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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Giving Address on Elections After Years of False Claims; Trump Bought Companies Stocks, Praised Them Online Days Later; White House Denies Conflict of Interest in Trump's Stock Trades, TX Gov: At Least Two Dead In Catastrophic Flooding; D.A. Says He Doesn't Believe Drugs Were Found In Van Involved In Houston ICE Shooting, Countering FBI Claim; Trump Giving Address On Elections After Years Of False Claims. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Accuses ICC's Karim Khan of Sexual Misconduct and ICC Staff Member Sarah; Interview with Lead counsel for Karim Khan Sareta Ashraph. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Sources: Trump To Push Foreign Meddling Claims In Speech; Officials Probe If White House Aide Profited Off Trump's Words; Source: Blanche Meeting With Epstein Survivors This Hour; Hegseth's New Policy Will Test Troops For Low Testosterone. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump To Give Primetime Address On Elections After Years Of False Claims; Catastrophic Flooding Hits South-Central Texas; Canadian Wildfire Smoke Affecting Air Quality In The U.S.; Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Explodes In Dozens Of States Across U.S.; Families Of Alleged Victims From October Boat Strike Sue U.S. Gov't; Trump To Focus On 2020 Elections Claims In Prime-Time Speech; Official: Man Got Into Unauthorized Area Near "Today" Studio, Lunged At Co-Host Craig Melvin And Called Him A Racial Slur. Aired 5-6p ET
• White House Says, Trump's Election Findings Will Shock Listeners; Right Now, Public Viewing for Victim of ICE Shooting; U.S. Launches Sixth Straight Day of Strikes on Iran. Iceberg Lettuce Sold At Taco Bell Linked To Cyclospora Outbreak; Epstein Survivors Meet With Acting A.G. Todd Blanche. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Gives Address on Elections After Years of False Claims; Trump Casts Blame on China for Election Data Compromise. Todd Blanche Meets Epstein Survivors After Republicans' Ultimatum; Marco Rubio and Stephen Miller Addresses the Alleged Rise of Violent Left-Wing Extremists. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Relentless Rain Creates Life-Threatening Flooding in Southern Texas; DNI Nominee Jay Clayton Avoids Clear Answer on If Biden Won in 2020; FBI Search Warrant Shows Drugs Seen in Van After Fatal ICE Shooting. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Relentless Rain Creates Life-Threatening Flooding In Southern Texas; Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) On Trump's Primetime Address Tonight; Hegseth: New Policy Will Test Troops For Low Testosterone. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Relentless Rain Creates Life-Threatening Flooding in Southern Texas; Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL): Trump to Address Nation in Primetime Speech; Senators Grill Todd Blanche at Attorney General Confirmation Hearing; Trump Overturns ICE Traffic Stops Suspension Amid MAGA Criticism; Family Demands Murder Investigation After Texas Teen's Drowning Death. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Trump Addresses the Nation Tonight; Numbers on Joe Rogan's Influence; Trump Weighs Options for Iran Operations; Rabbi Jeffrey Myers is Interviewed about his Service. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Life-Threatening Flooding in Texas; United Cajun Navy Chief Meteorologist Amy Metz is Interviewed about Texas Flooding; Investigation into White House Leaks; Trump to Address Nation Tonight; A Texas District Attorney Sean Teare is Interviewed about ICE Shooting. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Pentagon Approves Testosterone Screening for Troops; Debate over Daylight Saving Time; Former World Cup Player Briana Scurry is Interviewed about the World Cup. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Influencing Stock Prices?; ICE Shooting Investigation; Trump Set to Make Claims of Election Meddling; Texas Flooding; Wildfire Smoke Impacting United States. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• White House Holds Briefing Ahead of Trump's Speech; Air Quality in U.S. Cities Hazardous From Canadian Wildfire Smoke; Trump Reviewing Military Options in Iran; Blanche Makes Surprise Visit to Capitol Hill. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Blanche Arrives at Capitol Amid Push for Meeting With Epstein Survivors; Catastrophic Floods Hit Texas Hill Country One Year After Deadly Disaster; Canadian Wildfire Smoke Impacting U.S. Air Quality; Trump Teases Really Big News in Tonight's Prime-time Address; FBI Search Warrant Alleges Drugs May Have Been in Van in ICE Shooting. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Catastrophic Floods Hit Texas Hill Country; Air Quality in Some U.S. Cities Hazardous from Wildfire Smoke; Pentagon Approves Screening Troops for Low Testosterone. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Catastrophic Flood Hits TX Hill Country a Year After Deadly Disaster; Texas' Guadalupe River Rises 16 Ft in 1 Hour from Unrelenting Rain; Sources: Trump to Push Foreign Meddling Claims in Election Speech; Official: 30 Plus People Rescued in Gillespie Country, Texas; Blanche: Will See if He Can Meet with Epstein Survivors Today or Soon 3-3:30p ET
