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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Vance on Whether Trump Signs Agreement with Iran: "TBD"; Iran Says it Fired Warning Shots at Vessels Near Strait; Democrats in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, California Want 100 Percent Tax on DOJ "Anti-Weaponization" Fund; White House To Host UFC Fight On Trump's 80th Birthday; Some Maine Voters Struggle To Look Beyond Graham Platner's Past; Democrat Is Expected To Face Off Against GOP Sen. Susan Collins; Treasury Dept. Makes Proactive Plan For $250 Bill With Trump's Face; Divers Hoping To Pull 5 Men From Flooded Cave Soon. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with "Crisis of the Common Good" Author Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT); Interview with Candidate for U.N. Secretary-General and Former Vice President of Costa Rica Rebeca Grynspan; Interview with The New Yorker Staff Writer and "We the People" Author Jill Lepore. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Sources: DOJ Investigating Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll; Trump Admin Launches Plans To Put Trump On $250 Bill; Bessent: "We Perhaps Have The Makings Of A Deal" On Iran; Jill Biden: Joe "Was Slowing Down" But Not In Cognitive Decline. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• U.S. And Iran Reach Tentative Agreement, But Deal Still Needs Trump's Sign-Off; Former Judges Challenging DOJ Compensation Fund; Three Months Since Attack Killed 168 Children At Girls' School; Some Maine Voters Struggle To Look Beyond Platner's Past; Jill Biden: "I Thought, Oh My God He's Having A Stroke". Aired 5-6p ET
• Protests Outside ICE Detention Center; Ex-CIA Official Charged With Stealing Gold Bars; New Poll Shows Tight Race for L.A. Mayor. Bessent: Nothing "Untoward" About Trump's Face On $250 Bill. Aired 6- 7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• U.S. Claims Iran Deal Close, But It's Agreement to Keep Talking; CNN Analysis Shows Iran Quickly Unearthing Its Huge Missile Arsenal; Katie Miller Says, Democrat Tweet Calling Husband Ugly is Violent Rhetoric. Trump Prepares To Host UFC Fight on His 80th Birthday; Trump Tries To Be First Sitting President To Appear On American Currency. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• DOJ Launches Criminal Probe into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll; CENTCOM Says, Kuwait Intercepted Iranian Ballistic Missile; Rescuers Prepare to Evacuate Five People from Cave, Two Still Missing. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• "Trump Accounts" Savings App For Children Goes Live; DOJ Launches Criminal Probe Into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll; Inside A Ukrainian Long-Range Drone Unit Hitting Russia. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• CENTCOM: Iran Missile Launch at Kuwait Egregious Ceasefire Violation; DOJ Launches Criminal Probe into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll; Legal Loophole Alarming Addiction Experts About Prediction Markets. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Iran Missile Launch at Kuwait; Marina Lacerda is Interviewed about Bondi's Testimony; War-Driven Price Shock Sent Inflation Higher in April; Deborah Del Mastro is Interviewed about being Scammed by A.I. Voice Clone; Craig Ferguson is Interviewed about his New CNN Original Series. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• DOJ Launches Probe into E. Jean Carroll; Iran Launches Missile at Kuwait; Rep. Wesley Bell (D-MO) is Interviewed about Bondi's Testimony. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Five People Trapped in Cave May be Evacuated Soon; Polling on Trump; 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee Final Tonight; Alfre Woodard is Interviewed about "The Boroughs." Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Jill Biden Speaks Out; DOJ Targets Trump Accuser; Iran Peace Deal Close?; Air Travel Restrictions Over Immigration?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• DHS Threatens to Stop Processing International Flights Into Sanctuary City Airports; Ex-CIA Official Charged With Stealing More Than $40 Million in Gold Bars From Government; Sources Say U.S. & Iran Reach Tentative Deal to Open Strait and Start Nuclear Talks, but Trump Must Still Sign Off; Suspected Georgia School Shooter Returns to Court for Status Hearing. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Sources Say U.S. & Iran Reach Tentative Deal, Trump Yet to Sign Off; Inflation Gauge Hits Its Highest in Nearly Three Years; U.S. Economy's Growth Downgraded in the First Quarter; Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent Holds White House Press Briefing; Trump Administration Launches Plan to Put Trump on Commemorative $250 Bill. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Treasury Secretary Bessent Holds White House Press Briefing; Bessent: We Perhaps Have the Makings of a Deal on Iran; Trump Administration Preparing $250 Bill Featuring the President. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Sources: U.S. & Iran Reach Tentative Deal; Trump Yet to Sign Off; DOJ Launches Criminal Probe into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll; Young Adults Flock to Prediction Markets, Alarming Specialists; Inside A Ukrainian Long-Range Drone Unit Hitting Russia. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• CDC Experts Slam Trump Administration Plan to Send U.S. Ebola Patients to Kenya; Jill Biden Feared Joe Biden was Having a Stroke at 2024 Debate; Inflation Gauge Hits Its Highest in Nearly Three Years; Spellers Compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee Final. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• U.S. Launches New Strikes On Iranian Military Site; Israel Launches New Strikes In Southern Lebanon; Five People Trapped In Laos Cave Found Alive; Two Still Missing; Recovery Efforts Resume After Chemical Tank Rupture; U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iranian Military Site; Trump Not Satisfied With Proposed Deal From Iran; U.S. Military Strikes Alleged Drug Boat in Eastern Pacific; Europe's Deadly, Early Heat Wave is Smashing Records; FIFA's Ticket Prices Under Investigation; FIFA Bribery Case Dropped; Atlanta Airport Unveils Nelson Mandela Sculpture; Two Roscosmos Cosmonauts Conduct Spacewalk at ISS; Naomi Osaka Sports Eiffel Tower-themed Dress at Tournament. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S., Iran Exchange Strikes Despite Fragile Ceasefire; Five of Seven Trapped Villagers in a Cave in Laos Successfully Rescued, Search Continues for Two More. Aired 3-4a ET
• Iran Faces New Restriction As Internet Access Returns. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• Trump: No Rush On Iran, "I Don't Care About The Midterms"; New York Governor Pushes Back On "Overreach Of ICE"; Ticket Prices Hit All-Time High As Knicks Head To NBA Finals. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• U.S. & Iran Trade New Strikes, Trump Won't Rush a Deal; DOJ Launches Criminal Probe into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll; Massive Data Centers: National Security Risk? Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Households Skipping Meals Due to Rising Costs; Jill Biden's Worry in 2024 Debate; Luke Thomas is Interviewed about the UFC Fight at the White House. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• U.S. Dismisses Details of Draft Memo Reported by Iran; Trump Threatens Oman Over Strait of Hormuz; Uganda Temporarily Closes Border with D.R. Congo; Five People Trapped in Laos Cave Found Alive; Average U.S. Gasoline Price Drops to $4.43, Lowest Since May 1; Sinner Battling Heat, Cramps at French Open. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.S.-Israel War with Iran; Lebanon Reports 34 Killed by Israeli Strikes Overnight; Democratic Republic of the Congo Reports 1,000+ Ebola Cases; Five Trapped in Laos Cave Found Alive; Probe Claims E. Jean Carroll Committed Perjury; IRA-Style Children's Investment Accounts Available Now; U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Shrinking to Low Levels; AI Recreates the Genius of Moliere; New York and New Jersey Examine Ticket Pricing Practices. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• U.S. And Iran Reach Tentative Deal But Needs Trump Approval; Bessent: Nothing "Untoward" About Trump's Face Going On $250 Bill; Report: White House Intervened To Get $620M Deal For Company Tied To Trump Jr. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• DOJ Launches Criminal Probe Into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll; Trump Promised Retribution, Revenge During 2024 Campaign; Talarico, Paxton Draw Contrasts As Texas Senate Race Heats Up; Texas Clash Could Be Most Expensive Senate Race In History; Millers, Dems Trade Brutal Personal Shots In Online Feud; The Atlantic: Jill Biden's Memoir Reveals Blunt Debate Assessment. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Democrats Weigh The Impact Of Dredging Up The Biden Debate; Matt Mahan Makes Closing Pitch In Final Days Of CA Gov. Race; White House Postpones Action To Push For Voluntary Review Processes Of New AI Tools; Town Halls Erupt Over Plans To Build AI Data Centers; Could Backlash To AI Data Centers Affect The Midterms? Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Treasury Secretary Bessent Holding WH Briefing; WH Deflects When Asked About Progress in Iran Deal; WHO Calls for Ceasefire in D.R. Congo; Sources: U.S. Justice Department Investigating E. Jean Carroll. U.S. Officials Now Saying the Text of a Ceasefire Agreement Between the United States and Iran has Been Finalized; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Warns Oman not to Support an Iranian Bid to Permanently Impose Tolls on the Strait of Hormuz. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Tentative Iran Deal Puts Trump's "Better" Deal Promise to the Test; Report: White House Intervened for Trump Jr.; Democrats Eye Opening in Texas Senate Race Against Paxton. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Iran Unearthing its Huge Missile Arsenal, CNN Analysis Finds; IDF Targets Hezbollah Missile Commander in Beirut; Five People Trapped in Laos Cave Found Alive, Two Still Missing; DOJ Launches Criminal Probe of E. Jean Carroll; Naomi Osaka Sports Eiffel Tower-Themed Dress at Tournament. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• U.S. And Iran Trade Fresh Strikes, Testing Fragile Ceasefire; U.S. Emergency Oil Reserve Approaches Lowest Levels Since 1980's; E.U. Foreign Policy Chief Pushes For New Russia-Ukraine Talks; CNN Lawsuit Is The First A.I. Copyright Action By A T.V. Network; Five People Trapped In Laos Cave Found Alive; Iran Under Increasing Sanctions Mid War; The A.I. Boom Is Transforming Tech Hiring; Actors Named "Chris" Outnumber Women Over 60 In Lead Roles; Best Spellers In The U.S. Compete For National Title; Aired 12- 1p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Official: Tentative Deal has been Reached with Iran; Stubb: We Need to Find Solutions, Not Lament the Past; Anthropic Tops OpenAI as Most Valuable A.I. Startup, Finland's President Stubb Speaks on E.U.'s Role on Ukraine War; Five People Trapped in Laos Cave Found Alive; CNN Sues Perplexity; Reviving the Wit of France's Beloved Moliere; Young Users Flock to Prediction Markets Amid Legal Loophole. Aired 4p-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Sources: DOJ Launches Criminal Probe Into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll; U.S. And Iran Launch New Strikes, Testing Fragile Ceasefire; Rubio: "Cannot" Allow Ebola Cases Into United States. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll; U.S. And Iran Launch New Strikes, Testing Fragile Ceasefire; Divers Scramble To Reach Remaining Two People Still Trapped. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• U.S. Accuses Iran of Egregious Ceasefire Violation After Missile Launch; DOJ Launches Criminal Probe into Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll; Inflation Rises to Highest Level in Nearly Three Years. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• French Open Continues; Inside Ukrainian Deep Strike Unit; Jill Biden Speaks Out; U.S. and Iran Trade Fire. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Cave Rescue Operation Continues; FBI Reportedly Finds Gold Bars in Ex-CIA Official's Home; U.S. and Iran Close to Peace Deal?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Inflation Rises to Highest Level in Nearly Three Years; Trump Admin. to Send Americans Exposed to Ebola to Kenya; NY and NJ Attorneys General Investigating FIFA Ticket Prices. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• U.S. & Iran Reach Tentative Deal, Need Trump's Final Approval; Bessent: Nothing "Untoward" About Trump's Face On A $250 Bill; Trump: "I Have To Do What's Right" With Iran Despite Midterms. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Sources: U.S. and Iran Finalize Text on Tentative Deal; U.S. Officials: Trump Has Yet to Sign Off on Deal with Iran; Israeli PM: Directed Military to Take Over 70 Percent of Gaza; CNN Sues Perplexity Over Alleged Copyright Infringement; Estonian Foreign Minister on Russian Aggression; Justice Department Targets E. Jean Carroll; Sinner Crashes Out of French Open. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iranian Military Site; Five People Trapped in Laos Cave Found Alive; Recovery Efforts Resume After Chemical Tank Rupture in Washington State; New York and New Jersey Attorneys General Examine Ticket Pricing Practices; DOJ Launches Criminal Probe of E. Jean Carroll; Newsom Vows to Tax Trump Anti- Weaponization Fund Payments; New Polling Shows Becerra in Lead in California Gubernatorial Primary; 'Craig Ferguson: American on Purpose" Premieres May 30. Aired 12-1a ET
• California Prepares For High-Stakes Gubernatorial Primary; Los Angeles Mayoral Primary To Be Held June 2; California Mom Loses Thousands in a Kidnapping Scam; River Ahmad is First Afghan Woman to Summit Mount Everest; L.A. Dodgers Catcher Hosts Comedy Show for Charity. Aired 1-2a ET