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May 05, 2017
• 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
• House Passes Bill to Replace Obamacare; Soon: Trump to Make Statement on Obamacare Vote; Pelosi Talks about Obamacare House Vote; Planned Parenthood Supporters Protest Obamacare Vote; Rep. Tom MacArthur Talks Health Care Vote. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• House Votes on Obamacare Replacement; High-Risk Pool Funding; White House Downplays CBO Score; No CBO Score Before Vote; Interview with Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Tom Reed; Interview with Senator Bob Casey; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Today: House Votes on Health Care Bill. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Stock Markets before Vote; House Votes on Health Care; Pre- Existing Conditions in Health Care; House Republicans Vote on Health Care. Aired 9:30-10a
• Today: House Votes On Health Care Bill. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 03, 2017
• Putin Busy with His Counterpart Meeting; Hillary Clinton Pointing Finger for her Loss; Copycat Speech; Not So Friendly Skies; Reviving Healthcare Bill. Aired 3-4a ET
• Putin Meets with World Leaders; Yates to Contradict White House on Flynn; Trump Threatens Government Shutdown in September; Trump to Talk Middle East Peace with Abbas; Officer Pleads Guilty to Walter Scott Shooting Death; U.K. Leaders Campaign for Coming Snap Election; Suspected Member of El Chapo's Cartel Arrested. Aired 2-3a ET
• Putin Speaks With World Leaders Amid Strained Ties; Kimmel Makes Emotional Plea On Health Care Coverage; Le Pen Accused Of Plagiarizing Defeated Rival; U.K. Leaders Campaign For Coming Snap Election; Hillary Clinton Blames Loss on Herself, Comey and Russia; Trump Relying on China to Pressure North Korea; Hamas Announces Major Policy Changes; Ivanka Trump Releases New Book. Aired 1-2a ET
• Putin Flexes Global Muscle; Trump Threatens Government Shutdown in Fall; Trump Relying on China to Pressure North Korea; Hamas Announces Major Policy Changes; UK Leaders Campaign for Coming Snap Election; Brawl Breaks Out on Tokyo Los Angeles Flight. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: No Fed Charges for Officers That Killed Alton Sterling; FBI Chief Says Mildly Nauseous to Think He Affected Election; All Out Blitz on Health Care Vote Tomorrow. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• No Charges in Alton Sterling Police Shooting; White House Can't Say If Health Care Bill Will Cover Everyone. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Briefing Continues. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Comey on Affecting Election; Comey Testifies Before Senate; Health Care Vote Tomorrow; White House Press Briefing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• FBI Director James Comey Testifies Before the Senate. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• FBI Director Testifies on Trump/Russia Probe. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• DOJ to Meet with Sterling's Family; Texas Officer Fired; Comey Testifies on Trump/Russia Investigation; Yates Testifying about Flynn; Clinton on Election Loss; Palestinian Leader Meets Trump. Aired 9:30- 10a
• GOP Open To Changes In Health Care Bill; Sources: Amendment Would Add $8B To High-Risk Pools; Interview with Rep. Scott Taylor. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 02, 2017
• President's Topsy-Turvy View; Full Support to an Ally; Mother Nature Strikes; An Unusual Love Story; Venezuela Skyrocketed Commodities. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Embraces Authoritarian Leaders; Budget Deal Would Avert Government Shutdown; Obama "Cashing In" with Wall Street Speech; Parents of Student Detained in N. Korea Speak; Hamas Tries to Soften Image; Trump Makes Overtures to Kim Jong-Un, Rodrigo Duterte. Aired 2- 3a ET
