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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Ballroom Blitz; Trump Defends East Wing Demolition, Ballroom Cost Rises to $300M; Easy Money? Trump Defends East Wing Demolition, Ballroom Cost Rises to $300 Million; Federal Government Shutdown More Than Three Weeks Old, Trump Says at Some Point Common Sense Will Prevail; U.S. Strikes Eighth Alleged Drug Boat, First in Pacific Ocean; Trump Defends Boat Strikes, Says We Have Legal Authority; Ecuador Says It Has No Evidence to Arrest the Survivor of the U.S. Attack on a Suspected Drug Vessel; Deadly Russian Air Strikes Hit Ukraine as Trump-Putin Summit Shelved; U.S. Sanctions Russia's Two Largest Oil Companies; Source Says Federal Agents Slated to Arrive in San Francisco Area; Federal Judge Extends Order Blocking National Guard From Chicago; DHS Says Nine Arrested in ICE Raid on NYC's Canal Street. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with International Crisis Group Senior Director for Policy Ivan Briscoe; Interview with Senior Fellow for Latin America, Chatham House Christopher Sabatini; Interview with CNN Legal Analyst and Former Federal Prosecutor Elliot Williams; Interview with "The Last Supper" Author and Former Senior Nutrition Policy Adviser to President Obama Sam Kass. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• White House East Wing Now Mostly Demolished; Bessent: "Substantial Pickup In Russia Sanctions Coming; Now: Republicans Enact GOP-Favorable Map In Another State. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• White House Demolishing East Wing For Trump's Ballroom; Rep. Pete Aguilar, (D-CA), Is Interviewed About White House East Wing Demolition, Shutdown, Federal Workers; Federal Workers Line Up For Food Bank As Shutdown Hits Week 3; Trump Cancels Anticipated Meeting With Putin, Says "It Just Didn't Feel Right To Me"; Ukraine: 6 Killed, Including Baby In Russian Aerial Onslaught; Trump Pick For Watchdog Lacks GOP Support, Withdraws Nomination. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Says He's Canceled Anticipated Meeting With Putin; Acting ICE Director Says New York City Will See Increase of ICE Arrests; Soon, Final New York City Mayoral Debate. Memoir: Epstein Survivor Tells Sex Abuse, Psychological Torment; Chess Organation Will Look Into Alleged Bullying Before And After Grandmaster's Death. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Defends East Wing Demolition; Ballroom Cost Rises to $300 Million; Government Shutdown on Verge of Becoming Longest Ever; American Beef and Soybean Farmers are Furious With Trump. Trump's Argentina Beef Deal May Hurt U.S. Ranchers; "NewsNight" Discusses Caribbean Boat Strikes; Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley Speaks For More Than 22 Hours On The Senate Floor. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Says He Could Be Seeking $230 Million in Compensation from DOJ; Trump to Meet With NATO Chief Amid Push to End Ukraine War; Under Stress, Americans Falling Behind on Car Payments. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Reportedly Demands $230 Million From DOJ For Investigating Him; Government Shutdown Threatens CDC's Ability To Monitor, Track Viruses; Critical Rare Earth Minerals: A Flashpoint For U.S.-China In Trade Talks. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Reportedly Demands $230 Million From DOJ for Investigating Him; Federal Workers Form Line Down the block for Food Pantry; OpenAI Launches Its Own Web Browser. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• The Shutdown Fits a Larger Pattern; Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) is Interviewed about the Shutdown; Trump Embraces A.I.; Trump Meets with NATO Chief on Ukraine; Andre Dickens is Interviewed about the Atlanta Airport Incident. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Needs to Lead on Shutdown Talks; Sen. John Fetterman (D- PA) is Interviewed about the Shutdown; Trump; Americans Fall Behind on Car Payments; Government Shutdown Threatens CDC Tracking. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
• Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt (D-NC) is Interviewed about Congressional Maps; Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) is Interviewed about the Shutdown; Delays at Major Airports Due to Shortage. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• OpenAI Launches Internet Browser; Interview With State Rep. Hoan Huynh (D-IL); Russia Launches New Wave of Attacks on Ukraine. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• OpenAI Launches Its Own Internet Browser; Trump Says He Could Be Seeking $230 Million in Compensation From DOJ; More Americans Are Falling Behind on Car Payments; Louvre Reopens for First Time Since Brazen Heist; Travis Kelce Joins Six Flags Investment Group; NYPD Officers Save Baby Boy Who Was Choking; Candidate Set to Square Off in Final Debate Tonight on the NYC Mayor's Race; Sources Say UVA May Become First Public University to Accept Trump Deal. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Sources Say UVA May Become First Public University to Accept Trump Deal; Critics Slam White House East Wing Construction; Air Traffic Control Staffing Problems Cause Delays at Major U.S. Airports; Government Closure Threatens CDC's Ability to Monitor, Track Viruses; Trump Set to Welcome NATO Chief to White House. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Hearing Resumes Over National Guard Troops in Chicago; GOP Senator: Terrible Optics from Trump $23 Million Ask from DOJ; Government Shutdown is Now Second-Longest in U.S. History; Amazon Aims to Replace Half a Million People with Robots. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Soon: Trump Set to Welcome NATO Chief to White House; U.S. Strikes Boat Alleged of Drug Trafficking in Pacific; Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) Discusses About Obamacare; Govt Shutdown Now 22 Days, 2nd-Longest on Record; Leavitt Accuses Dems of "Intentionally Causing" Shutdown. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Louvre Reopens for First Time Since Brazen Heist; Interview Rob Bonta, California Attorney General: Appellate Court Weighs Troop Deployment in California; Elon Musk Trolls Secretary Duffy as Moon Contract Hangs in Balance; Trial of Sheriff's Deputy Charges with First Degree Murder. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Vice President Vance Downplays Concerns Over Ceasefire During Israel Visit; No Trump-Putin Summit planned Anytime Soon; Hopes to Work and Study in the U.S. Dwindle Amid Visa Changes; Trump Blames Homebuilders for U.S. Housing Shortage; Trump Blames Homebuilders for Housing Shortage; Exhibition Looks at Life & Legacy of Andre Leon Talley. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• U.N. Experts Condemn Coercive Intervention In Venezuela By The United States; Putin-Trump Summit On Hold After Russia Rejects Ceasefire; Vance Downplays Concerns Over Israel-Hamas Ceasefire; Khalil Back In Court Amid Trump Admin Deportation Efforts; Louvre Heist Triggers Global Manhunt with 100+ Investigators; 1.4M Federal Workers Furloughed or Working Without Pay; Shutdown Creating a "K- Shaped Economy" in America; Trump Embraces A.I. to Post Videos Mocking Opponents; Giuffre Details Brutal Beatings, Sex Abuse in Memoir; Looking at The Cases of Gaza Medics Detained by Israel; Tropical Storm Melissa Forms in the Caribbean. Aired 1-2a ET
• Misty Copeland To Retire From American Ballet Theatre; J.D. Vance Downplays Concerns About Fragile Gaza Cease Fire; Looking At The Cases Of Gaza Medics Detained By Israel; No Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin Summit Planned Anytime Soon; Virginia Giuffre Shares New Details About Jeffrey Epstein's Inner Circle; Hope To Work And Study In U.S. Dwindle Amid Visa Changes. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Delegation Seeks to Strengthen the Fragile Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas; Parkinson's Disease Patient Plays Clarinet While Undergoing Surgery. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• White House Drops Key Nomination after Reports of Racist Texts; Can $400 Million Movement Help Revive Local News? Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump Could Seek Compensation from DOJ; Nicole Foy is Interviewed about ICE Detainment of Citizens; Ivo Daalder is Interviewed about Trump-Putin Talks; Long Lines at Food Banks. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump-Putin Ceasefire Talks Off Amid Apparent Impasse; Vance: Great Optimism Gaza Ceasefire is Going to Hold; New Peruvian President Declares State of Emergency on Crime; Key Inflation Data Price Index Report Set to be Released Friday; Goals Galore as Napoli Thrashed by PSV 6-2. Aired 9-10a ET
