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December 27, 2023
• Trump's Legal Troubles Loom Over Campaign; Can Israel Dismantle Hamas?; Civil Rights Leader Kicked Out Of 'The Color Purple'; U.S. Pressed Mexico To Help Drive Down Border Crossings. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Biden Admin Scrambles To Slow Migrant Surge; Haley Skips Over Slavery When Asked About Cause Of Civil War; "The New York Times" Sues OpenAI; Two Politicians Swatted On "Christmas Day"; Fans Mourn The Loss Of South Korean Actor Lee Sun Kyung. Aired 10-11p ET


December 25, 2023
• Did Not Air


December 22, 2023
• Supreme Court Refuses To Fast-Track Trump Immunity Bid; Trump Says He's Not A Student Of Hitler After Blood Remarks; Pro-DeSantis Group Cancels Ad Buys In Iowa And New Hampshire; Israel Consistently Has Dropped 2,000-Pound Bombs In Gaza; Historic Surge Of Migrants At South Border; A New York Bill To Require Restaurants At Rest Areas To Open Seven Days A Week. Aired 10-11p ET


December 21, 2023
• Detroit News Reports, Trump On Tape Pressuring Officials To Not Certify Vote; Trump Rails Against Ruling, But Often Called To Disqualify People; Giuliani Files For Bankruptcy After $148 Million Defamation Verdict; Data Shows The Congressional Productivity Sunk To New Lows; President Biden And Mexico's President Hold A Phone Call Meeting As The Border Crisis Continues To Spiral; Actress Taraji P. Henson's Honest And Emotional Explanation Of Hollywood's Pay Disparity Goes Viral. Aired 10-11p ET


December 20, 2023
• Did Not Air 10-11p ET


December 19, 2023
• Colorado Supreme Court Removes Trump From 2024 Ballot; Record Number Of Migrant Encounters At Border In A Single Day; Protests Against Texas New Law Signed By Governor Abbott; Trump Pushing For Mass Deportation; Rob Smith, Republican War Veteran, Heckled At MAGA Event; Trump's Latest Rhetoric On Immigration Being Dismissed By Republicans. Aired 10-11p ET


December 18, 2023
• Trump Repeats Poisoning The Blood Remark, Quotes Putin On U.S.; GOP Defends Or Dismisses Trump's Inflammatory Rhetoric; Roseanne Pushes Nazi Caliphate Conspiracy At Conservative Event; Texas Governor Greg Abbott Signs One Of The Nation's Strictest Immigration Policies Into Law; Verdict On Jonathan Majors Sparks A Debate In America About Domestic Violence; Senate Aide Fired For Allegedly Filming A Sex Video In A Hearing Room. Aired 10-11p ET


December 15, 2023
• Giuliani Ordered To Pay $18 Million For Defaming Poll Workers; From Fox To Giuliani, The Impact On Conspiratorial Media; Classified Russian Intel Disappeared In Trump's Final Days; CNN's Abby Phillip Discusses Possible Misuse Of Declassification Authority With Guest Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton; Los Angeles Medical Examiner's Office Releases The Autopsy Report For Actor Matthew Perry; Former First Lady Melania Trump Makes Delivers A Speech During A Naturalization Ceremony At The National Archives In Washington. Aired 10-11p ET


December 14, 2023
• Israel Testing the Limits of What U.S. Will Tolerate in War; Should Trump's Trials Be Delayed After the Election; The Satanic Temple Of Iowa Display Vandalized And The Goat-Headed Figure Beheaded; Hunter Biden Holds A Press Conference Just Steps Away From The United States Capitol. Aired 10-11p ET


December 13, 2023
• Did Not Air 10-11p ET


December 12, 2023
• Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) Takes Town Hall Questions As Iowa Becomes Focus; Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) Endorses Nikki Haley, Hoping To Slow Trump; Fact Check Of Presidential Town Hall With Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL); Shaye Moss And Mother Ask The Jury To Make Giuliani Pay As Much As $43 Million For Smearing Their Names; Abby Phillip Discusses New York Giants Victory Over The Green Bay Packers; Harvard President Keeps Her Job. Aired 10-11p ET


