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CNN Newsroom
• Sen. Lindsey Graham Dies At 71 After "Brief And Sudden Illness"; Iran War Heats Up As U.S. Weapons Stockpile Remains Depleted; Attorney Ben Crump Shares Insight On Nolan Wells' Death; Senator Lindsey, Trump Ally & Defense Hawk, Dies After "Sudden Illness"; 2 Killed In Mass Shooting At Toronto Latin Street Festival. Aired 2-3p ET
• Iranian Media Reports Attacks On Multiple Sites In Southern Iran; Trump Orders Flags To Be Flown At Half-Staff To Honor Late Sen. Graham; New Safety Legislation Following Camp Mystic Tragedy. Aired 3- 4p ET
• Senator Lindsey Graham Dies At 71; Interview With Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC); Trump Says U.S. Hit Iran "Very Hard Last Night"; Two Killed In Mass Shooting At Toronto Festival; Hundreds In Houston Protest ICE Killing Of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo; Attorney Ben Crump Shares Insight On Nolan Wells' Death; Satellite Images Show Iran May Be Rebuilding Nuclear Sites; Fire Breaks Out At A Pub In Bangkok, Killing At Least 27 People; Record-Breaking Heat Takes Over The U.S. This Week. Aired 4-5p ET
• Longtime Senate Republican Lindsey Graham Dies At 71; U.S. And Iran Exchange New Strikes As Tensions Boil Over; Mass Shooting At Toronto Latin Street Festival. Aired 5-6p ET
• Longtime Senate Republican Lindsey Graham Dies At 71; U.S. Launches New Round Of Strikes at Iran; Outrage Over Deadly ICE Shooting In Houston; Remember Lindsey Graham; NYT Vows To Fight Trump Subpoenas After Air Force One Security Reporting; States AG's Finalizing Challenge To Paramount-WBD Deal; Maine Dems Face Tight Timeline To Replace Graham Platner. Aired 6-7p ET
• Lindsey Graham, Longtime Senate Republican, Dies At 71; Senator Mitch McConnell Releases Photo Of Him With Wife In A Hospital; Interview With Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA); Manhunt Underway After Two Killed At Toronto Festival; Sinner Beats Zverev, Holds Wimbledon Title; Rising Costs For Young Sports Renews Debate Over High Prices. Aired 7-8p ET
• U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham Has Died. Aired 2:40-3a ET
• U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Has Died. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham Has Died. Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham Has Died; Iran Claims It Targeted U.S. Military Installations. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Longtime Republican Senator Lindsey Graham Passes Away. Sen. Lindsey Graham Dies At 71 After Sudden Illness; Trump: Lindsey Graham "One Of The Greatest People And Senators I Have Ever Known"; Hostilities Resume: U.S. Says It Hit 140 Iranian Military Targets; New Orleans Floods After Heavy Rains. Aired 6-7a ET
• Sen. Lindsey Graham Dies At 71 After Sudden Illness. Sen. Lindsey Graham Dies at 71 After Sudden Illness; U.S. Targets Iranian Military Sites; Iran Foreign Minister Holds Call with Pakistani Counterpart; Remembering Senator Lindsey Graham. Aired 7-8a ET


Fareed Zakaria GPS
• Trump's Hot-and-Cold NATO Summit; Would the U.S. Defend a NATO Ally?; Interview with Rahm Emanuel. Interview With Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel; Interview With Author Loubna Mrie. Aired 10-11a ET


Inside Politics
• Senator Lindsey Graham Dies At 71; U.S. Hits Iran Military Targets In New Round Of Strikes. Interview with Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed; What's Next as McConnell's Absence Hits Four-Week Mark. Aired 8-9a ET


State of the Union
• Interview With President Donald Trump; Lindsey Graham Dies; Interview With U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker; Interview With Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT). Aired 9-10a ET


The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
• Did Not Air 8-9p ET