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April 18, 2018
• Trump Contradicts on Comey; Comey Takes Shots at Trump; Mixed Reactions of Pompeo-Kim Meeting; Puerto Rico Power Outage. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


April 17, 2018
• Southwest Flight Makes Emergency Landing; Comey Seemingly Sticking On Script On Book Tour. Aired 12:30-1pm ET
• Daniels Releases Sketch; Judge Rules on Seized Records; Hannity's Relationship With Cohen; Southwest Makes Emergency Landing; Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 16, 2018
• Macron Says He 'Convinced' Trump To Stay In Syria; Trump On Tax Cuts: This Country Is Starting To Rock. Aired 12:30-1pm ET
• Investigation of Cohen; Daniels' Lawyer Tweets; Comey Damaging his Brand; Comey Credible Witness. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 15, 2018
• U.S., France and U.K. Attack Syrian Chemical Weapons Sites; Trump: Cohen Raid a Disgraceful Situation; Trump Slams Comey on Twitter; Ryan Announces He Will Not Run for Reelection. Aired 8-9a ET


April 13, 2018
• Mattis Warns Trump About Risks Of Aggressive Syria Response; White House Official: Trump May Pardon Scooter Libby; Trump Again Interested In TPP 'Out Of The Blue'. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Court Fight over Seized Information in Raid; Comey's Tell-All Book; Aggressive Syria Response. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 12, 2018
• Lawmakers Grill Trump's Secretary Of State Pick. Aired 12:30- 1pm ET
• Pompeo Hearings. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 11, 2018
• Trump Targets "Fake & Corrupt Russia Investigation" On Twitter; W.H.: Trump "Believes He Has The Power" To Fire Mueller; DHS Secretary Claims Major Spike In Border Crossings; Republicans Join With Democrats To Protect Special Counsel; House Speaker Paul Ryan Wont Seek Reelection. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Paul Ryan Not Seeing Re-election; Republican Party Outlook; Trump Tweet to Russia. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 10, 2018
• FBI Raids Offices, Hotel Room Of Trump's Personal Attorney; Dershowitz: "If This Were Hillary Clinton," ACLU Would Be Screaming; NYT: Rosenstein Personally Signed Off On Warrant To Raid Cohen's Offices. Aired 12:30-1pm ET
• Trump Unhappy Over FBI Raid; Warrant Included Medallions; Response to Syrian Attack; Trump With Emir of Qatar; Trump Cancels Trip; Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 09, 2018
• Bolton Begins As National Security Adviser Amid Syria Crisis; Mark Zuckerberg Meets With Top Lawmakers Before Hearings; Trump Economic Team's Mixed Messages On Tariffs; Florida Gov. Scott Announces Bid For Senate. 1230-1pm ET
• Trump Meets with Cabinet; Syria Response; Trump Challenges Putin's Conduct; Bolton Begins Job. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 08, 2018
• Trump Threatens China with $100 Billion More in Tariffs; Dozens Killed in Apparent Chemical Attack in Syria; CNN: Trump Prepping for Possible Mueller Interview; EPA Head Clings to Job amid Growing List of Controversies; McConnell: 2018 Could be Category 5 Storm for GOP. Aired 8-9a ET


