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December 09, 2020
• Hunter Biden Announces Taxes Under Investigation; Two U.K. Health Workers Suffer Allergic Reaction to Pfizer Vaccine; U.S. Averaging 2,000 COVID-19 Deaths Every Day. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• GOP Rep Asks Are We the Party of List-Making Now; Senator Johnson Says I Won't Challenge Election Results; COVID-19 Vaccine Supplies to Begin Shipping Out Today; Florida Judge Who Signed Search Warrant on COVID Data Scientist Was Picked by DeSantis; FDA to Consider Emergency Use Authorization for Vaccine Tomorrow. Aired 3:30- 4p ET
• Two U.K. Health Workers Suffer Allergic Reaction to Pfizer Vaccine; U.S. Averaging 2,000 COVID-19 Deaths Every Day; Interview With Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI); Biden Announces Defense Secretary Nominee. Aired 3-3:30p ET


December 08, 2020
• Senate Republicans Invite Vaccine Skeptic to Testify; Interview With George Conway. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Administration Passed Up Chance to Order More Pfizer Vaccine Doses; Biden Lays Out COVID-19 Plan; U.K. Begins COVID-19 Vaccinations; Trump Again Falsely Claims He Won Election. Aired 4- 4:30p ET
• Biden's Goals for First 100 Days Are 100 Million Vaccine Doses, Universal Mask Wearing and Reopen Schools; Interview with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Stimulus Package Progress in the U.S. Senate; Sources Say Biden Picks Retired Lt. General Lloyd Austin for Defense Secretary; McConnell Says Stimulus Talks Down to The Wire; Trump Says Will Veto Bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act; 33 Million in California Under New Stay at Home Orders. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• U.K. Begins Vaccinations; Trump Again Falsely Claims He Won Election. Aired 3-3:30p ET


December 07, 2020
• First Vaccine Shipments to States to Fall Short of Need; Trump Consumed With Overturning Election Results. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT); Biden Announces Health Leadership Team; Pandemic Raging. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Sen. Loeffler Refuses to Accept Biden Victory on Debate Stage; Georgia Republican Lt. Governor Says Trump's "Mountains of Misinformation" Hurting Republicans in Runoff; Control of Senate Hinges on Two Georgia Races; Rare Access to Assassination Site in Iran; U.K. Reveals COVID Vaccination Cards; Trailblazing NFL Player Fred Sasakamoose Dies of Coronavirus. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Georgia Senate Election Races Heating Up; Record COVID-19 Numbers in U.S. Aired 3-3:30p ET


December 04, 2020
• One-on-One with Ousted DHS Official Who Rebuked Trump; New Key Model Predicts 539,000 U.S. COVID Deaths by April; Tomorrow Trump to Rally in Georgia Ahead of Senate Runoffs. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Christopher Krebs; Biden Delivers Address on Economic Crisis; COVID-19 Pandemic Raging. Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 03, 2020
• Dems Now Back Bipartisan $900 Billion Deal, But Negotiations Ongoing with GOP Senate; Obama, Bush, Clinton Volunteer to Get Vaccinated on TV; Groups Pressure Biden to Fulfill Promise to Build Diverse Team. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Erupts at Attorney General in Meeting?; White House Holding Meetings on Presidential Pardons; COVID-19 Crisis. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


December 02, 2020
• Mark Kelly Sworn in as U.S. Senator; Will President Trump Pardon His Family?; Biden Facing Pressure As He Vows to Build Diverse Team; Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) is Interviewed About Biden Facing Pressure to Add Diversity to Top Admin Picks. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Will President Trump Pardon His Family?; U.K. Approves Coronavirus Vaccine. Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 01, 2020
• Who Will Get Vaccine First?; Interview With Joe Scarborough. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Joe Scarborough; Biden Introduces Economic Team; Attorney General Bill Barr Finds No Evidence of Widespread Voter Fraud. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 30, 2020
• Chinese Documents Show Early Mishandling of COVID-19; COVID-19 Pandemic Surging; Iran: Remote-Controlled Machine Gun, Self-Detonating Car Used in Assassination. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Vaccine Approved By Christmas? Trump Refuses to Concede Election; Biden Names Economic Team. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 27, 2020
• U.S. Aircraft Carrier Moving Back Into Persian Gulf for Cover as Troops are Moved Out of Afghanistan and Iraq; Iran Warns of "Severe Revenge" After Top Nuclear Scientist is Assassinated; Without Evidence, Trump Warns of Fraud in Georgia Races; Supreme Court Sides 5-4 With Religious Groups on COVID Restrictions; CDC Committee to Vote Next Week on Who Gets Vaccine First. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Former BARDA Director Dr. Rick Bright; U.S. COVID-19 Hospitalizations Hit Record High; Another Legal Loss For Trump in Pennsylvania. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 26, 2020
• Did Not Air. 4-5p ET


