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May 15, 2017
• N. Korea: New Ballistic Missile Test a Success; China's Influence on Pyongyang; Growing Resistance by Senate Democrats on Confirming Next FBI Director; Clapper Gives Bleak Assessment on U.S. Government Operations During Trump Admin.; White House Emergency Meeting Following "WannaCry" Cyberattack; Excessive Heat Expected in U.S., India, Pakistan; China's One Belt/One Road Investment in Kenya; Trump Forms Commission to Investigate Voter Fraud; Ridley Scott Returns with "Alien Covenant". Aired 2-3a ET
• North Korea Claims U.S. Mainland Within Striking Range; New Ransomware Versions Target More Computers; White House Eyeing Candidates To Replace Comey; A Texas Take On Trump. Aired 1-2a ET
• North Korea Threat; Trump Pick for New FBI Chief May Face Resistance; Fallout over Firing of FBI Chief; Global Ransomware Attack; North Korea Claims Mainland U.S. Within Striking Range; Emmanuel Macron Sworn in as French President. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Lawyers Butt Heads Over Muslim Travel Ban; Parents Accuse Fraternity of Murder; Report Says Trump Handed Fake Time Magazine Cover. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• North Korea Nuclear Fears; Court Examines Trump Travel Ban; White House Refuses to Discuss Potential Oval Office Taping. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• White House Daily Briefing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Spicer to be Asked About Comey Replacement; Trump's Reception Overseas; Appeals Judges Weigh Decision on Travel Ban; White House Press Briefing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• U.S. Within Range of North Korean Missile?; New Call to Impeach Trump; Ransomware Attack Affecting More Counties; Trump's Travel Ban Back in the Ninth Circuit; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump could Decide on FBI Nominee this Week; Some Dems Threaten to Block Trump's FBI Nominee; North Korea Claims New Missile can Carry "Large" Nuke. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Second Wave of Ransomware Hacks; North Korea Warns U.S.; Democrats Want Independent Investigation; Supreme Court Won't Hear NC Case; Hazing Victim's Parents Speak Out. Aired 9:30-10:00a ET
• Comey Fallout, Staff Woes Roil Trump Administration; Trump: FBI Pick Could Come Before International Trip Friday. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 14, 2017
• North Korea Missile Launch; Emmanuel Macron to Become French President. Aired 5-6a ET
• Emmanuel Macron to Become French President; North Korea Missile Launch; Battle for Mosul; Search Underway for Comey's Replacement. Aired 4-5a ET
• North Korea Missile Launch; China Welcomes World Leaders to Trade Forum; Battle for Mosul; Emmanuel Macron to Become French President. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• North Korea Missile Launch; U.K. Researcher Stops Spread of Cyber Attack; Portugal Wins Eurovision 2017. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Search for New FBI Director; White House Recordings Not New; North Korea Claims It Can Strike U.S. Mainland; Melissa McCarthy Back as Spicey; U.S. to Expand Electronics Ban; Anthony Bourdain Explores Laos' Food and History. Aired 8-9p ET
• White House Daily Briefing; Discussion of Issues Raised in Briefing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump's Pick to Replace Comey May Come Within Days; Clapper: Developments of Past Week "Very Bothersome"; North Korea to U.S. "Do Not Provoke Us"; Harrowing Video Shows Syria's War on Its Own People; Does Comey Firing Impact Fear Gauge in Wall Street? Aired 6-7p ET
• President pick for new FBI director; Democrats calls for special prosecutor; Twenty attorney general call for independent counsel; Trump administration to defend revised travel ban in Appeals Court; Impact of the firing of James Comey; Newt Gingrich wife's job; Putin's unexpected performance in China summit; Americans trust in FBI's Russia probe; Sexism in Silicon Valley. Aired 5-6p ET
• Former National Intelligence Director Calls the President's Behavior Disturbing; New Fallout from Firing of FBI Director James Comey; White House Blasting North Korea after Latest Ballistic Missile Test; President Trump Says Pick for FBI Director This Week; Impeachment Investigation for Trump; Fate of DACA Dreamers Unsure; Saturday Night Live Targets White House; Mother Around the World. Anthony Bourdain in Laos. Aired 4-5p ET
