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Amanpour
• Interview with American Immigration Council Senior Fellow Aaron Reichlin-Melnick; Interview with "The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East" Author Simon Sebag Montefiore; Interview with "The American Way of Killing" Author Malcolm Gladwell. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN News Central
• Soon, Lindsay Clancy Back in Court for First Time Since Mistrial; A.I. Leaders to Meet Trump Amid Safety, Regulation Debate; FBI Grapples With Fallout from Massive Data Breach. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Republicans Spend Big To Save Ken Paxton's Texas Senate Bid; Prosecutors Reopen Investigation Into Cornell Gang Rape Allegations; U.S. Senate Passes "Protect College Sports Act." Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL): Ex-Special Counsel Jack Smith to Testify on Trump Prosecution; Iran's Hormuz Chokehold Weakens as Mideast Oil Exports Rebound; Lindsay Clancy Back in Court for First Time Since Mistrial; New Ban Impacts $80 Million Worth of Canadian Alcoholic Beverages. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Jack Smith to Testify on Trump Prosecution; Polls on President Trump; Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) is Interviewed about Blocking the Kennedy Center Demolition; Trump Administration Pushes for Real Food in Schools; A.I. Leaders meet with Trump; Children Fight to Stay in an Immigration Court. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Clancy Back in Court; Jack Smith to Testify on Capitol Hill; A.I Leaders Meet at White House. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• U.K. Releases Suspects in Alleged Terror Plot; Live Coverage of Jack Smith Testimony. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Lindsay Clancy Back in Court; Jack Smith on Capitol Hill; President Trump Hosts AI Executives. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump, A.I. Execs Meet Today After Leaked Anthropic Warning; New Election Forecast Finds Dems Expand Lead in House, in Serious Contention to Flip Senate; Pima County Sheriff Department Investigating Possible Guthrie Ransom Note; Dennis Haskins, Mr. Belding on "Saved by the Bell", Dies at 75; Senate Passes Bill to Overhaul College Sports Rules. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Florida's Attorney General Filed a Lawsuit Against OpenAI; Trump Meets with Top AI Execs Amid Safety, Regulation Debate; GOP Spending in Texas Gives Dems an Opening in Key Battleground States; GOP-Aligned Groups to Spend $166 Million in Final Leg of Paxton Campaign; Jury Begins Deliberations in Caleb Flynn Murder Trial. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• FBI Grapples with Fallout from Massive Data Breach; FBI Operating Under Assumption Hackers Stole Data on All Employees; Speaker Johnson Makes Comments After AI Execs Meeting at White House; Trump Speaks After Meeting with AI Execs at White House; Caleb Flynn Convicted of Aggravated Murder in Slaying of His Wife Ashley. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Sources Say Donald Trump Is Open To Iran Sanctions Relief For Nuclear Deal; OpenAI Pauses Training Until New Safeguards Are In Place; Five Men Released On Bail Amid U.K. Air Base Investigation; FBI Database Hack Exposed Personal Information of Entire FBI Workforce; Kyiv Mayor Says Two Killed in Strike on Science Academy; France's Public Sector to Strike Nationwide Over Pay; Protesters Demand Spanish Government Limit Evictions; at Least 21 Killed in Nepal as Heavy Rain Renews Flooding; Hurricane Polo Makes Landfall in Baja California Sur, Mexico; Pope Leo XIV Completes Four-Day Visit to France; Pope Says Concerns About A.I. Should Be Taken Seriously; Prosecutors Reopen Cornell University Gang Rape Investigation; SpaceX's Starship Returns to Earth After First Orbital Trip. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Open to Easing Iran Sanctions; Five British Terror Plot Suspects Freed on Bail; Two Killed in Strike on Science Academy; SpaceX's Starship Makes Fiery Splashdown; Pope Leo XIV Completes Four- Day Visit to France; Nvidia Launches Tool to Stop A.I. Agents from Going Rogue. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• CNN International: Official: U.S.-Iran Having "Positive" Talks Through Mediators; Hurricane Polo Makes Landfall In Baja California Sur, Mexico; Funding Cuts Hit Agencies That Deal With Natural Disasters; Five Men Released On Bail Amid U.K. Air Base Investigation; Pope Leo XIV Completes Four-Day Visit To France. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Russian Drones Hit Kyiv Science Academy; Protesters Demand Spanish Government Limit Evictions; Children In U.S. Immigration Courts Alone As They Fight. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• OpenAI Cancels Release of New Model Over Safety Concerns; Investigation Reopened Into Alleged Gang Rape at Cornell; Vulnerable Iowa Republicans Join Trump for Steel Announcement. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Former Federal Prosecutor Ankush Khardori is Interviewed about Jack Smith; Conservatives Revolt over Arkansas Welfare Ad; Paxton's Estranged Wife Speaks Out; Mariachi Band Plays National Anthem. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Lindsay Clancy in Court as Prosecutors Consider Second Trial; Grand Jury to Review Alleged Cornell Gang Rape Case; U.S. Official: U.S., Iran Having "Positive" Talks Through Mediators; Trump and Top AI Executives to Meet at White House Soon; Ex-Special Counsel Jack Smith Testifies to U.S. Senate Panel; Ex-Special Counsel Jack Smith Testifies on Trump Prosecutions. Aired 9-10a ET
