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August 21, 2018
• Paul Manafort Found Guilty on Eight Counts. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Jury Reaches Verdict on Eight Counts in Paul Manafort Trial; Former Trump Fixer Michael Cohen Expected to Make Plea Deal. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


August 20, 2018
• Michael Cohen Set to Be Indicted?; Brennan vs. Trump. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Michael Cohen Set to Be Indicted?; Trump Attorney Argues 'Truth Isn't Truth'; White House Counsel Speaking to Robert Muelle; Nixon White House Lawyer Responds to Trump Calling him a "Rat". Aired 4- 4:30p ET


August 17, 2018
• Trump Doesn't Rule Out Manafort Pardon: He's a "Good Person"; Cohen Reversed Course On Stormy Daniels Payment After Access Hollywood Tape Surfaced; Pentagon: China Likely Training Pilots For Strikes on U.S. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump's Military Parade Postponed; Security Clearance Firestorm Grows; Manafort Jury Deliberates; Trump: I Canceled Military Parade Due to Cost. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 16, 2018
• Omarosa Releases Tape of Lara Trump Offering Campaign Job; Kellyanne Calls Her Husband's Anti-Trump Tweets Disrespectful; Gov. Cuomo: America Was Never That Great; Report: 30,000 ISIS Fighters Still In Syria And Iraq. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin Dead at Age 76. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 15, 2018
• Closing Arguments in Manafort Trial; Jury to get Manafort Case; Omarosa and Trump Battle Continues. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Senator Warner Accuses Trump of "Nixonian" Tactics. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


August 14, 2018
• Americans Want Probe Wrapped Up; Pentagon Aide Under Investigation. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Omarosa Says She's Been Interviewed by Special Counsel; CNN Poll: 66 Percent Say Mueller Should Wrap Up Probe By Midterms. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 13, 2018
• Strzok Fired over Texts; Trump and Comey Didn't Discuss Flynn; Trump Attacks Sessions Again; Trump Supporters Embrace Don Junior. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Omarosa: The Trump White House Lacks Black Senior Advisers; Trump Excludes McCain in Speech About "McCain" Defense Bill. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


