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September 21, 2023


September 20, 2023
• New Hampshire Voters weigh their Options; Taraji P. Henson is Interviewed about the Strike. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Rep. David Valadao (R-CA) Interviewed on House Republicans' Inability to Pass Defense Appropriations Bill as Potential Government Shutdown Looms; U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to Testify to Congress on Accusations of Weaponization of Justice Department; Pennsylvania's Governor Announces State Will Automatically Register Eligible Voters Upon Issue of State I.D. or Driver's License; Pennsylvania Governor Launches Automatic Voter Registration, Fareed Zakaria's Exclusive Interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) Zelenskyy's Washington Visit As GOP Opposition To Ukraine Aid Grows; Mother Of Cancer Survivor Works To End Drug Shortages; New Book Details How AI Will Transform The World. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• House GOP Chaos Worsens, Republicans Sink Their Own Defense Bill as Government Shutdown Looms; Reports Show Trump Told Aide to Play Dumb About Boxes; Attorney Says, Police Body Cam Video Doesn't Justify Tasing of Band Director. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• GOP Donors Fear Time is Running Out for Trump Alternative; White House Not Sending Team to Detroit; Trump Comments on Roe; Man Dies at Gillette Stadium; West Point Sued over Admissions Policy; Trial Begins in Elijah McClain Death. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Attorney General to Testify Before Judiciary Committee; House GOP Struggles to Agree on Spending Deal; Striking Auto Workers Adjust to Living on Strike Pay; GOP Donors Fret Over Trump's Staying Power Ahead of Debate. Aired 6-6:30a ET


September 19, 2023
• Roger Carstens is Interviewed about the Released Americans; El Paso Overwhelmed by Migrant Wave; Jesse Billauer Champion for Change; Senate Relaxes Dress Code. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Moscow Court Hearing Appeal from Lawyers Representing Detained "Wall Street Journal" Evan Gershkovich on Charges of Espionage; President Biden to Give Speech at United Nations General Assembly; Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) Interviewed on Her Criticism of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as Government Shutdown Looms. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump To Skip Second GOP Debate For Detroit Prime-Time Speech; F-35 Fighter Jet Debris Field Found After Pilot Safely Ejected; Inside Look At Wagner's Presence In The Central African Republic. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Today, Biden to Address United Nations at 10:00 A.M ET; Trump Shares Post Attacking Liberal Jews Who Did Not Support Him Amid Celebration of Rosh Hashanah; New Video Shows Americans Freed from Iran Arrive in U.S. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Skips GOP Debate; Biden Touts his Experience; Ex-DeSantis Donor Says He's on the Sidelines; Trudeau Alleges India's Involved in Death; Gov. Newsom Speaks About Abortion; Browns Lose Game to Steelers. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Americans Freed from Iran Arrive in U.S.; Biden to Deliver U.N. Speech as Key Leaders Skip Gathering; McCarthy Insists Spending Deal Can Pass House Despite Infighting; Union President: More Strikes Coming Friday without 'Serious Progress'; Trump to Skip 2nd GOP Debate for Detroit Primetime Speech. Aired 6-6:30a ET


September 18, 2023
• Fred Upton is Interviewed about the UAW Strike and the Funding Bill; Major Climate Disclosure Bill in California; Champions for Change Harry Miller; Plane Carrying Five Released American Prisoners Takes Off From Tehran. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• CBS Poll: Only 34 Percent Believe Biden Would Finish a Second Term; Top House Democrat Jeffries Pickets with UAW Members on Strike; Five Americans Freed from Iranian Prison as Frozen Iranian Funds Released; Nine Teenagers Who Escaped from Juvenile Detention in Pennsylvania Back in Custody; Hunter Biden Sues IRS for Improperly Revealing His Tax Return Information. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Sources: Five Americans Being Transported To Qatari Jet In Tehran; Interview with Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY); Zelenskyy Set To Visit Lawmakers In Washington This Week; Strikes Stage Comeback As Thousands Of Workers Voice Demands. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Iran Expected to Release Five American Prisoners Today; Today, Stellantis to Meet With UAW as Strike Enters Day Four; L.A. County Says, New Lead in Deputy's Murder, $250,000 Reward Offered. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Trump Comments on Abortion Ban; Trump Denies Speaking with McCarthy about Biden Impeachment; House Reaches Short-Term Funding Bill; Segun Oduolowu is Interviewed about Jann Wenner's Controversial Comments; Deadly Flooding in Libya; Cowboys Dominating NFL Start. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Iran Expected to Release 5 American Prisoners Today; Today: Stellantis to Meet with UAW as Strike Enters Day 4; House GOP Reaches Short-Term Funding Bill, But Hurdles Remain; Trump: Republicans 'Speak Very Inarticulately' About Abortion. Aired 6-6:30a ET


