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May 12, 2017
• Trump: It Was My Decision to Fire FBI Director; Sessions' Role in Comey Firing Examined; U.S. May Expand Laptop Ban to Flights from Europe. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: WH Insists Warning to Comey Not a Threat; Republican Leaders Shrug Off Comey Controversy; SNL Sean Spicer Surprises New Yorkers On Street. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Interview With Former White House Counsel John Dean; Did President Trump Threaten Former FBI Director?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump: "Perfect Accuracy" Too Much to Expect from White House; Did Trump Obstruct Justice by Firing Comey; Trump Attorneys: No Russian Money with "Few Exceptions"; President/First Lady Speak at Military Mother's Day Event; Sessions to Prosecutes: Am for Harshest Sentence. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Press Briefing; Trump's Warning to Comey; Spicer Asked about Recording; Accuracy from the White House. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• U.S. Laptop Ban Could Be Expanded; Fallout of Comey Firing; Sessions Pushes Stricter Criminal Sentencing; President Trump, the Media and Comedy; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Threatens Comey in Twitter Outburst; Trump Contradicts WH on Firing of FBI's Comey; Trump Threatens Comey and to Cancel Press Briefings. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Deputy AG Invited to Briefing; Kremlin talks U.S. Obsession with Russia; Sessions Pushes Stricter Criminal Sentencing; Trump Threatens Comey. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Threatens Comey, Press Briefings in Twitter Outburst. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 11, 2017
• A Growing Call; HBCU Students Doesn't Like DeVos Presence; No Media; Turkey Lashing Out Washington. Aired 3-4a ET
• Questions Remain over Comey Firing; Iowa Town Residents Not Troubled by Trump's Controversial Actions in Office; Trump Invites Lavrov, Kislyak to White House After Firing Comey; Comey Firing Compared to Nixon-era Event the Saturday Night Massacre; Nigerian Government Helping Chibok Schoolgirls Recover. Aired 2-3a ET
• Fallout Over Firing Of FBI Director; Turkey Objects To U.S. Plan To Arm Kurds In Syria; U.S. Education Secretary Booed At College; Comey Firing Compared to Nixon-era Event the Saturday Night Massacre; Ankara Angry over Washington's Decision to Arm Kurdish Fighters in Syria; Bethune-Cookman Students Boo, Turn Backs on DeVos; Spicer Back in Spotlight after Briefing in the Dark. Aired 1-2a ET
• White House Downplays Controversy Amid Backlash; Trump Welcomes Russian Officials. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump Said, Comey Told Me I Wasn't Under Investigation; White House Official Says Russians Tricked Them; New Interview Give Insight into Trump's Thinking. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• White House Says Russians Tricked Them; Trump Administration's Crisis of Credibility. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Explanation on Comey Firing Unraveling; Questions After Trump Tells NBC News Comey Said Trump Not Under Investigation; Senate Intel Committee Chair Reacts to Trump Calling Comey "Grandstander," "Showboat". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Press Briefing; White House Defends Story. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Senate Holds Hearing in Wake of Comey Firing; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Senate Intel Hearing Amid Furor over Comey Firing. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• "Time" Meeting with Trump; White House Changes Story on Comey Firing; Photos of Trump Meeting Released; Acting FBI Director to Testify. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Soon: Acting FBI Director Testifies Amid Agency Turmoil. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 10, 2017
• Unprofessional Termination; South Korea's President Positive Approach; More Stronger Defense for Afghan Fighters. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Fires FBI Director Comey; South Korea Has New President; Comey Fired After Justice Department Recommendation; Russia Reacts to Comey Firing; Migration and Humanitarian Crisis in Mediterranean; Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Fires FBI Director Comey; Revising U.S. Strategy In Afghanistan; New Korean President To Change North Korea Policy. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Trump Fires FBI Director Comey; New South Korean President Sworn In. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Comey's Firing Draws Comparison to Nixon; Comey Learned of Firing from Live TV News; Trump Calls Democrats Hypocrites
