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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• DOJ Releases Audio, Transcripts Of Maxwell Interview; Interview With Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA); FBI Searches Home And Office Of Trump Adviser-Turned-Critic John Bolton; Any Moment: Parole Board Recommendation On Lyle Menendez; Rhode Island Judge Frank Caprio, Who Drew A Huge Online Audience With His Compassion, Dies At Age 88; "Sports Betting: America's Big Gamble" Airs Sunday At 10PM ET/PT. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• FBI Searches Home and Office of John Bolton; Interview with The New York Times Columnist M. Gessen; Interview with Historian and Author Peter Frankopan Interview with Musician Jon Batiste; Trump Calls John Bolton a "Sleaze Bag". Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Now: DOJ Releases Transcripts & Audio Of Its Interview With Ghislaine Maxwell & Sends Epstein Records To House Committee; FBI Searches Home & Office Of Ex-Trump Aide John Bolton. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• DOJ Releases Audio, Transcript Of Maxwell Prison Interview; FBI Conducts Hours-Long Search At John Bolton's Home & Office; Powell Hints At Rate Cut Due To Labor Market Conditions; Evolving Medical Guidance On High Blood Pressure. Aired 5-6p ET
• DOJ Releases Audio, Transcript Of Maxwell Prison Interview; FBI Conducts Hours-Long Search At John Bolton's Home And Office; Think Tank Shares List Of Terms They Don't Want Democrats To Use; Police Give Update After Deadly Bus Crash In New York; Kilmar Abrego Garcia Released From Criminal Custody. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• DOJ Releases Tapes Of Maxwell Praising Trump In Prison; Epstein Accomplice Denies Trafficking Minors Despite Conviction; FBI Raids Home And Office Of Trump Critic John Bolton; Donald Trump's Capitol Takeover About To Get More Guns. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• L.A. County D.A. Says, No Parole for Menendez Brothers Until They Come Clean; Federal Judge Bans Alligator Alcatraz from Taking New Detainees; Soon, DOJ to Provide Epstein-Related Records to House Committee. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Vows To "Go Other Places" After D.C. Police Crackdown; Soon: Texas Senate Expected To Pass Trump-Backed Map Favoring GOP; FBI Conducts Search At John Bolton's Home. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• FBI Searches Home of Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) is Interviewed about the Bolton Home Search; GOP States Send Troops to D.C.; Questions about New Blood Pressure Guidelines Aired 8:30-9a ET
• FBI Searches Home of Former Trump Adviser; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) is Interviewed about the FBI Search at Bolton's Home; White House Referring Bolton Search Questions to the FBI; Former Trump Adviser's Home Searched by FBI. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Judge Effectively Shuts Down Florida Detention Center; Madison Mills is Interviewed about Jerome Powell's Speech Today. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Interview With Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM); Fed Set to Cut Interest Rates?; FBI Raids Home and Office of John Bolton. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Trump Takes Questions During Oval Office Announcement; Justice Department To Provide Epstein-related Records To House Committee; Trump Says He Knows Nothing About FBI Search Of Bolton's Home, Calls Him a Low Life; Lyle Menendez Face Parole Board After Brother Erik Denied Release. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• FBI Agents Searching John Bolton's Maryland Home, D.C. Office; New York State Thruway Closed After Crash Involving Bus, Semi; Hegseth Orders National Guard Troops In D.C. To Carry Weapons; GOP Governors From At Least Six States Send Troops To Washington, D.C.; OpenTable Says D.C. Restaurant Reservations Drop Amid Federal Crackdown. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• New York Police: Multiple Fatalities and Entrapments After Tour Bus-Semi Crash; DOJ Releases Blanche-Maxwell Interview Transcript; Epstein Records Sent to House Oversight Committee. