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March 20, 2017
• Supreme Court Nominee Hearings; Interview With California Congressman Adam Schiff; Comey Confirms FBI Investigating Trump-Russia Links. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 17, 2017
• Trump: Health Care Bill "Coming Together Beautifully"; Trump on Wiretapping: Talk to FOX; Trump Repeats Unproven Claim Obama Wiretapped Him; GOP Rep.: Give Wiretap Proof Or Apologize To Obama; Trump: Many Republicans Leaning "No" On Bill "Now Yes"; Authorities Seize Pill Presses To Stop Trafficking. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With California Congresswoman Jackie Speier; Trump Stands By Unsubstantiated Wiretapping Claims; Trump Meets With Merkel; Tillerson: U.S. Would Consider Military Action; Secret Service Source: Intruder on Grounds for 15 Minutes. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 16, 2017
• Ryan: Trump "Deeply Involved" & Constructive Force; Interview with Congressman Joseph Kennedy III of Massachusetts; Without Proof, WH Stands By Trump Wiretap Claim. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Stands By Trump Wiretapping Allegations; Without Proof, White House Stands By Trump Wiretap Claim; Fired Trump Adviser Paid Thousands by Russian TV. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 15, 2017
• Interview With Speaker of the House Paul Ryan; Interview With Mark Cuban. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders; No Evidence Trump Tower Was Wiretapped; Interview with Mark Cuban. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 14, 2017
• Interview With Boston Mayor Marty Walsh; Storm Slams Northeast; White House Defends Republican Health Care Bill. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger; Republican Health Care Bill; White House Under Fire Over Wiretapping Claims; U.S. Detects Russian Assets Close to Libya. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 13, 2017
• Health Care Battle; Winter Storm Targets East Coast; Interview With New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Republicans Brace for Health Care Estimate; White House Under Fire Over Wiretapping Claims; Trump Signs Order to Streamline Executive Branch; Interview with Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 10, 2017
• Trump Called Prior Jobs Report "Phony," A "Joke". Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Iowa Congressman Steve King; Catholic Church Changes?; Trump Administration Under Fire Over Flynn Controversy; Does Trump Believe Job Report Numbers?; White House Trump Unaware Flynn Worked As Foreign Agent; Trump Asked for Wiretap Evidence, Offers None; White House Praises Jobs Report, Called Past Numbers "Phony". Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 09, 2017
• Officials: Marines Arrive in Syria to Help Rebels; Interview with Congressman Eric Swalwell of California. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise; Congress Investigating Trump-Russia Ties; Republicans Push Health Care Plan; Interview with Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas; Commander Who Oversaw Yemen Raid Speaks. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 08, 2017
• CIA Leak Hunt; A Day Without a Woman; Terrorists Attack Hospital, More Than 30 People Killed; Drought, Famine, Diseases Threaten Somalia; Somalia Remains In Trump Admin's Revised Travel Ban. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• GOP Leaders Back Away From Trump Wiretap Claim; Interview With California Senator Dianne Feinstein; Republicans Divided Over Health Care; GOP Showdown Over Obamacare Repeal; Interview with Congressman Mark Meadows of North Carolina. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 07, 2017
• CIA's Hacking Capability; Obamacare Replacement Bill. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Will Republicans Investigate Wiretapping Allegations?; Obamacare Replacement Bill; Interview with Senator Al Franken of Minnesota. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 06, 2017
• Marine Corps Scandal; Trump Creates Firestorm Over Wiretapping Claims; Trump's "Winter White House" Raise Ethics Concerns; Group Of Dems Calls On Trump To Release Visitor Logs; V.A. Hospital Staff Allegedly Stole Veterans Drugs. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With California Congressman Adam Schiff; North Korea Nuclear Fears; New Travel Ban; Trump Creates Firestorm Over Wiretapping Claims; North Korean Threat: 4 Ballistic Missiles Launched into Japanese Waters. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 03, 2017
• EPA Braces for Deep Budget Cuts; How Are Trump Voters Feeling?; Man Arrested In Threats Against Jewish Centers; Fbi: Suspect Tried To Frame Ex-Lover For Threats; Fbi: Investigating Other Jewish Center Threats; Three Separate Cases Investigated As Arson; Season 2 Of CNN Original Series Airs Sunday 9 P.M. ET Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Evan McMullin; Bomb Threats; Trump-Russia Ties?; Yellen: March Interest Rate Hike Likely "Appropriate"; VP Pence Hits Road to Pitch Obamacare Repeal; Trump Spends 4th Weekend in Florida as President. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 02, 2017
• Sessions Recuses Himself from Russia Investigations. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Attorney General Jeff Sessions Holds Press Conference. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


