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November 14, 2024


November 13, 2024
• Trump Picks Rep. Matt Gaetz as Attorney General; Interview with Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL): Trump's Cabinet Picks. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• CNN Projects: Republicans Will Keep Control Of The House; Biden And Trump Meet, Reaffirm Peaceful Transition; Trump Tells House Republicans He's "With Johnson All The Way"; Sen. John Thune Elected New Senate GOP Leader; Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) Discusses About House And Senate Leadership. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• CNN Projects: Republicans Will Keep Control Of The House; Trump Picks Mike Huckabee To Serve As U.S. Ambassador To Israel; "Uncommitted Movement" Looks Ahead To Trump Presidency; Source: CIA Employee Charged With Leak Of Israeli Military Plans; Inflation Ticks Up After Slowing For Six Months Straight. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Biden Welcomes Trump To White House For Historic Meeting; Biden And Trump Discussed National Security And Domestic Policy Issues; CNN Projects: Republicans Will Keep Control Of The House. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Picks Army Veteran, FOX News Host For Defense Secretary; Sen. John Thune Speaks After Election As New Senate GOP Leader; Other Newly Elected Republican Senate Leaders Speak To The Press; White House Speaks About Historic Biden-Trump Meeting; Auction Today For Alex Jones' InfoWars. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Interview With Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI); Senate Republicans Pick John Thune as Next Leader; Biden Hosts Trump at White House. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Republicans to Pick New Senate Leader; Trump to Meet with Biden; Inflation Rose in October; Infowars to be Auctioned in Court- Mandated Sale. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump to Arrive in D.C. for Meetings; Republicans to Vote on Senate Leadership Today; Jack Smith Stepping Down; Trump Returns to the White House. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Musk Tagged for DOGE; Inflation Rose in October; Larry Summers is Interviewed about the October Inflation Report; Melania Trump Unlikely to Move to White House; KFC Sues Church's Chicken. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Donald Trump to Meet with New Senate Majority Leader and President Biden in White House; President-Elect Trump to Nominate FOX News Host Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense; President-Elect Trump Reportedly Reviewing Draft Executive Order to Create Board to Review Three and Four Star Military Officers for Fitness of Leadership. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Today Trump Arrives In D.C. For Meetings With Biden, GOP Leaders; Trump Picks Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee As Ambassador To Israel; Supporters Pressure Trump To Deliver Pardons For January 6 Rioters. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Moving Quickly to Kill Key Positions With Staunch Loyalists; New York Times Reports, Special Counsel Jack Smith to Resign Before Trump Takes Office; Explosion at Louisville, Kentucky Factory Kills Two, Injures Others. Aired 7-7:30a ET


November 12, 2024
• Decision on Trump's Hush Money Conviction Delayed; Judge Temporarily Blocks Controversial Ten Commandments Law; People May Be Trapped Inside Building After Explosion in Louisville; Online Sales of Emergency Contraceptives Surge After Trump's Win. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Expected To Name New Deputy Chiefs Of Staff; Trump Announces Mike Huckabee As Next U.S. Ambassador To Israel; Trump Looms Large As Congress Faces Critical To-Do List; Trump's Cabinet Taking Shape As He Taps Loyalists For Key Positions; Amsterdam Police Brace For More Violent Protests. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump's EPA Pick Doubted Severity Of Climate Change In 2014 Comments; Biden Administration Working To Trump-Proof Climate Policies; Man Accused Of Killing Laken Riley Waives Right To Jury Trial; Elon Musk's Big Bet On Trump Already Paying Off; Stock Markets Gain Steam With Investors Optimistic About Trump Win; Bitcoin Briefly Hits Record High, Trump Win Buoys Cryptocurrency. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Picks Governor Kristi Noem As His Homeland Security Secretary; Trump's Cabinet Taking Shape As He Taps Loyalists For Key Positions; Trump Putting Focus On Czars As He Builds Out Administration. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Herzog Meets Biden As Deadline On Gaza Humanitarian Aids Looms; Spirit & JetBlue Planes Hit By Gunfire Over Haiti's Capital; Justice Dept. Staffers Brace For Chaos & Retribution Under Trump; Harriet Tubman Posthumously Honored As National Guard General. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Decisions in Trump Hush Money Case on Hold; Trump Cabinet Taking Shape. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Kurt Volker is Interviewed about Ukraine; Meadows' Request to Move Case Rejected; Kate Bennett is Interviewed about Melania Trump. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Expected to Tapp Rubio and Noem; Rep. John Garamendi is Interviewed about Trump's Cabinet Picks; Judge to Rule in Hush Money Case; Congress Returns from Recess; Gallego Wins in Arizona. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
• Trump's Popularity Grows; Reop. Gret Cazar (D-TX) is Interviewed about Trump's Agenda; Israel Fails to Meet U.S. Criteria; Trump Picks Zeldin for EPA; Nazi Flags Outside Anne Frank Play; Attacks on women Surge on Social Media. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Reporting Indicates Donald Trump Will Select Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio as His Secretary of State and North Dakota Republican Governor Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security; Elon Musk Continuing to Spend Time with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago after Election; ; Judge's Self-imposed Deadline on Trump Immunity; Trump Adviser Stephen Miller Expected to Become Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• DOJ Officials Brace For Chaos And Retribution As Trump Weighs Attorney General Pick; Today: Judge's Self-Imposed Deadline On Trump Immunity; Zelenskyy: Ukraine Fighting 50,000 Troops In Russia's Kursk Region. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump's Cabinet Taking Shape as He Taps Loyalists for Key Positions; Biden to Meet With Israeli President as U.S. Military Aid Could Be in Jeopardy; Stocks Notch Best Week All Year After Trump's Win. Aired 7-7:30a ET