September 17, 2023
• Russell Brand Denies Allegations of Sexual Assault; Movie Studios and the Writers Guild of America Resuming Talks This Week; Interview with NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans; Jann Wenner Removed from Rock Hall of Fame Board; Rolling Stone Co-Founder Faces Backlash Over New Book; Red Cross Declares National Blood Shortage; CNN Spotlights Champions for Change; Colorado Buffaloes Against Colorado State Rams. Aired 8-9a ET
• UAW: :"Reasonably Productive" Talks On Strike Day Two; Obama: "It's Time To Do Right" By The Automakers; UAW Targets Crucial Plants In Strike Against Automakers; GOP Presidential Hopefuls Court Conservatives At Iowa Event; Texas Attorney General Acquitted In State General Trial; Biden, Netanyahu To Meet At U.N. General Assembly; Lawmakers Face Deadline To Avoid Possible Shutdown; Speaker Kevin McCarthy Stares Down Another Right Wings Revolt As He Tries To Avert A Government Shutdown; Sarah McBride Makes Bid To Become First Transgender Member Of Congress; Judge Rules DACA Is Illegal, Giving It Another Legal Setback; Although DACA Program Is Still Active, New Applicants Are No Longer Accepted; After An Extended Visit, Kim Jong Un Departs From Russia; Apparently, China has Stopped Its Spy Balloon Program, According To Sources; U.N. Reports 11,300 Flood Deaths In Derna, Libya. Aired 7-8a ET
• Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputy Shot, Killed Inside Patrol Car; Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton: The Truth Prevailed; Court Filings Details Separations At U.S.-Mexico Border; OSHA: More Airport Workers Suffering Injuries On Tarmac; Coach Primes Colorado Stays Perfect In Late-Night Clash. Aired 6-7a ET


September 16, 2023


September 15, 2023
• Biden Facing Growing List Of Challenges: Auto Strike, Impeachment Inquiry; Hunter Biden Indicted On 3 Federal Gun Charges; General Motors CEO Mary Barra Joins CNN This Morning. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Members of United Auto Workers Go On Targeted Strikes against Big Three Automakers; Sen. Debbie Stabenow Interviewed on UAW and Automakers Contract Negotiations and President Biden Reelection Bid; President Biden to Meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; President Biden and President Zelensky Expected to Meet in U.S. Next Week; Hunter Biden Indicted on Gun Charges after Plea Deal Collapsed; Trump: "False" that He Told Staffer to Delete Footage. Aired 8-8:30a ET.
• Judge Shuts Down Effort To Try Trump And Co-Defendants Together; Senate Launches Inquiry Into Coast Guard Sexual Assault Cover-Ups Exposed By CNN Report; McCarthy Stares Down Right-Wing Revolt. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Workers Go on Historic Strike Against All Big 3 Automakers; New England Coast Under Tropical Storm Warning as Hurricane Lee Nears; Hunter Biden Indicted on Gun Charges After Plea Deal Collapsed. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• United Auto Workers Launched Historic Strike Against Big 3 Automakers; Tropical Storm Warning Issued as Hurricane Lee Approaches New England Coast; Special counsel indicts Hunter Biden on felony gun charges; CNN Live in Flood-Devastate Libya; Floods in Libya Killed Thousands, Left 10,000 Missing, Displaced 38,000 People. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Workers Go on Historic Strike Against All Big 3 Automakers; Hunter Biden Facing Criminal Charges Over 2018 Gun Purchase; McCarthy Stares Down Another Right-Wing Revolt Over Spending. Aired 6-6:30a ET


