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February 26, 2016

• Sen. Cruz Addresses Media After Crazy Campaign Day; Scalia's Sons Reflect on Father's Life and Legacy; Could Billionaire Candidate Balance The Budget?; Trump Vows To Fight Fraud Allegations. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Republican Race Heating Up; Sons of Scalia; Interview with Congressman Jason Chaffetz of Utah; Sen. Cruz Addresses Media After Crazy Campaign Day. Aired 4-4:30p ET

February 25, 2016

• Interview with Bobby Jindal; Former Mexican Pres.: "I'm Not Gonna Pay for that F***** Wall"; Interview with Congressman Chris Collins of New York; "Black Lives Matter" Activist Confronts Clinton; Romney: Trump's Tax Returns Could Have "Bombshell"; Report: RNC Resources To Be Used To "Discipline" Trump. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Republicans Set to Debate; Interview With Texas Governor Greg Abbott; New Poll: Rubio Trailing Trump in Florida; Interview with Bobby Jindal. Aired 4-4:30p ET

February 24, 2016

• Lingering Doubt Over Cease-Fire In Syria Between U.S. And Russia; Several Tornado Warnings Between Virginia To Carolinas; Possible Tornadoes Blamed For Two Deaths In Virginia; Can Donald Trump Be Stopped?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Republican National Committee Communications Director Sean Spicer; Uber Rampage; Trump Wins Again; Supreme Court Battle: Obama Pushes Back on GOP Plans to Block Vote. Aired 4-4:30p ET

February 23, 2016

• Senate Majority Leader Says senate Will Not Hold Confirmation Hearings For Any Nominee Submitted By President Obama; GOP Vows To Fight Plan To Shutter Guantanamo; Hayden Discusses Intel Failure Before Iraq Invasion. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Iowa Congressman Steve King; Closing Gitmo; Nevada Caucuses; Clinton & Sanders Battle in South Carolina. Aired 4- 4:30p ET

February 22, 2016

• Discussing the Campaign Trail; Uber Driver Shootings Examined; ISIS, Al Qaeda-Linked Group Not Included; U.S., Russia Agree To Plan For New Syria Ceasefire; Blair: Roots Of Terrorism Based In Religious Extremism; Protesters Plan Rallies To Support Apple. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Scott Adams; Turmoil in Cruz Campaign; The Teflon Don(ald): Why Nothing Sticks to Trump; Sanders Struggling to Break Through in the South. Aired 4-4:30p ET

February 20, 2016

• Hillary vs. Bernie in Nevada; South Carolina Republican Primary; Sanders: Clinton "Trying to Embrace" Obama to Win Votes; Interview with Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina. Aired 4- 4:30p ET

February 19, 2016

• Pentagon: U.S. Warplanes Strike ISIS Training Camp; Scalia's Body Lies In Repose At Supreme Court; Government Programs Live Past "Expiration Date"; Author Of "To Kill A Mockingbird" Dead At Age 89. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Hillary vs. Bernie in Nevada; South Carolina Republican Primary; Sanders: Clinton "Trying to Embrace" Obama to Win Votes; Interview with Congressman James Clyburn of South Carolina. Aired 4- 4:30p ET

February 18, 2016

• Interview with Senator Marco Rubio of Florida; Kim Jong Un Accused Ordering Attack Preps; Radioactive Material Stolen in Iraq. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Florida Senator Marco Rubio; North Korea Fears; Battle for South Carolina; Donald Trump vs. Pope Francis?; . Aired 4- 4:30p ET

February 17, 2016

• White House Looking for Votes for Scalia Successor; Interview with Sen. Diane Feinstein; Pope Francis To Celebrate Mass At U.S.- Mexico Border; A Man With Zika Could Potentially Infect His Partner. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Pope Francis Angry; Apple Fights FBI; Presidential Race Heating Up; Apple Blasted for Fighting Court Order. Aired 4-4:30p ET

February 16, 2016

• President Obama and the Battle Over Scalia's Successor; Obama Speaks to Press on ASEAN Partnership. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Supreme Fight; Republican Fight Heats Up; Democrats Vie for African-American Vote Ahead of S.C.; President Obama to Address Supreme Court Vacancy; Senate Committee Chair: Waiting on Name of Nominee. Aired 4-4:30p ET

