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April 05, 2019
• Biden Makes Joke Referencing Allegations in Speech to Union; Biden on 2020 Run: "I Am Very Close to Making Decision"; U.S. Adds 196,000 Jobs, Unemployment Stays at 3.8 Percent; U.S. Manufacturing Jobs See A Slight Dip in 2019. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Biden Makes Joke about Allegations; Pelosi on Medicare for All; Pelosi Redirects Party on Impeachment; March Jobs Report; Joe Biden Speaks in Washington. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 04, 2019
• Trump Speaks at WH Opportunity and Revitalization Council Meeting; Biden Releases Video In Wake of Allegations; Electability Questions Loom Over 2020 Democratic Field. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Justice Department Defends Barr's Summary; Effort to Obtain Trump's Tax Returns; Trump Repeatedly Claims Audit Prevents Release of His Returns; Trump Speaks at the White House. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 03, 2019
• Trump: GOP Should've Handled Health Care When We Had Majority; Sources: Biden Proceeding With 2020 Plans Despite Allegations. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Judiciary Committee Subpoena's Mueller Report; National Action Network Hosts Democratic Candidates; Democrats Try to Break Out of Pack. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 02, 2019
• Sen. Sanders Takes Early 2020 Fundraising Lead with $18.2M; Pelosi Weighs in on Biden Controversy; Trump: Puerto Rico Politicians "Only Take From USA". Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Tempers Flare Over House Subpoena Fight; Dems to Subpoena Over Security Clearances; Health Care Punted until After Election; Trump to Decide Border Closures. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 01, 2019
• Critical 2020 Fundraising Deadline Passes; Collins to Barr: Don't Bypass Congress on ObamaCare; Trump Threatens to Close U.S.-Mexico Border; Some Freshman Dems Frustrated Over DCCC Policy. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Subpoena for Full Mueller Report; Biden on Defense Amid First Potential Campaign Crisis; Critical 2020 Fundraising Deadline Passes. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 31, 2019
• Trump's No Collusion Victory Tour; A New Fight Over Health Care; Democrats Push for Release of Full Mueller Report; Beto O'Rourke in Third Place in Latest Poll. Aired 8-9a ET


March 29, 2019
• 2020 Dems in Fundraising Frenzy Ahead of Reporting Deadline; Massive Brexit Protests in London; Voters Colorfully Compares Buttigieg and O'Rourke; Trump Reverses Course on Special Olympics Funding Cuts. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Holds Rally after Mueller Investigation Ends; Questions about Health Care Working Group; Trump Trying to Focus on Health Care. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 28, 2019
• Sen. Booker Looks to Stand Out in Crowded 2020 Field: Klobochar's Trillion Dollar Priority: Infrastructure; Trump Holds First Campaign Rally Since Mueller Report; 2020 Dems Prioritize Michigan After 2016 Election Loss. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• House Democrats Ramping Up The Pressure On The Attorney General To Release What We Now Know Is A More Than 300-Page Mueller Report; Senior White House Adviser And The President's Son-In-Law Jared Kushner Just Spotted On Capitol Hill; Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 27, 2019
• DOJ: Details of Mueller Report to be Issued in Weeks; Author: Barbara Bush Felt Abandoned by GOP; Sen. Gillibrand Takes the Lead on A 2020 Promise. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Speaks on Obamacare, Calls It Expensive and Horrible; Former Vice President Joe Biden Expresses Regrets Over Anita Hill Hearing; Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 26, 2019
• Pelosi Repeats Call for Congress to See Mueller Report; Fight Over ObamaCare; 2020 Dem Candidates Hit Healthcare Topic on the Trail; Soon: Trump Heads to Capitol Hill for Lunch with Senate Republicans; Court Hears Arguments in Partisan Gerrymandering Cases. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Prosecutors Drop Charges against Smollett; Smollett News Conference. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 24, 2019
• DOJ May Release Mueller Report Conclusions Today. Aired 8-9a ET


