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December 20, 2017
• Nikki Haley Warns United Nations Over Israel Vote; Train Crash Investigation; President Trump Celebrates Tax Bill; Interview with Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania; Sources: Senate Unlikely to Advance McFarland Nomination; Trump Jr.: Some Don't Want to "Let America Be America". Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 19, 2017
• Republican Senators Getting Rich Off Tax Bill?; House Passes Historically Unpopular Republican Tax Bill; Train Derailment Investigation. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• North Korea Crisis; Train Derailment Investigation; House Passes Historically Unpopular Republican Tax Bill; U.S. Blames North Korea for "WannaCry" Cyberattack; NTSB: Train Going 80 in a 30 MPH Zone When It Derailed. Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 18, 2017
• Will Trump Fire Man Investigating Him?; Interview With Former National Intelligence Director James Clapper. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump on U.S. Foreign Policy; Train Derails in Washington State; Interview With Washington Congressman Denny Heck. Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 15, 2017
• Corker, Rubio to Vote "Yes" on Final Tax Bill; Tillerson: We Do Not Want War with North Korea; Interview with Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland; Trump Judge Now Struggles To Answer Legal Questions; Omarosa: There Was A Lack Of Diversity At WH; "Last Jedi" Makes $45 Mil On Opening Night. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Leaves Open Possibility of Pardoning Flynn; Corker, Rubio to Vote "Yes" on Final Tax Bill. Aired 4:00-4:30p ET


December 14, 2017
• Senator John McCain Receiving Treatment for Cancer Therapy Side Effects; Trump Still Rejects Russia Meddling Evidence; Aired 4:30-5p ET
• House Speaker Paul Ryan Denies Contemplating Leaving After 2018 Midterms; Trump Poised for Legislative Win, But Problems Persist; Omarosa Manigault Leaving the White House; Rubio: No on Tax Bill Unless Child Tax Credit Increase; Interview with Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 13, 2017
• Alabama Senator-Elect Doug Jones Speaks Out; Republicans Suffer Stunning Senate Loss in Alabama. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Alabama Senator-Elect Doug Jones Speaks Out; Republicans Suffer Stunning Senate Loss in Alabama; Jones Says He Received "Gracious" Call From President Trump. Aired 4-4:40p ET


December 12, 2017
• Alabama Votes. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Under Fire for Attacks on New York Senator; Alabama Votes; Alabama Special Election: Polls Close in Hours in Critical Senate Race. Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 11, 2017
• President Trump All In on Accused Child Molester Roy Moore for Alabama Senate; Interview With Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger; Terror Suspect Arrested in New York. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.S. Senators Calling on Trump to Resign Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations; President Trump All In on Accused Child Molester Roy Moore for Alabama Senate; Terror Suspect Arrested in New York; Voters Head to Polls Tomorrow in Critical Alabama Senate Contest. Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 08, 2017
• Mueller Investigation Reveals Trove of Docs; Papadopoulos' Fiancee: He Wasn't A "Low-Level Volunteer"; 288,000 Jobs Added In November; GOP Sen. Collins Considers Changing Tax Vote; NY Times: FBI Warned Trump Adviser Hope Hicks About E-mails From Russian Operatives. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Virginia Congressman Scott Taylor; Trump Doubles Down on Support for Accused Child Molester Roy Moore; Trump Tweets "Vote Roy Moore!", Heads to Rally Tonight; Representative Franks Resignation Moved Up to Today. Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 07, 2017
• Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Donald Trump Jr. Clams Up on President Trump; FBI Director Defends Agency; Wray Defends FBI After Trump's Attacks; Senator Al Franken to Resign "In the Coming Weeks". Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 06, 2017
• New Revelations in Trump-Russia Investigation; Interview With Delaware Senator Chris Coons; Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israeli Capital. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono; Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israeli Capital; Democrats Call on Al Franken to Resign; "The Silence Breakers" Named TIME's Person of the Year. Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 05, 2017
