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CNN Transcripts for May 17, 2026

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CNN Newsroom
• Trump Exacts Revenge On GOP Sen. Cassidy In Louisiana Primary; Crowds Gather On National Mall For Trump Admin-Backed Prayer Event; Trump Issues New Warning To Iran. Aired 2-3p ET
• Trump Exacts Revenge On GOP Sen. Cassidy In Louisiana Primary; New York Governor Hochul Calls For End To Long Island Rail Road Strike; Top Divers Join Perilous Mission To Recover Bodies From Sea Cave. Aired 3-4p ET
• MAGA Friendly Candidates Advance To Runoff After Ousting Incumbent Bill Cassidy; Georgia Voters Pick Senate And Governor Candidates On Tuesday; Trump Says "Clock Is Ticking" For Iran; Deadly Drone Attacks In Russia Reported; At Least 8 Injured When Car Plows Through Sidewalk In Italian City; Democrat Eye Ohio On Path To Retake Senate; Sherrod Brown Running In Ohio; Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) Interview; Church Attendance Rebounding. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Exacts Revenge On GOP Senator Cassidy In Louisiana Primary; Trump Issues New Warning To Iran; Two Fighter Jets Collide; Thousands Gather On National Mall For Rededicate 250; Canada Reports First Presumptive Hantavirus Case Linked To Ship; Criminal Trial Starts For VA Ex-Assistant Principal. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Met With National Security Team About Iran; Trump-Backed Candidates Advance To Runoff After Ousting Cassidy; Ukraine Launches Drone Strikes In Russia Overnight; "Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown" Premieres Tonight; The Great Texas Taco Debate of 2026; Teenage Future In New Book "Young World." Bumble Turns To Artificial Intelligence To Help Millions Find Love. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Gets Revenge On GOP Senator Cassidy In Louisiana Primary; Georgia Primary Election To Shape Key Races Ahead Of Midterms; Economy Emerging As Top Voter Concerns As Midterms Approach; Two U.S. Fighter Jets Collide At Idaho Air Show; Two Teens Arrested In Connection With Austin Random Shootings; Crowds Gather On National Mall For White House-Backed Prayer Event; Maduro Is Gone But His Influence And System Remain In Place. Aired 7-8p ET
• Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda; Military Diver Dies in Maldives Search; Bulgaria Wins Eurovision Song Contest. Aired 3-4a ET
• Louisiana GOP Senate Primary Shows Trump Maintain Hold on Base; Bill Cassidy Loses Bid for Third Term; "National Day of Action" Rallies Amid GOP Redistricting; Streeting to Challenge Starmer in PM Race; Good Samaritans Tackle Man Who Plowed Car into Crowd in Italy; Iran's Hold on Hormuz; War's Toll on Ukrainian Children; USS Gerald R. Ford Returns. Aired 4-5a ET
• Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy Loses Bid For Third Term; Kentucky Voters Weigh Options As Trump Attacks Massie; Good Samaritans Tackle Man Who Plowed Car Into Crowd In Italy; Cubans Prepare For Invasion As Pressure Mounts On Cuban Government. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Cassidy Ousted In Louisiana, Giving Trump Major Victory; Thousands Rally Against Redistricting In Alabama; Russian State Media: 3 Dead After Ukraine's Massive Drone Assault; U.S. Aircraft Carrier Returns Home After Record Deployment; Trump Mulls Further Iran Strikes After Return From China Summit; Driver Rams Crowd In Italy, Bystanders Tackle Suspect; White House Hosts All Day Prayer Event On National Mall; "The Last Laugh: Stephen Colbert" Airs Tonight At 8PM ET On CNN. Aired 6-7a ET
• Cassidy Ousted In Louisiana, Giving Trump Major Victory; Thousands Rally Against Redistricting In Alabama; Russian State Media: 3 Dead After Ukraine's Massive Drone Assault; Driver Rams Crowd In Italy, Bystanders Tackle Suspect; Iran Eyes New Source Of Power Deep Beneath The Strait Of Hormuz; U.S. Aircraft Carrier Returns Home After Record Deployment; Long Island Rail Road Strikes Halts Service For Commuters. Trump Scores Major Victory, Cassidy Ousted in Louisiana; NYT: Trump Weighs $1.7B Fund for Allies Investigated Under Biden DOJ; Stephen Colbert's Final Week on "The Late Show"; Drake Dropping Three Albums. Aired 7-8a ET


Fareed Zakaria GPS
• Trump Returns from China Without Big Breakthroughs; U.S. Inflation Rose in April; American Public Opinion Shifted on Israel. Aired 10-11a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Knocks Out GOP Foe As Cassidy Loses Primary; Democrats Eye Red State Pickup On Path To Retake Senate. Trump Returns Home to Financial and Foreign Quagmires; AOC Hits Trail as "Ambition" Comments Stoke 2028 Chatter; Questions Mount Over House Members' Absence. Aired 8-9a ET


State of the Union
• Interview With Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA); Interview With Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA); Interview With Neil deGrasse Tyson; Interview With Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Aired 9-10a ET


The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
• Did Not Air 8-9p ET