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April 18, 2018


April 17, 2018
• Chemical Experts Will Dig in Syria's Attack Site; Fox News Host Drag Into Controversy; Prime Minister May Defends Action in Syria; U.S. and U.K Warns Cyber Attacks by Russians; ; Rich Russian Buying In Cyprus For Passports; U.K.'s Windrush Generation; Outrage In India; Starbucks Outrage; Dozens Stranded By Severe Flooding In Hawaii. Aired 3-4a ET
• Syria Civil War; Chemical Weapons Attack in Duma; U.S. President Trump's Personal Lawyer; Rape Case in India Sparks Protests and Outrage; Fox News Host Sean Hannity Named as Client of Michael Cohen; Trump Puts the Brakes on New Russian Sanctions, Reversing Haley's Announcement; Mainz Top Freiburg After Bizarre VAR Incident; Manchester City Win 3rd League Title In Seven Years; Stoke-West Ham Play Out to 1-1 Draw. Aired 2-3a ET
• Mass Demonstrations in India over Brutal Rape Cases; Future Suddenly Uncertain for Invited Immigrants; Trump Attorney Fights to Keep Materials Private; Netflix Goes Off Script. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump's Lawyer, Michael Cohen, Reveals His Secret Client is Sean Hannity; U.S., U.K. Issue Joint Warning on Russian Hackers; Experts to Visit Suspected Chemical Attack Site in Syria; Protesters Urge Boycott of Starbucks. Aired 12-1a ET
• Stormy Daniels Releases Sketch of Man Who Threatened Her; Fox News Surprised by Hannity Connection with Cohen But Supportive; Trump and Abe Discuss North Korea And Trade. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• President Trump Meets With Japanese Prime Minister; Stormy Daniels Releases Sketch of Man She Says Threatened Her; One Person Killed in Southwest Jet Engine Failure. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• James Comey Continues Criticism of Trump; Comey Criticized for Trivial Material in Book; Sean Hannity Under Fire for Failing to Disclose He's Client Michael Cohen; White House Walks Back Announced New Sanctions on Russia. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Report: Southwest Engine Fails, Blows Out Passenger Window; Starbucks To Close Stores for Racial Bias Education; Porn Star Shows Sketch of Man Who Threatened Her; Comey Says He Thought Clinton Would Win Election. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• James Comey Takes New Jabs at President Trump as Book Releases; Mike Pompeo Targets Red State Democrats for Confirmation Votes; Trump Supporters Jab Back at James Comey; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Comey Slams Trump's Jail Threat "Not Normal, Not OK"; Michael Cohen's Mystery Third Client Is Sean Hannity; W.H. Walks Back Haley's Russia Sanctions Announcement; Supreme Court Partly Overturns Mandatory Deportation For Convicts; Interview with Rep. Ted Lieu. Aired 10:00-10:30am ET
• Haley on Sanctions; Comey Slams Trump; Hannity Downplays Relationship; Interview With Rep. Chris Stewart. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Comey Continues Media Blitz As Book Is Released; Judge: Michael Cohen's Legal Team Can Review Seized Records; Michael Cohen's Mystery Third Client Is Sean Hannity; Trump Op-Ed: We Are Changing Tax Day For Americans. Aired 9-9:30a ET


