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May 25, 2017
• DOJ: Sessions Did Not Disclose Russia Meetings On Security Clearance Form; President Lawyers Up As Russia Questions Mount; CBO: GOP Health Bill Would Leave 23 Million More Uninsured. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 24, 2017
• Donald Trump Meets Pope Francis at Vatican; Putting Down the Hatchet; Manchester Mourns Victims of Bombing; Increased Security Measures. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.K. Threat Level Raised to Highest Mark; U.S. President to Meet Pope Francis. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.K. Threat Level Raised To Highest Mark Of Critical; 22 People Killed In Manchester Attack Remembered; U.S. President Set To Meet Pope Francis; Ex-CIA Director Warns Of "Treasonous Path"; Trump's Budget Proposal Draws Mixed Reviews; "James Bond" Actor Roger Moore Dies; Manchester Tries to Heal. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.K. Concert Terror; Trump Meets with Pope Francis; Trump- Russia Probe; Trump Budget proposal Draws Mixed Reviews. Aired 12-1a ET
• Interview with Rep. Chris Stewart; Report: Father Took Concert Bomber and Brother to Libya; First Lady's Style in Spotlight on Overseas Trip; Flynn Denies House Intel Request for Russia Docs. Aired 3:30-4pET
• Can Countries Trust President Trump With Classified Intelligence?; Trump Expected to Hire Private Attorney to Defend Against Russia Probe; Brother of Manchester Bomber Arrested. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Source: White House to Hire Corey Lewandowski as Advisor on Russia Probe; Comey Friend: Trump Should be Scared of Comey Testimony; Trump Calls Meeting with Pope "Fantastic"; Catholic Sean Spicer Left Out of Pope Meeting. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Brother of Manchester Bomber Arrested; U.K. Upset over Leaks; Trump Gears up for Fight; Brennan talks Treason; Flynn Denies Request for Documents; Stadiums Beef Up Security. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Blake Farenthold; U.S. Intel Handling Under Scrutiny; Interview with Senator Chris Murphy; Cleveland Cavaliers One Win Away to NBA Finals. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Manchester Police Give Update on Terror Investigation; Trump Lands in Brussels ahead of NATO Meeting; Flynn Denies House Intel Request for Russia Docs; President Expected to Hire Atty Amid Russia Probe. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Meets Pope; GOP Awaits CBO Score; Mulvaney Testifies on Budget; Manchester Terror Attack; Manchester Police Update. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Three More Arrests After U.K. Concert Terror Attack; White House Gears Up For Legal Fight on Russia Probe; U.K. Raises Terror Threat To Highest Level In A Decade; President Trump Meets Pope Francis. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 23, 2017
• Manchester Police Constable Press Conference; IED Used in Manchester Arena Blast; Manchester Mayor News Conference; Mother of Daughter Attending Concert Discusses Attack; Officials Say IED Used in Manchester Blast. Aired 2-3a ET
• At Least 19 Killed, 50 Wounded In Manchester Arena Blast; British PM to Chair Emergency Meeting Investigating The Manchester Explosion; Witnesses Describe The Scene Outside The Arena; Police Treating Manchester Explosion As Terrorism. Aired 1-2a ET
• Manchester Police Investigating Deadly Blast; At Least 19 Killed, 50 Wounded in Manchester Arena Blast. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: ISIS Claims Concert Attack, Bomber Identified; 22 Killed and Dozens Hurt in Terror Attack at Manchester Concert; Ex-CIA Chief Says Trump Team Had Contact with Russia. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Former CIA Director Confirms Russia-Trump Campaign Contacts; Terror in Manchester. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Sources: No Link Yet Between Manchester Bomber, Terror Groups; Mother & Daughter Describe Escape from Manchester Attack; Brennan: There was Collusion Between Trump/Russia; People Describe Manchester After Bombing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Concert Terror Attack Suspect; Terror Raids and Arrest; Terror Attack Witnesses Speak Out; Possible Second Memo; Trump Asked Intel Chiefs to Deny Russia Collusion; ISIS Claims Concert Terror Attack. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Live Coverage of Former CIA Director John Brennan's Testimony Before Congress. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Intel Chief Testifies Amid New Russia Revelations; At Least 22 Killed in Terror Attack at UK Pop Concert; Former CIA Head Talks Russia Probe with House Members. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Intel Chief Testifies; Trump Asked to deny Evidence; Two Confirmed Dead in Terror Attack; New Trump Budget; Director Dan Coats Testifies Before Senate. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• ISIS Claims Responsibility for Manchester Terror Attack; At Least 22 Dead, 59 Wounded In Manchester Terror Attack; Soon: Intel Chief Testifies Amid New Russia Revelations; Trump Asked DNI, NSA To Deny Evidence Of Russia Collusion. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 22, 2017
• Trump Faces World Leaders; Students Snub Vice President Mike Pence; Another Provocative Action. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump to Israel Monday to Kick Off Peace Talks; Trump Delivers Major Address to Muslim Leaders; U.S. & Saudi Leaders Call Iran Terrorists; North Korea Tests Missile Capability; Pence Gets Icy Reception at Notre Dame Graduation; Toddler Rescue Caught on Video in Topeka. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Urging Peace Deal Between Israel, Palestinians; Muslim World Reacts To Trump's Speech On Islam; N. Korea: Ballistic Missile Ready To Be Mass Produced; Russia Probe Questions; Trump to Head to Israel from Saudi Arabia; Questions on Mike Pence's Role in Flynn Investigation; Kids Give their Opinions on Trump. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Delivers Major Address to Muslim Leaders; U.S. President Heads to Israel Soon; North Korean Threat; Dozens of Graduates Walk Out of Vice President Pence Speech; Lawmaker in Casual Attire Goes Viral. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump Abandons Rhetoric On "Radical Islamic Terror"; Top Intel Dem Says Comey Wants to Meet with Mueller; Message to Congressman -- You'll Be Hanging from A Tree. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Politically Correct Donald Trump Overseas; Lawmaker Calling for Impeachment Receiving Racial Threats; Michael Flynn to Plead the Fifth Over Trump-Russia Ties; President Trump in Israel. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Source: Flynn to Plead 5th, Decline Subpoena; Pence Gets Icy Reception at Notre Dame Graduation; Gingrich Spreads Debunked Rumor on DNC Staffer's Death. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump and Netanyahu Heap Praise During Trip; Trump Talks Russian Intel; Trump Visits Wester Wall; Flynn Refuses to Cooperate; Flynn Declines Senate Subpoena; Comey to Testify. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Supreme Court Strikes Down Two North Carolina Congressional Maps; Trump Budget Cuts $800 Billion from Medicaid; Trump Meets with Israeli Prime Minister. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Abroad Amid WH Crisis over Russia; Chaffetz, Comey Set to Speak Today; Trump Budget Slashes Medicaid Funding; Interview with Rep. Lee Zeldin; Congress Requests Docs from Ex-Campaign Aide. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Historic Visit to Western Wall; Comey Agrees To Testify; Documents Requested from Trump Campaign Aide; McMaster Talks About Trump Remarks. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Makes Historic Visit To Western Wall. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 21, 2017
• North Korea Has Fired Some Kind Of Projectile; Day Two of U.S. President Trump's Ambitious Foreign Trip to; Key Differences Between Obama and Trump Administration on Iran; Iraqi Forces Closer to Fully Retaking Western Mosul; Health Care in Venezuela; Final Ascent to the World's Highest Peak. Aired 5-6a ET
• U.S. President on Day Two in Saudi Arabia; Foreign Minister Lavrov Denies Trump Spoke About Comey's Firing; Civilians Desperately Flee Mosul Amid Fighting; Uganda Struggles with Growing Refugee Crisis; Rouhani Wins Re-Election; North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile; Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S. President Begins Day Two in Saudi Arabia; Rouhani Wins Re- Election; Civilians Desperately Flee Mosul Amid Fighting. Aired 2- 2:30a ET
• Trump Seeks to Reset Muslim Relations with Saudi Arabia Speech; Interview with Representative Mike Quigley; How Do Trump Supporters React to His Saudi Arabia Speech?; People in Sports World Doubt Robert Mueller's Impartiality; Trump Goes to Israel Following Alleged Leak of Classified Information to Russians; Trump Brings a New Message to Saudis; Experience Queens' Diverse Culture and Food. Aired 8-9p ET
