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January 12, 2018
• Democratic Senator Dick Durbin Confirms Trump Made "Shithole" Remark; Africa Reacts to President Trump's Comments; Interview with Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte of New York; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Cancels London Trip; Trump Touts Relationship with Kim Jong-un; Trump Expected to Renew Iran Deal; Dick Durbin on Immigration; FaceBook Makes Major Changes. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Source: Trump Slams Immigrants From "Shithole" Countries; Source: Trump Asked "Why Do We Need More Haitians?"; Dem Whip Durbin: Trump "Used Those Words"; Trump Denies Saying Anything Derogatory About Haitians. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 11, 2018
• Southern California No Break from Mother Nature; Trump Says No Collusion in his Team; President Moon Thanked President Trump Over Phone; Thieves Robbed Ritz Hotel in Paris. Aired 3-4a ET
• Mudlides in California kills 17; No collusion with Russia say President Trump; Myanmar arrests two Reuters journalist. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Dodges Question on Special Counsel Interview; Democrats Hope to Flip Republican Seats; At Least 17 Killed in California Mudslides; Netanyahu Defends Son after Secret Tape Airs; Report: U.S. Lacks Strong Approach To Russian Threat; Houthis Threaten To Block Shipping In Red Sea; Report: Wahlberg Paid More Than Female Co-Star. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Threatens, Shutdown Drags On; Michael Cohen to Testify Publicly before Congress; Journalists Jailed in Myanmar Appealing Sentence; Trump: "Probably" Declare National Emergency To Build Border Wall If Democrats Refuse; Top U.S. Diplomat: "No Contradiction" on Syria Policy; May Talks Brexit With Japanese Prime Minister. Aired 12m-1a ET
• GOP's Graham Refutes GOP's Flake on DREAMER Deal; Adam Schiff Says More People New About Trump Tower Meeting but Investigation Is Thwarted; Bannon Retains Lawyer for Questioning in Russia Probe; Trump Is Going to Have a Physical on Friday. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• DACA Deal or No DACA Deal?; Trump Creates Confusion Over FISA Surveillance Program. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Briefing with Sanders and Mnuchin. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• GOP's Graham Refutes Flake Declaring DREAMer Deal; Interview with U.S. Congressmen Pete Aguilar and Will Hurd; Trump Talks Prison Reform; Trump Undercuts Administration's Stance on Surveillance Bill. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• At Least 48 Missing in Deadly California Mudslides; Record Number of Retirements Threaten GOP House Majority; Missouri Governor Admits Affair But Denies Blackmail Allegation; 7-Eleven Stores Raided in Sweeping Operation; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Targets FISA Provision Up for Renewal; House Conservatives Push Hardline Immigration Bill; At Least 48 Missing in Deadly California Mudslides; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Medicaid Recipients Work; Search for Survivors in California; Trump's First In Office Medical Exam; New Documentary on Wildlife Conservation. Aired 9:30-10:00a
• Trump Targets FISA Provision Up for Renewal; President Trump Mentioned Hillary Clinton Hours Before Kellyanne Conway Denies White House Talking About Hillary Clinton; Governors Outraged After Florida Dropped From Drilling Plan; White House Allows States To Make Some Medicaid Recipients Work. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 10, 2018
• North and South Korea's Path into Peace; Cameras Rolled in President Trump's Bipartisan Meeting; California Facing Another Wrath from Mother Nature; Ocean Infinity to Search for MH-370. Aired 3-4a ET
• Reporters Given Unprecedented Access to a Bipartisan Meeting Between Lawmakers and the President; Dianne Feinstein Has Defied Her Republican Colleagues and Made Public of the Transcript of the Interview With the Cofounder of Fusion GPS; President Moon Jae-in is Heralding Restore Dialogue With North Korea; Ocean Infinity to Search For Mh-370; The Heavy Rains Have Triggered Mudslides in Southern California; North Korea to Send Athletes Officials to Games; Warriors Coach Criticizes Ball Family Coverage Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Pushing for Security in DACA Deal; Steve Bannon Steps Down from Breitbart News; Moon Jae-in Open to Talks with North Korea under Right Conditions; CPJ Gives Trump Undermining Press Freedom Award; South Korea Claims Progress in Talks with North; Flooding & Mudslides Hits California After Wildfires. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Invites Reporters in to Immigration Meeting; Senator Releases Transcript of Fusion GPS Interview; Earthquake in Honduras; Moon: Korean Denuclearization is Path to Peace; U.S. Company Taking on MH370 Mystery; Southern California Mudslides. Aired 12-1a ET
