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March 04, 2017


March 03, 2017
• Pushed by Political Pressure; Total Upgrade Plans. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Defends Sessions over Russian Ambassador Meeting; More Trump Campaign Advisors Met with Russian Ambassador; Pence Used Private E-mail Account While Governor; Democrats Demand Sessions Resign; ; Russia Pushes Back on Russian Ambassador Being Spy; Trump to Cut Programs to Pay for Military Build Up; Suspicions Raised over "Actionable" Intelligence Gained in Yemen Raid; Actor Wilmer Valderrama Talks Immigration Debate in U.S.. Aired 2-3a ET
• More Trump Advisers Disclose Russia Meetings; Attorney General Recuses Himself from Campaign Process; Sessions Don't Recall Discussing Campaign With Envoy; Sessions Should Have Acknowledged Meeting Envoy; IOC Warns Tokyo Golf Club; F1 Tests Tires On Track; Pelosi: Trump-Russia Investigation Warranted; Sessions Recuses Himself From Russian Investigation; Sessions: Should Have Acknowledged Meeting Envoy. Aired 1-2a ET
• Attorney General Recuses Himself from Campaign Probes; More Trump Advisers Disclose Russia Meetings; Report: Gov. Pence Used Private E-mail Got Hacked; Media's Role in Trump Administration So Far; U.S. Officials: Russian Envoy to U.S. a Top Spy; Alec Baldwin Dishes on Playing Trump. Aired Midnight-1a ET
• Report: Pence Says His Private Email Use No Comparison to Clinton; Trump Attends Orlando School Parent-Teacher Conference; Man Arrested in Threats Against Jewish Centers. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Republicans Divided on Obamacare Replacement?; No Timetable for Trump Travel Ban; Schwarzenegger Quits 'Celebrity Apprentice'. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Sen. Rand Paul's Scavenger Hunt for Hidden Republican Obamacare Bill; Pence Used Private E-mail While Indiana Governor; CNN's "Believer," Rituals, Peculiar Practices of Some Religious Sects in India. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• New Homeland Security Report Finds Most Foreign-Born Violent Extremists Do Not Arrive in the US Radicalized; New Fallout over Jeff Sessions Meetings with a Russian Diplomat; Trump Fires at Sen. Chuck Schumer on Twitter; A Look at Secretary Tillerson's Transition From The World Of Business to Politics. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Recusal of Attorney General Sessions Not Enough for Democrats; One-on-One with Former CIA Director Petraeus; Pence Used Private E- mail as Governor of Indiana; "Finding Jesus" New Series Begins. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Defends Embattled Attorney General; Pence Slammed Clinton's Private Email use Last Year; Trump Wraps up Crucial Week in White House; Trump Accuses Democrats of a "Witch Hunt". Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Michigan Voters on Trump; U.S. Launches Airstrikes in Yemen; Hide and Seek with Obamacare Bill. Aired 9:30-10a
• Dems Keep Pressure on Sessions to Resign. Aired 9-9:30a ET


March 02, 2017
• New Controversy in Trump's White House; Impressive Presidential Speech Moves Market; Big Dreams but Questionable Resources; Europe's Coming Election; A Luxury Travel. Aired 3-4a ET
• Democrats Call for A.G. Jeff Sessions' Resignation; Sessions Responds to Russia Allegations; Russia Reacts to Drama in Washington; ; Trump Speech Tone Praised, Facts Questioned; Liberals: Trump Exploited Wife During Speech; Oprah Winfrey Rethinks Presidential Run; Trump Speech Sends Markets Soaring; Uber's P.R. Disaster Video. Aired 2-3a ET
• Sessions Did Not Disclose Meetings With Russian Ambassador; Trump Lays Out Bold Agenda In Speech To Congress; Trump Administration, Delays Rollout Of Revised Travel Ban. Aired 1-2 ET
