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March 20, 2018
• Texas Bombings; Trump to Meet With Vladimir Putin?. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Cambridge Analytica CEO Suspended; Stormy Daniels' Polygraph; Trump Congratulates Putin for Election Victory; McCain Slams Trump for Congratulating Putin on Reelection. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 19, 2018
• Did Trump White House Force Staffers to Sign Nondisclosure Agreements?; Trump Attacks Mueller. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Texas Serial Bomber; Trump Attacks Mueller; Interview with Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire; Facebook Orders "Comprehensive Audit" of Trump 2016 Data Firm; Facebook Will Conduct Audit of Data Firm Used by Trump Campaign; Trump Admin Seeking to Block AT&T, Time Warner Merger in Court. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 16, 2018
• Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Says She was Physically Threatened to Stay Silent; Russia Vows to Retaliate Against U.S. and U.K.; Is Russia A Friend Or Foe Of The United States? New CNN Series Talks Love, Sex, And Female Empowerment; CNN Gets Exclusive Access As Suspected Scammers Arrested. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Stormy Daniels Threatened?; Chaos in the White House. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


March 15, 2018
• Officials Update on Deadly Bridge Collapse; Trump Admits He Made Up Info on Trudeau Meeting. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Administration Finally Sanctions Russia; Special Counsel Demands Documents From Trump; Bridge Collapse in Florida; Any Moment: Officials Update on Deadly Bridge Collapse. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 14, 2018
• More Cabinet Departures?; Will Trump Respond to Alleged Russian Attack in U.K.?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Britain Expels Russian Diplomats; Blue Wave?; Larry Kudlow Tapped as New White House Economic Adviser; Sessions Considering Whether to Fire Ex-Deputy FBI Director McCabe; Interview with Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 13, 2018
• Democratic Blue Wave Coming?; Trump Examines Border Wall Prototypes in California. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Examines Border Wall Prototypes in California; President Trump Fires Rex Tillerson; CIA Chief to Replace Tillerson. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


March 12, 2018
• Stormy Daniels Offers to Return Money to Trump Lawyer; Interview With Senator Chris Coons. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.K. Blames Russia for Poisoning; President Trump Backing Off Raising Age Limit on Guns?; May: "Highly Likely" Russia to Blame for Ex-Spy Poisoning; Interview with Senator Chris Coons of Delaware. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 09, 2018
• Interview with Senator Jim Risch of Idaho; Trump Lawyer Used Trump Org E-mail In Stormy Daniels' Deal; Florida's GOP Governor Signs Gun Reform Bill; 313,000 Jobs Created In Feb; Strongest Since July 2016. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• New Gun Control Legislation in Florida; Attorney Used Trump E- Mail Address For Porn Star Deal; Trump Stuns World By Accepting Kim Jong Un's Invite, Already Changing Mind on North Korea Meeting?; White House: No Talks Until North Korea Matches Actions to Words; Interview with Senator Jim Risch of Idaho. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 08, 2018
• Manafort Pleads Not Guilty to Tax, Money Laundering Charges; Mueller Investigating Secret Meeting in the Seychelles; Officials: 21 People Treated for Nerve Agent Poisoning. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• GOP Rep. Sanford: "Hush Money is a Big Deal"; Trump-Stormy Daniels Scandal Heats Up; Trade War?; President Trump Enacts Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 07, 2018
• Trade War?; New Info Emerges in Trump-Russia Investigation. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trade War?; Porn Star Suing President Trump; Staff Leaving the Trump Administration in Record Numbers. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 06, 2018
• White House Chaos; Interview With California Congresswoman Jackie Speier; Treasury Secretary: Russia Sanctions Coming In Next Several Weeks; Mayor Resigns Amid Sex Scandal, Theft Plea. Aired 4:30- 4:45p ET
• President Trump Holds Press Conference With Swedish Prime Minister; Seoul: North Korea Willing to Talk to U.S. About Giving Up Nukes. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 05, 2018
