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CNN Transcripts for May 24, 2026

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CNN Newsroom
• Trump: U.S. Will Not "Rush Into A Deal" With Iran; Sources: White House Gunman Described As 21-Year-Old Nasire Best; Interview With Orange County Fire Authority Interim Fire Chief T.J. McGovern; Trump: U.S. Will Not "Rush Into A Deal" With Iran; Massie Speaks Out After Losing To Trump-Backed Challenger; 50M+ People Are Facing Flooding Risks Across The East; Africa CDC: Current Ebola Outbreak Is Second Largest On Record. Aired 2-3p ET
• Source: Potential U.S.-Iran Deal Includes More Time To Negotiate; Kyle Busch Honored At Charlotte Motor Speedway Race; California Fire Chief: Crack In Unstable Tank My Reduce Explosion Risk. Aired 3-4p ET
• Trump Lashes Out At Critics Of Possible Iran Deal; No Deal Between U.S. And Iran Expected To Be Signed Today; White House Gunman Identified As 21-Year-Old Nasire Best; Surgeon General's Advisory Warns Of Too Much Screen Time For Kids; Kyle Busch Honored At Charlotte Motor Speedway Race; "Dr. Robby" Goes To Washington; Bugler's Mission To Preserve The History Of "Taps." Aired 4-5p ET
• Iran And U.S. Closing In On Deal To End Conflict; Crack Found In CA Chemical Tank At Risk Of Exploding; Drivers And Fans Remember Kyle Busch; AAA: Gas Prices For Memorial Day Weekend At Four-Year Highs; "Why We Dream" Premiers Memorial Day. Aired 5-6p ET
• Iran And U.S. Closing In On Deal To End Conflict; California Chemical Tank At Risk Of Exploding; White House Identifies 21-Year-Old Gunman; Trump Defends Anti-Weaponization Fund, Claims He's "Helping Others"; Harvard Faculty Votes To Cap A Grades For Undergraduates; Artificial Intelligence Takes Over Flight; Memorial Day Weekend Kicks Off Unofficial Start To Summer. Aired 6-7p ET
• Framework Deal Between U.S. And Iran Being Worked Out; Russia Fires Powerful Hypersonic Missile In Mass Attack On Kyiv; Anti- Weaponization Fund Causing Political Revolt On Capitol Hill; NASCAR Remembers Kyle Busch Before Start Of Coca-Cola 600; Iran And U.S. Closing In On Deal To End Conflict; Interview With Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL). Aired 7-8p ET
• Man Shot & Killed After Opening Fire Near White House; Trump: Agreement With Iran Has Been "Largely Negotiated"; Crews Race To Prevent Chemical Tank Explosion In California. Aired 2-3a ET
• Iran Deal Largely Negotiated; Shooting Near White House; Toxic Chemical Concerns. Aired 3-4a ET
• Source: Potential Iran Deal Will Unfold in Two Phases; Iran Not Accepted Any Nuclear-Related Measures; Damage in Tyre, Lebanon After Israeli Strikes Overnight; Man Shot and Killed After Firing Near White House; Russian Attacks on Kyiv Follow Deadly Ukrainian Strike; Chemical Threat in California; Communities in D.R. Congo Protest Handling of Ebola Crisis; Protests Intensify Over Cost-of-Living Crisis in Bolivia. Aired 4-5a ET
• Source: Potential Iran Deal Will Unfold In Two Phases; Man Shot & Killed After Opening Fire Near White House; At Least Two Killed, Dozens Wounded In Overnight Strikes On Kyiv; Crews Race To Prevent Chemical Tank Explosion In California; Oxford Developing New Ebola Vaccine For Rare Virus Strain. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Man Shot And Killed After Opening Fire Near White House; Trump: Agreement With Iran Has Been "Largely Negotiated"; Iran: Trump's Claim About Strait Reopening "Inconsistent With Reality"; Crews Race To Prevent Chemical Tank Explosion In California; Russia Strikes Ukraine With Massive Drone And Missile Attacks. Russia Strikes Ukraine With Massive Drone And Missile Attacks; Trump: Agreement With Iran Has Been "Largely Negotiated"; China's Worst Coal Mining Blast In Over A Decade Kills 82; Family: NASCAR Driver Died After Pneumonia Progressed To Sepsis; Storms & Heavy Rain Threaten Flooding Across The East; Africa CDC: Current Ebola Outbreak Is 2nd Largest On Record. Aired 6-7a ET
• Trump: Agreement With Iran Has Been "Largely Negotiated"; Russia Strikes Ukraine With Massive Drone And Missile Attacks; Man Shot And Killed After Opening Fire Near White House; Crews Race To Prevent Chemical Tank Explosion In California; Storms & Heavy Rain Threaten Flooding Across The East; Trump Admin. Makes Green Card Hopefuls Leave U.S. To Apply. Trump Admin. Makes Green Card Hopefuls Leave U.S. to Apply; NAACP Calls for Boycott of Southern College Sports; Colbert's Successor Says New Late-Night Show Will Skip Politics; Harvard Faculty Votes to Make Earning A's Harder for Undergrads. Aired 7-8a ET


Fareed Zakaria GPS
• United States vs. Iran: Iran And The United States Shared Deep Psychic And Emotional Scars, Going Back Years, But None Is Remembered More By Americans Than The Hostage Crisis Of 1979. Aired 8-9p ET


Inside Politics
• Trump: Agreement With Iran Has Been "Largely Negotiated"; Potential Deal Calls For Unfreezing Of Some Iranian Assets; Rubio Defends Iran War, Objectives Have Been Met. Trump Tested as Testy Texas Primary Ends; Is GOP Revolt over $1.8B Fund Sign of Deeper Cracks; Black Dems Tank College Sports Bill over Redistricting. Aired 8-9a ET


State of the Union
• Interview With Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC); Interview With Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin; Interview With Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ). Aired 9-10a ET


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