• Trump Makes Overtures To Kim Jong-un, Duterte; Trump Says He'd Be 'Honored' To Meet With Kim Jong-un; Trump Invites Philippines' Duterte To White House; Trump Commends El-Sisi, Kim and Putin; Trump To Speak With Putin By Phone Tuesday; Parents Of U.S. Student Held In N. Korea Praise Trump. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Embracing Dictators; North Korean Nuclear Efforts; Constitutional Shake-up; Final Stretch to French Runoff Vote. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Kimmel's Tearful Health Care Plea; FBI Translator Goes Rogue; Ex-Cop Plead Guilty to Killing Unarmed Black Man. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Upset Over Democratic Victories on Budget; Putin Talks With Trump; Hillary Clinton Speaks Out. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Budget Director Defends Trump's Call for Shutdown; Clinton Blunt, Candid Talking about Election Loss; White House Goes Off on Dems on Spending Bill. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Clinton Passes Blame; Clinton's New Book; Budget Director News Conference; Mulvaney Defends Shutdown Call; Spicer Leaves Briefing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Patrick Meehan; FBI Translator Marries ISIS Fighter; Michael Slager to Plead Guilty in Shooting Death of Walter Scott; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Paul Ryan, GOP Leaders Speak Amid Health Care Battle; House GOP still doesn't have Votes to Pass Health Care; Scalise: "Our Bill Protects" Pre-existing Conditions. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump's Answers Raise Questions; United CEO to Testify; Kimmel Reveals Health Crisis. Aired 9:30-10a
• Is Health Care Bill On Verge Of Defeat?; Trump: Our Country Needs A Good Shutdown; Trump "Considering" Breaking Up Big Banks. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 01, 2017
• President's Topsy-Turvy View; Full Support to an Ally; Mother Nature Strikes; An Unusual Love Story; Venezuela Skyrocketed Commodities. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Keeps Military Option on Table on N. Korea; Trump Invites Philippines' Duterte to White House; Korean Family Separated by Border Still Hope to Reunite; Trump Calls on Congress to Support Health Care Bill; Deadly Tornadoes Sweep Across U.S. South; Turkey Concerned by U.S. Troops at Turkey/Syrian Border; Trump: N. Korea Leader "A Smart Cookie"; Trump Aide Gorka to Leave Post; Trump Administration Looks to Change Libel Laws; Trump Invites Philippines' Duterte to White House; Venezuelan President Raises Minimum Wage 15th Time During Economic Crisis; Russian Airline Punishes Flight Attendants for Weight. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump's Options On North Korea; Tornadoes Leave Trail Of Devastation; White House Defends Inviting Philippine President; U.S. Warship In Joint Drills With South Korean Navy; North Korean Family Separated For Six Years; U.S. Marines Return To Afghanistan's Helmand Province; Venezuela Raises Minimum Wage; Pope Calls For Venezuela Violence To End;. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump's Options on North Korea; Flying Supplies to Iraqi Troops; White House Defends Inviting Philippine President; North Korean Family Separated for Six Years; President Trump Calls on Congress to Support Health Care Bill; U.S. Forces Fly Supplies to Allies Fighting ISIS; Mock Makeovers for Trump's Executive Orders. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: WH House Considers Changing Libel Laws; WH Defends Trump's Praise of N Korean Leader; Parents Speak Out on Son Detained in N Korea. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• President Trump on Civil War; Trump Targeting First Amendment?; Trump Praises North Korean Leader. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Daily Briefing; Trump: "Would be Honored to Meet N. Koran Leader"; Trump Invites Philippines' Duterte to White House; Trump Calls on Congress to Support Health Care Bill; Trump's Controversial Comments on Civil War. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Press Briefing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Invites Controversial Philippines President to White House; Interview with Bill Richardson; U.S. Troops Patrol the Syrian- Turkish Border; Grieving Isaiah Thomas Leads Celtics to Victory; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• WH: "Convinced We've Got the Votes" on Health Care; Congress Strikes Spending Deal to Avoid Shutdown; Trump Calls Out Congressmen to Support Bill. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Changing Libel Laws; Preexisting Conditions in Health Care; Turbulence Injures 27 Passengers. Aired 9:30-10a