March 22, 2019
• Trump on Recognizing Israel's Claim on Golan Heights; Trump Blames Media For His Attacks on McCain; Trump Would Like to Run Against Biden, O'Rourke, Sanders; O'Rourke Talks About Past Arrests on Campaign Trail; White House Bracing for Impending Mueller Report. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• White House Awaits Mueller Report; Washington Braces for Mueller Report; Kushner's Used WhatsApp to Talk to Foreign Leaders. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 21, 2019
• Trump Backs Public Release of Mueller Report; Justice Dept. Issues Subpoenas in Boeing Criminal Probe; O'Rourke Campaigns in All 10 Countries in New Hampshire; Trump: Time for the U.S. to Recognize Israel's Sovereignty Over Golan Heights Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Airs Long List of Grievances in Ohio; Hickenlooper Asked About Female VP; Biden Team Weighs Picking Running Mate Early; Trump Backs Release of Mueller Report. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 20, 2019
• Feud Between The Conways, And Trump, Escalates; President Trump Takes Questions Before Ohio Trip. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump's Ohio Trip to Focus on Manufacturing and National Security; Poll Shows Biden and Sanders Lead the Dems; Sanders Beats O'Rourke in Contributions. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 19, 2019
• Trump Meets with Brazilian President at the White House; Trump: Was Never a Fan of John McCain; CNN Poll: 7 in 10 Say Economy is in Good Shape; Democrats: Our Economy Isn't Working for Everyone; KC Star Editorial to Pompeo: Please Don't Run. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Muller Obtained Cohen Warrants Months before Raid; Warren Calls to End the Electoral College; Warren Talks about Reparations. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 18, 2019
• The Evolution of Sen. Lindsey Graham on Trump; Weld Predicts "Trumpism" Will Disappear; Trump Again Tries to Pressure GM on Ohio Plant Closure; Rep. Omar Clarifies Her View on Foreign Policy with Israel. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• O'Rourke Campaign Raised $6.1 million; Biden Slips in Speech; Trump Spends Weekend Airing Grievances; Cracks in the Republican Party over Trump. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 17, 2019
• Trump Criticized for Reaction to White Nationalist Attacks; Twelve GOP Senators Rebuke Trump Over Emergency Declaration; Gillibrand Officially Jumps Into Crowded 2020 Field. Aired 8-9a ET


March 15, 2019
• Booker: I Pledge To Support Whoever Wins Nomination; 2020 Voters Weigh In On O'Rourke's Run; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Comments About Control Of Prescription Drug Prices; North Korea Threatens To Walk Away From Denuclearization Talks; Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) Comments On Negotiations With North Korea; Rick Gates Continues To Cooperate In "Several" Investigations. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Attack on Two New Zealand Mosques; Trump Plans Veto; Booker Pledges Support for Nominee. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 14, 2019
• Roger Stone Trial Date Set For November 5th; O'Rourke: My Wife Is Raising Our Kids "Sometimes With My Help". Aired 12:30-1p ET
• O'Rourke Launches 2020 Campaign; Rebuke in the Senate; Trump on Capitol Hill. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 13, 2019
• Manafort To Serve Total Of 7.5 Years Between Two Cases; Canada Transport Minister Grounds Boeing 737 MAX Aircraft. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Manafort Sentencing Hearing; Manafort Sentenced for Additional Three and a Half Years; Manafort Sentence Total of Seven and a Half Years. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 12, 2019
• Biden Hints At 2020 Announcement "In A Few Weeks"; Washington Post: Spotlight On Biden And Sanders In 2020 Race; NY: Attorney General Subpoenas Trump Organization Banks; Paul Ryan: If 2020 Campaign About Trump's Personality, He Loses. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• College Admissions Cheating Scheme Press Conference; Forty-Six People are Charged in a College Admissions Cheating Scheme; Pelosi Not Going Down Impeachment Path; Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 11, 2019
• Iowa Poll: Trump Remains Strong Among Iowa Republicans; Sen. Doug Jones (D) Alabama Is Interviewed About Possible Rematch with Roy Moore; Gillibrand: Staffers Claim Didn't Amount To "Sexual Harassment"; Beto O'Rourke Still Teasing 2020 Announcement. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Budget Blueprint; Dems Descend on South By Southwest; Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 10, 2019
• Top Issues for Democratic Voters in 2020 Election; Trump's Troubles: Promises that Won't Be Kept. Aired 8-9a


