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April 05, 2017
• North Korea Launches Projectile; Suspected Chemical Attack in Syria; McConnell Starts Clock on Nuclear Option; Advertisers Drop "The O'Reilly Factor". Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 04, 2017
• "Unmasking" Of Trump Associates' Names; A New Trump-Russia Connection?; House Intel Committee To Meet On Russia Today; UNC Tops Gonzaga for NCAA Title. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• "Unmasking" of Trump Associates' Names; Senate Showdown Over Gorsuch Nomination; Police Reforms in Jeopardy; St. Petersburg Bomber Identified. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Susan Rice Denies Improperly Seeking Americans' Names; St. Petersburg Bomber Identified; Jared Kushner Travels to Iraq. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Susan Rice Denies Improperly Seeking Americans' Names; Trump Meets Egyptian President El-Sisi; St. Petersburg Bomber Identified; Jared Kushner Travels to Iraq. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 03, 2017
• President Trump's Crucial Week; Trump-Russia Controversy Still Looms; Administration Warns China On North Korea; Gorsuch Supreme Court Fight. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump's Crucial Week; Administration Warns China On North Korea; Gorsuch Supreme Court Fight; Trump Meets With President Xi This Week; White House Releases Financial Disclosures. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• President Trump's Crucial Week; Administration Warns China On North Korea; Will Democrats Support SCOTUS Pick Gorsuch?; White House Releases Financial Disclosures; Russia Slams Deadly Mosul Airstrikes; Judge OKs Assault Lawsuit Against Trump Campaign; Tesla Delivers 25,000 Cars In Q1. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• A Crucial Week for President Trump; Russia-Trump Controversy; Jared Kushner in Iraq; Trump Warns China on North Korea; Supreme Court Nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch; Trump on Obamacare Repeal Again; U.S.-Russia Relations. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 31, 2017
• At Least 22 Killed In Pakistan Blast; Flynn Seeks Immunity As Russia Probe Heats Up; Did Trump Administration Help Nunes; Trump Threatens Freedom Caucus. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Flynn Offers to Testify in Exchange for Immunity; Did Trump Administration Help Nunes?; Trump Tackles Foreign Trade Abuse; North Carolina Team Looking for Redemption during Final Four; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Flynn Asks for Immunity; White House Helped Nunes; Trump Tackles Trade Abuse; North Carolina Bathroom Bill; Tillerson at NATO Summit; Weather Forecast. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Attorney for Michael Flynn Says His Client Will Speak If Granted Immunity; Devin Nunes' Sources Potentially Revealed In "New York Times" Article; Trump Warns Freedom Caucus He Will Fight Them In 2018 Election; Trump Administration Signaling Major Shift In Policy On Syria; Us Debt Likely To Double Over Next 30 Years; Trump Plans To Sign Two Executive Orders Today To Help Combat Foreign Trade Abuses; Secretary Of State Tillerson In Brussels Attending First Nato Summit. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 30, 2017
• Senate Intel Committee's Bipartisan Plan On Russia Hearings; Protecting Your Internet Privacy; Judge Blocks Trump Travel Ban Indefinitely. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Senate Intel Committee's Russia Hearings; Judge Blocks Trump Travel Ban Indefinitely; Ivanka Trump to Become Federal Employee; Westbrook Makes Case for MVP Award. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Senate Intel Committee's Bipartisan Plan; Ivanka Trump to Become Federal Employee; Russia Reacts to Senate Probe; Gorsuch Filibuster Debate Rages in Senate; Outrage Grows Over GOP Internet Privacy Move; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Senate Intel Committee's Bipartisan Plan; Ivanka Trump to Become Federal Employee; Russia Reacts to Senate Probe; Gorsuch Filibuster Debate Rages in Senate; Secretary of State Tillerson in Turkey; Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 29, 2017
