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August 24, 2017
• The Return of Teleprompter Trump; Sources: Trump Campaign Aide Emailed About Effort to Meet Putin; Kislyak Downplays Trump Campaign Contacts; Kushner Tries to Revive Mideast Peace Talks. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 23, 2017
• Trump Delivers Angry, Divisive Speech In Phoenix; McConnell Questions Trump's Future; U.S. Navy 7th Fleet Commander Dismissed. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Google, Walmart Take on Amazon; Trump Delivers Angry Speech in Phoenix; Clapper Questions Trump's Fitness for Office; Navy Removes Commander of 7th Fleet. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump's Phoenix, Arizona Rally Speech; Navy Removing Commander of U.S. 7th Fleet; Violent Protests After Trump Speech; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Delivers Angry Speech in Phoenix; Clapper Questions Trump's Fitness for Office; Navy Removes Commander Of 7th Fleet. Aired 3-4a ET


August 22, 2017
• Trump's Afghanistan Strategy; Paul Ryan: Trump 'Messed Up' Charlottesville Response; Judge Shot Outside Ohio Courthouse Returns Fire; Pictures of the Eclipse. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Outlines Path Forward in Afghanistan; Ryan: Trump "Messed Up" on Charlottesville; USS McCain Lost Steering Control Before Collision. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Unveils New Afghan War Plan; Defense Secretary Mattis in Iraq; USS McCain Lost Steering Control Before Collision; Suspected Barcelona Van Driver Killed By Police; 33 Passengers Injured in Train Accident Near Philadelphia. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump's Plan for Afghanistan; USS McCain Lost Steering Control Before Collision; Suspected Barcelona Van Driver Killed By Police; 33 Passengers Injured in Train Accident Near Philadelphia. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 21, 2017
• Ten Sailors Missing In U.S. Destroyer Collision; Will American Trust Trump On Afghanistan?; North Korea Warns Of 'Merciless Strike'; Eclipse Of The Century. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• USS John S. McCain Collides With Merchant Ship; Trump To Announce "Path Forward" For U.S. In Afghanistan; Trump To Hold Campaign-Style Rally In Phoenix Tuesday; Icahn Steps Down As Trump Adviser; North Korea Warns Of "Merciless Strike". Aired 5-5:30a ET
• U.S. Navy Destroyer Collides with Merchant Ship near Singapore; President Trump to Announce Plan for U.S. and Afghanistan; Total Eclipse of the Sun; North Korea Threat If U.S. and South Korea Hold Joint Military Drills; Manhunt for Driver of the Van in Barcelona; Mystery Sonic Attacks Against Diplomats in Cuba. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• USS John S. McCain Collides with Merchant Ship; Trump to Announce Path Forward for U.S. in Afghanistan; Icahn Steps Down as Trump Adviser; North Korea Warns of Merciless Strike on U.S.; Manhunt for Van Driver in Barcelona Attack; Remembering Jerry Lewis; The Eclipse of the Century. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 18, 2017
• Terror In Spain; GOP Senators Question Trump's Competence, Moral Authority; 21st Century Fox's James Murdoch Slams Trump. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Three People Detained in Barcelona Attack; Trouble for Trump; Basketball Team Narrowly Avoids Terror Attack. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Manhunt for Driver in Barcelona Attack; Trouble for Trump; Dow Biggest Decline in 3 Months. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Terror in Spain: 13 Killed, 10 Injured in Barcelona Attack; Trouble for Trump. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 17, 2017
• Trump: No Regrets; Trump's Business Panel Collapse; Christopher Cantwell YouTube Video; Anger At Trump Goes Global. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump's Business Panels Collapse; Emotional Vigil on UVA Campus; World Leaders Reject Trump's Charlottesville Remarks; NFL Player Explains Reason for Anthem Protest. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Has No Regrets About Charlottesville Remarks; Emotional Vigil on UVA Campus; World Leaders Reject Trump's Charlottesville Remarks; Key Obamacare Subsidy to be Paid in August. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump: No Regrets; Emotional Vigil on UVA Campus; World Leaders Reject Trump's Charlottesville Remarks. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 16, 2017
