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July 24, 2017


July 23, 2017
• Eight Found Dead in Semi-Truck in Texas; Trump White House; Middle East Violence; Qatar Crisis. Aired 5-6a ET
• U.S. Congress Passed New Sanctions against Russia, Iran and North Korea; Kremlin Views Proposed Sanctions Negatively; U.N. Security Council Set to Meet Over Jerusalem Rift; Outrage Grows Over Poland's Judicial Overhaul; Kushner White House Connections Luring Investors; Video Appears to Show Police Planting Evidence; Canadian Man Builds Staircase for $550; War Movie "Dunkirk" Premiers in London. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump White House; Middle East Violence; Qatar Crisis; Protests in Poland; Crisis in Venezuela; China Steps Up Internet Crackdown; Toronto Steps Built for Fraction of City's Estimated Cost. Aired 3- 3:30a ET
• Trump White House; Middle East Violence; Protests in Poland; Crisis in Venezuela. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Incoming White House Comms Director Says President Still Does Not Believe Russia Meddling; Eight People Found Dead in Sweltering Heat in San Antonio; Can a President Be Indicted While in Office?; Trump Says He Has Complete Power to Pardon; Princes William and Harry Open Up About Their Mother; Stocks Continue Stunning Winning Streak; Two Decades Since O.J. Simpson Case Divided the Nation. Aired 6-7p ET
• Scaramucci: Trump Still Not Sure If Russia Interfered; Mixed Messages On Whether Trump Will Sign Sanctions Bill; Suspected Named In Weltering Semi-Truck Incident; Who Is The Russian Pop Super Star Behind Trump Jr. Meeting; Teens May Face Charges After Recording Drowning Man; A Unique Approach To Help Combat The Opioid Crisis; Comedians Take Politics To A Whole New Level Aired 5-6p ET
• Anthony Scaramucci Appointed New White House Communications Director; Death Toll Rising From Horrifying Human Trafficking Incident in San Antonio Texas; President Trump Again Taking to Twitter. Aired 4-5p ET
• Eight Bodies Found In Tractor-Trailer In San Antonio; Scaramucci: Trump Still Doubts Intel Conclusion On Russia; Will President Trump Veto New Russia Sanctions Bill?; Trump: President Has Complete Power To Pardon; Scaramucci: The President Doesn't Need To Pardon Himself; Trump Voters Reflect On Presidency At Sixth-Month Mark. Aired 3-4p ET
• Donald Trump, Jr. to Appear On Tomorrow's Hearing And Has Been Said That This Will Be His Last Time To Attend The Hearing And Is Going To Move Forward; President Trump Still Doubts The Intelligence Community Conclusion Of A Russia Election Meddling And Sanction Bills Are On His Way For Approval; Will President Trump Veto New Russia Sanctions Bill?; Eight Bodies Found In Tractor-Trailer In San Antonio; Who Is The Russian Pop Star Behind Trump Jr. Meeting?; Diana's Life And Legacy Celebrated In New Documentary. Aired 2-3p ET


July 22, 2017
• "The Washington Post": Sessions Discussed Trump Campaign with Russian Ambassador; Sean Spicer Steps Down as White House Press Secretary; Minneapolis Chief of Police Steps Down; Middle East Violence; Russia Investigation; Trump's Shifting Foreign Policy; U.S. Citizens to Be Banned from Travel to North Korea; Is She Salvador Dali's Daughter?. Aired 5-6a ET
• Washington Post: Sessions Discussed Trump Campaign with Russian Ambassador; Sean Spicer Steps Down as White House Press Secretary; Middle East Violence; Protests in Poland; Russia Investigation; Minneapolis Chief of Police Steps Down; Florida Police Recommending Charges for Five Teenagers. Aired 4-5a ET
