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February 14, 2018
• Redemption for Shaun White; Replacement for Kelly? Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• White House Contradicts FBI Story on Rob Porter; Historic Performance by Shaun White. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• FBI Director Upends Rob Porter Timeline; Shaun White Wins Historic Gold Medal; Benjamin Netanyahu Faces Possible Corruption Indictment; Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Jordan; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• FBI Director Upends Rob Porter Timeline; Shaun White Wins Historic Gold Medal; Kim Jong-un Thanks South Korea; Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 13, 2018
• White House Can't Answer Key Porter Questions; Trump Releases 2019 Budget Blueprint; Figure Skater Adam Rippon Speaks Out; Obama Calls Presidential Portrait "Pretty Sharp." Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Mixed Messages from the White House; Senate to Begin Debate on Immigration; 17-year-old Chloe Kim Soars to Halfpipe Gold; Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• White House Still Can't Answer Key Rob Porter Questions; Senate to Begin Debate on Immigration; Figure Skater Adam Rippon Speaks Out; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Mixed Messages from the White House; Senate to Begin Debate on Immigration; 17-year-old Chloe Kim Soars to Halfpipe Gold; Aired 4- 4:30a ET


February 12, 2018
• Porter Urged To Stay And Fight; GOP Senators Release Immigration Plan; Would U.S. Talk With North Korea?; Trump Says No Timeline For Mid-East Peace Plan. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Report: Porter Urged To "Stay And Fight"; GOP Senators Release Immigration Plan; Trump Touts Higher Paychecks, Bonuses Due To Tax Bill; Kim Jong-Un Invites South Korea's President To North Korea; WAPO: Washington Willing To Talk To Pyongyang. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Porter Urged To Stay And Fight; Would U.S. Talked To North Korea; Justice Ginsburg #MeToo Here To Stay; Olympic Diplomacy; White House Willing To Talk With North Korea Amid Sanctions. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Porter Urged To Stay And Fight; Would U.S. Talked To North Korea; Justice Ginsburg #MeToo Here To Stay; Olympic Diplomacy; Israel Versus Iran And Syria. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 09, 2018
• House Votes To Pass Spending Bill; Kelly's Job Safe For Now; Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Kicks Off Soon. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Funding Deal Delay Shuts Down Government Again; John Kelly Under Pressure; Olympics Begin Today. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Federal Government Now Shut Down Again; John Kelly Under Pressure; Soon: Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Kicks Off. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Government Shuts Down Again; John Kelly Under Pressure; Olympics Begin Today. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 08, 2018
• White House Aide Resigns Over Abuse Claims; Senate Unveils Bipartisan Budget Deal; V.P. Pence Arrives In South Korea; FBI: No Evidence Of Ambush In Border Agent's Death. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Who in White House Knew of Abuse Claims Against Top Aide Rob Porter?; Senate Budget Plan Boosts Military and Non-Defense Spending; North Korea Holds Military Parade Ahead of Winter Olympics Opening; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• White House Aide Resigns Over Abuse Claims; Senate Unveils Bipartisan Budget Deal; North Korea Holds Military Parade Ahead of Winter Olympics Opening; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Who in White House Knew of Abuse Claims Against Top Aide Rob Porter; Senate Budget Plan Boosts Military and Non-Defense Spending; North Korea Holds Military Parade Ahead of Winter Olympics Opening. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 07, 2018
• Congress Nears Deal Despite Trump's Rhetoric; Wall Street Rebounds After Wild Swings; Pence Vows To Stand With Japan Against N.K.; SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Lawmakers Near Budgetary Holy Grail; Trump Wants Military Parade; Successful SpaceX Launch; Josh McDaniels Backs Out of Colts Job. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Budget Negotiators Near 2-Year Deal; Trump Wants Military Parade; Successful SpaceX Launch. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Congress Nears Deals Despite Trump's Rhetoric; Trump Wants Military Parade; Successful SpaceX Launch. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 06, 2018
