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July 17, 2023
• Sen. Joe Manchin to Speak At No Labels Event; Trump Planning To Expand Presidential Powers If He Wins; Asa Hutchinson Is Interviewed By Jake Tapper On Presidential Bid; Crime Bridge Attacked By Ukraine, Russia Ends Grains Deal; Judge Overseeing Trump's Classified Documents Case To Discuss Trial Date; Judge To Discuss Trial Date During Tomorrow's Hearing In Trump Classified Documents Case; Official: Flood Evidence Surfaces Since Suspect Arrest; Canada Experiencing Its Worst Fire Season On Record. Aired 5-6p ET
• Ukraine Strikes Vital Bridge Linking Crimea & Russia; GOP Contenders Pitch Themselves As Trump Alternatives; Record Heat Scorches Cities Across The U.S.; Backlash Pushes Jayapal To Walk Back Israel Remarks; Millions Of U.S. Military Emails Sent To Mali. Aired 4-5p ET


July 14, 2023
• Special Counsel Focused On Actions From Trump And Allies In Seven Key Battleground States; GOP Contenders Court Evangelicals At Iowa Event; RNC Chair Refuses To Say Biden Legitimately Elected; Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Is Interviewed About Defense Bill; Suspected NY Serial Killer Captured & Charged; Western U.S. Set To Break All-Time Heat Records. Aired 5-6p ET
• NYC Architect Arrested In Gilgo Beach Murders; News Conference On Suspected Serial Killer; Actors Join Writers On Strike, Shutting Down Industry. Aired 4-5p ET


July 13, 2023
• NYT: Kushner Testifies Before Federal Grand Jury; Special Counsel Team Rips Apart Trump's Reasons For Postponing The Classified Documents Trial; Michigan Secy. Of State Interviewed By Special Counsel; FDA Approves First Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill; FDA Approves First Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill; RFK Jr. Repeatedly Claimed Chemicals In Water Are Impacting Sexuality Of Children; Rory McIlroy: Rather "Retire" Than Play For LIV Golf; LeBron James To Return For Another Season. Aired 5-6p ET
• Biden: "Putin Has Already Lost The War" In Ukraine; Source: Sen. Tuberville And Secretary Austin Have Spoken After Tuberville Declined Initial Call From DOD; Secret Service Unable To Identify A Suspect Who Left Bag Of Cocaine Found In West Wing; China-Based Hackers Breach U.S. Government Emails; Pro-Trump Protesters File Suit Against Fox; U.S. Investigates Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Aired 4-5p ET


July 12, 2023
• Biden: Putin "Making A Bad Bet" On Outlasting Ukraine; U.K.: NATO "Struggling" To Keep Ammo Flowing To Ukraine"; 11 NATO Members Agree On Plans To Train Ukrainian Pilots On F-16s Despite No Commitments To Give Ukraine Those Jets; White House: Biden Supports Sale Of F-16s To Turkey Without "Caveats Or Conditions"; Sen. Tuberville Sticks With Blocking Military Nominees; Unprecedented Heat In Florida Warms Ocean To Record Highs; Rep. Jared Moskowitz, (D-FL), Is Interviewed About Heat In Florida, Farmers Insurance; Farmers Insurance To Stop Offering Policies In Florida; Sen. Manchin To Headline Event In NH, Fueling Third-Party Bid Speculation; Sixth Day Of Search For Pennsylvania Prison Escapee; NASA Releases New Webb Telescope Image. Aired 5-6p ET
• FBI Director Wray Grilled By GOP Critics; Biden On Ukraine Support: "We Will Not Waver"; NATO Summit Ends With No Formal Invitation Or Timeline For Ukraine To Join the Alliance; Iowa Advances Six-Week Abortion Ban; North Korea Fires Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Into Waters Near Japan After Threatening The U.S.; Report: Tax Prep Sites Sent User Data To Google, Meta. Aired 4-5 ET


July 11, 2023
• Grand Jury Handling Potential Indictments In 2020 Election Probe Selected Today In Georgia; Trump Lawyers Ask To Delay Classified Docs Trial; First Hearing In Classified Docs Case Set For Next Week; Trump Leads Field In First National Qualifying Poll For August Debate; Gov. Burgum Offers $20 Gift Cards For $1 Donations; Ramaswamy Offers To Pay Supporters A Cut Of Money Raised For Campaign; Trump To Skip Key Iowa Event For Evangelical Voters. Northwestern Univ. Student Paper Cities Former Players Who Allege Culture Of Abuse Within Football Program; Research Details Companies Still Conducting Business In Russia After Pledging To Leave After Start Of War; California Homeless Population Rises Despite $17B Spent To Ease The Problem. Aired 5-6p ET
• NATO Statement: "Ukraine's Future Is In NATO"; Turkey Agrees To Back Sweden's NATO Deal; Georgia Jury That Could Indict Trump Sworn In; Dems Blast Tuberville for Blocking Military Nominations; PGA Tour Execs Explain the LIV Golf Deal; Catastrophic Flooding Swamps Vermont. Aired 4-5p ET


