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CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump: "I Don't Care About The Midterms" When It Comes To Iran; Jill Biden: Joe "Was Slowing Down" But Not In Cognitive Decline; Soaring World Cup Ticket Prices Spark Investigations; NY & NJ Subpoena FIFA Over World Cup Ticket Prices; 2020: George Floyd Is Murdered By Officer Derek Chauvin; RFK Jr. Handles Pair Of Snakes On Dr. Oz's Patio. Aired 12-1p ET


The Amanpour Hour
• Interview with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT); Interview with Vatican's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Cardinal Michael Czerny; Interview with Durham University Catholic Social Thought and Practice Professor Anna Rowlands; The Ukrainian Drone Squad Striking Deep Within Russia; Interview with "Backtalker" Author Kimberle Crenshaw; How a Decades-Long Crisis Took Shape in the DRC; Memorable Moments at Roland Garros. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET
• Four Cave Explorers Previously Trapped by Flooding Emerge from Cave after 10 Days; Pro and Anti ICE Protestors Clash in New Jersey; Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation into Former Columnist Who Accused President Trump of Sexual Assault; Texas Democratic Senate Candidate James Talarico Working to Unite Party After Contentious Primary; Israel Continues Operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon; President Trump Reportedly Considering Extending Ceasefire with Iran; United Airlines Flight Diverted after Passenger Makes Multiple Attempts to Breach Plane's Cockpit; U.S. Tennis Star Coco Gauff Eliminated from French Open. Aired 2-3p ET
• Tensions Rise at New Jersey ICE Facility Between ICE Supporters and Protesters; Four Men Emerge from Flooded Laos Cave After Huge Rescue Effort; Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund; No Word on Trump's Decision on Iran After Situation Room Meeting; White House Physician Says Trump in "Excellent Health"; Kenya Establishes U.S.-Backed Ebola Facility Despite Court Order; Iowa Senate Candidate Tries to Spark a Rural Revival for Dems; A.I. "Voice Cloning" Scams on the Rise. Aired 3-4p ET
• Did Not Air. 4-5p ET
• Four More Villagers Freed From Flooded Cave In Laos; Tensions Rise At New Jersey ICE Facility As Supporters, Protesters Face Off; Trump Silent On If He Will Agree To Potential Deal With Iran; California Voters To Cast Ballots In Crowded Race For Governor; Tensions Rise Outside Newark, New Jersey ICE Facility; "Legal Loophole" Opens Prediction Markets To 18-Year-Olds; Multiple Artists Pull Out Of Donald Trump-Backed Concert Series. Aired 5-6p ET
• Hegseth: U.S. Military Ready To Resume Combat In Gulf If Needed; Netanyahu Directs Israeli Military To Take Over 70 Percent Of Gaza; Trump's $1.8 Billion Fund On Hold After Ruling By Federal Judge; Interview With Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA); Bondi Defends DOJ's Handling Of Epstein Docs; Judge: Trump's Name Must be Taken Off The Kennedy Center; Poll: Most Americans Do Not Agree With Trump Adding Name To Kennedy Center; Meteor Over Massachusetts Causes A "Double Boom" Heard From Delaware To Montreal; United Flight Diverted After Incident With "Unruly Passenger." Aired 6-7p ET
• New Jersey ICE Facility at the Center of Debate Over ICE Immigration; Laos Cave Rescue Ends with Villagers Walking Out; Trump Kenya Pushes Ahead with Ebola Quarantine Facility for Americans; Remains Quiet on Iran Decision; Analysis of Iran Unearthing Its Huge Arsenal of Missiles; Talarico Working to Unify Texas Dems After Contentious Primary; Trump to Host Ceremony as Artists Quit Concert Series; Craig Ferguson: American on Purpose Premiers Tonight at 9. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Wraps Meeting on Iran Deal with No Decision; Iran Is Quickly Unearthing Its Huge Missile Arsenal; Rescuers Gear Up to Resume Mission to Save Trapped Men; Kenyan Court Orders Halt to Plan for U.S. Ebola Facility; Inaugural Hong Kong Comic Con Draws Massive Crowds. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Wraps Meeting on Iran Deal with No Decision; Trump Physical Exam Results; Bondi under Fire during Capitol Hill Interview; Four Remaining Men Pulled Safely from Cave; ICE Agent Arrested over Shooting during Minneapolis ICE Operation; River Ahmad Is First Afghan Woman to Reach Everest Summit. Aired 4-5a ET
• Four Remaining Men Pulled Safely from Cave; Trump Wraps Meeting on Iran Deal with No Decision; Trump Warns Oman away from Strait of Hormuz; Trump Physical Exam Results; Super Speller Wins Scripps Bee in Record-Breaking Speed Round. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Four More Men Freed From Flooded Laos Cave In Hazardous Rescue Mission; Doctor Says Trump In "Excellent Health" After Check-Up; Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund Blocked By Judge; Judge Reopens Donald Trump's $10 Billion IRS Lawsuit. Wasserman Schultz Defends Running in Minority District; Protesters Clash with New Jersey State Police Outside ICE Facility; No Word on Iran Decision After White House Situation Room Meeting. Aired 6-7a ET
• Four Remaining Villagers Emerge From Laos Cave On Their Own; Judge Orders Trump's Name Removed From Kennedy Center And Website; Protesters Clash With New Jersey State Police Outside ICE Facility; Iranian Official: Deal With Us Has Not Been Finalized; Judge Agrees To Reopen Trump's IRS Case For Further Scrutiny. Aired 7-8a ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• Trump Admin Mocks "Aliens" As Detainees Allege Inhumane Treatment; Wife, Attorneys Of Delaney Hall Detainee React To Strike, Protests; Black FL Democrats Condemn Wasserman Schultz's Decision To Run In 20th District. Aired 8-9a ET


Smerconish
• Graham Platner Mocks Soldier Shot Multiple Times In Combat; U.S. & Iran Signal Progress In Effort To End War. Trump Derangement Syndrome. Aired 9-10 ET


Table For Five
• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. Judge Blocks President Trump from Adding His Name to Kennedy Center; Department of Justice Under Trump Administration Accused of Targeting President's Opponents; Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico Square Off in Texas Senate Race; President Trump Criticized for Costs of His Many Building Projects Around Washington D.C.; Conan O'Brien Gives Commencement Speech to College Grads Warning Them against Narcissism. Aired 10-11a ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Trump Wraps Meeting On Iran Deal Without Announcing Decision; Emerging Iran Deal Risks Shattering Netanyahu's Legacy; U.S. General Holds Rare Meeting With Cuban Military Leaders. Aired 12-1a ET
• Rescuers Gear Up To Resume Mission To Save Trapped Men; Iranian Official - Deal With U.S. Has Not Been Finalized; California Passes Bill Restricting Social Media For Teens; Judge - Trump's Name Must Be Removed From Kennedy Center; State Voters Go To Polls For Primaries On Tuesday, June 2; CBS's 60 Minutes Faces Major Leadership Shake-Up; Chinese Astronauts Back On Earth After Nearly 7 Months In Space; Aired 1-2a ET