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May 30, 2019
• USS McCain Moved Out of Sight of Trump in Japan; Trump Lashes Out Yet Again at Mueller; Barr Criticizes Mueller For Not Making Decision on Obstruction; Trump Attacks Late Senator McCain Amid Ship Controversy. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 29, 2019
• Robert Mueller Finally Speaks Out. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA); Robert Mueller Finally Speaks Out. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 28, 2019
• Baseball Team Apologizes to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Biden Leading Polls. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Rescued Hiker Speaks Out. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 27, 2019
• Democratic Candidates Respond to Trump Attacks on Biden; American Climber Dies on Mount Everest. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Sides With North Korean Dictator on Biden Criticism; American Climber Dies on Mount Everest. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 24, 2019
• Federal Judge Blocks Mississippi Abortion Law; Dem Candidates Up Appearances Over Long Weekend; Race for New U.K. Prime Minister Is On After May Resigns; WAPO: Trump Pushes For GOP Donor's Firm To Get Wall Contract; Hundreds Celebrate Special Bond With Mailman On His Retirement. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Gives Barr Unique Powers to Investigate Russia Probe; Pelosi Getting Under Trump's Skin?; Trump Claims Pelosi Is Not "The Same As She Was"; Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is Interviewed About Trump- Pelosi Feud and Trump Sending 1,500 Troops to Middle East Over Iran Threat. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 23, 2019
• U.S. Files New Charges Against WikiLeaks Founder Assange; Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is Interviewed About the $16 Billion Taxpayer Bailout for Farmers. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Announces Farmer Bailout to Offset China Trade War; Pelosi vs. Trump; New Monmouth Poll: 33 Percent of Dem Voters Support Biden; 2020 Candidates Grapple with Whether to Talk Impeachment. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 22, 2019
• Democrats Accuse Trump of Waging War on Women; Interview With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Democratic Presidential Candidate. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Federal Judge Refuses to Block House Subpoena Requesting Trump's Financial Records from Banks; Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) is Interviewed About House Oversight of President Trump; Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is Interviewed About Trump and About His Policy to Fund College. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 21, 2019
• Iranian Tensions; Beto Reboot?; Trump Accuses Opponents of Treason. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Federal Judge Examines Mississippi Abortion Ban; Interview With Rep. Val Demings (D-FL); Impeachment Calls Grow Louder. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 20, 2019
• Trump Considering Pardon for War Crimes; Taking on Trump. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Set to Begin 2020 Campaign; White House Blocks McGahn From Testifying. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 17, 2019
• Sanders Swings Through the South as Poll Numbers Slide; Warren Calls For Congress to Protect Abortion Rights; CNN Special: The Trump Family Business, Tonight @ 9 PM; Soldiers Used Rape To Silence Women, It Didn't Work. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Joe Biden Leading Democratic Presidential Race; New Court Filing Shows Michael Flynn Helped in Obstruction Probe; Barr Fuels "Spy" Claim in Media Blitz, Zeroes in on Start of Mueller Probe; Biden to Hold First Major Campaign Rally in Pennsylvania Tomorrow. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


May 16, 2019
• Gillibrand Rallies Against Georgia's Strict Abortion Law; Buttigieg Reflects on His Military Service in Afghanistan; NY Daily News: Trump Administration Gave Brazil-Based Company $62M That was Supposed to Go to U.S. Farmers Hit By Trade War. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Bill de Blasio Announces Presidential Bid; Iran Tensions; Former DOJ Legal Chief: Democrats Are Missing the Point; Protesters Jeer as NYC Mayor Announces Presidential Run. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 15, 2019
• Will Mueller Testify?; Interview With Rep. Jackie Speier (D- CA); Alabama Passes Country's Most Restrictive Anti-Abortion Law. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Joe Biden Dominating Polls; Trump Immigration Plan Unveiled; Alabama Passes Country's Most Restrictive Anti-Abortion Law. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