September 14, 2023
• Romney Calls For "New Generation" Beyond Biden And Trump, Republican Candidate Chris Christie Joins CNN This Morning, Soon: Judge To Hear Motions In Powell, Chesebro Case, Aired 8:30-9a ET
• United Auto Workers and Large Car Manufacturers Still Unable to Agree on Contract as Strike Deadline Looms; Republican Conference to Meet on Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden; Utah Senator Mitt Romney Announces He Will Not Run for Reelection. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• U.S. Marshal: Escaped Killer Planned To Carjack Someone, Drive To Canada; Senators Lankford (R-OK) And King (I-ME) Make Bipartisan Push To End Government Shutdowns; Report: Less Than Half Of Gen Z members Feel They're "Thriving." Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Soon, House GOP to Meet and Plot Impeachment Inquiry; Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) Won't Seek Re-Election, Blasts Trump Wing of GOP; Tech CEOs, Civil Rights Leaders Talk A.I. Regulation With Senators. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Countdown on High Stakes Contract Negotiations Between the UAW and Detroit's Big Three Automakers; NFL Turf-Grass Debate; Aaron Rodgers Speaking Out After Achilles Injury; Romney Calls for "New Generation" Beyond Biden and Trump; Interview with Former 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang; Child Poverty Rate Jumps After Enhanced Tax Credit Expires. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• McCarthy, House GOP to Meet & Plot Impeachment Inquiry; Biden to Deliver Address on Economic Next Steps; Hurricane & Tropical Storm Watches Issued for New England; South Korea: Weapons Provided by North Korea are Used by Russia in Ukraine War; Former Generals Implore House to Approve Ukraine Aid. Aired 6-6:30a ET


September 13, 2023
• Source: Escaped Killer Danilo Cavalcante In Pennsylvania In Custody, Aired 8:30-9a ET
• House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Announces Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden; Polls Show Majority of Republicans Believe President Biden Did Something Illegal regarding His Son Hunter Biden's Business Dealings; White House Counsel's Office Spokesman Interviewed on Accusations that Led to House Impeachment Inquiry. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Op-Ed: "Painful To Say" But Biden Shouldn't Run For A Second Term; Police: Escaped Killer Armed With A Stolen Rifle; FDA Panel: Major Ingredient In Decongestants Doesn't Work. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Orders Biden Impeachment Probe Without Floor Vote; Putin and Kim Jong-un Meet as U.S. Raises Alarm About Arms Deal; Today, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg to Talk A.I. in Senate Forum. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Op-ed: Biden Should Not Seek Re-Election in 2024; McCarthy Launched an Impeachment Investigation Against Biden; Moroccan earthquake Killed Over 2,900 People and Injured Over 5,500; More Than 5,300 People are Presumed Dead in Libya Following Devastating Floods; Today: Top Tech Execs to Attend Senate A.I. Forum; Interview with "On with Kara Swisher" and "Pivot" Podcasts Host Kara Swisher; DOJ Accuses Google of Sweeping Antitrust Violations; Justice Department Claims Elon Musk Must Testify in FTC's Privacy Investigation; Due to Torn Achilles, Aaron Rodgers Will Miss the Rest of the Season. Aired 6:30- 7a ET
• North Korean Leader Meets with Putin in Russia; McCarthy Opens Biden Impeachment Probe without Floor Vote; Escaped Killer Armed and on the Run 2 Weeks after Prison Break; Hurricane Lee Prompts Tropical Storm Warning for Bermuda. Aired 6-6:30a ET


