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January 28, 2018


January 27, 2018
• Dozens Wounded in Explosion in Afghan Capital; Trump Wants to Fire Deputy Attorney General; Trump at Davos; Hillary Clinton Saved Adviser's Job after Harassment Claim; Dutch Intel Warned U.S. about Hacking; Interview with Alexei Navalny; Growing Movement to Change Date of National Australian Holiday; Paris on Flood Alert. Aired 5-6a ET
• U.S. President Returns to Firestorm over Mueller; Trump at Davos; Interview with Alexei Navalny; Dozens Wounded in Explosion in Afghan Capital; Casino Billionaire Accused of Sexual Misconduct; Toronto Police: Billionaire Couple Murdered; 2018 Grammys. Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S. President Returns to Firestorm over Mueller; Trump at Davos; Interview with Alexei Navalny; Paris on Flood Alert; Casino Billionaire Accused of Sexual Misconduct; Sisters to Compete at Olympics. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump at Davos; Casino Billionaire Accused of Sexual Misconduct; Paris on Flood Alert; Toronto Police: Billionaire Couple Murdered; 2018 Grammys. Aired 2-2:30a ET
• Trump at Davos; Interview with Alexei Navalny; Paris on Flood Alert. Aired 12-12:30a ET
• GOP To Filibuster Biden's DHS Nomination, Will Force Democrats' Hand; Sen. Tom Cotton Called Out For Misrepresenting Military Service While Running For Office; Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) Discusses A Resolution Pushing For Bipartisan Censure Of Trump Rather Than Impeachment. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Vegas Casino Mogul Steps Down as RNC Finance Chair; Lawmakers Move to Protect Special Counsel Mueller; Michigan A.G. Launches Probe into MSU's Role in Sex Abuse; Car Bomber Kills Nearly 100 People in Kabul; State Department Staff Lawyer Up, Claim Political Retribution; Sources: Trump Increasingly Frustrated with Kelly; Critics Rip Amnesty Don for His New Take on Dreamers; EPA Chooses Salmon Over Gold. Aired 8-9p ET
• Democrats Draft Legislation to Protect Mueller After Trump Tried to Fire; Will Democrats Support Trump DACA Deal or Shutdown Government; VAN JONES SHOW" Premieres Tonight with Guest Jay-Z & Visits Charlottesville. Aired 5-6p ET
• Steve Wynn Is Out As Finance Chairman Of The Republican National Committee, New Questions About Whether President Trump Will Focus His Anger At White House Counsel Don Mcgahn, Republican Theories About A So-Called Secret Society At The FBI Crumble, Larry Nassar, The Former USA Gymnastics Doctor Just Sentenced For Abusing Female Athletes, Grammys Take Center Stage. Aired 4-5p ET
• RNC Accepts Steve Wynn Resignation; Democrats Draft Legislation to Protect Mueller After Trump Tried to Fire; Trump Aims Frustration over Russia Probe at Rod Rosenstein; Critics Rip "Amnesty Don" for New Take on DREAMers; Deadly Flu Hits the U.S.; VAN JONES SHOW" Premieres Tonight with Guest Jay-Z. Aired 3-4p ET
• New Report Details Sexual Misconduct Allegations against Steve Wynn; White House Proposes Framework for Immigration Reform; Larry Nassar Sentenced to Life in Prison; Police Conclude Billionaire Couple in Canada Murdered; Steve Wynn Agrees to Step Down as Republican National Committee Finance Chairman. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Ready to Testify Under Oath in Russia Probe; State Department Employees Lawyering Up; Kentucky Governor Declares Day of Pray Sunday After H.S. Shooting; Grammy Awards Honors "Me Too" Movement; Democrats Vote to Protect Mueller After Trump Tried to Fire Him; Trump Aims Frustration over Russia Probe at Rod Rosenstein; Democrats Call on Republicans to Return Steve Wynn Donations; Congress Eyes Legislation to Protect Athletes from Sex Abuse; Trump Ready to Testify Under Oath in Russia Probe. Aired 1-2p ET
• GOP Top Donor Accused of Sexual Misconduct; Clinton Blocked Firing of Adviser Accused of Harassment; Michigan AG Launches Investigation Surrounding Olympic Sexual Abuse Scandal; Judge Bars Turpins From Contacting Children For 3 Years. Aired 12-1p ET
• Dems Move to Protect Mueller after Trump Tried to Fire Him; Trump Fuming over Russia Probe, Deputy AG; Casino Mogul and Trump Ally Accused of Sexual Misconduct; Interview with Charlie Dent. Aired 11a- 12n ET
• New Report Details Sexual Misconduct Allegations against Steve Wynn; White House Proposes Framework for Immigration Reform; Taliban Claims Responsibility for Terror Attack in Kabul; Larry Nassar Sentenced to Life in Prison; CDC Warns Flu Season May Not Yet have Peaked. Aired 10-11a ET


