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January 23, 2018
• Federal Government Shutdown Ends; Report: Sessions Pushed FBI Director to Fire Deputy; Neil Diamond Diagnosed With Parkinson's; Vermont Legalizes Recreational Marijuana; Larry Nassar Sentencing Hearing; Oscar Nomination Day. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Signs Bill to End U.S. Government Shutdown; Trump Heads to World Economic Forum This Week; Forum Calls for Cooperation on a Fractured World; Former North Korean Spy Recounts 1988 Plane Bombing. Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 22, 2018
• Day Three Of Government Shutdown, Text Messages Between FBI Agents Now In The Hands Of Government, Highway 101 In Santa Barbara County, California Reopened, Women's Marches Largest Taking Place In Cities Around The Nation, Women Taking Center Stage At This Year's Screen Actors Guild Awards, Philadelphia Eagles punching their ticket to Super Bowl 52 with a 38 to 7 mauling of the Minnesota Vikings, Tokyo Conducting The City's First Missile Evacuation Drill. Aired: 3- 4a ET
• Government Shutdown Drags Into Its Third Day; Pence Defends Remarks On Government Shutdown; Tokyo Conducts First Missile Drill. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Senate Vote At Noon On Reopening Government; Senators Flake And Graham Back In GOP Fold; Poll: Democrats' Advantage Slips; Across The U.S., Women March; SAG Honors Go To "Three Billboards" Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Amazon Opens Check Out-Free Store; Government Shutdown Day 3; Senator Flake And Graham Back In GOP Folds; Impact On Government Shutdown; Super Bowl Set; Tokyo Conducts First Missile Drill. Aired 04:30-05a ET
• Amazon Opens Check Out-Free Store; Government Shutdown Day 3; Democrats Want Firm Commitment On DACA; Senator Flake And Graham Back In GOP Folds; Impact On Government Shutdown; Super Bowl Set; Conservatives Demand Release Of Nunes Memo; Tokyo Conducts First Missile Drill. Aired 04:00-04:30a ET


January 19, 2018
• No Clear Path To Avoid Government Shutdown; Trump's First Year On The World Stage; 13 CA Siblings Suffered Horrible Abuse. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• No Clear Path to Avoid Government Shutdown; Declining View of U.S. Leadership in the Trump Era; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Government Shutdown Looms, Dems and GOP Already Pointing Fingers; Trump's First Year on the World Stage; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• No Clear Path to Avoid Government Shutdown; Declining View of U.S. Leadership in the Trump Era; Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 18, 2018
• Deal Or No Deal?; Bannon Slipup, Lewandowski Rebuff; Trump Slams Russia On North Korea. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Government Shutdown Looms Friday Night; Kelly: Trump Was Uninformed; Steve Bannon's House Intel Committee Slip-Up; Trump Slams Russia on North Korea; Tom Brady Suffers Injury to Throwing Hand. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Time is Running Out for Spending Deal; Kelly: Trump Was Uninformed; Steve Bannon's House Intel Committee Slip-Up; Trump Criticizes Russia on North Korea; Dow Ends Above 26,000. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Dems, GOP Maneuver On Government Funding Deal; Kelly: Trump Was Uninformed; Steve Bannon's House Intel Committee Slip-Up. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


January 17, 2018
• Countdown To Shutdown; Bannon Subpoenaed, Twice; DHS Secretary On The Hot Seat; North And South Korea Hold Third Round Of Talks. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Countdown to Shutdown: 3 Days Left; Bannon Confirms Subpoena from Mueller; Lawmakers Grill Kirstjen Nielsen; Trump Wins Clean Bill of Health; Leonard Fournette Involved in Car Accident. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Countdown to Shutdown; Bannon Confirms Subpoena from Mueller; Lawmakers Grill Kirstjen Nielsen; Trump Wins Clean Bill of Health; North & South Korea Hold 3rd Round of Talks at DMZ. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Countdown to Shutdown; Bannon Confirms Subpoena from Mueller; Lawmakers Grill Kirstjen Nielsen. Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 16, 2018
• Long Odds For Immigration Deal; Another False Missile Alert; PLO Council: Suspend Recognition Of Israel; New U.S. Embassy In London Opens. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Democrats may Withhold Votes Unless DACA is Fixed; Trump's Vulgar Comments Stiffen Dems' Spines; Trump: Durbin "Totally Misinterpreted" Comment; Washington Consumed by Immigration Fight; CA Couple Charged with Torture, Child Endangerment; Cranberries Lead Singer Dolores O'Riordan Dies. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Immigration Deal FAcing Long Odds Afer Trump's Comments About African Countries. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Democrats May Withhold Votes on Spending Plan Unless DACA Fixed; Trump: Durbin "Totally Misrepresented" Comment, Blew DACA, Hurting Military; 13 Siblings Rescued in California, Parents Arrested; Palestinian Leaders Call on PLO to Suspend Recognition of Israel; New U.S. Embassy in London Opens. Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 15, 2018
• Trump: "I Am Not A Racist"; Changes After False Alarm In Hawaii; North And South Korea Hold Second Round Of Talks; Vikings Headed To NFC Championship Game. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump: "I Am Not A Racist"; Trump Says He Didn't Use Expletive; Did Trump Say "I Have" Or "I'd Have?"; Hawaii Missile False Alarm: What Happened?; Two Sides Discuss North Korea's Olympic Participation; Queen Elizabeth Unscripted. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump: I Am Not A Racist; DACA Deal Dead; Changes After False Alarm In Hawaii; Wall Street Big Tax Winner; North And South Korea Holds Second Round Of Talks; Amazon Grocery Bet Delivers; SNL Takes On Fire And Fury; Minny Happy Returns; Florida Casino Shuttle Boat Fire. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump, I Am Not A Racist; DACA Deal Dead; Changes After False Alarm In Hawaii; Wall Street Big Tax Winner; North And South Korea Holds Second Round Of Talks; Queen Elizabeth Unscripted; Minny Happy Returns. Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 12, 2018
• Furious Over Trump's "Shithole" Comment; Global Criticism of Trump Remark; Trump Won't Confirm Talks With Kim Jong-un; Trump Cancels London Trip Over Obama Embassy Move; Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Slams "Shithole" Countries; Trump Touts Good Relationship with Dictator; Trump's False London Excuse. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Criticizes "Shithole" Countries; Global Criticism of Trump Remark; Trump Touts Good Relationship With Kim Jong-un; Trump Claims He Canceled London Trip Over Obama Embassy Move; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Criticizes "Shithole" Countries; Global Criticism of Trump Remark; Trump Touts Good Relationship With Kim Jong-un; Trump Claims He Canceled London Trip Over Obama Embassy Move; Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 11, 2018
• Trump Won't Commit To Meeting Mueller; President Trump To Revisit Libel Laws; California Mudslides: Frantic Search For Survivors; Trump Open To Talks With North Korea. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump Won't Commit to Meeting Mueller; Trump: Revisit Libel Laws; Trump Open to Talks with North Korea. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• 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 4:30-5a ET
• 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


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