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April 19, 2024


April 18, 2024
• Trump Jury Selection; Israel-Hamas War; Mount Ruang Eruption; Cashing In. Aired 3:30-4 ET
• 2 Seated Jurors Excused on Day 3 of Trump Trial Jury Selection; NYPD Dispersing Protests at Columbia University; Republicans Divided Over Making Process of Ousting House Speaker More Difficult; Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) Discusses About Leadership Standing of Speaker Mike Johnson. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) Discusses Johnson Defying Ouster Threat, Advancing Foreign Aid Plan; 2 Seated Jurors Excused On Day 3 of Trump Trial Jury Selection; Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested At Columbia University; Mortgage Rates Jump Above 7 Percent, Highest Since November. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Jury Selection Challenges in Trump Hush Money Trial; Endorsement for President Biden by the Kennedy Family; Speaker Mike Johnson's Leadership Test Over Foreign Aid; Columbia University Protest Leads to Arrests; Debate over Immigration and Foreign Aid in Congress; Potential Changes to House Rules Regarding Speaker Removal. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) Discusses GOP Urging Johnson To Change Rules On Vacating Speakership & Johnson Advancing Foreign Aid Plan; Kennedy Family Endorses Biden, Rejects RFK Jr's Run; Biden Speaks After Endorsement From Kennedy Family; Countdown To Midnight Release of Taylor Swift's 11th Album. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump on Trial; Two Jurors in Trump's Hush Money Trial Removed; Jury Selection Underway; Trump Violated Gag Order 7 More Times; Interview with Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL). Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Biden to Appear with Kennedy Family; FCC Investigates 911 Outages; Juror Excused from Trump Trial; Prosecutors Push Back Against Juror. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Soon: Jury Selection Resumes In Trump Hush Money Trial; Trump Arrives At Courthouse For Day 3 Of Hush Money Trial; Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, (R-FL), Is Interviewed About Foreign Aid, Mike Johnson; Johnson Moves Ahead With Foreign Aid Plan Despite Threats To Oust Him. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Media Stock Rebounds; Johnson Moves Ahead with Foreign Aid; Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) is Interviewed about Foreign Aid; FBI on Alert for Threats to Jewish Community; Arizona Keeps Abortion Ban Repeal in Play; Arrests Made in Toronto Heist. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Former President Trump to Attend New York City Courtroom for Third Day of Jury Selection in Criminal Trial Involving Falsification of Business Records; House Speaker Mike Johnson Possibly Risking His Speakership by Brining Ukraine Aid Package to Vote on House Floor; 911 Services Mostly Restored After Outages in Four States; Biden to Appear with Kennedy Family, Receive Their Endorsement; Biden's Support Among College Students Hinges on Gaza Policy. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Bryan Kohberger's Legal Team Files Alibi Defense; DOJ Nears Settlement With Nassar Sexual Assault Survivors; Prince Williams Returns To Work After Kate's Cancer Revelation. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) Moves Ahead With Foreign Aid Plan Despite Threats to Oust Him; 911 Services Mostly Restored After Outages in Four States; Biden to Appear With Kennedy Family, Receive Their Endorsement. Aired 7-7:30a ET


