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March 22, 2016

• Belgian Subway Blast About An Hour After Airport Attacks; Belgian Attacks Connected To Paris Terror Cell, According To U.S. Officials; At Least 30 Dead and 230 Wounded In Brussels Attacks; Cruz Calls On Police To "Secure Muslim Neighborhoods"; Clinton And Sanders Call For Increased Surveillance; Presidential Hopefuls Offer Solidarity After Brussels Attacks; U.S. Officials: Belgian Attacks Connected To Paris Terror Cell. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With California Congressman Adam Schiff; Terror in Belgium; U.S. Officials: Belgian Attacks Connected to Paris Terror Cell. Aired 4-4:30p ET

March 21, 2016

• President Obama Meets With Cuban Leader Castro; Key Suspect Salah Abdeslam Captured Alive Friday; Apple Shows Off New Smaller iPhone. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Former Arizona Governor Jan Brewer; Trump Meets With Republicans; Candidates Address Influential Pro-Israel Group; Sanders Only Candidate to Skip AIPAC; The Latest Twitter War: Trump Vs. Warren. Aired 4-4:30p ET

March 18, 2016

• Romney: I'm Voting for Ted Cruz; Obama Taking Trump Bid Seriously; Sanders: If I Drop Out, It Would Be "Outrageously Undemocratic"; Is Lindsey Graham First Of Wave To Back Trump?; The Wonder List Tours Cuba Prior To Obama Visit. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Anti-Trump Plot; Paris Massacre Suspect Captured in Belgium; Romney: I'm Voting for Ted Cruz. Aired 4-4:30p ET

March 17, 2016

• Obama's Nominee Makes Rounds on Capitol Hill; Interview with Senator Patrick Leahy; State Department: ISIS Atrocities Are Genocide; Lawmakers Grill Michigan Governor, EPA Administrator; SeaWorld Ending Controversial Orca Breeding. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Florida Governor Rick Scott; SeaWorld Change; Stopping Trump; White House Denies Report Obama Told Donors to Unify Behind Clinton; Conservatives Plot to Deny Trump the Nomination. Aired 4-4:30p ET

March 16, 2016

• Latest Election News; Russian Fighter Jets Bomb Civilian Targets In Syria; Hatch Last Week: Merrick Garland "A Fine Man". Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With New York Senator Charles Schumer; Interview With Senior Presidential Adviser Valerie Jarrett; President Obama Names Supreme Court Nominee; Trump: "Riots" Possible If I'm Not Nominated. Aired 4-4:30p ET

March 15, 2016

• Millions Casting Votes In Pivotal Primaries; GOP Slams Bill Clinton For Attacking Obama; First Exit Poll Results Coming In Soon; Final Hours Of Voting Underway In Key States; Higher Turnout Expected In Missouri Than In 2012; Final Hours Of Voting Underway In Key States. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Ohio Governor John Kasich; Trump: Getting Complaints I'm Not On Florida Ballot; Kasich, Trump Battle to Win Ohio's 66 Delegates. Aired 4-4:30p ET

March 14, 2016

• Sanders and Clinton On Super Tuesday Warpath; SNL Sketch Shows Clinton Morphing Into Sanders; Sanders Sharpens Tone Against Clinton; Sanders Slams Chicago Mayor Ahead Of Illinois Primary; Putin Orders Russian Troops Out Of Syria; Thirty Plus Killed And More Than 100 Wounded In Ankara Car Bombing; Trump, Kasich Battle To Win Key Ohio Primary. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Russia Pulling Out of Syria; Surviving Super Tuesday; Sanders, Clinton on Super Tuesday Warpath. Aired 4-4:30p ET

March 11, 2016

• Interview with Senator Mike Lee of Utah; In the Past, Trump and Carson Traded Barbs; New Article Dives Deep Into Obama's Policies; How Will Candidates Save Social Security? Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Remembering Nancy Reagan; Trump: "Perhaps There are Two Donald Trumps"; Security Concerns After Violence at Trump Rallies; Interview with Senator Mike Lee of Utah. Aired 4:00-4:30p ET

