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May 08, 2018
• Republican Primaries; New York Attorney General Resigns. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Secretary of State Heads to North Korea; Interview With Arizona Senator Jeff Flake; President Trump Decides Not to Honor Iran Nuclear Deal; Trump: U.S. Will Withdraw From Iran Nuclear Deal; Investigations Opened Into Schneiderman Abuse Accusations. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 07, 2018
• Melania Trump Unveils Agenda; West Virginia Senate Primary. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Do Trump's Lies Matter?; Melania Trump Unveils Agenda; Trump Aides Can't Rule Out Whether He Paid Off Other Women. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 04, 2018
• Rudy Giuliani Attacks Same DOJ He Once Represented; Nunes Presses DOJ for Sensitive Documents He Doesn't Read; New Scandals Add Trouble For EPA Chief; Lava threatens Homes As Hawaii Volcano Erupts. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Criticizes New Attorney Rudy Giuliani; Trump Denies He Changed His Story on Stormy Daniels. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 03, 2018
• Giuliani Stirs Chaos With Spin on Mueller & Comey; Giuliani: Kushner Is Disposable, But Ivanka Is Off Limits; Fate Of Three American Detainees Release Still Unknown. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Stormy Daniels Attorney Michael Avenatti; White House Chaos; White House: Trump "Eventually Learned" He Repaid Stormy Hush Money. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 02, 2018
• Will Mueller Subpoena Trump?; President Trump's Top Lawyer Quits. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Jurors in Cosby Trial Defend Verdict; Will Mueller Subpoena Trump?; President Trump's Top Lawyer Quits; Trump Threatens: I'll Have No Choice But to Get Involved in DOJ. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 01, 2018
• Mueller's Questions for Trump Leak; Trump Officials Raided Doctor's Office?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Mueller's Questions for Trump Leak; Rod Rosenstein Speaks Out; Deputy AG on Impeachment Threat: DOJ Won't Be "Extorted"; NYT: Mueller Wants Trump to Explain Flynn and Comey Firings. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 30, 2018
• Where Will Trump and Kim Jong-un Meet?; Vice President Pence Speaks Out on Migrants. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Stormy Daniels Sues President Trump; Will Trump Pull Out of Iran Nuclear Deal?; Will Iran Deal Impact Nuke Talks with North Korea?; Pence: These People are Victims, They're Being Exploited. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 27, 2018
• Trump Praises Progress Made in North Korea Talks; Lawmakers Hammer Homeland Security Chief On Funding; Police Use DNA Genealogy Site To Catch "Golden State Killer. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• NYT: Russian Lawyer at Trump Tower Meeting had Closer Ties to Kremlin Than Previously Known; House Republicans Trying to Distract From Mueller Probe?; Historic North and South Korea Meeting. Aired 4- 4:30 ET


April 26, 2018
• Police Union Vote "No Confidence" in Sheriff Scott Israel; Trump, Sessions Spar Over Credibility of Justice Department. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Bill Cosby Found Guilty in Sexual Assault Trial; Cosby Accuser Reacts to His Guilty Verdict; Trump's Governing by Gut Causes White House Indigestion. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 25, 2018
• Jeff Sessions Stays Quiet on Resignation Threat; White House Stands Behind Controversial VA Nominee. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Will Trump's Own Words Doom Travel Ban?; Jeff Sessions Stays Quiet on Resignation Threat; White House Stands Behind Controversial VA Nominee; Interview with Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts; Trump Thanks Kanye West for Support on Twitter. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 24, 2018
• EPA Chief in Trouble?; President George H.W. Bush in Intensive Care; China Rising. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• EPA Chief in Trouble?; VA Secretary Nominee Under Fire; Trump on French President Macron: "I Like Him A Lot". Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 23, 2018
• Nashville Shooting Suspect Arrested; Van Plows Into Pedestrians in Toronto. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Van Plows Into Pedestrians in Toronto; White House: "No Intention" of Firing Special Counsel Mueller. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 20, 2018
