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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• DOJ Investigating Minneapolis Governor And Mayor Over Alleged Obstruction; Trump Says No Reason To Use Insurrection Act "Right Now"; New York Times Analysis Sheds Light On Moments Before ICE Shooting; Judge Rules ICE Must Curb Use Of Force In Minneapolis; On Patrol With Immigrant Advocacy Group On Patrol In Minneapolis; Son Of Deposed Iranian Shah: "The Islamic Republic Will Fall"; DOJ Continues To Review Epstein Files But Cannot Say When They Will Be Released; 21 New Pardons From Trump, Including One For A Woman He Let Out Of Prison Before. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Iranian Human Rights Lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi; Interview with "A Thousand Miracles" Author and International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Former President Theodor Meron; Interview with "Eat Your Ice Cream" Author Ezekiel Emanuel. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Now: New Arrests In Minneapolis Protests; CNN Poll: Majority See Trump's First Year Back In Office As Failure; Venezuelan Opposition Leader Gives Her Nobel Medal To Trump. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• CNN Poll: 58 Percent Of Americans Call Trump's First Year A Failure; Rep. Mike Flood, (R-NE), Is Interviewed About Trump Priorities, Economy, DOJ Moves 80 Criminal Division Attorneys To Review The Epstein Files; Tensions In Minneapolis Escalate Outside Federal Building Protest; Trump Pardons Convicted Fraudster For Second Time; Charlie Kirk's Accused Killer In Court. Aired 5-6p ET
• Tensions In Minneapolis Escalate Outside Federal Building Protest; Source Says, DOJ Investigating Minnesota Governor, Minneapolis Mayor; California Opens Probe Into XAI Over Sexualized A.I. Imagery; Trump: "I Greatly Respect" That Iran Canceled 800 Executions. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• DOJ Investigating Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), Mayor Jacob Frey (D- Minneapolis, MN) Over Alleged Obstruction; Judge Orders That ICE Must Curb Some Actions In Minneapolis; Two Children, Including Infant, Hospitalized After Tear Gas By Feds; Judge Orders ICE To Limit Tactics; Trump Pardons Father Of A Super PAC Donor. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Federal Agents Deploy Tear Gas on Protesters in Minneapolis; CNN Poll Shows Majority Say First Year of Trump's Second Term a Failure; Court Resumes Tuesday in Double Murder Trial of Brendan Banfield. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) On Movement To "Abolish ICE" That Is Gaining Traction Among Some Democrats; Inside Trumps' Decision To Hold Off On Military Strikes On Iran; Medical Groups Sue To Block CDC's Revised Childhood Vaccine Schedule. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Tensions High in Minneapolis as Trump Weighs Insurrection Act; CNN Pole: Majority Say First Year of Trump's Second Terma a Failure; U.S. Moving Carrier Strike Group to Middle East Amid Iran Tensions; Epstein Survivors Ask Watchdog to Review DOJ's Release of Files. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) is Interviewed about Venezuela; Trump's Grade for Term Two; Pentagon Plans to Overhaul Newspaper; Atlanta Church Gains Popularity; Southern U.S. Braces for Cold. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Tensions High in Minneapolis; New Poll on Trump's First Year; Trump Holds Off on Strikes against Iran; David Sanger is Interviewed about Iran. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Mitch Landrieu is Interviewed about Minneapolis Protests; Trump and the Economy Numbers; Harry Styles Announces Album. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• U.S. Lawmakers Visit Denmark; Unrest in Minneapolis; Trump Faces Dismal New Poll Numbers. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump's Overall Job Approval Rating at 39 Percent; Majority Say Trump Focused on Wrong Priorities; Pentagon Moves Carrier Strike Group to Mideast Amid Iran Tensions; Border Patrol Chief, Bovino Appears Outside Federal Building in Minneapolis; Noem Says Americans Should Be Prepared to Validate Their Identity. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Millions Bracing for Snow in Southern U.S., Brutal Winds as Temps Drop; Protesters Arrested Outside Minneapolis Federal Building; Trump Says He Will Invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota if Needed; Trump Heading to Florida as Foreign Policy Challenges Consume D.C.; Trump Says He Greatly Respected the Fact That Iran Canceled the Hangings of Hundreds of People. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Virginia Democrats Push Plan to Flip Up to 4 GOP House Seats; New CNN Poll: 58 Percent Call Trump's First Year of Second Term a Failure; Opposition Leader Machado Thanks Trump for Venezuela Action; Trump Voices Reluctance to Nominate Hassett as Fed Chair. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Protesters Arrested Outside Minneapolis Federal Building; Trump: Would Invoke Insurrection Act In Minnesota "If I Needed It"; Alleged Charlie Kirk Assassin Tyler Robinson's Defense Argues To Disqualify Prosecutors From The Case; Incident Report: Renee Good Suffered 4 Apparent Gunshot Wounds. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-FL): Poll Shows 58 Percent Call Trump's First Year in Second Term a Failure; FAA Warns Airlines to Exercise Caution Near Central, South America; ChatGPT Rolling Out Ads for Some Users; NASA Prepares for Historic Artemis II Rocket Rollout. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• U.S. Moves Military Carrier to Mideast Amid Iran Tensions; Trump Meets Venezuela's Machado; South Korea's President Sentenced to Five Years; Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act in Response to Minneapolis Protests; Tensions Over Greenland Growing; Russia Relentlessly Strikes Ukraine's Energy Infrastructure; Ugandans Wait For Results After Voting Ends; Prosecutors: 26 Charged For Rigging Basketball Games. Aired 2-3a ET
• Venezuela's Machado gives Nobel Prize to President Trump; Court Sentences Ex-South Korean President Yoon up to Five Years in Prison for his Failed Martial Law Attempt. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Federal Agents Clash with Protestors in Minneapolis; Trump Hits Pause on Military Action Against Iran. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Independent Voters Sour on Trump; Mariana Atencio is Interviewed about Machado; Abolish ICE Movement Gains Traction; Vance Claims Absolute Immunity. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Iran's Internet Blackout Now in Second Week; U.S. Delegation Meets with Danish and Greenlandic Leaders; European Nations Send Troops to Greenland Amid Trump Threats; Trump Threatens to Deploy Troops Over Anti- I.C.E. Protests; South Korean Ex-President Sentenced to Five Years in Prison. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Survival of Iran's Regime in Question After Latest Round of Protests; Reza Pahlavi Speaks After Encouraging Iranian Protests; U.S. Delegation Travels to Denmark; Frontier25 Working in UAE to Build Thriving Green Economy. Aired 10a-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• DOJ Investigating Minnesota Governor Walz & Minneapolis Mayor Frey; Ex-DOJ Attorney Speaks Out; MAHA: No To Birth Control. Aired 7- 8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Threatens To Deploy Troops Over Anti-ICE Protests; Machado Gives Trump Nobel Peace Prize Medal During Meeting; U.S. Seizes Another Oil Tanker In Caribbean; Source: U.S. Moving Carrier Strike Group Amid High Tensions With Iran. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• xAI Sued Over Explicit AI Deepfake Images; Source: U.S. Moving Carrier Strike Group Amid High Tensions; Prosecutors: 26 Charged Over Rigged Basketball Games. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• New CNN Poll: 58 Percent Call Trump's First Year A "Failure"; White House Unveils New Effort To Bring Down Electricity Costs; Trump Pushes Affordability Agenda With New Proposals; Minneapolis Tensions High As Trump Threatens To Send Troops. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Protesters Arrested Outside Minneapolis Federal Building; Democrats Struggle To Coalesce Around ICE Response; CA Progressive Union Pushes For One-Time Billionaire Wealth Tax; Four Democratic Candidates For Governor Oppose Wealth Tax; Actress Edwina Findley On Living A Faith-Filled Life. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Iran's Internet Blackout Enters Its Second Week After Widespread Anti-Regime Protests; Venezuela's Opposition Leader Maria Corina Machado Vows To Lead Her Country When The Time Is Right; Tensions Remain High In Minneapolis After Another Night Of Protests; Trump: No Reason To Invoke Insurrection Act Right Now; Ukrainian Delegation Heads To Miami, Florida For Security Talks; Ugandan Candidate Bobi Wine Forcibly Removed From Home; John Studzinski Discusses His Book A Talent For Giving. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• DOJ Investigates Minneapolis Mayor And Minnesota Governor For Alleged Obstruction Of Law Enforcement; Trump Administration Presses Frustration On ICE Raids; Trump Grants Pardon To 34 People Who Have Fraud Charges; More Than A Dozen NCAA Players Charged Over A Game- Rigging Scandal. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Soon: Venezuela's Machado to Speak after Meeting with Trump; State Media: Iranian Security Officials Say 3,000 People have been Arrested; Incident Report: Good had up to Four Gunshot Wounds; Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado Holds News Conference; Machado: We will have a Smooth Transition to Democracy; Machado: There's No Tension Between Delcy Rodriguez and I. Aired 11a-12p ET
• U.S. Moving Carrier Strike Group To Middle East Amid Iran Tensions; Demonstrations Against The Regime Have Reportedly Decreased; CNN Poll: Trump Focused On The Wrong Priorities; South Korea's Ex-President Sentenced To Five Years In Prison; Whirlwind Week Of Foreign Policy For Trump Administration; Doctor's Advice For a Long And Healthy Life; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• CNN Poll: 58 Percent Declare Trump's Second Term So Far a Failure; Trump Warns Countries Opposing Greenland Takeover; Iran Reels From Brutal Crackdown On Anti-Regime Protesters; A.I. Forensics: Women Main Target In Sexualized Images; Bobi Wine's Party Says He Was "Forcibly Removed" From Home; Nostalgic Social Media Users Post Photos From 2016. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Tensions High in Minneapolis as Trump Weighs Sending in Troops; Incident Report Reveals New Details on Renee Good's Injuries; Source Says, U.S. Moving Carrier Strike Group to Middle East Amid Deadly Iran Protests. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Federal Agents Lob Tear Gas and Stun Grenades at Protesters; U.S. Citizens May Need to "Validate Their Identity"; Renee Good Suffered Four Apparent Gunshot Wounds. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE); Interview With Assistant U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• One-On-One With Mahmoud Khalil's Lawyer; CNN Poll: 58 percent Call First Year Of Trump's Second Term A Failure; One-On-One With 2025 Buffalo Bills Fan Of The Year. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump DOJ Targets Democratic Leaders In Minnesota; Trump Says He "Convinced" Himself To Hold Off On Iran Strikes; NYT: Prosecutors In Maduro Case Tied Up Reviewing Epstein Files. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Trump Threatens To Tariff Countries Over Greenland; Trump's NATO Allies Outrage Over Greenland Plan; Machado Says Venezuela Taking First Steps To Democracy; Venezuela's Acting President Delivers State Of The Union; Tensions Escalate At Anti-ICE Protests In Minneapolis; Canada Hails "New Strategic Partnership" With China; Americans Grade Trump's First Year; DOJ Investigating Minnesota Governor And Minneapolis Mayor; Bobi Wine "Forcibly Removed" From His Home; Congress Rejects Proposed NASA Cuts. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Machado Gives Trump Nobel Peace Prize During Meeting; Trump Threatens Insurrection Act Amid Anti-ICE Protests; Los Angeles Recovery Efforts: One Year On; Tensions Grow as Potential U.S. Military Action Looms in Iran; Dream Wedding Renewal for Frances and Harold Pugh. Aired 12-1a ET
• Machado Gives Trump Her Nobel Prize Medallion During White House Meeting; Pentagon Moving Carrier Strike Group Toward Middle East Amid Tensions With Iran; Minneapolis Official: ICE Violating Constitutional Rights; NCAA Players Charged Over Rigged Basketball Games; U.S. Senate Votes To Approve Billions For Federal Science Agencies; California's Billion Dollar Plant To Fund Scientific Research; Interview with California State Senator Scott Wiener; Interview with Patient and Disability Rights Leader Ryan Manriquez; Reuters: South Korea's Yoon Gets Five Years for Obstruction; What Movies to Watch This Weekend. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Venezuela's Machado Speaks After Meeting Trump Thursday; Source: U.S. Moving Carrier Strike Group To Middle East; Iran Reels From Brutal Crackdown On Anti-Regime Protesters; Bipartisan U.S. Delegation Backs "Trusted Allies" In Denmark; Trump: No Reason To Invoke Insurrection Act "Right Now; Ugandan Candidate Bobi Wine "Forcibly Removed" From Home; Lackluster Poll Numbers For Trump Come In Key Election Year. Aired 3-4p ET