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May 31, 2018
• Russia's Foreign Minister Meets Kim Jong-un in North Korea; Representative Gowdy Defends FBI Conduct; Russian Journalist Turns Up Alive After Claims of Assassination; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Representative Gowdy Defends FBI Conduct; Russia's Foreign Minister Meets Kim Jong-un in North Korea; Russian Journalist Turns Up Alive After Claims of Assassination. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 30, 2018
• ABC Pulls "Roseanne" After Barr's Racist Tweets; Rep. Trey Gowdy Defies Trump Conspiracies; Putin Critic Bill Browder Arrested In Spain. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• ABC Pulls the Plug on "Roseanne"; Gowdy Defies Trump Conspiracies; Pompeo to Meet Former North Korea Spy Chief; Serena Makes Winning Return to Grand Slam Tennis. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• "Roseanne" Cancelled After Barr's Racist Tweets; Gowdy Defies Trump Conspiracies; Pompeo to Meet Former North Korea Spy Chief; Ongoing Eruptions Spark Extensive Power Outages; Israel and Hamas Militants Exchange Fire; Ukraine Officials: Russian Journalist Killed in Kiev. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• ABC Pulls "Roseanne" After Racist Tweets; Gowdy Defies Trump Conspiracies; Pompeo to Meet Former North Korea Spy Chief; Ongoing Eruptions Spark Extensive Power Outages; Israel and Hamas Militants Exchange Fire. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 29, 2018
• Trump Pressuring To Get North Korea Summit Back On; Subtropical Storm Alberto Turns Deadly; Starbucks Closing For Anti-Bias Training. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• U.S., North Korean Officials Prepare; Alberto Turns Deadly; Starbucks Closing for Anti-Bias Training; Warriors Beat Rockets to Advance to Finals. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump Pressing to Make North Korea Summit Happen; Alberto Turns Deadly; Starbucks Closing for Anti-Bias Training; Warriors Advance to NBA Finals; Fast-Moving Lava Forces Sudden Evacuations. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Pressuring to Get Summit Back On; Alberto Turns Deadly; Starbucks Closing for Anti-Bias Training. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 28, 2018
• Is The U.S.-North Korea Summit Back On? Dangerous Flash Flooding In Maryland; Ireland Votes To End Abortion Ban; New Volcano Evacuations In Hawaii. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• U.S.-North Korea Summit Back On Track?; North Korean Summit: Who Blinked?; Trump's Phony Tweet About White House Briefing; Giuliani Admits Strategy To Undermine Russia Probe; Trump To Attend Memorial Day Observance; Subtropical Storm Threatens Florida, Gulf Coast; New Volcano Evacuations In Hawaii. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Kim-Trump Summit Could Be Back On; Kim And Moon Held Talks On Saturday; Flash Floods Rush Through Maryland, Trapping Residents; Earthquake In China Damages 1,600 Homes; Malian Migrant Held A Hero; World War Hero II Gets Final Wish. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• U.S. Team Negotiating With North Korea; Flash Floods Cause Havoc In Maryland; Italy's Political Crisis; Trump Blasts Mueller's Probe In Series Of Tweets; Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 25, 2018
• Lawmakers Silent After Intel Briefings; North Korea Reacts To Canceled Summit With U.S.; Pressure Hits Boiling Point On Iran Nuclear Deal. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Why Was Trump's Lawyer at Classified Briefings?; Uncertain Future with North Korea; Weinstein to be Charged with Rape; Rockets Win Puts Warriors in Trouble. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Why was Emmet Flood and John Kelly at Classified Briefings; North Korea Reacts to Cancelled Summit with U.S.; Harvey Weinstein to be Charged with Rape; Pressure Hits Boiling Point on Iran Nuke Deal. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Lawmakers Silent After Intel Briefings on Confidential Source; North Korea Reacts to Cancelled Summit with U.S.; Harvey Weinstein to Turn Himself in to New York Police; Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 24, 2018
• Intel Officials To Brief Bipartisan Group On Confidential Source In Russia Investigation; NFL Owners Say Players Must Stand For The National Anthem; North Korea's Harsh Rhetoric Returns. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Intel Officials to Brief Bipartisan Group; NFL's New Anthem Rule; GOP Donor Speaks Out on Guns; Celtics Push Cavs to Brink of Elimination. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• North Korea's Harsh Rhetoric Returns; U.S. Government Employee Falls Ill in China; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• North Korea's Harsh Rhetoric Returns; U.S. Government Employee Falls Ill in China; Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 23, 2018
• President Trump Casts Doubt On North Korea Summit; Progressive Women Score Big Wins In Southern Primaries; Judge Rules In Favor Of Parents. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Casts Doubt on North Korea Summit; President Enraged Over Spy Theory; First Black Major Party Governor Nominee; Author Philip Roth Dies; Rockets Win Road, Even Series. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Casts Doubt on North Korea Summit; President Enraged Over Spy Theory; First Black Major Party Governor Nominee; Author Philip Roth Dies. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Casts Doubt on North Korea Summit; President Enraged Over Spy Theory; First Black Major Party Governor Nominee. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 22, 2018
