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April 29, 2025
April 28, 2025
Navy Loses $60 Million Jet at Sea After It Fell Overboard from Aircraft Carrier; Trump Increasingly Frustrated, Wants Permanent Ceasefire; Gang Accused of Robbing Kim Kardashian at Gunpoint Goes on Trial in Paris. Aired 3:30-4p ET
Trump To Sign New Executive Order Targeting Sanctuary Cities; White House Touts Immigration Efforts On Eve Of Trump's 100th Day; Lawyers & Advocacy Group: 3 Children, Who Are U.S. Citizens, Deported With Mothers To Honduras; Trump Claims Tariffs Will Lead To Federal Income Tax Cuts; Milwaukee Announces Action Plan After Lead Found In Some Schools; Milwaukee Schools Respond to Lead Crisis As CDC Faces Deep Cuts. Aired 3-3:30p ET
California Sues Second Trump Administration More Than a Dozen Times; Trump Says He's Bringing Columbus Day Back, But it Was Never Gone. Aired 2:30-3p ET
Trump, Speaker Johnson Set to Meet After House GOP Unveils First Piece of Trump Agenda; White House Touts Immigration Efforts on Eve of Trump's 100th Day; Trump Nears 100 Days in Office With Sinking Poll Numbers, Slides to 41 Percent Approval; Russia Announces Unilateral Three-Day Ceasefire in Ukraine Canadians Vote for Prime Minister as Trump Vows to Make It 51st State. Aired 2-2:30p ET
Trump to The Atlantic: I Think Hegseth Will Get It Together; Harvard, Trump Face Off in Court Over Threats to Cut Federal Funds; 60 Minutes Criticizes Paramount Over Executive Producer Exit. Aired 1:30- 2p ET
Interview With Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH); Trump Facing Historically Low Poll Numbers; Trump's Tariff Math Faulty?; Trump Administration Deports Three American Children. Aired 1-1:30p ET
White House: "Absolutely has Confidence" in Defense Secretary Hegseth; White House: Trump "Increasingly" Frustrated with Putin & Zelenskyy; Smithsonian: Claims that Objects have been Removed for Reasons Other Than Standard Practice are "False"; Civil Rights Leader: Museum Artifacts Removed After Trump Order; Alleged "Grandpa Gang" Face Trial Over Kardashian Jewelry Heist. Aired 9:30-10a ET
Border Czar Tom Homan Speaks From White House; Putin Declares 3-Day Ceasefire, Calls On Ukraine To Do The Same; First Hearing In Harvard's Fight Against Trump Administration. Aired 9-9:30a ET
Trump's Approval Rating Sink on Economy and Immigration; Nearly 800 Immigrants Arrested in Multi-Agency Operation in Florida; Millions Bracing for Severe Weather from Midwest to Texas; Alleged "Grandpa Gang" Faces Trial Over Kardashian Jewelry Heist; Falcons Coach's Son Apologizes for Prank Call to Browns Draft Pick Shedeur Sanders. Aired 8:30-9 am ET
Russia Announces 3-Day Ceasefire in Ukraine Starting May 8; Interview with Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA): Trump Criticizes Putin After Meeting with Zelenskyy; China Denies Trump Claims that Tariff Talks are Underway; Small Business CEO Sues Trump Administration Over Tariffs. Aired 8-8:30a ET
ICE Arrests Nearly 800 In Immigration Crackdown In Florida; Russia Announces Three-Day Ceasefire In Ukraine Starting May 8; First Hearing In Harvard's Fight Against Trump Administration. Aired 7:30-8a ET
Trump Slides to 41 Percent Approval as 100-Day Mark Nears; Next Hour, Trump's Border Czar Speaks at White House; Mayor Says, Suspect Has Significant History of Mental Health Issues. Aired 7-7:30a ET
April 25, 2025
Interview With Brad Raffensperger (R), Georgia Secretary Of State: Asks DHS Not To Deport Afghan Christian Refugees Yet; Trump Officials Discuss Making It Harder To Qualify For Disaster Aid; Tina Knowles Speaks Out About Her Life, Career And Motherhood. Aired 3:30- 4p ET
FBI Director: Wisconsin Judge Arrested For Allegedly Obstructing ICE; Bondi Says Judge Put Law Enforcement At Risk, Calls Her "Deranged"; Trump Says U.S. "Pretty Close" On Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal; U.S. Consumer Sentiment Plummets Eight Percent From Last Month; GA Secretary Of State Asks DHS Not To Deport Afghan Christian Refugees Yet. Aired 3-3:30p ET
