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January 11, 2018
• Trump Won't Commit to Meeting Special Counsel Mueller; Standoff Over Dreamer Issue; Trump Opens to Talks With North Korea; Death Toll Rises in California Mudslides; Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 10, 2018
• Judge Blocks Trump's Efforts To End DACA; After DACA Ruling, Will Dems Vote For Funding? Deadly California Mudslides. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Judge: DHS Must Resume DACA Program; Trump Says He'll Sign Whatever Congress Approves; White House Staffing Exodus?; Deadly Mudslides in Southern California; South Korea's Leader Credits Trump's "Huge" Contribution. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Judge Temporarily Restores DACA Program; Trump Says He'll Sign Whatever Congress Approves; White House Staffing Exodus?; Deadly Mudslides in Southern California; Netanyahu's Son Caught Discussing Controversial Gas Proposal. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Major DACA Ruling; Trump Says He'll Sign Whatever Congress Approves; White House Staffing Exodus?; Deadly Mudslides in Southern California; South Korea's Leader Credits Trump's "Huge" Contribution. Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 09, 2018
• Funding/Immigration Showdown Looms; Korea Talks Focus on Olympics, Family Reunions; Alabama Rallies to Win College Football Title; HHS Nominee Azar Faces Senate Committee. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Immigration Deal Or Government Shutdown?; Will Oprah Run? Talks Between North and South Korea Begin; Alabama Wins National Title in Overtime Thriller; Trump Administration Ends Legal Protections For Salvadorians. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump White House: Immigration Deal or Government Shutdown?; Talks Between North & South Korea Begin; Alabama Beats Georgia in Epic Championship Game. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Immigration Deal or Government Shutdown?; Talks Between North & South Korea Begin; Alabama Beats Georgia in Epic Championship Game. Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 08, 2018
• President, Aides Defend His Mental Health; Oprah's Powerful Moment At Golden Globes; Georgia Vs. Alabama In National Championship Game. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• President, Aides Defend His Mental Health; President Trump Says He's "A Very Stable Genius"; Oprah With Powerful Message At Golden Globes; Book Sparks Chatter On Trump's Fitness; International Arrivals Resume At JFK; Trump: Sure, I Would Talk To Kim Jong-Un; North Korea Accepts The South's Plan For Talks; Tax Law Will Spark Wall Street Buyout Bonanza. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• All The President's Men; 75th Golden Globe Awards; Oprah's Powerful Moment; More Trouble At JFK; A Brief Cold Weather Respite; NFL Wildcard Weekend; Korea Talks Tomorrow. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• All The President's Men; 75th Golden Globe Awards; Oprah's Powerful Moment; More Trouble At JFK; A Brief Cold Weather Respite; NFL Wildcard Weekend; Korea Talks Tomorrow. Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 05, 2018
• Trump Lobbied Sessions Not To Recuse Himself; Trump White House Tell-All Comes Out Today; Bomb Cyclone Leaves, But Brutal Cold Is Next; North Korea Accepts Peace Talks Offer From South Korea. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Bombshell Book: Trump White House Tell-All Comes Out Today; New Obstructions Concerns; Weekend Deep Freeze. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump White House Tell All Comes Out Today; Trump Lobbied Sessions Not To Recuse Himself; A Few Cautions About "Fire And Fury"; North Korea Accepts South Korean Invitation To Talk. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump White House Tell-All Comes Out Today; Sessions Rescinds Obama's 'Hands-Off' Marijuana Policy; 2 GOP Lawmakers: It's Time For Sessions To Go; N. Korea Accepts S. Korean Invitation To Talk. Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 04, 2018
• Trump Vs. Bannon; Nor'easter Bears Down; Trump Ends Voter Fraud Commission; North & South Korea Speaking On Hotline. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Versus Bannon; Trump Ends Voter Fraud Commission; Nor'easter Bears Down; Isaiah Thomas Returns to Boston. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Slashes Former Chief Strategist Steve Bannon; Nor-Easter Bears Down On Atlantic Coast; Trump Dissolves Voter Fraud Commission; Auto Sales Drop For The First Time In Eight Years; Record-Breaking 22 Women Now Serving In U.S. Senate; North Korea & South Korea Speaking On Hotline. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Slashes Former Chief Strategist Steve Bannon; Trump Lawyers to Bannon: Cease And Desist; Nor'easter Bears Down On Atlantic Coast; Trump Dissolves Voter Fraud Commission; Rosenstein And Wray Talk Russia With Speaker Ryan; North And South Korea Speaking On Hotline. Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 03, 2018
