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September 07, 2017
• Interview With Florida Governor Rick Scott; Irma Targets Florida; Officials: Haiti is Not Ready for Irma & Aftermath; South Florida Towns Begin Evacuations Ahead of Irma. Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 06, 2017
• Interview With Delaware Senator Chris Coons; Trump Sides With Dems On Debt Limit Increase; Before Trump Agreed, Paul Ryan Called Plan Ridiculous; Clinton Linens Sanders' Campaign Pitch to Magic Abs; Clinton Says She Misjudged State Of Politics In 2016; Trump's Mixed Messages on DACA. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Florida Governor Rick Scott; Hurricane Irma's Path; Interview with Mayor Mayra Pena Lindsay of Key Biscayne, Florida; FEMA Running Out of Money As Hurricane Irma Approaches. Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 05, 2017
• Interview With Former National Intelligence Director James Clapper; North Korea Crisis; President Trump Ends Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton; President Trump Ends Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program; U.S. Braces for Irma, A Monster Category 5 Hurricane; Trump Holds Tax Reform Meeting Amid DACA Firestorm. Aired 4-4:30p ET


September 04, 2017
• Irma Upgraded To Category 4 Hurricane; Hurricane Irma Strengthens, Heads Towards Eastern U.S.; Florida Warns Residents To Make Disaster Plans For Irma; New CNN Film On President Reagan; President Trump to Decide on DACA Wedneday. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• North Korea Crisis; Will Hurricane Irma Hit U.S.?; President Trump Targets DACA, Expected to End DACA with 6-Month Delay. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


September 01, 2017
• WH: Dreamer Decision To Be Announces Tuesday; California Attorney General Weighs In On DACA Debate; DACA Protects More Than 800,000 Immigrants; Speaker Ryan: Let Congress Fix DACA; NYT: Mueller Has Early Draft Of Trump Letter Giving Reasons For Firing Comey; Trump Speaks To South Korean President About Crisis; South Korea: We Want To Bring North Korea To Dialogue Table; U.S. Travel Ban On North Korea Takes Effect Today; CNN Inside North Korea Amid New Threats. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Will Hurricane Irma Hit U.S.?; Hurricane Aftermath; Longtime Trump Aide Keith Schiller Tells People He Intends to Leave White House; Hurricane Irma Churns Toward East Coast. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 31, 2017
• Interview with Governors John Kasich of Ohio and John Hickenlooper of Colorado. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.S. Responds to North Korean Missile Tests; Hurricane Relief Efforts Continue; Interview with Congressman Will Hurd of Texas. Aired 4-4:30ET


August 30, 2017
• North Korea Calling Trump's Bluff?; Hurricane Relief Efforts Continue. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Texas Congressman Ted Poe; Hurricane Relief Efforts Continue; Trump Talks Tax Reform, Sends Prayers to Storm Victims. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 29, 2017
• Trump in Texas; North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Hurricane Relief Efforts Continue; Houston Shelters Breach Capacity, Continue to Take Victims; Louisiana Braces for Another Harvey Landfall. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 28, 2017
• President Trump Meets With Finnish President. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump Addresses Hurricane Relief Efforts; President Trump to Travel to Texas Tomorrow; NY Times: Trump Organization Considered Trump Tower in Moscow During 2016 Campaign; Beginning of Trump Press Event with President of Finland. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 25, 2017
• Source: Cohn Almost Resigned Over Trump Rhetoric; Monster Hurricane Harvey Grows To Category 3; Key Post At FEMA, National Hurricane Center Vacant; Trump Tweets He's Closely Monitoring Hurricane Threat; Ten Critically Ill Babies Evacuated From Storm's Path; Trump's Tweets And Escalating War With GOP; Cohn: White House Must Do Better To Condemn Hate Groups; Report: Mnuchin Viewed Eclipse Amid Fort Knox Gold; Former GOP Senator: Hateful Trump Has Corrupted Party. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Monster Hurricane Now a Category 3 and May Strengthen; Interview with Governor Greg Abbott; President Trump Facing His First Natural Disaster Test; Source: Cohn Almost Resigned Over Trump Rhetoric. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 24, 2017
• Forty-Plus Troops Killed in Non-Combat Accidents Since May; Interview with Congressman Adam Kinzinger of Illinois. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Fresh Off Unity Calls Trump Launches Twitter Attacks; Interview with Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta; Harvey Now Category One Hurricane, Gaining Strength. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 23, 2017
• Ex-Russian Diplomat Downplays Trump Campaign Contacts; Commander Of Navy Ships In Western Pacific Removed. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Poll: 60 Percent Disapprove of Trump's Charlottesville Response; Sources: Trump, McConnell Not Speaking Over Russia. Aired 4- 5p ET


