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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Former FBI Director James Comey Indicted; Interview with Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY); Interview with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Former FBI Director James Comey Indicted; Comey Charged With Giving False Statements & Obstruction Of A Congressional Proceeding. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte; Interview with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul; Interview with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez; Interview with Former Federal Prosecutor Brendan Ballou. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Comey Indictment Could Come As Soon As Today, Even As Sources Tell CNN AG Has Reservations About Case; FBI: "We Believe" Dallas Shooter Acted Alone; Kimmel Hits Back At Trump Threat To Sue ABC: "He's A Bully"; Federal Government Studying Safety Of Abortion Drug Mifepristone, Driving New Concerns About Access. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Sources: Comey Indictment Could Come As Soon As Today; Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA), Is Interviewed About Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein Case Files, Republicans, House Floor Vote, WSJ Report; Epstein's Estate Hands Flight Logs, Messages, Cash Transactions, Schedule Info To House Oversight Committee; Sources: Top GOP Allies Working To Stop Epstein House Floor Vote; WSJ Report Dives Into White House Response To Epstein Scandal; FBI: ICE Facility Shooting Was "Months In The Making"; FBI's Patel: Shooter Hoped To give ICE Agents "Real Terror"; Shooter Used Apps Created To Track Immigration Agents; Shooter Used Apps Created To Track Immigration Agents; CNN Presses Hamas Official On Horrors Facing Palestinians; Oklahoma School Chief Resigns After Controversial Tenure; ABC Veterans: Make It Clear That ABC News And Disney Will Not Be Silenced. Aired 5-6p ET
• White House Threatens Mass Firings If Government Shuts Down; Some Top Danish Officials Blame Russia for Drone Airport Disruption; RFK Jr. Says FDA Will Study Safety of Abortion Drug Mifepristone. Source: Ex-FBI Director James Comey Indicted. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Ex-FBI Chief James Comey Indicted, to Surrender Tomorrow; Grand Jury Indicts Comey on Obstruction, False Statements; Comey Indicted in Extraordinary Escalation of Trump Revenge. Comey Indicted For Two Charges; Trump Accused Of Inciting Violence After His Warning To Democrats. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Investigators Search for Motive in Deadly ICE Facility Shooting; Sources Say, DOJ Preparing to Seek Indictment of Ex-FBI Chief James Comey; ABC Says, Jimmy Kimmel's Return Draws 6.3 Million Viewers. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Sources: DOJ Preparing To Seek Indictment Of Ex-FBI Chief James Comey; Trump Demands Investigation Into Alleged "Triple Sabotage" At The United Nations; Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) On White House Budget Office Threat Of Mass Firings If Government Shuts Down. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Nathan Johnson, (D) State Senator: Investigators Search for Motive in Deadly ICE Facility Shooting; DOJ Close to Deciding Whether to Charge James Comey; FDA to Fast-Track Label Change for Leucovorin for Autism. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) is Interviewed about a Government Shutdown; Areva Martin is Interviewed about the Combs Trial; Approval of RFK Jr.; Chris Wright is Interviewed about Comments on Climate Change; United States Versus Harvard. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Investigators Search for Motive in ICE Facility Shooting; John Sandweg is Interviewed about the ICE Shooting; Trump Demands Investigation at U.N.; Tom Dupree is Interviewed about a Comey Indictment; Trump Calls U.N. Visit Sabotage. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Zelenskyy Says Trump Backs Ukraine; Americans on Free Speech. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Defense Secretary Summons Hundreds of Senior Military Officers; Trump Administration Threatens Mass Firings; ICE Shooting Investigation; Will Trump Administration Indict James Comey?. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• FBI Says Dallas Ice Shooting Had High Degree of Pre-attack Planning; Zelenskyy Asks Trump for a New Long-range Weapons System, Warns Russia They Will Use It; Hegseth Summons Hundreds of Senior Military Officers to Mystery Meeting; FDA is Reviewing Safety of Abortion Drug Mifepristone; Students Help Pass Florida Law to Support Military Families. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• FBI Says Dallas ICE Shooting Had High Degree of Pre-attack Planning; Sources Say Bondi, Prosecutors Have Concerns About Charging Comey; Rep. Swalwell Says Bondi Hasn't Acted on Death Threats Against Him; DOJ Leaders Pushing to Charge Trump Critic John Bolton. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Federal Investigators Give Update on Deadly ICE Facility Shooting. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. Atty: Dallas ICE Shooting "The Very Definition of Terrorism"; FBI: Shooter Left Handwritten Notes Discussing Killing ICE Agents; Sources: Possible Comey Indictment Could Come as Soon as Today; Hegseth Summons Top U.S. Military Brass for Unexplained Meeting; Judge to Rule on Bid to Toss Conviction or Get New Trial. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA): White House Budget Office Threatens Mass Firings if Deal Isn't Reached, Bondi, Prosecutors Have Concerns About Charging Comey; Widespread 911 Outages in Mississippi and Louisiana; Trump Threatens to Sue ABC for Bringing Kimmel Back. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Gaza Officials: 92 People Killed Over Past 24 Hours; Ukraine's Zelenskyy Warns Of "Most Destructive Arms Race"; Source: DOJ Seeking To Indict Former FBI Director Comey; At Least One Detainee Killed In ICE Facility Shooting; Tony Blair, Arnold Schwarzenegger Talk about Political Division in U.S.; New A.I-Powered App Helps Parents Protect Children. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• U.S. Outlines New Peace Plan For Gaza; Syria's President Calls For End To Sanctions In U.N. Address; Typhoon Ragasa Tears Through A Taiwan Town, Killing 14; Prosecutors Plan To Ask A Grand Jury To Indict Former FBI Director James B. Comey On Allegations That He Lied To Congress; Trump Blames "Radical Leftists" For Dallas Shooting That Killed ICE Detainee; Top U.S. And Russian Diplomats Hold Talks on Sidelines; Ukraine's Zelenskyy Warns of "Most Destructive Arms Race"; Drones Force Denmark's Second Airport Closure This Week; 6.3M Viewers Tune in to Return of "Jimmy Kimmel Live"; YouTube to Reinstate Accounts Banned for COVID-19 Claims; New A.I.-Powered App Helps Parent Protect Children; England Sees Massive Apple Harvest. Aired 1-2a ET
• Displaced Palestinians Describe Intensifying IDF Operations; At Least One Detainee Killed In ICE Facility Shooting; Donald Trump Says Climate Change "Greatest Con Job Ever"; China Pledges to Reduce Climate Pollution by 10 Percent; 6.3 Million Viewers Tune in to Return of Jimmy Kimmel Live; Rihanna Welcomes Third Child With A$AP Rocky; Security Camera Captures Suspects Robbing Jewelry Store. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Palestinian Authority President Speaks at the U.N. General Assembly; Zelenskyy Warns of a Most Destructive Arms Race; Jimmy Kimmel's Return Yields High Ratings. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• DOJ Seeking Grand Jury Indictment of Ex-FBI Chief James Comey; 'Rapturetok': False Doomsday Prophecy Goes Viral. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• FBI Examines Writings in ICE Shooting; Jim Rutenberg is Interviewed about Kimmel; Apple Pauses "The Savant"; Park Service Removes Statue. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Regional Leaders Endorse Parts of U.S. Plan, Suggest Provisions they Want Added; Trump's Plan for Gaza; Trump Admin Presents Gaza Peace Plan to Regional Leaders; DHS: One Detainee Killed in ICE Facility Shooting; Abbas Thanks Nations that have Recently Recognized Independent Palestinian State; Palestinian Authority President Addressing UNGA in Video Message. Aired 9- 10a ET
• Palestinian Authority President Addresses UNGA in Video Message; Former Secretary of State Pompeo States Recognizing Palestinian State Empowers Hamas; Ursula von der Leyen Affirms Shooting Down Russian Jets "On the Table"; Call to Earth: Photos from Tanzania; Syrian President Addresses U.N., Meets Trump and Dignitaries; Syria's Suwayda, from Relative Calm to Sectarian Violence against Druze. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Ex-FBI Chief Comey Charged With Making False Statements, Obstruction. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• At Least One Detainee Killed In ICE Facility Shooting; Sources: DOJ Seeking To Indict Former FBI Director Comey; Zelenskyy: Must Not Let Russia Make War The New Normal; Abbas To Address U.N. Via Video Message In Coming Hours. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Abbas To Address U.N. Via Video Message In Coming Hours; 6.3 Million Viewers Tune In To Return Of "JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!"; At Least One Detainee Killed In ICE Facility Shooting. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Takes Questions Ahead Of Meeting With Turkish President; Trump Says "I Have No Idea" If Comey Will Be Charged, Up To DOJ; White House Threatens Mass Federal Firings If Govt. Shuts Down. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Kennedy Sends Letter To 22 GOP Attorneys General Giving Update On Safety Review of Abortion Drug; Concerns Rise Over Potential For New Limits On Abortion Drug; Sources: Bondi, Top Prosecutors Have Concerns About Charging Comey Although An Indictment Could Still Come As Soon As Today. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Officials Hold Briefing on Dallas ICE Office Shooting; Joshua Jahn Indented to Kill ICE Agents; Trump Suggests Progress on Gaza Ceasefire Efforts; Abbas Condemns Settlement Expansion in West Bank; Former French President Sarkozy Sentenced to Five Years in Prison. Palestine Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Cites Palestinians Won't Leave Gaza; U.S. Justice Department Nears a Decision on Whether to Charge Former FBI Director James Comey with Lying to Congress; Former French President Sarkozy Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump DOJ Indicts Ex-FBI Director James Comey; White House Threatens Mass Firings if Government Shuts Down; Hegseth Orders Massive, Mysterious Military Meeting. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Welcomes Turkey's President Erdogan to the White House; Trump Administration Presents Gaza Peace Plan to Regional Leaders; Former French President Sarkozy Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison; DHS: One Detainee Killed, Two Injured in ICE Facility Shooting; Trump: Erdogan and I will Discuss F- 16s and F-35s; President Trump Meets with Turkish President Erdogan. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump: I'd Like Turkey To Stop Buying Oil From Russia; FBI Investigating ICE Shooting As Act Of Targeted Violence; Starbucks Announces Store Closings, More Layoffs; What Science Says About Leucovorin For Autism In Children; Australian Government Minister On Social Media Age Restrictions; New AI-Powered App Helps Parent Protect Children; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump vs Cook; Trump Urges Erdogan to Help End Ukraine War; Ruto: Kenya Remains Robustly Democratic; Trump Signs Executive Order On TikTok; On Safari With Chris Fallows. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Justice Department Nearing Decision on Whether to Charge Ex-FBI Chief Comey; DHS Increases Security at Immigration Facilities After Shooting; Trump Demands Investigation into Alleged Triple Sabotage at U.N. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• DOJ Close to Deciding Whether to Charge James Comey; Parent's Only Child Killed in Gaza Strikes; Trump Admin. Presents Gaza Peace Plan to Arab Leaders; Trump Meets with Turkish President. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Interview With Dallas, Texas, Mayor Eric Johnson; Trump Meets With Turkish President; ICE Shooting Investigation. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Meets With Turkish President; Trump Administration Targets James Comey. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former FBI Director Comey For False Statements, Obstruction In Congressional Testimony; Comey Responds To Indictment: "I'm Innocent. So Let's Have A Trial"; Trump Calls Soros A Likely Candidate For Investigation. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Abbas Says Hamas Will Not Play Role in Palestinian State; Trump to Now Allow Israel to Annex West Bank; Senior Hamas Official Defends 'High Price' of Oct 7; Top Danish Officials Warns of Russian Sabotage; U.S. Intercepts Russian Fighter Jets in Alaska Airspace; Trump Hosts President Erdogan at WH; Trump Sign Executive Order on TikTok Deal; Bondi and Prosecutors have Concerns about Comey Case; Former FBI Director Comey Indicted. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Sources: DOJ May Decide Today On Possible Comey Indictment; Trump Blames "Radical Left" For ICE Facility Shooting; Multiple Danish Airports Disrupted By Drones This Week; Abbas: Hamas Will Not Play Role In A Palestinian State; U.S. Military Mystery Meeting Sparks Questions; Trump To Sign Executive Order On TikTok Control In U.S.; FDA Reviewing Evidence About Safety, Efficacy Of Mifepristone. Aired 3-4p ET