March 08, 2019
• U.S. Economy Adds Only 20,000 Jobs In February; AP: Midwest Farmers Losing Patience With Trump Tariffs; Trump Claims "No Collusion" After Manafort Sentenced. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Bill Shine Resigns as Communications Director; Cohen's Request for Pardon; House Dems Pass Ethics Overhaul. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 07, 2019
• NYT: Biden's Team Says He's 95 Percent Committed To A 2020 Run; Sen. Sherrod Brown: "I'm Not Running For President"; Today: Paul Manafort To Be Sentenced In Virginia Court; Ocasio-Cortez Denies Campaign Finance Violations. Aired 12:30-1pET
• House Votes on Anti-Semitism Resolution; Cohen's Shifting Stories; Biden's 95 Percent Committed to a Run. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 06, 2019
• House Democrats Divided Over Resolution Aimed At Representative Omar; CNN: Pelosi In Closed Meeting Tells Democrats Not To Question Each Other's Patriotism Or Their Loyalty; NYT: Clinton Not Trying To "Close The Door" On 2020; U.S Trade Deficits Soars To 10-Year High of $ 621 Billion. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Homeland Security Secretary Testifies to House Panel Today; White House Rejects Request for Security Clearance Documents; Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 05, 2019
• Senator Sanders Not Interested In Hillary Clinton's 2020 Advice; WSJ: Cohen Attorney Asked Trump Lawyers About Cohen Pardon; Former WH Lawyer: Mueller Is A "Justice-Oriented Person"; Prosecutors Tell Judge About Stone's Weekend Instagram; Presidential Candidate Inslee Faces Criticism Over Super PAC Support. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• White House Prepares to Push Back on Request; House Dems to Condemn Anti-Semitism; Clinton Sits out 2020. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 04, 2019
• Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper Enters 2020 Race; Pelosi: "Point Will Be Made" On Wall If Trump Forced To Use Veto; Rand Paul Won't Back Trump's "Emergency" For Wall Funds; New Poll: Trump Sees High Disapproval Among Minorities; Democrats Document Requests Demand Info From Trump's Orbit. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Dems Request Documents; Catastrophic Tornadoes in Alabama; Hickenlooper Enters 2020 Race. Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 03, 2019
• Trump Ends Tough Week With Two-Hour Speech; Sanders Begins Second Campaign for President; Trump Sides with Kim Jong-un Over Claim About Warmbier. Aired 8-9a ET


March 01, 2019
• Washington Governor Jay Inslee Enters 2020 Race; Bidens Responds To Criticism After Calling Pence A "Decent Guy"; Cohen's Testimony Renews Democrat Interest In Trump's Tax Returns; Wash Post: Ocasio-Cortez Is One Of The Dems Attracting The Most Attention On Fox News. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Kushner's Security Clearance; Warmbier Family Rebukes Trump; Inslee Jumps into 2020 Race. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 28, 2019
• Trump Leaves North Korea Summit Without Nuclear Deal; GOP Representative Meadows, Jordan Accuse Cohen Of Perjury; Source: O'Rourke Won't Challenge John Cornyn For Texas Senate; Poll: Biden, Sanders, O'Rourke Essentially Tie Trump In Texas; "The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power" Premieres Sunday 9PM ET. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Leaves without Deal; Trump Confronts Tests; Trump on Warmbier Case; Jordan Brushes off Accusations. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 27, 2019
• Cohen Testifies Before Congress. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Cohen Testifies Before Congress; Interview with John Dean; Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 26, 2019
• Senate Questions Big Pharma Bosses On High Drug Prices; Sanders On 2016 Election Cycle: "I Did Everything I Could"; Barr Assumes Oversight Of Mueller Probe As Rosenstein Preps Exit; Rosenstein: "Belief" Of Guilt Is "Irrelevant". Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Cohen on Capitol Hill; Trump Arrives for Summit; Castro Warns GOP; GOP Urging to Stand with President. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 25, 2019
• Elizabeth Warren Says She'll Reject Big Money Fundraising Events; Pence Announces New Sanctions On Venezuela; Iowa Dem Voters On 2020 Priorities. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• North Korea Negotiations; Cohen Hearing; Tariff Hike Delayed; Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 24, 2019
• Fight for the Democratic Nomination Heats UP Early; Interview with Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA). Aired 8-9a ET


