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December 05, 2017
• GOP Divide: Pres. Trump Endorses Roy Moore; Can Trump Obstruct Justice?; Billy Bush Speaks Out. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 04, 2017
• Trump Slams DOJ and FBI In Tweetstorm; House And Senate To Begin Tax Bill Reconciliation; Billy Bush To Trump: Yes, You Said That. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Flynn Fallout; Tax Battle; The Return Of Billy Bush; Comey Defends FBI in Tweet; Congress's Dueling Tax Bills; Major Healthcare Acquisition; SNL Takes On Michael Flynn; Met Opera Director Suspended Amid Sexual Abuse allegations; Auto Sales Decline In 2017. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Remembering Bush 41; Trade Dispute On Hold For Now; Roger Stone, I Engaged In Politics; Cohen's Lawyers File Late-Night Court Brief; Kareem Hunt Apologizes; Comic Mock Trump's Latest Problems; Apple Music Is Coming To Amazon Echo. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Flynn Fallout; Tax Battle; The Return Of Billy Bush; Comey Defends FBI in Tweet; Congress's Dueling Tax Bills; major Healthcare Acquisition; Detroit's Silverdome still standing; Met Opera Director Suspended Amid Sexual Abuse allegations. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 01, 2017
• Steinle's Killer Acquitted; Corker's Tax Concerns; Roy Moore Vs. Jimmy Kimmel. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Swift Reaction to Steinle Verdict; Corker's Tax Concerns; Roy Moore Versus Jimmy Kimmel; Tiger Woods Impressive in Return to Golf. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• San Francisco Jury Acquits Undocumented Shooter; Corker's Tax Concerns; Roy Moore Versus Jimmy Kimmel. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Steinle's Killer Acquitted; Corker's Tax Concerns; Roy Moore Versus Jimmy Kimmel. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 30, 2017
• Mueller Team Questions Kushner About Flynn; Trump Tweets Draw Outrage; Lauer Fired: When Will He Speak?; Trump Calls Kim Jong-un 'A Sick Puppy.' Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Russia Investigators Interview Kushner; Trump Tweets Draw Outrage; Lauer Fired: When Will He Speak?; Trump Calls Kim Jong-un "A Sick Puppy"; Tiger Woods Returns to the Golf Course. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Russia Investigators Interview Kushner; Trump Tweets Draw Outrage; Lauer Fired: When Will He Speak?; Trump Calls Kim Jong-un "A Sick Puppy". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Mueller Team Questions Kushner About Flynn; Trump Calls Kim Jong-un "A Sick Puppy" ; Lauer Fired: When Will He Speak?; Trump Tweets Draw Outrage. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 29, 2017
• North Korea's Longest Launch Yet; Senate GOP Advances Tax Plan; Arrest In Florida Killing Spree; Eli Manning Benched By N.Y. Giants. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• North Korea's Longest Launch Yet; Senate GOP Advances Tax Plan; Giants Bench QB Eli Manning; FCC Chair: Tech Companies Threaten an Open Internet. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• North Korea Tests Missile That Can Reach U.S.; Senate GOP Advances Tax Plan; Giants Bench QB Eli Manning; Dow Soars 256 Points to Record High. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• North Korea's Longest Launch Yet; Senate GOP Advances Tax Plan; Giants Bench QB Eli Manning. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 28, 2017
• Senate GOP In Deal Making Mode; Trump Cracks About 'Pocahontas' At Navajo Event; The Free Press Strikes Back; Prince Harry Knew Markle Was "The One." Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Senate Budget Panel Takes Up GOP Tax Bill; Trump Cracks About "Pocahontas" at Navajo Event; The Free Press Strikes Back; Pope Francis Meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi; Talib, Crabtree Suspended Two Games for Brawl. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Senate GOP in Deal Making Mode; Trump Cracks About "Pocahontas" at Navajo Event; The Free Press Strikes Back; Pope Francis Meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi; Prince Harry Knew Markle Was "The One". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Senate GOP in Deal Making Mode; Trump Cracks About "Pocahontas" at Navajo Event; The Free Press Strikes Back. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 27, 2017