• Trump Expected to Recognize Jerusalem as Israeli Capital; Republican Party Backing Accused Child Molester Roy Moore for Alabama Senate. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• The Russia Probe; Republican Party Backing Accused Child Molester Roy Moore for Alabama Senate; Source: Bannon to Deliver "Fire-Breathing" Speech Tonight in Alabama. Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 04, 2017
• Interview With West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin; Trump Endorses Accused Child Molester Roy Moore for Senate. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Endorses Accused Child Molester Roy Moore for Senate; Source: Trump Knew in January That Flynn Misled FBI; Will Trump Go to War With North Korea?; FBI Agent Dismissed in Mueller Probe Changed Comey's Description of Clinton's Actions. Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 01, 2017
• Flynn Pleads Guilty, Probe Now In Trump's Inner Circle; NYT: Trump Told Sen. To End Russia Probe 'As Quickly As Possible'; Any Minute: Senators Could Vote On Tax Reform Bill; Sources: Jared Kushner & KT McFarland Were Transition Officials Who Spoke With Flynn About Contacts With Russia Ambassador. Aired 9-10p ET
• Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI: Cooperating in Probe; DOJ: Flynn Told Transition Official About Calls To Ambassador. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Senate Set to Pass Republican Tax Plan; Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI: Cooperating in Probe. Aired 4:00-4:30p ET


November 30, 2017
• Ryan, Pelosi Both Call on Conyers to Resign; Roy Moore Features President Trump in New Ad; Interview with Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• North Korea Nuclear Threat; Trump's Tweets Putting Americans in Danger?; Rex Tillerson On The Way Out?; Source: White House Wanted Tillerson Report Public to Express Their Displeasure; Ryan, Pelosi Both Call on Conyers to Resign. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 29, 2017
• North Korea Crisis; NBC Fires Matt Lauer; Trump Calls Kim Jong- un "Lil Rocket Man" and A "Sick Puppy"; South Korea Monitoring Threats Ahead OF Winter Games; Key Vote On Tax Bill Expected In Moments. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Retweets Convicted Racist's Videos Bashing Muslims; President Trump Touts Tax Plan in Missouri. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 28, 2017
• Republicans Move Forward on Tax Bill; Interview With Former CIA Director Michael Hayden; Black Caucus Members In Talks To Get Conyers To Resign; Another Former Staffer Alleges Harassment By Rep Conyers; Pelosi Meets With, Says She Believes Conyers Accuser. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump Touts Republican Tax Plan; North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile; Japan Seeking Emergency U.N. Security Council Meeting on North Korea. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 27, 2017
• Senator Al Franken Speaks Out; Interview With Oregon Senator Ron Wyden; Republican Tax Push; Pelosi: Conyers Has Done A Great Deal To Protect Women; WH: Trump Not Planning To Campaign For Roy Moore; Prince Harry Proposed A Few Weeks Ago. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Talks 'Pocahontas' in Front of Native Americans; Trump Administration Power Struggle; Showdown Over Top Post at Key Watchdog Agency; Trump Attacks Press, Calls for "Fake News" Contest. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


November 24, 2017
• State Media: At Least 235 Killed in Egypt Mosque Attack; Trump: "We're Really Winning Against ISIS, Al Qaeda; Franken Issues New Apology Amid Groping Allegations; Moore Releases New Ad Featuring Women Supporters; IRS Beefs Up Security To Protect The President's Tax Returns. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger; Trump Tax Returns Placed in Safe; Terror Attack in Egypt Kills Hundreds; Has Flynn Flipped on Trump?; Officials: Tillerson Snubbing Ivanka Trump's India Trip. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 22, 2017
• Calls for Democratic Congressman to Step Down; President Trump Backing Roy Moore for Senate. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Virginia Congressman Scott Taylor; Search for Soldiers Continues; Video Emerges of North Korean Soldier Abandoning Post; President Trump Backing Roy Moore for Senate; Cameras Capture North Korean Soldier Chased to DMZ. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 21, 2017