• Trump and Russia; Dow Soars Past 21,000 for First Time Ever; The Front Lines of the Philippines' Drug War; Potential Shakeup could Sideline Fillon Candidacy; Yemen Raid Under Scrutiny After Navy SEAL Killed; CNN Crew Returns to Mosul; Saudi King's Luxurious Trip to Indonesia. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump Has Total Confidence in Sessions; Trump Says Sessions Should Not Recuse; Washington Post" Broke the Story That Sessions Had Contacts with Ambassador Kislyak. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• New Info on Yemen Raid; Trump's Attorney General Under Fire. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Discusses Increased Military Spending on "USS Gerald R. Ford"; Trump Comments on Sessions/Russia Controversy. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Stands behind Sessions; U.S. Hunting for Contacts found in Raid; Lawmakers Turn up the Heat on Sessions; Russian Ambassador Kislyak; Trump Speaks Aboard USS Gerald R. Ford. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Adam Schiff; U.S.-Backed Iraqi Forces Storm Western Mosul; Trump Administration Economic Forecast Raises Questions; Magic Johnson Gets New Role in LA Lakers. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump's Attorney General Faces Calls to Resign; Top Republicans Call on Sessions to Recuse himself; Schumer on AG Sessions' Meeting with Russian Ambassador. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• U.S. Markets Open After Historic Day; Lawmakers Call For Sessions to Recuse Himself; Jewish Center Threats Coming From Overseas; Interview with Sen. Patrick Leahy. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Calls for Sessions to Recuse Himself. Aired 9-9:30a ET


March 01, 2017
• An Optimistic Tone From the President; Democrats Not Impressed by Trump Speech; A Salute to a Fallen Hero. Aired 3-4a ET
• A Look At President Trump's Address To The Joint Session of Congress; Trump: My Job Is Not To Represent The World; Trump: Willing To Find New Friends And Partnerships; Trump: We'll Work With Muslim Allies To Defeat ISIS; Trump: Torch Of Truth, Liberty, Justice In Our Hands. Aired 2-3a ET
• President Trump Addresses a Joint Session of Congress; Aired 1- 2a ET
• Report: Van Jones Responds To Criticism Of His Trump Praise; Trump Calls For Merit-Based Immigration System; Trump Aides Cite CNN Polls. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Obamacare Fight; Grading Trump. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Receives Praise, Criticism in Honoring War Hero's Wife; Top Officials Asks Trump to Remove Iraq from Travel Ban Executive Order; Can American Afford Trump's Proposed $1 Trillion Infrastructure Spending. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump's Infrastructure Plan; Congress Meet on Obamacare; GOP Skeptical of Immigration; White House Travel Ban; Trump Decries Racism; Pentagon May Greenlight Raids. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump to Ask for $1 Trillion Infrastructure Package; Trump Says His Job is to Represent the U.S.; Two Speeches, Two Very Different Tones; The Bleacher Report; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Urges U.S. to "Dream Big" in Upbeat Speech; Republican Lawmakers Cheer Trump Speech, Message; Interview with Rep. Dan Donovan; Trump Pledges to Spend Big on Infrastructure. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Interview with Senator Ed Markey; Trump Touts Possible Immigration Reform During Speech; Trump Pays Tribute to Fallen Navy Seal; Dow Tops 21,000 for the First Time; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• GOP Lawmakers Take Stock of Trump Speech; Interview with Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts. Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 28, 2017
• Infighting Among Lawmakers on Russian Investigation; Kim Jong- Un Reportedly Executes Officials for Lying; Raising Budget for Defense; Prepared to Evict Settlers; A Huge Fine; Risk From Cuddly Stuffed Animals. Aired 3-4a ET
