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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Accuses Federal Governor Lisa Cook Of An Infraction; House Issues Subpoena To Epstein Estate; West Virginia Univ. And University Of Kentucky Campuses Hit Today By Active Shooter Hoaxes; President Trump To Hold A "Large Meeting" At The White House Tomorrow On The War In Gaza; IDF Launches Inquiry Into Hospital Strike That Killed Journalists; Protesters In Israel Demand End To War In Gaza; SpaceX Rocket Splashes Down In The Indian Ocean; Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Are Engaged. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With U.S. Treasury Department Former Deputy Assistant Secretary For Economic Policy And The Budget Lab At Yale President Natasha Sarin; Interview With Senate Judiciary Committee Former Chief Republican Nominations Counsel and Executive Society for the Rule of Law Director Gregg Nunziata; Interview with Cato Institute Director of Immigration Studies David J. Bier; Interview with MSF Deputy Program Manager in Charge of Palestine Amande Bazerolle. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Lawyer: Fed Governor To Sue Over Trump's Attempted Firing; Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Announce Engagement; Pritzker Vowes To Fight Back As Feud With Trump Escalates. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Has Accused Fed Governor Lisa Cook Of Mortgage Fraud; Trump Admin Appeals Judge Ruling Tossing Immigration Suit; Massive Dust Storm Rolls Over Phoenix Area; String Of Fake Shooting Threats Made To Universities; Gold Star Families Mark Four Years Since Abbey Gate Bombing. Aired 5-6p ET
• Lawyer Says, Fed Governor To Sue Over Trump's Attempted Firing; House GOP Oversight Panel Subpoenas Epstein Estate For His Will, Birthday Book, Other Documents; Hostage Families Say, Hundreds Of Thousands Protests In Tel Aviv; Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce Announce Engagement; Trump Calls For $500 Million Harvard Settlement. Aired 6- 7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Again Threatens To Send Troops To Chicago, Out Of Control; Trump Says, I Have the Right To Do Anything I Want To Do; Lawyer Says, Fed Gov. Lisa Cook To Sue Over Trump's Attempted Firing; Outrage Grows As Israel's Actions Push To The Brink of Isolation; Heather Honey Is The New Deputy Assistant Secretary For Election Integrity; SpaceX Launches New Starship Into Space And Returns To Earth. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Escalates Against Fed, Says He's Firing Fed Governor; Trump Flexes Power With Threats, Firings and Executive Actions; Massive Dust Storm Sweeps Across Arizona. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Says He Fired Fed Governor Lisa Cook, She Says She'll Fight It; FEMA Employees Say Trump Administration Gutting Disaster Response; Trump Says He Hasn't Been Briefed On Bolton Search. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Order Creates Specialized National Guard Units to Address Crime; Illinois Gov. Pritzker Warns Trump: Do Not Come to Chicago; House Oversight Committee Subpoenas Epstein Estate for Birthday Book; String of Shooting Hoaxes Creates Chaos at Several Campuses; Massive Dust Storm Sweeps Across Arizona. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• DNC Chair: "Sick Of Dems: Bringing A Pencil To A Knife Fight"; Trump Expresses Frustration Over Russian Strikes In Ukraine; Cracker Barrel Says It "Could've Done A Better Job" With Logo Change; Eli Lilly Releases Phase Three Trial Results For New GLP-1 Pill; Study: Most Major U.S. Cities Are Slowly Sinking; Aired 8:30-9:00a ET
• Trump Signs Order Expanding Use of National Guard in U.S. Cities; Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Massive Dust Storm Sweeps Across Arizona; Trump Suggests DOJ Could Investigate Chris Christie Over Bridgegate; Coast Guard Seizes 76,000+ Pounds Of Cocaine & Marijuana; Teens Rush Into Burning Utah Home To Save Trapped Dogs; SC Bystanders Rescue Ride-Share Driver After Car Plunges In Creek; Satirical Media Publication The Onion Revives Print Edition. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Taylor Swift Engaged; Trump Attempts to Fire Federal Reserve Member; Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump, Pritzker Clash Over Possible National Guard Deployment to Illinois; Judge Says Utah's Congressional Map Must Be Redrawn for 2026 Midterms; Police Arrest L.A. Burglary Crew Suspected in Nearly 100 Break-ins; Australia Expels Iranian Ambassador After Spy Agency Finds Iran Directed Anti-Semitic Attacks on Its Soil; Israeli Security Cabinet Meeting Ends With No Decisions Reached on Major Issues; Growing Condemnation Over Israeli Strikes on Gaza Hospital; Extreme Weather Out West Fuels Wildfire Conditions, Dust Storms; New GLP-1 Weight Loss Pill May Be Closer to Reality. