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December 05, 2017
• Almost $7 Million Spent on Robert Mueller's Russia Probe; Winds Fueling California Wildfire; John Conyers Out, Roy Moore In?; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• White House Lawyer: We'll Stick to Facts, Not Legal Novelties; Ex-Mueller Investigated Edited Comey Comments; Soon: Conyers to Decide on Future Amid Harassment Claims; Conyers: "I am Retiring Today". Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Conyers' Future; Trump Backing Moore; Face Off in High Court; Allies Warn Against Jerusalem Announcement. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview with LaVar Ball; White House Lawyers Cleaning Up Weekend Tweets?; Former Mike Flynn Deputy's Testimony Raises Questions; Dianne Feinstein Think Chuck Grassley Doesn't Want to Dig Deeply into Russian Meddling; Ex-Mueller Investigator Edited Comey Comments on Hillary's E-mails; Trump Lawyer: President Can't Obstruct Justice; WAPO: Woman Shares Evidence Of Relationship With Moore; RNC Funding Moore Again After Trump's Endorsement. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 04, 2017
• President Trump New Twitter Tirade; North Korea Reacts to U.S./South Korea Drills; Jerusalem to be Recognized as Israel's Capital; Theresa May to Iron Out Brexit Issues; Human trafficking using faith on victims; Australia battered with heavy rains. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Trump Criticizes FBI as Probe Intensifies; North Korea Nuclear Threat; Palestinians Warn U.S. over Jerusalem Decision; Alabama Special Election; Irish Border A Major Hurdle To Brexit Deal; Australian MP Proposes To Partner During Same Sex Debate. Aired 2-3a ET
• President Trump Slams The FBI In Tweetstorm; U.S. Stealth Fighter Jets Join Air Drills With South Korea; Trump May Recognize Jerusalem As Israeli Capital. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Trump Slams the FBI in a Tweet; Probe Zeroes in on Trump's Inner Circle; North Korea Condemns Air Drills Between U.S. and South Korea; Trump Announcement Expected on Jerusalem. Aired 12-1a ET
• Report: FBI Agent Removed Mueller Team for Anti-Trump Texts; Senator Graham Says U.S. Families Should Leave South Korea; Lawsuit Says Sexual Harassment Rampant in Silicon Valley. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Endorses Accused Child Molester Roy Moore for Senate; Source: Trump Knew in January That Flynn Misled FBI; Will Trump Go to War With North Korea? Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Denny Heck; North Korea Says War Could Break Out Any Moment; Trump to Announce Major Changes to Utah Monuments; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Knew Flynn Misled FBI; Lawyer Told President about Flynn; Trump Speech in Utah. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Signs Executive Order Shrinking 2 National Monuments in Utah; Is Trump Urging Orrin Hatch to Run Again; FBI Silent on Trump's Attacks on Agency; Mueller Drops Top Investigator after Anti-Trump Text Messages; Trump Lawyer Claims President "Cannot Obstruct Justice". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Russia Investigation; Alabama Senate Race. Aired 10-10:30a
• GOP Tries to Buy More Time; Aligning House and Senate Bills; Trump Gives Aides Assignments; Kushner and Tillerson Clash. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Says He Feels Badly for General Flynn; Trump Endorses Accused Child Molester Roy Moore; Billy Bush: Yes, It Was Trump On "Access Hollywood" Tape. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 03, 2017
• Trump Tweet Says He Fired Flynn for Lying to FBI; Michael Flynn's Relationship with Donald Trump; Christmas Markets Open Despite Terrorism Fears; Irish Border Becomes a Sticking Point in Brexit Negotiations; U.S. Announcement on Jerusalem May Spark Protests; Sexual Misconduct Allegations in Alabama Special Election Affecting Women Voters; Syrian Activist Used Cloth to Write Prisoners' Names; Meghan Market's U.S. Roots; Aired 5-6a ET
• Trump Tweet Says He Fired Flynn for Lying to FBI; Who is Michael Flynn?; Hawaii Restarts Tests of Nuclear Warnings Sirens; Uncovering Libya's Slave Auctions; On Moscow's Real Intentions in Dealing with Michael Flynn; President Trump's Anti-Immigrant Stance Forces Tech Workers to Leave U.S.; Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Tweet Says He Fired Flynn for Lying to FBI; Uncovering Libya's Slave Auctions; Kim Jong-Nam Carried Antidote To VX Poison; Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Tweet Says He Fired Flynn for Lying to FBI; Trump Tax Reform. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Trump Tweet Says He Fired Flynn for Lying to FBI; Trump Tax Reform; Immigrants in U.S. Tech Sector Go Back Home. Aired 1-1:30a ET