• President Trump Unveiling His New Message To Muslims Worldwide; University of Notre Dame Students Walked Out of Commencement Ceremony; Shocking Images Horrified Students at American University in Washington DC; First Lady Melania Trump Getting Rave Reviews from Saudi Press for Her Fashion Choices. Aired 7:00-8:00p ET
• Trump Calls on Muslim Nations to "Drive Out" Terrorists; Sea Lion Yanks Girl Into Water By Her Dress; VP Claims No Knowledge of Flynn Probe Pre-Inauguration; North Korea Launches Another Ballistic Missile; The Rock, Tom Hanks Announce 2020 Presidential Run on SNL; Wall Street Worries Russia Probe Will Stall Trump Agenda. Aired 6-7p ET
• Muslims React to President Trump's Speech in the Middle East; Former Trump Campaign Adviser with Russia Ties; President Trump Goes to Israel; James Comey to Testify after Memorial Day; Another Missile Test by North Korea; Walk-Out On Vice President Mike Pence's Commencement Speech; Sisters With Cancer Run Half Marathon. Aired 5-6p ET
• President Donald Trump Speaks to Muslim Leaders in Gulf Region; North Korea Fires Another Ballistic Missile; Annual Meeting with Gulf Leaders and President Trump; No "Radical Islam" in President Trump's Speech in the Middle East; Police Officer Saves a Drowning Child; "Parts Unknown" Travels to Queens, New York. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Declares Terrorism "Battle Between Good And Evil"; Ivanka Trump Speaks At Saudi Twitter Forum; Trump Implores World Leaders To "Drive Out" Terrorists; Trump Next Stop: Israel; Comey To Testify Publicly Before Senate Intel Committee; Sheriff Clarke Plagiarized 2013 Master's Thesis. Aired 3-4p ET
• Trump Calls On Muslim Nations To Join Terror Fight; Trump Touring Center Aimed at Combating Extremism; Intel Committee Eyes Trump Campaign Adviser's Russia Ties; Trump Heads To Israel Next As Part Of His Overseas Trip; NYT: China Dismantled CIA Spying Operations; Ivanka Trump Fields Questions In Twitter Forum. Aired 2-3p ET
• Trump Implores World Leaders to Drive Out Terrorists; Donald Trump Speaks at Middle East Forum. Aired 1-2p ET


May 20, 2017
• Trump in Saudi Arabia; Russia Investigation; Israelis Prepare for Trump Visit; Iranian Presidential Election; Pippa Middleton's Big Day. Aired 5-6a ET
• White House Turmoil; Trump in Saudi Arabia; Russia Investigation; Trump's Anti-Muslim Comments; Iranian Presidential Election; Israelis Prepare for Trump Visit; Pippa Middleton's Big Day. Aired 4-45a ET
• Trump Lands in Saudi Arabia on First Foreign Trip; Russia Investigation Continuing; What Constitutes Win for Trump's First Foreign Trip? Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Arriving in Saudi Arabia; Russia Investigation Continues; Sources: Russian Officials were Bragged of Close Relationship with Michael Flynn. Aired 2-3a ET
• Donald Trump's Rough Week; White House Hopes for a Reset; Comey to Testify in Public; Trump in Saudi Arabia; Iranian Presidential Election; Pippa Middleton's Big Day. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Trump Receives Royal Welcome in Saudi Arabia; Late-night Taking Huge Laughs in Trump Era; Sheriff David Clarke Plagiarized His Master's Thesis; Lawmaker in Casual Attire Goes Viral; Aired 8-9p ET
• President Trump Bragged About Firing FBI Director In Meeting with Top Russian Officials; Trump's Full VIP Treatment in Saudi Arabia; Passenger Plane and Utility Truck Apparently Collided; Candid Revelations from a Friend of James Comey;; Pippa Middleton Tied the Knot Today. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump in Saudi Arabia as Russia Controversy Swirls; Trump in Saudi Arabia as Russia Controversy Swirls; Experts: Obstruction of Justice is Hard to Prove; Trump Speech on Islam in Saudi Arabia Tomorrow; Saudi Deals Raise Questions of Trump Family Business Conflicts. Aired 5-6p ET
• President is in Saudi Arabia On the First Leg of A World Trip; Robert Mueller Appointed as Special Counsel for Russia Investigation. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump in Saudi Arabia as Controversies Swirl at Home; GOP Frustration Rises as Trump Woes Pile Up; Trump Lawyers Research Impeachment Procedures. Aired 3-4p ET
