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April 26, 2024
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• Fourth Day of Testimony Begins in Trump Criminal Trial. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial; Following Protests, Numerous People Taken into Custody, Including Two Professors, at Emory University in Georgia; Fourth Day of Criminal Trial, Trump Set to Appear in Court; Last Month, Inflation Increased More Quickly Than Anticipated; For Halting Traffic on Baltimore Bridge Just Before it Collapsed, Three Officers Received Accolades; Chinese President Xi and Secretary Blinken Met in Beijing. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Former "National Enquirer" Publisher David Pecker Cross- Examined by Donald Trump's Defense Team in Hush Money Criminal Trial; Donald Trump Suggests He May Not Take Stand in His Own Defense in Criminal Trial; Donald Trump's Presidential Campaigning Restricted by Requirement He Attend Court for Criminal Trial; Americans Divided on Fairness of Trump Prosecutions; College Protests Spread Amid Clashes with Police, More Arrest. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Americans Divided on Fairness Of Trump Prosecutions; Soon: Trump Heads Back To Court For Hush Money Trial; New York Appeals Court Overturns Weinstein's Sex Crimes Conviction. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Soon, Trump heads back to court for hush money trial; Dozens Arrested at Emory University in Georgia, Including Two Professors; U.S. Military Starts Building Pier Off of Gaza to Deliver Aid. Aired 7-7:30a ET


April 25, 2024
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• Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial; Major Trump Supporters Charged for Subverting Elections in Arizona; Third Day of Criminal Trial, Trump Scheduled to Appear in Court; Trump's Pivotal Day as Supreme Court Weighs on Claim of Immunity and Hush Money Cases Continues. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Presidential Immunity from Criminal Prosecution for Acts Committed While in Office; Criminal Trial of Former President Trump for Hush Money Payments to Stormy Daniels Continues; Former Trump White House Aide Cassidy Hutchinson Gives Interview on Trump's Behavior as President; Trump Makes Early Morning Campaign Stop Before Criminal Trial Resumes. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Soon: Trump's Hush Money Trial Resumes, Supreme Court Hears Trump Immunity Case; Biden Administration Finalized Highly Anticipated Rules For Power Plants; Sec. Blinken Meeting With Chinese Leaders In Beijing. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Pivotal Day for Trump as Supreme Court Hears Immunity Claim, Hush Money Trial Resumes; Soon, Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Trump Immunity Case; Key Trump Allies Indicted in Arizona Election Subversion Case. Aired 7-7:30a ET


