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August 03, 2017


August 02, 2017
• Rescued by Father; Offering an Olive Branch; Fake News from the White House; Tougher Sanctions Passed; Dad to the Rescue; Peace Talks with DPRK; Injustices in Venezuela; Dead Person Dragged to Controversy. Aired 3-4a ET
• Russia Investigation; Trump White House, North Korean Threat; Russia Cuts U.S. Diplomatic Staff In Response; U.S. VP Pence: Trump Will Sign "Very Soon"; Trump Silent On Moscow's Diplomatic Expulsions; Lawsuit: Fox News And White House Made Up Seth Rich Story; White House Denies Involvement In Seth Rich Story; Serena Williams Demands Equal Pay For Black Women. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Signals It's Ready For Talks With North Korea; Venezuelan Opposition Leaders Detained; U.S. Considers Response To Latest Missile Attack; White House Changes Story On Trump Jr. Statement; Hundreds On Trial In Turkey Over 2016 Coup Attempt; Ronaldo In Court Over Tax Evasion Accusation; Lawsuit Fox News & White House Made Up Seth Rich Story; New Polls Show Extreme Views Among Brexit Voters; Sexual Harassment At Disturbing Levels; Serena Williams Demands Equal Pay For Black Women. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump "Weighed In" on Son's Statement; Lawmaker: U.S. Could Destroy North Korea; Crisis in Venezuela; Sicilians Taking a Stand against the Mafia. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: Trump Approves Russia Sanctions; White House Says Merit-Based Immigration Protects U.S. Workers; Trump Seeks to Sue Colleges Over Affirmative Action for Discrimination Against White Student. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• White House Daily Briefing. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Mexican Pres & Boy Scout Leaders Say We Didn't Call Trump; Scaramucci Says He Will "Go Dark" Then "Emerge as Me"; Some in GOP Buck Trump's Call to Let Obamacare Fail; Trump Backs New Plan Prioritizing High-Skilled Immigrants. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Calls Sanctions Bill Flawed; Trump Backs Immigrant Plan; Bipartisan Health Care Hearings; North Korea Missile near Passenger Jet's Path; Trump's Mexican and Boy Scout Claims; Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Mark Sanford; Body Cam Video Allegedly Shows Officers Planting Drugs; Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Amy McGrath; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Mexican President Denies Trump's Claims of Phone Call; NYT: Trump to Challenge Affirmative Action in Colleges; North Korea Flew within Miles of Passenger Jet Flight Path. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Dow Hits Milestone; Bipartisan Hearing on Obamacare; Lawsuit against Fox; Nebraska Trump Supporters; Interview with Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL). Aired 9:30-10a ET
• North Korea Missile Flew Within Miles of Passenger Jet Flight Path; Trump Faces Growing GOP Dissent Over Policy Stumbles; Mexico's President Denies Trump's Claims Of Phone Call; CNN: McCaul Has Concerns About Possible DHS Job. Aired 9-9:30a ET


