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February 08, 2017


February 07, 2017
• Trump Fights for His Travel Ban; Best Skit for SNL; Immigrants Taking Advantage to Temporary Halt in Ban; Overtime at the Senate; Palestinians Call Israeli Parliament Bill "Legalized Theft"; No Apologies. Aired 3-4a ET
• Senate Showdown over Trump Education Secretary Nominee; Appeals court to Decide on Trump Travel Ban Tuesday; Hawaii Joins Fight Against Trump's Travel Ban; Appeals court to Decide on Trump Travel Ban Tuesday; Tech Companies Join Fight Against Travel Ban; Legal Challenge to Israel Legalizing Settlements in West Bank; Yemeni Brothers Reunite with Father after Travel Ban Suspension. Aired 2-3a ET
• Source: Infighting & Rivalries with Trump Staff; How Trump's Communication Style Works for Him; Tech Companies Join Fight Against Travel Ban; U.K. Mosques Open Doors to Fight Bigotry. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S. Court to Hear Travel Ban Arguments Tuesday; Rift in White House over Travel Ban; Russia Demands Apology from Fox News; Senate Democrats Talk All Night to Protest DeVos; Chinese Coast Guard Ships Sail near Disputed Islands; Hawaii Suing President Trump Over Travel Ban; U.S. Court to Hear Travel Ban Arguments Tuesday; Yemeni Family Reunited Amid Travel Ban Suspension. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump Says Obama Likes Me; Obama on Vacation at Branson's Island; Tonight, Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Travel Ban. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• President Trump Makes False Claims on Murder Rate; Travel Ban Court Battle. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Defends List of Terror Attacks It Says Under- Reported; Spicer: Yemen Raid Was a Success; Ninth Circuit to Hear Appeals on Trump's Travel Ban; Gen. John Kelly Says Bad Travel Ban Rollout "All on Me". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Press Briefing; Travel Ban in Court; Trump's Attack on the Media; Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Senator Tammy Baldwin; Trump Can't Believe Travel Ban Fight with Court; New England Patriots to Hold Parade in Boston; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Federal Judges to Hear Travel Ban Arguments; Travel Ban Fight Reaches 9th Circuit Tonight; Trump Falsely Accuses Media of Ignoring Terror; House GOP Leaders Hold Weekly News Conference; Homeland Security Secretary Testifies on Hill. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Travel Ban Fight; Russia's Role in Ukraine Fighting; Iran's Supreme Leader Comments; Mission in Yemen; Obama hits the Waves. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Dems Wage 24-Hour Debate Against DeVos; Rubio to White House: Don't Lift Russia Sanctions; Trump Says New NAFTA Deal Could Pay for Wall. Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 06, 2017
• Back and Forth Over Travel Ban; A Rare Reign of a Queen; Lawsuits for Trump; Revenge Comeback from Patriots; France's Forthcoming Elections. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump on Travel Ban: If Something Happens Blame Judge; Tech Giants Join Legal Fight over Trump's Travel Ban; Patriots' Historic Super Bowl Win; Russia Reaction to Trump Comments on Putin; Some Iraqi Christians Have No Interest in Going to U.S.; Bumpy Week Ahead for Trump; Iran, Settlements on Agenda for May & Netanyahu Meeting; Le Pen Launches Run for French Presidency; Syrian Refugees Live in Atlanta; Deadly Avalanches in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India. Aired 2-3a ET
• Bumpy Week Ahead for Trump; Girl Free After Being Trafficked in Dubai; Le Pen Launches Run for French Presidency. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S. Travel Ban Legal Maneuvers; New England Patriots are Super Bowl Champions; Trump Slams Federal Judge Over Travel Ban Ruling; A Look at Some Syrian Refugees Living in the U.S.; Legal Battle Over Trump's Travel Ban; Lady Gaga Stuns at Super Bowl Halftime Show. Aired 12-1a ET