April 24, 2024
• Tense Protests Rock Major U.S. Colleges Over Israel-Hamas War; Trump Named As Unindicted Co-Conspirator In Michigan Fake Electors Case; Arizona House Pushes Through Repeal Of Civil War-Era Abortion Ban. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Tense Protests Rock Major U.S. Colleges Over Israel-Hamas War. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Major American Colleges Rocked By Protesters Over Israel-Hamas War; Any Moment: Judge May Rule On Whether Trump Violated Gag Order; Large Protest Underway At University Of Southern California. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Supreme Court Debates Emergency Abortion Access Amid State Bans; House Speaker Mike Johnson To Address Protests; Tennessee Law Allows Teachers To Carry Guns; Significant Protests At University Of Texas; President Biden Approves Major Foreign Aid Package; Rising Anti-Semitism And Aggressive Actions On Campuses; U.S.-Israel Relations Tested By Gaza War; Hostage Crisis In Gaza. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Any Moment: Judge May Rule On Whether Trump Violated Gag Order; Video Undercuts Pentagon Account Of 2021 Afghanistan Blast; New White House Rules Mean Hassle-Free Airline Refunds. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• House Speaker Enters Protest Fight; Arizona Seeking to Repeal Civil War Abortion Law; Supreme Court Hears Abortion Case. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Speaker Johnson To Visit Columbia Amid Pro-Palestinian Protest; Soon: Supreme Court Weighs If States Can Ban Abortions In Medical Emergencies; Biden To Sign Bill That Includes Possible TikTok Ban. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Bill to Arm Teachers Passes Tennessee Legislature; Supreme Court to Hear Case About Emergency Abortion Care; Arizona House Expected to Push Through Repeal of Civil War-Era Abortion Law Today; Awaiting Judge's Ruling on Whether Trump Violated Gag Order; Negotiations Between Columbia, Student Protesters Extended 48 Hours. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Soon: Supreme Court Hears Case about Emergency Abortion Care; 2024 U.S. General Election; Election-Related Effects of Israel-Gaza Conflict in November; Pennsylvania Republican Primary Predicted to be Won by Trump; In Pennsylvania's GOP Primary, Nikki Haley Receives Over 156K Votes; Today's Testimony in Trump Criminal Trial Suspended and Will Resume Tomorrow; CNN FlashDoc Presents, "Call Me Country" Coming to Max This Friday; Airlines Will Pay Back Cash for Flight Delays, According to New Federal Rules; Tennessee Legislature Adopts Bill Arming Teachers. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Biden to Sign Bill with Crucial Foreign Aid, Possible TikTok Ban; Any Moment: Judge May Rule on Whether Trump Violated Gag Order. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Sources: AZ House Expected To Push Through Repeal Of Civil War- Era Abortion Law Today; FTC Votes To Ban Most Noncompete Agreements; New Federal Rules To Mandate Hassle-Free Airline Refunds. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Biden to Sign Bill With Crucial Foreign Aid, Possible TikTok Ban; Negotiations Between Columbia, Student Protesters Extended 48 Hours; Soon, Supreme Court Weighs if States Can Ban Abortions in Medical Emergencies. Aired 7-7:30a ET


April 23, 2024
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• Donald Trump's Criminal Hush Money Case; Former President Trump Will Arrive Ahead of a Hearing on Whether or Not He Violated the Gag Order; Do Trump's Legal Issues Negatively Impact His Polling Numbers?; David Pecker, Former Tabloid Publisher, Will Soon Begin Testifying Again; Biden Admin Issues Privacy Rule Protecting Abortion; Trump Arrives at New York Courthouse; Voyager 1's Long Distance Call; After Five Months, NASA Reconnected with Voyager 1; Vote in Senate on Aid Package to Taiwan, Israel, and Ukraine. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Judge to Hold Hearing on Whether Donald Trump Violated Gag Order in Criminal Case Related to Hush Money Payments to Stormy Daniels; Former Publisher of "The National Enquirer" Testifies for Prosecution on Buying and Not Running Stories Damaging to Donald Trump before 2016 Election; Pro-Palestinian Protests Spread at Universities Nationwide; Royals Release New Photo of Prince Louis on His 6th Birthday. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• UnitedHealth Paid Ransom To Hackers, Says Patient Data Compromised; Gaza Civil Defense: 300 Bodies Found In Mass Grave At Hospital; Biden To Highlight Abortion Rights To Win Over Florida. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Soon, Day 2 of Testimony in Trump's Criminal Trial; FBI Notes, Trump Aide was Told He'd Be Pardoned in Second Term; Pro-Palestinian Protests Spread at Universities Nationwide. Aired 7-7:30a ET


April 22, 2024
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• Did Not Air 9-10a ET
• Suspect Taken Into Custody Following an Attack at L.A. Mayor's Residence; Supreme Court to Rule Whether to Criminalize Homelessness; 2024 U.S. General Election; Vice President Harris Assumes Pivotal Position in Biden Reelection Campaign; Trump Heading Down to Lower Manhattan Where Opening Statements Are Set to Begin; Multi-Plane Near Miss at JFK Being Investigated by FAA; Liz Cheney: Supreme Court Should Rule Swiftly on Trump Immunity Claim. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Rabbi to Columbia University Students: Go Home for Passover; Opening Statements to Begin in Trial of Donald Trump for Falsifying Business Records Tied to Hush Money Payments for Stormy Daniels; Former Publisher of "The National Enquirer" David Pecker to be First Witness for Prosecution in Trump Trial. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump On Cusp Of $1 Billion Windfall From Truth Social Shares; Today: Opening Statements Begin In Trump Criminal Trial; FAA Investigating Near Miss Involving Multiple Planes At JFK. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Soon, Trump Heads to Court for Opening Statements in Criminal Trial; Rabbi to Columbia University Students, Go Home for Passover; U.S. Animation Studio's Work Found on North Korean Server. Aired 7- 7:30a ET


