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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump: Putin is Going to Make a Deal; Putin Praises Trump for Sincere Efforts to End War; Zelenskyy: My Position is not Changing, Putin has no Right to Ukraine's Land; Trump Dismisses Concerns His D.C. Police Takeover Is Pulling Federal Agents Off Bigger Cases; DHS Posts Condemned By Experts For Undertones Of White Nationalism; DHS: ICE Received More Than 100,000 Applicants Amid Hiring Push; New Blood Pressure Guidelines Recommend Cutting Out Alcohol; "American Prince: JFK Jr." New Episode Saturday At 9PM ET/PT. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba; Interview with Principles for Peace Foundation Executive Director and Palestinian Peacebuilding Leader Hiba Qasas; Interview with Israeli Air Force Former Chief of Planning General Nimrod Sheffer (Ret.); Interview with State Representative James Talarico (D-TX). Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• New: Newsom Unveils California Redistricting Effort; Trump Calls For Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting After Friday Summit; Pentagon: National Guard Mission In D.C. Is Now 24/7 Operation. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Says He Thinks Putin Will "Make A Deal" On Ukraine; Russia Seeks To Add Trade And Arms Control Into Trump-Putin Talks; Outraged D.C. Locals Protest Against Federal Agents; NFL Can Be Put On Trial Over Discrimination Claims; Trump-Putin Summit A Reminder Of Alaska's Past As Russian Colony. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Meets Putin in Push for Ukraine Deal; Putin Suggests Russia and U.S. Could Reach Nuclear Arms Deal; Wholesale Prices on the Rise. Melania Trump Threatens To Sue Hunter Biden Over Epstein Comments; Florida To Open Second Immigration Facility At Vacant Prison. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Says 25 Percent Chance That Putin Meeting is a Failure; U.S. Core Inflation Hits Three-Year High as Prices Rise. Producers Bear The Brunt Of Increased Tariffs; Masked And Heavily Armed ICE Agents Stage An Immigration Raid Outside Newsom Press Conference. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Says, Severe Consequences If Putin Doesn't Agree to End War; Zelenskyy Meets With British Prime Minister Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit; D.C. Police, Fed Agents Met With Protest Over Traffic Checkpoint. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI) On Trump Downplay Of A Possibility Of Breakthrough At Putin Meeting; Taylor Swift Talks New Album On "New Heights" Podcast; ICE Transfer Flights Now Becoming Harder To Track. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• White House Prepares for Historic Trump-Putin Meeting in Alaska Tomorrow; Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL): New Comments from Putin This Morning Ahead of Trump Summit; Trump Says He Will Seek Long-Term Extension of DC Police Takeover. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• YouTube to Use A.I. to Identify Youth; McDonald's Japan Cases Food Waste Frenzy; Wholesale Inflation Rose More than Expected; Madison Mills is Interviewed about U.S. Inflation; FBI Agents Pulled to Patrol D.C. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump-Putin Meeting Friday in Alaska; Julia Ioffe is Interviewed about the Trump-Putin Meeting; National Guard in D.C.; Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is Interviewed about the Trump-Putin Meeting. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Americans are Cutting Back on Alcohol; Dr. Jeff Gardere is Interviewed about the Alcohol Consumption Drop; Keltie Knight is Interviewed about Taylor Swift. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Florida Opening New Immigration Detention Center; Federal Crackdown in D.C. Continues; Interview With Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Steven Pifer; Trump Set to Meet With Putin. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• July Wholesale Inflation Jumped the Most in Three Years; Hunter Biden Refuses to Apologize After Melania Trump Threatened to Sue; Trump Takes Questions Ahead of Putin Summit. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Says the More Important Meeting Will Be the Second Meeting With Putin, Zelenskyy and Possibly European Leaders; More National Guard Troops Expected at D.C. Metro Stations, Landmarks. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• FBI Agents Not Trained for Community Policing; Jerry Jones Reveals Decade-Long Battle with Melanoma; Netanyahu Denies Israel is Forcing Palestinians to Leave Gaza; American's Alcohol Consumption Drops to Record Low. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Says He Believes Putin is "Going to Make a Deal"; July Wholesale Inflation Jumped the Most in 3 Years; Corporate Culture Change for Employees Who Must Return to Office; Now: CA Gov Announces Next Steps Over Congressional Maps. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• California Gov. Newsom Vows to Fight Fire with Fire in Battle Against Redistricting Efforts; Football Player's Emotional Press Conference Sparks Conversation on Male Vulnerability; American Prince, JFK JR, New Episode Saturday. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• E.U., Ukraine Urge Trump Against Unilateral Deal with Putin; IDF Chief Approves "Main Concept" for New Attack Plan; ICE Deportation Planes Hide Data Used to Track Them; Mexico Transfers 26 Cartel Figures to U.S. Custody; Taylor Swift Talks New Album on 'New Heights' Podcast. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Israel Talks To Other Nations About Relocating Palestinians; Growing Alarm Over Israeli Plan To Take Over Gaza City; Trump Orders Review Of Smithsonian Museums And Exhibits; "Godfather of A.I." Reveals His solution to Saving Humanity; Saving the Clanwilliam Sandfish; Taylor Swift Talks New Music on "New Heights" Podcast; Paris Saint-Germain Overcome Tottenham 4-3 on Penalties. Aired 1-2a ET
• European Union, Ukraine Urge Trump Against Unilateral Deal With Putin; Some European Union Officials Criticize United States Envoy's Handling Of Talks; Trump Vows Consequences If Putin Does Not Agree To End War; Paul Whelan's Thought On Trump-Putin Summit; "Godfather Of A.I." Reveals His Solution To Saving Humanity; Rural Health Clinics May Be Forced to Close Due to a Provision in President Trump's Megabill; Bride-to-be Digs Out Raw Diamond for Her Wedding Ring; Taylor Swift Talks New Music on "New Heights" Podcast. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Trump Warns Putin on Consequences Ahead of Friday's Alaska Summit; High-Level Mexican Cartel Members Handed Over to the U.S. to Face Justice; Turkish Restaurant Offers a Terraced Table for Two Experience. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Zelenskyy Meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Just Wrapped Up; Cut, Paste, and Resist: Gen Z's Zine Revival. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• House Mulls Medicaid-Medicare Bill; Kelly Keegan is Interviewed about Taylor Swift; Max Boot is Interviewed about the Trump-Putin Meeting. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Putin Says U.S. Making "Energetic & Sincere" Effort to End War; Judge Order Improvements at New Yor ICE Facility; Taylor Swift Discusses Process of Buying Back Masters; Trump Expands Police Takeover of Washington, DC; Venus Williams Honored with Second Barbie in her Image. Aired 9-10a ET
• Countdown to Trump-Putin Summit; Putin Floats Potential U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Deal; Netanyahu "Talking to Several Countries" about Resettlements; U.N. Worker Describes Dire Situation for Women and Girls; Trump "Ended Woke Programming" at Kennedy Center; Trump Warns "Severe Consequences" if Putin Refuses to End War; U.S. Wholesale Inflation Heated Up in July; Call to Earth: Saving the Clanwilliam Sandfish; Taylor Swift Talks New Music on "New Heights" Podcast. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump's Plan For Putin Meeting; 800 National Guard Troops In D.C.; Warning Sign For Economy. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Zelenskyy To Visit Downing Street For Talks With Starmer; WH: "Significantly" More National Guard Troops In D.C.; Alaska River Surges To Record High After Glacial Outburst. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• E.U., Ukraine Urge Trump Against Unilateral Deal With Putin; Zelenskyy To Visit Downing Street For Talks With Starmer; Hinton: A.I. With "Maternal Instincts" Could Save Humanity. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Countdown To Trump-Putin Summit; National Guard Presence Expands; ICE Deportation Planes Hiding Data Used To Track Them. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Taylor Swift Talks New Music On "New Heights" Podcast; British Prime Minister Meets With Ukraine's Zelenskyy In London; Dallas Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Reveals Cancer Battle. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Zelenskyy Meets With Allies As He Prepares For "Any Scenario" At Summit; Veteran Democrats On The Party's Future; New Mamdani Ad Urges Cuomo To Release His Client List. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump On Putin: "I Think He's Going To Make A Deal"; Trump, Putin Prepare For First Face-To-Face Meeting In Six Years; Federal Agents, National Guard Ramp Up Presence In D.C.; Trump Vows To "Scrape Away The Filth" In Washington. Aired 12-12:30p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Israel Advances Controversial West Bank Settlement Plan; Alaskan City Prepares for Historic Summit; Weather Delays Trial of Hong Kong Media Tycoon; U.S. and Russia Prepare for Trump-Putin Summit; Taylor Swift Announces New Album. Trump Speaks at White House Ahead of Friday Meeting with Putin; Aid Groups Urge Israel to End Weaponization of Aid; Netanyahu: Israel Talking to Several Countries About Taking in Palestinians from Gaza.


