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CNN Transcripts for October 18, 2025

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The Amanpour Hour
• Interview With Nobel Prize Laureate And Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado; Interview With Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty; Underpaid, Overworked Abused: Guatemala's Garment Workers; Interview With Historian Thant Myint-U; Courageous Leadership Needed In Middle East Post Ceasefire; Sumo Stars In London. Aired 11a- 12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• 2,500-Plus "No Kings" Rallies Taking Place Today In All 50 States; Trump Rejects Zelenskyy's Ask For Long-Range Tomahawk Missiles In "Uncomfortable" Meeting; Trump Calls On Ukraine, Russia To "Stop The War Immediately"; Hungary Preparing To Host Second Trump-Putin Summit; Now: Nationwide "No Kings" Protests Against Trump Underway; Trump Says He Authorized CIA To Operate Inside Venezuela. Aired 12-1p ET
• "No Kings"" Protests Against Trump Underway Nationwide; Former Rep. George Santos Out Of Prison After Trump Commutes Sentence; Body Of Tenth Hostage Returned To Israel; Israel Says "Required" Amount Of Aid Flowing Into Gaza; "No Kings" Rallies Taking Place Today in All 50 States; Nationwide Anti-Trump "No Kings" Rallies Taking Place Across U.S. Aired 1-2p ET
• No Kings Rallies Critical of President Trump Take Place in Cities Across U.S.; Republicans Characterize No Kings Rallies as Anti- American; Senator Bernie Sanders Gives Speech at No Kings Rally in Washington, D.C.; Reporting Indicates Trump Administration Considering Releasing Survivors of U.S. Strike on Alleged Drug Boat in Caribbean; President Trump Commutes Sentence of Former Congressman George Santos Who was Convicted of Fraud and Money Laundering; Los Angeles Dodgers to Meet Winner of Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays Playoff Series in Major League Baseball World Series. Aired 2-3p ET.
• "No Kings" Protests Against Trump Underway Nationwide; Trump Rejects Tomahawk Missiles For Ukraine; Interview With Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D); Trump Commutes Prison Sentence Of Former Representative George Santos. Aired 3-4p ET
• Did Not Air. 4-5p ET
• "No Kings" Protests Against Trump Underway Nationwide; Trump: No Tomahawk Missiles For Ukraine; Interview With Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor; George Santos Out Of Prison After Trump Commutes Sentence; Trump Says He Authorized CIA Action In Venezuela But Stopped Short Of Calling For Regime Change; Ballet Star Misty Copeland Empowering Kids To "Be Bold". Aired 5-6p ET
• "No Kings" Protests Against Trump Underway Nationwide; Trump Administration Authorizes CIA Operations Inside Venezuela; President Trump: No Tomahawk Missiles For Ukraine; Active-Duty Troops Expected To Work, But Possibly Without Pay; Women Leaving Workforce In Numbers Not Seen Since Pandemic; Prince Andrew Gives Up Use Of Royal Titles; Instagram Adds New Safety Tools For Teens Using A.I. Chatbots; Many Alaska Storm Victims Will Be Displaced At Least 18 Months; Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Shoots Record-High Lava Fountains. Aired 6-7p ET
• "No Kings" Protests Against Trump Underway Nationwide; U.S. State Department Says Hamas In Violation Of Ceasefire; "No Kings" Protests Against Trump Underway Nationwide; George Santos Out Of Prison After Trump Commutes Sentence; White House Offers Colleges Funding Tied To Demands. Aired 7-8p ET
• Zelenskyy and Trump Remain Split over Future of Ukraine; Siblings Tell of ICE Taking Parents; Crews Search for Victims of Deadly Flooding in Mexico; Hamas Has Released 10 of 28 Deceased Hostages; Death of Baby Girl Spotlights Female Infanticide; JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Warns of "Cockroaches" in U.S. Economy. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• Trump Commutes Sentence of Ex-U.S. Rep George Santos, Forestalling Victims' Compensation; Zelenskyy and Trump Remain Split over Future of Ukraine; Trump's Future Leverage over Putin; Siblings Tell of ICE Taking Parents; Hamas Has Released 10 of 28 Deceased Hostages; JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Warns of "Cockroaches" in U.S. Economy; Crews Search for Victims of Deadly Flooding in Mexico; New Cafe Brings Tokyo Culture to New York. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Commutes Sentence of Ex-U.S. Rep George Santos, Forestalling Victims' Compensation; "No Kings" Protests; Zelenskyy and Trump Remain Split over Future of Ukraine; Prince Andrew to Stop Using Royal Titles; Body of 10th Hostage Identified after Return to Israel; Spotify to Develop "Artist First" AI Music Products; Sports Highlights. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Zelenskyy Fails To Secure Tomahawk Missiles At Talks With Trump; Trump Commutes Sentence Of Former U.S. Rep. George Santos; Ohtani Leads Dodgers To World Series With 3 Home Runs; Government Shutdown Enters 18th Day; Federal workers Still On The Job Have A New Worry: Taking A Day Off During The Shutdown. Bessent Plans Talks with China to Ease Growing Trade Tensions; Trump's Tariffs Put Pressure on Furniture Industry; Alaska Storm Damage Leaves Thousands Without Homes for Months. Aired 6-7a ET
• "No Kings" Rallies During Government Shutdown, Immigration Crackdown; Tensions Mount In Israel Over Delay Of Return Of Hostages Bodies; 18 Deceased Hostages Remain In Gaza After Eliyahu Margalit Returned; Bolton Pleads Not Guilty In Classified Information Case; President Donald Trump. Aired 7-8a ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• Rest Or Resist: Black Women Speak Out On Protest Strategy; Some Black Women Ask: Should We Go To "No Kings" Protest?; Supreme Court Signals Openness To Gutting Voting Rights Act; Rep. James Clyburn, (D- SC), Is Interviewed About Trump Threatens To Cut Programs, Says Dems Made "Mistake," Previews New Book "The First Eight"; Government Shutdown Enters 18yh Day, No Signs Of Compromise; GOP Speaker Cancels 4th Week Of House Votes Amid Shutdown; Indigenous Villages In Alaska Face Absolute Devastation; D'Angelo's Death Puts Focus On Pancreatic Cancer. Aired 8-9a ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Republicans Characterize No Kings Protests against President Trump as Anti-American; President Trump Promises Argentina $20 Billion Bailout If Trump's Preferred Candidate Wins Upcoming Election; President Trump Confirms He Authorized CIA to Conduct Covert Operations Inside Venezuela; Vice President J.D. Vance States Young Republicans Caught Using Racial and Homophobic Slurs in Group Chat are Kids that Should Not have Lives Ruined Because of It; Some American CEOs Warning U.S. Economy Heading for Recession Due to Immigration Crackdowns and Tariffs. Aired 10-11a ET.


Smerconish
• One-On-One With Eric Trump; Eric Trump's Book: "Coordinated" Plan Tried To Destroy Family; Supreme Court Declines To Hear F.L. Primary Voter Case. New Concerns Over Artificial Superintelligence. Aired 9-10a ET


The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
• Activists Pushing Leftist Agenda In Our Classrooms; COVID Relief Funds Used For Woke School Programs; Supreme Court Guts Affirmative Action In College Admissions; U.S. Judge Rules Trump Admin Unlawfully Blocked $2.2B In Grants For Harvard; House Expected To Remain In Recess As Shutdown Nears; Jimmy Kimmel Blackout Ends As Local TV Giants Back Down. Aired 10-11p ET