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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Lashes out at Iran; New Israeli Strikes in Lebanon Threaten Fragile Ceasefire; Melania Trump Blasts "Lies" Linking her to Epstein; Iran: Talks Contingent On Ceasefire In Lebanon; U.S. Prepares For Truce Talks As Israeli Strikes Threaten Ceasefire; House GOP Ignores Dems' Attempt To Introduce War Powers Measure; "Kara Swisher Wants To Live Forever" Premieres Saturday 9P ET. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Washington Post Global Opinions Writer and "Prisoner" My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison" Author Jason Rezaian; Interview with B'Tselem Executive Director Yuli Novak; Interview with Adalah Legal Director Suhad Bishara. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• First Lady Melania Trump Makes On-Camera Statement From White House, Blasts "Lies" Linking Her To Epstein; Trump "Optimistic" About Iran Talks Amid Strained Ceasefire; Trump Hits Iran War Critics, Calls Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, Alex Jones "Stupid," "Nut Jobs," "Troublemakers". Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Melania Trump Calls On Congress To Hold Hearing For Epstein Victims; Rep. Josh Gottheimer, (D-NJ), Is Interviewed About House GOP Ignores Dem Attempt To Bring Up War Powers Measure; The DOJ Is Investigating The NFL's Online Streaming Model; Husband Arrested After Wife's Disappearance In Bahamas; Uncover Dangers Of Sites Where Teens Often Obsess About School Shooting. Aired 5-6p ET
• Astronauts Prepare for Risky Return to Earth; Airlines Hike Prices Due to Costs of Iran War; Melania Trump Blasts Lies Linking Her to Epstein. Acting ICE Director Rips Critics For Demonizing Agents. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Posts New Warning for Iran, Not the Agreement We Have; Trump Blasts His MAGA Critics, Low I.Q., Failing, Losers; Trump Says He Asked Netanyahu to be Low-Key Amid Ceasefire. First Lady Melania Trump Denies Involvement with Jeffrey Epstein; Kara Swisher Hosts a New CNN Series on Longevity and Staying Healthy. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Vance Says, U.S. Never Indicated Lebanon Included in Iran Ceasefire; Israeli Barrage on Lebanon Tests Fragile U.S.-Iran Ceasefire; Oil Prices Rebound Amid Fragile Iran Ceasefire. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Rep. Mike Haridopolos On U.S.-Iran Truce Being Tested Amid Confusion Over Terms of Deal; Soon: Sean Combs' Legal Team To Appeal Prostitution-Related Conviction; Police Arrest Husband Of Michigan Woman Missing In The Bahamas. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA): U.S. and Israel Say Iran Truce Does Not Include Hezbollah in Lebanon; Strait of Hormuz Closed Over Strikes on Lebanon; Sean Combs' Lawyers to Appeal Prostitution-Related Conviction; Impact of Deep Space Travel on the Human Mind and Body. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Confusion Over Strait of Hormuz; U.S.-Iran Truce Tested; Polling on Melania Trump; Meta Unveils New A.I.; Surging Prices Hurt U.S. Farmers; Hawaii Doctor Found Guilty. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• U.S.-Iran Truce Tested; Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) is Interviewed about the Ceasefire; Sean Combs' Lawyers to Appeal Conviction. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Polls on Hungary's Election; Ryan Roslansky and Aneesh Raman are Interviewed about A.I.; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Husband Arrested After American Goes Missing in Bahamas; U.S. Gas Prices Rising; Fragile Iran Cease-Fire. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Lashes Out at NATO After Meeting With Leader Mark Rutte; NATO Chief Says Allies Were Slow Over Iran, but Also a Bit Surprised; More Charges Filed Against Former Ft. Hood OB-GYN; Artemis II Crew Preparing to Return to Earth Tomorrow; U.S. Fertility Rate Drops to Another Record Low in 2025; 90th Edition of the Masters Officially Underway. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• 90th Edition of the Masters Officially Underway; Iconic Polar Species, Emperor Penguins, at Risk; Israeli Barrage on Lebanon Tests Fragile U.S.-Iran Ceasefire; U.S. Gas Prices Tick Up Amid Shaky Ceasefire; Smoke, Fire Seen at Critical Saudi Oil Plant Hours After Ceasefire; Sean Combs' Lawyers Fighting to Overturn His Conviction; Judges Keep Dismissing Gun Cases Brought by Jeanine Pirro's Office. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Israeli Barrage on Lebanon Tests Fragile U.S.-Iran Ceasefire; Melania Trump Denies Relationship with Epstein in Public Statement; Interview with Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD): Democrats Unsuccessful in Attempt to Take Up War Powers Measure. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Melania Trump Denies Relationship with Epstein in Public Statement; Melania Trump Urges Congress to Give Epstein Victims Public Hearing; Trump Says He Asked Netanyahu to be "A Little More Low-Key" in Lebanon; Artemis II Crew Preparing to Return to Earth Tomorrow; Husband Arrested After American Woman Goes Missing in Bahamas 3-3:30p ET
• Israeli Barrage on Lebanon Tests Fragile U.S.-Iran Ceasefire; Trump Asked Netanyahu to Seek Direct Talks with Lebanon; Emperor Penguin, Antarctic Fur Seal Now Listed as Endangered; What Happens When You Leave Your Smartphone Behind. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Lebanon Reeling After Israel's Largest Coordinated Strikes; Iranians Gather For Funeral Of IRGC Intelligence Chief; Strait Of Hormuz Uncertainty Tests Shaky Truce; U.S. And Israel Says Lebanon Not Part of Ceasefire With Iran; NATO Chief Visits White House Amid Trump's Threats to Leave Alliance; U.S. Reveals Talks With Beijing to Secure Truce; Guilty Plea in Gilgo Beach Murders Case; Prosecutors to Subpoena Tiger Woods' Prescription Records; Ketamine Queen Sentenced to 15 Years in Matthew Perry Case; Hungarians to Vote in Parliamentary Election This Weekend; Artemis II Crew Prepares to Return to Earth. Aired 2-3a ET
• Strait of Hormuz Shuts Down Following Israeli Strikes in Lebanon, U.S. Dismisses Claims on Ceasefire Agreement Violation; Artemis II Crew Holds Press Conference Ahead of their Expected Splashdown to Earth. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Truce with Iran Tested Over Questions About What Is in It; Mamdani's First 100 Days as New York City Mayor. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Ivo Daalder is Interviewed about the Rutte Meeting; MAGA Backlash Against Trump; Ceasefire Talks Between U.S. and Iran; Army Secretary Won't Step Down. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Israeli Strikes on Lebanon Strain U.S.-Iran Ceasefire; Top Iran Officials Stress They See Lebanon as Part of Ceasefire; Vance, Witkoff & Kushner to Take Part in Iran Talks in Pakistan; Sean "Diddy" Combs' Lawyers Due in Court to Appeal Conviction; Hungarian to Vote in Parliamentary Election This Weekend. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.S.-Israel War with Iran Ceasefire on Shaky Ground; Per U.S. and Israel, Lebanon Not Part of Ceasefire; Impeded Fertilizer Supply Brings Risk of Famine; Russian Subs Spotted Near U.K.; Trump's Iran Threats Deemed War Crimes if Actioned; Hungary Parliamentary Election This Weekend. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Posts New Warnings For Iran: "Not The Agreement We Have!"; White House Officials Stunned By Timing Of Melania Trump's Epstein Remarks; Now: Artemis Crew Nearing Earth, Splashdown Tomorrow. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Iran Halts Hormuz Traffic After Israel Attacks Lebanon; U.S. Reveals Talks With Beijing To Secure Truce; Trump Slams NATO Over Iran After Meeting Rutte, Renews Greenland Threat; Iowa Farmers Struggle Amid Iran War, Trump Tariffs; Rio Olympic Park Engulfed In Flames, Nobody Hurt. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Iran War Ceasefire; The Epstein Files. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• U.S.-Iran Ceasefire On Shaky Ground Days Away From Talks; Vance, Witkoff & Kusher To Take Part In Iran Talks In Pakistan; Hungarians To Vote In Parliamentary Election This Weekend; Lebanon Reeling After Israel's Largest Coordinate Strikes. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Israeli Barrage On Lebanon Tests Fragile U.S.-Iran Ceasefire; Police Arrest Husband Of Woman Missing In The Bahamas; Accused Killer Pleads Guilty, Admits To Strangling Eight Women. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Ceasefire Plan Collides With Chaos On The Ground; Netanyahu Says Israel Will Begin Direct Talks With Lebanon; Some Trump Allies Warn War Can't End Without Regime Change; Inflation Stayed Stubbornly High In Weeks Before War Began; Dozens Of Democrats Push For Impeachment On 25th Amendment; Artemis II Crew Prepares To Return To Earth. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump On NATO: "They Were Tested And They Failed"; Gen. Caine: "Joint Force Achieved The Military Objectives" In Iran; Farmers Struggle With Higher Costs Amid Iran, Trump Tariffs; "Kara Swisher Wants To Live Forever" Premieres Saturday 9PM ET. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Pakistan Tightens Security Ahead of U.S.-Iran Talks; Netanyahu Wants Direct Talks with Lebanon; Israeli Attacks on Lebanon Strain U.S.-Iran Truce; Melania Trump denies relationship with Epstein. Netanyahu Seeks Direct Negotiations with Lebanon; Pakistan Tightens Security Ahead of U.S.- Iran Talks; Iran Says the Strait of Hormuz is Open, But Ships Need Approval from Iran First. Aired 2:30-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Posts New Warning for Iran; Melania Trump Puts Epstein Scandal Back into the Spotlight; Mystery at Sea; Artemis II Prepares for Splashdown. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• U.S.-Iran Ceasefire on Shaky Ground Ahead of Talks; Vance, Witkoff & Kushner to Take Part in Iran Talks in Pakistan; U.S. Reveals Talks with Beijing to Secure Truce; Hungary to Vote in Parliamentary Election on Sunday; Artemis II Astronauts Preparing for Friday Return to Earth. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• U..S And Israel: Lebanon Not Part Of Ceasefire With Iran; No Reports From Gulf States Of Iranian Strikes On Thursday; Artemis II Crew Prepares To Return To Earth; Rory McIlroy Begins Title Defense At Augusta; Israel P.M.: Wants To Begin Direct Peace Talks With Lebanon; Meta Invested Over $14B To Set Up Superintelligence Lab; CNN Talks To Best-Selling Author Nir Eyal; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Netanyahu Seeking Direct Negotiations with Lebanon; Fishman: Iran Creating New Form of Economic Warfare; Melania Trump Slams Lies Linking Her to Epstein. U.S.-Iran Truce on Shaky Ground Ahead of Talks; E.U. Challenge to Secure Lasting Peace; Iowa Farmers Struggle Amid Iran War, Trade Turmoil; Italy's Flat-Tax Enticement to Global Elite; Aerospace Firms Look to Capitalize on Final Frontier. Aired 4p-5p ET


The Situation Room
• U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Tested Amid Confusion Over Terms of Deal; Wall Street Journal Reports, Trump Eyes Punishment for NATO Allies That Didn't Support War; Crude Oil Hovers Near $100 Again With Ceasefire in Balance. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Status of Strait of Hormuz Unclear Amid Fragile Ceasefire with Iran; Former Rep. Greene Calls for Trump's Removal from Office; Justice Department Says Bondi Won't Appear for Epstein Deposition. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• China's Role in Iran Negotiations?; Will Fragile Iran Cease- Fire Hold?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Masters Golf Tournament Begins; Estrogen Patch Shortage; Interview With Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ). Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Lashes Out At Iran Over Strait Of Hormuz: "Dishonorable"; First Lady Renews Epstein Focus After Trump Urges U.S. To Move On; NASA Prepares For Artemis II Splashdown After Historic Mission. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Netanyahu Plans Talks with Lebanon, No Ceasefire; Lebanon: More Than 300 Killed by Israeli Strikes Wednesday; U.S. to Hold Talks with Iran in Pakistan; Melania Trump Slams "Lies" Linking Her to Epstein; Iowa Farmers Struggle Amid Iran War, WHO: Lebanese Hospitals Running Out of Supplies; Artemis II Astronauts Getting Ready to Return. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• U.S.-Iran Ceasefire on Shaky Ground Days Away from Talks; Iranians React to U.S.-Iran Two-Week Ceasefire Deal; Strait of Hormuz Uncertainty Tests Shaky Truce. U.S.-Iran Ceasefire on Shaky Ground Days Before Talks; Tackling the Crisis of Unhoused Veterans in the U.S. Aired 12-1a ET
• Israeli Barrage On Lebanon Tests Fragile U.S.-Iran Ceasefire; Iran Struggling With Long-Term Internet Blackout; Strait Of Hormuz Uncertainty Tests Shaky Truce; "Matlock" Reboot Renewed for Third Season; Iowa Farmers Struggle Amid Iran War, Trump Tariffs; Spectators on the Hunt for the Masters' Gnomes. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• First Lady Melania Trump Denies Having Relationship With Epstein; Netanyahu Seeking Direct Negotiations With Lebanon; Trump Asks Netanyahu To Scale Back Lebanon Operations; Iran War Drives Up Cost Of Living For Americans; BTS Kicks Off World Tour In South Korea. Aired 3-4p ET