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March 26, 2017
• Trump Fails to Deliver Obamacare Replacement; Republicans Finger-Pointing After Health Bill Fails; President Trump and the Truth; GOP Intel Chair Cancels Public Russia Hearing. Aired 8-9a ET


March 24, 2017
• House Speaker Arrives At White House; GOP Source: Ryan Telling Trump They Don't Have The Votes; GOP Source On Health Care Bill's Fate: "Not Good". Aired 12:30-1p ET
• House Prepares Health Care Vote; Trump Makes Phone Calls; Trump Bashed Obamacare and Politicians; Manafort Volunteers to be Questioned; Trump Meets with Ryan on Vote. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 23, 2017
• U.S. Officials Info Suggests Trump Associates May Have Coordinated With Russians; House Intel Chair Sets Off New Political Controversy; White House: "No Plan B" On Health Reform; Trump In "TIME": I'm President And You're Not. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• President Meets with House Freedom Caucus; Shaky Prognosis for Health Bill; Administration Open to Stripping out Benefits; ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack; London Attacker Identified; Trump Associates Coordinated with Russians. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 22, 2017
• Soon: Scotland Yard Comments On Parliament Incident; Attack Outside U.K. Parliament Investigated As Terrorism. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• U.K. Parliament on Lockdown; Police Treating Event as Terror; At Least One Dead in Parliament Incident. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 21, 2017
• Trump to GOP: Many Will Lose In 2018 If Health Bill Fails; Ryan: Will Be Hard For GOP "If We Don't Keep Our Promise; Trump To GOP: Pass Health Bill Or Risk Losing Seat; Confirmation Hearing For Trump's Supreme Court Pick; Lawmakers Grill Trump's Supreme Court Pick. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Neil Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing Continues; Trump Meets with Lawmakers. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 20, 2017
• The House Questions Director Comey and Admiral RogersAbout Russian Involvement in US Election. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• FBI Confirms Probe Into Russian Election Meddling at House Hearing. Aired Noon-12:30p ET


March 19, 2017
• Trump's Wiretap Claim Raises Credibility Questions; Fierce Backlash Over Trump's Budget Blueprint; Health Care Bill Faces Critical House Deals; Tillerson Says Policy of Strategic Patience Has Ended. Aired 8-9a ET


March 17, 2017
• Trump: "I'm 100 Percent Behind" Health Care Bill; House Leaders Set Obamacare Repeal Vote For Thursday; Trump Faces Backlash Over Budget Proposal; Trump Budget: Deep, Potentially Unpopular Cuts; Naming GOP Health Care Bill. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump's Meeting with Merkel; Trump and Merkel to Reset Key Alliance; White House Apologizes. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 16, 2017
• President Trump's Budget Blueprint; WH Releases Its Budget Proposal Filled With Cuts; Trump: Wiretap Covers A Lot of Different Things; House Speaker Dismisses Trump Wiretap Claims; Trump: I Wouldn't Be Here Without Twitter; McCain, Paul Blast Each Other Over NATO Bill. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Vows to Fight for New Travel Ban; Courts Block Revised Travel Ban; Trump's St. Patrick's Day Luncheon Speech; Growing Opposition to Health Care Bill. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 15, 2017
• Speaker Ryan Defends Health Care Bill Amid Opposition; Tensions High On Capital Over Health Care; GOP Source: W.H. Admits Current Bill Can't Pass Senate; New Budget's Promise: Deep Cuts; President Arrives At Detroit Metro Airport. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• No Evidence of Wiretapping; Feds Charge Russian Spies with Yahoo Hack; Trump Health Care Rally. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 14, 2017
• White House Explains Trump's Wiretapping Charge; DOJ Need More Time To Probe Trump's Wiretap Claim; Empty Cabinet Seats Frustrate Trump; White House Pressed on N.Y. Prosecutor's Firing; Trump, Saudi Prince Meet At White House. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• CBO Scores Uninsured; CBO Analysis is Blasted; Breitbart Audio Post of Ryan; Blizzard Warning in Northeast; Tax Cuts for Wealthy. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 13, 2017
• Deadline Day For Trump Admin To Reveal Wiretapping Evidence; Lawmakers Demand Evidence Of Trump's Wiretap Claim; Iowa Congressman Under Fire For Controversial Tweet. Aired 12:30-1p
• Coverage under New Health Care Plan; GOP Bracing for CBO Score; Trump's Promise of Health Care; Trump Says Obamacare Imploding; Deadline for Wiretapping Evidence. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 12, 2017
• GOP Sparring about ObamaCare Repeal Plan; Unemployment Drops, Jobs Added; Continuing Criticism for Trump Family Business; Halfway into Trump's First 100 Days in Office; Trump Administration Asks 46 U.S. Attorneys to Resign; No Clarity from Trump on Wiretapping Claims. Aired 8-9a ET