• Trump: My Nuclear Button Is Bigger; Trump To Iran: "The U.S. Is Watching"; Abbas Spokesman: "Jerusalem Is Not For Sale. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump: My Nuclear Button Works; Trump's Twitter Tirade; The 2018 Agenda; Isaiah Thomas Shines In Debut with the Cavaliers. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump: My Nuclear Button is Bigger; Trump's Twitter Tirade; The 2018 Agenda; Utah Senator Orrin Hatch Retiring. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump: My Nuclear Button Works; Trump's Twitter Tirade; The 2018 Agenda. Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 02, 2018
• Trump Faces Global Crises; Busy Agenda on Tap for Congress; Winter Punch; Plane Crash Kills 10 Americans in Costa Rica. Aired 5:30-6am ET
• Trump Faces Global Crises; Busy Agenda on Tap for Congress; Winter Punch; Georgia Tops Oklahoma to Win Rose Bowl. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Approach To Iran Under Scrutiny; Busy Agenda on Tap for Congress; Winter Punch; Plane Crash Kills 10 Americans in Costa Rica. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Faces Global Crises; Busy Agenda on Tap for Congress; Winter Punch. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 29, 2017
• Trump Speaks Out On Mueller, Sessions, and 2018; Growing Tensions Between U.S. And Russia; Deadly Bronx Apartment Fire. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• NYT: Trump Believes Mueller Will Treat Him Fairly; 12 Killed in NYC Fire; New Year's Eve Security Preparations Underway. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Trump Speaks Out On Mueller, Sessions & 2018; 12 Killed in NYC Fire; New Year's Eve Security Preparations Underway. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Speaks Out On Mueller, Sessions & 2018; 12 Killed in NYC Fire. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 28, 2017
• Roy Moore Goes To Court; Trump Falsely Touts Record; Tillerson: Americans Should Be Proud. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Moore Taking Alabama Loss to Court; Trump Falsely Touts Record; Tillerson: Americans Should Be Proud; Vince Carter Turns Back the Clock. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Roy Moore Files Complaint in Special Election; Trump Falsely Touts Record; Tillerson: Americans Should Be Proud; 40 Killed in Kabul Bombings. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Roy Moore Goes to Court; Trump Falsely Touts Record; Tillerson: Americans Should Be Proud; 40 Killed in Kabul Bombings. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 27, 2017
• Winter Blast Invades The North And East; Trump Hopes For Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal; Prince Harry Interviews Former President Obama. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Winter Blast Invades the North and East; White House Set to Unveil Infrastructure Plan Next Month; Russia Pushes for U.S.-North Korea Negotiations; James Harrison Signs With Patriots. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Winter Blast Invades the North and East; Common Ground on Infrastructure?; Russia Pushes for U.S.-North Korea Negotiations. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Ice Cold New Year's Eve; Common Ground on Infrastructure?; Russia Pushes for U.S.-North Korea Negotiations. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 26, 2017
• Trump Targets FBI; Mueller Bashing Goes Mainstream; GOP Warnings; South Korea To Create North Korea Nuke Team; Frigid Week To New Year's Day. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Takes Aim at TOP FBI Official; GOP Warnings; Frigid Week to New Year's; Russian Opposition Calls for Election Boycott. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Blasts the FBI & Media in Tweetstorm; GOP Warnings; Frigid Week to New Year's; Russian Opposition Calls for Election Boycott. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Targets FBI: Mueller Bashing Goes Mainstream; GOP Warnings; Frigid Week to New Year's. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 22, 2017
• Government Shutdown Averted; Top FBI Official Grilled On Comey; Jerusalem Vote Fallout; Pentagon: Russia Violating Syria Agreement. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Government Shutdown Averted; McCabe Backs Up Comey; Jerusalem Vote Fallout. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Government Shutdown Averted for Now; Nikki Haley: U.N. "A Hostile Place" for Israel; Strong Obamacare Enrollment Numbers. Pentagon Says Russia Violating Syria Agreement. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Judge Dismisses Ethics Lawsuit Against Trump. Aired 4-4:30p ET


December 21, 2017
• Tax Plan Approved; Shutdown Looms; U.N. Showdown Over Jerusalem; Shots Fired At DMZ. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Republican's Victory Lap Over Tax Bill; U.N. Showdown Over Jerusalem; Virginia House Balance of Power in Limbo; South Korea Fires Warning Shots Along DMZ; Apple Acknowledges Updates Slow Older Phones. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Republicans Celebrate Tax Bill Victory; U.N. Showdown Over Jerusalem; Virginia House Balance of Power in Limbo; South Korea Fires Warning Shots Along DMZ. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Tax Plan Approved, But Shutdown Looms; U.N. Showdown Over Jerusalem; Virginia House Balance of Power in Limbo. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 20, 2017