• New Details on Trump's Military Spending Plan; Will White House Appoint Special Prosecutor for Trump Campaign/Russia Ties; Trump: Obama & His People Possibly Behind Media Leaks; Deadly Purge Reported in North Korea; South Korea: North Korean Leader Ordered Half- Brother's Death; Hostage Beheaded by Philippines Militant Group; Stand Off in West Bank over Israeli Settlements; Trump to Accelerate Fight Against ISIS; Iraqi Forces Making Progress Against ISIS in East Mosul; Accounting Firm Apologizes for Oscars Mix-Up; Syria Takes Center Stage as Academy Awards. Aired 2-3a ET
• Kim Jong-nam's Final Moments; Trump Proposes $54 Billion Defense Spending Hike; Growing Fears Russian Investigation Won't Be Impartial; Trump: "Nothing To Love" In Obamacare; White House Checks Staff Phones In Leak Crackdown Shooting Of Indian Tech Workers In U.S. Stuns India. Aired 1-2a ET
• Investigation into Alleged Trump-Russia Contacts; Trump Proposes Defense Spending Hike; U.S. Plan to Defeat ISIS in Ten Months. Aired 12-1a ET
• Pentagon Sends White House ISIS Fight Options; Couple Sentenced for Terrorizing Child's Party; Trump to Deliver First Address to Congress; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Report: Arrests Sharply Down on U.S.-Mexico Border; Couple Sentenced for Terrorizing Children at Party; Trump to Give Major Address to Congress Tonight. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Blames Obama for Leaks; President Trump Set to Address Country. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump to Address Joint Session of Congress Tonight; Trump Signs Bill to Review EPA Water Regulation, 2 Bills Promoting Women's' Careers; Trump Signs Executive Order to Help Black Colleges, Universities. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump's Speech Tonight; Trump to Embrace Republican's Plan; Obama behind Leaks; Lawmakers Warned to Behave; Briefing about Trump's Speech. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump to Address Joint Session of Congress Tonight; Trump Signs Bill to Review EPA Water Regulation, 2 Bills Promoting Women's' Careers; Trump Signs Executive Order to Help Black Colleges, Universities. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump to Deliver First Address to Congress; House GOP Leaders Speak ahead of Trump's Address; Trump Speech Guest List Hints at Immigration Focus. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Grades Himself; Trump/Russia Probe; Complicated Health Care; Trump's Speech to Congress; Bomb Threats Against Jewish Centers; Trump Delivers First Address to Congress. Aired 9:30-10a
• Trump to Deliver First Address to Congress. Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 27, 2017
• Mix Up Award; President Trump Keeping his Words; Rising Hate Crime; Driving Out Refugees; Unfair Sports. Aired 3-4a ET
• "Moonlight" Wins Best Picture Academy Award after On-Stage Mix- up; Oscars Get Political; Fashion Statements on the Red Carpet. Aired 2-3a ET
• "Moonlight" Wins Best Picture Academy Award after On-Stage Mix- up; Fashion Statements on the Red Carpet; Syria Represented at Oscars. Aired 1-2a ET
• Coverage of 89th Academy Awards; Best Picture Mistakenly Awarded to "La La Land"; "Moonlight" Wins Best Picture Oscar. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Intel Chairs Offer Conflicting Views of Trump-Russia; SEAL's Dad to Trump -- Don't Hide Behind My Son's Death; Trump, New Adviser Disagree on "Radical Islam" Term. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Investigations Into Possible Trump-Russia Ties Continue. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Press Briefing; Rep. Adam Schiff Talks Trump Campaign/Russia Ties with Media. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Briefing Continues. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Administration to Call for $54 Billion Defense Spending Hike; Wrong Envelope Leads to Epic Oscars Mix-up; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Set to Hike Military Spending in Budget Outline; Trump's Nominee for Navy Secretary Withdraws; Trump to Call for Boost to Military Spending; Trump Administration Kicks Off Crucial Week; Trump Meets with Nation's Governor. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Wrong Envelope at Oscars; Trump's Budget Blueprint; Immigration Policy; Vandals Strike Jewish Cemetery; Immigrant Shooting Suspect in Court. Aired 9:30-10a
