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May 07, 2019
• Gillibrand Vows to Nominate Judges Who Will Uphold Roe V. Wade; Buttigieg Sees Dip with Non-White Dem Voters; Jill Biden: Joe Is A Unifier, He Brings People Together; Key Talk Looms As Trump Ups Ante in China Trade War; Liz Cheney's Tough Choice. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• White House Says No To McGahn Testifying; FBI Director before Congress; Mueller Testimony Divides Republicans. Aired 12-12:30p ET


May 06, 2019
• Trump Trade Threats Could Jeopardize Strong Economy; Michael Cohen Begins 3-Year Prison Sentence; Harris Continues 2-Day Swing in Michigan; Biden Tries to Woo Black Voters in South Carolina; Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Welcome A Son. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Vote to Hold Barr in Contempt; Military Assets moved to Middle East; Trump Renews China Trade Threat. Aired 12-12:30p ET


May 05, 2019
• The Economy Is Soaring But Trump's Poll Numbers Are Not; Democrats Say Trump Economy Is Leaving Workers Behind; Top 2020 Contenders Hold Edge Over Trump; North Korea Claims It Tested Long- Range Rocket Launchers; Trump Contradicts Top Aides On Russian Involvement In Venezuela. Aired 8-9a ET


May 03, 2019
• Sanders Draws the Line Between Himself and Biden; Kushner Previews Outline For Middle East Peace; Dream Act Stalls Over Division Among House Dems. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Economy Adds 263,000 Jobs In April; WH: Trump And Putin Spoke For Over An Hour This Morning; Trump: McGahn Won't Testify, "It's Done". Aired 12-12:30p ET


May 02, 2019
• Moore Withdrew From Federal Reserve Consideration; Trump on 2020: I Think Biden Would Be Easier Opponent; Likely Voters Choose Multiple 2020 Democrats Over Trump; Trump Administration Makes Its Case for Killing ObamaCare. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Pelosi Says Barr Committed a Crime; Barr Testimony Conflicts with Mueller Report. Aired 12-12:30p ET


May 01, 2019
• Barr Grilled on Mueller Report and His 4-Page Summary; Barr: Didn't Use the Term Spying in a "Pejorative" Way. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Barr Hearing on Mueller Report; Mueller Letter to Barr; Barr Defends Previous Answers. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 30, 2019
• Biden Gets Post-Announcement Bump in New CNN Poll; Sanders Critizes Biden's Record on Trade, Iraq War; Trump Proposes Sweeping Changes to Asylum Process. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Clashes Erupt in Venezuela; Pelosi and Schumer Speak Outside White House; Pelosi and Schumer Meet with Trump on Infrastructure. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 29, 2019
• Biden to Hold First Campaign Rally in Pittsburgh; Poll: Most Democrats Undecided on 2020 Primary; U.S. Officials Confirm Deal to Give NK $2M for Warmbier; Trump Rails Against Democrats' "Crazy Immigration Agenda". Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Questions over Barr's Appearance on The Hill; Synagogue Attack in California; Biden Fundraising and Pennsylvania Visit. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


April 28, 2019
• Synagogue Shooting in California Kills 1, Injures 3; Biden Frames Race as Battle for "Soul of America"; Warren Hits Biden Over Past Support for Credit Card Companies; Trump Still Defending Post- Charlottesville Comments. Aired 8-9a ET


April 26, 2019
• Trump Touts "Hottest Economy on Earth" at NRA Convention; Trump Previews 2020 Argument to NRA Audience; Trump: "If I Wanted to Fire Mueller I Would Have Done It Myself". Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Joe Biden Gives First Sit-Down Interview After Entering 2020 Race. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 25, 2019
• Biden Makes Appearance After Announcing 2020 Run; Biden Enters Crowded 2020 Dem Field as Frontrunner; 2020 Dems Try to Woo Black Female Voters. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Biden Jones 2020 Race; Obama Not Endorsing Yet; Joe Biden in Wilmington, Delaware. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 24, 2019
• Joe Biden to Officially Enter Presidential Race Tomorrow; Biden's Frontrunner Status To Be Tested As He Jumps Into 2020; MA Rep. Lynch Throws Support Behind Biden; Trump to Attend Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta; Some States Push For 2020 Tax Returns Requirement; O'Rourke Vs. Buttigieg: Do Both Candidates Appeal to the Same Base. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Says They'll Fight Subpoenas; Trump Says Dems Are Investigating Him to Win in 2020; Trump Administration Stonewalls Requests. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 23, 2019
• CNN: Biden to Announce Presidential Run Thursday; Poll: Sanders Most Likely to Win in General Election; Sen. Warren Touts Her Student Debt Forgiveness Plan in SC; 2020 Dems React to Sen. Warren's Student Loan Plan. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Seeks to Undermine Mueller Report; Supreme Court Hears Census Arguments; Sanders Wants Felons to Vote. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 22, 2019
• 19 Democrats Now Running For President in 2020; Warren Releases Sweeping Education Proposal; Trump Fed Pick Stephen Moore Wrote Columns Criticizing Female Involvement In Sports; Democrats Grapple With Impeachment Question In 2020. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Democrats Consider Impeachment; Trump Says Nobody Disobeys His Orders; Seth Moulton Enters 2020 Race. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 21, 2019
• At Least 160 Dead in Sri Lankan Terrorist Attack; Mueller Lays Out Trump-Russia Contacts, Efforts to Obstruct; Top Democrats Warn Impeachment Push Could Backfire; Biden Expected Launch 2020 Campaign This Week. Aired 8-9a ET


