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December 30, 2018
• No End In Sight As Partial Government Shutdown Hits Day 9; Trump Blames Democrats For Deaths of Children At Border; Not Much Christmas Cheer at the White House; How Trump's Presidency Changed Washington; Which Dem Can Beat Trump in 2020. Aired 8-9a ET


December 28, 2018
• AP: Iowa Democrat Says It's OK To "Fall In Like" With 2020 Candidate As Long As The Person Wins; CNN: House Dems Hiring Lawyers To Power Trump Investigations; Nielsen Visits Border After Two Children Die In U.S. Custody; Trump's Evolving Relationship With DHS Secretary Nielsen; Giuliani: Talks On Trump-Mueller Interview Haven't Formally Ended. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Shutdown Threatens To Drag into 2019; Mulvaney Suggests Compromise; Markets Slightly Up; GOP Democratic 2020 Opponents. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 27, 2018
• Dow Tumbles After Record 1000 Point Gain; NYT: 2020 Bid May not Be Easy For Sen. Bernie Sanders; Trump: "Everybody" Wants Defense Secretary Job. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Visits Troops; Trump Brings Politics into Warzone; Workers Share Shutdown Stories; Pelosi Calling the Shots. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


December 26, 2018
• Little Progress as Shutdown Turns Five Days Old; Decision on 2020 White House Run Looming for Democrats; A Look Back and Ahead in the Mueller Investigation. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Economy's Fundamentals Remain Sound; Stocks Bouncing Back; Fed Chair's Job is Safe; Eight-Year-Old Dies in U.S. Custody; Little Progress on Shutdown. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 25, 2018
• CNN Interviews Sen. Claire McCaskill; Congressman Beto O'Rourke Of Texas Pitching In To Help A Group Of Some 200 Migrants Who Got Dropped Off In El Paso Late Sunday With No Warning; Donald Trump Speaks To Children On Christmas Eve As He Tracks Santa Claus. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• President Refuses To Budge On Border Wall; Democrats Get Emboldened To Block Trump; Republicans In The Senate Don't Have Any Interest In Cutting Anymore Deals With The President. Aired 12-12:30a ET


December 24, 2018
• Trump Tweets On Sunday That He Is Dismissing James Mattis Earlier Than February; President Trump And Senator Bob Corker Trade Jabs Once Again. Aired: 12:30-1p ET
• CEOs Baffled by Mnuchin Call; Trump Pressures Mnuchin; Trump to Hold Border Security Meeting; Trump Taps Shanahan; Syria Troop Withdrawal. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 23, 2018
• Senate Adjourns Until Thursday, No Budget Deal in Sight; Pentagon Chief Quits After Trump Orders Syria Pullout; Trump Vented to Acting Attorney General about Cohen Revelations; Rocky Week on Wall Street; Trump Discusses Firing Fed Chairman over Rate Hikes. Aired 8- 9a ET


December 21, 2018
• Senate Taking First Key Vote on Stop-Gap Funding Bill; Justice Ginsburg Underwent Lung Surgery. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Heading Toward Partial Shutdown; Senators Meet With Trump; Schumer on Senate Floor; Ginsburg Underwent Surgery. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 20, 2018
• House Intel Approves Release of Stone's Interview Transcript; Trump Defends Syria Decision Amid Bipartisan Backlash; Dow Drops After Fed Hikes Interest Rates; Whitaker Chose Not To Recuse. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Wants Border Security; Trump Meets with Republicans; Trump's A.G. Pick Controversy; House Intel Releases Stone's Transcript. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 19, 2018
• CNN Obtains Trump Tower Moscow Letter Signed By Trump; Federal Reserve Expected to Raise Interest Rates; Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Criminal Justice Reform; What Will House Speaker Paul Ryan's Legacy Be?. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• McConnell To Introduce Funding Bill; U.S. Withdrawal from Syria; Giuliani Reverses. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 18, 2018
• Judge Rebukes Flynn; "I'm Not Hiding My Disgust"; Flynn's Attorney Asks Judge to Delay Sentencing; Judge Delays Michael Flynn Sentencing. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Flynn in Court; Flynn Continues With Sentencing; Judge Rebukes Flynn; Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 17, 2018
• New Poll: Good News For Trump 2020 and Potential Challengers; First Lady's Rep Fires Back After Condescending Attacks; Sen. Alexander Retirement; Federal Judge in Texas Strikes Down Affordable Care Act; Prison Reform Bill Set For Key Test In Senate. Aired 12:30- 1p ET
• Russia Election Meddling on Social Media; Trump Rages against Probe; Trump Interview with Mueller; Five Days Till Shutdown. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 16, 2018
• President Trump Faces Mounting Legal Investigations; Federal Judge Strikes Down Affordable Care Act; Trump Names OMB Director Mulvaney as Acting Chief of Staff; What Iowa Dems are Looking for in 2020. Aired 8-9a ET