• "The Washington Post": Sessions Discussed Trump Campaign with Russian Ambassador; Sean Spicer Steps Down as White House Press Secretary; Protests in Poland; Middle East Violence; The Counting of the Royal Swans. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• "The Washington Post": Sessions Discussed Trump Campaign with Russian Ambassador; Russia Investigation; Sean Spicer Steps Down as White House Press Secretary; Protests in Poland. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• "The Washington Post": Sessions Discussed Trump Campaign with Russian Ambassador; Sean Spicer Steps Down as White House Press Secretary; Middle East Violence. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Donald Trump Frustrated with Sessions for Recusal; Three Israeli Soldiers Killed in Settlement; Sean Spicer's Days as White House Press Secretary Are Over; Preview of a Brand New Season of CNN's "Declassified"; Florida Police Recommending Charges for Five Teenagers; O.J. Simpson Was Granted Parole; New Harvard University Study Might Be A Wake-Up Call. Aired 7-8p ET
• House, Senate Reach Deal on New Russia Sanctions; Trump's Legal Team Spokesman Resigns; Trump White House Talks to Senator Flake's Challengers; Video Appears to Show Baltimore Cop Planting Evidence; U.S. Apologizes for Airstrike that Killed 16 Afghan Police Officers; Niger to Host U.S. Drone Base Where Migrants Travel Through. Aired 5- 6p ET
• New Action from Congress to Punish Moscow for Meddling in the 2016 Election; President Trump Reveals Major Disappointment with Sessions; Bill Browder Says the Conversation about Russian Adoptions is Really About Sanctions; Carrier Agreed to Keep About 800 Mexico- Bound Jobs at the Plant; Florida Police Recommending Charges for Five Teenagers. Aired 4-5p ET
• Washington Post: Sessions Discussed Trump Campaign with Russian Ambassador; White House Researching Presidential Pardons; Trump Upset Mueller Reportedly Looking into Tax Returns; Protesters Call for Minneapolis Mayor to Resign After Shooting; Video Appears to Show Baltimore Cop Planting Evidence; Negatives Stories Dashed High Hopes for Trump's "Made in America" Week. Aired 3-4p ET
• President Trump Speaks at Commissioning Ceremony for USS Gerald R. Ford; Sean Spicer Steps Down as White House Press Secretary; Anthony Scaramucci Appointed New White House Communications Director; Donald Trump Jr. and Paul Manafort to Meet Privately with Senate Judiciary Committee; March Held in Protest of Police Shooting in Minneapolis; Migrants Struggle in Sahara Desert to Leave Niger. Aired 2-3P ET
• Trump Jr & Manafort Reach Senate Deal to Avoid Public Hearing; Congressional Negotiators Propose New Sanctions Against Russia; New White House Director: "I Love the President"; Video Appears to Show Baltimore Cop Planting Evidence; U.S. Apologizes for Airstrike that Killed 16 Afghan Police Officers. Aired 1-2p ET
• Anthony Scaramucci Takes Over As WH Communications Director; Disturbing Video Shows Man Drowning As Teens Mock Him; Teens Who Recorded Man Drowning Could Face Charges; "Home Alone" Actor John Heard Dead At 71; A New Way To Eat Chocolate; "Declassified" Returns Tonight on CNN. Aired 12-1p ET
• Jeff Sessions Discussed Trump Campaign with Russian Ambassador; President Trump Speaks at USS Gerald R. Ford Commissioning; Aired 11- 12p ET


July 21, 2017
• Earthquake Left People in Shock; Awaiting Freedom; Band Member Took His Own Life; A Rare Discovery; Investigating the Investigators; Seeking Justice. Aired 3-4a ET
• Deadly Quake Strikes off Turkish and Greek Coasts; Bloomberg, Mueller Probing Trump Business Deals; O.J. Granted Parole. Aired 2-3a ET
• Earthquake Rocks Greece And Turkey; Explosion In Hangzhou, China; U.S. Attorney General Staying On Despite Trump Rebuke; Trump Family Finances Off Limits To Special Counsel; Reports: Trump Lawyer Look To Undercut Mueller; Major Illegal Online Marketplaces Shut Down; Nigeria to Host U.S. Drone Base Where Migrants Travel Through; Some Tabloids Under Fire over "Doctor Who" Star Photos. Aired 1-2a ET
