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January 27, 2026

• Crippling Winter Storm; NTSB Announces Findings on DCA Crash; Administration Sidelines Gregory Bovino. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Meta, TikTok and YouTube Head to Trial; Numbers on Trump, the Economy and Iowa; U.S. Planning CIA Foothold in Venezuela; Anthony Anderson is Interviewed about "Star Search." Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Border Czar Arrives in Minneapolis Today; Trump Meets with Noem; Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is Interviewed about Minnesota and DHS Funding; NTSB to Detail Failures in DC Midair Collision; Meta, TikTok and YouTube Head to Trial. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Border Czar Arrives in Minneapolis Today; Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) is Interviewed about Minnesota and the Government Shutdown; Trump Heads to Iowa; A Look at Who Alex Pretti Was; Derrick Johnson is Interviewed about ICE and DHS Funding. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• NYT: Trump Meets with Noem Amid Backlash Over Pretti Shooting; Patel: FBI Looking at Signal Chats Used by Minnesota Protesters; Minnesota Officials Push for Access to Shooting Investigation; At Least 500,000 Still Without Power Amid Brutal Cold; NTSB Meets to Discuss Deadly DC Plane Collision. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• NYT: Trump Meets With Noem Amid Backlash Over Pretti Shooting; CIA Moves To Establish Venezuela Foothold Following Maduro Capture; TikTok Users Claim Censorship Over ICE Videos, App Blames Outage. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• New York Times Reports, Trump Meets With Noem Amid Backlash Over Pretti Shooting; Video Contradicts DHS Account of Fatal Minneapolis Shooting; 200 Million-Plus People Remain Under Cold Alerts in Wake of Historic Ice Storm. Aired 7-7:30a ET

January 26, 2026

January 23, 2026

• "ICE Out" Protest March Underway in Minneapolis; FEMA Halts Disaster Worker Job Cuts Ahead of Arctic Winter Storm; Philadelphia Sues Trump Administration Over Slavery Exhibit Removal; Alex Honnold to Try to Climb Taipei 101 Skyscraper. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• 230 Million People On Alert As Crippling Winter Storm Moves In; Demonstrators Detained During Airport Protest; Officials Defend Federal Agents After Five-Year-Old Taken Into Custody; Trump Says A "Massive" U.S. Armada Is Heading Toward Iran; Deal To Secure TikTok's Future In The U.S. Finally Closes. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Officials Defend Agents After 5-Year-Old Taken into Custody; Storm to Dump Heaviest Snow in 5 Years on Northeast Cities; Democrats Show Fractures After Clintons Defy Epstein Subpoenas. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Brendan Banfield Expected to Testify in His Own Defense; Au Pair Testified Earlier That Defendant Wanted to Get Rid of His Wife; 2,000 Miles of Snow and Ice Threaten Millions of Americans; ICE Official Says Agents Did Not Target Five-year-old Taken Into Custody; Danish PM Says Situation in Greenland is Serious. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• ICE Makes 100+ Arrests in Maine as Immigration Operation Starts; 1,700+ Saturday Flights Canceled Ahead of Storm; Vance Defends ICE Agents' Tactics as Tensions Grow; Brendan Banfield Expected to Testify in His Own Defense; Defense Attorney Says Wife Created Sex Fetish Account Using Personal Email. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trilateral Talks in Russia-Ukraine War; Border Patrol and ICE Officials Defend Enforcement Tactics; Massive Winter Storm. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Five-Year-Old Boy Being Held at Texas ICE Facility With His Dad. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Potentially Historic Winter Storm to Impact Much of the U.S.; Trump Says a Massive U.S. Armada is Heading Toward Iran; Experts Say, Climate Change May Be Making Severe Winter Storms More Likely. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• FEMA Halts Terminations; The Numbers on the Upcoming Storm; Natural Gas Prices Surge; Emilia Gonzalez Avalos is Interviewed about an Economic Protest in Minnesota; Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI) is Interviewed about Ukraine and Russia Talks; Defense grills Investigators in Banfield Trial. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Sues JPMorgan, CEO Dimon Alleged Blacklist After January 6; More than Half of U.S. Bracing for Potentially Historic Winter Storm; Growing Outrage Over 5-Year-Old Boy Detained by ICE; Axios: The Rich are Powering Spending in the U.S. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Potentially Historic Winter Storm To Impact Much Of The U.S.; One-On-One With Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey; Rep. Warren Davidson (R- OH) On U.S. Armada Headed Toward Iran. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Potentially Historic Winter Storm to Impact Much of the U.S.; Growing Outrage Over Five-Year-Old Boy Detained by Ice; Trump Says a Massive U.S. Armada is Heading Toward Iran. Aired 7-7:30a ET