• Trump Tweet Says He Fired Flynn for Lying to FBI; Who is Michael Flynn?; Uncovering Libya's Slave Auctions. Aired 0-0:30a ET
• FBI Community Outraged After Trump Says the Bureau is in Tatters; Trump Lawyer Claims He Wrote Trump's Tweet About Flynn; Should Flynn's Guilty Plea and Watergate be Compared?; Massive Tax Cut Experiment Failed in Kansas; Billy Bush Says It's Trump on "Access Hollywood" Tape; Uncovering Libya Slave Auctions; Aired 8-9p ET
• President's Personal Attorney John Dowd Now Claims That He Wrote This Tweet Sent From President Trump's Account Which Seems To Suggest That President Trump Knew That Michael Flynn Lied To The Fbi When He Fired Him; "Saturday Night Live" Splicing Together The Trump White House And Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol. Aired 7-8p ET
• McConnell Walks Back Moore Criticism, Says Let Voters Decide; Campaign Tell-All Book Hits Shelves Tuesday; Alternate Universe for President Trump; FBI Community Outraged by Trump's "In Tatters" Tweet; Senator Dianne Feinstein Says Judiciary Committee Investigating Trump for Obstruction. Aired 6-7p ET
• Feinstein: Senate Committee investigating Trump for obstruction; Trump's lawyer claims he wrote Trump's tweet about Flynn; GOP Rep Trent Franks on Flynn plea deal; Senate-passed bill similar to plan that failed in Kansas; Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI, is cooperating; Silverdome implosion doesn't go exactly as planned. Aired 5-6p ET
• Alabama Senate race; White House on Jerusalem as Israel's capital; Supreme Court to hear same-sex wedding cake case. Aired 4-5p ET
• Russia Investigation; Alabama Senate Race; GOP Tax Plan; Modern day Slavery; Inside The Trump Campaign. Aired 3-4p ET
• Top Dem: Building Case of Obstruction of Justice Against Trump; WH Lawyer says he Wrote Trump Tweet about Flynn Firing; Schiff: I think the President Knew what Flynn Did; Trump Hits All-Time Low in Latest Tracking Poll; Polls Show Doug Jones Pull Ahead in Al Senate Race; Aired 2-3p ET


December 02, 2017
• U.S. Senate Passes Republican Tax Reform Bill; Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying; Interview with Sergey Kislyak; FIFA World Cup Draw Held in Moscow. Aired 5-6a ET
• U.S. Senate Passes Republican Tax Reform Bill; Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying; U.S. Defense Secretary in Egypt for High-Level Talks; Cities Grapple with Rising Sea Levels. Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S. Senate Passes Republican Tax Reform Bill; Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• U.S. Senate Passes Republican Tax Reform Bill; Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying; Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Make First Royal Visit. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying; U.S. Senate to Vote on Republican Tax Reform Bill; FIFA World Cup Draw Held in Moscow. Aired 1-1:30a ET
• Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying; U.S. Senate to Vote on Republican Tax Reform Bill. Aired 0-0:30a ET
• Trump Now Says Flynn was Fired for Lying to FBI; Report: Trump Transition Knew About Flynn's Russia Contacts; New Details on Flynn's Talks with Russian Ambassador; Trump Nears Major Legislative Win as Russia Cloud Lingers; Flynn's Plea Deal Changes Nature of Russia Probe; Meet the Man Behind Trump's Twitter Outage. Aired 8-9p ET
• Trump: "I Had to Fire Flynn Because He Lied to VP & FBI"; Source: Kushner Directed Flynn to Contact Russian Ambassador; NYT Report Disputes. Aired 5-6p ET
• President Donald Trump Talked About General Michael Flynn; Alabama Voters Will Decide The Faith Of The Candidates Running In The Contentious Race There For The U.S. Senate. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump: "I Had to Fire Flynn Because He Lied to VP & FBI"; Source: Kushner Directed Flynn to Contact Russian Ambassador; Russia Responds to Flynn Guilty Plea; General Mark Hertling on What's to Blame for Flynn Downfall; Senate Passes Tax Bill After Last-Minute Changes. Aired 3-4p ET
• President Trump's Tweet on Firing of General Flynn Draws Accusations of Obstruction of Justice; Interview with Representative Ted Lieu. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Breaks Silence on Michael Flynn Guilty Plea; Source: Kushner Directed Flynn to Contact Russian Ambassador; Trump: I Had to Fire Flynn Because He Lied to FBI; Tom Hanks Talks Politics Tonight on "The Axe Files"; Official: North Korean Missile Likely Broke Up Upon Reentry. Aired 1-2p ET