• James Comey To Testify in Public Before the Senate Intel Committee; Update On the President's Arrival in Saudi Arabia; President Trump Admitted he Fired FBI Director James Comey to Ease Pressure; President's Venture to the Middle East Raising New Questions About how His Business Empire Could Also Benefit. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Talks Arms Deal, Jobs in Saudi Arabia; Trump in Saudi Arabia as Controversies Swirl at Home; Royal Welcome for Trump as Saudi Arabian Locals React to Visit; White House Denies Lawyers Researching Impeachment. Aired 1-2p ET
• Secretary of State Rex Tillers and Saudi Foreign Minister Speak to Press; Trump: "Tremendous" First Day in Saudi Arabia; President to Address Muslim Leaders Tomorrow; Sources: White House Lawyers Research Impeachment. Aired 12-1p ET
• Trump: "Tremendous" Day In Saudi Arabia; Soon: White House Gives Briefing Amid New Russian Headwinds. Aired 11a-12p ET
• President Trump Visits Saudi Arabia; President Trump Signs Arms Deal with Saudi Arabian King; "New York Times" Releases Story on President Trump Telling Russian Officials of His Firing James Comey. Aired 10-11a ET


May 19, 2017
• Leaving the Nation in Turmoil; Fixing a Mess in a Diplomatic Way; Iran to Have a New Leader. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Seething Over Special Counsel Appointment; Presidential Election Now Underway in Iran; Trump to Address Muslim Leaders in Saudi Arabia; Venezuela's Health Care System Failing. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Prepares for First Foreign Trip; Presidential Election Now Underway in Iran; Philippines, China to Discuss South China Sea Dispute; Roger Ailes Dies at Age 77; Remembering Singer Chris Cornell; Car Slams Into Times Square Tourists; McCaskill: Mistake To Name Politician As FBI Director; Roger Ailes Dies At 77; WH Denies Flynn Disclosed He Was Under Investigation. Aired 1-2a ET
• Former FBI Chief Serving as Special Counsel; President Trump Prepares for First Foreign trip; Trump to Address Muslim Leaders in Saudi Arabia; Pope Shines a Light on Huntington's Disease. Aired 12mn- 1a ET
• Report: NYT Reports Trump Told Russians Firing 'Nut Job' Comey Eased Great Pressure from Russia Probe; Report Appears 10 Minutes After Air Force Takes Off to Saudi Arabia; A Written Summary of a White House Meeting with Many People in The Room While Trump Spoke. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Notes From Trump-Russia Meeting Leaked; Trump's Shifting Timeline on Comey Firing; Trump Leaves on First Foreign Trip. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Biden on Hillary Clinton: "I Never Thought She Was a Great Candidate"; Friends of Comey Begin Speaking Out; Ivanka Trump/Jared Kushner Needed Special Permission to Enter Saudi Arabia. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Leaves for Foreign Trip; Deputy AG on Capitol Hill; Trump Talks Russian Collusion; Comey Friend Talks about Trump. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Senator Ed Markey; Deputy AG Briefs House Members on Russia, Comey; Stocks Rise After Volatile Week; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Today: Trump Begins First Presidential Trip Abroad; Comey Friend Describes FBI Director's Suspicions; Trump: Lieberman one of Top Picks to Lead FBI. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• President's First Overseas Trip; Weiner to Plead Guilty; Deputy AG Briefs House; U.S. Strike in Syria. Aired 9:30-10:00a ET
• Trump Begins First Presidential Trip Abroad Amid Comey Fallout. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 18, 2017
• Special Counsel Takes Over Russia Probe; Investigation into Russian Interference Continues; President Trump to Leave on First Overseas Trip; Change of Power in Iran; Loves Knows No Boundaries. Aired 3-4a ET
• Special Counsel Appointed in U.S./Russia Probe; Putin: U.S. is Developing "Political Schizophrenia"; Trump Visits Israel Next Week After Allegedly Giving Russian Israeli State Secrets; Venezuela on Brink of Collapse; Special Counsel Could Be Good News for White House. Aired 2-3a ET
• NYT: Trump Team Hired Flynn Despite Investigation; Special Counsel Appointed In U.S.-Russia Probe; Former FBI Chief Mueller Picked To Lead Russia Probe. Aired 1-2a ET
