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April 24, 2018
• First State Visit at the White House; Search for Motive in Toronto Van Attack; President George H.W. Bush in Hospital; What Will Royal Baby Be Named?; Mitt Romney Taunts Thunder's Russell Westbrook. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• French President Macron's State Visit; Search for Motive in Toronto Van Attack; President George H.W. Bush in Hospital; North & South Korea Gear Up For Historic Summit; What Will Royal Baby Be Named? Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Hosts Macron for State Visit; Search for Motive in Toronto Van Attack; President George H.W. Bush in Hospital; What Will Royal Baby Be Named? Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 23, 2018
• Massive Manhunt For Waffle House Shooting Suspect; Trump To Ask North Korea To Dismantle Nuclear Arsenal Before Talking Sanctions Relief; French President Macron Arrives Today For State Visit; Russian Reporter Falls To Death; U.K.'s Duchess of Cambridge In Early Stages Of Labor With Third Child. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Manhunt For Waffle House Gunman; Heroic Customer Disarms Gunman; Reinking's History Of Troubling Behavior; Trump's North Korea Strategy; French President Arrives Today For State Visit; Kate Middleton In "Early Stages Of Labor". Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Nashville Gunman On The Run; Trump Wants North Korea Nukes Dismantled Before Sanctions Relief; Duchess Of Cambridge Hospitalized In Early Labor; Suicide Bombing Targets Kabul Election Center; Bloomberg Pledges $4.5 million for Paris Deal. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Nashville Gunman On The Run; Trump Wants North Korea Nukes Dismantled Before Sanctions Relief; Duchess Of Cambridge Hospitalized In Early Labor; Suicide Bombing Targets Kabul Election Center; Four Presidents Pay Tribute to Barbara Bush. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 20, 2018
• Comey Memos; Rudy Giuliani on President's Personal Counsel; North and South Korea Hotline Opened; Stock Market News; Deputies Killed in Trenton, Florida; Fearless Girl Statue Moved from Location; Student Walk Out planned on Anniversary of Columbine; Details on Former First Lady Barbara Bush's Funeral. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Reacting to Comey Memos; Giuliani Joins Trump Legal Team; Florida Deputies Ambushed During Lunch; $1 Billion Fine for Wells Fargo. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump Already Tweeting His Reaction To The James Comey Memos; Rudy Giuliani Joins The Trump Legal Team; CIA Director Mike Pompeo Has Now One Democrat In His Corner. Aired Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump Already Tweeting His Reaction To The James Comey Memos; A Big Wall Street Bank About To Be Slapped With A $1 Billion Fine; President Putin Is Ready For A Meeting With President Trump. Aired: 4-4:30a ET


April 19, 2018
• Trump Bullish On North Korea Talks, But Willing To Walk Away; Sources: Trump Decided To Scrap Russia Sanctions; Former Trump Lawyer Warns President Cohen Could Turn Against Him; More Delays For U.N. Inspection Team In Syria. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Says He'll Respectfully Walk Out of a U.S.-North Korea Meeting if it's Unfruitful; Trump Scraps Russia Sanctions; Trump Calls Russia Probe a Hoax; Blown Engine Debris Found 70 Miles West of Philadelphia; Puerto Rico Suffers Another Major Power Outage; Wife of Legendary Spurs Coach Passes Away. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Willing to Walk Out on Kim Jong-un; Gunfire Delays Inspection by U.N. Team in Syria; Blown Engine Debris of a Southwest Jet Found 70 Miles West of Philadelphia; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Willing to Walk Out on Kim Jong-un; Blown Engine Debris of a Southwest Jet Found 70 Miles West of Philadelphia; Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 18, 2018
• Barbara Bush, Republican Matriarch And Former First Lady, Dies At 92; CIA Chief Pompeo Met Secretly With Kim Jong Un; Passenger Killed On Southwest Airlines Flight; Haley Pushes Back At "Confusion" Claim. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dead at 92; Secret Meeting Between Pompeo & Kim Jong Un; Moments of Terror on Deadly Flight; Nikki Haley Fires Back Over Sanctions "Confusion"; Francisco Lindor Hits Emotional Home Run in Puerto Rico. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Funeral Set for Former First Lady Barbara Bush; Secret Meeting Between Pompeo & Kim Jong-un; Moments of Terror on Deadly Flight; Nikki Haley Fires Back Over Sanctions "Confusion". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Barbara Bush 1925-2018; Secret Meeting Between Pompeo & Kim Jong Un; Moments of Terror on Deadly Flight; Nikki Haley Fires Back Over Sanctions "Confusion". Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 17, 2018
