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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Links Greenland Threats To His Nobel Peace Prize Snub, Trump Ramps Up Pressure Campaign To Acquire Greenland; DOJ Appeals Judge's Order Restricting ICE Tactics; Pentagon Orders 1,500 Troops To Prepare For MN Deployment; At Least 40 Killed In Collision Of Two High-Speed Trains In Spain; 100 Plus Vehicle Pileup In Snow Western Michigan; Fractured Support For Trump One Year Into Second Term; Fashion Legend Valentino Dies At 93. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former British Ambassador to the U.S. Peter Westmacott; Interview with Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Heather Conley; Interview with UCLA and Columbia University Professor of Law Kimberle Crenshaw; Interview with Former Assistant U.S. Attorney and Former January 6 Capitol Riot Senior Prosecutor Mike Gordon. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Sources: Trump Admin Discussing Insurrection Act As Last Resort; Greenlanders Defiant Amid Trump's Threats: "We Will Never Give In"; Shapiro: Harris' Vetting Team Asked "Offensive" Israel Question. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Escalates Push to Acquire Greenland; Dangerous Winter Storm in Michigan Caused Massive Pileup. Aired 5-6p ET
• Protests Provoke New Threats From Trump Officials; DOJ In Violation Of Epstein Files Law; Trump Escalates Push To Acquire Greenland; Patriots Face Broncos, Rams Battle Seahawks Sunday. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Links Greenland Takeover Threat to Nobel Prize Snub; Trump Invites Putin to Join His $1 Billion Board of Peace; DOJ Investigates Anti-ICE Protesters Who Stormed Church; Bruce Springsteen Annoyed by ICE; Lawmaker's Complete 180 on Epstein Files. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• European Allies Unite Amid Trump's New Tariff Threats; Noem Says, the Mayor and the Governor Have Allowed This Kind of Violence; High-Speed Train Crash Kills At Least 39 in Spain, Injures Dozens. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Shapiro: Harris Team Asked If He Had Ever Been An Israeli Agent; "60 Minutes" Finally Airs The Shelved "Inside CECOT" Segment; The Life And Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• 1,500 Federal Troops on Standby for Possible Deployment to Minnesota; DOJ: No Plan to Investigate Fatal ICE Shooting of Renee Good; Trump Links Greenland Threats to Nobel Peace Prize Snub; European Allies Unite Amid Trump's New Tariff Threats; East Wing Demo Removed the Old Secret Bunker. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Numbers on Deportation Program; Leah Hood is Interviewed about ICE and Protests in Minnesota; Trump Sends Letter to Norway; Prince Harry Battle with Daily Mail; Gen Z Bets on the Stock Market; Roblox Faces Backlash. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Links Greenland Threats to Nobel Prize Snub; Trump's Greenland Tariff Threat; Troops on Standby for Deployment to Minnesota; Train Collision in Spain; Bitterly Cold Temperatures Sweep the U.S. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Troops on Standby for Minnesota; DOJ Investigating Church Service Disruption; Buffalo Fires Head Coach. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Deadly Train Crash in Spain; Trump Links Failure to Win Nobel Peace Prize to Greenland Threats; Minnesota Crackdown. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Speaker Johnson Looks to Unite GOP Behind Trump Agenda 2.0; Tensions Over Greenland Build After Trump's Message to Norway's PM; 1,500 Federal Troops on Standby for Possible Deployment to Minnesota; Prince Harry's Showdown With "Daily Mail" Publisher Begins; Three Sydney Shark Attacks Leave Two People in Critical Condition; China's Birth Rate Drops to Record Low. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Few Americans Satisfied With Amount of Info Released in Epstein Case; 1,500 Federal Troops on Standby for Possible Deployment to Minnesota; DOJ Investigating Protesters Who Disrupted Church Service; Trump, NATO Head Expected to Meet This Week Amid Greenland Threats; Kurds See Victory Edging Closer After Decades of Fighting Iranian Regime. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• 1,500 Federal Troops on Standby for Possible Deployment to Minnesota; "60 Minutes" Finally Airs the Shelved "Inside CECOT" Segment; Pentagon Pauses Training for HIV-Positive Recruits; 3 U.S. Catholic Cardinals Issue Rare Rebuke of Trump Administration. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• 3 U.S. Catholic Cardinals Issue Rare Rebuke of Trump Administration; Multiple Injuries In 100 Plus Car Pileup In Michigan Amid Intense Snow; Trump Links Greenland Threat To Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize; Judge Orders New Restrictions On Federal Agents In Minnesota; DOJ Investigating Protesters Who Disrupted Church Service; At Least 40 Killed In High-Speed Train Collision in Spain. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Trump's Board of Peace Offers Permanent Membership for $1 Billion; Millennial Couples Falling in Love with Prenups; National Title on Line for Hoosiers, Hurricanes in Miami. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• European Allies United Amid Trump's New Tariff Threats Over Greenland; Protestors Gather Amid Threat of Federal Troop Deployment; U.S. Has Previously Purchased Land from Other Countries; 2025 Growth Goal Met as China's Birth Rate Hits New Low; Rome Reduces Speed Limit in Historic City Center. Aired 12-1a ET
• E.U. Allies Unite Amid Trump's New Tariff Threat; High-Speed Train Crash In Southern Spain Leaves At Least 21 Dead; Pentagon Orders 1,500 Soldiers On Standby For A Possible Deployment To Minnesota; Immigrant Advocacy Group On Patrol In Minneapolis; China's Population Drops For Fourth Year As Fewer Babies Born; Syrian President: Agreement Reached with Kurds to End Fighting; Buddhist Monks on 2,300- mile Walk for Peace; 1,500 Troops on Standby for Possible Deployment to Minnesota; Rumored ICE Facility Sparks Outrage in Small Georgia Town; Indiana, Miami Ready to Clash for CFP Title Monday. Aired 1-2a ET
• Standoff Over Greenland; Minnesota Protests Continue; At Least 39 Killed After Two Trains Crash in Spain; European Allies Unite Amid Trump's New Tariff Threats; 2025 Growth Goal Met As Birth Rate Hits Record Low; Zelenskyy: Work Underway On Documents Needed To End War. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Presses New Tariffs Amid Growing Tensions on Greenland; Spain's High-speed Train Derailed, Crashed, and Killed Three-Dozen People; Patriots, Rams Complete Super Bowl's Final Four Cast. Aired 3- 4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Tells Norway No 'Obligation to Think Only of Peace'; Pentagon Set to Deploy 1,500 Federal Troops to Minnesota; Multiple Factors Causing Energy Rates to Rise. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• New Poll Favors Democrats; Hoosiers Versus Hurricanes Tonight; Trump Order Could Ban Army-Navy Broadcast Competition. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• UK PM Pushes Back as Trump Threatens NATO Allies with Tariffs; EU Holds Emergency Meeting to Discuss Trump's New Tariffs; Trump's Former VP Mike Pence Opposes Tariff Strategy; U.S. Pressure to Control Greenland Dominated WEF Agenda; Source Says Troops on Standby as Tensions Flare in Minnesota. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• E.U. Holds Emergency Meeting To Discuss Donald Trump's New Tariffs; At Least 39 Dead After Two Trains Collide In Spain; CNN Visits Training Camp For Iranian Kurdish Rebels; Europe Warns Of "Dangerous Downward Spiral" After Trump Threatens Tariffs Over Greenland; Trump Expected At Economic Forum Amid International Tensions; Chinese Population Shrinks For Fourth Straight Year. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• UK Official: Trump Said He May Have Received Bad Info On NATO Troops; DOJ Targets Church Protesters; "Era Of Martyrdom". Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• NATO Allies Push Back On U.S. Pressure To Control Greenland; 1,500 Troops On Standby For Possible Deployment To Minnesota; Iranian President: Threats To Khamenei Seen As "All-Out War". Aired 4-4:30a ET