July 10, 2023
• NATO Unity Tested As Ukraine Pushes To Join; NATO Publicly Splits Over Cluster Bomb Decision; Trump Lawyers Face Deadline To Suggest Trial Date For Classified Documents Case. House Freedom Caucus Wrestles With Its Future; Intense Floods Trap Drivers, Wash Away Roads; Sarah Silverman Sues Tech Companies Over A.I. Aired 4-5p ET


July 07, 2023
• GOP Sen. Graham Urges NATO To Admit Ukraine; Rep. Mike Lawler, (R-NY), Is Interviewed About Ukraine, NATO; U.S. Sending Ukraine Controversial Cluster Bombs; Special Counsel Focusing On Chaotic 2020 W.H. Meeting; Rep. Zoe Lofgren, (D-CA), Is Interviewed About 2020 W.H. Meeting; DOJ Has Spent $9 Million Since Special Counsel Appointed; Pence: Trump Blasts DeSantis In Iowa, Says GOP Rival "Despises" The State's Ethanol; Patrols Ramp Up At NY Beaches After 5 People Bitten; Restrictive Abortion Laws, Medical Costs Meant KY Couple Couldn't Hold Daughter Before She Died. Aired 5-6p ET
• U.S. Sending Ukraine Controversial Cluster Bombs; Ukraine And Russia Continue Deadly Fight Over Bakhmut; Special Counsel Focusing On Chaotic 2020 White House Meeting; Gunman Sentenced To 90 Consecutive Life Terms; New Record For Hottest Average Temperature; Elon Musk Threatens To Sue Meta Over "Threads" App. Aired 4-5p ET


July 06, 2023
• Trump Aide Walt Nauta Pleads Not Guilty; FDA Grants Full Approval Of Alzheimer's Drug; Pence: "Trump Was Wrong" About My Authority On Jan 6; DeSantis Defends Campaign Ad That Attacked Trump On LGBTQ Issues: 'Totally Fair Game'; Beyonce's Pittsburgh Concert Canceled, 2 Others Postponed. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Aide Walt Nauta Pleads Not Guilty; Former GOP Arizona Official Who Rejected Pressure From Trump Over 2020 Results Says He Spoke With FBI; Lukashenko: Prigozhin Isn't In Belarus, He's In Russia; DOJ: Prosecutors Plan To Bring Felony Charges Against Man Arrested With Weapons In Obama's Neighborhood; President Biden Focuses On "Bidenomics" And Touts Legislative Accomplishments In SC Visit; Earth Ties Record For Warmest Average Temperature. Aired 4-5p ET


July 05, 2023
• Russian POW: Commanders Got High, Gave Absurd Orders; Putin Strives To Reassert Control After Wagner Mutiny; Judge Orders Justice Department To Release Less-Redacted Mar-a-Lago Search Affidavit; Arraignment For Trump Aide Walt Nauta Set For Tomorrow; Pence Admits Campaign Needs To "Do Well" In Iowa; Trump Stays Home As GOP Hopefuls Campaign On July 4; Lindsey Graham Booed By Home State Republicans; DeSantis Tries Positioning Himself To Trump's Right; 15 Mass Shootings Reported During Holiday Weekend; Hundreds Of Palestinians Mourn 12 Killed During Israel Military Operation In Jenin; Outrage Follows Violent Confrontation With Deputies. Aired 5-6p ET
• Lab Test Confirms Cocaine At White House; 5 Dead, Including 15- Year-Old Boy, In Philly Mass Shooting; Zelenskyy: Possible Explosives At Nuclear Plant; Judge Blocks Some Biden Admin/Social Media Contact; Ohio Abortion Rights Group Submits Signatures To Hold Vote On Statewide Constitutional Amendment; Senate Vacancy Prompts Two Trailblazing Congressional Bids. Aired 4-5p ET


July 04, 2023
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• GOP Candidates Hit Key Early-Voting States On July 4th; 9 Dead In Overnight Mass Shootings; Lawsuit: Police Had Hidden Camera In Women's Locker Room; Officials: 12 Killed, 100 Injured In Israeli Raid; Zelenskyy Thanks U.S. For "Unwavering" Support On July 4; Kremlin: Talks On Prisoner Exchange Must Be In "Silence"; L.A. Officials Sounding Alarm Over Poisoned Sea Lions. Aired 4-5p ET


July 03, 2023
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• Ukraine: 2 Killed In Russian Drone Strike In Sumy; Washington Post: In Meeting With CIA Director, Ukraine Revealed Strategy For Ceasefire Negotiations With Russia By End Of The Year; 2 Dead, 28 Injured In Baltimore Mass Shooting; Desantis Campaign Shares Video Slamming Trump's Past Vow To Protect LGBTQ Rights; Israel Launches Largest West Bank Military Operation In Over 20 Years; Scientists: Cows Can Play Part In Emissions Solution. Aired 4-5p ET