• Trump Reverts, Blames All Sides For Charlottesville Violence; China Calls On U.S. and N.K. To Cool Off; Sierra Leone Mourns Mudslide Victims; Late Night Reaction To Trump. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump: Blame on "Both Sides" for Charlottesville Violence; China Calls on U.S. and North Korea to Cool Off; LeBron on Trump: "The So-Called President". Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Blames Both Sides For Charlottesville Violence; China Calls on U.S. and North Korea to Cool Off. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Blames Both Sides For Charlottesville Violence; China Calls on U.S. and North Korea to Cool Off. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 15, 2017
• Presidential Condemnation; CEOs Turn Against Trump; Trump Moves To Crack Down On China; Court Victory For Taylor Swift. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Response Too Little Too Late?; Three CEOs Quit Trump's Council; North Korea Backs Off Missile Threat; Tiger Woods Had 5 Drugs In System During DUI Arrest. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump: Racism is Evil; CEOs Quit Presidential Council; Driver Who Slammed Into Demonstrators in Court; North Korea Backs Off Missile Threat; Trump Moves to Crack Down On China. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump Condemns KKK, White Supremacists, Neo-Nazis; Driver Who Slammed Into Demonstrators in Court; North Korea Backs Off Missile Threat; Trump Moves to Crack Down On China; Court Victory For Taylor Swift. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 14, 2017
• Trump Criticized For Not Condemning White Supremacy; FBI Investigates Deadly Car Attack; Top U.S. Military Official Arrives In South Korea Amid North Korea Tension; Syrian Government Steps Up Offensive Against ISIS. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Republicans Plead With Trump To Speak Out; President Trump Declines To Call Out White Nationalists; Deadly Charlottesville Violence; China A Sweet Spot For U.S. Companies' Earnings; General Dunford Meeting South Korea President. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Backlash Against President Trump for Not Calling Out White Nationalists; Charlottesville Suspect Faces Second Degree Murder Charges; Special Counsel Reaching Out to White House; Trump Team Begins NAFTA Talks; U.S. Pursuing Diplomacy with North Korea; Syrian Offensive Against ISIS; Health Care Cost Increase. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump Declines to Call Out White Nationalists; Federal Civil Rights Investigation in Deadly Charlottesville Crash; Gen. Dunford Meets South Korean President; Syrian Government Steps Up Offensive Against ISIS; Russia's War Games. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 11, 2017
• Trump Doubles Down On North Korea Rhetoric; President "Disappointed" With Sen. McConnell; Trump: Opioid Crisis Is An Emergency; War-Ravaged Aleppo Slowing Rebuilds. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Ratchets Up North Korea Rhetoric; Trump Talks McConnell, Russia and More; Roger Goodell Returns to New England. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Doubles Down on North Korea Rhetoric; Trump Talks McConnell, Russia and More; War-Ravaged Aleppo Slowly Rebuilds. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump: Maybe "Fire and Fury" Not Tough Enough; Trump Talks McConnell, Russia and More. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 10, 2017
• Pyongyang Threatens Guam, Mocks Trump; U.S. Embassy In Cuba Targeted?; Trump Vs. McConnell. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Pyongyang Threatens Missile Attack on Guam; U.S. Embassy in Cuba Targeted?; FBI Raided Manafort's Home; Deshaun Watson Impresses for Texans. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• North Korea Developing Plan to Attack Guam, Mocks Trump; U.S. Embassy in Cuba Targeted?; Tension with North Korea Breaks Market Calm. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Pyongyang Threatens Guam, Mocks Trump; U.S. Embassy in Cuba Targeted?; FBI Raided Manafort's Home; Emotional Day at Swift Trial. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 09, 2017
• Trump's 'Fire And Fury' Warning To North Korea; Concern On Capitol Hill Over Trump's Remarks; Disney Pulling Content from Netflix to Start Own Streaming Service. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Dramatic War of Words; North Korea Threatens Guam; Korea Tension Unsettles Global Markets; Patriots Become 1st NFL Team to Buy Team Planes. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• North Korea: Fire and Fury; North Korea Threatens Guam; Korea Tension Unsettles Global Markets; Car Rams Soldiers in Paris; Remembering Glen Campbell. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump's Toughest Language Yet on North Korea; North Korea Threatens U.S. Territory; Korea Tension Unsettles Global Markets; Remembering Glen Campbell. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 08, 2017
