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May 24, 2024
• Louisiana Set To Classify Abortion Drugs As Controlled Substances; Celtics Route Pacers 126-110 To Take 2-0 Series Lead; NYT: Tom Cotton "Strong Contender" For Trump VP Pick; Biden And Trump Both See Crucial Opportunity In June Debate; Biden, Trump Prepare For Presidential Debate; Hunter Biden's Attorneys Plan To Spar Over Definition Of "Addict"; One Killed, Dozens Injured After Severe Turbulence; Retailers Are Doing Their Own Sophisticated Detective Work To Fight In-Store Theft. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Memorial Day Road Trips Expected To Top Highest Numbers In Decades; NCAA Deal Paves Way For Paying College Athletes; Donald Trump Praises Nikki Haley After She Endorses Him For President; Donald Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Bronx, New York; Political Trend Lines Show More Hispanics Voting For Republicans; Record Number Of Americans Prepare To Travel For Memorial Day Weekend. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Appeals To Blacks, Hispanics In Bronx Campaign Stop; Actors Sue AI Company, Claiming Their Voices Were Stolen; Uvalde Marks Two Years Since Robb Elementary School Massacre. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Weighs in on Nikki Haley's Support; 44 Million Americans Hitting the Roads and Skies for Memorial Day; NCAA Makes Deal That Paves Way for Paying Student Athletes. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 23, 2024
• Dow Falls by More than 600 Points as markets Fear They Might Not See a Summer Rate Cut; DOJ Sues to Break Up Concert Giant Live Nation-Ticketmaster; Feds Reach $310 Million Settlement with Norfolk Southern; Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes Defends Teammate Harrison Butker. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Senate Rejects Bipartisan Border Bill Again; DNC, Biden Campaign To Paint Trump's VP Contenders As Extreme; Today: Trump Holds Bronx Rally To Court Black & Hispanic Voters; Israeli War Cabinet Directs Negotiating Team To Resume Talks; Leader Of Turks And Caicos Slams U.S. Lawmakers As Five Americans Detained On Ammo Charges. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• CNN Given Access To Town Critical To Ukraine Keeping Control Of Kharkiv; NYT: 2nd Controversial Flag Seen At Another Justice Alito Property; Sen. Cruz Defends Justice Alito's Use Of Controversial Flag; NOAA Warns Of Busiest Hurricane Season Ever For The Atlantic. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• President Biden's Commitment To International Debt Relief And Growth; Biden And Ruto Press Conference; U.S. Involvement In Africa; Trump's Campaign Efforts; Domestic Violence Awareness; Harvard University Walkout; Congressional Hearing On Campus Anti-Semitism; Ukraine Conflict. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Biden Holds Joint News Conference With Kenyan President. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Any Minute: Biden To Hold News Conference With Kenya's President; China Launches Large Scale Military Exercises Around Taiwan; Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Is Interviewed About Border Bill Vote Expected To Expose Divisions Among Democrats. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• FAA Predicts Busiest Memorial Day Weekend; University Presidents Speak at Capitol Hill Hearing; Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R- NY) is Interviewed about the November Elections; Patrick Kennedy is Interviewed about Mental Health. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Haley to Vote for Trump; Controversial Flag Over Alito's Vacation Home; State Collapses at Mexico Campaign Rally; Missiles Strike Kharkiv. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Thousands Gather for Iran President's Funeral; Michigan Farm Worker with Bird Flu; Uvalde Families Announce Lawsuit; First-Time Homebuyers Struggle; Chiefs Respond to Butker's Comments; Weinstein Accuser Speaks Out. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Donald Trump Campaigns In Bronx County; Nikki Haley Endorses Donald Trump For President But Donald Trump Has Yet To Respond To This Endorsement; Donald Trump Performing Well As Non-Incumbent Among Republican Voters; Justice Department: States May File Antitrust Suit Against Live Nation; NYT: Flag Flown At January 6 Riot Seen Outside Alito Vacation Home; Interview With Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL). Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• NYT: Second Provocative Flag Seen At Justice Alito Property; China Launches Massive, Two-Day Military Drills Around Taiwan; Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) On Rift Among Democrats As Border Bill Loses Support. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Nikki Haley Says, I Will Be Voting for Trump; Nine Dead, Dozens Hurt When Wind Causes Stage to Collapse in Mexico; FAA Predicts Busiest Memorial Day Weekend Since 2010. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 22, 2024