April 19, 2024
• Israel Struck Inside Iran Overnight; Capitol Chaos; Full Jury Panel Selected For Trump's Criminal Trial. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Full Jury Panel Selected for Trump's Criminal Trial; NYPD Gives Update After Man Set Self on Fire Outside Courthouse Where Trump's Trial is Underway; Soon: NY Appeals Court Holds Hearing on Trump's Change of Venue Motion in the Hush Money Trial. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Full Jury Panel Selected For Trump's Criminal Trial; Sandoval Hearing Expected Ahead of Trump Trial Start; GOP Hardliners Seethe As Johnson Moves Foreign Aid Plan Ahead; Rep. Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY) Discusses $95B Foreign Aid Package Advancing To House Floor. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Man Sets Himself on Fire Outside Courthouse; Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial Progresses; Sandoval Hearing Scheduled; Middle East Tensions Escalate; International Diplomacy and Security Concerns. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Five Alternate Jurors Selected, At Least One More Needed; Fire Breaks Out Near Courthouse Where Trump's Trial Is Underway; Full Jury And Panel Of Alternates Selected For Trump's Criminal Trial. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Donald Trump's Hush Money Case Trial; Defense Won't be Informed by Prosecutors Which Witnesses They Want to Call First; Trump Hush Money Jury Consists of Five Women and Seven Males; Initial Remarks in Trump's Hush Money Trial Anticipated on Monday; Overnight, Israel Launched an Attack Inside Iran; World Leaders Urge Iran and Israel to Reduce Hostilities. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump in Court for Day Four; Trump Slams Trial; Foreign Aid Bills Head to House Floor; Brittany Spanos is Interviewed about the Swift Release. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Comments before Cameras; Trump Speaks about Trial; Israel Strikes Iran; Police Detain Man in Paris. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Foreign Aid Bills Head to House Floor; World Leaders Call for De-escalation; New Polling Shows Tight Race; Police Investigation at Iranian Consulate in Paris; Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) is Interviewed about Israel's Strikes and Foreign Aid; Swift Releases Double Album. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Israel Launches Strikes Inside Iranian Territory in Retaliation for Iranian Missile and Drone Attacks against Israel; Secretary of State Antony Blinken States U.S. Not Involved in Israeli Strikes and Focus is on Regional De-Escalation; US Official: Israel Strikes Inside Iran; Any Moment Trump Returns to Court for Hush Money Trial Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• Blinken Speaks After U.S. Official Says Israel Struck Iran; U.S. Official: Israel Strikes Inside Iran; Jury Seated In Trump Hush Money Trial, Five Alternates To Be Picked. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• U.S. Official Says, Israel Strikes Inside Iran; Blinken Speaks After U.S. Official Says Israel Struck Iran. Aired 7-7:30a ET


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
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• Trump's Historic Criminal Trial Begins in NYC; Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) is Interviewed about Trump's Trial; House Releases Bills Targeting Iran; Polls Surrounding Donald Trump's Cases; Leslie Ellis is Interviewed about Jury Selection. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Jury Selection Begins in Manhattan Criminal Trial against Donald Trump for Hush Money Payments to Stormy Daniels; Donald Trump to Attend Courtroom During Hush Money Criminal Trial; Israeli War Cabinet Meeting about Iranian Attack; "Rust" Armorer to be Sentenced in Mexico. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Soon: Trump's Historic Criminal Trial Begins In New York City; 40 Million Under Severe Storm Threat In Central And Eastern U.S.; Israeli War Cabinet Meeting About Iranian Attack. Aired 7:30-8a ET


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