• President Donald Trump Wrapped Up A Press Conference With The Prime Minister Of Norway. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Administration Targets Libel Laws; President Trump Meets with Norwegian Prime Minister. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Teacher Jailed After Criticizing Superintendent's Raise; Report: Wahlberg Paid $1.5 Million, Michelle Williams Paid $1000; Would Talks Between Trump & Kim Jong-Un Korea Be Good Idea; Trump Meeting with Lawmakers a Series of Extraordinary Moments. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Trump Tries Clarifying: Wall Must Be in "Dreamer" Deal; Soon: Trump's Joint News Conference With Norway's Leader; Trump Grants GOP- Led Florida Exemption From Drilling Plan; Interview with Congressman Mark Sanford of South Carolina. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Fifteen Killed, Hundreds Awaiting Rescue in Montecito, California; Steve Bannon Lost Three Jobs As Result of "Fire and Fury" Fallout; Spotlight on the Rise of Filmmaker Ava DuVernay; Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Trump Vents on Court System After DACA Setback; Immigration Talks Continue After Bipartisan Meeting; Trump Brings Transparency to Key Immigration Meeting; Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley Disappointed Over Release of Transcript; Interview with Representative Chris Stewart; Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Bannon Steps Down; Immigration Talks; Conservatives Spend Millions in Wisconsin; Florida Dropped from Drilling Plan; Tagovailoa Goes from Backup to Hero. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Plan to End DACA Program; Trump Brings Transparency to Key Immigration Meeting; Top Trump Advisers and Staff Weigh in Whether to Leave Admin; Fifteen Killed, Hundreds Awaiting Rescue in Montecito, California; Feinstein Defies GOP, Releases Fusion GPS Testimony; Bannon Steps Down From Post Amid "Fire And Fury" Fallout. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 09, 2018
• North and South Korea Finally Meets; Rescuers Fear for 32 Missing Iranians; El Salvadorians Must Go Home Now; President Trump Prepares for Mueller's Interview; Wolff Defended His Book From Critics; Californians Bracing Another Extreme Weather Condition. Aired 3-4a ET
• North Korea agrees to send athletes to Winter Olympics after talks with South. Aired 2-3a ET
• Oprah's Awards Speech Sparks 2020 Rumors; Trump Lawyers Want to Limit Mueller Interview; North Korea Says it will Send Delegation to Olympics; Huge Oil Tanker at Risk of Exploding After Collision; Lyft Showcasing Self-Driving Cars On Vegas Streets. Aired 1-2a ET
• Korea Talks Focus on Olympics, Family Reunions; Trump Lawyers Want to Limit Mueller Interview; Oprah Winfrey for President in 2020? Aired 12-1a ET
• Feinstein Defies GOP, Releases Fusion GPS Testimony; North Korea and South Korea Agree to Hold Military Talks; Obama's Iowa Director Tells Oprah Winfrey to Call Him; Ava DuVernay on Diversity in Media. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• White House Press Briefing; President Trump's Position on DACA Unclear. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump, Oprah's Best Friend Weigh in on 2020 Run; Positive Results from North & South Korea Talks; Why Trump Opened Extraordinary Meeting to Media; White House Daily Briefing Begins. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Extraordinary Look Inside Trump's Bipartisan Meeting; Trump: I'll Sign Whatever Immigration Bill They Send Me; Feinstein Defies GOP, Release Fusion GPS Testimony. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Lawyers Want to Limit Scope of Potential Mueller Interview; Interview with Representative Tom Marino; Russia Hindering Fight Against ISIS in Syria?; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon: Key Bipartisan MTG On Immigration, Spending; Gayle King: Oprah 'Intrigued' By Idea Of Run; North & South Korea Agree To Hold Military Talks. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Testimony for Special Counsel; Immigration Standoff Threatens Budget Deal. Oprah Intrigued About Running; HHS Nominee Faces Hearing; Bipartisan Meeting on Immigration. Aired 9:30-10:00a