• White House Says Health Care Vote Will Happen This Week; Congress Strikes Spending Deal to Avoid Shutdown. Aired 9-9:30a ET


April 30, 2017
• Trump Skips Correspondents' Dinner, Holds Rally; Trump Short on Deeds, Long on Rhetoric; U.S. Relying on China for North Korea; Climate Protests Take On Trump; Trump Voters Reflect as Milestone Arrives; Political and Economic Turmoil Hit Venezuela; Turkey Blocks Access to Wikipedia; Russia's Aeroflot Accused of Discrimination. Aired 5-6a ET
• Trump Marks 100-Day Milestone with Campaign-Style Rally; Trump Skips Correspondents' Dinner; President Trump Not Ruling Out Military Action Against North Korea; Climate Protest Takes on Trump's Policies; Fact-checking Trump's Record as President; Turkey Blocks Access to Wikipedia; Russia's Aeroflot Accused of Discrimination; Endangered Rhino Joins Tinder to Find a Mate. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Skips Correspondents' Dinner; Climate Protest Takes on Trump's Policies; Fact-checking Trump's Record as President; U.S. Warship Begins Joint Drills with South Korea; Russia's Aeroflot Accused of Discrimination; Endangered Rhino Joins Tinder to Find a Mate. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Skips Correspondents' Dinner, Holds Rally; Hasan Minhaj Roasts Trump At Correspondents' Dinner; U.S. Strike Group Begins Joint Drills With S. Korea; Turkey Blocks Access To Wikipedia; Tornado Kills 5 People Near Dallas, Dozens Hurt. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Congress Still No Vote on Health Care Bill; North Korean Families Divided by Conflict; Interview with Representative Gerry Connolly; Sebastian Gorka to Leave White House Post; Interview with Representative Mike Kelly; Trump Skips White House Correspondents' Dinner; Exploring Mexican Influence in Southern California. Aired 8-9p ET
• President Trump Was Pressed Again On What Happens to People With Preexisting Conditions in The Current Draft Of The Bill; President Trump and the Republicans Are Still Trying To Work Out Some Kind Of Health Care Bill That Can Clear Congress; Growing Tensions Between The U.S. and North Korea; President Of The Philippines Has Been Invited to Washington; Annual White House Correspondent's Dinner Took Place in the Nation's Capital Last; Former Vice President Joe Biden is Making Another Appearance On The National Stage Speaking. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump: I Won't Be Happy If North Korea Tests a Nuke; President Touts GOP's Latest Obamacare Replacement Plan; At Least 10 Killed After Storms Hit South, Midwest. Aired 6-7p ET
• President Trump's busy week after his first 100 days; Latest Obamacare replacement plan; President Trump's interview with John Dickerson; North Korea Tensions; Storms hit South and Midwest; Roasting of President Trump; Trump campaign ties to Russia, a phony story; Congress' investigation on General Flynn; Taraji P. Henson on Hollywood inequality and diversity; Impersonating Trump. Aired 5-6p ET
• President Trump's 100th first day in office finds the leader of the free world tackling a number of controversial topics and issues; White House unveil an ambitious tax reform plan; Health care bill back in focus this week; Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump: "Pre-existing Conditions Will Be Covered In New Plan"; Trump: I Won't Be Happy If North Korea Conducts Nuke Test; Trump Invites Philippine President To The White House; President: I've Learned How Dishonest The Media Is; At Least 4 Dead, Dozens Injured After Tornadoes Hit TX; "United Shades of America" Tonight, 10PM ET/PT. Aired 3-4p ET
• Trump: I Won't be Happy If N. Korea Conducts Nuke Test; Trump on Kim Jong-Un: "He's a Pretty Smart Cookie."; WH Sends Mixed Messages on Korean Missile Defense; McCain to Allies: Watch What Trump Does Not What He Says; At Least Four Dead, Dozens Injured After Tornadoes Hit Texas; U.S. Planes Delivering Supplies To Frontline Troops; Comedy Meets Politics As Trump Skips Annual Event. Aired 2-3p ET


April 29, 2017
• North Korean Missile Explodes after Launch; Trump's Unconventional Foreign Policy; Past Presidential Learning Curves; Trump White House Still Missing Key Appointments; Reviewing Trump Ahead of First Milestone; Pope Francis to Celebrate Mass in Military Stadium; Trump Takes Reality TV to D.C. Reality. Aired 5-6a ET