• Rudy Giuliani Joins Trump's Personal Legal Team; Michael Cohen's Lawyer: Cohen Could Be Indicted Soon; Stormy Daniels' Legal Fight Heads Back To Court. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Did Trump Lie About Wealth to Reporter?; Michael Cohen Tries to Delay Stormy Daniels Lawsuit; Reporter: Trump Lied to Me to Get on Forbes 400 List; Comey Memos Renew Questions Over Trump's Behavior. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 19, 2018
• Fired FBI Director Speaks to CNN As Trump Feud Escalates. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Former FBI Director James Comey. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 18, 2018
• Could Pompeo Nomination Be Blocked?; Interview with Congressman Ted Lieu. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Contradicts Himself on Comey Firing; President Trump Speaks Out on North Korea Meeting; Trump Contradicts Himself on Why He Fired Comey; Pompeo Meets with Kim Jong Un During Secret Trip; Interview with Rep. Ted Lieu. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 17, 2018
• One Person Killed in Southwest Jet Engine Failure; Confusion From Trump Administration Over Russia Sanctions. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Stormy Daniels Releases Sketch of Man She Says Threatened Her; One Person Killed in Southwest Jet Engine Failure; Comey: Trump's Leadership "Threatening Some of Our Values"; White House Blames Ambassador Haley, Says She May Have Been Confused. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 16, 2018
• James Comey Tells All; Interview With Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Do Russians Have Compromising Information on President Trump?; Sean Hannity Revealed as Michael Cohen's Client; Michael Cohen's Mystery Third Client is Sean Hannity; Comey: Trump is "Morally Unfit to be President". Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 13, 2018
• CNN Source: Trump Called Michael Cohen Today; Comey Goes to War in Devastating Takedown of Trump; RNC Accepts Resignation of GOP Fundraiser Who Impregnated Model; CNN Source: Trump Called Michael Cohen Today; Trump, RNC Go After Comey Today Over His New Book. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Attacks James Comey; Trump's Personal Attorney Under Criminal Investigation. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 12, 2018
• Trump Allies to Attack "Lyin' Comey" As He Launches Book Tour; Missouri Gov Calls Accusations A "Witch Hunt"; Reports: Former Trump Doorman Given $30K In Hush Money Case. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Pressure Intensifies in Russia Probe; Secretary of State Nominee Faces Confirmation Hearings; Syria Strike Decision Expected Soon; Former Trump Doorman Stands By (Unproven) Trump Love Child Story. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 11, 2018
• New Revelations Emerge on Michael Cohen Raid; Interview With Stormy Daniels Attorney Michael Avenatti. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Press Briefing; Interview With Speaker of the House Paul Ryan; White House Breaking As Trump Taunts Russia About Syria Strike; NYT: Cohen Raid Sought Info on "Access Hollywood" Tape. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 10, 2018
• Trump's Fury; Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Testifies Before Congress. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Will Trump Fire Attorney General?; Interview with Republican Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa; White House: Trump Believes He Has the Power to Fire Mueller. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 09, 2018
• Interview With New York Congressman Lee Zeldin; Federal Agents Raid Offices of Trump Attorney. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Nikki Haley Speaks at United Nations; Federal Agents Raid Offices of Trump Attorney; NYT: FBI Raids Office of Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 06, 2018
• Trump Stands by Pruitt As Ethics Questions Mount; Judge Grants Trump Attorney's Extension in Lawsuit; Trump Sanctions Putin Cronies, Inner Circle. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Administration Imposes More Sanctions on Russia; Wall Street Drops on Trade Fears. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 05, 2018
• Russia Warns U.K. of "Playing With Fire" in U.N. Meeting. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump Revives Mexican Rape Claim; Will Trump Name Embattled EPA Administrator as Next Attorney General?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 04, 2018
