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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump: Nothing Wrong with his Crypto Assets; Mary Trump on Her Uncle Making Billions in Office; Olympian Indicted on Alleged Vandalism of Reflecting Pool; NY Times: Firm Run By Trump Allies Is Organizing The 250th Celebration; Sources: Taylor Swift Wedding Rehearsal Dinner Underway; Couple Who Scaled Empire State Building Arraigned On Felony Charges; Man Pulled From Rubble 8 Days After Venezuela Earthquakes; Chef Jose Andres Pledges $1M To Help Venezuela Earthquake Victims. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with NATO Former Deputy Secretary General and Stanford University's Hoover Institution Research Fellow Rose Gottemoeller; Interview with Shin Bet Former Director and Israel Navy Former Commander- In-Chief Ami Ayalon; Interview with Israeli Political Analyst and "The Crooked Timber of Democracy in Israel" Author Dahlia Scheindlin; Interview with University of Toronto Chair of American Studies and "How Fascism Works" Author Jason Stanley. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• New CNN Analysis On Senate Seats Likely To Flip In Midterms; AOC Endorses Abdul El-Sayed In Michigan Senate Primary; Former Olympian Indicted For Allegedly Damaging Reflecting Pool; Soon: Swift, Kelce Rehearsal Dinner At Madison Square Garden. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Olympian Charged With Felony In Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case; AAA: 61.4 Million Plan To Drive, Despite High Gas Prices; Man Pulled From Rubble 8 Days After Venezuela Earthquakes; How Veterans With PTSD Can Benefit From Psychedelic Therapy. Aired 5-6p ET
• Law Enforcement Faces Shifting Plans, Complex Security for July 4th; FBI Assigns 260 Staff Members to Georgia 2020 Election Probe; All Eyes on MSG Ahead of Expected Swift-Kelce Wedding Weekend. AOC Endorses Abdul El-Sayed In Michigan Senate Primary; Why It Matters For Children To Comfortable With Discomfort. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Says Nothing Wrong in Making Billions as President; Rightists Slam Mayor Mamdani's Aircon Move; Trump's Fourth of July Celebrations Become Politicized Despite Low Turnouts. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump's Wealth Has Soared Since Retaking the White House; Dangerous and Intense Heat Grips Parts of East Coast, Midwest, South; Sources Say, Rehearsal for Taylor Swift Wedding Tonight at MSG. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Sources: Growing Concern Inside White House Over Trump's July 4 Celebration; Questions About Security After Two Climbers Scale Empire State Building; Tall Ships From Around The World Heading to NY Harbor For July 4. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• FBI: Some Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes Fake, Others Under Review; Extra NYPD Officers to be Deployed Around Madison Square Garden for Taylor Swift Wedding; Dangerous Heat Wave Threatens Millions Across East Coast; Trump's Wealth has Soared Since Retaking the White House; Two People Arrested After Scaling Empire State Building. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Polls on Democrats Chances of Retaking the Senate; Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH) is Interviewed about Control of the Senate and June Jobs Report; U.S. Economy Added 57,000 Jobs in June; Axios Reporter Madison Mills is Interviewed about the Jobs Report; Wells Fargo Agri- Food Institute Head Robin Winzel is Interviewed about Food Prices. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• U.S. Added 57,000 Jobs in June; Rep. Wesley Bell (D-MO) is Interviewed about the Economy, Trump's Wealth and Democratic Races; Paramedics Called to McConnell's Home; Dangerous Heat Grips U.S.; Rehearsal for Swift Wedding Tonight. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Man Rescued Eight Days after Venezuelan Earthquakes; USA Advances After Win Over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview With Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE); Empire State Building Climbers in Court; Economy Adds Fewer Jobs in June; Trump Profiting Off Presidency?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Ukraine Says Russia Launched Nearly 500 Drones and 70+ Missiles; Rescuers Pull Man From Rubble Eight Days After Venezuela Earthquakes; Report Finds OpenAI in Talks to Give White House a Five Percent Stake in the Company Fast-moving Wildfires Scorch Thousands of Acres Across the West; Sources Say Rehearsal for Taylor SWIFT Wedding Tonight at MSG; USA Advances to Round of 16 Knocking Out Bosnia- Herzegovina. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• USA Advances to Round of 16 Knocking Out Bosnia-Herzegovina; Former Olympic Canoeist Indicted After Arrest at Reflecting Pool; White House-adjacent Parks Temporarily Closed Due to Security Precautions Based on Sensitive Intelligence; Trump's Wealth Surges Since Retaking Office; Economy Adds Far Fewer Jobs, Just 57,000, in June; Scientists Build a Cell From Scratch for the First Time; Massive Makeover Inside MSG for Swift & Kelce's Expected Wedding. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Former Olympic Canoeist Indicted after Reflecting Pool Arrest; Coast Guard Prepares for Largest Maritime Event in U.S. History; U.S. Attorney Pirro New Conference on Reflecting Pool Vandalism. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. Atty Pirro Announces Indictment on Reflecting Pool Vandalism; Mar-a-Lago's $77M Haul Renews Major Ethics Concerns; NYC Skyscraper Climbers Arraigned on Felony Charges; Economy Adds Far Fewer Jobs, Just 57K, in June 3-3:30p ET