March 10, 2017
• 235,000 Jobs Added In February, CBP Says Illegal Border Crossings Down 40 Percent Last Month; Today is Trump's 50th Day In Office; New Immigration Policy Will Be "Fundamentally" Same; Clinton Wants "Simple, Personal Decency" Back In Politics. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Meets with Lawmakers; Schiff on Wiretap Claims; Pence on Flynn's Firing; EPA Head Talks Climate Change; February Jobs Report. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 09, 2017
• Lawmakers Debating 25plus Hours Over Obama Repeal; Trump's Pick For Israeli Ambassador Clears Senate Panel; Any Moment: White House Press Briefing; Marathon Debate On GOP's Health Care Bill Underway;
• Paul Ryan Explains Health Care Bill; Ryan Defends Health Care Bill. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 08, 2017
• Now: Two House Committees Debate Health Care Bill; Sources: Trump Fully Committed To Selling Health Bill; Women Rally For Equality, Human Rights Today; National Strikes Mark "Day Without Women". Aired 12:30-1p ET
• GOP Leaders Back Away from Wiretap Claims; Obama Irked over Wiretap Claims; WikiLeaks Dumps Alleged CIA Documents; Cuts to Fund Border Wall; House Debates Health Care Bill. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 07, 2017
• White House Doubles Down On Trump Wiretap Claim; Cornyn: Trump Wiretap Will Be Part Of The Intel Inquiry; Comey: Incredulous Over Trump Wiretap Allegation; Senator Franken: Sessions Should Come Back And Explain Himself; Trump Tweets Inaccurate Gitmo Claim. Aired 12:30- 1p ET
• House Republicans Unveil Obamacare Replacement; Critics Blast Obamacare Replacement; Countries Could be Added to Ban; DHS on Families at the Border; Trump Wiretap Claim. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 06, 2017
• With No Evidence, Trump Accuses Obama Of Wiretapping; FBI Asked Justice Department To Refute Trump Claims; Poll: President Trump's Approval Rating at 45 Percent; GOP May Unveil Their Obamacare Plan This Week. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Revised Travel Ban Released; Travel Ban Does Not Prioritize Religious Minorities; President Obama Accused of Wiretapping; Lawmakers Call for Wiretap Proof. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 05, 2017
• Trump Claims Obama Wiretapped Him, Offers No Proof; Updated Travel Ban Could Come as Early as Monday; Russia Questions Shadow Trump White House; From Trump's Big Speech to Twitter Attacks. Aired 8-9a ET


March 03, 2017
• Intel Chair Defends Cmte Handling Russia Probe; Dem Rep Demands Details from FBI; House Intel Members Split On Special Prosecutor; Trump Defends Embattled Attorney General. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• The Fallout of Attorney General Jeff Sessions Recusing Himself; A Look Into The Repeal And Replace of Obamacare. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 02, 2017
• Sessions Faces Calls To Resign Over Russia Meetings; Trump Arrives At Langley Air Force Base; Pelosi: Republicans Want To Hide The Truth; Schiff: FBI Refused To Answer Questions On Russia Investigation. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Attorney General Sessions Faces Calls to Resign; Sessions Slams Allegations; Repulicans Call Sessions to Recuse Himself; Trump to Promote Military Budget in Virginia. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 01, 2017
• Trump Calls On Congress For Repeal And Replace Action; GOP Disagreements On How To Repeal/Replace; Trump Calls For Historic Tax Reform; Democrats React To Trump Speech; Dems Take Measure Of Presidential Trump; Schumer; Speech Watchers View Trump's Address Very Positively
• Trump Earns Praise for Speech; Immigration Reform Possible; Trump Condemns Hate and Evil; Fallen SEAL's Widow Honored; Trump calls for Repeal and Replace. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 28, 2017
• Trump Delivers First Speech To Congress; Intel Chairs With Conflicting Views On Russia-Trump Probe; Dems: Burr, Who Defended White House Over Probe Is On Notice; Trump: "I Think Obama Is Behind Leaks"; Trump: We Will Soon Have One-Party System. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Grades Himself; Trump's Speech to Congress; White House Promises for Speech; Partisan Split over Russia Probe; Discord over Obamacare; Tackling Entitlements; McCain Critical of Budget Proposal. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 27, 2017
• Trump Meets With Health Insurance CEOs On Obamacare; Trump On Obamacare: "People Hate It"; House Intel Chair Grilled On Trump-Russia Ties; Secretary Spicer Cracks Down On White House Leaks; Epic Flub Mars 89th Academy Awards; Politics In Spotlight At Academy Awards. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Vows More with Less; Plan Cuts Non-Defense Spending; Trump Talks about Obamacare; Bush Cautions about Power; Returning Powers to States; Trump Speech to Congress; Trump Meets with Insurance CEOs. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 26, 2017
• Trump's First 100 Days; Politicians Say the Darndest Things; DNC Dilemma; Steve Bannon Weighs In; Bannon: Trump will Deconstruct the "Administrative State"; Trump Aides Bannon, Priebus Deny Reports of Split; FBI Refused White House Request for Help; Intel Chairmen Spoke to Media on Trump-Russia Stories. Aired 8-9a ET


