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January 24, 2018


January 23, 2018
• Government Runs for Three Days; Former Terrorist Warns South Korea; V.P. Pence Stands Firm on Trump's Recognition of Jerusalem; Trump to Attend Forum in Davos; Arab Lawmakers Protest Pence, Walk Out Of Knesset; More Emotional Testimony On Fifth Day Of Nassar Sentencing; Political And Financial Leaders Gathering In Switzerland; Trump's Empty Desk Goes Viral. Aired 3-4a ET
• Government Shutdown; No Stepping Back from Syria Offensive; Rohingya Fears Ethnic Cleansing, Again; Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh Skeptical About Repatriation Deal To Send Them Back To Myanmar; Official Sanchez Mkhitaryan Swap Teams; Former Soccer Star Sworn In As President. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Government to Reopen after Three-Day Shutdown; Trump Campaign Releases Anti-Immigrant Ad; Turkey Expands Offensive against Kurdish Military in Syria; Pope Francis Faces Backlash after Defending Chilean Bishop; Push to Register One Million New Voters & Elect Women; More Emotional Testimonial on Fifth Day of Nassar Sentencing; "FRIENDS" Movie Trailer Goes Viral. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S. Government to Reopen After Three-Day Shutdown; Turkey Vows It Won't Step Back From its Offensive; Crisis in Myanmar; Political and Financial Leaders Gather in Switzerland for World Economic Forum. Aired 12-1a ET
• Schumer Withdraws Offer on Trump's Border Wall; Comey Interviewed in Mueller Probe of Russia; White House Press Briefing Lauds Companies Giving Back to Employees; Trump Will Travel to The World Economic Forum. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Interview With Texas Congressman Vicente Gonzalez; Democrats Withdraw Offer on Funding Trump Wall; Trump and Sessions Pressuring FBI Director?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Mueller Interviews Comey on Trump Meetings; After Government Reopens Schumer Rescinds Offer to Trump on Border Wall; Pence: No Pay of Hush Money from Trump to Porn Star. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump: FBI Chief Didn't Threaten to Resign Over Sessions; NYT: Comey Interviewed by Mueller Team in Russia Probe. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• AG Jeff Sessions Interviewed by Special Counsel Mueller's Team in Russia Probe; Trump Tweets Unknown if DACA Deal Possible by February 8th; Interview with Senator Chris Van Hollen; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• AG Sessions Interviewed by Mueller in Russia Probe; WH: Cooperating with Special Counsel Probe; At least One Dead, Seven Wounded in Kentucky School Shooting. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• China Slams U.S. Tariffs; First Lady Not Attending Davos Trip; Trump Declares Win; Kentucky School Shooting; Sessions Interviewed by Mueller. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Jeff Sessions Pressed FBI Director to Fire His Deputy; White House Claims FBI's Reputation Tainted; Trump: "Nobody Knows" If DACA Deal Possible By February 8; White House: DACA Deal Dependent On Border Security, Wall; Reports: Sessions Pressed FBI Director To Fire Deputy. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 22, 2018
• Vote and Blame Game Version 2.0; Mayon Volcano Erupts in Philippines; Turkish Military Targets U.S. Allies. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. Government Shutdown Enters Third Day; Women's Marches around the World; U.S. Vice President Mike Pence In Israel Visit; SAG Awards Honor The Best In Film And Television; Philadelphia Set To Take On New England In Super Bowl; How Trump's Twitter Feed Has Defined His Presidency. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Government Shutdown Enters Third Day; Pence Arrives in Israel to Warm Welcome from Netanyahu; Tokyo Holds First North Korean Missile Attack Drill. Aired 1-2a ET
