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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Iranian Airspace Reopens; Iran's FM to Trump: Do not Repeat "Same Mistake" Made with Strikes; Trump: "We need Greenland for National Security;" No Greenland Deal Despite Trump's Pressure and Top-level Meeting; Flight Tracking Site Shows Danish Military Transport Lands in Greenland; Federal Judge Declines to Issue Temporary Restraining Order in Minnesota Lawsuit Against DHS; Pentagon Sending Military Lawyers to Minneapolis Amid ICE Crackdown; Buddhist Monks on a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former U.S. Special Representative for Iran Elliott Abrams; Interview with "The Voice of Hind Rajab" Director Kaouther Ben Hania; Interview with Cato Institute Project on Criminal Justice Legal Fellow Mike Fox. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• ICE Appears To Escalate Aggressive Tactics Against Protesters; Trump: I've Been Told No Executions In Iran Today, But "Who Knows?"; FBI Searches Washington Post Reporter's Home. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• CNN Poll: 56 Percent Call Use Of Force In M.N. ICE Shooting "Inappropriate"; Epstein Survivors Send Letter To Inspector General Demanding Oversight; As Trump Eyes Venezuela's Oil, U.S. Companies Remain Wary; Grok Under Fire For Sexualizing Women And Children's Images. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Says, Killing in Iran Stopped, Executions Won't Take Place; No Deal Despite Trump's Pressure and Top-Level Meeting; Four Astronauts Leave ISS in Unprecedented Medical Evacuation. Vance Breaks Tie, Blocking Effort To Limit Trump's War Powers. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Another Shooting in Minneapolis Involving Federal Officer; DHS Says, Fed Officer Shot Suspect in Minneapolis After Shovel Ambush; Another Shooting in Minneapolis, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) Tells Trump End This Occupation. CNN Follows Breaking News on Another Minneapolis Shooting Involving ICE. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Says, The U.S. Needs Greenland for the Purpose of National Security; Critical Court Hearing as Anti-ICE Protests in Minneapolis Intensify; South Carolina Measles Outbreak Doubles in Size Over Past Week. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Testimony Resumes In Trial Of Former Uvalde Police Officer; Vance, Rubio Meet Danish And Greenlandic Officials Amid Tensions; Testimony Resumes In Brendan Banfield Murder Trial. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Vance, Rubio Meet Danish and Greenlandic Officials Amid Tensions; 6 Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate Renee Good's Widow; Minneapolis Protests Intensify Over Deadly ICE Shooting; U.S. Plane in Boat Strike was Painted as Civilian Aircraft. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Death Toll Surges in Iran's Crackdown on Anti-Government Protests; Emotional Testimony Resumes in Trial of Former Uvalde Police Officer; Trump Issues Proposals to Address Affordability Crisis. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• 6 Prosecutors Out Amid WH Pressure to Probe Renee Good's Actions; Trump: U.S. Needs Greenland For the Purpose of National Security; U.S. Official: Some Personnel Told to Evacuate Military Base in Qatar; Au Pair Testifies She Watched Banfield Stab His Wife Repeatedly. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Interview with Anders Vistisen, Member, European Parliament: Denmark to Increase Military Presence Around Greenland; President Trump Pushing to Cap Credit Card Interest Rates; South Carolina Measles Outbreak Doubles in Size Over Past Week. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Virginia Double Murder Trial Continues; Crackdown in Iran; Trump Demands Takeover of Greenland. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Au Pair Testifies Banfield Wanted to Get Rid of His Wife in Double Murder Trial; Norway Sends Defense Personnel to Greenland; Denmark to Increase Military Around Greenland Amid Trump Threats; Trump Says Anything Less Than U.S. Control of Greenland is Unacceptable; Danish, Greenlandic Officials to Speak After White House Meeting. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Danish FM Says It is Totally Unacceptable Not to Respect Greenland's Territory; Fundamental Disagreement With U.S. Remains After Meeting; Minnesota AG Requests Temporary Restraining Order Against ICE; First Medical Evacuation From International Space Station Starts; DOJ Tells Document Review Team to Look at 1,000 Pages of Epstein Files Each Day. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump: U.S. Will Take Strong Action if Iran Executes Protesters; Danish Foreign Minister: Totally Unacceptable Not to Respect Greenland's Territory; Teacher: Officer Just Stayed There During Uvalde Shooting. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Norway Sending Two Defense Personnel to Greenland; Trump Holds WH Event Amid Tensions with Greenland, Iran; Soon: Undocking of Space Capsule to Bring Sick Astronaut Home; South Carolina Measles Outbreak Doubles Over Past Week; Au Pair Testifies Banfield Wanted to "Get Rid" of His Wife. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• First Medical Evacuation for International Space Station Starting; Trump Holds White House Event Amid Tension with Greenland, Iran; Trump: I'm Not Going to Give Up Options on Acquiring Greenland. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Iranian Protest In The Face Of Harsh Government Crackdown; ICE Agents Clash With Protesters In Minneapolis; Iran Planning to Execute a 26-Year-Old Protester; Vance, Rubio to Meet With Officials From Denmark, Greenland; Concern in Greenland as Trump Threatens U.S. Takeover; Zelenskyy Says Russian Attacks Spark Power Outages in Kyiv Region; Deadly Landslide in Peru Buries Truck Carrying Family; Copernicus Reports 2025 Was Third Hottest Year on Record; HBO Max Brings "Harry Potter" to More Countries; Olympic Torch Makes Its Way Across Northern Italy. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Urged Iranians that Help is On The Way; China Posted Record-Breaking $1 Trillion in Trade Surplus Amidst Trump Tariffs. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• New Documents Reveal School Ties To "ICE Watch" In Minneapolis; Federal Prosecutors In Minneapolis Resign Over ICE Shooting Probe; Protester Set To Be Executed In Iran Today; NASA To Attempt First Medical Evacuation From ISS. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• President Trump Threatens Strong Action on Iran; Trump Administration Prepares Order on Housing Affordability; Court Hearing on Lawsuit Over ICE Actions in Minneapolis; Vance, Rubio Meet Officials from Greenland and Denmark. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump Presses Ahead with Resource-Driven Foreign Policy; Saudi Arabia Hopes Issues Can be Resolved Through Negotiations; Gold Prices Hit Fresh Record High; JD Vance to Host Greenland-Denmark-U.S. Meeting; Multiple Fatalities in Thailand as Crane Collapses onto Train; Iran's Internet Blackout to Last Up to Two More Weeks. Aired 9-10a ET
• Some Personnel at U.S. Military Base in Qatar Urged to Leave as a "Precaution"; Iranian Chief Justice Says Protesters to Be Given "Priority for Trial and Punishment"; Trump Warns Regime, Don't Execute Prisoners; Saudi Arabia Emerges as Critical and Rare Earth Minerals Hub; Trump's Threatened Takeover Concerns Greenlanders; ICE Agents Clash with Minneapolis Protesters; Iran Says It's Ready for Potential U.S. Military Action; Fresh Questions about First U.S. Strike on Alleged Drug Boat; China Remains World's Leading Auto Exporter for Third Year. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Iran Airspace Closed As Trump Weighs Military Action; Journalist Critical Of ICE Says She Was Surprisingly Hired By ICE; FBI Searches "Washington Post" Reporter's Home, Seizes Phone & 2 Computers. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump To Iranian Protesters: "Help Is On Its Way"; Justice Department: "No Basis" To Probe Agent Who Killed Renee Good; Clintons Refuse To Testify Despite Contempt Attempt. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Awaiting Supreme Court Ruling On Trump Tariffs; Mississippi Jewish Community Responds After Synagogue Fire; Sources: U.S. Investigating Device That Some Believe Is Linked To "Havana Syndrome." Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Greenland Ramps Up Military Presence On Island Amid Tensions; Now: Vance, Rubio Meet With Top Officials From Denmark, Greenland; Trump Tells Iran Protesters "Help Is On Its Way, But Won't Elaborate"; Dems Look For Ways To Push Back Against Trump, ICE. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Dems Look for Ways to Push Back Against Trump, ICE; Trump Insists Economy is Strongest Maybe Ever, Voters Disagree; FBI Searches Journalist's Home in Leak Investigation; Rough Waters in Great Lakes Primary. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Denmark Boosts Military Presence in and Around Greenland; Some Personnel at U.S. Military Base in Qatar Urged to Leave; Witkoff Announces Phase Two of Gaza Ceasefire Plan. Danish Foreign Minister Says "Fundamental Disagreement" Remains After Frank Greenland Talks with the U.S. Aired 2:00- 3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Tensions Flare in Minneapolis After Federal Officer Shoots Suspect; Minneapolis Officials Address New Shooting Involving Fed Agent. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• European Leaders Reject Trump's Push to Control Greenland; Diplomats from Greenland & Denmark Meet with Vance & Rubio; Death Toll Surges in Iran's Crackdown on Anti-Government Protests; New Questions About First U.S. Strike in Alleged Drug Boat; Federal Agents Deploy Pepper Balls, Flash Bangs Amid Protests; Federal Hearing Over Minnesota Lawsuit Seeking to Stop I.C.E. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Rights Group: 2,400 Plus Protesters Killed In Iran Crackdown; CNN Poll On Reaction To ICE Agent's Fatal Shooting Of Renee Good; Backlash Over DOJ Probe Into Fed And Chairman Powell; Former Au Pair Resumes Testimony In Virginia Double-Murder Trial; Doctors Shares Account Of Iran Crackdown: "So Much Fear"; A Dream Wedding For Frances And Harold Pugh; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Says Iran Planning to Execute a 26-Year-Old Protester; Colombian Voters Seek Stability Ahead of Presidential Election; Saks Global Files for Bankruptcy Amid Luxury Market Strains; Astronauts Due to Depart the ISS and Come Home Early. Aired 4:00-5p ET


The Situation Room
• 26-Year-Old Iran Protester Could Be Executed Today; Today, Hearing in Minnesota Immigration Enforcement Lawsuit; Clintons Refuse to Testify in Congressional Epstein Probe Despite Subpoena and Contempt Threat. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Vance and Rubio Meet Danish and Greenlandic Officials; Trump Threatens U.S. Takeover on Greenland; Death Toll from Iran Protests Grows; Americans Divided by Videos Showing ICE Agent Killing Woman. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Protests Against ICE Ramp Up; Interview With Sen. Angus King (I-ME); Iranian Crackdown. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Iranian Crackdown; Grocery Prices Rising; ICE Protests Ramp Up. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Claims Killing Of Iran Protesters Has "Stopped"; Trump: Anything Less Than U.S. Control Of Greenland "Unacceptable"; DOJ Wants Interviews With Dems Over "Illegal Orders" Video. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump Says Iran Has No Plans to Carry Out Executions; Some Personnel at U.S. Base in Qatar Urged to Leave; Denmark: Fundamental Disagreement Remains with U.S. on Greenland; Germany, Sweden and Norway to Send Troops to Greenland; Immigrant Visa Crackdown; Witkoff Announces Phase Two of Gaza Ceasefire Plan; Iran's Airspace Closed to Most Flights; ISS Astronauts Returning to Earth. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• ICE Agents Clash with Protesters in Minneapolis; Trump to Iranian Protesters, "Help is on Its Way"; Actors Timothy Busfield and Kiefer Sutherland Arrested; DOJ: No Basis To Investigate ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good; Billionaires Ready To Flee California Amid Wealth Tax Proposal; Ultra-Endurance Athlete To Journey From Dead Sea To Everest. Aired 12-1a ET
• Iranian Doctor: Everyone Is Trapped In Terror, Helplessness; Trump Claims Economic Success In Visit To Michigan; Newest Show In "Star Trek" Universe To Debut This Week; Interview with "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" Actor Gina Yashere; NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 to Return Early Amid Medical Concern; U.S. Investigating Device that Some Believe is Linked to "Havana Syndrome"; Transforming a Las Vegas Home Into an Art Gallery; Copernicus Releases Final Climate Data for 2025. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Denmark: Fundamental Disagreement Remains With U.S. On Greenland; Trump Speaks At White House As U.S. Mulls Action Over Iran Protests; U.S. Suspends Immigrant Visa Processing For 75 Countries; Witkoff Announces Phase Two Of Gaza Ceasefire Plan; ICE Raids Continue Across Minnesota Despite Protests; Four Astronauts Leaving ISS Early Due To Health Issue; FBI Searches Washington Post Reporter's Home. Aired 3-4p ET