November 25, 2020
• Trump Issues Full Pardon to Michael Flynn; Thanksgiving COVID Surge?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Issues Full Pardon to Michael Flynn; Biden Delivers Thanksgiving Address. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 24, 2020
• Food Insecurity; Millions Ignoring CDC Travel Warnings; Biden Transition. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Pandemic Surging; Biden Introduces Cabinet Picks. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 23, 2020
• Interview With Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ); Michigan Certifies Biden's Victory; Millions of America Ignore CDC Warnings, Travel Over Holiday; Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-MI) are Interviewed About Michigan State Board Certifying Biden's Election Win. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• AstraZeneca Unveils Vaccine Findings; Trump Continues Denying Election Results; Biden Announces First Cabinet Nominees. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


November 20, 2020
• U.S. Sees Record-Setting 187,000+ Cases in a Single Day; President Stalls Transition Process by Refusing to Concede; Georgia's Two Senate Runoffs Will Decide If Republicans Or Democrats Control Senate. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Vaccines on Horizon; Trump Continues Quest to Overturn Election Results. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 19, 2020
• Biden Taking Questions After Meeting with Governors; CDC Recommends Against Travel for Thanksgiving. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Continues Attempts to Meddle in Election Results; Biden, Harris Update Pandemic Response Preparation. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 18, 2020
• Georgia Recount; New York City Schools Close Amid Coronavirus Spike; Georgia To Announce Election Audit Results Tomorrow; Interview With Georgia Secretary Of State About The Election Audit. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Trump Continuing To Deny Election Defeat; Interview With Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA); Trump Requests Limited Wisconsin Recount. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


November 17, 2020
• Did Senator Lindsey Graham Try to Get Legal Georgia Votes Cast Out?; GOP Senators Appear to Congratulate VP-Elect Harris; Iowa Governor: COVID Hospitalizations Doubled Since November 1st. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Resisting Election Defeat Reality; Interview With Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis; Trump Orders Troop Drawdown in Iraq and Afghanistan. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 16, 2020
• U.S. Economic Outlook; Trump Set to Reduce Troop Presence in Iraq and Afghanistan; Oregon Governor Kate Oregon is Interviewed About the Coronavirus Pandemic; Russia's COVID Reality Not What Kremlin Portrays. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Moderna Says Vaccine 94.5 Percent Effective; Biden Warns of Dangers in Transition Delay. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 13, 2020
• Trump Touts Vaccine & Economy, Says No More Lockdowns. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Breaks Post-Defeat Silence; Interview With Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA); Pandemic Exploding; Joe Biden Wins Georgia. Aired 4- 4:30p ET


November 12, 2020
• Record 144,000 New Cases in One Day in U.S.; Karl Rove: Trump Lawsuits Won't Change Election Outcome. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Biden Names White House Chief of Staff; Trump Remains Out of Sight, Refusing to Concede. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 11, 2020
• Focus on Georgia Senate Run-Offs; Votes Still Being Counted in Several States. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY); U.S. Seeing Record Number of COVID-19 Cases; Growing Alarm as Trump Denies Election Loss. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 10, 2020
• Interview With Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R-GA); Trump Refuses to Acknowledge Election Loss; Supreme Court Signals ACA Will Survive Latest Challenge. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• COVID-19 Vaccine Available to All Americans By April?; Interview With National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci; Trump Refuses to Acknowledge Election Loss. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 09, 2020
• Pfizer Says Vaccine Over 90 Percent Effective; Trump Fires Defense Secretary; Georgia Secretary of State Refuses to Step Down, Says Trump "Unlikely" to Win Georgia Electoral Votes; Senate Majority Likely to be Decided by Two Runoffs in Georgia. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT); Biden Sets Up Coronavirus Task Force; Trump Fires Defense Secretary; Trump Refuses to Accept Defeat. Aired 4-4:30p ET