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Epstein Records Sent To House Oversight Committee; DOJ Releases Blanche-Maxwell Interview Transcript & Audio. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• DOJ Releases Blanche-Maxwell Interview Transcript and Audio; Interview with Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL): Epstein Records Sent to House Oversight Committee; Kilmar Abrego Garcia Release from Criminal Custody in Tennessee. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Ukraine Battles Russia from the Air, On the Battlefield; Trump Visits Police, Military in D.C. Amid Protests; Venezuela Mobilizes Militia as U.S. Deploys Navy to Region; North Korean Secret Missile Base Could Be Nuclear Threat to U.S., East Asia; TikTok Employees Concerned about App's Impact on Young Users. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Palestinians Warn Against Israeli Plan To Occupy Gaza City; Moscow's Latest Strikes On Ukraine Show Russia Not Ready For Lasting Peace; Lower U.S. Tariffs On E.U. Autos Are On Hold For Now; Newsom Signs California Redistricting Plan To Counter Texas Republicans; 21 Countries Condemn Israel's Plan for New Settlements; British Government Agrees to Pay Compensation for Blaze; North Korea's Secret Missile Base Could Threaten U.S. Aired 1-2a ET
• Prime Minister Netanyahu to Approve Gaza City Takeover, Palestinians Protest. Russia Strikes Ukraine with Largest Drone Attack; Ukraine Bracing for Russian Push Near Orikhiv; Erik Menendez Denied Parole; Venezuela Calls Militia for Possible U.S. Attack; Day Laborers Targeted at Home Depot Parking Lots; Firefighter Survives Flames Engulfing Vehicle; Storm Moves Away From U.S., Coastal Flood Threat Remains; TikTok Employees Concerned About App's Impact On Young Users. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Russia Peace Deal Not Happening; Mass Evacuations Underway in Gaza; Crack Down on Crime Extends Beyond D.C.; California Follow to Texas Redistricting; Nicolas Maduro Deploys Militia Against U.S.; Remnants of Hurricane Erin Still Felt in Cities; Kids Get Addicted to TikTok. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Erik Menendez Denied Parole, Brother Lyle's Hearing Today; Judge: No New Detainees Can Go to 'Alligator Alcatraz'; NFL Fans Debate Male Cheerleaders on Vikings Cheer Squad. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Michael Scherer is Interviewed about Loomer's Comments about McCarthy; Brandon Scott is Interviewed about the Racist Message he Received; Judge Rules Habba Unlawfully Serving; Democrats Need their Own Stephen Miller. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Did Not Air 9-10a ET
• FBI Conducts Court-Authorized Search at John Bolton's Home; U.N.- Backed Group Declared Famine in Parts of Gaza City. Aired 10:39-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• DOJ Releases Tapes Of Maxwell Praising Trump, Maxwell Wants A Pardon; Trump Denies Knowing About Bolton Search, But Calls Him A "Low Life"; Stocks Surge As Powell, Under Trump Pressure, Hints At Rate Cut; Kremlin: No Putin-Zelenskyy Summit Planned, Trump Gives Putin 2 Weeks. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Families of Camp Mystic Flood Victim Testify; Protesters Speak Out Against New ICE Facility; Target Reacts to Target CEO Stepping Down; Child Saved from Car in River; Front End Loader Barrels Into Intersection; Police Force Uses A.I. for Reports; New Details in Sudden House Explosion; Teen Hit in Crosswalk Near School; Rabbits Shot With Blow Darts in Colorado; Construction Unearths Coors Ceramic Artifacts. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Venezuela Mobilizes Militias As Us Deploys Navy To Region; U.K. Agrees To Pay Kenyans Affected By Lolldaiga Fire; TikTok Employees Raise Concerns About App's Impact On Users. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Palestinians Warn Against Israel Plan To Occupy Gaza City; 21 Countries Condemn Israel's Plan For New Settlement; Moscow's Latest Strikes On Ukraine Show Russia Not Ready For Lasting Peace; Kim Jong Un Pays Emotional Tribute To North Korean Soldiers Killed In Russia; Home Depots Become Prime Locations For Immigration Enforcement; Venezuela Mobilizes Militias As Us Deploys Navy To Region; U.K. Agrees To Pay Kenyans Affected By Lolldaiga Fire; TikTok Employees Raise Concerns About App's Impact On Users. Aired 4- 5a ET