• Top AI Executives Meet Trump Soon at White House; Former Israeli Security Chief Suing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Trump Unveils America.gov for Accessing Government Services; Netanyahu Made Secret Visit to UAE and Met with President; Clancy Motion to Dismiss Case Delayed until November 2; French Public Sector Strike over Planned Budget Cuts; Prosecutor in Cornell Gang Rape Case Says Consent Very Specific in State Law. Aired 10-11a ET


Inside Politics
• Now: Jack Smith Testifying On Trump Investigations; Smith Defends Secret Subpoenas For Lawmaker Phone Records; Jack Smith: "I Will Not Be Silenced" By Trump's Threats; AOC: Big Tech Chiefs Want To "Make Sure None Of Us Have Jobs"; Beshear Reflects On How Faith Drives His Politics In New Book. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Signs Executive Order Directing Fed Agencies To Integrate With New AI Powered Govt. Website; Soon: AI Leaders Meet With Trump Amid Safety, Regulation Debate; GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts Facing Challenge From Independent; Farmers Feel Impact Of Iran War With High Diesel, Fertilizer Prices; How Texas Became A Republican Midterm "Money Pit"; National Democrats Launch First Super PAC Ad In Texas. Aired 12:30-1p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Unveils America.gov for Accessing Government Services; Nvidia Launches Tool to Stop AI Agents From Going Rogue; OpenAI Cancels Release of New Model Over Safety Concerns; Trump Questions Release of Men in UK Air Base Investigation; Five Men Released on Bail Amid UK Air Base Investigation; Questions Swirl Following UK Air Base Arrests & Allegations. Aired 11a-12p ET
• U.S. Official: "Positive" U.S.-Iran Talks Via Mediators; This Hour: Trump And Top A.I. Executives Meet At The White House; Migrant Children Appear In Texas Court, Most Without Lawyers; Pivotal U.S. Election Is 35 Days Away; Investigation Reopened Into Cornell Gang Rape Allegations; Violence Returns To Tigray Four Years After Peace Deal; Trump's Ban on Canadian Alcohol Kicks in Today; Texas Rollercoaster Leaves Riders Dangling; Aired 12-1p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Source: Trump To Meet With Top A.I. Executives Today; Lindsay Clancy Returns To Court Today; Prosecutors Reopen Investigation Into Alleged Cornell Gang Rape. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Migrant Children Facing Immigration Court Without Lawyers; Trump To Meet With Top AI Executives Today; Princess Diana's Brother Accuses King Charles Of Being "Elated" After Her Death. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• Jack Smith Testifies Before Senate Committee on Trump Investigations; Lindsay Clancy Back in Court for First Time Since Murder Case Mistrial. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Interview With Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA); Trump Meets With Tech Leaders; Lindsay Clancy Back in Court. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Interview With Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC); Jack Smith Testifies Before Congress; Lindsay Clancy in Court. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• WH To Host Top Tech Leaders to Discuss Ai Promise, Risks; Prosecutors Reopen Investigation of Alleged Cornell Gang Rape. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• U.S. and China Agree to Cut Tariffs; Trump Team Planning Aggressive Midterm Campaign Schedule; Mexico Charts Harsh Conditions as Hurricane Polo Nears Coast; SpaceX's Starship Returns to Earth After First Orbital Trip; Growing Calls for Government Oversight of A.I. Models; Five Men Released on Bail Amid U.K. Air Base Investigation; Pope Leo XIV Wraps Up 4-Day Trip to France. Aired 12-1a ET
• OpenAI Cancels Release Of Newest Model Due To Safety Concerns; Top AI Executives To Meet At White House On Tuesday; Prosecutor Reopens Probe Into Cornell Gang Rape Allegations; Mexico Charts Harsh Conditions As Hurricane Polo Nearby Cost; Bloomberg Screentime To Discuss AI's Impact In Hollywood; Children in U.S. Immigration Courts Alone as They Fight Deportation; Ousted Disney CEO Airs Grievances in New Book; Lebron James Sets Expectations High with 76ers. Aired 1-2a ET