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March 20, 2018
• Cambridge Analytica Bragging About Dirty Tricks; 24 Expelled Russian Diplomats to Depart London; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Cambridge Analytica Caught on Tape Bragging About Dirty Tricks; U.S.-South Korea Military Drills Begins April 1st; Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 19, 2018
• Serial Bomber In Austin, Texas; GOP Leaders Defend Special Counsel Probe; McCabe Firing Ignites Political Battle; Putin Claims Victory In Russian Election; Sweden Negotiating With North Korea To Win Release Of Americans Held Captive. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Tripwire May Have Set Off Austin Explosion; GOP Leaders Defend Special Counsel Probe; McCabe Firing Ignites Political Battle; President To Roll Out Plan To Combat Opioid Addiction; A New Crisis For Facebook; Sweden Negotiating With North Korea. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Another Bomb In Austin, Texas Goes Off; Republican Warns Trump, to Not Fire Mueller; Facebook Under Fire; Putin Wins Six Year Term; SNL Spoofs Trump Personnel Drama; Futures Drop Ahead Of Fed Meeting. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Another Bomb Goes Off In Austin, Texas; Republican Warns Trump to Not Fire Mueller; Facebook Under Fire; Putin Wins Six Year Term. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 16, 2018
• Six Now Confirmed Dead In Bridge Collapse; Trump Ready To Replace H.R. McMaster As National Security Adviser; Mueller Subpoenas Trump Organization Documents; Is Russia A Friend Or Foe? Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Russia Friend or Foe. Russian Blacklist; Bridge Collapse Press Conference; McMaster Headed Out; New Russian Sanctions; March Madness Update. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Ready To Replace H.R. Mcmaster; Mueller Subpoenas Trump Organization Documents, New Sanctions Against Russia Announced; Russia Will Expand American Blacklist; 'Recover Operation' At Miami Bridge Collapse, Four Killed; Trump's Comments Rattle S. Korea. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Deadly Pedestrian Bridge Collapses at Florida International University; White House Sanctions on Russia; Press Secretary Sarah Sanders Won't Say Whether the Kremlin is an Ally or an Adversary; Justice Department Expected to Decide the Fate of Andrew McCabe Today; Government Records Show Steve Mnuchin Cost Taxpayers Close to $1 Million With His Use of Military Aircraft. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 15, 2018
• Trump's Eyebrow-Raising Trade Remarks; Students Protest Against Gun Violence; Haley Blasts Russia Over Spy Poisoning; Toys 'R' Us Closing All U.S. Stores. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Criticizes Major U.S. Allies at Fundraiser; Confirmation Questions; Pentagon Acknowledges Second Niger Attack; March Madness First Four Wraps Up. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Attacks Major U.S. Allies at Fundraiser; Nikki Haley Blasts Russia Over Spy Poisoning; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Attacks Major U.S. Allies at Fundraiser; Nikki Haley Blasts Russia Over Spy Poisoning; Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 14, 2018
• Pennsylvania House Race Remains Too Close To Call; Trump Signals Wider Senior Staff Shake-Up Soon; Renowned Scientist Stephen Hawking Dies at 76; Trump Demands Answers From Russia On Poisoning. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Dem Declares Win in Razor-Thin Pa Race; Tillerson Out, Who's Next?; Stephen Hawking Dies at 76; Kirk Cousins Expected to Sign with Minnesota Vikings. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Pennsylvania Election is Too Close to Call; Tillerson Out, Who's Next?; Stephen Hawking Dies at 76. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Democrat Declares Win in Tight Pennsylvania Race; Tillerson Out, Who's Next?; Stephen Hawking Dies at 76. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 13, 2018
• House Intel Committee Republicans End Russia Probe; Nor'easter Number Three Hits 44 Million In NY and New England; Police: Austin Package Bombs Appear Related; U.K. Blames Russia For Nerve Poisoning. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• The President Praises Intel Committee for Finding No Evidence of Russia Collusion; Deadly Package Bombings in Austin, Texas; British Prime Minister Wants Answers From the Russians Today About Nerve Agent Attack in the U.K.; Special Election Today In Pennsylvania. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Referendum on Trump's Presidency in Pennsylvania's 18th District?; United Kingdom Blames Russia for Nerve Poisoning; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• High Stakes in House Special Election in Pennsylvania's 18th District; United Kingdom Blames Russia for Nerve Poisoning; Aired 4- 4:30a ET