• Trump, His Lawyer, And Prosecutor Wrangle In Court As Sean Hannity Is Revealed As Cohen's Third Client; Trump Upset With Russia Sanctions; U.S. And U.K. Warning About Russian Hackers; Trump And Abe To Meet At Mar-A-Lago. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Hannity Explains Cohen Connection; Comey's Tell-All Memoir Released; Washington Post: Trump Puts Russia Sanctions on Hold; Warriors Take 2-0 Series Lead Against the Spurs. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Lawyers and Prosecutors Wrangle in Court Over Seized Evidence; U.N. Inspectors Blocked From Syria Attack Site; U.S. and the U.K. Issue Warning About Russian Hackers; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Lawyers and Prosecutors Wrangle in Court Over Seized Evidence; U.N. Inspectors Blocked From Syria Attack Site; U.S. and the U.K. Issue Warning About Russian Hackers; Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 16, 2018
• Destruction at Notre Dame: Fire Ravages Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris; Redacted Mueller Report Due on Thursday; Measles Spike; Clippers Pull Off Biggest Comeback in Playoff History. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Comey Breaks Silence In First TV Interview; New Russia Sanctions Expected; Cohen Goes To Court Today; Wall Street Gears Up For Earnings. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Comey Breaks Silence In First TV Interview; New Russia Sanctions Expected; Cohen Goes To Court Today; Starbucks CEO Apologized For The Arrest of Two Black Men. Aired 3-4a ET


April 13, 2018
• Former FBI Director Comey Shreds Trump In New Book; Trump May Vow To Deter Use Of Chemical Weapons in Syria; Pompeo Facing Uphill Confirmation Battle; Trump Considers Rejoining TPP Trade Deal. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Comey Slams Trump in an Explosive Memoir; Sources: Feds Have Tapes of Cohen's Conversations; Waiting for Trump's Syria Decision. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• James Comey Shreds President Trump in New Book; Former Trump Tower Doorman Speaks Out; President Trump, Prime Minister May Vow to Deter Use of Chemical Weapons; Key Witness to Take the Stand in Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Retrial; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• James Comey Shreds President Trump in New Book; Former Trump Tower Doorman Speaks Out; President Trump, Prime Minister May Vow to Deter Use of Chemical Weapons; Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 12, 2018
• FBI Raid Sought Information On "Access Hollywood" Tape; The World Awaits Trump's Syria Response; House Speaker Ryan Will Not Seek Reelection; Kremlin: No Putin-Trump Plans To Speak. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• FBI Raid Sought Info on Access Hollywood Tape; House Speaker Paul Ryan Announces He'll Retire; Trump: "Get Ready" for Syria Missile Attack; Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry Erupts. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• "Access Hollywood" Tape Tied to FBI Raid on Michael Cohen; World Awaits Trump's Syria Response; Russia Responds to Trump's Missile Threat. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• FBI Raid Sought Information on "Access Hollywood" Tape; Trump National Security Team Meeting at the White House over Syria Crisis; Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 11, 2018
• Trump Considering Firing Rod Rosenstein To Check Mueller; Russia Blocks U.N. Chemical Weapons Investigation; Russia Warns U.S. Against Military Action In Syria; Zuckerberg Faces Five-Hour Senate Hearing But Offers No Promises About Specific Regulations. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump Considering Firing Rosenstein to Check Mueller; CNN Sources: Cohen Raid Could Mark Trump's Tipping Point; Zuckerberg Faces More Questioning; Russia Blocks U.N. Chemical Weapons Investigation. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Considering Firing Rod Rosenstein; CNN Sources: Cohen Raid Could Mark Trump's Tipping Point; Zuckerberg Faces More Questioning; Russia Warns U.S. Against Military Action in Syria; Cosby Lawyers Attack "So-Called" Victim. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN Sources: Trump Considering Firing Rosenstein to Check Mueller; CNN Sources: Cohen Raid Could Mark Trump's Tipping Point; Zuckerberg Faces More Questioning; Cosby Lawyers Attack "So-Called" Victim. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 10, 2018
