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June 09, 2016
• Republican Rift; President Obama Endorses Hillary Clinton; GOP Establishment, Again, Wary of Trump's Trajectory; Interview with Ben Carson. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 08, 2016
• Clinton Becomes Presumptive Democratic Nominee; Mixed Messages from GOP on Trump Support; Trump To GOP On Judge Attacks: "Get Over It"; McCain In Danger Of Losing Reelection; Democrats' Approval Rating For Obama Nearly 90 percent. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Deadly Terror Attack in Israel. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 07, 2016
• Donald Trump Tries to Quell Firestorm Over Judge Remarks; Rand Paul on Supporting Trump; Christie: Donald Trump Is "Not A Racist"; Clinton Hours Away From Declaring Historic Victory. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With California Congressman Xavier Becerra; Donald Trump Under Fire; Clinton Hours Away from Declaring Historic Victory. Aired 3-3:30 ET


June 06, 2016
• New Clinton Ad Punches Back Against Previous Trump Gaffes and Mocking; Iraqi Forces Secure Southern Edge of Fallujah; Syria Army Attempting To Retake ISIS Stronghold; NPR Journalist, Interpreter Killed On Assignment; Outrage Over Lenient Sentence In Rape Case. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Republican Party Disharmony?; Hillary Poised to Become Presumptive Nominee; Sources: Obama to Ready to Endorse Clinton; State Department Holding Clinton Emails Until After Election. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 03, 2016
• Interview with Donald Trump; Clinton Campaign Blitz In California Ahead Of Primary; Trump Campaign In California Ahead Of Primary; Severe Storms And Flooding Kill Five Soldiers In Texas. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Presidential Candidate Donald Trump; Interview With Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 02, 2016
• Interview with Senator Mitch McConnell; State Department Intentionally Edited Video of Press Briefing; Police: Gunman Had "Kill List" Linked To Second Killing; Medical Examiner: Prince Died Of Accidental Overdose; Louvre Museum Shut Down To Evacuate Artworks; Feds At Odds Over Charges In Eric Garner Case. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With California Senator Dianne Feinstein; Hillary Takes on Trump Over Foreign Policy; House Speaker Paul Ryan Endorses Donald Trump. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 01, 2016
• Democratic Nomination Contest Discussed; State Department Warns about Potential Terror Attacks in Europe; Zika Virus Issue Examined; Athletes Concerned About Zika May Skip Rio Olympics; Frantic Calls To 911 After Gorilla Grabbed Boy. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• UCLA Shooting; Hillary on Trump University; Zoo Investigation; Die-Hard Sanders Supporters: Bernie or Bust. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 31, 2016
• Clinton Adds Stops In California Ahead Of Primary; California Governor Jerry Brown Endorses Clinton; Hillary Clinton Calls In Live To CNN. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview with Congressman Sean Duffy of Wisconsin; Clinton Scraps Events, Tries to Avoid California Nightmare; Donald Trump Attacks Media. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 30, 2016
• Flooding in Texas; Tropical Storm Bonnie Targets East Coast; President Obama Pays Tribute at Arlington National Cemetery; Outrage After Gorilla Killed To Save Child At Zoo; Colorado Governor On Clinton's VP Shortlist?. Aired 4:30-5pET
• Fighting ISIS; Gorilla Killed; New GOP Hope?; Iraqi Military Advancing on Key ISIS-Held City; Interview with Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 27, 2016
• Obama Visits Hiroshima, Calls for Nuclear-Free World; Holiday Weekend Travel; Baylor Removes Ken Starr As President Amid Sexual Assault Scandal. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Fighting ISIS; Redrawing the Map?; Caught on Camera: U.S. Special Forces Near ISIS Capital; Tornadoes, Floods Snarl Texas, Plain States. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 26, 2016
• New Signals Narrow Search Area to 3.1 Mile Radius; Superbug Resistant to All Antibiotics Now in U.S.; Trump Profits From Cheap Overseas Labor; Dee Snider On the 80's, Music, Politics And Spandex. Aired 4:30-4:59p ET