• North Korean Missile Explodes after Launch; Pope Francis to Celebrate Mass in Military Stadium; Trump's Unconventional Foreign Policy; Trump Blames Obama for Failing to Vet Flynn; Past Presidential Learning Curves; Reviewing Trump Ahead of First Milestone; Pope Francis to Celebrate Mass in Military Stadium. Aired 4-5a ET
• North Korean Missile Explodes after Launch; Pope Francis to Celebrate Mass in Military Stadium; Trump's Unconventional Foreign Policy; Trump Blames Obama for Failing to Vet Flynn. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• North Korean Missile Explodes after Launch; Reviewing Trump ahead of First Milestone; Trump's Unconventional Foreign Policy; Pope Francis to Celebrate Mass in Military Stadium. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• North Korean Missile Explodes after Launch; Reviewing Trump ahead of First Milestone; Trump's Unconventional Foreign Policy; Trump Blames Obama for Failing to Vet Flynn; Pope Francis to Celebrate Mass in Military Stadium. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Special Live Coverage Of President Trump's 100th Day In Office; President Trump Told A Crowd Of Nra Members Yesterday That His Plan To Build A Southern Border Wall Is Still On Track. Aired 4:00-5:00p ET
• Trump Marks 100 Days Amid Protests; Must Trump Become a Washington Insider to Change Washington; CNN Takes Pulse of Voters in Red States; CNN Takes Pulse of Voters in Red States; Are Forgotten Men & Women Still a Trump Priority; Twists, Turns in Trump Campaign/Russia Ties Investigation. Aired 3-4p ET
• Environmental Protestors March on White House; President Trump's First 100 Days in Office Examined; North Korea Launches Failed Missile Test; Cyclist with Diabetes Starts Non-Profit. Aired 2-3p ET
• Trump Blames Flynn's Vetting On Obama Administration; Pentagon Warned Flynn In 2014 Against Taking Foreign Dollars; Protesters March Toward White House On Trump's 100th Day. Aired 12-1p ET
• South Korea Condemns Neighbor's "Provocative Action"; U.S. Military: North Korea's Missile Test Failed; Trump: North Korea "Disrespected" China With Failed Launch; Trump Administration Contradicts Own Stance On North Korea Talks; Trump Wants To Cut Personal And Corporate Taxes; Estate Tax May Be Eliminated In New Tax Plan. Aired 11a-12p ET
• North Korea Launches Failed Missile Test; President Trump Speaks at NRA Event; President Trump's First 100 Days in Office Examined; Varying Levels of Influence of Trump Aides and Family Members Assessed. Aired 10-11a ET


April 28, 2017
• Diplomatic Proposal; Blame Game; Executions in a Row; We'll Protect You But You Pay Us. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Believes N. Korean's Kim is Not Crazy; White House Looks to China to Change N. Korea's Path; Poll: Americans Divided on Trump Foreign Policy; Michael Flynn Investigated for Payments from Russia; European Union Dividing Force in French Presidential Election; Trump Gets Nostalgic for Former Life; Trump an Unconventional President; Trump Impersonator Contest Draws Lots of Laughs. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Warns Of "Major Conflict" With North Korea; U.S. Relying On Beijing To Rein In North Korean Leader; Pentagon Opens Probe Of Flynn's Russia Payments; 51 Percent In Poll: Trump "Not Working Hard Enough"; CWhite House Looks to China to Change N. Korea's Course; What's Chance 25 Years after L.A. Riots; Trump Impersonator Contest Draws Lots of Laughs. Aired 1-2a ET
• Major Conflict Possible; Trump's First 100 Days. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump First President Since Reagan To Speak At NRA; Trump Voters Grade President as Benchmark Nears; Trump Says He Thought Being President Would Be Easier. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump at NRA Convention; President Trump Thought Being President 'Would Be Easier'; Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Gives Address at NRA in Atlanta; Obama: Obamacare More Popular Than Trump. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Army Rangers Killed "Possibly Struck By Friendly Fire"; Soon: Trump Speaks To NRA On 99th Day In Office; Trump First President Since Reagan To Speak At NRA; Trump Speaks To NRA On 99th Day In Office; Trump Weighs In On Crucial GA Congressional Race; Trump: My 2020 Opponent May Be Elizabeth Warren; Trump: We Will Build Wall No Matter The Cost; Trump On Building Border Wall: "That's An Easy One"; Aired: 2:00-2:30p ET