• Backlash Grows Over Comey Firing; Interview With Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Senate Democrats Demand Special Prosecutor, Threaten Boycott; Finding New FBI Director a Daunting Task; Bethune-Cookman Grads Boo, Turn Backs on DeVos. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Press Briefing; Trump's Decision to Fire Comey; Confidence Lost in Comey. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Fires FBI's James Comey; Trump Meeting With Russia's Foreign Minister; Trump Fires FBI's Comey; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Fires FBI's Comey, Faces Aftershocks; Dems Call for Special Prosecutor on Trump/Russia; Sources: Subpoenas Issued to Flynn Associates. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• McCain on Comey Firing; McConnell and Schumer on Senate Floor; Trump Faces Aftershock; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Fires FBI's Comey, Faces Aftershocks; Democrats Want Independent Probe After Comey Firing. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 09, 2017
• South Korea Prepares for Election; Sally Yates Testifies Before Congress; Big Celebration in Russia; Final Battle in Mosul; Montreal Under State of Emergency. Aired 3-4a ET
• Yates Warned White House Flynn Could Be "Blackmailed"; Russia Celebrates Victory Day; South Korea Votes for a New President; Wife: Detained Husband Falsely Accused by N. Korea; Macron Faces New Challenge After Election Win; Emmanuel Macron's Rise from Political Novice to President; Iraqi Forces Battle for Mosul Entering Final Stage; "13 Reasons Why" Returns to Netflix. Aired 2-3a ET
• Warnings: Trump Adviser Flynn Was Blackmail Risk; Freed Chibok Girls Await Family Reunions; South Korea Choosing Successor To Ousted President Park; Macron Faces Challenges After Election Victory; Canada Sees Worst Flooding In 50 Years; Taking The Risk To Flee Mosul; Iraqi Forces Battle for Mosul Entering Final Stage; 82 Kidnapped Chibok Schoolgirls Head Home; FOX Accuser Wars Against Sky Takeover. Aired 1- 2a ET
• Yates Warned Flynn could be Blackmailed by Russians; Decision Day in South Korea; New Era in France. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: FBI Chief Overstated Clinton Aide Emails; WH Calls Yates Political Opponent of President; Father Suing Fired Cop Who Killed His Son. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Did FBI Director Comey Misstate Facts to Congress?; Trump Sending U.S. Troops to Afghanistan?; Senate Targets Health Care. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Daily Briefing; EPA Chief Replaces Half of Science Advisory Board. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Authorizes Arming of Anti-Assad Forces in Syria; GOP's Graham Wants to Probe Trumps Biz Dealings; White House Holds Press Briefing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Families Flee as Iraqi Forces Try and Retake Mosul; GOP Senator Graham Wants to Probe Trump's Business Dealings; Interview with Senator Amy Klobuchar; Warriors and Cavaliers Could Meet in Finals. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Comey Testimony on Abedin E-mails Overstated; Yates Told WH: Flynn "Could be Blackmailed" Trump Weighs more U.S. Troops in Afghanistan. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• NSA Testifies on Capitol Hill; Trump Weighs More U.S. Troops to Afghanistan; Chaos at Airport After Spirit Cancels Flights; Jimmy Kimmel Fires Back at His Critics; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Kimmel Jabs Critics: Talks Health Bill With GOP Senator; Christie: Flynn And I Didn't See "Eye To Eye" On Things; Comey Testimony On Abedin Emails Overstated. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 08, 2017
• France Elects New President; Kidnapped Chibok Girls Back Home Again; Three and Counting: Americans Held in North Korea. Aired 3-4a ET
• Emmanuel Macon Wins French Election; E.U. Celebrates Macron's Decisive Victory; Nigeria Welcomes Back 82 Chibok Schoolgirls; North Korea Says They've Detained 4th U.S. Citizen; Business Implications of Macron Win; French Reaction to Macron Win; Former Acting A.G. Sally Yates to Testify on Flynn. Aired 2-3a ET
• Macron Wins French Presidency; Sally Yates To Testify On Flynn & Russia Contacts; North Korea Claims to Detain Another U.S. Citizen; 82 Chibok School Girls Released; South Korea Set To Pick Next President Tuesday; E.U. Celebrates Macron's Decisive Victory; Obama Urges Lawmakers to Oppose Obamacare Repeal; Kushner Company Lures Chinese Investors with Visas; South Pacific Cyclone Threatens Islands. Aired 1-2a ET