• Trump-Russia Investigation Standoff; Trump: Health Care Is "Such An Easy One"; President: "We're Doing Very Well In Iraq. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• House Investigation Frozen; Health Care Back on the Table; GOP Going Nuclear; Trump: "We're Doing Very Well in Iraq"; U.S. Women's Hockey Team Deal Avoids Boycott. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Russia Investigation on Hold; Health Care Back on the Table; GOP Going Nuclear; Trump: "We're Doing Very Well in Iraq"; British Prime Minister Triggers Brexit. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• House Intel Russia Probe Stalls; Health Care Back on the Table; GOP Going Nuclear; Trump: "We're Doing Very Well in Iraq"; British Prime Minister Triggers Brexit. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 28, 2017
• Trump-Russia Mystery Deepens; Kushner To Be Questioned By Senate; Questions Remain About Nunes White House Visit; Trump Altering U.S. Approach To Climate Change. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump-Russia Mystery Deepens; Top Dems Ask Intel Chairman To Recuse Himself; Jared Kushner Volunteers To Testify; 'VEB' Bank Under U.S. Sanctions; Trump: "Russia Story Is A Hoax". Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Calls for Nunes Recusal Grow; Jared Kushner Volunteers to Testify; Trump Targets Climate Change; U.S., Iraq Probe Civilian Casualties in Mosul. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump-Russia Mystery Deepens; Kushner Met With Top Russian Banker; Trump: "Russia Story Is A Hoax"; U.S., Iraq Probe Civilian Casualties Ties In Mosul. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 27, 2017
• White House Seeks A Reboot; House Freedom Caucus In The Crosshairs; Pressure Grows On Intel Chair Rep. Nunes; Who's Going to the Final Four? Aired 5:30-6a ET
• White House Seeks A Reboot; House Freedom Caucus In The Crosshairs; State Department Condemns Arrest Of Russian Protesters; Putin Critic Navalny Arrested; Carnage In Mosul. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• White House Seeks A Reboot; Republicans Vent Over Health Bill Failure; Democrats Introduce "Mar-A-Lago" Act; Pressure Grows On Intel Chair Representative Nunes; Protesters Rounded Up In Russia; U.S.-Led Airstrike Kills Dozens Of Mosul Civilians; Final Four Is Set. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Reboot for the White House as Republicans React on Failed Health Bill; Executive Order on Power Plants To Be Signed This Week; Chairman Nunes Cancel Hearings; Protests in Russia; Carnage in Mosul; United Airlines on Dress Codes. Aired at 4-4:30a ET


March 24, 2017
• Trump's Health Care Ultimatum; What Today's Vote Means For Tax Reform; Nunes And Schiff At Odds Over Evidence. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump's Health Care Ultimatum; Two "Significant" Arrests in London Attack; Xavier Stays Alive. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• House Republicans Set to Vote on Health Care Bill; Democrats Threaten to Filibuster Gorsuch; Two "Significant" Arrests in London Attack; Jewish Teenager Arrested for JCC Bomb Threats. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump's Health Care Ultimatum; Democrats Threaten to Filibuster Gorsuch; Two "Significant" Arrests in London Attack. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 23, 2017
• House Set To Vote Today On Obamacare Repeal; FBI Info May Tie Trump Associates To Russians During Campaign; Nunes: Trump Intelligence "Incidentally Collected"; Terror Raids Overnight In London. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• House Set to Vote Today on Obamacare Repeal; Nunes: Trump Intelligence "Incidentally Collected"; Team USA Wins World Baseball Classic. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• House Set to Vote Today on Obamacare Repeal; Trump Associates Linked to Moscow?; Terror in London. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump's Push for 216 Votes; Trump Associates Linked to Moscow?; Terror in London. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 22, 2017
