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May 11, 2018
• Trump Approval Ticks Up On Key Issues; Kelly: Illegal Immigrations Don't Easily Assimilate Into U.S.; George W. Bush Warns Against American Isolationism; Limbaugh: Trump Thinks "Appearing As A Victim" Helps With Base; Giuliani In 1998: President Must Comply With Subpoena. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• White House Aides Comment about McCain; McCain's Daughter Fights Back; Trump Supports Pruitt; Trump Berates Nielson; Kelly Considers Quitting. Aired 12-12:30p ET


May 10, 2018
• Sources: Cohen Pitched Himself Promising Access To Trump; Scrutiny Mounts Over Payments Made To Cohen After Election; Republicans Move To Force DACA Vote In House; Giuliani Resigns From Law Firm. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Welcomes Freed Prisoners; Trump's Meeting with Kim; Pentagon Releases Niger Mission Report; McCain Rejects Haspel. Aired 12n-12:30p ET


May 09, 2018
• Stormy Daniels' Lawyer: U.S. Firm Linked To Russian Businessman Paid $500k To Cohen; CNN: Mueller Team Questions Russian Oligarch About Cohen Payments; McConnell Team Taunts Blankenship With Narcos' Reference; V.P. Pence's Brother Greg Wins GOP Primary In Indiana. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Americans Released from North Korea; Haspel Confirmation Hearing; Haspel on Destroying Tapes; Trump Summit with Kim Jong-un; Trump on Iran Nuclear Deal. Aired 12-12:30p ET


May 08, 2018
• Giuliani Wavers On Whether Trump Should Testify; House Chaplain Meets With Ryan After Strange Week; N.Y. Attorney General Resigns Amid Abuse Allegations; Key Indiana Primary Could Come Down To Trump. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Blankenship in West Virginia Primary; Blankenship Comments on McConnell; Trump Decision on Iran; Trump on Giuliani. Aired 12-12:30p ET


May 07, 2018
• CNN: Haspel Offered To Withdraw Nomination On Friday; CNN Poll: Melania Trump Approval Rating At 57 Percent; Rep. Nunes Threatens Sessions With Contempt In Russia Probe; Sen. McCain Planning Farewell While Battling Brain Cancer. Aired 12:30-1pm ET
• Dodging Mueller's Subpoenas; Senate Primaries This Week; Trump Tweets About Blankenship; Haspel Nomination for CIA. Aired 12-12:30p ET


May 06, 2018
• Trump Changes Story on Stormy Daniels Payoff; Trump: Administration is "Fighting to Protect" Gun Rights; Judge in Manafort Case: Mueller's Aim is to Hurt Trump; Trump Won't Be Invited to McCain's Funeral. Aired 8-9a ET


May 04, 2018
• Unemployment Rate At 18-year Low; Chamber of Commerce Group Airs Ads Supporting GOP Candidates; Trump Denies NYT Report On U.S. Troops In South Korea; Report: Pruitt Staffer Shopped Negative Stories About Zinke; President Trump To Address NRA's Annual Convention. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Denies He Changed His Story on Stormy Daniels; Trump: Would Meet with Mueller, But Only if Treated Fairly; Trump on Giuliani: He'll Get His Facts Straight About Stormy Daniels Saga; Some Conservatives Call Out Trump Over Stormy Daniels Payment; Kellyanne Conway: Never Heard About Stormy Daniels Payment During Campaign; Judge in Manafort's Case Says Mueller's Aim is to Hurt Trump, and Orders Mueller's Team to Turn Over Unredacted Rosenstein Memo; Giuliani Confirms Issuing a Statement to Clarify Stormy Daniels Payment Confusion; U.S. Unemployment Rate Drops for the First Time in 18 Years Below 4 Percent. Aired 12-12:30p ET


May 03, 2018
• Caputo: Mueller Team "Very Focused On Russian Collusion"; Official: Trump Admin Confident North Korea Will Release Detainees; W.H. Legislative Director: Scott Pruitt Could Do A Better Job; Giuliani Matches Trump's Rhetoric on Russia Probe. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• White House Caught Flat-Footed; Trump Repaid Cohen; Giuliani Interview Speaks Questions; Mueller Focused on Collusion. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


May 02, 2018
• Mueller Raised Idea of Subpoena With President's Lawyers; NYT: Ty Cobb Out As W.H. Lawyer, Replaced By Emmet Flood; Wash Post: Lobbyist Helped Arranged Pruitt's $100K Morocco Trip; GOP Committee Chair Defends Handling Of Jackson Allegations. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Southwest Flight Diverted; Military Cargo Plane Crashes in Georgia; Rosenstein Fires Back; Trump-Mueller Interview. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