• EgyptAir Investigation; Trump Clinches Republican Nomination; Clinton: Emails "Not An Issue" That Will Affect Campaign. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


May 25, 2016
• Trump and Elizabeth Warren Trade Shots; US Infrastructure Examined; Trump's Tough Talk: Is It Part Of Strategy?; How Trump Uses Persuasion Skills On Campaign Trail; GOP Politician With Transgender Son: "Talk To Your Child". Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Congressman Jason Chaffetz; America's Crumbling Infrastructure; Trump vs. Warren; Clinton Slams Trump's Housing Crisis Moments. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 24, 2016
• US-Vietnam Relations Examined; Latest on EgyptAir Search; Bill Cosby To Stand Trial For Criminal Sex Assault; V.A. Secretary Expresses Regret Over "Disney" Comment; Junger: Tribal Sentiment "Rare, Precious" In Modern Society. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump's Old Attacks; Cosby to Stand Trial; Virginia Governor Under Investigation; Sanders: Dem Convention Will Be "Messy". Aired 4- 4:30p ET


May 23, 2016
• Trump and Clinton Rank High in Unpopularity; Operation To Free Falluja Begins, Thousands Trapped; White House: Drone Strike Kills Top Taliban Leader; Four People Die In Four Days On Mount Everest; Submarine Deployed To Search For Black Boxes. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Democratic Party Unity?; V.P. Buzz; Sanders Goes to War with Democratic Establishment. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 20, 2016
• Officials: Luggage, Remains, Plane Seats Found; NRA Endorses Trump, Slams Clinton; Trump: Clinton Should Unveil Supreme Court Picks; Report: Trump To Meet With Senator Corker; Report: Growing Number Of Students Divided. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• EgyptAir Crash Investigation; Suspect Shot Near White House. Aired 16-16:30p ET


May 19, 2016
• Interview with Congressman Adam Schiff; Greek Official: Plane Wreckage Not Found; Clinton: Trump Not Qualified To Be President. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• EgyptAir Crash Examined; U.S. Officials: Early Theory Bomb Took Down Plane; Greek Official: Plane Wreckage Not Found. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 18, 2016
• A Look at Democratic Conventions Past; Discussion of Election Contests; Iraq and the Fight Against ISIS; CNN Traveling With Top U.S. Commander To Middle East; Some 9/11 Families Want To Sue Saudi Arabia. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger; Hillary, Bernie Split Primaries; Trump Unveils Potential Supreme Court Nominees; Sanders to DNC: "Let the People In". Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 17, 2016
• White House and Senate Differ on 9/11 Bill to Sue Saudi Arabia; Jeb Bush Slamming Donald Trump; Interview with Rep. Xavier Becerra; Women Slam Trump's Comments In New Pro-Clinton Ad; CDC Director Warns Of "Unprecedented" Zika Threat. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump's Women Problem; Oregon and Kentucky Vote; Dems Warn Sanders Supporters Could Upend Convention. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 16, 2016
• CNN Investigation Into National Vietnam Veterans Foundation; Supreme Court Decides Not To Decide On Latest Challege To Obamacare; Cranston Plays LBJ In New HBO Film "All The Way". Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Tennessee Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn; Interview With Bryan Cranston; Trump's Bad Behavior Towards Women?; Super PAC to Launch Anti-Trump Ads in Swing States; ISIS Terror: Suicide Bombers Storm Iraqi Gas Plan, Kill 10. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 13, 2016
• TSA Launches 10-Point Plan to Cut Down Wait Times; White House Issues Guidance on Transgender Bathrooms; Pentagon: ISIS Repositioning Fighters In Raqqa; Puerto Rico Confirms First Birth Defect From Zika; Belgian Men Sent To Fight With ISIS. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• TSA Lines; Bathroom Order; Trump's Fake Identity?; Report: Clinton Charity Funneled $2 Million to Allies. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 12, 2016