April 16, 2018
• World Leaders Action in Syria Being Questioned; Trump Wants to Pull Out Troops in Syria; Comey Calls Trump Unfit for Office. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Emmanuel Macron: France Persuaded Donald Trump Not To Give Up On Syria; Five Other Accusers Tell Jury: Me Too; Boston Marks Fifth Anniversary Of Marathon Bombing; The Countdown Is On For The Royal Wedding. Aired 2-3a
• Former U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush in Failing Health; Starbucks Arrests Spark Anger; Protesters Demand Justice for Rape, Assault Victims; Bushfire Triggers Weekend of Emergency Warnings; Countdown on for the Royal Wedding. Aired 1-2a ET
• Fired FBI Director James Comey Goes on Media Blitz; Cohen's Day in Court; More U.S. Sanctions against Russia Coming; Residents Fear Offensive on Daraa; Former U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush in Failing Health; Korean Diplomacy; Beyonce Headlines Coachella. Aired 12m-1a ET
• Cohen's Mystery Third Client Is Sean Hannity; Comey Says of Trump, Some Evidence of Obstruction of Justice. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Do Russians Have Compromising Information on President Trump?; Sean Hannity Revealed as Michael Cohen's Client in Open Court. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Comey Contradicts Himself on Role of Politics in Clinton E-mail Decisions; Trump Lawyer in Court over FBI Raid & Stormy Also Appears; Starbucks Manager No Long at Philly Store After Arrests; Sean Hannity Named as Third Cohen Client. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Report: Trump Lawyer in Court Over FBI Raid; Stormy Daniels Also Appears at Courthouse; Comey Says Trump Not Morally Fit to Be President; Comey Says Possible Russians Have Something on Trump. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Representative Eric Swalwell; Russia-Linked Efforts Aim to Discredit U.S. on Syria; James Comey Speaks About Trump and Clinton E-mails; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Fires Back After Comey Interview; Today: Michael Cohen Appears in Federal Court; Trump Lawyers Argue against FBI Search of Cohen Records. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Comey on Rosenstein Firing; Comey Asked about Impeachment; Augment Against Cohen Search; Avenatti on Cohen Indictment; Macon Takes Credit; Protesters at Starbucks; Barbara Bush in Failing Health. Aired 9:30-10a
• Interview with Kellyanne Conway; Comey: Trump "Morally Unfit To Be President"; Comey: Possible Russians Have Something On Trump. Aired 9-9:30a ET


April 15, 2018
• Allies Target Suspected Chemical Weapons Facilities; U.S. Strives to Balance Threat, Diplomacy in Region; U.S. and Russia Trade Recriminations at U.N.; Pentagon States Strikes Successfully Hit Every Target; White House in Crisis; Survivors of Suspected Chemical Attack Speak; Gas Attack Survivor Praises Action; Starbucks Sorry after Black Men Arrested. Aired 5-6a ET
• Allies Target Suspected Chemical Weapons Facilities; White House in Crisis; Gas Attack Survivor Praises Action; Inside Factory Where Tomahawk Missiles are Made. Aired 4-5a ET
• Allies Target Suspected Chemical Weapons Facilities; Survivors of Suspected Chemical Attack Speak; White House in Crisis; Aired 3-4a ET
• Allies Target Suspected Chemical Weapons Facilities; Survivors of Suspected Chemical Attack Speak; U.S. and Russia Trade Recriminations at U.N.; Pentagon States Strikes Successfully Hit Every Target. Aired 2-3a ET
• Allies Target Suspected Chemical Weapons Facilities; U.S. and Russia Trade Recriminations at U.N.; Survivors of Suspected Chemical Attack Speak; Syrian Community Reacts; Pentagon States Strikes Successfully Hit Every Target; Inside Factory Where Tomahawk Missiles are Made. Aired 1-2a ET
• Allies Target Suspected Chemical Weapons Facilities; Survivors of Suspected Chemical Attack Speak; Pentagon States Strikes Successfully Hit Every Target; Sarin, a Pesticide Used on Humans; Inside Factory Where Tomahawk Missiles are Made. Aired 12-1a ET
• Former First Lady Barbara Bush in Failing Health; President Trump Slams James Comey Ahead of Media Blitz for His Tell-All Book; Trump Aides See Michael Cohen Probe As Greatest Threat; Iran and Russia Called U.S.-led Bombings in Syria a Violation of International Law; Bill Cosby Key Accuser Andrea Constand to Take the Stand; Ted Kennedy Had to Step Up After Death of Jack and Bobby Kennedy; Aired 8- 9p ET
• Former First Lady Barbara Bush Is In Failing Health At The Age Of 92; President Donald Trump is Calling Comey, slippery and not smart; The President's long time personal attorney Michael Cohen is due in federal court tomorrow for a hearing; French President Emanuel Macron convinced President Trump not to leave Syria; Protests outside of Philly's Starbucks. Aired 7-8p ET
• Rosenstein Consulted Ethics Adviser on Recusal Issue; Former AMI Editor Describes Favor Bank of Killed Trump Stories; Comey to Kick Off Media Blitz Promoting New Book. Aired 6-7p ET
• Family: Barbara Bush In Failing Health, Under Care At Home; President Tweets Slippery Comey Not Smart; Trump Unleases On Comey Ahead Of Media Blitz; French President: We Convinced Trump To Keep Troops In Syria; Trump Defends Mission Accomplished, Tweets Use Often; Trump Unleashes On Comey In Name-Calling Tirade; Arrests Of Two Black Men At Philly Starbucks Spark Outrage. Aired 5-6p ET
• Former First Lady Barbara Bush Is In Failing Health At The Age Of 92; President Trump Unleashing On His Former FBI Director; The Judge Wants To See Michael Cohen In Court On Monday; Trump Is Reportedly Considering Firing Rosenstein To Limit The Scope Of That Investigation; Aired 4-5p ET
• Former First Lady Barbara Bush in Failing Health; Trump Unleashes on Comey, Slams Book; Cohen and Daniels Due in Federal Court Tomorrow; Assad Meets With Russian Lawmakers in Damascus. Aired 3-4p ET
• Former First Lady Barbara Bush in Failing Health; President Trump Doubles Down on Attacks as James Comey Interview Near; Inside a Syrian Refugee Camp Following U.S.-led Airstrikes; Avenatti, Daniels Appearance Not Intended To Provoke Cohen; Trump Doubles Down Aon Attacks As Comey Interview Nears; Trump Attorney and Porn Star Due In Federal Court Tomorrow. Aired 2-3p ET