• Interview With Former CIA Director Michael Hayden; Putin Talks With Trump. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Gives Tacit Approval to Roy Moore in Senate Race; Report: Conyers Settled Complaint Involving Sexual Misconduct. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 20, 2017
• Trump's Twitter Wars; Alabama Newspapers Rejecting Roy Moore. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• DOJ Will Sue to Block AT&T-Time Warner Deal; Charles Manson Dies; Trump Silent on Accused Sex Abuser Roy Moore; Trump Administration Makes Move on North Korea; Trump Vents Anger in Stream of Twitter Attacks; Trump Designates North Korea as State Sponsor of Terror. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 17, 2017
• Mueller Hopes to Talk to Publicist at Center of Trump Jr. Meeting; Republicans Promising Tax Cuts Now, But Not Forever; Gillibrand: Bill Clinton Should Have Resigned Over Lewinsky; Moore Defiantly Vows To Stay In The Race; Medal Of Honor Recipient Opens Up About His Heroic Act. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Roy Moore Staying in Senate Race; President Trump Blasts Al Franken, Stays Silent on Roy Moore; Rep. Dingell: I Don't Think It's the "Watershed" Moment; McConnell Sending Memo to Trump on Moore Options. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 16, 2017
• Allegations Of Misconduct Surround Senator & Candidate; Sen. Al Franken Accuser Speaks To CNN; Sen. Franken Apologizes After Groping Allegations; Fox Poll: Dems Doug Jones Leading Roy Moore By 8 Pts; White House Doesn't Call For Moore To Exit Race; House Passes GOP Tax Bill: Fate In Senate Unclear. Aired 9-10p ET
• Interview with News Anchor Leeann Tweeden. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• News Anchor: Franken Groped, Kissed Me Without Consent; Interview with News Anchor Leeann Tweeden; Al Franken Apologizes in Wake of Sexual Harassment Allegations; Trump Wants Alabama to Decide Fate of Roy Moore. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 15, 2017
• GOP Senator Opposes Republican Tax Plan; Roy Moore Reportedly Staying in Senate Race. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen; President Trump Touts Asia Trip; How Will Trump React to Moore News?; Alabama GOP Calls Emergency Meeting Amid Moore Allegations. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 14, 2017
• Roy Moore Vowing to Stay in Senate Race; Trump's Nuclear Authority. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Questioning Trump's Nuclear Authority; Attorney General Denies Lying Under Oath About Russia Investigation; Trump Jr. Messaged With WikiLeaks During Campaign. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 13, 2017
• Another Accuser Comes Forward Against Alabama Republican Senate Candidate. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Another Accuser Comes Forward Against Alabama Republican Senate Candidate; New Accuser: Roy Moore Assaulted Me When I Was 16; GOP Senate Committee Chief: Moore Should Be Expelled. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 10, 2017
• Trump, Putin Shake Hands at Photo Op; WSJ: Flynns Were Offered Up to $15M to "Forcibly Remove" Cleric to Turkey; Kinzinger: Roy Moore "Needs To Step Aside Now"; Moore: I Don't Remember Ever Dating Any Girl Without The Permission Of Her Mother; A New Approach To Post Traumatic Stress. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Putin to Meet With Trump; Mueller Targets Flynn; Can Republican Senate Candidate Accused of Sexual Abuse Win Race?; Moore: Allegations A "Desperate Political Attack"; Louis CK on Sex Misconduct Claims: "These Stories Are True". Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 09, 2017
• Ex-Trump Security Chief Testifies Before Congressional Investigators; New York Times: 5 Women Say Louis CK Crossed Line into Sexual Misconduct. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Alabama Republican Senate Candidate Faces Allegations of Initiating Underage Sexual Contact; Trump Security Aide Testifies in Russia Investigation; Washington Post: Woman Says Alabama Senate Candidate Roy Moore Initiated Sexual Encounter When She Was 14; Ex- Trump Security Chief Testifies Before Congressional Investigators. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 08, 2017