December 14, 2018
• Biden Tops Dem 2020 List with 30 Percent of the Vote; Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl to Resign at End of Year; Trump's Chief of Staff Shortlist Down to Five People; Flynn's "Substantial" Assistance. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Cohen Says He's Telling the Truth; Cohen Says Trump Knew Payments were Wrong; Trump Changes Story. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 13, 2018
• Sen. Inhofe's Defense of Stock Situation; Giuliani Meets with the King of Bahrain; Rep. Mark Meadows Out of Running for Chief of Staff; Pelosi Cuts Deal With Critics; Trump: Cohen, Prosecutors Are Trying to "Embarrass Me". Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Butina Pleads Guilty; Trump on Cohen Breaking the Law; Government Funding Stalemate; GOP Majority Favors Wall. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


December 12, 2018
• Michael Cohen Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Cohen in Court for Sentencing; Cohen Sentenced to 36 Months; Michael Avenatti Speaks after Cohen Sentencing. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 11, 2018
• Dem Leaders and Trump Clash Over Border Security, Spending Bill. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Meets with Pelosi and Schumer; Trump's Meeting with Congressional Leaders; Trump and Democratic Leaders Clash. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


December 10, 2018
• New White House Counsel Expected to Start Today; Congress Races Against Partial Gov't Shutdown Clock; Dem Hickenlooper Hints at 2020 White House Run. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Chief of Staff Search Continues; Trump Defends Innocence; Rubio on Trump and the Law; Stocks Fall Sharply. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 09, 2018
• New Filings Reveal More Trump Campaign-Russia Ties; Democrats Debate Whether to Push Impeachment; Trump Announces Chief of Staff John Kelly is Leaving; Warning Signs for the Trump Economy?. Aired 8- 9a ET


December 07, 2018
• U.S. Adds 155,000 Jobs in November; Unemployment Stays at 3.7 Percent; Trump Names Next U.N. Ambassador; Boston Globe Editorial Board: Warren Shouldn't Run in 2020. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Mueller Team Asked Kelly Questions; Mueller to Make Filing Regarding Cohen; Trump Nominates Barr; November Jobs Report. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


December 06, 2018
• State Funeral for George H.W. Bush. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 05, 2018
• The State Funeral of George H. W. Bush. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• State Funeral for George H.W. Bush. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 04, 2018
• Trump to Visit Bush Family to Pay Private Respects Today; McConnell: Congress Will Avoid Partial Government Shutdown; New Internal GOP Fight Over the Future of the Party; George H. W. Bush's Legacy Defending Americans with Disabilities. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Mueller Filing Expected; CIA Director Briefs Senators; Senators Speak out on Saudi Situation. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 03, 2018
• Trump, China's Xi Agree to Delay Additional Tariffs; Trump Continues Threats Over Wall Funding; Secret Service Will Stay with Bush's Casket Until Texas Burial. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Bush Departing from Houston; Trump on Mueller Investigation; Trump Renews Attacks on Cohen and Mueller; Trump and Xi Agree on Trade. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 02, 2018
• America Says Farewell to George H.W. Bush; Trump & Xi Agree to Temporary Trade Truce; The Life and Legacy of President George H.W. Bush; Trump Takes Center Stage in Mueller Probe. Aired 8-9a ET


November 30, 2018
• Crucial Trump-Xi Meeting Tomorrow Amid Trade War; Trump Meets with Leaders of Japan, India at G20; 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Near Anchorage, Alaska; White House: Trump and Saudi Crown Prince "Exchanged Pleasantries". Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Contradiction in Statements; Conservatives on Possible Collusion; Manafort Sentencing Set. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 29, 2018
• Special Counsel Says Michael Cohen is Telling the Truth; Kremlin Responds to Court Filing By Special Counsel Mueller. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Cohen Plea Deal; Trump Cancels Meeting; Trump Says Cohen's Lying. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 28, 2018
• Pompeo Speaks After Briefing Senators on Saudi Arabia, Yemen; Pelosi Faces Critical Vote in House Speaker Bid; Rep. Jeffries: Pelosi "Will Not Lame Duck Herself" If Elected; Ivanka Trump On Her E-mail Problem. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Pompeo Briefs Senators on Saudi Arabia; Mueller Draft Document Named Trump; Mike Lee Speaks from Senate Floor. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 27, 2018
• Pelosi Could Claim 40 New House Seats for Democrats; O'Rourke Changes Tune on Possible White House Run; Trump: Search for AG is Going Well But Whitaker is Tremendous; Trump Denies Tear Gas Used on Child Migrants. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Manafort Met with Assange; Mueller Says Manafort Lied; Trump's Pitch in Mississippi. Pelosi Votes for Speaker. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 26, 2018
• Trump Threatens to Permanently Close Southern Border; Mia Love Concedes Utah Race to McAdams; Trump to Hold Rallies for GOP Senator in Mississippi; WaPo: Sen. Kamala Harris Could Lose Judiciary Committee Seat. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• GM Announces Cuts; Papadopoulos to Serve Prison Term; Stone Associate Rejects Plea Offer; Threat to Close Border. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 25, 2018
• Trump's Tweets All Migrants "Will Stay in Mexico"; Nancy Pelosi Facing Tight Math in Race for House Speaker; Trump to Hold Two Rallies in Mississippi Tomorrow; Democrats Hope for Stunning Upset in Mississippi; Roger Stone's Associate in Plea Negotiations with Mueller. Aired 8-9a ET


