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CNN Transcripts for October 25, 2025

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The Amanpour Hour
• Interview With President Of Iceland Halla Tomasdottir; Interview With "The Day Iceland Stood Still" Director Pamela Hogan; Interview With Israeli Journalist Yuval Abraham; Interview With "No Other Land" Co-Director Basel Adra; Racing Into The Record Books At 92; Interview With Former NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg; Archive: 2014 Interview With Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro; Tragic Inspiration Behind Key Philip Pullman Character. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Heads To Asia Seeking A Key Trade Deal With China; U.S. Strikes On Vessels In Caribbean And Pacific Kill 43 People; Sources: Trump Weighing Plans To Target Drug Sites Inside Venezuela; Tropical Storm Melissa Expected To Become Category 4 Hurricane; Kamala Harris Hints At Another Presidential Run: "I Am Not Done"; Dems In High- Stakes Races Test Party Appeal As Early Voting Begins; Zelenskyy Renews Calls For Patriot Missiles After Russia's Deadly Attacks; Trump Hopes China Will "Help" Bring End To War In Ukraine; Blue Jays Power Past Dodgers In Thrilling Game One; Chicago Flower Farm Creating Jobs For At-Risk Youth. Aired 12-1p ET
• Teen School Shooting Survivor Is Home, 57 Days After Suffering Gunshot To The Head; Tropical Storm Melissa Expected To Become Category 4 Hurricane; Trump Heads To Asia For A High-Stakes 5-Day Diplomatic Visit; Trump's Argentina Beef Deal Angers Struggling Ranchers; Ballroom Project Soars To $300M Amid East Wing Demolition; Putin Envoy To Meet With Witkoff Amid Escalating U.S.-Russian Tensions. Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev Speaks to CNN; Salem Rallies to Keep Park Open for Halloween; Americans Expect to Spend More on Halloween in 2025; CA Gov. Newsom vs. Podcast Joe Rogan. Aired 1-2p ET
• President Trump Leaves for Five-Day Trip to Asia; President Trump Meets with Qatari Emir while Air Force One Refuels in Qatar; President Trump Announces Cancelation of Trade Negotiations with Canada after Ontario Airs Ad of Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan Criticizing Tariffs; Tropical Storm Threatens Jamaica; Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Criticizes U.S. Military Actions against Alleged Drug Trafficking Boats in Caribbean; High School Artificial Intelligence Security System Misidentifies Bag of Chips as Gun; U.S. Federal Government Shutdown Negatively Affecting Air Travel and Nuclear Weapons Maintenance; Artificial Intelligence Leading Tech Companies to Reduce Hiring of Junior Engineers. Aired 2-3p ET.
• Trump Heads To Asia For High-Stakes, Five-Day Diplomatic Visit; Sports Wagering Under Scrutiny After NBA Arrests; Mafia Families At The Center Of NBA Cheating Schemes; Government Shutdown Drags On; Health Care Compromise Remains Out Of Reach Amid Shutdown Standoff; Trump Backs Argentina's Javier Milei In Country's Midterm Elections; Researchers Want People To Be Part Of New Wellness Study; 23andMe Solves Medical Mystery, United Half-Siblings. Aired 3-4p ET
• Did Not Air. 4-5p ET
• Trump Heads To Asia For High-Stakes Diplomatic Talks; Pentagon Gets $130 Million Anonymous Donation To Pay Military; Interview With Rep. James Comer (R-KY); Trump To Hamas: Return Hostage Bodies; Trump Says He Is Ending All Trade Negotiations With Canada; Student Searched After A Mistakes Empty Doritos Bag For Gun. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Says He Has No Plans To Meet With Putin; European Leaders Put Pressure On Putin To End War In Ukraine; Heat Guard, Trail Blazers Coach On Leave After Arrests; 23 and Me Solves A Medical Mystery; U.S. Ranchers Blast Trump's Plan To Buy Argentine Beef; Trump's Argentina Beef Deal Angers Many Struggling U.S. Farmers; Trump Says He's Raising Tariffs On Canada By 10 Percent; What Did Americans Think Of Canada's Anti Tariff Ad? Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Raises Tariffs On Canada After Political Ad; U.S. Deploying USS Gerald Ford Strike Group To Caribbean; California In The Spotlight Ahead Of Election; Government Shutdown Enters Day 25 With No End In Sight; New Inflation Data Shows Prices Are Up; Early Voting Underway In High-Stakes Governor Races. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Heads to Asia; Trump Considering Military Strikes in Venezuela; Russian Envoy Expected to Hold Talks in U.S.; Toronto Clobbers L.A. in World Series Game One; Canadian PM Ready to Resume Trade Talks with Trump; U.S. Secretary of State "No Plan B" if U.S.- Brokered Deal for Gaza Falls Apart; New Fossils Show Dinosaurs Thrived before Asteroid Hit; South Korea President Enthusiastic about Global K-Impact. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Considering Military Strikes in Venezuela; Trump Heads to Asia; Russian Envoy Expected to Hold Talks in U.S.; Mafia Families at Center of NBA Cheating Schemes; Canadian PM Ready to Resume Trade Talks with Trump; U.S. Inflation Hits 3 Percent, Rising Fastest since January; Dirt from East Wing Demo Dumped at Golf Course; South Korea President Enthusiastic about Global K-Impact. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Heads to Asia; Trump Considering Military Strikes in Venezuela; Russian Envoy Expected to Hold Talks in U.S.; Canadian PM Ready to Resume Trade Talks with Trump; National Guard Deployment to Portland on Hold; Shutdown Could Rob 42 Million Americans of Food Aid in November; Toronto Clobbers L.A. in World Series Game One. Aired 5- 6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Set To Meet Xi During 3-Country Asia Sprint; Early Voting Begins In New York City Mayor's Race; Melissa Is Expected To Become A Hurricane This Weekend; Trump Weighing Plans To Strike 'Cocaine Facilities' Inside Venezuela; Russia's Deadly Ballistic Missiles Rip Through Ukraine. U.S. Government Shutdown Enters Day 25 with No End in Sight; NBA Stars and Mafia Among More Than 30 Arrested in Illegal Gambling Crackdown; U.S. Inflation Hits 3 Percent, Rising at Fastest Pace Since January. Aired 6-7a ET
• Trump Calls Canada's Anti-Tariff Ad "Crooked," Says Reagan "Loved Tariffs"; United States Deploying Carrier Strike Group To Caribbean; Letitia James Pleads Not Guilty To Charges Brought By Trump's DOJ; Ranchers Feel Betrayed By Trump's Plan To Buy Argentine Beef; High Price Of Cocoa Impacts Candy Prices. Aired 7-8a ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• Teen Fighting Cancer Fights For Dad's Release; Judge: Detention Of Father Of Teen Battling Cancer Is "Unlawful"; New York Wrestles With Complex History Of Erie Canal On 200th Anniversary. Aired 8-9a ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. President Trump Draws Criticism for His Building New Ball Room in East Wing of White House; President Trump Claims He Does Not Need Congressional Approval to Bomb Alleged Drug Trafficking Boats in Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean; Democratic Senate Candidate in Maine Graham Platner Accused of Having Nazi Tattoo; Most Mainstream Media Outlets Refuse to Sign War Department Pledge Requiring Any Reporting to be Approved by Pentagon; Federal Investigation Uncovers Gambling Cheating Scandals Involving NBA Sports Betting and Poker. Aired 10-11a ET.


Smerconish
• Too Liberal, Too Judgmental, And Too Focused On Cultural Issues; NY Times; Moving To The Political Center Is The Way To Win; Emanuel: Biggest Vote Not Based On Loudest Voices. Lessons We Can Learn About The Worst Market Crash In U.S. History; New Cornell Study: Small Acts Of Purpose Can Boost Happiness. Aired 9-10a ET


The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
• Sports Betting: America's Big Gamble. Aired 10-11p ET