• Russia on Flynn Plea: The Case is "Sack of Smoke"; Trump: I Had to Fire Flynn Because He Lied to the VP and the FBI; Reich: Economic Imbalances Tearing Country Apart; Routine Calls Leads to Life Changing Event for Officer; Foundation Improves the Lives of Amputees. Aired 12n-1p ET
• Senate Passes Sweeping Tax Overhaul; Flynn Cooperating with Russia Probe; Interview with Francis Rooney. Aired 11a-12n ET
• Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI; Senate Passes Tax Reform Bill; Analysts Debate Economic Impact of Possible Tax Bill; Woman who Lost Son in Police Shooting Interviewed; College Football Holding SEC Championship; CNN Hero Runs Support Group for Amputees. Aired 10-11a ET


December 01, 2017
• Trump's Visit Debated in U.K.; Secretary Tillerson May Soon Step Out; Sexual Misconduct Allegations Piling Up; Pope Francis Visits Rohingya Muslims; Kim Jong-nam's Anticipated Death; Eight Killed As Militants Target Pakistan Institute; Japanese Emperor Set To Abdicate In 2019; Christmas Markets Open; Global Warning Arctic Melt; Disney's Choice To Play Mulan. Aired 3-4a ET
• Clock is Ticking on Rex Tillerson at State Department; New North Korean Missile; Pope Urges Decisive Measures for Refugees; British Prime Minister Admonishes Trump; Trump's Retweets Putting Strain On U.S.-U.K. Relations; Media Personalities Toppled Not Politicians; Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Wow Nottingham Crowds On First Joint Visit. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Diplomatic Difficulties; Pope's Rohingya Challenge; U.S. President To Meet Libyan PM At White House Friday; Catastrophic Human Suffering After Years Of War; South Korea: North Korean Missile Can Likely Hit Washington; Disney Casts Actress For Lead Role In "Mulan". Aired 1-2a ET
• "Clock is Ticking" on Tillerson; Pope Francis Heads to Bangladesh; The Culture Of Sexual Harassment. Meghan Markle's Roots. Aired 12-1a ET
• Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI and is Cooperating in Probe; Jared Kushner is the "Very Senior" Trump Transition Member Who Told Flynn to Contact Russian Ambassador. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Senate Set to Pass Republican Tax Plan; Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty in Russia Investigation. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI; Russia Reaction to Flynn Guilty Plea; Lawmakers Respond to Flynn Guilty Plea; Sen. Mark Warner Talks Flynn Guilty Plea, Russia Investigation; McConnell on Tax Plan: "We Have the Votes". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Michael Flynn at Court Expected to Plead Guilty to Lying to FBI; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Michael Flynn Expected to Plead Guilty to Lying to FBI. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Michael Flynn Charged With Making False Statement to the FBI; Michael Flynn Expected to Plead Guilty to Lying to the FBI. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Senate GOP Revising Tax Bill to Get 50 Votes; Michael Flynn Charged With Lying To FBI. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 30, 2017
• Lawmakers Questions Trump's Fitness; North Korea Launch Hwasong 15 Missile; NBC Ousted Matt Lauer for Sexual Misconduct; North Korea Bringing World Closer To War; More Women Accuses Lauer Of Sexual Misconduct; British PM's Condemns Trump Retweets; CNN Reports On Slavery Prompt Actions; Croatian Prime Minister Slammed Court For Convicting Praljak; High-Flying Hazardous and Spectacular. Aired 3-4 ET
• Radical Islam in Britain; The White House Defends President Trump Retweeting Violent Anti-Muslim Videos; Nikki Haley Calls On All U.N. Nations To Cut All Ties With North Korea. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Retweets Anti-Muslim Videos; News Anchor Matt Lauer Fired; More Women Accuse Lauer of Sexual Misconduct; U.S. Ambassador Pyongyang Bringing World Closer To War; Trump's Fitness For Office Being Openly Questioned; War Criminal Swallows Poison In Courtroom. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Sparks Outrage Retweeting Anti-Muslim Videos; Pyongyang Edges Closer to Nuclear War; Matt Lauer Fired from NBC; Libya Slave Trade. Aired 12mn-1a ET