November 23, 2018
• Stone Associate In Negotiations With Mueller; President Trump Wants It To Include $5 Billion For His Border Wall, A Major Sticking Point For Democrats; Some Democrats In The House Problem Solver's Caucus Say They Are Not Ready To Support Nancy Pelosi For Speaker. Aired: 12:30-1p ET
• Dems will Investigate Khashoggi Murder; Trump Assails Courts; Effect on Black Friday Sales; Climate Change Report; Stone Associate in Negotiations with Mueller. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 22, 2018
• Trump Facing Criticism Over Lack Of War Zone Visits; A Parting Shot From The Outgoing GOP Chairman Of The House Judiciary Committee, Subpoenas For Former Fbi Director James Comey And Former AG, Loretta Lynch; The Revolt Against Nancy Pelosi Seems To Be Losing Steam With Yet Another Democrat From The Anti-Pelosi Camp Now Planning To Support Her Bid For House Speaker. Aired: 12:30-1:00p ET
• Trump's Call to Troops; Trump Suggests Closing Border; Trump on Saudi Involvement in Killing. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 21, 2018
• Congressman Reverses Himself, Now Says He'll Back Pelosi; Key Members of Congress Want More Info on Ivanka E-mails; Trump Sides with Saudi Arabia, Sparks Bipartisan Outrage; Justice Roberts Rebukes Trump's Attacks on Court Judges. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Answers to Questions Submitted by Trump; Trump Discusses Prosecution; Whitaker Spoke in Past about Clinton; Giuliani on Mueller Questions; Fudge Won't Challenge Pelosi. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 20, 2018
• 16 Democrats Sign Letter Challenging Pelosi for Speaker; Trump: U.S. Remains Steadfast Partner with Saudi Arabia; Dems Urge DOJ Watchdog to Investigate Whitaker. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Judge Blocks Rule on Asylum Seekers; Poll on Caravan Threat; Border Wall Debate; Stocks Wipe out Gains; Ivanka Trump's E-mails; Challenging Pelosi for Speaker. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 19, 2018
• High Stakes in Mississippi Senate Runoff; Trump Expecting Tuesday Report on Khashoggi Killing; Trump Hints Cabinet Changes Could Be Coming. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Conway on No Collusion; No Mueller Interview; Whitaker and Mueller Probe; Trump Jabs Schiff; Trump Slams McRaven. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 18, 2018
• Trump's Shifting Post-Election Moods & Messages; Showdown Looms Over Pelosi's Bid for Speaker; 2018 Midterm Elections; Trump Finished Written Answers to Mueller. Aired 8-9a ET


November 16, 2018
• Showdown Looms Over Pelosi's Speakership Bid; Conway's Husband Calls Trump Admin "A Dumpster Fire"; Democrats Pick Up A Net Gain of 34 House Seats So Far; Trump Speaks with Reporters in Oval Office. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump and Lawyers Meet on Mueller Questions; Giuliani Calls Questions Possible Traps; Assange Could Face Charges; Florida Moves to Manual Recount; Judge Sides with CNN; Pelosi Faces Possible Challenger. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 15, 2018
• House Dems Sign Letter Opposing Pelosi as Speaker; New Vote Tally Shows Mia Love Closing In on McAdams; Theresa May Takes Brexit Deal to Parliament; Flake Will Block Judicial Nominees if Mueller Isn't Protected. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• White House Running Smoothly; Trump Isolated and Furious; Trump Tweets About Mueller Investigation; Judge Give More Time for Signature Issues; Opposition to Pelosi. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 14, 2018
• More Counting Hiccups as Florida Recount Deadlines Near; Mattis, Nielsen Visit Troops at U.S.-Mexico Border; Pelosi Faces Growing Threat in Bid to Become House Speaker; Sherrod Brown Considering a 2020 White House Run. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Public Pressure to Fire Aide; Trump Eyeing Replacements; Trump Pushing for Key Committee Posts. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 13, 2018
• Senators, Kushner to Push for Criminal Justice Reform; Michelle Obama: 2020 Dem Field Wide Open; 10 Key House Races Remain Undecided; Pelosi Talks About the Gender Bias in Congress. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Eyes Replacements; Ross Dodges Replacement Rumors; Trump Responds to Canceled Cemetery Visit; Legal Drama in Florida Recount. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 12, 2018
• Fears of Overreach Cloud Democrats New Strategy; Former Clinton Adviser: She's Running Again in 2020; Trump Tweets Grievances to European Allies; The Campaign for Beto to Run in 2020. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Recount in Florida; Trump Claims on Florida Ballots; Wildfires Scorch California; Winds Feed Wildfires; Overreach Clouds Strategy. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 11, 2018
• Trump in Paris to Mark Centennial of World War One Armistice; Trump Vows to Expose the Fraud in Florida Election; Warning Signs in 2018 Results for Trump's Re-election Bid; Trump Faces Backlash over Pic for Acting Attorney General. Aired 8-9a ET