June 30, 2023
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• Biden Responds to Supreme Court Rulings; Supreme Court Rulings Block President Biden's Student Loan Plan, Limit LGBTQ Protection; Ukraine Intel Chief: Kremlin Plotting to Kill Prigozhin; Biden Reacts to U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan Report. Aired 4-5p ET


June 29, 2023
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• Supreme Court Guts Affirmative Action In College Admissions; Biden: I Strongly Disagree With Supreme Court Ruling; Exclusive: Docs Suggest Russian General Was Wagner Member; Top Trump Campaign Aide Met With Investigators Numerous Times; Not Guilty Verdict For Ex-Parkland School Resource Officer Who Stayed Outside During Mass Shooting. Aired 4-5p ET


June 28, 2023
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• Today: DOJ Interviews Georgia Secretary of State; Trump Sues E. Jean Carroll for Defamation; Pieces of Sub Wreckage Retrieved from Ocean Floor; WSJ: Prigozhin Plotted to Capture Russian Military Leaders; Putin Greets Supporters in Rare Surprise Appearance; Gulf Coast Rip Currents to Blame for At Least 11 Deaths; More Than 7,000 Flights Cancelled Since Saturday. Aired 4-5p ET


June 27, 2023
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• Ukraine: 3 Killed, Including A Child, In Russian Strike; Putin Thanks Security Forces: You Stopped A "Civil War"; Trump Responds To Audio Obtained By CNN, Again Insists He Did "Nothing Wrong"; Supreme Court Rejects Arguments that Would Have Given State Legislatures Unchecked Power Over Federal Elections; Trump & DeSantis Battle In Dueling New Hampshire Events. Aired 4-5p ET


June 26, 2023
• Putin And Prigozhin Addresses Russians After Rebellion; Ukrainian Military Claims Gains; China Voices Support To Russia On Failed Rebellion; WH: Wagner Rebellion Is "Internal Russian Matter"; DeSantis Pitches Crackdown On Illegal Immigration In New Campaign Policy Proposal; Study: Drug Shows Highest Amount Of Weight Loss Yet. Aired 5-6p ET
• Putin Addresses Russians After Armed Rebellion; Ukraine Claims War Gains After Brief Russian Mutiny; Biden: U.S. Allies "Had Nothing To Do" With Rebellion; Belarusian Opposition Leader Says No "Confirmation" Prigozhin Is In Belarus; Three San Antonio Officers Charged With Murder Of Woman Experiencing A "Mental Health Crisis". Aired 4-5p ET


June 23, 2023
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• Canadian Government Launches Probe Into Sub Implosion; Crews Search For Cause Of Sub's Failure; Sources: Special Counsel Gives Fake Electors Limited Immunity In Exchange For Testimony; Biden Campaign Makes Abortion Key Issue; Kansas Abortion Clinics See Uptick in Women From States With Abortion Bans Seeking Reproductive Care; CNN Investigation Casts Doubt On Greek Coast Guard's Account Of Deadly Shipwreck. Aired 4-5p ET


June 22, 2023
• Coast Guard: Crews Found Five Major Pieces Of Debris That Helped Identify Titan Sub; Whistleblowers: IRS Recommended More Charges Including Felonies Against Hunter Biden; Special Counsel's Office Has Multiple Recordings Of Former President Trump; Greene Calls Boebert A "Little B**** On House Floor. Aired 5-6p ET
• USCG: Sub Debris Found After "Catastrophic Implosion"; Biden Courts India's Controversial Leader. Aired 4-5p ET


June 21, 2023
• NYT: Industry Leaders Penned Letter In 2018 Expressing Concern About OceanGate's "Experimental" Approach; More Banging Sounds Heard In Search For Sub; Coast Guard: This Is Still A Search & Rescue; Two Former OceanGate Employees Voiced Safety Concerns About The Now- Missing Titan Submersible; ProPublica: Justice Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before The Supreme Court; Judge Sets July 26 Hearing In Hunter Biden DOJ Case; Kohberger A "Statistical Match" To DNA Found On Knife Sheath At Scene Of Idaho Killings. Aired 5-6p ET
• More Banging Sounds Heard In Search For Sub; Accused Leaker Jack Teixeira Pleads Not Guilty; Biden Labels China's Leader A Dictator; CNN With Ukrainian Navy's Patrol Boats; Special Counsel John Durham Testifies Publicly; NY Prosecutors Subpoena Trump's Deposition From E. Jean Carroll's Civil Defamation Suit. Aired 4-5p ET