• Polls: Americans Don't Trust Trump; Draft Study Warns Of Severe Climate Change; South African President Faces No Confidence Vote; Manhunt For Suspect Cop Killer In Missouri. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump's Approval Ratings Slides in CNN Poll; North Korea Threatens to Retaliate; Dolphins Introduce QB Jay Cutler. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Poll: Americans Don't Trust Trump; Fierce Pushback from North Korea; Secretary Tillerson Turns Up Pressure on North Korea; South African President Faces No-Confidence Vote; Dow Hits 9th Straight Record Close. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN Poll: Trump's Trust Issue; North Korea Threatens to Retaliate; Secretary Tillerson Turns Up Pressure on North Korea; South African President Faces No-Confidence Vote. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 07, 2017
• Scope Of Mueller's Investigation; Pence Slams Report He's Planning Presidential Bid; North Korea Under Pressure; Trump Marks 200th Day In Office At N.J. Golf Club. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Deputy AG: Mueller Can Probe Trump Finances; Pence Pushes Back Against 2020 Report; Tax Reform Could Hit Charitable Giving; Tillerson Turns Up Heat On North Korea. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Scope of Work; Vice President Mike Pence denies "New York Times" Report; Global Pressure on North Korea; Eight Days of Record Highs for the Dow; Ceasefire in Syria; City of Chicago Suing the Justice Department; No Let Up On Venezuela's Deadly Violence. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Deputy AG Rejects Suggestions that Special Counsel Cannot Dig into Trump Family Finances; Intrigue Builds Around 2020; North Korea's Largest Trading Partner Voted for the U.N. Sanctions; U.S. Dependent on Russia for Ceasefire in Syria. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 04, 2017
• Mueller's Grand Jury; Russia Trying To Poach U.S.-Backed Syrian Rebels; Torch Tower Catches Fire In Dubai. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Robert Mueller's Grand Jury; Mueller Follows the Money; Trump Call With Mexico's President Leaked; Colin Kaepernick to Get a Shot with Miami?. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Special Counsel Mueller's Grand Jury; Mueller Follows the Money; Trump Call With Mexico's President Leaked; Dow Hits 7th Straight Record. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Mueller's Grand Jury; Mueller Follows the Money; Trump Call With Mexico's President Leaked. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 03, 2017
• Trump Backs Plan To Curb Legal Immigration; Russia: Relations With U.S. Will Be 'Extremely Tense'; Trump Getting Ready To Go After China On Trade. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Donald Trump Backs Plan to Curb Legal Immigration; Trump's Approval Rating At A Record Low; Trump: Russia Sanctions Bill "Seriously Flawed"; Happy 40th Birthday, Tom Brady. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump Backs Plan to Slash Legal Immigration in Half; Trump's Approval Rating Sinks to Record Low; Trump: Russia Sanctions Bill "Seriously Flawed"; State Department Not Using Funds to Fight Russian Propaganda; North Korea Missile Tests Could Pose Risk to Passenger Planes; Dow Hits 22,000 Milestone. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Backs Plan to Curb Legal Immigration; Trump's Approval Rating Sinks to Record Low; Trump: Russia Sanctions Bill "Seriously Flawed"; Trump Getting Ready To Go After China On Trade. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 02, 2017
• White House: Trump 'Weighed In' On Son's Misleading Statement;Bipartisan Team Spearheads New Health Care Effort; NYT: Justice Department Targeting Affirmative Action. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• White House: Trump Certainly Didn't Dictate Statement; GOP to Trump: Don't Cut Subsidies; Tillerson to North Korea: "We Are Not Your Enemy"; A Catch for the Ages. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• WH: Trump 'Weighed In' On Son's Misleading Statement; Lawsuit: Fox News, White House Coordinated Fake Seth Rich Story; Tillerson To N. Korea: 'We Are Not Your Enemy'. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Weighed in on Son's Misleading Statement; Rex Tillerson Open to Talk with North Korea. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 01, 2017
