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November 19, 2016


November 18, 2016
• Trump Meets Foreign Leader; President Obama Reassure Ties With Allies; Trump's Transition Team With New Picks; Syria War Continues; Rupee Notes Replaced. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump, Shinzo Abe Met Face to Face; Michael Flynn in a Trump White House Controversial; Obama Reassures European Leaders on Trump Presidency; Death, Destruction Daily Life in Aleppo; Trump Advisor's Controversial Immigration Plan; Clinton Supporters Trying to Come to Terms with Trump Win. China Looks to Make Splash at APEC Summit; Electoral College Decides Presidential Win; "World Sport Report". Aired 2-3a ET
• Official says Trump has offered Retired Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, the post of National Security Adviser; Mitt Romney is set to meet with President-Elect Trump for possibly a key position in Trump's team. Death, Destruction Daily Life in Aleppo; Electoral College Decides Presidential Win; Shinzo Abe, Trump Meet Face to Face; China Looks to Make Splash at APEC Summit; Jeremy Clarkson's New Show Trying to Repeat Former Success. Aired 1:00-2a ET
• Trump Filling His Political Cabinet; Japan PM and Trump Meet; Immigrant Fears in a Trump America. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Immigrant Youth Fear Donald Trump; Trump Picks Pompeo for CIA Head; Pompeo Has Said You Cannot Blame All Muslims for Terrorism; Cop Changes Young Man's Life
• Immigrants Voice Fears Over Trump Presidency; Interview With Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay; Trump Fills Key National Security Positions. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Foreign Dictators Cheer Trump Presidency; Romney to Meet with Trump this Weekend; Trump's Daughter, Her Husband Attend Shinzo Abe Meeting with Him. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Meeting with Huckabee; Trump Departing to New Jersey; Sessions Dogged by Racism Allegations; Trump to Meet with Fierce Critic Romney; Trump Selects National Security Team. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Asks Rep. Pompeo to be CIA Chief; Trump Set to Sit Down with Mitt Romney this Weekend; Rep. Hoyer: Flynn's Appointment Should "Alarm" Americans; Trump Claims Credit for Keeping Ford Plant in Kentucky; Some Carrier Plant Workers Say It's Too Late to Save Jobs. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Sessions, Flynn and Pompeo Named to Top Posts; Trump to Meet with Fierce Critic Romney. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• 9/11-Era Tracking System Could be Revived; Trump Claims Credit on Ford Factory Remaining in Kentucky; Fake News Writer Says He Helped Trump Win; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Fills Three Key Positions; Trump's National Security Team Takes Shape; Immigration Groups Fear "Muslim Registry". Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Donald Trump will Meet with Mitt Romney; Trump's Meeting with Japan's Prime Minister; Ohio Congressman Challenging for House Minority Leader. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Team Unveils Top National Security Posts Today; Trump to Meet with Critic Romney This Weekend. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 17, 2016
• Japan's Shinzo Abe Meets Trump; Another Bombing in Aleppo; Illegal Immigrants To Be Deported; More Picks For Trump's Transition; Barack Obama's Final Overseas Trip; Sanctuary Cities Fears Trump; EPA's New Regulation Under Trump. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Team Pushing Back Transition Team Turmoil Reports; SC Governor a Possible Choice as Top Diplomat; Trump to Meet with Japanese Prime Minister; Clinton Emerges with Message for Supporters; Many Aleppo Children Don't Know Life without War; Iraqi City Nimrud Damaged by ISIS; Worries over Trump's Stance on Climate Change; 3 New York Apartments Lose Trump Name; Trump's Presidential Priorities; Surge of Immigrant Families Crossing U.S. Border; Officer Charged in Philando Castile Death; Facebook, Google Fight Fake News Online; China Takes on Tesla in Driverless-Car War. Aired 2-3a ET
• President-Elect Donald Trump Claims Transition Going Smoothly Despite Rumors; Students and U.S. Mayors Protest Against Trump's Immigration Plans. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Transition; Breaking with Protocol; Trump's Campaign Manager Broke Glass Ceiling; Donald Trump to Meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe; Iraqi Forces Recaptured A Key Air Base from ISIS; 87 Killed in Airstrike in Eastern Aleppo. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump Plan in Works to Track Muslims From Certain Nations; SC Governor Haley May Under Consideration for Sec'y Of State; Trump to Meet with Romney This Weekend; Jeff Sessions May Be Under Consideration for Cabinet Post; Thousands Leave Voicemails to CNN About Their Feelings on the Election