May 14, 2019
• Pompeo Meets With Putin; Judge to Rule on Battle Over Trump Financial Records; Interview With Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR); New Book Explores How The Old Guard Honors Fallen Heroes; CNN Finds Accused War Criminal Driving For Uber; Migrant Children Seen Sleeping On Ground Outside Crowded Border Facility In Photos Obtained By CNN. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Democratic Infighting?; Attorney General Launches Investigation of Investigators. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 13, 2019
• Joe Biden Leading Polls; Trump Meets with Prime Minister of Hungary. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Jr. Balking at Senate Subpoena; Dow Tanks; China Strikes Back in Trade War. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 10, 2019
• Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is Interviewed About Running Against 20 Other Dems for Nomination; House Committee Issues Subpoenas for Trump's Taxes; Tariffs Could Cost American Family of Four $767 Per Year; U.S. Deploying More Patriot Missiles To Counter Iran Threat. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump's Lawyer Seeks Dirt on Joe Biden in Ukraine; Democrats Target Trump Tax Returns; No U.S.-China Trade Deal; Rudy Giuliani Will Travel to Ukraine to Push for Investigations that May Help Trump, Hurt Biden; Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is Interviewed About Running Against 20 Other Dems for Nomination. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 09, 2019
• Officials Urged School to Investigate Anonymous Tip From Parent Who Feared "A Repeat of Columbine"; Biden Tops New Poll in Crucial Early State of New Hampshire. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.S.-China Trade Talks; Senate Subpoenas Donald Trump Jr; Trump Weighs Next Moves In Venezuela, North Korea, Iran, China. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


May 08, 2019
• House Prepares For Contempt Vote; School Shooting Rocks Colorado; White House Exerts Broad Executive Privilege Over Mueller Report. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• House Holds Contempt Vote on Attorney General; White House Exerts Broad Executive Privilege Over Mueller Report. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• House Prepares For Contempt Vote; School Shooting Rocks Colorado; White House Exerts Broad Executive Privilege Over Mueller Report. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 07, 2019
• Georgia Passes Restrictive Abortion Bill; Shots Fired in Colorado School; 2020 Race Heats Up. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Administration Defying Congressional Subpoenas; Dow Plummets Over China Trade War Fears. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 06, 2019
• Foreign Policy Crises; 2020 Democrats Court Black Voters. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Did Trump Obstruct Justice?; Interview With Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI); Trump Says Mueller Should Not Testify. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 03, 2019
• Discussion of Democratic Presidential Candidates; Glowing Jobs Report Bolsters Trump Supporters; Iowa Dems See Wide Open Field With 9 Months Until Caucuses; NRA Vulnerable Amid Infighting, Financial Problems, A.G. Investigation; Midwest Towns Swamped By Record Floods. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Unemployment Rate Falls; Trump Fails to Address Election Meddling With Putin. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 02, 2019
• Sanders Slam House Democrats As Barr Skips More Questioning; Biden Criticized for Saying China "Is Not Competition For Us". Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Lashes Out at Mueller Report; Attorney General Bill Barr Under Fire. Aired 4-4:30p ET


