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Amanpour
• Interview with Finnish President and "The Triangle of Power" Author Alexander Stubb; Interview with Former White House Trade Adviser Kelly Ann Shaw; Interview with The Atlantic Staff Writer Charlie Warzel. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Claims "Framework" Deal On Greenland With NATO Chief; House Democratic Leaders To Oppose DHS Funding Bill Over ICE Concerns; Supreme Court Conservatives Skeptical Of Trump's Firing Of Fed Governor. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Rep. Don Bacon, (R-NE), Is Interviewed About Trump Claims He Was "Framework" Of Future Greenland Deal; Justices Seem Skeptical Of Trump's Push To Oust Fed Governor; House Panel Votes To Hold Clintons In Contempt In Epstein Probe; Trump Says Canada Should Be "Grateful" For United States; Trump Skewers NATO, Canada & Others In Davos Speech; Awaiting Verdict Of Former Uvalde School Officer. Aired 5-6p ET
• Source Says, Prospective Greenland Deal Includes Renegotiating Agreement Over U.S. Military Presence; Trump Questions NATO's Commitment To Defending U.S.; Minneapolis Print Shop Owner Says, ICE Causing Fear for Businesses. Trump Repeats Baseless Claims About Rigged 2020 Election In Davos Remarks; Duke Sues Star Quarterback, Who Wants To Change Schools. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Walks Back Threats Against Greenland; Trump Claims Greenland Deal, But Details Are Vague; Trump Mixes Up Nations in Speech, White House Tries Denying. Trump Mixes Up Greenland and Iceland In Davos Speech; ICE Arrests Suspected Illegals Without Warrants. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Arrives in Switzerland Amid Aggressive Push for Greenland; Trump Arrives in Switzerland After Air Force One Forced to Turn Around for Minor Electrical Issue; Major Winter Storm Set to Hit from the Plains to East Coast. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Stocks Tumble Over Greenland And Renewed Tariff Threats; DOJ Pushed FBI To Probe Campaign Contributions To Minnesota Officials; Zelenskyy Skips Davos To Focus On Power Outages Across Ukraine. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Speaks at World Economic Forum Amid Push for Greenland; Immigrations Agents Increasingly Using Cellphone Cameras on Duty. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) is Interviewed about Greenland; Trump Speaks at World Economic Forum. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• President Trump Speaks at World Economic Forum. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• President Donald Trump Speaks at World Economic Forum. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Renews Demand for Greenland, Calls Denmark Ungrateful; Trump Slams U.S. Allies By Name in Davos Address; Justices Skeptical of Trump's Push to Oust Fed Governor; Trump Meets with NATO Secretary General. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• NATO Chief Assures Trump, Your Allies Will Be With You; House Oversight Committee Moves Ahead With Contempt Vote on Clintons; Ghislaine Maxwell to Be Deposed February 9 in House Epstein Probe; E.U. Suspends Work on U.S. Trade Deal Indefinitely; Major Storm to Lash U.S. With Damaging Ice, Heavy Snow. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Major Storm to Lash U.S. With Damaging Ice, Heavy Snow; Trump Urges Immediate Negotiations for U.S. To Own Greenland; Halligan Leaves DOJ After Judge Calls Her Leadership a Charade; ICE Using Face- scanning Software to Check Immigration Status; Appeals Court Pauses Restrictions on ICE Agents' Tactics. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump: We Have Framework of Future Deal on Greenland. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Says He & NATO Chief have "Framework" of Future Greenland Deal; Trump Claims "Framework" Reached on Future Greenland Deal After Meeting with NATO Chief; Withdraws Tariff Threat; Trump: Greenland Deal Framework "Gets Us Everything We Needed" 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Says He and NATO Chief Have Framework of Future Greenland Deal; Stocks Rally After Trump Announces Greenland Deal Framework. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Business Leaders Says Europe Must Respond To Donald Trump's Threats; Mas Who Assassinated Japan's Shinzo Abe Gets Life In Prison; Trump to Address the World Economic Forum in Davos; European Allies Push Back on U.S. Pressure Over Greenland; Thousands in Greenland Protest Against Threat of Annexation; China Positions Itself as Stable Contrast to U.S. At Davos; Official Says Iran's Internet Access Being Restored Gradually; Trump Says It is Time to Look for New Leadership in Iran; Trump Considers Role in Venezuela for Opposition Leader; Australia Shuts Down Beaches After String of Shark Attacks; Prince Harry to Testify in Privacy Lawsuit; Royal Mail Debuts Concorde Anniversary Stamp Collection. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Attends World Economic Forum after Delays in His Departure Due to an Issue in Air Force One; Another Passenger Train Derails in Spain. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Soon: Trump Arrives in Davos as He Pressures Europe for Greenland; Denmark Sending Troops, Equipment to Greenland. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Sarah Krissoff is Interviewed about Possible Arrests in Minnesota; Trump Heads to Davos; Edward Fishman is Interviewed about Trump's Pressure for Greenland; Trump to Pressure Europe for Greenland. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Did Not Air 9-10a ET