• Showdown Over Top Post At Key Watchdog Agency; Senate Tax Bill Faces Tight Vote; An American Will Join The Royal Family; Virginia Mom Faces Felony Charge. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Showdown Over Consumer Financial Watchdog Agency; Senate Tax Bill Faces Tight Vote; Prince Harry Announces His Engagement; Virginia Mom Faces Felony Charges. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Showdown At Consumer; Talking Taxes; Trump Defends Moore; Franken Back To Work; Conyers No Longer Ranking Member; Mom Targets Bullies, Police Targets Mom; Texas Mall Shootings; Pope Arrives In Myanmar; Egypt Terror Attack; Bali Volcano Erupts. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Showdown At Consumer Protection Bureau; Talking Taxes; Franken Back To Work; Conyers No Longer Ranking Member; Mom Targets Bullies, Police Targets Mom; Texas Mall Shootings; Tragedy Finds Man Who Escaped Las Vegas Shooting; Egypt Terror Attack; Bali Volcano Erupts. Aired 4-4:30am ET


November 24, 2017
• Flynn No Longer Sharing Info With Trump Lawyers; Trump Celebrates Thanksgiving In Florida; Black Friday 2017. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Flynn's Lawyers Cutting Ties with Trump Legal Team; Trump Praises Troops, Himself in Thanksgiving Message; Black Friday Shopping Under Way. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Mnangagwa Sworn In As Interim Zimbabwean President. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Zimbabwe's Mnangagwa Set to be Sworn In; Flynn Cuts Ties with Trump Legal Team; Huge Crowds Ready to Spend on "Black Friday". Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 23, 2017
• Congressmen Face New Allegations; Heightened Security For Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade; Facebook Set To Release New Transparency Tool. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Rep. Barton: Warning or Threat?; New Conyers Accusations; Thanksgiving Day Parade. Aired 5-5:30a ET


November 22, 2017
• U.S. Navy Plane Crashes Off Japan; Trump Chooses His Own Version Of Reality To Back Moore; AAA: Nearly 4 Million People To Fly. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• U.S. Navy: "Personnel Recovery is Underway; Trump Defends Roy Moore; Calls for Conyers to Resign; Report: Jerry Jones Backs Off Threat to Sue NFL. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• U.S. Navy Plane Crashes Into Ocean; Trump Defends Roy Moore; Calls for Conyers to Resign; Bosnian Serb Warlord to Learn His Fate. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• U.S. Navy Plane Crashes Off Japan; Trump Defends Roy Moore; Calls for Conyers to Resign. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 21, 2017
• Trump Administration Ending Protected Status for Haiti; Trump Chooses Roy Moore to Support Tax Reform. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Administration Takes Action Against Immigrants; White House: We Need Moore's Vote; Turkey Day for Trump; Feds Sue to Block AT&T-Time Warner Deal; Celtics Extend Winning Streak to 16 Games. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• U.S. to Expel Haitian Quake Refugees; White House: We Need Moore's Vote; Turkey Day for Trump; Feds Sue to Block AT&T-Time Warner Deal; Trump Names North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism; Political Crisis in Germany. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Ending Protection for Haitians; White House: We Need Moore's Vote; Turkey Day for Trump; Feds Sue to Block AT&T-Time Warner Deal; Trump Names North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


November 20, 2017
• Charles Manson Dies At 83; Trump: I Should Have Left UCLA Player In China; Queen Celebrating 70 Years Of Marriage. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Charles Manson Dies Of Natural Causes At 83; Trump: I Should Have Left UCLA Player In China; President, Flake Hurl "Toast" At Each Other; CNN: Mugabe Agrees To Terms Of Resignation. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Charles Manson Dies Of Natural Causes At 83; White House President Interceded For Players; Fall-Out From Trump-Ball Feud; Border Patrol Agent Killed In SW Texas; Stepping Down, Mugabe. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Charles Manson Dies Of Natural Cause At 83; White House President Interceded For Players; Fall-Out From Trump-Ball Feud; Border Patrol Agent Killed In SW Texas; Queen Celebrating 70 Years Of Marriage; Stepping Down, Mugabe. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 17, 2017
• Sen. Al Franken Admits To Sexual Harassment; Mistrial In Menendez Corruption Case; House & Senate Finance Committees Approve GOP Tax Plans; Opposition: Zimbabwe Takeover Planned Long Ago. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Senator Franken Admits to Sexual Harassment; Roy Moore Standing His Ground; Senate Committee Chaos; Celtics Rally to Beat Warriors for 14th Straight Win. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Al Franken Apologizes; Roy Moore Standing His Ground; Senate Committee Chaos; Opposition: Zimbabwe Takeover Planned Long Ago. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Senator Franken Apologizes; Roy Moore Standing His Ground; Senate Committee Chaos. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 16, 2017