• Interview with Congressman Seth Moulton; Expert: Rio "Inside the Heart" of Zika Outbreak; Zimmerman Tries To Auction Gun Used To Kill Teen; Baseball Cards, Foreign Intel: How The U.S. Uses Drones To Kill. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Saudi Ties to 9/11?; Donald Trump Meets With Paul Ryan; Sanders Aide: Picking Clinton a "Roll of the Dice". Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 11, 2016
• Clinton Campaigns in New Jersey; Justice Department Battle with North Carolina Law Examined; Injured Vets Denied Needed Fertility Treatments; Warrant: Doctor Prescribed Medications For Musician. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory; Trump Refuses to Release Tax Returns; Clinton Hits Trump on Tax Return Refusal; Clinton's Political War on Two Fronts. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 10, 2016
• Political Panel Discusses State of the Presidential Race; Poll: Clinton, Trump Neck And Neck In Three Swing States; Rubio: Not Interested In Being Trump's VP. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Florida Senator Marco Rubio; Cruz Holds 1st Press Conference Since Leaving Race. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 09, 2016
• Kim Jong-Un Pledges To Expand Nuclear Program; Kim Jong-Un Named "Chairman Of Workers' Party"; North Korean Officials Pledge To "Annihilate The U.S."; North Korea Expels "Disrespectful" BBC Journalists; Trump Claims Bill Clinton Is "Worst Abuser Of Women"; Clinton And Trump Battle For Female Voters; Family Claims Negligence Against Terminix And Subcontractor; Former Facebook Employees: We Routinely Suppress Conservative News. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump's Debt Plan; North Carolina Showdown; Trump: U.S. Can't Default Because It Prints Money. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 06, 2016
• Clinton Vows to Continue Pres. Obama's Legacy; Jeb Bush: "I Will Not Vote for Donald Trump."; Wildfires Continue To Grow With State Of Emergency In Effect; Concern North Korea May Test Another Weapon; Obama Touts 74th Straight Month Of Job Growth. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Six Shot, Three Killed in DC-Area Shootings; GOP Wrestles With Whether to Back Trump; Interview with Congressman Peter King of New York. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 05, 2016
• Donald Trump's VP Pick; Hillary Clinton Rolls Anti-Trump Ad; Officials: FBI Interviews Clinton Aide Huma Abedin; Hero Recounts Bloodiest Battle In Afghanistan. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• GOP Divided over Trump; Interview with Rep. Paul Ryan. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


May 04, 2016
• Mapping Out A Potential Path To 270; CNN Poll Finds Clinton Would Beat Trump In November; DOJ Says North Carolina's LGBT Bathroom Law Illegal; President Obama Drinks Filtered Flint Water; Moore To Obama: "Your Visit Is Too Little Too Late"; Friends And Family Remember Devoted Service Member; Lawyer: Doctor Sent Son On Life- Saving Mission. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Prince Death Investigation; Interview With Michael Moore; Trump Now Presumptive Republican Presidential Nominee; Sanders Wins Indiana, But Does It Help? Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 03, 2016
• Indiana Voting In Primary Today; Official: Navy SEAL Killed By 100 ISIS Fighters; First Exit Poll Results Minutes Away. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Final Hours of Voting in Crucial Indiana Primary; Cruz Goes Off on Trump. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 02, 2016
• State of the 2016 Race; Airstrike Hits Syrian Hospital; Scientists: Biology To Blame For Gain After Extreme Diet; Campaign Tunes Don't Always Hit Right Note. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Syria Conflict; Indiana Battle; Can't Stop the Gain; Indiana Loss Could Be Devastating for Cruz. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 29, 2016
• Tense Protests Outside Trump Speech in California; Interview with U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama; Zika Fight Worth Emergency Funding?; Host Larry Wilmore Talks Race, And Dissing The President. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview with Hillary Clinton; Violent Protests Outside Trump Speech in California. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 28, 2016
