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December 07, 2017
• Franken Speaks on Floor of Senate; Franken Announces Resignation; Filling Franken's Seat; Democrats Morality. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


December 06, 2017
• Democratic Senators Call on Franken to Resign; Franken to Make Announcement Thursday; Trump to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel's Capital. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Speaks at Cabinet Meeting; Senators Call for Franken's Resignation. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 05, 2017
• Palestinian Pres. Abbas Warns Trump Against Embassy Move; U.S. Allies Warn Against Jerusalem Announcement; Trump Has Lunch With Senate GOP As Shutdown Looms; Can Bakery Refuse To Sell A Cake For A Same-Sex Wedding?. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• RNC Backs Moore; Moore Pro-Life Stance; Conyers Stepping Down; Trump Can't Obstruct Justice; Mueller's Russia Probe. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 04, 2017
• Trump Blasts the FBI on Twitter; Congress on Track to Pass Tax Bill by Christmas; Dems Slams GOP's Last-Minute Handwritten Tax Changes; Billy Bush: It Was Trump on "Access Hollywood" Tape, Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Lawyer Told Trump Flynn Misled FBI; Trump Backs Moore; Robocalls For Trump Event. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 03, 2017
• GOP One Step Closer to Putting Tax Bill on Trump's Desk; Trump Under Fire for Retweeting Anti-Muslim Videos; Trump: "Absolutely No Collusion, So We're Very Happy"; Flynn Cooperating in Russia Probe: Pleads Guilty to Lying. Aired 8-9a ET


December 01, 2017
• Flynn Pleads Guilty To Lying To FBI, Cooperating Probe; NYT: Trump Pressed Top GOP Senators To End Russia Probe. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Michael Flynn Cuts A Deal, Pleads Guilty To Lying To FBI; Sen. Graham Urges Trump Not To Pardon Michael Flynn; McConnell On Tax Plan: We Have The Votes. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 30, 2017
• Sen. McCain Says He'll Vote Yes On Tax Bill; Trump Claims Tax Bill Would Cost Him Money; Trump's Anti-Muslim Retweets Spark Outrage in U.K.; State Department Shared Security Concerns After Trump Retweets; Sessions Just Met With House Intel Committee. Aired 12:30- 1p ET
• White House Weighs Replacing Tillerson; Corker Says U.S. Needs Tillerson; Fifth Woman Accuses Franken; Pelosi Calls for Conyers' Resignation; McCain's Yes on Tax Bill. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 29, 2017
• GOP Tax Plan Clears Major Hurdle In The Senate; Political Shutdown Could Lead To Government Shutdown; U.N. Holds Emergency Security Council Meeting Today; Report: Trump Still Questioning Obama's Birth Certificate. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• A Reckoning on Capitol Hill; Conyers Under Pressure; Trump Retweets Anti-Muslim Videos; Duke Praises Trump's Retweet. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


November 28, 2017
• Senator Schumer Responds President Trump's Criticism on Twitter; Trump On Capitol Hill As Dems Drop Out for White House Meeting. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Pelosi and Schumer Don't Meet with Trump; Little Room for Defectors on the Tax Bill; Trump Honors Navajos; Scaramucci Defends Trump. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 27, 2017
• Congress Back To Work Amid Sex Scandal Distractions; Trump Signals Support For Roy Moore In Alabama; Did Michael Flynn Flip?. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Republicans Tax Bill; Little Room for Defectors; Trump Meets with GOP; Pro-Tax Reform Ads; Showdown over Consumer Watchdog. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 26, 2017
• Former Staffers Accuse Rep. Conyers of Harassment; Flynn's Lawyers No Longer Sharing Info with Trump Team; Trump's Defense of Moore Splits GOP; Trump to Meet with GOP Senators Ahead of Key Tax Vote. Aired 8-9a ET


November 24, 2017
• Terror Incident in London; North Korea Fortifying Its Border After Soldier Defects; The Navy Halts Search For 3 Missing Sailors in Philippine Sea. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Egyptian Mosque Attack; Flynn's Lawyers Not Sharing Information; Trump Talks to Erdogan; London Subway Incident. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


