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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Rallies GOP Voters In Red-State Mississippi Eight Days To Midterms; Trump Says He Doesn't "Give A Damn" About Gas Prices As U.S. Makes "Fortune"; Justice Department Charges James Comey For A Third Time; Polls Shows Tight Race In Iowa Eight Days Before Election; Elon Musk Is Now A Mega-Donor Unlike Anyone This Country Has Ever Seen; Democrats Demand Investigation Into Musk's Role In Starlink Slowdown; Rearview Politics Redux. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with University of Oxford Brazilian Studies Programme Coordinator Felipe Krause; Interview with Student and Investigative Journalist Bozidar Milovac; Interview with "The Fight Back" Author Maria Ressa; Interview with The Christian Science Monitor Staff Writer Sophie Hills; Interview with The Christian Science Monitor A.I. Bureau Chief Aaron Glantz. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Offers $1 Million For Tips That Lead To Voter Fraud Convictions; Trump & Obama Hold Campaign Rallies In Critical Michigan Senate Race; Trump Brags About Oil Profits Amid High Gas Prices For Americans. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Countdown To Midterm Elections; ACLU, Others File Motion To Stop Alaska Lawsuit; Top GOP Super PAC Moves Money To Mississippi; Five States In Five Days Before The Midterms Next Week; Justice Department Charges Former FBI Director James Comey For Third Time; GOP Escalates Anti-Muslim Campaign Against Abdul El-Sayed. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Offers $1 Million For Voter Fraud Tips As Midterms Loom; Judges Skeptical Of DOJ's Push To Intervene In California Ballot Process; Trump's Messaging In Final Stretch Of Midterms Raises GOP Concerns; Aaron Sorkin's High-Stakes Military Thriller Returns To Broadway; Machado Returns To Venezuela After 10-Month Exile. Aired 6- 7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Campaigns Enter Final Stretch One Week Before Midterms; Trump Says, Jihadist El-Sayed Will Take Christmas Away If Elected; El-Sayed Camp Distances From Ad Highlighting U.S. Aid To Israel; European Protests May Come To America Soon; Donald Trump Posted A Very Long Rant To Bill Maher On Social Media. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Defends Economy, Ramps Up Anti-Muslim Rhetoric in Final Week; Officials Say, 410,000 People Protest Across France, 1,000 Detained; Gas Now More Expensive in Trump's Second Trump Than Under Biden. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• DOJ Sues To Block Alaska U.S. Senate Results If GOP Incumbent Loses; Brazilian President Lula Elected To Fourth Term, Defeats Bolsonaro; Musk Accuses Ukraine Military Of Violating Starlink Terms. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Ramps Up Rhetoric, Downplays High Gas Prices in Final Stretch; Obama: Time to Say Enough is Enough to Trump Administration; Judges Skeptical of DOJ Effort to Force California to Set Aside Mail Ballots; Israel Holds First Elections Since October 7 Hamas Attacks. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Polls on President Favorability; Pennsylvania House Races; Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI) is Interviewed about Musk Latest Starlink Comments; Exiled Opposition Leader Returns to Venezuela. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Makes Final Midterm Blitz; Trump and Obama Hit the Campaign Trail; Former Governor Scott Walker is Interviewed about Trump Touting Oil Profits; New York Congressional Candidate Cait Conley is Interviewed About Her Race. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• CNN's Battleground Road Trip Kicks Off; Trump Touts Oil Profits While Campaigning; Polls on Democrats and the Midterms; A.I. Giant Anthropic Files for IPO. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Touts High Gas Prices?; Trump Set to Resume Iran Attacks After Midterms?; Interview With Mississippi Democratic Party Executive Director Mikel Bolden; Trump to Campaign in Mississippi. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Democrats Fight Effort to Block Alaska Election If Republican Loses; Blanche Says DOJ Lawsuit Isn't an Attempt to Undermine Alaska Election; Israel Set to Hold Its Most Important Election in Years; U.S. Marine Indicted in Okinawa Murder Case; Students Defeat Serbia's Ruling Party in Record Turnout; Kim Jong-Un Crosses New Bridge Linking North Korea and China; President Trump Heading to Mississippi; Parents, Teachers Ready to Ditch Devices in the Classroom. Aired 1:30- 2p ET