• Did Trump Dictate Meeting Response?; Kelly Ousts Scaramucci; Venezuela Crisis Intensifies After Vote; North Korea Submarine Activity Detected. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump-Russia Investigation: Did Trump Dictate Meeting Response?; Kelly Ousts Scaramucci; Venezuela Crisis Intensifies After Vote; North Korea Submarine Activity Detected; Cubs Give Bartman 2016 World Series Ring. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Washington Post: Trump Dictated Son's Misleading Statement on Meeting with Russian Lawyer; Kelly Ousts Scaramucci; Venezuela Crisis Intensifies After Vote; North Korea Submarine Activity Detected; Pence: U.S. Will Not Tolerate Russian Aggression. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Did Trump Dictate Meeting Response?; Kelly Ousts Scaramucci; Venezuela Crisis Intensifies After Vote; North Korea Submarine Activity Detected. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 31, 2017
• Can Kelly End The Chaos?; Trump Still Pushing Health Care; Turmoil With Russia, North Korea, And Venezuela. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Who Reports To White House Chief Of Staff?; Trump To Senate GOP Keep Working On Health Care Bill; Putin Slashes U.S. Diplomatic Mission Staff; U.S. And Japan Taking "Further Action" Against North Korea; Maduro Claims Victory. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• General John Kelly Is Sworn In Today As White House Chief Of Staff; Keep Working On Healthcare Bill, Trump Says To Senate Gop; Trump To End Insurance Payments; Police Departments Question Trump's Speech; Venezuela Election Violence; Russia Slash U.S. Diplomatic Missions Staff; U.S. And Japan Increase Economic And Diplomatic Pressure On North Korea; U.S. Tests Thaad Missile System; Prison Break In Alabama; Apple's Quarterly Report; Myra Program Ends; Tesla Model 3 Up For Sale. At 4:30-5a ET
• General John Kelly Sworn In Today as White House Chief of Staff; Trump Pushes Senate GOP to Keep Working on Healthcare Bill; Police Departments Question Trump's Speech; Venezuela Election Violence; Russia Slashes U.S. Diplomatic Missions Staff; U.S. and Japan Increase Pressure on North Korea. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 28, 2017
• Obamacare Repeal Fails In Dramatic Late-Night Vote; Mnuchin: Don't Call Me 'Foreclosure King'; Sessions Speaks Out; Relatives Of U.S. Diplomats Ordered To Leave Caracas. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• GOP Obamacare Repeal Bill Fails in Dramatic Vote; Chaos and Infighting at White House; Ravens Consider Signing Colin Kaepernick. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• McCain Helps Vote Down Obamacare Repeal; Chaos and Infighting at White House; Relatives of U.S. Diplomats Ordered to Leave Caracas; Facebook Closes in on $500B Milestone. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Obamacare Repeal Vote Fails 51-49; Chaos and Infighting at White House; Relatives of U.S. Diplomats Ordered to Leave Caracas. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 27, 2017
• Scaramucci Tags Reince Priebus In Cryptic Tweet; Deadly Accident At Ohio State Fair; U.S. Says North Korea Capable Of Nuke Missile Launch Next Year. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Scaramucci Alerting FBI About Leaks of His Financial Data; Trump to Ban Transgender People From Military Service; Tragedy At Ohio State Fair; USA Captures Gold Cup Title. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Deadly Accident At Ohio State Fair; Scaramucci Alerting FBI About Leaks of His Financial Data; Trump to Ban Transgender People From Military Service; U.S.: North Korea Capable of Nuke Missile Launch Next Year. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Tragedy At Ohio State Fair; Scaramucci Alerting FBI About Leaks of His Financial Data; Trump to Ban Transgender People From Military Service; U.S.: North Korea Capable of Nuke Missile Launch Next Year. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 26, 2017