November 11, 2024
• Race to Replace Mitch McConnell as Senate GOP Leader; Trump Picks Former NY Congressman Lee Zeldin as EPA Chief; 800+ U.S. Service Members Ejected Under Don't Ask, Don't Tell Receive Honorable Discharges; Fire Crews on Both U.S. Coats Battle Raging Wildfires. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Nominates Rep. Elise Stefanik to be UN Ambassador; Trump Makes Key Staffing Picks as He Plans White House Return; Biden Races to Cement Legacy Before Trump's Inauguration; Kremlin Denies Reports of Trump-Putin Call on Ukraine: "There was No Conversation"; Ukraine: N. Korean Troops Fighting in Russia's Kursk Region. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Immigration Advocates Bracing For Trump's Mass Deportation Plan; Israeli Minister Pushes For West Bank Settlement Annexation; Richard Allen Found Guilty In Delphi Double Murder Trial; Justice Sotomayor Staying Put Amid Calls To Step Aside; Thomas, Alito Court's Oldest Justices, No Retirement Plans Announced. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Stephen Miller Expected to Land Key White House Role; Trump Names His Former Acting Director as "Border Czar"; Elon Musk Seen at Mar-a-Lago Almost Every Day Since Election. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Report: Harris Campaign "Broken Since The Beginning" Official Says; Russia & Ukraine Exchange Record Number Of Drone Strikes; Ukraine: N. Korean Troops Fighting In Russia's Kursk Region; Some People Coping With Stress, Anxiety By "Doom Spending"; Escaped Monkeys Still On The Loose In South Carolina. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Mass Deportation Plans; Biden Races to Cement Legacy; Trump Makes Key Staffing Picks. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Picks Members of Congress; Trump Nominates Rep. Stefanik as U.N. Ambassador; Trump Names Tom Homan as New "Border Czar"; Elon Musk's Influence on Who Gets What Job; Biden and Trump to Meet This Week; Wildfires Raging in NY, NY, and CA; Federal Workers Brace for Second Trump Term; Some Trump Critics May Leave the Country; Biden to Meet Trump in White House; Biden to Urge Trump to Stand by Ukraine; Trump Allies and Loyalist Jockey for Jobs; Americans "Doom Spending". Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Biden and Trump to Meet This Week; Wildfires Raging in NY, NY, and CA; Federal Workers Brace for Second Trump Term; Some Trump Critics May Leave the Country; Biden to Meet Trump in White House; Biden to Urge Trump to Stand by Ukraine; Trump Allies and Loyalist Jockey for Jobs; Americans "Doom Spending". Aired 9-9:30a ET
• What Trump's Win Means for A.I.; Democrats Struggle to Regroup After Loss; Jury Deliberations Resume in Delphi Case; N. Korean Troops Preparing for New Assault in Kursk; Kremlin Denies Reports of Putin and Trump Call; Biden to Urge Trump to Stand by Ukraine. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• President-Elect Donald Trump Names Tom Homan as Border Czar and Representative Elise Stefanik and U.S. Ambassador to United Nations; Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) Interviewed on Possible Overreach by Republicans When They Take Majorities in U.S. House of Representatives and Senate; Justice Sonia Sotomayor to Remain as Some Call for Her to Retire; What Donald Trump's Win Means for Artificial Intelligence. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump: Senate Majority Leader Must Agree To Recess Appointments; COP29 Climate Summit Begins In Azerbaijan With Key Leaders Absent; Sarah McBride Becomes First Transgender Person In Congress. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Mar-a-Lago Epicenter of Activity as Trump Team Starts Hiring; Biden Welcomes Trump to White House on Wednesday; Fire Crews Battle Wildfires Burning on Both Sides of the U.S. Aired 7-7:30a ET