November 23, 2017
• North Korea Defector Is "Lucky To Be Alive"; U.S. Forces Train For First Response With North Korea; Trump Thanks Coast Guard Members, Touts Economy; Politics Now An Inevitable Part Of Thanksgiving; GOP Senators Follow Path of "The Pardoned Turkey" Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Thanks Military; Search for Missing Sailors Expands; Argentinian Sub Missing; Facebook Shows Russia Propaganda; Senate to Vote on Tax Plan; Sessions Orders Review. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 22, 2017
• Senator Cohn Faked Bad Connection To Get Off Trump Call; Top Dem Calls On Conyers To Step Down From Judiciary Post; Trump Goes On Another Mar-A-Lago Twitter Rant. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Defends Moore; Jones' Chances of Winning; Navy Plane Crash; Trump Impact on Courts. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 21, 2017
• Trump: Tax Cuts A "Big, Beautiful" Christmas Present; Corker Won't Accept Plan "Adding One Penny To The Deficit"; CBS News Fires Journalist Charlie Rose; RPT: Conyers Settled Complaint Involving Sex Misconduct; Trump To Pardon Turkeys "Wishbone" & "Drumstick"; Soon: Trump Pardons Turkeys At The White House. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Speaks with Putin; New North Korean Sanctions; Additional Remains Found; Haitians Warned; Trump Ends Protected Status; Haitian Dreamers. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 20, 2017
• Kushner's Attorney: Senate Panel Is Playing "Gotcha Games"; Scrutiny Mounts Over Kushner's Lack Of Transparency; Attorney Defends Kushner Against Criticism Over Failing To Turn Over Russia-Related Documents; Senate Panel: Kushner Did Not Disclose Key Documents; Outspoken Sports Figures Draw Trump's Ire; Trump: I Should Have Left UCLA Players In Chinese Jail; New Accuser: Woman Says Franken Inappropriately Touched Her; Second Woman Accuses Sen. Franken of Sexual Misconduct; Sen. Gillibrand: We Need An Ethics Investigation For Franken. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Talks At Cabinet Meeting; Trump Designating State Sponsor of Terror; America's Big Tax Break; Moore Sexual Assault Allegations; Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 19, 2017
• Senator Franken Accused of Forcibly Kissing Woman, Groping Her; Franken, Moore Allegations Revive Trump Accusations; Moore: McConnell & His Cronies Trying to Steal Election; GOP House Passes Tax Plan; Russia Investigation. Aired 8-9a ET


November 17, 2017
• Houses Passes Tax Reform: Future Unclear In Senate; Analysis: Senate Bill Would Raise Middle Class Taxes; Rev. Jesse Jackson Says He Has Parkinson's Disease; House, Senate Tax Reform Plans Very Different; Shouting Match Erupts In Senate Over GOP Tax Bill. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Washington Reels from Week of Chaos; Kayla Moore Speech; Moore's Wife Says Not Stepping Down; Trump Tweets on Franken. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 16, 2017
• House Tax Vote Today: Future Of Senate Bill Unclear; Moore Not Backing Down As New Accusations Surface; Washington Post: Two More Women Say Roy Moore Made Unwanted Overtures At An Alabama Mall; Franken Promises To Cooperate With Ethics Probe. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Menendez Jury Deadlocked; Accusations against Franken; Trump Leaves Capitol Hill. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 15, 2017
• Senate Committee Weighs Presidential Nuclear Authority; Trump Touts "Successful Trip" To Asia Upon Return; Ryan Says House Will Require Harassment Training; Congress Uses Tax Dollars To Settle Sexual Harassment Claims; Meet Doug Jones; Democrat Vying For Seat Against Moore. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Sessions as Write-in Candidate; Calls for Moore to Leave Race; Tax Bill Includes Obamacare Mandate Repeal. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 14, 2017
• Sessions: "I Reject Accusations That I Have Ever Lied"; Sessions: "I Have Always Told The Truth" On Russia Contacts; Sessions: I Recalled Papadopoulos Meeting After Media Reports; Sessions: Justice Dept. Will Not Be Infected By Politics; Sessions: I Have No Reason To Doubt Roy Moore's Accusers. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Sessions Faced Questions on Capitol Hill. Sessions Congressional Hearing. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 13, 2017
• Trump Sides With Putin, Then Intel Agencies On Meddling; Ex- Intel Chiefs Foreign Leaders Play On Trump's "Ego" & "Insecurities"; Congress Moves Forward With Tax Bill; Biden Leaves 2020 Question Wide Open; SNL Pokes Fun At "Fresh, New" Democratic Faces. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• McConnell Says Moore Should Quit; Trump Talks with Duterte. Trump Criticizes Kim Jong-un. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 12, 2017
• Voters Rebuke Trump in Off-Year Elections; Republicans Pledge to Pass Tax Plan by End of Year. Aired 8-9a ET