• Sex Coach Claims to Have Key Info on Russia Probe; Interview With New York Congressman Tom Suozzi and New York Congressman Peter King. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Former Trump Aide Sam Nunberg; Former Trump Aide Says He Will Refuse to Testify in Russia Probe. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 02, 2018
• Putin Unveils New Weapons Systems Days Before Election; Source: U.S. Considering Preemptive Strike on North Korea. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump's Trade War; Chaos Inside the White House; Kelly Defends Himself in Wake of Rob Porter Scandal; Senate Intel to Hold Security Clearance Reform Hearing. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 01, 2018
• WaPo: Trump Derided Sessions as "Mr. Magoo" in Private. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Trade War?; Does Trump Want Sessions Gone?; Did Kushner Use White House Influence to Acquire Company Loans? Former Trump Aide Says Mueller Asked About Hicks Denial; Interview with Congressman Mike Quigley of Illinois. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 28, 2018
• White House Communications Director Hope Hicks Resigns. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump Holds Meeting on Guns and Safety; The Wild, Wild West Wing; Interview with Senator Richard Blumenthal. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


February 27, 2018
• Interview With Arizona Senator Jeff Flake; Jared Kushner's Security Clearance Downgraded. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Jared Kushner's Security Clearance Downgraded; Trump Aide Refusing to Answer Questions Before Congress; Trump Silent on Questions About Kushner's Downgraded Clearance; NSA: Trump Hasn't Directed Us to Disrupt Russian Threats; White House Communications Director Hope Hicks Testifies on Hill. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 26, 2018
• Ivanka Trump Bristles Over Sexual Harassment Questions; Interview With California Congressman Eric Swalwell; Gun Control Debate; Jared Kushner's Security Clearance Status?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Ivanka Trump Bristles Over Questions About Sexual Harassment Claims Against President; Trump and Guns; Florida School Massacre: Ex- Deputy Defends His Actions During Shooting. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 23, 2018
• Sources: Coral Springs Police Were Stunned and Upset Some Deputies Didn't Join Entering the School; FBI Tip-Line Caller Warned Gunman "Going to Explode"; Florida Governor Announces Plan To Keep Students Safe; 4 Dem Govs Band Together For Gun Violence Coalition; Mueller Files New Charges Against Ex-Trump Campaign Chair. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Car Hits Barricade in Front of White House; Trump Doubles Down on Guns in Classrooms; Another Trump Aide Pleads Guilty in Russia Probe; The Gun Debate: Today, Trump Doesn't Mention Raising Age Limit to 21. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 22, 2018
• Sources: McMaster Could Leave White House After Tensions With Trump; Mueller Issues New Indictment in Manafort, Gates Case. Aired 4:30-4:45p ET
• NRA President Lashes Out; Trump Advocates for Guns in Classrooms; Interview with Congressman John Garamendi, Democrat of California; Shooter's Original Host Family Warned Law Enforcement. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 21, 2018
• Coverage of White House Event on Gun Control Issues. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Students Advocate for Gun Control. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 20, 2018
• Student Hold Gun Control Protests; Russia Investigation. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Another Guilty Plea in Russia Probe; Gun Control Debate; Lawyer Linked to Ex-Trump Aide Pleads Guilty to Lying; Trump Blames Obama on Meddling, Won't Condemn Russia. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 19, 2018
• Russian Troll Farm; Students Protest for Gun Control. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Russia Probe Investigating Trump Son-in-Law; Another Former Trump Adviser Flips; Students Protest for Gun Control; Trump Spent Weekend Watching News, Venting on Russia. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 16, 2018
• The FBI's Mishandling of Calls Regarding the Parkland, Florida, School Shooting is Discussed; Details of an Alleged Affair Between Donald Trump and a Playboy Model Surface and are Discussed. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Washington Congressman Denny Heck; Florida Shooting Investigation Continues; Special Counsel Indicts 13 Russians for Election Interference. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 15, 2018
