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May 30, 2017


May 29, 2017
• Japan Reacts to Latest North Korea's Missile Launch; Angela Merkel's Speech About Allies with the U.S.; Massive Turnout for the Great Manchester Run; Trump Meets With Staff Amid Kushner Reports; 14 Held By Police Over Manchester Attack; Trump Launches Media Attack On Twitter; Macron To Host Putin At Versailles; Disaster Strikes Sri Lanka; May And Corbyn To Face Live Audience. Aired 4-5a ET
• Another Provocative Action from North Korea; Merkel: Europe Must Stand Independently; Hero Died Defending Teens; Macron Meets Putin; Plantation With Painful Story. Aired 3-4a ET
• North Korea Launches Another Ballistic Missile; Merkel: Europe Unable to Rely on "Others" Anymore; More Arrests in Manchester as City Tries to Return to Daily Life; Deadly Monsoon Hits Sri Lanka; "Freddy Brexit" Van Rides Again Ahead of Vote. Aired 2-3a ET
• North Korea Launches Another Ballistic Missile; 3 Kim Jong-Un Close Advisors Involved in Latest Launch; Deadly Monsoon Floods Sri Lanka; Portland Remembers Victims of Hatred; The John F. Kennedy Legacy Endures; "Freddy Brexit" Van Rides Again Ahead of Vote. Aired 1-2a ET
• North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile; Great Manchester Runs Goes Ahead; Merkel: Europe Can't Just Rely on U.S. and Allies; Trump Meets with Advisers at White House; Santorum to Trump: Stop Tweeting; Melania Trump's Style in Spotlight after Trip Abroad; Three Men Behind North Korea's Missile Tests; Bikers Ride to Honor POW's and Missing Soldiers. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Police Say Man Yells Anti-Muslim Slurs, Kills Good Samaritans; Merkel Says Europe Can No Longer Rely On The U.S.; Trump Lays Wreath At Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Anti-Muslim White Supremacist Kills Two in Portland; Tiger Woods Arrested on Suspicion of DUI; Trump Transition Sought Secret Communications With Russia?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Merkel Says Can't Rely on U.S., Macron Uses Trump Handshake to Send Message; U.K. Official: Not Clear if Concert Bomber Trained in Syria; ISIS Black Flag Raised in Philippines City; "Lunch shaming" on Rise in U.S. Schools; Mueller Gives Commencement at Tabor Academy. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Sets Up for Russian Probe; White House Defends Kushner; Kushner Left Overseas Trip; Trump Targets Media over Russia Probe; Tiger Woods Arrested; Merkel Says Europe Can't Rely on U.S. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump to Honor the Fallen at Memorial Day Service; Trump Says Kushner a Good Guy; Opioid Epidemic Creates Generation of American Orphans; FBI Joins Investigation into Portland Train Stabbing Suspect; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Leaves for Arlington Natl Cemetery this Hour; White House Defends Kushner's Contacts with Russia; Merkel: Europe can't Completely Rely on U.S.; North Korea Test-Fires Third Missile in 3 Weeks. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• U.S. Might Expand Electronics Ban; Downplay Kushner Report; New Arrests in the Concert Bombing Investigation; Trump decides Paris Climate Deal. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• North Korea Test Fires Third Missile In Three Weeks; Merkel: Europe Can't Completely Rely On U.S.; Trump To Honor The Fallen At Memorial Day Service. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 28, 2017
• Jared Kushner Sought to Set Up Secret Communications Line with the Kremlin; Great Manchester Run Has Gone Ahead Under Tight Security; U.S. President Donald Trump Back in Washington; Mindanao Island of the Philippines Still Under Martial Law; Two Men Killed as They Tried to Calm Down a Man Allegedly Shouting Racist Slurs; More Racist Rants are Being Caught On Camera. Aired 5-6a ET