April 17, 2024
• Arizona Lawmakers Fail To Bring Up Repeal Vote For Civil War- Era Abortion Ban; Boeing Whistleblower Testifies In Senate Committees; Price Caps For Asthma Meds Not Applicable To Kids. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Impeachment Trial Underway For Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas; House Republicans Sound Off On Speaker's Aid Plan; Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) Discusses About His Take On Elimination Of First Article In The Senate. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• AZ Lawmakers Fail To Bring Up Repeal Vote For Civil War-Era Abortion Ban; Impeachment Begins For Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Senate Impeachment Proceedings For DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; Negotiations And Partisanship In The Senate; Public Protests In Pennsylvania; State-Level Legal Developments On Abortion In Arizona. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Senators Being Sworn In As Jurors In Mayorkas Impeachment Trial; Speaker Johnson To Proceed With Foreign Aid Bills Despite Threats Of Removal. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Soon: Mayorkas Impeachment Trial Begins In Senate; Now: AZ Lawmakers Push To Repeal State's Near-Total Abortion Ban; Hush Money Trial Adjourns Until Tomorrow After Seating 7 Jurors. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Judge Says Trump Trial Opening Statements Could Begin Monday; Seven Jurors Seated In Trump Trial; Man Charged With Uber Driver's Murder; Olympic Uniforms Spark Controversy. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Johnson Defiant over Speakership; Revolt Against Johnson; Ariona Lawmakers Move on Abortion Ban; Biden Calls for Tariffs. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) is Interviewed about the Mayorkas Impeachment; Melania Trump Avoids Courtroom; Earth Fund Seeks AI Answers; Blinken in Italy for G-7; Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie is Interviewed about Israel. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Senators to be Sworn in as Jurors for Impeachment Trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; House Speaker Mike Johnson Could Face Motion to Vacate from Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene Over House Vote on Aid to Ukraine; Judge: Opening Statements Could Begin as Soon as Monday; CDC Investigates Fake Botox Linked to Hospitalizations Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) On Johnson's Defiance Amid Growing Threat To His Speakership; U.S. To Impose New Sanctions On Iran After Missile Attack On Israel; Biden To Call For Tripling Tariffs On Chinese Steel And Aluminum. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Capitol Hill Chaos Amid Mayorkas Impeachment Trial, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) Job in Danger; Judge Says, Opening Statements Could Begin as Soon as Monday; Report Shows Russia-Linked Hackers May Have Carried Out Cyberattack on Texas Water Facility. Aired 7-7:30a ET


April 16, 2024
• Six Jurors Seated In Trump Hush Money Trial; More Investigations Into The Baltimore Bridge Collapse; Mike Johnson Defiant Amid Calls For Him To Resign As Speaker. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Potential Juror Dismissed Over Post Calling For Trump To Be Locked Up; Biden Hits Trail In Pennsylvania To Pitch Economic Message; Sources: U.S. Expects Limited Israel Military Response To Iran. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Sources: U.S. Expects Limited Israeli Military Response To Iran; House Delivers Mayorkas Impeachment Articles To Senate; Trump's Attorneys Seeking To Have First Juror Dismissed For Cause; Judge Says Trump Gesturing At Potential Juror During Questions. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump's Historic Trial; Biden Campaigns In Pennsylvania; Israel's Anticipated Response To Iran; Effort To Oust House Speaker Mike Johnson; Secretary Mayorkas' Impeachment Trial. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Day 2 Of Jury Selection In Trump Hush Money Trial; Supreme Court Hears Pivotal Jan 6 Case On Obstruction Charges; Clarence Thomas Attends Arguments After Absence Monday; USC Bars Valedictorian From Giving Graduation Address, Citing "Safety" Concerns. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Day 2 Of Jury Selection In Trump Hush Money Trial; Sources: U.S. Expects Limited Israel Military Response To Iran; Israeli War Cabinet Holds 5th Meeting On Response To Iran Attack; Massie To Co- Sponsor Effort To Oust Speaker Johnson. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Arrives In Court For Day Two; Tim Heaphy Is Interviewed About The January 6th Case; Killing Of Two Women In Oklahoma; Trump Bashes Judge Over Gag Order; DOJ To File Suit Against Live Nation. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Arrives At Court For Day 2 Of Hush Money Trial; Sr. Official: U.S. Was Told Israeli Response Will Be "Limited In Scope"; Trump Again Slams Judge Ahead Of Hush Money Trial Day 2. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Seeks Delay in Federal Election Subversion Case; Dems Needed for Johnson's Aid Plan; Backlash Against Johnson; Clark Picked by Indiana Fever; Biden Closing Gap; Mitch Landrieu is Interviewed about the Biden Campaign. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Israeli War Cabinet Meeting About Iranian Attack; "Rust" Armorer To Be Sentenced In Mexico; Senior Official: US Was Told Israeli Response Will Be Limited In Scope; Book Bans On The Rise In US Public School Libraries. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Pres. Biden Heads To Scranton, PA To Draw Economic Contrast With Trump; WSJ: DOJ Preparing To File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Live Nation; Paris 2024 Torch Lit In Olympia, Greece, 3,100-Mile Relay Underway. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Soon, Trump Heads Back to Court for Day 2 of Hush Money Trial; Now, Israel's War Cabinet Meets for Fifth Time on Response to Iran; Charges Against Trump, Rioters at Stake as Supreme Court Hearse Case. Aired 7-7:30a ET