• Tax Overhaul Bill Passes Senate; Government Shutdown Near?; No Positive Train Control At Amtrak Crash Site. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Republican Tax Bill All But Passed; Congress' Next Job: Avoiding a Shutdown; No Positive Train Control at Amtrak Crash Site; World Summit on North Korea. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Tax Overhaul Bill Passes Senate; Congress' Next Job: Avoiding a Shutdown; No Positive Train Control at Amtrak Crash Site; World Summit on North Korea. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Senate Passes Tax Bill; Congress' Next Job: Avoiding a Shutdown; No Positive Train Control at Amtrak Crash Site. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


December 19, 2017
• Deadly Amtrak Derailment in Washington State; House And Senate To Vote On Tax Bill; Trump Unveils "American First" Security Strategy. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Deadly Train Derailment: Amtrak Pledges Cooperation with NTSB; House and Senate to Vote on Tax Bill; Trump Unveils "America First" Security Strategy; Lakers Retire Kobe Bryant's No. 8 and No. 24. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Amtrak Pledges Cooperation with NTSB; House and Senate to Vote on Tax Bill; Trump Unveils "America First" Security Strategy. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• NSTB: Speed A Factor in Amtrak Crash; House and Senate to Vote on Tax Bill; Trump Unveils "America First" Security Strategy. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 18, 2017
• Power Restored At Atlanta Airport After Total Outage; Trump: I Won't Fire Mueller; Trump To Unveil National Security Strategy. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Power Back At Atlanta Airport After Total Outage; Trump: I'm Not Firing Robert Mueller; Trump Allies Push For Mueller's Firing; GOP On Track To Pass Tax Bill; Report: White House Demands CDC Ban Seven Phrases. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Power Back At Hartsfield-Jackson; Trump; I Won't Fire Mueller; McCain Back In Arizona For Christmas; Traveler Frustrated By Lack Of Information; Tax Impacts On The Rich; South Korea Police Investigating baby Deaths; Wall Street Hits High On Tax Reform; GOP Poised To Pass Tax Bill; Trump To Unveil National Security Strategy; Amy Wright Named 2017 Hero Of The Year. Aired 04:30-05a ET
• Power Back At Hartsfield-Jackson; Trump; I Won't Fire Mueller; McCain Back In Arizona For Christmas; Traveler Frustrated By Lack Of Information; Trump Transition Explains Email Complaint; House Intel Panel Interviews Witnesses; GOP Poised To Pass Tax Bill; Trump To Unveil National Security Strategy; Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 15, 2017
• New Uncertainty Over GOP Tax Bill; Call To The Kremlin; Nuclear Odds. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• New Uncertainty Over GOP Tax Bill. 5-5:30a ET
• New Uncertainty Over GOP Tax Bill; Omarosa Speaks Out About White House Diversity; 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump Calls Kremlin after Putin Claims Media is Making Up Reports of Contact Between Trump Campaign and Russia; Omarosa Speaks Out About White House Diversity; James Fields Charged With First Degree Murder; Tech Giants To Fight FCC Net Neutrality Ruling. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 14, 2017
• Republicans Strikes Deal On Tax Bill; Democrats Want Tax Vote Delayed; Salma Hayek: Weinstein Is A Monster; Putin Holds Annual Press Conference. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• GOP Tax Deal; McConnell's Flip Flop; Salma Hayek: Weinstein is a Monster; Jones and Goodell Bury the Hatchet. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Republicans Strike Deal on Tax Bill; McConnell's Flip Flop; Salma Hayek: Weinstein is a Monster. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• GOP Tax Deal; McConnell's Flip Flop; Salma Hayek: Weinstein is a Monster. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 13, 2017
• Alabama Shocker: Democratic Doug Jones Wins; Trump Tweets Congratulations To Jones; Trump Under Fire For Gillibrand Tweet; Tillerson: No Preconditions For North Korea Talks. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Alabama Senate Race Stunner; President Trump Attacks Senator Gillibrand; Southern California Wildfires. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Alabama Voters Pick Democrat Doug Jones; President Trump Attacks Senator Gillibrand. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Democrats Doug Jones Wins Alabama Senate Race; Trump Tweets Congratulations to Jones; President Trump Attacks Senator Gillibrand; Trump's Final Pitch for Tax Reform; San Francisco Mayor's Sudden Death. Aired 3-4 a.m. ET>.