• Senate to Vote on Ending Shutdown at Noon Monday; Turkish Operation Targets Kurdish Militia in Syria; 18 Killed in Kabul Hotel Siege; German Political Deadlock Breaks. Aired 12-1a
• Senate Reaches Deal to End Shutdown; Russian Spy Ship Off Coast Of North Carolina; Democratic Congressperson Says They Are Getting Their Butts Kicked; Statue of Liberty Open Today. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• President Trump Absent in Senate Negotiations?; Interview With Louisiana Senator John Kennedy; Senate Reaches Compromise to End Government Shutdown. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Daily Briefing; Cuomo Defies Shutdown, Won't Close Statue of Liberty; Graham: Stephen Miller Convinced Trump of Views Too Extreme to Negotiate. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Senate Reaches Deal to Reopen Government; White House Briefing As Senate Reaches Deal to End Government Shutdown. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Mitch McConnell Opens Door to End Government Shutdown; Mourning Military Families Won't Get Government Death Benefits; Nearly 400 Pages of New FBI Texts Sent to Capitol Hill; Women Dominate SAG Awards Show; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Senate GOP Leader Speaks Ahead Of Vote On Reopening Government; GOP Senators: Mcconnell "Has Moved" On DACA; Senators Says His "Intention" To Deal With DACA Later Shows Willingness To Negotiate. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• New FBI Texts Released; Nunes Refuses to Reveal Memo; Trump Talking with McConnell and Democrats; White House Staff Makes Negotiations Difficult; Smithsonian Open Today; Abuse Victims Face Doctor. Aired 9:30-10:00a
• Senate to Vote on Plan to Reopen Government; Top Trump Aide Says Trump to Hold Meetings Today; Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 21, 2018
• Shutdown Day Two, No Breakthrough in Sight; Thousands Protest for Women's Rights across the U.S.; At Least Five Killed in Kabul Hotel Siege; Turkish Forces Enter Syria's Afrin Region; Trump Has Shaken the U.S. Dynamic with North Korea; Vice President Pence to Meet with King of Jordan; Germany's Future at Stake as Social Democrats Meet. Aired 5-6a ET
• Shutdown Day Two, No Breakthrough in Sight; Thousands Protest for Women's Rights across the U.S.; At Least Five Killed in Kabul Hotel Siege; Turkish Forces Enter Syria's Afrin Region; Israel Seeks Out and Destroys Gaza Tunnels; Vice President Pence to Meet with King of Jordan; Melania Trump's First Year in the White House. Aired 4-5a ET
• Shutdown Day Two, No Breakthrough in Sight; At Least Five Killed in Kabul Hotel Siege; Israel Seeks Out and Destroys Gaza Tunnels; Thousands Protest for Women's Rights across the U.S.; Vice President Pence to Meet with King of Jordan. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Shutdown Day Two, No Breakthrough in Sight; Thousands Protest for Women's Rights across the U.S.; At Least Five Killed in Kabul Hotel Siege; Pope Francis Blesses Disabled Child on Street. Aired 2- 2:30a ET
• Shutdown Day Two, No Breakthrough in Sight; Thousands Protest for Women's Rights across the U.S.; At Least Five Killed in Kabul Hotel Siege. Aired 0-0:30a ET
• No Deal Yet on Day Two of Government Shutdown; GOP's Jeff Flake Doesn't Think It Help for President to be Involved; Interview with Senator Jeff Merkley; Interview with Representative Greg Walden; Should Trump Ask Predecessors for Shutdown Advice?; How Trump's Twitter Feed Defined His First Year; Aired 8-9p ET
• Congress Reconvenes as Shutdown Acrimony Deepens; Trump Tweets Using Nuclear Option to End Shutdown; Interview with Representative Carolyn Maloney; Global Women's Marches Enter Day Two Of Protests; Senator Graham: A Potential Shutdown "Breakthrough" Tonight; Screen Actors Guild Awards Tonight In Hollywood. Aired 2-3p ET