• Interview With Former White House Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta; Trump Doesn't Mention Guns Once In Remarks In Shooting; Shooting Survivor to Lawmakers: Please Take Action. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• School Shooting Aftermath; President Trump Making Plans to Visit Parkland, Florida; 17 Dead, 15 Hurt in Florida High School Massacre; Gun Control Debate. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 14, 2018
• Shooting at Florida High School. Aired 4:30-4:45p ET
• Interview With Florida Senator Bill Nelson; Florida High School Shooting; Broward County School Shooting Incident. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 13, 2018
• White House Under Fire; Interview With California Congressman Eric Swalwell. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Under Fire; FBI Contradicts White House Timeline on Porter Allegations; GOP Senators Criticize White House Response to Scandal. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 12, 2018
• Immigration Battle; Interview With Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Tries to Defend Handling of Rob Porter, But Can't Get Story Straight. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 09, 2018
• Pence, Kim Jong-un's Sister Seated Just Feet Apart; NYT: Third- Ranking Official At DOJ Stepping Down; White House Lawyer McGahn Advised At Least Four Times Of Domestic Issues In Porter's Past. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Vice President Pence, Sister of North Korean Leader Sit Together at Olympics; President Trump Defends Aide Accused of Domestic Abuse. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 08, 2018
• Source: John Kelly Knew of Abuse Claims for Months. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House: We Could Have Done Better Dealing with Porter; Did White House Chief of Staff Ignore Abuse Allegations of White House Staff Secretary?; White House Briefing. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 07, 2018
• Trump's Parade?; Will Trump Talk to Robert Mueller?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Senior Trump Aide Resigns in Wake of Domestic Abuse Accusations; Senate Reaches Major Budget Deal, Fate in House Unclear; Interview with Republican Congressman Mark Sanford of South Carolina. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 06, 2018
• Biden's Advice to Trump; Interview With Anthony Scaramucci. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Immigration Fight; Dow Surges; Interview With Anthony Scaramucci. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 05, 2018
• Dow Dives; Trump Attacks FBI, Democrats Over Russia Probe. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With California Congressman Adam Schiff; Dow Dives. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 02, 2018
• Disputed GOP-Nunes Memo Released; Memo Points To FBI's Interest In Carter Page, Ex-Adviser To Trump's 2016 Campaign; GOP Memo Says FBI Abused Surveillance Power; Top Dems Warn Trump Using Memo To Fire Rosenstein Or Mueller Would Spark Constitutional Crisis. Aired 11-12mn ET
• Nunes Memo is Out and Now Confuses People; Democrats and Republicans Picking Stones to Throw to Each Other. Aired 10-11p ET
• Sen. In The Wake Of The Memo Release, FBI Dir. Wray Tells FBI "Actions Speak Louder Than Words"; McCain: Undermining "Rule OF Law" Helps Putin; Comey: Memo Release Inexcusable, Destroys Relationsip. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Republicans Release Controversial Memo on FBI. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 01, 2018
• Interview with Democratic Congressman Joaquin Castro of Texas; CNN: White House Worried FBI Chief Could Quit Over Memo Release. Aired 4:3005p ET
• White House Communications Director Under Fire in Russia Probe; Will FBI Director Quit Over Republican Memo Release?; NYT: Mueller Zeroes in On Trump Tower Story. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 31, 2018
• Does New Info Complicate Republican Criticism of FBI?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Did President Trump Ask Deputy Attorney General for Loyalty?; Sources: Trump Asked Rosenstein If He Was "On My Team". Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 30, 2018
• Interview With Maryland Senator Ben Cardin; How Will Democrats Respond to State of the Union?; President Trump Set to Deliver State of the Union. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump Set to Deliver State of the Union; How Will Democrats Respond to State of the Union?; Christie: Trump Shouldn't Sit Down With Mueller; CIA Director: "Of Course" Russia Will Try to Interfere in Midterms. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 29, 2018