• Interview With Arizona Senator Jeff Flake; Trump in China; Republican Tax Cut Plan Adds $1.7 Trillion to Deficit. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Arizona Senator Jeff Flake; Texas Massacre Investigation; Trump in China; Massive Republican Election Losses Referendum on Trump?; Texas Church Shooting: With So Many Red Flags, How Did Killer Get His Gun?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 07, 2017
• Authorities Investigate Texas Church Massacre; Election Day. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Election Day; President Trump in South Korea; Trump to Deliver Major Speech on North Korea Tonight; Interview with Republican Senator James Risch of Idaho; Church Gunman Escaped Mental Health Facility in 2012. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 06, 2017
• Vast Majority of Americans Believe Trump Campaign Coordinated with Russians; Authorities Investigate Texas Mass Shooting. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump in South Korea; Authorities Investigate Texas Mass Shooting; Trump's Approval Rating at Lowest Point in CNN Polling. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 03, 2017
• Trump "Frustrated" He Can't Weigh in on Judicial Matters; "House of Cards" Workers: Kevin Space Made Set "Toxic"; Unclear How May Have Power In Puerto Rico; Is Death Toll Higher than Officials Report? Twitter: New "Safeguards" After Trump's Account Disabled. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Death Toll Numbers in Puerto Rico Higher Than Reported?; Interview With Carter Page; War Against ISIS; Trump Suggests Revenge Strikes Against ISIS for Attack. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 02, 2017
• House Republicans Unveil Plan to Overhaul Tax System; Interview with Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts; Ex-DNC Chair: Clinton Secretly Controlled DNC Before Nomination. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Kushner Turns Over Documents in Trump-Russia Probe; Attorney General's Russia Testimony Under Scrutiny; Mueller Investigators Focus on Kushner's Role in Comey Firing. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 01, 2017
• Manafort Has 3 Passports, Phone Registered With Fake Name; Lawmakers Hammer Social Media Giants Over Russian Meddling; Facebook: 150 Million May Have Been Exposed To Russia Info. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Manafort's Subterfuge; Terror Investigation; Interview with Republican Congressman Will Hurd of Texas; Terror in New York: Suspect "Prepared for Attack for Number of Weeks". Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 31, 2017
• Authorities Investigate Potential Terrorist Incident in New York City. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Authorities Investigate Potential Terrorist Incident in New York City; Officials: Truck Plows Bike Riders in NYC, Up to 6 Dead. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 30, 2017
• Explosive Charges Filed in Trump-Russia Probe; Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Explosive Charges Filed in Trump-Russia Probe; Three Trump Campaign Associates Caught Up in Probe; Interview with Congressman Adam Schiff, Democrat of California; Ex-Trump Campaign Foreign Policy Adviser Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements to FBI. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 27, 2017
• U.S. Team Split Up During Counterattack, Some on Foot; Interview with Congressman Ro Khanna of California; Mattis Says U.S. Dedicated To Finding Diplomatic Solution; Dems Pitch Bill To Block Trump From Preemptive Strike; Amazon Key Let's Delivery Drivers Open Your Door. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Rose McGowan Speaks Out; Trump Administration Tries to Shift Focus to Clinton on Russia Investigation; Trump Wanted Gag Order Lifted on FBI Informant; Rose McGowan Speaks After Making Weinstein Claims. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 26, 2017
• McConnell Allies Declare War on Bannon in 2018 Race; Long- Secret JFK Docs Set for Release Today. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin; Republican Civil War; JFK Files Released; A Nation Addicted; Multiple Inquiries Into Tiny Firm's $300M Deal in Puerto Rico. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 25, 2017
• Interview With Virginia Congressman Scott Taylor; Investigation Continues Into Deaths of U.S. Soldiers; Republican Civil War. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• North Korea Nuclear Crisis; Republican Civil War; Trump Confirms JFK Files Will Be Released Tomorrow; Trump Lawyer Back on Capitol Hill After Contentious Hearing; Source: Clinton Camp & DNC Helped to Fund Trump Dossier. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 24, 2017