• U.S. Job Growth in June Disappoints Economists; Interview with Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA): Democratic Socialist Momentum Ruffles Feathers of Moderate Democrats; FBI Assigns 260 Staff Members to Georgia 2020 Election Probe; All Eyes on Madison Square Garden for Swift-Kelce Wedding. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Russia Unleashes 11-Hour Barrage Of Strikes On Kyiv; More Than A Week On, Families Still Hope To Find Loved Ones; Qatar Reports "Positive Progress" At Latest U.S.-Iran Talks; USA Overcome Bosnia And Herzegovina 2-0 Despite Red Card; 900+ Arrested During Anti-migrant Protests in South Africa; Scorching Heat Sets in Across U.S. As July 4 Nears; Daredevil Couple Reaches Top of Empire State Building; Rebel Catholic Group Ordains Bishops Without Pope's Approval; Trump Puts Himself at Center of America's 250th Celebration; Madison Square Garden to Host Wedding Celebrations of Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce. Aired 2-3a ET
• Major Russian Attack Hit Ukrainian Capital Overnight; Team USA Advances to World Cup's Round of 16, Belgium Kicks Out Senegal in Extra Time; Russian Couple Arrested After Trespassing the Top of Empire State Building. Aired 3-4a ET
• USA Overcome Bosnia & Herzegovina 2-0 Despite Red Card; Spain, Portugal, Croatia, Switzerland Compete Today; England Defeat DR Congo, Will Face Mexico Next. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Vatican Expels Members Of Rebel Catholic Group Over Unapproved Ordination; Killed By The Venezuelan Quakes Just Hours After Being Deported From U.S.; NY DA On Not Moving Forward With Weinstein Retrial; Trump Puts Himself At Center Of America's 250th Celebration; New York Prepares For Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce Wedding. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Bibles, Sneakers & Crypto: Trump's $1.2B Side Hustles; USA Advances to Round of 16 with 2-0 Win; Swift, Kelce Rumored to Marry This Weekend in NYC. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• U.S., Mexico and Canada Begin Trade Talks; Medicare is Now Covering Weight Loss Drugs; Small Crowd Sizes at the Great American State Fair. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump on Qatar-gifted Air Force One for Inaugural Flight; Trump Made More Than $1B From Crypto Businesses in 2025; People Scouring Rubble by Hand While Machinery Sits Idle; String of Alligator Attacks Puts Florida Residents on Alert; U.S. Lifts Restrictions on Anthropic's Most Advanced AI Models. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Rescuers in Venezuela Free Man Trapped under Collapsed Parking Lot; Economic Contrasts between Reality and America 250 Celebrations; OpenAI Could Give U.S. Government 5 Percent Stake in Company; U.S.-Israel War with Iran; World Cup Highlights; Swift-Kelce Rehearsal Today at Madison Square Garden; Daredevil Couple Arraigned after Scaling Empire State Building. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Olympian Indicted On Felony Charge Over Alleged Reflection Pool Damage; Trump Defends $2B Windfall; Senator McConnell's Health Mystery. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Ranking The Nine Senate Seats Most Likely To Flip; CNN Analysis: North Carolina Senate Seat Most Likely To Flip; Poll: Iowa Dem Holds Slight Lead In Critical Senate Race; Poll: Ossoff Maintains Massive Lead In Georgia Senate; AOC Endorses Abdul El-Sayed In Michigan Senate Primary; Trump's Mar-A-Lago Revenue Surged To Record $78M In 2025; Trump Family Makes Billions Off Crypto Despite Coins Losing Value. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Promises "Most Unforgettable" July 4th Celebration; Watch Parties For U.S. Men's World Cup Match Draw Huge Crowds; Rep. Dan Goldman On His Primary Loss And Democrats' Future; GOP Rep. Gimenez & Dem. Rep. Vindman Reflect On America's 250th After Immigrating As Children, Fleeing Communist Countries. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Balogun Receives Red Card for Foul on Bosnian Defender; Punishing Heat Wave Affects More Than 160M People in U.S.; Trump Puts Himself at Center of America 250 Celebrations; U.S. Lifts Export Controls on Anthropic's Advanced A.I. Models. Man Pulled Alive from Under a Collapsed Mall in Venezuela Eight Days After Double Earthquakes Rocked Venezuela; Russia Hits Kyiv with Ballistic Missiles in Overnight Strike; Smallest Nation to Advance to the World Cup Knockouts, Cape Verde, has High Hopes for Their Match Against Argentina Friday.


