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August 10, 2018
• Holy Fire Prompts State of Emergency in Southern California; Prosecutors Expected to Rest in Manafort Trial; U.S.-North Korea Reach Impasse on Denuclearization; Mike Pence Lays Out Plans for Trump's Space Force. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 09, 2018
• GOP Lawmaker Chris Collins Indicted For Insider Trading; Trump- Mueller Negotiations Threaten To Hang Over Midterm Elections; U.S. To Impose New Sanctions On Russia; Firefighters Gaining Ground On California Wildfire. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• NY Congressman Chris Collins Indicted; Team Trump Rejects Mueller's Offer; Russia Responds to Sanctions; California Wildfire Arrest. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Manafort Prosecutors Expect to Rest Case Friday; Russia Slams New U.S. Sanctions; Firefighters Race to Extinguish Massive California Blaze; Parkland Shooter's Confession Released; Gaza Violence Escalates; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Prosecutors in Manafort Trial Tell Jury to Follow the Money; U.S. to Impose New Sanctions on Russia; Firefighters Gain Ground on California Wildfire; Accused Parkland Shooter's Confession Released. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 08, 2018
• Ohio 12th Special Election Too Close To Call; Rick Gates Details His Crimes in Manafort Trial; Firefighters Struggle To Contain California Wildfire. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Too Close to Call; Star Witness Grilled; Firefighters Gain Ground; Musk Stuns Wall Street; Pompeo to Meet with Kim Jong Un?; PGA Championship Tees Off Tomorrow. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Special Election of Ohio 12th Too Close to Call; Star Witness Grilled; Firefighters Gain Ground; Musk Stuns Wall Street; Pompeo to Meet with Kim Jong Un?. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Ohio 12 Special Election Too Close to Call; Star Witness Grilled; Firefighters Gain Ground; Trade War Ramps Up. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 07, 2018
• Manafort's Deputy Testifies Against Him; President Trump Urged To Stop Tweeting About Trump Tower Meeting; Ohio Special Election: Neck-And-Neck In A GOP District; U.S. Reimposes Sanctions Against Iran. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Rick Gates Testifies Against Former Boss Paul Manafort; Trump Urged to Stop Tweeting About Trump Tower; U.S. Reimposes Sanctions Against Iran; Ohio Special Election and Referendum on Trump; Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Decision Soon On Trump Interview With Mueller; Dinners & fundraisers on Trump's New Jersey's Schedule; Some International Companies Already Pulled Out Of Iran; Alcoa Seeks Exception For Aluminum Tariff; California Wildfire Explodes In Size; Ohio Special Election: A Referendum On Trump; LeBron James Partners With Showtime. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Manafort's Deputy Testifies Against Him; Trump Urged To Stop Tweeting About Trump Tower; U.S. Reimposes Sanction Against Iran; Ohio Special Election: A Referendum On Trump? Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 06, 2018
• Trump: Meeting Was For Clinton Dirt; U.S. Reimposing Sanctions On Iran; Six Arrests In Alleged Maduro Assassination Plot; Strong Possibility Of Second North Korea Summit. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Steven Segal Appointed as Russia's Special Representative on U.S.-Russian Humanitarian Ties; "Facts of Life" Actress Charlotte Rae Passed Away; Vanilla Almond Breeze Milk Recall; New Tariffs Intensify U.S Trade Tensions with China; 11 Malnourished Children Found in New Mexico Makeshift Compound, a 3-Year Old Child is Still Missing from the Compound; Violent Weekend in Chicago: 44 People Shot; Trump Tower Meeting Update: President Trump Admits Don. Jr. Was Attempting to Obtain Information on Opponent. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump, Meeting Was For Clinton Dirt; Iran Sanction Deadline; North Korea Summit Two; 44 People Shot, Five Killed In Chicago Violence; Search Intensifies For Missing Toddler. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump, Meeting Was For Clinton Dirt; Iran Sanction Deadline; North Korea Summit Two; 44 People Shot, Five Killed In Chicago Violence; Search Intensifies For Missing Toddler; Maduro Escapes Injury In Drone Attack; Death Toll Climbs To 91 In Indonesia. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 03, 2018