• Mcconnell And Schumer Discussed In Their Private Meeting That Occurred Right After Senate Floor; President Trump Has Been Unable To Lock Down A Deal To End The Shutdown; New York's Governor Wants To Reopen The Statue Of Liberty; Vice President Mike Pence Keeps An International Trip Intact; An Adult Film Star, Alleged Sexual Encounter With Donald Trump; Bombshell Development Now In The Las Vegas Shooting Investigation; Aired 7-8p ET
• "Power to the Polls" Rally Underway in Las Vegas; Report: Chinese Ambassador Zeroes in on Kushner; SAG Awards Gets Ready for #MeToo Close-Up; McConnell And Schumer Discussed In Their Private Meeting That Occurred Right After Senate Floor; Government Remains Shutdown, Senate to vote at 1 a.m. ET; Graham: White House staff members "Yanking Back" Proposals; Vote to Reopen Government Scheduled For 1:00am. Aired 6-7p ET
• Government remains shutdown, Senate to vote at 1 a.m. ET; Graham: White House staff members "yanking back" proposals; Vote to reopen government scheduled for 1 a.m.; Trump camp unveils "Pure Evil" as targeting illegal immigration; Protesters hit the streets in U.S. and Europe; Who gets blamed for shutdown: Dems or GOP; National parks: why are some open, some closed?; Screen actors guild show gets ready for #MeToo close up. Aired 5-6p ET
• Interview with Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA); Mike Pompeo Considering Run for Senate; Clark County, Washington Declares Public Health Emergency over Measles Outbreak; Passengers Seek Answers After United Airlines Flight Held Them On Tarmac for 14 Hours. Remembering the Four Americans Killed in Syria Last Week. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Both The House And Senate Back In Session To Get The Government Back Open Monday Morning; Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth Gave Speech On The Senate Floor; The Senate Is Playing Blame Game On The Government Shutdown; Senate And House Meet Amidst Government Shutdown; Time Travel App; Fund Military During Shutdown; Screen Actors Guild Awards. Aired 4-5p ET
• Graham's Potential Shutdown Solution; Democrats Meeting Is Schumer's Office; Women's March in Las Vegas; Trump Past Relationship With A Porn Star. Aired 3-4p ET
• Senate Reconvenes. Majority Leader Speaks amid Government Shutdown; Schumer Speaking amid Government Shutdown. Aired 1-2p ET


January 20, 2018
• Democrats Reject Trump's Offer to End Shutdown; Native American Elder Faces Off with Teens; Airstrike Kills 52 Militants in Somalia; Funeral Held for Polish Mayor; Campaign against Sexual Violence in Lebanon Seeks to Change Attitudes; Interview with Nicole Lauer, East Bay Coast Guard Spouses Club; Brexit Chaos Leads to Crisis of Leadership; Interview with Ocean Ramsey, Shark Swimmer. Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S. Government Shuts Down; Germany's Leadership Tops U.S., China and Russia; U.S.-Russia Ties Still Strained under Trump; Trump's First Year in Office. Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S. Government Shuts Down. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. Government Shuts Down; Tensions Grow between U.S. and North Korea. Aired 2-3a ET
• No End in Sight, Standoff Intensifies Over Government Shutdown; Protests Erupt on Trump's First Year Anniversary; Mueller's Russia Probe Continues Despite Shutdown; Trump Brags Regulation Cuts Amid Shutdown; Shutdown Spoils Trump's Expensive Mar-a-Lago Gala; Porn Star to Make Public Appearance Amid Claims of Trump Affair; The Year of Trump: Golf Carts, Handshakes, Covfefe. Aired 8-9p ET
• Year one of the Trump presidency and day one of a government shutdown and the end of year one for the first lady Melania Trump Aired 4-5p ET
• Rep. Luis Gutierrez Talks Government Shutdown, Marches Protest Trump on 1-Year Anniversary in Office; House GOP Leaders Speak Amid Government Shutdown; DACA; Sen. John Kennedy Talks Government Shutdown, DACA; Trump Recognizes Protesters in His Own Way; White House Blames Democrats for Shutdown; Marches Protest Trump on 1-Year Anniversary in Office. Aired 3-4p ET