Trump Declines To Clarify If Xi Contacted Him Since New Tariffs On China Were Imposed; Vatican Prepares For Pope Francis' Funeral. Aired 2:30-3p ET
Trump Says He Has Made 200 Trade Deals; FBI Director Says Wisconsin Judge Arrested For Allegedly Obstructing ICE; Ex-GOP Rep. George Santos Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Federal Fraud Case; Trump Envoy, Putin Meet After New Russian Strikes On Ukraine; Senior Russian General Killed In Car Blast Near Moscow; Trump Says Crimea Will Stay With Russia; Trump Says U.S. Pretty Close On Russia- Ukraine Peace Deal; Trump, China Can't Agree If Trade Talks Are Happening. Aired 2-2:30p ET
Trump Refuses to Say if Xi has Called Him Amid Trade War; Trump Tells Time Magazine He's Made "200 Deals" on Trade; Vatican: 250,000 Pay Respects to Pope Francis Ahead of Funeral. Aired 1:30-2p ET
Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty; Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Continue; Trump Administration Arrests Judge. Aired 1-1:30p ET
Trump Envoy, Putin Meet After New Russian Strikes On Ukraine; Rep. Bennie Thompson, (D-MS), Is Interviewed About Russia, Ukraine, Concession; Trump: Russia Not "Taking" All Of Ukraine Is A Concession, Graduate Students Held In Louisiana; Today: Jury To Visit Site Where Officer John O'Keefe's Body Was Found. Aired 9:30-10a ET
Trump Envoy, Putin Meet After New Russian Strikes on Ukraine; Trump Speaks Ahead of Departure to Rome for Pope's Funeral; Former Congressman George Santos to be Sentenced for Fraud. Aired 9-9:30a ET
Mangione Set To Appear In Federal Court; American's Sourcing On Trump's Foreign Policy; Final Day of Public Viewing For Pope Francis. Aired 8:30-9a ET
Trump Envoy, Putin Meet After New Russian Strikes on Ukraine; Trump Tells Time Magazine: I've Made 200 Deals in Tariff War; Interview with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL): Trump's Tariffs, Ukraine War and Peace Talks with Russia; Luigi Mangione Set to Appear in Federal Court. Aired 8-8:30a ET
Time Magazine's New Exclusive Interview With President Trump; Sources: Trump Privately Concedes Ending War Harder Than He Thought; Jury Sees Text Messages Sent Between Read, O'Keefe Before His Death. Aired 7:30-8a ET
Trump Envoy, Putin Set To Meet After New Russian Strikes On Ukraine; Mourners Pay Final Respects To Pope On Last Day Of Public Viewing; 2025 NFL Draft Features Blockbuster Trade At Top. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
April 24, 2025
Vatican Prepares for Pope's Funeral Saturday; Judge Orders Detained Palestinian Student to Remain in Vermont for Now; Text Messages Revealed in Karen Read Trial. Aired 3:30-4p ET
Trump: "I Think We're Getting Very Close" to Ukraine Peace Deal; Trump on Russian Strikes on Kyiv: "I Didn't Like Last Night"; Trump Doubles Down on Threat to Reimpose Global Tariffs Within Weeks; New Polling Shows Trump Approval Rating Sinking; Polling Shows Americans Not Happy with Trump's Economy, Inflation; Justice Dept Axes Grants for Crime Victims, Opioid Abuse Fight. Aired 3-3:30p ET
Hegseth's New Favorite Adviser Helped Set Up Signal on One of Secretary's Computers in the Pentagon; Pause in NIH Funding Leaves Alzheimer's Studies in Limbo; 19-Year-Old Faces Arson Charges for New Jersey Wildfire. Aired 2:30-3 pm ET
President Trump Hosts Norway's Prime Minister at White House; Trump Says Getting Crimea Back From Russia is Going to Be a Very Difficult Thing to Do. Aired 2-2:30p ET
Judge Agrees To DOJ Request For Weeklong Pause In Discovery Process; Vatican Prepares For Pope's Funeral Saturday; July 4th Parade Mass Shooter Sentenced To Life In Prison, No Parole; Railcar Company Found Not Liable For Ohio Train Derailment; 19-Year-Old Faces Arson Charges For New Jersey Wildfire. Aired 1:30-2p ET
Soon: Trump Speaks Amid Turmoil Over Trade, Ukraine Peace Talks; Trump Threatens to Reimpose Paused Tariffs Amid 90-Day Reprieve; One of Hegseth's Closest Military Aides Requested Exception to Use Signal, Raising Eyebrows Among Officials; FEMA to Lose About 20 Percent of Staff Ahead of Hurricane Season. Aired 1-1:30p ET
