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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• DOJ Says Purported Epstein Letter To Larry Nassar Is Fake; Interview With Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA); FBI E-mails From 2019 Refer To Epstein's 10 Co-Conspirators ; Americans Are Losing Millions To Scammers At Crypto ATMs; Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Deploying National Guard To Chicago; The Divide Over Data Centers Powering The A.I. Boom. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with "Peacemaker" Author and Grandson of Former U.N. Secretary-General U Thant Thant Myint U; Interview with Award-Winning Filmmaker and "The Future of Truth" Author Werner Herzog; Interview with "Mother Mary Comes to Me" Author Arundhati Roy. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Just In: DOJ Says Purported Epstein Letter To Larry Nassar Is Fake; Third Quarter Economic Growth Propelled By Wealthy Americans; New Lawsuit Challenging Addition Of Trump's Name To Kennedy Center; Supreme Court Blocks Trump's National Guard Deployment In Chicago. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• FBI E-mails From 2019 Refer To Epstein's "10 Co-Conspirators"; DOJ Says Purported Epstein Letter To Larry Nassar Is "Fake"; Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Is Interviewed About U.S. Hits Alleged Drug Vessel In Pacific, Killing One Person; Safety Concerns Weigh On The Future Of Package Shipping. Aired 5-6p ET
• FBI Emails From 2019 Refer To Epstein's Ten Co-Conspirators; Trump Suspends All Large Offshore Wind Farms Under Construction; Evacuations Planned In Southern California Amid Widespread Flood Risk; Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Deploying National Guard To Chicago; Economy Grew At Strong 4.3 Percent Pace In Third Quarter. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump DOJ Releases New Batch of Heavily Redacted Epstein Documents; Epstein Co-Conspirators Redacted in New Batch of Documents; DOJ Says, Untrue and Sensationalist Claims About Trump in Epstein Documents; Supreme Court Blocks Trump's Bid To Deploy Troops To Chicago; Consumers Cautious About Jobs, Income And Inflation. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Justice Department Releases New Batch of Epstein Documents; Hazardous Holiday Storms to Hit Southern California; Rivers Shine, But Purdy Steals Spotlight in 49ers Win. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Justice Department Releases New Batch Of Epstein Documents; FDA Approves Wegovy Weight Loss Pill From Novo Nordisk; Trump Names New Class Of Navy Battleships After Himself. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL): Justice Department Releases New Batch of Epstein Documents; Rare High Risk of Flash Flooding in Los Angeles Area; 60 Minutes Report Pulled in U.S. Streams in Canada. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Justice Department Releases New Epstein Documents; Helene Weiss is Interviewed about the Epstein Documents; New GDP Shows Economy Accelerated Last Quarter; Kevin O'Leary is Interviewed about the GDP Report; Top Ten Sports Stories of 2025. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Letter from Epstein to Nassar; Trump Warns Maduro; Charles Shapiro is Interviewed about Trump's Warning to Maduro; Holiday Storms to Hit Southern California; Brown University Places Police Chief on Leave. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) is Interviewed About the Epstein Letter; Nick Akerman is Interviewed About Epstein Files; Americans Travel for the Holiday; Flu on Rise as People Gather for Holidays. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Wegovy Weight Loss Pill Approved; Brown University Reviews Security Procedures; New Epstein Documents Released. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Justice Department Releases New Batch of Epstein Documents; Gallup Poll Finds Dems in Congress at 24 Percent Approval Rating, 29 Percent for GOP; TSA Expecting Significant Increase in Holiday Travel. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Justice Department Released New Batch of Epstein Documents; Trump Deals Another Blow to Wind Energy; Brown University Puts Police Chief on Leave After Deadly Shooting; Veterans Affairs Employees Brace for More Cuts. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• "60 Minutes" Report Pulled by News Chief Goes Viral; Trump Suspends All Large Offshore Wind Farms; How Christmas is Big Business in Norway. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• DOJ Looking Into Validity Of Alleged Letter From "J. Epstein" To Larry Nassar; New Documents Include 2021 Mar-a-Lago Subpoena Relating To Ghislaine Maxwell Case; Brown Univ. Puts Police Chief On Leave After Deadly Shooting; Source: Melodee Buzzard, A Nine-Year-Old Girl Who Vanished During A Road Trip With Her Mother, Is Found Dead; Record Holiday Travel Meets Lower Prices At The Pump; Supreme Court Blocks Trump From Deploying National Guard To Chicago. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Hazardous Holiday Storms to Hit Southern California; DOJ Says Alleged Letter from Jeffrey Epstein to Larry Nassar is Fake; "Die Hard" Debate: Is It a Christmas Movie; Most Watched CNN Videos 2025. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Donald Trump Unveils New "Trump Class:" Fleet Of Battleships; Heading Home To Mexico For The Holidays; Bari Weiss Shelves "60 Minutes" Report On Deportations; Christian In Gaza Cling To Hope This Christmas; Volodymyr Zelenskyy Says Negotiations Are Very Close to a Real Outcome; Ukrainian Draft Dodgers Go to Dangerous Lengths to Flee War; German Engineer Becomes First Wheelchair User in Space. Aired 2- 3a ET
• U.S. Pursues Third Oil Tanker Linked to Venezuela; CNN Granted Rare Access to Border Patrol Academy; Mexican Naturalist Revisits Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• More Epstein Files Released; It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like... The Flu; ICE Detains Woman Whose Lawyer Says is a U.S. Citizen. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Noem Claims Not Citizens have Been Detained; Sharlene Rochard is Interviewed about the Epstein Files; Trump Touts New Battleships. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• U.S. Justice Department Releases New Batch of Epstein Files; Trump's Name Appears in Latest Batch of Epstein Files; Israeli Government Approves Closure of Army Radio After 75 Years; U.S. Regulators Approve Pill Version of Wegovy; Philip Rivers Turns Back Clock in Colts' Loss to 49ers. Aired 9- 9:45a ET
• Justice Department Releases New Epstein Documents; Trump Unveils New "Trump Class" Fleet Of Battleships; Zelenskyy Says Ukraine "Close to a Real Outcome" after U.S. Talks; Ukrainian Draft Dodgers Go to Dangerous Lengths to Flee War; Pulled "60 Minutes" Segment Appeared on Canadian TV App; Mexican Naturalist Revisits Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Epstein "Co-conspirators" Appear To Be Redacted In New Batch Of Docs; Supreme Court Blocks Trump; Blanche Defends Ghislaine Maxwell's Move To Minimum-Security Camp. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Justice Department Releases New Batch Of Epstein Files Overnight; Zelenskyy: Russia Launches "Massive" Aerial Attack On Ukraine; Record Number Of Air Travelers As Holiday Rush Begins In U.S.; CNN Poll Finds Many Voters Already Looking To 2028 Election. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Bari Weiss Shelves "60 MINUTES" Report On Deportations; Former Neighbors Of Brown University Shooter Offer Views As Search For Motive Widens; Kansas City Chiefs Announce Move To New Stadium In 2031. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• DOJ 2020 Email: Trump Traveled On "At Least Eight" Epstein flights; Justice Department Releases New Batch Of Epstein Documents; Trump: Releasing Photos In Epstein Files Is "A Terrible Thing"; List Of Government Entities Bearing Trump's Name Grows; Stone-Faced President And First Lady Wish Americans Merry Christmas; GDP Growth Is Up, Consumer Confidence Is Down. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• GDP Growth Is Up, Consumer Confidence Is Down; Poll: 70 Percent Say Cost Of Living Where They Live Is Unaffordable; Trump Quick To Blame Biden For Bad Data, Take Credit For Good; Supreme Court To Decide Critical Cases On Executive Power; Former White House Usher Reflects On Serving 7 Presidents. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Revelations From The Latest Batch Of Epstein Files Released; U.S. Ramps Up Pressure On Venezuela's Leader Nicolas Maduro; Russia Launches Huge Deadly Aerial Attack On Ukraine; U.S. Justice Dept. Releases New Batch Of Epstein Files; Trump's Name Appears In Latest Batch Of Epstein Files; Thousands Of Mexicans Return Home For Christmas; Ukrainian Men Risking Death To Avoid The Front Line. Aired 2-3p ET