January 26, 2018
• Pro and Anti-Trump World Leaders Meets in Davos; Trump to Push America First Agenda in WEF; New Immigration Plan and Border Wall on the way to Congress; Fire in South Korea Killed 37 People; Senior Saudi Minister Speaks To CNN; Saudi Arabia Reforms Economy Under Vision 2030; Turkish Incursion Marks New Front In Syrian War. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Sudanese Migrants Tortured in Libya for Ransom; 2018 World Economic Forum Chaired by All Women; Trump Tried to Fire Mueller in June; Deadliest Fire In Years Kills 37 In South Korean Hospital; U.S. Diplomat Resigns From Rohingya Panel; U.N Pleads For $1.7 B In Aid For Civilians In Catastrophe. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump to Address World Financial Political Leaders; Turkey Disputes U.S. Description of Trump-Erdogan Call; Turkish Incursion Marks New Front in Syrian War; Turkey Hoping to Push YPG Farther from Border; Thousands Flee Intensified Fighting in Northern Syria; At Least 39 Killed in South Korea Hospital Fire; Trump's Visit to Davos Overshadowed by Vulgar Slur; Trump Threatens to Cut Aid to Palestinians; Trump Tried to Fire Mueller in June; World Faces Growing Humanitarian Crisis. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump to Address Financial And Political Leaders at Davos; Trump Threatens to Cut Off U.S. Aid to Palestinians; At Least 39 Killed in South Korean Hospital Fire; Sudanese Migrants Tortured in Libya for Ransom; Trump's Visit to Davos Overshadowed by Vulgar Slur. Aired 12-1a ET
• Sources Say Trump Growing Frustrated with His Chief of Staff; Clinton Blocked Firing of '08 Advisor of Harassment; Nikki Haley Slams Disgusting Rumors of Affair with Trump. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Immigration Plan Angers Both Sides; Source: Trump Tried to Fire Robert Mueller. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Lawmakers Grapple with Trump's Immigration Proposal; Deadly Flu Grips U.S.; Grammy Awards Honor "Me Too"/"Time's Up" Movement. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Source: Trump Tried to Fire Mueller Last June; Clinton Blocked Firing of Adviser Accused of Harassment; Nikki Haley Slams "Disgusting" Rumors of Affair with Trump. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Proposes Path to Citizenship for 1.8 Million; Trump Pitches America First But Not America Alone in Davos; Grammys Returns to New York After 15 Years; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Source: Trump tried to Fire Mueller last June; Sources: Trump Growing Frustrated with his Chief of Staff; Trump Proposes Path to Citizenship for 1.8 million. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Path to Citizenship for Dreamers; America First Isn't America Alone; FBI Texts Released; Secret Society Comment. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Source: Trump Tried To Fire Mueller Last June; Sources: Trump Growing Frustrated With His Chief Of Staff; Trump Denies Reports He Tried to Fire Robert Mueller. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 25, 2018
• World Leaders Meets in Davos for World Economic Forum; Trump's America First Policy Criticized by other Nations; Theresa May To Address World Economic Forum; Macron, Europe Needs A 10 Year Strategy; Zimbabwe Wants Global Investment; Disgraced Doctor Sentencing; Pope Points Out Ways To Spot The Truth. Aired 3-4a ET
• Davos 2018; Trump White House; x-USA Gymnastics Doctor Gets Up To 175 Years As Abuse Victims Applaud; Myanmar Opens Holding Camps For Rohingya Returnees; Aid Groups Temporarily Suspends Operations In Afghanistan. Aired 2-3a ET
• Globalization Meets "America First" in Davos; Trump "Looks Forward" to Talking to Special Counsel; Davos Puts Focus on Refugees; Leaders Gathered for World Economic Summit; Nassar's Statement in Court; Pope Francis Calls out "Fake News"; Pope Journalists The Protector of News. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Headed to Davos Amid Talk of Trade War; Trump on Immigration Deal; Capetown, South Africa Faces Severe Water Shortage; Saudi Oil Giant Aramco Looking to Expand in U.S.; Myanmar Opens Holding Camps for Rohingya Returnees. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Criticized for New Take on DREAMers; Trump Threatens to Cut Aid to Palestinians; NFL Rejects Ad for Program by A Veterans Group; Model Ashley Graham Promoting Self-Acceptance. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Expresses Desire to Talk to Special Counsel; President Trump Flip-Flopping on Dreamers?; Did Republicans Push Joke Secret Society Conspiracy?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Conservative Backlash Against "Amnesty Don" after DACA Comments; First Lady's Unannounced Trip to Mar-a-Lago; Man Writes, Tries to Cope with Turpin Children Torture. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• GOP Sounds "Secret Society" Alarm, Now Says Text Was Joke; Trump Stirs Pot With Offer to Interview with Mueller. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• White House Says 20 Plus Staffers Talk with Special Counsel's Team and with Congress; Former Gymnastics Doctor Sentenced Up to 175 Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump: "Looking Forward" to Meeting with Mueller; DOJ: "Reckless" for Nunes to Release Memo without Review; CNN: Texts Lost after Glitch Hit Thousands of FBI Phones; Secretary Mnuchin says Weak Dollar is Good for U.S. Trade. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Senators Meet on Immigration; Trump Supports Pathway to Citizenship; Trump with Netanyahu in Davos; Money for Palestinians on the Table. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Meets with British PM at Davos Forum; Trump Says He's Eager to Talk to Special Counsel Under Oath; DOJ Warns House Intel Against Releasing FBI Memo; Trump: "False Rumor" That British PM And I Don't Get Along. Aired 9-9:30a ET