• Government Shutdown and Nationwide Protests Mark Trump's First Inauguration Anniversary; Interview with Representative Luis Gutierrez; Aired 2-3p ET
• Chuck Schumer News Briefing on Shutdown; Adam Schiff Talks Shutdown, DACA, Nunez Memo on Russia Probe; Marches Against Trump on 1-Year Anniversary in Office; Source: Trump Tells Aides He'll Be Blamed for Shutdown; Sen. Mike Rounds Talks Government Shutdown. Aired 1-2p ET
• Government Shut Downs; Pro-Women, Anti-Trump Marches Happening Across U.S. Aired 12n-1p ET
• Government Shuts Down As Trump Marks First Year In Office; CNN: Durbin Says McConnell Is "Scared To Death" Of Trump; House Dems Speak Amid Government Shutdown; Thousands March On Anniversary Of Trump's First Year. Aired 11-12p ET
• House Lawmakers Speak as Government Shuts Down; Dems and GOP Play Blame Games as Government Shuts Down; Presidential Insults Target Adversaries and Allies; Trump Tells Aides He Will Be Blamed for Shutdown; Thousands March in Solidarity with the Women's March in Washington to Protest Trump's First Year in Office. Aired 10-11a ET


January 19, 2018
• Government Shutdown Coming in Less than a Day; ISIS Wiped Out of Territory; Germany Welcomes Refugees; Parents Plead Not Guilty To Torturing Children; Olympic Torch Near Korean Demilitarized Zone; North Korea Defines Relationship Between Trump And Xi; Iowa Voters Reflect On Trump's First Year; South Africa Cape Town Faces Severe Water Shortage; Mid-Air Wedding. Aired 3-4a ET
• Siblings Allegedly Starved, Shackled And Taunted With Food; MSF: Thousands Of Refugees Stranded In One Small Town; Couple Married By Pope Francis In Flight; House Votes to Avert U.S. Government Shutdown, Senate Unclear; Fight against ISIS; Saudis Assess Trump's First Year in Office. Aired 2-3a ET
• Poll: Sharp Drop in Approval of Global U.S. Leadership; New Polls Shows Warning U.S. Influence on Global Affairs; China-U.S. Collaboration Centers on North Korea; U.N. Children Conflict Living a Nightmare; Couple Married by Pope Francis in Flight; House Votes to Avert U.S. Government Shutdown, Senate Unclear; Trump Supporters Weigh In; Parents Plead Not Guilty to Torturing 13 Children. Aired 1-2a ET
• California House of Horrors; House Votes to Avert Government Shutdown; Russia Investigation; Civilian Population Devastated in Mosul; Children in Crisis; Exhausting Heat at Australian Open. Aired 12-1a ET
• No Agreement in Trump/Schumer Meeting; Government Shutdown Could Halt CDC Flu Program; Victims Confront USA Gymnastics Doctor in Court; Iowa Town Give Mixed Reviews on Trump's First Year. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Allegedly Paid Porn Star Secret Hush Money Before Election; Interview With Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy; Can Republicans Avert Shutdown?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Schumer on Trump Meeting: "We Made Some Progress"; D.A.: 13 Siblings Starved, Shackled, Taunted with Food; DOJ to Retry Bob Menendez on Corruption & Bribery Charges; Tim Kaine Talks Trump/Schumer Meeting. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Schumer, Trump Meet Hours Ahead of Shutdown; Interview with Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota; Paramedics Called to Justice Sotomayor's House. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Shutdown Looms on Capitol Hill as Dems and Republicans Blame Each Other; 13 California Siblings Face Severe Prolonged Abuse; How Government Shutdown Could Affect the Military; Iowa Town Gives Mixes Reviews on Trump's First Year; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S. Government House away from Shutdown; WH: Trump won't go to Florida until Bill is Passed; WSJ: Trump Lawyer used Private Company Pseudonyms to Pay Porn Star for Silence Weeks before Election. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• House Away from Shutdown; Fusion GPS Testimony; California Couple Charged; Stocks Flat Amid Looming Shutdown; Trump's First Year. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• U.S. Government Hours Away From Shutdown; Trump Will Not Go to Florida Until Bill is Passed; WSJ: Trump Lawyer Used Private Company Pseudonyms To Pay Porn Star "Stormy Daniels" Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 18, 2018