• Special Counsel Appointed in U.S.-Russia Probe; Putin Defends Trump, Denies He Shared Classified Info; Justice Department Names Special Counsel in Russia Investigation. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Senator Graham Says Russia Probe Seems to Be a Criminal Probe; Deputy AG Briefs Senate After Naming Special Counsel; Joe Lieberman Is Front Runner For FBI Director. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Says Special Counsel Probe Hurts Country; Joe Lieberman Front-Runner for FBI Director. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• 1 Dead, 22 Injured in Times Square Accident; NYT: Flynn Told Trump Team He Was Under Investigation; Source: Joe Lieberman Leading Candidate for FBI Director; Controversial Sheriff: I've Accepted Administration Job. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. Strikes Pro-Assad Forces; Rosenstein Briefs Senate; Trump Lashes Out over Special Prosecutor; Trump Team and Flynn; Car Hits Crowd in Times Square. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Former FOX News Chief Roger Ailes Dead at 77; Trump Set for First Trip Abroad as Domestic Crises Swirl; LeBron and Cavs Dominate Celtics in Game One; Tom Brady's Wife Gisele Claims He Had Concussion Last Year; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump: Probe "Greatest Witch Hunt" in U.S. Politics; Deputy AG to Brief Senate on Comey Firing Today. Special Counsel Pick Earns Bipartisan Praise. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Investors on Edge; Trump Tweets About Investigation; McCarthy Comments about Trump and Putin; DOJ Names Special Counsel. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Former Fox News Chief Roger Ailes Dead At 77. Aired 9:15-9:30a ET


May 17, 2017
• Trump in Hot Water Again; Memo Describes Trump Asking Comey to End Flynn Investigation; Jalalabad TV Station Attacked by Suicide Bombers; Israel Says Relationship with US Stronger than Ever. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Probe; Israel Source of Some Intel Trump Gave Russia; Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Probe. Aired 2-3a ET
• Sources: Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him To End Flynn Probe; Chaffetz: Committee Will Get Comey Memo If It Exists; Fox News Has Trouble Finding Republicans To Speak; U.S. Lawmakers Weigh In On Comey Memo 1-2a ET
• Russian Response to on Trump Giving Russians Classified Info; Media Coverage Varies on Trump Asking Comey to Stop Flynn Probe; Live Stream White House Daily Briefing from Air Force One; Joe Lieberman Added to FBI Director Search. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Did President Trump Commit Obstruction of Justice?. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Report: Comey Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Probe; Lieberman Tells CNN FBI Chief Interview Unexpected; Dozens Arrested in Raids On MS-13 Gang. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Talks Unfair Treatment; Trump Asked Comey to End Probe; Intel Committee Wants Memos and Testimony; Lawmakers Want Comey to Testify; Memo Could be Grounds for Impeachment; Obstruction of Justice Questions. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Senator Ben Cardin; Trump to Take First Foreign Trip Amid White House Turmoil. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• House GOP Leaders Speak Amid Comey Memo Fallout; Dems Call for Immediate Investigation on Comey Memo; Trump Arrives for Speech Amid Comey Memo Fallout. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Ryan to Speak About Bombshell; Republicans Nervous about Bombshells; Special Prosecutor for Trump Investigation; GOP Agenda at Risk; Schumer on Senate Floor. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Leaves For Coast Guard Academy Speech; Putin Offers Trump-Lavrov Transcript To Congress; Dems Call For Immediate Investigation On Comey Memo. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 16, 2017
• Compromising National Security; Finding Common Ground; Brutal Execution; Hackers Attack Again. Aired 3-4a ET
• Source: Trump Shared Highly Classified Intelligence with Russians; Russian Reaction to New Trump/Russia Controversy; Trump to Meet Turkish President; Cyberattack May Be Linked to North Korea; Sources: Trump Shared Classified Intelligence with Russians; Al Qaeda Looking for Comeback with Bin Laden's Son. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Accused Of Sharing Secrets With Russians; McMaster: U.S. Lawmakers Want Answers From White House; Sources: Trump: NATO Allies At Odds; Trump & Erdogan To Meet With Syria Policy In Dispute; U.S.: Syria Built Crematorium To Hide Mass Executions; Italy Bust Alleged MOB Operation At Migrant Center; Source: Trump Shared Highly Classified Intelligence with Russians; "WannaCry" Cyberattack May Be Linked to North Korea; U.K. Hospitals Crippled by "WannaCry" Cyberattack. Aired 1-2a ET


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