May 01, 2018
• GOP Holds Advantage On Taxes & Economy; Security Chief Among Two Pruitt Aides Leaving EPA; Trump Delays Steel, Aluminum Tariffs For Key U.S. Allies; NBC: Trump's Former Doctors Says Office 'Raided' For Medical Files; Cohen Responds To National Enquirer Cover. Aired 12:30- 1p ET
• Mueller's Questions for Trump; Source of Leaked Questions; Netanyahu's Documents on Iran; Democrat Odds Improving. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


April 30, 2018
• Midterm Elections Are Just Six Months Away; Ex-Bush Admin Ethics Lawyer Running For Senate As A Dem; Montana Voters Weigh In On Trump Vs. Tester; Trump Must Decide Tonight About Tariffs For U.S. Allies; Trump Calls WH Correspondents Dinner 'Total Disaster'. Aired 12:30-1pm ET
• Asylum Seekers at Border; McConnell Dodges Migrant Question; Trump Talks Guest Farm Workers; Cautious Amid North's Promises; Trump Predicts Midterms. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 29, 2018
• Trump Rallies Base Six Months from Midterms; Kim Promised to Close Nuclear Testing Facility; Trump's Nominee for V.A. Secretary Forced to Withdraw; GOP Intel Committee Report Finds no Collusion. Aired 8-9a ET


April 27, 2018
• NYT: Russian From Trump Tower Meeting Says She's "Informant"; Manafort Loses Effort To Challenge Mueller Authority In Civil Court; Trump Hosts Winter Olympics, Some Athletes Decline Invitation; Speaker Ryan Asks House Chaplain To Resign". Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Merkel Meets with Trump; Macron Faces Tough Headlines; Trump and Merkel Speak at White House; Korean Leaders Pledge Peace. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 26, 2018
• Scandal Allegations Mounting For EPA Chief Pruitt; Pruitt Dodges Questions About Employment Pay Raises; Special Master Appointed In Michael Cohen Proceedings; Sessions Defend Justice Department After Trump Criticism. Aired 12:30-1pm ET
• President Trump Attempts to Distance Himself from Michael Cohen; Stormy Daniels' Attorney Says Their Case Gets Better Every Day; Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 25, 2018
• Judge Orders DHS To Accept New DACA Applications; Source: George H.W. Bush Doing Much Better After Injection; First Lady Steps Into Spotlight During State Dinner; Republicans Hold Onto House Seat In Arizona; Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Trump Travel Ban. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Misconduct Embroil VA Secretary Nominee; Macron Addresses Congress; Travel Ban Arguments. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 24, 2018
• Dems Hope To Flip AZ District In Special Election; Trump Holds News Conference With French President. Aired 12:30-1pm ET
• Trump and Macron to Talk Iran Nuclear Deal; U.S.-France Trade Deal; Trump and Macron Relationship; Controversy Surrounding VA Nominee; Special Election in Arizona. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 23, 2018
• Romney Fails To Secure Utah GOP Nomination; Police: No Confirmed Sighting Of Waffle House Shooter; Duchess Of Cambridge Gives Birth To Baby Boy. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Macron Tests Friendship With Trump; Trump Touts Progress With North Korea; Pompeo Faces Rebuke; Senators Question VA Nominee; Romney Fails GOP Nomination. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 22, 2018
• U.S.-North Korea Relations; Pompeo Senate Confirmation; Romney Fails to Secure Utah GOP Nomination; The Trump Effect on the GOP. Aired 8-9a ET


April 20, 2018
• Romney Not A Shoo-In For Utah Senate Seat; CNN Analysis: Dems Lead GOP Fundraising In 49 House Races; National School Walkout Renews Calls For Gun Safety; U.S. Workers Worry Trump's Tariff Plan Will Hurt Economy. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• DNC Files Lawsuit; Comey Memos Released; Giuliani joins Trump Legal Team; Romney Not Shoo-in for Senate. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 19, 2018
• Trump: Rang Paul Has "Never Let Me Down"; Many Conservatives Not Yet Supporting Trump in 2020; Trump: Trade Deficit With Japan "Massive By Any Standpoint". Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Cohen Drops Libel Suits; Cohen Flip on Trump; Trump on Firing Rosenstein and Mueller; Trump Insists No Collusion. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 18, 2018
• Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies at 92; Ambassador Haley: "With All Due Respect, I Don't Get Confused"; Sen. Manchin In New Ad: "Washington Sucks"; Senators Voice Concerns After Classified Syria Briefing. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• 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


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