• Trump Ends Overseas Trip But Firestorm Over Russia Grows; Moscow Dismisses Reports of Proposed Backchannel; Trump Calls Overseas Trip a Home Run; Great Manchester Run Goes Ahead Despite Attack; British Airways Aiming for Near Normal Service; FBI Investigates If Portland Attack is a Hate Crime; Racist Rants Recorded on Cellphones; Trump Shows Solidarity With Philippines' Duterte; Trump Voters Question Budget Cuts; Aired 4-5a ET
• British Airways Outage Causes Global Delays; UK Lowers Terror Threat Level to Severe; White House Sets up War Room to Rebut Russian Allegations; FBI Investigates If Portland Attack is a Hate Crime; The Three Men Behind North Korea's Rocket Tests. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• British Airways Outage Causes Global Delays; White House Sets up War Room to Rebut Russian Allegations; UK Lowers Terror Threat Level to Severe; FBI Investigates If Portland Attack is a Hate Crime. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• President Donald Trump venting his frustration on twitter; No immediate fact changes are expected despite reports President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner tried to set up a secret line of communications with the Kremlin; Police in Manchester, England, arrested two more people today; Another ballistic missile test by North Korea fell into the Sea of Japan, the east sea; Man kayaking in California had a very close encounter with a great white shark; Aired 7:00-8:00p ET
• Trump Meets with Staff as Questions Swirl Over Russia Probe; Homeland Secretary: Russian Back-Channel Not a "Big Deal"; "Brave and Selfless" Victims of Portland Attack "Heroes"; 15-Year-Old Helps People Make Sense of Politics; North Korea Tests Ballistic Missile; Documentary Details One Man's Fight against the Taliban; Stocks on Big Winning Streak since Trump Inauguration; Disney CEO on 2020 Rumors and Magical Attractions. Aired 6-7 ET
• Trump Confronts a Kushner-Russia Controversy; Job Loss Under Trump Health Care; New Arrest Made Connected to Manchester Bombing; Portland Train Attack as Hate Crime; U.S.-Russia Secret Backchannel Meeting; Mississippi Shootings; North Korea Fires Another Test Missile; Spotlight on First Lady Melania Trump. Aired 5-6p ET
• Russia Controversy Swirls as President Trump Meets with Aides; Paris Accord and Trump's Commitment; New Health Care Weighed in By Doctors; More Arrests Made in Manchester Bombing. Aired 4-5p ET
• Secret Communication Line Between White House And Kremlin; JFK's 100th Birthday; EU Can't Rely Completely On The US And UK; Blame Game Is Driving Up Health Insurance Costs. Aired 3-4p ET
• President Trump Arrives at the White House and Meets with Legal Team; President's Son-In-Law Now Facing Issues Regarding Back-Channel Meetings with Russian Diplomats; Trump Unleashes On Media Hours After Returning Home; Another Arrest Made In Connection With Bombing; Oregon Victims: Army Vet And Recent College Graduate. Aired 2-3p ET


May 27, 2017
• "The Washington Post": Kushner Sought Secret Line to Kremlin; Trump's First Overseas Trip; U.K. Concert Terror; 28 Coptic Christians Killed in Egypt Attack. Aired 5-6a ET
• "The Washington Post": Kushner Sought Secret Line to Kremlin; Comey Feared Intelligence Would Discredit Probe; Trump's First Overseas Trip; U.K. Concert Terror; 28 Coptic Christians Killed in Egypt Attack. Aired 4-5a ET
• "The Washington Post": Kushner Sought Secret Line to Kremlin; Trump's First Overseas Trip; U.K. Concert Terror. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• "The Washington Post": Kushner Sought Secret Line to Kremlin; U.K. Concert Terror; Trump's First Overseas Trip; U.K. Muslims Respond to Manchester Attack. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• "The Washington Post": Kushner Sought Secret Line to Kremlin; Comey Feared Intelligence Would Discredit Probe; Trump's First Overseas Trip; G7 Leaders Gather for Summit in Sicily; 28 Coptic Christians Killed in Egypt Attack. Aired 12mn-12:30a ET