• North and South Korea March Under Unified Flag; Migrants Battle Heat and Cold for a Better Life; No Repetition of Mistakes in Syria; President Trump Criticizes Russia; Olympics Doctor Confronted by Victims; Mexican Government Not Directly Paying For The Wall; Better Relation With Russia Never Materialized; Trump's Deregulation A Boon For Telecoms; Senator Berates Trump Over Treatment Of Media; Bayeux Tapestry To Leave France For First Time. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump White House; Koreas Tensions; A Dangerous Precedent; Concerns on Repatriation; Myanmar Violence; Rohingya Crisis Plan; California Couple Due In Court In Torture Case; Large Price Drops For Bitcoin Other Digital Currencies. Aired 2-3a ET
• Kelly Says Trump "Uninformed" on Border Wall; Trump and the Porn Star; North and South Korea to March Under Unified Flag; Migrants Risk Death in the Alps to Cross into France; Autocratic Leaders Echo Trump's "Fake News" Phrasing; Donation Will Help Send Students to U.S. Colleges; CNN is First News Outlet to Inspect Houthi Missile; Large Price Drops for Bitcoin, Other Digital Currencies. Aired 1-2a ET
• One Year in Office; Trump Accuses Russia of Helping North Korea; Better Relations with Russia Never Materialized; The Art of Drawing President Trump; Trump Agenda Facing Constant Pushback in. Aired 12-1a ET
• Can House COP Find Enough Votes to Pass Spending Bill; DA says 13 Siblings Only Allowed to Shower Once a Year; Diane von Furstenberg on Giving Women Confidence. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Can Republicans Avoid Government Shutdown?; President Trump Delivers Address in Pennsylvania. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• U.S. Leadership Approval Plummets Worldwide; Trump & Obama Haven't Spoken in Nearly a Year; Apple Plans 20,000 New Jobs as Trump Touts Tax Cuts, Economy; Trump Touts Economy, Tax Cuts in Pennsylvania. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Can House GOP Find Enough Votes to Pass Spending Bill?; Interview with Congressman Mo Brooks of Alabama; GOP's Graham: Some Around Trump Have "Irrational" Views. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump to Hammer Democrats on Military Funding at the Pentagon Meeting; Activists in California Unapologetic in Fighting for Their Values; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Source: Trump Fuming over Kelly's Comments; Trump: Leave Children's Health Care out of Stopgap; Report: Bannon said he Talked to WH Aides about Don Jr. Meeting. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump on CHIP Program; Proposed Legislation on Election Meddling; GOP Scrambles in Pennsylvania; Apple Pledges to Create U.S. Jobs. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Denies John Kelly's Comments on the Wall; Trump Tweets to Leave Children's Health Care Out of Stopgap; Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 17, 2018
• North Korea Getting South Korea's Trust; Steve Bannon Claims Executive Privilege; HHS Secretary Grilled Over Trump's Racist Language; U.S. to Cut Funding for Palestine. Aired 3-4a ET
• Korea Talks; Immigration Impasse Could Force Government Shutdown; Trump White House; Steve Bannon Subpoenaed in Russia Probe; House of Horrors; U.N. Chief And Rights Groups Raise Concerns Over Rohingya Deal; Larry Nassar To Be Sentenced For Sex Abuse; Jamaican Women Carving Their Own Bobsled Core. Aired 2-3a ET
• North and South Korea Meet for Third Time at DMZ; Steve Bannon Subpoenaed in Russia Probe; Japan Sends Out False Missile Alert; Dow Briefly Tops 25,000 for First Time; U.S. Withholds $55M in Aid for Palestinian Refugees; Detroit Man Deported To Mexico After 30 years In U.S. Aired 1-2a ET
