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May 30, 2026
• Four Remaining Men Pulled Safely from Cave; Trump Wraps Meeting on Iran Deal with No Decision; Trump Warns Oman away from Strait of Hormuz; Trump Physical Exam Results; Super Speller Wins Scripps Bee in Record-Breaking Speed Round. Aired 5-6a ET
• Trump Wraps Meeting on Iran Deal with No Decision; Trump Physical Exam Results; Bondi under Fire during Capitol Hill Interview; Four Remaining Men Pulled Safely from Cave; ICE Agent Arrested over Shooting during Minneapolis ICE Operation; River Ahmad Is First Afghan Woman to Reach Everest Summit. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Wraps Meeting on Iran Deal with No Decision; Iran Is Quickly Unearthing Its Huge Missile Arsenal; Rescuers Gear Up to Resume Mission to Save Trapped Men; Kenyan Court Orders Halt to Plan for U.S. Ebola Facility; Inaugural Hong Kong Comic Con Draws Massive Crowds. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• New Jersey ICE Facility at the Center of Debate Over ICE Immigration; Laos Cave Rescue Ends with Villagers Walking Out; Trump Kenya Pushes Ahead with Ebola Quarantine Facility for Americans; Remains Quiet on Iran Decision; Analysis of Iran Unearthing Its Huge Arsenal of Missiles; Talarico Working to Unify Texas Dems After Contentious Primary; Trump to Host Ceremony as Artists Quit Concert Series; Craig Ferguson: American on Purpose Premiers Tonight at 9. Aired 7-8p ET
• Hegseth: U.S. Military Ready To Resume Combat In Gulf If Needed; Netanyahu Directs Israeli Military To Take Over 70 Percent Of Gaza; Trump's $1.8 Billion Fund On Hold After Ruling By Federal Judge; Interview With Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA); Bondi Defends DOJ's Handling Of Epstein Docs; Judge: Trump's Name Must be Taken Off The Kennedy Center; Poll: Most Americans Do Not Agree With Trump Adding Name To Kennedy Center; Meteor Over Massachusetts Causes A "Double Boom" Heard From Delaware To Montreal; United Flight Diverted After Incident With "Unruly Passenger." Aired 6-7p ET
• Four More Villagers Freed From Flooded Cave In Laos; Tensions Rise At New Jersey ICE Facility As Supporters, Protesters Face Off; Trump Silent On If He Will Agree To Potential Deal With Iran; California Voters To Cast Ballots In Crowded Race For Governor; Tensions Rise Outside Newark, New Jersey ICE Facility; "Legal Loophole" Opens Prediction Markets To 18-Year-Olds; Multiple Artists Pull Out Of Donald Trump-Backed Concert Series. Aired 5-6p ET
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• Tensions Rise at New Jersey ICE Facility Between ICE Supporters and Protesters; Four Men Emerge from Flooded Laos Cave After Huge Rescue Effort; Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund; No Word on Trump's Decision on Iran After Situation Room Meeting; White House Physician Says Trump in "Excellent Health"; Kenya Establishes U.S.-Backed Ebola Facility Despite Court Order; Iowa Senate Candidate Tries to Spark a Rural Revival for Dems; A.I. "Voice Cloning" Scams on the Rise. Aired 3-4p ET
• Four Cave Explorers Previously Trapped by Flooding Emerge from Cave after 10 Days; Pro and Anti ICE Protestors Clash in New Jersey; Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation into Former Columnist Who Accused President Trump of Sexual Assault; Texas Democratic Senate Candidate James Talarico Working to Unite Party After Contentious Primary; Israel Continues Operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon; President Trump Reportedly Considering Extending Ceasefire with Iran; United Airlines Flight Diverted after Passenger Makes Multiple Attempts to Breach Plane's Cockpit; U.S. Tennis Star Coco Gauff Eliminated from French Open. Aired 2-3p ET
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May 25, 2026
