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July 22, 2024

• Biden Exits 2024 Race, Endorses Kamala Harris; Dem State Party Chairs "Overwhelmingly Uniting" Behind Harris; Majority of Democrats in the Senate Endorse Harris; Trump Campaign Slams Harris, But is Reportedly Concerned. GOP Reacts to Biden's Decision to Drop Out of Presidential Race; World Leaders React to Biden's 2024 Presidential Race Exit; DNC Nomination Process. Aired 1-2am ET
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• Biden Exits 2024 Race, Endorses Harris; NAACP Head Weighs in on Biden Stepping Down; World Leaders Respond to Biden's Announcement. Aired 12-1a ET

July 21, 2024

• 35 Congressional Democrats Now Urge Biden to Drop Out; Pelosi Slams Trump for Alleged Links to Project 2025; Trump Tries to Distance Himself From Project 2025; First Trump-Vance Campaign Rally Held in Michigan. Aired 5-6a ET
• Trump Rallies with VP Pick Vance; Trump and Vance Holds First Rally in Michigan; VP Harris Fights for Biden; 35 Congressional Democrats Urge Biden to Drop Out; Pelosi Headlines "Unity" Fundraiser; Netanyahu to Visit Washington; Israeli Airstrikes in Yemen; Iran Warns of Dangerous Escalation; Israel Attacks Houthi Targets in Yemen for the First Time; Investigators Look Deeper into Shooter's Movements; CrowdStrike Under Scrutiny; Polluted Mediterranean Sea; Breakdancing Makes Its Olympic Debut. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Holds First Rally Since Assassination Attempt; U.S. President Biden Isolated as He Recovers from COVID; Kamala Harris Fundraiser Nets More Than $2 Million; Democrats Consider Harris' Chances if Biden Drops Out; Israel Attacks Houthi Targets in Yemen for the First Time. Aired 2-3 am ET
• Biden Faces Growing Pressure To End Reelection Campaign; Trump Holds First Rally Since Assassination Attempt; Trump's Running Mate Argues Against Foreign Wars. Aired 3-4a ET
• Biden Exits 2024 Race, Puts "Full Support" Behind Kamala Harris; VP Kamala Harris Says She Will "Earn And Win" Nomination; Democratic Group "Act Blue" Raised $46.7M Today For VP Harris Run; VP Harris Locking In Delegates, Endorsements, And Donations; Tonight: Thousands Of Black Women Hold Call To Support Harris; Trump And Harris Neck-And-Neck In A CNN "Poll Of Polls": Biden Exits 2024 Race, Puts "Full Support" Behind Kamala Harris; Trump Super PAC Airs Harris Attack Ads In Battleground States. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Biden Bows Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Kamala Harris; Interview with Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA); Trump Campaign Now Planning Attacks Against Harris. Aired 10-11p ET
• Biden Exits 2024 Race, Puts "Full Support" Behind Kamala Harris; Biden Drops Out Of Race: Says He'll Address The Nation Later This Week; Harris Says She's "Honored" To Receive Biden's Endorsement. Aired 9-10p ET
• Biden Exits 2024 Race, Puts Full Support Behind Kamala Harris; VP Harris Calling Dems, Pressing for Donations as Biden Exits Race; Interview with Representative James Clyburn (D-SC); Interview with Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA); Trump Campaign Reacting to Biden's Exit and Kamala Harris. Aired 8-9p ET
• Biden Bows Out Of Presidential Race, Endorses VP Kamala Harris; Urgent Effort Underway Among Dems To Rally Behind Harris; Interview With Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO); Interview With Sen. Laphonza Butler (D- CA). Aired 7-8p ET
• President Biden Exits Race, Put Full Support Behind VP Kamala Harris; Interview With Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX); Interview With Governor Jared Polis (D-CO); Trump Team Began Exploring Other Dem Candidates After Debate; Interview With Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Interview With Mayor Eric Adams (D-NY). Aired 6-7p ET
• President Biden Drops Out Of The Presidential Race; Kamala Harris Plans To Earn And Win Nomination. Aired 5-6p ET
• Biden Drops Out Of The Race, Endorses Kamala Harris To Be Nominee. Aired 4-5p ET
• Biden Drops Out Of Race, Endorses Kamala Harris To Be Nominee; Interview with Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA); Obamas Support Biden's Decision To Drop Out Of Race; Interview With Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Aired 3-4p ET
• Biden Announces He Is Dropping Out Of The Race; Endorses Kamala Harris To Be Nominee. Aired 2-3p ET