• Discussion of Sean Spicer "SNL" Treatment; Senate Dems Starting 24-Hour Protest Over DeVos; Putin Demanding Apology from Fox News. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Defending Putin; Trump Home Alone; Trump Reading Executive Orders?; Travel Ban Likely Heading to Supreme Court. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Source: Infighting, Rivalries Brew among Stump Staff; Senate Democrats to Protest Against Betsy DeVos' Education nomination; Maxine Waters Talks Trump Impeachment. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Speaks at Central Command; Trump Addresses Troops for First Time; Travel Ban in Court; Senate Dems Hold Floor over DeVos Vote; Trump Slams Judge; Trump Underestimated Adding Bannon to NSC. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Senator Bill Cassidy; U.S. Navy Deploys USS Cole to Yemen Coast; Patriots Pull Off Historic Comeback Win in Super Bowl LI; Super Bowl Ads Take on Political Tone; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump's Travel Ban Faces Legal Showdown; Trump to Address Troops at Central Command Today; Trump on Putin: U.S. has Killers Too. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Defends Putin; Travel Ban Legal Showdown; Patriots Pull off Comeback Win; Kentucky Town Hopes for Jobs. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump's Travel Ban Faces Legal Showdown; Immigration A Key Theme in Super Bowl Ad. Tech Firms Join Fight against Travel Ban. Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 05, 2017
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Immediate Stay of Travel Ban; Trump's New Praise for Putin Draws Criticism; Reactions to Travel Ban From Around the World; Senate Votes to Advance Education Secretary Nominee; Trump Voters in Wisconsin Firmly Behind Him; Refugees Living in U.S. Send Message to Trump; Arab-Americans in Michigan React to Travel Ban; Falcons and Patriots Set for Super Bowl LI. Aired 5-6a ET
• Appeals Court Denies Immediate Stay of Judge's Order; Trump's New Praise for Putin Draws Criticism; Iran-U.S. Tensions Escalate After Trump's Travel Ban; Trump Voters in Wisconsin Firmly Behind Him; France's Le Pen Unveils Presidential Election Platform. Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S. Justice Department Files Appeal to Travel Ban Suspension; Trump's New Praise for Putin Draws Criticism; Iran-U.S. Tensions Escalate After Trump's Travel Ban; Appeals Court Denies Immediate Stay of Judge's Order. Aired 3-4a ET
• Fallout of President Trump's Travel Ban; Justice Department Files Appeal; Protesters Across the World; President Trump Praises Vladimir Putin; Tensions High Between US and Iran; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Refuses to Stay The Travel Ban. Aired 2-3a ET
• Fallout of President Trump's Travel Ban; Justice Department Files Appeal on Travel Ban; Protesters in the US and Across The World; President Trump Praises Vladimir Putin; President Trump Speaks to Ukrainian president; Tensions Between US and Iran; Few Hours Away From Super Bowl Sunday. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S.-Russia Relationship To Improve Under President Trump?; Justice Department Files Appeal to Counter Federal Judge Order; Protests Near Mar-A-Lago. Aired 12-1a ET
• President Trump Talks Travel Ban, Putin, Mexico; Could Trump Pull Federal Funds from California?; Trump Says There Could Be Tax Cut By End of 2017. Aired 6-6:30p ET
• Patriot And Falcons Get Set For Super Bowl LI; Appeals Court: No Travel Ban For Now; Obamacare Replacement Could Take Until Next Year; Trump Defends Putin; Trump: We Expect To Cut A Lot Of Dodd- Frank; Kentucky Town Places Hope For Jobs On Trump. Aired 5-6p ET
• Several people in the Republican leadership are coming out today harshly against the President Trump's assertion of the United States is morally equivalent to Russia; Federal appeals court has denied an emergency request to resume the president's travel ban; Aired 4-5p ET
• Appeals Court Rejects Trump Travel Ban, For Now; No Tweet From Trump On Latest SNL Skit; Time Magazine: Bannon Is "Commissar"; New Yorkers Unite To Scrub Hateful Subway Graffiti; State Of The Cartoonion: Super Bowl Edition. Aired 3-4p ET
• Trump Administration to Challenge Court on Suspended Travel Ban; Department of Justice Appeal States That the Two States Don't Have Enough Evidence to Show Travel Ban Is Detrimental to Their Citizens; Iraqis: Travel Ban Ignores Our Service to U.S.; Trump on Putin: "We've Got a Lot of Killers" Too; Refugees on Life After Fleeing War-Torn Syria. Aired 2-3p ET


February 04, 2017
• U.S. Judge Suspends Trump Travel Ban; White House Initially Calls Court Order "Outrageous"; Trump's Army Secretary Pick Drops Out; U.S. Defense Secretary: China "Shredded Trust" In Asia; Iran Responds To New Round Of U.S. Sanctions; Russia Blames Ukraine For Donetsk Violence; CBP: Refugees With U.S. Visas Allowed On U.S. Flights. Aired 5-6a ET