• Emmanuel Macron Wins French Presidential Election; North Korea Claims to Detain another U.S. Citizen; Yates to Testify Monday; 82 Chibok Girls Released in Nigeria; Macron Vows to Unite France as New President Aired 12-1a ET
• Coverage of Senate Judiciary Hearing with Susan Yates and James Clapper Continues. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Continued Coverage of Senate Judiciary Hearing with Susan Yates and James Clapper. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Senate Judiciary Hearing with Susan Yates and James Clapper Begins. Air 2:30-3p ET
• Obama Warned Trump about Hiring Flynn; Sally Yates Testifies on Probe; Yates Fired By Trump; Flynn's Security Clearance. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Senate GOP Leaders to Meet Tomorrow to Discuss Bill; Sally Yates and James Clapper to Testify on Russia Probe; Protesters Hit the Streets After Historic Vote in France; Kushner Pitch Chinese Investors with U.S. Visa Promise; Trump to Unveil Names of 10 Nominees to Federal Courts;. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Senate Hearing Today on Russian Meddling on Election; Obama: Health Care Reform Takes "Courage"; Senate GOP Leaders Meet Tomorrow to Discuss Bill. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Macron's Landslide Win in French Presidential Election; Warren Buffett Says GOP Bill Benefits Him; North Korea Detains Another American. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Senate Hearing Today on Russian Meddling in Election; Obama Calls For "Courage" To Oppose Obamacare Repeal; Group Of 13 Senators Mull Over Changing House Bill; Macron Victory Sends Euro To Six-Month High. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 07, 2017
• Final Voting Begins in French Presidential Race; 82 Kidnapped Girls Freed from Boko Haram. Trump Transition Team Warned Flynn; Always Dreaming Wins 143rd Kentucky Derby; Prince Philip to Step Away from Public Life. Aired 5-6a ET
• Final Voting Underway in French Presidential Race; Russia Denies Hacking Emmanuel Macron Campaign; Trump Transition Team Warned Flynn; Trump to Visit Saudi Arabia, Israel and Vatican; 82 Kidnapped Girls Freed from Boko Haram; White House Vetting Process Under Scrutiny; Aired 4-5a ET
• Final Voting Underway in French Presidential Race; 82 Kidnapped Girls Freed from Boko Haram; Trump Transition Team Warned Flynn; Thoroughbred Named Always Dreaming Wins Kentucky Derby. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Final Voting Begins in French Presidential Race; 82 Kidnapped Girls Freed from Boko Haram. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Emmanuel Macron Wins French Elections; James Clapper and Sally Yates to Testify at Russia Hearing Monday; House Health Care Bill Meeting Stiff Opposition in Senate; Trump-Murdoch Friendship Raises Questions of Conflicts; North Korea Detains Another American; Sexual Harassment in the Virtual World; Bourdain Eats His Way Through San Sebastian. Aired 8-9p ET
• Emanuel Macron is the New President of France; Jared Kushner Under Fire for An Ad in China; House Passes GOP Plan to Replace Large Portions of Obamacare; Thousands at Risk of Losing Homes in Flint, Michigan Over Overdue Water Bills; New Episode of "United Shades Of America" Hits Streets in Chicago. Aired 7-8p ET
• Emmanuel Macron Will Be Next President of France; GOP Health Bill Faces Uncertain Future in Senate; Fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates Testifies for the First Time; Prisons Crack Down on Falling Contraband; Investors Expected to Cheer French Election of Macron. Aired 6-7p ET
• Emmanuel Marcon Is the Next President of France; Trump Congratulates Emmanuel Marcon; GOP Health Care Bill Going to the Senate; 82 Chibok Girls Released; A Six-Month Ceasefire in Syria Begins; A Refugee Family Story of Escape; Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates to Testify. Aired 5-6p ET
• Emanuel Macron Wins FRENCH election; President Trump Congratulates Emanuel Macron; Emanuel Macron Gives Victory Speech at the Louvre. Aired 4-5p ET
• Macron Triumphs Over Le Pen In French Election; France Rejects Far Right In Historic Election; Pres. Trump Congratulates Macron On "Big Win". Aired 3-4p ET
• Polls Closes in French Election, Awaiting Official Results; Macron Defeats Le Pen, Vote Estimate 65.9 Percent To 34.1 Percent; French President Hollande Congratulates Macron On Victory; France Rejects Far Right In Historic Election. Aired 2-3p ET