• North Korea and South Korea Agree to Hold Military Talks; Immigration Standoff Threatens Deal on Budget; Immigration Standoff Threatens Deal On Budget; Gayle King: Oprah "Intrigued" By Idea Of 2020 Run; Ivanka Trump Praises Oprah's Golden Globes Speech; GOP Representative Ed Royce Won't Seek Re-Election. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 08, 2018
• The Damage Has Been Done; North and South Korea Long Awaited Meeting; Women Flag Raised in Golden Globes; White House Reacts to Michael Wolff's Book; Disaster at Sea off Shanghai; British Parliament Returns From Break; Flooding Inside JFK Terminal Four. Aired 3-4a ET
• North Korea May Use The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics For Surveillance; First A Storm, Then A Flood At New York's JFK Airport; Gary Oldman Transforms Into Winston Churchill. Aired 2-3a ET
• Steve Bannon Regrets Statements about Donald Trump; Explosive New Book Dominates Weekend Headlines; Celebrities Wear Black in Protest at Golden Globes; Trump Visit Adds Drama to Football Game; North, South Korea to Meet for First Time in Two Years; SpaceX Launches Secretive Spacecraft; Trump Senior Adviser Slams New Book on Trump; Trump Senior Adviser Slams Bannon on Book Comments; British PM Speaks on Trump's Mental Health; U.K. Parliament Takes on Brexit in the New Year; Awards Show Pays Tribute to Strong Women. Aired 1-2a ET
• Bannon Backs Off; North and South Korea to Meet for First Time in Two Years; Celebrities Wear Black in Protest at Golden Globes; Water Main Break Cripples JFK Airport Terminal. Aired 12-1a ET
• New Signs Mueller May be Closer to Trump Interview: North and South Korea to Hold Rare Talks Amid Tensions; Report Says President's Official Work Day is Shrinking. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• President Oprah?; President Trump Defends His Mental Fitness. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• New Signs Mueller May Be Closer to Trump Interview; Who Is Recy Taylor, Named in Oprah's Golden Globes Speech; Investors Want Apple to Fight iPhone Addiction in Kids. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• CNN: Oprah "Actively Thinking" About Presidential Run; CNN: Mitt Romney Treated for Prostate Cancer; Author: Trump Staffers Discuss 25th Amendment "Every Day". Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Gerry Connolly; North Korea and South Korea Prepare for Face-to-Face Talks Tomorrow; Women Win Big at Annual Awards Show; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Fall Out from The Fire and Fury. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump and Allies Defend Mental Fitness; Funding for Border Wall and DACA; North and South Prepare for Talks; Broken Pipe Floods JFK; National Championship Game. Aired 9:30-10a
• Oprah Gives Rousing Speech On Female Empowerment; Oprah's Speech Fuels Speculation Of 2020 Bid. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 07, 2018
• Trump Push Back Allegations In Critical Book, Describes Self as 'Stable Genius'; North and South Korea To Hold Talks For First Time In Two Years; Saudi Arabia Arrests 11 Protesting Princes; Flight Delays At JFK Airport; A Night of Firsts At The Golden Globes. Aired 5-6a ET
• President Trump Defending Mental Fitness; Firefighters Battling A Five Alarm Fire In Boston; NASA Mourns The Passing of Astronaut John Young; Golden Globes Kicks Off Hollywood Award Season As Stars All In Black. Aired 3:00-3:30a ET
• President Trump Defending Mental Fitness; Frustration Boiling Inside West Wing After Staff Banned From Using Personal Cell phones; North and South Korea Prepare for Landmark Talks Next Week. Aired 4-5p ET
• Water Main Break at JFK Shuts Down International Flights; Sessions' Decision Sparks Confusion on Marijuana; Legal Marijuana: Colorado Governor on What's Next; First Cross-Border Talks in Korea Set for Tuesday. Aired 6-7p ET
• Miller: book is garbage, Wolff is garbage author; Trump's self-defense: Helpful or hurtful; Bannon: Trump Tower meeting criticism we for Manafort; Trump: there's been absolutely no collusion; Haley defends Trump's stability after hot-button tweets; FAA: JFK's terminal four suspended for six hours; CNN live on the Golden Globes red carpet; Atlanta preps to host Trump at football championship. Aired 5-6p ET
• Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon issuing a statement about his comments in the book "Fire and Fury"; One on one interview with President Trump's advisor Stephen Miller. Aired 4-5p ET
• Miller Calling Fire And Fury Garbage; JFK Shuts Down International Flights; Investigation On Christopher Steele; Atlanta Preps For College Football's National Championship; A New Twist In The Russia Investigation; Golden Globe's Time's Up Movement. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump, Defending His Mental Fitness, Says He's A Very Stable Genius; Donald Trump Open To Speaking With Kim Jong-un; Saudi Arabia Arrests 11 Princes Protesting Cuts To Perks; NASA Mourns the Passing of Astronaut John Young; Hollywood Awards Season. Aired 4-5am ET