• White House: North Korea Is A "Flagrant Menace"; Trump: "No Right Time" To Fire James Comey; Former Intel Director: U.S. Institutions "Under Assault" By Trump; Graham: Time For An FBI Agent To Lead The FBI; Schumer: Inspector General Should Investigate Sessions; Turkish Pres. Erdogan To Visit W.H. This Week; Trump Begins First Official Overseas Trip This Week. Aired 3-4p ET
• Former Intel Director: U.S. Institutions "Under Assault by Trump"; Trump Thought Firing FBI Director Would be Very Popular; Trump: "No Right Time" for Comey Firing; DOJ Interviewing Fleet of Candidates for FBI Director; Tillerson: Lavrov Didn't Discuss Election Meddling; Aired 2-3pp ET


May 13, 2017
• Trump Warns Comey, Hints at Secret Recordings; Hackers Exploit Weakness in Windows Computers; U.S. May Extend Laptop Ban to Flights from Europe. Aired 5-6a ET
• Trump Warns Comey, Hints at Secret Recordings; FBI's Russia Investigation Carries On; Hackers Exploit Weakness in Windows Computers; U.S. May Extend Laptop Ban to Flights from Europe; Pope to Canonize Fatima Shepherd Children; A Texas Take on Trump. Aired 4-5a ET
• Hackers Exploit Weakness in Windows Computers; Trump Warns Comey, Hints at Secret Recordings; Former Intel Chief Contradictions Trump Claims; U.S. May Extend Laptop Ban to Flights from Europe; Politics Overshadows Eurovision. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Hackers Exploit Weakness in Windows Computers; Trump Warns Comey, Hints at Secret Recordings; Crisis in Venezuela; U.S. May Extend Laptop Ban to Flights from Europe; Pope to Canonize Fatima Shepherd Children. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile; No Further Comments from White House About Alleged Tapes; At Least Eight Candidates Being Interviewed for New FBI Director; Interview with Representative Charlie Crist; Trump's Actions Trigger Concerns Overseas; Trump Behavior Draws Comparisons to Clinton and Nixon; China Welcomes World Leaders to International Summit. Aired 8-9p ET
• Another Missile Launch From North Korea; The Search Is On For A New FBI Director; White House Grapples With Fallout From President Trump's Firing Of FBI Chief James Comey; Actress And Comedian Melissa Mccarthy Is Hosting "Saturday Night Live"; Aired 7-8p ET
• List of Comey Replacement Candidates Grows; Biographer: Decision Reflects Trump's Childish Style; Republican Congressmen Face Heated Town Halls; Axelrod: Comey Firing "A Brazen Act"; North Korea Launches Unidentified Projectile. Aired 5-6p ET
• List of Candidates to Replace Former FBI Director James Comey Released; President Trump Has Threatened His Fired FBI Director; California Governor Jerry Brown Shares His Political Vision For What Is Coming; U.S. Military Had A Second Close Encounter With Russian Military Fighter Jet; U.S. Spy Satellite Has Picked Up Signs Of Missile Movement In North Korea; Political Fallout Over The Firing Of James Comey As FBI Director Has Sparked Some Concern From Some Political Leaders Abroad; President Trump Will Meet With The Pope This Week; Cyberattack That Hit 99 Countries And More Than 75,000 Computers Have Been Halted; Comedian Melissa Mccarthy Host Was In Full Spicer Regalia Whizzing Down The Streets Of New York On Her Podium. Aired 4-5 ET
• Interviews for Comey Replacement Happening Now; Trump to Meet with Top Finalists for FBI Director; Comey Firing Divides Republicans; Conservatives Conflicted Over Support for Trump; Russians Don't Know Whether "To Laugh or Cry" about Trump; Computers and Data Held for Ransom Worldwide; Pence Family Bunny Becomes a Star. Aired 3-4p ET
• Possible Political Consequences of President Trump's Firing of FBI Director Comey Examined; FBI Interviewing Possible Replacements for Comey; President Trump Announces Replacement for FBI Director May be Selected As Soon As Next Week; President Trump's Relationship with Communication Team Examined; Republican Lawmakers Confronted by Constituents at Town Halls; Autistic Person Excels at Tennis; Malware Threatening Multiple Countries Temporarily Halted. Aired 2-3p ET
• White House Seeks Comey Replacement as White House in "Meltdown Mode"; Trump Facing Contradictions, Mixed Messages on Comey Firing; Conservatives Conflicted Over Support for Trump; Syria's War on Its Own People; Senate Intel Committee Subpoenas Flynn Documents on Russia Interactions; ACLU Lawsuit: African-Americans Targeted in Mississippi County. Aired 1-2p ET