September 12, 2023
• OSHA: More Airport Workers Suffering Injuries on Tarmac; Today's DOJ Historic Monopoly Trial Against Google gets Underway; Jets Beat Bills in NFL Opener with Overtime Punt Return; Semafor: Republican Candidates Leaning into COVID Panic; Senator McConnell says he still has Time to Decide if he Wants to Run for President on a Third Party. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Manhunt Continues for Escaped Convict in Pennsylvania; Heavy Rain Triggers Flash Flooding in Massachusetts; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to Present Case for Impeachment Inquiry into President Biden to House Republicans; North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un Visits Russia to Meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Kim Jong-un Arrives In Russia Ahead Of Putin Meeting; Trump Asks Federal Judge To Recuse Herself from Jan. 6 Case; McCarthy Juggles Government Shutdown Threat And Growing Calls For A Biden Impeachment Inquiry; Today: CDC Advisers To Vote On New COVID Shot Recommendations. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Police Warn Escaped Killer Now Armed as He's Spotted Once Again; Aaron Rodgers Suffers Achilles Injury in Jets Debut; Sheriff Says, New Mexico Governor's Gun Violence Order is Unconstitutional. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia; Putin: Trump Prosecutions are "Persecution of a Political Rival"; UAW: 145,000 Workers Prepared to Strike Friday if Deal Isn't Reached; U.S. Advances Prisoner Swap Deal with Iran; Gov. Suspends Right to Publicly Carry Firearms in Albuquerque. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Police Warn Escaped Killer Now Armed; Armored Train Containing Korean Leader Moves into Russia; Aaron Rodgers Suffers Injury in Jets Debut; Trump Asks Judge in Federal Election Interference Case to Step Aside; Rescuers Look for More Survivors as 2,800+ Killed in Morocco Quake. Aired 6-6:30a ET


September 11, 2023


September 10, 2023
• More Than 2,000 People Dead After Morocco Earthquake; Soon: Biden Speaks After Wrapping G20, Trip to Vietnam; Category 2 Hurricane Lee May Regain Strength By Monday; Trump, DeSantis Court Football Fans in Iowa. Aired 8-9a ET
• More Than 2,000 People Dead After Morocco Earthquake; Nations Extend Sympathy And Offer To Help Morocco; Morocco Football Team Donates Blood After Earthquake; U.S. Seeks To Bolster Vietnam Ties Amid Tensions With China; WH: Biden Helped Restore U.S.' Global Leadership Role At G20; Escaped PA Inmate Changed His Appearance. In Iowa, Trump and DeSantis Court Football Fans; Confirmation of Next Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman at Risk Amid Tuberville's Hold on Military Nominations; Interview with Military Spouse and Secure Our Families Initiative Communications Director Kate Marsh Lord; Mission to Mars; MOXIE Experiment by NASA Completed and Successfully Generated Oxygen on Mars; Interview with Astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi. Aired 7- 8a ET
• A 3.9 Magnitude Aftershock Recorded South of Marrakech; More Than 2,000 People Dead After Morocco Earthquake; Biden Looks to Strengthen U.S.-Vietnam Ties As G20 Wraps; Ukraine Rips G20 Declaration, Says Member Nations Have "Nothing To Be Proud Of" After Failing to Call Out Russia; Biden Arrives In Vietnam For One-Day Visit; U.S. Seeks to Bolster Vietnam Ties Amid Tensions with China; White House: Biden Helped Restore U.S.' Global Leadership Role at G20; Deadline Looming to Avoid Government Shutdown; Pelosi on Reelection Bid: My Focus is the House, The Presidency; New Reported Sighting of Escaped Pennsylvania Inmate; Pennsylvania Resident Describes Terror After Encounter with Escaped Killer; Category 2 Hurricane Lee May Regain Strength By Monday; Hurricane Lee Could Bring Dangerous Surf Conditions and Rip Currents to East Coast. Aired 6-7a ET


September 09, 2023


September 08, 2023
• Airline Unions Push for Cabin Temperature Regulations; Gauff Advances to Final; Polls on Education in America; Miguel Cardona is Interviewed about Education. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Full Report from Fulton County Special Grand Jury Investigating Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election to be Released; Former President Trump Hosts Fundraiser for Rudy Giuliani to Help Him Pay Legal Bills; Search Continues for Escaped Convict in Pennsylvania; Spanish National Prosecutor Files Complaint against Suspended President of Spain's Soccer Federation for Crimes of Sexual Assault and Coercion; Operation to Rescue American in Turkish Cave Begins Tomorrow, could Take Up to 4 Days; "The 70's Show" Actor Dave Masterson Sentenced to 30 Years to Life Imprison; Airline Unions Push for Regulations on Cabin Temperature. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Deputy Narrowly Escapes "Fiery Hell" While Trying To Help Others; Jimmy Fallon Apologizes Over Allegations Of Toxic Workplace; Democrats Sound Alarm Bells Over Voters' Negative Views Of Biden. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Soon, Fulton County Grand Jury Report to be Released; Ex-Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Convicted of Contempt of Congress; United Auto Workers Union Calls Latest G.M. Offer Insulting. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rescue Underway for American Trapped in Cave; China Buying up U.S. Land; Asa Hutchinson is Interviewed about his Presidential Run; Biden Arrives in India. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Hurricane Lee Now a Major Cat 5 Storm; Convicted Killer Spotted 8 Times, But Still on the Run; Fulton County Grand Jury Report to Be Released; Trump Hosts Fundraiser for Giuliani's Legal Defense; Ukraine Aid Hangs in Balance as GOP Divided and Shutdown Looms. Aired 6-6:30a ET


