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April 24, 2017
• Trump Decries 100-Day Marker; New Polls Find Trump Approval Near Record Lows; Interview with Sen. Elizabeth Warren; Ivanka Trump Heads To Berlin For Women's Conference; U.S. Sends Nuclear Sub To Korean Peninsula; Interview with Gov. Chris Christie; Bill O'Reilly Breaks Silence In Podcast; Chechen Journalist Receives Threats For Exposing Torture. Aired 9-10p ET
• President Trump Facing Historically Low Approval Ratings; Interview With Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin; Kelly: Trump Will Be "Insistent" On Wall Funding; State Department Blog Seems To Plug Trump's Mar-a-Lago; Obama Makes First Post-Presidency Remarks. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• North Korea Threatens United States; President Obama Makes Public Remarks; President Trump Facing Historically Low Approval Rating; Pressure on Senate Committee to Speed Up Russia Probe; Interview with Congressman John Yarmuth of Kentucky. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 21, 2017
• French Election Coming Days After Attack; Crisis in Venezuela: 11 Killed in Overnight Violence; Interview with Congressman Eliot Engel of New York. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• French Terror; Trump's First 100 Days; Tensions Rise Before N. Korea's Army Anniversary. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 20, 2017
• Police Officer Killed, 2 Wounded in Paris Shooting. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• President Trump Meets With Italian Prime Minister. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


April 19, 2017
• Bill O'Reilly Out at FOX News; Deportation Controversy. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey; Did Trump Administration Mislead Nation About U.S. Navy Movements?; Bill O'Reilly Out at FOX News; Secretary Tillerson Talks Iranian Nuclear Deal. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 18, 2017
• Ivanka Benefiting Financially From Trump Administration?; Georgia Special Election. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin; President Trump in Wisconsin; Facebook Murder Manhunt Ends; Dems: Trump Can't Reform Tax Code Without Releasing His Returns; U.S. To Test Ability to Shoot Down N. Korean Missiles. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 17, 2017
• Facebook Murder Manhunt; Trump Filling the Swamp?. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Interview With California Congressman Darrell Issa; Trump Filling the Swamp?; Facebook Murder Manhunt; North Korea Tensions; President Trump Visits Golf Course for 19th Time. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 14, 2017
• Russia Demands Independent Probe of Chemical Attack; President Trump's Week of Reversals. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger; Great Barrier Reef Dying?; Nuclear North Korea Fears; Afghanistan: MOAB Killed 36 ISIS Fighters. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 13, 2017
• White House Gives States Option to Defund Planned Parenthood. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With California Congressman Eric Swalwell; Trump's Growing List of Flip-Flops; North Korea Nuclear Fears; U.S. Military Drops Massive Bomb in Afghanistan; ; Sources: UK, European Intel Intercepted Contacts Between Trump Associates & Russia. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 12, 2017
• Interview With Former Trump Adviser Carter Page; President Trump and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg Hold News Conference; Report: FBI Monitored Ex-Trump Adviser Carter Page; Ex- Trump Adviser Carter Page Responds To Report. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg Hold News Conference; Interview With California Congressman Ed Royce. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 11, 2017
• Trump Travel Racking Up Enormous Taxpayer Bill; North Korea Threatens United States; Secretary of State Visits Russia. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Trump Administration's Syria Policy?; Spicer: Even Hitler Didn't Use Chemical Weapons; Interview with Congressman Lee Zeldin, Republican of New York. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 10, 2017
• Unfriendly Skies; New Syria Red Line?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed; California School Shooting; New Syria Red Line?; White House Sends Possible Mixed Messages After Syria Strike; Tension Rise as USS Vinson Heads to Korean Peninsula. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 07, 2017
• Police: 4 Dead, 15 Hurt in Stockholm Truck Attack; New Images of Syrian Airfield After Strikes; Interview with Democratic Congressman Jim Himes of Connecticut. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Iowa Senator Joni Ernst; Syria Attack Fallout; Trump Orders Strike Summit with China President. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 06, 2017
• Embattled House Chair Steps Aside in Russia Probe; Interview with Former CIA Director James Woolsey. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Tennessee Senator Bob Corker; Will Trump Send Troops to Syria?; Republicans Go Nuclear on Supreme Court Pick; Republican Chairman Steps Down From Russia Investigation. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


