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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Interview With Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY); Interview With Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA); Iran State-Affiliated Media Claims Peace Talks Have Been Suspended; Trump Now Hosting Opening Ceremony For Freedom 250 Concerts After Several Artists Drop Out; Trump's Pet Projects Facing Criticism And Legal Challenges; CNN Visits Hospital Inside Epicenter Of The Ebola Crisis; Race For L.A. Mayor Tightens Ahead Of Tuesday's Primary Vote; Polls Show Extremely Tight Race For Los Angeles Mayor. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Norwegian Refugee Council Secretary General Jan Egeland; Interview with "Ask E. Jean" Filmmaker Ivy Meeropol; Interview with "On Witness and Respair" Author Jesmyn Ward. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Just In: Trump DOJ Says It Will Abide By Federal Court Ruling Pausing $1.8 Billion "Anti-Weaponization" Fund; Platner's Extramarital Sexting Complicates Key Senate Race; Trump Suggests Canceling Concert For America's 250th Birthday. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump DOJ Says It Will Abide By Court Ruling Pausing Anti- Weaponization Fund; Trump And Iran Give Conflicting Messages On Peace Talks; U.S. Strikes Alleged Drug Boat; The Free Press: Extremists Targeting "Isolated" Male Teens Online; CNN Visits Hospital Grappling With Deadly Ebola Outbreak; Platner Scandal Clouds Presumptive Dem Nominee's Senate Race. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump DOJ Says It Will Abide By Court Ruling To Pause $1.776 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund; Tomorrow, Major Primary Election Night Across The U.S.; Protests Continue At Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center In New Jersey; Election Denier Tina Peters Released From Prison. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump's DOJ Abandons $1.8 Billion Fund To Pay Allies After Backlash; Trump Making More GOP Enemies After Primary Snubs; Dem Candidate Under Scrutiny In Reported Sexting Scandal; Iranian State Media Reports Tehran Suspending Talks With U.S.; Hegseth Accused Of Violating Military Rules. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Sexting Scandal Clouds Presumptive Dem Nominee's Senate Race in Maine; More Clashes, Arrests at Protests Outside Newark ICE Facility; Hassett Says, People Look at Their Wallets and They Decide How to Vote. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Wants MAGA Rally To Replace Artists Who Bailed On Concert Series; New Attacks Between U.S. And Iran Complicate Talks To End The War; Martha's Vineyard Faces Surge in Tick-Borne Alpha-Gal Syndrome. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Platner Sexting Scandal Complicates Democrat's Hopes of Recapturing Senate; Voters Head to Polls Tomorrow for High-Stakes Primaries in 6 States; New Attacks Between U.S. and Iran Complicate Talks to End the War; New Mexico's Epstein Commission to Convene First Public Meeting; Axios: AI Sticker Shock Hits Corporate America. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Polls on Trump; Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) is Interviewed about California Primaries; FEMA Crisis as Hurricane Season Begins; Trump Floats MAGA Rally Instead of Concert; Meteor Boom Startles New England. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Sexting Scandal in Maine Race; Arrests Outside Newark ICE Facility; Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) is Interviewed about Protests Outside an ICE Facility; U.S. Military Intercepted Iranian Missiles. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• FEMA in Crisis; Poll son California Primary; Loryn Brantz Slams Buzzfeed. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Cave Rescue Efforts Continue; FEMA in Crisis?; Iran Freezes Peace Talks. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Iran Media Says Tehran Halts U.S. Talks Over Israeli Strikes On Lebanon; United Airlines Flight Makes U-turn Over Bluetooth Device; Meteor Over Massachusetts Causes Explosion Reports, Sightings; Ebola Recoveries Bring Signs Of Hope In Democratic Republic Of Congo. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Kenyan Government Pushes Plan For U.S. Ebola Center Despite Court Order; Trump Meets With Speaker Johnson On Anti-Weaponization Fund; Trump Says Talks With Iran Are Continuing At A Rapid Pace; California Professors Call For Return Of Sat Test; Tick-induced Food Allergy Hitting Martha's Vineyard. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Says Talks with Iran are Continuing, at a Rapid Pace; Trump Floats MAGA Rally Instead of Concert After Artists Drop Out; CBS Legend Scott Pelley Says Boss is Killing 60 Minutes. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Says Talks With Iran "Are Continuing, At A Rapid Pace"; Dems Grapple With Maine Candidate's Extramarital Sexting Amid Senate Fight; Jill Biden Defends Supporting Her Husband's Campaign Despite Concerns About His Health; Suspect Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of Virginia Deputy; Blast At Building Storing Explosives Kills At Least 46 In Myanmar; A.I. Start-Up Anthropic Joins OpenAI And SpaceX In Going Public; Study: Experimental Pill Extends Life In Pancreatic Cancer Patients; More Clashes, Arrests At Protests Outside Newark ICE Facility. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Senate GOP Leader Calls on Trump to Drop $1.8 Billion Anti- Weaponization Fund; Election Denier Tina Peters Released From Colorado Prison; Trump Says Peace Talks Continues, Contradicting Iran State Media. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Proposes Changes to Text of Iran Peace Deal; Israel Seizes Crusader-Era Castle in Southern Lebanon; LGBTQ+ Pride Month Kicks Off Globally; Kenyan Government Moving Forward with Quarantine Center Plans; Rescuers in Laos Return to Cave to Locate 2 Missing Men; Woman Secures Father's Release from 'Alligator Alcatraz'; Celebrating 'Nerd Culture' at Inaugural Hong Kong Comic-Con; Films by YouTube Talent Top U.S. Box Office. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Sends Tougher Terms To Iran For Peace Framework; Israel Seizes Crusader-Era Castle in Deepest Lebanon Push in 26 Years; Kenya Proceeds With Ebola Center Amid Court Order; Cuba Begins Distribution Of Donated Humanitarian Aid; Colombia Presidential Race Heads For Runoff Later This Month; Pride Month Celebrations Kick Off Around the World; Pope Leo to Celebrate Mass at Iconic Basilica in Barcelona. Aired 1-1:45a ET
• U.S. and Iran Exchange Fire; Six States Set to Hold Primary Elections; CNN's Allison Chinchar Reports on Atlantic Hurricane Season; New York Celebrates Israel Day Parade; Protests Continue Despite Curfew; Woman Secures Father's Release from Alligator Alcatraz; Trump Proposes Changes To Text Of Iran Peace Deal; Israel Seizes Crusader-Era Castle In Southern Lebanon; Ebola Concerns Ahead Of World Cup. Aired 2-3a ET
• Colombia's Presidential Race Heads to a Runoff; California, Iowa Begins Primary Voting; New Drug Gives Hope to Pancreatic Cancer Patients; United States Begins Atlantic Hurricane Season in the Shadows of Looming Super El Nino. Aired 3-4a ET
• Demonstrators Near ICE Facility Arrested After Curfew; Delaney Hall Protests Puts Spotlight On Trump Immigration Policy. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• Trump Proposes Changes To Text Of Iran Peace Deal; Mexico Steps Up Medical Precautions Ahead Of World Cup; New Pill Nearly Doubles Pancreatic Cancer Survival Time. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Sexting Scandal Complicates Dem Hopes of Winning Senate; YouTubers Dominate Box Office with Indie Horror Hits. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump Sends Iran Deal Text Back; Trump Wants MAGA Rally to Replace Concert; Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) is Interviewed about Supreme Court Limits. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Iran War Threatens to Overshadow Big Washington Events; Trump's Second Term Faces Mounting Political Headwinds; Iranian TV Shows Missile Launches After U.S., Iran Trade Fire; U.S., Iran Trade Renewed Fire as Trump Amends Proposed Deal; Rescuers Discover Vertical Shaft in Search for Missing Men; Koreans Head to the Clinic for Salmon Sperm Injections. Aired 9-10a ET
• Iran Suspends U.S. Talks Over Lebanon; More Clashes, Arrests At New Jersey I.C.E. Facility; Countdown To Opening Match In Mexico City; PSG Win Second Straight Champions League Title. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump's DOJ Abandons $1.8B Fund After Intense Backlash; Democrats Grapple With Graham Platner Sexting Revelations; Trump Calls Out Netanyahu. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Platner Sexting Scandal Complicates Dems' Hopes Of Recapturing Senate; Sexting Scandal Could Presumptive Dem Nominees Senate Race In Maine; TX GOP Sen. Candidate Ken Paxton To Meet With Thune This Week; California Voters To Whittle Down Candidates In Governor's Race; Mayor Karen Bass Faces Tight Re-Election Race; Iran Suspends Talks With U.S. Over Israeli Strikes In Lebanon. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Breakdown In U.S.