May 06, 2017
• Macron Camp Claims "Massive" Hack; Final Vote Set for French Presidential Race; Death Toll Rises in Venezuela; North Korea Accuses South and U.S. of Plot. Aired 5-6a ET
• Final Vote Set for French Presidential Race; Macron Camp Claims "Massive" Hack; Death Toll Rises in Venezuela; Trump Team Warned Flynn about Russia Contact; U.S. House Vote Could Impact 2018 Races. Aired 4-5a ET
• Final Vote Set for French Presidential Race; Macron Camp Claims "Massive" Hack; Death Toll Rises in Venezuela; Trump Team Warned Flynn about Russia Contact; North Korea Accuses South and U.S. of Plot. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Macron Camp Claims "Massive" Hack; CNN with Le Pen Supporters; Death Toll Rises in Venezuela; North Korea Accuses South and U.S. of Plot. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Flynn Warned About Contact with Russian Ambassador; Army Secretary Pick Withdraws From Consideration; Senate Republicans to Draft Their Own Bill; Trump to Make First Overseas Trip as President; New Jersey Town Grapples with Trump Security; Politician Knocks Self Out Laughing at "Veep"; Alternative Tour of Los Angeles. Aired 8-9p ET
• Sally Yates to Testify Before Congress Regarding Michael Flynn; Russia Denies Allegations of Hacking Macron Campaign; Thirteen Men May Now Determine Future of American Health Care; Nigerian Government Officials Say Girls Kidnapped by Boko Haram Now Free; White House Says Border Wall Will Be Built; Women Protest in Streets of Venezuela's Capital City; Always Dreaming Wins Kentucky Derby. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Team Warned Flynn About Contacts With Ambassador; Candidate Macron: I Was Hacked; Trump To Make First Stops on First Overseas Trip; Unemployment Drops to 4.4 Percent, Lowest in a Decade; U.S./Russian Agreement Reached on Safe Flights Over Syria; JFK Secret Documents to be Released; Frances' Macron, Wife Capture Attention; NY A.G. to Sue if Trumpcare Enacted. Aired 5-6p ET
• Red Hot debate Over Ditching Obamacare; New Details on the Downfall of Michael Flynn; France Presidential Candidate Emmanuel Macron Faces Massive Computer Hack; Thousands of Women are Marching Today Against President Nicolas Maduro; North Korea Officials Accusing U.S. and South Korea of Trying to Kill Kim Jong-un. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Team Warned Flynn About Russia Contact; Sally Yates Testimony Expected to Contradict White House; Macron's Presidential Campaign Hacked Before Election; NY A.G. to Sue if Trumpcare Enacted; Montel Williams Talks Fears Over Pre-Existing Conditions; NY State Proposing Law that Could Make Trump Show Taxes; Trump Preparing for First International Trip; Deadly Synthetic Drug Hits Georgia Streets. Aired 3-4p ET
• House Passed GOP Health Care Reform Bill Moves to Senate; Hacked Emails of French Presidential Candidate Macron Released; President Trump's Friendship with Rupert Murdoch May Affect Justice Department Investigation into FOX News; Donald Trump's Interview Style Examined; Kentucky Derby Previewed. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Team Warned Flynn About Russia Contact; Carter Page Rebukes Senate Intel Committee; Macron's Presidential Campaign Hacked Days Before Election; President Trump Preparing for First International; Trump Signs Executive Order on Religious Freedom; Officer Arrested for Killing Boy, 15; Deadly Synthetic Drug Hits Georgia Streets. Aired 1-2p ET
• Pre-Existing Conditions Affected By House Bill; N.Y. Lawmakers Want To Force Trump To Release Taxes; Carter Page Rebukes Senate Intel Committee In Letter; Trump Transition Team Warned Flynn About Contacts; French Officials Ask Media Not To Report Hacked Contents; Russia Denies Involvement In Massive Hack Attack In France; Young, Middle Class Benefit In New Health Care Bill. Aired 12-1p ET
• Trump Transition Team Warned Michael Flynn About Contact with Russian Ambassador; Macron's Campaign Claims They were Hacked on the Eve of Elections; Russia Denies Involvement in Massive Attack in France; Who Benefits and Who Suffers in New GOP Health Care Bill; Former Officer Charged With Murder In Teen's Death; Military Identifies Navy SEAL Killed In Somalia; FCC Reviews Complaints Over Late Night Comedian's Anti-Trump Rant. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Hacked Emails of French Presidential Candidate Macron Released; House Republicans Questioned over Contents of Health Care Reform Bill; President Trump's Friendship with Rupert Murdoch May Affect Justice Department Investigation into FOX News; Hillary Clinton to Launch Political Organization; Women's March Takes Place in Venezuela; Donald Trump's Interview Style Examined. Aired 10-11a ET