July 20, 2024

• Biden Dismisses Calls to Drop Out Weeks Before Convention; Investigators Trace Shooter's Pre-Rally Movements; Computer Outage Hit Businesses Worldwide. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Democratic Lawmakers Urge Biden to Exit Race; New Delays Possible from Global Tech Outage; Security Lapses in Deadly Tel Aviv Drone Attack; Zelenskyy Pushes for More Leeway on Strikes; "The WSJ"'s Evan Gershkovich Gets 16-Year Sentence in Russia. Aired 4-5a ET
• Democratic Lawmakers Urge Biden to Exit Race; New Delays Possible from Global Tech Outage; Conscription of Unorthodox Jews Begins Sunday; Investigators Trace Shooter's Pre-Rally Moments; Hackers Targeting People Desperate for Solutions; "The WSJ"'s Evan Gershkovich Gets 16-Year Sentence in Russia; Heat Wave in Western U.S. Aired 3-4a ET
• First Trump-Vance Campaign Trail Event Held Tonight In Michigan; Biden: Getting Back On Campaign Trail "Next Week"; Biden Facing Growing Calls To Drop Out Of Presidential Race; Source: Shooter May Have Scoped Out Rally Site Using Drone; Remembering The Life Of Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. Aired 9-10p ET
• Race For White House Sees Contrasting Paths; First Trump-Vance Campaign In Michigan; Biden Recovering From COVID; Thirty-Five Democratic Lawmakers Urge Biden To Step Aside; Trump Distances Himself From Project 2025; Biden Back On Campaign Trail "Next Week"; Interview With Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA); Biden "Seething" At Pelosi Amid Calls To Drop Out; VP Harris Remains The Loyal Lieutenant On The Campaign Trail; Unraveling Trump Shooter's Plot; Israel Confirms It Struck Houthi Military Targets Inside Yemen. Aired 8-9p ET
• Bill And Hillary Clinton Said To Privately Urge Donors To Fund Biden; Biden Allegedly Seething At Pelosi Amid Calls To Drop Out; Trump, JD Vance Hold First Rally Since Nomination; Interview With Representative Greg Landsman (D-OH) About President Biden; Iran Condemns Israeli Airstrikes On Yemeni's Port City Of Hodeidah; Trump Once Again Tries To Distance Himself From Project 2025; Cybersecurity Firm CrowdStrike At Center Of Massive Tech Outage. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump, JD Vance Holds First Rally Together Since Nomination; Biden: Getting Back to the Campaign Trail Next Week; Israel Attacks Houthi Targets in Yemen for the First Time; Details Emerge About Trump's Would-Be Assassin a Week After Shooting; Trump Says He had "Very Good Phone Call" with Zelenskyy; WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison; Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Dead at Age 74. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump And Vance In Michigan For First Joint Rally; 35 Democratic Lawmakers Now Urging Biden To Exit Race; Trump Holds First Rally Since Assassination Attempt; Trump, J.D. Vance Hold First Rally Together Since Nomination. Aired 5-6p ET
• 35 Democratic Lawmakers Now Urging Biden To Exit Race; Trump And Vance In Michigan For First Rally Together; Interview With Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) About Joe Biden; Source: Investigators Believe Trump Shooter Used A Drone Over Rally Site Hours Before Shooting; Chaos At Airports After Massive Tech Outage; Israel Attacks Houthi Targets In Yemen For First Time. Aired 4-5p ET
• Biden Faces New Wave Of Democratic Defections; Trump Holds First Campaign Rally Since Assassination Attempt; Questions Over Plan B As More Lawmakers Call For Biden's Exit; Israel Strikes Houthi Military Targets Inside Yemen; More Than 2,100 Flights Cancelled Due To Global Tech Outage; Security Ramped Up At Trump's First Rally Since Shooting; Evan Gershkovich Sentenced To 16 Years In Russian Prison; Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese Team Up For All-Star Game. Aired 3-4p ET
• Donald Trump To Hold First Campaign Rally After Assassination Attempt. Trump Campaign Rally In Michigan To Feature Republican Vice Presidential Running Mate J.D. Vance; Israeli Military Claims It Struck Several Houthi Military Targets Inside Yemen; Airline Travelers Across Globe Still Being Affected By Computer Shutdown; Law Enforcement Authorities Believe Thomas Matthew Crooks Used Drone To Survey Area Of Pennsylvania Rally Before Assassination Attempt On Donald Trump; Donald Trump Says He Had Very Good Phone Call With Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Secretary General Of Estonian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Jonatan Vseviov Interviewed On Ongoing War Between Russia And Ukraine; Breakdancing To Debut As New Olympic Sport In Paris Summer Games. Aired 2-3p ET
• Biden Faces New Wave Of Democratic Defections; Trump Returns To Campaign Trail After Assassination Attempt; Israel Confirms It Struck Houthi Military Targets Inside Yemen; 1,800+ Flights Canceled Globally Today As Tech Outage Recovery Continues; Secret Service Ramped Up Security At Trump's First Rally Since Shooting & Around Mar-a-Lago; WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison; Julia Ioffe, Puck News Washington Correspondent, Discusses Gershkovich Sentence. Aired 1-2p ET
• Biden: Getting Back On Campaign Trail "Next Week"; Trump, Vance Head To Michigan For First Rally After RNC; Zelenskyy: Told Trump United States Support "Vital" In Protecting Ukraine; Details Emerge About Trump's Would-Be Assassin A Week After Shooting; Israel Confirms It Struck Houthi Military Targets Inside Yemen; Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Dead At Age 74. Aired 12-1p ET