• Will Dow Rebound After Record Fall?; Report: Trump Lawyers Concerned He'd Self-Incriminate; Trump Must Decide If He Will Declassify Democratic Memo; Pence: "We'll See What Happens" On North Korea Meeting. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Will Dow Rebound After Record Fall?; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Will Dow Rebound After Record Fall?; Democratic Memo Awaits President Trump's Approval; Vice President Pence to Attend Opening Ceremonies of Winter Olympics. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Will Dow Rebound After Record Fall?; Democratic Memo Awaits President Trump's Approval; Vice President Pence to Attend Opening Ceremonies of Winter Olympics; Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 05, 2018
• Eagles Stun Patriots 41-33; GOP Lawmakers Contradict Trump; Deadly Train Crash In South Carolina. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Eagles Stun Patriots, 41-33; GOP Lawmakers Contradict Trump; Trump Jr.: Memo Release Is "Sweet Revenge"; Markets Off To Ugly Start This Week; Two Die In Huge South Carolina Train Collision; Uma Thurman Speaks Out; Winter Olympics Begin Friday. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Super Bowl LII; Tom Brady; Nick Foles Super Bowl MVP; Politics; Controversy; Donald Trump White House controversy; Accidents; Death; Transportation; Business; Money; Reality TV; Entertainment; Missing Persons; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Eagles Stun Patriots, 41-33; GOP Lawmakers Contradict Trump; Winter Olympics Begin Friday; New Clues In Deadly Amtrak Crash; Uma Thurman Speaks Out; Pediatric Flu Deaths Rise To 53. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 02, 2018
• President Trump Eager To Release Memo; Questions Swirl Around Pompeo Meeting; New Accounts In Natalie Wood's Death, South Africa Water Crisis. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump Eager to Release Memo; Nikki Haley Says Russia Did Meddle in U.S. Election; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump Eager to Release Memo; Questions Swirl Around Pompeo Meeting; L.A. School Shooting an Accident. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Releasing The Memo; Questions Swirl Around Pompeo Meeting. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 01, 2018
• Wray Clashes With Trump Over Nunes Memo; Trump Asked Rosenstein: "Are You On My Team?"; North Korea Athletes Arrive In South Korea; Defense Secretary Considers Cell Phone Ban At Pentagon. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• GOP Memo Changed, Was White House Involved?; Another Loyalty Request; North Korean Athletes Arrive in South Korea; Countdown to Super Bowl LII. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Wray Clashes with Trump Over Nunes Memo; Another Loyalty Request; North Korean Athletes Arrive in South Korea. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• GOP Memo Changed, Was White House Involved?; Another Loyalty Request; North Korean Athletes Arrive in South Korea. Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 31, 2018
• Trump's First State Of The Union Address; Trump: We Must Modernize And Rebuild Nuclear Arsenal; President Doesn't Mention Russian Meddling In Address. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump's First State of the Union; North Korea to Display Hundreds of Missiles Before Winter Olympics; Trump Doesn't Mention Russian Meddling; President Touts New Rules in War on Terror; Nick Foles Gets Emotional Talking About His Daughter. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Mixes Tough Talk & Calls for Unity; North Korea to Display Hundreds of Missiles Before Winter Olympics. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump's First State of the Union; North Korea to Display Hundreds of Missiles Before Winter Olympics; Trump Doesn't Mention Russian Meddling; President Touts New Rules in War on Terror. Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 30, 2018
• House Intel Panel Votes To Release Memo; Why Did McCabe Depart?; State Of The Union Tonight; White House: No New Russia Sanctions For Now. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• House Intel Panel Votes to Release Memo; Treasury Releases Russian Oligarch List; State of the U.S. Economy. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• House Intel Panel Votes to Release Nunes Memo; Andrew McCabe Steps Down as Deputy FBI Director; Trump Approval Ratings at Historic Low Ahead of His First State of the Union Address; Treasury Department Releases Russian Oligarch List; North Korea Cancels Joint Cultural Event Ahead of Winter Olympics; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• House Intel Panel Votes to Release Nunes Memo; Andrew McCabe Steps Down as Deputy FBI Director; Trump Prepares for First State of the Union Address; White House Says No New Russia Sanctions for Now; Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 29, 2018
