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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Whitewashing History; Trump Says "In The Process" Of Setting Up Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting; House Panel To Make Some Epstein Files Public After Redactions To Protect Victims' Identities; Waiting For Israel To Respond To Ceasefire Proposal Put Forward By Qatar And Egypt; Hamas Says It Accepts The Deal; Freed Israeli Hostage Relives Horror Of Captivity By Hamas; Tropical Storm Watch For Parts Of VA As Hurricane Erin Threatens Dangerous Surf For Much Of The East Coast. Aired: 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with French Minister Delegate for European Affairs Benjamin Haddad; Interview with Former Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev; Interview with Lawyer for Jimmy Lai Caoilfhionn Gallagher; Interview with Jimmy Lai's Son Sebastien Lai. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• White House: Plans For Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting "Underway"; Texas GOP Preps Redistricting Vote For Tomorrow In House; New: House Committee To Make Epstein Files Public With Redactions. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Rules Out U.S. Troops On The Ground In Ukraine; White House Says Putin Agreed To Meet Zelenskyy; C.A. Dems Face Friday Deadline To Pass New Congressional Maps; Texas GOP Poised To Pass New Trump-Backed Maps; Freed Israeli Hostage Details 505 Days In Captivity; Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Is Interviewed About House Oversight Chairman Says DOJ Will Share Epstein Docs Friday. Aired 5-6p ET
• White House Says Putin Agreed To Meet Zelenskyy; Trump Says There's A Warmth Between Him And Putin; Missouri A.G. To Serve As FBI Co-Deputy Director With Dan Bongino; Home Depot Says It Will Raise Some Prices Due To Tariffs; China Makes Plans For Diplomatic Office In Heart Of London. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Says, Smithsonian Too Focused On How Bad Slavery Was; Oklahoma Mandates Ideology Test For New York And California Teachers; Trump Escalates Fight To Take Over Law Enforcement In Washington, D.C. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Pushes for Meeting Between Putin and Zelenskyy; Hurricane Erin Driving Dangerous Surf Conditions on U.S. East Coast; Missouri A.G. Andrew Bailey Appointed as FBI Co-Deputy Director. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Pushes For Meeting Between Putin And Zelenskyy; Texas Dem Spends Night On House Floor After Refusing Escort; Florida Woman On Trial, Accused Of Arranging Son-In-Law's Murder. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Moscow Again Refused to Commit to Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting; European Leaders Optimistic After White House Talks, But Voice Distrust of Putin; Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL): Trump Signals U.S. Open to Security Guarantees for Ukraine; Missouri AG Bailey to Join Bongino at FBI as Co-Deputy Director. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Voters Faith in Mail-in Voting; Rebekah Caruthers is Interviewed about Mail-in Ballots; Evelyn Farkas is Interviewed about a Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting; Hamas Agreed to Ceasefire; D.C. Mayor Pushes Back on Troops. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• No U.S. Boots in Ukraine; Moscow Refuses to Commit to Meeting; Yehor Cherniev is Interviewed about the Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting; DOJ to Provide Records to House Committee; Jena Griswold is Interviewed about Ending Mail-in Ballots. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Hurricane Erin Causing Life-Threatening Surf; Kohberger Described as Creepy and Domineering; Trump Talks Ukraine-Russia Deal. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Home Depot Raising Prices; Hurricane Erin Impacts East Coast; Interview With Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder; Trump Says No U.S. Troops in Ukraine. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• House Oversight Chair Says DOJ to Begin Providing Epstein Records Friday; California Dems Face Friday Deadline to Pass New Congressional Maps; Texas House Set to Reconvene and Quickly Approve New Congressional Map; Six GOP-led States Sending National Guard Troops to D.C.; Striking Air Canada Flight Attendants Reach Tentative Deal; Son of Norway's Crown Princess Indicted for Rape, Other Charges. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• White House Says Putin Agreed to Meet Zelenskyy; Trump Assures No U.S. Boots in Ukraine; Missouri AG Andrew Bailey Named Co-deputy Director at FBI; Air Force Chief of Staff Pushed Out in Pentagon Shake-up; DOJ Prosecutor Ed Martin Posing for Photos Outside of Letitia James' House; Texas GOP Now Faces Clear Path to Redraw Congressional Maps in Trump-backed Push. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Texas GOP Now Clear to Pass New Trump-Back Congressional Maps; Trump Vows to Get Rid of Mail-in Ballots and Voting Machines; Hamas Says It has Agreed to New Ceasefire Deal. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• WH: Putin Agreed to Meet Zelensky, "Accommodations" Underway; White House: Putin has Promised to Hold a Meeting with Zelensky; Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) Discusses About Trump's Support for Ukraine; House Panel to Vows Make Epstein Files Public After Redactions to Protect Victim Identities; House Oversight Chair: DOJ to Begin Providing Epstein Records Friday. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Top Pediatrics Group Recommends COVID Shots for Babies, Toddlers; Clear, TSA Testing Biometric E-Gates at Major Airports; Minnesota Vikings Defend Male Cheerleaders After Backlash. Aired 3:30- 4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Meets with Ukrainian President and European Leaders at the White House; Former Senior IDF Officer Says Deaths in Gaza "Necessary"; States Send National Guard Troops to D.C. Per Trump's Request; Idea of Freezing Front Lines Gains Momentum in Ukraine War Talks; Painful Talks Over Territory Before Ukraine War Will End; Woman in Paraguay Hopeful for 'Dignified Death'. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Trump Meets With European Leaders & Zelenskyy At White House; Security Guarantees For Ukraine Discussed At W.H. Meeting; Hamas Says It Has Agreed To A New Ceasefire Proposal; Trump Calls Putin, Then Resumes Talks with Zelenskyy; What Key Players Hope to Get Out of Possible Peace Deal; Mourners Gather in Kyiv for Soldier's Funeral; Egypt Warns Israel Mass Displacement from Gaza is a "Red Line"; Woman in Uruguay Hopeful for a "Dignified Death"; U.S. Moves to Restrict Access to "Junk Food". Aired 1-2a ET
• Donald Trump Meets With European Leaders And Volodymyr Zelenskyy At White House; Mourners Gather In Kyiv For Soldier's Funeral; Hamas Says It Has Agreed To A New Cease fire Proposal; Leaders Of Denmark And New Zealand Critical Of Benjamin Netanyahu; Zelenskyy Pushes for Unconditional Meeting With Putin; European Leaders Want Ceasefire First, Then Peace Talks; Zelenskyy and Trump Discuss Russian-occupied Lands; Hurricane Erin to Bring Tropical Storm Conditions; Ketamine Queen Agrees to Guilty Plea for Drug Supply; Cambridge Dictionary Adds Skibidi, Dell and Tradwife. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Trump to Setup Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting Soon; Hamas Agrees to a New Ceasefire Proposal, Israel Unchanged Their Stance for the Deal; More Than 6000 Words Added to the Latest Cambridge Dictionary Listing, Including Nonsensical Words and Social Media Jargons. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Pushes Face-to-Face Meeting Between Putin and Zelenskyy; The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived (With Risks). Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump Takes Putin's Advice; max Rodenbeck is Interviewed about the Ceasefire Proposal; U.S. and Europe Negotiating Security Guarantees; Russian Media Celebrates Putin Summit. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• European Leaders Talk after Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting; Hamas Agrees to New Ceasefire Proposal; Egypt FM: Israel Setting Impossible Conditions for Ceasefire; Traders Wait for Rate-Cut Clues when Powell Speaks; Sinner Retires Versus Alcaraz in Cincinnati Final. Aired 9-10a ET
• Interview with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty about Gaza Ceasefire Push; Mediators Await Israeli Response to Ceasefire Proposal; Trump Claims to Have "Sort of Set Up" a Zelenskyy-Putin Meeting; European Leaders Confer on Ukraine after Historic White House Meeting; Ukrainians Nervously Await Next Steps after Trump's Meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy; Three More Starve to Death in Gaza; World Humanitarian Day. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• White House Says Putin Willing To Meet Zelenskyy, Kremlin Does Not Commit; Maxwell's Life Behind Bars; Trump's Trade War Hits Hard. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Ukraine Summit At The White House; Trump's False Claims On Mail-In Voting; Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Russia's War On Ukraine; War In Gaza; Food Stamp Changes; Skibidi Dictionary. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Meets With European Leaders & Zelenskyy At White House; Louisiana Governor Sends National Guard Troops To Capital; Comer: Justice Department To Begin Providing Epstein Files Friday. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Trump: Working To Arrange Meeting Between Putin And Zelenskyy; Hamas Says It Has Agreed To A New Ceasefire Proposal; Hurricane Erin Prompts Evacuations On North Carolina Coast. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Ukraine: 8 Killed, 54 Wounded In Huge Russian Drone Attack; Trump: "You Have My Assurance" No Boots On Ground In Ukraine; Bannon Decries Potential For U.S. Pledge To Defend Ukraine; Democrats' Return To Texas Clears Way For GOP Redistricting; California Legislature To Take Next Steps On Redistricting Bill. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• 6 Republican-Led States To Send National Guard Troops To D.C.; Missouri AG To Serve As FBI Co-Deputy Director With Dan Bongino Amid Rift Between Bongino & AG Bondi Over The Epstein Case; Democrat Maine Oysterman Launches Bid Against GOP Sen. Susan Collins; Key Democrats Hope To Lure Gov. Janet Mills Into Maine Senate Race. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• President Trump Rules Out Sending U.S. Troops To Ukraine; Mediators Await Israeli Response To Gaza Ceasefire Proposal; Trump Pushes For A Meeting Between Putin And Zelenskyy; Hamas Agrees To New Ceasefire Proposal; Renewed Push To Reach Gaza Ceasefire-Hostage Deal; Eliya Cohen Describes Conditions In Hamas Captivity; Controversial China Embassy Plans. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Escalates Attacks Against Smithsonian Museums; House Panel To Make Epstein Files Public After Redactions; Trump Administration Eyes Stake In Intel; When And Where Will The Putin- Zelenskyy Meeting Happen?; MAGA Fumes Over Newsom's Trump-Style Trolling Campaign. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Moscow won't Commit to Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting, but has not Ruled Out Further Talks; Hamas Says it has Agreed to a new Ceasefire Proposal; Abbott: What Dems have done is "Disgraceful" & "Potentially Illegal"; Trump Wants to End Mail-in Voting ahead of Next Year's Midterm; Trump: DC Previously "Most Unsafe Place Anywhere"; Popular Weight Loss Drug Available for $499. Aired 11-12a ET
• Trump Pushing For A Meeting Between Putin And Zelenskyy; U.S. And Europe Negotiating Security Guarantees For Ukraine; Trump Moves To End Mail-In Voting Ahead Of Next Year's Midterms; U.S. COVID Vaccine Recommendations For Kids; Woman In Uruguay Hopeful For A "Dignified Death": Hamas Says It Has Agreed To A New Ceasefire Proposal; Jury Selection Begins In Trial Of Victim's Mother-In-Law; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• White House: Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting Plans Underway; Russia Hits Ukraine With Biggest Air Attack Since July; Home Depot Warns Tariffs Force It To Raise Prices; Trump Admin Confirms It Is Considering State In Intel; Apex Technology Pitches Mass-Produced Satellites. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Says, Putin Phone Call was Away from European Leaders or It Would Be Disrespectful to Putin; Justice Department Faces Deadline to Provide Epstein Records to Congress; Hamas Says It Agrees to New Ceasefire Proposal. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Breaking from CDC Recommendations; No U.S. Forces in Ukraine for Peacekeeping Says Trump; Russian Drone Attack Kills Eight and Wounding 54; Pediatric Group Says Young Kids Should Get COVID Vax; Higher Prices Due to Tariffs. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Number of National Guard Troops in D.C. Increases; Trump Administration to Release Some Epstein Files?; Hurricane Erin Impacting East Coast; Co-Deputy FBI Director Named; Russia Launches Massive Strike on Ukraine. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Interview With Natasha Rothwell; New Details Emerge in Bryan Kohberger Case; Number of National Guard Troops in D.C. Increases. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Sees Clear Path To Pick Up Five House Seats In Texas; Trump DOJ Official Urges NY Attorney General Letitia James To Resign; Trump: It'd Be Better If Putin & Zelenskyy Met Without Me. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Plans Underway For Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting; Russia Launches Largest Air Assault On Ukraine Since July; Kremlin Refuses To Commit To Putin- Zelenskyy Meeting; Trump Escalates Museum Attacks; Hamas Agrees To New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal; China's "Super Embassy" In London. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump Vows No U.S. Boots On The Ground In Ukraine; Kremlin Refuses To Commit To Putin-Zelenskyy Meeting; Redistricting Battles Heat Up In Texas & California; Mediators Await Israeli Response To Ceasefire Proposal; Trump Urges Crackdown On Museums Over "Woke" Exhibits; U.S. House Committee To Redact Victims' Names In File Release. Aired 3-4p ET