March 01, 2017
• Hate Crime Investigation; Grading Trump's Performance; FBI Investigating Bar Shooting As Hate Crime; Kansas Shooting Victim Speaks To CNN; Kansas Suspect Accused Of Killing Indian Man; "Conan" Relocates To Mexico For A Special Episode. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro; Grading Trump's Performance; Approval for U.S. Raids Under Discussion; New Trump Tower in Canada Raises Ethics Question. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 28, 2017
• Interview With Kentucky Senator Rand Paul; President Trump Set to Address Country; FBI Investigating Bar Shooting As Hate Crime; White House: Kansas Bar Shooting "Racially Motivated"; Trump To Deliver First Address To Congress Tonight; Deported Mom's Children To Attend Trump Address; Undocumented Mother Deported To Mexico; Malaysia To Charge 2 In Kim Jong-nam Murder. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Will Congress Embrace Trump Agenda?; President Trump Set to Address Country; GOP Pushes Back on Trump Over Obamacare, Budget. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 27, 2017
• North Korea Purge; Jewish Community Centers Under Threat; President Bush Speaks Out. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Virginia Senator Mark Warner; North Korea Purge; President Trump's Budget?; Investigations Into Possible Trump-Russia Ties Continue; White House Weighs Sending Ground Troops to Syria. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 24, 2017
• Police: Suspects Swabbed Victim's Face With Nerve Agent; Five Top Russian Diplomats Have Died Since December; Tips Pour In As Police, FBI Hunt For Killer; NASA Weighs Risks Of Crew On Orion's First Flight; CNN & Others Blocked from White House Media Briefing; Police: VX Nerve Agent Used to Kill Kim Jong Nam. Aired 4:30-5 p.m. ET
• Trump Goes After FBI; North Korea Murder; Trump vs Media; White House Expected to Release New Travel Ban Next Week; Interview with Former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 23, 2017
• Crowds Voice Anger, Fear at Town Halls Nationwide; Ukrainian Politician Privately Met with Trump Associates; Iraqi Forces Close To Retaking Mosul Airport; Justice Department To Make Legal Case For Travel Ban; Ukrainian Politician Privately Met With Trump Associates; Bannon, V.P. Pence Send Mixed Messages On E.U.; Homes Prepare To Hide Undocumented Immigrants; Private Homes Protected By 4th Amendment. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Travel Ban Tensions; Steve Bannon Speaks; Justice Dept. to Make Legal Case for Travel Ban; Interview with Congressman Dan Donovan of New York. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 22, 2017
• North Korea Murder Mystery; Leadership Fight; 100 Protesters Voluntarily March Out Of Campsite; Pipeline Protesters Set Fire To Tents Before Deadline; Sources: Bomber Believed To Be Ex-Gitmo Detainee; Malaysian Police: Toxin Used To Kill Jong-nam; Police: Suspects Swabbed Kim's Face With Toxic Liquid; Police: Someone Tried To "Break Into" Morgue. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• North Korea Murder Mystery; Town Hall Fury; Mission to Mexico; Bannon, Pence Deliver Mixed Messages to E.U.; Interview with Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 21, 2017
• President Trump Discusses Rising Anti-Semitism; Immigration Crackdown; Ceasefire On Edge As Hostilities Surge; Russian-Backed Rebels Fighting Ukrainian Troops; President & Ivanka Visit African American Museum; Ivanka Calls For Tolerance After Jewish Center Threats; 3-Year-Old Giant Panda Leaves National Zoo For China. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With California Congressman Devin Nunes; Shaky Syrian Cease-Fire; Immigration Crackdown; President Trump on Race; Angry Voters Confront Lawmakers at Events; Rash of Incidents Against Jewish Community. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 20, 2017
• Terror in Sweden?; New Travel Ban Coming. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Congressman Adam Kinzinger; New Travel Ban Coming; Trump Names New National Security Adviser; Pence Expects Allies to "Keep Word" on Spending; Interview with Governor Terry McAuliffe of Virginia. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 17, 2017
• Trump to Hold Campaign-Style Rally in Florida; Harward Turns Down National Security Adviser Job; McConnell Talks Trump; Trump Deletes Tweet Calling Media "Enemy Of American People"; Both Parties Ramp Up Social Media Strategy; Dems Use Social Media To Protest Trump Picks; Dems, GOP Use Social Media To Engage Supporters. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With South Carolina Congressman Mark Sanford; Trump Rally; Moscow Mocks Trump Administration; Trump's EPA Pick Scott Pruitt Confirmed; Trump: Getting Along with Russia a "Positive Thing". Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 16, 2017
• House Republicans Hold Closed-Door Meeting; Rallies Across Nation to Protest Trump's Policy. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Illinois Senator Richard Durbin; Nationwide Protests; President Trump Lashes Out; Trump: My Admin Running Like "Fine-Tuned" Machine. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 15, 2017
• International Murder Mystery; Chaos in the White House; Trump Meets With Netanyahu. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump-Russia Connections?; Labor Secretary Nominee Out; Interview with Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 14, 2017
• California Flooding; Flynn Resignation; Interview With Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Mysterious Death; Russia Testing Trump?; Flynn Resignation; Interview with Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee; Interview with Senator Amy Klobuchar with Minnesota. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 13, 2017
• NSA Withholding Secrets From President Trump?; Damaged Dam; Trump Adviser Makes Unsubstantiated Claim of Voter Fraud. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Labor Secretary Nominee in Danger?; Out Like Flynn?; Did Trump Break National Security Protocol? Interview with Congressman Peter King of New York; Conway: Flynn has 'Full Confidence of the President". Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 10, 2017
• GOP Lawmakers Face Angry Crowds Back Home; Pres Trump Welcomes Japanese PM to WH. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson; Town Hall Rage; Did National Security Adviser Lie to Country?; Trump: New Security Action to Come Next Week; GOP Lawmakers Face Angry Crowds Back Home. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 09, 2017
• Deadly Storm Shuts Down Northeast Cities; Trump: All Options On the Table Against Iran. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Supreme Fight; Interview With New Jersey Senator Cory Booker; Kellyanne Conway Promotes Ivanka Brand; Putin Rival Convicted, Pres Bid Unlikely; Interview with Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey; McCain Battles White House Over Yemen Raid. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 08, 2017
• Interview With Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson; Labor Secretary Nominee Under Scrutiny. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Congressman Adam Kinzinger; Trump Attacks Nordstrom; Republican Leader Silences Senator Elizabeth Warren; Senate GOP Silences Warren in Sessions Debate; WH: Trump Has "Every Right" to Slam Nordstrom. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 07, 2017
• Lawsuit Cites First Lady's Earning Opportunities; Trump Falsely Accuses Media Of Not Reporting Terror; Trump Falsely Claims Murder Rate Is Highest In 47 Years; Soon: Oral Arguments In WH Travel Ban, Conflict in Ukraine; Republicans and Obamacare; Interview With Trump Senior Adviser Kellyanne Conway. Aired 4:30-5 p ET
• President Trump Makes False Claims on Murder Rate; Travel Ban Court Battle; Interview With Trump Senior Adviser Kellyanne Conway. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 06, 2017
• Trump Still Operating Businesses?; Trump Defending Putin; Travel Ban Likely Heading to Supreme Court. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy; Trump Defending Putin; Travel Ban Likely Heading to Supreme Court; WH Tries Reboot, But is President Trump on Board?; Trump Alleges Media Won't Report Terror Attacks. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 03, 2017
• Ukraine Sees Heaviest Fighting in a Year; Russian Activist in Coma for Second Time. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump's Poll Numbers Historically Low; Putin Critic in Coma; Cracks in Trump's Wall; Interview with Senator Mark Warner of Virginia; "Get Smart U.S.": Trump Responds to Paris Attack. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