February 22, 2019
• CNN: Trump Plans Active Role In 2020 Democratic Primary; Poll: 85 Percent Of Republicans Approve Of Trump's National Emergency; Gallup: Trump 2018 Job Approval 50 Percent Or Higher In 17 States; Virginia GOP To Hold Public Hearings On Fairfax Allegations. Aired 12:30-1pm ET
• Manafort Sentencing Memo; Kraft Charged with Soliciting Sex; Resolution to Block National Emergency. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 21, 2019
• Female 2020 Dems Share Questions They Get Asked That Men Don't; Court Docs: Coast Guard Officer Planned Mass Shooting; Pompeo On 2020 Senate Run: It's Ruled Out; Sen. Cornyn Fundraises Off A Possible O'Rourke; House Dems Take On Trump's National Emergency Declaration. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Soon: Stone in court after controversial Instagram post, CNN: DOJ preparing for Mueller report as early as next week, 2020 candidates hear voters' issues on campaign trail, Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 20, 2019
• Trump To Nominate Jeffrey Rosen As Deputy Attorney General; Barr Acknowledges Increased Scrutiny On Dept. Of Justice; Gillibrand Responds After Ranch Dressing Incident; Maryland's GOP Governor Mills Challenge To Trump; Judge Grant Request To Push Back Cohen's Jail Date; Trump Admin. Cancels $1 Billion In Funds For California Rail Project. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump and Sanders Exchange Jabs; Interference in Cohen Probe; Trump Possible Russian Asset; McCabe Claims No Objection to Investigation. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 19, 2019
• 2020 Hopefuls Tout Parental Issues On The Trail; Trump Confidant Speculates On DNI Coats' Job; McCabe Confirms He Opened Counterintelligence Investigation Into Trump; 16 States Challenging Trump's National Emergency Declaration. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Sanders Joins Race for 2020; Stone Ordered to Court after Posts; White House Ties to Saudi Nuclear Project; Warren's Child Care Plan. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 18, 2019
• 2020 Candidates Focus On New Hampshire And Iowa Campaign Stops; NC Elections Board Holds Hearing On Undecided House Race; President Trump To Speak In Miami About Crisis In Venezuela; 2020 Deliberations For Dems Deciding Whether To Run. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Protesting Emergency Declaration; Graham Defends Declaration; Republicans Support National Emergency for Wall; New AG Faces Test; Graham Vows Investigation. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 17, 2019
• Trump: I'm Declaring National Emergency at the Border; New Attorney General Will Decide Fate of Mueller Report; Decision Time for 2020 Presidential Hopefuls. Aired 8-9a ET