January 22, 2026

• Ex-Trump Prosecutor Jack Smith Testifies on Elections, Classified Documents Probes; Extreme Storm to Dump Heavy Snow, Crippling Ice Across U.S.; No Written Document Detailing Trump's Greenland Framework. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Vance in Minneapolis Amid Tension Between Federal Agents & Protesters; Vance in MN Amid Debate Over Entering Homes Without Judge's Warrant; Source: 5-Year-Old Boy Detained Arriving Home from Preschool; Jack Smith Responds to President Trump's Attacks; Ex-Trump Prosecutor Testifies on Election, Classified Docs Probes 3-3:30p ET
• Former Special Counsel, Jack Smith appears before the House Oversight Committee. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Jack Smith Testifies on Election, Classified Documents Probes; Vance in Minneapolis with Tensions High Over ICE Actions. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Former Special Counsel Jack Smith appears before the House Oversight Committee. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Jack Smith Testifies to Congress. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Smith Testifies before Committee; Tom Dupree is Interviewed about the Smith Testimony; Northeast Snow Drought. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Smith to Testify on Capitol Hill; Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) is Interviewed about the Smith Testimony; The Path of a Major Winter Storm; Kaohly Her is Interviewed about ICE Crackdowns in Minnesota. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Ken Graham is Interviewed about the Winter Storm; John Sandweg is Interviewed about ICE in Minnesota; Jury Acquits Former Uvalde Officer; Trist in Redistricting Battle; Dr. Janna R. Gewirtz O'Brien is Interviewed about Medical Crisis Due to ICE. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump: Greenland Negotiations Give U.S. Total Access for Defense; Trump Backs Off Greenland Threats After Insulting Allies; Vance to Visit Minneapolis as Tensions High Over Immigration Crackdown; Trump Wraps Up Meeting with Zelenskyy in Davos; Jack Smith Testifies on Capitol Hill About Trump Investigations. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• More Than Two Dozen States In The Path Of Major Winter Storm; Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) On ICE Memo Authorizing Officers To Enter Homes Without Judge's Warrant; Trump On Greenland: We Have A "Concept Of A Deal." Aired 7:30-8a ET
• No Major European Allies Attend Trump's Board of Peace Ceremony; Vance to Visit Minneapolis as Tensions High Over Immigration Crackdown; Soon, Jack Smith Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee. Aired 7-7:30a ET