June 20, 2023
• Hunter Biden To Plead Guilty To Federal Charges, Strikes Deal To Resolve Gun Charge; Trump, GOP Slam DOJ Over Hunter Biden Plea Deal; Republicans Accuse Trump-Appointed U.S. Atty. Of Giving Hunter Biden A "Sweetheart Deal"; 25 Percent Of Republicans, 94 Percent Of Democrats Approve Of Decision To Indict Trump; CNN Poll: Trump Remains GOP Frontrunner Even As Post-Indictment Support Appears To Soften; DeSantis Says He's "More Likely" To Beat Biden, "More Reliable On Policy" Than Trump; CNN Poll: Biden's Favorability Drops To 32 Percent; Urgent Search For Missing Submersible With 5 On Board; Author Accused Of Killing Her Husband Sues His Estate; Influencer Andrew Tate Charged With Human Trafficking And Rape In Romania. Aired 5-6p ET
• DOJ: Hunter Biden To Plead Guilty To 2 Federal Charges; Trial Date In Trump Documents Case Set For Mid-August; CNN Poll: Trump Remains GOP Frontrunner Even As Post-Indictment Support Appears To Soften; Urgent Search For Missing Submersible With 5 On Board; CNN Visits Ukrainian Pilot Desperate For F-16s; Israel: 4 Israelis Killed in West Bank Shooting. Aired 4-5p ET


June 19, 2023
• Search And Rescue For Missing Titanic Tourist Sub; Heavy Fighting Continues In Zaporizhzhia; Alexei Navalny Being Tried For Extremism Charges; Mass Shootings All Across The U.S.; Extreme Weather All Across The U.S.; Biden Focuses On Environment, Fundraising In CA; Xi: World Needs Stable China-U.S. Relations; 100-Year-Old Veteran Helped Break Military Color Barrier. Aired 5-6p ET
• Search And Rescue Underway For Missing Titanic Tourist Submersible; China, U.S. Agree On Need To "Stabilize" Ties; Judge Prohibits Trump And Co-Defendant From Sharing Information Given To Legal Team In Classified Docs Case; U.S. Coast Guard Updates Titanic Sub Search Mission; GOP Hopefuls Split Over Loyalty Pledge. Aired 4-5p ET


June 16, 2023
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• DOJ Releases Findings in Minneapolis PD Probe; Tree of Life Gunman Guilty of All Charges; Darfur Thrust Into Chaos in Prolonged Sudan Conflict; Putin: Tactical Nukes Now in Belarus & Could Be Used. Aired 4-5p ET


June 15, 2023
• Judge In Trump Docs Case Orders Lawyers To Expedite Obtaining Security Clearances; Trump Camp Claims $7 Million Raised Since Indictment; Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Is Interviewed About Debt Deal; Miami Mayor Francis Suarez Joins Crowded GOP Field. Aired 5-6p ET
• Judge's First Order in Docs Case Since Trump Arrest; Washington Post: Trump Rejected Idea of Deal with DOJ; Putin Addresses Ukraine with Military Bloggers; Western Allies to Deliver New Air Defense to Ukraine. Aired 4-5p ET


June 14, 2023
• Trump Defiant After Federal Arrest & Arraignment; Sources: Part Of Trump Defense Strategy Involves Playing Out Docs Case In Court Of Public Opinion; GOP Set To Mark Up Spending Bills At Levels Below Debt Ceiling Deal Caps; Politico: Miami's Suarez To Enter Presidential Race; Indictment In N.Y. Subway Chokehold Death; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Is Interviewed About Age Discrimination To Protect Older Workers; Autopsy: Tori Bowie Was About 8 Months Pregnant When She Was Found Dead In Bed; Southern Baptist Convention Votes To Expel Churches With Female Pastors. Aired 5-6p ET
• Garland Defends Special Counsel Amid Trump Attacks; Trump Attacks Biden, Special Counsel After Court; Constant Combat On Ukraine's Southern Front; Federal Reserve Halts Interest Rate Hikes But Signals More Likely To Come This Year; Pennsylvania Officials Release Plan To Fix I-95. Aired 4-5p ET


June 13, 2023
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June 12, 2023
• Donald Trump Is In Florida And Preparation For Security Is Underway; Re. Jordan And Sen. Graham Defends Trump; GOP Lawmakers Defending Donald Trump On His Indictment; McCarthy Defends Trump On Classified Storage: "A Bathroom Door Locks"; Trump Vows To Appoint A "Special Prosecutor" To Investigate Biden If Elected President; Trump To Be arraigned Tomorrow On 37 Criminal Charges In Classified Documents Investigation. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Arrives In Florida Ahead Of Court Appearance; Sources: Mounting Security Concerns From Law Enforcement Officials Ahead Of Trump Arraignment; Trump Rails Against Charges, Denies Wrongdoing; Collapses Cuts I-95 In Philadelphia; Ukraine Reports Some Battlefield Gains Despite Significant Losses Of Tanks And Armored Vehicles. Aired 4-5p ET