• Trump Kicks Off Final Campaign Push in Mississippi Tonight; Mega-Donor Musk Raises Questions Influence; Anthropic Files for Highly Anticipated IPO; Brazil's Lula Nabs Re-Election Victory Over Trump Ally. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Musk has Spent a Record-Breaking $400 Million on GOP Midterm Campaigns; GOP-Backed Super PACs Far Outspending Dems Ahead of Midterms; Ohio Newspaper Changes Policy to Endorse Democrat Amy Acton for Governor; Judge: Maurene Comey was Illegally Fired from Justice Department. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Today: Trump Launches Final Campaign Blitz Across U.S.; Top GOP Super PAC Moves Money Into South Carolina Senate Race; Israel Set To Hold Its Most Important Election In Years. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Early Voting Underway in 48 States; White House Defends Trump's Bragging About Oil Profits; High Fuel Prices Squeezing U.S. Farmers Ahead of Midterms; Investors Growing Increasingly Nervous About AI. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Lula Secures Fourth Presidential Term, Beating Bolsonaro; Just Eight Days Until Midterm Elections; Obama & Trump Stump in Battleground Michigan; Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Returns from Exile; Netanyahu's Premiership at Stake Ahead of Tuesday's Vote; Steelers Play Saints in NFL Game Despite France Protests; Iconic Rock Band Journey on 50+ Years of Era-Defining Hits. Aired 12-1a ET
• Lula Secures Fourth Presidential Term, Beating Bolsonaro; Student-Led Movement Topples Serbia's Longtime Ruling Party; Trump Appears At Michigan Rally To Support GOP Senate Nominee; Netanyahu's Premiership at Steak Ahead of Tuesday's Vote; Sydney's New Airport Opens to Passengers. Aired 1-1:45a ET
• U.S. Candidates Make Final Pitches Ahead of the Midterm Elections; Lula da Silva Beats Flavio Bolsonaro; Student-Led Movement Topples Serbia's Longtime Ruling Party; Eisenkot Rallies Supporters in Tel Aviv; Trump Rallies Republican Voters As Democrats Target Texas; Hundreds Of Thousands Take Part In Weekend Protests In France; Steelers Play Saints In NFL Game Despite France Protests. Aired 2-3a ET
• Midterms Nearly a Week Away, Trump, Obama Pitch In to Lure Voters; Lula Wins Presidential Runoff, Bolsonaro's Son Disappointed by Results; Serbian Opposition Celebrates Victory After Longtime President Concedes Defeat. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Trump Appears At Michigan Rally To Support GOP Senate Nominee; Lula Secures Fourth Presidential Term, Beating Bolsonaro; Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Returns From Exile; Netanyahu's Premiership At Stake In Tomorrow's Vote. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Student-Led Movement Topples Serbia's Longtime Ruling Party; French Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Launches Pres. Bid. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump & Obama's Dueling Messages in Final Week Before Midterms; Primary Challenges Not Giving Full Support of Nominees in Some Races. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Justice Department Files Election Lawsuits; Musk Accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink Terms; Obama Heads to Battleground States. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Bolsonaro Rejects Results, Says Election Should Be "Annulled"; Lula Defies Regional Shift to Right with Turnaround Victory; Israel to Hold First National Vote Since October 7 Attack; Trump Continues Midterm Campaign Blitz Across Red States; Trump Ramps Up Campaigning with Eight Days to U.S. Midterms. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva Wins Historic Fourth Term, Beating Flavio Bolsonaro; Student-Led Movement Topples Longtime Ruling Party In Serbia; Israel To Hold First National Vote Since October 7th Hamas Attack; High- Stakes Midterms With Global Implications; Hundreds Of Thousands Take Part In Weekend Protests In France. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Now: Trump Campaigns In Mississippi, A State He Won By 23 Points; Republicans Backing Dems; Controversial Left-Wing Commentator Appears With Rep. Ilhan Omar. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Today: Trump Rallies For Senator Hyde-Smith In Mississippi; Democrats Urge Court To Shut Down DOJ's Alaska Election Lawsuit; Can Dems Flip A Kentucky District Trump Won By 15 Points? Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Won Iowa 3 Times. Now GOP Faces Multiple Tight Races; Kamala Harris Talks 2028 As She Hits Midterm Battlegrounds; PA Gov. Josh Shapiro Hits Road For Re-Election Campaign; Gov. Shapiro Discusses His Evolution On Data Centers. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• A Shock Election Comeback In Brazil For President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva As He Secures A Historic Fourth Term; Long-Term Leader Aleksandar Vucic Concedes To A Student-Led Opposition Movement; Israel Braces For Pivotal Election; Young Voters Express Discontent With Trump and GOP; Obama Targets Trump's White House Renovations; Final Hours Before Israel's Most Important Election In Years; U.N. Report Says Russia Is Committing War Crimes In Ukraine. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Campaigns In Mississippi As GOP Fears Senate Seat At Risk; Trump Responds To Obama's Cheesecake Factory Jab; GOP On Alert In Florida Amid Tightening Governor's Race. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Lula Da Silva Wins Historic 4th Term, Beating Bolsonaro; Venezuelan Opposition Leader Comes Home after Being Exiled; Midterm Battle Enters Final Stretch with 8 Days to go; Israel to Hold First National Vote Since Oct 7th Hamas Attack; Kremlin: Military Action will Continue ahead of Peace Talks; Sydney's New Airport Opens to Passengers. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Israel To Hold First National Vote Since October 7 Hamas Attack; Lula DA Silva Wins Historic Fourth Term, Beating Bolsonaro; Midterm Battle Enters Final Stretch With Eight Days To Go; 400,000 Plus People Protest Across France, 1,000 Detained; A.I. Giant Anthropic Files For Historic IPO; Great Ideas For Your Halloween Costume; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Anthropic Files for Highly Anticipated IPO; Brazil Reelects Lula Da Silva to Historic Fourth Term; Serbian Leader Ousted in Landslide Election Defeat; Israel To Hold First National Vote Since October 7 Hamas Attack; Sources: United States Ready For Major Iran Strikes If Trump Chooses; Houthi Strikes Upending Travel, Saudi Economic Forums. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: President Trump and Former President Obama Hit the Campaign Trail Over the Weekend with Just 8 Days to Go; The Threat of Ammonia Leak Contained at a Burning Seafood Plant in Oregon; At Least a Dozen People Including Children Injured After a Shooting Near FAMU's Football Stadium. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Trump Unleashes Attacks On Michigan Candidate Abdul El-Sayed; Federal Judges Challenge DOJ's Role In California Vote Count; Thousands Of NFL Fans Turn Out In Paris Despite Fears Of Protest Disruptions. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• 29-Plus Million Ballots Cast With Eight Days Until Midterm Election; DOJ Faces Uphill Battle in Forcing California to Set Aside Mail Ballots; ProPublica Reports, Officials Won't Act as Bird Flu Plagues Utah Mink Farm. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Israel Set to Vote; Millions Cast Early Ballot in Midterm Elections. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), Is Interviewed About Dems Made Mistake Not Investing In Southern States; Gas Under Trump Now More Expensive Than Under Biden; Georgia Dem Candidates Bottoms, Ossoff Campaign In Atlanta. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Mass Shooting in Florida; Ohio Gov Candidates Address Fallout from Attack Ad; Trump Touts Oil Profits Amid High Gas Prices; Anthropic's Claude Accessed Publicly Available GA Voter Data. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Tries To Defend Senate Seat In Deep Red Mississippi; DOJ Charges Former FBI Director James Comey For Third Time; Graham: "Becoming Very Informed" On National Security After Debate Flub. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Lula Wins Brazil's Election in Surprise Victory; Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado Returns from Exile; U.S. Justice Department Charges James Comey for Third Time; Reuters: u.s. and Canada Working on Deal to Ease Tariffs; DOJ Demand to Set Aside 20,000 California Mail Ballots Blocked; Israel to Hold First National Vote Since October 7 Attack. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Lula Da Silva Wins Historic Fourth Term, Beating Bolsonaro; Serbian Leader Ousted In Landslide Election Defeat; Eight Days To Go: Trump Struggles To Stay On Message; Justice Department To Send 1,000 Election Monitors To All 50 States; Final Hours Before Israel's Most Important Election In Years. Aired 3-4p ET