August 01, 2017
• Dad Rescues Son Over Controversy; White House Staff Breaking Record; Russia Retaliates on Sanctions. Aired 3-4a ET
• Russia Investigation; White House Shakeup; North Korean Threat; L.A. to Host 2028 Olympics & Paris to Host 2024; Does Base Want Trump to Become More Presidential; HBO Defends Upcoming Show "Confederate". Aired 2-3a ET
• New Twist To Trump Jr.'s Russia Meeting Saga; U.S. Sanctions "Dictator" Maduro; Communications Director Scaramucci Forced Out; General Kelly Sworn In As Chief Of Staff; Maduro Condemns New U.S. Sanctions; China: Up to U.S. & North Korea to Ease Tensions; Russia Strikes Back at Potential New U.S. Sanctions; Trump Presidency Prompts Scientists to Run for Office; Princess Diana Tapes to be Shown in U.K. Despite Protests. Aired 1-2a ET
• New Twist in Trump Jr.'s Meeting with Russian; Comms Director Scaramucci Forced Out; Pence: U.S. Will Not Tolerate Russian Aggression; President Maduro Condemns New U.S. Sanctions; Reaction to North Korea's Latest ICBM Test; Aid Groups Snub Italian Code of Conduct on Mediterranean Rescues; Gold Rush in Northern Italy. Aired 12-1a ET
• Lawsuit: Fox Concocted Seth Rich Story With W.H. Coordination; GOP Senator: My Party's In Denial About Trump; Scaramucci Says He'll Pay Taxes On Sale of Company. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Did White House Help Push FOX News Conspiracy Story?. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• White House Daily Press Briefing; WaPo: Trump Dictated Son's Misleading Statement of Russia Meeting; Lawsuit: FOX Concocted Conspiracy Story on Seth Rich with White House Coordination. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Dictated Son's Statement; Trump's Involvement Legal or Illegal; Sessions Talks to Cops; Lawsuit over Seth Rich Story; White House Press Briefing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• U.S. Detects Highly Unusual North Korea Sub Activity; Senator Jeff Flake Says His Party is in Denial About President Trump; White House Officials Tricked by E-mail Prankster; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• WAPO: Trump Dictated Son's Misleading Statement on Meeting with Russian Lawyer; Republican Senator Fires Off at Own Party; Pence Slams Russia after Putin's Retaliation. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Venezuelan Opposition Leaders Taken from Homes; North Korean Sub Activity; U.S. Moves out of Russia; Kelly Considered Quitting over Comey Firing, Los Angeles to Host Olympic Games. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Dictated Son's Misleading Statement on Meeting with Russian Lawyer; Scaramucci Out After Another West Wing Shake Up; Kelly Sends Message, Boots Scaramucci; Trump: "Market Could Hit All-Time (Again) Today. Aired 9-9:30a ET


July 31, 2017
• Russia Orders U.S. to Cut Diplomatic Staff; New Challenge for the General as Chief of Staff; Preparations Against North Korea; Maduro Rules Again; Australian Authorities Foiled Alleged Airplane Terror Plot. Aired 3-4a ET
• Violent Clashes and Deaths as Venezuela Votes; Putin Retaliates to Looming U.S. Sanctions; Preparations Against North Korea; New Challenge for the General as Chief of Staff; Australian Authorities Foiled Alleged Airplane Terror Plot; US. Deporting Guatemalan Father with No Criminal Record; Police in El Salvador Battling MS-13 Gang Violence; Honolulu Bans Texting, Looking at Phones in Crosswalks; Top 5 Movies at this Weekend's U.S. Box Office. Aired 2-3a ET
• Venezuela's Critical Vote; U.S. Tests Missile Defense System; Kremlin Orders U.S. To Slash Diplomatic Staff in Russia; Australian Authorities Arrest Four In Alleged Plot; New Chief of Staff John Kelly Takes Helm Monday; Alabama Voters Conflicted over Trump Attacks on Sessions; U.S. Deporting Guatemalan Father with No Criminal Record; More Flooding for Southeast Asia. Aired 1-2a ET
• Venezuela's Critical Vote; Putin's Counter Move; North Korean Hostility; Conspiracy to Bring Down Airplane Foiled. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Honors Army Medic Who Served in Vietnam; Scaramucci Is No Longer at White House; Kelly Wanted Scaramucci Removed. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Anthony Scaramucci Resigns After 11 Days; President Trump Awards Medal of Honor. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• After Failures Trump Dares GOP to Act on Obamacare; Paris Gets 2024 Olympics & L.A. Gets 2028 Olympics; New Reporting on John Kelly's Reaction to Comey Firing; Trump Fires Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci After Just 10 Days. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting; Trump Insists No Chaos; Trump to Handle North Korea; Trump Slams China; Putin Escalates Rift; Trump's Election; Trump Dares GOP to Act. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Praises New Chief of Staff at Cabinet Meeting; Interview with Representative Lee Zeldin; Interview with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand; Trump Tells GOP Not to Give Up on Replacement. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Gen. Kelly Sworn in as Trump's Chief of Staff; Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting; Now: Trump and Sessions Meet Face-to-Face. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• GOP Urged to Continue on Health Care; Interview with New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries; Trump Threatens Health Benefits; Kelly Sworn in as Chief of Staff; Sanctions Possible for Venezuela. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Kelly to be Sworn in as Trump's Chief of Staff; Aired 9-9:30a ET