• Job Protection For Special Counsel?; Hillary Trolls Trump At Grammys; Afghan Military Base Attacked; Deadline Day For New Russia Sanctions. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Dems To Push Measure Protecting Mueller; Trump Prepares For State Of The Union Address; Opposition Builds Against White House Immigration Plan; Hillary Clinton Trolls President At Grammy's; Kremlin: Sanctions Are U.S. Meddling; Afghan Military Base Attacked. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Job Protection For Special Counsel; Hillary Trolls Trump At The Grammys; State Of The Union Tomorrow; Grammy Awards Gold; Deadline Day For New Russia Sanctions; Terror in Afghanistan; Eastern Deep Freeze. Aired 04:30-05a ET
• Job Protection For Special Counsel; State Of The Union Tomorrow; Hillary Trolls Trump At The Grammy's; Grammy Awards Gold; Deadline Day For New Russia Sanctions; More Terror In Afghanistan. Aired 04-04:30p ET


January 26, 2018
• Trump Ordered Mueller Fired Last June; White House Offers Pathway To Citizenship; Sisters To Compete For Different Nations At Olympics; Trump To Deliver Populist Message At Davos. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• The President's "America First" Message in Davos; President Trump Again Claims Fake News Stories are Shared by News Media Regarding the Mueller Investigation; The White House Outlines Immigration Proposal; The XFL is Slated to Return in 2020 With New Rules; Lebron James and Steph Curry Select the Rosters for This Year's All-Star Game. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Ordered Robert Mueller Fired Last June; Trump to Deliver Populist Message at Davos; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Ordered Robert Mueller Fired Last June; Trump to Deliver Populist Message at Davos; Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 25, 2018
• Trump: Ready To Talk Under Oath; DOJ Warns "Reckless" Republicans; Nassar's "Death Warrant"; N. Korea Women's Hockey Team In S. Korea. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Larry Nassar Sentenced; Michigan State President Resigns; Trump Says He Supports Path To Citizenship For Dreamers; NBA For Legalized Gambling On Basketball. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Judge Rosemarie Aquilina: I Just Signed Your Death Warrnat; President Trump Is Ready to Talk Under Oath; Davos Awaiting President Trump's Arrival; Thousands of FBI Issued Phones Affected By a Glitch Resulting In Missing Texts; Elton John's Last World Tour; Colorado Deputy Sheriff Shot And Killed In Denver; President Trump is Urging Turkey's President to Limit Military Action Across Syrian Border. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump May Be Ready to Talk Under Oath to Robert Mueller; Pathway to Citizenship For DREAMers?; Retailers Raising Prices On Washing Machines; Michigan Judge Rosemarie: "I've Just Signed Your Death Warrant." Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 24, 2018
• Mueller Zeroes In On Flynn And Comey Firings; Trump Asked McCabe To Reveal Vote; Two Dead In Kentucky School Shooting; Suspected Chemical Attack In Syria. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Mueller Zeroes In on Flynn & Comey Firings; Trump Asked McCabe to Reveal Vote; Kentucky School Shooting; LeBron James Joins 30,000- Point Club. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Mueller Zeroes In on Flynn & Comey Firings; Trump Asked McCabe to Reveal Vote; Kentucky School Shooting. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Mueller Focuses on Comey & Flynn; Trump Asked McCabe to Reveal Vote; Kentucky School Shooting. Aired 4-4:30a ET


January 23, 2018
• 7.9 Magnitude Quake Off Alaska; Federal Government Shutdown Ends; Report: Sessions Pushed FBI Director To Fire Deputy; Tensions Grow Between The U.S. And Turkey. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Tsunami Watches and Warnings After Quake Off Alaska; Next Steps on Immigration; Report: Cavaliers Question Love's Illness. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• 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


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