• White House Gears Up For Legal Fight on Travel Ban; Trump Administration Hits Iran With New Sanctions; Ukraine Hopes For More Clarity on White House Stance on Russian Occupation of Crimea; Trump Pick for Army Secretary Withdraws His Nomination; U.S. Defense Secretary Wraps Up Trip to Asia; Growing Confusion Surrounding Sunday's Deadly Raid by US special forces in Yemen. Aired 4-5a ET
• White House Gearing Up for Legal Fight Over Travel Ban; Customs Officials Telling Airlines Canceled Visas Will be Reinstated; Lawmakers Back Continued Russian Sanctions; Trump's Approval Plummets; Trump Rhetoric Worrying Cubans; Steadfast Women Trump Supporters. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. Judge Halts Trump Travel Ban, the World Reacts; Trump's Army Secretary Pick Drops Out; Lawmakers Back Continued Russian Sanctions; Steadfast Women Trump Supporters. Aired 2-3a ET
• Fallout as U.S. Judge Halts Trump Travel Ban; DOJ Will Request Emergency Stay; Iran Responds to New Round of U.S. Sanctions; Lawmakers Back Continued Russian Sanctions; Travel Ban Bar Iraqi Parents from Child in U.S.. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S. Judge Halts Trump Travel Ban, the World Reacts; Iran Responds to New Round of U.S. Sanctions; U.S. Lawmakers Back Continued Russian Sanctions; Travel Ban Bar Iraqi Parents from Child in U.S.. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• DOJ Formally Challenging Federal Judge Decision on Travel Ban; Protesters on Palm Beach Near President's Mar-a-Lago Resort; One-Third of Dearborn, Michigan is Arab-American; President Trump Tells FOX News He Respects Vladimir Putin. Aired 8-9p ET
• Protests in Palm Beach, Florida; Trump Takes to Twitter to Criticize Judge's Block of Travel Ban; Justice Department Has Filed Appeal for Emergency Stay of Federal Judge Decision; Beattyville, Kentucky People Bet Their Livelihood On Donald Trump. Aired 7-8p ET
• New Protests Erupt Over Trump's Travel Ban; Trump's New Tweet Warns of "Bad and Dangerous People"; Trump Voters in Wisconsin Firmly Behind Him; New HBO Film on Warren Buffett; Mike Pence Weighs in on Travel Ban Legal Battle; Countdown to Super Bowl LI. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump's Travel Ban Halted Nationwide by Federal Judge; Defense Secretary James Mattis Today Slamming Iran; White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon on "Time" Magazine Cover; Women Trump Voters Support the President; VP Mike Pence to Watch Super Bowl Showdown in Houston. Aired 4-5p ET
• DHS Will Not Implement Travel Ban; Trump Responds to Travel Ban Halt on Twitter; Protests in 7 Cities over Travel Ban; Changes in Travel Ban Confusing to Airports; Protesters Pressure Companies to Distance Themselves from Trump; Trump Executive Order Could Remove Post-Financial Crisis Protections; Super Bowl Ads Get Political. Aired 3-4p ET
• A Seattle Judge Orders Stop to President Trump's Executive Order on Immigration; President Trump Criticizes Judge's Ruling on Immigration Executive Order; Group of Women Who Support Donald Trump Interviewed. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• DHS Will Not Implement Travel Ban; Trump Responds to Travel Ban Halt on Twitter; Protests in 7 Cities over Travel Ban; Justice Department to Challenge Judge's Halt of Travel Ban. Aired; Pence: I Believe Gorsuch Will Soon Be Confirmed; What Happens if Travel Ban Appeal Reaches Supreme Court 1-2p ET
• Justice Dept Appeals Suspension of Travel Ban. Aired 11- Midnight
• Department of Homeland Security Says It Will Not Implement President Trump's Order After a Federal Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order; Does the Constitution Apply For Some Of The People That Fall Under This Travel Ban?; Demonstrators Are Marching and Rallying Around The World Today In Opposition to President Trump's Travel Ban; Protesters Want U.K. To Call Off Trump State Visit. Aired 11-12p ET
• Trump: You think our country is so innocent?; Justice Department appealing travel ban ruling; Trump's first week create foreign policy confusion; Some GOP lawmakers revolt over Trump's border wall. Aired 9-10p ET


February 03, 2017
• U.S. to Add New Sanctions on Iran; Tune Change to Israel; U.S. and U.N. Demands Withdrawal From Russia over Crimea; E.U. Leaders Meeting Malta; Online War; XX Band Showing their Faces. Aired 3-4a ET
