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August 18, 2016
• Interview with Senator Dianne Feinstein of California; Image Of Bloodied Child Vivid Reminder Of Wars Horror; Head Of National Guard Tours Louisiana Food Damage. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Brazil Police: U.S. Swimmers Not Robbed. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 17, 2016
• Major Lawsuit Filed This Week by the Navajo Nation Against the Environmental Protection Agency; Eleven Killed in Louisiana Flooding; Officials: "Imminent Threat To Public Safety"; Intel: North Korea "Closer Than Ever" To Being Able To Hit U.S.; Rio Authorities Question Lochte's Robbery Story
• Interview With Presidential Candidate Evan McMullin; Should Clinton Foundation Shut Down?; Trump Reshuffles Campaign Team. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 16, 2016
• Russian Fighter Jets Permitted to Launch New Airstrikes from Within Iran. An Interview with Senator Chris Murphy. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Former Texas Governor Rick Perry; Louisiana Flooding; Trump in Milwaukee. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 15, 2016
• Analyzing Trump's ISIS Speech; White Working Class Voters Who Feel Abandoned. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger; Did Trump Campaign Chair Take Illicit Cash?; Historic Flooding in Louisiana; Donald Trump Delivers Address on Terrorism; VP Biden Makes Campaign Trail Debut with Clinton; Trump Gives Anti-ISIS Battle Plan. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


August 12, 2016
• Amusement Parks Exempt from Federal Safety Rules; U.S. Military Has Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders; Cyberattacks Against Infrastructure A Threat To U.S.; Obama Administration Shifts Millions To Fun Zika Research; Sweden Upsets Women's Soccer Team. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump's Poll Numbers Dropping; Trump Advocates Trying Americans in Military Tribunals; Clinton Releases 2015 Tax Returns. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


August 11, 2016
• 75 Republicans to RNC: Abandon Trump's Campaign; Aleppo Doctors Beg Obama for Help; Aleppo Doctors Beg Obama For Help; Democrats Openly Blame Russia For Recent Hacks; Macy's To Shut Down 100 Stores. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Calls President Obama Founder of ISIS; Interview With New York Congressman Peter King. Aired 16-16:15p ET