February 15, 2016

• Scalia Death Raises Questions over Nominating a Successor; Interview with Bob Goodlatte. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Sanders vs. Clinton; Supreme Fight; Trump Attacks; Trump on Cruz: He Lies; Interview with Donald Trump. Aired 4:00-4:30p ET

February 12, 2016

• Officials Investigate Possible Lone Wolf Attack in Ohio; Flynn: Clinton Should Withdraw from Presidential Race; Brazil Works To Contain Zika Before Olympics; Clinton Campaign Responds to Email Allegations; President's Budget Running Up The Tab. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Zika Virus Fears; Machete Rampage; Cruz vs Trump; Cruz Takes Down Ad Featuring Soft-Core Actress; Actress from Cruz Ad Gives First TV Interview. Aired 4-4:30p ET

February 11, 2016

• U.S. Denies Russia's Accusation of Bombing Aleppo; Intel Officials Say ISIS Planning Attack In U.S. In 2016; Kim Jong-Un Executes High-Ranking Army Official. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver; Interview With Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz; North Korea Fears; Republican Battle; Sanders and Clinton Debate; Rubio Reprograms Stump Speech to Target Rivals. Aired 4:00-4:30p ET

February 10, 2016

• Syria War Latest; Military Officials Say ISIS Determined to Strike US Homeland; Christie Suspends Campaign; Source: Christie Dropping Out Of Presidential Race; What's In $200K Oscar Goody Bag? Aired 4:30-5p ET
• ISIS Fears; Trump, Sanders Win New Hampshire; Chaos as Candidates Head on to South Carolina; Trapped in Syria's Civil War. Aired 4-4:30p ET

February 09, 2016

• Voting Underway In New Hampshire, Many Still Undecided; What To Watch For In New Hampshire Tonight. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• New Hampshire Votes In Primary Today; GOP Governors Betting on Strong Showing in New Hampshire. Aired 4-4:30p ET

February 08, 2016

• North Korean Satellite "Tumbling" In Orbit; Nearly 400,000 Undeclared Voters In New Hampshire Primary. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• North Korea Fears; Bill Clinton Attacks; New Hampshire Primary Tomorrow; Christie: Rubio Got "Punched in the Face" at Debate; Candidates Crisscross New Hampshire in Final Push. Aired 4-4:30p ET

February 05, 2016

• Bush Family Comes Out for Jeb; Interview with Judd Gregg; CDC Issues New Guidelines For Pregnant Women; Tackling The Exploding Costs Of Student Loans; Goodell Talks About NFL Concussion Crisis. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• New Hampshire Battle; Trump Changes Tone; Bernie Meets Bernie; Interview with Democratic Senators Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan; White Supremacist Defends Support for Trump. Aired 4-4:30p ET

February 04, 2016

• George W. Bush Out with New Ad Supporting Jeb; Florida: 12 People in 5 Counties Contracted Zika Virus; Experimental Tests May Have Detected CTE In Living; Prosecutor: Suspect Helped Plan Murder, Dispose Body. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• The Left Stuff; Trump Changed?; Your Brain on Football; New Hampshire Voters Weigh in Tuesday; Secretaries' Email Probe. Aired 4- 4:30p ET

February 03, 2016

• A Look at a Base Being Built in Iraq; Interview with Rep. Martha McSally; Toomey Endorses Rubio For President; Congress Holds First Hearing On Flint, Grills Officials. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview with Jeb Bush; Trump Tantrum?; Hillary vs. Bernie. Aired 4-4:30p ET

February 02, 2016

• Interview with Ben Carson; Results of Iowa Caucuses Examined; Health Officials: U.S. Zika Case Sexually Transmitted; Official: VA Tech Student Stabbed Teen To Death. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Murder Motive; Clinton, Cruz Take Iowa; Trump: I Spent Very Little in Iowa; Interview with Reince Priebus; Carson Campaign: "Dirty Tricks" Hurt Us; Interview with Ben Carson. Aired 4:00-4:30p ET

February 01, 2016

• Iowa Caucuses Discussed; Interview With New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio; Is Trump Still An Outsider If He Wins Iowa?; Clinton Seeks Iowa Win Despite Ghosts Of 2008. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Iowa Caucuses; Interview with Sarah Palin; Interview with Congressman Steve King of Iowa. Aired 4-4:30p ET