March 10, 2016

• Hours Away from CNN Republican Debate.; Stakes High In Miami For GOP Candidates Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Republicans Set to Debate; Obama: Being Blamed for GOP Rhetoric is "Novel". Aired 4-4:30p ET

March 09, 2016

• Key ISIS Operative Captured Providing Critical Intel; Idaho Pastor Shooting: Suspect Arrested Outside the White House; American Killed in Israel. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Attacking ISIS; Can Rubio Survive?; Democrats Square Off; Sanders Picks Up Major Win in Michigan; Trump After 3 Tuesday Wins: We Should Unify. Aired 4-4:30p ET

March 08, 2016

• New Poll Has Clinton Topping Sanders By Nine Points Nationally; Sanders Outspends Clinton In Key State Of Michigan; Final Hours Of Voting Underway In Michigan; Clinton Slams Sanders Over Auto Bailout; 130 Democratic and 59 Republican Delegates At Stake; Michigan, 130 Democrats, 59 GOP Delegates At Stake; American Tourist Killed In Stabbing Rampage In Israel; Voters Heading To The Polls In Four States. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Stopping Trump; Election Day; Trump Reject Comparisons to Hitler. Aired 4-4:30p ET

March 07, 2016

• Courting Women Voters In The Age Of Trump; Dems Stashing History Of Trump's Crass Comments; Actress In Yanked Cruz Ad Returns To Endorse Donald Trump; U.S. Strike Kills One Hundred Plus Terrorists In Somalia; Kim Jong Un Threatens Preemptive Strike On U.S.; Judge: Armstrong Under No "Obligation" To Repay USPS; Tennis Star Maria Sharapova Admits To Failed Drug Test. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Hillary vs. Bernie; Ted Cruz Surging; Sanders Get Testy, Cuts Off Clinton at CNN Debate; Courting Women Voters in the Age of Trump. Aired 4-4:30p ET

March 04, 2016

• Interview with Jane Sanders; Police: Knife Found on Ex-O.J. Simpson Estate; Whistleblower: EPA Had Known About Lead In Flint Water; The Government Waste Awards. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• New O.J. Simpson Evidence?; Stopping Trump; Romney Denies Interest in Running for President. Aired 4-4:30p ET

March 03, 2016

• Romney, Trump Spar Over Future of Republican Party; U.N. Imposes New Sanctions On Kim Jong-Un's Regime; CNN Series On Campaign Schemes And Tricks. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• North Korea Fears; Stopping Trump; Trump vs. Romney; Eight Bush Finance Chairs Back Cruz for President; Ex-Clinton Staffer Granted Immunity in Email Saga. Aired 4-4:30p ET

March 02, 2016

• Super Tuesday Results And Analysis; Delta Force Commandos Capture ISIS Operative; Possible Piece Of Doomed Plane Found. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Can Bernie Sanders Win?; Interview With Virginia Congressman Scott Rigell; Flight 370 Search; Trump Domination; Clinton Takes Aim at Trump After Super Tuesday Wins; Interview with Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. Aired 4-4:30p ET

March 01, 2016

• Final Hours of Voting Underway on Super Tuesday. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Race for 2016: GOP Leaders Slam Trump Over KKK Stumble; Super Tuesday Primaries. Aired 4-4:30p ET

February 29, 2016

• Clinton Leads Sanders in New CNN/ORC Poll; Syrians Skeptical Of Assad In Ceasefire; Suicide Attacks In Baghdad Kill Nearly 70 Sunday; U.S. To Target ISIS Operation In Cyberspace; Navy SEAL Recognized For 2012 Rescue Mission; Student Detained In North Korea Confesses To "Hostile Act". Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse; Preparing for Super Tuesday; GOP Implosion?; Some Republicans Rebel Against Supporting Donald Trump. Aired 4:00-4:30p ET

February 27, 2016

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