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April 17, 2017
• Pence Warns North Korea; Growing Concern Over North Korea Aggression; Manhunt Underway For Steve Stephens In Cleveland Killing; Erdogan Declares Victory In Turkey Referendum. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Growing Concern Over North Korea Aggression; Trump Defends About-Face On China; U.S. Delivers Warning To North Korea; Man Shoots Random Passerby, Posts Video; Erdogan Declares Victory In Turkey Referendum. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Combating A Nuclear North Korea; Manhunt For Murder Suspect; Trump Defends About-Face On China; Steep Temp Drop For Northeast; United Airline's New Plan; End of Democracy in Turkey; What Is The Highest Paying Company? Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Manhunt for A Murder Suspect in Cleveland; Vice President Mike Pence Visits South Korea; Annual White House Easter Egg Roll; Policy Change by United Airlines; "Fate of the Furious" Biggest Global Opening in Hollywood History; Erdogan Wins Turkey Referendum. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


April 14, 2017
• U.S. Drops 11-Ton Bomb In Afghanistan; Shifting Dominance In The White House; Russian Foreign Minister Hosting Iran & Syria. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• U.S. Bomb in Afghanistan Killed 36 ISIS Fighters; Russian Foreign Minister Hosting Iran and Syria; Female Kicker Makes College Football History; Atlanta Braves Unveil Their New Stadium. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• U.S. Drops 11-ton Bomb In Afghanistan; Trump Signs Anti-Planned Parenthood Law; U.S. Stock Market Closed Today; Pence Heads to Asia- Pacific Amid North Korea Tension; Tax Day Is Approaching; Jupiter & Saturn Moons Could Have Life. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• U.S. Bomb in Afghanistan Killed 36 ISIS Fighters; Russian Foreign Minister Hosting Iran and Syria. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 13, 2017
• President Trump's Many Metamorphoses; Tillerson Bemoans "Low Level Of Trust"; U.S. Says Syrian Military Consulted Chemical Experts; Trump's Warning To Steve Bannon. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Secretary Rex Tillerson Meets with Russian Leaders; President Trump's Many Reversals from Key Campaign Promises; North Carolina Introduces Boycott Bill; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump's day of political gymnastics; President Trump says relations with Russia at an all-time low; Secretary Tillerson bemoans low of trust with Russia; US officials say Syrian military consulted chemical experts for the sarin gas attack; President Donald Trump's reversal on NATO; Trump heaps praise on President Xi of China; Will China help US deal with North Korea?; Inside the fight against ISIS with Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump's day of political gymnastics; President Trump says relations with Russia at an all-time low; Secretary Tillerson bemoans low of trust with Russia; US officials say Syrian military consulted chemical experts for the sarin gas attack; President Donald Trump's reversal on NATO; Trump heaps praise on President Xi of China; Will China help US deal with North Korea?; Inside the fight against ISIS with Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 12, 2017
• Tillerson Meets With Russian Foreign Minister; Spicer Draws Fire Comparing Assad To Hitler; United Airlines CEO Apologizes Again; White House Sends Warning To North Korea. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Tillerson & Lavrov Talk Syria; Spicer Draws Fire Comparing Assad to Hitler; United Airlines CEO Apologizes... Again; Dortmund & Monaco Fans Show Solidarity. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Tillerson in Russia; Spicer Under Fire; United Airlines CEO Apologizes... Again; White House Sends Warning to North Korea. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Tillerson Meets with Russian Foreign Minister; Spicer Draws Fire Comparing Assad to Hitler; United Airlines CEO Apologizes... Again; White House Sends Warning to North Korea. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 11, 2017
• New Mixed Messaging On Trump's Syria Policy; Rex Tillerson Heads To Moscow; United Airlines Passenger Dragged Off Plane; North Korea Slams U.S. "Acts Of Aggression". Aired 5:30-6a ET
• New Mixed Message on Trump Syria Policy; Tillerson Heads to Moscow; United Airlines Passenger Dragged off Plane; Cubs Raise World Series Banner. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• White House Walks Back Spicer Remark; Tillerson Heads to Moscow; United Airlines Passenger Dragged off Plane. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• New Mixed Messaging on Trump's Syria Policy; Tillerson Heads to Moscow; United Airlines Passenger Dragged off Plane. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 10, 2017
• Trump Administration's Muddled Message On Syria; Syria After The Missile Strikes; Kushner and Bannon Feuding; USS Carl Vinson Deployed To Korean Peninsula. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Administration's Muddled Message On Syria; Syria After The Missile Strikes; Trump Administration Flexes Military Muscle; Kushner And Bannon Feuding; Death Toll Rises In Egypt Church Bombings. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Administration's Muddled Message On Syria; Syria's Complicated Calculus; USS Carl Vinson Deployed To Korean Peninsula; Death Toll Rises In Egypt Church Bombings; Kushner and Bannon Feuding; SNL Spoofs Kendall Jenner Pepsi Ad. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The Trump administration sending out mixed messages on Syria; An aircraft carrier headed to the Korean Peninsula; ISIS attack on coalition and Syrian rebels thwarted; Egypt church bombings death toll rises; Executive order on imports and trade; Trump administration's in-fighting; Neil Gorsuch to be sworn in; Probe on O'Reilly sexual harassment claim; Search for Dallas' tornado siren hackers; Sergio Garcia wins the Masters. Aired at 4-4:30 am ET


April 07, 2017
• Message Received; Fast and Furious Reactions; Tone Changed. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. Missile Attack Against Syrian Airbase. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• U.S. Strikes Syria. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 06, 2017
• Trump Says Gas Attack Changed His View Of Syria; Trump Summit With Chinese President Xi; Ambassador Haley Blasts Assad, Russia, U.N. Action; Trump Removes Steve Bannon From NSC. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump's Summit with Chinese President Xi; Trump Says Gas Attack Changed His View of Syria; Bannon Removed from National Security Council; Dustin Johnson May Not Make It to the Masters; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump: Gas Attack Changed His View Of Syria; Ambassador Haley Blasts Assad, Russia, U.N. Inaction; Russia Stands By Syrian President Assad; Trump's Summit With Chinese President Xi; North Korea At Center Of U.S.-China Summit; Tough Trade Talk Meets Reality; Trump Removes Steve Bannon From NSC; Trump Suggests Susan Rice Committed A Crime; Tornadoes Tear Up Southeastern U.S.; Pepsi Cans Kendall Jenner Ad. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump: Gas Attack Changed His View of Syria; Trump's Summit with Chinese President Xi; Trump Removes Steve Bannon from NSC; Forty Plus Companies Pull 'O'Reilly Factor' Ads; Kansas High School Principal Resigns. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 05, 2017
• North Korea Launches Projectile Into Ocean Off Korean Coast; Deadly Chemical Attack In Syria; McConnell Starts Clock On Nuclear Option; Companies Dump Ads On "The O'Reilly Factor." Aired 5:30-6a ET
• U.S. on North Korea: All Option Table; Suspected Chemical Attack in Syria; McConnell Starts Clock on Nuclear Option; Romo Retires, Joins CBS Broadcast Booth. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• New Provocations in North Korea Standoff; Suspected Chemical Attack in Syria; McConnell Starts Clock on Nuclear Option; Companies Dump Ads On "The O'Reilly Factor". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• 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


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