• Russia Reaction Shows Gap Between Trump And His Top Administration Officials; Iran Begins Military Exercise In Persian Gulf; Apple Now Worth One Trillion Dollars. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Day Three of Manafort Trial Brings in Several Witnesses; Iran Begins Military Exercises in Persian Gulf. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Day Three of Manafort Trial Brings in Several Witnesses; Iran Begins Military Exercises in Persian Gulf; Mnangagwa Wins Zimbabwe Election. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Day Three of Manafort Trial Brings in Several Witnesses; Iran Begins Military Exercises in Persian Gulf; Mnangagwa Wins Zimbabwe Election. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 02, 2018
• Trump Pushing For Mueller Interview; President Trump Calls On Attorney General Sessions To End Russia Probe; TSA Might End Screening At Smaller Airports; OSA Football Coach Urban Meyer Put On Administration Leave. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Calls on Sessions to End Russia Probe; Will Manafort's Right-Hand Man Testify?; TSA Might End Screening at Smaller Airports; Mexico Plane Crash Caught on Video; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Mueller Offers to Limit Obstruction Questions; Trump Keeping Close Eye on Manafort Trial; TSA Might End Screening at Smaller Airports; Mexico Plane Crash Caught on Video; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Calls on Sessions to End Russia Probe; Will Manafort's Right-Hand Man Testify?; TSA Might End Screening at Smaller Airports; Mexico Plane Crash Caught on Video. Aired 4-4:30a ET


August 01, 2018
• Upping the Trade War; Trump's Spat with Koch Brothers; Manafort's Lawyers Unveil Strategy; Manafort Trial Begins; Ceremony for Soldiers' Remains. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Judge Blocks 3D Gun Plans; Escalating Trade War With China; Manafort Trial Underway; Military Ceremony for U.S. Soldiers' Remains; Mets Suffer Worst Loss in Team History. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• 3D Gun Plans Website Suspends Downloads; Escalating Trade War With China; Manafort Trial Underway; Military Ceremony for U.S. Soldiers' Remains. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Judge Blocks 3D Gun Plans; Escalating Trade War With China; Manafort Trial Underway; More Than 800 Homes Destroyed By Carr Fire. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 31, 2018
• Signs North Korea Is Building New Missiles; Giuliani Not Sure Collusion Is A Crime; Paul Manafort Trial Begins Today; Deadly Carr Fire Spreads In Northern California. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trial of Paul Manafort Begins. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Signs North Korea is Building New Missiles?; Paul Manafort on Trial; Deadly Carr Fire Spreads in North Carolina; Trump Willing to Meet with Iran; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Signs North Korea is Building New Missiles?; Paul Manafort on Trial; Deadly Carr Fire Spreads in North Carolina; Trump Willing to Meet with Iran; Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 30, 2018
• President Trump Opens Window Into His Rage With Mueller Attack; Wildfires Ravaging California; Report On Disappearance Of Malaysia Flight MH370. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Attacks Mueller On Twitter; Deadly Wildfire Rages In California; Final Report On Malaysia Airlines Jet; New York Publisher Warns Trump; U.S. And Taliban Face-To-Face Talks; RBG Signals She Has Five More Years On Court; Geraint Thomas Wins 1st Tour De France; CBS Board Talks #Metoo Claims Against Moonves. Aired 4:30-05a ET
• Trump Attacks Mueller On Twitter; Deadly Wildfire Rages In California; Final Report On Malaysia Airlines Jet; New York Publisher Warns Trump; U.S. And Taliban Face-To-Face Talks; RBG Signals She Has Five More Years On Court; Geraint Thomas Wins 1st Tour De France. Aired 04-04:30a ET


July 27, 2018
• Cohen Claims Trump Knew Of Trump Tower Meeting; North Korea Hands Over Possible Remains Of American War Dead; Facebook Has The Worst Day In Stock Market History; New Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Michael Cohen Claims President Trump Knew About Trump Tower Meeting; North Korea Hands Over Remains of U.S. War Dead; Deadline to Reunite Separated Families Expires. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Michael Cohen Claims President Trump Knew About Trump Tower Meeting; North Korea Hands Over Remains of U.S. War Dead; Deadline to Reunite Separated Families Expires; Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Offers Hope; President Threatens Turkey with Sanctions. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Michael Cohen Claims President Trump Knew About Trump Tower Meeting; North Korea Hands Over Remains of U.S. War Dead; Deadline to Reunite Separated Families Expires; President Threatens Turkey with Sanctions. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 26, 2018