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


One World with Zain Asher
• U.S. Justice Department Releases New Batch of Epstein Files; Trump Names New Class of Navy Battleships After Himself; U.S. Strikes Alleged Drug Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing One; Trump Administration Removes Dozens of Career Ambassadors; Ukrainian Men Go to Dangerous Lengths to Evade the Draft; The Reality of the Christmas Tree Business in New York City. Aired 11a-12p ET
• U.S. Justice Department Releases New Batch Of Epstein Files; Trump: It Would Be Smart For Maduro To Step Down; U.S. Strikes Alleged Drug Boat In Eastern Pacific, Killing One; Border Patrol Training Record Number Of Recruits; Nearly Three Years Of Fighting With No End Sight; Sudan's Prime Minister Asks U.N. Security Council To Help Enact Ceasefire; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Justice Department: Alleged Letter From "J. Epstein" Is Fake; Trump Warns Maduro Against Playing Tough As Tensions Escalate; U.S. Economy Grew At The Fastest Pace In Two Years In Q3; Weight-Loss Drugs; Call To Earth; Extreme Weather. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Justice Department Releases New Batch of Epstein Documents; Russia Launches Massive Aerial Attack on Ukraine; 60 Minutes Report Pulled in U.S. Still Seen After Streaming in Canada. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Justice Department Releases New Batch of Epstein Documents; Trump's Name Appears in Latest Batch of Epstein Files; Epstein Survivors Slam "Extreme Redactions" in DOJ's File Release; Flu Season in the U.S. Driven by New Subclade K Variant. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett; New Navy Battleships?; New Trove of Epstein Documents Released. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• VA Job Cuts; Interview With Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY); Trump Administration Investigates Brown University. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• DOJ Releases New Batch Of Heavily Redacted Epstein Files; Dem Lawmaker Sues To Remove Trump's Name From Kennedy Center; U.S. Tells U.N. That Sanctions Will Deprive Maduro Of Resources. Aired 9-10p ET


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


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• California Braces For More Storms, Flooding Threat; The Epstein Files; Russia's War On Ukraine; 'General Hospital' Star Reveals Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis; Many Survivors of Eaton Fire Still Facing Major Challenges; Winter Magic Takes Center Stage with 'The Nutcracker' in Norway. Aired 12-1a ET
• Recovery Coach: How To Maintain Sobriety During The Holidays; Reflecting on LeBron James' NBA Legacy with L.A. Lakers; Record Number of Air Travelers As Holiday Rush Begins; Holiday Trends & Traditions By the Numbers. Aired 1-2a ET
• Justice Department Releases New Batch Of Epstein Files; "Life- Threatening" Storm Hitting California; Political Punchlines: How Comedy Shaped 2025; Inside Timothee Chalamet's Wild Hollywood Press Tour; Tony Robbins' Music Mission To Feed The Hungry. Aired 11p-12a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Email: Trump Flew On Epstein's Jet At Least Eight Times; Russia Launches "Massive" Aerial Attack On Ukraine; U.N. Security Council Meets At Venezuela's Request; Israeli Government Approves Closure Of Army Radio After 75 Years; Ukrainian Men Go To Dangerous Lengths To Evade The Draft; Supreme Court: Trump Can't Deploy National Guard To Chicago. Aired 3-4p ET