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January 02, 2018
• Iran and Pakistan Criticize President Trump; McCain's Health Update; Trump Blames Lack of DACA Answers on Democrats; Aired 12- 12:30p ET


January 01, 2018
• Military to Accept Transgender Recruits. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump on 2018; North Korean Mixed Message; Deaths at Iran Protests; Iranian President on Trump's Sympathy; Russia Probe Sparked by Conversation. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 31, 2017
• Watching for Human Rights Violations in Iran; At Least 2 Dead in Iran Anti-Government Protests; Trump Says "No Collusion"; DNC Struggling to Raise Money Ahead of 2018; Trump Eyes His Next Agenda Item: Infrastructure; Alabama Certifies Jones' Win Over Moore. Aired 8-9a ET


December 29, 2017
• China Denies Trump's Claim; The Chances of a New Ballistic Missile Test Possibly Within a Few Days. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump on Russia Probe; Trump Talks about Manafort; Trump Working with Democrats; Democrats to Win Trump Country. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


December 28, 2017
• Tillerson: U.S. Has "Poor Relationship" With Russia; Homeowners Rush to Prepay 2018 Property-Tax Bills; Trump Falsely Claims He's Signed The Most Legislation. Aired 1230-1pm ET
• Moore Suit Won't Delay Certification; Moore Asks Courts to Intervene; Alabama to Certify Senate Election. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 27, 2017
• Prince Harry Grills Obama In Rapid-Fire Exchange; Obama Warns Against Biased Social Media Use; Extreme Weather Events Wash Over U.S. Aired 12:30-1pm ET
• Trump's 2018 Agenda; Pentagon Sued for Not Reporting; New North Korean Sanctions. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 26, 2017
• Russian Opposition Leader Calls for Election Boycott; Kremlin: Russia Ready to Act as Mediator on North Korea; Apple Sued over Slowing Order iPhones. Aired 12:30-1pm ET
• Trump Back on Twitter; Trump Slams Russia Probe; Trump Rips Obamacare; Immigration Reform; JetBlue Flight Skids Off Taxiway; Arctic Blast Brings Freezing Temperatures. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 24, 2017
• Trump: "Very Proud" of Tax Reform Bill; U.N. Rebuke of Trump and His Jerusalem Decision. Aired 8-9a ET


December 22, 2017
• CNN: Deputy FBI Director Could Back Up Comey's "Loyalty" Claim; CNN Poll Shows Huge Partisan Divide on Russia Probe; Israel: Other Countries Will Follow Trump's Jerusalem Decision; Bannon Hits Trump and His Inner Circle. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Signs Tax Reform; Democratic Pollster on Trump; Key Battles Pushed to New Year; Pelosi on DACA; Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 21, 2017
• CNN Poll: Trump Approval at 35 Percent; Republicans Compete To Out-Praise Trump; Warner: Firing Mueller Would Be A "Gross Abuse Of Power"; W.H.: There Is No Consideration Of Firing Special Counsel; Some Republicans Step Up Attacks On Mueller; Franken Makes Final Speech As U.S. Senator. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Haley Warns U.N.; Government Shutdown Looming; U.N. Votes Condemns Jerusalem Decision. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 20, 2017
• House Voting Now On GOP Tax Reform Bill; House Passes GOP Tax Reform Bill. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Speaks at Cabinet Meeting; Trump Praises Tax Cuts; Trump's Pat on the Back. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 19, 2017
• Trump Unveils National Security Strategy; NTSB: Train Was Traveling 80 MPH In 30 MPH Zone; Trump Takes Place On Big Stage At Disney; Trump's Lawyers to Meet With Special Counsel This Week; CNN: Trump Expects Special Counsel To Exonerate Him Soon. Aired 12:30-1pm ET
• GOP Set to Pass Tax Bill; Four Days Away from Shutdown; Trump's Poll Numbers; Trump Considered Pulling Nomination. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 18, 2017
• Amtrak Train Dangling onto Highway, Multiple Fatalities. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Amtrak Derailment in Washington; Multiple Fatalities in Derailment; Authorities Investigating Derailment. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 17, 2017
• Roy Moore Refuses to Concede; Ryan Jokes about a Thankless Job; Trump Transition Lawyer Accuses Mueller of Improperly Obtaining Emails; GOP Leaders Win Over Two Holdouts: Rubio & Corker. 8-9a ET


December 15, 2017
• Republicans Scramble to Lock in Votes on Tax Plan; Trump Judicial Nominee Fumbles Basic Legal Questions; Tillerson: Free Press is Vital in Myanmar; Tillerson: All Options on the Table for North Korea. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Praises Law Enforcement; Russia Investigation Stokes Anger; Pardoning Flynn; Tillerson on North Korea; Russia's Help with North Korea; Republicans scramble on Tax Vote. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 14, 2017
• Stunning Result In Alabama Worries GOP About 2018; Haley: "Fight Against Iranian Aggression Is The World's Fight"; Farenthold Won't Seek Re-Election Amid Harassment Claims; Omarosa: I Saw Things In W.H. That Made Me "Uncomfortable". Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Republicans Reach Final Tax Bill; Tax Bill Vote Watch; Trump Rejects Russia Meddling. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 13, 2017
• Deputy A.G. Rosenstein Testifies On Russia Probe Hearing; House And Senate Republicans Reach Deal On Final Tax Bill. Aired 12:3-1p ET
• Continuing Coverage of House Juidiciary Hearing with Deputy Atty Gen Rosenetein. Aired 12n-12:30p ET


December 12, 2017
• Polls Now Open In Alabama Special Senate Election; Sessions Won't Say Whom He Voted For In Special Election; Voters Hitting The Polls In High-Stakes Special Election; Sean Spicer Announces He's Writing A Book. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Signs National Defense Authorization Act; Trump's Tweet about Gillibrand; Warren Fires Back at Trump; Alabama Senate Race. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 11, 2017
• Trump's Past Conduct With Women Facing New Scrutiny; Democrats Try to Pull Off Upset Win in Alabama; Bannon Back in Alabama Tonight to Campaign with Moore; Mueller: Manafort Violate Gag Order. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Attempted Terror Attack in New York City; Suspect Background Investigation; Polarizing Alabama Senate Race. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 10, 2017
• Mueller Has 400,000 Documents in Manafort-Gates Case; Trump Points to Booming Economy and Job Market. Aired 8-9a ET


December 08, 2017
• E-mail Shows Effort to Give Trump Team WikiLeaks Docs; Americans Slowly Giving Trump More Credit for Economy; Democrats Pushing for DACA Deal in Spending Bill; Sexual Harassment Allegations Roil Capitol Hill. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trent Franks Resigns from Congress; Harassment Allegations on The Hill; Franken to Step Down; Trump Tweets Moore Endorsement. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 07, 2017
• FBI Director Defends Bureau After President's Twitter Jabs; Democrats Sat Trump Jr. Owes Them More Answers; Southern California Under Siege From Wildfires. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• 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


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