• Roy Moore's Lawyer Casts Doubt On Accuser's Story; House Votes On Tax Bill Today; Zimbabwe Opposition: Transition Of Power Underway; Rare da Vinci Painting Smashes World Records. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Moore's Lawyer Targets Accuser; Trump to Sell Tax Plan; Trump's Watershed Moment; Jerry Jones Versus NFL. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Moore's Lawyer Attacks Accuser's Credibility; Trump to Sell Tax Plan; Trump's Watershed Moment. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Moore Attorney Targets Accuser; Trump to Sell Tax Plan; Trump's Watershed Moment. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 15, 2017
• Obamacare Mandate Linked To Tax Reform; California Gunman Kills Four In Shooting Spree; Zimbabwe In Turmoil After Apparent Military Coup. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Senate's Tax Bill Repeals Obamacare Mandate; Roy Moore Goes All In; Australia Votes For Same Sex Marriage; 3 UCLA Basketball Players Return to U.S. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Senate Tax Plan Repeals Obamacare Provision; Roy Moore Goes All In; California Gunman Kills 4 in Shooting Spree. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Obamacare Mandate Linked to Tax Reform; Roy Moore Goes All In; Australia Votes For Same Sex Marriage. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 14, 2017
• DOJ Will Consider New Special Counsel On Clinton Foundation; Donald Trump, Jr. Confirms WikiLeaks Communication; Trump Wraps Up Asia Trip; Menendez Trial Jury Deadlocked. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Sessions Weighs Clinton Inquiry; Don Jr. Confirms WikiLeaks Communication; Can Roy Moore Survive? Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Dozens of GOP Senators Abandon Roy Moore; Sessions Weighs Clinton Inquiry; Don Jr. Confirms WikiLeaks Communication; Humanitarian Crisis Unfolding in Myanmar. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Can Roy Moore Survive?; Sessions Weighs Clinton Inquiry; Don Jr. Confirms WikiLeaks Communication. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 13, 2017
• Trump In Manila For ASEAN Summit; President Trump Insults Kim Jong-un, Nods Toward Friends; Moore: I'll Fight Sex Misconduct Allegations. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Teases Trade Abroad Announcement. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump In Philippines; Moore, I Will Fight Sex misconduct Accusations; Trump Insults Kim Jong-un; Ex-Intel Chief Blast Trump; Trump Backtracks After Putin Backlash; Most Widely Held Stock May Cut Dividends. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump In Philippines; Moore, I Will Fight Sex Misconduct Accusations; Trump Insults Kim Jong-un; Ex-Intel Chief Blast Trump. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 10, 2017
• New GOP Problem: Alabama's Senate Candidate; Will President Trump Meet President Putin?; Melania Trump Speaks Out On Role As First Lady. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• New GOP Problem: Alabama's Senate Candidate; Will President Trump Meet President Putin?; Dismissed Menendez Juror Says Senator "Not Guilty"; Ezekiel Elliott Emergency Injunction Denied. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• New GOP Problem: Alabama's Senate Candidate; Will President Trump Meet President Putin?; CNN: Trump Aide Miller Interviewed by Mueller; Tense Showdown Expected Over Tax Policy. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• New GOP Problem: Alabama's Senate Candidate; Will President Trump Meet President Putin? Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 09, 2017
• Trump's China Charm Offensive; North Korea Rips Trump For "Filthy Rhetoric"; GOP Tries To Discern Path Ahead. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump's Plea to China: Help Us With North Korea; Republicans Try to Make Sense of Election; Reports: Cowboys Owner Threatens to Sue NFL. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump: China Can Solve North Korea; Republicans Try to Make Sense of Election. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Republicans Try to Make Sense of Election; Trump: China Can Solve North Korea. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 08, 2017