• Deadly 6.7 Quake Strikes Turkish and Greek Coasts; Trump Investigation Deepens; O.J. Simpson Granted Parole. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump Taps New Communications Director, Spicer Resigns; Scaramucci Says No Friction With Spicer Or Priebus; Susan Rice Privately Meets With Senate Intel Group On Russia Probe. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Sean Spicer Resigns. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Briefing with Anthony Scaramucci. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Sean Spicer Resigns as Press Secretary; Anthony Scaramucci Fills Communications Director Position; White House Press Briefing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump and Russia Overshadow White House Theme Week; Baltimore Cop Caught on Video Planting Drugs?; Mark Fuhrman Tapes Revealed; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Shuffles his Legal Team on Russia Probe; Deadline Day for Manafort, Trump Jr. to Agree to Testify; New Details on Deadly Destroyer Collision. Protesters Clash in Jerusalem. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Probe Blames Navy for Crash; Exxon Violated Sanctions; Protesters in Minneapolis Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Aides Seek to Discredit Special Counsel; Report: Trump Team Researching Pardons; WAPO, NYT: Trump Lawyers Trying To Undercut Mueller; Michigan Rep. Kildee On Flint And U.S. Government Help. Aired 9-9:30a ET


July 20, 2017
• Donald Trump Slams Hand-Picked Attorney General; U.S. Defense on Alert over North Korea; A Veteran's Fight with Cancer; Justice for Refugees; Freedom After a Decade in Prison. Aired 3-4a ET
• Russia Investigation; Syrian Civil War; U.S. Senator John McCain Diagnosed with Brain Cancer; Dozens Guilty in Thailand Human Trafficking Trial; North Korea May Be Preparing New Ballistic Missile Test; Brexit Talks Area All About Money; Salvador Dali's Remains to be Exhumed. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Slams His Attorney General; Dozens Convicted Of Human Trafficking In Thailand; Senate To Vote On Obamacare Repeal Next Week; Sen. McCain Has Brain Cancer. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Jr., Manafort, Kushner Scheduled to Testify; Trump Interview with "New York Times"; U.S. to End Support for Moderate Rebels; Iranian President Hits Back over New U.S. Sanctions; U.S. Senator John McCain Diagnosed with Brain Cancer; O.J. Simpson Up for Parole; U.S. Health Care Reform; Dozens Guilty in Thailand Human Trafficking Trial; Salvador Dali's Remains to be Exhumed. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: O.J. Simpson Granted Parole; Aired 3:30-4p ET
• O.J. Simpson Granted Parole. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• O.J. Simpson Faces Parole Board; O.J. Simpson Granted Parole. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• O.J. SIMPSON Parole Hearing; Simpson Waits for Parole Verdict. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Jeff Sessions Plans to Continue as Attorney General; Interview with Senator Bill Cassidy; OJ Simpson to Face Parole Board Today; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Heads to Pentagon; Trump Rips Attorney General Sessions for Recusing Himself; Senate Judiciary Unanimously Approves Wray as FBI Director; Trump, Mattis to Discuss Afghanistan, North Korea, Syria. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump and Putin's Second Meeting; Simpson Faces Parole Board; Trump Meeting at Pentagon. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump: Would Be "Violation" To Probe Family Finances; Warren To McCain: "Stay Strong And Keep Fighting"; Senator Warren On Trump's 6- Month Mark; Interview with Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Aired 9-9:30a ET


July 19, 2017