April 05, 2017
• Bannon Out at National Security Council; Trump-Russia Probe Continues. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Wyoming Senator John Barrasso; North Korea Missile Launch; Bannon Out at National Security Council; President Trump Reacts to Syria Attack. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 04, 2017
• Bill O'Reilly Under Fire; Republicans Attempt to Revive Health Care Talks; Trump-Russia Probe Continues. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton; Republicans Attempt to Revive Health Care Talks; Trump-Russia Probe Continues. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


April 03, 2017
• White House Changing Stance on Human Rights?; Congress Continues Trump-Russia Probe. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Former New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte; Supreme Court Fight; Trump Son-in-Law in Iraq; At Least 10 Dead, Dozens Hurt in Russia Metro Bombing. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 31, 2017
• Intel Member Schiff Views Classified Docs at White House; Interview with Republican Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Administration Under Fire; General Flynn Seeking Immunity. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 30, 2017
• Interview with Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky; Conservative Group Calls for White House Transparency on Russia. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Senate Investigates Trump-Russia Ties; Explosive Report on Nunes Briefing; Expert: Russian Meddling Continues to this Day; Ivanka Trump's Official White House Role Raises Questions. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 29, 2017
• Republicans Seek to Strip Internet Privacy Protections; Fighting in Iraq?; Ivanka Trump Becoming Official W.H Employee; First Lady Highlights Women's Empowerment; Conspiracy Theories Transcend Political Party. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro; Fighting in Iraq?; Senate Updates Trump-Russia Investigation; Trump Speaks at Women's Empowerment Panel; Trump: U.S. Fighting Like "Never Before" in Iraq. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 28, 2017
• Trump Administration Rolls Back Environmental Protections; Interview With Utah Senator Mike Lee; Calls Grow For Intel Chair Nunes To Recuse Himself; Dems Ask If Trump Admin Blocked Yates' Testimony; U.S. & Iraq Investigate Deadly Airstrike. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Stock Market Rebounds; Interview With California Congresswoman Jackie Speier; More Russia Questions for White House; ; Kushner Will Testify About Russian Banker Meeting. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 27, 2017
• U.S. Airstrike Responsible for Civilian Deaths in Iraq?; Republican House Intel Chief Under Fire. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger; U.S. Airstrike Responsible for Civilian Deaths in Iraq?; Republican Congressman Under Fire; White House Looks to Move on From Health Care Failure; Interview with Congressman Ted Yoho of Florida. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 24, 2017
• Source: Health Care Bill Pulled At Trump's Request; Trump Says ObamaCare Will "Explode; Trump Thanks Paul Ryan, Says He Worked "Very Hard"; Trump "Disappointed" In Freedom Caucus. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Republican Health Care Bill Failure; Speaker Ryan Comments After Health Care Bill Pulled; Start of Pelosi Remarks on Health Care Bill. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 23, 2017
• No Vote Tonight on Health Care Bill; Grieving Father Explains Why He No Longer Backs Trump; U.S. Officials: Info Suggests Trump Associates May Have Coordinated With Russians; Moderate GOP Lawmakers Arrive For Meeting With Trump; London Attacker Identified As Khalid Masood; Attacker Known To Police, Had Assault Convictions; Police Arrest Several People In Anti-Terror Raids; U.K. Official: Too Early To Say If Attacker Had ISIS Link. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With California Congressman Kevin McCarthy; Republicans Delay Health Care Vote; GOP Source: No Vote Tonight on Health Care Bill; Interview with Congressman Dan Donovan of New York. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 22, 2017
• Health Care Bill Showdown; Four People Killed in London Terror Attack; Trump Ex-Campaign Chief Under Scrutiny For Russia Ties; WH: Manafort Was Brought In To "Count Delegates"; Manafort Denies Representing Russian Political Interests; Intel Chair: Trump Communications Possibly Collected; Police: 3 Killed, 20 Hurt In London; Attacker Dead. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With California Congressman Devin Nunes; Four People Killed in London Terror Attack. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 21, 2017
• Interview With Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse; Interview with Virginian Rep. Dave Brat; Lawmakers Grill Trump's Supreme Court Pick. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Gorsuch Nominatin Hearing Continues. Aired 4-4:30


March 20, 2017
• Interview With Senator Chuck Grassley; Comey Confirms FBI Investigating Trump-Russia Links. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• 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


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