February 02, 2017
• U.S. to Add More Sanctions Against Iran; Russian Cyber Officials Charged with Treason. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With California Senator Dianne Feinstein; Trump vs. Australia; Trump Asks People to Pray for 'The Apprentice'; Congress Rolling Back Regulations from Obama Era; GOP Changes Rules to Bypass Dem Cabinet Boycotts; U.S. to Add More Sanctions Against Iran. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 01, 2017
• U.S. National Security Adviser Warns Iran; Trump Adviser Defends Travel Ban; Trump Makes Trip To Honor Fallen Navy SEAL; Trump Gives Bannon Key National Security Role; Trump Rattles NATO With "Obsolete" Blast; Fighting Escalates Between Ukraine & Pro-Russia Rebels; NATO Calls For Ceasefire Over "Dire Situation"; No Public Appearances By First Lady Since Jan 21; WH: First Lady to Split Time Between D.C. And NYC; First Lady's East Wing Made Zero Official Hires. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse; Rex Tillerson Confirmed as Secretary of State; Lawmakers Clash Over President Trump's Cabinet Picks; Trump Attends Return to Navy SEAL's Remains. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 31, 2017
• Supreme Court Announcement; Democrats Boycott Cabinet Votes; Furor Continues Over President Trump's Travel Ban. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump a Threat to Europe?; Democrats Boycott Cabinet Votes; Furor Continues Over President Trump's Travel Ban; Dems Delay Vote on Sessions for Attorney General; Trump Announces Court Pick Tonight at 8 ET. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 30, 2017
• Trump's Travel Ban Sparks Outrage; Supreme Court Pick? President Trump's Travel Ban Causes Global Backlash; White House On Travel Ban: We're Getting Ahead Of Threats; Giuliani: Ban Based On Factual Not Religious Basis; Democrats To Speak Against Trump's Executive Orders; Trump To Announce Supreme Court Nominee Tomorrow. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Bannon Placed on National Security Council; Interview With California Congressman Adam Schiff; Trump's Travel Ban Sparks Outrage; Trump Adds WH Strategist to Security Council; World Leader Reacts to Trump Travel Ban. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 27, 2017
• Trump Attends Mattis Ceremony at Pentagon; President Trump Signs Executive Orders. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Putin and Trump to Talk; President Trump Meets with British Prime Minister; President Trump About to Attend Mattis Ceremony at Pentagon. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 26, 2017
• President Trump to Meet with British PM Tomorrow; Michigan Sees High Medicaid Expansion Enrolment; Interview with Rep. Greg Walden. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Mumps Outbreak; Do Trump's Executive Orders Have Meaning?; Mexican President Playing Hardball With Trump; How Much Change Can Exec order Bring?; Bannon: Media Should "Keep Its Mouth Shut". Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 25, 2017
• Interview With Kentucky Senator Rand Paul; Interview With Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Mary Tyler Moore Dies; Trump and Facts; President Trump Delivers Address on Immigration Control; Trump Signs Sweeping Actions on Immigration; Trump Wants Probe After Baseless Voter Fraud Claim; Interview with Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 24, 2017
• EPA on Ice?; Trump and China; Administration's Stance on Israel?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• EPA on Ice?; President Trump Claims Massive Voter Fraud in His Election; Trump's HHS Pick Questioned on Obamacare; Trump Admin Withdraws from TPP Trade Deal. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 23, 2017
• White House Offering 'Alternative Facts'?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• General Flynn and Russia; Trump White House Holds First Briefing; Interview with Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