August 22, 2017
• Navy: "Some Remains" Of Missing Sailors Found; Mnuchin's Wife: My Post And Response "Highly Sensitive"; Trump Arrives In AZ For Border Town Visit And Campaign Rally; E-mail Prankster Poses As Bannon, Punks Breitbart; Impact Of Steve Bannon Working Outside White House; Border Apprehensions Down 46% From Same Time Last Year. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Heads to Arizona for Border Town Tour, Campaign Rally; E- mail Prankster Poses as Steve Bannon, Punks Breitbart Editor-in-Chief; Missouri Governor Issues Stay Hours Before Scheduled Execution. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 21, 2017
• U.S. Navy Expected to Order One-Day Operational Pause Following Recent Crash; Aired 4-5p ET
• Ten U.S. Sailors Missing After USS McCain Crash. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 18, 2017
• Interview with Congresswoman Mia Love of Utah; Family: California Man Among 14 Killed In Attacks; Police: House Explosion Likely A Bomb-Making Accident; Authorities Close In On Terrorist After Deadly Attacks; Inside The Group That Clashes With Nazis In Charlottesville. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Steve Bannon Out. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 17, 2017
• Two GOP Senators Call Out Trump Over His Rhetoric. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Terror in Barcelona. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 16, 2017
• Interview With NFL Player Michael Bennett; No Regrets From President Trump Over Charlottesville Remarks. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Business Leaders Abandoning Trump; Confederate Monuments Coming Down; Confederate Monument Battles Grow After Charlottesville; Ex- White Power Activist on Stopping Hate. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 15, 2017
• Trump Says Both Sides To Blame Amid Charlottesville Backlash. Aired 4:305p ET
• Trump Says Both Sides To Blame Amid Charlottesville Backlash. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 14, 2017
• President Trump Facing Criticism for Delay on Condemning Racist Violence. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump Facing Criticism for Delay on Condemning Racist Violence; Charlottesville Police Answer Questions After Deadly Rallies. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 11, 2017
• National Security Adviser Facing Attacks from Bannon Allies; Trump: Critics Attack My Rhetoric Because It's Me; Trump Warns North Korea: U.S. Military Locked & Loaded; WH: Trump Was Sarcastic In Thanking Putin; Venezuelan President Maduro Wants To Meet With Trump; Venezuelans Trying To Leave Home In Search Of New Life. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Nuclear Brinksmanship; Trump: Kim Will "Regret It Fast" If North Korea Attacks Guam. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 10, 2017
• Trump Says He Has No Plans to Fire Mueller; New Trump Remarks After Security Briefing. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen; President Trump Continues Aggressive Talk on North Korea; Interview with Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire; Trump Slams McConnell Over Health Care "Disgrace". Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 09, 2017
• FBI Raids Paul Manafort's Home; Interview With Guam Governor Eddie Baza Calvo. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• North Korea Nuclear Crisis; Mattis to North Korea: Stop Actions That Could End Regime. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 08, 2017
• President Trump Threatens North Korea; White House Targets Opioid Abuse. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With California Congressman Darrell Issa; President Trump Threatens North Korea; Trump Retweets North Korea Story Quoting Anonymous Sources; Interview with Nashville Mayor Megan Barry. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 07, 2017
• New Trump Tweetstorm; Mike Pence Running Shadow Campaign for 2020?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• New Trump Tweetstorm; New North Korea Sanctions; How Far Will Trump-Russia Investigation Go?; North Korea Vows Retaliation Against U.S. for Sanctions. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 04, 2017
• CNN Back on the Ground in Syria; Smear Campaign Targets Trump's National Security Adviser; Trump Takes Vacation After Slamming Obama For It Often; Starr: Prosecutors Shouldn't Go On Fishing Expeditions; Sources: House GOP Intel Staff Tried To Meet With Trump Dossier Author; Shkreli Found Guilty Of Securities Fraud, Conspiracy; Survey: 1 in 6 American Kids Struggling With Hunger. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• FBI Tracked Fake News on Election Day; Interview With New York Congressman Lee Zeldin; Russia Probe Expanding; President Trump Begins 17-Day Vacation; Trump to Spend 17 Days at His NJ Golf Club. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


