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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Extends Ceasefire Until Iran "Discussions Are Concluded"; Interview With Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA); Iran: U.S. Blockade On Iranian Ports An "Act Of War"; Pentagon: U.S. Forces Board Sanctioned Vessel In Indian Ocean; Trump: I Have Directed U.S. Military To Continue The Blockade; New Book Collects Inspirational Speeches By Adm. William McRaven; Trump Reads Bible Scripture At A Complicated Moment For Him And American Christians; CNN Projects Voters Approve New VA Congressional Districts. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Kpler Director of Commodity Research Matt Smith; Interview with Ukrainian Journalist Olga Rudenko; Interview with Former U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Planned U.S.-Iran Talks On Hold As Ceasefire Nears Expiration; Just In: Trump Says He'll Extend Ceasefire With Iran; Fed Chair Nominee Vows Not To Be Trump's "Sock Puppet". Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Says U.S. Will Extend Ceasefire With Iran; Trump Administration Unveils Plan To Overhaul Air Traffic Control System. Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE), Is Interviewed About Trump Extends Ceasefire With Iran Until Negotiations Conclude; The Scandals That Led Chavez- DeRemer To Resign As Labor Secy; GOP Rep. Mills Faces Expulsion Threat Amid House Ethics Probe. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Extends Ceasefire With Iran Until Negotiations Conclude; Trump's Fed Chair Pick Grilled In Tense Confirmation Hearing; FBI Opens Probe After Ten Scientists Die Or Disappear In Recent Years; Soon: Polls Close On Virginia's Redistricting Referendum; Trump Reads Bible Verse From Oval Office After Feud With Pope Leo. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire Indefinitely, Vance Cancels Trip; U.S At Risk Of Running Out Of Missiles If Another War Erupts; Virginia Voters Approve Redrawing Map, Giving Democrats A Boost. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Insists Iran Going to Negotiate Ahead of Potential Talks; Source Says, Iranians Don't Appreciate Trump Negotiating Via Social Media; Now, Polls Open in Virginia Redistricting Referendum. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) On Vance, U.S. Team To Depart Washington For Pakistan; Apple CEO Tim Cook To Step Down; NYT: Some MAHA Influencers Promote Nicotine As Natural Health Hack. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Interview with Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI): U.S.-Iran Talks Uncertain as End of Ceasefire Looms; Dem. Sen. Baldwin to Force 5th Vote on Trump War Powers; Most Likely House Seat Gain From Mid-Decade Redistricting; Trump to Read Bible Verse from Oval Office After Feud with Pope. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Talks Between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday; Team Departs for Talks in Pakistan; Retail Sales Rose in March; Blanche's Audition for Attorney General; Ben Collins is Interviewed about The Onion Taking Over InfoWars; Gunman Shoots Tourists in Mexico; Parents Fight for Online Safety. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Predicts Deal with Iran; Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX) is Interviewed about Iran; Fed Chair Nominee Faces Hearing; Virginia Voters Decide on New Map; Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Could Face Expulsion. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Amos Hochstein is Interviewed about Oil; Trump and Tariffs; Charles "Chazz" Smith is Interviewed about Prince. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Virginia Votes on New Congressional Maps; Fed Chair Nominee Faces Confirmation Hearing; Iran Negotiations in Holding Pattern. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Speculates Intercepted Ship Had "Gift From China"; Parents Hold Capitol Hill Vigil for Victims of Online Dangers; Deaths and Disappearances of Scientists Spark Federal Probe. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Deaths and Disappearances of Scientists Spark Federal Probe; Gunman Opens Fire on Tourists at Mexico Pyramids; Vance Arrives at White House as Peace Talks Remain Uncertain; U.S.-Iran Talks Uncertain as End of Ceasefire Looms; Trump Turns Up Pressure on Cuba; Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns Amid Ethics Scandal; Transportation Secretary Outlines Changes to Outdated Air Traffic System. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Administration Imposes New Round Of Sanctions Targeting Iran; High-Level U.S. Delegation Visits Cuba As Trump Ramps Up Pressure; Gunman Shoots Tourists At Mexico's Teotihuacan Pyramids; Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Witkoff And Kushner Arrive At White House As Uncertainty Surrounds Iran Negotiations; Iran: U.S. Blockade On Iranian Ports An "Act Of War"; Lawmakers Blast "RFK Jr. Spillover Effect" For Falling Vaccination Rates; Virginians Cast Vote In Redistricting Fight. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Top Officials Gather At White House Amid Uncertainty Over Iran; Some In MAGA Questioning Trump Assassination Attempt; Victims' Parents Hold Capitol Hill Vigil For Victims Of Online Dangers; Trump To Read Bible Verses As Part Of Week-Long Faith Event. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Potential U.S.-Iran Talks Uncertain As Ceasefire Deadline Looms; Deadly Shooting At Mexico's Historic Teotihuacan Pyramids; Tim Cook To Step Down As Apple CEO; U.K. Prime Minister Apologizes In Parliament For Peter Mandelson's Appointment; Potential U.S.-Iran Talks Uncertain as Ceasefire Deadline Looms; Iran's Nuclear Program Major Sticking Point Ahead of Talks; Global Airlines Face Jet Fuel Shortages Amid Iran War; U.S. Delegation Meets With Cuban Leadership in Havana; Migrants Begin Applying for Legal Status in Spain; Pope Leo to Leave Angola, Travel to Equatorial Guinea; Eight Children Killed in Louisiana Mass Shooting; British Royals to Mark Queen Elizabeth II's 100th Birthday. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Ends Soon, Another Round of Talks Uncertain; Canadian Tourist Killed at the Famous Teotihuacan Pyramids of Mexico, Other Tourists Wounded. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• U.S.-Iran Talks Uncertain as Ceasefire Deadline Looms; Top Tech Boss: Bring Back the Draft. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• U.S.-Iran Talks Uncertain; Labor Secretary Resigns; Virginia Votes on Redistricting; Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) is Interviewed about Congress. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump Accuses Iran of Violating Ceasefire Ahead of Planned Talks; Second Round of Israel-Lebanon Talks Scheduled for Thursday; Former UK Foreign Office Official Testifies to Lawmakers; British Royals Mark Late Queen Elizabeth's 100th Birthday; Jordan's Economic Minister on Middle East Conflict, Rail Deal. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh Confirmation Hearing; U.S.-Israel War with Iran; How Trump's Use of Social Media Impacts Iran Negotiations; Trump Accuses Iran of Violating Ceasefire; E.U. Responds, Does Not "Oversee the Influence" of Turkiye. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Iran: Trump's Ceasefire "Means Nothing," Need "Military Response"; Polls Close In Virginia; "Correct Immediately": Frantic Moments As Planes Nearly Collide. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Potential U.S.-Iran Talks Uncertain As Ceasefire Deadline Looms; Sources: Vance Expected To Travel To Pakistan Today; Starmer: Foreign Office Did Not Inform Us About Mandelson; Pope Leo Leaves Angola With A Message Of Peace, Reconciliation; Shreveport Holds Prayer Vigil Mass Shooting Victims. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Potential U.S.-Iran Talks Uncertain As Ceasefire Deadline Looms; Tim Cook To Step Down As Apple CEO; Some MAGA Voices Question Trump Assassination Attempt. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump's Fed Chair Pick Grilled On Interest Rates, Fed Independence; Tillis Demands DOJ End Powell Probe To Vote On New Fed Chair; Trump: I'd Be Disappointed If Fed Doesn't Cut Rates Under Warsh; Vance Still In Washington With Pakistan Departure Uncertain; Carlson: I'll Be "Tormented" For A Long Time For Helping Trump; Today: Virginia Votes On New Map That Could Net Dems Four Seats. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Voters In Virginia Consider New Congressional Map Favoring Dems; Labor Secy. Lori Chavez-DeRemer Out After Abuse-Of-Power Claims; Sanders-Aligned Group That's Anti-Billionaire Endorses Billionaire; Billionaire Tom Steyer's Ad Spending Dominates CA Gov. Race; Trump's Bible Reading Hits At Complicated Time For American Christians. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Deadline Looms; U.S. Officials Visit Cuba For Talks As The Trump Administration Ramps Up Efforts To Push Havana Into A Deal; Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh Vows Not To Be President Trump's Sock- Puppet In Confirmation Hearing; Iran Says It Hasn't Decided If It's Attending Talks In Pakistan; Iran: U.S. Blockade Is Act Of War And Violates Truce; U.S.