• U.S. And European Union Agree To Work Toward Zero Tariffs; Secretary of State Pompeo Defiant In Clash Over Trump-Putin Summit; Explosive Detonated Outside U.S. Embassy In Beijing. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Mike Pompeo Grilled on Russia Talks; Explosion Outside U.S. Embassy in China. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Mike Pompeo Grilled on Russia Talks; Explosion Outside U.S. Embassy in China; Violence Escalates in Southern Syria. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Mike Pompeo Clashes with Democrat and Republican Lawmakers; Explosion Outside U.S. Embassy in Beijing; Violence Escalates in Southern Syria. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 25, 2018
• Michael Cohen's Attorney Provides Secret Recording To CNN; White House Plans To Help Farmers Hurt By Trade Fights; Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold In San Jose, California. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN Obtains Bombshell Cohen-Trump Audio; GOP Lashes Out at Aid to Farmers; Mega Millions in San Jose; Phillies Beat Dodgers in 16- Inning Marathon. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Cohen's Attorney Provides Secret Recording to CNN; GOP Lashes Out at Aid to Farmers; Mega Millions in San Jose; Singer Demi Lovato Hospitalized; Wildfires in Greece Kill At Least 79. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN Obtains Bombshell Cohen-Trump Audio; GOP Lashes Out at Aid to Farmers; Mega Millions in San Jose. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 24, 2018
• President Trump Weighs Stripping Critics Of Their Security Clearances; North Korea Begins Dismantling Key Nuclear Test Site; Georgia Lawmaker Punked By Sacha Baron Cohen. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Revocation is Under Consideration; North Korea Dismantling Key Site?; Georgia Lawmaker Embarrassed; Pitcher Debuts 14 Months After Brain Surgery. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Mulls Canceling Security Clearances; North Korea Dismantling Key Site?; Georgia Lawmaker Embarrassed. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Revoking Rivals' Credentials; North Korea Dismantling Key Site?; Georgia Lawmaker Embarrassed. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 23, 2018
• Trump To Iran's President: Never Threaten The U.S. Again; President Trump Fumes Over Pace Of North Korea Talks; Humanitarian Effort Evacuates Hundreds From Syria; Uber And Lyft Suspend Livestreaming Driver. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump To Rouhani: Never Threaten The U.S. Again; Trump Fumes Over Pace Of North Korea Talks; Pyongyang Pressuring U.S. To Lift Sanctions; Trump To Iran's President: Never Threaten The U.S. Again; Trump: Russia Interference: "All A Big Hoax"; JPMorgan Chase CEO: "Torturing" Mexico Is Dead Wrong. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Fire And Fury, Part Two; GOP Leaders Call Out President Trump; Off The Road With Uber And Lyft; White Helmets Evacuated From Syria; Israel And Hamas Truce Holds; The North Korea Threat; JPMorgan Chase CEO Interview; Fiat Chrysler CEO Steps Down. Aired 04:30-05a ET
• Fire And Fury, Part Two; Off The Road With Uber And Lyft; Pompeo Targets Iranian Regime; The North Korea Threat; JPMorgan Chase CEO, Torturing Mexico Is Dead Wrong. Aired 04-04:30a ET


July 20, 2018
• At Least 11 Dead As Duck Boat Sinks In Missouri; Shock At President Trump's Invitation To Putin To Visit The White House; Several Tornadoes Pummel Iowa; NFL And Union Put Hold On National Anthem Policy. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• U.S. Intel Chief Dan Coats Taken by Surprise Over White House Invitation to Putin. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• U.S. Intel Chief Dan Coats Taken by Surprise Over White House Invitation to Putin; Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein Says 2016 Cyber Attack Not a One-time Event; Montenegro Pushes Back Against Trump. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• White House Invites Putin to Visit; DOJ Report on Cybersecurity Operations; Suspects Few to Russia After Poisoning of Former Spy. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 19, 2018
