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July 29, 2017


July 28, 2017
• Trump Frustrated with the Obamacare Results; President Trump's First Major Loss; Drama in the White House. Aired 3-4a ET
• Obamacare Repeal Fails in Senate; Senator McCain Voted "No" on Skinny Repeal Bill; 3 Republicans Joins Democrats to Defeat Obamacare Repeal. Aired 2-3a ET
• Senate To Vote Soon On "Skinny Repeal"; Obamacare Repeal In Doubt, Vote Is Stalled; U.S. Senate Voting Now on Skinny Repeal Bill; 3 Republicans Joins Democrats to Defeat Obamacare Repeal; Senator McCain Voted "No" on Skinny Repeal Bill. Aired 1-2a ET
• Senate To Vote Soon On Skinny Repeal; ObamaCare Repeal Fails in U.S. Senate. Aired 12mn-1a ET
• Report: Scaramucci Declares War on White House West Wing; As Trump Weighs Sanctions Bill, Moscow Expels Diplomats, Trump's Wild Week from Boy Scouts to Chaos to Cursing; Scientist Saving Malaysian Sun Bear
• White House Infighting Escalates; North Korea Nuclear Fears; Stunning Republican Failure on Health Care Reform. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Speech on Gangs, Immigration in Long Island; McCain Joins Collins, Murkowski & Democrats to Defeat Obamacare Repeal; Scaramucci Hits Priebus, Bannon with Vulgar Attacks. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• North Korea Missile Launch; Trump Speaks in Long Island. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Chris Stewart; Is Trump Administration Immigration Policy Emboldening MS-13 Gang?; Kremlin Seizes U.S. Properties, Orders Diplomats Out; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• GOP Suffers Devastating Blow as Repeal Effort Fails; Scaramucci Unleashes Vulgar Rant against Priebus. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Kremlin Reacts to U.S.; Obamacare Repeal Fails; New Democratic Leadership; Man Allegedly Kills Wife on Cruise; Wild Week for White House. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• White House Reels From Repeal Defeat, Advisers' In-Fighting; White House Communications Director Promises Firings To Combat Leaks. Aired 9-9:30a ET


July 27, 2017
• New Infighting Within Trump's Team; New Jobs Added to the U.S.; Only Straight Are Allowed; Cutting Press Freedom; A Mother's Life in Danger. Aired 3-4a ET
• Scaramucci to Contact FBI about Leak; Trump to Revive Military Ban on Transgenders; Trump Tweets Attack Sessions and McCabe; South Koreans Mark Armistice to End War; Trump White House; France's President Losing Popularity; The Mooch Seems to Mirror His Boss. Aired 2-3a ET
• New Drama In Trump White House; Scaramucci Raises Preibus' Name In Leak Tweet; Trump Intensifiesd Attacks On Attorney General; Trump To Revive Military Ban On Transgender People; Venezuela's 48-Hour Strike Underway; Britain To Ban Gasoline & Diesel Cars In 2040; President Maduro Rejects U.S. Sanctions; Despacito Artist Slams Maduro For Using Song; The U.K. Is Europe's Biggest Car Market. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Trump's Transgender Military Ban; President Maduro Rejects U.S. Sanctions; Koreans Mark 64th Anniversary of Armistice to End War; Major Wildfires across Parts of South Europe. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Honors Responders to Baseball Practice Shooting; 90 Percent Of GOP Focusing on Skinny Repeal in The Senate; Joint Chiefs Surprised by Trump Transgender Ban. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• White House Press Briefing; President Trump Honors Responders to Baseball Practice Shooting; Attorney General Firestorm. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• White House Daily Briefing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Scaramucci talks about Leaks; White House Briefing Today; Scaramucci on Lizza; Transgender Ban by President; Graham on Sessions Treatment; White House Press Briefing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Tom Reed; Joint Chiefs Unaware of Transgender Ban Coming; Interview with Kirsten Gillibrand; Connecticut Father Fights Deportation; Tension Builds Inside White House Over Leaks; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Senate Digs into Russian Meddling in U.S. Election; Scaramucci on Leaks: "Fish Stink from the Head Down." Pentagon Demands Answers on Transgender Ban. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Pentagon Requests Transgender Policy; Scaramucci on Priebus and Leaks; Senators Shift to Skinny Repeal; Ride Breaks at Ohio State Fair. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Senate Hears From Key Witness In Probe; GOP Senators Shift To "Skinny" Repeal Of Obamacare; Apple Supplier Foxconn To Invest $10B In Wisconsin. Aired 9-9:30a ET