• FBI Raids Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen's Office, Seizes Stormy Daniels Documents, Bank Records; How Will Trump Respond To Syrian Chemical Attack?; Chinese President Xi Vows To Cut Auto Tariffs; Facebook's Zuckerberg Testifies Today On Capitol Hill. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Blasts Raid on His Lawyer's Office; How Will Trump Respond to Syria Attack?; Zuckerberg Testifies Today on Capitol Hill; Cosby Trial Bombshell. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• FBI Raids Trump Attorney Michael Cohen; How Will Trump Respond to Syria Attack?; Zuckerberg Testifies Today on Capitol Hill; Chinese President Xi Vows to Cut Auto Tariffs. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• FBI Raids Trump Attorney Michael Cohen; How Will Trump Respond to Syria Attack?; Zuckerberg Testifies Today on Capitol Hill. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 09, 2018
• President Trump And Others Condemn Chemical Attack In Syria That Russia Calls A Hoax; U.S. Denies Syrian State Media Reports Of U.S. Missile Attack On Homs Airbase; Top Of Bus Sheared Off In Crash That Leaves 40 Injured; Jury Is Seated In Bill Cosby Retrial. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Awaiting Trump's Response To Syrian Gas Attack; National Guard Deployed To Mexico Border; Top Of Bus Sheared Off In Crash, Injuring Dozens. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• How will Trump Respond; President Trump Blames Obama For Failing To Stop Assad; Russia Claims Israel Bombed Syrian Air Base; Trump Defends EPA Chief Against New Scrutiny; FBI, DOJ Take New Step To Hand Over Documents; Bus Hits Overpass; Trade Tensions Sink Stocks. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• How will Trump Respond; President Trump Blames Putin; Trump Defends EPA Chief Against New Scrutiny; Bus Hits Overpass; Kimmel Versus Hannity. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 06, 2018
• President Trump Stands Behind EPA Administrator; Trump Threatens China With $100 Billion In New Tariffs; Trump's Off-Script Trip To West Virginia; U.S. Prepares To Sanction Russian Oligarchs. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump Praises Pruitt; President Trump Unscripted; Trump Threatens China With $100B in New Tariffs; Spieth Overshadows Tiger at the Masters. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump Backs Scott Pruitt Despite Piling Ethics Questions; China Pushes Back Against Trump Latest Tariff Threats of $100 Billion; U.S. Prepares to Sanction Russian Oligarchs; Caravan of Migrants Arrives in Puebla, Mexico; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump Stands Behind Scott Pruitt Despite Mounting Scandal; Trump Escalates Trade Standoff With China; Caravan of Migrants Arrives in Puebla, Mexico; Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 05, 2018
• Trump Memo Sends Troops To Mexican Border; White House Works To Ease Trade Fears; Trump Eases Off Immediate Withdrawal From Syria; U.S. Diplomats Leave Moscow Embassy. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump Orders Troops to Mexico Border; Trump: "We Are Not in a Trade War"; CNN: Mueller Questioning Russian Oligarchs. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Makes Urgent National Guard Deployment to Mexican Border; White House Works to Ease Trade War Fears; Oklahoma Teachers Walkout Drags for a Second Day. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Memo Sends National Guard to Mexican Border; U.S.-China Trade Tensions Escalate; Oklahoma Teachers Continue Their Walkout; Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 04, 2018
• Report: Trump Is Not A Criminal Target Of The Russia Probe; Trump Calls For U.S. Troops To Guard The Border; China Fires Back On Tariffs; Remembering The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Washington Post: Trump is not the Criminal Target of Russia Probe; Trump Calls for U.S. Troops to Guard Border; Police Identify YouTube Shooting Suspect; China Retaliates For New U.S. Tariffs; All Eyes on Tiger Woods at the Masters. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Report: Trump Not Criminal Target of Russia Probe; Trump Wants Troops at the Border; Police Identify YouTube Shooting Suspect; China Retaliates For New U.S. Tariffs; Oklahoma Teachers Continue Walkout Protests. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Washington Post: Trump Not Currently Criminal Target in Mueller Probe; Trump Wants Troops at the Border; Police Identify YouTube Shooting Suspect; China Retaliates For New U.S. Tariffs. Aired 4- 4:30a ET


April 03, 2018
