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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Appeals Court Allows Trump's National Guard Deployment In Portland; Comey Claims "Vindictive" Prosecution, Seeks Dismissal Of DOJ Case; US Envoys Jared Kushner And Steve Witkoff In Israel For Talks, Vice President J.D. Vance Arrives Tomorrow; Trump Denies He Asked Zelenskyy To Concede Donbas Region To Russia, Endorses Freezing Conflict At Current Front Lines; Manhunt On For Thieves Who Stole "Priceless" Jewels From Louvre; Amazon Says Systems Back Online After Global Internet Outage; Demolition Begins To Replace WH East Wing With Ballroom. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former U.S. Special Middle East Coordinator Dennis Ross; Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO and Former U.S. Special Representative to Ukraine Kurt Volker; Interview with "Fela Kuti: Fear No Man" Host Jad Abumrad; Interview with "1929" Author Andrew Ross Sorkin. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Just In: Comey asks Judge To Toss Trump DOJ Indictment; Appeals Court: Trump Can Deploy National Guard In Portland; Former Biden Press Secretary Lashes Out At Democratic Party; Trump: Ukraine Could Win War, But It's Unlikely; Amazon Says Systems Back Online After Global Outage. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Manhunt For Thieves Who Stole Louvre's Crown Jewels; Trump Posts AI Video Of Him Dropping Feces On Protesters; Man Arrested In Atlanta Airport After Threatening To "Shoot It Up". Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Says, Ukraine Could Still Win It, I Don't Think They Will; Trump, Colombian President Escalate Spat Over U.S. Boat Strikes; Former Official Sounds Alarm On Social Security Data Vulnerability; Transportation Secretary Trolls Musk: He's Behind Schedule; Biden Completes Course Of Radiation Therapy For Cancer Treatment. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Mocks Millions Of Americans Who Protested; Politico Reports, Trump Pick Says MLK Holiday Belongs In Hell; Appeals Court Says, Trump Can Send Troops To Portland; U.S. Strikes Venezuelan Boat; Trump Urges Zelenskyy To Accept Russia's Peace Deal. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Major Outage Hits Websites, Apps, Online Games Around the World; Louvre Remains Closed After Brazen Jewel Heist; Two Dead After Cargo Plane Slides Off Runway in Hong Kong. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Amazon: Services Restored After Global Internet Outage; Trump Says He'll Announce New Tariffs On Colombia As Feud Escalates; Soon: Jury Selection In Murder Trial Of Former Illinois Deputy. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Interview with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY): George Santos Now Free, Trump Denies Ukraine Tomahawks, Calls on Both Sides to Stop War; Amazon, Services Restored After Global Internet Outage; Top U.S. Nuclear Weapons Agency to Furlough Staff Starting Today. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Polls on the Shutdown; Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) is Interviewed about the Shutdown; Christopher Marinello is Interviewed about the Louvre Theft; Trump Amps up Military and CIA Action; Military Builds Up in the Caribbean; Comey Expected to File Motions. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• U.S. Strikes Another Boat in Caribbean; Manhunt for Jewel Thieves; Larry Lawton is Interviewed about the Louvre Heist; Amazon Had Global Internet Outage; cargo Plane slides off Sunday. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
• Trump Envoys Meet with Netanyahu; Study on Peanut Allergies; Jury Selection in Illinois Deputy Murder Trial; Storm Threatens Northeast; Judge Demands Answers in Chicago. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Internet Disruption; Nuclear Agency Begins Furloughs; ICE in Court. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Manhunt for Thieves Who Stole Louvre's Crown Jewels; Marines' Shrapnel Hits California Patrol Car During Life-fire Exercise; U.S. Negotiators Meet Netanyahu Ahead of V.P. Vance Visit; IDF Says Red Cross en Route to Received Deceased Hostage; Justices Agree to Hear Gun Rights Case; Two Dead After Cargo Plane Slides Off Runway in Hong Kong; NTSB to Examine Cracked Windscreen of Diverted Flight. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• NTSB to Examine Cracked Windscreen of Diverted Flight; Trump Ramps Up Pressure on China, Threatens to Eradicate Hamas; Amazon Says Cloud Services Recovering After Global Disruptions; Trump Says He'll Slap Tariffs on Colombia as Feud Intensifies; U.S. Strikes Another Alleged Drug Boat in the Caribbean; Senate Prepares for 11th Vote to End Government Shutdown. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Dismisses No Kings Protests as a Joke; 7 Million Participate in No Kings Protests Across U.S.; Epstein Accuser Giuffre Thought She Might Die a Sex Slave; Prince Andrew Agrees to Give Up Remaining Royal Titles; Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting Turned Acrimonious Over Demands for Territorial Concessions. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. Agency Overseeing Nuclear Stockpile To Furlough Most Staff; Deadline Today For Comey To File Challenge To Prosecutorial Authority Of Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan; Louvre Remains Closed After Thieves Swipe Precious Artifacts; Now: Federal Officials Testify On Immigration Crackdown In Chicago. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA); Trump Endorses Freeze to Current Battle Lines in Ukraine, Colombian Ambassador to the U.S. Recalled to Bogota; Amazon Says Its Systems are Effectively Back Online; Appeals Court: Trump Can Deploy National Guard to Portland, Oregon. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Israel, Hamas Renew Ceasefire Pledge after Deadly Attacks; U.S. Carries Out Seventh Strike on Alleged Drug Vessels; China's Central Committee to Hold Meeting on 5-Year Plan; Thieves Steal Priceless Jewelry from Louvre; 'Green' Fireworks Touted as Possible Alternative for India's Diwali. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Gaza Ceasefire Holding After First Major Test; Trump: Russia And Ukraine Should Stop Fighting At Beattle Lines; Two Dead After Cargo Plane Skids Off Hong Kong Runway Into Sea; Priceless Jewels Stolen In Raid On Louvre Museum In Paris; Trump Set to Impose New Tariffs on Colombia; U.S. Carries Out Seventh Strike on Alleged Drug Vessels; Centrist Rodrigo Paz Wins Bolivia's Presidential Vote; U.S. Shutdown Grinds On; Trump on Tariffs: "Not Looking to Hurt China"; Trump will Meet China's Xi in South Korea in Two Weeks; Hindu Festival of Lights Begins on Monday. Aired 1-2a ET
• Gaza Ceasefire Still in Place After Two Israeli Airstrikes; Trump Sets New Tariffs for Colombia, Cuts U.S Aid; Government Shutdown Enters Fourth Week; Jewelry Heist in Broad Daylight at the Louvre Museum; Bolivia Elects New President; China's Central Committee Holds Meeting On Five-Year Plan; Hindu Festival Of Lights Begins Today; Senate To Return Monday With No Path Forward On Funding. Aired 2-3a ET
• Israel, Hamas Renew Pledge After Deadly Strikes; Thieves Steal Precious Jewelry Inside Paris' Famed Louvre; Chilean Students Can Focus Their Studies with the Help of a Signal Blocker in Their Phones. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Multiple Online Services Hit by Major Techn Outage; Trump Threatens Tariffs on Colombia Amid Drug Boat Strikes; Today: Chicago ICE Officials to Testify Before Federal Judge. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Arizona A.G. To Sue Mike Johnson For Failure To Swear-in Rep.- Elect; Trump "Permanently" Cutting Programs Amid Shutdown; Thieves Steal "Priceless" Jewels From The Louvre; Multiple Online Services Hit By Major Tech Outage. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Israel, Hamas Renew Ceasefire Pledge After Deadly Attacks; Kushner Explains How Israel-Hamas Deal Came Together; Multiple Online Services Hit by Major Tech Outage; U.S. Strikes 7th Civilian Boat in the Caribbean; Manchester United Stun Liverpool at Anfield with 2-1 Win. Aired 9-10a ET
• Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Holding After Deadly Attacks; U.N. Relief Chiefs Speaks Candidly About Gaza Recovery Efforts; Police Hunt For Jewels And Thieves After Louvre Robbery; Multiple Online Services Hit By Major Tech Outage; United States Strikes 7th Civilian Boat In The Caribbean; Diwali, The Hindu Festival Of Lights, Begins Today. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Report: Trump Was "Cursing," Got Into "Shouting Match" With Zelenskyy; New Epstein Allegations As Survivor's Book Hours Aways From Release; Shutdown Now 3rd-Longest, Clash Over Pay, "Extreme Measures" Threat; James Comey Files To Dismiss Charges, Cites Trump's "Personal Spite". Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Fragile Ceasefire Holds After Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza; Trump and Colombian President Trade Insults After Pentagon Blasted Another Boat Suspected of Carrying Drugs; French Authorities Investigate a Theft After Thieves Pull Off a Brazen Louvre Jewelry Heist. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump: Russia And Ukraine Should Stop Fighting At Battle Lines; Multiple Online Services Hit By Outages; Diwali Firecrackers Could Add To India's Pollution Problems. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Takes Questions While Meeting With Australian PM; Trump On Ukraine: "I Don't Think They Will, But They Could Still Win"; Trump: "I Think That China Will Come To The Table" On Trade; Trump Says He'll Raise Chinese Tariffs If There's No Deal By Nov. 1; Colombia Recalls Ambassador To U.S. Amid Rising Tensions. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Trump Appears To Threaten Strikes On Colombia & Venezuela; Former Pentagon Press Secretary On New, Restrictive Press Rules; Organizers Say Nearly 7M Came Out For "No Kings" Rally; Jake Tapper New Book Follows Unprecedented Terrorism Case. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Fragile Ceasefire Holds After Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza; President Trump Calls Colombian President an "Illegal Drug Loader"; Thieves Steal Jewelry From Louvre Museum In Paris Heist; Trump Set To Announce New Tariffs On Colombia; Pentagon Announces Seventh Strike On Alleged Drug Boat; Lavrov Held "Constructive" Call With Rubio; Louvre Jewelry Heist. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Is Trump Using the Courts In Bad Faith?; New Epstein Allegations As Survivor's Book Hours Away From Release; Trump Commutes Sentence of George Santos. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Multiple Online Services Hit by Major Tech Outage; Amazon Web Services Outage Triggers Major Disruption; Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Holding After Deadly Attacks; Trump Hosts Australian PM at the White House; Trump Calls Massive "No Kings" Rallies "A Joke"; Trump Calls to Freeze Ukraine- Russia War. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Visits The White House; Amazon Web Services Outage Continues; Virginia Giuffre Posthumous Memoir Due Out Tuesday; Police Hunt For Jewels And Thieves After Daring Louvre Robbery. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Amazon: Systems Effectively Back Online After Global Outage; Former British Deputy Prime Minister: Interne Is At A Crossroads; Trump And Australian P.M. Albanese Sign Critical Minerals Deal; Louvre Museum Remains Closed After Priceless Jewel Heist; London Events Industry Welcomes Wave Of U.S. Investment; Luxury Train Features Transformed 1923 Pullman Coaches. Aired 4-4:45p ET


The Situation Room
• Amazon Says, Mayor Website Restored After Global Internet Outage; Manhunt for Thieves Who Stole Priceless Jewels from Louvre; Gaza Ceasefire Holding After Israel and Hamas Exchange Deadly Attacks. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• 7 Million Join No Kings Protests Against Trump; Trump Says Protesters are "Not Representative of" Country; Day 20 of U.S. Government Shutdown; Ceasefire in Gaza Holding. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Amazon: Outage Fixed, But Some Users Still Report Problems; Manhunt For Thieves Who Stole Priceless Jewels From Louvre; Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) Is Interviewed About More Federal Workers Furloughed, Miss Paychecks Amid Shutdown. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Meets With Australian Prime Minister; Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Interview With Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI). Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Comey Uses Trump's Words In Push To Get Charges Dismissed; Demolition Begins To Replace East Wing With Trump's Ballroom; Louvre Remains Closed After Brazen Jewelry Heist. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump Doesn't Believe Ukraine Will Win War; Tense Meeting Between Trump and Zelenskyy; Trump Denies Ukraine Tomahawk Missiles; Deadly Attacks Test Fragile Israel-Hamas Ceasefire; AWS Says Operations Back Online; Trump Cuts Funding to Colombia. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Dems Stand By VA AG Candidate Despite Text Scandal; Key Races To Watch As Election Day Nears; Pirro: Suspect Charged In Former DOGE Staffer Attack; New Charges In Former DOGE Staffer Attack In D.C.; Israel Accuses Hamas Of Violating Ceasefire Deal. Aired 3-4pm ET