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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Iran State Media Airs Video Purported to be Ships Seized in Strait of Hormuz; U.S. Navy Secretary Ousted as Naval Blockade of Iran Continues; Interview with Rep. White House Says Trump Has Not Set Firm Deadline for Iran to Respond; Sources Say U.S. Navy Secretary Told to Resign or Be Fired; Judge Bars Certification of Virginia Redistricting Vote Results; New York Times Report FBI Investigated Times Reporter Over Article on Director Patel's Girlfriend; Melting Glaciers as Arctic Sea Ice Hits New Lows. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Interview with Historian and "On Freedom" Author Timothy Snyder; Interview with Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D'Oyen McKenna. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Democrats Seize On Win In Virginia Redistricting Push As Trump Allies Privately Strategize Around Midterm Messaging; White House: Trump Hasn't Set "Firm Deadline" For Iranian Response; GOP Rep. Cory Mills Tells CNN He Won't Resign Amid Ethics Probe. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• W.H.: Trump Has "No Firm Deadline" For Iranian Peace Proposal; Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, (D-NH), Is Interviewed About RFK Jr.'s Marathon Of Congressional Hearings Come To An End, Lutnick: U.S. Not Sending Its Most Advanced Chips To China, Canada; United Airlines To Raise Summer Fares As Much As 20 Percent; How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Medicine; House Dems Open Probe Into Patel's Alleged Excessive Drinking. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Says, No Timeframe for Ending War; Iran Says It Seized Two Ships After Trump Extends Truce; Virginia Voters Give Democrats a Major Midterms Boost. Talarico Calls For Federal Gas Tax Pause To Halt Rising Fuel Costs. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• U.S. Navy Secretary Ousted, Told to Resign or be Fired; Trump Says, There is No Timeframe on Iran War; Trump Baselessly Calls Virginia Elections Rigged After Democrats Win. Trump Announces Bailout for Spirit Airlines; Some MAGA Republicans Question Trump's Assassination Attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Uncertainty Swirls After Trump Extends Ceasefire With Iran; Iran Says It Seized Two Ships in the Strait of Hormuz; CNN Projects Virginia Voters Approve Redistricting Referendum. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Iran Says It Seized Two Ships In The Strait Of Hormuz; Axios: Trump Says DeSantis "Begging" For Top Admin Job; FBI Opens Probe After 10 Scientists Die Or Disappear In Recent Years. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Iran Says It Seized Two Ships in the Strait of Hormuz; Virginia Voters Approve Redistricting Referendum; Trump Signs Order to Expand Research on Psychedelic Drug Ibogaine. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Iran Says It's Seized Two Ships; Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D- DE) is Interviewed about Kevin Warsh; Man Arrested in Connection to Mass Shooting; American's Disapproval of Congress; Marc Short is Interviewed about Virginia Congressional Maps; Criminal Investigation into ChatGPT in Florida. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Iran Seized Two Ships; Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) is Interviewed about Iran; Mills Has No Plans to Resign; Armored Truck Robbery in Philadelphia; FBI Opens Probe into Scientists. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
• Rep. Chrissy Houlihan (D-PA) is Interviewed about Iran; Polling on Cigarette's Decline; Arctic Sea Ice at New Low. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Iran Says It Seized 2 Ships After Trump Extends Ceasefire; Source: Trump's Team Admits Hormuz Blockade Damaging World Economy; United Airlines Says It Will Raise Summer Fares As Much As 20 Percent; Questions Around Future Of Spirit Airlines; Lufthansa Cutting 20,000 Flights Due To Surge In Fuel Costs; U.S. Congressman David Scott Of Georgia Dies At 80. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Iran's Top Negotiator Says U.S. Naval Blockade Violates Ceasefire, Prevents Reopening Strait of Hormuz; Appeals Court Rules Texas Can Require Schools to Display 10 Commandments; Arctic Sea Ice Drops to an Alarming New Low. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Arctic Sea Ice Drops to an Alarming New Low; Fuel Shortage Impacting Summer Air Travel; RFK Jr. Testifies on Capitol Hill; Iran Says It Seized Two Ships After Trump Extends Ceasefire; Trump Reacts to Virginia Redistricting Vote; SPLC Charged With Defrauding Donors Over Paid Extremism Informants; ChatGPT Being Investigated in Florida Mass Shooting. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Testifies on Capitol Hill; Iran Says It Seized Two Ships After Trump Extends Ceasefire; Trump: U.S. is Waiting for Unified Proposal from Iran; OpenAI Under Investigation Over ChatGPT's Role in Florida State University Shooting. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Iran Says It Seized 2 Ships After Trump Extends Ceasefire; Epstein Victims Say Other Men Abused Them; Files Raise Questions About DOJ Investigation; Critics: Epstein Files Show Fumbled Investigation Over Two Decades; Senators Grill HHS Secretary Kennedy Over Vaccines; Karoline Leavitt Speaks to Reporters Outside White House 3-3:30p ET