February 15, 2019
• Former GOP Governor William Weld Looking to Challenge Trump In 2020; Mueller To File Sentencing Report In Paul Manafort Case; McCabe: There Were No Extended Discussions On 25th Amendment; Sen. Harris Makes Second 2020 Campaign Visit To SC; Declaring A National Emergency: How Did We Get Here?. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Declares National Emergency; Pelosi and Schumer React to Declaration; GOP Divided on Declaration. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 14, 2019
• Lawmakers Vote On Bill To Avoid Shutdown; Pence Slams Allies, Urges E.U. To Dump Iran Nuclear Deal; One Year After The Parkland High School Massacre.Aired 12:30-1p ET
• McCabe Speaks Out; Amazon Cancels New York Headquarters; Lawmakers Vote to Avoid Shutdown. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 13, 2019
• "Green New Deal" Gets Backing From 2020 WH Candidates; Trump Meets With Columbian President Amid Border Deal Review; Trump: I Don't Want To Have A Shutdown; Trump Rips Muslim Rep. Over Tweet Seen As Anti-Semitic. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Border Security Deal; New Wall Being Built; Manafort's Lawyers Fight Back. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 12, 2019
• Trump Unhappy With Border Barrier Deal Lawmakers Crafted; Jury Reaches Verdict In Trial Of Mexican Drug Lord "El Chapo". Aired 12:30- 1p ET
• President Meets over Funding Deal; Negotiators Reach Tentative Deal; El Chapo Trial Verdict; Trump Speaks About Funding Deal. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 11, 2019
• Talks Stall Over Wall Funding Limit On Migrant Detentions; Acting WH Chief of Staff Cannot Rule Out Another Shutdown; O'Rourke To Counter Trump's El Paso Visit With Anti-Wall March; Dem Congressman Accused of Anti-Semitism Faces Bipartisan Backlash. Aired 12:30-1 ET
• Klobuchar Makes Campaign Debut; Virginia Delegate Backs off Impeachment; Negotiators Try to Revive Collapsing Talks. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


February 10, 2019
• Top Virginia Democrat: Fairfax Must Resign; Trump on Border Wall: I Will Get It Built; Warren: "Get Ready, Because Change is Coming". Aired 8-9a ET


February 08, 2019
• Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker Testifies. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Acting Attorney General Whitaker Testifies before House Judiciary Committee. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 07, 2019
• Scandals Engulf Virginia's Top Three Democratic Officials; Starbucks Founder Schultz Gaining Early 2020 Support; Acting A.G. Won't Testify If Judiciary Chair Doesn't Drop Subpoena. Aired 12:30-1 ET
• Sweeping Investigations into Trump; Dems Speak out Against Barr; Vote on Barr Today. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 06, 2019
• CNN Poll: Biden Is Top 2020 Contender; Washington Post: Warren Listed Race As American-Indian For Texas Bar; Beto O'Rourke: I'll Make 2020 Decision By End Of February; White House Defends Decision To Withdraw Troops From Syria And Afghanistan. Aired 12:30-1 ET
• Southern Border Wall to Get Built; Trump Calls Oversight Ridiculous; Virginia's Attorney Generals Admittance; Three Virginia Officials Embroiled in Scandal; Warren Answering Questions Over Race. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 05, 2019
• VA Gov. Northam Ignoring Demands To Resign As Lieutenant Governor; Fairfax Denies Sex Assault Claims; O'Rourke Set For Interview With Oprah Today; Stacey Abrams To Give Democratic Response Tonight. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump's State of the Union; Division with Congress; Investigation into Inaugural Committee. Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 04, 2019
• High Profile Democrats Call for Northam's Resignation; Senator Sherrod Brown Accuses Trump Of Being A Racist; Trump: African- Americans Like Me And I Like Them; Patriots Fans At CNN Revel In Latest Super Bowl Conquest; President's Private Daily Schedules Leaked to Axios. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump's Approval Rating Increases Slightly; Pelosi's Poll Numbers; Virginia Governor Needs More Time; Aired 12-12:30p ET


February 03, 2019
• Northam Says Isn't in Racist Photo, Refuses to Resign; 10 Democrats Have Announced Candidacy or Exploratory Committee; State of the Union Paralyzed by Border Wall Fight; Majority of Democrats Now Identify Themselves as Liberal; Countdown to Super Bowl LIII. Aired 8- 9a ET


February 01, 2019
• Trump: Rosenstein Told The Attorneys That "I'm not a Subject of Russia Investigation"; US Suspending Landmark Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia; Senator Brown Takes His Potential 2020 Message To Iowa. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Booker Announces Presidential Bid; January Jobs Numbers Show Gains; Deal with China in the Works; Trump Never Talked to Stone about WikiLeaks. Aired 12-12:30p ET


January 31, 2019
• Strategists Urge Dems Not to Talk Down To Midwesters; Senator Brown: Trump Betrayed Workers In Ohio; Trump Speaks Amid Border Security Negotiations .Aired 12:30-1p ET


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