• White House Warns Israel on New Settlements; Tehran's Reaction to U.S. Threat of New Sanctions; Modification of Sanctions as U.S. Ambassador Criticizes Russia; Trump Mending Fences with Australian P.M.; Defense Secretary Visits South Korea, Japan; White House Warns Israel on New Settlements; More Than 50 Lawsuit Filed against Trump's Travel Ban; Raid in Yemen Raising Questions; Protests Continue in U.K. over Donald Trump's Travel Ban. Aired 2-3a ET
• Sources: U.S. Planning New Iran Sanctions; Iran: Missile Test For "Defensive Purposes"; White House Warns Israel On New Settlement; Trump Meets With Jordan's King Abdullah; U.S. Makes "Technical Fix" To Russia Sanctions; U.S. Calls For Russia To Withdraw From Crimea; Fallout From Trump's Call With Australian Prime Minister; Australian Ambassador's White House Meeting Amid Flap; Snapchat Parent Company Files For IPO; UBER CEO Quits White House Adviser; U.S. Airlines Seek Talks With Tillerson; Trump: Let's Add "Fair" To NAFTA; Mattis Reassures Allies Of U.S. Commitment; North Korea Dismisses Key Aide To leader Kim Jong-Un; Raid in Yemen Raising Questions; Surge of Violence in Ukraine; Russia Accused of Waging Online Information War in Europe; Controversial Super Bowl Ads. Aired 1-2a ET
• White House Warns Israel in New Settlements; U.S. Planning New Iran Sanctions; U.S. Calls for Russia to Withdraw from Crimea; New U.S. Defense Secretary on Asia Trip; Multiple States Suing Trump Over Travel Ban; An Introverted Band with a Far-Reaching Sound. Aired Midnight-1a ET
• Report: Some GOP Open to Repair Not Replace Obamacare; Vote for Education Nominee Set for Monday; New CIA Deputy Director Linked to Torture; NYPD Detective's Message of Forgiveness; Countdown to Super Bowl Game. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Republicans Backing Off Replacement of Obamacare?; Trump Rolls Back Financial Regulations; Trump vs. Iran. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Advisor Says Misspoke on Fake "Massacre"; Howard Stern Concerned about Trump; Many Republicans Opposed to Trump's Wall; Iran Fires Back Over New Sanctions; Super Bowl LI on Sunday. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• New Iran Sanctions; Iran Response to Sanctions; White House Talks Israeli Settlements; Evidence Collected in Yemen Raid; January Jobs Numbers. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Admin Issues New Iran Sanctions; Trump Meets with Economic Advisory Council; All Eyes on Lady Gaga's Halftime Show; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Meets Economic Advisory Council; Treasury Dept; Announces New Iran Sanctions; Trump Adviser Cites Non-Existent Massacre. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Education Secretary Nominee Advances; Muddled Messaging on Obamacare; ACLU Lawsuit Against Travel Ban; Russia Charges Spies; Countdown to the Super Bowl. Aired 9:30-10:00a ET
• Report: 227,000 Jobs Created in January; Trump Administration Ramps up Rhetoric on Iran; Trump Adviser Cites Non-Existent "Massacre". Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 02, 2017
• Trump and Turnbull's Controversial Phone Call; Violent Protests in California Against Right Wing Speaker; Trump's Blunt Warning for Iran. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Blasts Australian Prime Minster over Refugees; U.S. Puts Iran on Notice over Missile Launches; Violent Riots at U.C. Berkley over Milo Speech; New U.S. Defense Secretary Travels to South Korea; Trump Blasts Australian Prime Minster over Refugees; U.S. Terror Attack Survivors Weigh in on Travel Ban; Plea of Christian Leaders to Trump on Travel Ban; World Leaders Call for Calm in Eastern Ukraine.. Aired 2-3a ET
• Sources: Trump Blasts Australia's PM Over Refugees; Sources: Trump Abruptly Ended Turnbull Call; Trump Offers To Help Mexico Knock Out Drug Cartels; White House: U.S. "Putting Iran On Notice"; U.S. Condemns Iranian Ballistic Missile Test; Protest At Berkeley Over Breitbart Editor's Speech; U.S. Defense Secretary Arrives In South Korea; Mattis Wants To Proceed With THAAD Missile Defense; North Korea May Be Restarting Nuclear Reactor;. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Blasts Australia's PM over Refugees; U.S. Condemns Iranian Ballistic Missile Test; Protest at UC-Berkeley over Breitbart Editor's Speech; Mattis Making First Trip as U.S. Defense Secretary; Pro-Russian Separatists Hope Trump Will Bring Peace; The Long and Not So Short of Trump Ties. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump at Prayer Breakfast -- Pray for Arnold; Berkeley Protest Shuts Down Breitbart Editor Speech; Travel Ban Ends Facebook Worker's Family Visits; Time Calls Bannon The Great Manipulator; Putin Blames Increased Fighting on Ukrainian Government. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump vs. Australia; Trump Asks People to Pray for 'The Apprentice'; White House Defends Death of Navy SEAL in Yemen Raid. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: Pray for Schwarzenegger Ratings; Trump Praises Senate Chaplain at Prayer Breakfast; White House Pushes Back on Easing Russian Sanctions; Trump's Education Secretary Pick Facing Opposition. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• McCain Reaches Out to Australia; Military Action Against Iran; Treasury Allows Minor Easing of Russian Sanctions; Yemen Raid Explanation. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Tillerson Begins First Full Day of Secretary of State; Dem, GOP Tensions Erupt Over Trump Cabinet Picks; Trump Hits Schwarzenegger at National Prayer Breakfast; Goodell Addresses Relationship with Patriots; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Talks Tough at Prayer Breakfast; Soon: Secretary of State Tillerson Addresses State Department; Trump Slams "Dumb" Refugee Deal with Australia; Iran: Will "Vigorously Continue with Missile Activity"; "Tough Hombres" talk with Mexican President. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Trump Talks at Prayer Breakfast; Trump's Australian Call; Iran Response to Trump; Trump Talks about Navy SEAL Killed in Yemen; Trump's Joke At Prayer Breakfast; U.S. Diplomacy in the Age of Trump and Tillerson; Addressing the Iran Missile Tests. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Rocky First Call between Trump and Australia's Prime Minister; Reports: High Civilian Casualties in Yemen Raid; Trump Speaks At National Prayer Breakfast; Trump: "Freedom Of Religion Is A Sacred Right"; Trump: U.S. Has "Most Generous Immigration System". Aired 9- 9:30a ET


February 01, 2017
• Trump Announces SCOTUS Nominee; Travel Ban Domino Effect; Mosque Shooter Arrested in Canada; Terrorism in Germany. Aired 3-4a ET
• President Trump Pick Neil Gorsuch As His Supreme Court Justice Nominee; 1.7 Million People Sign A Petition To Rescind The Invitation To President Trump For A State Visit; More Than 70 Former Federal Prosecutors Are Defending Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates; Monitors Of Ukrainian Conflict Say Things Are Getting Worse; Who Will Replace Actor Peter Capaldi As The Next Doctor. Aired 2-3a ET
• Businessman's Life Upended By Trump's Travel Ban; Mosque Attacker Known For Far-right Views; Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch For Supreme Court; U.S. Citizens Warned To Avoid Travel To Iraq; Democrats Threaten To Block Supreme Court Pick; Plagiarism Allegations Dog Education Secy. Nominee. Aired 1-2a ET
• Donald Trump Nominates Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court; Polls Show Trump with Low Approval Ratings; Millions Signing Online Protest Against Trump; Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court; U.S. Travel Ban on Citizen from 7 Muslim Countries; ACLU Gets Help from Silicon Valley. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Senate Confirms Tillerson; Trump Makes Unannounced Visit to Honor Slain Navy SEAL; Trump Urges "Go Nuclear" If Dems Block Gorsuch. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• U.S. National Security Adviser Warns Iran; Rex Tillerson Confirmed as Secretary of State. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Press Conference; Trouble for Trump's Education Department Nominee; Trump Administration Puts Iran "On Notice"; Sean Spicer Talks Navy SEAL's Death During Yemen Raid; 900-Plus State Department Employees File Dissent Cable on Travel Ban. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• WHITE HOUSE PRESS BRIEFING. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative James Clyburn; Senate Judiciary Hearing on Jeff Sessions; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• GOP Bypasses Dems, Approve Price and Mnuchin; Trump holds Meeting Honoring Black History Month. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Travel Ban; Dems Lay Out Demands; Senate Committee Suspends Rules; HHS And Treasury Nominations go to Full Senate; Interview with Rep. Jim Jordan. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Lawmakers Clash Over Trump Cabinet Picks. Aired 9:15-9:30a ET


January 31, 2017


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