March 12, 2018
• The White House Unveils School Safety Proposals; Deadly NYC Chopper Crash; CIA Director: Trump Will Be Tough On Pyongyang; British Prime Minister Convenes Meeting On Apparent Poisoning. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Administration Rolls Out Gun Proposal; Deadly Chopper Crash In NYC's East River; 2006 O.J. Simpson Interview Unearthed; Warren Says Banking Bill Increases Risk Of Another Bailout. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Well Gun Plan; Deadly NYC Chopper Crash; O.J.'s Hypothetical Confession; Trumps Holds Rally In Pennsylvania; Let The Madness Begin; North Korea Summit Security Preps Begin; Military Personnel Dispatched To Salisbury. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• The White House Gun Plan; Deadly NYC Chopper Crash; O.J.'s Hypothetical Confession; Trumps Holds Rally In Pennsylvania; North Korea Summit Security Preps Begin; Military Personnel Dispatched To Salisbury. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 09, 2018
• Trump Agrees to Meet With Kim Jong-un; Trump Signs Aluminum and Steel Tariffs, Lighting Fuse on Possible Trade War; Stormy Daniels Scandal; Teachers Union to Governor: Don't Arm School Staff. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Accepts Offer to Meet with Kim Jong-un; Trump Imposes Tariffs. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump to Meet with Kim Jong-un; Trump Imposes Tariffs; Probe Widening in U.K. Poisoning Case. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump to Meet with Kim Jong-un; Trump Imposes Tariffs. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 08, 2018
• Questions Grow Over Payoff To Porn Star; White House May Spare Canada And Mexico From Tariffs; Florida Passes Gun Measures; U.K. Police: Ex-Russian Spy Poisoned By Nerve Agent. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Questions Grow Over Payoff to Porn Star; Tariff Rollout Today or Not; Florida Passes Gun Measures. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Did Trump Know of Payment to Porn Star?; Florida Lawmakers Pass Gun Control Bill; Ex-Russian Spy and Daughter Poisoned by Nerve Agent. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Questions Grow Over Payoff to Porn Star; Florida Lawmakers Pass Gun Control Bill; U.K. Police Says Ex-Russian Spy and Daughter Poisoned by Nerve Agent; Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 07, 2018
• Top Economic Adviser Gary Cohn Leaves White House; Stormy Daniels Sues Trump Over Alleged Affair And Hush Agreement; Northeast Braces For Big Snowstorm; North Korea Willing To Talk To U.S. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Chief Economic Adviser Gary Cohn Resigning; Stormy Sues Trump; Northeast Braces for Big Snowstorm; North Korea Willing to Talk to U.S. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Exodus Continues: Trump Loses Gary Cohn; Stormy Sues Trump; Northeast Braces for Big Snowstorm; North Korea Willing to Talk to U.S. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Exodus Continues: Trump Loses Gary Cohn; Stormy Sues Trump; Northeast Braces for Big Snowstorm. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 06, 2018
• Former Trump Aide Refuses To Comply With Subpoena; Trump Faces Pushback On Tariffs; Jon Stewart Helps 9/11 Responders; Kim Jong Un Wants To Write "New History." Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Sam Nunberg Gives Number of Dizzying Interviews. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Former Trump Aide Refuses to Comply With Subpoena; Kim Jong-un Wants to Write New History; Netanyahu Confidant to Work With Investigators. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Former Trump Aide Refuses to Comply With Subpoena; Kim Jong-un Wants to Write New History; Netanyahu Confidant to Work With Investigators. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 05, 2018
• White House Defends Steel And Aluminum Tariffs; Oscars Celebrate Diversity; South Korea Officials Travel To North Korea; Trump To Host Israeli Prime Minister. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• White House Defends Steel, Aluminum Tariffs; Trump Administration Pushing Back On Tariff Warnings; SNL Takes On Trump Tariff Talk; "Shape Of Water" Wins Top Oscar; South Korea Officials Travel To North Korea; Florida Senate To Vote On Gun Bill. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Trade Trouble; Oscars Celebrate Diversity; Netanyahu To The White House; Trump Does Comedy, SNL Jabs Back; Trump's Tariff Shake Markets. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trade Trouble; Oscars Celebrate Diversity; Netanyahu To The White House; Trump Does Comedy, SNL Jabs Back. Aired 4-4:30 ET