January 21, 2017
• President Donald Trump's First Full Day in Office; Marches Around the Globe; Demonstrators Hope to Send Message About Women's Rights. Aired 4-5p ET


January 20, 2017
• President Trump's Inaugural Parade. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump's Inaugural Parade. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 19, 2017
• The Inaugural Concert; The Trump Inaugural Concert; Standing By For Trump To Arrive At Concert; Performance By The Frontmen Of Country. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Inauguration Preparations Continue; The Inaugural Concert. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 18, 2017
• Bush 41 in Hospital; Trump Education Secretary Nominee Faces Criticism; Over 50 Democratic Representatives Boycotting Inauguration; President George H.W. Bush, Barbara Bush Hospitalized; Bush 41 Admitted to ICU for Pneumonia; Barbara Bush Hospitalized For Fatigue And Cough; Bush 41 Skipping Inauguration Over Health Concerns; Security Ramped Up For Trump's Inauguration; Massive Security Amid Potential Threats, Protests; 28,000 Personnel To Be On Duty For Inauguration. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Republican Plan for Health Care?; Trump Cabinet Nominees on Capitol Hill; Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 17, 2017
• President Obama Commutes Sentence of Chelsea Manning; Sen. Tom Cotton: "We Ought Not Treat A Traitor Like A Martyr"; Obama Commute Sentence Of Manning, Pardons Cartwright. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Facing Historically Low Approval Numbers; Putin Defends Trump. Aired 4-30p ET


January 16, 2017
• Trump Promises Health Insurance For All; Trump's Cloud of Controversy; Trump's NATO Comments "Astonish" European Allies; Istanbul Nightclub Terror Suspect Caught; $100k Reward Offered For Murder Suspect. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Congressman Peter King; Wife of Pulse Nightclub Shooter Arrested; Trump's Cloud of Controversy. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 13, 2017
• House Oversight Committee Chair Calls Out Ethics Chief; Paying for the Wall; Troop Movement. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin; Wall Battle; Trump and Russia; Republicans on Track to Repeal Obamacare. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


January 12, 2017
• Obama Awards Biden Presidential Medal of Freedom; Biden: He, Obama Briefed on Russia Claims; Biden Confirms Obama, VP Were Briefed On Unsubstantiated Claims Against Trump; Trump's Nominees Contradict His Campaign Rhetoric; FBI, Justice Department To Be Investigated In Clinton Case; Trump To Transfer Business To Sons, Not Selling. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Obama Awards Vice President Biden Presidential Medal Of Freedom. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 11, 2017
• Senate Questions Trump's Secretary of State Nominee; Tillerson: Climate Science "Is Not Conclusive". Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Senate Questions Trump's Secretary of State Nominee; Robert Gates Comments on Nomination Hearing. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 10, 2017
• Senate Questions Trump's Attorney General Pick; Sessions: "Don't Know" If Millions Of Fraudulent Votes Cast; Jury Sentences Dylann Roof To Death; Sessions: "Factual Basis" To Overturn NC Voter Laws. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Tennessee Senator Bob Corker; Senate Questions Trump's Attorney General Pick. Aired 4-4:30p ET


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