• Secretary Rex Tillerson Presses for New U.N. Sanctions on North Korea; Interview with Representative Scott Perry; Trump Thought Being President Would Be Easier; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump: "Major, Major Conflict with North Korea" Possible; Tillerson Speaks at UN about North Korea Threat. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• President Trump Misses His Old Life; U.S. Economy Grows at Slower Pace Than Expected; Anti-Trump Voters on the First 100 Days; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump: "Major, Major Conflict With North Korea" Possible; House GOP Again Falls Short On Health Care Vote. Aired 9-9:30a ET


April 27, 2017
• Was North Korea Briefing "Political Theater"?; More Arrests in Turkey; U.S. Displays Show of Force and Commitment with Deployment of Stealth Fighter; A Mysterious Death in Moscow; Coping with Three Decades of Slavery; Gesture of God's Love. Aired 3-4a ET
• All 100 Senators Brought to White House for North Korea Briefing; China Unhappy U.S. Missile Defense System Set up in South Korea; CNN Gets Rare Interview with North Korean Official; Record Low Approval of Trump Ahead of 100-Day Milestone; Turkish President Rounds Up Thousands, Suspends Security Forces Member. Aired 2-3a ET
• White House Meeting Dismissed As Stunt; Poll: 44 Percent Approval Rating for Trump; Trump to Renegotiate NAFTA with Mexico, Canada; Turkish President Rounds Up Thousands, Suspends Security Forces Member; FOX News Sued by Current, Former Employees for Racial Discrimination; Death of Hare Another United Airlines P.R. Disaster. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S. Senators Summoned to the White House; Trump's First 100 Days; Pope Francis Gives Surprise TED Talk. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Treasury Chief Can't Guarantee Middle Class Won't Pay More Tax; CNN Poll Shows Trump Approval Rating at Historic Low; CNN Talks to Trump Voters in Key States. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• United Reaches Settlement With Dragged Passenger; President Trump Backs Down From NAFTA Threat; Did Trump's National Security Adviser Break the Law?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Signs Memo on Aluminum Imports Citing National Security; Trump: NAFTA to be Renegotiated with Canada, Mexico; FOX's Jess Watters on "Vacation" After Ivanka Trump Remark. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Spicer Responds to Cummings; Vetting of Michael Flynn; Dems Won't Vote for Health Care; White House Dodges Tax Plan Questions. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• New Probe Launched Into Flynn-Russia Ties; Boston Celtics Takes Series Lead Over Bulls; Nancy Pelsoi Holds Weekly News Conference. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• New Probe Launched into Flynn/Russia Ties; Flynn was Warned about Foreign Payments in 2014; Inspector General has Opened Flynn Investigation; Top Oversight Dem wants Flynn Docs Declassified. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump's Wall Funding; Trump Won't Withdraw from NAFTA; Tax Code Overhaul; Inspector General Investigating Flynn. Aired 9:30-10a
• Trump to Renegotiate NAFTA, Not Withdraw, For Now; White House Races Clock to Score Victories; GOP Faces Internal Fight On Health Care Revamp; Interview with Rep. Dan Donovan; Trump Backed Covering Pre-Existing Conditions In Past; Winners and Losers In Trump Tax Proposal. Aired 9-9:30a ET


April 26, 2017
• War Games for Two Countries; French Presidential Race Heats Up; Digging Deeper Ties; Falling for the Wrong Guy; Worthy Sacrifice; Persecuted for Being Gay; Coping with Grief. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. And North Korea Flex Military Muscles; U.S. House Panel: Flynn May Have Broken Law; Ivanka Trump Booed At Women's Even In Berlin; Le Pen's Push To Broaden Her Support. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. House Panel: Flynn May Have Broken Law; U.S. And North Korea Flex Military Muscles; Senate Summoned To White House To Talk North Korea; Ivanka Trump Booed At Women's Even In Berlin; Flying Cars No Longer Just a Futuristic Dream; Le Pen's Push To Broaden Her Support. Aired 1-2a ET


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