• Trump Slams "Weak" U.S. Immigration Laws; Villanova Dominates Michigan For Second National Title In Three Years; Turkey, Russia And Iran Addressing The Future Of Syria; Teacher Walkouts Spreading; Teen Recovering After Being Pulled From Sewage Pipe. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Memo: Mueller Given OK to Investigate Manafort on Allegations of Collusion, Ukraine Payments; Trump Slams "Weak" U.S. Immigration Laws; Villanova Celebrates NCAA Title. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Court Filing: Manafort's Ukraine Payments Connected to Russian Meddling Investigation; Trump on the Attack; Villanova Celebrates NCAA Title; Dow Drops 458 Points on Trade Fears. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Memo: Mueller OK'd to Investigate Manafort on Allegations of Collusion, Ukraine Payments; Trump on the Attack; Villanova Celebrates NCAA Title. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 02, 2018
• China Retaliates For Trump Tariffs; Trump's Anti-Immigrant Easter Tirade; Source: Spy's Poisoning Likely Had Kremlin Approval; U.S. And South Korea Being Military Drills. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• China Hits Back Against Trump's Tariffs; Trump's Anti-Immigrant Easter Tirade; GOP Lawmakers Voice Support For Special Counsel; Spy's Poisoning Likely Had Kremlin Approval; U.S. And South Korea Begin Military Drills. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trade War Escalates, China Hits U.S.; British Believe Kremlin Behind Poisoning; Trump's Anti-Immigrant Easter Tirade; U.S. And South Korea Resume Military Drills; Notre Dame Takes Women's National Title; Data Breach Hits Lord And Taylor's, Saks. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trade War Escalates, China Hits U.S.; British Believe Kremlin Behind Poisoning; Trump's Anti-Immigrant Easter Tirade; Shulkin Declines To Endorse V.A. Nominee; U.S. and South Korea Resume Military Drills; Classroom Labor Strife Nationwide; Notre Dame Takes Women's National Title. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 30, 2018
• Russia Special Counsel Leans On Rick Gates; Trump Contradicts The Pentagon On Syria; Russia To Expel 60 U.S. Diplomats; Fox News Ingraham Apologizes To Parkland Survivor. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Robert Mueller Leans On Rick Gates; On Syria, Trump Contradicts The Pentagon; Advertisers Bolt Laura Ingraham; Giancarlo Stanton Homers Twice in Yankees Debut. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Special Counsel Robert Mueller Leans on Rick Gates for Collusion; Utah Prosecutor John Huber Examining Clinton E-Mail Case; Russia Gets Even, Expels 60 U.S. Diplomats; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Special Counsel Robert Mueller Pushed for Rick Gates' Help on Collusion; Federal Prosecutor Selected to Probe FBI Misconduct; Russia to Expel 60 U.S. Diplomats; Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 29, 2018
• Trump Replaces V.A. Secretary Shulkin; Report: Trump Lawyer Floated Pardons; North Korea-South Korea Summit Date Set. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Shulkin Out, Jackson In at V.A.; Report: Trump Lawyer Floated Pardons; Korean Summit Set. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump Replaces VA Secretary Shulkin, Trump's Replacement for Shulkin Gets Slammed by Veterans Groups; Trump Lawyer Floats Pardons for Manafort and Flynn; Judge Okays Suit Alleging Illegal Gifts to Trump; Facebook Limits User Info it Shares; Stephon Clark Funeral to be Held Today in Sacramento; Date Set for Leaders of North and South Korea to Meet; Japan Reaches Sixty Eight People Killed in Jail Fire in Venezuela; Pentagon Confirms a Special Forces Operation has Killed an ISIS Commander. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Replaces VA Secretary Shulkin; Trump Lawyer Floats Pardons for Top Campaign Aides; Date Set for Leaders of North and South Korea to Meet; Trump's Replacement for Shulkin Gets Slammed by Veterans Groups; White House Says Shulkin Privatizing VA was Going to Hurt Veterans; Trump 2020 Touts Census Citizenship Question; Judge Okays Suit Alleging Illegal Gifts to Trump; Amazon Shares Fall After Trump Tax Threat; Former VP Biden Regrets Saying He'd Fight Trump; Stephon Clark Funeral to be Held Today in Sacramento; A Washington Family Killed After Car Plunges Off Cliff; Oklahoma Senate Agree to Teachers Pay Raise; Trevor Bauer Launches 69 Days of Giving; Shinzo Abe Says He Wants In On North and South Korea Summit; Nerve Agent Found at Skripal's Home; Kremlin Vows to Retaliate for Expelled Diplomats. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 28, 2018
