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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Orders DOJ To Block Key Senate Results If His Candidate Loses; Trump Again Defends Ramaswamy Attack in Ohio Gubernatorial Race; Zelenskyy Says Ukraine's Access To Starlink Is Still Limited; Moms Try To Get Electric Shock Gloves Out Of Their Kids' Schools; Obama Returning As Campaign "Closer-In-Chief" For Democrats; Man Who Killed Oregon School Shooter Grapples With The Aftermath. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Multi-Faith Neighbors Network Co-Founder Bob Roberts Jr.; Interview with "American Hagwon" and "Pachinko" Author Min Jin Lee; Interview with "The W: A History of the WNBA" Author Tamryn Spruill. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump DOJ Sues To Block Alaska Senate Results If GOP Loses; Harris Campaigns In Unexpectedly Competitive Mississippi Senate Race; Cook Political Report Moves Ohio Governor Race From Toss Up To Lean Democrat. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Administration Sues To Block Certification Of Upcoming Alaska Election; Trump Rallies In Florida As Election Forecast Has Bad News For GOP; Ramaswamy Defends His Incendiary Attack Ad; Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Is Interviewed About House Republicans' Subpoena NJ In Non-Citizen Voter Rolls Probe; Musk Pumps Staggering $445 Million Into Midterms To Help GOP; Four Days Until Israelis Vote To Keep Or Replace Netanyahu. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Rallies In Deep Red Florida With 11 Days To Election Night; Police Officer And Interim Police Chief Resign After Fatal Shooting of ONE-Year-Old Boy In Mississippi; Early Vote Surges Across North Carolina; DOJ Appeals California Voter Case Before Judge's Planned Hearing; Comedy Legend Norm MacDonald Featured In New Netflix Doc. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Orders DOJ To Block Results If His Candidate Loses; Trump To Walk Back Some Tariffs To Help GOP Candidates; Trump Warns To Veto Everything If Democrats Win Midterms; Trump Says Elon Musk Will Not Do Anything Wrong. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Defends Ramaswamy's Attack Ad, Urges Him to Keep Running It; Brent Crude Surges to $114 Overnight, 11 Days to Midterms; Ukraine Official Says, Russia Targeting Energy Grid in Drone Attacks. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• "We'll Come After You": Candidates Warned Against Betting On Own Races; Rays-Brewers Set To Square Off In World Series Game 1; Oil Prices Surge As Trump Hints At Renewed Strikes On Iran. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• More than 20 Million Americans Have Already Voted in Midterms; Balance of Power in Washington Hinges on a Few Key Battleground States; Trump: Ramaswamy Ad with Action's Estranged Mom is Such a Good Ad; Meghan Markle Deeply Distressed Over Child Sex Abuse Allegations Against Her Father; Justice Department Investigating Trump Ally Corey Lewandowski; Major Banks Detecting Unauthorized AI in Customer Accounts. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• New Polls on Independent Voters; Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) is Interviewed about Starshield in Ukraine; Former HHS Chief of Staff Miles Taylor is Interviewed about the Lewandowski Investigation; Effects of Redistricting Wars on Midterms. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Ramaswamy Kicks Off Bus Tour; North Carolina Early Voting Tops One Million Ballots; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) is Interviewed about Fair Elections; Young Voters Losing Faith with GOP; Oil Prices Surge as Trump Hints of Iran Strikes. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Markle Responds to Allegations Against Her Father; Polls on Rural Voters; One-on-One with Microsoft A.I. CEO. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Father Who Killed School Gunman Speaks Out; Ukraine's Starlink Access Still Limited?; Trump Fuels Flames on Controversial Ohio Ad. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Early Signs Suggest Young Voter Turnout A Problem For GOP; More Than 22 Million Votes Cast Across U.S. Ahead Of Election Day; Trump DOJ Sues To Block Alaska Senate Results If GOP Incumbent Loses. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Races Heat Up With Midterm Elections Just 11 Days Away; Trump To Rally In Florida As State's Governor Race Tightens; Military Boards Are Rejecting Orders To Bar Trans Troops; Experimental Vaccine Cut Risk Of Melanoma Recurrence By 42 Percent In Trial. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Gas Prices Skyrocket in States with Critical Midterm Races; Polls Suggest Young Men Turning on Trump, Republicans; Trump DOJ Sues to Block Alaska Senate Results if GOP Incumbent Loses; NASA Shares Update on Artemis III and IV Missions; Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, today expressing deep distress over sex abuse claims involving her estranged father. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Rallies In Florida, 11 Days Before Midterm Election; GOP Candidate Again Defends His Incendiary Attack Ad; DOJ Brings Criminal Charges Against FBI Officials It Believes Hampered Biden Corruption Investigation; Father Who Killed Oregon School Shooter Speaks Out. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Father Who Killed Oregon School Shooter Speaks Out; Trump DOJ Sues to Block Alaska Senate Results if GOP Incumbent Loses; Trump Rallies in Florida, 11 Days Before Midterm Election; How to Protect Yourself from AI-Powered Cyberattacks. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Early Voting Surges in U.S.; Manu Raju Interviews Hakeem Jeffries; Zelenskyy Reacts to Starlink Saga; Ebola Spread in Africa; Brazil to Choose Next President; Brazil To Choose Next President In Sunday's Runoff Election; Environment At Risk As Persian Gulf Polluted By Conflict; Trump Accelerates Plans To Build Triumphal Arch; Boston College Women's Lacrosse Team Prioritizes Mental Health. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump, Zelenskyy Fingerpointing on Starshield's Access; France Brace for Another Wave of Weekend Protests. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• CNN International: Ukraine Reports New Strikes As Starshield Controversy Grows; Houthis Say They Attacked Several Key Sites In Saudi Arabia; Government To Outline Security Measures For Saturday Protests. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Backlash To Inflammatory Ramaswamy Campaign Ad Intensifies; Polls: Brazil's Presidential Candidates Tied Ahead Of Runoff; Tehran Touts Drone Capabilities And Retaliation Plans. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Some Republicans Tell Ramaswamy to Take Down Ad; Iowa GOP Senate Candidate Aska Supporters for Gas Money; AOC: Next Congress Needs to Investigate Top Trump Officials. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• GOP PAC Pumps Cash into Mississippi; Lewandowski Faces DOJ Investigation; Trump Accuses LeBron James of Disrespect; El-Sayed Bench Presses on a Podcast. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Jordanian Security Agency: At Least 7 Killed in Church Shooting; French Authorities Prepare for Weekend Protests; Trump Defends Ramaswamy's Ad, Urges Republicans to Own it; Trump Claims Musk Restored Starshield Access, But Ukrainians Say Restrictions Still in Place; Duchess of Sussex: "Deeply Distressed" Over Child Sex Abuse Image Allegations Against Father; New York Bans Horse Drawn Carriages in Central Park. Aired 9-10a ET
• At Least 6 Killed in Church Shooting in Jordan; Two Israeli Soldiers Killed in Shooting in West Bank; One Person Killed, Four Injured After Shooting Near Paris; Early Voting to Begin or Expand in Four Large States Saturday; Trump Shifts Focus to Himself, Muses on Third Term; Israel Begins Demolitions in West Bank City After Shooting Attack; Clean Energy a Major Focus at COP31; Trump Leaving White House to Go to Rally in Florida. Aired 10a-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Orders DOJ To Block Alaska Senate Results If His Candidate Loses; New Documents Reveal Acton's Estranged Mother Has Troubling Past; Top Election Forecaster Predicts Dems Will Flip Up To 22 House Seats. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Cook Political Report Moves 19 House Races Toward Democrats; Gas Prices Surge In Michigan, Ohio Because Of Refinery Problem; Cook Now Predicts Democrats Will Pick Up 12 To 22 Seats; Speaker Johnson Predicts GOP Hold House By Small Margin; Ramaswamy Defends Incendiary Ad Against Amy Acton; Trump: I Told Ramaswamy Not To Take Down Ad With Rival's Mother. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Mayor Bass Fights For Second Term Against Progressive Nithya Raman; Can Democrats Win Back Latino Voters Who Went For Trump In 2024?; CNN Poll: Just 20 Percent of Hispanics Approve Of Trump's Job Performance; This Weekend: Obama Hits The Trail In Michigan, Ohio. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Israeli Forces Imposes A Full Siege On The City Of Hebron After 2 Soldiers Were Killed At A Military Checkpoint; At Least Seven People Killed After Gunmen Opened Fire On Christians At A Funeral in Jordan; Estranged Father Of The Duchess Of Sussex Accused Of Possessing Child Sex Abuse Images In Newspaper Reports; Polls: Bolsonaro And Lula Da Silva Tied Ahead Of Sunday Vote; Gunman Fires From Car In Paris Suburbs, Kills At Least One; France Braces For Another Weekend Of Protests; Meghan Markle's Father Accused Of Possessing Child Porn; U.N. Climate Summit To Discuss Impact Of Extreme Weather; Prince William Makes Surprise Talk Show Appearance; Reports: Final Auditions This Weekend For Next James Bond. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump's DOJ Sues Alaska To Block Certification If Republican Loses; Trump Campaigns In Florida, Which He Won By Double Digits; Musk Helps Fuel Cost Of Record-Breaking Texas Race; Millions of Dollars of A.I.-Generated Ads Flood Midterm Elections. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Takes Questions as He Leaves WH to Head to Florida; Israel Begins Demolitions in West Bank City After Gun Attack; Netanyahu Vows to "Destroy This Place" After Hebron Shooting; Israeli PM Orders Closure of West Bank After 2 Soldiers Killed; Trump Announces $8B Plan to Help Farmers Amid Soaring Costs; Strong Winds and Heavy Rain Hit Taiwan as Typhoon Approaches. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Attack At West Bank Checkpoint Days Before Israeli Election; Jordanian Security Agency: At Least Seven Killed In Church Shooting; Cook Political Report Moves 19 races Towards Democrats; Nigerians Call On Government To Do More Amid Fears Of Spread; Brazil To Choose Next President in Sunday's Runoff Election; Microsoft A.I. CEO: A.I. Will Ultimately Need Regulation; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Oil Soars As U.S. Midterm Elections Approach; U.S. To Remove 50 Percent Tariffs On Some Canadian Goods; Incumbent President Faces Former Bulgarian Prime Minister In Presidential Vote; Israel Begins Demolitions In West Bank After Gun Attack; Fresh Violence In West Bank Ahead Of Israeli Elections; NFL Cancels Fan Event In Paris Before Sunday's Game; Saving A Keystone Species Along The Coast Of North America. Stock Markets Question A.I. Valuations. Aired 4-5p


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Trump Campaign Blitz Continues; Trump Doubles Down On Controversial Vivek Ramaswamy Ad In Ohio Gov. Race; Supreme Court Lets New Hampshire Restrict Student IDs At Polls; Severe Storms Ravage Southwest. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Attorney: Staff Worried About "Blown" IV Line In Pike Botched Execution; President Trump Urges Ramaswamy To Buck Bipartisan Calls To Pull Ad; "Clavicular" Pleads Not Guilty In Rape Case. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• More Than 20 Million Americans Have Already Voted in Midterms; Trump Defends Ramaswamy Ad as Bipartisan Backlash Intensifies; Gunmen Kill Two Israeli Soldiers at West Bank Checkpoint. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Takes Questions From Reporters; Ohio Attack Ad Backfiring on Republican Party?; Ukraine's Starlink Access Still Limited?. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Takes Questions As He Leaves WH To Head To Florida; Trump Doubles Down On Defending GOP Candidate's Attack Ad; Trump Admin Sues Alaska Over Senate Race With 2 Dan Sullivans. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Doubles Down on Defending GOP Candidate's Attack Ad; Mississippi Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Toddler Resigns; Trump: Will "Straighten Out" Ukraine's Starlink Access if Needed. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• DOJ Sues In Alaska Senate Race, Trump: I Said "Do It"; Trump Stands By Incendiary Ramaswamy Ad Amid Growing GOP Backlash; Ukraine: Starshield Still Restricted, Despite Trump's Claims. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Separate Deadly Attacks In West Bank And Jordan; U.S. to Remove 50 percent Tariffs On Some Canadian Goods; Trump Admin. Files Lawsuit Over Alaska Senate Race; Cybersecurity Firms Scramble To Fix Flaws Found In PHP Code; Melania Trump: Russia And Ukraine Agree To Single-City Ceasefire. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Trump: 'I Think I Have the Right to Run Again' for President; Future of Voting Rights Act after Supreme Court Gutting; Bob Costas Weighs in on Trans Athletes; Brazil to Choose Next President in Runoff. Aired 12-1a ET
• U.S. Justice Department Appeals California Voter Case; U.S. Economy Is Top Concern For Midterm Voters; Milwaukee Brewers Face Off against Tampa Bay Rays; Interview with Bob Costas; Trump Accelerates Plans to Build Triumphal Arch; Authorities Ban Some Protests in Major Cities in France. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump: I'll Get Starshield For Ukraine "Straightened Out"; Melania Trump Says She Secured Localized Ceasefire In Russian-Occupied City Of Oleshky In Southern Ukraine; Moscow's Largest Airport Evacuated After Drone Threat; Deadly Shootings In West Bank And Jordan; 11 Days To Go: 20+ Million Americans Have Already Voted. Aired 3-4p ET