• Trump: We'll Have An FBI Director Pick Soon; Capitol Hill Source: White House In "Meltdown Mode"; Source: Comey Is "Not Worried About Any Tapes"; Trump Facing Contradictions And Mixed Messages; Clapper: Could Be Evidence Of Trump-Russia Collusion; Massive Cyber Attack Halted, Experts Fear Copycats; Support Still Runs Strong with Trump Voters; Proposed Electronic Device Ban Sparks Confusion; Cap Hill Source: White House in "Meltdown Mode". Aired 12-1p ET
• President Trump Makes A Speech At Liberty University; The President Is Considering A Shake-Up Of His Communications Team; Still No Clarification For The Firing Of James Comey; Trump Possibly Has Tapes Of Recorded Conversation; Trump Warning To Comey Prompts Questions On "Tapes"; Massive Cyberattack Halted, Experts Worry About Copycats; More Calls For Special Prosecutor On Russia Meddlings. Aired 11a-12p ET
• President Trump Announces Replacement for FBI Director Comey May be Selected As Soon As Next Week; Virginia Family Discusses Their Support for Donald Trump; President Trump Delivers Commencement Speech to Liberty University. Aired 10-11a ET


May 12, 2017
• Trump Contradicts White House On FBI Chief's Firing; Trump, I want Russia Probe Speeded Up; Acting FBI Chief, Broad Support For Fired Director; Senate Hearing Focus On Firing Of FBI Director; CNN Sports; Trump Met With Russian Officials On Wednesday. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Contradicts White House on FBI Chief's Firing; Trump: Russia Probe an "Excuse" for Democrats; Acting FBI Director: Russia Probe "Cannot Stop"; Trump Defends Meeting Lavrov After Firing Comey; U.S. Considers Expanding Airline Laptop Ban. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump's Explanation Raises Questions; Acting FBI Director Contradicts White House; White House Upset Over Trump Photos With Russians. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump: It Was My Decision to Fire FBI Director; Sessions' Role in Comey Firing Examined; U.S. May Expand Laptop Ban to Flights from Europe. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: WH Insists Warning to Comey Not a Threat; Republican Leaders Shrug Off Comey Controversy; SNL Sean Spicer Surprises New Yorkers On Street. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Interview With Former White House Counsel John Dean; Did President Trump Threaten Former FBI Director?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump: "Perfect Accuracy" Too Much to Expect from White House; Did Trump Obstruct Justice by Firing Comey; Trump Attorneys: No Russian Money with "Few Exceptions"; President/First Lady Speak at Military Mother's Day Event; Sessions to Prosecutes: Am for Harshest Sentence. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Press Briefing; Trump's Warning to Comey; Spicer Asked about Recording; Accuracy from the White House. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• U.S. Laptop Ban Could Be Expanded; Fallout of Comey Firing; Sessions Pushes Stricter Criminal Sentencing; President Trump, the Media and Comedy; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Threatens Comey in Twitter Outburst; Trump Contradicts WH on Firing of FBI's Comey; Trump Threatens Comey and to Cancel Press Briefings. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Deputy AG Invited to Briefing; Kremlin talks U.S. Obsession with Russia; Sessions Pushes Stricter Criminal Sentencing; Trump Threatens Comey. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Threatens Comey, Press Briefings in Twitter Outburst. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 11, 2017
• A Growing Call; HBCU Students Doesn't Like DeVos Presence; No Media; Turkey Lashing Out Washington. Aired 3-4a ET
• Questions Remain over Comey Firing; Iowa Town Residents Not Troubled by Trump's Controversial Actions in Office; Trump Invites Lavrov, Kislyak to White House After Firing Comey; Comey Firing Compared to Nixon-era Event the Saturday Night Massacre; Nigerian Government Helping Chibok Schoolgirls Recover. Aired 2-3a ET
• Fallout Over Firing Of FBI Director; Turkey Objects To U.S. Plan To Arm Kurds In Syria; U.S. Education Secretary Booed At College; Comey Firing Compared to Nixon-era Event the Saturday Night Massacre; Ankara Angry over Washington's Decision to Arm Kurdish Fighters in Syria; Bethune-Cookman Students Boo, Turn Backs on DeVos; Spicer Back in Spotlight after Briefing in the Dark. Aired 1-2a ET