December 11, 2023
• Is Trump Above The Law? Supreme Court Is Asked To Decide; Texas Supreme Court Rules Against Woman Seeking Emergency Abortion; Kate Cox Tries To Get That Abortion Under Sanction Of A Judge; Biden Trails Trump In Georgia Polls, Behind Trump In Michigan; Ukraine On The Brink, Its President Desperate; Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Missing From Prison. Aired 10-11p ET


December 08, 2023
• Extremism Goes Mainstream, From Candidates To Campuses; From Biden to GOP, All Sides Find Reason to Lament Charges; Harvard President Apologized; AFP Staffer Supports Governor Ron DeSantis; Atlanta City Council Bans Ski Masks. Aired 10-11p ET


December 07, 2023
• Hunter Biden Faces Nine Criminal Charges In Federal Tax Case; Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) Blasts GOP For Censure Over Pulling Fire Alarm; Pressure Mounts On University Presidents Over Anti-Semitism; CNN's Abby Phillip Discusses Ukraine Aid, Border Policy And Healthcare With Lawmakers. Aired 10-11p ET


December 06, 2023
• Did Not Air 10-11p ET


December 05, 2023
• Biden Tells Donors, I'm Not Sure I'd Be Running If Trump Wasn't; Liz Cheney Doesn't Rule Out Third Party Run To Stop Trump; Trump Says, I'll Only Be A Dictator On Day One Of Second Term; Ukraine's U.S. Aid Hangs By A Thread; President Biden Slams Hamas' Sexual Violence Against Israeli Women; Sen. Tuberville Drops Blockade On Military Promotions. Aired 10-11p ET


December 04, 2023
• White House Condemns Protest At Israeli Restaurant In Philadelphia; Trump, Indicted For Anti-Democracy Plots, Projects On Biden; Former House Speaker Issues A Warning To Moderate Republicans On The Biden Impeachment Deal; COP28 President Pronouncement On Fossil Fuel Ban Has No Scientific Evidence; Sylvester Stallone Wows A Nine- Year Old Kid Doing Rocky's Monologue. Aired 10-11p ET


December 01, 2023
• Federal Judge Says, Trump Does Not Have Absolute Immunity; The Political Obituary of Rep. George Santos (R-NY); Israel Restarts Strikes in Gaza as Hamas Truce Collapses; Democratic Congressman Adam Smith's Home In Washington State Vandalized With Graffiti; Evangelical Conservative Bob Vander Plaats Endorses DeSantis; Authorities Identify The Inmate Accused Of Stabbing Derek Chauvin. Aired 10-11p ET


November 30, 2023
• New York Times Reports, Israel Knew Of Hamas Invasion Plot More Than A Year Ago; Fate Of Rep. George Santos (R-NY) Uncertain Ahead Of Expulsion Vote; Black Lives Matter Distances From Activist's Trump Backing; Governors Newsom And DeSantis Engage In A Heated Debate; Senator Rand Paul Saves Senator Joni Ernst's Life. Aired 10-11p ET


November 24, 2023
• Did Not Air 10-11p ET


November 23, 2023
• Did Not Air 10-11p ET


November 22, 2023
• Sudden Delay In Release Of Hostages, Pause In Fighting; Netanyahu Praises Biden As Key Player In Israel-Hamas Deal; Who In GOP Field Will Emerge As The Trump Alternative; A Synagogue On The Upper West Side Gets Vandalized; Hate Crime In New York Captured In A Viral Video; Hall And Oates Head For The Skids. Aired 10-11p ET


November 21, 2023
• Israel Approves Deal To Get 50 Hostages Freed By Hamas; Democratic Challenger Says, Biden Should Not Accept Hostage Deal; Qatar Announces Israel-Hamas Humanitarian Pause; 11:11 Pulls Ads From X; Iowa Evangelical Leader Bob Vander Plaats Endorses Ron DeSantis For2024 Presidential Election. Aired 10-11p ET


November 20, 2023
• New Victory In Global Rise Of Far Right Politics, Populism; A.I. Staff Threatens Exodus After CEO's Firing By Board; Federal Court Guts Voting Rights Act In Dramatic Blow; Donald Trump Releases A Doctor's Note About His Health; Family Of A Palestinian Poet Raising Questions In The Wake Of His Disappearance; New House Speaker Mike Johnson Meets With Trump, Source Tells CNN. Aired 10-11p ET