• Immigration Fears; Nancy Pelosi's Competition; Trump and Romney Set to Meet. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Considering Mitt Romney as Cabinet Secretary; Clinton: Election Loss Not Easy for Me, Supporters; Mike Pence Meets with Congressional Leaders; Obama Asked about Trump, Russia in Berlin; New CNN Book Details Unheard of Events; "Post-truth" Chosen as Word of the Year. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump and Romney Will Have Meeting; Trump Continues High Profile Meetings; Pelosi and Pence News Conference; Trump Meets with Nikki Haley; Trump Holds First Meeting with Foreign Leader; Trump Eyes Rick Perry for Energy Secretary; Pelosi May Lose Leadership Role. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Obama Holds News Conference With German Leader; Trump to Meet with Japanese Prime Minister; Governor Haley A Candidate for Secretary of State; Trump Team: No Arbitrary Timetable On Announcements; Trump Team: No Lobbying For 5 Years After Exit. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Obama and Merkel Press Conference. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Team Holding First Daily Briefing; Syrian Air Force Bombs Aleppo for Third Straight Day; New CNN Book Captures Wild 2016 Election; Model Kate Upton Not Happy With Verlander Snub; Hines Ward Named Hall of Fame Semifinalist; Vin Scully's Surprised Reaction; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• National Intelligence Chief James Clapper Resigns; Trump to Hold First Meeting with International Leader; Former Trump Critic Considered for Cabinet; Pence Meeting with House Republicans. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Clinton's First Speech After Election Loss; Fears over Trump Presidency; Pence Meetings on Capitol Hill; Georgia Proposes Burqa and Veil Ban. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Team Moves Ahead to "Drain the Swamp"; Trump Team to Hold Daily Press Briefings; Obama Meets with German Chancellor; Trump Brands Could Pose Conflict of Interest; Fed Reserve's Yellen to Testify on Capitol Hill. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 16, 2016
• Russia and Syria Back on Attack; Trump Uses Twitter to Push Back; Minister on Bribery; Transition Turmoil in Trump Administration; Professor Makes Prediction on Trump's Future; Fake Internet News; World Reacts. Aired 3-4a ET
• Fierce Infighting Within Trump's Transition Team?; Obama Wants Against Rise in Crude Nationalism; Syrian Government Renews Assault on Eastern Aleppo; The Search for Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi; Future of Iran Nuclear Deal in Trump Administration; Hate Incidents on the Rise Since Election; China Fixated on Trump's Hair and His Granddaughter. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Picking "Finalists" for Cabinet; In-fighting Amongst Trump's Inner Circle; Democrats Slam Steve Bannon Pick. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Transition Turmoil; Megyn Kelly's Trump Tell-All. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Obama Says Democracy Is Bigger Than Any One Person; Clinton to Make First Public Appearance Since Conceding; Speculation That Christie Is Not in Favor Because of Jared Kushner; Trump and Pence Are in Contact With 29 Foreign Leaders; Border Crossings Surge Before Trump Takes Office
• Hillary Clinton's First Public Appearance Post-Election; Trump and Transparency; Trump Transition. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump's Son-in-Law May Become White House Power Player; "Sanctuary" Cities Plan to Defy Trump on Deportations; Officer Charged in Philando Castile Shooting. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• NYC Mayor Visits Trump; Trump's Son-in-Law at Center of Infighting; Ted Cruz Visits Trump Tower; Dems Tap Schumer. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Reid Demands Trump Rescind Bannon Appointment; Senate Dems Elect Schumer As Minority Leader; NYC Mayor Speaks After "Respectful" "Candid" Meeting With Trump. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Insists Transition is Smooth Despite Reports; NYC Mayor Meets with Trump; Reid Demands Trump Rescind Appointment of Bannon. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Surge of Immigrant Families Crossing U.S. Border; Mayors Vow to Protect Immigrants from Deportation; Romo Passes Quarterback Job to Prescott; LeBron James Pushes Back Against Phil Jackson; Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Trump Rails Against Reports of Turmoil; Walkouts Expected on Dozens of College Campuses; How the Country Can Unite Post-Election. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Key Roles in Trump Administration; Assad Talks Ally; Trump Fights Terrorism; Muslim Fear; Search for ISIS's Leader. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Trump Refutes Staffing Rumors in New Tweets; Sources: Kushner Fueling Trump "Infighting"; Source: Kushner May Get Top Security Clearance. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 15, 2016