January 21, 2026

• Trump Says He and NATO Chief Have Framework of Future Greenland Deal; Stocks Rally After Trump Announces Greenland Deal Framework. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Says He & NATO Chief have "Framework" of Future Greenland Deal; Trump Claims "Framework" Reached on Future Greenland Deal After Meeting with NATO Chief; Withdraws Tariff Threat; Trump: Greenland Deal Framework "Gets Us Everything We Needed" 3-3:30p ET
• Trump: We Have Framework of Future Deal on Greenland. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Major Storm to Lash U.S. With Damaging Ice, Heavy Snow; Trump Urges Immediate Negotiations for U.S. To Own Greenland; Halligan Leaves DOJ After Judge Calls Her Leadership a Charade; ICE Using Face- scanning Software to Check Immigration Status; Appeals Court Pauses Restrictions on ICE Agents' Tactics. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• NATO Chief Assures Trump, Your Allies Will Be With You; House Oversight Committee Moves Ahead With Contempt Vote on Clintons; Ghislaine Maxwell to Be Deposed February 9 in House Epstein Probe; E.U. Suspends Work on U.S. Trade Deal Indefinitely; Major Storm to Lash U.S. With Damaging Ice, Heavy Snow. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Renews Demand for Greenland, Calls Denmark Ungrateful; Trump Slams U.S. Allies By Name in Davos Address; Justices Skeptical of Trump's Push to Oust Fed Governor; Trump Meets with NATO Secretary General. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• President Donald Trump Speaks at World Economic Forum. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• President Trump Speaks at World Economic Forum. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) is Interviewed about Greenland; Trump Speaks at World Economic Forum. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Speaks at World Economic Forum Amid Push for Greenland; Immigrations Agents Increasingly Using Cellphone Cameras on Duty. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Stocks Tumble Over Greenland And Renewed Tariff Threats; DOJ Pushed FBI To Probe Campaign Contributions To Minnesota Officials; Zelenskyy Skips Davos To Focus On Power Outages Across Ukraine. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Arrives in Switzerland Amid Aggressive Push for Greenland; Trump Arrives in Switzerland After Air Force One Forced to Turn Around for Minor Electrical Issue; Major Winter Storm Set to Hit from the Plains to East Coast. Aired 7-7:30a ET

January 20, 2026

• Trump Speaks on One-Year Anniversary of His Second Inauguration; Trump Takes Questions From Reporters; Trump On How Far He'll Go to Get Greenland: You'll Find Out; Border and ICE Officials Comment on Operations in Minnesota. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• President Trump Speaks on One-Year Anniversary of His Second Inauguration; Trump Takes Questions from Reporters; Trump Says His Board of Peace "Might" Replace U.N.; Trump: "I Lost A Lot of Respect for Norway" After Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize; Trump on How Far He'll Go to Get Greenland: "You'll Find Out" 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Speaks on One-Year Anniversary of His Second Inauguration. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Speaks to the Press on One-year Anniversary of His Second Inauguration. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Court Resumes in Double-Murder Trial of Brendan Banfield, Blood Stain Pattern Expert Testifies; Trump Says We Have to Have Greenland, Denmark Can't Protect It; NATO Allies Bristle at Trump's Plans for Greenland; Markets React to Trump's Recent Tariff Threats; Trump Speaks to the Press on One-Year Anniversary of His Second Inauguration. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Brendan Banfield Trial Continues; DOJ Planning to Subpoena Minnesota Attorney General?; Trump Marks One Year in Office. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) is Interviewed about Trump's Tariff Threat; Musk Re-Enters Politics; Hoosiers Win Championship. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump's First Year Marked by Tensions; Leaders Speak out at Davos; Gordon Sondland is Interviewed about Tariff Threats; Cold Snap Freezes Millions in U.S.. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Party with Motivation Problem; Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) is Interviewed about the Escalating Tensions; Americans Foot Bill for Tariffs; Trump to Attend Economic Forum; Amesh Adalja is Interviewed about Measles; Supreme Court Could Decide Tariffs. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump on His Push to Take Over Greenland: We Have to Have It; Trump Escalates Tariff Threats as European Leaders Push Back; Prosecution to Call Two More Witnesses in Banfield Murder Trial; Subzero Wind Chills are Gripping the Midwest, Great Lakes. Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• Trump Slams European Allies As Greenland Tensions Loom Over Davos; At Least 40 Killed, Dozens Injured In Spain Train Collision; Manhunt Underway For Suspect Who Shot Indiana Judge, Wife. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Trump Says, I Don't Care About Nobel After Tying It to Greenland; E.U. Chief Vows Unflinching Response to Trump's Greenland Threats; Trump Slams Anti-ICE Protesters Who Rushed Inside St. Paul Church. Aired 7-7:30a ET