August 10, 2016
• New Cache of Clinton E-mails; Pentagon Estimates 5,000 ISIS Terrorists Have Been Killed; Philippines' President Insults U.S. Ambassador; Lilly King Spars With Russian Swimmer Over Doping. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• More Clinton E-Mails Released; Secret Service Talks to Donald Trump. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 09, 2016
• Does Trump Suggest Violence with Second Amendment Comments?; Regulating Amusement Parks; Four U.S. Troops Receive Silver Star For Their Valor; Hillary's America: 2016's Top Grossing Documentary. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With General Michael Hayden; Trump Suggests Second Amendment Solution for Clinton Supreme Court Judges; 50 Top GOP Security Officials: Trump is "Dangerous"; Trump: Maybe "2nd Amendment People" Can Stop Clinton. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 08, 2016
• Trump Makes Economic Speech; Turning Economy Issue into Votes; Young Boy Dies on Kansas Water Park Ride; Executed Iranian Scientist Claimed CIA Abducted Him; Report: Former CEO Roger Ailes Used Fox Budget To Pursue Enemies. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Donald Trump Delivers Speech on Economy; Interview With Dr. Ben Carson; FOX News Scandal; Trump: Fixing the Economy "Won't Be That Hard"; Growing List of Republicans Now Backing Clinton. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 05, 2016
• Clinton: "I May Have Short-Circuited" Answers on Emails; Poll: Trump Trailing Clinton By 11 Points In Pennsylvania; State Department: U.S. Plane Did Not Deliver Money; Stocks Close At Record Highs After Strong Jobs Report. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Admitting Mistakes?; Interview With Ohio Governor John Kasich. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 04, 2016
• Awaiting Presidential News Conference. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• ISIS Threat; Hillary's Bounce; Republican Civil War; New Assessment: ISIS Expanding Its Reach; American Stabbing Victim was Wife of College Professor. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 03, 2016
• Latest from the Campaign Trail; Former Giuliani Aide Backs Clinton; Panel Discusses Issues for Campaigns; Iran Receives $400 Million Same Day Americans Released; First U.S. Police Officer Charged With Supporting ISIS; Thirty Three U.S. Military Members Infected With Zika. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Under Fire; Clinton Campaigns in Battleground States; More Republicans Coming Out Against Trump, for Clinton. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 02, 2016
• Obama Blasts Trump as Unfit for Presidency; Interview with Rep. Charlie Dent; Both Candidates to Receive Classified Briefings Soon; Trump On Ryan Endorsement: "Not Quite There"; Thousands Mourn Priest Killed In Attack; Activists: Chlorine Gas Used In Syrian City; Drug- Resistant "Super Bacteria" Found In Rio's Waters. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Dirty Water at Olympics?; President Obama Calls Out Republican Leaders Over Trump Support; Obama on TPP: "I'm President and I'm For It". Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 01, 2016
• Looking at Controversy over Various Trump Statements; Trump's Temperament and Presidency; U.S. Airstrikes Pounding ISIS Targets in Libya; Health Officials Issue Travel Warning for Miami due to Zika. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Arizona Senator Jeff Flake; Zika in U.S.; Trump Under Fire; Fact Checker Gives Clinton "Four Pinocchios"; First Look at New Attack Ad from Pro-Clinton Super PAC. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 29, 2016
• Full Speed Ahead: Trump, Clinton Blitz Trail; Officials: Zika Cases Likely Spread to Mosquitoes in Florida; Debt Or Deficit: Which Is Improving?; Donald Trump's First Event Since Clinton Speech. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Kaine; Real Race Begins; Full Speed Ahead: Trump, Clinton Blitz Trail. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 28, 2016
• Interview with Martin O'Malley; Sanders Supporters Won't Rule Out Protesters Tonight; Clinton to Accept Historic Nomination Tonight. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With General John Allen; Hillary Clinton Night at Democratic National Convention; Final Day of DNC Under Way Ahead Of Clinton Speech. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 27, 2016
• Live Coverage of the Democratic Convention; Tim Kaine Nominated as Vice President. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Urging Russia to Hack U.S.?; Democratic National Convention Day Three; Trump's First Comments Since Controversial Russia Remarks; Vice Presidential Nomination Under Way. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 26, 2016
• Roll Call Of States For Nomination Momentarily; Nominating Speeches For Senator Bernie Sanders. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With California Senator Barbara Boxer; Democratic National Convention Day Two; Soon: Roll Call Vote to Nominate Hillary Clinton. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 25, 2016
• Day 1 of the Democratic Convention; Interview with Congressman Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Democrats Begin National Convention; Day 1 of the Democratic Convention. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 22, 2016
• Police: 8 Dead in Munich Shooting Spree; Clinton Holds Rally, VP Pick Expected Soon; Trump: I Don't Want Cruz Endorsement; President Obama Pushes Back On Trump's Pessimistic View. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Police: 8 Dead in Munich Shooting Spree. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 21, 2016
• Cruz Gets Booed Off the Stage at RNC; Roger Ailes Stepping Down As Head Of Fox News; Anti-Trump Protests On Final Day Of GOP Convention. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With New Jersey Senator Cory Booker; Interview With Dr. Ben Carson; Hillary V.P. Watch; Cruz Disruption; Trump Night at Republican National Convention. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 20, 2016
• Will Ted Cruz Endorse Donald Trump?; Gov. Chris Christie Slams Hillary Clinton; Sources: Clinton To Introduce VP Choice This Week; Prominent Republicans Missing At RNC. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton; Republican National Convention Day Three; Growing Protests Outside RNC Arena; Trump Staff Writer Takes Blame for Melania Speech. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 19, 2016
• Inside the RNC Day 2; Interview with Rep. Michael McCaul; Trump Camp Denies Melania Lifted Parts of Speech; Clinton Defends Email Use As Secretary of State. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Florida Senator Marco Rubio; Trump Campaign Accused of Plagiarizing Michelle Obama; CNN Republican National Convention. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 18, 2016
• Coverage and Analysis Of The Republican National Convention; Anti-Trump Forces Fighting To Change Convention Rules. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Republican Party Holds National Convention. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 15, 2016
• Source: Trump Had Second Thoughts About Pence Pick; Reports of an Attempted Coup in Turkey; Reuters: Military Says It's Staged Coup, Taken Control In Turkey. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With California Congressman Adam Schiff; French Terror Investigation; Turkish PM: Military Taking Illegal Action; American Father, Son Killed in Nice Truck Terror Attack; Source: Trump Had Second Thoughts About Pence Pick. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 14, 2016
• New Clinton Ad Shows Young Kids Watching Trump; Black GOP Senator Recounts Racial Profiling Experience; The 9/11 Families Call For Release Of Classified Report; Children Dying From Lack Of Medicine, Supplies; Congress On Vacation Without Passing Zika Funding Bill. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn; Scales of Justice Slanted?; Trump VP Watch; Clinton Hits Trail with Possible VP Pick Sen. Tim Kaine; Sources: Signs Point to Pence Being Trump's VP Pick. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 13, 2016
• President Obama Meets with Police and Community Activists; Baton Rouge Officers Foil Plot Targeting Cops; California AG Harris Discusses Racial Tension In U.S.; Theresa May Becomes Second British Female Prime Minister. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Lieutenant General Mike Flynn; Trump's V.P. Search; Nation Mourns Slain Police Officers; Clinton Issues Call for Unity, Calls Trump Divisive; Source: Trump Conflicted Over Pence, Christie. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 12, 2016
• Interview With Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton; Justice Ginsburg Criticizes Trump In New Interview; International Tribunal Rejects China's Claim To South China Sea. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton; Sanders Endorses Clinton; President Obama's Message of Hope; Clinton, Sanders Appear on Stage Together; AG Lynch Testifies About Decision Not to File Charges; Obama, Bush Pay Tribute to Slain Officers. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 11, 2016
• Sheriff: Two Bailiffs Killed, Gunman Dead At Michigan Courthouse; Interview With Vice President Joe Biden. Aired 4:30-5:13p ET
• Local TV: At Least 3 People Dead at Michigan Courthouse; Dallas Killer's Parents Speak for First Time. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 08, 2016
• Clinton Responds to Recent Fatal Shootings by Police; Five Officers Killed During Shooting Rampage In Dallas. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton; Clinton Responds to Recent Fatal Shootings by Police; Five Police Officers Killed in Dallas. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 07, 2016
• Interview with Congressman Keith Ellison of Minnesota; Minnesota Governor: Black Shooting Victim Would Be Alive If He Were White; Minnesota Governor: Shooting "Absolutely Appalling On All Levels"; FBI Director Defends Decision Not To Recommend Charges; Trump Tries To Tame Skeptical GOP Lawmakers. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison; Police Shooting; Minnesota Governor Asking Justice Department to Investigate Shooting. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 06, 2016
• Family Calls For Justice After Shooting on Camera; 8,400 Troops to Stay in Afghanistan Until 2017; Interview with Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook; Fox Ex-Host Suing Chairman Roger Ailes; Hunt Underway For Missing Former Gitmo Detainee. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Corker Removes Himself From Trump's VP List; Trump: Clinton "Lied" About Sending Classified Info; Clinton Trashes Trump In Atlantic City; Ryan: Clinton Should Not Get Classified Briefings; FBI Not Recommending Charges Against Clinton. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 05, 2016
• President Obama Campaigns with Clinton in Charlotte; FBI Found 110 Clinton E-mails Had Classified Info; Trump: Clinton Not Charged Because System Is Rigged; Trump Social Media Director Sent Star Tweet. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Clinton & Obama Campaign Together for the First Time. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