June 09, 2023
• Federal Indictment Of Donald Trump And An Aide Unsealed In Classified Documents Probe; Indictment: Trump Stored Info Including U.S. Defense Weapons & Nuke Programs, Foreign Countries' Defense; GOP Allies Defend Trump, Slam DOJ Indictment. Aired 5-6p ET
• Federal Indictment of Donald Trump and An Aide Unsealed in Classified Documents Probe; Trump Faces 37 Counts Total, Including Willful Retention of National Defense Information. Aired 4-5p ET


June 08, 2023
• DOJ Tells Trump He's Target In Classified Docs Probe; Former White House Official Told Prosecutors Trump Knew Proper Declassification Process; 75M Under Air Quality Alerts From Wildfire Smoke; Van Der Sloot Lands In Alabama, Faces Charges. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Meets with Aides Ahead of Potential Indictment; 75M Under Air Quality Alerts from Wildfire Smoke; Supreme Court Backs Alabama Voters; Cornel West Launches Bid as Third-Party Candidate. Aired 4-5p ET


June 07, 2023
• 75M Americans Breathing Unhealthy Air Due To Canada Fires; Grand Jury Hears From Former Trump Spokesman; Former Trump White House Aide Alyssa Farah Griffin Interviewed By Federal Prosecutors In Jan, 6 Probe; Mark Meadows Testifies Before Grand Jury; Pence Kicks Off White House Bid With Jabs At Trump; Vatican: Pope Awake After 3-Hour Abdominal Surgery; No House Votes Tonight As Freedom Caucus Meets With GOP leadership; Search For Survivors After Dam Breached. Aired 5-6p ET
• NYC's Air Among The World's Worst Due To Canada Fires; Grand Jury Hears From Former Trump Spokesman; Christie Kicks Off Campaign With Sharp Attacks On Trump; NYC's Air Among The World's Worst Due To Canada Fires; Pence Kicks Off White House Bid, Primary Clash With Trump. Aired 4-5p ET


June 06, 2023
• Soon: Chris Christie Announces Presidential Run; Federal Prosecutors Using A Second Grand Jury In Florida As Part Of Trump Classified Documents Probe; PGA Tour Partners With Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Despite Past Criticism Of Regime's Human Rights Abuses; California AG Links Flights That Dropped Off Migrants In Sacramento To "State-Sanctioned Kidnapping"; New York Times: Mark Meadows Testified To Grand Jury In Special Counsel Investigation Of Trump. Aired 5-6p ET
• Ukraine Blames Russia For Critical Dam Collapse; Hard-Line Republicans Revolt Against Speaker McCarthy; Florida Grand Jury To Hear Testimony This Week; Family Of Florida Mother Shot By Neighbor Demands Arrest; Court Hearts Conservative Group's Lawsuits Seeking Prince Harry's U.S. Visa Records. Aired 4-5p ET


June 05, 2023
• More Republican Aspirants Join Donald Trump And Ron DeSantis In The Presidential Race. A Trump Employee Drains A Flooded Room In Mar- A-Lago Containing Surveillance Video Logs; House Oversight Leaders Viewed An FBI Document Containing Unverified Allegations Of Joe Biden, Then U.S. Vice-President; Chinese & U.S. Warships Nearly Collide; Struggling City Awaits Ukraine's Counterattack; Apple Vision Pro To Be Released Early 2024. Aired 5-6p ET
• Sources: Trump Employee Draining Pool Flooded Room At Mar-A- Lago Where Surveillance Video Logs Were Kept; Trump's Lawyers Meet With Justice Department Officials; Republican Field Set To Expand With 3 New Candidates; U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman: Ukraine Is "Well Prepared" For Counteroffensive; NTSB Investigating Plane Crash That Killed 4; Man Found Alive Days After Crash Kills 275 People. Aired 4- 5p ET


June 02, 2023
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• Trump Subpoenaed for Records After Recording Surfaced of Him Discussing Classified Doc on Iran; U.S. Added 339,000 Jobs in May, Exceeding Estimates; CIA Director Visited China Last Month as U.S. Seeks To Reduce Tension with Beijing; Police Find 45 Bags of Body Parts; Arizona Limits Construction as Groundwater Disappears. Aired 4- 5p ET


June 01, 2023
• DeSantis: Trump Lost Because He "Alienated" Voters; DeSantis On Campaign Trail Slams Trump For Trusting Fauci But Trump Began Criticizing Fauci Before DeSantis Did; Biden Falls At Air Force Academy Commencement; Former Playboy Model Accuses Bill Cosby Of Drugging And Raping Her More Than 50 Years Ago. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump's First Reaction to Classified Docs Tape; Sources: Tape Undercuts Trump's Defense on Docs; Senate Will Vote on Debt Ceiling Deal; Biden: Support for Ukraine Will Not Waver. Aired 4-5p ET