• Interview With Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz; Deputy FBI Director Leaving Job Early; House Intel Committee Could Vote Soon On Nunes FBI Memo; Fact Checking The President's Climate Change Claims. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Republicans Set to Release Nunes Memo?; Deputy FBI Director Leaving Job Early; Source: McCabe Was "Removed" as #2 at FBI; House Intel Committee Could Vote Soon on Nunes Memo. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 26, 2018
• Conservatives Hammer Trump Over Immigration Proposal; UN Ambassador Nikki Haley: Affair Rumors "Absolutely Not True"; Conan Travels To Haiti After Trump's Explosive Comments. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Immigration Plan Angers Both Sides; Source: Trump Tried to Fire Robert Mueller; Interview with Virginia Senator Mark Warner; Don McGahn, a Key Player in Multiple White House Controversies. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 25, 2018
• Interview with Senator Rob Portman of Ohio; Trump Open to Citizenship for Dreamers in 10-12 Years. Aired 4:30-4:45p ET
• Trump Expresses Desire to Talk to Special Counsel; President Trump Flip-Flopping on Dreamers?; Did Republicans Push Fake Conspiracy Theory?; Senator Johnson: "Secret Society" Text May Have Been a Joke. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 24, 2018
• Republicans Seeking to Discredit FBI Investigation of President Trump; Ex-USA Gymnastics Doctor Sentenced to 175 Years.. Aired 4:30- 4:45p ET
• Republicans Seeking to Discredit FBI Investigation of President Trump? Interview With California Congressman Ted Lieu; Ex-USA Gymnastics Doctor Sentenced to 175 Years; Sources: Senate Intel Committee Not Given Access to Nunes FISA Memo. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 23, 2018
• Robert Mueller Seeking to Interview President Trump. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump and Sessions Pressuring FBI Director?; Washington Post: Muller Seeking to Question Trump in Coming Weeks. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 22, 2018
• Senate Reaches Compromise to End Government Shutdown; Interview With White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Colorado Senator Cory Gardner; Senate Reaches Compromise to End Government Shutdown. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 19, 2018
• Interview with Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado; Federal Government on Brink of Shutdown; CDC: At Least 30 Children Have Died From Flu; Documentary Looks At Trump's First Year In Office. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Can President Trump and Congress Avert Government Shutdown?; U.S. Government Shuts Down at Midnight Without a Deal; Interview with Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 18, 2018
• House Intel Committee Delays Hope Hicks Testimony; Iowa Town Gives Mixed Reviews on Trump's First Year. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Can Trump Raise Low Approval Numbers?; Can Republicans Avoid Government Shutdown?; Interview with House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 17, 2018
• Bannon on Russia; Russia Helping North Korea Break Sanctions?; Can Republicans Get Budget Passed?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Budget Negotiations Stalled; Interview with Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 16, 2018
• White House Press Briefing Concludes; White House: Sometimes The President Uses Tough Language; WH Doctor Says Trump's Overall Health Excellent; Sen. Booker Says DHS Chief Complicit In Trump's Comments. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Press Briefing Coverage. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 15, 2018
• Interview With New York Congressman Lee Zeldin; Interview With Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Hawaii False Alarm Fallout; Trump's Racial Firestorm; Hawaiians Sent Scrambling After Mistake Missile Alert; U.S. Military Preparing For All Scenarios With North Korea. Aired 4-4:30p ET


January 12, 2018
• Trump Has First Physical As President; Interview with Governor John Kasich of Ohio. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Honors MLK Jr. Amid Vulgar Remark Controversy. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


January 11, 2018
• Interview with Congressman Adam Schiff of California; Trump to WSJ: "I Probably Have a Very Good Relationship with Kim Jong Un". Aired 4:30-5p ET
• DACA Deal or No DACA Deal?; Trump Creates Confusion Over FISA Surveillance Program; Sources: Trump Allies Urge Him Not to Talk to Mueller; Interview with Congressman Adam Schiff of California. Aired 4-4:30p ET


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