July 30, 2017
• German Night Club Shooting; Australian Terror Plot; North Korea Missile Threat; Trump White House; Crisis in Venezuela; Russia Investigation; Turkey Jails German Journalist; Syrian Dancer Defying the Odds. Aired 5-6 ET
• Australian Terror Plot; Crisis in Venezuela; Trump White House; Night Club Shooting in Germany; Trump White House; Turkey Jails German Journalist; Syrian Dancer Defying the Odds. Aired 4-5a ET
• Foiled: Australia's Prime Minister Says Police Have Prevented A Terrorist Plot To Bring Down An Airplane, US Is Answering North Korea's Latest Missile Test With Its Own Show Of Force, In A Few Hours, Venezuela Will Have A Critical Vote That Could Give President Nicolas Maduro Sweeping Powers, Marine Corps General John Kelly Moves To The White House Monday As President Trump's New Chief Of Staff, In Moscow, The Kremlin Has Made Good On Its Threat To Retaliate Over New Us Sanctions, Taiwan Is Just Starting To Clean Up For One Tropical Storm, But A Second System May Cause Even More Flooding. Aired: 3:00- 3:30a ET
• Australian Police Foil Plot to Bring Down Airplane; Venezuelans Caught in Chaos Ahead of Controversial Vote; Kremlin Orders Deep Cuts to U.S. Diplomatic Staff; Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Trump Tries To Reset With Staffing Shake-up; U.S. Conducts Show Of Force With Japan And South Korea; Feinstein Says We Can't Allow A Missile That Can Reach U.S.; Trump To GOP: Don't Give Up, The World Is Watching. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Violent Clashes and Deaths as Venezuela Votes; John Kelly Takes Over as Trump's Chief of Staff; U.S. Bombers Fly Over Korean Peninsula; Connecticut Father Fights Deportation; Is Spicer and Priebus Going to Embrace Fake News?; Investors Eagerly Await Earnings Report; A Decade of Dramatic Global Change; Aired 6-7p ET
• North Korea Promises Firm Action to U.S. Sanctions; Violent Clashes and Deaths as Venezuela Votes; Kelly Takes the Helm as Trump's New Chief of Staff; Putin Retaliates to Looming U.S. Sanctions; Boston's Rock Climbing Secret; Firefighters Rescue Young Campers Trapped by Wildfire. Aired 5-6p ET
• Russia Taking Action Against The U.S.; Tensions Are Mounting Between The U.S. And North Korea. Aired 4-5p ET
• Could Trump Slide Sessions To Homeland Security Secretary?; Trump Tries To Reset With Staffing Shake-up; V.P. Pence On North Korea: All Options On Table; Putin Retaliates Over Looming U.S. Sanctions; U.S. Conducts Show Of Force With Japan And South Korea; Feinstein Says We Can't Allow A Missile That Can Reach U.S.; Trump To GOP: Don't Give Up, The World Is Watching; Pro-Government Candidate Killed In Venezuela; Chelsea Handler Slams, Thanks President Trump; Kid Rock For Congress?; "The Nineties: New World Order" Airs Tonight At 9 E.T. Aired 3-4p ET
• North Korea Poses A New Threat To The U.S. After A Successful Icbm Test That Could Reach The Mainland. General Kelly To Start Working Tomorrow As The New White House Chief Of Staff That Opens A Job Vacancy For The Department Of Homeland Security Where It Is Rumored That Jeff Sessions Could Possibly Take The Place; Putin Retaliates To Looming U.S. Sanctions; HHS Secretary Refuses To Say Trump Will Let Obamacare Implode. Aired 2-3p ET


