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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Denounces Pope Leo Again For Stance On Iran War: "He's Wrong"; Trump On His Post With Jesus-Like Image: "Thought It Was Me As A Doctor"; U.S. Navy Blockading Iran's Ports After Peace Talks Stall; Senate Democrats Seek War Powers Resolution To Stop Iran War; NY Times: Iran Proposed Suspending Uranium Enrichment For Five Years As Part Of Peace Deal; Reps. Swalwell & Gonzales Resigning From Congress Amid Scandal. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Institute for National Security Studies Senior Fellow and Former Head of Iran Brance of Israel's Military Intelligence Danny Citrinowicz; Interview with Former U.S. House Republican Adam Kinzinger; Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman; Interview with "The Middle-Class New Deal" Author A. Mechele Dickerson. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Now: U.S. Navy Blocking Iran's Ports After Peace Talks Stall; Trump: Iranian Ships That Get Near Blockade Will Be "Eliminated"; Trump Says He Thought Post Depicting Him As Jesus Was "Me As A Doctor"; House Ethics Committee Opens Investigation Into Rep. Swalwell. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump's 'A.I. Jesus' Image Sparks Backlash As Pope Leo Responds To President's Attacks; Trump's New Threat To Iran; Judge Tosses Trump's $10B Lawsuit Against WSJ; Rep. Eric Swalwell Resigning From Congress Amid Scandal; VP Vance A Key Player In Two Trump Foreign Policy Failures. Aired 5-6p ET
• U.S. Navy Blockades Iranian Ports After Peace Talks Collapse; Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Resigning from Congress Amid Scandal; Trump Says, No, I Don't Need to Apologize for Criticizing the Pope; GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales & Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell Announce They're Leaving Congress Amid Sex Scandals; Astronauts Reunite With Their Families After History-Making Trip. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• U.S. Military Blockade Of Strait of Hormuz Is Now Underway; New York Times Reports, U.S. Rejects Iran's Offer To Suspend Nuclear Activity For Five Years; Trump Deletes Post Depicting Him As Jesus Amid Backlash; Trump Escalates Feud With Pope Leo XIV; Hungary Welcomes New Leader; Swalwell Denies Sexual Assault Allegations. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Soon, U.S. Military Begins Enforcing Strait of Hormuz Blockade; Pope Says He'll Keep Speaking Out Against War Despite Trump's Attacks; Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Quits California Governor Race After Sexual Misconduct Allegations. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Oil Tops $100 a Barrel; Israel and Lebanon Expected to Hold Direct Talks; Trump Says He's "Not a Fan" of Pope Leo; Mamdani Marks 100 Days as New York Mayor. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Soon the U.S. Military Begins Blockade of Iranian Ports in Strait of Hormuz; Swalwell Quits California Governor Race After Sexual Misconduct Allegations; Millions Under Threat of Strong Storms this Week. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• U.S. Military Begins Blockade; Simon Kaye is Interviewed about the Strait of Hormuz Blockade; Pope Leo Responds to Trump; Poll Numbers on Trump and Pope Leo; Dispute over Golf Courses in D.C.; FISA 702 Nears Expiration. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• U.S. Military Blockade of Strait; SEN. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is Interviewed about the Strait; Swalwell Quits Governor's Race; Pope Leo Replies to Trump. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) is Interviewed about the Strait Blockade; Polls on Swalwell; Judge Tosses Trump's WSJ Lawsuit; McIlroy Wins Masters. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• U.S. Blockades Strait of Hormuz; Cuba Tensions; Trump Under Fire Over A.I. Photo. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Cuba's President Non-committal on Releasing Political Prisoners; Eric Swalwell Ends California Governor Campaign Amid Sexual Misconduct Claims; Trump and Putin Ally Viktor Orban Voted Out in Hungary; Rory McIlroy Wins 2026 Masters Tournament. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Rory McIlroy Wins 2026 Masters Tournament; Man Arrested After Molotov Cocktail Thrown at OpenAI CEO's Home; Pope Leo Vows to Continue Speaking Out After Trump's Criticism; President at Odds With Pope Leo After He Speaks Against War and Nuclear Arms; Eric Swalwell Ends California Governor Campaign Amid Sexual Misconduct Claims; U.S. Military Blockade of Iranian Ports Take Effect. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview Rep. Laura Friedman (D-CA): House Ethics Committee Opens Investigation into Rep. Swalwell; Attack on OpenAI CEO's Home Spark Conversations About AI Mistrust; Multi-Day Severe Storm Threat to Batter Central U.S. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump On Deleted Online Post: "It's Supposed To Be Me As A Doctor"; Trump: Pope "Weak On Crime, And Terrible For Foreign Policy"; Oil Tanker Clears Strait Of Hormuz Despite U.S. Naval Blockade; Trump Says Iran Would Like To Make A Deal "Very Badly"; Swalwell Ends Campaign For CA Gov. Amid Sexual Misconduct Claims. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Oil Prices Rise After U.S. Announces Blockade Against Iranian Ports; U.S. Official Reports Trump Administration, Iran Still Engaged in Talks; Minnesota Officials Investigating ICE Arrest as a Possible Kidnapping; Researchers Say Civil War Breaks Out Among Chimpanzees in Uganda. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Orban Concedes Election Defeat after 16 Years in Power; Pope Leo Continues to Criticize War in Middle East; U.S. CENTCOM: Naval Blockade in Hormuz to Begin Monday; Netanyahu Enters Southern Lebanon to Assess Seized Territory; Police Clear Fuel-Coast Protest Blockades in Ireland; Rory McIlroy Wins Second Straight Masters; U.S. Inflation Hits Highest Rate Since Trump Took Office. Aired 12-1a ET
• Voters Hand Obran A Crushing Defeat; Trump Says U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Is Holding Well Amid Strait Of Hormuz Blockade; Oil Climbs Back Above $100 As U.S. Plans Hormuz Blockade; Trump Attacks Pope Leo As Being Weak On Crime, Terrible For Foreign Policy; U.S. CentCom: Naval Blockade in Hormuz to Begin Monday; Pope Leo Continues to Criticize War in Middle East; U.S. Carries Out Lethal Strikes on Two Alleged Drug Boats; India Mourns Loss of Beloved Bollywood Playback Singer. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Threatens to Block Strait of Hormuz; Swalwell Ends Bid for Governor; Orban Concedes Election Defeat; Netanyahu Enters Southern Lebanon to Assess Seized Territory; Trump Plans To Blockade Hormuz After No Deal With Iran; Oil Prices Rise After Trump Announces Hormuz Blockade; Rory McIlroy Secures Second Consecutive Championship Title. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Remains Fragile Amid the Failed Peace Talks in Pakistan; Eric Swalwell Withdraws California Gubernatorial Race Owing to Sexual Assault Allegations; Peter Magyar Unseats Long-Reign Incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orban in a High Stakes Hungarian Parliamentary Polls; Rory McIlroy Retains Masters Title for Two Straight Years. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Soon: U.S. Military to Enforce Strait of Hormuz Blockade; Rep. Swalwell Drops Out of California Governor's Race; Pope: I Have 'No Fear' after Trump Calls Him 'Weak'. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Jen Gavito is Interviewed about Iran; Orban Concedes Election; Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) is Interviewed about Iran. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Oil Prices Rise After Trump Vows Blockade of Iran's Ports; Israeli & Lebanese Diplomats to Meet in Washington Tuesday; Oil Prices Soar After Trump Announces Hormuz Blockade; U.S. Vows to Impose Blockade on Iranian Ports Starting 10am ET; Hungarian Voters Reject Orban, Hand Victory to Peter Magyar. Aired 9-10a ET
• U.S. Military Begins Blockade Of Iranian Ports; Hungarian Voters Reject Viktor Orban, Hand Victory To Peter Magyar; Orban Concedes Election Defeat After 16 Years In Power; United Kingdom Prime Minister Makes Statement On Situation In Middle East; Starmer: Gulf Leaders Clear Strait Of Hormuz Must Be Reopened. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• U.S. Blockade Of Strait Underway With 15 Warships In The Region; Trump Digs In, Says Pope Is "Wrong On The Issues" And Iran War; Swalwell To Resign From Congress Amid Sexual Misconduct Claims. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• President Trump Orders Blockade on All Traffic Entering and Exiting Iranian Ports in and Around the Strait of Hormuz; Oil Prices Rise After Trump Announces Hormuz Blockade; Israel and Lebanon to Engage in Direct Talks on Tuesday. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• U.S. CENTCOM: Naval Blockade In Hormuz To Begin Monday; IRGC: U.S. Naval Blockade Of Iranian Ports "Illegal"; Police Clear Fuel-Cost Protest Blockades In Ireland; Rory McIlroy Secures Second Consecutive Championship Title. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• U.S. Blockades Iranian Ports To Cut Off Oil Exports; Oil Surges Back Above $100 A Barrel After Peace Talks Fail; Trump: "I Don't Want A Pope Who Criticizes" The U.S. President; Pope Leo: "I Have No Fear Of The Trump Administration"; Swalwell Scandal Could Trigger Series Of House Expulsion Votes. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Swalwell Scandal Could Trigger Series Of House Expulsion Votes; GOP Sees Opening With Crowded Dem Field To Win CA Gov. Race; Trump Endorses Steve Hilton In California Gov. Race; Gas Prices Surge In California To $5.89 Amid Iran War; Trump Promotes No Taxes On Tips With Door Dash Delivery. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Washington And Iran Trade More Threats As The U.S. Naval Blockade Of Iranian Ports In The Strait Of Hormuz Comes Into Effect; President Trump And Pope Leo Trade Barbs After The Pontiff Speaks Out Over The War In Iran; Newly-Elected Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar Vows A Change And A Stronger Relationship With The EU; Protests, Anger In Ireland Over Spiraling Fuel Prices; Hungarian Voters Hand Victory To Peter Magyar; Non- Profits Marks 10 Years Fighting To End Slavery; U.S. House Rep. Swalwell Ends Bid For California Governor; Trump Lawsuit Vs. Wall Street Journal. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• U.S. Blocks Strait Of Hormuz After Talks With Iran Collapse; Swalwell To Resign From Congress Amid Sexual Misconduct Claims; Trump Claims Jesus-Like Image He Posted Was Him "As A Doctor"; Husband Of Missing Woman In The Bahamas Released After Days Of Questioning. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• U.S. Begins Blockade of Iran's Ports After Peace Talks Fail; Iran's IRGC Issues Warning to Military Ships Nearing Hormuz; Israeli & Lebanese Diplomats to Meet in Washington Tuesday; Israel Continues Strikes on Lebanon Ahead of Tuesday Talks; Hungarians and World Leaders React to Orban's Election Defeat; Pope Leo Responds to Trump Criticism as He Begins Trip to Africa. Aired 11a-12p ET
• U.S. Blockade Of Iran's Ports After Peace Talks Fail; Pontiff Responds To Trump Criticism As He Begins Trip To Africa; June Runoff Likely As Ballots Still Being Counted; Oil Prices Rise After Trump Announces Iran Blockade; McIlroy makes History With Second-Straight Masters Championship; Trump: The World Needs The Strait Of Hormuz; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Begins Blockade Of Iran's Ports After Peace Talks Fail; Trump: Gas Prices Might Be A Bit Higher In November; Voters Reject Orban, Hand Victory To Peter Magyar; United States Official: United States And Iran Still Engaged In Talks; United States Begins Blockade Of Iran's Ports After Peace Talks Fail; President Trump And Pope Leo Clash Over War In Iran; Judge Tosses Trump's Defamation Lawsuit Against WSJ. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Now, U.S. Military Set to Launch Strait of Hormuz Blockade; Trump Blasts Pope Leo for Criticism of War With Iran; Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Ends Campaign for California Governor. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Former Staffer Says Rep. Eric Swalwell Raped Her; Rep. Eric Swalwell Faces Calls to Resign from Congress; Trump: Ships That Get Near Blockade Will Be "Eliminated". Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Reuters: U.S. Military Sends Note Informing Ships Of Blockade; Former Staffer Says Rep. Eric Swalwell Raped Her, California Congressman Denies The Accusation; Now: U.S. Military Blockade On Iranian Ports Takes Effect. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Impact of Space Travel; U.S. Military Blockades Strait of Hormuz; Investigation Into Missing Sailor in Bahamas Continues; Trump Attacks Pope Leo. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Refuses To Apologize To Pope Leo: "He's Wrong"; Swalwell To Resign As Pressure Mounts Over Misconduct Claims; Vance Says Ball Is In Iran's Court To Advance Peace Talks. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: U.S. Begins Military Blockade of Iran's Ports; Israel and Lebanon to Hold Talks in Washington Tuesday; Rep. Eric Swalwell Resigning from Congress; Voters Reject Orban, Hand Victory to Peter Magyar; Pope Leo Says He Has No Fear of Trump Admin. Over Attacks; "; House Republican Tony Gonzales Leaving Congress. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• U.S. Begins Blockade Of Iran's Ports After Peace Talks Fail; President Trump And Pope Leo Clash Over War In Iran; Israel Continues Strikes In Lebanon Ahead Of Tuesday Talks; Hungarian Voters Reject Orban, Hand Victory To Peter Magyar. Aired 3-4p ET