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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Campaigns For Darline Graham In South Carolina After Debate Fumble; Natalie Harp Travels With Trump To South Carolina; Supreme Court Allows Construction Of White House Ballroom To Continue For Now; Source: Polymarket Referred Dozens Of Possible Military Insider Trading Cases To DOJ; Navy Weighs Naming Carrier After Trump, Not Black WWII Hero; Grand Pix Racing Takes D.C. Streets For America's 20th; Pastor Builds Digital Twin To Counsel People, Offer Faith Around The Clock; Prince Harry, Elton John And Other Celebrities Hit With Initial $13 Million Bill After Losing Case Against U.K. Tabloid; Meghan Markle Eyes Acting Return After Move Back To The U.K. Aired 8- 9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former U.N. Relief Chief and Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue Founder Martin Griffiths; Interview with Singer-Songwriter Paul Simon; Interview with The Atlantic Staff Writer Michael Powell. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Supreme Court Keeps Ballroom Construction Going For Now; Trump & Vance Both Hit Campaign Trail In Effort To Rally GOP; Letters Shed Light On Relationship Between Trump And Close Aide; Navy Weighs Naming Carrier After Trump, Not Black WWII Hero. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• The Atlantic: National Parks Service Changed The Way It Prioritizes Projects To Expedite Trump's Requests; White House Faces Scrutiny Over Trump's Close Aide Natalie Harp; Teen Cancer Patient Seeks Hope In New Study; DHS Hasn't Proven Highly Touted Claim About Voter Fraud In Nevada; Angelique Kidjo Honored With Star On Walk Of Fame. Aired 5-6p ET
• Soon, Trump Campaigns In South Carolina; Spirit Airlines' Date To Train A.I. Models; Drama In Tupac Shakur Murder Trial; Gov. Newsom: "I'm Enthusiastic" About Trump Accounts; Source: Meghan Markle In Talks To Join U.K. TV Show. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• White House Aide's Letters To Guardian Trump Raise Questions; Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) On Gaffe, I'm Not A Politician, Guilty as Charged; Trump To Allow Tariff-Free Beef Imports, MAGA Angers The President's Move; J.D. Vance Slams Politicians Getting Rich While In Office. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Daily Beast Reports, Natalie Harp's Personal Letters to Trump Revealed; FBI Foils Alleged ISIS-Inspired Plot to Bomb New York State Capitol; Soon, Day Five of Testimony in Tupac Shakur Murder Trial. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Iran Condemns Trump's Threat Of An "Economic D-Day"; Analysis: 150+ Polymarket Wallets May Have Traded On Military Secrets; "What We Tell AI" Project Asks Strangers To Reveal Secret AI Uses. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Navy Weighs Renaming Carrier that was Set to honor Black WWII Hero; Daily Beast: Natalie Harp's Personal Letters to Trump Revealed; Duane Davis Told Police Combs Offered Him $1 Million to Kill Shakur and Suge Knight; Deadly Collision Between Plane, Pennsylvania State Police Helicopter. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Numbers on Trump's Renovations in D.C.; Rep. Seth Moulton (D- MA) is Interviewed about Trump's Iran Threat; Maryland's Haitian Community Paralyzed Over Ruling; Flock Cameras Trigger Protests; CNN's "Coming Up" Series Speaks with Jessica Williams. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Scrutiny over Trump Aide; Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) is Interviewed about Iran; Storms Batter Mid-Atlantic; Clancy Trial Resumes; FBI Foils ISIS-Inspired Plot. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Michael Cohen and Trump Reunite; Republicans Numbers High in Florida; What we Tell A.I. Project. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Tupac Shakur Trial Continues; Navy to Rename Carrier to Honor Trump?; New Letters From Trump Aide Revealed; Trump and Vance Hit Campaign Trail. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• U.S., Canada Race To Reach Deal Ahead Of Midnight Tariff Deadline; Maryland's Haitian Community Paralyzed As Trump Admin Ends TPS; Charter Plane Crashes In Western Alaska, Killing All Eight On Board; Fishermen Survive Five Days Adrift At Sea On A Cooler; Prince Harry, Elton John Hit With Bill After Losing U.K. Tabloid Case; Grand Prix Racing Takes Over D.C. Streets For America's 250th. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Grand Prix Racing Takes Over D.C. Streets For America's 250th; Vance Holds Rally In Ohio To Tout White House Economic Agenda; Trump Departs White House To Rally For South Carolina Senator, Darline Graham; U.S., Canada Race To Reach Deal Ahead Of Midnight Tariff Deadline; Trump Vows To Crush Iran Financially; Supreme Court Temporarily Allows White House Ballroom Construction To Continue; Analysis Finds 150-Plus Polymarket Accounts May Have Bet On Military Secrets; Defense Rests In Lindsay Clancy Triple-Murder Trial. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Ukraine: North Korea Sent 8,000 Plus Troops to Russia, Including Drone Unit; Iran's President Says War Should End Now While Tehran is Strong; Flock Surveillance Cameras Triggering Protests, Vandalism. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Soon: Trump Departs WH To Rally For SC Sen. Darline Graham; Supreme Court Temporarily Lets WH Ballroom Construction Proceed; Sources: Navy Could Rename Carrier After Trump Instead Of Black Hero; Decades In Sports: The 2000s; Man Who Took Last Known Photo Of Tupac Shakur Alive Testifies. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Departs White House to Rally for South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham; Vance: Democratic Party Stands for Predators and Fraudsters; Polling Shows Talarico and Paxton Locked in Tight Texas Senate Race; Grand Prix Racing Take Over DC Streets for America's 250th. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Added Economic Pressure for Iran; Israel to Construct New Housing Project; President Trump Hopes to Meet Kim Jong-un Again; Spain's Huge African Workforce Helping To Feed Europe; Prince Harry & Family To Move Back To Britain From The U.S. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Threatens Economic Pressure on Iran; Woman Planning to Explode the New York State Capitol Foiled by Authorities. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Reunites With Fixer-Turned-Foe After Feud; Michael Cohen Interviews Trump About Their Public Falling Out; Sources: Navy May Strip Black WWII Hero's Name From Ship And Rename It For Trump. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• New Analysis of Senate Races; Jurors Allowed to Question Witnesses in Tupac Murder Trial; Melania Trump Makes First Appearance in Weeks; Rosie O'Donnell Does Late Night Stint. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Iranian Photojournalist Facing 15 Years in Prison Speaks to CNN; Scott Bessent Urges China to "Get with the Program" on Iran; Reliance on Migrant Workers Polarizes Opinions in Spain; Dozens of Wallets May Have Traded on Military Secrets; Champions Arsenal Kick Off New Season Against Coventry City. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Ukraine Warns on Russia and North Korea Ties; Prince Harry, Others Ordered to Pay the Daily Mail $13 Million; Reliance on Migrant Workers Polarizes Opinions in Spain; Iranian Photojournalist Facing 15 Years in Prison Speaks Out; Murder Trial of Lindsay Clancy Continues; Trump Administration Designates Hezbollah an Iranian Proxy; Space Becomes Part of Earth's Infrastructure Through A.I.; Esports World Cup Wraps Up in Paris. Aired 10a-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Now: Trump Scrambles To Save Senate Pick After Debate Gaffe; Stars And Stripes Editor Fired By Pentagon After Censorship Comments; Full Letters From Devoted Aide Natalie Harp To Trump Revealed. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Tina Peters Takes Her Election Conspiracy Roadshow To Washington; CNN Price Checks RFK Jr.'s "Real Food" Cooking Show; CNN Sits Down With Jessica Williams From "Shrinking"; California Gov. Race Heats Up, As GOP Contender Tries To Be First Republican Governor Of CA In Decades; Hilton On How He'd Rebuild Homes Destroyed By 2025 Fires. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump To Rally With Darline Graham Amid GOP Divide; Darline Graham Presses Norman On Big Beautiful Bill Obstruction; Buttigieg To Campaign In South Carolina Alongside Dem House Candidate; Age Debate On Full Display In Massachusetts Senate Primary; Progressive Wins Special Election To Fill Swalwell's Seat; Tina Peters Takes Her Election Conspiracy Roadshow To Washington. Aired 12-12:30p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Ukraine Says North Korea Is Boosting Its Support For Russia, Including Sending Missiles And More Troops; Prince Harry And Six Other High-Profile Figures Get Hit With An Initial $13 Million Bill After Their Failed Legal Case Against The Publisher Of The British Daily Mail; Defense Rests Their Case In The Triple Murder Trial of Lindsay Clancy; Ukraine: At Least 14 Killed In Russian Double-Tap Strike; U.S. Supreme Court Allows Trump's White House Ballroom Construction To Continue For Now; Defense Rests Its Case In Lindsay Clancy Trial; Neutrogena Addresses Hayden Panettiere's Death; How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Our Relationships. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Goes All-In On Risky Midterm Picks In High-Stakes Races; Pentagon Fires Top Members Of The Stars And Stripes Military Newspaper; Laura One-On-One With Baseball Legend Darryl Strawberry. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Putin May Ask for 50,000 More North Korean Troops; Prince Harry, Others to Pay $13M in Initial Costs; Spanish Government Offers Amnesty to Migrant Workers; U.S. Navy May Rename Carrier that was Set to Honor Black War Hero; Growing Food Safety Concerns put Consumers on Alert; Two Fishermen Rescued, Spent Five Days Floating in a Large Cooler. Aired 11a- 12p ET