• Interview With Arizona Senator Jeff Flake. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Arizona Senator Jeff Flake; White House Press Briefing. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 23, 2017
• Pentagon Updates Niger Investigation. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Pentagon Updates Niger Investigation. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 20, 2017
• Interview with Former U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter; Raqqa Liberated From ISIS, Syrian City Left In Ruins; CNN Goes Inside Underground ISIS Prisons In Raqqa; Syrian Forces Declare Raqqa Liberated; Trump: ISIS Is Retreating Because I Am President; Bush, Obama Criticize Trump Without Naming Him; Five Former Presidents To Attend Benefit. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• FBI Investigating U.S. Soldiers' Deaths in Niger; White House Chief of Staff Under Fire; White House: "Highly Inappropriate" to Question General Kelly; Sources: FBI Helping to Gather Evaluate Evidence on Ground. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 19, 2017
• Pentagon Gives New Details on Africa Ambush; Gold Star Dad: Politics Have No Place in Gold Star Community. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Chief of Staff Speaks Out on Trump Statements to Military Family; Kelly: "Stuns Me" Congresswoman Listened to Call. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 18, 2017
• Interview With Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Attorney General Sessions Hesitant to Answer Questions Before Senate; Crisis in Puerto Rico Continues; Trump Faces Off Against Military Family; CNN: Russia-Linked Site Paid Unwitting Americans in Effort to Target Black Americans and Sow Division. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 17, 2017
• Interview With Gretchen Carlson; Interview With Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump's Third Travel Ban Blocked; Senate Democrats and Republicans Reach Deal on Obamacare; Sources: Company of Russian Oligarch "The Chef" Financed Troll Factory to Spread Fake News in U.S. in 2016. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 16, 2017
• Trump Sex Assault Accuser Subpoenas Campaign; Interview With Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• North Korea Rejecting Diplomacy; Republicans Attempt to Show United Front; North Korea Rejects Diplomacy with U.S. for Now; Whistleblower Exposes Role of Congress & Drug Industry. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 13, 2017
• Trump Praises Island After Prior Criticism; Paul Ryan, Congressional Delegation Visiting U.S. Island; Trump: We Will Decertify Iran Nuclear Dea; Trump Slashes Billions In ObamaCare Subsidies; North Korean Seafood Sold In China Despite Ban; Chinese Merchants: We Smuggled Crabs From North Korea; Trump: China Does Nothing For Us With North Korea; Bourdain Visits "Mad, Bad, Delicious, Confusing" Lagos. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan; President Trump Eliminates Health Care Subsidies for Low-Income Americans; President Trump Looks to Change Iran Nuclear Deal; 32 Killed in California's Deadliest Fire Siege. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 12, 2017
• Trump: FEMA & Responders Can't Be in Puerto Rico "Forever"; What Trump's Mar-A-Lago Trips Are Costing TaxpayersKelly Denies Trump's Tweets Make His Job Harder; Chief Of Staff: My Job Isn't To Control Trump; New Film About Young Thurgood In Theaters Tomorrow; New Legal Thriller About Young Thurgood Marshall; Director: Young Thurgood Had Swagger With Sense Of Humor. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump Targets Obamacare; Interview With Kentucky Senator Rand Paul; Freed Taliban Hostage Refuses to Board U.S. Plane; White House Chief of Staff Speaks Out; 26 Killed, 400+ Missing as Wildfires Burn Out of Control. Aired 4-4:30p ET


October 11, 2017
• Trump Threatens Media; Harvey Weinstein Investigation; Trump Praises NFL For Anthem Crackdown That Hasn't Happened; Trump Whisperer Tom Barrack: He's Better Than This; Trump Whisperer: I Tell Him I Don't Like The Rhetoric; New Hotel Dispatch Sound As Gunman Opened Fire; MGM Resorts: New Police Timeline May Not Be Accurate; Prosecution Rest In Menendez Corruption Case; Sen. Accused Of Taking Expensive Gifts From Doctor; Boy Scout To Let Girls Join, Attain Eagle Rank. Aired 4:30-5p ET


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