March 02, 2018
• Trump's Tariffs Spark Trade War Fears; Trump And Pence Huddle With NRA Executive; Doubt Over Putin's Missile Claim; Nor'easter: Heavy Rain, Wind, Cooler Temps. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Turmoil Stretches Around the Globe; NRA: Trump Doesn't Want Gun Control; Nor'easter Hits This Morning. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump Slapping Tariffs on Foreign Steel and Aluminum; Russia's Vladimir Putin Boasts of Resurgent Military Might; Boko Haram Storms Another Boarding School; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• China Trade Ministry Slams U.S. Tariffs; U.S. Skeptical of Vladimir Putin's Claims of Invincible Nuclear Missile; Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 01, 2018
• Long Time Trump Aide Hope Hicks Resigns; NYT: Kushner Companies Took Big Loans; Trump Stuns GOP Lawmakers On Guns; President Putin Rattles Nuclear Saber. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Loses Hope; New Questions For Kushner; Trump: Take Guns Now, Due Process Later. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Hope Hicks Resigns; NRA Pushes Back; Trump Calls Sessions Disgraceful. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Hicks Quitting; GOP Frustrated on Gun Debate; Trump Attacks Sessions; Russia's Ceasefire Rejected. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 28, 2018
• Kushner And Russia Bombshells Rock The White House; Stoneman Douglas Students Face New Reality As Classes Resume; Royal Foursome To Appear In First Joint Engagement. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump's Inner Circle Rocked; Florida Students Return; Wade Honors Shooting Victim, Hits Game Winner. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump's Inner Circle Rocked; Florida Students Return; U.N.: North Korea Helping Syria Make Chemical Weapons. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump's Inner Circle Rocked; Florida Students Return. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


February 27, 2018
• Little Clarity On Future Of Gun Legislation; U.S.' Top North Korea Diplomat Announces Surprise Retirement; Syrian Ceasefire Broken By Shelling; Disney Donates Cut Of "Black Panther" Profits. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Little Clarity on Future of Gun Legislation; White House Silent on Interim Security Clearances; Hope for Calm in Syria. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump's Muddled Message on Guns; White House Silent on Interim Security Clearances; Ivanka's South Korean Trip Sparks Tension; Hope for Calm in Syria. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump's Muddled Message on Guns; White House Silent on Interim Security Clearances; Hope for Calm in Syria. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 26, 2018
• Broward Sheriff Under Scrutiny for Officers' Actions; Guns Expected to Dominate Week's Political Dialogue; South Korea Says North Korea is Open to Talks With U.S.; China Moves To Abolish Term Limits. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN Poll: 70 Percent Favor Stricter Gun Laws; Guns Expected To Dominate Week's Political Dialogue; Conservative Columnist "Glad" She Was Booed At CPAC; South Korea: North Korea Open To Talks With U.S.; China Moves To Abolish Term Limits. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Sheriff On Defense; Memo Drama; Democratic Memo Is Out; Weinstein Sales Falls Apart; Democratic Memo Versus GOP Memo; Chemical Used In Syria Strike. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Sheriff On Defense; Democratic Memo Is Out; Weinstein Sales Falls Apart; Democratic Memo Versus GOP Memo; Chemical Used In Syria Strike. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 23, 2018
• Armed Guard Did Not Engage; Indicted Putin Ally Involved In Attack?; U.N. Set To Vote Again On Ceasefire Deal In Syria; Backlash To Title Of Trump Jr.'s Remarks In India. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Suggests Hardening of Schools by Arming Teachers; Key Russian Oligarch in Touch with Kremlin, Assad; New Airstrikes Hit Syria's Eastern Ghouta; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Armed Deputy Failed To Enter School During Shooting; Opioid Crisis Draining America's Workforce; Ivanka Trump Arrives In South Korea; U.N. Set To Vote Again On Ceasefire Deal In Syria; Backlash To Title Of Trump Jr.'s Remarks In India. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Armed Deputy Failed To Enter School During Shooting; 911 Calls: Police Warned Cruz Was Armed; President Backs Raising Age on Gun Purchases; New Charges Against Manafort & Gates; Missouri Governor Indicted In Sex Pic Case; Did Russia Aid Attack On Americans?; Ceasefire Deal In Syria; American Figure Skaters Stumble Again; Ivanka Trump Arrives In South Korea. Aired 4-4:30am ET


