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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Israel-Lebanon 10-Day Ceasefire Takes Effect; Trump Defends Feud with Pope: "I Have a Right to Disagree;" Trump: "If There's No Deal, Fighting Resumes;" U.S. Official: Iran Still Has "Thousands Of Missiles" & Attack Drones; Trump Hints New U.S.-Iran Peace Talks "Maybe" This Weekend; Artemis II Crew Talks About Historic Moon Mission & Return; Trump's Arch Gets Overwhelmingly Negative Feedback. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich; Interview with "Into the Woodchipper" Author Nicholas Enrich; Interview with Journalist and "That's What She Said" Author Joanne Lipman; Interview with Ukrainian Journalist Alyona Synenko. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Cites Progress In Iran Talks While Threatening To Resume War; Soon: Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Set To Take Effect; Trump: "I Have A Right To Disagree With The Pope"; Artemis II Crew Discusses Moon Mission, What's Next. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump: U.S. Will Soon Make A Deal With Iran; Pope Leo: "Woe To Those Who Manipulate Religion"; Trump: Israel And Lebanon Reach 10-Day Ceasefire Deal; Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), Is Interviewed About House Dems Threaten Contempt Against Former AG Pam Bondi; NYT: Denmark Was Ready To Blow Up Airfields In Greenland To Stop The U.S. From Invading; Medical Marijuana Use Among Women On The Rise. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Says, Next In-Person Talks With Iran Could Come This Weekend; Artemis II Astronauts Speak to CNN About Historic Moon Mission; RFK Jr. Faces Questioning by House Over HHS Agenda and Budget. Trump: "Mayor Mamdani Is Destroying New York"; Trump On Gas Prices: They're Not That High. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Says $4 Gas Prices in U.S. are Not Very High; Democratic Lawmaker Says, Doctor Jesus Spending $2 Billion Each Day on War; Hegseth Compares Reporters to Biblical Enemies of Jesus. Trump Comments Gas U.S. Prices Not Very High; Hegseth Says Reporters Comparable to Jesus' Enemies; Pope Leo XIV Condemns Wars; More Women Now Use Cannabis to Cure Illnesses. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Powerful Storms Slam Central U.S. With Hail, Tornadoes, Flooding; Soon, Pentagon Briefing Amid Report More U.S. Troops Headed to Mideast; Soon, HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Testifies on Capitol Hill. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Iran Threatens Red Sea Shipping If U.S. Blockade Continues; Jury Finds Live Nation And Ticketmaster Operated As Monopoly; Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) On Congress Grappling With Accountability Amid Swalwell Scandal. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Pentagon Gives First Briefing Since U.S. Blockade of Iran's Ports; Hegseth: U.S. Will Maintain Blockade for as Long as It Takes; Gen. Caine: Blockade Applies to All Ships Going To or From Iran Ports. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Briefing on Iran War; Hegseth Goes After Press; Cannabis Use Rises Among Women. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Hegseth Warns Iran; Iran and Pakistan Meet; Rep. Brad Sherman is Interviewed about Iran; Ex Virginia Lieutenant Governor Killed in Murder-Suicide; RFK Jr. Testifies on The Hill; Abuse Allegations at Children's Shelter. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump's Poll Numbers; Gen. David Petraeus is Interviewed about Iran. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Artemis II Astronauts Set to Hold Press Conference; Virginia Murder-Suicide Investigation; RFK Jr. Grilled on Capitol Hill; Israel- Lebanon Cease-Fire Deal?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Announces 10-Day Ceasefire Between Israel and Lebanon; IEA Chief Says Lack of Jet Fuel May Force Flight Cancellations in Europe; Airlines Impacted by Surging Cost of Jet Fuel Due to War; Feds Probe Abuse Allegations at New York Migrant Children's Shelter; Russia Launches One of Its Largest Drone Attacks This Year; Husband of Missing Woman Leaves Bahamas, Back in U.S. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Speaks to Reporters After Announcing Ceasefire Deal Between Israel and Lebanon; Trump on Iran Ceasefire Says, if There's No Deal, Fighting Resumes; Artemis II Crew to Discuss Historic Moon Mission. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Artemis II Astronauts Hold News Conference on Moon Mission. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Artemis II Astronauts Hold News Conference on Moon Mission; Artemis' Glover: "Everything We Did Up There was a Four-Person Activity"; Artemis' Wiseman: "It's Hard to Fully Grasp What We Just Went Through"; Trump Says Israel-Lebanon Peace Talks Could Happen at the White House within Two Weeks; Airlines Weigh Cutting Flights, Increasing Fares as Fuel Costs Rise 3-3:30p ET
• HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Faces Lawmakers on Capitol Hill; Trump Announces Nominee for CDC Director; Former Lt. Gov. Justin Faifax Kills Wife, Himself; Medical Cannabis Use on the Rise Among Women. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Peter Magyar Vows to Restore Media Freedom in Hungary; Measure to Limit Trump's War Powers Fails in Fourth Attempt; L.A. County D.A.'s Office Investigating Swalwell Allegations; Ethics Investigations Reverberate Across Capitol Hill; Cocaine Hippos to Be Culled in Colombia; Jury Says Live Nation, Ticketmaster Operated as a Monopoly. Aired 2-3a ET
• Israeli, Lebanese Leaders to Speak Today as per U.S. President Trump; China's First Quarter Economic Data Released Despite the Iran War. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• White House 'Feels Good about Prospects of a Deal' with Iran; SantaCon Co-Founder Accused of Stealing from Charities. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Jennifer Welch is Interviewed about the Strait Blockade; Newsom Under Pressure; Trump Memes Post Controversy. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Russia Launches One of Its Largest Attacks on Ukraine This Year; Iran Threatens Red Sea Shipping if U.S. Blockades Remain; Lebanon's President Aoun Declines to Speak with Israel's Netanyahu; U.S. Stocks Edge Higher on Investors' Bet War is Ending; China Sees Strong Start to Year as It Weathers Energy Shocks. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.S.-Israel War with Iran; U.S. Blockade Applies to All Ships at Iran Ports; Pope Leo Arrives in Cameroon; What One Epstein Survivor Found in the Files; IAEA Warns of North Korea Nuclear Expansion. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• U.S. Official: Iran Still Has "Thousands Of Missiles" & Attack Drones; Artemis Astronauts Speak To OutFront; RFK Jr. Dodges Question On Report He Sliced Off Raccoon's Body Part. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Says Leaders Of Israel, Lebanon To Speak Today; White House: Feel Good About Prospects Of Deal With Iran; Ukraine: Russia Launched Massive Drone, Missile Attacks. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Maine Lawmakers Back Temporary Ban On New Large Data Centers; Iran Threatens Red Sea Shipping If U.S. Blockade Remains; Trump Says Leaders Of Israel, Lebanon To Speak Today. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump: Israel And Lebanon Reach 10-Day Ceasefire Deal; Trump Heads To Nevada Hoping To Turn Page From Iran To Economy; Today: Trump To Talk Tax Cuts In Nevada, Where Gas Average $4. 95; 40 Senate Democrats Vote To Block Some Arms Sales To Israel; RFK Jr. Highlights MAHA Wins In Appeal To Congress; MAHA Moms To WSJ: The Movement Is Splintering. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Police: Ex-Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Kills Wife, Himself; Pope Leo: "World Is Being Ravaged" By A "Handful Of Tyrants"; 40 Senate Democrats Vote To Block Some Arms Sales To Israel; Calls For Reckoning After Two Lawmakers Resign In Disgrace. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Touts "Amazing" Naval Blockade in Iranian Ports; Trump: Israel and Lebanon Agree to 10-Day Ceasefire; Artemis II Crew Gives First News Conference. President Trump Addresses Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire and Iran. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Claims He's Not Fighting with Pope Despite Insults, Attacks; ICE Officer Charged; Federal Panel Gives Green Light for Trump's Arch in Washington. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Lebanese President has Call with Trump after Earlier Declining to Speak with Israeli PM Netanyahu; Pete Hegseth: U.S. Ready for Combat if Iran Doesn't Agree to Deal; Zelenskyy Looking for Help from European Partners; Later Today, Trump Heads to Las Vegas to Talk About Economy; IMF Sees Global Oil Shortfall This Year Due to Iran War. Aired 11-11:42a ET
• Trump: Israel And Lebanon Reach 10-Day Ceasefire Deal; Trump: I Will Be Inviting Netanyahu And Aoun To The White House; Lebanese Media: Israel Destroys Last Bridge Over Litani River; Lebanon's Prime Minister Welcomes Ceasefire Announcement; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• IEA Chief Warns Europe Has Six Weeks of Jet Fuel Left; Australia Paying Hefty Price for Iran War; LIV Golf Funding Uncertainty; Cocoa Prices Tumble. Trump to Invite Leaders of Israel and Lebanon to White House; Trump Announces Ceasefire in Lebanon; Hegseth Warns Iran's Military, "We are Watching You."Aired 4:00p-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Hegseth Warns Iran's Military, We're Watching You; 16 Killed in Massive Russian Drone Attack; Police Say, Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax Kills Wife, Himself. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Hegseth: Iran Blockade to Continue "For as Long as it Takes"; Iran to Meet with Pakistani Army Chief; HHS Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Capitol Hill; Judge: Camp Mystic to Remain Untouched. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Allergy Season; Virginia Murder-Suicide Investigation; Atlanta Attacks; Will Iran Negotiations Resume?; Camp Mystic Investigation. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Temporary Lebanon-Israel Cease-Fire Reached?; Migrant Children's Shelter Facing Abuse Allegations. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Pope Slams Those Who "Manipulate Religion" For Military Gain; Gabbard Sends Criminal Referral Over Trump's 2019 Impeachment; CNN Projects Dem Analilia Mejia Wins NJ Special House Election. Aired 9- 10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: 10-Day Ceasefire in Lebanon Now in Effect; Pakistan's Military Chief Meets with Iranian Officials in Tehran; AP: IEA Chief Warns Europe Has Six Weeks of Jet Fuel Left; Russia Launches Massive Air Strike Across Ukraine; Justin Fairfax Kills His Wife and Then Himself; Artemis II Crew Discusses Historic Moon Mission. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Trump Announces Israel-Lebanon Talks for Thursday, Possibly Another U.S.-Iran Talks; Welcome Ceremony Held for Pope Leo in Cameroon; Ethics Investigations Reverberate Across Capitol Hill; L.A. County D.A.'s Office Investigating Eric Swalwell Allegations; Accuser Says Swalwell Sexually Assaulted Her in 2018; China Beats Forecast with 5% GDP Growth Despite Iran War; Iran Threatens to Halt More Shipping if Blockade Not Lifted; Liv Golf CEO Says Operations Continue Amid Funding Reports; Colombia to Cull Dozens of Hippos Linked to Pablo Escobar. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Announces Israel-Lebanon Talks For Thursday; Newsom Facing Pressure To Intervene In California Gov. Race; Magyar Says He Asked Hungary's President To Step Down; Asia Markets are Up; Live Nation and Ticketmaster Overcharged Fans; California Company 3D Printing Future Weapons of War; California AG Was There as Trump Attended Supreme Court Arguments. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump: Israel And Lebanon Agree To 10-Day Ceasefire; U.S. Warns It Will Use Force If Ships Don't Comply With Blockade; Energy Official: Oil Crisis Could Stifle European Travel; Ukraine: Russia Launches Massive Drone & Missile Attacks; Pope Leo Is On An 11-Day Trip Through Africa; Artemis II Commander Says He Hopes Mission Unites The World; Trump Touts "Very Good Relationship With Iran". Aired 3-4p ET