November 06, 2020
• Did Not Air 4-5p ET


November 05, 2020
• Did Not Air 4-5p ET


November 04, 2020
• Did Not Air 4-5p ET


November 03, 2020
• Did Not Air 4-5p ET


November 02, 2020
• Republicans Lose Cases to Discount Legal Votes; Interview With Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• The Road to 270; Trump Preparing Legal Challenges to Election Results. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Trump and Biden Are Neck and Neck in Battleground Florida; Key County in Arizona Critical to Election Results; Federal Judge Rules 127,000 Ballots Cast Via Drive-Thru in Texas Can Be Counted; Trump Floats Idea of Firing Fauci; Trump Backers Outspending on Ads in Georgia, North Carolina, Iowa And Arizona. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Biden, Trump Focus on Pennsylvania; Trump Suggests He May Fire Dr. Fauci in Second Term. Aired 3-3:30p ET


October 30, 2020
• Early Voting in Texas Surpasses Total Turnout in 2016; Trump's Senior Policy Adviser Vows Crackdown on Immigration in President's Second Term; Multiple States Report Record High Daily COVID-19 Cases. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Biden Campaigns in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin; Trump Continues Downplaying COVID-19 Pandemic. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Red and Blue Mirages to Appear in Early Election Night Results; Coronavirus Cases Surge in Every Battleground State; Trump holds Wisconsin Rally as Governor Urges People to Stay Home; Georgia Senator Backs Out of Debate to Campaign with Trump; U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surpass 9 Million. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• What Will Election Night Results Look Like?; As COVID-19 Crisis Grows, Trump Complains About Pandemic Media Coverage. Aired 3-3:30p ET


October 29, 2020
• CNN Investigates COVID Spread Linked to Trump Rallies; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) is Interviewed on Documents About Trump Admin Wanting $250M COVID Ad Campaign to Help Trump's Re-Election; U.S. Economy Shows Record Growth After Previous Record Drop. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Do Trump Rallies Leads to COVID-19 Spikes?; Pandemic Worsening; Biden, Trump Campaign in Florida. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• 79 Million Plus Votes Cast So Far, Over A Third of Registered Voters; Texas Pre-Election Votes Close to State's Entire 2016 Vote; Dr. Birx Would Rather Travel, Keep Distance from The White House and Dr. Scott Atlas; Interview with Dave Mathews, Life as a Musician During COVID. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Pandemic Worsening; Are Republicans Attempting to Suppress Voting?; Biden, Trump Campaign in Florida. Aired 3-3:30p ET


October 28, 2020
• Big Biden Lead in New National Polls; Comparing Biden and Trump's Pandemic Plans Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Claims Victory Over COVID-19 Pandemic; Big Biden Lead in New National Polls. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Anonymous Op-Ed Writer Revealed Who Detailed Resistance Inside the White House; New Jersey's Largest City Imposes Shutdown Measures Amid Surge; Interview with Gov. Phil Murphy (D) New Jersey on COVID Playbook; Dow Drops Sharply as Virus Surges and Election Nears. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Battleground Arizona; White House Claims Victory Over COVID-19 Pandemic?. Aired 3-3:30p ET


October 27, 2020
• Interview With Mary Trump; Philadelphia Police Shooting; Supreme Court Issues Controversial Ruling On Counting Wisconsin Ballots; Biden's Closing: We Can Unite And Heal The Country. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Record COVID-19 Cases in More Than Half of U.S. States; Biden in Georgia, Trump in Michigan. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Supreme Court Will Not Extend Wisconsin Ballot Deadline; Pennsylvania GOP Asks Supreme Court to Reconsider Mail-In Voting Decision; More Than Half of All States Report Record Cases of COVID This Month; Trump Touts U.S. Brokered Deal with Israel and 3 Arab Nations. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Interview with Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Kathy Boockvar; Trump Holds Rally in Michigan; Trump on Defense in Campaign. Aired 3-3:30p ET


October 26, 2020
• Key States; Early Voting Setting Records' The Seven Key States That Could Decide the Election; Former FDA Chief: It's Time for a National Mask Mandate. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Dow Plunges; Has Trump Given Up on Controlling COVID-19?; White House Faces Another Coronavirus Outbreak; Joe Biden Campaigns in Pennsylvania. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Trump Campaign Is Confident President Is Expanding His Base and Will Win Battleground States; Trump Holding Three Rallies in Pennsylvania Today; Pence Still Campaigning Despite COVID Outbreak Amongst Staff; Trump Fails to Reveal Healthcare Plan Details. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Administration Admitting Defeat on Controlling COVID-19?; White House Faces Another Coronavirus Outbreak. Aired 3-3:30p ET