• Trump Warns GOP On Health Care; GOP Senators' Mixed Prognosis For Repeal Bill; Judge Gorsuch Returns To Senate Hot Seat. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Trump Warns GOP on Health Care; Gorsuch Pushes Independence; USA Advances to World Baseball Classic Final. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump: GOP Lawmakers Could Lose Seats; Gorsuch Pushes Independence; Diplomats Meet to Defeat ISIS; North Korea Failed Missile Launch; Apple Unveils Several New Products. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Warns GOP on Health Care; Gorsuch Pushes Independence; Diplomats Meet to Defeat ISIS; North Korea Failed Missile Launch. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 21, 2017
• FBI Director Testifies On Capitol Hill; Republicans Unveil Health Care Bill Changes; Gorsuch Set For Senate Grilling. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• FBI Director Testifies on Capitol Hill; Changes to Health Care Bill; Gorsuch Set for Senate Grilling; Brady's Super Bowl Jerseys Found. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Team Battles Back; Changes to Health Care Bill; Gorsuch Set for Senate Grilling; President Trump Talks Tough on North Korea. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Team Battles Back; Changes to Health Care Bill; Gorsuch Set for Senate Grilling; President Trump Talks Tough on North Korea. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 20, 2017
• Comey Faces House Intel Committee Today; Gorsuch Confirmation Hearings Start; Health Care Huddle: Trump Meeting Ryan And Price; Two Incidents Outside White House. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Comey Faces House Intel Committee; Gorsuch Confirmation Hearings Start; AARP Steps Up Fight Against Health Care Bill; Red- Letter Week For Trump Agenda. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• FBI Director To Testify Today; Crucial Week For Trump; Gorsuch Confirmation Hearings Start; Healthcare Huddle, Trump Meeting Ryan and Price; Trump Travel Ban Setback; President Set To Meet With Iraq's Prime Minister; Mr. Gates Goes to Washington; Clinton, "I'm Ready To Come Out Of The Woods"; Two Incidents Outside White House; Tennessee Teen Missing For One Week; Dwight Clark Stricken With ALS; South Carolina Stuns Duke 88-81; "Beauty & The Beast" Breaks Records; Secretary of State To Debrief Trump On Asia Trip; North Korea Claims New Rocket Engine Test; Stock Futures Slipping; Uber's No. 2 Executive Quits; G20 Drops Pledge To Fight Protectionism. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Head of FBI to Testify on Capitol Hill; Judge Neil Gorsuch's Confirmation Hearing Today; Congress to Vote on GOP's Health Care Bill; AARP to Fight Health Care Bill; New Travel Ban Setback; Security Breach at White House; Teenager in Tennessee Missing for a Week; Wildfire in Boulder, Colorado; "Beauty & The Beast" Record Breaking March Opening; Secretary Tillerson Back from Asia. Aired at 4-4:30a ET


March 17, 2017
• White House Defends Wiretap Claims; Budget Facing Harsh Criticism; Health Bill On Life Support. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Combative White House Defense of Wiretap Claims; Budget Facing Harsh Criticism; Republican Health Care Plan in Jeopardy?; Tillerson Visits South Korea; March Madness Light on Upsets. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• White House Defends Wiretap Claims; Budget Facing Harsh Criticism; Republican Health Care Plan in Jeopardy?; Tillerson Visits South Korea; Trump Hosting Merkel at White House. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• White House Defends Wiretap Claims; Budget Facing Harsh Criticism; Republican Health Care Plan in Jeopardy? Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 16, 2017
• Federal Court Blocks Travel Ban 2.0;Ryan Won't Say If Health Care Bill Can Pass;Trump Doubles Down On Wiretap Claim; Maryland Halts Trump's Travel Ban. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Judge: Travel Ban Fails to Pass Legal Muster; GOP Health Bill in Trouble?; Trump Doubles Down; March Madness Begins Today. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Federal Court Blocks Travel Ban 2.0; GOP Health Bill in Trouble?; Trump Doubles Down; Assessing the Dutch Election Results; Rex Tillerson in Tokyo. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Travel Ban 2.0 Blocked; GOP Health Bill in Trouble?; Trump Doubles Down. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 15, 2017