• U.S. And Iran Signal Progress In Efforts To End War; Africa CDC, W.H.O. Unveil 6-Month Ebola Crisis Response Plan. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Potential US-Iran Deal; California Chemical Plant Crisis; Pope Leo Takes On AI. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Tens of Thousands Evacuated as a Potential Chemical Leak or Explosion May Happen at an Aerospace Facility in California; NASCAR Honors the late Kyle Busch Before Sunday's Coke 600 Event; Pope Leo to Present his First Encyclical as Pontiff. Aired 3-4a ET
• Iran and U.S. Closing in on Deal to End Conflict; Crews Race to Prevent Chemical Tank Explosion in California; Texas Republicans Battle for U.S. Senate Nomination; Russia Attacks Kyiv; Israel Reacts To Latest Progress In U.S.-Iran Peace Talks; Trump: U.S. Will Not "Rush Into A Deal" With Iran; Champion's Family Attends NASCAR Tribute In North Carolina. Aired 2-3a ET
• Israel Reacts To Latest Progress In U.S.-Iran Peace Talks; U.S. & Iran Signal Progress In Efforts To End War; Pope Leo To Present First Encyclical Letter As Pontiff; Three Candidates Leading Colombia's Presidential Race; K-Pop Soars in Mexico; Spurs Dominate OKC in Game 4, Tie Western Finals Series 2-2. Aired 1-1:45a ET
• U.S. & Iran Signal Progress In Efforts To End War; Russia Used Powerful Hypersonic Missile In Attack On Kyiv; Trump Says Iran Deal "Largely Negotiated," Does Iran Agree?; The Enhanced Games Encourage Athletes To Use Drugs; Thousands Attend Tribute For NASCAR Racing Legend. Aired 12-1a ET
• Now: U.S. Confirms Forces Targeted Iranian Military Facilities; GOP Rep. Massie Files To Run In 2028 After Being Ousted By Trump; Hours Away: Texas Polls Open, Senate Tries To Fend Off Trump-Backed Rival. Aired 7-8p ET


May 24, 2026
• Source: Potential Iran Deal Will Unfold In Two Phases; Man Shot & Killed After Opening Fire Near White House; At Least Two Killed, Dozens Wounded In Overnight Strikes On Kyiv; Crews Race To Prevent Chemical Tank Explosion In California; Oxford Developing New Ebola Vaccine For Rare Virus Strain. Aired 5-6a ET
• Source: Potential Iran Deal Will Unfold in Two Phases; Iran Not Accepted Any Nuclear-Related Measures; Damage in Tyre, Lebanon After Israeli Strikes Overnight; Man Shot and Killed After Firing Near White House; Russian Attacks on Kyiv Follow Deadly Ukrainian Strike; Chemical Threat in California; Communities in D.R. Congo Protest Handling of Ebola Crisis; Protests Intensify Over Cost-of-Living Crisis in Bolivia. Aired 4-5a ET
• Iran Deal Largely Negotiated; Shooting Near White House; Toxic Chemical Concerns. Aired 3-4a ET
• Man Shot & Killed After Opening Fire Near White House; Trump: Agreement With Iran Has Been "Largely Negotiated"; Crews Race To Prevent Chemical Tank Explosion In California. Aired 2-3a ET
• Framework Deal Between U.S. And Iran Being Worked Out; Russia Fires Powerful Hypersonic Missile In Mass Attack On Kyiv; Anti- Weaponization Fund Causing Political Revolt On Capitol Hill; NASCAR Remembers Kyle Busch Before Start Of Coca-Cola 600; Iran And U.S. Closing In On Deal To End Conflict; Interview With Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL). Aired 7-8p ET
• Iran And U.S. Closing In On Deal To End Conflict; California Chemical Tank At Risk Of Exploding; White House Identifies 21-Year-Old Gunman; Trump Defends Anti-Weaponization Fund, Claims He's "Helping Others"; Harvard Faculty Votes To Cap A Grades For Undergraduates; Artificial Intelligence Takes Over Flight; Memorial Day Weekend Kicks Off Unofficial Start To Summer. Aired 6-7p ET
• Iran And U.S. Closing In On Deal To End Conflict; Crack Found In CA Chemical Tank At Risk Of Exploding; Drivers And Fans Remember Kyle Busch; AAA: Gas Prices For Memorial Day Weekend At Four-Year Highs; "Why We Dream" Premiers Memorial Day. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Lashes Out At Critics Of Possible Iran Deal; No Deal Between U.S. And Iran Expected To Be Signed Today; White House Gunman Identified As 21-Year-Old Nasire Best; Surgeon General's Advisory Warns Of Too Much Screen Time For Kids; Kyle Busch Honored At Charlotte Motor Speedway Race; "Dr. Robby" Goes To Washington; Bugler's Mission To Preserve The History Of "Taps." Aired 4-5p ET