November 17, 2023
• Judge Says, Trump Engaged In Insurrection But Stays On Ballot; A Potential Biden-Trump Rematch, By The Numbers; Divide Grows Among Democrats Over Israel-Hamas War; Some Of The Titans Controlling The Future Of Technology In America Find Themselves In Some Trouble After Elon Musk's Anti-Semitic Post On His Platform; Thursday Night Football Host Charissa Thompson Admits Making Up A Report; NBA Star Miles Bridges Returns To The Court After A 19-Month Layoff; Sean Diddy Combs Reaches A Settlement With Singer Cassie. Aired 10-11p ET


November 16, 2023
• From Campus To Capitol, Anger And Ignorance In U.S. Spirals; Israel Says, Tunnel Shaft Found In Hospital Complex Raided By IDF; Spas, Botox, Casino, Rep. George Santos (R-NY) Accused Of Cartoonish Corruption; U.S. Capitol Police Clash With Protesters Calling For A Gaza Ceasefire; CNN's Nima Elbagir Exposes The Crisis In Sudan; Diddy Faces Allegations Of Rape And Physical Abuse. Aired 10-11p ET


November 15, 2023
• Biden, Xi Meet Face-To-Face In Attempt To Cool Tensions; Ceasefire Protests Turn Violent Outside DNC In Washington; Musk Says Truth That Jews Push Hatred Against Whites; NBA Team Owner Accused Of Threatening Pro-Palestinian Protesters; Univision Anchor Quits After Controversial Trump Interview; Pink Gives Away Banned Books To Fans In Her Concerts. Aired 10-11p ET


November 14, 2023
• Israel Launches Raid At Hospital Allegedly Housing Hamas; Near Brawl, Kidney Elbows, Smurf Insults On Capitol Hill; Haley Vows To Abolish Anonymous Social Media Accounts; Abby Phillip Talks Politics With Michigan Secretary Of State Jocelyn Benson; CNN "NewsNight" Honors Ruby Bridges. Aired 10-11p ET


November 13, 2023
• CNN Reporter Embeds With Israeli Forces In Gaza; Ronna McDaniel Says RNC Will Back Trump Even If Convicted; Four Days Until The Government Shuts Down; New Details Surface On The Federal Investigation Centered On New York's Mayor Eric Adams. Aired 10-11p ET


November 10, 2023
• Trump Makes Clear Authoritarian Plans for a Second Term; New York City Mayor Eric Adams Gets A Visit From FBI; Former Senator Martha McSally Talks About How She Was Molested By A Man While She Was Out Jogging. Aired 10-11p ET


November 09, 2023
• Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) Won't Seek Re-Election In Blow To Democrats; Rivals Can't Agree On Why GOP Is Party Of Losers; Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Blasts Eight Republicans Who Voted To Oust Him; Election Offices In Some U.S. States Received Suspicious Letters; Israel Agrees To A Four-Hour Pause Daily For Evacuation And Aid; A Chaotic Brawl Erupts A Special Screening Of A Documentary On Hamas Attacks. Aired 10-11p ET


November 08, 2023
• Did Not Air 10-11p ET


November 07, 2023
• Did Not Air 10-11p ET


November 06, 2023
• Trump Testifies, Spars With Judge In Extraordinary Trial; Trump In Testimony Says, Mar-A-Lago Worth More Than $1 Billion; WAPO Reports, Trump Plots Revenge And DOJ Control In Second Term; "New York Times" - Siena Poll Showing President Biden Is Lagging Far Behind GOP Frontrunner Donald Trump Among Registered Voters In Five Key States; Colorado Jury Acquits Police Officer Nathan Woodyard. Aired 10-11p ET


November 03, 2023
• Biden Suggests World At Inflection Point With Dramatic Change; 13 Senators Call For Ceasefire As Civilian Deaths Grow; Trump Family's Bad Week, Tempers, Evidence, School Hardship; CNN's Christiane Amanpour Weighs In On Israel-War; Father Of One Of Maine Shooting Victims Speaks Out; Billionaire Jeff Bezos Moves To Miami. Aired 10- 11p ET