• Trump's 2005 Tax Return Revealed; Resistance To Health Care Bill Grows;Fed Expected To Raise Rates. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• What Trump's Returns Do and Don't Reveal; GOP Health Care Struggle; U.S. Concerned Putin Interfering in Libya; "First Four" Gets Heated. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump's 2005 Tax Return Revealed; GOP Health Care Struggle; U.S. Concerned Putin Interfering in Libya; Dutch Voters Cast Ballots Today. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Who Leaked Trump's Taxes?; GOP Health Care Struggle; U.S. Concerned Putin Interfering in Libya; Dutch Voters Cast Ballots Today. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 14, 2017
• Blizzard Warnings Across The Northeast; CBO Estimates 24M Uninsured By 2026;Trump Wiretapping Allegations; Ryan Slams Trump In Newly Release Audio. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Nor'easter May Bring Region to a Halt; CBO Estimates 24M Uninsured by 2026; March Madness Tips Off Tonight. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Blizzard Warnings Across the Northeast; CBO Estimates 24M Uninsured by 2026; Marissa Mayer Could Get $23M Severance. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Major Snowstorm Moving In; CBO Estimates 24M Uninsured by 2026. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 13, 2017
• Deadline For Trump's Wiretap Evidence; Bharara Booted By Trump; Tax Cut For The Wealthy: $165B; Rep. King Under Fire For "Muslim Children" Remark. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• No Sign White House Will Offer Wiretap Proof; Stone Admits Contacts With "Guccifer 2.0"; Bharara Booted By Trump; Trump On Jobs: Phony Then, Real Now; Republicans Fight Over Health Care. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Deadline For Trump's Wiretap Evidence; Stone Admits Contacts with "Guccifer 2.0"; Republicans Fight Over Health Care; Diplomatic Rift Grows Between Turkey and Netherlands; Iraqi Troops Gain Ground In Mosul; Nor' Easter Brewing For The Northeast; SNL Skewers Ivanka As "Complicit". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• House Intelligence Committee Deadline Is Up And The White House Is Silent On The Wiretapping Allegations Of President Trump; Preet Bharara Not Keeping Silent After Being Fired By Trump; Congressional Budget Office To Weigh On The Obamacare Repeal Plan; Security Breach At The White House; President Trump's First Cabinet Meeting; Turkey's President Compares The Dutch To Nazis. Aired 4:00-4:30a ET


March 10, 2017
• White House Intervention In Obamacare Repeal; EPA Chief: CO2 Doesn't Cause Global Warming; Investigating White House Ties To Russia. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• WH Shift on Health Bill; Comey Meets with Congress; South Korea's President Impeached; TCU Stuns #1 Kansas, 85-82. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• WH Intervention in Obamacare Repeal; Comey Meets with Congress; South Korea's President Impeached. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Health Care Pivot; Comey Meets with Congress; South Korea's President Impeached. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 09, 2017
• Ways And Means Passes Health Bill; Opposing The GOP Replacement Plan; Feds Investigating WikiLeak's CIA Document Dump; Study: Immigrants Key To U.S. Workforce. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Gears Up for Obamacare Fight; Pence Ducks Question About Trump Wiretap Claim; U.S. Officials: Marines Deployed to Northern Syria; Cowboys to Release Tony Romo Today. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• White House Gears Up for Obamacare Fight; Pence Ducks Question About Trump Wiretap Claim; U.S. Officials: Marines Deployed to Northern Syria. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• White House Leaders Face Steep Climb on ACA Repeal; Pence Ducks Question About Trump Wiretap Claim. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 08, 2017