August 10, 2018
• Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Eyes Presidential Run Against Trump; "Manhattan Madam" Testifying Before Grand Jury; Mueller Team Closes In On Names Linked To Roger Stone; Trump Attorney Talk Negotiation With Mueller On Radio Show; 21,000 Residents Running As Flames Grow. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Omarosa Criticizes Trump; Remembering Charlottesville; Paul Manafort Trial Continues; White House Slams Omarosa Tell-All As "Filled With Lies". Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 09, 2018
• Nunes: "We Have to Keep the Majority" to Protect Trump; Rep. Collins' Arrest Gives Opponent Major Money Boost; Pence: U.S. Must Maintain Dominance In Space; Dozens Of Kids Killed In Saudi Strike In School Bus; Prosecutors: Kids Brought To Compound To Train For School Shootings. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Manafort Judge Apologizes in Court; Mueller and Trump; Pence Pushes Space Force; Judge Admits He Was "Probably Wrong" to Scold Prosecutors; Nunes: "We Have to Keep the Majority" to Protect Trump. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 08, 2018
• U.S. to Sanction Russia Over Nerve Agent Attack; Election Results. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.S. to Sanction Russia Over Nerve Agent Attack; Republican Congressman Charged With Insider Trading; Giuliani: Trump's Legal Team Sends Counteroffer to Mueller. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 07, 2018
• Republican Hypocrisy?; Election Day. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Rick Gates Testifying in Paul Manafort Case; California Wildfires; Giuliani to WaPo: "Real Reluctance" About Obstruction Questions. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 06, 2018
• First Lady Speaks Out on LeBron James; Interview With U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton; Media Under Fire. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Evolving Stories on Trump Tower; Key Witness Set to Testify in Manafort Trial; Interview with National Security Adviser John Bolton. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 03, 2018
• Manafort Protege Rick Gates Could Testify Today, Monday; Judge Calls Government Proposal for ACLU to Track Down Deported Parents "Unacceptable"; Air Marshal And Screenings Possible TSA Cuts. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Paul Manafort Trial Continues; President Trump Once Again Calls Russia Investigation a Hoax; Mueller and the Madam; Trump Slams "Russian Hoax" After Trump Admin Warns of Threat. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 02, 2018
• Prosecutors Highlight Manafort's Most Expensive Purchases; Have Democrats Gone Too Far to the Left? Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Paul Manafort Trial Continues; U.S. Officials Sound Alarm on Russian Election Interference; Mueller Wants to Interview Pop Star & Dad Who Helped Set Up the 2016 Trump Tower Meeting. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 01, 2018
• Trump Supporters Heckle Reporters at Rally; Paul Manafort Trial Continues. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Calls for End to Russia Probe; Paul Manafort Trial Continues. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 31, 2018
• President Trump Arguing Russian Collusion Is Not a Crime; Russians Using Facebook Again?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Paul Manafort Trial Begins; Facebook Discovers Meddling Ahead of 2018 Vote. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 30, 2018
• Trump Lawyer Now Arguing Russian Collusion No Big Deal?; Trump Threatens Shutdown Over Border Wall. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Slams Mueller Directly, Claims Conflicts of Interest; Giuliani: Cohen is Lying About Trump Knowing of Russia Meeting; Trump Lawyer Now Arguing Russian Collusion No Big Deal?; Trump Willing to Meet With Iran With No Preconditions. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 27, 2018
• Trump-Cohen Relationship Crumbles in Matter of Days; WH: Trump Open To Putin's New Invite To Visit Moscow; Thousands On the Run As Northern CA Engulfs 44k Acres. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Catastrophic Wildfires; Cohen Says President Trump Knew About Trump Tower Meeting; CNN: Cohen Claims Trump Approved 2016 Trump Tower Meeting. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 26, 2018
• CNN: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly's Stature Diminishing; Some Kids Separated at Border May Never See Parents Again. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Mueller Scouring Trump's Twitter Feed?; Trump Organization Finance Chief Subpoenaed; NYT: Mueller Looking at Whether Trump Intimidated Witnesses. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 25, 2018
• Senate Grills Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Senate Questions Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 24, 2018
• Desperation on the Border. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Desperation on the Border; Trump Flip-Flopping Again on Russian Election Interference; Trump Tries to Talk Tough, Contradicts U.S. Intel Again. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 23, 2018
• Manafort Trial Delayed; 12 Audio Recordings Seized From Michael Cohen. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Looking to Revoke Security Clearance of Trump Critics. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 20, 2018
• Trump Facing Mounting Problems from Cohen Tapes, Mueller Probe & Putin Meeting; U.S. Intel Chief Blindsided by Trump Invitation to Putin; Trump Invites Putin To D.C. Even After Summit Widely Panned; U.S. Intel Chief Blindsided By Trump Invitation To Putin; 17 Killed After Duck Boat Capsized In Misssouri. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Deadly Duck Boat Accident; FBI Obtains Recording Between Trump and Cohen; Trump's Former Personal Attorney Recorded Trump Discussing Payment to Silence Playboy Model. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 19, 2018
• White House Discussions Underway for Putin to Come to DC This Fall. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Intel Chief Reaffirms Russia's Election Meddling; Trump Flips on Russia's Offer to Question Americans; White House Makes Third Reversal This Week On Russia. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 18, 2018
• Does President Trump Believe Russia No Longer Targeting U.S.?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Does President Trump Believe Russia is No Longer Targeting the U.S.?; Only Four People in Private Meeting: Trump, Putin & Two Interpreters. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 17, 2018
• Trump Tries to Walk Back Russia Statements; Interview With Utah Congressman Chris Stewart; Interview with Democratic Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Tries to Walk Back Comments From Russia Press Conference. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 16, 2018
• 'Disgraceful Performance' by President Trump at Putin Meeting?; Interview With Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• 'Disgraceful Performance' by President Trump at Putin Meeting?; Ex-CIA Chief: Trump "Nothing Short of Treasonous" At Briefing. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 13, 2018
• Mueller Indicts 12 Russian Officers for Election Meddling; Trump Tries to Salvage Relationship During UK Visit; Trump Denies Criticizing British P.M., Audio Contradicts That; Protests Erupt In London Over Trump's Visit. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Mueller Indicts 12 Russian Intelligence Officers for Election Interference; Kremlin: New Charges Against 12 Russians Political Attempt to "Spoil" Trump-Putin Summit. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Mueller Indicts 12 Russian Military Officers for Hacking DNC; Trumps Tries to Salvage Relationship with Theresa May; Trumps Sales Will Bring Up Russian Hacking and Indictments with Putin in Helsinki. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Mueller Indicts 12 Russian Intelligence Officers for Election Interference. Aired 3-3:30p ET


