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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Weighing Options for Escalating War, none of them Ideal; Interview with Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ); Trump Says He Will Sign Order to Fund TSA Agents; Trump Says He Will Sign Order To Fund TSA Agents; Israel: Iran's Top Navy Commander Killed; Trump Downplays Rising Oil Prices; Trump Says Taking Control Of Iran's Supply "An Option"; Bully Pulpit. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Philippine Foreign Minister Maria Theresa Lazaro; Interview with U.N. Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Tom Fletcher; Interview with Representative Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ); Interview with "Black Wave" Author and Dartmouth College Visiting Professor Kim Ghattas. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Casts New Doubts On Prospects Of Ending Iran War, Saying "I Don't Care" About Making A Deal; Trump: "Pausing" Strikes On Iran Power Plants Until April 6; Just In: Nasdaq Closes In Correction Territory Amid Iran War; Airports Brace For Weekend Travel Surge As Funding Talks Stall. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Says He's Unsure About A Deal With Tehran; Trump Admin Attempting To Revive Legal Pursuit Of Letitia James; Tensions Flare During Iran Briefing ON Capitol Hill; Bill Maher To Receive This Year's Mark Twain Award; Trump Continues To Say Oil Prices Aren't As High As Expected; Months-Long Investigation Exposes Hidden Network Of Men Sharing Tips On How To Drug And Rape Women. Aired 5-6p ET
• GOP Leaders Make Final Offer on Shutdown; Savannah Guthrie on Ransom Notes in Mom's Disappearance; Parents Sound Alarm About Epstein-Related Game. Trump Claims He'll Sign Order To Pay TSA Agents Immediately. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Extends Deadline for Iran to Open Strait of Hormuz; McChrystal Says, Hegseth's Braggadocios Rhetoric is Dangerous; Trump Orders DHS to Pay TSA Officers Despite Standoff. President Trump Attacks Gavin Newsom's Dyslexia; Trump's Signature To Appear in American Dollar Bills for the First Time. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Israel Says Iran's Top Navy Commander Killed; DHS Funding Talks Stall as TSA Agents Brace for Second Missed Paycheck; Oil Prices Rise as Investors Doubt Quick End to War With Iran. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) On Funding Talks Stalling As TSA Agents Brace For Second Missed Paycheck; Maduro Heads Back To Federal Court Months After Capture; New Police Bodycam Video Of Wife After Alleged Cliffside Attack. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI): Bipartisan Criticism of Trump Administration's Briefing on War; Maduro Heads Back to Federal Court Months After Capture; Democrats Revive Allegation Around Trump Classified Docs Case; Iran Fortifies Kharg Island as U.S. Weighs Ground Invasion. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Jane Harman is Interviewed about Iran; Numbers on Trump and Iran; TSA Employees Miss Second Full Paycheck; NTSB Investigation of LaGuardia Collision; Meta and YouTube Found Guilty; Two Years Since Baltimore Bridge Collapse. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Says Iran Better Get Serious; Iran Fortifies Kharg Island; Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) is Interviewed about Iran; Maduro Back in Court; Guthrie Gives First Interview. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Jon Stout is Interviewed about Airport Security; Polls on Mark Zuckerberg; Dawn Gilbertson is Interviewed about A.I. Vacation. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Airport Turmoil; Nicolas Maduro in Court; Trump Threatens Iran. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Attacks NATO in First Cabinet Meeting Since Start of War; Sources Say Iran Could Threaten Traffic at Key Red Sea Strait; NTSB to Look Into Controller Staffing at U.S. Airports; USPS Adding Eight Percent Fuel Surcharge to Packages; Bill Maher to Receive Mart Twain Comedy Award; HBO Max Releases First Harry Potter Trailer; Congress at an Impasse Over a Deal to Fund DHS. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Escalates Pressure to End Filibuster Amid Funding Stalemate; Trump Says Taking Control of Iran's Oil Supply is an Option; Rubio Departs for G7 Meeting Amid Iran War; More Than a Thousand U.S. Paratroopers Expected to Be Deployed to Mideast; No Significant Progress on DHS Funding Deal as Congress Prepares for Recess; Savannah Guthrie Wonders if Her Fame is Behind Her Mom's Disappearance; Judge Says He Doesn't See National Security Interest in Blocking Venezuelan Government From Funding Maduro's Defense. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Major Airports Brace for Rush of Weekend and Spring Break Travelers; Gulf Allies Warn Trump Against Using Troops to Seize Kharg Island; Iran War, Higher Costs, and Poll Numbers Loom Over CPAC. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Suggests U.S. may be Unwilling to Negotiate Iran Deal; Stocks Fall on Investors' Doubts About a Quick End to the War; Asian Nations Issue Emergency Measures Amid Deepening Energy Crisis; Major Airports Brace for Rush of Weekend & Spring Break Travelers; Maduro Back in Court Arguing U.S. Trying to Hamstring His Defense 3-3:30p ET
• U.N. Nuke Watchdog Warns Strike Near Iran Nuclear Plant Could Trigger Major Radiological Accident; Trump Casts Doubt on Prospect of an Iran Deal; 1,000 Plus U.S. Paratroopers Expected to be Deployed to Mideast; Transgender Women Banned from Competing in Women's Olympic Events; TSA Workers Aren't the Only DHS Employees Working Without Pay. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump-Xi Summit Postponed by Iran War Now Set for Mid-May; Wall Street Analysts Raise Odds of a Recession; Asia Suffers From Middle East Oil Supply Disruptions; White House Says Iran Talks Proceeding, Iran Foreign Minister Denies Negotiations; Powerful Storm to Hit Middle East With More Heavy Rain, Winds; Moscow Launched Over 1,000 Drones in 36-hour Period This Week; Ousted Venezuelan Leader to Appear in U.S. Federal Court; First Female Archbishop of Canterbury Officially Installed; Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award Goes to Josef Stefan's Flying Rodent. Aired 2-3a ET
• White House says Talks with Iran are Proceeding, Iran FM Denies Negotiations; Meta, YouTube Liable for Addicting Youths. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Iran Fortifies Kharg Island, Readies for U.S. Assault; GOP Rejects Democrats' DHS Funding Counteroffer; Poll: More Than 6 in 10 Americans Disapprove of War. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Arash Azizi is Interviewed about Iranians; Meta and YouTube Found Liable; Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) is Interviewed about Iran. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• 2 Killed in Abu Dhabi by Falling Debris from Intercepted Missile; Middle East Faces Consequences of Iran- U.S.- Israel Conflict; Most Iranian Missile, Drone Attacks Target Gulf Arab States; Iran Responds to U.S. Proposal to End War With 5 Conditions; Big Tech Critics Hail "Social Media's Big Tobacco Movement". Aired 9-10a ET
• U.S.-Israel War with Iran; Gulf Nations Differ on How to End Conflict and Followup; Pakistan Offers to Host Talks for U.S. and Iran; Former Venezuelan Leader Maduro to Appear in U.S. Federal Court; IOC Bans Transgender Women from Olympic Games; Bipartisan Criticism of Trump War Briefs; White House Cabinet Meeting. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Iran Makes New Threats Against U.S. Troops In Region; Trump Says He's Signing Order To "Immediately Pay" TSA Agents; Savannah Guthrie Speaks Out In First Interview Since Mother Vanished. Aired 7- 8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Two Killed In Abu Dhabi by Missile Debris; Iran Rejects U.S. Proposal On Ending War, Lays Down 5 Conditions; Meta And YouTube Found Liable In Social Media Addiction Trial; Senate Again Fails To Advance DHS Funding Package. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• War With Iran; First Female Archbishop Of Canterbury. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• White House Says Iran Talks Proceeding, Iran FM Denies Negotiations; Sources: Iran Preparing For Possible U.S. Attack On Kharg Island; Senate Fails Another Attempt To Advance DHS Funding Bill; Meta, YouTube Found Liable In Social Media Addiction Case. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Sources: Iran Preparing For Possible U.S. Attack On Kharg Island; Bipartisan Criticism Of Trump Administration Briefing On War; Air Canada Express Jet Removed From LaGuardia Runway. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Holds First Cabinet Meeting Since Start Of Iran War; Trump: Iran Must "Permanently Abandon Their Nuclear Ambition"; Trump Says War "Way Ahead Of Schedule" As It Nears 5th Week; Trump: Iran Is "Begging To Make A Deal, Not Me"; GOP Lawmakers Frustrated Over Lack Of Info On Iran War. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• DHS Funding Talks Stall As TSA Braces For 2nd Missed Paycheck; Florida Dem Flips Deep-Red State House Seat In Special Election; GOP Lawmakers Frustrated Over Lack Of Info On Iran War; Measles Outbreak In Florida As Cases Rise Across U.S.; Six Construction Workers Died When Key Bridge Collapsed. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Turns Up Pressure on Iran; Iran Fortifies Kharg Island; Iran Allowing Some Ships to Pass Through Strait of Hormuz; 20,000 Seafarers Stranded in Middle East; CNN Investigates: Drugged, Raped, and Online. President Trump Says It's All Up to Iran to Make a Deal to End the War; Iranians Accuse Washington of Toying with Them with Empty Promises; A CNN Undercover Investigation Exposes a Hidden Network of Men Sharing Tips on How to Covertly Abuse Wives. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Pauses Strikes on Iranian Energy Sites Amid Talks; Trump Orders to Pay TSA Agents; Savannah Guthrie Speaks Out. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Holds First Cabinet Meeting Since War with Iran Began. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Holds First Cabinet Meeting Since Iran War Began; IOC Bans Transgender Athletes From Olympic Games; Gulf Nations Intercept Iranian Missiles And Drones; Witkoff: U.S. Negotiating With Iran Through Pakistan; Freckle Face Tattoo Trend Goes Viral; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump on Talks: I am the Opposite of Desperate, I Don't Care; Sources: Iran fortifies Kharg Island, Braces for U.S. Assault; OECD Projects U.S. Inflation to Hit 4.2 Percent This Year; Higher Fuel Costs Poised to Ripple Through U.S. Economy; Uncovering a Global "Rape Academy" Online; "The Interview" That Led to the 2014 Sony Hack. Aired 4p-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Any Moment, Trump Hosts Cabinet Meeting at White House; Partial Government Shutdown Pushes TSA Wait Times to Record Highs; Airports Brace for Easter, Spring Break Travelers Amid DHS Shutdown. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Meta and YouTube Found Liable in Social Media Addiction Case; Trump Holds First Cabinet Meeting; Trump: Iran "Begging to Work Out a Deal". Aired 10:30-11a ET
• President Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Extends Deadline For Iran To Open Strait Of Hormuz; Trump Orders DHS To Pay TSA Agents As Shutdown Talks Collapse; Trump's Signature Will Soon Be Printed On U.S. Currency. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump Extends Pause on Striking Iran's Energy Plants; Sources: Iran Fortifies Kharg Island; Trump Holds First Cabinet Meeting Since Iran War Began; Israeli Defense Minister: IRGC's Navy Commander Killer; OECD Projects U.S. Inflation to Hit 4.2 Percent this Year; Trump to Sign Order Directing DHS Chief to Pay TSA Agents; Exposing a Web of Men Drugging and Assaulting Their Wives. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Iran Preparing for Possible U.S. Attack on Kharg Island; Iranian Foreign Minister Questions U.S. Calls for Negotiations; Meta, YouTube Found Liable in Social Media Addiction Case; Houston Airport Warns Wait Times May Cause Missed Flights; Trump-Xi Summit Postponed by Iran War Now Set for Mid-May; Asian Countries Scramble to Tackle Growing Energy Crisis; MLB Stadiums Roll Out New Eats for 2026 Season. Aired 12-1a ET
• Aid Convoy Helps Cuba Amid Energy Crisis, U.S. Oil Blockade; Trump: Summit Postponed by Iran War Now Set for Mid-May; Power Storm to Hit Middle East with More Heavy Rain, Winds; NY Yankees Crush SF Giants 7-0 in MLB Season Opener. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump: U.S. May Not Be Wlling Or Able To Reach Deal With Iran; U.S. And Pakistan Confirm Indirect U.S. Talks With Iran; Death Toll Grows As Israel And Hezbollah Exchange Fire; U.S. Judge Won't Dismiss Case Against Ousted Venezuelan Leader; New IOC Policy Bans Transgender Women Athletes From Olympics; Savannah Guthrie Speaks Out About Her Missing Mother. Aired 3-4p ET