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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Ex-Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton Indicted; Interview with Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY); Tensions Rise Amid Clashes with Federal Agents; U.S. Strikes Another Suspected Drug Boat In The Caribbean; NY Times: Trump Administration Considers Overhaul Of Refugee System That Would Favor White People; Pres. Trump Posts Threat To "Go In And Kill" Hamas; Chef Jose Andres On The Aid And Hunger Crisis In Gaza. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Nasser al-Kidwa; Interview with "Mr. Scorsese" Director Rebecca Miller; Interview with Senator Mark Warner (D-VA). Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• John Bolton Indicted By Federal Grand Jury. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Ex-Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton Indicted; Rep. Mike Johnson, (R-LA), Is Interviewed About Government Shutdown, Democrats, Obamacare; Speaker Johnson Joins The Lead As Shutdown Drags Into 16th Day; Marine Vet Resigns After 24 Years Because Of Trump; Tonight: NYC Mayoral Candidates Face Off In First Debate. Aired 5-6p ET
• Ex-Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton Indicted; Trump Says He'll Meet With Putin in Budapest in Two Weeks or So; Arizona A.G. Threatens to Sue Speaker for Delaying Grijalva Swearing-in. Now: Virginia Attorney General Candidates Debate After Violent Texts Resurface. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Nemesis John Bolton Indicted After DOJ Charges; Bolton Becomes third Trump Foe to Be Indicted in Three Weeks; Judge Scolds Trump Admin Over ICE Tactics, I Am Not Happy. Leavitt Faces Backlash For Claims She Made Against Democrats; NYC Mayoral Rivals Debate For The First Time. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Authorizes CIA Action in Venezuela, Threatens Land Strikes; Judge Halts Trump's Mass Federal Layoffs During Shutdown; Netanyahu Says, We are Committed to Bringing All Hostages Home. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Sanders, AOC Slam Dem Leaders For Not Backing Mamdani; Trump Details Decision To Authorize CIA To Operate In Venezuela; Federal Workers Express Shutdown Concerns In Latest TikTok Trend. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Interview with Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH): Trump Authorizes CIA Action in Venezuela, Threatens Land Strikes; Trump Plans IRS Changes to Target Left-Leaning Groups; Authorities Using Rapid DNA Technology to ID Victims of Plant Blast; South Carolina Expands Access to Measles Vaccine as Outbreak Grows. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Netanyahu Warns the Struggle is Not Over; Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) is Interviewed about Israel; New Jersey Gubernatorial Race; Baltimore PD Pilots Save Drowning Victim; Jeremy Zidek is Interviewed about Alaska Storm Devastation. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Authorizes CIA Action in Venezuela; Rep. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is Interviewed about the Shutdown; Hamas' Handover of Hostage Bodies; Jane Harman is Interviewed about the Ceasefire. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Federal Workers Express Shutdown Concerns; Gov. Matt Meyer (D- DE) is Interviewed about an Alliance for Public Health; Joel Gold is Interviewed about A.I. Dangers. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Judge Orders ICE to Wear Body Cameras; Trump Speaks With Putin; Trump DOJ Targets John Bolton. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Senate Fails for Tenth Time to Pass GOP's Funding Bill; Israel Shares Information on Location of Deceased Hostages in Gaza With Mediators; Gaza's Rafah Crossing Remains Closed Despite Critical Aid Shortages. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Military Family Advisory Network Restock Program Expanded to Five Installations; Jamie Dimon Warns of a Cockroach in U.S. Lending Industry; Trump Says He and Putin Agree to Meet in Budapest, Hungary; Trump Posts That if Hamas Keeps Killing People in Gaza, We Will Have No Choice but to Go in and Kill Them; Sources Say DOJ to Ask Grand Jury to Indict John Bolton Today. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• How Scammers are Stealing Millions Using Crypto ATMs; Interview with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD): DOJ to Ask Grand Jury to Indict John Bolton Today; Trump Says He and Putin Agree to Meet in Budapest. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Soon: Trump Expected to Speak from Oval Office; Trump Speaks with Putin Ahead of Zelensky Visit Tomorrow; Sources: DOJ to Ask Grand Jury to Indict John Bolton Today; DOT Pulls $40M from California, Over English Rules for Truckers; Man Accused of Stealing Unreleased Beyonce Music Indicted; WNBA's Angel Reese Walks Runway at Victoria's Secret Show; Tonight: NYC Mayoral Candidates Face Off in Debate. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Shutdown to Stretch into Next Week as Senators Leave DC; Senate Fails for 10th Time to Pass GOP's Funding Bill; Trump Authorizes CIA Action in Venezuela, Threatens Land Strikes; Federal Agents Seen Having Violent Encounters in Chicago. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Hamas Moving to Reassert Its Dominance in Gaza; Gaza Crossing Closed Amid Dispute Over Deceased Hostages; Trump Authorizes Covert CIA Actions Inside Venezuela; NATO Members Pledge to Increase Their Defense Spending; Indian Police Investigate After Baby Girl Found Buried Alive; Celebrity Chef Creates Phone-Free Bar in D.C. Aired 12- 1a ET
• Trump Confirms He Authorized CIA Action In Venezuela; Hamas Reasserts Control And Settles Scores In Gaza Strip; NATO Ramping Up Measures To Counter Russia; Uruguay Senate Vote To Make Euthanasia Legal; Egypt's PM: Phase One of Gaza Ceasefire Deal Moving Well; ChatGPT to Allow Erotica for Verified Adult Users; Watch Crypto ATM Scam As It Happens, CNN Confronts Scammer; Temporarily Funding Bill Fails Vote, Standoff Continues. Aired 1-2a ET
• Masked Hamas Militants Seen Executing Men In Gaza City; NATO Members Pledge To Increase Their Defense Spending; Donald Trump Authorizes Covert CIA Actions Inside Venezuela; Israel to Hold Ceremonies for Victims of October 7, Gaza War; Gaza Crossing Closed Amid Dispute Over Deceased Hostages; 48-hour Ceasefire in Effect After Days of Clashes Between Pakistan and Afghanistan; Kash Patel Says Trump Administration to Pay FBI Agents During Shutdown; Judge Halts Trump's Layoffs of Federal Workers; Temporarily Funding Bills Fails Vote, Standoff Continues; NTSB Final Report Concludes Submersible Wasn't Designed Strong Enough or Properly Tested; 100-year-old Barista Still Serves Daily Espresso in Italy. Aired 2-3a ET
• Israel to Commemorate National Remembrance for the October 7th Attacks; Trump Escalates Fight against Drug Traffickers; 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winners Announced. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Federal Judge Halts Mass Federal Layoffs Amid Shutdown; WNBA Surge: Are the Players Seeing the Payoff? Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Supreme Court Weighs Voting Rights Act; Trump Authorizes Action in Venezuela; Members of Young Republicans Fired after Messages Exposed. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Gaza Crossing Still Closed Amid Dispute Over Bodies; Kenya Declares Seven Days of Mourning for Raila Odinga; Trump Confirms He Authorized CIA to Operate Inside Venezuela; PM Lecornu Survives No-Confidence Vote Thanks to Socialists; Indian Police Investigate After Baby Girl Found Buried Alive. Aired 9-10a ET
• Hamas Claims All Possible Hostage Remains Returned; U.N. States IDF Continues to Kill Civilians in Gaza; Gaza Hospitals Cope with Shortages as Israel Restricts Aid; UNICEF Asks Israel to Open Border Crossings; Trump Confirms CIA Authorization to Operate in Venezuela; Interview with Former Colombian Ambassador to U.S. Regarding Regime Change; Senate to Vote for 10th Time on Shutdown Bill; Call to Earth: One Ocean Foundation; New London Statue Honors Post-Partum Mothers. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• DOJ Charges John Bolton, Third Trump Enemy To Be Indicted In 21 Days; Trump Says He Will Meet With Putin "Within Two Weeks Or So"; Trump Aide: Democrat Party's Main Constituency Made Up Of "Hamas Terrorists, Illegal Aliens And Violent Criminals". Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Lawmakers Unable to Strike Deal 16 Days Into Shutdown; Trump Authorizes Covert CIA Actions Inside Venezuela; Israel Holding Ceremonies For Victims Of Oct. 7, Gaza War; "Politico" Report Details Racist, Antisemitic, Violent Messages Sent By Members Of Young Republicans. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• U.S. Supreme Court Hears Louisiana Redistricting Case That Could Further Undercut 1965 Voting Rights Act; Watch Crypto ATM Scam As It Happens, CNN Confronts Scammer; NATO Ramping Up Measures To Counter Russia. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Sources: DOJ To Ask Grand Jury To Indict John Bolton Today; WSJ: Admin. Plans IRS Overhaul To Pursue Left-Wing Groups; Now: Trump, Putin Speaking On The Phone Ahead Of White House Meeting With Zelenskyy Tomorrow; Fed Judge Demands Answer From Trump On Following Order To Avoid Violence With Chicago Protesters. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Second "No Kings" Protest Against Trump Planned For Saturday; WSJ: Admin. Plans IRS Overhaul To Pursue Left-Wing Groups; ME Senate Candidate's Deleted Posts Talk Communism, Cops, The Military; Videos Show Hamas Carrying Out Execution-Style Killings In Gaza; NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani Declines To Say Whether Hamas Should Disarm & Give Up Gaza Leadership. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump and Putin to Meet Once Again in Hungary; Nicolas Maduro Says No to Regime Change; John Bolton Faces Potential Charges As Prosecutors Expected to Seek a Grand Jury Indictment; Israel Shares Information on Location of Deceased Hostages in Gaza; European Officials Say Russia Behind Drone Sightings; New Report on Abuse in the Catholic Church. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• AOC To GOP On Shutdown: Pick Up The Phone; Judge Orders Trump Administration To Pause Shutdown Layoffs; Trump Confirms He Authorized CIA Action In Venezuela; Racist And Homophobic Texts From Young Republican Officials Prompt Backlash; Supreme Court Seems Poised To Further Undercut The Voting Rights Act. Aired 12-1a ET
• Former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton Indicted; Military Vets Speak Out Against Troops in Chicago; Mamdani and Cuomo Clash in High-Stakes New York City Mayoral Debate. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Anger in Isreal After Hamas Fails to Return All Hostage Remains; DOJ Expected to Ask Grand Jury to Indict John Bolton Today; Trump Authorizes CIA Action in Venezuela, Threatens Land Strikes; As Israel Remembers October 7th, Gaza Looks to Rebuild; Indian Police Investigate After Baby Girl Found Buried Alive; WNBA Star Angel Reese Struts on the Catwalk. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Shocking Video Shows Crackdown in Chicago; Nestle Cuts Jobs Due Partly to Automation; Kenyan Police Fire Tear Gas at Mourners. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Russia's War on Ukraine; Nagel: Expect German Economy to Grow Again Next Year; Sources: DOJ to Ask Grand Jury to Indict John Bolton Today; Trump Addresses Russia's War on Ukraine in Speaking to Reporters; Europe Facing Sluggish Growth, Political Instability and Tariffs. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Confirms Authorization of CIA Action in Venezuela; Government Shutdown Enters Day 16 With No End in Sight; Federal Judge Says All Agents Involved in Chicago Immigration Operation Must Have Body-Worn Cameras. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Supreme Court Appears Likely to Weaken Voting Rights Act; Government Shutdown Enters Day 16; Gaza Crossing Closed. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Interview With State Rep. Drew Darby (R-TX); DOJ Set to Indict John Bolton?; Federal Judge Orders ICE to Wear Body Cameras. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Trump Set to Overhaul Refugee System?; Interview With Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL); Interview With State Rep. Drew Darby (R-TX). Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton Indicted; Mamdani, Cuomo, Sliwa Face Off In NYC Mayoral Debate; Trump To Meet With Putin Again To Discuss Ending War. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump Plans to Meet Putin in Hungary; U.S. and Russian Officials to Meet Next Week; Zelenskyy and Trump Set to Meet at WH on Friday; "Drone Wall" to be Fully Operational by End of 2027; John Boltin Indicted; Netanyahu Warns Israel's Struggle with Hamas Not Over; Aid Begins to Flow into Gaza; Adm. Alvin Holsey Stepping Down. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump Says He'll Meet Putin In Hungary, Doesn't Specify Date; Ukraine Seeking U.S.-Made Tomahawk Missiles; Anger Grows In Israel Over Missing Deceased Hostages; Sources: DOJ To Ask Grand Jury To Indict Bolton; Venezuela Condemns U.S. Military Actions, CIA Operation; U.S. Senate Vote Fails On Republican Funding Bill; Politico: Hateful Messages Sent By Some Young Republicans. Aired 3-4p ET