• Lawmakers To See Confidential Intel Related To Russia Investigation; South Korean President Visits The White House; Kilauea's Growing Threat As Volcano Spews Molten Rock Into Ocean. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Lawmakers to See Confidential Intel; South Korean President Visits White House; Kilauea's Growing Threat; LeBron Scores 44 as Cavs Even Series with Celtics. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• DOJ to Share Classified Information with GOP Lawmakers; South Korean President Visits White House; Kilauea's Growing Threat. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Lawmakers to See Confidential Intel; South Korean President Visits White House; Kilauea's Growing Threat. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 21, 2018
• Trump Demands DOJ Investigation Of Informant Claims; Report: Second Trump Tower Meeting; Search For Answers In Texas School Shooting; Harry And Meghan Delay Honeymoon For Work. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Demands Justice Department Inquiry; Santa Fe Schools Closed After Deadly Shooting. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Demands An Investigation; Report Of Second Trump Tower Meeting; Search For Answers In Texas School Shooting; Talking Trade; Cougar Kills Mountain Biker; Best Dressed At The Royal Wedding Hawaii's Faces New Deadly Threat, Laze. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Demands An Investigation; Report Of Second Trump Tower Meeting; Search For Answers In Texas School Shooting; Talking Trade; Cougar Kills Mountain Biker; Hawaii's Faces New Deadly Threat, Laze. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 18, 2018
• Washington Post Reports Trump And Allies Are Trying To Expose FBI Source; Trump: U.S. Will Keep Preparing For North Korea Summit; Final Preparations Underway For Royal Wedding; China Proposes $200 Billion Boost In American Purchases; Kilauea Volcano Shoots Ash 30,000 Feet Into The Air. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• WaPo: Trump & Allies Trying to Expose FBI Source; Trump Contradicts Bolton on North Korea; China Proposes $200B Boost in American Purchases; Final Preps for Royal Wedding. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• U.S. to Keep Preparations for North Korean Summit; Kilauea Volcano Shoots Ash 30,000 Feet Into Air; Meghan Markle's Mother Set to Meet Queen Elizabeth; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• U.S. Will Keep Preparations for North Korean Summit; Kilauea Volcano Shoots Ash 30,000 Feet Into Air; Meghan Markle's Mother Set to Meet Queen Elizabeth; Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 17, 2018
• Inside Year One Of The Mueller Investigation; Intriguing Details On Trump Tower Meeting; Pentagon Releases Video Of Niger Ambush; Racist Rant At NYC Eatery. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Tower Meeting; North Korea Watch, "Bleacher Report." Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Tower Meeting Transcripts Released; Trump Shows Constraint on North Korea's Threat to Cancel Summit; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Tower Meeting Transcripts Released; Trump Shows Constraint on North Korea's Threat to Cancel Summit; Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 16, 2018
• North Korea Threatens To Cancel Trump-Kim Summit; President Trump Administration Might Hold Children Caught Crossing Border On Military Bases; Deadly Storms Pummel Northeast, Killing Two; Haley Comes To Israel's Defense. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• North Korea Threatens to Cancel Trump-Kim Summit; Separating Families at the Border; Deadly Storms Pummel Northeast; U.S. Allies Condemn Gaza Violence; Celtics Survive LeBron's Big Game. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• North Korea Threatens to Cancel Trump-Kim Summit; Separating Families at the Border; Deadly Storms Pummel Northeast; U.S. Allies Condemn Gaza Violence. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• North Korea Threatens to Cancel Trump-Kim Summit; Separating Families at the Border; Deadly Storms Pummel Northeast. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 15, 2018
• First Lady Melania Trump Recovering From Kidney Procedure; White House Remark On Senator McCain: "This Is An Internal Matter"; Deadliest Day In Gaza Since 2014 War; Iran's Foreign Minister In Europe To Salvage Nuclear Deal; Drama Unfolds Days Before The Royal Wedding. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• First Lady Recovering From Kidney Procedure; How Hard Is It To Apologize; Deadly Day in Gaza; Remembering Margot Kidder; Warriors Beat Rockets in Western Showdown. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• First Lady Recovering From Kidney Procedure; How Hard Is It To Apologize; Deadly Day in Gaza; Remembering Margot Kidder; Iran Hoping to Salvage Nuclear Deal. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• First Lady in the Hospital; How Hard Is It To Apologize; Deadly Day in Gaza. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 14, 2018