• Barack Obama Urges Trump to Reach Out to Minorities; People in Aleppo Being Warned; Pranking Trump with an Internet Meme; Barack Obama's View on the President-elect; Journalists Targeted; Russian President Vladimir Putin to Work with Trump on Issues; Backlash is Brewing for Donald Trump; Quake Rattled New Zealand. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Team Rushes to Fill Administration Jobs; Controversy over Trump's Bannon Pick; Other Countries Concerned with Bannon Pick; Repairing U.S./Turkey Relations. Aired 2-3a ET
• ISIS Hides Explosives in Residential Areas; Aleppo Doctors Face Shortage of Supplies; Controversy over Trump's Bannon Pick. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Transition; U.K. Prime Minister on Trump: Change is in the Air; Future of Polling; Repairing Relations with Turkey a Big Challenge; Trump Adviser Calls for Extradition of Exiled Imam; "Fantastic Beasts" Coming to a Theater Near You. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Dem Senators to Trump: Fire Steve Bannon; Trump as Compromiser-In-Chief; Dem Senator to Introduce Bill to End Electoral College; Business Ties Complicate Giuliani Sec'y of State Bid; Ben Carson Declines Cabinet Post; Trump Team Inquires About Top Secret Clearance for Trump Kids
• Senator Harry Reid Blasts Trump; McCain Rips Trump Over Putin; Trump Transition Turmoil?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Some Worry Obama Too Positive on Trump Presidency; Paul Ryan Re-Elected House Speaker; Pelosi Could Lose House Leadership Position; Protesters Storm Chuck Schumer's Office; "Dilbert" Cartoonist Predicted Trump Win. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Past Ties Complicate Giuliani's Bid; Possible Trump Cabinet Picks; Security Clearances for Trump's Children; Obama On Trump Victory. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Plans To Deport "Criminals" In U.S. Illegally; Russia Speaks on Future of Russia/US Ties; Colorado Elector Wants Colleagues To Ditch Trump
• The Huddle Over Cabinet Picks; Obama Warns Against Crude Nationalism; Rogers Leaves Transition Team; Ryan on Same Page with Trump; House Dems Delay Vote; Mexico Readies for Deportations. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Obama Travels to Greece Post-Election; House GOP Voting in Leadership Election Today, Dems on November 30th. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Obama: Recognized Anger, Fear within American Population; Obama and Greek PM Hold Joint News Conference. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• President Obama and Greek Prime Minister News Conference. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Obama's on First Overseas Trip after Trump Elected; Obama to Greece: NATO is Absolutely Vital; Obama Travels to Greece Post- Election. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 14, 2016
• Donald Trump's First TV Interview After Election; Families Run For Their Lives From ISIS in Mosul; Critics Blasting Trump's Appointment of Steve Bannon; Chinese President Xi Jin Ping Congratulated Trump via Phone; Earthquakes Struck New Zealand; Humanitarian Crisis in Syria Could Worsen; Marine Le Pen Cheering Donald Trump's Victory; India's Prime Minister's Announcements on New Rupee Notes. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Responds to Supporters Using Hate Speech; Trump Chooses Bannon, Priebus for Top Cabinet Posts; Powerful Quake Hits New Zealand; French Remember One-Year after Terror Attacks. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Picks Two Key Staffers; Trump Vows To First Expel Criminal Immigrants; Iraqi Forces Liberate Ancient Village; Text Messages Warn Aleppo Residents To Flee; India Struggles With Rupee Shakeup; Assange To be Questioned Over Rape Accusations; Powerful Earthquake Hit New Zealand. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Picks Two Key Staffers; Iraqi Forces Free Ancient Village from ISIS; Millions of People in India Wait to Get New Cash; President-Elect Appoints Bannon as Chief Strategist; Earthquake Kills at Least 2 People in New Zealand. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Obama Holds First News Conference Since Election. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Fear of Trump; President Obama Holds News Conference. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Trump Condemns Harassment, Hate Crimes; SNL's David Chappelle's Message to Trump; Surge in Interest to Change U.S. Electoral College Voting System; Haitian-American, Son Feud over Election. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Softens on Immigration, Obamacare & More; Backlash over Trump's Picks; PBS Journalist Gwen Ifill Dies at 61. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Vows To Appoint "Pro-Life" Justices; Trump; If Roe V. Wade Overturned, Would Go To States; Trump "Fine" With Same-Sex Marriage Ruling;; Bannon Hire Prompts Furious Backlash; Dave Chappelle's Powerful Message To Trump On "SNL";