• Source: Potential U.S.-Iran Deal Includes More Time To Negotiate; Kyle Busch Honored At Charlotte Motor Speedway Race; California Fire Chief: Crack In Unstable Tank My Reduce Explosion Risk. Aired 3-4p ET
• Trump: U.S. Will Not "Rush Into A Deal" With Iran; Sources: White House Gunman Described As 21-Year-Old Nasire Best; Interview With Orange County Fire Authority Interim Fire Chief T.J. McGovern; Trump: U.S. Will Not "Rush Into A Deal" With Iran; Massie Speaks Out After Losing To Trump-Backed Challenger; 50M+ People Are Facing Flooding Risks Across The East; Africa CDC: Current Ebola Outbreak Is Second Largest On Record. Aired 2-3p ET


May 23, 2026
• U.S. Peace Talks Continue with Iran; Rubio in India; New York City Shipyard Explosions; China Mine Explosion, 90 Dead; WHO Revises Risks of Ebola to "Very High" in DRC; Kevin Warsh Sworn in as Fed Chair; How to AI-Proof Your Job; Donald Trump Jr. Weds Again, President Not Attending. Aired 5-6a ET
• U.S. Peace Talks Continue with Iran; Trump Defends "Anti- Weaponization" Fund; China Mine Explosion, 90 Dead; Atlanta and Houston Airports OK to Screen Travelers from Africa; Grave Economic Challenges to U.S. and Globally; AI Planes; Kyle Busch 9-1-1 Call. Aired 4-5a ET
• China Mine Explosion, 90 Dead; U.S. Peace Talks Continue with Iran; New York City Shipyard Explosions; Tulsi Gabbard Resigns; Pep Guardiola Steps Down as Manchester City Manager. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Secret Service: Suspect In Shooting Outside White House Has Died; Official: Bystanders Shot Outside White House In Critical Condition; Trump: Iran "Agreement Has Been Largely Negotiated". Aired 9-10p ET
• Secret Service: Suspect In Shooting Outside White House Has Died; Trump: Iran "Agreement Has Been Largely Negotiated"; Toxic Chemical Tank At Risk Of Exploding In California; Texas Republicans Battle To Win The GOP Nomination For U.S. Senate. Aired 8-9p ET
• CNN Reporters Hear Dozens Of Gunshots Near White House; Secret Service Says Investigating Shots Fired Near White House; Two Shot And Wounded In Encounter With Secret Service Near White House. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump: Iran "Agreement" Has Been Largely Negotiated; Toxic Chemical Tank At Risk Of Exploding In California; Sources: Trump Fuming Over Senate GOP Rebuke Of $1.8 Billion Fund; WH On Lockdown After Sounds Of Gunshots Heard Nearby; Family: Kyle Busch Died After Severe Pneumonia Turned Into Sepsis; WH Lifts Lockdown After Reporters Hear Sounds Of Gunshots. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump: Iran "Agreement Has Been Largely Negotiated". Interview With Pennsylvania Democratic Congresswoman Madeleine Dean; 50,000 People Told To Evacuate In California, Hazmat Explosion Risk; Cubans Protest Raul Castro Indictment; Trump Administration Ramps Up Pressure On Cuban Government Amid Oil Blockade; Trump: Iran "Agreement Has Been Largely Negotiated; Trump-Backed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Challenges Republican Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn For His Seat. Aired 5-6p ET
• All Eyes On Texas GOP Primary Runoff; Are Republicans In Congress At A Breaking Point With Trump?; Trump Downplays Rising Gas Prices; 2015: Letterman's "Late Show" Ends, Colbert Prepares To Take Over; Noah Wyle Pushes For Protections For Healthcare Workers; Police: Man Drove Cybertruck Into Lake Using "Wade Mode." Aired 4-5p ET
• US War With Iran; Ebola Outbreak; Remembering Kyle Busch; Holiday Travel; "Killin' Time". Aired 3-4p ET
• President Trump States He Will Decide by Tomorrow on Whether to Resume Military Attacks against Iran If No Acceptable Peace Deal Proposed; NASCAR Driver Kyle Busch Reportedly Died from Complications of Severe Pneumonia and Sepsis; Tank Holding Toxic Chemicals at Risk of Exploding in Southern California, Putting 40,000 People Under Evacuation Orders; Ebola Outbreak Spreads to Second African Country; Congressional Republicans Push Back against President Trump's Proposed Anti-Weaponization Fund; Texas Firefighter Conducts Rare Hot Air Balloon Rescue; Film Documents U.S. World War Two Veterans Returning to Normandy Beach. Aired 2-3p ET.