• Obamacare Repeal Faces A Tough Road; GOP Leaders Confident ACA Repeal Will Pass; Explosive WikiLeaks Document Dump. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Obamacare Repeal Faces A Tough Road; White House on Wiretap Claims; WikiLeaks Bombshell on CIA; China Suggests DPRK Suspend Nuclear Activity; Dirk Nowitzki Scores 30,000 Career Points. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• President's Sales Pitch; White House on Wiretap Claims; WikiLeaks Bombshell on CIA; China Suggests DPRK Suspend Nuclear Activity; Deadly Military Hospital Attack. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• President's Sales Pitch; White House on Wiretap Claims; WikiLeaks Bombshell on CIA. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 07, 2017
• Republicans Roll Out Obamacare Repeal; Lawmakers React To Obamacare Repeal Bill; Opponents Vow To Fight Travel Ban; Comey "Incredulous" Over Trump Wiretap Claim. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Lawmakers React to Obamacare Repeal Bill; New Travel Ban; Trump Emphasizes U.S. Commitment to Japan & S. Korea. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• GOP's Obamacare Overhaul; New Travel Ban in Effect; Trump Emphasizes U.S. Commitment to Japan & S. Korea. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Republicans Roll Out Obamacare Repeal; New Travel Ban; Trump Emphasizes U.S. Commitment to Japan & S. Korea. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 06, 2017
• Trump Calls On Congress To Probe Wiretapping; Lawmakers Call For Proof Of Wiretap Claims; Travel Ban To Be Released As Soon As Today. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Calls On Congress To Probe Wiretapping; White House Aides Struggle To Defend Claim; Travel Ban To Be Released As Soon As Today; U.S. "Strongly Condemns" North Korea Missile Tests. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump's Wiretapping Claims; Trump Furious At Reports On Russia Ties; Revised Travel Ban Expected; U.S. Strongly Condemns North Korea Missile Test; SNL Takes On Sessions And Trump; NYT Report: Uber Evading Officials. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Congress Called by Trumpt to Probe Wiretapping by Obama; North Korea New Missile Test; Iraqi Forces in Westren Mosul; New Travel Ban to Be Released Soon; Explicit Photos Found Online of Female Marines; Rep. Richmond Apologizes to Kellyanne Conway. Aired 4-4:30 am ET


March 03, 2017
• Trump Defends Attorney General; GOP Concern About Trump-Russia Connection;What's Next For Trump Campaign Probe?; Republicans Battle Over Obamacare. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Standing By Sessions; Republicans Battle Over Obamacare; U.S. Tracking Down Hundreds of AQAP Leads. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Defends Attorney General; Republicans Battle Over Obamacare; U.S. Tracking Down Hundreds of AQAP Leads; Trump's Defense Budget Hike Ends Message Overseas. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Standing By Sessions; Republicans Battle Over Obamacare; U.S. Tracking Down Hundreds of AQAP Leads. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 02, 2017
• Attorney General Sessions Met Twice With Russian Ambassador; Top Democrats Call For Sessions' Resignation; New Travel Ban Pushed To Later This Week. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Top Democrats Call for Sessions' Resignation; Skepticism Over Trump's Immigration Compromise; Wild Ending for Wildcats. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Jeff Sessions Met Russian Ambassador, Twice; Trump Hits the Road; Skepticism Over Trump's Immigration Compromise; Dow Climbs to New Record Above 21,000. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Attorney General Met Twice with Russian Ambassador; Trump Hits the Road; Skepticism Over Trump's Immigration Compromise; Snapchat Valued at $24B Ahead of IPO. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 01, 2017
• President Trump's Address To Congress; Trump Touts Job Creation; Trump Pays Tribute To Fallen Navy SEAL; 22 Tornadoes Hit Missouri, Illinois. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump's Address to Congress; Trump Delays Signing New Travel Ban; Warriors on Edge After Durant Injury. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• The President's Speech; Trump Delays Signing New Travel Ban; Russia's Response to Trump Speech; Dial Testing Trump's Speech to Congress. Aired 4:30-5a ET


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