July 26, 2017
• Wildfire in Southern France; U.S House of Representative Agree to Sanctions For North Korea, Iran and Russia; Cardinal George Pell Hearing in Melbourne; North Korean Warning Statement to U.S. Aired 3- 4a Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. House Overwhelmingly Passes Sanctions Bill; Trump Steps Up Attacks on Attorney General; Russia Investigation; Venezuela's Opposition Party Calls for Strike; Raging Wildfires Destroy Woodland In Southern France; Cardinal Pell Has Strongly Denied Charges; Shooting Victim Reportedly Slapped Back Of Police Car; Comedian Margaret Cho Launches New Tour; World Sports. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Steps Up Attacks Against Attorney General; Sessions Reportedly Refusing To Quit Despite Attacks; Breitbart Article Slams Trump Hypocrisy; McCain Calls For Cooperation To Serve Voters; Cardinal Pell Appears In Court; Study: CTE In 99 Percent Of Brains From Diseased NFL Players; Trump Criticized For Boy Scouts Speech; Trump Supporters Weigh In On Russia Investigation; Trump Turns Boy Scouts Speech Into A Political Rally; Debt Bondage In Cambodia's Brick Kilns; Musk & Zuckerberg Feuding Over The Future Of Artificial Intelligence. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Steps-up Public Attacks on Attorney General; Health Care Debate; Russia Investigation; Crisis in Venezuela; Cardinal Pell Appears in Court; Margaret Cho Launches "Fresh Off the Bloat" Tour. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump Bans Transgender People from Military; White House Won't Say What Happens to Transgender Service Members; Trump and Sessions Have Not Spoken Amid Trump's Attacks. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Plans to Bans Transgender People From Military; Interview With Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• President Bans Transgender Americans from the Military; Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Rips Sessions Again; Obamacare Repeal Vote; Trump Tweets About Transgender and the Military. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Bans Transgender Service Members; Senate Back in Session After Repeal and Replace Fails; Russia Talks Retaliation If Trump Signs Sanctions Bill; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Attacks Sessions, FBI again; Senate Digs into Russian Meddling in U.S. Election; President Trump Bans Transgender Service Members. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Senate Votes on Repeal-Only Plan; U.S. Sanctions on Russia; Tillerson Returns to Work; Sessions Amid Trump Comments; Trump on Transgender in the Military. Interview with Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL). Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Jr., Manafort To Avoid Senate Hearing Next Hour; Sessions To Announce Stepped Up Leak Investigations; Trump Bans Transgender Service Members; Interview with Rep. Ted Lieu. Aired 9-9:30a ET