November 08, 2024
• Elon Musk Joined Trump's Call with Zelenskyy After U.S. Election; Clyburn: Maybe the Country Isn't Ready to Elect a Woman as Leader; Interview with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN): Trump Prepares to Retake Power After Decisive Victory; Any Moment: Gov. Waltz Makes Remarks After Election Loss. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• DOJ Charges 3 People in Thwarted Iranian Plot to Kill Donald Trump; Two U.S. Citizens charged in Iranian Plot to Kill Trump; DOJ Docs: Iranian Officials Asked Suspect to Surveil and Kill Trump; Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) Discusses About Election; Biden Admin. to Let U.S. Military Contractors Deploy to Ukraine; Elon Musk Joined Trump's Call with Zelenskyy After U.S. Election. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Justice Barrett Could Be Best Hope For Supreme Court Liberals; Israeli Soccer Fans Hurt In Anti-Semitic Attacks In Amsterdam; Experts: Trump Could Use An Authoritarian Playbook To Go After Media; Harris & Trump Turned To Podcasts To Get Their Message Out; Deliberations Underway In Delphi Double Murder Trial. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• DOJ Charges 3 People in Thwarted Iranian Plot to Kill Donald Trump; Trump Allies Jockeying For High-Powered White House Roles; Special Counsel "Assessing" Future of Trump Criminal Case. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Blame Game Ensues Over Harris' Loss; WAPO: Biden Admin To Let U.S. Military Contractors Deploy To Ukraine; Pentagon Anticipates Major Upheaval in Trump's 2nd Term & Fears of Military Use Domestically; Out-Of-Control Wildfire Tears Through 20K-Plus Acres In Southern CA. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• DOJ Charges 3 People in Thwarted Iranian Plot to Kill Donald Trump; Trump Allies Jockeying for High-Powered White House Roles; Interview with Representative Katie Porter (D-CA) about Control of House of Representatives; Harris Campaign Officials Ask Colleagues to Avoid Bashing to the Media. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Picks Wiles for Chief of Staff; Stocks Open After Rate Cut; Attacks on Israeli Soccer Fans Condemned; Petro Poroshenko is Interviewed about Fighting in Ukraine; FDA Proposes Ban on Key Ingredients. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Names Wiles Chief of Staff; Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) is Interviewed about the Democrats' Loss; California Homes Destroyed by Wildfires; Jury Deliberating in Delphi Double Murder Trial; Racist Texts Reference Slavery in Multiple States. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Dr. Paul Offit is Interviewed about RFK Jr.'s Comments on Vaccines; CNN Hero Ron David Alvarez; Comparing Trump's Poll Numbers; Democrats Grapple with Loss; Future of Supreme Court; Amanda Zurawski is Interviewed about Reproductive Rights; School Staff Stops Potential Shooting. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• President-Elect Donald Trump Announces His Campaign Manager Susie Wiles as Chief of Staff; Former Congressman Adam Kinzinger Interviewed on Donald Trump's Mandate and Possibility of Donald Trump Retaliating Against Political Adversaries; World Leaders Wait and Watch for Second Trump Presidency; Battle to Make Trumps Cabinet Heats up Inside Mar-a-Lago; Health Officials Raise Concerns Over RFK, Jr.'s Leading Health Efforts Under Trump Presidency. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Names Susie Wiles As His White House Chief Of Staff; Biden Policy Shielding Undocumented Spouses Struck Down; Israeli Soccer Fans Targeted In "Antisemitic" Attacks In Amsterdam. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Battle to Make Trump's Cabinet Cut Heats Up Inside Mar-a-Lago; We Barely Made it Out, Californians Flee Homes Amid Wildfires; Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates by a Quarter Point. Aired 7-7:30a ET


