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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• White House East Wing Gone, Cost of Trump Ballroom Now $300M; Trump Pardons Convicted Crypto Billionaire; Sources: Prosecutors Hesitant To Charge Sen. Adam Schiff; New Images: White House East Wing Completely Demolished; NBA Player, Coach And Others Charged In FBI Gambling Probe; Microsoft AI CEO: We're Making An AI That You Can Trust Your Kids To Use; King Charles And Queen Camilla Meet Pope Leo At Vatican In Historic Visit With Prayer Service. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with CNN Vatican Correspondent Christopher Lamb; Interview with "Annie Lennox: Retrospective" Author and Musician Annie Lennox, Interview with DAWN Executive Director and "From Apartheid to Democracy" Co-Author Sarah Leah Whitson. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• New: White House Defends Demolishing Entire East Wing; Jack Smith Asks GOP To Let Him Testify Publicly; More Indictments Released In NBA Gambling Investigation. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Insists He Can Strike Alleged Drug Traffickers Without Congress Declaring War; Rep. Dan Crenshaw, (R-TX), Is Interviewed About Trump Attack On Venezuelan Drug Traffickers, Gov't. Shutdown; Shutdown Will Extend To Next Week As Senate Leaves D. C.; NBA Coach And Player Among Those Arrested In Massive Mafia-Linked Gambling And Sports Rigging Schemes; Jack Smith Asks Congress, DOJ To Let Him Testify Publicly; White House East Wing Now Demolished For Planned Ballroom; Video Appears To Show Thieves Escaping Louvre Museum After Heist. Aired 5-6p ET
• NBA Coach, Player Arrested in Gambling Schemes; Trump's Beef Deal Angers America's Struggling Farmers; Former Foes Become Allies in New York City Mayor Race. Mamdani, Cuomo Clash At Final NYC Mayoral Debate; Study: 14M Could Die If USAID Cuts Stay. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Pardons Crypto Convict, Who Helped Enrich Trump Family; Cuomo Invokes Fears of Mamdani's Muslim Faith in New York City Race. Trump Declares War Against Drug Cartels; Few ICE Agents Wear Masks. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Cost of Trump's 90,000-Square-Foot Ballroom Balloons to $300 Million; Moscow Says, U.S. Sanctions on Russia Entirely Counterproductive; Candidates Trade Jabs As Early Voting Begins Saturday. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• GOP Funding Bill To Reopen Government Fails In Senate For 12th Time; Trump Aims To Expand Strikes On Alleged Drug Traffickers To Land; King Charles Meets With Pope Leo XIV During Historic Vatican Visit. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Gavin Newsom Dares Joe Rogan to Have Him on His Podcast; Trump Defends East Wing Demolition as Ballroom Cost Soars to $300 Million; Trump to Send Fed Agents to San Francisco Soon; University of Virginia Reaches Federal Funding Deal with White House. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Poll Numbers for the President; New York Candidates Trade Jabs; William Taylor is Interviewed about Sanctions on Russia; John Garder is Interviewed about National Parks; Tracking Drug Trade in South America. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump to Send Federal Agents to San Francisco; Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) is Interviewed about San Francisco and Argentine Beef; NBA Arrests in Gambling Probe; Google Cuts Women Techmakers Programs. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Bill Bullard is Interviewed about Importing Argentine Beef; Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) is Interviewed about the Shutdown; Timothy Simons is Interviewed about "Nobody Wants This." Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Putin Issues New Warning; Government Shutdown Continues; No Federal Troops in San Francisco?; Gambling Bust. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Shutdown Puts Some Veteran Services in the Crossfire; FBI Busts Sprawling Gambling Schemes Tied to Mafia, NBA Players; Senate GOP Bill to Pay Essential Workers Does Not Pass; Democrats Plan a Bill to Pay All Federal Workers in Shutdown; Day 23 With No Clear End in Sight to Federal Closure; New Images Show Extent of East Wing Demolition. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• NBA Players, Coach Arrested in Federal Gambling Probe; Family Rescued by Coast Guard After Stranding on Island; Dan Goldman Says Four American Citizens Arrested in Canal Street ICE Raid; New Photos Show the White House East Wing is Gone; More Than a Million Government Workers About to Miss First Full Paycheck; Closure Has Lasted Three Weeks, No Signs Yet for Resolution. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• FBI Busts Sprawling Gambling Schemes Tied to Mafia, NBA Players; U.S. Military Ramps Up Attacks on Alleged Drug Boats; Tracking the Drug Trade in South America and Beyond; Time to Start Booking Flights for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Soon: Trump Hosts Event Touting Drug & Crime Crackdown; FBI Busts Sprawling Gambling Schemes Tied to Mafia, NBA Players; Senate GOP Bill to Pay "Essential" Workers Does Not Pass; San Francisco Mayor Vows to Protect City Residents; ICE Plan to Rapidly Hire 10K Deportation Officers Hitting Hurdles. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump's Argentina Beef Deal Angers American Farmers; Maine Senate Candidate Defiant Amid Tattoo Backlash; Illinois Gov. Candidate Loses Four Family Members in Helicopter Crash; Video Appears to Show Thieves Escaping Louvre. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• U.S. Sanctions Russia's Two Largest Oil Companies and Their Affiliates; Kindergarten Hit in Wave of Russian Strikes on Ukraine; Top U.N. Court Rebukes Israel Over Gaza Aid Restrictions; NYC Mayoral Candidates Spar in Final Debate; South Korea's Lee Jae-Myung to Welcome World Leaders to APEC Summit; South Korean President Weighs in on North Korea, Possible Trade Deal with U.S.; Louvre Museum Reopens to Tourists after Spectacular Theft. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• U.S. Puts Sanctions On Russian Oil Giants Over Ukraine War; CNN Searches For Rare Survivor Of Trump Admin's Boat Strikes; Vance To Meet Top Israel Officials, Rubio Heads To Israel; Outrage Over Demolition Of White House East Wing; New York City Residents Protest after Chinatown Raid; Australian Wins the Right to Work from Home Full-Time; Visiting Florida's Art-ificial Reef Trail; King Charles in Rome Ahead of Historic Prayer with Pope Leo. Aired 1-2a ET
• Republican Bill to Reopen Government Fails Twelfth Senate Vote; Supreme Court Ruling Could Nullify Judge's Order Blocking National Guard Deployment in Chicago; Illinois Investigating Reports ICE Agents Illegally Swapping Out/altering Their Vehicle License Plates; New York City Residents Protest After Chinatown Raid; Department of Homeland Security Targets Counterfeit Goods; King Charles in Rome Ahead of Historic Prayer With Pope Leo; Louvre Museum Reopens to Tourists After Spectacular Theft; Director of Louvre Museum's Offer to Resign Was Rejected. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Hits New Sanctions on Russia Following the Abandoned Meeting with Russia's Putin; Trump Administration Bares White House East Wing Construction Plans Despite Outcries from Critics; Louvre Reopens After Sunday's Heist, Museum Director's Resignation Turned Down by the French Government. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Defends East Wing Demo, Ballroom Price Tag; Gucci Mane Reveals Schizophrenia Diagnosis. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Joel Rubin is Interviewed about Russia; Military Attacks on Alleged Drug Boats; Michael Roth is Interviewed about Federal Funding for Education; Maine Senate Candidate Covers Up Tattoo. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Pompeo: To make Sanctions Work, You Must Target Chinese Banks; U.S. Strikes Alleged Drug Smuggling Boats in Pacific; King Charles First UK Monarch in 500 Years to Pray with Pope; Tesla Posts Bigger-Than-Expected Drop in Earnings; Outcry after Trump Demolishes East Wing for Ballroom. Aired 9-10a ET
• U.S. Sanctions Russia's Two Largest Oil Companies; NBA's Rozier, Billups, Jones Arrested in Gambling Probe; U.S. Secretary of State to Meet Israeli Officials in Jerusalem; FBI Gives Details about Sports Gambling Probe; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Holds News Conference in Brussels. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• White East Wing Gone, Trump Ballroom Donors Revealed; Prosecutors Now Hesitant To Change Trump Enemy Adam Schiff; Democrats Launch Probe Into Trump Possibly Seeking $230M From DOJ. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Outrage Over White House Renovations; Trump Hits Russian Oil Companies With Sanctions; Vance To Meet Top Israeli Officials, Rubio On His Way To Israel; New York City Mayoral Candidates Trade Blows As Early Voting Starts Saturday. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Talks With Family Of Boat Strike Survivor In Ecuador; No End In Sight For Air Traffic Control Staffing Shortages; King Charles Set For Historic Prayer With Pope Leo XIV. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Demolishes East Wing Of White House To Build New Ballroom; Cost Of Trump's Ballroom Balloons To $300 Million; FBI Busts Massive Gambling Schemes Tied To Mafia, NBA Players; Trump Pardons Convicted Founder Of Crypto Exchange Binance. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• New Poll: Californians Overwhelmingly Support New Map; Shutdown Now 2nd Largest On Record With No End In Sight; NYC Mayoral Candidates Trade Jabs In Combative Final Debate. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Russia Hits Back Over U.S. Oil Sanctions As U.S. President Trump Cancels a Proposed Meeting with Putin; FBI Probe Into NBA Gambling; Venezuela's President Trades Threats with the White House As the U.S. Strikes More Alleged Narco Boats. Senate Voting on Bill to Pay "Essential Workers"; Maduro Boast Anti-Aircraft Missiles; CNN Talks with Family of Boat Strike Survivor in Ecuador; King Charles Visits the Vatican; French Authorities Chasing Louvre Thieves. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• FBI Busts Sprawling Gambling Schemes Tied to NBA Stars and Mafia; Trump Pardons Crypto Empire Founder; Protester Handcuffed for Playing Darth Vader Song Sues. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Multiple NBA Players, Coaches Arrested in Gambling Probe; FBI: "Historic Arrests" Connected to Years of Sports Betting; Outcry after Trump Demolishes East Wing for Ballroom; New Video Shows Thieves Escaping Via Truck-Mounted Lift; NFL Sticking with Bad Bunny Halftime Performance. Aired 11a-11:30p ET
• Nationwide Arrests In Federal Gambling Probe; Trump Cancels Meeting With Putin, But Says It May Still Happen; U.S. Sanctions Russia's Two Largest Oil Companies; Foreign Press Association: Israel Is Stalling Entry Of Journalists; CNN Searches For Survivor Of Strike On Alleged Drug Boat; Suzanne Somers Revived Using Artificial Intelligence; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• President Trump Pardons Binance Co-Founder Changpeng Zhao; Oil Prices Rise as U.S. Announce New Russia Sanctions; New Ballroom is Latest Change to Historic White House; NBA Stars Among 34 Indicted in Alleged Schemes Linked to Mafia; Tariff Advocate Says Trump Has Made Progress on Rebalancing Relationships; King Charles Prays Publicly with Pope Leo During Vatican Trip. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Sources Say, Miami Heat Guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups Arrested in Federal Gambling Probe; Federal Officials Give Details About Federal Gambling Probe; FBI Chief Patel Says, Gambling Probe Involved 11 States, 30 People. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Massive Nationwide Takedown in Federal Gambling Probe; NBA- Related Gambling Involved Tens of Millions of Dollars; Day 23 of U.S. Government Shutdown; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• New Conservative Pentagon Press Pool; Interview With Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY); Gambling Arrests. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• White House East Wing Set For Demolition; Gambling Bust; New Conservative Pentagon Press Pool. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Patel Announces "Insider Trading Saga" In NBA Betting; Trump Pardons Binance Crypto Exchange Founder Changpeng Zhao; Trump Says He "Saved" Ranchers As Cattle Farmers Raise Alarm Over His Plan To Buy Beef From Argentina. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump Says We're Just Going to Kill Drug Smugglers; Russian Military Planes Briefly Violated Lithuanian Airspace; NBA Coach, Player Arrested in FBI Gambling Investigation; Trump Pardons Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao; Rubio Arrives in Israel; Tariff Impact on Farmers. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Multiple NBA Players, Coach Arrested In Gambling Probe; Trump Pushes Past Concerns Over New Ballroom Plans; U.S. Sanctions Russia's Two Largest Oil Companies, Demand Ceasefire; Rubio Meets Netanyahu To Shore Up Gaza Ceasefire Deal; King Charles III Makes A State Visit To The Vatican. Aired 3-4p ET