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Holding Cabinet Meeting at the White House; Fed Governor Lisa Cook Plans to Sue Over Trump's Attempted Firing; Trump Says He Wants to Rebrands "Big Beautiful" Domestic Policy Law; National Guard Prepares Specialized Units Under Trump Order; Trump Repeats Threat to Send Federal Troops to Other U.S. Cities. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Announce Engagement; Colleges Rocked by Wave of Active Shooter Hoaxes; Southwest to Require Plus- Sized People to Buy Extra Seat in Advance. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Addresses Decision to Try to Fire Fed Governor; Trump Again Accuses Federal Governor of "Infraction"; Fed Governor Lisa Cook: Trump "Has No Authority" to Fire Me; Trump, Pritzker Clash Over Possible National Guard Deployment to IL; Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Engaged. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Man Arrested After Burning American Flag Outside White House; AI Hitting Early-Career Workers Much Harder Than Other Ages; How One Professor Got His Students' Attention Back. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Strikes On Gaza Hospital Kill 20, Including Five Journalists; South Korean President Visits White House; Illinois Leaders Condemn Possible National Guard Deployment; Russian President Prepares For Trip To China; U.S. Naval Fleet Heads For Venezuela Amid Rising Tensions; Musk's X-AI Sues Apple, OpenAI For Blocking Competition. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Global Outrage After Israeli Strike On Gaza Hospital Kills 20; Australia Expels Iranian Diplomats Over Antisemitic Attacks; South Korean President Lee Urges Trump To Revive Diplomacy With North Korea; National Guard Members Now Carrying Weapons In D.C.; Judge Says Abrego Garcia Should Remain in the U.S.; International Efforts for Ceasefire Appear to Stall; Maduro Calls on Venezuelans to Join the Military; Key U.S. Tariff Exemption for Small Businesses End Friday; Musk's X-AI Sues Apple, OpenAI for Blocking Competition; One Dead in Vietnam after Kajiki Makes Landfall as Typhoon. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Lee: Trump "Only Person" Who Can Improve North Korea Relations; Trump Avoid Question On Reducing United States Troops In South Korea; Strikes On Gaza Hospital Kill 20, Including Five Journalists; Russian President Prepares For Trip To China; Trump Signs Executive Order to Create Specialized National Guard Units to Address Crime in U.S. Cities; Illinois Leaders Condemn Possible National Guard Deployment; Towering Dust Storm Covers Phoenix in Darkness; Venus Williams' Grand Slam Return Ends in Three Sets. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Israel Owes Responsibility of the Nasser Hospital Double Attack; South Korean President Wrapping Up His U.S. Tour After Investments and Major Deals Were Announced; National Guardsmen Now Carrying Weapons Across D.C. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Threatens to Send National Guard to Chicago; Where Are They Now? The People Displaced by Katrina. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• President Trump Fires Fed Governor Lisa Cook; New Swing Voters Bounce Between Elections, Not Just Parties; President Trump Bets Big On Struggling Intel With 10 Percent Stake; President Trump Hints At Name Change For Department Of Defense; Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Did Not Air 9-10a ET
• Israeli Protesters Launch "Day of Struggle," Demand Ceasefire and Release of Hostages; Growing Investor Concern about U.S. Fed's Independence; Illinois Governor Says No to Trump Chicago Militarization; Judge Orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia Remain in the U.S.; Iran to Meet with France, Germany and U.K.; Lindsey Graham Raises Idea of U.S.-Lebanon Defense Pact. Aired 10-10:45a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Insists He Can Fire Fed Governor As She Fights Back; Illinois Governor On Trump's Threats: "You Can't Do Whatever You Want"; Trump Says Putin Isn't Solely To Blame For Ukraine War; U.S. Open Heightens Security In The Wake Of NYC Mass Shooting. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Illinois Leaders Condemn Possible National Guard Deployment; Judge Says Abrego Garcia Should Remain In The U.S.; South Korean President: "Very Good Conversations" With Trump; Strikes On Gaza Hospital Kill 20, Including 5 Journalists. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Gives Russia Another Two Weeks On Peace Deal; U.S. Naval Fleet Heads For Venezuela Amid Rising Tensions; New Study Finds 25 Of 28 Largest U.S. Cities Are Sinking. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Lawyer: Fed Governor Lisa Cook Will Sue Over Attempted Firing; Trump Says He's Firing Fed Gov. U.S.A. Cook Over Unproven Fraud Claim; Trump Holding Cabinet Meeting At The White House; Trump Administration Pushes Law Enforcement Crackdown; Trump On Crackdown: "Chicago Should Be Next". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Vows "Many More" Deals Like U.S. Getting 10 Percent Stake In Intel; California GOP Asks State Supreme Court To Block New Map; Indiana Republicans To Talk Redistricting At WH Meeting Today; Ruff Rankings: America's Favorite Dogs. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Protesters Hit The Streets In Israel Demanding An End To The War In Gaza; President Trump Fires U.S. Fed Governor; Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Announce Engagement; Trump Says He Has Fired Fed Governor Lisa Cook; Trump Order Creates Specialized National Guard Crime Units; Trump Threatens to Send National Guard to Chicago. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Escalates Power Grab With Firing Attempt Of Fed Member; Cracker Barrel Scraps New Logo Amid Backlash; Democrat Wins Iowa State Senate Election; Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Announce Engagement. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Protests Across Israel Demanding Ceasefire-Hostage Deal; A Dangerous Power Grab; Trump Threatens to Send National Guard to Chicago; U.S. President Fires Federal Reserve Governor; U.S. Naval Fleet Heads for Venezuela Amid Rising Tensions; Towering Wall of Dust Sweeps Across Phoenix, Arizona. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Protests Across Israel Demanding Ceasefire-Hostage Deal; IDF: Gaza Hospital Strike In Response To Hamas Camera Position; House Republicans Investigate D.C.'s Crime Statistics; Trump Threatens To Send National Guard To Chicago; False Reports of Active Shooters Spark Panic In Schools; Trump Says He Has Fired Fed Governor Lisa Cook; Trial Of Donna Adelson Over Professor's Murder Continues; GLP-1 Weight Loss Pill Closer To Regulatory Approval. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Fed Governor Lisa Cook To Fight Her Firing by Trump In Court; Trump Tests Legal Limits As He Tries To Fire Fed Governor; Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Announce Engagement; U.S. Tariff On Indian Goods To Double; Scania Doubles Down On China Investment With $2 Billion Plant; Protests Across Israel Demanding Ceasefire-Hostage Deal; Banned U.K. Vapes Repurposed For Ukraine Troops. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Fires Federal Reserve Member, But She Vows to Fight; Judge Says, Abrego Garcia Must Stay in U.S. for Now Amid Deportation Threat; House Oversight Committee Issues Subpoena for Epstein Birthday Book. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• House Oversight Committee to Review Alex Acosta Over Epstein Deal; Trump and Pritzker Clash Over Possible National Guard Deployment; New GLP-1 Weight Loss Pill. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• FEMA Employees Issue Readiness Warning; Trump National Guard Order Raises Controversy; Trump Attempts to Fire Federal Reserve Member. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Five Journalists Killed in Israeli Strike; Protests in Israel; U.S. Cities Sinking?; New Weight Loss Pill?; Right-Wing Backlash Continues Over Cracker Barrel Logo Change. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump: "I'm Not Walking In Baltimore... Baltimore Is A Hellhole"; Burgum Says Trump's Deploying National Guard To Cities Led By Democrats Is Not Political: "He's Not Targeting Anything"; Fed Gov: Trump Has No Authority To Fire Me... I Will Not Resign. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Trump Tries To Fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook; Cook Says She Will Not Step Down From Fed; Pritzker And Trump Feud Escalates; Trump Threatens To Send National Guard To Chicago; Protests Across Israel Demanding Ceasefire- Hostage Deal; Israel Kills Five Journalist In "Double-Tap" Attack On Gaza Hospital; Court Tosses Trump Administration Lawsuit; Trump Admin. To Seek Death Penalty In D.C. Murder Cases; Taylor Swift Gets Engaged. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump Says He Fired Fed's Lisa Cook, She Says She'll Fight It; Trump Administration To Seek Death Penalty In D.C. Murder Cases; Protests Across Israel Demanding Ceasefire-Hostage Deal; Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Announce Engagement; Trump Calls City Of Baltimore A "Hell Hole"; U.S. Naval Fleet Heads For Venezuela Amid Rising Tensions. Aired 3-4p ET