• Could Police Have Stopped YouTube Shooter?; China Announces Tariffs on 106 U.S. Products. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Ordering Troops to Border; Mueller Targeting Trump?; U.S. Markets Rattled After China Retaliates on Trump's Tariffs. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


April 03, 2018
• Active Shooter at YouTube Headquarters. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Stormy Daniels Attorney Michael Avenatti; President Trump Targets Amazon Again; Trump Ramps Up Border Rhetoric; Trump: I think I Could Get Along with Putin; GOP Congressman: Pruitt Needs to Resign or Be Fired; Police Confirm Active Shooter At YouTube HQ. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 02, 2018
• Russia Denies Poisoning Spy; Interview With Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Attacks Amazon, Stocks Dive; New Info in Russia Probe; WSJ: Special Counsel Mueller's Team Looking Into Trump Adviser's Claim He Met With WikiLeaks Founder; Trump's Syria Shift: U.S. Soldier Killed was on ISIS "Kill or Capture" Mission. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 30, 2018
• Dan Scavino May Be Hick' Successor as Trump Confidant; Independent Autopsy: Stephon Clark Was Shot 8 Times; Congressman Elizabeth Etsy Kept Top Aide Despite Abuse Allegations; Parkland Teen Refusing Apology From Fox News Host; Facebook VP: Cost OF Connecting Users Could Risk Lives. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Autopsy Released in Stephon Clark Shooting; President Trump Confuses Own Administration With Syria Comments; New Arms Race?; Interview with Congressman John Garamendi, Democrat of California; Dan Scavino May Be Hick' Successor as Trump Confidant. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 29, 2018
• Russia Closing U.S. Consulate, Expelling U.S. Diplomats; Trump Goes Miles Off Message During "Infrastructure" Speech. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• New VA Secretary; Judge Rules Against Stormy Daniels; Russia Retaliates; Cohen's Lawyer: Stormy's Ex-Lawyer Approached Trump Attorney First With Hush Money Deal. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 28, 2018
• Stormy Wants Trump to Testify Under Oath; Did Trump Lawyer Float Presidential Pardons in Russia Probe?; Chinese President Meets With Kim Jong-un. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Stormy Wants Trump to Testify Under Oath; Did Trump Lawyer Float Presidential Pardons in Russia Probe?; Interview with Republican Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 27, 2018
• More Abuse Allegations in U.S. Gymnastics; Census Dirty Trick?; Interview With California Congressman Ted Lieu. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Census Dirty Trick?; Trump Silent on Stormy Daniels; Trump Administration Toughens Stance on Russia and Putin; States, Civil Rights Groups Vow to Fight Census Plans. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 26, 2018
• Interview With Maryland Senator Ben Cardin; Trump Administration Expels Russian Intelligence Officials. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Stock Market Rises; White House Pushes Back on Stormy Daniels; Stormy Daniels Suing Trump Lawyer for Defamation. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 23, 2018
• Interview with Leon Panetta; Ex-Playmate & Actress Describe Similar Affairs with Trump; First Lady Speaks At Women's Event After Ex Playmate Apologizes For Sleeping With Trump; Melania, Pres. Trump Leave WH Separately For Florida Trip; Students To Rally Nationwide Against Gun Violence Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Backs Down From Veto Threat, Signs Spending Bill; Ex- Playmate Details Alleged Affair With Trump; Critics Fear Bolton Hire Signals Hawkish Turn. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 22, 2018
• Trump: Biden "Would Go Down Fast and Hard"; Source: Trump Meets with Bolton. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Stormy Daniels' Attorney Demands Trump Preserve Documents; President Trump Announces Tariffs on China; Lead Trump Lawyer Quits; Interview with Congressman Adam Schiff of California. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 21, 2018
• Interview With Maine Senator Angus King; Trump vs. Stormy. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Under Fire Over Putin Congratulations; Trump vs. Stormy; Zuckerberg Takes Responsibility for Data Firm Scandal. Aired 4-4:30p ET


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


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