July 04, 2016
• Giant Spacecraft Juno Nears Jupiter; Disney Gator Attack: Child's Father Said 2 Alligators Involved; Patricia Arquette Makes Push For Equal Pay For Women; Arquette Fights The Gender Gap On The Hill; Arquette Calls For DNA Testing On Rape Kit Backlogs. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Terror Overseas; Trump's Trouble; FBI Questions Hillary Clinton; Trump Hammered Over Tweet with Six-Point Star; Clinton Meets with FBI for 3.5-Hour Interview. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 01, 2016
• ISIS Claims Dhaka Attack, At Least 2 Dead, 40 Hurt. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• ISIS Claims Responsibility for Dhaka Siege. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 30, 2016
• Bill Clinton, AG Lynch Conversation Raises Questions; New Tests Put Honda, Acura Models At High Risk; Rubio: "It's A Step In The Right Direction"; Two Democratic Minority Women Face Off In California. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With North Carolina Senator Richard Burr; Terror Investigation; Trump Feuding with Republicans?; Sec. Def.: ISIS Capital of Raqqa Next Focus; Trump Speaking on Trade Policies in NH. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 29, 2016
• CIA Director: Attack Bears "All The Hallmarks" Of ISIS; Rubio: I'm Not Surprised By Attack In Istanbul; Funding To Fight Zika Virus Stalls In Senate; U.S. Airport Security Heightened After Istanbul Attack. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Obama Meets With Canadian, Mexican Leaders. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