February 24, 2017
• Trump Touts 'Tremendous Strides' in Four Weeks; FBI Refused White House Request to Knock Down Recent Trump-Russia Stories; Bannon Lays Out Vision for Trump White House. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump To CPAC: "I'm Here To Fight For You"; President: "All I've Done Is Keep My Promise"; Top General: U.S. Mulling "Long-Term Commitment" In Iraq; Trump: Middle East In Worse Shape Than 15 Years Ago; Trump Signs Executive Action On Regulatory Reform. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


February 23, 2017
• Angry Crowds Pack GOP Town Halls across U.S.; WH Dismisses Some Protests as "Manufactured"; Moments Away: Tillerson, Mexican Counterpart to Speak. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump's Approval Rating; Trump on Jobs; Trump and Promises; Tax Reform by August; Conway Addresses TV Appearances; White House Mixed Messages; Differing Views on Transgender Politics; Angry Town Halls. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 22, 2017
• Lawmakers Face Angry Constituents Back Home; Are Town Hall Protests The Start Of A Movement; Anger Erupts At Town Halls Across The Country; McConnell Proud Of Protesters Outside Speech; President Trump's Approval Rating; Trump's First Months: Boom Or Bust; President Trump By The Numbers; Trump holds meeting on federal budget. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• New DHS Policies Spark Deportation Fears; Dem Grapple Over Who Will Lead the Party. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 21, 2017
• Trump On McMaster: He's A Man Of "Tremendous Talent"; Lawmakers Confronted At Home Turf Town Halls. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Talks Anti-Semitism, Vows to Bring Country Together; Aggressive New Border Policies Sees Laws Tighten on Asylum Seekers and Immigrants; Trump's Travel Ban Rewritten; The New EPA Administrator. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 20, 2017
• FBI Chief Holds Classified Briefing on Russia With Senators; Pence: 'Disappointed to Learn' Flynn Misled Me; Trump: Outlines First Month Accomplishments in Memo. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• New Version of Travel Order; Aggressive Immigration Policies; Pence to Reassure European Allies; Russia Held Accountable; Mattis Contradicts Trump; Trump's Sweden Remark. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 19, 2017
• Trump Rips Into Media at Campaign-Style Rally; Pence Says U.S. Will Stand Firm Against Russia; Comey Gives Secret Briefing To Senate Intel Committee; Trump's Original Pick To Replace Flynn Turned Down Job; President Trump Gets Fact-Checked On The Spot; Time Magazine Goes Inside "White House Chaos"; Speaker Ryan's (Not-So) Secret Trip. Aired 8-9a ET


