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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• AG Bondi Deflects And Attacks Dems In Tense Hearing; Interview With Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY); National Guard Troops Arrive In Illinois For Training Amid Trump's Push To Deploy Guard In Chicago And Portland; Homeland Security Secy. Noem Meets With Portland Police Chief Against National Guard Deployment; More Staffing Shortages Cause Air Travel Delays As Government Shutdown Nears One-Week Mark; Israel Commemorates October 7th Attacks; Source: Israel And Hamas Have Made "Progress" In First Two Days Of Talks; Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff Expected To Meet Qatari Prime Minister On Wednesday. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Haaretz Journalist and "The Gates of Gaza" Author Amir Tibon; Interview with UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder; Interview with Palestinian Peace Activist Aziz Abu Sarah; Interview with "This Boy We Made" Author Taylor Harris. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• A.G. Bondi Battles Dem Senators In Contentious Hearing; Trump Suggests Some Federal Workers Don't Deserve Back Pay As Government Shutdown Nears One-Week Mark; Now: DHS Secretary Noem Visits ICE Facility In Portland. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Bondi Dodges Questions As She Clashes With Democrats; Texas National Guard Troops Arrive In Illinois Ahead Of Expected Chicago Deployment; White House Questions Back Pay For Furloughed Workers; Two Years After Oct 7: The Fights Defining Israeli Society; Trump Rips Democrats, Says They "Have No Leader" As Sen. Schumer Urges Trump To Get Involved In Talks; Conservative Jewish Speaker Accuses NYU Of Caving To Backlash Over His Event On Free Speech & Anti-Semitism. Aired 5-6p ET
• Bondi Deflects Questions, Attacks Democrats In Tense Hearing; Trump Compares Democrats To Insurrectionists; Former Federal Prosecutor Dave Bitkower Crossed The Globe To Deliver Justice And Prevent Another Tragedy; Air Traffic Control Staffing Shortages Cause Air Travel Delays At Major Airports; Rep. Taylor Greene: "Disgusted" That Health Insurance Premiums Will Double If ACA Subsidies Expire This Year. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Pressure Mounts as Shutdown's Real World Impact Grows; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) Strays from Trump, Backs Democratic Efforts; Bondi Stonewalls Questions, Attacks Senators Instead; Mamdani Faces Criticism For October 7th Statement; DHS Trolls Zach Bryan; Kamala Harris Uses A Curse Word In Her SF Masonic Auditorium Talk. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Orders Troops to Chicago, Threatens to Use Insurrection Act; Sources Say, Classified DOJ Legal Opinion Justifies Strikes on Cartel; Jaguars Stun Chiefs, Earn First Win vs. K.C. in 16 Years. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Threatens To Use Insurrection Act To Deploy Troops To Cities; Gaza Ceasefire Talks Underway As Israel Marks Two Years Since October 7 Attack; Government Shutdown Triggers Airport Delays, Staffing Shortages. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL): Attorney General Pam Bondi to Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee; Trump Orders Troops to Chicago, Threatens to Use Insurrection Act; Jeffrey Epstein Survivors Wary of Compiling Client List; Government Shutdown Triggers Airport Delays, Staffing Shortages. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Jessie Fuentes is Interviewed about Chicago; Polls on Trump; Supreme Court to Weigh Conversation Therapy Case; Ruby Chen is Interviewed about Two Years Since October 7th; Rebecca Stephens is Interviewed about Stranded Hikers on Everest. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Bondi Testifies Before Congress; Trump Orders Troops to Chicago; Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is Interviewed Bondi's Testimony. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Doug Ford is Interviewed about Canadian Tariffs; Pam Bondi Hearing. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Gaza Negotiations Continue; Trump Meets With Canadian Prime Minister; Will White House Refuse to Pay Furloughed Employees?; FAA Staffing Shortages; Texas National Guard Near Chicago?; Pam Bondi Under Fire on Capitol Hill. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Mediation Talks Resume on Gaza Ceasefire Plan; Israel Marks Second Anniversary of October 7 Hamas Attack; Texas National Guard Arrives Near Chicago; Trump to Permanently Cut Government Programs Amid Shutdown; Bystanders Help Free Victim Trapped in Helicopter Wreckage; Gold Hits $4,000 Per Ounce for First. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Mediation Talks Resume on Gaza Ceasefire Plan; Whitehouse Weighs Back Pay for Furloughed Workers Amid Shutdown; Senators Grill Attorney General Bondi in Tense Hearing; Supreme Court Hears Arguments Over Ban on Conversion Therapy. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Will Take a Look At Pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell; Texas National Guard Arrive at Military Facility Near Chicago; Israel, Hamas Make Progress in First Two Days of Talks. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• W.H. Weighs Back Pay For Furloughed Workers Amid Shutdown; FAA Expands List Of Facilities Facing Staffing Shortage; Some Lawmakers See No Off-Ramp to End Shutdown This Week; Senators Grill Attorney General BONDI in Tense Hearing; Sources: Classified DOJ Legal Opinion Justifies Strikes On Cartels. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Considering $10 Billion Bailout for American Farmers; Israel, Hamas Make Progress in First Two Days of Talks; Country Singer Zach Bryan Calls Out ICE in New Song. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Israel Marks Two Years Since Hamas's October 7th Attack; Illinois, Oregon Sue to Stop National Guard Deployment; French Prime Minister Resigns After Just Weeks in Office; Classified DOJ Memo Authorizes Lethal Force on Cartels; Taylor Swift Storms Up the Charts with New Album, Film. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Israelis Gather To Mark Two Years Since 7 October Hamas attack; French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu Resigns; Few Women Lawmakers Elected In First Post-Assad Elections; Trump Threatens Use Of Insurrection Act To Deploy Troops To Cities; Docs: Russia May Be Helping China Prep for Taiwan Invasion; Journalist Deported from U.S. to El Salvador; Trump Posts First TikTok Message; Study: Inhalers a "Substantial" Contributor to Pollution; Hundreds Escape after Storm Strands Trekkers on Everest; Ingka Group CEO on Legacy and Future of IKEA's Brand. Aired 1-2a ET
• Hostage Families Express Hope For Return Of Loves Ones; Israel Marks Two Years Since Hamas' October 7th Attack; Survivor Of Nova Music Festival Attack Shares Her Story; Leaked Docs Show Russia Agreed to Teach Chinese Air Units Key Maneuver That Could Be Used to Invade Taiwan; Taiwan Responding With Military Drills in City Streets, Subway Stations; Three Scientists Recognized for Immune System Breakthrough; October's Lunar Cycle Brings First Supermoon of 2025. Aired 2-3a ET
• Israel-Hamas War Marks Two Years; French P.M. Resigns, Macron to Decide on the Fate of French Politics; Taylor Swift Raked Box Office Returns for Her Limited-Release Movie. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Air Traffic Shortages Trigger Delays Amid Shutdown; Trump Floats Using Insurrection Act if Courts Block Troops; Questions Mount Over Handling of Kyren Lacy Case. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Alon Pinkas is Interviewed about Gaza Ceasefire Talks; Strikes Against Cartels; Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) is Interviewed about National Guard Sent to Chicago; Zach Bryan Song Controversy. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Israeli Society Divided Two Years After October 7; New Israeli Attacks Reported in Gaza; Indirect Israel-Hamas Talks Enter Second Day in Egypt; U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi Testifies Before Congress; Gold Hits $4000 an Ounce for First Time Amid Uncertainty. Aired 09-10p ET