• White House Briefing Amid Trump Tweet Backlash, Tillerson Buss; White House says if Trump Loses Faith in Tillerson, He'll Be Gone; Conyers in Hospital as Top Dems Call on Him to Resign; Senator McCain Says He'll Vote for GOP Tax Plan. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• White House Press Briefing; Rex Tillerson on the Way Out?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• British P.M.: Trump "Wrong" to Spread Extremist Videos; John McCain Says Will Vote Yes for GOP Tax Plan; Paul Manafort & Rick Gates Working on Bail Agreements; Kushner Met with Mueller Team about Flynn; Erik Prince Testifies Before House Intel Committee on Russia Meeting; Jim Nabors Dead at 87. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• White House Weighs Replacing Tillerson; Clyburn Joins Pelosi Calling for Resignation; Fifth Woman Accuses Franken. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Senators to Resume Debate on GOP Tax Bill; Matt Lauer Speaks Out After Being Fired; White House May Replace Rex Tillerson With Mike Pompeo; Man Who Shut Down Trump's Twitter Account Says It was a Mistake; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Editorial Criticizes Trump; Fifth Woman Accuses Franken; Matt Lauer Apologizes; Rose Calls Employees; North Korea's Missile Launch. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump's Anti-Muslim Retweets Spark Outrage in U.K.; Jared Kushner Interviewed by Special Counsel Team; Jeff Sessions Appears Before House Intelligence Committee; Senators to Resume Debate on GOP Tax Bill; Fifth Woman Accuses Franken Of Inappropriate Touching; Now. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 29, 2017
• North Korea Launch Hwasong-15; President Trump in Between Empty Chairs; GOP Celebrates for Passing Tax Cut Bill; More Calls for Conyers to Resign; 60th Annual Grammy Awards. Aired 3-4a ET
• North Korea Ballistic Missile Test Shows Regime Closer To Hitting Everywhere In The World; U.S. Tax Reform Legislation Clears Key Senate Hurdle; Pope Calls For Compassion Without Naming Rohingya. Aired 2-3a ET
• North Korea Fires Most Powerful Missile; Pope Avoids Mentioning Rohingya In Speech; Libyan Media Cite Trump To Discredit CNN story; Volcanic Ash Keeps Bali's Airport Closed Wednesday; U.N.: Government Agrees To Cease Fire In Besieged Area; Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Wedding Details Revealed; Diverse Group Of Artists Nominated For Grammys. Aired 1-2a ET
• North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile to the East; Pope Francis' Visit to Myanmar; Democrats Skip Budget Meeting; 2018 Grammy Awards; Young Nail Artists Make a Difference. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Talks Taxes in Missouri. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Retweets Convicted Racist's Videos Bashing Muslims; President Trump Touts Tax Plan in Missouri. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump: New Sanctions for North Korea After Missile Launch; Republicans Push Tax Reform Bill; NY Times: Trump's History of Making Statements that Cross a Line; Suspect Arrested in Tampa after Killing Spree. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Lauer Fired at NBC; May Responds to Trump's Retweet; Trump Still Questions Birth Certificate. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Vows Additional Major Sanctions After Latest North Korea Missile Test; Interview with Representative Tim Ryan; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• NBC Fires Matt Lauer for "Inappropriate Sexual Behavior"; House GOP Leaders Hold News Conference; NYT: Trump Suggests "Access Hollywood" Tape is Fake. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• GOP Bill Clears Committee; North Korean Missile Test; Police Arrest Suspect in Tampa; NBC Fires Matt Lauer. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• NBC Fires Matt Lauer for Inappropriate sexual Behavior Allegations; Trump Retweets Far-Right, Anti-Muslim Videos; NYT: Trump Still Peddling Conspiracy Theories. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 28, 2017
• Love Conquers All Barriers; President Trump Goes Off Script; Kenyatta's Inauguration Attended by World Dignitaries; Pope To Meet With Myanmar Leader Aung San Suu Kyi; Prince Harry And Meghan Markle To Marry Next Spring; Agung Erupts; Time To Heal; Trump Apologize For Access Hollywood Video; Attacks On Journalism. Aired 3-4a ET
• Bali Remain Under The Highest Possible Volcano Alert As Volcanic Activity Is Still Considered To Be High; Paris Mounts Campaign To Woo London Businesses; The Pursuit Of Truth Despite Attacks On Journalism. Aired 2-3a ET
• Pope To Meet With Aung San Suu Kyi; Trump Insults Native Americans At Event; Trump Used Pocahontas Insult During Campaign; Prince Harry And Meghan Markle To Marry Next Spring; Trump Versus The Media Again; President Kenyatta To Be Sworn In After Contested Election; Egypt Mourns 300 Plus People Killed In Mosque Attack. Aired 1-2a ET