• China Confirms Kim Met With President Xi In Beijing; Trump Revamps Trade Deal With South Korea; Stormy Daniels' Attorney Wants Trump To Testify; Sacramento Residents Outraged Over Stephon Clark's Shooting Death. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Xi & Kim Face to Face: Kim's Surprise Trip to China; Trump Wants Military to Pay For Wall; Stormy's Lawyer Wants to Depose Trump; Tempers Flare in Sacramento. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Kim Jong-un Visits China; Trump Wants Military to Pay For Wall; Tempers Flare in Sacramento. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Kim's Surprise Trip to China; Trump Wants Military to Pay For Wall; Tempers Flare in Sacramento. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 27, 2018
• Trump Expels 60 Russian Diplomats In Wake Of U.K. Nerve Agent Attack; 2020 Census Will Ask About Citizenship Status; Mystery Train In China Fuels Kim Jong-un Rumor; White Sox Rehire Wrongly Convicted Man. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Russian Diplomats Expelled. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• The U.S. Moves Against Russia, Expelling 60 Diplomats; Rumors Swirling Amid Heavy Security in Beijing and What Appears to be a Train Belonging to North Korea's Ruling Family. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Russia Poised to Retaliate Over U.S. Expulsion of 60 Russian Diplomats; Who is on Beijing's Mystery Train?; Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 26, 2018
• Stormy Daniels Gives New Details of Alleged Tryst With Trump; 'March For Our Lives' Intensifies Gun Debate; Saudis Intercept Seven Missiles Fired From Yemen; NCAA Final Four Is Set. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Stormy Daniels Gives New Details Of Alleged Tryst with Donald Trump; Does Stormy Daniels' Interview Alter Political Balance?; Students Worldwide "March For Our Lives"; Trade War Fears Shake Stocks. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Stormy Daniels Details Threat; Students Worldwide March For Our Lives; V.A. Secretary Shulkin On Shaky Ground; Remington Files For Bankruptcy; Final Four Is Set; Trade War Fears Shakes Stock. Aired 04:30-5p ET
• Stormy Daniels Details Threat; Porn Star Offers No Evidence for Affair; Students Worldwide March for Our Lives; Trade War Fears Shake Stocks; Final Four is Set. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 23, 2018
• Trump Names New National Security Advisor; Senate Passes $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill; Former Playboy Model Breaks Her Silence, China May Hit U.S. With $3 Billion In Tariffs. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump Fired HR McMaster and Replaces Him with John Bolton Aired 5-5:30a ET
• HR McMaster Out, John Bolton In; Senate Passes $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill; Gloves Off Between Trump and Biden?; 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump Fired HR McMaster to be replaced by John Bolton; Senate Passes $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill; 4-4:30a ET


March 22, 2018
• Zuckerberg Speaks Out On Cambridge Analytica; Lawmakers Near Spending Deal; White House Looking For Leakers. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Zuckerberg "Really Sorry" About Breach; Lawmakers Near Spending Deal; White House Looking for Leakers. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Mark Zuckerberg Says He's Sorry About Facebook Breach; Trump Blames Predecessors for Failed Russian Policies. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Mark Zuckerberg Speaks Out on Facebook Breach; Trump Defends Congratulating Putin; Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 21, 2018
• Police: Serial Bomber Kills Himself With Explosive Device; Fourth Nor'easter In Three Weeks; Trump Ignores Warning On Putin. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Report: Austin Serial Bomber is Dead; Trump Ignores Warning on Putin; 3 Women Involved in Legal Action Over Trump; Historic Spring Nor'easter. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Local Reports: Texas Serial Bomber Dead; Trump Ignores Warning on Putin; 3 Women Involved in Legal Action Over Trump; Historic Spring Nor'easter. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Austin Serial Bomber: First Big Break in Bomber Manhunt?; Trump Ignores Warning on Putin; 3 Women Involved in Legal Action Over Trump; Historic Spring Nor'easter. Aired 4-4:30a ET


March 20, 2018
• Facebook Sheds $37 Billion Over Data Controversy; Trump And Mueller Attorneys Meet Face to Face; U.S.-South Korea Military Drills Begin April 1st; Twenty-Three Expelled Russian Diplomats To Depart London. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Bombshell Report on Cambridge Analytica; When Will Mark Zuckerberg Speak?; Trump's Legal Shift; Weinstein Company Lifts Non- Disclosures. Aired 5-5:30a ET


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