• Did Not Air 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• What's Trump's Greenland Plan?; New ICE Memo; Will Supreme Court Hand Trump Defeat?. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• European Allies Push Back On U.S. Pressure Over Greenland; Europe Weighs Options Amid Threat Of Trade War With U.S.; Bondi Visits Minneapolis As DOJ Subpoenas State Officials. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump to address the World Economic Forum in Davos; Investors Brace for Volatility Amid U.S.-Europe Tensions; One Dead and 37 Injured in Spain After Passenger Train Derails; Mexico Transfer Inmates to U.S. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Heads To Davos; Justice Department Takes On Minnesota Officials; Mexico Sends Carter Members To U.S. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump To Speak Today In Davos Amid Greenland Tensions; Trump Marks First Year Back In Office With Rare White House Briefing; Massive Winter Storm Set To Move Across Southern U.S. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Says: "I Won't Use Force" To Acquire Greenland; Trump: Denmark Is "Ungrateful" For Not Turning Over Greenland; Justices Signal Deep Skepticism Of Trump Effort To Remove Fed Gov.; Trump Calls On Congress To Cap Credit Card Interest Rate At 10 Percent. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Trump Calls on Congress to Cap Credit Card Interest Rate at 10 Percent; Trump Says He Won't Use Force to Acquire Greenland; Sen. Mark Kelly Says He May Run for President. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Once Again Questions NATO's Commitment to Defending U.S.; Trump No Plan to Acquire Greenland by Force; Trump: Reached Framework Deal on Greenland with NATO Chief. U.S. President Donald Trump Says He Won't Use Force to Acquire Greenland; Netanyahu Agrees to Join Trump's Board of Peace; U.S. Supreme Court Skeptical Over Trump's Attempt to Fire Fed's Lisa Cook. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• ICE Escalates Crackdown; Attorney for Renee Good Speaks Out; Former Uvalde School Officer Cleared by Jury; Trump Drops Tariff and Military Threats, Announces Greenland Deal "Framework"; Supreme Court Appears Poised to Reject Trump's Bid to Fire Fed Gov; Defense in Au Pair Murder Trial Tries to Undercut "Catfish" Theory. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Speaks at World Economic Forum Amid Push for Greenland; Trump's Comments on Not Attacking Greenland Calm Markets; European Union Has Paused Work on a U.S. Trade Deal; Trump Ordered Strike on Islamic State in Nigeria Last Month; Trump Meets Egyptian President Fatah Al-Sisi in Davos; Major Concerns Remain Over Gaza Board of Peace. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Speaks At World Economic Forum Amid Push For Greenland; Trump Makes Thinly Veiled Threat To Europe Over Greenland; ICE Agents Using New Mobile App During Crackdown; Mexico Sends 37 Alleged Criminals To U.S. Under White House Pressure; Supreme Court Considers Trump's Bid To Fire Lisa Cook. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump: Greenland Deal Gets Us Everything We Needed; Former NATO Chief: Territorial Integrity Must be Respected; Latvian President: Trump Announcement on Greenland is Good News; Markets Jump After Trump Announces Greenland Framework; Dutch Prime Minister Reacts to Trump's Speech; Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Trump Bid to Fire Fed Governor; Interview with Carlsberg CEO Jacob Aarup-Andersen. Aired 4p-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Addresses World Leaders at Davos; Trump Renews Demand for Greenland, Slams Denmark as Ungrateful; Trump Slams U.S. Leaders by Name in Davos Address. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Slams U.S. Allies by Name in Davos Address; Supreme Court Hearing Argument on Trump's Firing of Lisa Cook. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA); Interview With Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN); Interview With Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY); President Trump Delivers Address to World Leaders. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Federal Reserve Case; President Trump Delivers Address to Global Leaders. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Drops Threats, Announces "Framework" Of Greenland Deal; Wright: Trump's Greenland Push Is About National Security, Not Resources; Jury Acquits Former Uvalde Officer On Charges He Failed To Confront Gunman In 2022 School Massacre. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump: We Have "Framework" of Future Deal on Greenland; Trump Says He Won't Use Force to Take Greenland; Trump: Zelenskyy and Putin "Stupid" if They Can't Get a Deal Done; Sweden Welcomes Trump's Tariff Threat Withdrawal; Trump Addresses World Leaders as He Upends Global Order; Trump to Meet with Zelenskyy on Thursday in Davos; Supreme Court Weights Trump's Bid to Fire Fed. Gov. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Air Force One Turns Around Due to "Minor Electrical Issue"; Trump Heads to Davos for World Economic Forum; Interview with Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA); Trump Marks One Year in 2nd Term; One-on-One with Mira Sorvino on 'Signing Tony Raymond'; Evolution of North Korea's State-Run Film Industry. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Heads To Davos Amid Tensions Over Greenland; Newsom Rebukes World Leaders Caving To Trump's Demands; Building A New Walkable And Affordable City; Building a New Walkable and Affordable City; Beckham Family Feud; Prince Harry and Others Take On Tabloid Publisher in Court; Britain Considers Social Media Ban for Children Under 16; Trump to Attend World Economic Forum in Davos; Trump Marks One Year Since His Second Term Began. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump: We Have "Framework" Of Future Deal On Greenland; Trump: Won't Impose Tariffs On NATO Countries That Were Scheduled To Go Into Effect On February 1; Trump Makes Barrage Of False Claims During Davos Speech. Aired 3-4p ET