-Iran Talks Uncertain As Ceasefire Deadline Looms; Iran's Viral Lego Videos; Eight Arrested Over Arson Attack On London's Jewish Community. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire Indefinitely As Talks Fall Apart; Democrats Get Midterm Boost As VA Approves New Map; Soldier's Wife Detained by ICE; Laura Coates Interviews Alex Bores. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Confirmation Hearing for U.S. Federal Reserve Chair; Trump's Nominee for Fed Chair Faces Confirmation Hearing; U.S.-Iran Talks Uncertain as Ceasefire Deadline Looms; Trump Says he Expects "To be Bombing" if a Deal Isn't Reached; Pakistan: Iran has yet to Confirm Attendance at Peace Talks; Artemis II Commander Shares iPhone Video of an Earthset. Aired 11a-12p ET
• U.S.-Iran Talks Uncertain As Ceasefire Deadline Looms; Trump's Nominee For Fed Chair Faces Confirmation Hearing; John Ternus Named New CEO For Apple; CNN Speaks To Group Behind Iranian Lego-Style Videos; Deadly Shooting At Mexico's Historic Teotihuacan Pyramids; British Royals Honor Late Queen Elizabeth's 100th Birthday; Stolen rare Books Worth Millions Found After 37 Years; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Warsh Vows to Remain Independent From Political Pressure; Tillis Demands DOJ End Powell Before Vote On New Chair; Iran-U.S. Blockade Is Act Of War And Violates Truce; War Taking Major Toll On Global Travel Industry; Londoners Turn To Lime Bikes During Tube Strike Disruptions. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump's Pick for Fed Chairman Appears in Nomination Hearing; Nomination Hearing for Trump's Pick as Fed Chairman; Warsh Says, This is a Time of Great Consequence for Economy. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Nomination Hearing for Trump's Pick as Fed Chairman; Warsh: Fed Needs "Regime Change in the Conduct of Policy"; Warsh: "Independence has to be Earned". Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Status of Iran Negotiations Unclear; Federal Reserve Chair Nominee Faces Confirmation Hearing. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Status of Iran Negotiations Uncertain. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Extends Ceasefire Indefinitely As Negotiations Stall; CNN Projects Virginia Voters Approve Dem Redistricting Plan; Patel Disputes Atlantic Allegations With Acting A.G. At His Side. Aired 9- 10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump Extends Ceasefire with Iran; Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh Testifies Before the Senate; Florida AG Investigates OpenAI After Campus Shooting; Efforts to End War in Ukraine; Sources: U.S. Officials Killed in Mexico Crash Worked for CIA; Remembering Music Legend Prince. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Trump Insists Iran Will Negotiate Ahead of Potential Talks; Mood in Iran After Weeks of War with U.S. and Israel; Pope Leo Criticizes Authoritarians in Forceful Message; Singer D4VD Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering 14-Year-Old Girl; French Prosecutors Investigate Elon Musk's X, Grok A.I.; French Prosecutors Investigate Elon Musk's X; Pressure on Vance Ahead of More Potential Iran Talks; Many Senate Democrats Support Halting Arms Sales to Israel; Family Struggles to Cope with Mass Shooting of 8 Children. Aired 12-1a ET
• Potential U.S.-Iran Talks Uncertain As Ceasefire Deadline Looms; Tim Cook To Step Down As Apple CEO; Singer D4vid Pleads Not Guilty To Murdering 14-Year-Old Girl; Singer D4vd Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering 14-Year-Old Girl; Trump Administration Begins Tariff Refund Process; Labor Secretary Resigns Amid Misconduct Investigation; FBI Director Sues "The Atlantic"; Interview with Cal State Northridge Men's Volleyball Player Jordan Lucas. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Iran: U.S. Blockade Is Act Of War and Violates Truce; Sources: Unclear When U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance Will Leave Washington For Potential Talks In Pakistan; Pakistan: Iran Has Yet To Confirm Attendance At Peace Talks; Israel, Hezbollah Exchange Fire Amid Shaky Ceasefire; Nominee Kevin Warsh Vows Not To Be Trump's "Sock Puppet"; U.S. Labor Secretary Steps Down Amid Misconduct Scandals; Gunman Kills One, Injures At Least 13 At Teotihuacan Pyramids; Robbins: Faced "Constant Pressure" To Approve Mandelson. Aired 3-4p ET