July 19, 2024

• CNN International: Trump Accepts Nomination As Pressure Grows On Biden To Exit Race; Global Tech Outages Hit Airports And Businesses Worldwide; New Details On Gunman's Actions Before Trump Rally; Russian Court Finds U.S. Journalist Guilty Of Spying; U.N.'s Top Court Says Israeli Occupation In West Bank Is Illegal. Aired 3-4p ET
• Investigators Search For Motive In Trump Rally Shooting; Blinken: "Inside The 10 Yard Line" On Hostage & Ceasefire; Organizers: Operations Running Normally After Outage. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Microsoft Outage Creates Flight Chaos Around The World; Sources: Sr. Campaign & WH Staff Accepting Biden Must Quit; Trump Returns To False Claims During Acceptance Speech. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Returns to False Claims During Acceptance Speech; Trump Calls Undocumented Immigrants "Criminal and Murderers"; Biden Campaign Co-Chair: Biden Staying in the Race, 100 Percent"; Biden Isolated by COVID and His Own Party; Investigators Dig Into Trump Rally Shooter's Search History; Russia Sentences Evan Gershkovich to 16 Years in Prison; Global Tech Outage Shuts Down Flights, Banks, Businesses. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Microsoft Outage Creates Flight Chaos Around the World; Senior Democratic Lawmaker Says, Some Aides Dig in, Insulate Biden from Bad Data; Trump Returns to False Claims During Marathon RNC Speech. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• CNN International: Tech Outage Hits Airlines And Businesses Worldwide; Trump Accepts Nomination At Republican National Convention; Growing Calls For Biden To Step Aside As Democratic Nominee. Aired 11a-12p ET
• CNN International: Global Tech Outages Hit Airlines And Business Worldwide; Russian Court Finds WSJ Reporter Guilty In Espionage Trial; Biden Aide: There's A Growing Sense That "It's Game Over". Aired 8-9a ET
• Tech Disruptions Hit Airlines, Businesses Worldwide; Biden in Isolation Amid Growing Calls to Step Down; Trump Delivers Lengthy, Off-Script Speech at RNC; Tel Aviv on Heightened Alert After Deadly Drone Attack; IDF Strikes Hezbollah Command Centers in Southern Lebanon; Trump Accepts Republican Nomination on Final Night of RNC. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Large-Scale Cyber Outages Affecting Customers Worldwide; Trump Accepts Republican Nomination on Final Night of RNC; Harris Allies Call Democrats to Assess Concerns Over Biden; Reporter Evan Gershkovich on Trial for Espionage in Russia. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump Centers on Unity and His Vision for A Second Term; One Person Died in a Drone Attack in Tel Aviv, Houthis Apparently Claimed Responsibility. Microsoft Global Outage Disrupts some U.S. Airport Operations; Day Two of Evan Gershkovich Trial Underway; Comedian Bob Newhart Dies. Aired 3-4a ET
• Donald Trump Formally Accepts Nomination for President at the RNC 2024 Finale; Trump: I'm Running To Be President For All Of America; Calls Grow For Biden To Exit Race, Focus Sharpens On VP Harris; Trump Slams China In Convention Speech; FAA Grounds All Delta, American Airlines Flights. Aired 2-3a ET
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July 18, 2024