August 03, 2017
• President Blames GOP-Led Congress, Not Russia; Sources: Democratic West Virginia Governor to Switch Parties at Trump Rally; Interview with Sen. Tom Cotton. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Special Counsel Impanels Grand Jury in Trump-Russia Probe; CNN: Mueller Crosses Trump's Red Line as Russia Investigation Follows the Money; Reuters: Grand Jury Subpoenas Issued in Connection with Trump Jr. Russia Meeting. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 02, 2017
• North Korea Fears; Venezuela Crisis; Interview With Illinois Senator Richard Durbin. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Oklahoma Senator James Lankford; Trump's New Immigration Policy; Interview with Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, Democrat from Illinois. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 01, 2017
• Turmoil in Venezuela; Foreign Policy Challenges. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Arizona Senator Jeff Flake; Did White House Help Push FOX News Conspiracy Story?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 31, 2017
• Shortest White House Post in History; Father to the Rescue of His Son's Mess. Aired 10-11p ET
• Anthony Scaramucci Resigns. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Press Briefing; Anthony Scaramucci Resigns. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 28, 2017
• U.S. Ambassador Vows to Protest Russian Retaliation; Scaramucci Launches Vulgar Rant against Priebus; GOP Suffers ObamaCare Repeal Loss; McConnell: It's Time To Hear Ideas From Democrats; Warner: Kushner Raised More Questions Than Answers; Trump Tweets He's Named Gen. Kelly As New Chief Of Staff; Trump Announces Priebus Out As Chief Of Staff. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Internal Chaos; North Korea Nuclear Fears; Stunning Republican Failure on Health Care Reform; Trump Avoids Feud between Top Aides; Pentagon Confirms North Korea Launched Second ICBM; Kremlin Seizes U.S. Properties, Orders Diplomats Out. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 27, 2017
• Senate Heading for Late Night for Critical Votes; Sessions in El Salvador as 700+ Gang Members Arrested. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• New Revelations in Trump-Russia Investigation; White House Threatens Alaska Over Health Care Vote?; White House Infighting; Graham: Hard to Believe Russian Contact "One & Done". Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 26, 2017
• Trump Plans to Ban Transgender People From Military; Trump Blasts Attorney General. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Plans to ban Transgender People From Military; Trump Blasts Attorney General; Interview With South Dakota Senator John Thune; "Repeal-Only" Health Amendment Fails 45-55. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 25, 2017
• Interview With California Senator Kamala Harris and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul; President Trump Delivers Political Speech to Boy Scouts. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono; President Trump Blasts His Attorney General; McCain Returns to Senate to Cast Deciding Vote on Obamacare Motion; Senate Begins Debate on Health Care Reform. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 24, 2017
• U.S. Marines Return to Afghanistan; Interview With Texas Congressman Will Hurd. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump Pushes Health Care Reform; Kushner Testifies Behind Closed Doors to Congress; Interview With West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin; Interview with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 21, 2017
• White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer Resigns; Anthony Scaramucci Appointed White House Communications Director; WH Press Secretary Sean Spicer Resigns; Scaramucci: President Has "Good Karma"; Sean Spicer: The Good, The Bad And Melissa MacCarthy. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Russia Probe Intensifies; Sean Spicer Resigns; CNN Exclusive: Mueller Asks White House Staff to Preserve All Docs Related to Don Jr.'s Russian Meeting; Interview with Congressman Lee Zeldin of New York. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 20, 2017
• Trump Meets with Defense Secretary Mattis at Pentagon; O.J. Simpson Granted Parole in Robbery Case. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Delaware Senator Chris Coons; Trump Rips FBI and Justice Department Heads; McCain's Prognosis; O.J. Simpson Granted Parole; McCain "Reviewing Options" After Tumor Removed. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 19, 2017
• Secret Putin-Trump Meeting Revealed; Interview With California Congresswoman Jackie Speier. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy; Secret Putin- Trump Meeting Revealed; President Trump Pushes for Republicans to Continue Health Care Reform Effort; Washington Post: Trump to End Arming of Anti-Assad Rebels. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 18, 2017