May 01, 2019
• Attorney General William Barr Appears Before Senate. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Attorney General William Barr Appears Before Senate; Interview With Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD). Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 30, 2019
• Trump Federal Reserve Pick Under Fire; Democrats and Trump Agree on Infrastructure Spending. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Crisis in Venezuela; Democrats and Trump Agree on Infrastructure Spending; Biden Leading Polls; Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is Interviewed About Venezuela. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 29, 2019
• Joe Biden Holds Presidential Rally. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Ex-Diplomat Says Trump Authorized $2 Million Pledge to North Korea to Return Otto Warmbier; Trump vs. Biden. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 26, 2019
• How Do Pennsylvania Voters Feel About Trump for 2020?; Washington Post: Rosenstein to Trump "I Can Land the Plane" on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Investigation; Gold Star Families Hit With Huge Tax Increases; Two Women Push For Prison Reform Beyond Trump's First Step. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Joe Biden Raises Big Bucks; Trump's Alternate Reality?; Biden Defends His Past, Attacks Trump in First 2020 Interview; How Do Pennsylvania Voters Feel About Trump for 2020?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 25, 2019
• Source: North Korea Asked U.S. to Pay $2 Million for Otto Warmbier's Hospital Care; Russia Rolls Out Red Carpet for Kim Jong Un Meeting. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Joe Biden Officially Enters 2020 Presidential Race; Biden Focusing Messaging on President Trump; Campaign Office in Philadelphia. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 24, 2019
• Biden's Challenges?; Jared Kushner to Head Immigration Reform?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Stonewalls Congress Over Tax Returns; Trump Ignoring Continued Russian Threat to Elections?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 23, 2019
• Joe Biden Set to Announce Presidential Bid; Authorities Investigate Sri Lanka Bombings. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Joe Biden Set to Announce Presidential Bid; Jared Kushner Downplays Russian Interference in 2016 Elections. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 22, 2019
• Terror in Sri Lanka; Democratic Presidential Field Grows. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• How Will Democrats Respond to Mueller Report?; Terror in Sri Lanka. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 19, 2019
• Special Counsel Referred At Least 14 Other Criminal Investigations; Judiciary Chairman Nadler Issues Subpoena For Full Mueller Report And Underlying Evidence; Mueller: Trump Campaign Had Contact With WikiLeaks And Had Heads Up On E-mail Release; Mueller Found Russia Meddled In 2016, Will Trump Accept It?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Stunning Number of Trump Lies Exposed By Mueller Report; Senator Warren: House Should Begin Impeachment Proceedings; Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is Interviewed About the Path Forward After Mueller Report. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 18, 2019
• Mueller Found No Evidence of Collusion, Couldn't Make Obstruction Decision; Trump Takes Victory Lap: I'm Having a Good Day. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Adam Schiff Comments on Mueller Report; Mueller Report Findings?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 17, 2019
• Redacted Mueller Report Set For Release Tomorrow. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump vs. Sanders; Redacted Mueller Report Set For Release Tomorrow. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 16, 2019
• Trump Adviser Defends Past Comments on Immigration; Presidential Fund-Raising Numbers Released. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Democrats Investigate Alleged Presidential Pardon Offer; French President Vows to Rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 15, 2019
• Redacted Mueller Report Set for Release Thursday; Flames Engulf Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With French Ambassador to the United States Gerard Araud; Flames Engulf Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 12, 2019
• One-on-One with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; Pence, Buttigieg Battle Over Christianity, LGBT Rights; Atlantic: Trump Considered Ivanka For U.N. Or World Bank Role. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump's New Plan to Detain Immigrants?; Sources: Trump Told Then-CBP Head Kevin McAleenan He'd Pardon Him If Hew Went to Jail For Denying Entry to Migrants. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 11, 2019
• Trump Cites AG, Says Campaign Was Spied On, Gives No Proof; Mayor Pete Buttigieg Surges in New Early State Polls; CNN Exclusively Obtained Biden's Letters Showing He Resisted Mandated Busing To Desegregate Schools; Dr. Sanjay Gupta Searches For Keys To Longer, Better Life. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI); Julian Assange Charged. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 10, 2019
• Trump Visits Texas; Bernie Sanders Unveils New Health Care Plan. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); Most California Voters Unfazed By Biden Allegations; Bernie Sanders Unveils New Health Care Plan; Attorney General to Investigate Spying on Trump Campaign. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 09, 2019
• Bernie Sanders Set to Release Tax Returns; Trump Denies Plans to Restart Family Separations. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Homeland Security Leadership Purge?; William Barr Faces Congress; Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) is Interviewed About AG Barr Releasing the Mueller Report. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 08, 2019
• Did Trump Tell Border Agents to Break Law?; Trump Fires Secret Service Director and Homeland Security Chief; When Will Bernie Sanders Release Tax Returns?; Interview With Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI). Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Did Trump Tell Border Agents to Break Law?; Trump Fires Secret Service Director and Homeland Security Chief; When Will Bernie Sanders Release Tax Returns?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 05, 2019
• Biden Jokes About Accusations 2 Days After Attempted Apology; 2020 Candidates Address Race, Violence, Economy And Reparations As They Court Black Voters; State Dept: Saudi Government Detains Two Americans In Sweep; Trump Tries To Nudge Fed, Suggests Cutting Rates; Trump Slammed For Picking Supporters For Fed Board. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Fighting Release of Tax Returns; Interview With Sen. John Kennedy (R) Louisiana; Joe Biden Jokes About Physical Contact Controversy; Trump Visits Border; Trump Attorney Attempts To Head Off Democratic Tax Return Demand; Sen. John Kennedy (R) Louisiana Reaction To President's Legal Team Letter To The Treasury Department; Biden Jokes About Accusations 2 Days After Attempted Apology. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 04, 2019
• Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) Joins Field As More Dems Tease Potential Run; Senator Sanders Tries to Win Over Diverse Voter Base. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Trump Backs Down Over Threat to Close Border; Did Barr Mischaracterize Mueller Report in Letter?; Trump Now Says He'll Give Mexico a Year Before Closing Border. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 03, 2019
• Trump's Number of Lies Increasing?; House Votes to Subpoena Full Mueller Report. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Democratic Fund-Raising Numbers Revealed; Joe Biden Responds to Unwanted Touching Allegations. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 02, 2019
• Democratic Presidential Fund-Raising Numbers Revealed; Joe Biden Under Fire. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Sen. Joe Manchin (D) West Virginia; Trump to Offer No Plan to Replace Obamacare Until After Election. Aired 4-4:30p ET