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• No Medical Report On Trump's Injuries Shared With Public; Biden Under New Pressure From Top Dems To Exit Race; Tonight: Trump Finally Accepts GOP Nomination. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Investigators Search For Motive in Trump Rally Shooting; Interview With Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO); Trump to Address Republican National Convention Tonight; Biden Facing Growing Calls to Exit Race. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Biden Under New Pressure From Top Dems To Stand Aside; Interview With Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA); Biden Faces More Calls To Exit Race. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Biden Faces More Calls to Exit Race Amid New COVID Diagnosis; Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) Accepts GOP Vice Presidential Nomination; GOP Senators Confront Secret Service Chief Over Trump Assassination Attempt. Aired 10-10:30a ET
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• Is VP Nominee J.D. Vance the Future Leader of MAGA?; Fact- Checking False or Misleading Claims at Day Three of RNC; Biden Under New Pressure to Drop Out of Presidential Race; Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19 at Key Moment in Campaign; Study: Mediterranean Heavily Polluted by Plastic, Chemicals. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Republican National Convention Day 3; Vance Highlights Modest Upbringing in RNC Speech; Vance Attacks Biden in Republican Convention Speech; Biden Under New Pressure to Quit Presidential Race; U.S. Election Looms Over Gathering of European Leaders. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• J.D. Vance Accepts Vice Presidential Nomination for Republican Party; European Leaders Gather in U.K. for a Summit; President Biden Contracts with COVID; Gershkovich Trial Resumes. Aired 3-4a ET
• Vice President Nominee J.D. Vance Addresses Republican Convention; President Joe Biden Under Pressure To Drop Out Of Presidential Race; Fact-Checking False Or Misleading Claims All Right Day Three Of RNC; Nancy Pelosi Privately Tells Joe Biden Polls Show He Can't Win; President Joe Biden Tests Positive For COVID Amid Calls To Exit Race; Russia Welcomes Vance's Position Against Aid to Ukraine; Republican Senators Blast Secret Service & FBI After Briefing; Jack Smith Appeals Dismissal of Trump Classified Documents Case; Nasdaq Has Worst Day Since 2022 as Dow Tops 41,000; U.S. Military Ends Gaza Floating Pier Mission; 16 Killed in China Shopping Mall Fire; Study Shows Mediterranean Heavily Polluted by Plastic, Chemicals. Aired 2-3a ET
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July 17, 2024

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• House Speaker Calls On Secret Service Director To Resign; Haley And DeSantis Endorse Trump, Call For Unity; Mayor Swims In River Seine To Dispel Pollution Fears. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Secret Service Tightened Security Around Trump After Learning Of Alleged Iranian Assassination Plot; Homeland Security Inspector General To Probe Trump Rally Security; J.D. Vance Will Get His Political Introduction At The RNC; Biden Leaping Left To Keep Candidacy Going. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Biden Considering Major Ethics Reform for Supreme Court; J. D. Vance Speaks for the First Time as Trump Running Mate; Nikki Haley Endorses Donald Trump in Speech at Republican National Convention. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• New Developments, Questions Swirl Over Trump Attack; Haley and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) Endorse Trump, Call for GOP Unity; Out-of- State Officers Shoot, Kill Armed Homeless Man Near RNC. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
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• Former Rivals Speak at RNC, Make Case for Electing Trump; Biden to Push for Supreme Court Reforms; FBI, DHS Warn of More Potential Attacks After Shooting; Investigation Reveals Shooter's Movements Ahead of Attack; Demonstrators in Kenya Demand President Ruto's Resignation; Cyanide Poising Likely Cause of Six Deaths in Bangkok Hotel. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Republican National Convention Day 2; Former Rivals Speak at RNC, Make Case for Electing Trump; California Bans Schools from Outing Transgender Kids to Parents; Republicans Fight for Control of U.S. Senate; Paris Mayor to Swim in Seine to Dispel Pollution Fears. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• DeSantis, Haley Calls for Unity; Joe Biden Slams Trump's Black Jobs Remarks; U.S. Secret Service Gets Intelligence Information on an Alleged Iranian Plot to Kill Trump; Six People Poisoned with Cyanide, Died in a Hotel in Thailand. Aired 3-4a ET
• Former Trump Rivals Take State At Republican Convention; Trump Security Enhanced Ahead Of Shooting; Trump Pick Sen. J.D. Vance Of Ohio As His Running Mate; Former Trump Rivals Pivot to Offer Their Support at RNC; Republican Senate Candidates Take Spotlight at Convention; Bob Menendez Found Guilty in Corruption Trial; Iran Denies Any Plot to Kill Criminal Donald Trump; Elon Musk Pledges $45 Million Per Month to Trump's Campaign; Police and Protesters Clash in Kenya; Cyanide Poisoning Likely Cause of Six Deaths in Bangkok Hotel; at Least Six Dead After Shooting Near Mosque in Oman; Macron Accepts Pm's Resignation Despite No Clear Successor; Labour Vows to Take Brakes Off Britain With King's Speech; Tenacious D Band Member Apologizes for Trump Comment. Aired 2-3a ET
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July 16, 2024