• Israeli-Hamas Talks Enter Second Day in Egypt; Israelis Mark Two Years Since Hamas Attack; Pam Bondi Testifies Before Congress; Trump to meet with Canadian PM Mark Carner at WH; Hostage Families Thank Trump; Israelis Call for Accountability and Answers. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump's Attorney General Repeatedly Dodges Questions About Comey; Trump's Border Agent Mocks Chicago Mayor's Threat: "Pipe Dream"; Toxins In Our Bodies. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Israel Marks Two Years Since Hamas' Oct. 7 Attack; Trump Suggests Using Insurrection Act To Deploy Troops; U.S. Judge Blocks National Guard Deployment To Portland; Lawmakers Criticize Lack Of Negotiations As Week Two Begins; Trump Doesn't Rule Out Pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell; French PM To Hold Talks Wit Rivals At Macron's Request. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Salvadoran Journalist Deported After Streaming ICE Raids; Hundreds Escape After Storm Strands Trekkers On Everest; Ex- Quarterback Mark Sanchez Stabbed And Charged With Felony. Aired 5:30- 6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump & Canadian PM Carney Meet To Discuss Tariffs; Trump On Trade: "The U.S. Gave Everything To Canada"; Trump On Insurrection Act: "If The Governor Can't Do The Job, We'll Do The Job"; Trump: "We Are The King Of Being Screwed By Tariffs"; Trump: "We Are Going To Especially Treat Canada Fairly". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Meets With Canadian Prime Minister In Oval Office; AG Bondi Testifying Before Senate Judiciary Committee. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Israelis Mark 2nd Anniversary Of October 7th Attacks; President Trump Suggests Using The Insurrection Act To Bypass Courts Blocking His Efforts To Send Troops Into U.S. Cities; Attorney General Pam Bondi Spars With Senate Judiciary Committee; Bondi Pressed On Trump Admin's Military Use In Cities; Trump Hosts Canadian PM At WH; French Government In Turmoil; Texas National Guard Arrives At Military Facility Near Chicago. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Pam Bondi Dodges And Attacks On Eve Of Comey Arraignment; Laura Coates Interviews Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul; Robin Williams's Daughter Slams "Gross" A.I. Videos Of Her Dad. Aired 11p- 12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Hundreds Gather in Hostages Square Two Years After Attack; Soon: Canadian PM Carney to Meet Trump at the White House; Fiery Exchanges as AG Bondi Testifies to Senators; Illinois Pushes Back as Trump Moves to Deploy National Guard to Chicago; Pain of October 7 Features in Social Artistic Project. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Israel Marks Second Anniversary Of Hamas Attacks; Trump On Trade: We're Going To Treat Canada Fairly; Israel; Marks Two Years Since Hamas October 7th Attack. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Praises Carney As They Struggle To Reach Trade Deal; Israel Marks Two Years Since; AMD Shares Pop Following Deal with OpenAI; Critics Pointing Out Circular Nature Of Some A.I. Dealmaking; Inside The Frightening Scam That Cost One Company $25 Million; Nick Fosters On His New Book "Could Should Might Don't." Aired 4-4:45p ET


The Situation Room
• A.G. Pam Bondi Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee; Bondi Question on Trump DOJ's Handling of Epstein Files. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Bondi Testifying Before Senate Judiciary Committee. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Israel Marks Two Years Since Hamas Attack; Attorney General Pam Bondi Testifies on Capitol Hill. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Meets With Canadian Prime Minister; Pam Bondi Testifies on Capitol Hill. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Suggests Some Federal Workers Don't "Deserve" Back Pay; Trump Compares Dems To "Insurrectionists" Amid Funding Fight; Bondi Deflects & Attacks Democrats In Combative Hearing. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Israel Marks Second Anniversary of October 7th Attacks; Israel and Hamas Make "Progress" in Ceasefire Talks; Carney Talks Tariffs with Trump; Leaked Docs Show Russia Working with China in Training Troops to Invade Taiwan; IKEA Buys U.S. Logistics Firm Locus; Negotiators Hold Indirect Ceasefire Talks in Egypt; OpenAI Releases New Report. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Source: Israel And Hamas Have Made "Progress" In Talks; Israel Marks Two Years Since Hamas' October 7 Attack; Canadian PM Carney Meets Trump At The White House; U.S. Government Shutdown Triggers Airport Delays, Disruptions; National Guard Troops From Texas Arrive In Illinois. Aired 3- 4p ET