• Trump Set to Hike Military Spending in Budget Outline; Father of Slain Navy Seal Demands Investigation; Bush: The Media Is "Indispensable To Democracy"; Trump To Call For Military Spending Hike. Aired 9-9:30a ET


February 26, 2017
• New Democratic Party Leader Vows To Take On Trump; McMaster Term "Radical Islamic Terrorism Is "Unhelpful"; Issa: Sessions Should Recuse Himself From Russia Probe; Voters Confront Lawmakers At Tense Town Halls; Pro-Obamacare Rallies Across U.S.; Hard-hitting Diplomacy As U.S. Boxers Fight In Cuba; Oscar-Nominated Film Follows Family Fleeing Syria; Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump's New National Security Adviser Against Use of Radical Islamic Terrorism; Tom Perez is New DNC Chair; Small Town Looks to Trump to Save Coal Plant; Malaysian Officials Declared Airport Safe from Toxic Chemical; Russian Opposition Holds March to Remember Slain Critic; Lawmakers Face Rowdy Crowd During Town Halls; Chicago Leaders Push Back at Trump Attacks; Oscar Nominated Film Follows Family Fleeing Syria; Trump Strategist Steve Bannon Steps into the Light; Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Will Not Attend White House Correspondents' Dinner; McMaster Says Term "Radical Islamic Terrorism" Is "Unhelpful"; New Democratic Party Leader Vows To Take On Trump; Malaysia Airport Safe From Toxic Chemicals; French Police And Anti-Le Pen Protesters Clash; Aired 3-3:30a ET
• President Trump Says He Will Not Attend The White House Correspondent's Dinner; National Security Advisor H.R. Mcmaster Says Using The Phrase Radical Islamic Terrorism Will Be Counterproductive; A Look At The French Elections As Protests Erupt Trying To Stop A Marine Le Pen Event. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• President is ready to talk healthcare; Grieving father of a Navy SEAL killed during a raid in Yemen is demanding answers from the man who had proved it, the president; Crackdown to stop White House media leaks has sprung a leak; Triple shooting is stoking fears about violence against immigrants; President Donald Trump who just spoke to governors who are gathered for a black tie affair inside the White House. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump, Governors to Talk Obamacare Replacement; Interview with Congressman Mike Quigley of Illinois; Steve Bannon Makes Rare Public Appearance; Steve Bannon's Motivations and Misconceptions; White House Governors' Dinner; Live from the Red Carpet. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump to Address Joint Session of Congress; Hollywood's 89th Academy Awards; Sean Spicer on White House Leaks; Hollywood Actor Bill Paxton Dead at 61; Autopsy of Kim Jong-Nam Released; Father of Killed Navy SEAL Wants An Investigation; New York Times TV Advertisement During the Oscars; A Transgender Boy Wins Girl's Wrestling Title. Aired 5-6p ET
• New Call for Special Prosecutor to Investigate Russian Ties; Bill Paxton Has Died at Age 61; Excitement on Oscar Night; Civilians Fleeing Mosul; Bernie Sanders Says DNC Chairman Vote Not Rigged; Father of Killed Navy SEAL Calling for An Investigation; Man Plows Truck Into Mardi Gras Crowd; First TV Ad of The New York Times in 7 Years. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump, Governors To Talk Obamacare Replacement Monday; Trump To Address Joint Session Of Congress Tuesday; Fallen Navy Seal's Dad Sends Message To Trump; Thousands Of Civilians Flee Fighting In Mosul; Perez Vows To Make Trump A One-Term President; Millions Could Lose Coverage Under New Repeal Draft; Controversy Erupts Over Transgender H.S. Wrestler. Aired 3-4p ET