November 10, 2017
• CNN Exclusive: Special Counsel Interviews Senior White House Aide Stephen Miller About Comey Firing; Ex-Trump Bodyguard Testifies He Rejected 2013 Russian Offer To Send Five Women To Trump's Hotel Room In Moscow; House Panel Passes Tax Bill, As Senate Unveils Own Plan; Breitbart: McCain, McConnell Helping Push Moore Out Of Race. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Roy Moore Allegations; Alabama Senate Race; Trump's Asia Trip; Investigation into Flynn. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 09, 2017
• Tillerson: Trump-Putin Meeting Still Under Consideration; Pelosi: Millions In Middle Class Face Tax Hike Under GOP Plan; Democrats See New Opportunities After Tuesday Election; Sen. Paul's Alleged Attacker Pleads Not Guilty; Sen. Paul's Office: "This Was Not A Fight, It Was A Blindside". Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Senate to Unveil Tax Plan; Trump's About-Face on China; Bannon on China's Power. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 08, 2017
• Ryan: Election "Puts More Pressure" On Passing Tax Reform; Falwell: D.C. Should "Annex" Northern Virginia; Trump Touts Accomplishments One Year After Election; Trump Tweets Despite Great Firewall Of China; Trump Jr. Slams Twitter's New Character Count. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Democrats Win Across County; Trump talks Election; Maine Votes for Medicaid Expansion; Trump Warning to Pyongyang; Trump Urges Russia and China on North Korea; Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 07, 2017
• Texas Officials Give Update On Church Shooting. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Gunman Had History of Abuse; Gun Control Debate Reignites; Trump on North Korea. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 06, 2017
• Trump Diplomacy On The Global Stage; Trump: Japan Should Buy More Missiles; Kremlin-Connected Lawyer Tells Bloomberg Trump Jr. Hinted At Review Of Sanctions; Texas Town Mourns Victims Of Church Massacre. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Texas Massacre Update; Texas Massacre Suspect Threatened Mother-in-Law; Gunman Had Bad Conduct Discharge; Trump Blames Mental Health; Bump Stock Ban Talks. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 05, 2017
• North Korea, Trade at Top of Trump's Agenda in Asia; Trump "Disappointed" In Justice Department; Brazile Considered Replacing Clinton with Biden; Breaking Down Trump's Economic Numbers; New GOP Plan Would Cut Taxes, Limit Popular Deductions. Aired 8-9a ET


November 03, 2017
• Trump Embarks On His First Presidential Trip To Asia; S. Korean Officials Warn Of New N. Korea Nuclear Test; Ex DNC Chair: Clinton Secretly Controlled DNC Before Nom.; Twitter Employee Shuts Down Trump's Account. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Sessions Faces New Scrutiny; Hitting ISIS after NYC Attack; Kushner Turns over Documents; October Jobs Report; Trump's Credit for Economy; GOP Tax Plan. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 02, 2017
• Clovis Withdraws Name From Running For Agriculture Post; New Video Shows Children Trapped Inside School Bus; Trump: Terror Suspect "Should Get Death Penalty"; Trump; Trump Predicts GOP Tax Plan Passed By Christmas; Trump: Semiconductor Company Moving HQ To U.S. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• GOP Unveils Tax Plan; Paul Ryan Interview; Trump Applauds Tax Proposal. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 01, 2017
• Remarks By President Trump In Cabinet Meeting; Diversity Visa Lottery Program. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Police Share Attack Information; Preventing Vehicle Attacks; Trump Attacks Schumer. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 31, 2017
• Kelly: Indictments Have Nothing To Do With Trump; Kelly Won't Apologize For Comment About Congresswoman; Facebook, Twitter, Google Lawyers On The Hill. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• White House Concern; Trump Tax Reform Discussion; Tax Reform by Christmas. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 30, 2017
• Paul Manafort, Rick Gates Indicted On 12 Counts Including Conspiracy Against U.S., Money Laundering, False Statements; Trump Campaign Adviser Met With Russian To Discuss "Dirt" On Clinton, Pleads Guilty To Lying To FBI. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Three Caught up in Mueller Probe; White House Indictment Reaction; Papadopoulos Please Guilty. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 29, 2017
• GOP Divide on President Trump; Trump Begins Asia Trip This Week. Aired 8-9a ET


