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October 19, 2022
• No Shortage Of Legal Trouble For Former President Trump; Experts Have The Silhouette Of Who Will Win; Voters' Pulse Are Palpable; It's OK To Be Not So Perfect; Governor Phil Scott Is OK With 58 Degrees. Aired 10-11p ET
• Jake Tapper Talks About Economy, Inflation, Recession And Midterm Elections; Poll: 44% Say Economy, Infrastructure Most Important Issues Facing U.S.; Trump Sits For Deposition In Defamation Case; Group Sues Biden, National Archives For JFK Assassination Docs; New Film " The School For Good And Evil" Debuts On Netflix; Paul Feig Reflects On "Freaks And Geeks". Aired 9-10p ET


October 18, 2022
• Polls: Gen X Leaning Towards GOP Heading Into Midterms; Radio Hosts Talk About What Voters Are Telling Them; Lawyers For George Floyd's Daughter Draft Cease-And-Desist Letter To Kanye West; Trump Scheduled To Sit For A Deposition In E, Jean Carroll's Defamation Lawsuit; Study Shows Why A Good Night's Sleep Can Lead To Better Health. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Debates Heats Up Prior To Midterm Elections; Former President Sounds Braggadocios; Beauty From Formula Comes With A Price; Meghan Markle Claims To Be Objectified; James Corden Can Now Go Back To Balthazar. Aired 10-11p ET
• Rep. Peter Meijer On Rise Of Extreme Candidates In 2022; Manning: "Cognitive Dissonance" Between What Public Knew Of War Versus The Reality On The Ground Drove Me To Leak Classified Docs; Lin-Manuel Miranda's Father: If Democrats Stay True To Working For Working-Class Latinos, We'll Regain Voters. Aired 9-10p ET


October 17, 2022
• Obama Says Democrats Need To Avoid Being A 'Buzzkill'; Bristol, Connecticut Ambush Left Two Officers Dead; Jill Biden Talks About Cancer Moonshot In Newsmax Interview; Biden Touts Student Loan Debt Relief As Application Process Begins. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Candidates Double Time Their Effort; Politicians Don't Waste A Tragedy; Donald Trump Criticized For His Anti-Semitic Statement; January 6 Videos A Good Material For SNL; Donald Trump And Kanye West Talked About Parler; George Clooney Wrong About His Assumptions. Aired 10-11p ET
• Kanye West Tells Bloomberg He Sees Fringe Platform Parler As Place For "People Who Have Been Bullied By The Thought Police"; Gallup Exclusive: 70 Percent Of Ukrainians Want To Keep Fighting; Ohio Sen. Candidate J.D. Vance Attacks Rival Tim Ryan For Accepting Donations From Pharmaceutical PACs. Aired 9-10p ET


October 14, 2022
• Republican Candidates Using Conspiracy Theories In Their Campaign; Midterm Elections And The Inflation; Three Weeks Into The Midterms And Things Are Heating Up; Alaska's Snow And King Crab Season Cancelled. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Herschel Walker And Raphael Warnock Face Off; Rare Unity Seen Between Lawmakers; Victims' Families Question Jury's Verdict To A Murderer; Parkland Murder Case Not Easy For Jurors; Ron Johnson Booed By The Crowd. Aired 10-11p ET
• Warnock: Walker Pretended To Be A Police Officer; Sanders: Democrats Going All-In On Abortion Battle Is A Mistake; Activist Nazanin Boniadi Meets With VP Harris On Iran Protests. Aired 9-10p ET


October 13, 2022
• January 6 Committee Votes To Subpoena Trump; Parkland School Shooter Avoids Death Penalty. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Politics Set Aside In Times Of Turmoil; House Committee Voted To Subpoena Trump; No Assurance It Is January 6th Committee's Last Hearing; Secret Service Aware Of Threat Prior To Insurrection; Lawmakers Scramble For Their Safety. Aired 10-11p ET
• January 6 Panel Votes To Subpoena Trump For Docs & Testimony; Testimony: Trump Knew Election Conspiracies Were Lies Before Infamous Georgia Call; Witness: Trump Told Staffer "I Don't Want People To Know We Lost". Aired 9-10p ET


October 12, 2022
• Jury Decides Alex Jones Should Pay Nearly $1B In Damages To Sandy Hook Families; Two Black Comedians Sue Clayton County, GA Police Over Racial Profiling; L.A. City Council Member Resigns After Racist Comments. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Alex Jones Mocks Sandy Hook Families; January 6 Committee's Hearing Resumes Tomorrow; Supreme Court Justices Lean Into Politics; Michael Cohen Can See Trump's Revenge; Questions Looming Over John Fetterman's Health. Aired 10-11p ET
• January 6 Committee Tries To Stick The Landing Tomorrow; Anna Sorokin: "I Definitely Did" Take Advantage Of People; Philly Man Sentenced Up To 60 Years In Prison For Attempted Murder Despite Thin Evidence, Dubious Eyewitness Account. Aired 9-10p ET


October 11, 2022
• Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Leaves The Door Open To Future Presidential Run, But Focusing On Fatherhood Right Now; Herschel Walker Shares Story About A Bull And Some Cows; Task Force Recommends Screening Children For Anxiety; Remembering Angela Lansbury, Who Had Roles In "Gaslight" And "The Manchurian Candidate," Terms In America's Political Lexicon. Aired 11p-12a ET
• No Assurance President Biden Will Run For Another Term; A Father's Love Is Immeasurable; Police Officers Turned Their Back To A Colleague; Lizzo Not Bothered By Criticisms; Mitch McConnell Ignored Donald Trump's Insulting Words. Aired 10-11p ET
• Biden: Putin A "Rational Actor Who's Miscalculated Significantly"; President Biden On Federal Prosecutors Weighing Charges On Two Fronts In Hunter Biden Investigation; The Rock Talks "Black Adam" & Joining The Superhero Universe. Aired 9-10p ET


October 10, 2022
• The Gloves Are Off With The Midterms A Month Away; The Candidate Gave Birth On Camera; Ad Wars Heat Up As November Elections Draw Closer; Kanye West's Twitter Account Locked For Anti-Semitic Tweet. Aired 11p-12a ET
• GOP Supports Herschel Walker No Matter What; Kevin McCarthy Defends Donald Trump; Breonna's Family Can't Get Over With Pain; Crime Is A Huge Issue In The Midterms; Americans Facing Mental Health Crisis. Aired 10-11p ET