• New Poll Shows Majority Disapprove of President Trump; Lawmakers Say Attorney General Should Recuse Himself on Russia Probe; New Security Adviser Differs With Trump On "Radical" Islam; Bridging The Gap: Perez Appoints Ellison As Deputy; Perez To Trump: Dems "Will Be Your Worst Nightmare"; Secret Network Preparing To Hide Undocumented Families. Aired 2-3p ET


February 25, 2017
• News Outlets, Including CNN, Blocked From Press Briefing; Malaysian Police Say That VX was Used to Kill Kim Jong-un's Half- Brother; Iraqi Forces Closing In On A Key Area Of Western Mosul; A Look at the Transformation of the Republican Party's Support Base; The story of A Man With a Face Transplant; Hollywood Gearing Up for Oscar Sunday. Aired 5-6a ET
• White House Denies Wrongdoing in FBI Conversations About Russia Reporting; Trump Takes a Victory Lap at CPAC; Kim Jong-nam Killed with VX Nerve Agent; The Landmarks in "La La Land". Aired 3-3:30a ET
• White House Denies Wrongdoing in FBI Conversations About Russia Reporting; U.S. Soldiers Help Iraqi Troops Near Front Lines; Kim Jong- nam Killed with VX Nerve Agent; Miracle Surgery Gives Wyoming Man a New Face. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• McMaster: Saying "Radical Islamic Terrorism" Not Helpful; Ex- Labor Secretary Tom Perez Becomes Democratic Party Leader; Rep Lee's Bill: Remove Bannon From National Security Council; Trump Won't Attend WH Correspondents' Dinner; U.S. Soldiers Help Iraqi Troops Near Front Lines; Crash Near Mardi Gras Parade Leaves Up To 14 Injured Aired 8-9p ET
• Tom Perez Is Now The Chair Of The Democratic National Committee; President Donald Trump Will Not Attend The White House Correspondents' Dinner; Head Of The House Intelligence Committee Was Asked By The White House To Reach Out To The Media In An Effort To Knock Down Stories About The Trump Campaign's Ties To Russia; Questions About President Trump's Ties To Russia; Protesters Storm Town Halls To Rage Against Gop Lawmakers. Aired 7:00-8:00p ET
• Former Labor Secretary Perez Elected DNC Chief; Tom Perez Elected to Steer Democratic Party; Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls; Trump's War on Journalists Intensifies; Building Underground Network of Safe Houses to Hide the Undocumented; Oscar Night Previews. Aired 5-6p ET
• Tom Perez Elected DNC Chairman, Keith Ellison Selected Deputy Chair; President Obama Congratulated Tom Perez Election; House Intelligence Committee Chair Asked by White House to Reach Out to Media. Aired 4:00-5:00p ET
• Rep. Nunes Spoke to Media on Russia, Trump Reports; Trump, McMaster Don't Agree on Term "Radical Islamic Terrorism"; Trump Blasts Media after Declaring Love for 1st Amendment; Tom Perez Nominated as DNC Chair; Democrats Rally for Obamacare Antonio Villaraigosa Talks Immigration. Aired 3-4p ET
• White House Attempts to Counter Stories Regarding Ties Between Trump Campaign and Russian Officials; Democratic National Committee Holds Vote to Elect Next Chairman; Residents of Coal Mining Town Discuss Support For Trump. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• House Intel's Nunes Spoke to Media on Russia/trump Reports; Democrats Voting Today for DNC Chair; EPA's Scott Pruitt Takes Stage at CPAC; ; Teen Fights Trump in Court Over Transgender Bathrooms; Oscar Night Previews; North Korean Leader's Half-Brother Believed Killed by Nerve Gas. Aired 1-2p ET
• Democrats Voting Today On New Party Leader; McMaster: Saying "Radical Islamic Terrorism" Isn't Helpful; White House Denies Wrongdoing In FBI Conversations About Russia Reporting; Trump Still Has To Fill Nearly 2,000 Appointed Positions; U.S. Soldiers Help Iraqi Troops Near Front Lines; Democrats Voting Today On New Party Leader; Manhunt For Killer After 2 Missing Girls Found Dead. Aired 12-1p ET