April 14, 2018
• U.S., France and U.K. Strike Syria's Chemical Weapons Program. Aired 5-6a ET
• U.S., France and U.K. Strike Syria's Chemical Weapons Program; British Prime Minister Theresa May's Address. Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S., France and U.K. Strike Syria's Chemical Weapons Program. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S., France and U.K. Strike Syria's Chemical Weapons Program. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S., France and U.K. Strike Syria's Chemical Weapons Program; Trump versus Comey. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S., France and U.K. Strike Syria's Chemical Weapons Program; Trump Attorney Michael Cohen under Criminal Investigation; Trump versus Comey. Aired 12m-1a ET
• U.S., France And U.K. Launch Strikes On Syria. Aired 11-12n ET
• President Trump's Personal Attorney Michael Cohen Due in Federal Court on Monday; Interview with Representative Steve Cohen. Aired 10:34-11p ET
• President Trump Declares Mission Accomplished on Syria Airstrikes; Russia, Turkey Vow to Work Together for Political Solution; Interview with Representative Eliot Engel; Pentagon Says Chemical Storage Sites were Targeted; Inside a Syrian Refugee Camp; Battle Rages Between James Comey and President Trump Over New Book; President Trump's Personal Attorney Due in Federal Court Monday; Aired 9-10p ET
• Syria Hit By American French And British Bombs; FBI Director James Comey's Book "A Higher Loyalty" Hits The Shelves In Just Three Days; Justice Department Revealed That Michael Cohen Has Been Under Investigation For Months In New York Over His Business Dealings; Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump on Syria Airstrikes: "Mission Accomplished"; Pence Speaks Out on Syria Attack; Pentagon: Research Center, Chemical Storage Sites Targeted; Adam Kinzinger Supports Syrian Airstrikes but Some Lawmakers Upset Trump Hit Syria Without Approval; Nikki Haley Slams Russia at U.N.: Chemical Attack Not "Fake News"; CNN Goes Inside Syrian Refugee Camp After Airstrikes; Judge Orders Cohen to Turn Over Client List by Monday; Missile Strikes Get Strong Reaction from Congress; Can Secretary of State Nominee Mike Pompeo Handle Syria Crisis, Regional Complexities; Comey Takes on Clinton in 1st Big TV Interview. Aired 3- 4p ET
• U.S. Led Coalition Launches Missile Strikes Inside Syria; Russia Calls for Emergency U.N. Security Council Meeting After Airstrikes in Syria; Vice President Pence Speaks about Syria Airstrikes at Press Conference in Lima, Peru; Living Conditions for Civilians in Syria Examined; FBI Reportedly Seized Taped Conversations from Trump's Attorney Michael Cohen in Office Raid. Aired 2-3p ET
• U.N. Security Council Holds Emergency Meeting on Syria Strikes; Refugees in Syria React to Strikes; Trump Proclaims "Mission Accomplished" in Syria; Pentagon: Russian Claims of Missile Intercepts Not True; New Video Shows Devastation in Syria; FBI Seized Recorded Conversations Between Cohen and Ex Attorney of Daniels, McDougall. Aired 1-2p ET
• Pentagon: Strikes "Successfully Hit Every Target" In Syria; ; President Trump Does Victory Lap On Twitter After Syria Strikes; Haley To U.N.: "The Time For Talk Ended Last Night"; Haley: U.S. Strategy On Syria Has Not Changed; Trump Biographers: Trump Angry, Comey Embarrassed Him; NYT: Trump's Confidant See Cohen Probe As A Bigger Threat To Trump Than Mueller's Probe. Aired 12n-1pm ET
• U.S. France and U.K. Launch Military Offensive in Syria; Interview with Brendan Boyle; U.N. Security Council Holds Emergency Meeting After Syria Strikes; Trump's Personal Attorney Ordered To Attend Court Monday. Aired 11a-12n ET
• U.S. Led Coalition Launches Missile Strikes Inside Syria; Russia Calls for Emergency U.N. Security Council Meeting After Airstrikes in Syria; President Trump's Attorney Michael Cohen Ordered to Appear in Court; NFL Player Discusses Charitable Work. Aired 10-11a ET