April 06, 2018
• A Week Of Bad Press For EPA Chief Scott Pruitt; Gowdy: "No, I Didn't Like" Serving In Congress; Trump Breaks His Silence On Stormy Daniels; West Virginia Welcomes Trump. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• New Tariffs on China; New Sanctions on Russian Elites; Trump Praises Pruitt. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 05, 2018
• CNN Exclusive: Mueller Team Questioning Russian Oligarchs; Mark Zuckerberg To Testify On Capitol Hill Next Week; Midwest Republicans Warn Trump On Tariffs; CNN: Trump Gets Testy With National Security Team Over Syria. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Border Security Plan; Border Crossing Surged in March; Pruitt Controversy; Mueller Questioning Oligarchs. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 04, 2018
• CNN: Trump Lawyers Told President Is Not A Target At This Point; Wisconsin Governor Warns GOP Of "Blue Wave" Risk; Kasich Stirs Up 2020 Rumors With A N.H. Visit. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Stocks Slide on Trade War; Update on YouTube Shooting; U.S. Troops in Syria; Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 03, 2018
• Trump Urges Embattled EPA Chief To "Keep Fighting"; Trump Meets With Baltic Leaders, Will Hold Presser Next Hour; Trump Says He'll Put Troops On Southern Border. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Dutch Lawyer Sentenced; Mueller Authorized to Investigate Manafort; New Push on Immigration. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 02, 2018
• Senator Ted Cruz Launches Re-Election Big; Ex-V.A. Secretary: I was Fired, I Didn't Resign; Sen. Sanders: Trump Wants To Privatize V.A.; Dems Says She Wont Resign House Seat Over Abusive Staffer. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Darkens His Rhetoric; Stocks Plunge Over Trade; Trump and Putin Discuss Meeting; Nerve Agent Attack in Britain; Trump's Inner Circle. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 01, 2018
• Trump Fires V.A. Secretary, Taps White House Doctor to Replace Him; Source: Mueller Pushed for Gates' Help on Collusion. Aired 8-9a ET


March 28, 2018
• Attorney Seeks to Depose Trump; Trump on North Korea and China Meeting; Russia Link to Trump Campaign. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 27, 2018
• CNN Poll: Trump Approval Rebounds to 42 Percent; Officials Update Police Shooting Death of Stephon Clark; California Justice Department to Oversee Stephon Clark Shooting Probe; Facebook's Zuckerberg Decides to Testify Before Congress. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Silent on Daniels; Defamation Against Cohen; Trump Talks with Porter; Trump Orders Expulsion of Russians; Officers in Louisiana will not be Charged. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 26, 2018
• Trump Signals He's About to Boot V.A. Secretary; Massive Crowds Rally Nationwide to Demand Gun Control; Santorum to Student Protesters: Don't Rally, Learn CPR; Lawyers for Orlando Gunman's Widow Ask for Mistrial; AT&T Battles with DOJ Over Time Warner Merger. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Expelling Diplomats; Russian Ambassador Comments on Expulsions; Trump Dismisses Daniels' Story; Daniels Detailed Alleged Affair; Trump to Boot Shulkin. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 25, 2018
• Trump Faces Conservative Backlash Over Spending Bill; Crowds Rally Coast to Coast Against Gun Violence. Aired 8-9a ET


March 23, 2018
• CNN: "What I Have Said In Private Now Is Behind Me"; Soon: Trump "News Conference" On Spending Bill; Sources: Trump To Speak And Sign Spending Bill. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Threatens Veto on Spending Bill; Opposition Sees Opening; Details of Alleged Affair Revealed. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 22, 2018
• Will Trump Policies Boost the U.S. Economy?; At Least 4 Attorneys Approached to Join Trump's Legal Team; Trump Announcing New Tariffs Against China. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump's Lawyer Resigns; Massive Spending Bill in House; Farming States on Edge. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 21, 2018
• Leaders Say They Reached Deal on $1.3 Trillion Bill; Report: Bannon Oversaw Controversial Facebook Data Collection; Porn Actress, Playmate; Reality Star Pose Threat to Trump; Close Illinois Primary Results A Warning for Incumbents. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Austin Bombing Suspect Dead; Trump Furious over Leak; McConnell on Mueller Probe. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 20, 2018
• Trump: I'll Be Meeting with Vladimir Putin Soon; GOP Loses Support Among Independents and Key Voting Groups; Conservative Dem Fights Survival in Illinois Primary; Trump Touts Military Sales to Saudi Arabia. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• FedEx Package Explosion; Gunman Killed in Maryland Shooting; Additions to Trump's Legal Team; Mueller Questions over Comey Firing; GOP Cautions of Mueller Firing; Intel Committee Briefs on Russian Meddling; Trump Meeting in Oval Office. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 19, 2018
• Whistleblower Raises New Questions About Trump Data Firm; Congress Must Pass New Spending Bill by Friday; Poll: Trump Gets Bump But Dems Widen Midterm Edge; Poll: 21 Percent Have Favorable View of Nancy Pelosi; Trump Unveils Opioid Plan in New Hampshire Today; Flake and Kasich Stir 2020 Speculation With NH Visits. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Gowdy on Mueller Probe; Trump Launches Attacks on Mueller and FBI; GOP Voicing Concerns Over Mueller Attacks; Austin Police Search for Serial Bomber. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 18, 2018
• Pennsylvania Race Shows Trouble Ahead for GOP in 2018; Latest Trump Tweet Attacks Mueller Probe; Trump's Lawyer Calls for End to Russia Probe; Turmoil in White House Over Potential Staff Shake-Up; Dems Look Ahead to November After Pennsylvania Result. Aired 8-9a ET