November 02, 2023
• Israel Says, Gaza City Surrounded, Encirclement Is Complete; Cracks Emerge, More Democrats Calling For Ceasefire, Pause; Zelenskyy Aide To TIME Magazine, We're Not Winning; Ukrainian President's Aide Says They Are Not Winning; New Hampshire Governor's Endorsement To Nikki Haley Getting Closer; Hunter Biden Blasts GOP And Fox On His Op- Ed On Weaponizing Addiction. Aired 10-11p ET


November 01, 2023
• Israeli Airstrike Targeting Hamas Hits Refugee Camp Again; Pressure Mounts On Biden Over Israel's Strikes On Civilians; Carson One Of The Few Cabinet Members To Endorse Trump; One Of Ex-Trump Cabinet Members Endorses The Former President For The 2024 Presidential Race; "Friends" Co-Creators Share Thoughts On The Passing Of Its Co-Star Matthew Perry. Aired 10-11p ET


October 31, 2023
• Israel Confirms Airstrike Hit Gaza's Largest Refugee Camp; Speaker's Israel Aid Bill Sets Up Clash With White House, Senate; CNN Poll Shows Haley Surges In South Carolina Race For Second Place; Antisemitism In The United States Hits Historic Levels; CNN Fact Checks Joe Biden's Personal Check To His Brother; New Study Reveals That Apocalyptic Dust Clouds Killed The Dinosaurs. Aired 10-11p ET


October 30, 2023
• Netanyahu Rejects Ceasefire Calls, Time For War; IDF Says, Israeli Soldier Kidnapped By Hamas Rescued In Operation; Chilling Scenes Of Anti-Semitism Around World Amid War; "Friends" Star Matthew Perry Passes Awat At 54; New Details Surface On Possible Prevention Of Main Mass Shooting; Donald Trump Having Some Notable Slip-Ups. Aired 10-11p ET


October 27, 2023
• Suspect In Maine Mass Shootings Is Dead; Massacre Suspect Dead By Apparent Suicide; Suspect In Maine Mass Shooting Found Dead. Aired 10-11p ET


October 26, 2023
• Now, Urgent Manhunt Underway For Gunman After 18 Killed; U.S Conducts Airstrikes In Syria, Targeting Iranian Proxy Facilities; CNN's John Miller Weighs In On The Mass Shooting Incident In Maine; U.S. Strikes Two Facilities In Syria Targeting Iranian-Backed Militias Following Attacks On U.S. Forces. Aired 10-11p ET


October 25, 2023
• Sources Say, At Least 16 Dead In Two Mass Shootings, Suspect At Large; CNN Continues Its Breaking News Coverage On The Manhunt For Maine Mass Shooter. 10-11p ET


October 24, 2023
• ABC News Reports, Trump's Ex-Chief Of Staff Gets Immunity To Testify; House GOP Selects Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) As Speaker Designee; CNN's Abby Phillip And Guest Panel Discuss House Speakership; Actor Richard Roundtree Dies Passes Away At 81; New Details Surface On Hamas' Attack Plan On Israel. Aired 10-11p ET


October 23, 2023
• Two More Hostages Freed By Hamas, Now At Tel Aviv Hospital; CNN Reports, Iranian-Backed Militias To Ramp Up Attacks Against U.S.; White House Clarifies Press Chief's Answer On Anti-Semitism; Columnist Jay Michaelson And Host Natasha Alford Weigh In On The War In Israel; U.S. Congress On Its Third Week Without Speaker. Aired 10-11p ET


October 20, 2023
• Two American Hostages Released By Hamas Now Israel; Fears Of Regional War Intensify Amid More Attacks; Thousands Protests Israel's War Actions Around World; CNN's Anderson Cooper Shows Devastation In Nir Oz; CNN's Clarissa Ward Interviews An Angry Palestinian Protester; Abby Phillip Interviews Kenneth Chesebro's Attorney. Aired 10-11p ET