January 19, 2026

• Trump's Board of Peace Offers Permanent Membership for $1 Billion; Millennial Couples Falling in Love with Prenups; National Title on Line for Hoosiers, Hurricanes in Miami. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• 3 U.S. Catholic Cardinals Issue Rare Rebuke of Trump Administration; Multiple Injuries In 100 Plus Car Pileup In Michigan Amid Intense Snow; Trump Links Greenland Threat To Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize; Judge Orders New Restrictions On Federal Agents In Minnesota; DOJ Investigating Protesters Who Disrupted Church Service; At Least 40 Killed In High-Speed Train Collision in Spain. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• 1,500 Federal Troops on Standby for Possible Deployment to Minnesota; "60 Minutes" Finally Airs the Shelved "Inside CECOT" Segment; Pentagon Pauses Training for HIV-Positive Recruits; 3 U.S. Catholic Cardinals Issue Rare Rebuke of Trump Administration. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Few Americans Satisfied With Amount of Info Released in Epstein Case; 1,500 Federal Troops on Standby for Possible Deployment to Minnesota; DOJ Investigating Protesters Who Disrupted Church Service; Trump, NATO Head Expected to Meet This Week Amid Greenland Threats; Kurds See Victory Edging Closer After Decades of Fighting Iranian Regime. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Speaker Johnson Looks to Unite GOP Behind Trump Agenda 2.0; Tensions Over Greenland Build After Trump's Message to Norway's PM; 1,500 Federal Troops on Standby for Possible Deployment to Minnesota; Prince Harry's Showdown With "Daily Mail" Publisher Begins; Three Sydney Shark Attacks Leave Two People in Critical Condition; China's Birth Rate Drops to Record Low. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Deadly Train Crash in Spain; Trump Links Failure to Win Nobel Peace Prize to Greenland Threats; Minnesota Crackdown. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Troops on Standby for Minnesota; DOJ Investigating Church Service Disruption; Buffalo Fires Head Coach. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Links Greenland Threats to Nobel Prize Snub; Trump's Greenland Tariff Threat; Troops on Standby for Deployment to Minnesota; Train Collision in Spain; Bitterly Cold Temperatures Sweep the U.S. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Numbers on Deportation Program; Leah Hood is Interviewed about ICE and Protests in Minnesota; Trump Sends Letter to Norway; Prince Harry Battle with Daily Mail; Gen Z Bets on the Stock Market; Roblox Faces Backlash. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• 1,500 Federal Troops on Standby for Possible Deployment to Minnesota; DOJ: No Plan to Investigate Fatal ICE Shooting of Renee Good; Trump Links Greenland Threats to Nobel Peace Prize Snub; European Allies Unite Amid Trump's New Tariff Threats; East Wing Demo Removed the Old Secret Bunker. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Shapiro: Harris Team Asked If He Had Ever Been An Israeli Agent; "60 Minutes" Finally Airs The Shelved "Inside CECOT" Segment; The Life And Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• European Allies Unite Amid Trump's New Tariff Threats; Noem Says, the Mayor and the Governor Have Allowed This Kind of Violence; High-Speed Train Crash Kills At Least 39 in Spain, Injures Dozens. Aired 7-7:30a ET