• Source: USS Abraham Lincoln On Its Way Home To san Diego; Soon: Testimony To Resume In Tupac Shakur Murder Trial; Woman Charged In Plot To Plant Bomb At NY State Capitol; Duke And Duchess Of Sussex Expected To Return To U.K. In Days; Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial Raises Concerns Over Women's Access To Mental Health Services; Report: Dozens Of Wallets May Have Traded On Military Secrets; Haitian Businesses Struggling Under Fears Of ICE; Finding Common Ground In A Divided World; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Supreme Court Allows Construction To Continue For Now; U.S. Dollar Accelerates Losses; Gold And Bitcoin Higher; Ukraine: 15 Killed In Russian Double Tap Strike On Mall; How Spain's Huge African Workforce Helps Feed Europe; $20 Burrito: Affordability Crisis Or Psychological Shock; Tavel E- SIM Boom Threatens Noble Industry's Roaming Model. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Storms Batter Mid-Atlantic, Unleashing Tornadoes And Widespread Flooding; Vance: Economic Pressure Is "Most Effective Tool" On Iran; Woman Charged In Connection With Terror Plot To Bomb New York State Capitol. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Trump And Cohen Reconnect As Former Fixer Seeks Clemency; Hospital Chaplain Testifies In Lindsay Clancy Trial; Neutrogena Issues Statement After Hayden Panettiere's Death. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• Questions Swirl About National Security Impact of Trump-Harp Bond; Questions Grow Over Why Trump, Cohen Reunite After Massive Rift; Video Shows Plane's Deadly Collision With Pennsylvania Police Helicopter. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Price-Checking RFK Jr.'s Cooking Show; Back-to-School Sticker Shock; D.C. Grand Prix; U.S. Military Insiders Placing Bets on Polymarket?. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Sources: Navy Weighs Renaming Ship Set To Honor Black War Hero; Who Is Trump's Hyper-Loyal Aide Natalie Harp? Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Frustration Grows in Indiana Amid Weeklong Power Outages; Michael Cohen Interviews Trump; Trump Admin in Midst Of Sweeping Firearm Policy Deregulation. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Supreme Court Allows WH Ballroom Work To Continue For Now; Dems Clash As Sen. Markey Stumbles Over Question On AI; Trump: Graham's Debate Gaffe "A Very Honest Answer." Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Ukraine: At Least 15 Dead, 130 Hurt In "Double-Tap" Strike; Ukraine: New Wave Of North Korean Troops Arriving In Russia; Supreme Court Allows Construction For WH Ballroom; Pentagon Fires Top Staff At Military News Outlet; U.S.- Canadian Talks Continue As New Tariff Deadline Looms; Trump's Take On Nuclear Nonproliferation And Deterrence. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• CNN Projects Democrat Aisha Wahab Wins Swalwell's House Seat; Trump & Fmr. Fixer Michael Cohen Reunite After Yearslong Feud; Trump's Falling Approval Ratings Lower His Leverage; 75k Still Without Power In Indiana After Last Week's Storms; Hospital Chaplain Testifies In Lindsay Clancy Trial; FBI Says It Foiled A Plan To Bomb New York State Capitol; Flock Cameras In 33 States Are Being Vandalized; Romanian F- 16's Hit Suspected Russian Marine Drone; Pyongyang Silent On Trump's Stated Overture To Kim; Axios: Data Centers Playing Major Role In Midterm Elections; Prince Harry & Family To Move Back To Britain From The U.S. Aired 12-1a ET
• Prince Harry And Family To Move Back To Britain From The U.S.; USS Abraham Lincoln Heads Home; California Race Becomes National Test. FBI Says It Foiled a Plan to Bomb New York State Capitol; Monaco Bomb Target Speaks to CNN; Hayden Panettiere's Boyfriend Releases Statement. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Ukraine: Russian Strikes On Mall Kill 15, Injure 130; Prince Harry, Others To Pay $13M In Initial Costs; Spain's African Workforce Helping To Feed Europe; White House Faces Questions About Trump-Harp Relationship. Aired 3-4p ET