• Turmoil Awaiting President Trump When He Arrives Back Home; Three People On A Train In Portland Killing Two Of Them; Tragic Murder Turned Into A Conspiracy Theory Pushed By Right Wing Pundits And Even Members Of Congress; Kushner Is Also Facing Intense Scrutiny For Another December Meeting. Aired 7:00-8:00p ET
• Trump Family Plotting Course For 2020; Sources: Comey Acted on Russian Intel He Knew Was Fake; Tight Security at Indy 500 After Manchester Attack; Music Icon Gregg Allman Dead at 69; Trump Takes Swipe at NATO Allies Not Paying Fair Share; New Pictures of Manchester Bomber Before Attack. Aired 5-6p ET
• Reports Involving The Russian Government And The Trump Team Directly Tied To Jared Kushner; James Comey Was Worried About The Russians Impacting The Integrity Of The Clinton Email Investigation; Marc Kasowitz Will Be The President's Go To Counsel In The Russia Probe; Republican Greg Gianforte Is The New Congressman Of Montana; Electronic Ban On Plane Coming Into United States Will Be Expanded. Aired 4-5p ET
• Kushner Discussed Secret Communications Line with Kremlin, Didn't Disclose Phone Calls to Russian Ambassador; Comey Acted on Russian Intel He Knew Was Fake During Clinton E-mail Investigation; Tight Security at Indy 500 After Manchester Attack; More Racist Rants Caught on Camera. Aired 3-4p ET
• New Reports Indicate Jared Kushner Attempted to Set Up Backchannel Communication with Kremlin; President Trump Does Not Yet Endorse American Commitment to Paris Climate Accord; Mourners Gather at Memorial for Manchester Terror Attack Victims; New Security Regulations May Affect Travel to U.S. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Kushner Discussed Secret Communications Line with Kremlin; Trump Quiet on Kushner Controversy; Comey Acted on Russian Intel He Knew Was Fake During Clinton E-mail Investigation; CBO to Score Obamacare Replacement Bill. Aired 1-2p ET
• White House: "We Are Not Going To Comment" On Kushner; Trump Heads Home Amid New Accusations About Son-In-Law; Sources: Comey Acted On Russian Intel He Knew Was Fake; Melania Trump Wraps Up International Debut as First Lady; Security Heightened During V.P. Pence's Indy 500 Visit; Solving Hair Problems Through Science. Aired 12-1p ET
• Trump Delivers Speech in Sicily, Italy; Trump Says He Reaffirmed Bonds With Israel; Trump: I Will Always Give The U.S. Military My Full Support; Trump: Money Is Starting To Pour Into NATO; Trump: We Will Overcome Threat Of Terrorism; Source: Kushner Considered Setting Up Secret Line To Kremlin. Aired 11a-12p ET
• New Reports Indicate Jared Kushner Person of Interest in Russia Investigation; New Reports Indicate Jared Kushner Attempted to Set Up Backchannel Communication with Kremlin; FBI Director Comey May have Altered Course of Hillary Clinton Email Investigation Based on Russian Generated Fake News; President Trump's Foreign Trip Reviewed; President Trump Does Not Yet Endorse American Commitment to Paris Climate Accord; President Trump to Speak to American Troops in Sicily. Aired 10-11a ET


May 26, 2017
• Joining Dots of Bomber Connections; Unexpected Win after Allege Assault; A Royal Visit to Manchester Victims; Family Drag in Russia Probe. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN Projects Republican Gianforte Wins in Montana; U.S. Official: Manchester Bomber Likely Trained by ISIS; U.K. Says It Will Resume Intel Sharing with U.S.; Jared Kushner Under FBI Scrutiny in Russia Probe; Trump Scolds NATO on Financial Obligations; U.S. Official: Manchester Bomber Likely Trained by ISIS; Gianforte Alleged Assault Marks New Low Between Media, Politicians; Queen Elizabeth Visits Injured in Manchester. Aired 2-3a ET
• CNN Projects Republican Gianforte Wins In Montana; Jared Kushner Under FBI Scrutiny In Russia Probe; Candidate Apologizes To Reporter He Attacked; Democratic Ad Slams Gianforte's Alleged Attack; Trump's Awkward Encounters At NATO Summit; Kushner Has Not Been Accused Of Wrongdoing; FBI Believes Kushner Has Relevant Info About Probe; Kushner's Attorney Says He's Willing To Testify; FBI Looking At Kushner's Meeting With Key Russians. Aired 1-2a ET