Laura Coates Live
• Jack Smith is Sounding a New Alarm; Socialist Surge Shocked New York and Colorado; Rumors Swirl Around Swift-Kelce MSG Wedding. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Man Pulled Alive from Rubble in Miraculous Rescue; Iran Pauses Talks for Late Supreme Leader's Funeral; U.S. Job Growth Slowed More Than Expected in June; USA Overcome Bosnia & Herzegovina 2-0 Despite Red Card; Source: Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce to Hold Wedding Rehearsal. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Man Pulled From The Rubble Alive In Venezuela In A Miraculous Rescue; Russia Unleashes Fierce Assault On Kyiv, At Least 21 Killed; U.S. Economy Added 57K Jobs In June, Below Expectations; Scorching Heat Across U.S. As July 4th Celebrations Nears; Birds Weave Fiber Optic Nests In War- Torn Ukraine; Madison Square Garden Abuzz Ahead Of Reported Wedding; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Economy Adds Fewer than Expected 57K Jobs in June; Federal Reserve Expeced to Hold Rates this Month; Nissan CEO: Close to Announcing Partnership with Honda; Miracle Rescue in Venezuela's Quake Zone; Russia Unleashes Fierce Assault on Kyiv; PlayStation Ending Physical Disc Production; Local Police Prepare for Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce MSG Wedding Celebration. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Scorching Heat Sets In Across U.S. Ahead Of The July 4th Holiday; Search For Nancy Guthrie: FBI Says Some Ransom Notes Are "Extortion Attempts"; 2,000 U.S. Troops Helping With Venezuelan Earthquake Response; USA Advances To Round Of 16 After Beating Bosnia & Herzegovina. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Scorching Heat Sets In Across U.S. Ahead Of The July 4th Holiday; Searches For Survivors Continue As The Death Toll Rises in Venezuela; Sources: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce's Wedding Festivities Set To Begin Today. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• U.S. Economy Added 57,000 Jobs in June, Below Expectations; Rescuers Pull Man from Rubble Eight Days After Earthquakes; Ukraine Says, 21 Dead, 85 Injured in Massive Russian Attack on Kyiv. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• U.S. Wins World Cup Match; Sail 250 Celebration; California Bans Sell-By Labels; Russia Launches Strikes on Kyiv; Trump Administration Taking Stake in OpenAI?. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Republican Congressman Announces Depression Diagnosis; Weak U.S. Jobs Report; Man Rescued From Rubble in Venezuela; Dangerous Heat Wave. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Rep. Kean Announces Depression Diagnosis, Long-Term Treatment; Remembering Elie Wiesel's Fight Against Hate, Antisemitism; U.S. Clinches Historic World Cup Win Over Bosnia and Herzegovina. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• FBI Expands GA 2020 Election Probe With 260 Intel Officials; Lawler, Raskin Erupt Into Shouting Match Over Sanctuary Cities; Pirro Announces Indictment For Reflecting Pool Vandalism. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: At Least 27 Killed in Russian Strikes in Kyiv; NATO Summit Set for Next Week in Ankara; Miracle Rescue in Venezuela; Iran Pauses Talks for Late Supreme Leader's Funeral; U.S. Jobs Gains Miss Expectations by a Wide Margin in June; Ukraine's First Defense Tech Unicorn. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• L.A. Galaxy Coach Greg Vanney on U.S. Team at World Cup; Nithya Raman on Democratic Socialism, Run for L.A. Mayor; District Attorney Speaks on Decision to Not Retry Weinstein; Intense Heat, Wildfires Hammer U.S. as July 4 Nears; New Details Emerge about Taylor Swift's Wedding to Travis Kelce; USA Overcome Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 Despite Red Card; Trump Attends Theodore Roosevelt Library Opening; Democratic Socialist Oust Another U.S. House Incumbent; Rescuers in Venezuela Not Giving Up as Death Toll Reaches Nearly 2,300. Aired 12- 1a ET
• Trump Teases He'll Give A "Really Long Speech" In July 4th Heat; U.S. Advances With Thrilling Win Over Bosnia Despite Red Card; Russia Launches Deadly Large-Scale Missile Strikes On Kyiv; Rescuers Not Giving Up As Death Toll Reaches Nearly 2,300. Preparations Appear to be Underway at Madison Square Garden for Nuptials of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce; House Candidate Denies Explicit, Racist Text Allegations; Daredevil Couple Reaches Top of Empire State Building. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Man Pulled Alive From Rubble In Miraculous Rescue; Russia Unleashes Deadly 11-Hour Barrage Of Strikes On Kyiv; Security & Logistical Headaches Ahead Of 4th Of July; U.S. Economy Added 57K Jobs In June, Below Expectations; Punishing Heat Wave Affects More Than 160M People In U.S.; Now: Favorites Spain Play Austria In Round Of 32. Aired 3-4p ET