• President Trump Now Says He Holds Putin Responsible For Election Interference; The White House Is Entertaining Russian Proposal To Interrogate Americans; Mark Zuckerberg Clarifies His Holocaust Comments; Emotional Night At The ESPY Awards. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump Finally Holds Putin Responsible for Election Interference; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Questions Persist About Helsinki Summit; Suspected Russian Agent Pleads Not Guilty; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Finally Holds Putin Responsible for Election Interference?. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 18, 2018
• President Trump Attempts Damage Control And Walks Back His Helsinki Remarks; Former President Barack Obama Warns "Strongman Politics Are Ascendant"; Las Vegas Shooting Victims Facing Lawsuits; American League Wins All-Star Game Classic In Extra Innings. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• President Trump Walks Back Helsinki Remark; Trump Questions Defending NATO Allies; Obama Warns "Strongman Politics Are Ascendant"; Sluggers Shatter All Star Game Home Run Record. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Says He Misspoke in Helsinki; Trump Questions Defending NATO Allies; Obama Warns "Strongman Politics Are Ascendant"; American League Wins All Star Slugfest 8-6. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Reverses Course; Trump Questions Defending NATO Allies; American League Wins All Star Slugfest 8-6. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 17, 2018
• Friends And Foes Rip Trump For Summit; Putin Denies Election Attack But Justifies DNC Hack Because "It Is True"; Judge Pauses Deportations Of Reunited Families; Bryce Harper Wins Home Run Derby. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Putin Says No False Information Was Planted in Hacking of Democrats; Trump, White House Attempt Damage Control After Helsinki Summit; Russian with Close Ties to NRA Charged with Conspiring Against U.S. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Putin Says No False Information Was Planted in Hacking of Democrats; Trump Gets Cozy with Putin after Bashing NATO; Russian with Close Ties to NRA Charged with Conspiring Against U.S. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Putin Tries to Justify Hacking of Democrats; Trump Gets Cozy with Putin After Bashing NATO; Russian Charged with Conspiring Against U.S.. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 13, 2018
• President Trump Detonates Brexit Bomb In Britain Visit; Protests Greet President Trump In The United Kingdom; Insults, Fighting, And Shouting as FBI Agent Peter Strzok's Hearing Boils Over. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Protests Greet U.S. President in the UK; President Trump Criticizes Prime Minister Theresa May While Visiting the UK; Strzok Hearing Turns into Political Spectacle; Trump Tweets Very Nice Note from Kim Jong-un; Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Protests Greet U.S. President in the UK; President Trump Criticizes Prime Minister Theresa May While Visiting the UK; Strzok Hearing Turns into Political Spectacle; Trump Tweets Very Nice Note from Kim Jong-un. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• President Trump Criticizes Prime Minister Theresa May While Visiting the UK; Protests Greet U.S. President in the UK; Strzok Hearing Turns into Political Spectacle; Trump Tweets Very Nice Note from Kim Jong-un; Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 12, 2018
• NATO Leaders Reeling After Trump Attack; Germany Pushes Back At Trump's Criticism; Trump Administration To Turn Away More Asylum Seekers Under New Guidance; Croatia And France Reach World Cup Final; Dramatic Thai Cave Rescue Video Released. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• NATO Leaders Reeling After Trump Attack; Germany Pushes Back at Trump's Criticism; Republicans React Cautiously to NATO Bluster; Rescued Soccer Team Recovering in Hospital Isolation. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• NATO Leaders Reeling After Trump Attack; Rescued Soccer Team Recovering in Hospital Isolation; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• NATO Leaders Reeling After Trump Attack; Rescued Soccer Team Recovering in Hospital Isolation; Aired 4-4:30a ET