• GOP Insider and Insurgent to Have Trump's Ears; Trump Taps Firebrand Media Figure for Key Role; Trump Taps RNC Chair as Chief of Staff; Laura Ingraham Considered for Press Secretary; Trump Keeping Parts of Obamacare; Trump Vows to Appoint Pro-life Justices. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Dave Chappell's Message to President-Elect Trump; Concerns Rise Over Trump's New Right-Hand Man; France Far-Right Leader Praises Trump's Win; Trump Faces Potential Conflicts of Interest; Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Sixth Day of Anti-Trump Protests Expected Today; Trump: Many Protesters are "Professionals"; Concerns Rise Over Trump's New Right- Hand Man; Obama Holds Afternoon News Conference; Trump: Some of "Wall" Might be Fencing. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Concerns Rise Over Trump's New Right-Hand Man; Dow Poised to Hit Another Record High; Trump Appears Open To Obamacare Compromise; Texts Warn People in Aleppo to Flee; Election Sparks Electoral College Debate. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Anti-Trump Protests Held for Fifth Day; Trump: "Stop" Harassment of Minorities; Trump Hedges on Key Campaign Promises; Concerns Rise Over Trump's New Right-Hand Man. Aired 9-9:30 ET


November 13, 2016
• Anti-Trump Protesters March to Trump Tower in New York; President-elect Eyes Campaign Surrogates for Cabinet; France Marks one Year Since Paris Terror Attacks; President-Elect's Ambitious Agenda in Office; Muslims React to Presidential Election; November's Supermoon Sighting; The Glamorous Life of Melania Trump; Aired 5-6a ET
• Anti-Trump Protesters March to Trump Tower in New York; President-elect Eyes Campaign Surrogates for Cabinet; President- elect's Rocky Relationship with the Media; France Marks one Year Since Paris Terror Attacks; Turkey's Take on New U.S. President-Elect; Muslims React to Presidential Election; Colombia, FARC Rebels Sign New Peace Deal; The Glamorous Life of Melania Trump. Aired 4-5a ET
• Fourth Day of Anti-Trump Protests; Trump Eyes Campaign Surrogates for Cabinet; Turkey's Take on Trump; One Year Since Paris Terror Attacks; "SNL" Chooses Drama over Comedy on Election. Aired 3- 3:30a ET
• Fourth Day of Anti-Trump Protests; One Year Since Paris Terror Attacks; Clinton's Loss "Bugs" Polling Expert. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Donald Trump, President-Elect, Making a Major Announcement; Aired 7-8p ET
• Priebus Named Chief of Staff, Bannon to Be Chief Strategist; John Sununu Talks Trump Staff Announcements; Will Donald Trump's Wall Street Rally Continue?; Fed Chief Janet Yellen to Testify on Capitol Hill. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Names Reince Priebus as Chief of Staff, Steve Bannon as Chief Strategist; House Speaker "Happy" With Choice of Priebus; Paul Ryan "Ready To Get To Work" With White House; "Parts Unknown" Airs Tonight at 9 PM. Aired 5-6 p.m ET
• Ryan Says No Deportation Force; Trump Selects Reince Priebus as Chief of Staff; Steve Bannon Appointed Chief Strategist and Chief Counselor. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Wants Civil Trial Delayed Until After Inauguration; Giuliani: Blind Trust Laws Don't Apply to President; Trump Considering a Special Session to Repeal Obamacare; Trump: Mexican Wall May Include Fencing; Moore: Protesters are "Mad at the System"; Anti-Trump Protests Underway Across the Nation; How Trump's Feelings About Putin May Impact Policy; The Muslim Community Reacts to Trump Win; Anthony Bourdain Goes Back to Japan. Aired 3-4p ET
• Adviser: Trump's Choice for Chief of Staff "Imminent"; Thousands March in Nationwide Anti-Trump Protests; Ryan: Trump Not Planning a Deportation Force; Is Trump Dialing Back on Campaign Pledges?; Lawyers Asked For Delay In Trump University Trial; Dave Chappelle Delivers Message To Donald Trump; France Commemorates One Year Anniversary. Aired 2-3p ET


November 12, 2016
• Third Day of Anti-Trump Protests; Pence in Charge of Trump Transition Team; Trump May Keep Some of ObamaCare; Kremlin Hopes "Lousy" Relations with U.S. May Improve; Massive Protest against South Korean President; American Muslims React to Presidential Election; A "Silent, Secret" Trump Supporter; ISIS Killing Civilians in Mosul; Trump Contributes to U.S. Vocabulary. Aired 5-6a ET