January 29, 2016

• One of 3 California Jail Escapees in Custody; Interview with Tom Harkin; Sanders Paints Clinton As Flip-Flopper; Hunting And Talking 2016 With Donald Trump's Sons; Ex-Senate Majority Leaders On 2016 Race. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Califronia Fugitives Update; Clinton, Sanders Deadlocked in Iowa 3 Days Out; State Dept. Not Releasing 22 "Top Secret" Clinton Emails. Aired 4-4:30p ET

January 28, 2016

• Concerns Over North Korea; World Officials Alarmed Over Zika Virus; Jason Rezaian Returns to "Washington Post"; Minors Lured To U.S. Forced Into Slave Labor; Three Escapees Awaiting Trial For Violent Crimes. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Zika Virus Spreading; Republicans Prepare to Debate; Trump Holds Rival Debate Event; Democrats Tangle in Iowa as Race Remains Close; U.S. Official: North Korea Possibly Tested H-Bomb. Aired 4- 4:30p ET

January 27, 2016

• Moore: Arrest Michigan Governor Snyder; In New Film, Moore Steals Ideas From Other Countries; New Film On 2008 Financial Crisis With A-List Cast. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Kentucky Senator Rand Paul; Virus Spreading; Water Crisis; Trump Skipping Debate; Trump Voters: Anti-Obama, Anti- Immigrant; One Killed, Several Arrested by Police and FBI. Aired 4- 4:30p ET

January 26, 2016

• ISIS Plotting More Large-Scale Attacks From Training Camps Outside Syria, According To New Report; Lack Of Food, Supplies In War- Torn Syrian Town; Search Intensifies For Three Dangerous Fugitives. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Iowa Pitches; Jailbreak; Trump Surging; Conservative Group Launches "Attack" Ad Against Sanders; Cleveland Cops Fired After 137 Shots Fired in Chase. Aired 4-4:30p ET

January 25, 2016

• Aftermatch of Major Snow Strom; California Prison Escape; Officials: Fight Staged To Distract Guards, Escape; Paris Terrorists Featured In Propaganda Clip; McDonald's Sales Soar Thanks To All-Day Breakfast; Judge Denies Order To Stop Detroit Teacher "Sick-Outs". Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Historic Blizzard; Michael Bloomberg for President?; Democratic Presidential Forum; Democrats Locked in Tight Race in Iowa; 25+ People Killed in Winter Storm. Aired 4-4:30p ET

January 22, 2016

• Rough 30 Million Under Blizzard Warning; "National Review" Publishes Special Issue Against Trump; Sanders Tops Clinton on New Hampshire Poll; Obama Ad Guru On Latest Political Ads; Eighty Five Million People Affected By Dangerous Snow Storm. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Monster Storm Detailed; More than 85 Million People in Path of Monster Storm; Thousands of Flights Already Cancelled. Aired 4-4:30p ET

January 21, 2016

• Discussing Trump Campaign; A Look at Democrat Campaigns; Emails: Officials Aware Of Toxic Water In February 2015; Report: Putin "Probably Approved" Poison Death. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory; Blizzard Warnings; Presidential Poll Numbers; CNN/ORC Poll: Trump Has 11-Point Lead in Iowa. Aired 4-4:30p ET

January 20, 2016

• Flint Water Scandal Examined; Terror Attack in Pakistan; Robert Gates Talks About His Book; Palin: I'm "Ready To Stump For Trump"; Major Snowfall Could Reach All-Time High; Crews Brace For Heavy Snow To Blanket Roads. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Palin Stumps for Trump; Interview with Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky; Interview with Mayor Karen Weaver of Flint, Michigan. Aired 4-4:30p ET

January 19, 2016

• Palin to Endorse Trump; Latest on Prisoners Released from Iran; El Chapo Current Prison Situation Examined; New Film Tells Inside Story Of CIA Contractors; CIA Disputes Claim Of Stand-Down Order In New Film; Black Stars Plan Boycott Over Nominations. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Iowa Battle; Toxic Tap Water; Cruz vs. Trump; Clinton, Sanders Battle For Voters in Iowa; Class Action Lawsuits Being Filed Over Tainted Water. Aired 4-4:30p ET

January 18, 2016

• Iran Prisoner Swap Details; Robert Levinson Still Missing; Growing Calls For Michigan Governor Snyder To Resign; CDC Issues Travel Warning For Zika Virus; U.K. Debates Barring Trump From Her Majesty's Soil. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Toxic Water; The Other American; Trump vs. Cruz; Democrats Spar in Final Debate Before Iowa; Navy: Equipment Missing After U.S. Sailors Captured. Aired 4-4:30p ET