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• Secret Service: Suspect In Shooting Outside White House Has Died; Trump: Iran "Agreement Has Been Largely Negotiated"; Toxic Chemical Tanks At Risk Of Exploding In California; Poll: Trump Endorsement Boosts Paxton's Chance Of Winning TX Primary. Aired 11p- 12a ET


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May 18, 2026
• Russia's War On Ukraine; Maldives Recovery Mission; Late Night Send-Off. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Warns "Clock Is Ticking" For Iran As Peace Progress Stalls; Trump Targets Political Rivals Ahead Of Midterms; Ukraine Launches Largest Drone Assault On Moscow; Cubans Prepare For 'Invasion' As Tensions Escalate; Thunderstorm And Tornado Threat For Millions In Central U.S.; CDC To Deploy Resources To Ebola Outbreak In DRC And Uganda; Cruise Ship Hit By Hantavirus Outbreak Docks In Rotterdam. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• President Trump Issues Stern Warning to Iran; U.S. CDC Deploys Resources to Contain Ebola Outbreak; American Christians Gather for Rededicate 250; Englishman Aaron Rai Made History at the 2026 PGA Championship. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Issues New Warning to Iran; Trump Targets Critics Ahead of Midterm Primaries; Ukraine Attacks Russia; Ebola Outbreak Sparks Global Concern; D.R. Congo, Uganda Grapple With Deadly Ebola Outbreak; Investigation Underway After Two U.S. Navy Jets Collide; Understaffing, Poor Care Blamed For ICE Detainee Deaths. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump's New Warning: "Won't Be Anything Left" Of Iran; Israel Official: Netanyahu Held Call With Trump On Sunday; Source: Trump Met National Security Team On Iran War; Finnish Diving Experts Join Search for Four Missing Italians; Investigation Underway after Two U.S. Navy Jets Collide; Fans Welcome Dara Back Home Bulgaria. Aired 1-1:45a ET
• Trump Warns Iran "The Clock Is Ticking; Ukraine Launches Massive Drone Attack Against Russia; CNN Speaks With PGA Championship Winner. Aired 12-1a ET


May 17, 2026
• Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy Loses Bid For Third Term; Kentucky Voters Weigh Options As Trump Attacks Massie; Good Samaritans Tackle Man Who Plowed Car Into Crowd In Italy; Cubans Prepare For Invasion As Pressure Mounts On Cuban Government. Aired 5-6a ET
• Louisiana GOP Senate Primary Shows Trump Maintain Hold on Base; Bill Cassidy Loses Bid for Third Term; "National Day of Action" Rallies Amid GOP Redistricting; Streeting to Challenge Starmer in PM Race; Good Samaritans Tackle Man Who Plowed Car into Crowd in Italy; Iran's Hold on Hormuz; War's Toll on Ukrainian Children; USS Gerald R. Ford Returns. Aired 4-5a ET
• Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda; Military Diver Dies in Maldives Search; Bulgaria Wins Eurovision Song Contest. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Gets Revenge On GOP Senator Cassidy In Louisiana Primary; Georgia Primary Election To Shape Key Races Ahead Of Midterms; Economy Emerging As Top Voter Concerns As Midterms Approach; Two U.S. Fighter Jets Collide At Idaho Air Show; Two Teens Arrested In Connection With Austin Random Shootings; Crowds Gather On National Mall For White House-Backed Prayer Event; Maduro Is Gone But His Influence And System Remain In Place. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Met With National Security Team About Iran; Trump-Backed Candidates Advance To Runoff After Ousting Cassidy; Ukraine Launches Drone Strikes In Russia Overnight; "Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown" Premieres Tonight; The Great Texas Taco Debate of 2026; Teenage Future In New Book "Young World." Bumble Turns To Artificial Intelligence To Help Millions Find Love. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Exacts Revenge On GOP Senator Cassidy In Louisiana Primary; Trump Issues New Warning To Iran; Two Fighter Jets Collide; Thousands Gather On National Mall For Rededicate 250; Canada Reports First Presumptive Hantavirus Case Linked To Ship; Criminal Trial Starts For VA Ex-Assistant Principal. Aired 5-6p ET