January 16, 2026

• Interview with Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-FL): Poll Shows 58 Percent Call Trump's First Year in Second Term a Failure; FAA Warns Airlines to Exercise Caution Near Central, South America; ChatGPT Rolling Out Ads for Some Users; NASA Prepares for Historic Artemis II Rocket Rollout. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Protesters Arrested Outside Minneapolis Federal Building; Trump: Would Invoke Insurrection Act In Minnesota "If I Needed It"; Alleged Charlie Kirk Assassin Tyler Robinson's Defense Argues To Disqualify Prosecutors From The Case; Incident Report: Renee Good Suffered 4 Apparent Gunshot Wounds. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Virginia Democrats Push Plan to Flip Up to 4 GOP House Seats; New CNN Poll: 58 Percent Call Trump's First Year of Second Term a Failure; Opposition Leader Machado Thanks Trump for Venezuela Action; Trump Voices Reluctance to Nominate Hassett as Fed Chair. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Millions Bracing for Snow in Southern U.S., Brutal Winds as Temps Drop; Protesters Arrested Outside Minneapolis Federal Building; Trump Says He Will Invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota if Needed; Trump Heading to Florida as Foreign Policy Challenges Consume D.C.; Trump Says He Greatly Respected the Fact That Iran Canceled the Hangings of Hundreds of People. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump's Overall Job Approval Rating at 39 Percent; Majority Say Trump Focused on Wrong Priorities; Pentagon Moves Carrier Strike Group to Mideast Amid Iran Tensions; Border Patrol Chief, Bovino Appears Outside Federal Building in Minneapolis; Noem Says Americans Should Be Prepared to Validate Their Identity. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• U.S. Lawmakers Visit Denmark; Unrest in Minneapolis; Trump Faces Dismal New Poll Numbers. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Mitch Landrieu is Interviewed about Minneapolis Protests; Trump and the Economy Numbers; Harry Styles Announces Album. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Tensions High in Minneapolis; New Poll on Trump's First Year; Trump Holds Off on Strikes against Iran; David Sanger is Interviewed about Iran. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) is Interviewed about Venezuela; Trump's Grade for Term Two; Pentagon Plans to Overhaul Newspaper; Atlanta Church Gains Popularity; Southern U.S. Braces for Cold. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Tensions High in Minneapolis as Trump Weighs Insurrection Act; CNN Pole: Majority Say First Year of Trump's Second Terma a Failure; U.S. Moving Carrier Strike Group to Middle East Amid Iran Tensions; Epstein Survivors Ask Watchdog to Review DOJ's Release of Files. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) On Movement To "Abolish ICE" That Is Gaining Traction Among Some Democrats; Inside Trumps' Decision To Hold Off On Military Strikes On Iran; Medical Groups Sue To Block CDC's Revised Childhood Vaccine Schedule. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Federal Agents Deploy Tear Gas on Protesters in Minneapolis; CNN Poll Shows Majority Say First Year of Trump's Second Term a Failure; Court Resumes Tuesday in Double Murder Trial of Brendan Banfield. Aired 7-7:30a ET

January 15, 2026

• Trump Meets with Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado; NASA Crew Gets Routine Checks After Medical Evacuation from ISS; Musk's Grok Chatbot Limits Ability to Sexualize Photos of People. Aired 3:30- 4p ET
• Fed Agent Shoots Man DHS Says Assaulted Him, Prompting Protests; Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act, Deploy Troops to Minnesota; Mortgage Rate Fall to Lowest Level in Over Three Years; Testimony Resumes in Brendan Banfield Trial 3-3:30p ET
• Trump: U.S. Needs Greenland for Purpose of National Security; The World is Watching as Trump Reshapes U.S. Global Role; Parents Can Now Set Daily Time Limits on YouTube Shorts. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• YouTube to Let Parents Stop Teens From Endless Scrolling; Trump Meeting With Venezuelan Opposition Leader, Machado; White House Says Trump Hasn't Taken Options Off Table for Responding to Iran; Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act, Deploy Troops to Minnesota; Associate Press Reports NCAA Basketball Players Charged in Alleged Rigging Scheme. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• White House Briefing Amid Tensions Over Iran, Venezuela & ICE; Trump Meets With Venezuelan Opposition Leader, Machado; Trump Threatens Insurrection Act to Deploy Troops to Minnesota; U.S. Military Seizes Sixth Sanctioned Venezuelan Oil Tanker; Trump Officials Eye Private Security Contractors to Safeguard Oil Assets in Venezuela. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• White House Holds Press Briefing; Astronauts Return Home; Unrest in Minneapolis; Trump Meets With Venezuelan Opposition Leader. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Threatens Insurrection Act; Trump's Recent Poll Numbers; Lake Effect Snow Brings Dangerous Conditions. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Threatens to Deploy Troops to Minnesota; Fed Agent Shoots Man in Minnesota; Robin Wonsley is Interviewed about Protests in Minneapolis; Iran Claims Misinformation Campaign; Military Action Still on the Table for Iran; Musk Announces New Changes to Grok. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Private Security Options for Venezuela; Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) is Interviewed about Venezuela; Kwame Raoul is Interviewed about Minnesota Protests; Numbers on Trump, ICE and Immigration; Ben Fritz is Interviewed about McConaughey Trademarks. Aired 8:30-9a ET