• Pope Francis to Meet with Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar; Trump Calls Warren "Pocahontas" in Front of Native American Veterans; Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Marry Next Spring; Yemen Humanitarian Crisis; Mount Agung Creates Huge Ash Cloud over Bali. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Speaks Amid Tax Fight, North Korea ICBM Launch; Pentagon Says North Korean Missile Flew Higher Than Last One; Trump Did Not Discuss Roy Moore in GOP Lunch. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• North Korea Launches Missile; Who Gets Hurt in Republican Tax Plan?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• McConnell: Schumer, Pelosi Show Lack of "Seriousness"; Schumer Speaks after Cancelling Meeting with Trump; Trump to Speak on Tax Fight, North Korea Launch; Senate Tax Bill to Go to Next Stage as Holdout Votes Yes; North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile Towards Japan. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• North Korea Launches Missile; Trump on Capitol Hill; Dems Pull out of Meeting; McConnell Speaks about Tax Bill. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Jared Kushner May Be Summoned to Capitol Hill on Russia Probe; Roy Moore Back on Trail, Calls Allegations "Dirty Politics"; Trump Calls Elizabeth Warren "Pocahontas" at Navajo Event; Interview with Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz; Royal Wedding to be Held at Windsor Castle in May 2018; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon: Trump Heads to Capitol Hill to Rally GOP Senators; Trump Calls Warren "Pocahontas" at Navajo Event; Trump Honors Navajos in Front of Andrew Jackson Portrait. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Moore Back on Campaign Trail; Retired Marine Launches Write-in Campaign; Ivanka in India; Trump Calls Warren "Pocahontas"; Senate Tax Bill. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Heads to Capitol Hill to Rally GOP Senators on Tax Bill; Trump Calls Elizabeth Warren "Pocahontas" at Navajo Event; Retail Stocks Climb After Record Setting Cyber Monday. Aired 9-9:30a ET


November 27, 2017
• Pope Francis Visits Myanmar; Mount Agung Show Signs of Possible Eruption; President Trump Faces News Challenges After Thanksgiving; John Conyers Steps Down; Airstrikes in Syria kills 57 people; Pakistan's law minister resigns; Saudi Arabia eases on Yemen; Ireland threatens to block Brexit; Box office hit for new Disney movie. Aired 3-4a ET
• Pope Francis Wades Into Diplomatic Mire On Myanmar Visit; Saudi Arabia Eases Blockade In Yemen Amid Outcry; Pixar's New Film "Coco" Scores Big At The Box Office; Trump Administration Sued over Consumer Watchdog Pick; Indonesia Warns of Possible Major Eruption; Islamist Leader Calls of Pakistan Protests. Aired 2-3a ET
• Bali Volcano Shuts Down Air Travel; Pope En Route To Myanmar; Franken Embarassed And Ashamed But Will Not Resign; Mount Agung Alert To Highest Level; Trump Administration Sued Over Consumer Watchdog Pick; Islamist Leader Calls Off Pakistan Protests; Pope Francis Arrives In Myanmar. Aired 1-2a ET
• Pakistani Law Minister Resigns; Bali Volcano Shuts Down Air Travel; Pope En Route to Myanmar; Campaign of Rape in Myanmar; Trump Administration Sued over Consumer Watchdog Pick; Egypt Mosque Attack; Al Franken Apologizes; Private Media Outlets Must Register in Russia. Aired 12-1a ET
• White House Briefing Concludes; Discussion of Briefing Content. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Talks 'Pocahontas' in Front of Native Americans; Trump Administration Power Struggle; Republican Tax Push. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Kushner Averts Deadline to Hand Over Documents to Lawmakers; Trump Attacks CNN International Journalists; Putin Signs New Law Allowing Designation of Foreign Media Companies as Foreign Agents; Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Announce Engagement; Trump Criticized for "Pocahontas" Comment. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Showdown at Watchdog Agency; Senate Tax Bill; Trump Suggests Tape Not Authentic; Trump Doubles Down on Moore; Ivanka's Criticism of Moore; Kushner's Days Over. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Flynn's Lawyers Stop Talking With Trump's Lawyers; Showdown Over Top Post at Key Watchdog Agency; Cyber Monday Could Hit Record Sales; Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Engaged; Aired 10:30-11a ET


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