• Iran President Says U.S. Blockade and Threats are Obstacles to Negotiation; Iran Says It Seized Two Ships After Trump Extends Ceasefire; Traveling Doctor Treats Rural Cancer Patients Across Colorado; Kalshi Prediction Site Suspends Three Political Candidates for Betting on Their Own Races; Hakeem Jeffries Warns Florida GOP Over New Map. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Iranian Official: Donald Trump Cease Fire Extension "Means Nothing"; U.S. Missile Stockpile Much Depleted Due To Iran War; Deadly Shooting At Mexico's Teotihuacan Pyramids; Pope Leo Visits Equatorial Guinea To Cap Off Marathon Trip; Trump Says Ceasefire Extended, Blockade of Iranian Ports Remains; Iranian State Media Says IRGC Threatens Gulf Oil Production Sites; Xi Calls for Reopening of Hormuz, End to Iran War; Second Round of Talks Between Israel & Lebanon Set for Thursday; U.K. Prime Minister Facing Calls to Resign Over Former U.S. Ambassador Mandelson; Fed Chair Nominee, Kevin Warsh Says Trump Never Asked Me to Commit to Lower Rates; FBI Investigating Scientists' Deaths and Disappearances; Stolen Treasures Returned to Romania. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. President Trump Indefinitely Extends Ceasefire with Iran; FBI Probes Possible Links on the Killed and Missing Scientists, Lawmakers Seek Further Information. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Ceasefire Extended, Blockade of Iranian Ports Remains; Virginia Approves New Congressional Map Ahead of Midterms; Soon: U.S. Supreme Court to Issue More Opinions. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump's Approval Rating Dips; Ten Scientists Tied to U.S. Research Missing; Iran Ceasefire Extended; Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Iran Says It Seized Two Ships in Strait of Hormuz, Targeted a Third; Greek-owned Ship Reportedly Targeted by the IRGC & "Disabled"; Louisiana Man Charged with Lying About Gun Used in Shooting; Greece Playing Key Role in Protecting Vital Sea Lanes; Man City Can Go Top of Premier League with Win on Wednesday. Aired 9-10a ET
• U.S.-Israel War with Iran; Trump Extends Ceasefire, Keeps Blockade in Place; Interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Tucker Carlson's Trump Regrets; How Gulf Nations Are Handling War, Planning Futures; Iranian LEGO-Style Videos Promote Propaganda; Gun Attack Shakes Mexico ahead of World Cup. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• U.S. Navy Secretary Ousted Amid Blockade, Iran Says It Seized 2 Ships; Judge Blocks New Map; CNN Epstein Investigation. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump: Ceasefire Extended, Blockade Of Iranian Ports Remains; CNN Projects Virginia Voters Approve Democratic Redistricting Plan; Watching Oil Prices As Trump Extends Ceasefire With Iran. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• EU Officials Discuss $105 Billion Loan To Ukraine; Federal Reserve Nominee Kevin Warsh: I Won't Be Anyone's "Sock Puppet"; FBI Investigating Scientists' Deaths And Disappearances. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Virginia Voters Approve New Map That Could Net Dems 4 Seats; Trump Says Gerrymandering "Not Good" After Pushing For It; New Poll: 70 Percent Disapprove Of Trump's Handling Of Economy; Trump Political Operative To CNN: "Way Too Soon To Declare Defeat"; Redistricting Wars Could End In A Virtual Draw. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Sources Say Trump to Give Iran a Time Limit for a Unified Proposal; Defiant GOP Rep. Cory Mills Says He Has No Plans to Resign; Xavier Becerra Gets Bump in California Governor Race After Swalwell Exit; California Governor's Race Wide Open 13 Days Before Voting Starts. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Facing Growing Skepticism from Religious Votes; Vessels Targeted in Strait of Hormuz; Trump Extends Ceasefire with Iran; Iranian Official: Talks Will Resume Once U.S. Lifts Blockade; Iran War's Impact on Air Travel; Vanishing Sea Ice in the Arctic. U.S. and Iran Remain in a Standoff Over the Strait of Hormuz with Tehran Saying it has Seized 2 Ships; EU Set to Unlock $106 Billion Loan for Ukraine in a Huge Boost to Kyiv. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Keeps Ceasefire Open-Ended as Iran Seizes Ships; VA Map Blocked; Trump Plans to Bail Out Spirit Airlines; Trump Admin Weighs Sending Afghan War Allies to the Congo; Democrats and Republicans Trade Barbs in First Major Debate for CA Governor. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Iran Purports to Show Off Ballistic Missile at Tehran Rally; Uncertainty Swirls After Trump Extends Ceasefire with Iran; EU's $100+ Billion Loan to Ukraine Set to Move Forward; Druzhba Pipeline Restarts Russian Oil Flows to Hungary & Slovakia; Trump Administration to Fast-track Review of Psychedelic Drugs Like Ibogaine; "Project Hail Mary" LEGO Set Launches into Stratosphere. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump: Ceasefire Extended, Blockade Of Iranian Ports Remains; IRGC: Two Vessels Seized In Strait Of Hormuz; Spate Of Attacks By Israeli Settlers On Schools; Football's Biggest Tournament Begins In Just 50 Days; Armed Robbers Flee After Stealing $1.8M At Gunpoint; Trump's Reputation Faces Fresh Online Attacks In China; Team's Losing Streak Sparks "Mamdani Jinx" Talk. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• E.U. Energy Head: This is Worst Oil Shock in History; Sources: Trump Doesn't Want to Give Iran Time to Drag Out Talks; United Says it Will Raise Summer Fairs as Much as 20 Percent


The Situation Room
• Sources Say, Trump to Give Iran a Time Limit for a Unified Proposal; Iran Says It Seized Two Ships in the Strait of Hormuz; Officials Say, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Testifies on Capitol Hill. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Iran Cease-Fire Extended; Interview With Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA). Aired 10:30a-11p ET
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Grilled on Capitol Hill; Trump DOJ Targets Southern Poverty Law Center; Interview With Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO); Interview With Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA); Trump Extends Iran Cease-Fire. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Zelenskyy Speaks to CNN About Iran War's Impact on Ukraine; HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Testifies on Capitol Hill; Arctic Sea Ice Drops to Alarming New Low. Aired 11:30-12a ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• White House: No "Firm Deadline" For Iranian Peace Proposal; U.S. Navy Secretary Ousted Amid U.S. Naval Blockade Of Iran; Lawmakers Grill RFK Jr. On Vaccine Policy, Measles, Trump Budget. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Iran Says it Seized Two Ships in the Strait of Hormuz; U.S. Navy Secretary Stepping Down "Effective Immediately"; European Union Unblocks $106B Loan for Ukraine; Zelensky: Iran War Takes Focus Away from Ukraine; Tesla Reports Mixed Q1 Results; Democrats Seize Redistricting Fight; HHS Blocks Publication of COVID Vaccine Study. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Iran Ceasefire Talks Fall Apart; China's Censors Allow Posts Mocking Trump, War with Iran; Pope Leo Visits Equatorial Guinea to Cap Off Marathon Trip; Deadly Shooting at Mexico's Teotihuacan Pyramids; Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh Faces Questions During Senate Confirmation; Gas Prices Inch Lower Amid Hope for End to Iran War; Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) Resigns from Congress; Virginia Votes to Approve Democratic Redistricting Plan; No Clear Frontrunner in California Governor's Race. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Extends U.S. Ceasefire With Iran Indefinitely; Kevin Warsh Says He Won't Do Trump's Bidding; FBI Now Investigating Cases Of Missing Scientists; Iranian Gunboat Targets Container Ship Off Oman Coast; Jamaica's Recovery Six Months After Cat 5 Storm; CNN Speaks to Group Behind Iranian LEGO-Style Videos; U.K. Bill Bans Tobacco Sales to Anyone Born after 2008; Britain Marks Queen Elizabeth II's 100th Birthday; Celebration of Life Planned 10 Years after Prince's Death; Lakers Take Two-Game Lead over Rockets; 2026 NFL Draft. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Sources: Trump Doesn't Want To Give Iran Time To Drag Out Talks; Iranian Official: Talks Will Resume Once U.S. Lifts Blockade; Zelenskyy: Newly Approved E.U. Loan Is Lifeline To Ukraine; Israeli Settlers Kill Two, Including Palestinian Schoolboy; 10 People Tied To Sensitive U.S. Research Missing Or Dead; White House Press Secretary Addresses U.S.-Iran Ceasefire; Lawmakers Grill U.S. Health Secretary On Vaccine Policy. Aired 3-4p ET