January 06, 2018
• New Twist in Russia Investigation; "Fire and Fury" Hits Bookstores as Instant Best Seller; U.S. Authorities Reactivate The Clinton Foundation Probe; U.S. Secretary of State on Relations with North Korea; Michael Wolff's Colorful and Controversial Career; Hollywood Awards Season Begins; Battle of the Buttons. Aired 5-6a ET
• New Twist in Russia Investigation; "Fire and Fury" Hits Bookstores as Instant Best Seller; U.S. Authorities Reactivate The Clinton Foundation Probe; U.S. Secretary of State on Relations with North Korea; Michael Wolff's Colorful and Controversial Career; Strong Words at U.N. Security Council Meeting; Britain's Latte Levy. Aired 4- 5a ET
• New Twist in Russia Investigation; "Fire and Fury" Hits Bookstores as Instant Best Seller; U.S. Authorities Reactivate The Clinton Foundation Probe; U.S. Secretary of State on Relations with North Korea; Strong Words at U.N. Security Council Meeting; British Latte Levy. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• New Twist in Russia Investigation; "Fire and Fury" Hits Bookstores as Instant Best Seller; U.S. Authorities Reactivate The Clinton Foundation Probe; U.S. Secretary of State on Relations with North Korea. Aired 12m-12:30a ET
• Trump Speaks With GOP Leaders From Camp David; Trump: Everything I've Done Is 100 Percent Proper. Aired 12-1p ET
• President Trump Defending Mental Fitness; Frustration Boiling Inside West Wing After Staff Banned From Using Personal Cell Phones; North and South Korea Prepare for Landmark Talks Next Week. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump: Author of Tell-All Book is "A Fraud"; Trump Defends Mental Stability; White House Officials Tried to Pressure Sessions to Not Recuse Himself; Book Author Says Trump "Has Lost It". Aired 3-4p ET
• Trump Tweets Displeasure with Book, Declares His Genius; More in GOP Calls for Sessions to Resign; White House Lawyer, Others Tried to Stop Sessions' Recusal; Official Says Clinton Foundation Under Investigation; Expose Book Says Former Trump Aide Called Him a Fool; Sessions Rescinds Obama-era Memo on Pot; Trump Tweets About His Genius; Weather Snarls Travel, Major Delays at JFK Airport. Aired 8- 9p ET
• President's reaction to this book seems to be overshadowing the politics plan for this weekend at Camp David; Secretary of state Rex Tillerson spoke out today about President Trump's mental fitness; Passengers flying in and out of JFK airport facing major delay; Aired 7:00-8:00p ET
• Trump Tweets Displeasure With Book, Declares His Genius; Trump: White House Officials Tried To Stop Sessions' Recusal; Trump On Russia Probe: There's Been No Collusion, No Crime; Trump: Everything I've Done Is 100 Percent Proper; Three Conservative Republicans: Sessions Should Resign; Inside The Journalistic Career Of Michael Wolff. Aired 5-6p ET
• GOP Leaders Meet at Camp David; Trump Had WH Lawyers Urge Sessions not to Recuse Himself; "Fire and Fury". Aired 11-12p ET
• New Book on Early Trump Administration Published; White House Counsel Reportedly Attempted to Convince Attorney General Jeff Sessions not to Recuse Himself from Russia Investigation; Attorney General Jeff Sessions Ends Obama Era Rules on Pursuing Federal Drug Enforcement Prosecutions; Interview with Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper; Analysts Debate Value of Bitcoin. Aired 10-11a ET


January 05, 2018
• Fire and Fury Book Gets to Trump's Skin; North and South Korea Breaking Barriers; Icy Winter Storm Hits Southern U.S.; U.S. Cuts Foreign Aid to Pakistan. Aired 3-4a ET
• White House Expose Releasing Four Days Early; The Trump Presidency; U.N. Security Council to Meet on Iran Situation; Major Chip Flaws Put Almost All Devices at Risk; North Korea Accepts Offer From South To Meet For Peace Talks; Merseyside Derby Set For F.A. Cup 3rd Round; Lifting Croatia's Famous Snow Queen Trophy Aired 2-3a ET
• South-North Korea Talks to Begin; White House Expose Releasing Four Days Early; The Trump Presidency; U.N. Security Council to Meet on Iran Situation; .N. Security Council To Meet On Situation; Hollywood Awards Season Starts Sunday; Bitcoin Is Grabbing The World's Attention. Aired 1-2a ET
• South Korea Says North Korea Agrees to Talks on January 9; White House Expose Releasing Four Days Early; Attorney General Rescinds Obama-Era Marijuana Rules. Aired 12-1a ET
• New Book Casts Doubt on President's Fitness for Office; Tillerson Says My Relationship with Trump Is Developing. Aired 3:30- 4p ET