March 16, 2018
• Trump Tweets on Nevada Senate Race; Clinton Rips Trump Campaign as "Backwards" Thinking; Attorney: Stormy Daniels Has Been Physically Threatened; Session's Considering Firing McCabe Days Before Retirement; Flake Stokes 2020 Speculation with New Hampshire Visit. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Ready to Replace McMaster; White House Staff Shake Ups; Mueller Subpoenas Trump Organization; Races Change in Democratic Favor. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 15, 2018
• Stormy Daniels' Lawyer: More Women Have Reached Out To Me; Trump Threatens to Pull Troops Out of South Korea; Trump Spin: Democrat Won PA Because He Ran As A Republican; Pelosi: Don't Read Too Much Into Lamb Distancing Himself From Me; New Video From Parkland School Massacre Released. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Acknowledges Russia Behind Nerve Agent Attack; Trump Deflects White House Chaos; Second Trump Organization Attorney Involved in Stormy Daniels Case; Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 14, 2018
• PA Nail-Biter in Trump Country Triggers GOP Panic; Trump Approval Mirrors GOP Performance in Special Elections; U.K. To Expel Russian Diplomats After Nerve Agent Attack; No Action From Congress One Month After Florida Massacre; FBI Exec Confirms Tip on Cruz Threat Was Explicit; Students Demand Gun Reform in Nationwide Walkouts. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Students Descend on Capitol Hill; Columbine Students Remember Victims; Democrat Poised for Stunning Upset; Trump Unhappy with Carson. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 13, 2018
• White House Fires Aide Who Put Out Statement On Tillerson's Dismissal; GOP On Edge As PA Voters Cast Ballots in Special Election; Russia House Intel Probe Ends Along Partisan Lines. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Rex Tillerson Fired; Mike Pompeo Nominated; Trump Fires Aide; Potential Trump Administration Exits. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 12, 2018
• GOP Sweats Special Election For Open House Seat in PA; Warren Won't Commit to Finishing Senate Term If Re-elected; Warren Dismisses DNA Test; Trump Stumps For GOP Candidate in Pennsylvania. Aired 12:30- 1p ET
• Trump Tweets Out Gun Reform Plan; White House Backpedals Raising Age; Trump Chided Lawmakers on NRA; Porn Star Offers to Return Money; Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 11, 2018
• Trump Unleashes in Unscripted Campaign-Style Rally; Trump on North Korea: We May Make the "Greatest Deal for the World"; Normally Safe GOP House Seat Up for Grabs Tuesday; Trump's Lawyer Used Trump Organization E-Mail to Facilitate Payoff; Florida Governor Breaks with NRA, Signs Gun Control Bill. Aired 8-9a ET