• MAGA Friendly Candidates Advance To Runoff After Ousting Incumbent Bill Cassidy; Georgia Voters Pick Senate And Governor Candidates On Tuesday; Trump Says "Clock Is Ticking" For Iran; Deadly Drone Attacks In Russia Reported; At Least 8 Injured When Car Plows Through Sidewalk In Italian City; Democrat Eye Ohio On Path To Retake Senate; Sherrod Brown Running In Ohio; Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) Interview; Church Attendance Rebounding. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Exacts Revenge On GOP Sen. Cassidy In Louisiana Primary; New York Governor Hochul Calls For End To Long Island Rail Road Strike; Top Divers Join Perilous Mission To Recover Bodies From Sea Cave. Aired 3-4p ET
• Trump Exacts Revenge On GOP Sen. Cassidy In Louisiana Primary; Crowds Gather On National Mall For Trump Admin-Backed Prayer Event; Trump Issues New Warning To Iran. Aired 2-3p ET


May 16, 2026
• U.S. Plans to Indict Former Cuban Leader Raul Castro; U.S.- Israel War with Iran; U.S.-China Summit; SCOTUS Tosses Appeal to Reinstate Virginia Map; Iran Turns Bombed Karaj Bridge into a Symbol of Resistance; U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer Faces Party Discontent; Data Centers Debate; Eurovision Controversy. Aired 5-6a ET
• U.S. Plans to Indict Former Cuban Leader Raul Castro; U.S.- China Summit; U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer Faces Party Discontent; U.S.-Israel War with Iran; Marco Rubio, the Secretary of Everything; Jerome Powell Ends Term as Fed Chairman; Eurovision Controversy. Aired 4-5a ET
• U.S.-Israel War with Iran; Negotiators Extend Fragile Ceasefire in Lebanon; Iran Turns Bombed Karaj Bridge into a Symbol of Resistance; U.S.-China Summit; Eurovision Controversy. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Back At The White House After Crucial China Summit; U.S. Plans To Indict Former Cuban President Raul Castro; USS Gerald Ford Returns Home After Record Deployment; Rising Gas Prices Hurting President Trump's Favorability; "National Day Of Action" Rallies Take Place Amid GOP Redistricting; Jury To Decide As Court Battle Over A.I. Enters Final Stretch; Spelman College Names Seven Valedictorians For 2026. Aired 7-8p ET
• National Day Of Action Rallies Underway Amid GOP Redistricting; Trump's Sway Within The GOP Tested In Louisiana GOP Primary; CDC Updates Guidelines For People Exposed To Hantavirus; Understaffing, Poor Medical Care Drive Deaths In ICE Detention; Hundreds Of Thousands Of Commuters Stranded By Long Island Railroad Strike; Smoke In The Cabin Forces Plane's Emergency Landing; $1.25M Bond Set For Live streamer Accused Of Attempted Murder. Aired 6-7p ET
• "National Day Of Action" Rallies Underway Amid GOP Redistricting; Trump's Sway Within The GOP Tested In Louisiana GOP Primary; Interview With Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming; Trump Back At The White House After Crucial China Summit; Interview With Chairman Of Silverado Policy Accelerator Dmitri Alperovitch; Kentucky Voters Facing Loyalty Test In GOP Primary; Ships Face Higher Fuel Costs With Oil Prices Over $100 A Barrel. Aired 5-6p ET
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• Thousands Expected At Today's Voting Rights Rally In Alabama; Trump Back In Washington After Crucial China Summit; USS Gerald Ford Returns Home After Record Deployment; Interview With State Rep. Justin Jones (D-TN); CDC Issues New Guidance On Hantavirus; GOP Senator Bill Cassidy Fights To Keep His Seat In Louisiana; College Grads Face A.I. Transformed Job Market. Aired 3-4p ET
• Large Crowds Gather in Alabama to Protest Republican Congressional Redistricting Efforts in Wake of Supreme Court Decision Weakening Voting Rights Act; Reporting Indicates President Trump Unable to Secure Chinese Help with Ending Iran War; Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) Interviewed on Protests in Alabama against Congressional Redistricting; U.S. Military Says It Killed Senior ISIS Commander in Nigeria in Joint Operation with Nigerian Forces; Cuban Government Reportedly in Talks to Accept $100 Million in Aid as Blackouts and Food Shortages Ravage Country; President Trump Endorses Primary Opponent of Republican Senator Bill Cassidy in Louisiana; Two Young Americans Leading PGA Masters Tournament Near Philadelphia in Second Round; Stephen Colbert Prepares for His Final Episode Hosting "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert". Aired 2-3p ET
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May 15, 2026


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