Trump Gives Mixed Messages On Tariffs And China; FEMA To Lose Roughly 20 Percent Of Staff, Including Longtime Leaders, Ahead Of Hurricane Season; Actress Eva Longoria Explores Spain In New Travel & Culture Series. Aired 9:30-10a ET
Trump to Putin After New Russian Strikes on Ukraine: "Vladimir, Stop!"; Trump Threatens to Reimpose Global Tariffs Within Weeks; Karen Read Murder Trial Resumes, First Responder to Testify. Aired 9-9:30a ET
Hegseth Meeting With NATO Chief Amid Pentagon Chaos; Trump Chaos Has Already Damaged the U.S. Economy; A Pause in NIH Funding Leaves Alzheimer's Studies in Limbo. Aired 8:30-9a ET
Trump Threatens to Reimpose Reciprocal Tariffs Within Weeks; Trump Gives Mixed Messages on Tariffs and China; Russia Strikes Kyiv as Trump Accuses Zelenskyy of Harming Peace Talks; Interview with Gov. Maura Healey (D-MA): Harvard Asks Judge to Expedite Lawsuit Challenging Funding Freeze. Aired 8-8:30a ET
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) On Russia's Deadliest Strikes On Kyiv Since Last Summer; Vatican: 50,000+ Have Lined Up To Pay Respects To Pope Francis; John O'Keefe's Mother Gives Emotional Testimony On The Stand In Karen Read Murder Retrial, First Responder To Testify. Aired 7:30-8a ET
Russia Launches Deadliest Strikes on Kyiv Since Last Summer; Trump Threatens to Re-impose Reciprocal Tariffs Within Weeks; Harvard Asks Judge to Expedite Lawsuit Challenging Funding Freeze. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
April 23, 2025
April 22, 2025
April 21, 2025
Supreme Court Temporarily Pauses Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act; Pope Francis Dies on Easter Monday at Age 88; U.S. Stocks Fall as Trump Again Lashes Out at Fed Chair. Aired 3:30-4p ET
U.S. Stocks Plunge As Trump Continues To Bash Fed Chair Powell; Sources: Hegseth Shared Military Details In Second Group Chat; Vatican: Pope Francis Died Of A Stroke & Heart Failure; Supreme Court Temporarily Pauses Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act; Four House Dems Visit El Salvador To Seek Release Of Abrego Garcia. Aired 3-3:30p ET
Vatican: Pope Francis Died Of Stroke, Heart Failure; Argentinians Mourn Pope Francis' Death on Easter Monday At Age 88; Pope Francis Is Being Remembered As A Disrupter; Tensions Escalate Between Trump And Harvard University; Cancer Deaths Declining Overall, But Diagnoses Rising In Women. Aired 2:30-3p ET
Pope Francis Dies on Easter Monday at Age 88; Pope Francis' Death Starts Mourning Period, Search for New Pontiff; Vatican Says Pope Francis Died of Stroke, Heart Failure; Secretary Hegseth Shared Details of Yemen Strike in Chat That Included His Family Members; U.S. Stocks Tumble as Trump Again Rips Fed Chair. Aired 2-2:30p ET
Pope Francis Dies On Easter Monday At Age 88; Alexandra Ribe, Attorney For Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Discusses Efforts For His Release, Return To U.S.; Engine Fire Forces Delta Passengers To Evacuate Plane In Orlando. Aired 1:30-2p ET
Stocks Tumbling; Interview With Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton; Pete Hegseth Facing Another Signal Scandal; Remembering Pope Francis. Aired 1-1:30p ET
Hegseth Blames Media, "Disgruntled" Former Employees; Calls New Allegations "Anonymous Smears" And "Old News"; Sources: Hegseth Shared Yemen Strike Details In Second Group Chat; Hegseth Slams Media, Former Employees Amid New Signal Scandal. Aired 9:30-10a ET
Pope Francis Dies at Age 88; Mourners Around the World Pay Tribute to Pope Francis. Aired 9-9:30a ET
Sources Say, Hegseth Shared Yemen Strike Details in Second Group Chat; Pope Francis Dies at Age 88; Pope Francis' Death Triggers Nine Days of Mourning. Aired 8:30-9a ET
Pope Francis Dies at Age 88; Mourners Around the World Pay Tribute to Pope Francis. Aired 8-8:30a ET
Pope Francis Dies At Age 88; Sister Norma Pimentel of Catholic Charities of The Rio Grande Valley On Pope Francis' Death; Vance Met With Pope Francis Hours Before Pontiff's Death. Aired 7:30-8a ET
Pope Francis Dies at Age 88; Pope Francis' Death Triggers Nine Days of Mourning; Sources Say, Hegseth Shared Yemen Strike Details in Second Group Chat. Aired 7-7:30a ET
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