March 09, 2018
• White House Struggling to Address Stormy Daniels' Scandal; Florida Governor Could Sign Gun Control Bill Today; Trump: "Deals Are My Art Form"; The Obamas in Show Talks with Netflix. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Accepts Meeting with Kim Jong-un; Reaction to Trump and Kim's Meeting; February Jobs Report; Tariffs Could Offset Tax Cuts; Bringing Back Steel Jobs; Stormy Daniels Scandal. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 08, 2018
• Trump Upset with Sanders' Response on Porn Star; Attorney: Trump Not Aware of Payments to Daniels; Florida Gun Bill Imposes New Sales Restrictions. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Speaks at White House; Trump To Make Trade Announcement; Trump Says Tariffs Will be Fair; Kelly Warned Trump about Talking to Witnesses; Mueller Looks into Seychelles Meeting. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 07, 2018
• Porn Star Sues Trump Over Alleged Affairs and "Hush" Deal; Wray Stands Up For FBI During Cybersecurity Speech; Study: 43 Percent Turnover in Top White House Jobs; Cruz Attacks Dem Challenger's Name in Campaign Ad. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Republicans on Trump's Tariffs; Concerns over Trade War; Sessions Lawsuit Against California; Daniels Files Lawsuit. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


March 06, 2018
• N. Korea Willing to Halt Nuclear Tests If U.S. Agrees to Meet; Tillerson: Vietnam Draft Affected Decision to Take Job; Republicans Openly Balk at Trump Tariff Proposal; Ex-Trump Aide Said He'll Defy Mueller, Then Backtracks. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Coats Says Homeland Security Leads on Cyberops; Conway Violated Hatch Act; Trump Touts Progress with North Korea. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 05, 2018
• Trump Meets With Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu In The Oval Office; Will Trump Face Primary Challenge In 2020?. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Ryan's Officer Worried Over Tariffs; Netanyahu Confidant Turns; Trump Hosts Embattled Netanyahu; Early Voting Gives Dems Hope. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 04, 2018
• Sessions Pushes Back Against Trump After "Disgraceful" Insult; Kelly Continues to Misrepresent His Handling of Rob Porter Scandal; Trump Doubles Down on Trade; Trump Stuns Republicans with Gun Proposals. Aired 8-9a ET


March 02, 2018
• WH: NRA Doesn't Have Concerns About Trump; Massive Late-Winter Storm Slamming Northeast Coast; FBI Investigating Ivanka Trump Brokered Business Deal; Baldwin: "It's Like Agony" Impersonating Trump. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Week of Chaos at White House; Campaign Promise on Trade; Tariffs Could Mean Higher Prices; Trump Meets with NRA. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


March 01, 2018
• Democrats Smile as Trump Goes Off Script on Guns; Trump Stuns Republican Lawmakers on Guns; Sen. Sasse "Not Ditching Any Constitutional Protections"; Trump Holds White House Meeting on Trade Rules; Trump Talks Tariff on Steel, Aluminum Imports; Trump: U.S. Will Impose Steel & Aluminum Tariffs Next Week; Americans Polled: Is Trump Racist?; AP-NORC Poll: Majority Americans Think Trump Is a Racist. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Attacks Sessions Again; Sessions Pushes Back; Hicks Leaves White House. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 28, 2018
• Students and Teachers Return to School After Shooting; Dick's Sporting Goods Will Stop Selling Assault Style Rifles; Is Bob Mueller Overstepping?; Evangelist Billy Graham Honored at U.S. Capitol. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Mueller Probes Trump's Business Dealings; Manafort Pleads Not Guilty; Trump Shames Attorney General; Mueller Works for Rosenstein; Hicks Admits to White Lies Kushner Security Clearance. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 27, 2018
• NSA Chief: Trump Hasn't Said to Stop Russian Meddling at Source; Parscale to Run Trump 2020 Re-election Bid; HUD Staffer Demoted After Refusing to Top Legal Limit for Office Decor; Corker Won't Run for Re-election; Will Young People Show Up to Vote in November; New Tension Between Kelly and Ivanka Trump. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Obstacles in Gun Control Debate; Congress Weighs Gun Control; Companies End NRA Discounts; Hick Testifies Before House Committee. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 26, 2018
• Trump Calls For Arming Teachers; Melania Trump Addresses Florida School Shooting. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Hones Gun Control Reforms; Trump Speaks to Governors; Melania Trump Speaks to Governors' Spouses. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 25, 2018
• Multiple Missed Opportunities to Stop Florida Shooter; A Change of Heart on Trump; Democratic Memo Counters GOP Claims of Spying Abuse; Trump Promises to Push Congress on Gun Law Changes. Aired 8-9a ET