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• Conspiracy Theories Spread After Trump Attack; Crowd Spotted Gunman On Roof Nearly Two Minutes Before Shooting; VP Rivals Harris, Vance Working To Connect Today. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Assassination Attempt Investigation Continues; Interview With Ohio Senatorial Candidate Bernie Moreno; Republicans Celebrate Presidential Ticket. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Recounts Shooting on Call with RFK Jr.; GOP Convention Focus on Crime and Immigration; Law Enforcement Experts Answer Questions on Rally Shooting. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) Officially Nominated for GOP Ticket; New, Secret Service at Odds With Local Police Over Security Failures; New Video Shows Trump Recounts Shooting on Call With RFK Jr. Aired 10-10:30a ET
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• Trump Selects Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as Running Mate; Electoral Estimates Favor Trump in Rematch with Biden; How a Trump-Vance Ticket Could Impact Foreign Relations; Judge Dismisses Trump's Classified Documents Case. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Appears at Republican National Convention After Assassination Attempt; Trump Selects Ohio Sen. JD Vance as Running Mate; Investigators Search for Motive in Trump Rally Shooting. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Donald Trump Appears at the First Day of the Republican National Convention; Trump Picks J.D. Vance as His Vice-Presidential Candidate; CNN Investigates the Actual Assassination Attempt of Donald Trump; Donald Trump Officially Becomes Republican Candidate for President; Trump's Classified Documents Case Now Dismissed By a Federal Judge. Aired 3-4a ET
• Donald Trump Talks Unity In Wake Of Assassination Attempt; Donald Trump Appears At Convention After Assassination Attempt; Investigators Search For Motive In Donald Trump Rally Shooting; Questions Over Security After Donald Trump Assassination Attempt; Trump Selects Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as Running Mate; Biden Says Media is Focusing on His Gaffes Instead of Fact-checking Trump; Private Efforts Urging Biden to Exit Race Continue; Judge Dismisses Trump's Classified Documents Case; Special Counsel to Appeal Dismissal of Trump Documents Case; Trump Supporters Pray at RNC Vigil After Shooting. Aired 2-3a ET
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July 15, 2024

July 14, 2024

• FBI Identifies Trump Rally Shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks; Donald Trump Injured in Assassination Attempt at Rally, Suspected Shooter Killed. Aired 5-6 am ET
• Trump Injured in Assassination Attempt; FBI Identifies Shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks; Biden "Grateful" Trump is "Safe and Doing Well"; Shooter Killed After Assassination Attempt. Aired 4-5a ET
• Donald Trump Injured in Assassination Attempt at Rally; FBI Identifies Shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks; Biden Grateful Trump is Safe and Doing Well After Shooting. Aired 3-4a ET
• Donald Trump Injured In Assassination Attempt At Rally; FBI Identifies Shooter As Thomas Matthew Crooks; One Donald Trump Rally Attendee Dead And Two Others In Critical Condition; U.S. Political Figures React To Donald Trump Assassination Attempt; Donald Trump Rushed Away With Blood On Face And Ear; Donald Trump Pledges To Continue With Scheduled Republican Convention; FBI Identifies Shooter As Thomas Matthew Crooks. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Injured in Shooting at Pennsylvania Rally; Biden Grateful Trump is Safe and Doing Well; FBI Identifies Trump Shooter as Thomas Matthew Crooks. Aired 1-2a ET