• Trump Vows To Help Restore Jobs In China; U.S. Set To Break With Tradition And Open Embassy In Jerusalem; Bolton Threatens European Countries; Caged Tiger At Prom Sparks Uproar. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Working To Save Chinese Jobs; New U.S. Embassy In Jerusalem Set To Open; Palestinians Protest U.S. Embassy Move; Bolton Threatens European Companies. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Shifts On Key China Penalties; U.S. Embassy Moves To Jerusalem Today; Prom Night, Welcome To The Jungle; Royal Wedding Week; Apple CEO Takes Jab At Facebook. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Shifts On Key China Penalties; U.S. Embassy Moves To Jerusalem Today; Prom Night, Welcome To The Jungle; Royal Wedding Week. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 11, 2018
• Southeast Texas Church Damaged By Package Explosion; White House Staffer On Sen. John McCain: "He's Dying Anyway"; Trump Announces North Korea Summit Will Be In Singapore; President Trump Hoping For Better Iran Nuclear Deal. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Southeast Texas Church Damaged by Package Explosion; White House Staffer on McCain: "He's Dying Anyway"; Singapore Chosen as Neutral Location; Trump Hoping for Better Iran Nuclear Deal. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• President Trump and Kim Jong-un Summit Set on June 12th in Singapore; Trump Hoping for Better Iran Nuclear Deal; Multiple Failures Led to Deadly Niger Ambush; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Singapore Chosen as Neutral Location for President Trump-Kim Jong-un Summit; Trump Hoping for Better Iran Nuclear Deal; Protests Underway in Tehran; Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 10, 2018
• President Trump Welcomes Three Americans Freed By North Korea; Trump Administration Moving Forward On Korea Summit; Israel And Iran Trade Fire In Most Direct Confrontation Yet; Pentagon To Release Niger Ambush Report. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump Welcomes American Detainees At Joint Base Andrews; North Korea-U.S. Summit; Israel Retaliates Against Iran; Michael Cohen Accused Of Selling The White House; Boston Celtics Win; New York Yankees Record In Baseball. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump, First Lady, VP Pence, Pompeo Greeted the Former Detainees from North Korea; Administration Moving Forward on Summit; Israel Retaliates for Iranian Missile Attack; Michael Cohen Promised Access to White House as Post-Victory Pitch; Pentagon to Release Niger Ambush Report. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Welcomes Freed Americans Home from N. Korea; Three Ex- Detainees Returns From North Korea; Israel And Iran In Direct Confrontation; Administration Moving Forward On Summit; Israel Retaliates For Missile Attack; Rocket Attack Comes Amid Nuclear Controversy. Aired 3:30-4a ET


May 09, 2018
• President Trump Withdraws From Iran Nuclear Deal; Secretary Of State Pompeo Visits North Korea Again Ahead of Trump-Kim Summit; Mueller's Team Questions Russian Oligarch About Payments To Michael Cohen; CIA Nominee Gina Haspel Confirmation Hearing Today. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Secretary of State Pompeo Expected to Leave North Korea with Detainees; What's Next with Iran?; Mueller Questions Russian Oligarch About Cohen Payment; Chris Paul Finally Gets Into Conference Finals. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Secretary of State Arrives in Pyongyang; President Trump Withdraws from Iran Deal; Mueller Questions Russian Oligarch About Cohen Payment. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Secretary of State Pompeo Arrives in Pyongyang; What's Next with Iran?; Mueller Questions Russian Oligarch About Cohen Payment. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 08, 2018
• New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman To Resign Over Assault Allegations; Trump Teases Iran Nuclear Deal; Key Primary Races To Watch Today; Hawaii Governor: Stay Away From Danger Zone. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Expected to Leave Iran Deal; New York Attorney General to Resign After Reports of Assault; Volcanic Activity Briefly Subsides in Hawaii; Cavaliers Eliminate Raptors from Playoffs. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Expected to Pull Out of Iran Nuclear Deal; New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to Resign After Reports of Assault; Volcanic Activity Briefly Subsides in Hawaii. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Expected to Leave Iran Deal; New York Attorney General to Resign After Reports of Assault; Volcanic Activity Briefly Subsides in Hawaii; Interview with Hawaii Governor David Ige. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 07, 2018
• Rudy Giuliani Stirs More Political Controversy And Ratchets Up President's Defense; Haspel Offers To Withdraw CIA Nomination; Report: Trump Aides Wanted "Dirt" On Iran Nuke Negotiators; SNL's Star-Studded Cold Open; Volcanic Eruption Levels Hawaiian Communities. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• Giuliani: Cohen May Have Paid Off More Women; Rudy Stirs More Political Controversy; Haspel Offers To Withdraw CIA Nomination; Schiff Questions Judge's Criticism Of Mueller; Hawaii Volcano Eruption Destroys 26 Homes. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Rudy Ratchets Up Trump Defense; CIA Nominee Offers To Step Aside; Volcano Threats Grows; SNL Skewers Trump In Star-Studded Cold Open; Chicago Sees Spikes In Gun Violence; Infinity War Hits That Milestone In Just 11 Days. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Rudy Ratchets Up Trump Defense; CIA Nominee Offers To Step Aside; Volcano Threats Grows; SNL Skewers Trump In Star-Studded Cold Open. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 04, 2018