• Senate Rejects Health Bill As Debate Begins; Hero's Welcome For Sen. McCain; Trump's Rebuke Of Sessions; Lawmakers Defy Trump; North Korea Reacts To New Sanctions Bill. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Senate Rejects GOP Proposal to Repeal and Replace Obamacare; McCain Makes Dramatic Return to Senate; Trump Questions Sessions' Loyalty; Study: CTE Found in 99 Percent of Ex-NFL Players' Brains. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Senate Barely Advances Health Care Bill; Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly for Russia Sanctions Bill; North Korea Reacts to New Sanctions Bill; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Senate Barely Advances Health Care Bill; Top Aides Urge Trump to Dial Back Sessions Criticism; Lawmakers Vote Overwhelmingly for Russia Sanctions Bill; North Korea Reacts to New Sanctions Bill; Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 25, 2017
• GOP Senators Poised To Vote On Health Care; The Future For Sessions; Donald Trump's Political Jamboree; Israel Removes Metal Detectors As Tensions Simmer. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Urges Senate GOP to End Obamacare; The Future for Sessions; Israel Removes Mosque Metal Detectors; Free Agent Derrick Rose Signs with Cleveland. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Senate Vote on Health Care Showdown; Kushner Back On Capitol Hill to Testify; Will President Trump Replace AG Sessions?; Israel Removes Mosque Metal Detectors. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Senate Braces on Health Care Showdown; Kushner On Capitol Hill; The Future for Sessions; Israel Removes Mosque Metal Detectors. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 24, 2017
• White House Sends Mixed Messages On Sanctions and Pardons; Intel Community On Trump-Russia; Death Toll Rises To Nine In Human Smuggling Case; Tensions Rising Between Israel And Palestinians; Jared Kushner Releases Statement Ahead Of Senate Meeting. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• White House Sends Mixed Messages On Sanctions, Pardons; Scaramucci: Get Focus On Agenda, Not Russia; Kushner To Face Senate, House Intel Committees; Ivanka Trump Earned $12.6M Since 2016; Death Toll Rises To Nine In Human Smuggling Case; Tensions Rising Between Israel Palestinians. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• White House Communication Problems On Major Issues; Jared Kushner Talks Behind Closed Doors; Anthony Scaramucci's Message On Russia Interfering During 2016 Elections; Intel Community Says No Doubt Russia Behind Hacking; Heavy Tech Lobbying Under Trump; Deadly Tractor-Trailer In Texas Packed With Undocumented Immigrants; Armed Robbery Stopped By A Starbucks Customer; Jordan Spieth Wins The British Open; The U.N. Security Council Meets Dealing With Clashes In Jerusalem; Legal Battles Back In Court For The Fate Of Charlie Gard; Scammers Stealing Social Security Checks; Slowest Growth Of College Tuition. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• White House Answers Inconsistent on Russia Sanctions; Jared Kushner Set To Go Before Senate Intel Committee; Undocumented Immigrants Packed into Tractor-Trailer in Texas; Jordan Spieth Captures the British Open; U.N. Security Council To Convene in Jerusalem; Car Bomb Kills At Least 24 Killed in Kabul. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 21, 2017
• Trump Lawyers Looking To Limit Mueller Probe; Trump Legal Team Reshuffled; ExxonMobil Fined For Violating Russian Sanctions; Simpson To Go Free; Earthquake Kills Two On Greek Island Of Kos. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Reports: Trump Concerned Russia Probe is Widening; Trump Legal Team Shuffled; Simpson to Go Free; Ole Miss Football Head Coach Resigns. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Reports: Trump Lawyers Looking to Limit Mueller Probe; Trump Legal Team Shuffled; Simpson to Go Free; Earthquake Rocks Greek Island & Nearby Turkey. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Undermining Mueller's Probe; Trump Legal Team Shuffled; Simpson to Go Free; Earthquake Rocks Greek Island & Nearby Turkey. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


July 20, 2017
• Trump Attacks Sessions, Comey, And Mueller; Sen. John McCain Diagnosed With Brain Cancer; Eighth Person Attending Trump, Jr. Meeting Identified; O.J. Simpson Faces Parole Board In Nevada. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Attacks Sessions, Comey & Mueller; Don Jr., Manafort & Kushner Asked to Testify; McCain Has Brain Cancer; Trump Demands Health Care Action. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Lashes Out at A.G. Jeff Sessions; Called to Testify; McCain Has Brain Cancer; O.J. Simpson to Learn His Fate Today. Aired 4:30-5a ET


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