• Undisclosed Meeting; Piece of Puzzle Added to Trump Junior's Meeting; An Untimely Death; Not Accepted Fashion; Defector Back in Home Miraculously; Unclear Reports About al-Baghdadi; Empowering Women in England. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump and Putin Met Twice at G20; U.S. Health Care Battle; U.S.-Iran Tensions; Brexit Talks; Crisis in Venezuela; Saudi Skirt Outrage; Australian Killed in U.S.; Tropical Storms Hilary versus Don. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump And Putin Meet Again At G20; Woman Detained Following Social Media Video; Kushner's Security Clearance Under Scrutiny; Senate Republican Plan Lacks Votes For Passage; Trump Surprised At Republican Plan Collapse; Obamacare Repeal Vote Next Week Expected To Fail; Sydney Holds Vigil For Victim Of Police Shooting; Report: 500+ Boys Abused At Catholic Choir School; Saudi Skirt Outrage; Russia Investigation; Celebrity Defector Returns to North Korea; Radiohead to Play in Israel Despite Calls to Cancel; The Teenager behind the Hijab Emoji. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump-Putin Meeting; Let Obamacare Fail; U.S. Sanctions Iran after Recertifying Nuclear Deal; Experts Concerned about Brexit Impact on U.K. Economy; Australian Killed in U.S.; Tropical Storms Hilary versus Don. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: New Questions About Trump and Putin's Undisclosed Chat; GOP Senators Meeting Tonight Over Health Care Strategy; Intel Shows North Korea Near Another Missile Test. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Secret Putin-Trump Meeting Revealed; President Trump Pushes for Republicans to Continue Health Care Reform Effort. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• GOP Senators Speak After Talk with Trump on Health Care; "People" Magazine: Don Jr "Miserable" as First Son; Police Cite "Loud Bang" in Shooting of Bride-to-Be; O.J. Simpsons Life Behind Bars. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Pushes for Health Care; Eighth Man in Meeting Tied to Money Laundering Probe; New Questions About Trump-Putin Meeting. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Dems Asking FBI to Review Ivanka Trump's Security Clearance; Confidence in Trump Policies Down Overseas; OJ Simpson Seeks Parole at Thursday Hearing; Tropical Storm Don Lighting Up Twitter; Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• New Details About Eighth Person in Trump Jr. Russia Meeting; GOP Senators Meet with Trump to Discuss Bill; Officer Who Shot Bride- to-Be Refuses to Talk. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Repealing Obamacare Debate; Trump Nears Six-Month Mark; Baby Dis of Meningitis; More on Trump Jr. Meeting Attendant. Aired 9:30- 10:00a ET
• Trump: GOP Bill Will Get Even Better At Lunchtime; Dems Ask FBI To Review Ivanka Trump's Security Clearance. Aired 9-9:30a ET


July 18, 2017
• Connecting the Dots; Made and Not Made in America; High Tech Weapon for U.S. Defense; New Hope for Peace; Untimely Death; Brexit Negotiations are Ongoing; Let the Sunshine In. Aired 3-4a ET
• Crisis in Venezuela; China is Home to Biggest Floating Solar Farm; Rapidly Shifting Accounts of Trump Jr Russia Meeting; UAE Calls Qatar Hacking Allegation "Not True"; Reports of Infighting over Brexit in May's Cabinet; "Winnie the Pooh" Partly Banned by Chinese Censors. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Ties To Shift Focus; Qatar Gulf Crisis Rages; Family Of Woman Killed By Police Demands Answers; White House Praises Symbolic Vote, Condemns Violence; Maduro Denounces Symbolic Referendum As Illegal; Qatar Crisis Accusations; Seoul Proposes Tension-Cooling Talks with Pyongyang; UAE Calls Qatar Hacking Allegation "Not True"; CNN Witnesses U.S. Navy's Drone-Killing Laser; War Epic "Dunkirk" Opens Worldwide Friday. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S. President Kicks Off "Made In America" Week; Meeting; Seoul To Pyongyang: Let's Talk; Family Of Woman Killed By Police Demands Answers; China's Great Firewall And Internet Censorship; Crisis in Venezuela; China is Home to Biggest Floating Solar Farm. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump Says Let Obamacare Fail; 3 GOP Senators Vote No on Repeal Killing It; North Korea Lacks Capacity to Hit U.S. Accurately; Interview with Rep. Leonard Lance. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Calls Continue to Revoke Kushner's Security Clearance; Republican Health Care Failure. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Repeal Is DOA But McConnell Will Push for Vote Anyway; GOP Senators Speak After Meeting on Failed Health Bill; Schumer Gives Democratic Response on Health Care Bill; Trump: Let Obamacare Fail, Will Be a Lot Easier; Kato Kaelin Talks of Possible O.J. Simpson Parole. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• GOP Senators No Votes; Health Care Bill Failure; Rand Paul Takes Questions; Trump Jr. Meeting Attendant Revealed; Mueller Says Trump Jr. and Manafort Can Testify. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• GOP and White House Want to Just Repeal Obamacare; Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• McConnell: Aim now is to just Repeal Obamacare; House GOP Leaders Speak amid Health Bill Collapse; Investigators Seek Information from 8th Person in Trump Jr. Meeting. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Calls on Senate to Change Rules; Health Care Bill Collapse; Calls For Russia Information Release; Russia Threatens Retaliation; Iran still Complying with Deal; Officer Involved in Fatal Shooting now Identified. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• White House Staff Concerned About Kushner Security Clearance; Senate Dems Seek Review Of Kushner Security Clearance; Susan Rice: Testimony to House Intel Committee Delayed; Dollar Slumps In Wake Of Health Care Bill Collapse; Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley. Aired 9- 9:30a ET


July 17, 2017
• Trumps on the Defensive as Approval Ratings Hit New Low; Iran Charges an American for Espionage; Wives and Mothers of ISIS Fighters Speak Out; Brexit Talks Kicks In; A Rare Appearance; Simpsons Awaits Parole; No Gay Accepted. Aired 3-4a ET
• Russia Investigation; Trump White House; Battle against ISIS; Prince Charles's Wife Camilla Turns 70 & Speaks to CNN; "Al Jazeera" News Network at Center of Qatar Diplomatic Crisis; Deadly Flash Flooding in Arizona; Breakaway Antarctic Iceberg Raising Concern. Aired 2-3a ET
• Wives Of ISIS Tell Their Stories From Inside Syria; Symbolic Vote In Venezuela; The Duchess Of Cornwall Speaks To CNN; President's Attorney Defends Trump Jr. Meeting; Secret Service Russian Lawyer Meeting Was Not Vetted; Iran Sentences U.S. Student To 10 Years In Prison; Trump Expected To Re-certify Iran Nuclear Deal. Aired 1-2a ET
• Wives of ISIS Tell Their Stories from Inside Syria; Secret Service Pushes Back at Trump's Attorney; Trump Jr. Meeting was Inappropriate; Symbolic Vote in Venezuela; Iran Sentences American Student to 10 Years in Prison; Roger's Eighth Wimbledon Title; Duchess of Cornwall Celebrated Her 70th Birthday. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: White House Says Trump Jr. Meeting About Adoptions; Trump Invites Some Senators to Talk Health Care Tonight; White House Defends Trump and Ivanka Brands During Made in America Week. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• White House Briefing; Republicans Continue Health Care Reform Efforts. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Delta Fires Back at Ann Coulter over Seat Fight; Biggest Surprises from Trump's 1st 6 Months in Office; Bride-to-Be Calls 911, Is Fatally Shot by Police. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• GOP Health Care Vote Delayed; McCain's Recovery Time; Trump Defends Approval Rating; Secret Service Defends Accusation; Kushner's Clearance in Question. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Women Who Married Into ISIS Held as Sympathizers; Trump Says His Son's Russia Meeting Politics as Usual; Bride-to-Be Killed by Police After Calling 911; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• White House Unveils New "Theme Weeks" as Approval Hits New Low; Lawmakers Pushing Manafort, Trump Jr. to Testify; GOP Delays Senate Vote after McCain Surgery. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Obamacare Over GOP Proposal; Secret Service Responds to Claim; White House Counsel Appointed; Nine Killed in Flash Flood; Chicago Violence Claims 11 Lives; Tech Firm Combats Harassment. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• McCain's Surgery Delays Vote on Senate Health Bill; GOP Senator Unsure if Health Bill Will Pass. Aired 9-9:30a ET


