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CNN Transcripts for February 21, 2026

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CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump: "Absolutely Ashamed" Of "Certain" Supreme Court Justices After Ruling Against His Sweeping Global Tariffs; Supreme Court Rules Trump's Signature Tariffs Are Illegal; Ex-Prince Andrew Arrested After Epstein Files Revelations; Mark Zuckerberg Testifies In Social Media Addiction Trial. Is Social Media Physically & Mentally Harmful? Court Will Decide; Civil Rights Champion Jesse Jackson Dies At 84; Do Aliens Exist? Depends Which President You Ask. Aired 12-1p ET


The Amanpour Hour
• Interview with Archbishop of Newark Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin; Interview with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in 2019 and "The News Agents" Podcast Co-Host Emily Maitlis; Should the U.S. Copy Denmark's Vaccine Strategy?; Interview with "Sentimental Value" Director and Co- writer Joachim Trier; Ukrainian Civilians Turned Drone Pilots Change Course of War; A Golden Winter Games. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET
• President Trump Announces 15 Percent Global Tariffs After U.S. Supreme Court Rules His Previous Tariffs Unconstitutional; U.S. Trading Partners Uncertain Regarding Future Of Potential U.S. Tariffs; Small Business Owners Praise Supreme Court Decision Striking Down President Trump's Tariffs; U.S. Military Buildup In Middle East Continues As U.S. Holds Nuclear Talks With Iran; Eight Backcountry Skiers Killed In Avalanche Near Lake Tahoe; USA Men's Hockey Team To Play Canada For Gold Medal In Winter Olympics; Police Officer and Fireman Save Woman From Burning Wreck. Aired 2-3p ET
• Trump Imposes New 15 Percent Global Tariffs After Supreme Court Ruling; White House, Dems Remain At Odds On Standoff Over ICE Funding; Inside 911 Center Where Nancy Guthrie Tips Are Processed; Police Searching Property Connected To Former Prince Andrew; Supreme Court Rules Trump's Tariffs Are Unconstitutional; How Wildfires Spread So Quickly From The Smallest Spark; Father On Trial After Son's School Shooting; E.l.f. Beauty's Successful "Trump-Resistant" Business Playbook; Netflix Revisits Epic Team USA Against the Soviets. Aired 3- 4p ET
• Trump Imposes New 15 Percent Global Tariffs After Supreme Court Ruling; Trump Lashes Out At Conservative Supreme Court Justices; Trump Weighs Iran Action Amid U.S. Military Buildup In Middle East; Police: Search Of Ex-Prince Andrew's Former Home Likely To Continue Until Monday; Surviving Member Recalls First School Day After Desegregation. Aired 4-5p ET
• All Nine Bodies Of Skiers Killed In Avalanche Now Recovered; Trump Imposes New 15 Percent Global Tariffs After Supreme Court Ruling; Trump Weighs Iran Action Amid U.S. Military Buildup In Mid East; Police: Search In Ex-Prince Andrew's Former Home Likely To Continue Until Monday; Minneapolis March Marks Four Weeks Since ICE Killing Of Alex Pretti. Aired 5-6p ET
• Northeast Metro Cities Brace For Blizzard-Like Conditions; Key Democrats Stress Congress Approval Needed For Any U.S. Military Action In Iran; Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) Discusses U.S. Military Action in Iran; Trump Imposes New 15 Percent Global Tariffs After Supreme Court Ruling; All Nine Bodies Of Skiers Killed In Avalanche Now Recovered; U.K. Government Considers Removing Andrew From Line Of Succession. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Signs 10 Percent Global Tariff after Supreme Court Ruling; Military Buildup Increases as Trump Ponders Possible Strikes; U.K. Police Contacting Andrew's Royal Protection Officers; Olympic Gold Medalist Alysa Liu on Her Trademark Style. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Signs 10 Percent Global Tariff after Supreme Court Ruling; Taiwan "Closely Watching" U.S. Tariff Policies; Police Search Former Home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor; Iran Lays Out Vision of Nuclear Deal amid Military Pressure; France's Longest Rain Period on Record; Some U.S. Citizens Arrested Filming ICE Agents Find Charges Fall Apart; Team USA Win Gold in Overtime against Canada. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Signs 10 Percent Global Tariff after Supreme Court Ruling; Taiwan "Closely Watching" U.S. Tariff Policies; Police Search Former Home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor; Iran Lays Out Vision of Nuclear Deal amid Military Pressure; Trump Trade Deals in Limbo; No Clarity on Returns of Tariff Revenue; Olympic Gold Medalist Alysa Liu on Her Trademark Style; Olympic Ring Noodles, 2026 Winter Games Sensation. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Supreme Court Rules Trump's Tariffs Illegal; Iran's Foreign Minister Optimistic Deal Can Be Reached Soon; Officials Probe Terrorism Threat After Hits Nevada Power Site; Families Honor Avalanche Victims As Questions Grow About Guided Trip. South Korean Officials Meet Today After Supreme Court Ruling on Trump's Tariffs; Trump's Border Czar Tom Homan Suggests Bovino Should be Investigated for Lying Under Oath; Girl Scout Troop Serving Minnesota Now Selling Online. Aired 6-7a ET
• Supreme Court Rules Pres. Trump's Tariffs Are Illegal; Blizzard Conditions Expected Across Parts Of The Northeast; Iran's Foreign Minister Optimistic Deal Can be Reached Soon; Police Searching Former Home Of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor; Small Business Owner Who Sued Trump Over Tariffs Reacts To Supreme Court Ruling; Groups Sue Trump Admin Over National Park Crackdown. Aired 7-8a ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• The State Of The Union, And The State Of "Black MAGA"; Columnist: It Took One Year For Black MAGA To Crater; Is Trump Starting To Lose Support Among His Black Voters? Aired 8-9p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN and Variety Town Hall Event: Chalamet and McConaughey. Aired 7-8p ET
• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five: U.S. Supreme Court Rules President Trump's Tariffs Unconstitutional; President Trump and Vice President Vance Criticize Supreme Court Ruling against Trump Administration Tariffs; FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Investigating Talk Shows for Not Observing Equal Time Rules for Political Interviews; Members of President Trump's Cabinet Release Videos of Them Working Out; Meghan McCain Warns Republicans against Pressing Woman to have More Children as Rhetoric May Alienate Women from GOP. Aired 10-11a ET