December 12, 2017
• Election Day In Alabama; How Trump Benefits From The Tax Bill; Southern California Wildfires; NYC Terror Suspect Talking To Police. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Alabama Senates Race: Election Day; Democratic Congresswomen Target Trump; NYC Terror Suspect Pledges Allegiance to ISIS; Dolphins Shock Patriots on Monday Night Football. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Election Day in Alabama; Democratic Congresswomen Target Trump; NYC Terror Suspect Pledges Allegiance to ISIS. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Decision Day in Alabama; Democratic Congresswomen Target Trump. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 11, 2017
• Alabama Senate Race: The Final Lap; Violent Protests Across Middle East; Thomas Fire Scorches 230,000 Acres. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Alabama Votes For U.S. Senate Tomorrow; Senator Shelby: "I Can't Vote For Roy Moore"; Jones' Marathon Get-Out-The-Vote Effort; Violent Protests Across Middle East; Thomas Fire Scorches 230,000 Acres. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Race To Finish; Violent Protest; Tax Bill Trouble; Manafort And Gates, Back In Court; Historic Wildfire; Riots Outside U.S. Embassy In Beirut; Celebrities Rally Support For Bullied Boy; Bitcoin Jumps 21 Percent After Futures Trading Begins; Job Seekers Worry About Automation. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Race To Finish; Violent Protest; Tax Bill Trouble; Manafort And Gates Back In Court; Historic Wildfire; Body Cam Video Of Deadly Police Shooting; Appeals Judge Accused Of Sexual Misconduct; Queens Of The Stone Age Front Man Apologizes. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 08, 2017
• Sen. Franken, Rep. Franks Resign; New Questions About Trump Tower Meeting; New Wildfires In Southern California; More Palestinian Protests Today. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Senator Franken and Representative Franks Announce Resignations; New Questions About Trump Tower Meeting; New Wildfires in Southern California; Brees: Injuries 100 Percent Due to Playing on Thursday Night. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Representative Trent Franks Also Leaving Congress; New Questions About Trump Tower Meeting; New Wildfires in Southern California. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Senator Franken, Representative Franks Resign; New Questions About Trump Tower Meeting; New Wildfires in Southern California. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 07, 2017
• Donald Trump, Jr. Faces House Intel Committee; Democratic Senators Call On Franken To Resign; Raging Wildfires In Southern California; Trump Recognizes Jerusalem As Israel's Capital. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• What Did President Trump Know About 2016 Meeting?; Democratic Senators Call on Franken to Resign; Raging Wildfires in Southern California; Vonn: I Won't Represent Trump at Olympics. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Donald Trump Jr. Testifies; Democratic Senators Call on Al Franken to Resign; Raging Wildfires in Southern California. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Donald Trump Jr. Faces House Intel Committee; Democratic Senators Call on Franken to Resign; Raging Wildfires in Southern California. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 06, 2017
• Bannon Headlines Roy Moore Rally; U.S. To Recognize Jerusalem As Capital Of Israel; Wildfires Continue To Rage Across Southern California; IOC Bans Russia From 2018 Winter Games. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• White House Stands Behind Roy Moore; U.S. to Recognize Jerusalem as Capital of Israel; California Wildfires Trigger State of Emergency; Russia Banned from 2018 Winter Olympics Over Doping. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Bannon Headlines Roy Moore Rally; U.S. to Recognize Jerusalem as Capital of Israel; California Wildfires Trigger State of Emergency; IOC Bans Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump, Bannon Double Down on Moore; U.S. to Recognize Jerusalem as Capital of Israel; California Wildfires Trigger State of Emergency; IOC Bans Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics. Aired 4-4:30a ET


December 05, 2017
• California Wildfire Triggers Evacuations; President Trump Endorses Roy Moore; New Twists In Trump's Legal Strategy; Billy Bush Speaks Out. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Billy Bush Speaks Out; California Wildfire; Pres. Trump Endorses Roy Moore; Twists On Trump's Legal Strategy; Earthquake Strikes Oklahoma; House of Cards' Final Season; LiAngelo Out of UCLA. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Alabama Senate Race; Russia Investigation; Billy Bush Breaks His Silence; California Wildfire; Russia Retaliates Over U.S. Move; ABC New President Lashes Out At Staff. Aired 4:30-5a ET


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