November 09, 2018
• Florida Braces for Recounts in Senate, Governor's Race; Some House Dems Trying to Complicate Pelosi's Speaker Bid; WSJ: Sessions Confident Mueller Probe Will Be Handled Appropriately. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Calls White House Sacred; Trump Insults Reporters' Question; Trump Downplays Whitaker. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 08, 2018
• Trump Fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions; 11 House, 2 Senate Races Yet to be Called; 12 People Killed, Up To 15 Wounded in CA Bar Shooting. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Police Identify Shooter; California Bar Shooting; Mueller's Team Begins Report. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 07, 2018
• Trump Speaks as GOP Loses House, Grows Senate Majority. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Donald Trump Holds A News Conference. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 06, 2018
• Republicans Fight to Keep Control of Senate; Florida Senate Race Could Have Historic Finish; U.S. Economy Booming As Americans Vote in Midterms; Trump Hints At Cabinet Shake-up After Election. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump's Midterm Test; Early Voting Record; Democrats Fight for House. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 05, 2018
• U.S. Reinstates All Sanctions on Iran; Georgia Authorities to Investigate Hacking Allegation; Trump Jr. and Guilfoyle Make 6 Stops in 5 States Today. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Hits Three States; Voters Decide Control of Congress; Dead Heats in Florida Races. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 04, 2018
• Trump Ramps Up Immigration Rhetoric in Closing Stretch; New CNN House Ratings: Six Seats Move Toward Democrats; Red State Senate Dems Emphasize Independence in Closing Ads; Candidates Who are Hoping to Make History. Aired 8-9a ET


November 02, 2018
• Vulnerable Races to Watch in Battle for the House; White House Sticks by Saudis Despite Journalist's Murder; Trump Tweets "Game of Thrones" Style Teaser for Iran Sanctions; Dems' and GOP's Closing Argument with Four Days to Go; Suburban NJ Female Voters Weigh In on Trump. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• October Jobs Numbers; Economy and the Election; Democrats Focus on Economy. Aired 12-12:30p ET


November 01, 2018
• Caravan Is About 900 Miles From U.S. Border; Oprah Winfrey Campaigns with Stacey Abrams in Georgia. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Focuses on Immigration; Trump's Top Choice for U.N. Ambassador; Tight Races in Tennessee and Florida; Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 31, 2018
• DOJ Investigating Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke; GOP House Campaign Arm Abandons King; Trump: "Ryan Should Focus on Holding the Majority". Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Tight Race in Arizona and Nevada; Immigration Important to Voters; Trump on the Trail; Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 30, 2018
• Trump's 11-stop Campaign Blitz Before Midterms; Gillum: "Ignore Trump and Vote"; Missouri Senate Race A Dead Heat as Election Day Nears. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump in Pittsburgh Today; Trump Zeroes in on Immigration; Red State Democrats on Immigration. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 29, 2018
• Trump's Latest Campaign Message: "We Can't Go Back"; Hillary Clinton on 2020: "I'd Like to be President". Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Synagogue Suspect in Court; Eleven Killed in Anti-Semitic Attack; Pipe Bomb Suspect Due in Court; Trump Says No Tolerance for Anti-Semitism. Aired 12-12:30p ET


October 28, 2018
• 11 Dead, 6 Wounded in Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting; Trump Suggest Arming Synagogues Expanding Death Penalty; Florida Man Arrested for Sending Mail Bombs to Political Figures; Trump: Media Are Trying to Score Political Points Against Me; New Race Rankings Released; Midterm Countdown. Aired 8-9a ET


October 26, 2018
• Man Arrested in Mail Bombs Identified; Trump Speaks After Arrest in Mail Bombs Case. Aired 12:30-1p ET


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