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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Supreme Court Expands Trump's Power To Fire Agency Heads; Officials: Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff En Route To Doha; Trump And Lutnick's Sons To Profit From Critical Mining Deal; Trump And Lutnick's Sons To Profit From Critical Mining Deal; Nearly 350,000 Haitians In U.S. Poised To Lose Temporary Protected Status After Supreme Court Decision; White House Calls SCOTUS Immigration Decisions A "Tremendous Win"; Trump Dismisses Housing Affordability Bill As "A Yawn," Declines To Say If He'll Sign It; Official: At Least 1,719 Killed In Devastating Venezuela Earthquakes; Who Is Natalie Harp? Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with U.S. State Department Former Russia and Europe Sanctions Lead and "Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare" Author Edward Fishman; Interview with "The Crown Prince & the President" Frontline's Correspondent/Producer Martin Smith; Interview with "Something We Said" Author Elizabeth Stordeur. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Gets Losses On Mail Ballots & Attempted Fed Firing At Supreme Court, But Justices Expand Firing Power Elsewhere; Mamdani: Dem Socialist Candidates "Can Get Elected Anywhere"; Trump Must Pay E. Jean Carroll $5 Million As Justices Deny Appeal. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Supreme Court Decision Left Trump With Multiple Losses And One Major Win; Supreme Court Expected To Rule On Birthright Citizenship; Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Is Interviewed About Major Questions Loom Four Months After Deadly Strike On Iran Elementary School; Officials: Venezuela Quake Death Toll Rises To 1,700 Plus; Rape Survivors Convene With Activist Gisele Pelicot. Aired 5-6p ET
• Court Expands Trump's Power To Fire Independent Agency Officials; Trump Must Pay E. Jean Carroll $5 Million After Court Denies His Appeal Of Sexual Abuse Verdict; DHS Secretary Defends TPS Ending For Haitians Despite Safety Risks; Jewish State Senator Harassed Over Gaza At Trans March; JetBlue Pilot Reports Hitting Drone While Landing At JFK Airport. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Slams Supreme Losses, But Seizes On Win Expanding His Power; Trump Calls Bipartisan Housing Bill "So Unimportant" And A "Yawn"; Trump Calls Socialist Democrats Greatest Threat To The United States. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Floods, Fires, Extreme Heat Wreak Havoc Across U.S.; Ceasefire Strained, U.S., Iran Standing Down for Now After Strikes; U.S. Team Helps Rescue 11-Month-Old Baby from Rubble. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Ceasefire Strained: U.S., Iran Standing Down "For Now" After Strikes; Soon: Luigi Mangione Returns To Federal Court For Pretrial Hearing; FAA Investigating After Close Call Between Planes At Miami International Airport. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• FAA Investigating After Close Call Between Planes at Miami Airport; Trump Official: U.S. and Iran Will Stand Down for Now After Strikes; Floods, Fires, Extreme Heat Wreak Havoc Across U.S.; 21-Year- Old Rescued from Rubble 5 Days After Venezuela Quakes; Luigi Mangione Returns to Federal Court for Pretrial Hearing. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Governor Andy Beshear (D-KY) is Interviewed about Flooding in His State; Aid Organization Founder Michael Capponi is Interviewed about Venezuela; Polls on the 2020 Obsession; FAA Investigating Close Call in Miami; GasBuddy's Patrick De Haan is Interviewed about Gas Prices. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Iran Asks mor Meeting with U.S.; Rep. Johnny Olsewski (D-MD) is Interviewed about Iran; World Food Programme Acting Executive Director Carl Skau is Interviewed about Venezuela; Polls on the Democratic Party. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Supreme Court to Rule on Trump Cases; Descendant of Founding Father Reflects on the U.S. Today; Actor Edward Norton is Interviewed about "The Invite." Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Dangerous Heat Wave; Status of U.S.-Iran Talks?; Supreme Court Issues Major Rulings. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Millions Under Extreme Heat Alerts Ahead of July 4th Weekend; Supreme Court Rules Trump Has Power to Fire Heads of Independent Agencies; Fighting in Lebanon Continues Despite Agreement; Trump Says Meeting With Iran Will Take Place in Doha Tomorrow; Six Killed in Shooting at German Youth Facility; Comcast Says It Will Spin Off NBCUniversal; Medicare to Begin Covering Weight-Loss Drugs for First Time. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Former NFL Player Chris Johnson Announces ALS Diagnosis; Supreme Court Lets States Receive Mail-in Ballots After Election Day; U.S., Iran to Hold Talks After Strikes Over the Weekend; Supreme Court Rules That Trump Has Power to Fire Heads of Independent Agencies; at Least 1,719 Killed in Devastating Venezuela Earthquakes; Passenger Jet Collides With Drone at JFK; Alex Murdaugh's Double-murder Retrial Set for Next Spring. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Supreme Court Lets States Receive Mail Ballots After Election Day; Colorado Primary is Next Test of Democratic Socialist Movement; Study Shows Most Social Media Safety Features Aren't Working as Advertised. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Justices Say Trump Has Power To Fire Heads Of Independent Agencies; Rescue Teams Racing To Find Survivors Five Days After Earthquakes; Mother & 18-Day-Old Baby Rescued From Rubble In Venezuela; Iran Says No Talks With U.S. Planned In Coming Days; Millions Under Extreme Heat Alerts Ahead Of July 4th Weekend; Trump Speaks From The Oval Office. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Speaks After Key Supreme Court Rulings; Trump Must Pay E. Jean Carroll $5 Million, Supreme Court Denied His Appeal; Supreme Court Allows Lisa Cook to Remain at Fed in Loss for Trump; California State Senator Harassed at Trans March Over Gaza. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• U.S. Official: Technical Talks with Iran Still 'On Track' Despite Weekend Exchange of Fire; Over 1,400 Dead, 13,000 Displaced as Rescue Efforts Continue in Venezuela; 11 Dead after Skydiving Plane Crashes in France; Deadly Heat Shatters Records in Germany; IDF Troops Encounter Deadly Hezbollah Drones in Lebanon; Ukrainian Tennis Player Refuses to Stay Silent on the War; How Britain Learned of America's Independence; The Wild Side of World Cup Predictions; Some Religious Events Now Feature Robots, A.I. Aired 12-1a ET
• Venezuela Quakes Kill 1,450 Amid Race To Find Survivors; U.S. Says Technical Talks With Iran Remain On Track; Heatwave Shatters Records Across Europe; Three Firefighters Die Battling Blaze On Utah- Colorado border; 11 Killed In France Skydiving Plane Crash; Official: U.S. & Iran "Will Stand Down for Now"; Iran, Hezbollah Demand Full Removal of IDF from Lebanon; Putin Dismisses Kyiv's Proposal to Halt Long-Range Strikes; Mullin Defends Decision to End TPS for Haitians; Canada Eliminates South Africa in 1-0 Stoppage Time Win; Pride on Full Display across the Globe. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S. and Iran to "Stand Down for Now"; Death Toll Mounts in Venezuela; Extreme Heat Bakes Europe; Protests In Serbia After President Says He'll Step Down; Canada Eliminate South Africa In 1-0 Stoppage-Time Win; 350,000 Haitians In U.S. Could Lose Deportation Protections. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S., Iran Stand Down as Latest Strikes Launched by Both Sides; Crews Continue Searching for Survivors as Death Toll in Twin Venezuela Quake Logs at 1450; Canada Pushed through World Cup's Round of 16 After a Late Goal Defeating South Africa. Aired 3-4a ET
• Senate Bill Calls For Series Of Hikes Reaching $25/HR. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• U.S. Official: Technical Talks With Iran Still "On Track"; Putin Dismisses Kyiv's Proposal To Halt Long-Range Strikes; Migrants Flee Threats Of Xenophobic Violence In South Africa. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• U.S. & Iran Stand Down 'For Now' After Strikes; Reflecting Pool Problems a Reflection of Government?; Team USA Prepares for Knockout Round Match Against Bosnia. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Crews Race to Find Survivors in Venezuela; Former FAA Air Traffic Controller Harvey Skolnick is Interviewed about a New Air Traffic System; Supreme Court Issues Major Decisions as Term Nears End; GOP Lawmakers Warn of Misplaced Priorities before Midterms. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Iran's Position Unclear on Standing Down After Strikes; 1,450 Confirmed Dead, 3,000+ Injured as Hopes of Rescues Fade; Global Aid Groups Work to Meet Growing Needs of Survivors; Global Aid Groups Work to Meet Growing Needs of Survivors; Three Firefighters Killed Battling Fire on Utah-Colorado Border. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Donald Trump Says Talks Set For Doha Tuesday At Iran's Request; Russia Faces Fuel Supply Strain As Queues Grow; Crews Race To Find Survivors As Death Toll Passes 1,450; Suco Lets States Receive Mail Ballots After Election Day; Iraq Prime Minister Launched Major Anti-Corruption Raids; Nine Out Of 10 African Teams Progress To Knockout Stage; Migrant Flee Threats Of Xenophobic Violence In South Africa; Comcast To Spin Off NBCUniversal In Major Restructure. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Rages Over Mail Ballots Ruling Amid His Baseless Fraud Claims; Trump Calls Housing Affordability Bill "Big Yawn", Pushes Bill Election Bill; Democratic Nominee's Deleted Posts Reveal Favorable References To Communism; Death Toll Surges Past 1,700 Amid Frantic Search For Survivors. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Justices Say Trump Has Power To Fire Heads Of Independent Agencies; Supreme Court Expands Trump's Power Over Regulators; Justices Say Trump Can Fire FTC Commissioner, But Not Fed Governor; Roberts Court Deals Trump Another Win On Presential Power; Democratic Socialists Score Wins In NY Democratic Primaries; DOJ Faces Court Deadline On Releasing Additional Epstein Documents; Supreme Court Lets States Receive Ballots Mailed After Election Day. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Supreme Court Lets States Receive Ballots Mailed After Election Day; Trump Pushes GOP Senators To Pass SAVE America Act After Supreme Court Rebuffs Him On Mail-In Ballots; Sen. Ossoff Banks On Trump Attacks For Re-Election In A Purple State; Trump Moves Forward With D.C. Golf Course Makeover Despite Federal Judge's Warning. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Aftershocks Rock Venezuela As Rescuers Race To Pull People From Rubble After The Fifth Day Of Quake; U.S. Supreme Court OKs President Trump's Power To Fire Independent Regulators, But Makes One Exception With The Fed; Mass Shooting At A Youth Center In Germany Leaves At Least Six People Dead; Search Efforts Continue In Venezuela As Death Toll Mounts; Thousands Of Migrants Flee South Africa Amid Threats To Life; Three Firefighters Killed Near Colorado-Utah Border; Heat Wave To Scorch Millions Around Fourth Of July Holiday. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• SCOTUS Hands Trump Multiple Losses, But One Win Overshadows All; SCOTUS Rejects Trump's Mail-In Ballot Fight; Democrat Socialist Looks to Topple Incumbent in Colorado. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Supreme Court Lets States Receive Mail Ballots after Election Day; Iran's Position Unclear on Standing Down After Strikes; Record-Breaking Heat Wave to Intensify in East Half of U.S.; Migrants Flee Threats of Xenophobic Violence; Nine out of Ten African Teams Reach Knockout Stage; Ukrainian Tennis Player Refuses to Stay Silent About the War. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Supreme Court Allows Lisa Cook To Remain At Fed In Loss For Trump; 1,450 Confirmed Dead, 3,000 Plus Injured As Hopes Of Rescues Fade; U.S. Official: U.S. And Iran "Will Stand Down For Now"; Comcast To Spin Off NBCUniversal In Major Restructure; Brazil And Japan Battle For Spot In Last 16; How Britain Learned Of America's Independence. Aired 12-12:45p ET


Quest Means Business
• Justices Rule Lisa Cook Can Remain At Fed For Now; U.S. Official: U.S. And Iran Will Stand Down For Now; Aftershocks Strike Venezuela as Search Efforts Go On; NBCUniversal, Sky To Separate From Parent Company; Garfield A.I. Won Claim Over Unpaid Fees Following A Trial. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Dangerous Heat This Week for a Big Part of the U.S. as Outside Celebrations Start Up for the 4th of July; Little Baby Pulled from a Rubble in Venezuela as Rescuers Hope to Rescue More Lives in the Devastating Quakes that Hit Venezuela; Uber Unveils a New Plan for Background Checks. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Extreme Weather Triggering Deadly Disasters Across U.S.; Cape Verde's Cinderella Story Continues Into Knockout Round; U.S. Official: U.S. And Iran "Will Stand Down For Now." Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• Now, Supreme Court Releasing Opinions; Supreme Court Lets States Receive Mail Ballots After Election Day; Supreme Court Allows Lisa Cook to Remain at Fed in Loss for Trump. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• At Least 1,450 Killed in Venezuela Earthquakes; Status of U.S.- Iran Talks Unclear; Trump Loses Federal Reserve Case at Supreme Court. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Supreme Court: Trump Cannot Fire Fed Government But Expands His Power Over Other Independent Agencies; Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Is Interviewed About Rubio To Brief House Lawmakers Today On Iran Agreement; Supreme Court Upholds Post-Election Grace Periods For Mail Ballots. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• "Regime Change" Chronicles Second Trump Presidency; Supreme Court: Trump Cannot Fire Fed Governor; Judge Orders DOJ to Turn Over Additional Epstein Files. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Loses Major Legal Challenge Over Mail-In Ballots; Trump Calls Democratic Socialists "Biggest Threat" To U.S.; Trump Brushes Off Housing Bill, Dismisses It As "A Yawn." Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Mixed Signals on Iran; Rubio Briefs U.S. Lawmakers on Iran Deal; Quigley Announces Bid to Become Mayor of Chicago; Mixed Day for Trump at the Supreme Court; Zelenskyy: Russian Strikes Kill Eight, Wound Dozens in Ukraine; Paramount's Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Still Pending; Putin Admits Ukraine Strikes are Leading to Fuel Shortages; 1,700 Plus Deaths Reported from Venezuela Quakes. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Lawmaker: 1,700+ Confirmed Dead From Venezuelan Quakes; Justices Rule Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballots Are Legal; Trump Gets A Win And A Loss On His Power To Fire Officials; Trump: Talks Set For Doha Tuesday At Iran's Request; Oil Remains Near Pre-War Trading Prices; Putin Admits Ukraine Strikes Are Leading To Fuel Shortages. Aired 3-4p ET