-Iran Talks Sends Oil Futures Spiking; Josh Shapiro Addresses Questions About His Faith Amid 2028 Buzz; Ossoff's Focus Is 2026; Dems On Social Media Is 2028; Chronicling The Stories Of The 9/11 Generation Of Servicemembers. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• President Trump Touts Productive Conversations With Both Israel And Hezbollah; Rescuers In Laos Race Against Time As They Try To Locate The Last 2 Men Trapped In A Flooded Cave Network; Countdown To The Start Of The FIFA World Cup Just 10 Days Away; Trump: Spoke With Israeli PM, IDF Won't Go To Beirut; Iran: Halting Talks With U.S. Over Israel's Lebanon Strikes; Final Preparations In U.S., Mexico And Canada Ahead Of Kickoff; Colombia's Presidential Election. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump and DOJ Willing To Surrender Fund; Freedom 250 Concert Collapses As More Artists Drop Out; Alleged Sexting Scandal Clouds Platner's Senate Race In Maine. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• New Attacks Between U.S. & Iran Complicate Talks to End the War; Israel Issues Evacuation Orders for 7 Villages in Southern Lebanon; Israeli PM Orders Strike on Beirut Southern Suburb; Rob Sand Will Face Republican Primary Winner for Iowa Governor; Rescuers Discover Vertical Shaft in Search for Missing Men; Amy Sherald Exhibition Makes Final Stop in Atlanta. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Iran Media: Tehran Suspends U.S. Talks Over Israel Strikes On Lebanon; CNN Goes Inside An Ebola Clinic In D.R. Congo; Colombia's Presidential Race Set For High-Stakes Runoff; Serene Williams Returning To Tennis Next Week In London; Woman Secures Father's Release From "Alligator Alcatraz"; U.S. Fans Encouraged By Win Over Senegal; Goldman Sachs Predicts Spain Will Win Tournament; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Iran Suspends Peace Talks Over Fighting In Lebanon; Semiconductor Stocks Giving Wall Street A Wartime Boost; Accor CEO: Super Jealous Of U.S. Market; CNN Goes Inside An Ebola Clinic In Democratic Republic Of The Congo; Race Against Time To Locate Two Missing Men; Bain: A.I. Cost-Savings Measures Fall Short Of Expectations; Florida Accuses OpenAI CEO Of Releasing Unsafe Product. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Several Protesters Arrested on the First Full Night of Curfew at an ICE Facility in New Jersey; A United Airlines Flight Forced to Turn Around After What Someone Named Their Bluetooth Device; Meteor Explodes Over Massachusetts, Causing Loud Sonic Boom. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Curfew Imposed At New Jersey ICE Facility After Days Of Protest; Georgia Democrats Hold Joint Rally As GOP Prepares for Runoff; Rescuers In Laos Return To Cave To Locate Two Missing Men. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• CENTCOM Says, Iran Ballistic Missiles Targeted American Forces in Kuwait; Cave Rescuers Look into Knocking Response to Find Last Two Missing Men; Democratic States Push for 100 Percent Tax on Payouts from $1.8 Billion Trump Fund. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• North Carolina Police Officer Fired; Status of Trump's Health?; Iran Suspends U.S. Talks. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• CENTCOM: Iranian Missiles Targeted U.S. Forces In Kuwait; State Media: Iran Suspends Talks Over Israeli Strikes On Lebanon; People Relying on SNAP Benefits Brace For Trump Admin Changes. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Election Denier Tina Peters Released from Prison; CENTCOM: Iranian Missiles Targeted U.S. Forces in Kuwait; State Media: Iran Suspends Talks Over Israeli Strikes on Lebanon; Artificial Intelligence in Political Ads: Boost or Ban?; New Concerns Over Tick Bite That Causes Red Meat Allergy. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Administration Signals It Will Back Off $1.8 Billion Fund; Platner Slams Reports About Sexting As "Gossip"; Tina Peters Freed From Prison, Claims Dems Will "Cheat" In Midterms. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Iran Suspends Peace Talks Over Fighting In Lebanon; Iran Halts Talks Over Strikes On Lebanon; Lebanon: Hezbollah Agrees To U.S. Truce Proposal With Israel; Sweden's Deputy PM Weighs In On Russia; CNN Visits Hospital Grappling With Deadly Ebola Outbreak; Race Against Time To Locate Two Missing Men In Laos. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump: Spoke With Israeli PM, IDF Won't Go To Beirut; Iran: Halting Talks With U.S. Over Israel's Lebanon Strikes; W.H.O. Chief In DRC To Meet With Country's President; Race Against Time To Locate Two Missing Men; Trump To Headline Great American State Fair After Artists Quit. Aired 3-4p ET