• Air Quality in Some U.S. Cities Hazardous from Wildfire Smoke; Trump to Push Foreign Meddling Claims in Election Speech; Vance Says Trump Administration Screwed Up Epstein Files Release; At Least 1 Dead in Texas Hill Country Flooding; Trump's Teleprompter Operator Under Investigation for Insider Trading. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Overturns Suspension of ICE Traffic Stops; Russia Strikes Kyiv Ahead of Starmer's Visit to Ukraine; Iran Human Rights Says Iran Steps Up Executions Under the Cover of War; FBI Affidavit Alleges Drugs Found in Texas Shoot Victim's Van; Illness Caused by Cyclospora Parasite Surging in the U.S.; Argentina Fans Celebrate Team's Semi- Final Comeback Win; Long-Lost Floreana Tortoises Return to The Galapagos Island. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump to Address the Nation Tonight Centering Elections; Spain- Argentina World Cup Finale Set on Sunday; Former U.S. President Joe Biden to Release His Presidential Memoir. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• 100+ Democrats Vote Against Sending Aid to Israel; Gallup Poll: U.S. Opinion of Israel Drops 29 Points in 5 Years; Looksmaxxing the Military: Testosterone Testing for Troops; Todd Blanche Under Fire in hearings. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA) is Interviewed about ICE Stops; Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan is Interviewed about Elections; Trump-Backed DNI Nominee Dodges 2020 Question. Aired 6:30- 7a ET


Connect the World
• U.S. Carries Out New Waves of Strikes Against Iran; Trump Says Iran Released U.S. Woman Detained Since 2024; Isreal Approves $766M to Build New Jewish Settlements; Ukrainian Defense Minister Ousted in Government Reshuffle; White House Probes Leak of Air Force One Security Concerns. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.S.-Israel War with Iran; Iran Steps Up Executions under the Cover of War; U.S. Vice President Talks with Joe Rogan on Iran Diplomacy; Hegseth Wants T Testing of U.S. Military; FIFA World Cup Highlights; Flash Floods in Texas; Christopher Nolan's Cinematic Empire. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Giving Address On Elections After Years Of False Claims; Blanche Meets Epstein Survivors After GOP Senator's Ultimatum; Iceberg Lettuce Sold At Taco Bell Linked To Diarrhea Outbreak. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Trump To Focus On 2020 Election Claims In Prime-Time Speech; Key GOP Holdouts Signal They Aren't Ready To Support Trump's A.G. Pick; Blanche's A.G. Nomination Hinges On Two GOP Senators; Trump Praised Companies On Social Media Day's After Buying Their Stock. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Promoted More Than 20 Companies On Truth Social Days After Buying Stock In Those Firms; Wave Of Democratic Candidates Look To Flip House; 100 Plus House Democrats Vote To Block Israel Aid In Major Shift; MI Primary Pits Progressives Vs Moderates In Key Senate Race; VP Vance Defends Iran War In Spirited Joe Rogan Interview; Vance Claims Epstein "Clearly Has Connections" To Israel Intelligence. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• President Trump Set to Deliver Prime-Time Address; Flash Flood Emergency Warnings Issued in the Same Area of Last Year's Deadly Camp Mystic Flooding; Pentagon Planning to Screen U.S. Troops for Low Testosterone. Human Rights Groups: Many Executions Carried Out After Prisoners Were Tortured to Confess to Alleged Crimes; U.S. Carries Out New Waves of Strikes Against Iran; Multiple Agencies Investigating Fatal ICE Shooting in Houston; Pentagon Testosterone Screening. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Donald Trump Addresses Election System Issues at His Primetime Address to the Nation; Trump to Sell Truth Social Posts for Priority Access; One of Epstein Survivors Speak Out Following Todd Blanche's Meeting at the DOJ. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Weighing Operation to Take Kharg Island; Ukrainian Defense Minister Ousted in Government Reshuffle; Torrential Rain Triggers Life- Threatening Flooding in Texas; Argentina and Spain to Face Off in World Cup Final; Illness Caused by Cyclospora Parasite Surging in the U.S. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Warning For "Large And Deadly Flood Wave" On Guadalupe River; Wildfire Smoke Impacting Air Quality For 100 Million Plus People In United States; Vance: Some Israel Officials Seeking To Derail Iran Diplomacy; U.S. Secretary Of State Hosts International Summit On Left-Wing Terrorism; Defending Champions Argentina Win Semifinal Against England; Trump To Speak ON "Free And Fair Elections" Tonight; Sources: Trump Aide Under Investigation For Insider Trading; International Energy Agency Warns Crude Oil Stocks Are Falling; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Protests in Ukraine After Zelenskyy Ousts Defense Minister; Truth Social Will Sell Wall Street Quicker Access to Posts; U.S. Announces New 25 Percent on Certain Brazilian Goods. Lovelace CEO on How A.I. is Changing National Defense; Standard Nuclear Shares Fall After IPO; Route 66 Road Trip Continues; Christopher Nolan Directs $250 Million Adaptation of Greek Epic; Visiting All 48 World Cup Contenders. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Trump To Discuss Election Security In Primetime Address; Today: Senate Panel To Hear From Witnesses In Blanche Confirmation Hearing; Flash Flood Emergencies, Dozens Rescued In Southern Texas. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: FBI Affidavit Alleges Drugs Found In Van Of Man Fatally Shot By ICE Agent In Texas; Epstein Survivors: Acting AG Todd Blanche Should Not Be Attorney General; 100 Million-Plus In U.S. Impacted By Dangerous Air Quality From Canada Wildfires. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• Evacuations, Rescue Amid Life-Threatening Floods in South Texas; Trump to Make Primetime Speech on Free and Fair Elections; Sources Say, Trump Getting Options for Expanding Iran Operations. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Interview With Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY); Interview With Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ); Todd Blanche Confirmation Hearing Continues; Wildfire Smoke Impacting U.S.; Russia Pounds Ukraine's Capital. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• White House Conducting Leak Probe; Interview With Kerrville, Texas, Mayor Joe Herring Jr.; South Texas Facing Flash Flood Emergency. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Senate Dems Call Epstein Victim to Testify Against Blanche; Trump Overturns Suspension of ICE Traffic Stops Amid Criticism. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• President Trump Gives Address On Elections After Years Of False Claims; Trump: Nation's Election System "Falls Catastrophically Short"; Trump Claims China Worked Against Him In 2020 Election Despite Intel Saying It Didn't. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: WH: Trump to "Shock" Listeners with Election Security Info; U.S. Launches New Waves of Airstrikes Against Iran; Russia Struggles to Make Gains Along the Front Line; U.S.-Germany Relations Under Strain Amid War with Iran; Trump Doubles Down on Efforts to Acquire Strategic Island; Extreme Weather Strikes U.S. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Todd Blanche Grilled by Lawmakers in Confirmation Hearing; Interview with Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA); Ontario Faces 100 Plus Active Wildfires Forcing Evacuations; Argentina Stun England 2-1 in World Cup Semifinal; Iran Steps Up Executions Under the Cover of War; Trump's Third Nominee to Lead CDC Faces Skeptical Senators; U.K. Proposes Social Media Restrictions for Older Teens; China Puts New Restrictions on A.I. Companions. Aired 12-1a ET
• Creators Meet With Lawmakers For Creator Advocacy Day; How to Avoid Exposure to the Cyclospora Parasite in the U.S.; Sources: Officials Asked to Turn over Phones Amid Leak Probe; Hegseth Announces Testosterone Screening for Troops over 30; Flash Flood Emergencies, Dozens of Rescues in Texas Storms; Slavery Exhibit Replaced at Washington's Philadelphia Home; Argentina Advance to Final versus Spain. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump Expected To Speak On "Free And Fair" Elections Tonight; White House Teleprompter Operator Being Investigated For Alleged Insider Trading On Trump Speeches; Iranian Military: Strait Of Hormuz "Unbreakable Red Line"; At Least One Dead As Severe Flooding Hits Southern Texas; Zelenskyy Faces Protests Over Ouster Of Mykhaylo Fedorov. Aired 3-4p ET