January 24, 2018
• Trump Meets World Leaders in Davos; Terrorists Attacks Humanitarian Group; Mueller's Trump Getting Closer to Wrapping up; Human Rights a World Concern11 Wounded On The Attack On Save The Children Office; Yazidi Boy Kidnapped By Isis Returns Home; Larry Nassar sentencing expected Wednesday; Artificial Intelligence A Big Talking Point; UAE Training 500 People In A.I. Field; Oscar's Nominees. Aired 3-4a ET
• Rick Gates Has A New Prominent Attorney In Tom Green; The Philosophical Battle Lines Are Being Drawn Between Global Free Trade System And Economic Nationalism; Suicide Blast In Jalalabad, Afghanistan Outside The Office Of Save The Children; U.S. Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson Shrugs Off Concerns That The Situation In Syria Will Damage Relations Between Washington And Ankara. Aired 2-3a ET
• Special Counsel Wants to Interview Trump; Globalism versus Protectionism at World Economic Forum; Trump And Erdogan To Talk Wednesday About Syria; 'Bored' German Nurse Charged With 97 Murders; Oscar Nominees. Aired 1-2a ET
• Special Counsel Wants to Interview Trump; World Economic Forum; Pakistan Police Arrest Man Accused of Murdering Young Girls; Kentucky School Shooting; Turpins Plead Not Guilty; Fighting Fake News. Aired 12-1a ET
• GOP Congressman Denies Harassment, Calls Accuser His Soul Mate; CIA Director Pompeo Interviewed by Mueller Team; ICE Arrests Doctor Living Legally in U.S. for Nearly 40 Years. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Republican Congressman Denies Sexual Harassment Allegations; Ex-USA Gymnastics Doctor Sentenced to 175 Years; President Trump Silent on Gun Violence?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Former USA Gymnastics Doctor Sentenced for Sexual Abuse; Trump Past Depositions Give Clue to Testimony for Mueller; White House Daily Briefing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• CNN: Mueller Set to Question Bannon on Flynn & Comey; Disgraced Ex-USA Doctor Sentenced To Up To 175 Years. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Jim Himes; Two 15-year-olds Killed in Kentucky School Shooting; Trump to Meet with World Leaders, Business CEOs in Davos; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Sources: Mueller wants to Question Trump on Comey, Flynn; New Signs Gates may be Negotiating with Mueller's Team; Source: Trump Inclined to Allow Release of Nunes Memo. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• No Wall No DACA; Kentucky School Shooting; Pennsylvania Representative Denies Harassment Claim. Aired 9:30-10a
• Robert Mueller Wants to Question Trump on Comey and Flynn; President Trump Asked Acting FBI Director Who He Voted for in 2016; Commerce Secretary On Trade Actions: "There's More To Come". Aired 9- 9:30a ET


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


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