Laura Coates Live
• Newsom Retaliates Against Trump, Vows War Over "Rigged" Redistricting; Trump Eyes Deal in Putin Summit; Reuters: Meta's A.I. Rules have Let Bots Hold "Sensual Chats" with Kids. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Kremlin Negotiator: Summit Offers Chance to "Reset" U.S.-Russia Relations "If the meeting goes well"; Israel Advances Controversial West Bank Settlement Plan; Tropical Storm Erin Expected to be First Atlantic Hurricane; Trump Believes Putin is "Going to make a deal"; ICE Deportation Planes Hiding Data Used to Track Them; Beyonce Wins First Emmy, for "Beyonce Bowl" Half-Time Show. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Putin Praises Trump's Energetic Efforts To End Ukraine Conflict; What's At Stake During Trump-Putin Meeting? Trump Believes Putin Is Going To Make A Deal; Netanyahu Says He "Connects" To The Vision Of A "Greater Israel"; Weather Delays Trial Of Hong Kong Media Tycoon; Taylor Swift Gets Candid, Talks New Music On Kelces' Podcast; K-Pop Industry Is Big Business For Merchandise; YouTube Tries Out AI Age Verification To Protect Minors; American Teen Hired by World-Famous Mariinsky Ballet In Russia; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump: Expect Good Meeting with Putin Tomorrow; Poroshenko: Kyiv's Sanctions on Me are a Political Move; Michelin-Starred Eleven Madison Park to Serve Meat Again; Interview with Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics; State of the Russian Economy on Eve of Alaska Summit; OpenAI's Rocky Rollout of GPT-5. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Putin Says, U.S Making Sincere Efforts to End Ukraine Conflict; Zelenskyy Meets With U.K.'s Starmer Ahead of Trump-Putin War Summit; Wholesale Inflation Surges in July. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• ICE Transfer Flights Now Becoming Harder To Track; Maxwell Prison Transfer Raises Witness Tampering Concerns; Taylor Swift Talks Love and New Album in Podcast Debut; Alaska Preps for Trump-Putin Summit. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Police Using A.I.?; Interview With Washington, D.C., Councilmember Charles Allen; Tropical Storm in Atlantic; Trump Set to Meet With Putin. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• New Taylor Swift Album; Interview With Rep. Warren Davidson (R- OH); Strategies to Help Ease Anxiety; Police Using A.I.?; . Aired 11:30a-12:00p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Putin Praises Trump's "Energetic And Sincere" Push For Peace; Newsom Launches California Redistricting Push To Counter Texas; Hours Away: Trump & Putin Hold High-Stakes Summit In Alaska. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Did Not Air 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump On Putin: "I Think He's Going To Make A Deal"; U.S. & Russia Prepare For Trump-Putin Summit In Alaska; Netanyahu Pushing "Voluntary" Migration From Gaza; GPT-5 Fails To Meet "PhD Level Smart" Performance Hype; Taylor Swift Talks New Music On "New Heights" Podcast. Aired 3-4p ET