May 31, 2023
• Tape Obtained By Federal Prosecutors Undercuts Trump Defense In The Classified Documents Investigation; Tonight: Full House Vote Expected On Debt Ceiling Bill; Rep. Nancy Mace, (R-SC), Is Interviewed About Debt Ceiling Bill, Kevin McCarthy; McCarthy Speakership Faces Key Test Over Debt Limit Deal; DeSantis Kicks Off Campaign With Multi- Day Iowa Tour; Court Rules Purdue Pharma's Billionaire Owners Can Be Shielded From Civil Lawsuits Over Role In Their Company's Opioids Business; "Slow Burn" Podcast Uncovers How Justice Clarence Thomas Became A Conservative Icon. Aired 5-6p ET
• Federal Prosecutors Obtain Tape Of Trump Discussing Classified Document He Kept After Leaving White House; Sources: Former VP Mike Pence To Launch Presidential Bid Next Wednesday; Now: House Considering Rules For Debt Limit Vote; Ukraine: Explosion At Belarus- Russia-Ukraine Border Caused By Russia; Sen. Kaine Discusses His Vote On Debt Ceiling As Dems Fracture; GOP Chair Renews Threat To Hold FBI Director In Contempt. Aired 4-5p ET


May 30, 2023
• Russia: Drones Downed Near Affluent Suburb Where Putin Has An Estate; Now: Biden-McCarthy Deal Faces Crucial Test In House; Rep. Ken Buck, (R-CO), Is Interviewed About Debt Limit Deal; Some Freedom Caucus Members Warn They could Target McCarthy's Speakership Over Debt Deal; DeSantis Steps Attacks Against Trump As He Hits Campaign Trail; Elizabeth Holmes Arrives At Prison To Begin 11-Year Sentence; A.I. Industry And Researchers Warn Of "Extinction" Risk To Humans. Aired 5- 6p ET
• Now: Biden-McCarthy Deal Faces Crucial Test in House; Pentagon: Chinese Jet Unsafely Intercepted U.S. Plane; Drone Attack On Moscow Follows Deadly Russian Strike On Kyiv; Human Rights Group Fears More Protesters Will Be Executed in Iran; Opening Statements In Trial for Shooting At Tree of Life Synagogue; Texas AG Ken Paxton Awaits State Senate Trial After Impeachment Vote. Aired 4-5p ET


May 29, 2023
• White House, GOP Reach Debt Limit Deal Just Days Before Potential Default; Kyiv Hit By Unusual Daylight Missile Attack; Texas AG Ken Paxton Temporarily Suspended After Impeachment Vote; Gov. Sununu To Decide On Presidential Run In "The Next Week Or Two"; New Film Depict FBI Treatment Of Document Leaker Reality Winner; Former Vietnam POWs Mark 50 Years Since Release. Aired 4-5p ET


May 26, 2023
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• Judge Temporarily Blocks SC 6-Week Abortion Ban; Ukraine: Air Strike Kills 2, Wounds 31 at Medical Facility in Dnipro; Two More Oath Keepers Sentenced to Prison Over January 6; Man Opens Emergency Exit Door Mid-Flight, 12 Passengers Injured. Aired 4-5p ET


May 25, 2023
• Oath Keepers Leader Sentenced To 18 Years, 2nd Member Given 12 Years For Actions Around Jan, 6; Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) is Interviewed about Debt Limit Deal; Target Removes Pride Month Products After Right-Wing Backlash; New Drugs Aim To Surpass Weight-Loss Stars Like Ozempic and Wegovy. Aired 5-6p ET
• WaPo: Trump Workers Moved Boxes of Papers the Day Before DOJ Went to Mar-a-Lago to Collect Documents; CNN Poll: Biden has Wide Advantage Over Democratic Opponents; Oath Keeper Kelly Meggs Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison; Parents of Idaho Student Murder Suspect Testify Before Pennsylvania Grand Jury. Aired 4-5p ET


May 24, 2023
• Soon: DeSantis Launches Presidential Bid On Twitter; Trump, Allies Plan Effort To Upend DeSantis' Announcement; The Atlantic: "Twitter Is A Far-Right Social Network"; Negotiations Signal They're No Closer To A Deal On Debt Ceiling; Rep. Drew Ferguson, (R-GA), Is Interviewed About Debt Ceiling; Rep. Brendan Boyle, (D-PA), Is Interviewed About Debt Ceiling; Florida School Limits Access To Inaugural Poem After A Parent's Complaint; Strongest Storm In Decades Slams Guam. Aired 5-6p ET
• Music Legend Tina Turner Dies At 83; Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Files To Run For President; Uvalde Grapples With Grief, Lingering Questions Over Police Response To School Massacre; Trump Attorneys Request Meeting With U.S. Attorney General. Aired 4-5p ET