Smerconish
• U.S. Military Prepared To Strike Iran; Do We Still Need An Equal Time Rule? Illinois Senate Candidate Juliana Stratton's New Ad Full Of F-Bombs. Aired 9-10a ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• McConaughey Warns AI Could Be Nominated For Awards; Trump Signs 10% Global Tariff After Supreme Court Ruling; Business Leaders Grapple With Impacts Of Tariff Ruling; Iran Lays Out Vision Of Nuclear Deal Amid Military Pressure; Epstein Estate Agrees To Pay $35M In Survivor Class Action Suit; Ex-Prince Andrew Released Under Investigation After Arrest; Trump To Deliver State Of The Union On Tuesday; Immigration Agents Using Once-Obscure Law To Detain U.S. Citizens; Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Attacks Justices Who Ruled Against His Tariffs; Business Leaders Grapple With Impacts Of Tariff Ruling; Military Buildup Ramps Up As Trump Ponders Possible Strikes; Epstein Estate Agrees To Pay $35 MN In Survivor Class action Suit; Police Search Former Home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor; Epstein Files Reveal Deepak Chopra Had Friendship With Epstein; CA Atty. General - Taking Close Look At Warner Bros. Merger; Eric Dane Championed For ALS Research After His Diagnosis; Deadly Fires Force Utility To Pay Feds $575M In Damages; Team USA's Alysa Liu Wins Gold In Women's Free Skating; Aired 1-2a ET