April 15, 2024


April 12, 2024
• Military.com: Some Military Daycares Slow To Report Child Abuse; 6 Rare Sawfish Deaths In 7 Days Baffle Scientists; "Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight" Airs Sunday At 9PM. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Johnson To Meet With Trump As Speaker Job In Jeopardy; 2 Trump Co-Defendants Try To Get Obstruction Charges Dropped; Sheriff: 18- Wheeler Crash At TX DPS Office Likely A "Criminal Act"; Rep. David Cook (R-AZ) Discusses About Repealing The Arizona Abortion Ban. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• State Rep. Matt Gress (R-AZ) Discusses Arizona Republicans Blocking Efforts To Repeal Abortion Ban; Ex-Interpreter To MLB Star Ohtani Surrenders To Authorities; U.S. Defense Dept. Moving Additional Assets To Middle East Region Amid Iran Threat. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Classified Documents Case Hearing; Biden And Harris Focus On Key Issues In Swing States; Former U.S. Diplomat Accused Of Espionage; Trump's Hush Money Trial; Security Preparations For Trump Trial; Abortion Rights Battle In Arizona. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• State Rep. Analise Ortis (D-AZ) Discusses Arizona GOP Blocking Efforts To Appeal Abortion Ban; U.S. Defense Dept. Moving Additional Assets To Middle East Region Amid Iran Threat; Drug Shortages Reach Record Highs In U.S.; Strong Job Market Has More Bosses Considering 4- Day Workweek. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Interview With State Rep. Analise Ortiz (D-AZ); Kamala Harris Campaigns in Arizona Following Near-Total Abortion Ban; House Speaker Meets With Trump; House Voting on FISA Bill. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Sen. Eva Burch (D-AZ), Is Interviewed About Arizona Republicans Block Efforts To Repeal Abortion Ban; Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Is Interviewed About Greene And Johnson Seen Having Long Discussion On Floor; "The James Webb Telescope: Are We Alone?" Airs Sunday At 8PM ET/PT. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Critical House Vote For Speaker Johnson On Surveillance Bill; Trump & Johnson To Make Joint Appearance At Mar-a-Lago; VP Harris Expected To Call Trump The "Architect" Of Abortion Crisis; Axios: DNC Covered Biden Legal Bills In Special Counsel Probe; Lawyer Turned Key Classified Docs Witness Leaves Trump Legal Team; Biden To Forgive $7.5B In Student Loan Debt For 277k Borrowers. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• WWII Rosie The Riveters Get Long-Awaited Recognition; House Panel Wants Pay Raise For Troops Amid Recruiting Crisis; Measles Outbreaks Threaten Elimination Status In U.S. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Prosecutors in Trump Classified Documents Trial Attempting to Call Attorney from Donald Trump's Defense Team as Witness; Vice President Kamala Harris to Give Speech in Arizona about Abortion Rights after State Supreme Court Upholds 1864 Law Banning Nearly All Abortions; Sentencing for Former Ambassador Accused of Spying for Cuba. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Sophisticated, Robust Security Plan Ahead Of Trump Trial Next Week; Fish Are Spinning, Thrashing Themselves To Death In Florida; Critical House Vote For Speaker Johnson On Surveillance Bill. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Lawyer Turned Key Classified Documents Witness Leaves Trump Legal Team; Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) to Meet With Trump as Speaker Job in Jeopardy; Biden to Forgive $7.4 Billion in Student Loan Debt for 277,000 Borrowers. Aired 7-7:30a ET