• UK PM Speaks Out As Trump's Tariff Threaten NATO Allies. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Prime Minister Keir Starmer Speaks Out As Trump's Tariffs Threaten NATO Allies; At Least, 39 Killed After Two Trains Crash in Spain; About 1,500 Troops on Standby for Possible Deployment to Minnesota. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• World Economic Forum Begins Today In Switzerland; Canada's Prime Minister "Concerned" Over Trump's Threats; Zelenskyy: Diplomacy Is Not A Priority For Russia. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump: "I No Longer Feel An Obligation To Think Purely Of Peach"; Trump Threatens Europe, Demands Control Of Greenland; 1500 Federal Troops On Standby For Possible Deployment Of Minnesota; Trump Endorses Potential Primary Challenger To Sen. Cassidy. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Georgia Voters Take Stock Of Trump's First Year Back In Office; Obama: MLK "Dedicated His Life Fighting For Equity And Justice"; Supreme Court's Conservative Supermajority Seems Open To Throwing Out Louisiana's Congressional Map; Pending Supreme Court Ruling Could Further Gut Voting Rights Act; Gov. Shapiro: Harris Team Asked If I'd Ever Been An Israel Agent. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• President Trump Says He's No Longer Bound To Think Purely Of Peace; Vladimir Putin And Benjamin Netanyahu Invited To Join Gaza's Board Of Peace; Legendary Italian Designer Valentino Garavani Dies At Age 93; European Allies Unite Amid Trump's New Tariff Threats; Denmark Deploying "Substantial Increase" In Troops In Greenland; Iran's Internet Ban; Supreme Leader: Trump Responsible For "Casualties And Damage"; Kurdish Rebel Group Anticipates Fall Of Iranian Regime. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• DOJ Investigates Anti-ICE Protesters; Disabled Woman Dragged Out of Car and Arrested by ICE; Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Greenland. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Europe Warns of "Dangerous Downward Spiral" after Threats; EU Considers "Trade Bazooka" in Response to Trump's Tariffs; Troops on Standby for Possible Deployment to Minnesota; Prince Harry's Court Battle Against Daily Mail Publisher; The Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Olympic Torch Relay Makes its way Through Italy. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Europe Warns Of "Dangerous Spiral" After trump's Threats; E.U. Considers "Trade Bazooka" In Response To Trump's Threat; At Least 39 Dead After Two Trains Collide In Spain; Italian Fashion Designer Valentino Garavani Dead At 93; At Least 18 Dead In Central Chile Forest Fires; HRANA: At Least 3,685 Protesters Killed In Iran; China's Birth Rate Is At A Record Low; Senegal-Morocco Final Ends In Chaos And Drama; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Davos Begins With West In Turmoil; E.U. Considers Trade Bazooka In Response To Trump's Tariffs; USA House's Prime Promenade Location Grabs Attention; Schneider Electric Leveraging A.I. For Energy Efficiency; At Least 40 Killed In High-Speed Rail Collision; Edelman: Insularity Has Emerged As Next Crisis Of Trust; Oduwole: We Are Witnessing A Renewed Global Order. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Links Greenland Threats to Nobel Peace Prize Snub; DOJ Investigating Protesters Who Disrupted Church Service; 1,500 Federal Troops on Standby for Possible Deployment to Minnesota. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Trump Links Greenland Threats to Nobel Peace Prize Snub; Deadly Train Crash in Spain; Trump to Politico: It's Time for Leadership Change in Iran; FBI Briefly Opened Civil Rights Investigation into ICE Agent Who Shot Good. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• NATO Chief Meets With Ministers From Greenland And Denmark; DOJ Investigating Protesters Who Disrupted Church Service; CNN Poll: Democrats Highly Motivated To Vote In Midterms. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• College Football National Championship; Immigration Crackdown; Democratic Voters Highly Motivated For Midterms?. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump: Not Obliged To Think "Purely Of Peace" In Greenland Push; DOJ Investigating Protesters Who Disrupted MN Church Service; New Book Details Louisiana School's Admissions Scandal. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump Ramps Up Pressure Campaign to Acquire Greenland; Additional Danish Soldiers Arrive in Greenland; Putin Invited to Join Trump's "Board of Peace"; High-Speed Rail Crash Kills at Least 40 in Spain; Europe "Trade Bazooka"; Protests Disrupts Churchgoers; Valentino Dies Aged 93. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• European Allies Unite Amid Trump's Greenland Tariff Threat; At Least 40 Dead After High-Speed Trains Collide In Spain; Several Leaders Invited To Join Trump's "Board Of Peace"; Most Americans Unhappy With Government Handling Of Epstein Files; Iranian Kurds Prepare For Fall Of Iranian Regime; Chinese Population Shrinks For Fourth Straight Year. Aired 3-4p ET