January 15, 2016

• Interview with Brian Fallon; Navy Commander Felt Pressured to Apologize on Camera; Official: Iran Nuke Pact To Come As Soon As Tomorrow; CNN Documentary About BASE Jumper, Carl Boenish. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Interview With Presidential Candidate Donald Trump; Interview with Governor Terry Branstad of Iowa; Sean Penn Breaks Silence on Visit with "El Chapo". Aired 4-4:30p ET

January 14, 2016

• Reince Priebus Interview; Poll: Hillary Clinton's Lead Slips In Iowa; Ted Cruz Picks Up "Duck Dynasty" Endorsement; Harry Potter, Die Hard Actor Dies At 69. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Iran Controversy; Terror in Indonesia; Republicans Set to Debate; Iranian Footage of Sailors Provoking Outrage; Interview with State Department Spokesman John Kirby; Trump, Cruz Set for Explosive Debate. Aired 4-4:30p ET

January 13, 2016

• New Details On Sean Penn Meeting With Drug Lord; Michigan City Gets Federal Aid For Lead-Poisoned Water. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Dow Plunges; Republican Party Division; Controversy Over Detained Sailors; Hillary Clinton Loses Her Lead in Iowa, N.H. Aired 4:00-4:30p ET

January 12, 2016

• U.S. Officials: Ten American Sailors Held By Iran; White House: Iran Says American Sailors Are Safe. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Hillary Clinton in Trouble?; Suicide Bombing in Turkey; President Obama Set to Deliver State of the Union Address; U.S. Official: 10 American Sailors Detained by Iran; Interview with Senator Cory Gardner of Colorado. Aired 4-4:30p ET

January 11, 2016

• Alleged Virginia Man Arrested for Espionage in North Korea; Joaquin Guzman Back in Prison; U.S. Airstrikes Destroys "Millions" in ISIS Cash; Refugees Suspected in Wave of Sexual Violence; Rock Legend Dies from Cancer at 69. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• David Bowie Dies; El Chapo Captured; Presidential Race Tightening; Interview with House Speaker Paul Ryan. Aired 4-4:30p ET

January 08, 2016

• Mexican Authorities Announce Recapture of El Chapo; More of Interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham; Terror Attack in Egyptian Hotel; Domestic Terrorism Discussed. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Drug Lord "El Chapo" Guzman Captured in Mexico; ISIS-Inspired Gunman Ambushes, Shoots Philly Cop. Aired 4-4:30p ET

January 07, 2016

• Rape Allegations Against Bill Clinton; McCain Questions Cruz Citizenship; Syrian Conflict Update; Preview of Obama Guns Townhall; Active Shooter Situation Training. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• North Korea Fears; Paris Terror; Stock Market Drops; World Pressures North Korea After H-Bomb Claim; Trump: Citizenship Issue a "Cloud" over Cruz's Head. Aired 4-4:30p ET

January 06, 2016

• Cruz Responds to Trump Jibes; A look at Political Art History. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump vs. Cruz; Interview With Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson; Nuclear Backlash; North Korea Claims to Have Tested Hydrogen Bomb; Trump Goes "Birther" on Ted Cruz. Aired 4-4:30p ET

January 05, 2016

• Executive Action on Gun Control Examined; Afghanistan Fighting Against Taliban Forces Detailed; Iran Versus Saudi Arabia; Oregon Standoff Continues; Preview of Tech at CES. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Presidential Politics; Consumer Electronics Show; New Gun Control Measures; Flood of Political Ads Hit TVs In Iowa, New Hampshire; Sanders Hits Wall Street "Greed, Fraud, Dishonesty" in Speech. Aired 4-4:30p ET

January 04, 2016

• Obama's New Executive Action; Saudi Arabia and Iranian Feud Heats Up; Bill Clinton Hits Campaign Trail In New Hampshire For Hillary; What Is Fair Game In Campaigns? Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Presidential Candidate Ben Carson; Candidates Flood Iowa; Stock Market Drops; Carson on Campaign Shakeup, Dip in Polling; Protesters Take Over Federal Building for 3 Days; Obama to Issue Executive Action This Week. Aired 4-4:30p ET