February 17, 2017
• Trump Attacks Clinton at News Conference; Trump Have Four Candidates for National Security Adviser; Trump will Speak at Boeing Plant at South Carolina. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump to Tour Boeing Plant; Protests Ahead of Trump's Arrival; White House Meeting with CBC; NSA Job Opening; No Charges for Flynn; Trump Attacks Clinton. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 16, 2017
• Soon: Trump Announces Alexander Acosta as Labor Secretary Pick; Trump Announcing Labor Secy Pick. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump to Announce New Labor Nominee; New Labor Nominee Name Released; Investigation into Leaks; Trump Campaign Russian Contacts. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 15, 2017
• Trump: Trump Aides In Frequent Contact With Senior Russian Officials During Campaign; Trump: 'Can Live With Either' 2-State Or 1- State Solution. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Netanyahu Arrives at White House; Michael Flynn Questions; White House's Two-State Solution; Turmoil over National Security Team; Netanyahu Faces Investigations; Trump/Netanyahu News Conference. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 14, 2017
• Christie Visits the White House for Lunch; House Democrats Respond to Flynn Resignation; Dems Ask: What did President Trump Know, and When?. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Flynn Resigns amid Firestorm; Trump Tweets About Leaks; Trump's knowledge of Flynn's Russia Dealings; Flynn Briefed VP with Incomplete Info; Ryan on Flynn's Resignation; Labor Secretary Nominee in Jeopardy; Swift Obamacare Repeal. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 13, 2017
• White House Adviser Touts Trump's First 3 Weeks; Trump Holds Roundtable Discussion with Canadian PM; Trump & Trudeau Meet With Women Business Leaders; Trump: Need Policies to Keep Women in Work Force; The Truth and the Trump Administration; Miller: "Enormous Evidence" of Voter Fraud. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Michael Flynn's Job Security; White House Shake-up; Trudeau at White House; Trump on World Stage; Trump's First Weeks. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


February 12, 2017
• North Korea Tests Missile As Japanese Leader Visits Trump; Candidate Trump Versus President Trump on Policy; Trump: "A Lot of Other Options: After Travel Ban Decision; A Look at President Trump's Tweeting Behavior; Early Turf Wars in the White House. Aired 8-9a ET


February 10, 2017
• Pence: Flynn Told Me He Didn't Talk Sanctions; Trump Vows to Honor "One China" Policy; U.S., Japan Relationship in the Spotlight; Conway Apologizes to Trump After Ivanka Biz Pitch; Trump, Japanese PM Hold Joint News Conference. Aired 12:30-1p ET.
• Travel Ban Stay Remains; Trump Slams Court Ruling; Challengers of Ban Hail Victory; Republicans Face Backlash at Town Halls; Flynn Talked Russia Sanctions. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 09, 2017
• Trump Discusses SC Nominee With Senators; Impact of Trump's Demeanor On Washington; Sessions Sworn In as Attorney General; Schumer: Puzder Will "Further Embarrass" Trump Admin; Dems Angling To Tank Trump's Labor Pick. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Appalled by Court Review; Sessions Talks Lawful Immigration; Supreme Court Nominee Controversy; Trump Defends Ivanka Trump's Business. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 08, 2017
• Cruz And Sanders Face Off On The Obamacare; Trump: Obamacare Replacement Could Take Until Next Year; Kellyanne Conway: "I Don't Think CNN Is Fake News"; Trump Falsely Claimed Murder Rate Is "Highest" In 47 Years; Trump: Ivanka Treated "So Unfairly" By Nordstrom. 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Appalled by Court Review; Sen. Warren Silenced in Debate Opposing Sessions' Nomination; Interview with Sen. Elizabeth Warren; Democratic Party Struggles. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 07, 2017
• Vice President Pence Breaks Tie To Confirm Education Secretary DeVos; Trump Falsely Accuses Media Of Ignoring Terror; Trump Claims Media Not Reporting On Terrorism; Schumer Meets With Trump's Supreme Court Nominee. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Senate Set for Nail-Biter Vote; Controversy Over Andy Puzder; Iran Reacts to Trump's Russia Comment; Al Qaeda Leader Comments on Trump; Pence Casts Tiebreaking Vote. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 06, 2017
• Trump Insists: "I Call My Own Shots"; White House Battling Backlash Over Travel Ban; Democrats Ramp Up Pressure On President Trump. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Attacks Judge Over Travel Ban; The Legal Battle over Travel Ban; GOP Senator Rebukes Trump; Trump Defends Putin; Pelosi Calls for FBI Probe. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 05, 2017
• Washington & The World Adjusting to Trump; Trump's Governing Style: All About Executive Actions. Aired 8-9a ET