October 23, 2020
• The Keys to Victory for the GOP, Dems in Tight Senate Races; Trump Announces Israel & Sudan Agree to Normalize Relations; COVID-19 Infections Hit New Peaks Across Europe. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Finding Migrant Parents; Joe Biden Lays Out COVID-19 Response Plan; Candidates Hit Campaign Trail Following Final Debate. Aired 4- 4:30p ET
• Trump Holding Rally at Florida Retirement Community; GOP Adviser Says Trump Debate Performance Could Be Too Late; Trump Campaign Raised Biggest Online Funding on Debate Night; Trump Claims to Be Least Racist Person in the Room; Biden Falsely Claims He Never Opposed Fracking; Universal Mask Usage Could Save 100,000+ Lives in U.S. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Joe Biden Lays Out COVID-19 Response Plan. Aired 3-3:30p ET


October 22, 2020
• Republicans Advance Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Despite Boycott From Democrats; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is Interviewed About Supreme Court Nomination and Stimulus Deal; Feds: Iran & Russia Interfered in 2020 Election; New Debate Details: Candidates Will Be 12+ Feet Apart, Trump Will Get First Question. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump, Biden Set For Final Debate; U.S. Tops 1,000 Daily COVID- 19 Deaths. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Trump Tests Negative for COVID Ahead of Final Debate; Trump Says He May Change Strategy from Last Debate; Republicans Advance Supreme Court Nominee Despite Boycott by Democrats; Potential Paths to Victory for Trump and Biden. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• U.S. Tops 1,000 Daily COVID-19 Deaths; Biden, Trump Set For Final Debate. Aired 3-3:30p ET


October 21, 2020
• Campaign Ad Blitz; Pandemic Escalating. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Obama Hits Trail For Biden; New Presidential Polls; President Trump Expresses No Regrets Over Pandemic Response. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• New Filings Show Trump Campaign Had $63 Million Going into October Compared to Biden's $177 Million; Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's Get Out The Vote Stream on Twitch Racked Up More Than 4.7 Million Views; White House Gets Pushback on Size of Stimulus Plan from GOP Senators; Virginia School District Forced to Cancel Classes Due to Internet Outage. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Campaign Strategies?; Voter Intimidation Concerns Growing; President Trump Expresses No Regrets Over Pandemic Response. Aired 3- 3:30p ET


October 20, 2020
• Early Voting Surges; Road to Victory?; Interview With Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL). Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Can Hospitals Handle COVID-19 Surge?; Interview With Former U.S. Special Operations Commander Admiral William McRaven; Former FDA Commissioner: U.S. is One Week Away from a "Rapid Acceleration" in COVID Cases; Dozens of Volunteers to Be Deliberately Infected with Coronavirus as Part of New U.K. Study. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Study Shows Anti-Inflammatory Drug Can Reduce Risk of Death in Critically ill COVID Patients; Government Officials Alarmed Over White House Push for Pentagon Deal Worth Billions; Former Twitter Executive Says It's Time for Social Media Platforms to Mute Trump; Biden Looks to Rust Belt to Rebuild Blue Wall. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Stopping COVID in Schools; Stimulus Negotiations Continue; Melania Trump Still Recovering From COVID-19. Aired 3-3:30p ET


October 19, 2020
• Joni Ernst in Tough Reelection Battle; President Trump's Path to Victory?; COVID-19 Pandemic Escalating. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• COVID-19 Pandemic Escalating; Trump Continues Attacks on Dr. Fauci; Biden to Trump: Americans are "Tired Of Your Lies About This Virus". Aired 4-4:30p ET
• FDA Won't Release Critical Details on J&J Vaccine Trail Pause; Stimulus Deadline Is Tomorrow And Still No Bipartisan Agreement; Fox Host And Senator Float Disgusting Claim About Hunter Biden; Interview With Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) About QAnon Involvement Leveled at the Bidens; More Than 28 Million Votes Cast in Presidential Election. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Reason For Pause in Some Vaccine Trials?; COVID-19 Pandemic Escalating; Trump Continues Attacking Dr. Fauci. Aired 3-3:30p ET


October 16, 2020
• Trump Claims He Will Be "Ending" Pandemic "Soon" As U.S. Surpasses 8 Million Confirmed Cases. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Joe Biden Delivers Campaign Address in Michigan. Aired 4-4:30p ET


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