• White House Downplays Controversy Amid Backlash; Trump Welcomes Russian Officials. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump Said, Comey Told Me I Wasn't Under Investigation; White House Official Says Russians Tricked Them; New Interview Give Insight into Trump's Thinking. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• White House Says Russians Tricked Them; Trump Administration's Crisis of Credibility. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Explanation on Comey Firing Unraveling; Questions After Trump Tells NBC News Comey Said Trump Not Under Investigation; Senate Intel Committee Chair Reacts to Trump Calling Comey "Grandstander," "Showboat". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Press Briefing; White House Defends Story. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Senate Holds Hearing in Wake of Comey Firing; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Senate Intel Hearing Amid Furor over Comey Firing. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• "Time" Meeting with Trump; White House Changes Story on Comey Firing; Photos of Trump Meeting Released; Acting FBI Director to Testify. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Soon: Acting FBI Director Testifies Amid Agency Turmoil. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 10, 2017
• Unprofessional Termination; South Korea's President Positive Approach; More Stronger Defense for Afghan Fighters. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Fires FBI Director Comey; South Korea Has New President; Comey Fired After Justice Department Recommendation; Russia Reacts to Comey Firing; Migration and Humanitarian Crisis in Mediterranean; Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Fires FBI Director Comey; Revising U.S. Strategy In Afghanistan; New Korean President To Change North Korea Policy. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Trump Fires FBI Director Comey; New South Korean President Sworn In. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Comey's Firing Draws Comparison to Nixon; Comey Learned of Firing from Live TV News; Trump Calls Democrats Hypocrites
• Backlash Grows Over Comey Firing; Interview With Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Senate Democrats Demand Special Prosecutor, Threaten Boycott; Finding New FBI Director a Daunting Task; Bethune-Cookman Grads Boo, Turn Backs on DeVos. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Press Briefing; Trump's Decision to Fire Comey; Confidence Lost in Comey. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Fires FBI's James Comey; Trump Meeting With Russia's Foreign Minister; Trump Fires FBI's Comey; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Fires FBI's Comey, Faces Aftershocks; Dems Call for Special Prosecutor on Trump/Russia; Sources: Subpoenas Issued to Flynn Associates. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• McCain on Comey Firing; McConnell and Schumer on Senate Floor; Trump Faces Aftershock; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Fires FBI's Comey, Faces Aftershocks; Democrats Want Independent Probe After Comey Firing. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 09, 2017
• South Korea Prepares for Election; Sally Yates Testifies Before Congress; Big Celebration in Russia; Final Battle in Mosul; Montreal Under State of Emergency. Aired 3-4a ET
• Yates Warned White House Flynn Could Be "Blackmailed"; Russia Celebrates Victory Day; South Korea Votes for a New President; Wife: Detained Husband Falsely Accused by N. Korea; Macron Faces New Challenge After Election Win; Emmanuel Macron's Rise from Political Novice to President; Iraqi Forces Battle for Mosul Entering Final Stage; "13 Reasons Why" Returns to Netflix. Aired 2-3a ET
• Warnings: Trump Adviser Flynn Was Blackmail Risk; Freed Chibok Girls Await Family Reunions; South Korea Choosing Successor To Ousted President Park; Macron Faces Challenges After Election Victory; Canada Sees Worst Flooding In 50 Years; Taking The Risk To Flee Mosul; Iraqi Forces Battle for Mosul Entering Final Stage; 82 Kidnapped Chibok Schoolgirls Head Home; FOX Accuser Wars Against Sky Takeover. Aired 1- 2a ET