July 16, 2017
• New Special Counsel to Handle White House Responses; James Comey to Write a Book; Trump Organization in Legal Battle Over Golf Course Taxes; Russian American Lobbyist Attended 2016 Meeting; French President Macron Hosts Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu; Turkey Marks One Year Since Attempt to Oust Erdogan; Russian American Lobbyist Attended 2016 Meeting; Comey to Write a Book; Questions Surround June 2016 Meeting; Trump Compliments Brigitte Macron's "Good Shape"; White House tries to Garner Support for Revives Health Care Bill; Lewis Hamilton in Pole Position at Silverstone; Federer Aims for Record Eighth Wimbledon Title; New Season of "Game of Thrones" Like a Sports Event?. Aired 5-6a ET
• New Special Counsel to Handle White House Responses; Russian American Lobbyist Attended 2016 Meeting; Comey to Write a Book; French President Macron Hosts Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu; Turkey Marks One Year Since Attempt to Oust Erdogan; White House tries to Garner Support for Revives Health Care Bill; Lewis Hamilton in Pole Position at Silverstone; Federer Aims for Record Eighth Wimbledon Title; New Season of "Game of Thrones" Like a Sports Event?. Aired 4-5a ET
• Turkey's Failed Coup Anniversary; Russia Investigation; The Plight of Refugees. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Turkey marks one year since attempt to oust Erdogan; At least eight people at controversial meeting in Trump Tower; Veteran attorney Ty Cobb joins Trump legal team; All-girls Afghan robotics team is in US for international competition. Aired 2-2:30a
• Secret service is pushing back tonight against a claim made by President Trump's personal attorney; U.S. citizen has just been sentenced to ten years in an Iranian prison accused of spying; Map of Antarctica is being redrawn; CNN's history of comedy returns; Aired 7- 8p ET
• Ex-Trump Adviser "Heard Nothing" on Russia Collusion; Family Believes Teen's Suicide Linked to Online Game; Flashback to the '90s and the Clinton Impeachment; Strong Corporate Profits Keep Market Rally Going; Trump Tries to Spin 36 Percent Approval Rating; Secret Service Says They Did Not Vet Anyone in Trump Jr. Meeting. Aired 6-7p ET
• President Trump and his job performance; White House' ever changing explanation for Donald Trump Jr; They married some of the most barbaric criminals; Repealing and replacing Obamacare is on hold for now; President Trump is defending his eldest son on Twitter Aired 5-6p ET
• The President's Job Approval Rating Dropped To Lowest; Two Republican Senators Would Like To Hear Donald Trump Jr. Go Under Oath And Give His Version Of The Events; Trump Administration Has Repeatedly Said That The Donald Trump Jr. Meeting Was Legal And A Part Of Opposition Research; Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell Has Pushed Back A Vote On The Bill Scheduled For This Week. Aired 4-5p ET
• Vote On GOP Bill, Critical CBO Score Delayed; New Poll Reveals Trump's Dwindling Approval Rating; Former Football Star Faces Parole Board Thursday. Aired 3-4p ET
• Donald Trump, Jr. In Trouble After Reportedly Lying on Russia Meetings; Some Senators Want to Question All Involved in Russia Meeting; Senator McCain Surgery Delays Health Care Vote; Trump Organization in Legal Battle Over Golf Course Taxes; Kid Rock to Run for Senate? Aired 2-3p ET


July 15, 2017


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