July 12, 2018
• FBI Agent Who Sent Anti-Trump Texts Grilled By Lawmakers. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Peter Strzok Testifies Before Congress. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 11, 2018
• Republican Bigotry on the Ballot?; Russian Company Had Access to Facebook User Data;. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Republican Bigotry on the Ballot?; Trump Targets Allies at NATO Meeting. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 10, 2018
• Trump Administration Failing to Reunite Migrant Families?; Supreme Court Confirmation Battle Begins. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Administration Failing to Reunite Migrant Families?; Will President Trump Damage Western Alliance?; Supreme Court Confirmation Battle Begins; Trump: NATO Has Not Treated the U.S. Fairly. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


July 09, 2018
• Cave Rescue Efforts Continue; Immigration Deadline. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Cave Rescue Efforts Continue; President Trump Set to Announce Supreme Court Pick; Sources: Cohen's Message to Trump "Truth is Not Your Friend". Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 06, 2018
• U.K. Officials: Search for Poison Source Could Take Months; New Program Helps Veterans Grow New Startups; Idol Impact Highlighted In New CNN Series, 2000s. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Migrant Family Reunification Deadline; Cave Rescue Efforts Continue; Interview With Virginia Congressman Scott Taylor; Trump Mocks #MeToo Movement and Senator Warren at Rally; Trump Administration Gives No Clear Plans to Reunite Families. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 05, 2018
• Trump Says Scandal-Plagued Pruitt Has Resigned; Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Scandal-Plagued Trump EPA Administrator Resigns. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 04, 2018
• Protest at Statue of Liberty; Did Trump Propose Invading Venezuela?; WH Source: Trump Asked Advisers About Invading Venezuela; Right Now: Police Trying To Remove Statue of Liberty Climber; Police: Couple Exposed To Same Nerve Agent Used In Poison Attack. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Did Trump Propose Invading Venezuela?; Cave Rescue Ongoing in Thailand; Stormy Daniels' Lawyer: I'd Run Against Trump; Protester Climbs Statue of Liberty, Forces Evacuation. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 03, 2018
• Trump Threatens NATO Allies; Cave Rescue Ongoing in Thailand. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Did Republican Congressman Turn Blind Eye to Sexual Abuse?; Cave Rescue Ongoing in Thailand; Is Pruitt the Most Corrupt Cabinet- Level Official? Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 02, 2018
• U.S. Intelligence Contradicts Trump, Says North Korea Maintaining Nuclear Program; Cohen Turning on Trump?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Protesters Rally Across Country; White House Briefing; U.S. Intelligence Contradicts Trump, Says North Korea Maintaining Nuclear Program. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 29, 2018
• Source: Trump Wants to Make Supreme Court Pick by July 9; DHS Tried Family Separation Pilot Program Last Year; Comedian Claims He Pranked Called Trump On Air Force One. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Appointee Disputes Ideas That Leaders Need to Condemn Hate Speech; New Details Emerge on Newspaper Attack; NY Times: Rosenstein Felt Used by White House Comey Firing; Mueller Says in Court Docs Michael Flynn is not Ready to be Sentenced; Trump Summons Swing Vote Senators to White House. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 28, 2018
• Sources: Multiple Injuries and Fatalities in Capital Gazette Shooting. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Shooting at Newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland; Multiple Injuries and Fatalities in Capital Gazette Shooting. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 27, 2018
