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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• White House Shuts Down Report of Extended Ceasefire; Trump Says U.S. Blockade on Iran's Ports is Working; Trump Posts New A.I. Image of Himself with Jesus; Senate Rejects War Powers Resolution for Fourth Time; Trump Says War Close to Over After Hinting Second Round of Talks; White House Feels Good About the Prospects of a Deal With Iran; Washington Post Reports U.S. Sends Thousands More Troops to Mideast; Trump Says U.S. Blockade of Iran's Ports is Working; White House Unveils Plan for 250-Feet Tall Triumphal Arch; Chef Jose Andres Says Iran War Disrupting Global Food Markets. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA); Interview with Pakistani Army Former Chief of General Staff Muhammad Saeed; Interview with S&P Global Vice Chairman Daniel Yergin. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• White House Denies It Asked For Ceasefire Extension With Iran As Two Sides Weigh Potential Second Round Of Talks; Iran Vows Retaliation Over Blockade As U.S. Mulls More Talks; Vance: Pope Should Be "Careful" Talking About Theology; White House Press Secretary Raises Question About What Dems Knew About Eric Swalwell's Sexual Misconduct Allegations. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump: I'll Fire Fed Chair Powell If He Stays Past Term On May 15; Former AG Bondi Faces Contempt Threat After Dodging Subpoena; Justice Dept. Moves To Dismiss January 6 Seditious Conspiracy Convictions For Proud Boys, Oath Keepers; Iran Threatens Shutdown Of Shipping Operations Amid U.S. Blockade; Mother Tosses Children From Window Of Burning G.A. Apartment. Aired 5-6p ET
• L.A. County Opens Investigation into Swalwell for Sexual Assault; Senate Rejects Measure to Limit Trump's War Powers in Iran; Jury Finds Ticketmaster and Live Nation Operated as a Monopoly, Overcharged Fans. Gavin Newsom Under Pressure To Intervene In California Governor Race; Bloomberg: U.S. Probes Suspicious Oil Trades Made Before Trump Pivots. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump and Allies Lecture Pope on Theology, Doctrine, War; Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) Praises MAGA Republicans Speaking Out Against Trump. Trump Could Be Losing Control of MAGA; Xi Denies Sending Weapons to Iran. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Severe Storm Threat Continues After Tornadoes, Hail and Flooding Hit Central U.S.; Trump Says, War With Iran Very Close to Over; New Accuser Says Eric Swalwell Sexually Assaulted Her in 2018. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) On Trump's Attacks On Pope Leo XIV; New Details On King Charles' State Visit To U.S. This Month; Jet Fuel Shock From Iran War Worsens Crisis For Airlines. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Severe Weather Hammers Parts of the Plains and Midwest; Trump Hints U.S.-Iran Talks Could Resume this Week; Trump Says He and Xi Exchanged Letters on China Sending Weapons to Iran; Testimony to Resume in Camp Mystic Court Hearing. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Post Sparks Backlash; Rep. Derek Tran (D-CA) is Interviewed about Iran; Numbers on Tax Day and Trump's Second Term; Don't Use A.I. For Taxes; Donie O'Sullivan on Streaming for Income. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Says War is Close to Over; New Accuser Comes Forward Against Swalwell; Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) is Interviewed about the Swalwell Accusations; Joe Bertler is Interviewed about Severe Weather. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Matt Mahan is Interviewed about Running for Governor; Special Election in New Jersey; Gerrit De Vynck is Interviewed about Chatbot Morality. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Israel-Lebanon Talks; Severe Weather Hits Central U.S.; Will Iranian Negotiations Resume?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• White House Takes Questions From Reporters During Briefing; White House Says No Ceasefire Extension So Far With Iran, but Optimistic of a Deal; White House Unveils Plan for 250-feet Tall Triumphal Arch. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• White House Unveils Plan for 250-Feet Tall Triumphal Arch; White House Says No Ceasefire Extension So Far With Iran, but Optimistic of a Deal; Trump Says China Agreed to Not Send Weapons to Iran; Trump Says He'll Fire Fed Chair if He Doesn't Step Down When Term Ends; Iran Threatens Red Sea Shipping if U.S. Blockade Continues; Israeli Cabinet Meeting to Discuss Possible Ceasefire; L.A. County Sheriff Investigating New Rape Allegation Against Swalwell. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Trump Posts Fake Image of Him with Jesus, Amid Tensions with Pope; Interview with Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX): White House, No Ceasefire Extension with Iran, But Optimistic of a Deal; DOJ Moves to Dismiss Sedition Charges on January 6 Defendants. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• WH Says Conversations with Iran are "Productive and Ongoing"; Pakistan Delegation Arrives in Iran as Trump Hints at New Talks; New Accuser Says Eric Swalwell Raped Her in 2018; He Denies; WH Raises Questions About What Dems Knew About Swalwell; Trump: GOP Needs Reconciliation Bill to Fund ICE, Border Patrol; Rep. Julie Johnson (D- TX) Discusses About Eric Swalwell's Case; Jury Finds Ticketmaster, Live Nation Operated as Monopoly; Hero Oklahoma Principal Takes Down Gunman in School's Lobby 3-3:30p ET
• First Lady on Capitol Hill to Promote Foster Youth Education; U.S. Military: Blockade Has Completely Halted Iran's Sea Trade; People Heard Meowing and Barking on Emergency Aviation Frequency; Baby Elephant Linh Mai to Make Debut at National Zoo. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Multiple Iran-Linked Ships Reportedly Though Strait Of Hormuz; Lebanon Reaffirms Urgent Need For Ceasefire With Israel; Powerful Typhoon Hovering Over Mariana Islands, Guam; Trump Hints U.S.-Iran Talks Could Resume in Coming Days; CENTCOM Says U.S. Forces Completely Halted Iran's Sea Trade; U.S. Strikes Alleged Drug Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing Four; Russian Missile Strike Kills at Least Five in Dnipro; Norway to Help Ukraine Produce Drones as Part of New Deal; Students Around the World Mark My Freedom Day; Blind Man Runs Marathon Using A.I. Glasses, Sight Guide App; Powerball Expands to U.K. In Effort to Build Larger Jackpots. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Hints More U.S.-Iran Talks; Israel, Lebanon Hold Direct Talks For the First Time in Years; CNN Celebrates 10 Years of Advocating an End to Modern Day Slavery through My Freedom Day. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• New Accuser Comes Forward, Swalwell Denies Accusations; FEMA Official Claims to Have Been Teleported; White House Hints at Upcoming Talks with Iran. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• U.S. Halts Iran's Sea Trade; White House Eyes Second Round of Talks; Severe Weather Threat Continues; Bishop Mariann Budde is Interviewed about Trump and the Pope; Trump Doesn't Care What Happens with Iran; Democrats Look to Midterms. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Tens of Millions in Path of Severe Storms Across U.S.; Pakistan Hoping to Host Second Round of U.S.-Iran Talks; Students Around the World Gather to Mark My Freedom Day; IMF Warns Iran War Could Tip World into Recession; Two Champions League Semifinal Spots Up for Grabs. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.S.-Israel War with Iran; Iran's Military Threatens Red Sea Shipping if Blockade Continues; Pakistan's Lead Mediator Arrives in Tehran for Talks; Trump Doubles Down on Feud with Pope Leo; Vance Heckled at Turning Point Event; Lebanon Pushing for "Permanent End" to Cycle of War; #MyFreedomDay; Meeting Emilycc, the 24/7 Twitch Streamer. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Iran Threatens To Shut Down Red Sea, Gulf If U.S. Sticks With Blockade; GOP Trouble Ahead; Allbirds Goes A.I. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Hints U.S.-Iran Talks Could Resume In Coming Days; Israel And Lebanon Agree To Hold More Direct Talks; U.S. House Reps. Swalwell & Gonzales Officially Resign; Official: Russian Missile Strike Kills At Least 5 In Dnipro. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Hints U.S.-Iran Talks Could Resume In Coming Days; CENTCOM: U.S. Forces "Completely Halted" Iran's Sea Trade; Students Raise Awareness On Price And Production Of Goods. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Iran Media: Pakistani Negotiator In Tehran With Message From U.S.; Trump: War Is "Close To Over...We've Beaten Them Militarily"; Vance Heckled On Middle East Policy At Turning Point Event; GOP Uses Tax Day To Celebrate 2025 Tax Cuts; Fox News Poll: 38 Percent Say Wealthy Not Paying Enough Taxes; DOJ Moves To Throw Out Seditious Conspiracy Convictions Of Oath Keepers, Proud Boys For January 6 Insurrection. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• DOJ Moves to Throw Out Seditious Conspiracy Convictions of Oath Keepers, Proud Boys for January 6 Insurrection; New Accuser Says Swalwell Raped Her, Swalwell Denies Allegation; Swalwell Resigns From Congress Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Again Criticizes Pope Leo on Social Media; Lawyer: Marwan Barghouti Subjected to "Violent Assaults" in Jail; U.N.: 14M People Displaced in Sudan. President Trump Strikes an Optimistic Tone as He Suggests Talks with Iran Could Resume in a Few Days; Israel's Security Cabinet Weighs a Possible Truce with Lebanon; President Trump Takes Another Swipe at Pope Leo on Social Media. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Says Iran War "Close to Over" Despite Reports of More Troops; Trump Posts New A.I. Image of Himself with Jesus Amid Backlash; DOJ Moves to Dismiss January 6 Convictions for Proud Boys and Oath Keepers; Olivia Troye Runs for Congress; Democrats Race to Distance Themselves from Swalwell Amid Scandal. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Hints U.S.-Iran Talks Could Resume in Coming Days; China Positions Itself as a Responsible Leader Amid Iran War; Pope Leo XIV in Cameroon for Second Leg of Historic Trip; Two More House Representatives Facing Ethics Committee Investigations; King Charles to Address Congress, Meet with Trump on U.S. Visit; Raffle Winner Takes Home Picasso's 1941 Gouache "Tete De Femme". Aired 11a-12p ET
• Next Hour: Israeli Security Cabinet Weighs Possible Lebanon Ceasefire; Data Shows Ships Intercepted In Persian Gulf, Gulf Of Oman; Israeli And Lebanese Officials Agree To More direct Talks; Tens Of Millions In Path Of Severe Storms Across U.S.; Family Seeks Answers In Death Of American Social Media Influencer; United Nations: 14M People Hungry And Displaced In Sudan; Fresh Strain On U.S.-U.K. Diplomatic Ties Over Iran; Brazil's President Takes Workout Routine Online; Students Take Action To Fight Modern-Day Slavery; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Says He Will Fire Powell if He Doesn't Leave in May; U.S. Military Says it has Completely Halted Iranian Shipping; French Nuclear Investments Help Mitigate Energy Price Shocks; Top Pakistani Negotiator in Tehran with Message from U.S.; Jury Finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster a Monopoly; Allbirds Shares Soar Over Pivot to A.I.; Managing Supply Chains to Protect People, Planet and Profits; Air New Zealand Adding Bunk Beds for Economy Passengers. Aired 4p-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Says, War With Iran is Very Closer to Over; Israel and Lebanon Agree to More Talks After Historic First Round; L.A. County Sheriff's Department Probing Allegations Against Swalwell. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• U.S. Military: Blockade has "Completely Halted" Iran Trade; Trump: New Round of U.S.-Iran Talks "Could Be Happening" This Week; Camp Mystic's Future in Question. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY); Will Iran Cease-Fire Be Extended?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Study Finds Tylenol During Pregnancy Not Linked to Autism; Interview With California Gubernatorial Candidate Xavier Becerra; Will Iran Cease-Fire Be Extended?. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Report: U.S. Sends Thousands More Troops To Middle East; Trump Threatens To Fire Powell, Won't Drop Criminal Probe; White House, GOP Tout Tax Savings Amid Rising Gas Prices. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Iran Threatens Red Sea Shipping; Top Pakistani Negotiator in Tehran; Trump on Iran War; "I Think It's Close to Over"; Trump Hints U.S.-Iran Talks Could Resume in Coming Days; Jury Finds Live Nation, Ticketmaster Acted as Monopoly; Trump Says He'll Fire Powell if He Doesn't Leave in May; Pope Leo's Historic Africa Tour. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Trump Hints U.S.-Iran Talks Could Resume in Coming Days; Israel and Lebanon Agree to Hold More Direct Talks; New Accuser Says Eric Swalwell Sexually Assaulted Her; Trump Hints U.S.-Iran Talks Could Resume in Coming Days; Hong Kong Students Take Part in Sweatshop Labor Simulation; Billy Idol on Induction into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame; Brazil's President, 80, Posting Workout Videos. Aired 12-1a ET
• More U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Talks Are In Discussion; Israel And Lebanon Hold First Direct Talks In Three Decades; Eric Swalwell And Tony Gonzales Officially Resign From Congress; Russian Students Duped Into Signing Contracts With Military; Several Foreign Ministers Call for Ceasefire in Lebanon: Orban Concedes Election Defeat after 16 Years in Power; Students Raise Awareness in Price and Production of Goods; Interview with "Rooster" Actor John C. McGinley; Powerball Expands to the U.K. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Top Pakistani Negotiator In Tehran With Message From U.S.; Israeli Security Cabinet Meets Amid Lebanon Truce Efforts; Vance Offers Advice To Pope Leo XIV About "Theology"; Pope Leo In Cameroon For Second Leg Of Historic Trip; Former U.S. House Republican Accuses Trump Of "Blasphemy"; U.S. Justice Department Moves To Dismiss Remaining January 6 Convictions; Incoming Hungarian PM Calls On President To Quit; Trump Frustrated At World Leaders Opposed To Iran War. Aired 3-4p ET