May 23, 2023
• DeSantis To Announce Presidential Run Tomorrow On Twitter; Rep. Elissa Slotkin, (D-MI), Is Interviewed About Russia, Ukraine, War, Vladimir Putin, F-16 Jets; Russia: Saboteurs Invaded From Ukraine; Ukraine Official: Zelenskyy Has Final Say On Counter-Offensive; U.S. Now Supports F-16 Jets, Training For Ukraine; Reps. Salazar, Escobar Introduce Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill; Rep. Veronica Escobar, (D-TX), Is Interviewed About Immigration Reform Bill; Rep. Maria Salazar, (R-FL), Is Interviewed About Immigration Reform Bill; U.S. Surgeon Gen. Urges Social Media Companies To Take Action To Minimize Harms To Children; Democrat Cherelle Parker Beat Progressive Challengers In Primary. Aired 5-6p ET
• Judge: Trump "Free to Campaign" And Publicly Defend Himself; A Majority Of Americans Favor Raising The Debt Ceiling; Source: Suspect Had Nazi Flag On Him When He Exited Truck; Drug Overdoses In U.S. Cause Nearly 110,000 Deaths In 2022; Lakers' LeBron James Hints At Potential Retirement. Aired 4-5p ET


May 22, 2023
• Trump Wanted To Fight Subpoena For Classified Documents; Ukraine Denies Russia's Claim Of Capturing Bakhmut; Paul Whelan Remains Confident He Will Be Brought Back Home; Biden And McCarthy Resume Debt Ceiling Negotiations; Republican Sen. Tim Scott Launches Presidential Campaign; Transgender Teen Misses Graduation Ceremony After Her Request To Wear A Dress And Heels Was Denied; R.K. Russell Discusses Racism, Mental Health And Sexuality In His New Memoir "The Yards Between Us". Aired 5-6p ET
• Soon: Debt Talks At White House Resume As Default Looms; Republican Sen. Tim Scott Launches Presidential Campaign; Suspect "Standing Silent," Judge Enters Not Guilty Pleas For Him; Parents Of Uvalde Shooting Victims Still Waiting For Answers; GOP Megadonor Defends Friendship With Clarence Thomas; Verified Twitter Accounts Share Fake Image Of "Explosion" Near Pentagon. Aired 4-5p ET


May 19, 2023
• Judge Decides Teixeira Must Stay Behind Bars Until Trial; D.C. Officer Accused Of Tipping-Off Proud Boys Leader About Arrest; DeSantis In New Hampshire Ahead Of Expected 2024 Launch; Arab League Welcomes Back Syria's Brutal Dictator. Aired 5-6p ET
• Concern Over Debt Limit Talks Follows Biden to G7 Meeting; Turkish President On Why Hew Won't Join Allies in Sanctioning Putin; NYC's Roosevelt Hotel Reopens As Asylum Seeker Arrival Center; NFL Great Jim Brown Dies at 87. Aired 4-5p ET


May 18, 2023
• Sen. Feinstein's Office Says Senator Suffered From Shingles Complications, Including Encephalitis and Ramsay Hunt Syndrome; Disney Scraps Billion Dollar Project In Florida Amid DeSantis Feud; Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), Is Interviewed About Montana's Ban On TikTok; New Mexico Police Release Body Cam Footage From Monday's Rampage. Aired 5-6p ET
• Supreme Court: Twitter Not Liable for Terror-Related Content; House Conservatives to McCarthy: Don't Make Concessions; Trump Attorney Responds as New Evidence Could Undercut Trump Claims; NRA Sues Maryland Governor After He Signs Gun Safety Legislation; Contentious March Attracts Thousands in Jerusalem's Old City. Aired 4- 5p ET


May 17, 2023
• New Evidence In Special Counsel Probe May Undercut Trump's Claim That Documents He Took Were Automatically Declassified; Fifth Circuit Court Hears Arguments On Abortion Pill Ban; House Refers Santos Expulsion Resolution To Ethics Cmte; Pence Swings Through NH As He Weighs Presidential Run. Aired 5-6p ET
• National Archives Plans To Share With Special Counsel 16 Records Showing Trump And Advisers Knew Of Declassification Process; Prince Harry & Meghan Allege "Near Catastrophic" Car Chase In NYC; State Legislatures Consider Or Pass Abortion Restriction Bills; Fight Now: SC State Lawmakers Debating 6-Week Abortion Ban; New Questions About 89-Year-Old Democratic Senator. Aired 4-5p ET


May 16, 2023
• A.I. CEO: Worried Artificial Intelligence Will Be Used To Rush Election Disinformation Or Manipulate Voters; Hearing Highlights Major Benefits, Serious Risks Of A.I.; Hearing Highlights Major Benefits, Serious Risks Of A.I.; Biden & Top Congressional Leaders Meet As U.S. Nears Default; Rep. Don Bacon, (R-NE), Is Interviewed About Debt Ceiling; N.C. State Senate Vote To Override Veto Of Abortion Ban Bill, N.C. House Set To take Final Vote Tonight; DeSantis Rejects Trump Comment That Six-Week Abortion Ban Is "Too Harsh"; Student Suspended For Recording Teacher Saying The N-Word In Class; Elon Musk Baselessly Claims George Soros "Hates Humanity". Aired 5-6p ET
• Biden Cancels Upcoming Visits To Australia And Papua New Guinea As Debt Ceiling Talks Continue; Congressional Leaders Speak After White House Debt Limit Meeting; Intruder Entered Biden National Security Adviser's Home. Aired 4-5p ET