October 27, 2017
• Trump Calls Opioid Epidemic a "Human Tragedy"; Trump Opens Up About Late Brother's Addiction Struggle; Some JFK Assassination Records Released; Intelligence Community Requested Redactions; Trump Teased a Full Release of JFK Files; Trump Calls Steyer "Wacky & Totally Unhinged"; Steyer Ad Pushes for Trump's Impeachment. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Wanted Gag Order Lifted; Trump Tweets about Collusion; Congress Works on Tax Reform. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 26, 2017
• Trump: The Media Portrays Me As Uncivil; Firm Hired By Trump Campaign Asked WikiLeaks For Access To Clinton Campaign E-Mails; Long Secret JFK Files Set For Release Today. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Republicans Pass Budget Blueprint; Trump Declares Opioid Emergency; Drug Overdose Discussion. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 25, 2017
• Flake Rips Trump's "Worst Impulses" In Fiery Speech; Cohn: State/Local Tax Deduction "Not A Red Line"; Pence, Senate Kill Rule That Made It Easier To Sue Banks; Sanders On Kelly: No Apology Necessary. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Senators Rail Against Trump; Flake Retirement Draws Criticism; Fighting Hurts Agenda; Funding for Trump Dossier; Flake Criticizes Trump in Speech. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 24, 2017
• Corker: I Wouldn't Support Trump Again; Top U.S. General Reveals New Info On Niger Ambush; Trump Arrives On Capitol Hill For Meeting With McConnell, Corker, GOP Senators. Aired 12:30p-1p ET
• House Intel Chair Holds News Conference; Probe Into Obama-Era Uranium Deal; Trump Speech at White House; Corker Speaks Candidly; Trump on Chaos. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 23, 2017
• Trump Pushes Republicans On Taxes, Health Care; Tillerson Makes Unannounced Trip To Iraq; EPA Inspector General Investigating Pruitt's Plane Use; Cuban Contemplates Presidential Run In 2020. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Defends Call; Senators Call for Authorization Debate; Congressional Black Caucus Demands Apology; McCain Takes Swipe at Trump; Singapore Prime Minister At White House; Trump Ignores Questions. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 22, 2017
• Sanders: "Highly Inappropriate" to Debate Four-Star General; Trump Spars with Congresswoman Over Condolence Call; Trump: "End of the ISIS Caliphate is in Sight"; Lawmakers Push for Review of President's War Powers; Trump's Nine-Month Presidential Report Card; Bannon Calls Establishment a "Great Danger". Aired 8-9a ET