• U.S. Secretary of State Returns to Israel Thursday; Vance Declines to Give Timeline for Hamas Disarmament and Return of All Israeli Hostage Remains; Russia Says Preps for Trump-Putin Summit "Ongoing"; International Court of Justice Says Israel is Obligated to Facilitate Aid in Gaza; Ceasefire Not the End of Gazans' Suffering; Warner Bros. Discovery Puts Itself Up for Sale; Shift to AI Presents Opportunity for More Resilient Internet Architecture; Iconic Music Memorabilia for Sale in London. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• New Images: Trump Demolishing East Wing For $300M Ballroom; Trump Says He Canceled Putin Meeting: "Just Don't Feel Right To Me"; Dem Who Says "If They Go Low, I'm Going To The Gutter". Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Day 22 Of Second-Longest Shutdown In U.S. History; Trump: "Could Be: Seeking $230 Million From Justice Department; Widespread Russian Air Attacks Kill Six, Including A Baby; Vance Meets Netanyahu Amid Gaza Ceasefire Concerns. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• U.N. Experts Condemn "Dangerous" U.S. Actions In Venezuela; Hopes To Work And Study In U.S. Dwindle Amid Visa Changes; Trump Blames Homebuilders For U.S. Housing Shortage. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Says He "Could Be" Seeking $230M From His DOJ; Sen. Merkley In Marathon Speech Trump's "Shedding" Constitution; Trump Nominee Paul Ingrassia Withdraws After GOP Pushback Over Racist Text Message, But He Still Has White House Job; Maine Dem Senate Hopeful: "I'm Not A Secret Nazi"; Fed Workers To Miss First Full Paycheck This Friday. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Fed Workers to Miss First Full Paycheck This Friday; Energy Costs Surge in New Jersey, Virginia Ahead of Elections; Arizona AG Sues to Force Speaker to Swear in Arizona Representative-elect; North Carolina Legislature Approves New Gerrymander. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• U.S. Government Shutdown Enters Day 22; Democrats Call on Trump to Get Involved in Talks; Trump Demands DOJ to Pay him $230M; "Day After" Plan for Gaza; A.I. Superintelligence Raises Concerns. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Shutdown Creates Divide Over Paid and Unpaid Federal Workers; White House Gets a Massive Makeover; Suzanne Somers's Widow Says He Has Made Her A.I. Twin. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Zelenskyy: Halting War at Current Lines a "Good Compromise"; Why Trump wants to be Compensated; U.S. Senator Protests Trump with Marathon Floor Speech; Judge to Weigh in on Keeping Guard Troops Out of Chicago; Louvre Reopens after Brazen Heist of Crown Jewels; Iconic Music Memorabilia will be Sold in London. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Stalemate In Washington On Day 22 Of Shutdown; Hundreds Of Federal Workers Line Up For Food; 1.4M Federal Workers Furloughed Or Working Without Pay; Lawmakers Standoff Drags On As Shutdown Enters Day 22; Handgun Goes Off During Immigration Operation, Two Injured; Advocates Welcome First Lady's Work With Ukrainian Children; Hundreds Join Call For Ban On A.I. Superintelligence; Michael Jordan Joins "NBA On NBC" As Contributor. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Fortnum & Mason Warns Trade Barriers Will Hit Tea Prices; OpenAI Announces ChatGPT Atlas Web Browser; Tesla Shares Slide After Hours as Net Income Misses. Trump Meets with NATO Chief Mark Rutte; Trump Could Be Seeking $230 Million From His Own Justice Department; Trade Expert: Blanket Tariffs are Making U.S. Less Safe. Aired 4:00-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Vance, Netanyahu Meet in Israel to Shore Up Ceasefire in Gaza; Trump Prepares to Welcome NATO Secretary General to White House; Trump Says, Could Be Seeking $230 from DOJ for Investigations. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Sen. Merkley's Speech Protesting Trump Passes 16 Hours; Wave of Russian Strikes Across Ukraine; Trump's Crime Crackdown Plan in Court. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump's Use of A.I. Videos; Trump Administration Pressures Higher Education; Trump to Welcome NATO Head to White House; Louvre Heist Investigation Continues. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Amazon Looking to Replace Some Workers With Robots?; Supreme Court Considers National Guard Case; Interview With Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY). Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Sanctions Russia, Cancels Meeting With Putin; WH Demolishing Entire East Wing, Ballroom Cost Now $300 million; NYC Mayoral Candidates Clash In Fiery Final Debate. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• US Announces New Russia Sanctions; APEC 2025; Alleged Drug Trafficking. Aired 2-3a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Pentagon: U.S. Strikes Alleged Drug Vessel In Pacific; Trump To Meet Today With NATO Secretary General; Louvre Museum Opens Back Up To Tourists After Theft; King Charles & Queen Camilla On Historic Visit To See Pope; U.S. Secretary Of State Heading To Israel Soon; Officials: Nine Arrested In Chaotic ICE Raid In New York; Trump: "Could Be" Seeking $230 Million From Justice Department; Ukraine: Putin Is Using Winter As A Weapon; Gold's Frenzied Rally Ends With Largest Sell-Off In A Decade. Aired 3-4p ET