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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act, Deploy Troops to Minnesota; Fed Agent Shoots Man DHS Says Assaulted Him; Attorney for Becca Good and Family of Renee Good Speaks Out. Trump Threatens To Use Insurrection Act, Deploy Troops To Minnesota; Machado "Presented" Trump With Her Nobel Peace Prize; U.S. Carrier Strike Group Heads To Middle East As Iran Tensions Simmer; DOJ Wants Interviews With Dems Over "Illegal Orders" Video. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with University of Tehran Professor Mohammad Marandi; Interview with Iranian Journalist and Kayhan London Managing Editor Nazenin Ansari; Interview with International Crisis Group Venezuela and Latin America Analyst Phil Gunson; Interview with The New York Times Columnist and "1929" Author Andrew Ross Sorkin. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Threatens To Invoke Insurrection Act In Minnesota; Tensions Escalate In Minnesota After Another Shooting; White House: Trump "Simply Joking" About Canceling Midterm Elections. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Federal Agent Shoots Man After "Ambush" In Minneapolis; Noem: ICE May Ask Citizens To "Validate Their Identity"; GOP Rep. Bacon: Seizing Greenland Would Be "End Of His Presidency"; Machado Says She Presented Her Nobel Peace Prize Medal To Trump; New Film Spotlights Trauma & Recovery For A Combat Veteran. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Threatens Insurrection Act to Deploy Troops to Minnesota; Machado Says She Presented Trump Her Nobel Peace Prize Medal; Agriculture Secretary Ridiculed Over Budget-Friendly Meal. White House Blames Dems For "Encouraging" Attacks On ICE Agents. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Threatens Insurrection Act as Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) Begs to End This; Confrontations Between ICE, Public Intensify in Minneapolis; Noem Says, U.S. Citizens Should Be Prepared to Show Proof. Governor Tim Walz Urges Peaceful Protests; Machado Visits Trump. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Protests Erupt After Federal Agent Shoots Man in Minneapolis; Trump Says, Iran Not Planning Executions, Military Actions Still on Table; Trial Underway for Virginia Father Accused of Conspiring With Au Pair to Kill His Wife, Another Man. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• NASA SpaceX Crew-11 Returns To Earth; Trump: Iran Not Planning Executions, Military Action Still On Table; Reports: John Harbaugh To Join NY Giants As Head Coach. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Protests in Minneapolis After Fed Agent Ambushed, Shoots Man in Leg; Astronauts Splash Down After Space Station Medical Evacuation; Emotional Testimony Resumes in Trial of Former Uvalde Police Officer. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Private Security Options for Venezuela; Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) is Interviewed about Venezuela; Kwame Raoul is Interviewed about Minnesota Protests; Numbers on Trump, ICE and Immigration; Ben Fritz is Interviewed about McConaughey Trademarks. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Threatens to Deploy Troops to Minnesota; Fed Agent Shoots Man in Minnesota; Robin Wonsley is Interviewed about Protests in Minneapolis; Iran Claims Misinformation Campaign; Military Action Still on the Table for Iran; Musk Announces New Changes to Grok. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Threatens Insurrection Act; Trump's Recent Poll Numbers; Lake Effect Snow Brings Dangerous Conditions. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• White House Holds Press Briefing; Astronauts Return Home; Unrest in Minneapolis; Trump Meets With Venezuelan Opposition Leader. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• White House Briefing Amid Tensions Over Iran, Venezuela & ICE; Trump Meets With Venezuelan Opposition Leader, Machado; Trump Threatens Insurrection Act to Deploy Troops to Minnesota; U.S. Military Seizes Sixth Sanctioned Venezuelan Oil Tanker; Trump Officials Eye Private Security Contractors to Safeguard Oil Assets in Venezuela. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• YouTube to Let Parents Stop Teens From Endless Scrolling; Trump Meeting With Venezuelan Opposition Leader, Machado; White House Says Trump Hasn't Taken Options Off Table for Responding to Iran; Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act, Deploy Troops to Minnesota; Associate Press Reports NCAA Basketball Players Charged in Alleged Rigging Scheme. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump: U.S. Needs Greenland for Purpose of National Security; The World is Watching as Trump Reshapes U.S. Global Role; Parents Can Now Set Daily Time Limits on YouTube Shorts. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Fed Agent Shoots Man DHS Says Assaulted Him, Prompting Protests; Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act, Deploy Troops to Minnesota; Mortgage Rate Fall to Lowest Level in Over Three Years; Testimony Resumes in Brendan Banfield Trial 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Meets with Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado; NASA Crew Gets Routine Checks After Medical Evacuation from ISS; Musk's Grok Chatbot Limits Ability to Sexualize Photos of People. Aired 3:30- 4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 2-3a ET
• Did Not Air 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Tense Protests After Federal Agent Shoots Man in Minneapolis; Minneapolis on Edge After Another Shooting; Four NASA Astronauts Back on Earth; NASA's First Medical Evacuation. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Nicole Foy is Interviewed about a ProPublica Report; Trump Weighs Iran Action; Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-FL) is Interviewed about Protests in Minneapolis. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Nobel Prize Winner Machado Visits Trump at White House; Iranian FM & Trump Claim Executions Are Not Taking Place; Calls for Calm in Minneapolis After New I.C.E.-Related Shooting; Trump Says He Spoke with Venezuela's Acting President; Ugandans Cast Vote in Crucial Presidential Rematch. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Trump and Iranian FM Say Iran Not Planning Executions; Regional Middle East Powers Urge Trump Not to Attack Iran; U.S. Military Seizes Another Oil Tanker in the Caribbean; Trump to Meet Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado; Gaza Entering Second Phase of Ceasefire Plan; Saudi Arabia Looks to Critical Minerals to Diversify Economy; Lucid CEO on Navigating U.S.-China Competition; China's App Asks "Are You Dead?" Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• White House: Trump Now Has Nobel Peace Prize Medal Given To Him By Winner; ICE Agents Fire Pepper Balls In New Clashes With Protesters; Trump Admin Apologizes For Deporting College Student By "Mistake". Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• SpaceX Crew-11 Safely Back On Earth. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• SpaceX Crew-11 Safely Back On Earth Off California. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Minneapolis Leaders Urge Calm Following Shooting, Protests; Iran's Airspace Reopens As Trump Weighs Next Moves; SpaceX Crew Back On Earth After California Splashdown; Officials Agree To Keep Talking To Find Path Forward Over Greenland. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• SpaceX Crew Back On Earth After California Splashdown; Free Press Advocates Condemn FBI Raid On Journalist's Home; NASA Holds Press Conference After SpaceX Crew Return. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Protests Erupt After Federal Agent Shoots Man In Minneapolis; Trump Threatens To Invoke Insurrection Act In Minnesota; Heated Clashes In Minneapolis After Federal Agent Shoots Man; Soon: Trump Meets Venezuelan Opposition Leader At White House; Trump: Still Weighing Military Options In Iran; New CNN Poll: 75 Percent Oppose U.S. Taking Control Of Greenland. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• New CNN Poll: 75 Percent Oppose U.S. Taking Control Of Greenland; Danish Official: WH Meeting "Could Have Been A Lot Worse"; Virginia Democrats Move Forward With Redistricting Effort; Supreme Court Ruling On Voting Rights Act Could Impact More Than A Dozen Majority Minority Districts In The South; DHS Posts Echo Rhetoric Linked To White Nationalist Groups. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Kyiv Faces Fourth Winter Under Russian Bombardment; Maria Corina Machado Meets with President Trump at the WH; Venezuela's Rodriguez Gives State of the Nation Speech. President Trump Cites the Killing of Anti- Government Protesters in Iran has Stopped; Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Machado Meets President Trump at the White House; Several European Countries Send Troops to Greenland.