• Democrats to Elect New DNC Chair; White House Denies Wrongdoing in FBI Conversations About Russia Reporting; Trump Takes a Victory Lap at CPAC; Lawmakers Face Rowdy Crowd During Town Halls; Aired 11-12a ET
• Democratic National Committee Holds Vote to Elect Next Chairman; President Trump's New National Security Adviser Criticizes Use of Term "Radical Islamic Terror," Congress Members Facing Contentious Town Hall Meetings; Investigation Continues into Death of North Korean Leader's Brother; President Trump Criticizes Media; Drug Abuse Epidemic in Midwest Examined. Aired 10-11a ET


February 24, 2017
• The Killer Chemical; Safe Houses for Undocumented Immigrants; Blocking Media Reports; Action Against Human Trafficking; Sharp Message from the Pope. Aired 3-4a ET
• White House Asks FBI to Knock Down Media Reports on Russia Ties; Steve Bannon Star at CPAC; Kim Jong-Nam Murdered with Near Gas; John Kelly, Rex Tillerson Try to Smooth Out U.S/Mexico Relations; Trump Rescinds Obama Guidelines on Transgender Bathrooms; Iraq Army Closer to Retaking Mosul Airport; Trump Lawyer Denies Pushing Pro Russian Ukraine Deal; Pope: Bad Christians Worse than Atheists. Aired 2-3a ET
• FBI Rejects White House Requests On Russia To Knock Down Recent Trump Russia Stories; U.S. Conservatives Rally Around Trump President; Pence Likens President Trump To Ronald Reagan; Top Trump Adviser Emerges From Shadows; Bannon Rips "Corporatist, Globalist Media"; Bannon: Opposition Is Always Wrong; Bannon: Trump Is "Maniacally Focused" On His Agenda; Reuters: Trump Wants To Expand U.S. Nuclear Arsenal; Kelly: No Military Force For Immigration Operations; Trump: "Military Operation" To Get "Bad Dudes" Out; U.S. Homeland Security Secretary: No Mass Deportations; Leicester Sack Claudio Ranieri; Tottenham Knocked Out; Malaysia: VX Nerve Agent Used To Kill Kim Jong- nam; Pyongyang Accuses Seoul of Making Up Poison Claim; Trump Lawyer Denies Receiving Ukraine Peace Plan; 10 Days, 10 Record Highs; And The Oscar Winners Will Be. Aired 1-2a ET
• FBI Refuses White House Request about Russia; U.S. Conservatives Rally around Trump Presidency; Malaysia VX Nerve Agent Used to Kill Kim Jong-Nam; Senior U.S. Officials Visit Mexico; New Fight Erupts After Trump's Transgender Action; CNN Visits "La La Land" Premier. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: WH Denies Wrongdoing in FBI Conversations on Russia; Ex-NC Governor Backs Trump on Transgender Debate; New Video of Clinton Speaking to Democrats. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump vs. Media; Trump Attacks FBI; Kasich Meets With Trump. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Blasts FBI Leakers Amid Russian Ties Investigation; Worries in Intel Community over Trump White House Enlisting DHS to Support Travel Ban; Kasich Speaks to Press Following Trump Visit. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• CNN blocked from a White House Gaggle; CNN's investigation into conversations between White House and top FBI officials about ongoing investigations on President Trump's associates' contact with Russian intelligence. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• President Trump Speaks at CPAC. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump: U.S. Trade Deal with Mexico is "Unsustainable"; White House: No wrongdoing in FBI Conversations on Russia Reporting; Trump Addresses Conservative Conference. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Tempers Flares as Some Lawmakers Side-Step Questions; GOP Lawmaker Cites Giffords in Worries About Safety During Town Halls; Mixed Messages on U.S. Trade with Mexico; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• FBI Refused White House Request to Knock Down Trump/Russia Stories; Trump Requests Intel Report to Justify Travel Ban. Aired 9- 9:30a ET


February 23, 2017


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