February 03, 2017
• U.S. Economy Adds 227,000 New Jobs in January; Trump Meets with Economic Advisory Council; Conway Cites "Bowling Green Massacre" That Never Happened; White House Holds Press Briefing
• New Sanctions on Iran; Visas Revoked Under Travel Ban; U.S. Condemns Russian Occupation; Israeli Settlements and Peace; GOP Lawmakers Object to Wall; DeVos Vote Monday. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 02, 2017
• Trump Meets With Harley-Davidson Execs; White House Holds Press Briefing; WH: Trump Pledges To Get Rid of Johnson Amendment; WH: Trump Believes NAFTA Is Out Of Date; WH: We Are Not Easing Russia Sanctions. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump's Call with Australia PM; McCain talks Australian Dispute; Iran Put on Notice; Conway Calls Dems Crybabies; Trump Meets Harley-Davidson Execs. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 01, 2017
• Democrats Prepare For Battle On Gorsuch; GOP Praises Supreme CT Nominee Gorsuch; Petraeus: Putin Will Pounce On U.S. Weakness; 900+ U.S. Career Diplomats Protest Trump order; Trump On Travel Ban: Call It What You Want; White House Prayer For Supreme Court Nominee; Democrats Gear Up for Supreme Court Showdown. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Talks Supreme Court Pick; GOP Praise Supreme Court Pick; Senate Votes for Confirmation; GOP Bypasses Democrats; Tensions High in Senate Committee. Aired 12-12:30p ET


January 31, 2017
• Two finalists for Supreme Court Headed to D.C.; Senate Democrats Boycott HHS, Treasury Nominee Votes; DHS Chief: These Executive Orders Protect the Homeland. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Homeland Security Immigration Briefing; Donald Trump to Announce Supreme Court Nominee Tonight. Aired 12-12:30p ET


January 30, 2017
• Merkel: Terror Concerns Do Not Justify Trump's Ban; World Reacts With Suspicion To Trump's Ban; Trump To Announce Supreme Court Pick Tuesday Night; From "Total Shutdown" To "Extreme Vetting"; Two Powerful Men With Very Different Speeds
• Trump's Travel Ban Sparks Protests; Lawmakers Criticize Ban; Democrats Call for Repeal of Travel Ban; Bannon on National Security Council. Aired 12-12:30p ET


January 29, 2017
• Court Block Parts of Trump's Immigration Order; Trump & Putin Hold First Phone Call. Aired 8-9a ET


January 27, 2017
• Abortion opponents gather at D.C. "March For Life"; Trump And Mexico's President Spoke Today by Phone.
• Trump's Meeting with Britain's PM; May talks about Allies; May talks about Russia; Pence Speaks at March; Aired 12-12:30p ET


January 26, 2017
• Mexican President Cancels Meeting With Trump; Trump: Dreamers "Shouldn't Be Very Worried"; Trump Defends Baseless Illegal-Voting Claim; Soon: Trump To Speak At GOP Retreat In Philly; Trump Administration Fires Top State Dept Officials. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Republican Party and Trump; Mexico's President Cancels Meeting; Mexican Response to Trump's Actions; Trump's Action on Immigration. Aired 12-12:30p ET


January 25, 2017
• Democrats Grill President Trump's Nominees; President Trump's First Post-Inaugural Interview; British PM "Not Afraid To Speak Frankly" To Trump. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump to Sign Orders on Border Wall, Immigration & Sanctuary Cities; California Governor Vows to Defend Immigrants; Trump to Slash Refugee Number; White House Defends Voter Fraud Claims; Trump Calls for Voter Fraud Investigation. Aired 12-12:30p ET


January 24, 2017
• Senate Grills Trump's Health Secretary Pick; Price: Medicaid Not Responding To Needs Of Recipients, Price: No One Will Lose Coverage Under New Health Care. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Tom Price Confirmation Hearning. 12-12:30p ET


January 23, 2017
• Trump Aide Touts "Alternative Fact"; WH Spokesman Makes False Claim About Crowd Size; Trump Slams Media At CIA Visit; Key White House Posts Vacant As Trump Starts Work; Trump's CIA Pick Open To Waterboarding; Senate Dems Won't Rush Vote on CIA Nominee. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Warns U.S. Companies; Trump Focuses on Agenda, Signs Executive Orders; Trump Invites Israeli PM to Meeting; Trump Meets with U.K. Prime Minister; CREW Files Lawsuit Against Trump; Trump Aide Touts Alternative Facts. Aired 12-12:30p ET


January 22, 2017
• Trump's First Days in Office; Anti-Trump Marches Draw Huge Crowds; Trump Targets Obamacare in Executive Action. Aired 8-8:30a ET


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