April 01, 2019
• FAA: Software Update To Fix Grounded Boeing Jets Will Be Delayed For Weeks; Clooney, Elton John Protesting New Anti-Gay Law In Brunei; Alex Jones Confronted With, Struggles To Defend Lies Calling Sandy Hook A Hoax In New Deposition; Joe Biden Under Fire; Boeing Tries to Get Planes Back in Operation. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Threatens to Shut Border; Did White House Approve 25 Security Clearances Despite Denials?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 29, 2019
• Trump on Muller Report: I Have Nothing to Hide; 2020 Dems in Fundraising Frenzy Ahead of First Major Deadline; Buttigieg Takes Midwestern Pitch to Coastal Democrats; Are The Saudis Using U.S. Energy Information To Get Nukes?; Trump Threatens To Shut The Mexico Border Next Week. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.S. Sharing Nuclear Secrets With Saudi Arabia?; Release of Mueller Report Expected By Mid-April; Sources: McMahon to Leave Post, Join Trump's Political Group; Trump Threatens to Close Border as Soon as Next Week; Trump on Mueller Report: I have Nothing to Hide. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 28, 2019
• Biden Leads the Democratic Pack in New 2020 Poll; Trump Talks To Reporters As He Departs For Campaign Rally; Trump On Mueller: Beautiful Conclusion. I Haven't Seen Report; Trump: We'll Have Far Better Than ObamaCare Including Pre-Existing Conditions. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Tiny Fraction of Mueller Report Revealed So Far; Did Trump Organization Cook Books?. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 27, 2019
• President Trump Awards Medal of Honor; Trump Pushes to End All of Obamacare. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Majority of Americans Don't Believe Mueller Report Exonerates Trump; Boeing Officials on Capitol Hill. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 26, 2019
• Pete Buttigieg Rising; Boeing 737 MAX Plane Forced to Make Emergency Landing; Russia's Military Moves. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Moves to Eliminate Obamacare Entirely; Trump Looks to Weaponize Mueller Report Against Democrats. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 25, 2019
• Will Public See Mueller Report?; Michael Avenatti Charged. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Will Public See Mueller Report?; Michael Avenatti Charged. Aired 4-4:30p ET


March 22, 2019
• Trump Makes his Picks, Wants to Face Biden, Sanders, O'Rourke; Bloomberg Mocks Biden and O'Rourke: They're on an "Apology Tour"; Trump Tries To Discredit Probe As White House Braces For Report. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Mueller Report Release Imminent?; New Information on Boeing Crashes; Trump Makes Claim Dems are "Anti-Israel and Anti-Jewish". Aired 4-4:30p ET


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