• Company Attempting to Foreclose on Graceland Drops Pursuit; Top Brass at Louisville Police Department Believe Scheffler Charge is Excessive; Robb Elementary School Victims' Families Reach $2 Million Settlement with City; Hunter Biden's Trial on Tax Charges Delayed Until September. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Federal Judge Found "Strong Evidence" Of Crimes Before Trump Charged In Classified Docs Case; Trump Speaks Today At Fundraiser Hosted By Top Oil Executives; WH Pushes Back On Move To Formally Recognize Palestinian State. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Iowa Neighborhoods In Ruins After Deadly Storms Spawn Tornadoes; Wrong Dog Shown In Articles About Kristi Noem Controversy; Hunter Biden's Lawyers Push To Delay Tax Evasion Case; Prosecutors: 3 Women Close To Hunter Biden To Testify On Addiction; House Dems Investigate Whether Big Oil Colluded With OPEC. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump's Classified Documents Case; Israel-Hamas Hostage Situation; Sean Diddy Combs Lawsuit; Recognition of Palestinian State; Tornado Outbreak in Iowa. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• 1 Dead, 100-Plus Injured After Severe Turbulence Hits Commercial Jet; Louisiana House Passes Bill To Classify Abortion Drugs As Controlled Dangerous Substances; Judge Halts Sale Of Elvis Presley's Graceland Property; 100-Year-Old WWII Veterans Honored For Service With Hero Award. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Federal Judge Found "Strong Evidence" Of Crimes Before Donald Trump Charged In Classified Documents Case; Deaths Reported In Iowa Due To Severe Weather As Search And Rescue Efforts Continue; Spain, Norway And Ireland To Recognize A Palestinian State; Families Of Israeli Women Soldiers Release Video Of Hamas Abduction. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is Interviewed about Recognizing a Palestinian State; Ryan and Valerie Watson are Interviewed about His Arrest in Turks and Caicos; Severe Turbulence on Singapore Flight. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• New Evidence in Classified Documents Case; Tornadoes Slam Iowa; White House Comments on Palestinian State; Trump Comments on Birth Control. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• White House responds to Formal Recognition of Palestinian State; Severe Turbulence on Singapore Flight; American Pleads Guilty in Turks and Caicos; New Study on Nightmares Could Lead to Earlier Diagnosis; DHS Warns about AI Threats. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• New Photos Show Trump Aide and Codefendant in Classified Documents Case Walt Nauta Moving Boxes around Mar-a-Lago in 2022; Tornado Devastates Town in Iowa; Ireland, Norway, and Spain to Recognize Palestinian State; Interview with Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE); Sean "Diddy" Combs Accused of Sexual Assault in New Lawsuit, Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) On Americans Held In Turks And Caicos; Spain, Norway And Ireland Will Recognize A Palestinian State; Trump Removes Video Referencing "Unified Reich" From Truth Social. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• 75 Million-Plus Under Severe Storm Threat from Texas to Vermont; New Photos Show Trump Aide Moving Boxes Around Mar-a-Lago; One Killed, Dozens Injured After Deadly Turbulence. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 21, 2024
• Biden Touts Veteran Health Care Benefits Under PACT Act; Report: Inflation Made Finances Worse For 65 Percent Of Americans In 2023; Lawyers In Trump Trial Hold Meeting On Jury Instructions; NFL Launches New Push To Help Minority, Women-Owned Business. Aired 3:30- 4p ET
• Now: Lawyers In Trump Trial Hold Meeting On Jury Instructions; 1 Dead, 70 Plus Hurt After Severe Turbulence Hits Singapore Airlines Jet; Both Sides Rest Cases Without Trump Testifying; Judge & Attorneys Work On Jury Instructions. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Israel Shuts Down AP's Live Shot Of Gaza, Seizes Equipment; Now: Lawyers In Trump Trial Hold Meeting On Jury Instructions; GA Primary: D.A. Fani Willis, Judge Scott McAfee Up For Re-Election; Elvis Presley's Granddaughter Fights Fraudulent Graceland Sale. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• The Defense And Prosecution Rest In The Hush Money Trial; Crucial Jury Instructions; Donald Trump Does Not Take The Stand; Prosecution's Burden; Importance Of Jury's Last Impressions; ICC Issues Warrant For Netanyahu's Arrest; Iranian President's Helicopter Crash. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Both Sides Rest, Trump Doesn't Testify; Secretary Antony Blinken Grilled On Capitol Hill; Blinken: Israel Must Decide If It Wants Normalization With Saudis; Giuliani, 10 Others Plead Not Guilty In AZ Fake Electors Scheme; Giuliani Ordered To Post $10,000 Bond After Not Guilty Plea In AZ. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Deadly Turbulence on Singapore Airlines Jet; Both Sides Rest in Trump Hush Money Trial. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Now: Prosecution Questioning Witness Who Angered Judge. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Questioning Resumes For Robert Costello Today. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Presidential Race and New Hampshire; Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) is Interviewed about the Presidential Race; Science to Happiness; Johansson Shocked and Angered by ChatGPT Voice; Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) is Interviewed about the Border and Abortion. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Judge Warns Former Attorney For Michael Cohen Of Possible Contempt Finding Due To His Behavior On Stand In Hush Money Criminal Trial Of Donald Trump; Sudden Turbulence For Flight From London To Singapore Causes One Death And Several Injuries; Today: Giuliani To Appear For Arraignment Hearing In Arizona; Biden Slams ICC Arrest Warrant Request For Israeli Leaders. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Naftali Bennett: Israel Rejects ICC Prosecutor Bid For Arrests; Soon: Trump Trial Witness Who Sparred With Judge Retakes Stand; Elvis Presley's Granddaughter Fights Graceland Foreclosure Sale. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Soon, Trump Trial Witness Who Sparred With Judge Retakes Stand; One Person Dead, Several Hurt After Severe Turbulence on Flight; Georgia Primary, D.A. Fani Willis and Judge Scott McAfee Up for Re- Election. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 20, 2024
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• Michael Cohen Cross-Examination. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Closing Arguments Won't Take Place this Week in Trump Trial; Cohen Retakes the Stand Today in Trump Trial. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Texas Still Without Power; Lisa Bonner is Interviewed about the Combs Apology; ICC Seek Arrest Warrants for Hamas and Israeli Leaders; Norman Roule is Interviewed about the Death of Iran's President; Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Music Mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs Apologizes After Video Released of Him Physically Assaulting His Ex-Girlfriend; International Criminal Court Seeking Arrest Warrants for Leaders of Hamas for October 7th Related Crimes and Leaders of Israel for Crimes During Gaza War; Cross-Examination of Michael Cohen Resumes; ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants for Hamas and Israeli Leaders. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Cross-Examination of Michael Cohen Resumes In Hush Money Trial; ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants For Hamas And Israeli Leaders; "Diddy" Says He Is "Truly Sorry" For Actions In Hotel Video. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• ICC Seeks Arrest Warrant for Hamas and Israel Leaders; Iran Says, President Ebrahim Raisi Killed in Helicopter Crash; Cross- Examination of Michael Cohen Resumes in Hush Money Trial. Aired 7- 7:30a ET


May 17, 2024
• Biden Courts Black Voters as Trump Heads to Fundraiser in Minnesota; Young Americans Maxing Out Their Credit Cards; Surf and Science: An Unconventional Approach to Studying Coral Reefs. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• "Diddy" Shown In 2016 Video Assaulting Former Girlfriend; World's Number 1 Golfer Arrested In KY, Faces 4 Charges; Israel Recovers Bodies Of Three Hostages Killed By Hamas; Biden To Speak At Morehouse College As He Works To Rally Black Vote. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Man Sentenced To 30 Years For Attack On Paul Pelosi; Oversight Committee Vote Devolves Into Name Calling, Insults; Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) Discussed House Hearing Devolving Into Chaos; NYT: Upside-Down Flag Seen Outside Of Justice Alito's Home In 2021; Caitlin Clark Draws Largest WNBA Audience In Decades. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Scottie Scheffler Arrested; Diddy Abuse Allegations; Bodies Of Hostages Recovered; Former Biden Staffer Resigns Over Israel-Gaza War; Paul Pelosi's Attacker Sentenced. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Ex-Trump Attorney John Eastman Arraigned For Role In "Fake Electors" Scheme; Biden Speaks At Morehead College As He Works To Secure Black Vote; Backlash Builds After Chiefs Kicker's Graduation Speech. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Interview With Former U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper; Israel Recovers Bodies of Three Hostages; Golfer Arrested; New Sean 'Diddy' Combs Video. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Scheffler Arrested and Charged with Felony; Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) is Interviewed about Fighting in Congress; Looking at Alzheimer's. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Eastman to Appear in Arizona Court; Judge and DA in Trump Case Face Challengers; Defense Accuses Cohen of Lying; Biden Renews Focus on Black Voters. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Biden Renews Focus on Black Voters; Oversight Committee Devolves into Name Calling; Golfer Scottie Scheffler Arrested; Chiefs Kicker Under Fire for Graduation Speech. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Russian Troops Gain Ground in Ukraine; Severe Weather Causes Power Outages in Houston; House Oversight Committee Hearing Devolves into Personal Attacks; President Biden to Give Commencement Address at Morehouse College; Some Morehouse Students Threaten to Protest Bidens Graduation Speech; Former Trump Attorney John Eastman to be Arraigned for Role in Fake Electors Scheme; Defense Confronts Credibility in Crucial Trial Moment. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• ESPN: Scottie Scheffler Detained By Police On Way To PGA Championship; NYT: Upside-Down Flag Flown In Front Of Justice Alito's Home; Civilians Flee As Russians Close In On Ukrainian Town. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• At Least Four Killed as Powerful Storms Rip Through Houston Area; Biden Moves to Bolster Crucial Support Among Black Voters; Defense Confronts Cohen's Credibility in Crucial Trial Moment. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 16, 2024
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• Haley Meets with Donors; Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is Interviewed about Haley, Biden and Israel; Biden Asserts Executive Privilege; Annette Rubin's Story in Champions for Change; Ground Operation in Rafah; Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) is Interviewed about Israel's War. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Former Attorney for Donald Trump Michael Cohen Will be Cross- Examined for Second Day in Hush Money Criminal Trial; President Biden and Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump Agree to Two Presidential Debates; Details on How Candidates are Preparing for Historic First Debate; Wounded Slovakian PM in Intensive Care after Assassination Attempt. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Soon: Cohen Retakes Stand For Critical Moment In Cross- Examination; Sen. Bob Menendez Bribery Trial Set To Resume At 9AM ET; Biden, Trump Agree To First Presidential Debate On CNN, June 27. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Unprecedented Biden-Trump Debate Set for Six Weeks from Today on CNN; Soon, Cohen Retakes Stand for Critical Moment in Cross- Examination; U.S. Says, Floating Pier for Humanitarian Aid Anchored in Gaza. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 15, 2024
• Trump Lawyers Cross-Examination Of Michael Cohen Tomorrow; Miss USA Organization Under Fire Following Allegations Of Toxic And Abusive Work Environment; Businessman Donates Free Blankets To Homeless Shelters; Dow Hits New Intraday High. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Biden & Trump To Face Off In CNN Debate On June 27, 9PM ET; Inflation Cooled Off Slightly In April In New Report; Fighting In Kharkiv Region Intensifies As Russia Makes Gains; Israel Intensifies Operations In Northern Gaza, Parts Of Rafah. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Moves Forward With $1B Arms Deal To Israel; Fighting In Kharkiv Region Intensifies As Russia Makes Gains; Slovakia's Prime Minister Shot Five Times, In Critical Condition; DOJ May Prosecute Boeing Over 737 Max Crashes; Inmate Escapes, 2 Officers Killed In Prison Convoy Ambush In France; King Charles III's Portrait Receives Mixed Reviews. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Presidential Debate Set; King Charles' First Official Portrait; Manhunt In France; White House Is Potential Deal To Sell $1 Billion Worth Of Weapons To Israel. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• U.S. Intel Sees Rise In Russian Disinformation Against Zelenskyy; Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-MY) Discusses White House Moving Forward With $1B Arms Deal To Israel & Rising Tensions As Democrats' Israel Divide Deepens; NTSB: Ship Lost Power Four Times Before Crashing Into Key Bridge; Ukrainian Engineer Using AI To Help War Victims. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• 2024 U.S. General Election; Showdown Set: Biden, Trump to Face Off at CNN Debate; Stock Markets Rise After New Inflation Report; $1 Billion Weapons Deal for Israel; Stocks Rally After Inflation Cools Off in April; Cohen Retakes the Stand Tomorrow for More Grilling from Defense; Hush Money Trial Continues Tomorrow, Trump Will Attend Fundraising Events; Tomorrow, Michael Cohen's Cross-Examination by Trump's Attorneys Will Continue; Newly Declassified Intelligence Says Russia is Ratcheting Up Efforts to Discredit Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Petro Poroshenko is Interviewed about the War in Ukraine; Michael Tyler is Interviewed about Presidential Debates; Kiera Spann is Interviewed about TikTok Lawsuit. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Biden Issues Debate Challenge to Trump; Trump Says He's Ready and Willing to Debate Biden; Defense Grills Cohen in Cross- Examination; Biden and Trump to Debate. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Driver Charged with DUI Manslaughter in Florida Bus Crash; Google Unveils Gemini 1.5 Pro; Inflation Slowed in April; Golden Bachelorette Wants to Set Record Straight on Dating and Aging; Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) is Interviewed about Election Threats. Aired 8:30- 9a ET
• Former Trump Attorney Michael Cohen Cross-Examined by Donald Trump's Defense during Hush Money Criminal Trial; President Biden Says He Will Debate Donald Trump Twice; New Blood Test May Identify Preeclampsia Risk Sooner. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Justice Department: Boeing Breached Safety Agreement After Fatal 737 Crashes; Defense Grills Cohen In Explosive, Profanity-Laced Cross-Examination; Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) On Provision Of $28 Billion In Foreign Military Financing For Ukraine. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Court Resumes Tomorrow With More Fiery Cross-Examination of Cohen; China, Iran Prepared Deepfakes to Influence Voters in 2020; Why Corporate Greed May Not Be Leading Cause of Inflation. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 14, 2024
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• GOP Allies join Trump in Court; Cohen Back on Stand Today; The Longest Clinical Trial of Weight Loss Drug Results; Louisiana to Reclassify Abortion Drugs; U.S. Weapons Package Arriving in Ukraine; U.S. Says Israel Has Enough Troops Around Rafah for Offensive. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Former Trump Attorney Michael Cohen to Continue His Testimony in Hush Money Criminal Trial of Donald Trump; Michael Cohen to Face Cross-Examination on Witness Stand from Donald Trump's Attorneys; Blinken Meets with President Zelenskyy in Kyiv; Bodycam Video Captured Shock, Confusion after Bridge Collapse; Dangerous Wildfires Threaten Parts of Western. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Israeli Strikes On Central Gaza Refugee Camp Kill At Least 36; President Biden To Increase Tariffs On $18 Billion; Republican Allies Appear In New York Court To Show Support For Trump. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Soon, Michael Cohen Back on the Stand for Day 2 of Testimony; Blinken Meets With President Zelenskyy in Kyiv; How Cracking Down on Immigration Could Impact the Economy. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 13, 2024
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• U.S. Warns Against Rafah Invasion; Trump Leads in Polling; Trump Ahead of Biden in Key States; Putin Replaces Defense Minister; Steve Buscemi Punched in New York City Streets; Cohen Takes the Stand Today. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Former Trump Attorney Michael Cohen to Testify in Hush Money Criminal Trial of Donald Trump; Engineers to Begin Removing Wreckage of Francis Scott Key in Baltimore; Police: Parishioners Confronted Teen with Gun During Mass. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Soon: Michael Cohen, Trump's Former Fixer And Lawyer, Takes The Stand; U.S. Warns Against Major Military Ground Operation In Rafah; New Polling Shows Trump Ahead Of Biden In Five Key States. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Soon, Michael Cohen, Trump's Former Fixer and Lawyer, Takes the Stand; Jury Selection Begins in Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) Bribery Trial; Students Walk Out During Jerry Seinfeld's Duke Commencement Speech. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 10, 2024
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