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act in Response to Minneapolis Protests; Masked Agents Surround's Citizen's Car; Tom Homan Provides Suggestion to Fix Public Backlash Against ICE. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Nobel Prize Laureate Maria Corina Machado has been Fighting for Democracy; Trump to Meet with Venezuelan Opposition Leader; Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act in Minnesota; Iranian FM: "Misinformation Campaign" is Exaggerating Deaths; Polls Close Amid Nationwide Internet Blackout; The Numbers: Zoe Saldana is now Highest-Grossing Actor Ever. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Two Leaders Vie To Shape Venezuela's Future; Trump: Iran Not Planning Executions; Military Action Still On Table; Ugandans Cast Votes In Crucial Presidential Rematch; Trump Threatens To Invoke Insurrection Act Over Minneapolis Unrest; Washington Post "Deeply Concerned" By Raid On Reporter's Home; X Restricts Grok's Ability To Create Explicit Images. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Venezuelan Opposition Leader in Washington to Secure Support; Brent Crude, WTI Fall More than Four Percent; Kyiv Facing Subzero Temperatures Without Power. Venezuelan Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado Says She Presented Trump with Her Nobel Peace Prize; Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act to Deploy Troops in Minneapolis; Minnesota Businesses Say ICE's Presence is Hurting Sales; "Autofocus" Glasses Adjust Lenses to Eye Movements. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• DHS Says, Federal Agent Shoots Man Ambush in Minneapolis; Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act, Deploy Troops to Minnesota; U.S. Military Seizes Another Oil Tanker in the Caribbean. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Noem: "No Plans to Pull Out of Minnesota"; Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act; U.S. Weighs Military Action in Iran; Last Day to Sign Up for Obamacare Plans. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Will Trump Intervene in Iran?; Interview With Minneapolis, Minnesota, City Councilmember LaTrisha Vetaw; Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Mississippi Man Charged in Synagogue Fire; Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson. Aired 11:30a- 12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Threatens Insurrection Act To Deploy Troops To Minnesota; Machado Says She Presented Trump With Nobel Peace Prize Medal; WH: Trump Was "Joking" About Canceling Midterms. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Machado Says She Presented Trump with Nobel Peace Prize Medal; Two Leaders Fight for Venezuela's Future and Trump's Favor; More European Troops Arrive in Greenland; E.U. Officials Threaten to Freeze Work on U.S. Trade Agreement; Tensions Escalate in Minneapolis After Another Shooting; Trump's Insurrection Act Threat; Kyiv Facing Freezing Temperatures Without Power. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Minneapolis on Edge After New ICE Shooting; Is ICE Making Cities Less Safe?; SpaceX Capsule on Way Back to Earth from ISS. Tensions in Iran Rise, as U.S. Intervention Seems Likely. President Trump Continues to Push for Control of Greenland. Aired 12-1a ET
• Federal Officer Shoots Man In Leg During Minneapolis Arrest; NASA Set To Bring Astronaut Home Early For Medical Reasons; Iran Airspace Partially Reopens As Trump Weights Next Moves; U.S. Says Gaza Is Entering 2nd Phase Of The Ceasefire Plan; Voters To Decide Between Former Pop Star And Longtime Leader; Trump to Meet Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado; SpaceX Crew-11 Returning to Earth Early, Crew Member Ill; Free Press Advocates Condemn FBI Raid on Journalist's Home; Buddhist Monks on 2,300+ Mile Walk for Peace. Aired 1-2a ET
• SpaceX Crew-11 Returning to Earth Early, Crew Member Ill; Two Russians, One American Remain on Board International Space Station; Officers Fire Stun Grenades, Tear Gas Into Protest Crowds in Minneapolis; Iran State Media Says Protester Erfan Soltani Not Sentenced to Death; Iran Airspace Partially Reopens as Trump Weighs Next Moves; Rights Group Says More Than 2,400 Protesters Killed in Crackdown in Iran; Trump to Meet Venezuelan Opposition Leader, Machado; France to Join Other Nations for Joint Exercises on Greenland; U.S. Suspending Immigrant Visa Processing for 75 Countries. Aired 2-3a ET
• CNN's Breaking News Coverage on the Expected Splashdown of the SpaceX Crew-11 Astronauts Back to Earth. Aired 3-4a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Machado Visits D.C. As Rodriguez Set To Give State Of The Nation; Trump Threatens To Use Insurrection Act To Deploy Troops; Calls For Calm In Minneapolis After New Shooting; Trump: Will Watch & See Before Ruling Out Military Action; Musk's Grok Drops Revealing Image Edits After Outcry. Aired 3-4p ET