• North Korean Nuclear Crisis; North and South Korea Resume Talks; Immigration Impasse could Force Government Shutdown; Steve Bannon Subpoenaed in Russia Probe; California House of Horror; Bangladesh and Myanmar Agree on Rohingya Repatriation Plan. Aired 12- 1a ET
• Ohio Dems Who Voted for Trump Grade His First Year; Axios Says Bannon Discussed Trump Tower Meeting with Spicer, Priebus; Bob Dole Awarded Congressional Gold Medal. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Abruptly Rescinds Military Aircraft Use for Congressional Trip Overseas. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Pushes Back on Trump Physical Showing Heart Disease; Steve Bannon Cuts Deal with Mueller on Interview. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Clock Ticks Toward Shutdown, Negotiations Heat Up; Trump: Russia Helping North Korea Skirt Sanctions. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Senator Jeff Flake Slams President Trump for Using Stalin's Term on Media; Paul Ryan Hopes Cool Heads will Prevail to Prevent Government Shutdown; DHS Voters Support Trump Despite Difficult First Year. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon: House GOP Leaders Push Funding Fix; Bannon Strikes Deal to be Interviewed by Mueller's Team; House GOP Pushes Immigration-Free Funding Bill. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Flake to Stand Up for Media; Navy Filing Criminal Charges; Massive Winter Storm from Florida to Maine; House Leaders Push for Funding Fix. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Source: FBI Tried To Serve Bannon With Grand Jury Subpoena; Source: Bannon To Talk Openly To Mueller's Team; House GOP Pushes Immigration-Free Funding Bill; John Kelly Meeting Hispanic Caucus on Immigration; FBI Tried to Serve Steve Bannon with Grand Jury Subpoena. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 16, 2018
• Crazy Parents Charged of Torture; President Trump the Most Controversial American president; Missile Alert Corrected in Hawaii; Pope Francis Visits Chile; Olympic Doctor's Career Ends in Court. Aired 3-4a ET
• Outrage Over Trump's African Comments; Nigerian President Vows Justice After Deadly Clashes; California House of Horror; Immigration Impasse Could Hasten Government Shutdown; War in Syria; An Economic Lifeline; Pope Francis In Chile At Start Of Latin America Visit; Sharapova Advances With Straight Sets Win; Man United Cruise To Victory Over Stoke City; Referee Appears To Aim Kick At Player; Fans Evacuated For Fears Stadium Safety. Aired 2-3a ET
• Furor over Trump Remarks Threatens Immigration Deal; Pope Arrives in Chile; Trump Denies He's Racist. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Denies He's Racist in Wake of Vulgar Remarks; Syrian Forces Step Up Attacks on Rebel-Held Areas; Nigerian President Vows Justice After Herders and Farmers Clash; Money that Workers Earn in Russia Goes to North Korea. Aired 12-1a ET
• White House Doctor Shares Results From Trump's First Physical. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• White House Says President Trump Not Racist; Steve Bannon Testifies in Trump-Russia Probe. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Speaks at D.C. Women's Event; DOJ to Take DACA to Supreme Court; Husband/Father Deported to Mexico after 30 years in U.S.; 13 Siblings Rescued in California, Parents Arrested. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• GOP's Graham: Immigration Talks Turning Into "S-Show"; Booker Blasts DHS Chief "Your Amnesia is Complicit". Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Senate Hearing with DHS Secretary Nielsen. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Headed to Government Shutdown? Alleged Trump Remark Dispute. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• White House Wants Budget Deal; Record for Dow; Children Rescued in California; Victims Confront Doctor. Aired 9:30-10a


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