October 19, 2023
• Israel Indicates Ground Invasion In Is Imminent; Biden Pleads For Israel, Ukraine Aid, Democracy At Stake; U.N. Warns Of Dire Conditions In Gaza As Food, Water Runs Low; Israel Greenlights Ground Invasion Versus Hamas; Americans Received Mixed Reactions On President Biden's Handling On The War In Israel; Former Trump Attorney's Guilty Plea May Send A Trouble For The nFormer President. Aired 10-11p ET


October 18, 2023
• Biden to Address Nation On Israel-Hamas War Tomorrow; Biden, U.S. Intel Convinced Israel Not Behind Hospital Strike; Biden Warns Israel, Don't Repeat U.S. Mistakes After 9/11; Muslim Boy Slain By Landlord In Chicago; Still No Speaker Of The House; Suspected Killer Of Natalee Holloway Admits To The Crime. Aired 10-11p ET


October 17, 2023
• Hundreds Believed Dead In Gaza Hospital Blast; Biden En Route To Israel As Tensions Rise Over Hospital Blast; Protests Break Out Across Mideast After Gaza Hospital Blast; Journalists Carl Bernstein And Rula Jebreal Weigh In On How Leaders Deal With The War Situation In Israel; Congressman Jim Jordan Scrambles For Votes After 20 Republican Defections Jeopardized His Bid To Become House Speaker; Former Ohio State University Wrestler Will Knight Comments On Congressman's Jim Jordan's Character. Aired 10-11p ET


October 16, 2023
• Biden To Visit Israel On Wednesday In High-Stakes Trip; Fears Of Wider Israel War As Hezbollah, Iran Threaten; CNN Reports, Pentagon Gets 2,000 Troops Ready For Israel Deployment; Mother Of Soldier Killed In Hamas Attack Speaks Out; Republican Presidential Candidate Chris Christie Weighs In On The Unfolding Crisis In The Middle East; Donald Trump Forbidden To Continue His Attacks Against Special Counsel Jack Smith Or Risk Facing Jail. Aired 10-11p ET


October 13, 2023
• Israel's Deadline To Evacuate Northern Gaza Expires Now; Inside Site Of Music Festival Attack Where 260 People Killed; Biden Speaks With Family Members Of Missing Americans; Abby Phillip Interviews A Father Whose Son Is Missing Since Hamas Attack; House Republicans Nominate Jim Jordan To Be Speaker; Israelis Told To Evacuate And Head South For Safety. Aired 10-11p ET


October 12, 2023
• Children Caught In Crosshairs Of Terror, War; Israel Pounds Gaza As Ground Operation Appears Imminent; U.S. Scrambles For Plan To Save Hostages of Hamas; CNN Continues Its Breaking News Coverage On The War In Israel; Israel Strikes Gaza; Possibility Of A Land Invasion Of The Gaza Strip By Israeli Forces Gets Closer; CNN Investigation Shows That Hamas Militants Trained At Least Six Sites Across Gaza. Aired 10-11p ET


October 11, 2023
• Perilous Moment Looms As Israel Amasses Troops On Border; CNN Reports, Initial U.S. Intel Suggests Iran Was Surprised By Attack; CNN At Site Of Deadly Hamas Siege On Kibbutz, Where 100 Killed; Senator Lindsey Graham Calls The War In Israel A Religious War; President Biden Compares Hamas With ISIS In His Speech; U.S. Congress Continues To Run Without A Speaker; War In Israel Continues. Aired 10-11p ET


October 10, 2023
• Strikes Underway As Israel Retaliates Against Hamas; U.S. Says 20-Plus Americans Missing, May Be Hostages; Biden Says, Hamas Attack Is Pure, Unadulterated Evil; War In Israel Continues; Families Of People Abducted By Hamas Share Their Painful Stories; U.S. House Still Without A Speaker For A Full Week Now. Aired 10-11p ET


October 09, 2023
• Strikes Underway As Israel Warns It's Just the Beginning; At Least 11 Americans Killed In Israel, Some Likely Hostages; Hamas Threw Grenades Into Shelters, Shot Into Cars At Festival; Families Of People Abducted By Hamas Appeal For Help. Aired 10-11p ET