September 07, 2023
• Special Counsel Seeks to Indict Hunter Biden; New Polls Raise Concern for Biden 2024 Hopes; How Killer Escaped Prison in Pennsylvania. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• New Poll Shows President Biden's Current Approval Rating at 39 Percent; Former Vice President and Current Republican Presidential Candidate Mike Pence Interviewed on His Recent Criticisms of Former President Trump. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Pence Calls Out Trump By Name During New Hampshire Stop; Washington Commanders Coach On Football, Leadership, And Family; New Musk Biography Offers New Details About His Ukraine Dilemma. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• CNN Poll Shows Biden Approval Rating Sinks to 39 Percent; Judge Skeptical of Fani Willis' Proposed Joint Trial in October; Pence Calls Out Trump by Name During New Hampshire Stop. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Americans Largely Believe Biden Was Involved with Son's Business Dealings; Judge Orders Texas to Remove Buoys; Will Hurd is Interviewed about his Presidential Run; Americans Dominate U.S. Open. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Boeing's Uncrewed Starliner Spacecraft Touches Down On Earth; Harris Campaign Unveils Three Ads Targeting Trump On Abortion Ahead Of Debate; Father Of U.S. School Shooting Suspect Charged With Murder; Mail-In Ballots In North Carolina Are Being Delayed By RFK Jr's Lawsuit. Former Vice President Dick Cheney Announces He will Vote for Kamala Harris; Typhoon Yagi Makes Landfall in Northern Vietnam; Sentencing in Trump Hush Money Trial Delayed Until After Election. Aired 6-7a ET


September 06, 2023


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September 04, 2023


September 03, 2023
• White House Urges Congress To Pass Short-Term Spending Bill; DeSantis Opts Out Of Meeting With Biden In Florida; Labor Day Weekend Expected To Bring Record High Temps; Tens Of Thousands Stranded At Burning Man After Heavy Rain; Late Summer COVID On The Rise Across The Nation; Pope Clashes With Conservative Catholic Leaders In U.S.; Singer Adele Stops Las Vegas Concert To Scold Security; Double Dose Of Luck. Aired 8-9a ET
• Congress Returns To Work With Little Time To Pass Key Bills; Biden Urges Congress To Provide Additional Funding To FEMA; Awaiting Decision On Meadow's Bid To Move GA Case To Federal Court; Trump's Georgia Trial To Be Televised And Livestreamed; Tens Of Thousands Stranded At Burning Man After Heavy Rain; Labor Day Weekend Expected To Bring Record High Temps; Escaped PA Inmate Spotted On Surveillance; New Evidence May Link BTK Killer To More Unsolved Cold Cases; Eritrean Embassy Celebration Turns Violent in Tel Aviv; Working from Home Vs. Working In The Office; Amazon Threatens Employees To Return To Office; Interview With Flex + Strategy CEO And Founder Cali Willams Yost; Secret Network Of Pilots And Volunteers Helping Women Access Legal Abortion Procedures In A World Without Roe; Conference Realignment Is Changing Sports Landscape; Interview With New York Magazine Contributing Editor Will Leitch AND Deadspin Founder. Aired 7-8a ET
• Little Richard: I Am Everything Airs Tomorrow At 9PM ET; Opioid Overdose Antidote Narcan To Hit Shelves This Week; 93-Year-Old Fighting To Save Family's Land; Deion Sanders Has Dream Coaching Debut For Colorado; Jessica Pegula Marches Into 4th Round At U.S. Open. Aired 6-7a ET


September 02, 2023


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