• Yates Warned Flynn could be Blackmailed by Russians; Decision Day in South Korea; New Era in France. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: FBI Chief Overstated Clinton Aide Emails; WH Calls Yates Political Opponent of President; Father Suing Fired Cop Who Killed His Son. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Did FBI Director Comey Misstate Facts to Congress?; Trump Sending U.S. Troops to Afghanistan?; Senate Targets Health Care. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Daily Briefing; EPA Chief Replaces Half of Science Advisory Board. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Authorizes Arming of Anti-Assad Forces in Syria; GOP's Graham Wants to Probe Trumps Biz Dealings; White House Holds Press Briefing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Families Flee as Iraqi Forces Try and Retake Mosul; GOP Senator Graham Wants to Probe Trump's Business Dealings; Interview with Senator Amy Klobuchar; Warriors and Cavaliers Could Meet in Finals. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Comey Testimony on Abedin E-mails Overstated; Yates Told WH: Flynn "Could be Blackmailed" Trump Weighs more U.S. Troops in Afghanistan. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• NSA Testifies on Capitol Hill; Trump Weighs More U.S. Troops to Afghanistan; Chaos at Airport After Spirit Cancels Flights; Jimmy Kimmel Fires Back at His Critics; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Kimmel Jabs Critics: Talks Health Bill With GOP Senator; Christie: Flynn And I Didn't See "Eye To Eye" On Things; Comey Testimony On Abedin Emails Overstated. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 08, 2017
• France Elects New President; Kidnapped Chibok Girls Back Home Again; Three and Counting: Americans Held in North Korea. Aired 3-4a ET
• Emmanuel Macon Wins French Election; E.U. Celebrates Macron's Decisive Victory; Nigeria Welcomes Back 82 Chibok Schoolgirls; North Korea Says They've Detained 4th U.S. Citizen; Business Implications of Macron Win; French Reaction to Macron Win; Former Acting A.G. Sally Yates to Testify on Flynn. Aired 2-3a ET
• Macron Wins French Presidency; Sally Yates To Testify On Flynn & Russia Contacts; North Korea Claims to Detain Another U.S. Citizen; 82 Chibok School Girls Released; South Korea Set To Pick Next President Tuesday; E.U. Celebrates Macron's Decisive Victory; Obama Urges Lawmakers to Oppose Obamacare Repeal; Kushner Company Lures Chinese Investors with Visas; South Pacific Cyclone Threatens Islands. Aired 1-2a ET
• Emmanuel Macron Wins French Presidential Election; North Korea Claims to Detain another U.S. Citizen; Yates to Testify Monday; 82 Chibok Girls Released in Nigeria; Macron Vows to Unite France as New President Aired 12-1a ET
• Coverage of Senate Judiciary Hearing with Susan Yates and James Clapper Continues. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Continued Coverage of Senate Judiciary Hearing with Susan Yates and James Clapper. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Senate Judiciary Hearing with Susan Yates and James Clapper Begins. Air 2:30-3p ET
• Obama Warned Trump about Hiring Flynn; Sally Yates Testifies on Probe; Yates Fired By Trump; Flynn's Security Clearance. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Senate GOP Leaders to Meet Tomorrow to Discuss Bill; Sally Yates and James Clapper to Testify on Russia Probe; Protesters Hit the Streets After Historic Vote in France; Kushner Pitch Chinese Investors with U.S. Visa Promise; Trump to Unveil Names of 10 Nominees to Federal Courts;. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Senate Hearing Today on Russian Meddling on Election; Obama: Health Care Reform Takes "Courage"; Senate GOP Leaders Meet Tomorrow to Discuss Bill. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Macron's Landslide Win in French Presidential Election; Warren Buffett Says GOP Bill Benefits Him; North Korea Detains Another American. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Senate Hearing Today on Russian Meddling in Election; Obama Calls For "Courage" To Oppose Obamacare Repeal; Group Of 13 Senators Mull Over Changing House Bill; Macron Victory Sends Euro To Six-Month High. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 07, 2017
• Final Voting Begins in French Presidential Race; 82 Kidnapped Girls Freed from Boko Haram. Trump Transition Team Warned Flynn; Always Dreaming Wins 143rd Kentucky Derby; Prince Philip to Step Away from Public Life. Aired 5-6a ET
• Final Voting Underway in French Presidential Race; Russia Denies Hacking Emmanuel Macron Campaign; Trump Transition Team Warned Flynn; Trump to Visit Saudi Arabia, Israel and Vatican; 82 Kidnapped Girls Freed from Boko Haram; White House Vetting Process Under Scrutiny; Aired 4-5a ET
• Final Voting Underway in French Presidential Race; 82 Kidnapped Girls Freed from Boko Haram; Trump Transition Team Warned Flynn; Thoroughbred Named Always Dreaming Wins Kentucky Derby. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Final Voting Begins in French Presidential Race; 82 Kidnapped Girls Freed from Boko Haram. Aired 2-2:30a ET


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