July 29, 2017
• White House Shakeup; Trump to Sign Russia Sanctions Bill; Message to Pyongyang; Trump White House; Crisis in Venezuela; Baby Charlie's Battle Ends; Owners of First Tesla Model 3s Get Their Keys; The Mooch Mirrors His New Boss. Aired 5-6a ET
• White House Shakeup; Message to Pyongyang; Trump to Sign Russia Sanctions Bill. Aired 4-5a ET
• White House Shakeup; Message to Pyongyang; Crisis in Venezuela; Police Who Fatally Shot Man Were at Wrong Address. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• White House Shakeup; Message to Pyongyang; Baby Charlie's Battle Ends; Crisis in Venezuela; Last-Ditch Attempt to Save Endangered Rhinos. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• White House Shakeup; Message to Pyongyang; Crisis in Venezuela; Baby Charlie's Battle Ends. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• Jeff Sessions Speaking Up; Is Trump Administration Immigration Policy Emboldening MS-13 Gang?; Police Brass Rebuke Trump's Remarks; Family of Dems Explain How Trump Earned Their Vote; How to Catch a Peacock; Aired 8-9p ET
• General John Kelly Leaving DHS to Become White House Chief of Staff; Trump Could Nominate Jeff Sessions as Secretary of Homeland Security; New Study Linking Football to CTE Has NFL Players Shaken; Terror Plot to Take Down an Airplane Foiled in Australia; Families of U.S. Embassy Employees Told to Leave Venezuela. Aired 7-8p ET
• Priebus Resigns As White House Chief of Staff; Kremlin Seizes U.S. Properties, Orders Diplomats to Leave; North Korea: Entire U.S. Mainland "Within Our Striking Range"; Man Allegedly Kills Wife on Cruise for Laughing at Him; McCain Votes Against GOP Obamacare Repeal; Priebus Resigns Amid West Wing War. Aired 5-6p ET
• Chief of staff Reince Priebus resigned; Aired 4:00-5:00p ET
• Reince Priebus Out, Gen. John Kelly In; Could Sessions Be the Next Homeland Security Secretary; Story Behind Scaramucci's "Insane" Interview; Experts: New North Korean Missile Could Reach Los Angeles, Chicag; Trump Avoids Feud between Top Aides; Pentagon Confirms North Korea Launched Second ICBM; Kremlin Seizes U.S. Properties, Orders Diplomats Out; Experts: New North Korean Missile Could Reach Los Angeles, Chicago; Transgender Navy SEAL Fights Back Against Trump Ban; Russia Retaliates Against New Russia Sanctions; Alabama Voters Shaken By Trump's Shaming of Sessions. Aired 3-4p ET
• Reince Priebus Resigns as White House Chief of Staff; Homeland Security Secretary General John Kelly Appointed White House Chief of Staff; North Korea Successfully Tests Intercontinental Ballistic Missile; President Trump Makes Controversial Comments on Police Behavior towards Arrested Suspects; Democrat who Voted for Donald Trump Discusses Reasons for Vote. Aired 2-3p ET
• Reince Priebus Out, Gen. John Kelly In; Washington Reaction to Resignation of Priebus; Source: Kelly Will "Bring Order" to White House; Trump Tells Police "Don't Be Too Nice" to Suspects; McCain Joins Collins, Murkowski & Democrats to Defeat Obamacare Repeal; Alabama Voters Shaken By Trump's Shaming of Sessions; 19 A.G.s Ask Congress to Block Trumps Transgender Ban. Aired 1-2 ET
• Sessions Calls Trump's Harsh Criticism "Kind Of Hurtful"; Analyst Says N. Korean Missile Could Hit Major U.S. Cities; Taking The Business Of Drones To The Next Level; "Declassified" Airs Tonight At 9 E.T. Aired 12n-1p ET
• Trump Taps John Kelly As New Chief Of Staff; GOP Suffers Devastating Defeat On Obamacare Repeal; Demonstrators Defy Venezuela Protest Ban. Aired 11-12p ET


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


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