April 13, 2018
• Eerie Waiting Moment; All Forces in Standby Mode; Ousted FBI Director Declares War with POTUS; Britain and Russia Tension Escalates; Trump Says, North Korea Meeting Will Be Terrific; U.S., France And U.K. Weigh Military Response In Syria; Trump Weighs Rejoining Trans-Pacific Partnership; Japan Recovering From Deadly Landslide; At Least 11 Commonwealth Games Delegates Missing. Aired 3- 4a ET
• World Leaders Weigh Syria Response; Comey Unleashes Character Assault on Trump; Ex-Doorman Speaks Out on Trump Rumor; Atletico Edge Sporting 2-1 On Aggregate; UEFA Champions Europa League Draws Friday. Aired 2-3a ET
• World Leaders Weigh Syria Response; Trump Considering U-Turn on TPP; Comey Unleashes Character Assault on Trump; Pompeo Confirmation Hearing; Interview with Do Jong-hwan; Putting Cryptocurrency to Song. Aired 1-2a ET
• World Leaders Weigh Syria Response; Comey Unleashes Character Assault on Trump; Ex-Doorman Speaks Out on Trump Rumor; Trump Considering U-Turn on TPP. Aired 0-1a ET
• Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Under Criminal Investigation; White House Rips Comey Over Book "Disgraced Partisan Hack"; Rod Rosenstein Consulted with DOJ Ethics Adviser on Recusal. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• White House Press Briefing; Trump's Personal Attorney Under Criminal Investigation. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Under Criminal Investigation; I.G. Report on McCabe Firing Out. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Report: Rosenstein Consulted DOJ Ethics Adviser on Recusal; Trump Pardons Scooter Libby; Cohen Helped with Hush Money in Another Case; Trump Team Fights to Keep Government from Seeing Cohen Raid Information. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• James Comey Also Speaks About Hillary Clinton in New Book; Ambassador Nikki Haley Addresses U.N. Security Council About Syria; Court Hearing to Address FBI Raids of Michael Cohen; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon: Federal Court Hearing on FBI Raids of Trump Lawyer; Battle Rages Between Comey, Trump over New Book; Trump Set to Pardon Scooter Libby. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Considering Rejoining TPP; Cohen Expected in Court; Cohen Taped Conversations; U.N. Meets on Syria. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Battle Rages Between James Comey and Donald Trump Over New Book; Aired 9-9:30a ET