• The President's Assault On NATO Allies Has Diplomats Scratching Their Heads Ahead Of Today's Trip To The UK, FBI Agent Peter Strzok Testifies Publicly Today And Former FBI Lawyer, Lisa Page Could Be Alongside Him; , Thousands Of Asylum Seekers Maybe Turned Away At The Southern Border Because Of A New Trump Administration Policy, Stormy Daniels Arrested At A Strip Club In Ohio; The Former Wrestling Coach At Ohio State Is Coming To The Defense Of Congressman Jim Jordan; Papa John's Founder Is Trouble Again. Aired: 3:30-4:00a ET
• NATO Leaders Reeling from Trump Attack; Germany Pushes Back at Trump; Trump Meets with Putin Monday; Republicans React to NATO Bluster; Family Members See Rescued Boys. Aired 3-3:30a ET


July 11, 2018
• President Trump Opens NATO Summit With Blistering Criticism Of Germany; Trump Demands NATO Allies Step Up Defense Spending; A Chaotic Day As Officials Try To Reunite Toddlers Separated From Parents; France Advances To World Cup Final. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump Slams NATO Allies; U.S. Unveils New Tariffs on China; Vive La France; Focus Shifts to Rescued Coach & Players' Health. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Unloads on NATO Secretary General; Tariffs on Another $200 Billion in Chinese Goods; Vive La France; Focus Shifts to Rescued Coach & Players' Health. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Critical NATO Summit Starts Right Now; Tariffs on Another $200 Billion in Chinese Goods; Vive La France. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump Demands NATO Address Trade Issues; Focus Shifts To Rescued Coach & Players Health; Grim Assessment Of Pompeo's Visit To N. Korea. Aired 3:30-4a ET
• Trump in Brussels For NATO Meeting; U.S. Readies New Tariffs on China; Trump Faces Allies As NATO Summit Begins; Trump Demands NATO Allies Step Up Defense Spending. Aired 3-3:30a ET


July 10, 2018
• President Trump Nominates Brett Kavanaugh To Supreme Court; Two More Boys Rescued From Thai Cave So Far Today; Judge Rejects DOJ Bid To Alter Detention Rules; President Trump Headed To Brussels For NATO Summit. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• UK Politicians Resign over Brexit Plan. Brett Kavanaugh Nominated for Supreme Court. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Nominates Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court; Trump Pressures European Allies on NATO Defense Spending Ahead of Summit; Operation to Rescue Remaining 4 Boys & Coach from Cave in Thailand Begins Today; Theresa May's Government in Crisis Ahead of Trump Visit. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Nominates Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court; Operation to Rescue Remaining 4 Boys & Coach from Cave in Thailand Begins Today; Theresa May's Government in Crisis Ahead of Trump Visit. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 09, 2018
• President Trump's Big Week Ahead: SCOTUS Pick, Europe Trip; Secretary Of State Dismisses North Korea's "Gangster" Comments; Eyewitness Says Fifth Boy Rescued From Thai Cave. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump's Big Week: SCOTUS Pick, Europe Trip; Bar Raised For Mueller To Interview Trump; Trump To Announce Supreme Court Pick; Rescue Efforts Resume To Save Trapped Kids In Cave. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Cave Rescue Resumes, Boys And Coach Face Dangerous Rescue; Supreme Court Top Contenders Showdown; Diplomatic Disconnect; North Korea, U.S. Has Gangster Like Mindset; Pompeo, North Korea Talks Productive; Murder Investigation Underway On Russia Nerve Agent Attacks; China Tariffs Hitting U.S. Industries. Aired 04:30-05a ET
• Cave Rescue Resumes, Boys And Coach Face Dangerous Rescue; Supreme Court Top Contenders Showdown; Diplomatic Disconnect; North Korea, U.S. Has Gangster Like Mindset; Pompeo, North Korea Talks Productive; Murder Investigation Underway On Russia Nerve Agent Attacks. Aired 4-4:30a ET


July 06, 2018
• China: The U.S. Has Started 'The Biggest Trade War' In History; Scott Pruitt Resigns Amid Ethics Scandals; Former Thai Navy Diver Dies During Cave Rescue Effort; Secretary of State Pompeo In North Korea For Denuclearization Talks. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Scott Pruitt Resigns; Thai Navy Seal Dies Trying to Rescue Boys. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Ex-Navy Diver Dies During Thai Cave Rescue; Mike Pompeo in North Korea for Denuclearization Talks; U.S. Agenda Set for Trump- Russia Summit. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Ex-Navy Diver Dies During Thai Cave Rescue; Mike Pompeo in North Korea for Denuclearization Talks; U.S. Agenda Set for Trump- Russia Summit. Aired 4-4:30a ET


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