December 31, 2015

• Flood Concerns Along The Mississippi; Obama Prepares To Pull A Presidential Power Play On Gun Control; Internal Struggles In The Carson Campaign; Alleged Bill Cosby Victim Speaks Out On Charges. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Massive Fire at Luxury Hotel in Dubai; New York Man Linked to ISIS-Inspired NYE Plot; Flooding Pushes Rivers to Record Levels. Aired 4-4:30p ET

December 30, 2015

• Turkish Authorities Say New Years Bomb Attack Thwarted; Brussels Cancels Fireworks; Bill Cosby Charged in Sexual Assault Case; Latest on Campaign Trail; Establishment GOP Hopefuls Jockey For Position; All Chicago Officers To Be Armed With Tasers; Ethan Couch, Mom Fighting Deportation. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Historic Flooding; Bill Cosby Charged; Catastrophic Flooding Threatens Missouri Towns; New Year's Holiday Threats Prompt More Security. Aired 4-4:30p ET

December 29, 2015

• Terror Threats for New Years Examined; Ethan Couch Detained In Mexico With Mother; Boy Scouts Call 911, Leader Mauled. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Attacks Clinton; Record Flooding; Trump: I Will "Spend Big" in Early States; Evacuations Underway, Town Flooding "Imminent"; CNN Poll: Americans Divided Over Obama Legacy. Aired 4-4:30p ET

December 28, 2015

• Iraqi Forces Retake Ramadi, Danger Remains; Trump Targets Bill Clinton; Trump: Hillary Playing "Woman Card"; Mayor Emanuel Cutting Vacation Short Amid Turmoil; Peyton Manning Calls Doping Report "Garbage". Aired 4:30-5p ET
• No Charges in Tamir Rice Case. Aired 4-4:30p ET

December 24, 2015

• Russia to Share Intelligence with Taliban; Discussing US Airstrike in Syria and Iraq; Tracking Santa Claus; Year's Top Stories; New Star Wars Movie. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Card; Battle Against ISIS; Deadly Storms. Aired 4-4:30p ET

December 23, 2015

• Did NFL Pull The Plug On Funding CTE Study?; Brazil To Would-Be Parents: Don't Get Pregnant; Chipotle Stock Suffering Following E. coli Outbreak. Aired 4:30-5p ET

December 22, 2015

• Secret Service Troubles Examined; Latest on Lakeisha Holloway Case; Details of the Fighting in Ramadi; Interview with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard; Clinton: U.S. Where It Needs To Be In ISIS Fight; Muslims Shield Christians During Terror Attack; Officials: Man Passed Through Security, Onto Tarmac. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie; ISIS Conflict; Aviation Security; Trump Lashes Out; Trump Uses Vulgar Term to Bash Clinton; Visa Application Sheds Light on Terrorist Couple; Secret Service Agent's Gun, Badge, USB Stolen. Aired 4-4:30p ET

December 21, 2015

• Enrique Marquez Makes Court Appearance; Threatening E-Mail Closes New Hampshire Schools; Iran Reportedly Hacked into US Dam; Intel Experts Concerned About Cyberattacks On Grid; Gas Prices Below $2, Lowest Since 2009; "Star Wars" Blasts Box Office Records. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Presidential Candidate Ben Carson; Trump Demands Apology; Las Vegas Tragedy; Gas Prices Drop; Six U.S. Troops Killed in Suicide Bombing in Afghanistan; Interview with Ben Carson; Las Vegas Strip Crash: Deadly "Intentional" Crash. Aired 4-4:30p ET

December 18, 2015

• Sanders Campaign Threatens To Sue Democratic National Committee; How ISIS Uses Corruption To Fuel Its Cash Flow; FBI, U.S. Marshals Searching For "Affluenza" Teen. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Obama Speaks to Nervous Country About Terror Threat; Official: Hackers May Have Spied on U.S. Govt. Messages; Assignment Closes Schools, Angers Parents. Aired 4-4:30p ET

December 17, 2015

• Rubio, Cruz Spar Over Immigration Reform; Will Voters Elect A National Security Hawk?; Putin: Trump "Absolute Leader" Of 2016 Race; Research: Lifestyle Plays Bigger Role In Cancer. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• More Information on Terror Threats; San Bernardino Shooters Used Encrypted Messages; Paris Terrorists Used Encrypted Applications; No New Trial Date Set in Officer Porter Case. Aired 4-4:30p ET