• S. Korea: North Korean Missile Tests Failed; U.S. Military Members to be Disciplined for Attack; Russian Aggression, Risky Flyovers Raise Fears; Source: Pain Medication Found On Prince After Death; Senator Rubio Warns It's Time To Freak Out About Zika Virus. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• North Korea's New Missiles; Prince's Final Hours; Boehner Slams Cruz; Sanders Slashes Hundreds of Campaign Jobs; Can Trump Get to 1,237 Before July?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 27, 2016
• Ted Cruz Announces Carly Fiorina As His Vice Presidential Pick; Fiorina Speaks to the Crowd. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Delivers Foreign Policy Speech; Cruz Announces Carly Fiorina As Running Mate. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 26, 2016
• Five Pivotal Primaries Today Could Be Key To Final Election Outcomes; Trump Tweets That Sanders Should Run As An Independent; Interview With Sen. Bob Casey. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Corey Lewandowski; Voting Underway in Five Key States. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 25, 2016
• Dennis Hastert Case Examined; More US Troops Headed to Syria to Fight ISIS; Further North Korean Provocation; Pakistani Man: "I'm On The U.S. "Kill List"; New Audio Released From Prince Plane Scare; Proposal To Make Purple Minnesota State Color; Tom Brady's Suspension Back On. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• North Korea Fears; Murder Mystery; Stopping Trump; Clinton Looks to General Election, Ignores Sanders in Speeches; Eight Family Members Killed "Execution Style". Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 22, 2016
• Autopsy Complete in Death of Music Icon Prince; Entertainers Recall Working With Prince; Tributes Pour In For Prince; Ditch Pennies And Nickels To Fix The Debt; Obama: EU Membership "Strengthens" Britain. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• News Conference on Prince's Death. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 21, 2016
• Music Legend Prince Dead at 57; Trump Says He's Becoming More Disciplined; Trump, Cruz Spar Over Transgender Bathrooms. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Music Legend Prince Dead at 57. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 20, 2016
• Criminal Charges Brought in Flint Water Crisis; Obama Visits Saudi Arabia; U.S. Designed Bombs Allegedly Used To Kill Yemeni Civilians; Harriet Tubman To Replace Jackson On The $20. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Kentucky Senator Rand Paul; Money Changes; Charges Filed in Flint Water Crisis; Trump, Clinton Advance Toward Nominations; N.Y. Win Pushes Clinton Closer Towards Nomination; Interview with Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 19, 2016
• Explosion Rocks Afghan Capital; New York Primary Matters For First Time In Decades; Billions Of Cicadas To Emerge In Northeastern U.S. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Voters Go to the Polls in New York. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 18, 2016
• Court Could Split 4-4 On Immigration Case; Russian Jet Flies Close To U.S. Recon Plane; Russia Dismisses U.S. Concerns Over Recent Fly-Bys; Saudis Warn Of Economic Payback For 9/11 Bill; Saudies Didn't Actively Prevent Terror Funding, According To Obama Aide; Both Clinton And Sanders Back Bill Letting 9/11 Victims Sue Saudis; Clinton And Trump Leading In New York, According To Polls; Magnitude 7.8 Tremor Kills 350 Plus In Ecuador; Iraq Town Struggling After Hit In ISIS Chemical Attack. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• 9/11 Secrets; Ecuador Earthquake; Battle for New York; Trump: "I Hope" Convention "Doesn't Involve Violence"; Protesters Stage Demonstrations Outside Court. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 15, 2016
• Former "Apprentice" Stars to Trump: You're Fired; Navy Commander: Alarming Russian Submarine Buildup; North Korean Missile Launch Fails on Founder's Birthday; Can Puerto Rico Be Saved?; Czech Republic Wants Shorter, Snappier Name; Study: Heartburn Meds Linked To Kidney Disease. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Hillary vs Bernie; Trump at War With Republican Party. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


April 14, 2016