June 28, 2016
• Turkey: Ten Dead, Twenty Plus Injured In Airport Attack. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Turkey: 10 Dead, 20+ Injured in Airport Attack. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 27, 2016
• Can (Or Will) Trump Tone It Down And Maintain A More Measured Campaign Style?; Introducing Corey Lewandowski As A CNN Political Commentator; Iraqi Officials: Fallujah Freed Of ISIS Fighters; National PTSD Day Aims To Raise Awareness, Treatment; "How To Let Go Of The World" Tonight On HBO. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Supreme Court Overturns Texas Abortion Law; Brexit Fallout; Clinton, Warren Hit the Trail in Ohio; Trump Dials Back Rhetoric on Immigration. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 24, 2016
• Trump Celebrates Brexit Vote in Scotland; Trump Blames Obama for Brexit; Trump Blames Obama For Brexit; E.U., U.K. Split Puts World In Uncharted Waters; Examining Foreign Donors To Clinton Foundation. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Brexit Sends Economic Shockwaves Worldwide; Obama: "Special Relationship" with UK is "Enduring"; Jihadi Forums Praise UK Exit from EU. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 23, 2016
• Interview with Senator Marco Rubio of Florida; Trump Applauds Supreme Court Decision; Officer Who Drove Van Acquitted On All Charges; Kim Jong Un Celebrates Successful Test, Taunts U.S. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer; Interview With Florida Senator Marco Rubio; Immigration Verdict at Supreme Court; Not Guilty Verdict in Freddie Gray Case. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 22, 2016
• Hillary Clinton's Veepstakes; Third Party Candidate Opportunity?; Law Enforcement Response in Orlando Under Scrutinyl Kim Jong-Un Test Fires Two Ballistic Missiles; Golfer Rory McIlroy Drops Out Of Rio Olympics; E.U. Referendum: What Does It Mean For U.S.? Aired 4:30-5p ET
• House Stages Sit-In Over Gun Control; Trump Attacks Clinton; Democrats Hold Sit-In to Push for Gun Control. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 21, 2016
• New Details About Pulse Nightclub Shooting Emerge; Senate Fireworks Over Gun Control; Critics Blast Obama Strategy In Syria, Iraq; Fifty One Diplomats Call For Strikes Against Assad; Obama: ISIS Fight Running On "All Cylinders"; Six Fires Torch California, Forcing Evacuations. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger; Florida Mass Shooting Investigation; Trump's Cash Troubles; Trump Lags Clinton by Millions in Fundraising. Aired 4-4:30 ET


June 20, 2016
• Latest on 2016 Election; Trump Fires Lewandowski; Iraqi PM: Fallujah Liberated From ISIS; Thousands Of Refugees Forced To Flee Fallujah; New Details On Navy SEAL's Death In Iraq; "Star Trek's" Anton Yelchin Killed By Own Car; Experimental Zika Vaccine Will Be Tested On Humans. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Senate to Vote on Gun Control; Orlando Transcripts; Trump Fires Campaign Manager. Aired 16-16:30p ET


June 17, 2016
• Sources: Friend Called Orlando Terrorist During Attack; British Lawmaker Stabbed, Shot, Left Bleeding On Ground; Both EgyptAir Black Boxes Now Found; Disney Adds New Gator, Snake Warning Sings to Lagoon; RNC Delegates Launch "Anybody But Trump" Drive. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Republican Revolt?; Florida Mass Shooting Investigation; Officials: Terrorist Made Premeditated Plans Before Attack. Aired 4- 4:15p ET


June 16, 2016
• Consoler-in-Chief: Obama Comforts Families in Orlando; Interview with Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin; Obama Addresses Orlando Terrorist Massacre. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With California Congressman Adam Schiff; Florida Mass Shooting Investigation; President Obama Visits Orlando; Killer's Violent Past: Missed Warning Signs?; CIA Director: ISIS Has "Large Cadre of Western Fighters". Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 15, 2016
• U.S. Intel Officials Defend Terror Investigations; Did FBI Miss Red Flags In Previous Terror Investigations? Aired 4:45-5p ET
• Toddler's Body Recovered After Alligator Attack; Egypt: Flight 804 Wreckage Located; Sheriff: Toddler's Body Found After Gator Attack. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 14, 2016
• Hackers Target Democrats' File On Trump; Clinton, Sanders To Meet Later Today; Survivors Of Mass Shooting Speak Out. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Obama Attacks Trump; Sources Say FBI Has Kicked Off Investigation Into What Shooter's Wife Knew. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 13, 2016
• FBI Investigated Shooter Previously; Three Hours of Terror; Candidates Debate Leadership After Orlando Massacre; Trump On Terror; Chilling Final Text Messages From Son Trapped In Club. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Florida Mass Shooting Investigation; Interview with Senator Dianne Feinstein of California; Orlando Mass Shooting: What Happened Inside the Club?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 10, 2016
• The Greatest: Remembering Muhammad Ali. Aired 4:30-5p ET


June 09, 2016
• Interview with Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan; Official: Freed Gitmo Detainees Have Killed Americans; Rapist Serving Six Months In Jail Under Protective Custody; WWII Vets Honored 72 Years After War. Aired 4:30-5p ET


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