February 22, 2018
• Families Grill Sen. Rubio At Town Hall; Trump Suggests Arming Teachers; Russia Warned Not To Meddle In Midterm Elections; Golden Finish At the Winter Olympics. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Families Grill Rubio At Town Hall; Trump Suggests Arming Teachers; Team USA Wins Hockey Gold Over Canada; Russia Warned Not to Meddle In Midterm Elections. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Holds Listening Sessions on School Gun Violence; Russia Warned Not to Meddle in U.S. Midterm Elections; Second Netanyahu Confident to Testify Against Him; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Holds Listening Sessions on School Gun Violence; Russia Warned Not to Meddle in U.S. Midterm Elections; Second Netanyahu Confident to Testify Against Him; Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 21, 2018
• Gun Violence Debate Takes Center Stage, Again; Florida House Rejects Assault Weapons Ban; Syrian Regime Escalates Attacks On Opposition; U.S. Olympic Struggles. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Battle Lines on Gun Control; Kushner Battles Kelly on Security Clearance; Crisis Escalates in Syria. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Students March for Tighter Gun Laws; Kushner Battles Kelly on Security Clearance; Kremlin Responds to Indictment of 13 Russians; U.S. Olympic Struggles. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Battle Lines on Gun Control; Kushner Battles Kelly on Security Clearance; U.S. Olympic Struggles. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 20, 2018
• Students Press For Tighter Gun Laws; Mueller Expands Interest In Kushner; Turkish Journalists Sentenced To Life; Israeli Police Arrest Prime Minister Netanyahu Confidants. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Students Press for Tighter Gun Laws; Mueller Expands Interest in Kushner; Rite Aid Being Sold; Lindsey Vonn Looks to Bounce Back. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Florida Students Press for Tighter Gun Laws; Mueller Expands Interest in Kushner; Turkish Journalists Sentenced to Life; Israeli Police Arrest PM Netanyahu Confidants. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Florida School Massacre: Students Press for Tighter Gun Laws; Mueller Expands Interest in Kushner; The Rest of Rite Aid Being Sold. Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 19, 2018
• Mueller's Move Prompts Twitter Tirade; FBI Failed To Act On Florida Gunman Tip; PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump's Weekend Tweetstorm Follows Indictments; Russia Blasts Indictments In Mueller's Probe; FBI Failed To Act On Florida Gunman Tip; Could Florida Shooting Be A Tipping Point?; Snowboard Big Air Makes Olympic Debut. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Mueller's Move Prompts Twitter Tirade; FBI's Florida Fail. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Mueller's Move Prompts Twitter Tirade; FBI's Florida Fail; Parkland Shooter Warning Signs; White House Downplays News Of Plead Deal; Drugged Dog Food; Aired 4-4:30a ET


February 16, 2018
• Gunman Confesses In Florida High School Shooting; Remembering The Victims; Trump Has Empathy But No Answers. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Parkland, Florida, Mayor Weighs In About Her Town's Tragedy; The Benefits of Gun Control Were Examined; Rick Gates' Cooperation with the Mueller Investigation Was Discussed; The Failure of the Immigration Bill Was Announced. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Gunman Confesses to Shooting; Parkland Mayor on School Shooting; Olympians React to Florida Shooting; Olympic Games Update. Aired 04:30-05:00p ET
• Gunman Confesses to Shooting; Identifying Potential Shooters; Florida's Governor Open to Gun Regulations. Aired 4-4:30p ET


February 15, 2018
• 17 Killed In Florida School Shooting; Bipartisan Group Reaches Immigration Deal; Trump Breaks Silence On Domestic Abuse; Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Gold In Women's Giant Slalom. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• 17 Killed in Florida School Shooting; Washington Shows Familiar Post-Shooting Political Refrain; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Deadly Florida School Shooting; Resignation Among Lawmakers; Trump Breaks Silence to Spousal Abuse; Trump White House; Aiming for Gold; Wall Street Shrugs Off Inflation Fears. Aired 04:30-05a ET
• Seventeen Killed In Florida School Shooting; Suspect's Violent Social Media Posts; Democrats Lament Lack Of Action On Guns; Trump Responds To Porter, Finally. Aired 4-4:30a ET


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


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