April 12, 2018
• Remembering the Holocaust Victims; Trump's Suspense Action Against Syria; Zuckerberg Faces Tough Questions on Day Two; Paul Ryan Retires in January. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump White House; Koreas Tensions; A Dangerous Precedent; Concerns on Repatriation; Myanmar Violence; Rohingya Crisis Plan; Myanmar Court Rejects Release of Journalists Investigating Rohingya Crisis; Juventus Needed Big Win Away To Real Madrid; Juventus Reeling After Controversial Loss; NBA Postseason Begins Saturday. Aired 2-3a ET
• Zuckerberg on Capitol Hill; 257 Killed when Military Plane Goes Down; Pope Admits Error in Handling Sexual Abuse Case; Anti-Abortion Protests Banned Outside London Clinic; Trump Warns Russia, Missiles Coming To Syria; Robert Mueller's Defenders Release Ad. Aired 1-2a ET
• Syria's Civil War; FBI Cohen Raid; Chinese President Xi Jinping on Trade; Mark Zuckerberg to Testify. Aired 12-1a ET
• Lawmakers Grill Trump's Secretary of State Pick; Former Trump Doorman Confirms Details of Leaked Story; U.S. Firepower Options in Syria; Trump Judicial Pick Won't Endorse Desegregation Ruling. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Pressure Intensifies in Russia Probe; Secretary of State Nominee Faces Confirmation Hearings; Syria Strike Decision Expected Soon. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Pompeo Confirmation Hearing Wraps Up; Rosenstein Meets with Trump at White House; Another Trump Catch-and-Kill Story by "National Enquirer"; Trump's Mixed Messages on Syria. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Report: Trump Speaks as Syria Decision Looms; Trump Looking to Re-Enter TPP; Booker Grills Pompeo On Previous Muslim Comments. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Deterioration in the U.S.-Russian Relationship; Confirmation Hearing for Trump's Secretary of State Pick. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon: Trump's Secretary of State Pick Faces Grilling by Lawmakers; Pressure Mounts: Trump Faces Raid Revelations, Syria Decision; French President: "Proof" Assad is Behind Syria Chemical Attack. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Center of FBI Probe; Bannon Pitches Legal Strategy; Trump Promotes Hannity Show. Judicial Pick Won't Endorse Desegregation Ruling; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• FBI Warrant Reveals First Known Direct Mention of President Trump; President Trump Justifies Announcement on Twitter that there Would be Missile Strikes in Syria; National Enquirer" Paid People to Keep Silent about Stories that Would Hurt Donald Trump?; French President: "Proof" Assad Is Behind Syria Chemical Attack; Trump: U.S. Attack Could Happen "Soon Or Not So Soon At All." Aired 9-9:30a ET


April 11, 2018
• U.S. and Russia Exchange Heated Rhetoric; Trump Sees a Silhouette for Rosenstein's Possible Exit; Mark Zuckerberg Grilled by U.S. Lawmakers; Video Shows Israeli Sniper Shooting Palestinian; How One Company Targets Voters Online; Who's In And Who's Out At Royal Wedding. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump White House; Koreas Tensions; A Dangerous Precedent; Concerns on Repatriation; Myanmar Violence; Rohingya Crisis Plan; Syria Chemical Attack: US and Russia Fail To Reach UN Agreement as Tensions Rise; Roma Shock Barcelona To Advance Semifinals; Bayern Munich Host Sevilla With 2-1 Lead; One-On-One With Masters Champion Patrick Reed. Aired 2-3a ET
• First Day of Hearings for Facebook CEO; Syrian Civil War; FBI Raids Cohen Domains, Trump Cancels Trip to South America; Video Shows Israel Sniper Shooting Palestinian; Interview with Father Patrick Desbois; Thirty Seconds to Mars Explores America in New Album. Aired 1-2a ET
• First Day of Hearings for Facebook CEO; Syrian Civil War; FBI Raids Cohen Domains, Trump Cancels Trip to South America; North Korean Talks; Royal Wedding. Aired 12-1a ET
• Final Decision Hadn't Been Made When Trump Teased Strike; Trump Considering Firing Rosenstein to Rein in Mueller; Cohen Raid Sought Information on "Access Hollywood" Tape. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• New Revelations Emerge on Michael Cohen Raid; Will U.S. Attack Syria?. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• House Speaker Paul Ryan Won't Seek Reelection; Trump's 3rd National Security Official Resigns; Mattis Arrives for Meetings as Trump Taunts Russia over Syria; FBI Raid on Cohen Related to "Access Hollywood" Tape of Trump. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Report: Trump Blasts "Conflicted" Mueller; Syrian Forces on Alert After Trump Warns of Missiles; Trump Considering Firing Rosenstein To Control Mueller; Paul Ryan To Not Run for Reelection. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• House Speaker Paul Ryan Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election; Interview with Sen. Ben Cardin (D), Maryland; Trump Tells Russia to "Get Ready" for Missile Strikes in Syria. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Speaker Paul Ryan Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Dow Drops Over Trump Warning; Trump Considering Firing Rosenstein; Ryan Not Seeking Re-Election; Trump Tweets about Russia Troubles; Trump Warns of Missile Strike. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• President Trump Tells Russia to Get Ready for Missile Strikes in Syria; Speaker Ryan Won't Seek Re-Election; Dow Set To Drop After Trump Taunts Russia. Aired 9-9:30a ET


April 10, 2018


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