February 23, 2018
• Gov. Scott Proposes New Gun Safety Measures; Ex-Trump Aide To Plead Guilty in Mueller Probe; Armed Deputy Waited Outside During Parkland Shooting. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Advised on Gun Control; Gates Reaches Deal; Gates Pleads Guilty. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 22, 2018
• Rubio Confronted by Parents, Survivors at CNN Town Hall; Rubio Signals Changes He Would Support to Restrict Guns; Trump Meets With State Officials to Talk School Safety. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump on Gun Reforms; NRA Pushes Back. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 21, 2018
• Florida Students Hold Press Conference. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Shooting Survivors Rally at State Capitol; Students Speak at State Capitol; CNN Holds Florida Town Hall; Florida Students Hold Press Conference. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 20, 2018
• Trump: I'm Tougher on Russia; Trump Calls Out McMaster on Twitter Over Russia Meddling; Trump Backs Romney For Utah Senate Seat; Parkland Students Head to Tallahassee to Lobby Lawmakers. Aired 12:30- 1p ET
• Mueller Charges Lawyer with Lying; Kushner Meetings during Transition; Politicians Work on Gun Control. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 19, 2018
• Trump Falsely Claims He Never Said Russia Did Not Meddle; Pruitt Postpones Israel Trip Amid Travel Controversy; Security Clearance Overhaul; Florida Shooter Appears In Court. Aired 12:30-1pm ET
• Trump Supportive of Background Checks; Lawmakers on Gun Laws; DC-Area Students Hold Lie-In; Funerals for Florida Victims; Gates Deal with Mueller. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 18, 2018
• Trump on Shooting: "FBI Missed All of the Many Signals"; Mueller Indicts 13 Russians for U.S. Election Meddling; Tough Headlines Follow Trump into Upcoming Week; Senate Immigration Debate Ends in Failure. Aired 8-9a ET


February 16, 2018
• School Shooting in Florida Investigation; U.S. Election Meddling. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Piecing Together Shooter's Background; Gunman Bought Firearm Legally; Funeral for Alyssa Alhadeff; Trump to Meet with Families; Trump's Past Stance on Gun Control; Immigration Fixes Fail in Senate. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 15, 2018
• Trump: Will Tackle the Difficult Issue of Mental Health; 7 People Remain Hospitalized After School Shooting; 17 Killed, At Least 14 Wounded in FL High School Massacre; Suspect Charged with 17 Counts of Premeditated Murder. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Senate Takes Moment of Silence for Florida Victims; Scene of Florida Shooting; FBI Received Warnings; Mental Health Focus after Shooting. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 14, 2018
• Senate in Search of DACA Fix That Can Get 60 votes; Pence Comments on Rob Porter Controversies; VA Secretary Slammed For 2017 European Trip. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Discusses Infrastructure; Trump Ignores Questions on Kelly; Ryan on Breakdown in System; Conversations over Possible Kelly Successor; Oversight Investigating Porter Scandal; FBI Director Contradicts Trump. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 13, 2018
• Porter Ex-Wives Say White House Has Not Reached Out; Trump Meets With Lawmakers to Discuss Trade; Long Promised Immigration Debate Set to Begin in Senate; White House Arranged Off-The-Record Meeting With Porter and Four Reporters. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• FBI Timeline on Porter; White House Pushes Back on Porter Allegations; Intel Chief on Russia Meddling; FBI Concerns over Memo; Porter's Ex-Wives on White House. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 12, 2018
• White House Standing By Kelly Amid Abuse Scandal; Obama's Official Portraits For Smithsonian Unveiled; McConnell Jokes With Schumer At Joint Event. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Unveils Infrastructure Plan; Deficit Headed Back to $1 Trillion; Trump's Speech on Infrastructure Plan; Immigration in the House. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 11, 2018
• White House Personnel Problems Come to the Surface; Pence's Olympic Games Messaging to North Korea. Aired 8-9a ET


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