• Political Infighting and ObamaCare Changes; Concerns over Trump Foreign Policy; Third Day of Anti-Trump Protests; Kremlin Hopes "Lousy" Relations with U.S. May Improve; Trump Promises to Move U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem; Melania Trump as First Lady; American Muslims React to Presidential Election; Iraqis Make Gains against ISIS in Mosul; U.S. and Mexican Football Fans Unite. Aired 4-5a ET
• Pence in Charge of Trump Transition Team; Political Infighting and ObamaCare Changes; Getting Ready for the White House; Kremlin Hopes "Lousy" Relations with U.S. May Improve; ISIS Killing Civilians in Mosul. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Pence in Charge of Trump Transition Team; Trump May Keep Some of ObamaCare; American Muslims React to Presidential Election; Hospital Scrambles to Save Lives Near Mosul. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Third Day of Anti-Trump Protests; Getting Ready for the White House; Melania Trump as First Lady; ISIS Killing Civilians in Mosul; Three Dead after Explosion at Bagram Airfield. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• More Anti-Trump Protests Break Out In Several Cities; Casual Cruelty In Schools After Election Day; Trump On 60 Minutes: Social Media Helped Me Win; Trump Fills Transition Team with Family And Loyalists; Working Class Voters Bet on Trump's Economic Plan; Carl Icahn on Raising Minimum Wage; Sting Performs as Paris Bataclan Theater Reopens. Aired 8-9p ET
• Anti-Trump Protests Now Under Way in Cities Across the Country; Exclusive Interview with Billionaire Carl Icahn; Rust Belt Voters Paved Donald Trump's Path to the White House; Twin Boys Once Joined at the Head Now Sleeping in Separate Beds. Aired 7-8p ET
• More Anti-Trump Protests Break Out in Several Cities; Conway: Trump Chief of Staff Announcement "Imminent"; White House Press Corps Worried About Trump Access; Warren Buffett Talks Wells Fargo Bank Scandal. Aired 5-6p ET
• Anti-Trump Protests Spread Across The Country; One-On-One With Warren Buffett; Pence Not Christie Leading Transition Team; Reports ISIS Committing Atrocities Against Civilians; Bomber Kills 4 Americans At U.S. Base in Afghanistan; What It Would Take To Build A Wall On Mexico's Border; Buffett: Economy Not Weak, But "Softer Than People Think"; Warren Buffet On The State Of Capitalism. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Looking to Fill Cabinet Positions; Fourth Day of Protests Against Trump Election. Is Trump Softening on Obamacare; Warren Buffett Reacts to Trump Win, Economy; L.A. Mayor Talks Protests. Aired 3-4p ET
• Hillary Clinton Holds Conference Call with Supporters; Anti- Trump Protests Continue Through U.S.; Donald Trump Comments on Retaining Parts of Obamacare; Potential Conflicts of Interests Between Trump Presidency and Businesses Examined; Warren Buffett Discusses U.S. Economy in Wake of Trump Election; Suicide Bomber Hits U.S. Air Base in Afghanistan; Iraq Military Continues Battle for Mosul. Aired 2-3p ET
• Shakeup in Trump Transition Team; Trump Signals Softening Stance on Key Campaign Issues; Fourth Day of Protests Against Trump Election. Clinton: FBI Letter Gave Campaign "Double Whammy"; Will Trump Appoint Special Prosecutor for Clinton E-mails. Aired 1-2p ET
• Trump Signals Possible Compromise On Obamacare; Pence Takes Over Transition Team From Christie; Anti-Trump Protests Continue In U.S. Cities; One Person Shot During Anti-Trump Protest; Trump Calls Protests "Unfair" Then Praises Them; Minorities Express Panic, Fear Of Trump Presidency; Trump To Turn Over Business Empire To His Children; Trump To Turn Over Business Empire To His Children; Ryan Faces Re- election As Speaker; Trump & Ryan Mend Fences, Vow To Work Together; More Anti-Trump Protests Held Across U.S; This is Life With Lisa Ling Sunday At 10 ET; Behind the Scenes With Officers On the Streets. Aired 12-1p ET
• Trump Signals Possible Compromise On Obamacare; Pence Now Leading Trump's Transition Team; Policy, Cabinet Picks First Key Tests For Trump; Man Shot During Anti-Trump Protest In Portland; Mexicans Concerned About Trump Presidency; President-Elect Donald Trump And The Media; Questions Rise over Future Between Trump And Media; Trump Weighs Top Contenders For Chief Of Staff; Protecting Trump Tower. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Vice Presidential-Elect Mike Pence Now Heads Donald Trump's Transition Team; Democrats Search for New Party Leaders; Donald Trump Comments on Retaining Parts of Obamacare; Suicide Bomber Hits U.S. Air Base in Afghanistan; Mistrial Declared for Police Shooting of African- American Driver; Mexicans React to Donald Trump's Announced Plans to Build Border Wall. Aired 10-11a ET


November 11, 2016


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