November 07, 2024
• Fed Chair Says He Wouldn't Step Aside if Asked by Trump; Trump Vows Radically Different Immigration Policy; Interview with Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX): Democrats Grapple with Election Night Losses; Giuliani Ordered to Turn Over Assets or Face Contempt. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Dem Anger at Biden for not Stepping Aside Sooner Boils Over; Trump Allies Jockeying for High-Powered Administration Posts; GOP Prepares to Take Control of Senate, Back Trump's Agenda; Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) Discusses About Positions in Second Trump Administration; Next Steps for Trump's Criminal & Civil Cases; CNN Projects Winners in Five House Races. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Latino Vote Helped Fuel Trump Victory; Iranian Foreign Minister: U.S. Election Provides "Opportunities" To Reconsider "Ill- Suited Approaches"; Ukraine's Zelenskyy Confirms Deadly Clashes with N. Korean Troops; Kremlin: Trump's Claims He Could End Ukraine War Overnight An "Over-Exaggeration"; Fed Cuts Interest Rates By Quarter Point As Democrats Grapple With Decisive Trump Victory; Report: 2024 On Track To Be Warmest Year Ever. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• America's Choice 2024; Trump Transition; Federal Reserve Expected To Cut Interest Rates; Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Prepares to Reclaim The White House; Trump Could Announce Key Staff Picks Within Days; Trump Makes Big Gains Among Latino Men. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Several Key Battlegrounds Back Trump & Down-Ballot Dems; Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) Discusses Democrat Anger Aimed At Joe Biden & Trump Agenda; Giuliani Appears In Court As Defamed Poll Workers Seek Assets; Policy Experts Warn Trump May Politicize Federal Workforce. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Fed Expected to Cut Interest Rates; Economists Prepare for Second Trump Era; Trump's Legal Cases; RFK Jr. Pledges Vaccine Safety Study; Happenings Between Now and Inauguration Day. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Allies Jockeying for Spots in Administration; Biden to Address the Nation; Trump and Allies Prepare to Retake Power; China's Xi Jinping Congratulates Trump; World Leaders react to Trump's Return. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• John Sandweg is Interviewed about Deportations; GOP Prepares to Take Control of Senate; Trump and Allies Prepare to Retake Power; Fire Conditions in California; Trump and Climate Crisis. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• European Leaders Send Congratulations to Donald Trump for His Presidential Win; President Biden Invites Donald Trump to White House; Many from Silicon Valley Tech Industry Vying for Position in Trump Administration; Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) Interviewed on Lessons for Democrats from Donald Trump's Presidential Victory and Possibility of Democrats Winning Majority in House of Representatives. Aired 8-9:00a ET.
• Trump, RFK Jr. Teams Have Discussed Possible Health Czar-Like Position; Trump Allies, Private Sector Prepare For Mass Detention Of Migrants; World Leaders React To Trump's Election Win. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump and His Allies Prepare to Retake Power, Carry Out His Agenda; Harris Concedes Election, But Not Fight That Fueled This Campaign; What Happens to Trump Legal Cases Now. Aired 7-7:30a ET