July 25, 2017
• Kushner Faces House Committee; Trump Plans to Kick Sessions; Religions in Unison for Peace; Justice for Freedom of the Press; Saying Goodbye to an Angel; Taliban's Arm Supplier; Protesters Cry Granted; More Sanctions Upcoming from Congress. Aired 3-4a ET
• White House in Crisis; U.S. Health Care Reform; Turkey Media Crackdown; Poland Protests; Texas Truck Deaths; Afghan & U.S. Officials Claim Russia Arming Taliban; New Comic Book Imagines "Calexit". Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Considers Dumping Sessions; Trump Calls Attorney General Sessions Beleaguered; Kushner Confirms He Had Four Meetings With Russians; Crucial Health Care Vote In Senate Tuesday; McCain Returning To Washington For Senate Vote; German Teenager Found Alive In Mosul; Opposition Newspaper Journalists On Trial; Parents Of Terminally Ill Baby End Legal Fight; Manhunt For Chainsaw Attacker In Switzerland; Fighting Child Trafficking in Cambodia; Fans Outraged Michael Phelps Didn't Race a Real Shark. Aired 1-2a
• White House in Crisis; Blast Kills Dozens in Lahore; Afghan, U.S. Officials Claim Russia Arming Taliban; New Comic book Imagines "Calexit"; Controversial Bill Blocked after Protests in Poland; Turkey's Media Crackdown; Kermit the Frog Puppeteer Speaks. Aired 12- 1a ET
• Trump Holds Press Conference on Health Care Bill; Trump Says Disappointed in Attorney General; Trump Says Time Will Tell What Becomes of A.G. Sessions. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• McCain Returns to Senate to Cast Deciding Vote on Obamacare Motion; Senate Begins Debate on Health Care Reform; President Trump Meets With Lebanese Prime Minister; Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Senate Votes on Whether to Move Health Care Debate Forward; Biggest Questions for Trump at News Conference; McCain Returns to Senate Following Surgery. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Senate Votes on Health Care; McCain to Speak after Vote; Trump Intensifies Assault on Sessions; Senate Subpoenas Manafort; Heller Moves to Yes. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Takes Aim at Sessions, Senate GOP; Trump DOJ Pick Faces Questions on Russian Bank Ties; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Kushner Arrives on Capitol Hill for Testimony; Senate Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Manafort; House GOP Leaders hold Press Conference; Interview with Rep. Ken Buck. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Navy Ship Fires Warning Shots; Kushner Testifies on Russia; Russia May be Arming Taliban; Manafort Expected to Meet with Senate; Trump Holds Rally in Ohio. Aired 9:30-10:00a ET
• McCain Returns For Crucial Vote On Health Care; Trump To HHS Secretary: Get Votes Or You're Fired; All Eyes On Nasdaq After Record Close. Aired 9-9:30a ET


July 24, 2017
• President Trump Still Don't Believe Intel on Russian Meddling; Another Terrorism Attack by the Taliban; Surge in Violence in Israel; Baked to Death in Human Trafficking Tragedy; Tracking Down Emin Agalarov; The Power of Mother Nature; The Loss of a Great Mother. Aired 3-4a ET
• Russia Investigation; Afghanistan Conflict; Middle East Violence; Eight Found Dead in Trailer in San Antonio; Poland Protests; Senate Investigators to Meet Kushner; Trump Not Convinced of Russia Election Meddling; Emin Agalarov Won't Comment on Trump Ties; Princes Open Up About Princess Diana in New Film; 7 Cyclones in Pacific at Same Time; Jordan Spieth Makes History at British Open. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Marines Face Challenges in Afghanistan; Mounting Pressure on Polish Judicial Reform Bill; Princes Open Up About Princess Diana in New Film; 7 Cyclones in Pacific at Same Time. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Unconvinced of Russian Meddling; At Least Nine Dead in Suspected Human Trafficking Case; U.N. Security Council Set to Meet; Mounting Pressure over Judicial Reform Bill in Poland; Afghanistan Conflict; British Princes Open Up about Their Mother's Life and Legacy. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Delivers Statement on Health Care; Trump Says Very Close to Votes Needed to Replace Obamacare; Trump Again Rips Attorney General. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Kushner Testifies Behind Closed Doors to Congress; President Trump Pushes Health Care Reform; Federal Judge Allows Trump Panel to Collect Voter Data. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• What Scaramucci's Deleted Tweets Said about Trump; Mixed Messages from White House Communications Team on Russia Sanctions; Kushner Makes Post-Hearing Statement; Semi Driver Charged in Migrant Deaths in Texas. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Kushner Reveals Chat with Russians; Kushner Talks to Senate Investigators; Trump Slams Sessions. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Kushner Talks to Senate Investigators on Russia Probe; Trump Snipes at GOP Over Senate Stalled Health Care Bill; U.S. Marine Facing New Challenges in Afghanistan; Pop Star Linked to Trump Jr. Meeting Refuses to Comment; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Kushner Meeting with Senate Investigators; Trump: "Beleaguered A.G." Should Look into Clinton; Democrats Unveil New Party Slogan: "A Better Deal"; Interview with Rep. Mike Quigley. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• President Hits Republicans; Trump Blasts Russia Investigation; Kushner on Capitol Hill; Tractor-Trailer Migrant Deaths; Deadly Jerusalem Violence. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Kushner Breaks Silence, Outlines Russian Meetings. Aired 9- 9:30a ET


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


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