• Rudy Giuliani Throw Trump's Legal Team Into Disarray; Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Erupts, Prompting Mandatory Evacuations; Trump Reportedly Wants To Reduce The Numbers Of U.S. Troops In South Korea; China: Big Trade Differences Remain. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Giuliani Throws Wrench Into Trump Legal Team's Plans; NYT: Trump Considers U.S. Troop Reduction in South Korea; King James Continues Reign in "Lebronto". Aired 5-5:30a ET
• President Trump Considers U.S. Troop Reduction in South Korea; U.S.-China Trade Talks Wrapping Up in Beijing; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump Considers U.S. Troop Reduction in South Korea; U.S.-China Trade Talks Wrapping Up in Beijing; Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 03, 2018
• Giuliana Says Trump Reimbursed Cohen For Stormy Daniels Payment; Release Of Americans By North Korea Is Imminent; Deadly Cargo Plane Crash In Georgia; Southwest Flight Makes Urgent Landing After Window Cracks. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Lawyer: President Paid Cohen Back for Hush Money; Release of Americans By North Korea Is Imminent. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Lawyer Admits President Repaid Hush Money; Release of Detained Americans in North Korea Imminent; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Lawyer Confirms President Paid Michael Cohen Back for Hush Money; President Trump Hints on Twitter About Imminent Release of Americans Held by North Korea; Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 02, 2018
• Mueller Raises Threat Of Presidential Subpoena; Deputy Attorney General Says Department of Justice Can't Be Extorted; Trump's Former Personal Physician: Trump Dictated Health Letter; French President Macron Says Iran Nuclear Deal Is "Not Sufficient"; Kanye West Says 400 Years Of Slavery Was A Choice. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Legal Team Willing to Fight Subpoena; The Doctor is Incensed; Kanye: Slavery Was A Choice; Warriors Win In Steph Curry's Return. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Mueller Raises Threat of Presidential Subpoena; The Doctor is Incensed; Kanye: Slavery Was A Choice; Macron: Iran Nuke Deal "Not Sufficient". Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Subpoena for Trump?; The Doctor is Incensed; Kanye: Slavery Was A Choice. Aired 4-4:30a ET


May 01, 2018
• Special Counsel Mueller Wants to Ask President Trump Dozens Of Questions; Kim Jong Un Is Persuaded To Hold Summit In DMZ; Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Says Iran's Nuke Claims Are A "Brazen Lie." Aired 5:30-6a ET
• NYT & WSJ Obtain Dozens of Mueller's Questions; New Tariffs Delayed; Another DMZ Summit?; Tom Brady Confirms He Will Play in 2018. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Mueller Wants to Ask Trump Dozens of Questions; New Tariffs Delayed; Another DMZ Summit? Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Mueller's Questions for Trump Revealed; New Tariffs Delayed; Another DMZ Summit? Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 30, 2018
• U.S. Intel Ramps Up North Korea Surveillance; Trump Assails White House Correspondents' Association Amid Michelle Wolf Controversy; Caravan Migrants Camp Out At U.S.-Mexico Border; No Decision From Trump On Iran Nuclear Deal. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump: North Korea Summit In "Three Or Four Weeks"; U.S. Intel Ramps Up North Korea Surveillance; Caravan Migrants Camp Out At U.S.- Mexico Border; No Decision From Trump On Iran Nuclear Deal. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Immigration Showdown At The Border; U.S. Readies For Korea Talks; Major Merger For T-Mobile and Sprint; Team Trump Heads To China; White House Correspondent's Dinner Controversy; U.K. Home Secretary Resigns Over Immigration Scandal; Wall Street Closed Mostly Higher. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Immigration Showdown At the Border; U.S. Readies For Korea Talks; Major Merger For T-Mobile and Sprint; White House Correspondents Dinner Controversy. Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 27, 2018
• North And South Korea Announce End Of Korean War. Aired 5:30- 6a ET
• North & South Announce End of Korean War. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• North and South Korea Hold Historic Summit; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• North and South Korea Hold Historic Summit; Aired 4-4:30a ET


April 26, 2018
• White House Prepares for Possible Withdrawal of Veterans Affairs Nominee; North and South Korean to Meet at the DMZ; Golden State Killer Arrested; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• North Korean and South Korean Leaders' Historic Meeting Tonight; Golden State Killer Arrested; Aired 4:30-5a ET


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