• Republican Gianforte Leads in Montana Election; Jared Kushner Under FBI Scrutiny in Russia Probe; Greg Gianforte Wins in Montana Special Elections. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: UK Trying to Contain Concert Bomber's Network; Boehner Says Trump Presidency a Complete Disaster; May Says Discussed Leaks with Trump. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Former Republican House Speaker Calls Trump Presidency 'Complete Disaster'; Jared Kushner Under FBI Scrutiny in Russia Probe; Hillary Clinton Speaks Out. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Comments After Gianforte Wins Montana House Election After Assaulting Reporter; Melania Being Compared to Jackie O. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Comey Acted on Russian Intel; Clinton Commencement Speech; Kushner Under FBI Scrutiny. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Lawmakers Push FBI to Reveal Russia Probe Targets; President Trump Wraps Up first Foreign Trip Tomorrow; Air Force Probes Incident Involving John Glenn Remains. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Police Contain Terror Network; Tillerson Comments on Leaks; Trump's Cuts Could Cost Jobs; White House Defends Budget. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Trump, U.K. Prime Minister To Meet On Sidelines Of G7 Summit; FBI Russia Investigation Looking At Kushner Role; Trump Scolds NATO Allies Over Defense Spending. Aired 9-9:30a ET


May 25, 2017
• Planned Attack in Manchester; British Investigators Arrest Two More in Connect with Attack; AG Jeff Sessions Failed to Disclose at Least Two Meetings with Russian Officials; Government Raining with Leaks; Trump Meeting with 'Obsolete' NATO; Victory After a Tragedy: Manchester United Wins Europa League. Aired 3-4a ET
• Manchester Bomber's Brother Arrested in Libya; U.K. Angered by U.S. Photo Leaks; More Bombing Victims Identified, 64 Wounded Remain Hospitalized; GOP Montana U.S. House Candidate Accused of Body Slammy Reporter; Manchester Islamic Center, Other Muslims Condemn Attack; DOJ: Sessions Didn't Disclose Kislyak Meetings; Trump Attends NATO Summit. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.K. P.M. to Raise U.S. Leaks with Trump, Troops Added to Streets; Surprising New Turns in U.S. Russia Probe; Manchester United Wins for Their Wounded City. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.K. Concert Terror; Reporter Body-Slammed by Political Candidate; Withholding Information; U.S. President in Brussels for NATO Summit; Hunt for Terror Network; Melania Trump Holds Her Own as First Lady on Trip. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Concert Bomber Likely Got ISIS Training In Syria; Washington Post Suggests Comey, FBI Duped By Dubious Russia Intel Document; Spicer Furious For Being Kept Out Of Pope Meeting. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Terror Investigation; President Trump Slams NATO Leaders; Court Upholds Trump Travel Ban Injunction; Aired 3-3:30p ET
• GOP Montana U.S. House Candidate Accused of Body Slammy Reporter FBI Duped by Fake Russian Intel Document on Clinton E-mail; U.K. Bomber Likely Had ISIS Training in Syria. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Appeals Court Upholds Block on Travel Ban; Kelly's Terrorism Comment; House Candidate Assaults Reporter; Voters Split in Montana. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Speaks Ahead of Critical NATO Summit; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Arrives at NATO HQ ahead of High-Stakes Summit; UK Suspends Attack Intel Sharing with U.S. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump NATO Meeting; U.K. Voices Frustration on Leaks; Montana Candidate Charged with Assault; Sessions Didn't Disclose Russia Meetings; House Subpoenas Flynn. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• 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


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