• Dennis Hastert Out of Prison; Republican Health Care Plan Collapsing. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Ohio Governor John Kasich; Another Person Identified at Trump Tower Meeting; Republican Health Care Plan Collapsing. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 17, 2017
• Trump-Russia Probe Deepens; Trumps Not Leading By Example During Made in America Week?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump-Russia Probe Deepens; White House Focuses on Made in America Week; Interview with Congressman Will Hurd of Texas; McCain's Medical Scare Delays GOP Health Care Plan. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 14, 2017
• Two GOP Senators Publicly Oppose Health Care Bill; Ex-Trump Campaign Adviser with Russia Ties Testifies. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Firestorm Erupts Over Education Department's Rape Comments; New Revelations Emerge in Trump-Russia Meeting; Pentagon: U.S. Kills ISIS Leader in Afghanistan. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 13, 2017
• GOP Unveils Revised Health Plan; Trump Defends Son: Says Most Would've Taken Meeting. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• GOP Unveils Health Care Bill Changes; President Trump Praises France; Interview with Sebastian Gorka; Interview with Congressman Adam Schiff of California. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 12, 2017
• President Comments on Growing Trump-Russia Firestorm. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Comments on Growing Trump-Russia Firestorm; White House Press Briefing. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 11, 2017
• Interview With California Congressman Eric Swalwell; Bombshell E-Mail Drops in Trump-Russia Probe. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Bombshell E-Mail Drops in Trump-Russia Probe; Trump Jr. Releases Email Chain on Russia Meeting; Interview with Congressman Eric Swalwell of California. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 10, 2017
• Trump's Son Changes Story on Russia Meeting; Neo-Nazi Site Founder Sued For "Troll Storm"; Mosul Declared "Liberated" After 3 Years Of ISIS Rule; Thousands Flee As 14 Wildfires Rage Across CA Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Maryland Senator Ben Cardin; Republicans Continue Work on Health Care Reform; Trump's Son Changes Story on Russia Meeting; Back from Break, Some in GOP Say Health Bill is Dead. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 07, 2017
• Mattis: U.S. Analyzing N Korea's First ICBM Test; South Korean Pres Says He'd Meet With Kim Jong Un; Tillerson: Russia Sees N Korea "A Little Differently"; Tillerson: U.S. Hopes China Will Pressure Kim Jong Un; CNN: Russia Steps Up Spying Efforts After Election. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Delaware Senator Chris Coons; Protests in Germany; Putin Meets With Trump. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 06, 2017
• Interview with Congressman Greg Meeks of New York. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Putin to Meet With Trump; Protests Erupt at G20 Summit; Trump, Putin Have First Face-to-Face Meeting Tomorrow. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 05, 2017
• Interview With New York Congressman Lee Zeldin; President Trump in Poland. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Putin to Meet With Trump; North Korea Nuclear Fears; Trump Arrives in Poland Before G20 & Putin Meeting in Germany. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 04, 2017
• States Fighting Back Against Trump Vote Commission; North Korea Missile Launch; Parents Fighting for Terminally Ill Baby. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Interview With Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly; States Fighting Back Against Trump Vote Commission; North Korea Missile Launch; Trump, Putin G20 Meeting Upgraded to Formal Talks. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


July 03, 2017
• New Jersey Governor Relaxes on Beach He Closed to Public; Senator Warns of "Weaponizing Distrust" After Media Attacks; Pope, Trump Offer Support To Parents Of Dying Baby; Senator Mike Lee Writes Book On People Left Out Of History. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Parents Fighting for Terminally Ill Baby; New Jersey Governor Relaxes on Beach He Closed to Public; President Trump Stirs Controversy With Video Slamming CNN; Where Did Wrestling Video Trump Shared Come From?; Trump Prepares for First Meeting with Putin. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 30, 2017
• Source: At Least 1 Killed, 5 Wounded in NY Hospital Shooting; Trump: If GOP Deal Fails, Repeal Now & Replace Later; TV Anchors Allege White House Used "National Enquirer" as Threat. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Shooting at New York Hospital; NYPD: Multiple People Shot at Bronx Hospital. Aired 4-4:30p ET


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