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CNN Transcripts for December 22, 2025

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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Epstein Survivors Slam DOJ's Partial Files Release; Interview With Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM); Allegations Of Censorship As "60 Minutes" Pulls Segment; Pulled "60 Minutes" Segment Appeared On Canadian TV App; U.S. In "Active Pursuit" Of Third Oil Tanker Linked To Venezuela; Trump On Maduro: "I Think It'd Be Smart For Him" To Step Down; Ukrainian Draft Dodgers Go To Dangerous Lengths To Flee War. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Icelandic President Halla Tomasdottir; Interview with "The Day Iceland Stood Still" Director Pamela Hogan; Interview with "Update: Reporting from an Ancient Land" Author Gayle Young; Interview with "Enshit-tification" Author Cory Doctorow. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• MAGA Infighting Takes Center Stage At Turning Point Conference; Awaiting Release Of More Epstein Docs From Trump DOJ; Mixed Reaction To 2028 Vance Endorsement At Turning Point Event; Trump To Announce New Battleship, Considered Calling "Trump Class". Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Rep. John Rose (R-TN), Is Interviewed About Trump Announces New "Trump Class" Battleships; Ukrainian Draft Dodgers Go To Dangerous Lengths To Flee War; Vance Wades Into MAGA Civil War At Conservative Event. Aired 5:00-6p ET
• Epstein Survivors Slam DOJ's Partial Files Release; Holiday Travel Rush Expected To Break Records This Year; Singer Barry Manilow Reveals Lung Cancer Diagnosis; CBS News Abruptly Shelves "60 Minutes" Story On Deportations; Gut-Healthy Pet Food Company Fighting Toll Of Tariffs. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Turning Point Event Shows Deep Divide Within MAGA; Erika Kirk Endorses J.D. Vance For 2028; Vance Says, Not Doing Self-Defeating Purity Tests; Epstein Survivors And Victims' Advocates Furious With The DOJ's File Handlings; Trump Administration Halts Federal Leases For Five Offshore Wind Projects Under Construction. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• U.S. Pursuing Another Oil Tanker Venezuela Amid Trump Blockade; Growing Outrage Over Release of Heavily Redacted Epstein Files; Heavy Rain, Flooding and Snow to Inundate California This Week. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• MAGA Infighting Flares At Turning Point USA Conference; War In Ukraine Blamed For Surge in Wolf Attacks On Reindeer In Finland; Jim Beam Pulls Plug On Production At Its Main Distillery. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Growing Outrage Over Release of Heavily Redacted Epstein Files; U.S. Pursuing Another Oil Tanker Near Venezuela Amid Trump Blockade; Year-End Holiday Travel to Hit New Record; CBS News Abruptly Shelves "60 Minutes" Segment on Trump Deportees. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) is Interviewed about the Epstein Files; James Marsh is Interviewed about the Epstein Files; Nuclear Deal Involving Trump; Top Ten Business Stories that Defined 2025. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• U.S. Pursuing Another Oil Tanker; Vance Appears to be Frontrunner; Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) is Interviewed about the MAGA Infighting; Paramount Makes New Offer; Record Setting Holiday Travel This Year. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• California Inundated with Rain this Week; Top Ten Most Watched CNN Videos of 2025; Ed Burns is Interviewed about "The Brothers McMullen." Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Epstein Files Cover-Up?; Trump Media Merger Raises Ethics Concerns; U.S. Chases Oil Tanker. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Barry Manilow Says He Has Been Diagnosed With Lung Cancer; Millions to Face Higher Premiums When ACA Tax Credits Expire; Atmospheric River Dumps Heavy Rain, Snow in California; Bodycam Video Shows Shoplifting Suspect Pull Out a Gun; Military Families Worry About Impact of Possible DHS Rule Change. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• U.S. In Active Pursuit of Third Oil Taker Linked to Venezuela; Trump to Make Announcement With Hegseth, Navy Secretary in Florida; 22 Percent of GOP Responders Want J.D. Vance to Run for President in 2028; Epstein Survivors Slam DOJ's Extreme Redactions. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ): House Oversight Ranking Member Accuses DOJ of White House Cover Up; New York Times: Army's Flying Habits Over DC Concerned Other Pilots; War in Ukraine Being Blamed for Surge in Wolf Attacks in Finland. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. In "Active Pursuit" Of Third Oil Tanker Linked To Venezuela; Trump Admin Removes Dozens Of Career Diplomats From Overseas Posts; Record Number Of Travelers Heading Out This Holiday Season; Growing Outrage Over Release Of Heavily Redacted Epstein Docs. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• CBS Shelves "60 Minutes" Story on Trump Deportees at Last Minute; California Bracing for More Rain, Flooding and Snow this Week; Biggest Business Stories of 2025. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Court Reveals New Details of How Deadly Bondi Beach Attack Unfolded; DOJ Restores Photo Containing Image of Trump as Controversy Grows Over Redacted Files; Facing the Challenge of a Fracturing MAGA Coalition; Questions Still Surround Reiner Murders; Finnish Reindeer Under Threat from Russian Wolves. Aired 12-1a ET
• Australian Lawmakers Debate New Gun Control, Hate Speech Laws; CNN Poll: Many Voters Already Thinking about 2028 Election; Facing the Challenge of a Fracturing MAGA Coalition; South Korean President Pushes Health Coverage for Hair Loss; One Week Since the Deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner; Storms Threaten to Disrupt Holiday Travel in the U.S.; From Peru to Rome: A Cobbler's Journey to the Vatican Aired 1-2a ET
• Backlash Escalates Over Epstein Files; Australia Pushes for Stricter Gun Laws; U.S. Holds Separate Talks With Russian & Ukrainian Delegations; Finnish Reindeer Under Threat From Russian Wolves; Broadway Shows Face Rising Costs And Falling Profits. Aired 2-3a ET
• DOJ Released Redacted Epstein Files; Australia Acted Against Hate Crime; Prince George Cook for Homeless People. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• U.S. in 'Active Pursuit' of Oil Tanker Linked to Venezuela; Navigating the Holidays in Addiction & Recovery. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• MAGA Infighting Takes Center Stage; Rep. Suhas Suramanyam (R- VA) Is Interviewed about Venezuela; Minaj Praises Trump. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• U.S. in "Active Pursuit" of Oil Tanker Off Venezuela's Coast; Russian General Killed in Moscow Car Bombing; U.S. Holds Weekend Talks with Kremlin Envoy; Republicans Criticize Trump's Action Against Venezuela; Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian Teen in West Bank. Aired 9-10a ET
• Russian General Killed In Moscow Car Bombing; U.S. In "Active Pursuit" Of Oil Tanker Off Venezuela's Coast; Outrage Grows After Heavily Redacted Jeffrey Epstein Files Release; Court Reveals New Details Of How Deadly Attack Unfolded; Gaza's Christmas Clinging To Hope This Christmas; United Nations Refugee Chief Speaks To CNN For Exit Interview. Trump Media Strikes $6 Billion Merge Deal With Fusion Energy Firm. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump: Epstein Files "Used To Deflect" From Our "Success"; WSJ: Putin Studied Profiles Of Trump Officials, Preferred Witkoff; Latinos Speak To CNN About Why They're Joining Border Patrol. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Outrage Grows After Heavily-Redacted Epstein File Release; U.S. Pursues Another Oil Tanker Near Venezuela; Russian General Killed in Moscow Car Bombing. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Palestinians Find New Options For Shelter In Winter; Broadway Shows Face Rising Costs And Falling Profits; Renaming Of Kennedy Center Prompts Criticism, Legal Questions. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• GOP Infighting On Display At Turning Point USA Conference; Vance: MAGA Movement Rejects "Self-Defeating Purity Tests"; Growing Outrage Over Release Of Heavily Redacted Epstein Files; Top Trump Aides Share Bill Clinton Photo In Epstein Files; CBS News Abruptly Shelves "60 Minutes" Story On Deportations. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Paramount Eyes Trump's Support In Bid To Buy Warner Bros. Discovery; Trump Endorses Blakeman For NY Gov. After Stefanik Ends Campaigns; Dems Worry Surge Of Progressives May Imperil House Odds; Dems Fret Rush Of Liberal Candidates Could Cost Them The House. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• High Stakes Pursuit Off The Coast Of Venezuela As The U.S. Tries To Intercept Yet Another Oil Tanker; Senior Russian General Killed In Car Bombing; Survivors Of Epstein Abuse Slam Trump Administration For Heavy Redactions In Released Files; Russia Blamed For Surge In Wolf Attacks On Finnish Reindeer; Norway's Official Post Office For Santa; Spain's "El Gordo" Lottery. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Did Not Air 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• U.S. in "Active Pursuit" of Oil Tanker Off Venezuela's Coast; U.S. Holds Separate Talks with Russian & Ukrainian Delegations; Australian Lawmakers Debate New Gun Control, Hate Speech Laws; Outrage Grows Over Release of Heavily Redacted Epstein Files; U.S. West Coast to Get Heavy Rain, Snow This Week; Joe DiMeo Shares His Incredible Story With CNN. Aired 11a-12p ET
• U.S. In "Active Pursuit" Of Oil Tanker Off Venezuela Coast; Anger At CBS After Management Pulls "60 Minutes" Segment; Mourners Mark One Week Since Hanukkah Massacre; Russian General Killed In Moscow Car Bombing; Finnish Reindeer Under Threat From Russian Wolves; MAGA Infighting Takes Center Stage At Turning Point Conference; Trump Fusion Deal Raises Ethics Concerns; Easing Heightened Stress Over The Holidays; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. In Active Pursuit Of Oil Tanker Off Venezuela; Bondi Beach Attack: Court Documents Show Suspects Threw Unexploded Bomb At Victims; WBD, Paramount Skydance Shares Rise After Revised Bid; The Stock Market's Winners And Losers Of 2025; A Look Inside Norway's Official Post Office For Santa; Russia Blamed For Surge In Wolf Attacks On Finnish Reindeer. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• U.S. in Active Pursuit of Oil Tanker Linked to Venezuela; Atmospheric River Dumps Heavy Rain, Snow in California; V.P. Vance Tries to Unite Conservatives as MAGA Divisions Deepen. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Practical Lessons for Modern Parenting; Trump Photo Removed Then Reposted to Epstein Files Website; Some Lawmakers Say Bondi Should be Held in Contempt. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S. In "Active Pursuit" Of Oil Tanker Linked To Venezuela; Police: Alleged Shooters Appeared To Be Practicing With Shotguns Before Attack; CBS News Abruptly Pulls "60 Minutes" Story On Trump Deportees. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Ukrainian Therapy Dogs; Record Holiday Travel?; Justice Department Under Fire Over Epstein Files Release; Senior Russian General Killed. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Blanche On Lawmakers Threatening DOJ: "Bring It On"; President Unveils New "Trump Class" Fleet Of Battleships; "60 Minutes" Story Shelved By Bari Weiss Streamed In Canada And Instantly Spread Across The Web. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Did Not Air, 6:00-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Backlash Over Lack of Transparency in Epstein Files; MAGA Movement Faces Civil War as Fighting Erupts; "60 Minutes" in Crisis After CBS News Abruptly Pulls Story; One-on-One with Filmmaker Behind New Chevy Chase's Documentary. Aired 11p-12a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• U.S. In "Active Pursuit" Of Oil Tanker Off Venezuela; Next Hour: Trump To Make Announcement Alongside Hegseth; Zelenskyy: Ukraine On Alert For Russian Attacks Near Christmas; U.S. Justice Department Defends Partial Release Of Epstein Files; Court Docs: Bondi Beach Attack Suspects Threw Unexploded Bombs At Victims; CNN Poll: California Governor Newsom Leads Among Democrats. Aired 3-4p ET