• Democratic Party Shift?; Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Retiring. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Roe vs. Wade Doomed?; Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Retiring. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 26, 2018
• Election Day; President Trump Attacks Harley-Davidson. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Supreme Court Upholds Trump Travel Ban; Interview with Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 25, 2018
• Civility in Trump's America; Does Trump Administration Know Where Migrant Children Are?; Trump And Mattis Take Different Sides On Defense Issues. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump Wants No Due Process for Border Crossers?; White House Press Briefing; Trump Officials Confronted & Heckled at Public Places. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 22, 2018
• New CNN Poll Shows Trump's Attacks on Mueller May Be Working; EPA Congratulates 2017 Disaster Response; Rubio: "Vicious Treatment" Of First Lady Totally Lunacy. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Scandal-Plagued EPA Chief Makes Commemorative Coins; How Long Will Kids Remain Apart From Parents?; HHS: 2,458 Children Under 13 Years Old in Shelters. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 21, 2018
• Interview with Jeh Johnson; First Lady Makes Unannounced Trips to Texas; Court Docs: Immigrant Kids Were Abused In Detention; Trump Says He's Considering Meeting Putin Next Month. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Set to Meet With Putin; President Trump Requests Extended Detention For Migrant Children; Unclear When & How 2,300 Kids Will Be Reunited With Parents; Interview with Jeh Johnson. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 20, 2018
• President Trump Bows to Pressure, Charity CEO Who Runs Shelters Earns $1.5 Mil; Lewis: Trump's Immigration Comments "Racist"; Reverses Family Separation Policy. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump Bows to Pressure, Reverses Family Separation Policy; Trump Rips "Nasty Guy" Sanford A Week After Killer Tweet; Interview with South Carolina Congressman Mark Sanford. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 19, 2018
• Peter Strzok Under Fire; Ex-Trump Fixer Plans To Hire Experienced Criminal Lawyer; White House Deputy Chief Of Staff Joe Hagin To Depart White House Next Month; Trump Threatens Tariffs On $200 Billion In Chinese Goods. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Family Separation Policy Firestorm; President Trump Says Undocumented Immigrants 'Infesting' Country; Source: Fearing Backlash, Trump Administration Don't Implement Family Separation Policy Earlier. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 18, 2018
• Trump Administration Under Fire For Children Separation Policy; Interview With Texas Congressman Vicente Gonzalez. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Children Separation Policy Hurting Trump Administration in Polls; Who's Caring for the Kids Taken From Immigrants Parents?; Interview with Congressman Vicente Gonzalez of Texas. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 15, 2018
• Source: Cohen "Confused" Over Relationship with Trump; Trump Falsely Blames Dems for Separating Families at Border; A.G. Sessions Uses Bible To Defend Separating Families; Undocumented Immigrant: If I Go Back, MS-13 Will Kill Me. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump Envious of North Korean Dictator?; Paul Manafort Sent to Jail; Trump Praises Kim Dictatorship, Says He's Solved North Korea. Aired 4-4:30p ET


June 14, 2018
• Suit Claims Trump Used Charity to Help Himself & Campaign; White House Defends Policy of Separating Undocumented Children at Border; Trump Calls North Korean Dictator Tough And Smart Guy; Conservatives Turning On Trump's Scandal Plagued EPA Chief. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• North Korea Using President Trump as Propaganda; Inspector General Report on FBI Conduct Released; DOJ Watchdog Finds Comey Violated FBI Norms on Clinton Probe, But Not Politically Motivated. Aired 4-4:30p ET


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