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November 20, 2016
• Trump Transition; South Korean President Now a Suspect; Obama Talks Trade and Trump at APEC Summit; Syrian Civil War. Aired 5-6a ET
• Trump Transition; Deadly Train Derailment in India; South Korean President Now a Suspect; China's Xi Urges Bilateral Resolution to South China Sea; Syrian Civil War; American Muslims React to Presidential Election; Iraqis Make Gains against ISIS in Mosul; U.S. and Mexican Football Fans Unite. Aired 4-5a ET
• Deadly Train Derailment in India; South Korean President Now a Suspect; Syrian Civil War; Trump Transition; Obama Talks Trade and Trump at APEC Summit. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Deadly Train Derailment in India; South Korean President Now a Suspect; Trump Transition. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• President Obama Held Press Conference at APEC Summit in Lima, Peru; Michel Flynn to be Next National Security Advisor; Rape Victims Being Forced to co-Parent With Their Attackers; Trump's Election Made Waves at United Nations Climate Change Summit. Aired 7-8p ET
• President Barack Obama Holds Press Conference at APEC; President Obama Answers Questions in Last International Press Conference; Thanksgiving Week Could Bring New Dow Milestone. Aired 6- 7p ET
• President-Elect Donald Trump Holding Back to Back Meetings; Involvement of Trump Children in Transition Blurs Lines Between Public Service and Private Profit; Trump Names Michael Flynn National Security Adviser; Obama Backing Up President-Elect Trump; President Obama APEC Summit Speech. Aired 5-6p ET
• Texas Police Officer Shot And Killed; Trump Meets With Potential Cabinet Picks, Appointments; Trump Facing Conflicts of Interest Questions; Obama Met with Russian President Vladimir Putin; Three National Security Members Already Chosen, Millions of Americans Struggle with Real Versus Unreal Reporting; CNN's Top Ten Heroes of 2016. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump: Possible Cabinet Announcements Today; Police Officer Shot And Killed During Traffic Stop; Trump: Cast Of "Highly Overrated" Show Should Apologize; Transition Meeting Holds Meeting At Trump's Golf Club; Report: Hate Crimes, Harassment Increase Post-election; Muslim Family Targeted With Hate Letter After Election; Activists: 300 Killed In Eastern Aleppo In 6 Days; At Least 120 People Killed In Indian Train Derailment; Obama & Putin Have APEC Sideline In Peru. Aired 3-4p ET
• Trump: Possible Cabinet Announcements Today; "Hamilton" to Pence: Please Uphold our American Values; Priebus Reacts to Trump's Kids Involved with Transition; Trump Facing Conflict of Interest Questions; Chuck Schumer to Work with Trump; Obama and Putin Meet in Peru; Alec Baldwin as Trump Returns to "SNL". Aired 2-3p ET


November 19, 2016
• Trump University Settles Lawsuits; The U.S. Reacts to Trump's Picks; Hardliners Picked for Key Posts; Aleppo's Brutal Airstrikes; The U.S. Reacts to Trump's Picks; South Korea Protests Grow; Pope Francis Appoints New Cardinals. Aired 5-6a ET
• Hardliners Picked for National Security Posts; Aleppo's Brutal Airstrikes; Trump Presidency Looms over APEC Summit; Trump University Settles Lawsuits; The U.S. Reacts to Trump's Picks; Zika Is Here to Stay; Pope Francis Appoints New Cardinals; Trump Elevators Rise to Fame. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump University Settles Lawsuits; Donald Trump's Team of Relatives; Trump Presidency Looms over APEC Summit; French Conservatives Seeking Presidency; U.K. Teen Wins Battle to Have Body Cryopreserved. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Cabinet Picks Alarming to Minorities; Pompeo Next CIA Director; Trump Presidency Looms over APEC Summit; Zika Is Here to Stay; Business Falls Flat Near Trump Tower. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Trump University Settles Lawsuit; Hardline Conservatives Tapped for Key Posts; Trump Presidency Looms over APEC Summit; Zika Is Here to Stay; Bollywood Actor Attacked in Paris; U.K. Teen Wins Battle to Have Body Cryopreserved. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• President Obama Attending APEC Summit in Lima, Peru; Mitt Romney and Donald Trump: Bitter Rivals to White House Partners; Trump Children Will Take Over Trump Businesses; Fake Stories Filling Your Facebook News Feed; Exclusive Interview with YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Meets With Mitt Romney Amid Transition; Source: Retired General A Top Candidate For Defense Secy.; Critics Slam Trump Picks Over Lack Of Diversity; Will Trump Target China After Taking The Oath?; Asia-Pacific Leaders Concerned about Trump; Democrats Criticize Trump's National Security Picks; Trump Criticized for Cabinet Lack of Diversity; Carrier Workers Sound Off on Trump. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Meets With Fierce Critic Mitt Romney; Trump Chief Strategist: "Darkness Is Good"; Critics Hit Trump For Lack Of Diversity In Cabinet Picks; World Leaders Brace For Pres. Trump; Obama Attending His Final Asia-Pacific Summit; Immigrants Flock To U.S. Before Trump Takes Office; Trump Meets With General Mattis; Securing Trump Tower. Aired 4-5p ET
• Romney, Trump Wrap Up Meeting; "Hamilton" Actor Challenges Pence from Stage; Should Americans Worry about Putin, Trump Relationship?; Trump A.G. Pick Facing Scrutiny; Trump's National Security Advisor: Islam Is a Cancer; Could Trump's CIA Director Help Bring Back Waterboarding?; Trump to Shape Future U.S. Supreme Court. Aired 3-4p ET
• Actor in Broadway Play Address Mike Pence after Performance; Trump to Pick Jeff Sessions as U.S. Attorney General; Mitt Romney Meets with Donald Trump; Increase in Hate Crime Since Presidential Election Reported. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Romney Arrives for Meeting with Trump; "Hamilton" Actor Challenges Pence from Stage; Could Obama, Putin Meet at APEC Summit?; Should Americans Worry about Putin, Trump Relationship; Trump Criticized for Cabinet Lack of Diversity; Carrier Workers Sound Off on Trump; Potential Conflicts of Interest with Trump Children, Businesses, Presidency. Aired 1-2p ET
• Romney To Meet With Trump; Trump: "Hamilton" Cast Rude To Pence; Final International Trip As President; Pelosi's Challenger: We Need A New Direction; $25M Settlement Reached In Trump University Case; Anti-Trump Protests Scheduled Across U.S. Today; Mexico Orders Embassy, Consulates To Protect Immigrants. Aired Noon-1p ET
• Trump to Meet With Mitt Romney Today; "Hamilton" Cast Addresses Mike Pence; President Obama in Peru for Trade Summit; Hate Crimes, Harassment Increase Post-Election; $25M Settlement Reached In Trump University Case; Tailgating With The Tennessee Volunteers. Aired 11a- 12p ET
• Actor Reads Statement to Mike Pence during Broadway Play; Trump Team Continues to Work on Transition to Presidency; Mitt Romney to Meet with Donald Trump Possibly about Cabinet Appointment; Some Trump Administration Picks Criticized. Aired 10-11a ET


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


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