May 15, 2023
• Congressman Connolly's Staff Attacked with a Bat; Special Counsel John Durham Releases Report on Trump-Russia FBI Probe; Wagner Group Leader Denies Sharing Intelligence with Ukraine; Gov. DeSantis Signs Law Banning Funding Diversity Programs. Aired 5-6p ET
• Special Counsel Durham Concludes FBI Never Should Have Launched Trump-Russia Probe; McCarthy Pessimistic On Talks: "We Have No Agreements"; Orange County, NY Files Lawsuits Attempting To Stop NYC from Temporarily Housing Migrants Within The City; Twitter Blocks Content In Turkey a Day Before Election; At Least Three Dead In New Mexico Mass Shooting. Aired 4-5p ET


May 12, 2023
• Suspect In Chokehold Death Arraigned, Charged With Manslaughter; GOP Rep: Border Situation As "Chaotic As Afghanistan Withdrawal"; Two Migrant Children Die While Under Care Of The U.S. Government; Oklahoma Gov. Strips PBS Funding, Claims It's "Indoctrinating" Kids. Aired 5-6p ET
• Confusion And Fear At Southern Border As Title 42 Ends; Recession Fears Grow As U.S. Nears Debt Default Deadline; House Judiciary Committee Pushes Probe Of Manhattan D.A. Who Indicted Trump; U.S. Officials: Russia Tried To Destroy U.S. Patriot System In Ukraine; CNN Visits Ukrainian Troops On The Newest Eastern Front Lines. Aired 4-5p ET


May 11, 2023
• Sources: Former U.S. Marine Who Held Jordan Neely In Deadly Chokehold Expected To Surrender Friday; U.S. Braces For Influx Of Migrants As Trump-Era Immigration Policy Is Set To Expire At 11:59 P.M. ET; CNN Talks With Ukrainian Commanders After They Gain Ground In Bakhmut; GOP Sen. On White Nationalists In Military: "I Call Them Americans". Aired 5-6p ET
• Migrant Surge Expected When Border Policy Ends At 11:59PM ET; House Voting On Border Security Packages As Title 42 Ends; Trump Previews 2024 With Lie-Filled Performance At CNN Town Hall; Sources: U.S. Hunts For High-Value Spies For Possible Prisoner Swap With Russia. Aired 4-5p ET


May 10, 2023
• Tonight: Trump Faces Voters As Jury Finds Him Liable For Sexual Abuse; NYT: Trump, Who Is Primarily Responsible For Supreme Court Overturning Roe V. Wade, Now Privately Ambivalent About It; Blinken Faces Contempt If Afghanistan Doc Isn't Turned In By Tomorrow; Rep. Michael McCaul, (R-TX), Is Interviewed About Antony Blinken, Withdrawal To Afghanistan; Production On Several Popular T.V. Shows On Hold Amid Writers' Strike; Florida Rejects Nearly 35 Percent Of Social Studies Textbooks For K-12. Aired 5-6p ET
• GOP Rep. Santos Released on $500K Bond After Pleading Not Guilty; Tonight: Trump Faces Voters As Jury Finds Him Liable for Sexual Abuse; Rockets Fired At Israel Amid Deadly Israeli Airstrikes In Gaza; Texas Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Killing BLM Protester. Aired 4-5p ET


May 09, 2023
• Jury Finds Trump Liable For Sexually Abusing & Defaming E. Jean Carroll; Exclusive: Rep. George Santos Charged By Justice Department; White House Debt Limit Talks Wrap Up Without A Breakthrough. Aired 5- 6p ET
• Jury Finds Trump Liable for Sexually Abusing & Defaming E. Jean Carroll. Aired 4-5p ET


May 08, 2023
• Gunman Kills Innocent People at An Outlet Mall In Allen, Texas; Russia Attempts To Wear Down Ukraine's Air Defense Systems; Attorneys For The IRS Whistleblower Alleging Political Interference From The Justice Department In The Hunter Biden Criminal Investigation Lay The Groundwork For What Their Client Hopes To Share With The U.S. Congress; New Poll Shows President Biden's Approval Plunges To 36 Percent; Court Documents Show Convicted Murderer Alex Murdaugh Admits About Dogs Tripping Housekeeper Was Invented. Aired 5-6p ET
• Texas Horror: Three Children Among Mall Shooting Victims; Texas House Committee Advances Bill To Raise Age To Buy A Semi-Automatic Rifle; Eight Killed After Driver Plows Into Crowd Outside Texas Shelter; CNN On The Mexico Side Of Border As End Of Title 42 Nears; Tomorrow: Biden, Lawmakers Have Pivotal Meeting On Debt Ceiling; Closing Arguments Wrap Up In E. Jean Carroll Civil Rape Trial Against Former President Trump. Aired 4-5p ET


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