April 11, 2024
• Arizona Republicans Block Efforts to Repeal Abortion Ban; Biden Admin Finalizes Rule to Close Gun Show Loophole; Pacific Castaways Help Sign Sparks Rescue Mission. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• O.J. Simpson Dead At 76 After Cancer Battle; FBI Chief Cites Rising Threats In Push To Renew FISA Powers; Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) Talks About The Re-Authorization Of FISA; Johnson Optimistic About Path For FISA Despite Failed Vote. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• FBI Director On Hill After GOP Blocks Key Spy Tool; Leon Panetta, Former Defense Secretary & Former CIA Director, Discusses GOP Blocking FISA; Bill Barr Blasts "Reckless" Bid To Kill FISA; Report: "Shocking" Lapses Before 6-Year-Old Shot Teacher; USAID Chief: Assessment That Famine Underway In Gaza Is "Credible"; UNICEF: Convoy Came Under Fire While Delivering Aid In Gaza. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• O.J. Simpson Has Passed Away At The Age Of 76; O.J. Simpsons Fall From Grace; O.J. Simpsons Landmark Murder Trial; FISA Controversy. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump: Arizona Abortion Ban Will Be "Straightened Out"; Iowa Gov. Signs Bill Making Illegal Immigration A State Crime; Soon: FBI Director On Hill After GOP Blocks FISA Program; Rep. Tom Tiffany (R- WI) Discusses Surveillance Law Expiring Next Week, Dividing House GOP; DOJ: Ex-Interpreter Stole More Than $16M From Ohtani. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• O.J. Simpson Dies. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Wholesale Inflation Rises 0.2 Percent; Nicole Hockley is Interviewed about Closing the Gun Show Loophole; Ohtani's Interpreter to Plead Guilty. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Wholesale Inflation Rises Again; Biden Defends his Handling of the Economy; Wholesale Inflation Rises 0.2 Percent; Jonathan Greenblatt is Interviewed about the College Report Card. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• GOP Challenges Vote by Mail; Arizona Republicans Block Abortion Ban Repeal; Foreign Diplomats Scramble to Meet with Trump Allies; Paul Bailey is Interviewed about a New Tennessee Bill on Guns; Severe Storm Threat Today; Delay at Masters. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Japanese Prime Minister's Support for Ukraine Aid from U.S. Examined; Some House Republicans Prevent Vote to Reauthorize Section 702 of Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act; Witnesses State Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza in Ruins after IDF Departure; NTSB: Boeing Records May Reveal Other Door Plug Removals. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Loses Third Bid In Three Days To Delay Hush Money Trial; Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) On Arizona Republicans To Block Efforts To Repeal Abortion Ban; Biden To Announce Expansion Of Joint Patrols In Indo-Pacific. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Turmoil Intensifies on Capitol Hill as Trump Pushes His Agenda; Trump Shifts Abortion Position 15 Times Over 25 Years; Biden Admin Finalizes Rule to Close Gun Show Loophole. Aired 7-7:30a ET


April 10, 2024
• Multiple People Injured in Philadelphia Shooting; FAA Investigating Whistleblower Claims About Boeing Dreamliner; NTSB: Ship's Power System and Circuit Breakers Focus of Probe in Baltimore Bridge Collapse; Severe Storms Battering the South. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Biden Rails Against Arizona's Abortion Ban From Civil War Times: Trump Calls It A "States' Rights" Issue; Sen. Eva Burch (D-AZ) Discusses About Arizona Supreme Court's Ruling On Banning Abortion; Philadelphia Police Responding To Shooting In Large Crowd. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Higher Prices For Gas, Housing Drove Inflation Higher In March; Ex-Trump CFO Sentenced To 5 Months In Jail For Perjury; Trump's Lawyers File Yet Another Appeal In Hush Money Case; Conservatives Deal A New Blow To Speaker Johnson; Greene Pressures Speaker Johnson To Stop Funding FISA & Ukraine; Ex-Mississippi "Goon Squad" Officers Sentenced On State Charges. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Geopolitical Tensions In Asia; US-Japan Steel Deal Controversy; Supreme Court Decision In Arizona On Abortion; Ceasefire Talks Between Israel And Hamas. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Biden Holds Joint News Conference With Japanese PM. Aired 1:30- 2p ET
• Trump Associate Sentenced to Prison; Donald Trump Continues Attempts to Delay Hush Money Trial; Arizona Turns Back Clock on Abortion; President Biden Holds Press Conference With Japanese Prime Minister. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Stalled Progress on Inflation; Suicide Rates Increase Among College Athletes; Opening Arguments in Idaho Triple Murder; Weisselberg Sentenced to Five Months in Jail; Proposed Electoral College Changes in Nebraska; Masters Kicks Off Today. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Weisselberg to be Sentenced; Nick Akerman is Interviewed about Weisselberg; Zelenskyy speaks about Weapons to Ukraine; Biden Comments on Arizona Abortion Ban; Abortion Ban on Hold on Appeals. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
• Efforts to Oust Johnson; Engineer Claims Boeing Took Shortcuts; Flood Emergency in Texas; Jill Habig is Interviewed about the Abortion Ban in Arizona; Former Mississippi Officers to be Sentenced. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg Faces Sentencing for Lying Under Oath; Arizona Supreme Court Upholds Law from 1864 Banning Nearly All Abortions; Hamas Indicating It Cannot Find 40 Israeli Hostages Central to Current Ceasefire Talks. Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• EPA Issues Drinking Water Standards For PFAS "Forever Chemicals"; Bodycam Video: Chicago Police Fire 96 Shots In Deadly Traffic Stop; British Foreign Secretary Cameron In D.C. To Push For Ukraine Aid. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Arizona Supreme Court Revives Civil War-era Abortion Ban; Zelenskyy Says, Speed Up Weapons Aid so Ukraine Can Break Putin's Backbone; Ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg to be Sentenced for Perjury. Aired 7-7:30a ET