• Democrats Sweep Big Races; Trump Tells North Korea: "Do Not Try Us"; Pence Heading To Sutherland Springs Today; Former Pitcher Roy Halladay Dies In Plane Crash. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Democrats Dominate 2017 Elections; Trump to North Korea: "Do Not Try Us"; Former Pitcher Roy Halladay Dies in Plane Crash. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Democrats Sweep Major 2017 Contests; Trump to North Korea: "Do Not Try Us". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Big Wins for Democrats. Aired 3-4a Et


November 07, 2017
• Trump: Worldwide Threat Requires Global Action; Air Force Didn't Report Conviction; State & Local Election Day in America. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump: North Korea "A Worldwide Threat; Air Force Didn't Report Conviction; Uber Pledges Millions to Prevent Harassment. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Trump: North Korea Is A Worldwide Threat; Air Force Did Not Report Conviction Of Texas Gunman. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump Holds News Conference with South Korean President Moon; Aired 3:30-4a ET
• President Trump in South Korea, to Hold News Conference with President Moon; Texas Church Massacre Investigation; Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump: "Certain Movement" on North Korea; Air Force Didn't Report Conviction. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 06, 2017
• Political earthquake erupting in Saudi Arabia; Shooting in Texas. Aired 3:30-4a ET
• 26 Dead in Texas Church Shooting. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• At Least 26 Killed In Shooting In Texas Church Massacre; Trump: Shooting A Mental Health Issue, Not Guns; Trump And Japanese P.M. Condemn North Korea; Donna Brazile Defends DNC Tell-All. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• At Least 26 Killed, 20 Wounded In Church Shooting; Gunman Identified As Devin Patrick Kelly; Trump: Shooter Was "Very Deranged Individual"; Trump And Japanese PM Condemn North Korea; North Korea Tops Agenda On Five-Nation Tour. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Tragedy In Texas; Tiny Texas Community In Mourning; North Korea Tops Agenda On Trip; Trump Criticized U.S.-Japanese trade Relationship; Saudi Arabia Anti-Corruption Sweep; The Trump Jobs Market; Lebanese Prime Minister Step Down. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Tragedy In Texas; Tiny Texas Community In Mourning; North Korea Tops Agenda On Trip; Trump Criticized U.S.-Japanese trade Relationship; Saudi Arabia Anti-Corruption Sweep. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 03, 2017
• Trump's Critical Trip To Asia; Major Changes In GOP Tax Plan; Brazile: DNC Was Rigged For Hillary Clinton. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump's Critical Trip to Asia; Major Changes in the GOP Tax Plan; Brazile: DNC Was Rigged for Hillary Clinton. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Trump Leaves on Major Asian Trip; Trump's Tax Plan; Brazile: DNC Was Rigged for Hillary Clinton. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump's Critical Trip to Asia; Trump's Tax Plan; Brazile: DNC Was Rigged for Hillary Clinton. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 02, 2017
• Trump Lashes Out After NYC Terror Attack; Manhattan Terror Suspect In Court; Astros Hold Off Dodgers To Win First-Ever World Series. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump: NYC Terror Suspect Should Get Death Penalty; Manhattan Terror Suspect in Court; Astros Take World Series with 5-1 Game 7 Win; Russian-Backed Ads on Social Media Revealed; Obama Pushes For Obamacare. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Lashes Out; Manhattan Terror Suspect in Court; Astros Take World Series with 5-1 Game 7 Win; Russian-Backed Ads on Social Media Revealed; Obama Pushes For Obamacare. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Manhattan Terror Suspect in Court; Trump Lashes Out; Astros Take World Series with 5-1 Game 7 Win; Russian-Backed Ads on Social Media Revealed; Obama Pushes For Obamacare. Aired 4-4:30a ET


November 01, 2017
• New York City Terror Attack Coverage; Lawmakers Grill Internet Company Lawyers over Election Role. Aired 3:30-4a ET
• New York City Terror Attack Coverage; Republicans Miss Self- Imposed Deadline for Tax Bill. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Eight Dead, 11 Hurt In NYC Terror Attack; L.A. Dodgers Rally To Force A World Series Game 7; Tech's Top Five Worth $3 Trillion. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• NYC Terror Suspect: It Was Done for ISIS; Republicans Delay Tax Bill to Thursday; World Series Going to Game 7. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• 8 Dead, At Least 11 Hurt in NYC Terror Attack; Big Tech Defends Their Role in Election; World Series Going to Game 7; Wall Street's Strong October. Aired 4:30-5a ET


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