November 06, 2024


November 05, 2024


November 04, 2024
• Trump Speaks at Campaign Stop in Battleground Pennsylvania; Security Ramped Up Across U.S. Ahead of Election; Harris Spends Final Day on Trail Crisscrossing Battleground Pennsylvania. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• One Day Away: Polls Open Tomorrow Across U.S. in Historic Race; Trump Set to Speak at Rally in Battleground Pennsylvania; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) Discuss About Political Lean in Michigan; Georgia Republican Election Officials Fighting Misinformation; Republicans in Georgia Challenge Hand-Returned Absentee Ballots. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Economists Warn Trump's Fixes On Inflation Would Make It Worse; Federal Reserve On Track For Another Rate Cut This Week; RFK Jr Says Fluoride Should Be Removed From Water Supplies; Police Chiefs In Battleground States Make Plans To Secure Elections; Nebraska's 2nd District Pivotal In Path To 270, Congressional Control. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Harris and Trump Close Out Campaigns With Sharply Contrasting Messages; Race to Replace McConnell; How Election Night Will Unfold in Key Battleground States; Just Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Harris & Trump Hold Dueling Rallies In PA On Final Day Of Campaigning; Analysis: Musk's Misleading Election Claims On X Viewed More Than 2 Billion Times; Israeli Police Arrest Netanyahu Aide, Hostage Deal On Hold; Harris Speaks At First Of Five Campaign Stops In Battleground PA. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Georgia Election Officials Fight Conspiracy Theories; Interview With Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK); Final Battleground Blitz. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Trump Casts Doubt on Election Results; Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) is Interviewed about the Presidential Race; Remembering Quincy Jones. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Campaigns in Final Day in North Carolina; One Day Away from Election Day; Paulina Gutierrez is Interviewed about Election Security; Campaigns with Sharp Contrast Message. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Brianne Pfannenstiel is Interviewed about Iowa Polls; Sen. Eric Schmitt (D-MO) is Interviewed about the Presidential Election; Harris Spends Day Crisscrossing Pennsylvania; One Day from Election Day; Brands Tone Down Election Campaigns. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Poll Shows Majority of Israeli Population Favors Donald Trump to Become President of United States; Kamala Harris and Donald Trump Visit Battleground States on Last Day before Election Day; Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) Interviewed on Kamala Harris's Closing Arguments in Her Presidential Campaign. Georgia Election Officials Fighting Misinformation; Poll Margins Remain Razor Thin Day Before Election. Aired 8-8:30a ET.
• Harris And Trump Hold Dueling Rallies In Pennsylvania On Final Day Of Campaigning; Federal Reserve On Track For Another Rate Cut This Week; How the U.S. Presidential Election Is Viewed Around The World. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump and Harris Make Final Pitches One Day Before Election; Quincy Jones, Musical Icon and Legendary Producer, Dies at 19; National Guard Troops on Standby for Possible Election Unrest. Aired 7-7:30a ET


November 01, 2024
• 4 Days to Go: Trump and Harris Blitzing Battlegrounds in Final Sprint; North Korean Troops Gearing Up to Fight Ukraine; Trump Stokes Election Fraud Conspiracies in Battleground Pennsylvania. Aired 3:30- 4p ET
• Harris Campaign Expects Trump Will Declare Victory Before Votes Counted; Harris Campaign Officials Project Confidence That Undecided Voters Are Breaking In Their Favor; Trump Speaks To Reporters Ahead Of Campaign Stop In Michigan; Trump Might Evade Multiple Trials If He Wins The Election; Tensions Running High Over The Country's Political Future. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) Discusses Harris Campaign Believing Trump Will Declare Victory Early, Trump Comments on "War Hawk" Liz Cheney; Harris Speaks To Reporters Ahead Of Campaign Stop In Wisconsin; NYT Poll: Climate Change Top Issue For Few Voters. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Campaigns Make Final Push In Wisconsin; Harris Campign Expects Trump Will Declare Victory Before Votes Counted; Harris Officials Project Confidence That Undecided Voters Are Breaking In Their Favor. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Military Source: Israel At "High Level Of Readiness" For Iran Response; More Than 200 People Killed As More Rain Batters Spain; House Race Heats Up For New York's 19th Congressional District; L.A. Dodgers Celebrate 8th World Series Title. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Harris and Trump's Dueling Events in Wisconsin; Trump's Escalation of Violent Rhetoric; Trump Attacks Liz Cheney; New Jobs Report Show 12K New Jobs; Legal Challenges Over Absentee and Mail Ballots in PA and GA; GOP's Emergency Appeal Over Ballots in Pennsylvania; Legal Battles Underway to Clean Up Biden's Garbage Gaffe. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Julie Su is Interviewed about the Jobs Report; Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King are Interviewed about the Election; Election Day and the Planet. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• 4 Days To Go: Trump And Harris Blitzing Battlegrounds In Final Sprint; Violent Rhetoric; Final Jobs Report Before Election Released; Aired 9:00-9:30a ET
• Cassandra Jaramillo is Interviewed about Women Dying from Lack of Abortion Care; Economy Adds 12,000 Jobs; Betsy Young is Interviewed about Voting in Georgia; Witness in Combs Case; Election Math in the Polls; J. Michael Luttig is Interviewed about Trump's Comments about Cheney. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Rapper Young Thug Freed after Making Non-Negotiated Plea in Georgia's Longest Ever Criminal Trial; Donald Trump Criticized for Stating Liz Cheney Should Face Firing Squad; Former Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey Abrams Interviewed on Donald Trump's Rhetoric and Misinformation Efforts Aimed at Georgia Voters; Former Manhattan D.A. Official: An Election Win Could Be Trump's Best Legal Strategy; ProPublica: Growing Number of Women Dying from Lack of Abortion Care. Aired 8-8:30a ET


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