April 09, 2024
• Rep. Greene Escalates Threat to Remove Speaker Johnson in New Letter; Interview with Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA): Wants Assurances Before Approving F-15 Fighter Jet Sale to Israel; Crumbleys Sentenced to 10-15 Years in Prison for Son's Rampage. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• WNBA Teams Pair With Opill To Raise Awareness Of New Birth Control Option; Arizona Supreme Court: State Must Adhere To 123-Year- Old Law Banning Nearly All Abortions; Trump Days Away From First Criminal Trial After Delay Bids Fail. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Crumbleys Sentenced To 10-15 Years In Prison For Son's Deadly Rampage; CIA Director Proposes New Proposal For Gaza Ceasefire & Hostage Deal; Young Black Voters In GA Who Backed Biden in 2020 Now Defecting; North America Dazzled By Eclipse In The Skies. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Arizona Supreme Court Upholds 123-Year-Old Abortion Ban; Judge Rejects Trump's Delay Request, Sets Stage For Historic Criminal Trial In Manhattan; Oxford Shooter's Parents Sentenced To 10-15 Years. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Arizona Supreme Court: State Must Adhere To 123-Year-Old Law Banning Nearly All Abortions; Video Released Of Deadly Shooting Involving Chicago Police Officers; Netanyahu: Date For Rafah Ground Offensive Set. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Arizona Issues Abortion Ruling; Idaho Man Accused in Alleged Terror Plot; Trump Days Away From First Criminal Trial; School Shooter's Parents Sentenced to 10-15 Years in Prison. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Faces Backlash over Abortion; Norfolk Southern Reaches Settlement; 18-Year-Old Arrested for Planned Church Attacks; UConn Downs Purdue. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Parents of Michigan School Shooter to be Sentenced; Supreme Court Urged to Reject Trump Immunity; Greene Doubles Down Against House Speaker. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• UK's Top Diplomat Meets With Trump Ahead Of Washington Trip; Biden Races To Enact New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan; Prosecutors: Baldwin Had No Control Of His Emotions On "Rust' Set; Young Black Voters In Georgia Who Backed Biden In 2020 Now Defecting. Aired 8:30- 9a ET
• Jury Questionnaire for Hush Money Criminal Trial of Donald Trump Released; Special Counsel Jack Smith Asks Supreme Court to Rule on Former President Trump's Argument of Total Immunity for His Acts in Office; Parents of School Shooter in Michigan Face Sentencing for Involuntary Manslaughter. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Idaho Man Accused Of Planning ISIS Attack On Churches; New Screening Test For Pancreatic Cancer Shows Promise; Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) On Rep. Greene's Doubling Down Against Speaker Johnson. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Days Away from First Criminal Trial After Delay Bid Fails; Netanyahu Says Date Set for Rafah Ground Operation; Parents of Michigan School Shooter to be Sentenced. Aired 7-7:30a ET


April 08, 2024


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