October 20, 2017
• Bush And Obama Warn Against Division; Trump Meets With U.N. Secretary-General; Kelly Accuses Congresswoman of Grandstanding. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Kelly Defends Trump; Trump Spars with Congresswoman; Senate Passes Budget; Bush and Obama Warn Against Division. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 19, 2017
• Bipartisan Deal To Shore Up Obamacare "Stalled"; Puerto Rico's Governor Meets With Trump; Trump Praises FEMA's Work In Puerto Rico. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Bush Attacks Divisive Politics; Bush on Foreign Aggression; Mattis Demands Answers; McCain on Niger Investigation; Budget Vote in Senate. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 18, 2017
• Sessions Testifies About Russia Investigation; Trump Criticized Over Call To Fallen Soldier's Widow. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Jeff Sessions Hearing; Sessions on Conversations with Trump. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 17, 2017
• Trump Hits Obama For Response To Fallen Soldiers; McCain Blasts 'Half-Baked Spurious Nationalism'; Ivanka and Jared Invite Dems To Dinner. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump on GOP War; McConnell Must Go; Drug Czar Withdraws; Trump and Greek Prime Minister at White House. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 16, 2017
• Tillerson Refuses To Say If He Called Trump A "Moron"; Bannon: Kochs "Would Own" Pence If He Became President; Gillespie Keeps Distance From Trump In Virginia Gubernatorial Race. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Senate Vote on Budget; Bannon Aims at McConnell; Trump Speaks at Cabinet Meeting; Trump on Bannon. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 15, 2017
• Trump Ends $7 Billion in Obamacare Subsidies; Trump Decertifies Iran Nuclear Deal; Bannon Declares War on GOP Establishment; Kelly: My Job Isn't to Control Trump; Storm Recovery Tests Puerto Rico's Endurance. Aired 8-9a ET


October 13, 2017
• Collins Announces She's Staying In Senate; Kelly Spars With Reporters: 'No, I'm Not Frustrated'; Trump Set To Announce New Approach To Iran. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Punts Nuclear Deal Decision; New U.S.-Iran Strategy; Trump Ending Subsidies. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 12, 2017
• Trump: Puerto Rico Was In Trouble Before Hurricane; Trump: Iran Deal Is 'Single Worst Deal' Ever; Hannity: U.S. Should Work With Assange; Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Eases Insurance Rules; Trump Jokes with Paul; Republicans Aren't Unified. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 11, 2017
• Obama And Clinton End Silence On Weinstein; Biden To Speak On Sexual Violence; NFL Chief: "Everyone Should Stand" For Anthem; Can Trump Claim Victory In Anthem Kneeling Debate?; Eminem Unleashes On Trump In Freestyle Rap Video. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Talks Tax Reform in Pennsylvania; Trump Urged to Focus on Tax Reform; Republicans Eager to Move on from Feud; Trump's Billionaire Friend Comments; Trump Rages Against Fake News; Ryan Pushes Regulatory Fix; Bannon Backs Challengers; Fires in California; Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 10, 2017
• Trump Says He Has Confidence In Tillerson; Tillerson Having Lunch At W.H. Today; First Lady Visits Drug Treatment Center In West Virginia; Ivana Trump Jokes About Being "First Lady"; First Lady's Office Slams Ivana Trump As "Attention Seeking"; Senator Feinstein Will Run For Re-election Next Year. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Confidence in Tillerson; Trump on Tax Cuts; Trump Derides Corker; Legislative Wins with Feuding GOP; California Wildfire Outbreak; Trump on WWIII Comment. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 09, 2017
• Price Tag For Pence's Trip To Indianapolis; Bannon Focusing On At Least 6 GOP Senators Up For Re-election Next Year; Ivana Trump Opens Up About The President. Aired 12:3-1p ET
• Trump and Corker Bitter Feud; Corker Says Senators Agree with Him; List of Priorities for DACA Deal; Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 08, 2017
• Trump Wants "Temporary Deal" with Dems on Obamacare; GOP Lawmakers Open to Bill Banning Bump Stocks; New Questions about Trump and Tillerson Getting Along; Tropical Storm Nate Moving Inland. Aired 8-9a ET


October 06, 2017
• Las Vegas Shooter's Motive Still A Mystery; Source: Las Vegas Shooter Tried To Buy "Tracer" Ammunition; Congress May Consider Bump Stock Ban; Rep. Sanchez: Time For New Generation Of Dem Leaders; Trump Speaks At White House Hispanic Heritage Event. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Gulf Coast Braces for Storm; Trump Rebukes Military; Economy Takes Hit from Hurricanes; New Obamacare Change. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 05, 2017
• First Responders Discuss Las Vegas Massacre Response; Tillerson Denies He Wanted To Resign From His Post. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Probe for Gunman Accomplice; Las Vegas Massacre Motive; First Responders Press Conference. Aired 12-12:30p ET


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