May 05, 2017
• Excitement Rising up in France; Back from the Dead; Agreements by Countries on Syria's Safe Zones; Provocative Tone. Aired 3-4a ET
• Macron, Le Pen Enter Last Days of Campaigning; Le Pen Voters Explain Why She Has Their Vote; U.S. House Passes Bill to Replace Obamacare; Trump, Turnbull Clear Air on Phone Call; Two French Candidates with 2 Radically Different Visions; Russia, Turkey, Iran Sign Plan for Safe Zones in Syria. Aired 2-3a ET
• President Trump Scores Rare Political Victory; Politics Mixed K-Pop; Macron, Le Pen Enter Final Day Of Campaigning; Trump Wants Churches to be More Politically Active; Prince Philip Retiring from Public Life; Trump Claims Health Care Victory; S. Korean Politicians Turn to Dancers to Drum Up Support. Aired 1-2a ET
• French Candidates Descend into Hostilities; Big Win But Not a Done Deal. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Sex Assault Survivors Worry About GOP Plan; Family With 2 Young Kids Kicked Off Delta Plane; Fox News Fight Moves to U.K. Amid Scandal. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Announces 1st Overseas Trip; State Senator Pushes for NY Law Making Politicians Like Trump Release State Tax Returns; Special Report to Air on Aaron Hernandez Suicide. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump's Close Friend Tom Barrack Interviewed By Mueller; Trump Knew Of Porn Star Payoff Months Before His Denial; Giuliani's History Of Pushing Conspiracy Theories; Hawaii Volcano Spewing Lava And Toxic Gas; Conservative Media Calls Out Trump; Sanders Struggles To Maintain Credibility Amid Trump Scandals; Parkland Student: Trump Is A Professional Liar. Aired 3-4p ET
• White House Briefing as Senate Takes on House GOP Health Plan; GOP Sen: "We will be Writing our Own Bill"; House GOP: Our Bill Covers Pre-Existing Conditions. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• U.S. Navy SEAL Killed in Somalia; Delta Apologizes for Booting Family Off Plane; Health Care Bill Clears House; Obama Endorses Macron Ahead of French Election; A Decade Later Inside the Search for Madeleine McCann; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Unemployment Drops to 4.4 Percent, Lowest in 10 Years; President Announces First Overseas Trip; Health Care Bill Heads to Bigger Fight in Senate. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Unemployment Drops to Lowest in 10 Years; Health Care Bill Heads to Bigger Fight in Senate; Delta Apologizes for Booting Family Off Plane; Historic Floods Devastate Midwest; Obama Endorses Macron Ahead of French Election; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Senate Plans To Write Its Own Health Care Bill; U.S. Military Member Killed, Two Wounded In Somalia; Trump's First Overseas Trip, Vatican, Israel, Saudi Arabia. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 04, 2017
• FBI Director Feeling Mildly Nauseous; Heated Debates in France as Election Approaches; Buckingham Palace's Urgent Meeting; Trump Offering to be a Mediator; Chaos Continues in Venezuela; Touring Like a Candidate. Aired 3-4a ET
• Speculation on Why British Royal Staff Called to Meeting; French Presidential Candidates Traded Jabs in Sunday's Debate; Trump: Peace Between Israelis, Palestinians Not as Hard as People Think; Trump to Meet with Australian Prime Minister; Comey Defends Decision to Inform Congress of Re-Opening Clinton E-mail Probe Before Election; Russia Denies Newest U.S. Allegation of Election Interference; N. Korean Defector's Family Says S. Korea Using Him for Propaganda; Anger over Venezuelan President's Plan to Rewrite Constitution; Is Mark Zuckerberg Planning to Enter Politics; Calls for CBS to Fire Stephen Colbert After Raunchy Trump Joke. Aired 2-3a ET
• Final French Debate Gets Heated; FBI Director Defends Clinton Bombshell; Macron And Le Pen In Final Presidential Debate Abbas Expresses Hope Trump Can Help Ensure Peace; U.S. House To Vote On Health Care Bill Thursday; The 10-Year Search for Madeleine McCann; Saudi Arabia to Join U.N. Women's Rights Commission; Facebook Hiring 3,000 as Monitors. Aired 1-2a ET
• Grilled on the Hill; Vicious Debate Ahead of French Election. Aired 12-1a ET
• House Passes Health Care Bill; Trump Says Confident Health Care Bill Will Pass Senate. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• House Passes Health Care Plan. Aired 3-3:30p ET


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