Inside Politics
• FBI Search Home & Office Of Former Trump Adviser John Bolton; Trump Calls John Bolton A "Low Life" As FBI Search His Home. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Powell References Unemployment As He Hints At Rate Cut; Trump: "I'll Fire" Fed Governor Lisa Cook If She Doesn't Resign; Today: House Committee To Receive Epstein Documents; Think Tank To Dems: Stop Saying These Things. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Famine Officially Declared In Gaza; FBI Raids Former Trump Adviser Bolton's Home And Office; FBI Searches Home Of Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton; Soon: Congress To Receive First Jeffrey Epstein Files; Trump Says He'll Fire Fed Governor Cook If She Doesn't Resign; Canada Removing Many Retaliatory Tariffs On U.S. Goods; Trump Expresses Frustration At Progress Of Peace Efforts; Colombia: At Least 19 Killed In Bombing And Attack On Chopper. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Ghislaine Maxwell Speaks With DOJ About Trump And Epstein; FBI Searches John Bolton's Home And Office; California Parole Board Denies Parole For Lyle Menendez; Laura Coates Interviews Actor Wendell Pierce. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• FBI Searches Home of Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton; Famine Declared in Parts of Gaza by U.N.-Backed Group; Ukrainian Troops Defending Town of Orikhiv in the South; Lyle Menendez, Convicted of Murdering Parents with Brother Erik, Faces Parole Board; Iran: U.S. Threatening Military Force on Venezuela; Pumpkin Spice Season is on. Aired 11-12a ET
• FBI Searches Home And Office Of Former Trump Adviser John Bolton; U.N.-backed Group Declares Famine In Parts Of Gaza; Lyle Menendez Faces California Parole Board; British Government Agrees To Pay Compensation For Blaze; Donald Trump's Unprecedented Week; Canada To Remove Many Retaliatory Tariffs On U.S. Goods; Report: Secret Missile Base Could Pose Nuclear Threat; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Quest Means Business At The Delacorte Theater; Justice Department Releases Maxwell Interview Transcript, Audio; FBI Searches Home And Office Of Trump Critic, John Bolton; New York Police Say Several Killed In Tour Bus Crash; Exploring The Delacorte Theater With Sam Waterston; Exploring Delacorte Theater With Actor Sam Waterston; Shakespeare In The Park Returns With "Twelfth Night". Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Now, FBI Searching Home of Former Trump Adviser John Bolton; Trump Speaks as FBI Home of His Ex-National Security Adviser; Trump Comments on Russia's War on Ukraine. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• FBI Raids Ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton's Home; Powell Says Higher Tariffs Have Begun to Push Up Prices; U.N.-Backed Group Confirms "Man-Made" Famine in Parts of Gaza. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• FBI Searching Former Trump Adviser John Bolton's Home & Office; Stocks Surge After Fed Chair Hints Interest Rate Cut Could Come Soon; Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), Is Interviewed About Approx. 2,000 Soldiers And Airmen Mobilized In Washington, D.C. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• New Blood Pressure Guidelines; Interview With Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu; Interview With Fmr. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA). Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• DOJ Releases Ghislaine Maxwell Interview Audio, Transcripts; Trump Denies Knowledge Of FBI Search, Calls Bolton "Sleazebag"; Trump: Chicago Is Next Up For Federal Crime Crackdown. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Maxwell Tells DOJ There Is No Epstein Client List; FBI Agents Search Home And Office Of John Bolton; Kilmar Abrego Garcia Released From Jail; Famine Official Declared in Gaza; Venezuela Mobilized Militias As U.S. Deploys Navy To Region; Trump Responds To Ukraine Talks Delay; Russia Continues To Strike Ukrainian Cities With Drones And Missiles; Powell Leaves Door Open To Rate Cut. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Did Not Air 3-4p ET