• Trump's Mental Fitness?; Tillerson on Trump; Justice Department Targets Clinton Foundation. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Justice Department Investigating Clinton Foundation; Bannon in Book: New Details from Tell-All Book on Trump. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Cease and Desist Bid Fails, "Fire and Fury" Hits Shelves; Author: "100 Percent" in Trump's Circle Question his Fitness; Trump: "I Never Spoke" to "Fire and Fury" Author for Book. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 04, 2018
• Trump and Bannon Feud Catches New Attention; Protests in Iran Are Over; North and South Korea Reopen Communication; France To Pass New Laws Against Fake News. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Starts 2018 With Flurry of Angry Tweets; Donald Trump Claims Credit For Renewed Dialogue Between North And South Korea. Aired 2-3a ET
• Ex-Strategist Alleges Money Laundering, Treason; Condemnation Of Trump's Tweet On Nuclear Button; Iran's Revolutionary Guards Claim Protests Are Over. Aired 1-2a ET
• "Fire and Fury" in the White House; Pyongyang Calls on DMZ Hotline; Iran's Revolutionary Guard Claims Protests are Over; At Least 23 Killed in Rebel-Held Area of Damascus; Near-Record Setting Snowfall in Charleston. Aired 12-1a ET
• U.S. Suspends Security to Pakistan; On New Book, Bannon Said Daughter Will Bring Down the Father; Spicer Says, I Screwed Up as Press Secretary. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Will President Trump Undergo Mental Acuity Exam?; Trump-Bannon Feud Erupts. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Daily Briefing; Trump Lawyers Send Cease-and-Desist Letter to Bannon, Publisher. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump's Lawyers to Bannon: Shut Up or We'll Sue; White House: Disgraceful & Laughable" to Stay Trump Unfit. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Senator Tom Carper; White House Bans Personal Cell Phones from West Wing; 58 Million in the Path of Massive Winter Storm. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• New Book Highlights White House Dysfunction; Trump Attorney Sends Bannon Cease-and-Desist Letter; Trump Dissolves Controversial Voter Fraud Commission. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Stocks Near 25,000 Mark; Book Highlights White House Dysfunction; Stock Market Breaks 25,000; Massive Winter Storm Hits Northeast; Trump Takes Credit for Talks. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• New Book Highlights White House Dysfunction; Trump Attorney Sends Bannon Cease-And-Desist Letter; Manafort Sues DOJ, Mueller Over Russia Probe Authority; Attorney General Ends Policy Not To Interfere With State Pot Laws. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 03, 2018
• Trump Tweets Taunts At Kim Jong-un; Trump Threatens To Cut Off Aid To Palestinians; Pro-Government Demonstrators In Iran; Trump Takes Credit For Commercial Air Safety; Cold Snap Hits The Eastern United States. Aired 3-4a ET
• Donald Trump Boasts That His Nuclear Button Is Bigger Than Kim Jong-Un's; Wenger Charged By FA Over West Brom Outburst; Andy Murray Considers Hip Surgery. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Taunts Kim Jong-un In Nuclear Tweet; Iran's Supreme Leader Blames Enemies For Deadly Unrest; U.S. Withholds Millions In Military Aid To Pakistan
• Trump Taunts Kim Jong-Un in Nuclear Tweet; Iran's Supreme Leader Blames Enemies for Unrest; Trump Threatens to Cut Palestinian Aid; North Korea Says It Will Restore Hotline with South; Palestinian Teen Charged after Punching Soldier. Aired 12-1a ET
• White House Briefing Amid New War Between Trump and Bannon; Trump "Furious, Disgusted" at Bannon's Comments. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• White House Press Briefing; Paul Manafort Files Lawsuit; Trump vs. Bannon. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• North & South Korea Reopen Hotline after Trump Threats; Biden Reacts to Trump's Nuclear Tweets Against North Korea; New CNN Show Features Trailblazing Women; Trump & Bannon War of Words. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Trump: Bannon Has "Lost His Mind", Has No Influence in White House; Book: Bannon Calls Trump Tower Meeting "Treasonous". Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Steve Bannon Says Trump Tower Meeting was Treasonous and Unpatriotic; Trump Taunts Kim Jong-Un on Nuclear Button Size; Fusion GPS Pushes Back on Dossier Leading to Russia Investigation; North Korea Reactivates Hotline With South Korea; Aired 10:30-11a ET


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