• Interview with Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York; Trump To Speak Near Site Of Hate Crime Killing; Preview Of Tonight's Democratic Showdown. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; Interview With New York Governor Andrew Cuomo; Hillary vs. Bernie; Trump Takes on RNC; Brooklyn Brawl: Clinton, Sanders Debate on CNN 9PM ET; Cruz: Trump Staffers Act Like "Union Boss Thugs". Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 13, 2016
• The New York Primary; FBI Paid Private Hackers to Access Locked San Bernardino Phone; Pentagon: American Airstrikes Have Killed Over 26,000 ISIS Terrorists Since 2014; Puerto Rico: A Hot Zone For Zika; Sex, Politics And Drama: HBO Relives Thomas Hearings. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Battle Against ISIS; Interview With Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley; Trump vs RNC; Trump: RNC Doesn't Want Me to Get the Nomination. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 12, 2016
• Official: Zika "Scarier Than We Initially Thought"; UNICEF: Boko Haram Using Children as Suicide Bombers. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• North Korea Nuclear Fears; Republican Battle; Paul Ryan Rules Himself Out of Presidential Race; Clinton Team: Sanders Trying "to Rig the System"; Delegates for Sale? Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 11, 2016
• The Shooting Death of Former NFL Star Will Smith; CIA Director Says Agency will Not Use Torture; Former Abu Ghraib Interrogator Condemns Torture; Bryan Adams Cancels Mississippi Concert Over New Law; Gloria Vanderbilt, Anderson Cooper Release New Memoir. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Ex-NFL Star Murdered; Democratic Battle Heating Up; Delegate Fight; Trump Slams GOP System After Cruz Sweeps Colorado; ISIS Terror: Cell Planned to Attack Soccer Championships. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 08, 2016
• Interview with Senator Mike Lee of Utah; Pope Wants More Acceptance for Gay Divorced Catholics; How Do Candidates Plan To Fix $19 Trillion Debt?; A First Lady Unaccustomed To Playing Second. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Bernie and the Pope; Terror Arrests; Clinton Goes Upstate, Sanders Campaign in Brooklyn; Trump Delegate Czar: "Everything's Going to Come Together". Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 07, 2016
• U.S. Intel Official: Europe Not Using Anti-Terror Tools; Families Share Horror Stories Of Losing Loved Ones; Bill Clinton Responds to Protesters; Tennessee Bill Would Allow Therapists to Deny LGBT Patients; New Video Released of Unknown Airport Attacker. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Clinton Campaign Chairman John Podesta; Tracking a Terrorist; New York Presidential Battle; Trump Camp Adjusts for Delegate Battle Ahead; GOP Girding for a Contested Convention; New Ad Hits Cruz for "New York Values" Slam. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 06, 2016
• CNN Goes Underground Through Maze Of ISIS Tunnels; South Korea: Kim Jong Un Has Nuclear Warhead. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Republicans Headed for Contested Convention?; Hillary's Math; GOP Moves Closer Contested Convention Possibility; Clinton to Sanders: "You Have to Have a Plan". Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 05, 2016
• The Battle For Delegates. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Voting Underway in Wisconsin Primaries. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 04, 2016
• Candidates Try To Appeal To Wisconsin Voters; Search Is On For Dozens Of ISIS Terror Suspects; .S. Justice Department To Review Claims Of Secret Accounts; Explosion Of Cyber Attacks Freezing Computer Networks. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Terror Fears; Battle for Wisconsin; Clinton, Sanders Get Testy Before Wisconsin Primary. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 01, 2016
• Adams: Abortion Backlash Could Be Trump's "Third Act"; CIA Leaves Explosive Material on School Bus; CIA Leaves Explosive Material On School Bus; CDC Holds Summit On Zika Threat In U.S. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Ben Carson; Battle for Wisconsin; Fighting ISIS. Aired 16-16:30p ET


March 31, 2016
• Obama Focuses on Security Loose Nukes; Trump Calls for Japan, South Korea to Obtain Nukes; Alabama Governor Admits Mistakes, Denies Sexual Relationship; Report: Melting Ice Sheet Could Drown Cities By 2100; "M*A*S*H" Finale In 1983 Was Most-Watched Ever. Aired 4:30-5p ET


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