Judge Rejects DOJ Bid to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell Grand Jury Material; Officials Give Update on Deadly Pennsylvania Steel Plant Explosion. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Netanyahu Defense Planned Military Takeover Of Gaza City; European Leaders: Putin, Trump Cannot Decide Europe's Fate; Netanyahu Again Claims No Starvation Crisis In Gaza; "Alligator Alcatraz" Detainees Speak Out About Conditions; U.S.-China Import Tariffs Set To Take Effect Tuesday; Northern Spain Battles Wildfires Amid August Heat Wave; Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Europe's Leaders Raise Pressure On Trump To Involve Ukraine In Putin Talks; Russian Strikes Injure 12 In Zaporizhzhia; Israeli Strike Kills Multiple Journalists In Gaza, Including Prominent Al Jazeera Reporters; Pressure Mounts On Netanyahu Amid Ongoing Starvation Crisis In Gaza; Trump Sends 120 FBI Agents To DC Amid Crime Crackdown Threat; Legal Battle Over Trump Deploying National Guard To Los Angeles; Legal Battle Over Trump Deploying National Guard To Los Angeles; U.S.-China Import Tariffs Set To Take Effect Tuesday; Nvidia, AMD To Pay U.S. Government 15 Percent Of China Chip Revenue; California And Tech Companies Partner On A.I. Training Program; System Off African Coast Could Become Next Named Storm. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Trump Set to Meet with President Putin in Alaska; Netanyahu Discuss with Trump Gaza Plans; Five Al Jazeera Journalist Killed in Israeli Strike; President Trump to Send FBI to Patrol Washington, D.C.; Texas House Still in Stalemate; U.S.-China Tariffs Takes Effect on August 12; WFP: Sharpest-Ever Surge Of Child Malnutrition In Afghanistan; "Alligator Alcatraz" Detainees Speak Out About Conditions; Meet The Pastor Crusading For Christian Nationalism. Aired 2-3a ET
• Israeli P.M. Defends Gaza City Occupation; Four Al Jazeera Journalists Killed in the latest Israeli Strike in Gaza; Trump's National Guard Deployment in Los Angeles Now Questioned in a Lawsuit. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• President Trump Calls To "Immediately" Remove D.C.'s Homeless; AI Applies, AI Denies: The "No Humans" Job Search; Netanyahu Doubles Down On Gaza Takeover Plan. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Netanyahu Doubles Down on Gaza Takeover Plan; Democrats have a Billionaire Problem; Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) is Interviewed about Trump Removing Homeless from D.C.; Trump to Meet with Putin on Friday; Republicans Reprise Anti-Transgender Political Attack Ads. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Israeli Strike Kills Al Jazeera Journalists in Gaza City; Trump Administration Preparing for Friday's Putin Talks; Heat Wave Fuels Wildfires Across Europe; Texas State House to Reconvene Amid Redistricting Standoff; Oaxaca Artisans Accuse Adidas of Harming Livelihood. Aired 9-:45a ET
• Benjamin Netanyahu Defends Planned Military Takeover Of Gaza City; Teenage Boy Killed By Falling Aid Pallet During Airdrop; Donald Trump Speaks On Crime And "Beautification" Of D.C.; Donald Trump Administration Preparing For Friday's Vladimir Putin Talks; Heat Wave Fuels Wildfires Across Europe; Uvalde School Shooting Records To Be Released As Soon As Today; Trump Holds News Conference About Crime In United States Capital; Trump: Crackdown On Crime Will Start In D.C., Go To Other Cities. Aired 10- 11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Takes Over D.C. Police Department, Deploys Guard To "Reestablish Law"; Judge Skewers Trump Admin's Request To Unseal Maxwell Docs; Trump Downplays Putin Summit: "This Is Really A Feel-Out Meeting". Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump to Announce Crackdown on D.C. Crime; Milwaukee Inundated with Flash Floods As Heavy Rains Pummels Millions Across the Midwest. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Dry, Windy Heat Wave Fuels Wildfires Across Europe; European Leaders: Zelenskyy Must Attend Trump-Putin Talks; U.S.-China Import Tariffs Set To Take Effect Tuesday. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Takes Control Of D.C. Police, Will Deploy National Guard; Trump: Federal Takeover Of City Police "Will Go Further" Than D.C"; Trump: D.C. Police Now Able To Do "Whatever The Hell They Want". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Friday: Trump, Putin Meet In Alaska For Ukraine War Talks; Zelenskyy Pushes For Global Pressure On Russia: "Concessions Do Not Persuade A Killer"; Texas Democrats Defiant Against GOP Push To Redraw Map; Sanders: The Democratic Party Has Turned Its Back On The Base; Gov. Pritzker Defends Personal Wealth: Values Matter, Not Income. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump-Putin To Meet In Alaska On Friday For Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks; IDF Kills Al Jazeera Journalist In Gaza; Trump Takes Over Washington D.C. As He Deploys National Guard; Texas House Fails To Establish Quorum Again; CDC Calls Friday Attack Targeted And Deliberate; Netanyahu Defends Planned Military Takeover Of Gaza City; Israeli Strike Kills Multiple Journalists In Gaza; Sweltering Heat Fueling Wildfires. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Orders Federal Takeover Of D.C. Police; Judge Shuts Down DOJ's Request To Unseal Maxwell Docs; Trump Sets Expectations For Summit With Putin. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump: Deploying National Guard Troops to Washington, DC; Trump: We're Going to Take our Capital Back; Trump: Deploying National Guard to DC Placing Police Under Federal Control, will "Bring in the Military if Needed"; Trump on Ukraine: This War Should Never have Happened; Trump: I'm Going to Tell Putin to "End" this War; Trump: I'll Call Zelenskyy, European Leaders after Putin Talks. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump: Placing D.C. Metro Police Department Under Direct Federal Control; Trump: Peace Could Involve "Some Swapping Of Territories"; Foreign Press Association Condemns Killing Of Journalists In Gaza; Four Million Plus People under Flood Alerts In Parts Of U.S. Midwest; Life Going Swimmingly For Rick Ross; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Lets Chipmakers Sell In China For 15 Percent Revenue; Trump Placing Washington, D.C. Police Under Federal Control; Trump: Will Tell Putin, "You've Gotta End This War"; Big Banks Warn Clients That U.S. Stocks Could Soon Fall; Flexport Offers Tool To Help Companies Calculate Tariff Costs; Donald Trump Slaps 25 Percent Tariff On Indian Exports With Rate Set To Double To 50 Percent. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Any Moment, Trump Speaks After Vowing D.C. Liberated Today; Judge Rejects DOJ's Bid to Unseal Grand Jury Materials in Ghislaine Maxwell Case; Officials Rush to Finalize Details of Trump-Putin Summit Friday. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Officials Rush to Finalize Details of Trump-Putin Summit; Judge Pauses New Construction at Florida Everglades Detention Camp; Trump: Placing D.C. Metro Police "Under Director Federal Control". Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump: "We'll Bring In The Military If Needed" Into D.C.; Trump: "We've Already Started" Removing Homeless People In D.C. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Deploys National Guard to D.C. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Puts D.C. Police Department Under Federal Control; Trump: Friday Summit With Putin Will Be A "Feel-Out" Meeting; Judge: Trump DOJ's Motion To Unseal Maxwell Transcripts Aimed At Creating Illusion Of Transparency In Epstein Case. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Washington Police Under Federal Control; U.N. Says Killing of Journalists "Grave Breach" of International Law; Israeli Strike Kills Multiple Journalists in Gaza; Colombian Presidential Hopeful Uribe Dies; Trump Delays Higher Tariffs on Chinese Imports for 90 Days; Alaska Summit Between Trump and Putin; Trump's Federal Takeover; Trump Nominating E.J. Antoni to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump: Placing DC Police Under Direct Federal Control; Crowds Mourn Palestinian Journalists Killed By Israeli Strike; Trump: I'll Call Zelenskyy, European Leaders After Putin Talks; Nvidia, AMD To Give 15 Percent Of China Chip Revenues To U.S. Government; One Killed In Explosion At Pennsylvania Steel Coking Plant; Heat Wave Fuels Fires Around Southern Europe and Mediterranean. Aired 3-4p ET