April 19, 2019
• Barr Departs From What Mueller Wrote in Press Conference; Mueller Report: Burr Alerted WH About FBI Targets in March 2017; 2020 Dems Say Voters Not Focused on Mueller Report. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Nadler Subpoena's for Full Report; Mueller Leaves Obstruction to Congress; Testimony from Trump Advisers in Report. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 18, 2019
• Mueller: Obstruction by Trump Failed Because Others Refused to "Carry Out Orders"; Mueller: Trump's Public Acts Can Be Considered Obstruction; Mueller on Obstruction: "Unable to Conclude No Criminal Conduct Occurred"; Mueller Considered Whether Trump Tower Meeting Violated Campaign Finance Laws. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Analysis of the Just Released Mueller Report; Mueller on Obstruction Charge; Mueller on Trump Campaign and Russia. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


April 17, 2019
• DOJ Says Some Asylum Seekers Can Now Be Held Indefinitely; Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) Is Interviewed About Asylum Seekers; FBI: "Investigative Activity" in Search for Columbine Threat Suspect; FBI: No Longer A Threat to Community in Columbine Suspect Search; Local Affiliates: Columbine Threat Suspect is Dead. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Conway Brushes off White House Anxiety; Trump Tweets Regarding Fox News; Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is Interviewed about Asylum-Seeker Changes. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 16, 2019
• Trump Sets Table for Mueller Report's Thursday Release; Ex- Massachusetts Gov. Weld Challenges Trump on GOP Side; $679 Million Pledged to Help Rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral; 2020 Dems Make Trump Tax Returns A Campaign Issue. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Notre Dame Cathedral Fire; Fundraising Numbers for 2020; Democrats Subpoena Banks for Trump Records. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 15, 2019
• Trump: Rep. Omar The New Leader of Democratic Party; Trump Campaign Raised Over $30M in First Quarter; Democrats Demand Documents After Later Trump Threat; Pelosi Downplays Democratic Factions and AOC Caucus. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Barr Expected to Deliver Report on Thursday; Trump's Lawyer Argues Request for Returns; Trump Comments on Omar. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 14, 2019
• Trump Threatens to Release Migrants into Sanctuary Cities; Trump Tweets Video of Omar Comments & 9/11 Footage. Aired 8-9a ET


April 12, 2019
• Buttigieg, Pence Split Over Faith and Politics; How Faith is Playing in the 2020 Democratic Field; Dem Candidate Plans to Campaign With A Hologram; Trump Considers Sending Illegal Immigrants to Sanctuary Cities; House Democrats Mark 100 Days in Power. Aired 12:30- 1p ET
• Source: Trump Pushed Migrant Dump Plan; Pelosi Calls Plan Disrespectful to Immigrants; Pence on Border Crisis. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 11, 2019
• Federal Prosecutors Indict Avenatti for Fraud, Embezzlement; This Week in Remarkable Congressional Hearings; Waters, Mnuchin Trade Shots in Testy Hearing; Rep. Porter Grills JPMorgan Chase CEO Over Employee Wages; Trump Meets with South Korean President. Aired 12:30- 1p ET
• U.S. Charges Assange in Hacking Conspiracy; Democrats Unhappy with Barr's Spying Comment; Avenatti Indictment New Conference. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 10, 2019
• Sanders' Health Care Fight "A Struggle For Who We Are"; Gillibrand: It's Really Important to Admit When You're Wrong; Trump: "No Obligation" to Release Returns While Under Audit. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Barr on Spying in the 2016 Campaign; Trump Defends Against Obstruction; WSJ: Evidence Given to Feds on Hush Money Payments to Women. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 09, 2019
• Secret Service Head Ousted As DHS Shake-up Continues; Trump: Not Looking To Restart Child Separations; Mnuchin Faces His Own Grilling on Capitol Hill; Gov. Cuomo: Keep NY Law on Tax Returns "Broad". Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Barr Grilled on Capitol Hill; Justice Looking Into Start of Mueller Probe; Barr Questioned About Obamacare Lawsuit. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


April 08, 2019
• Democrats and White House Battle Over Trump's Tax Returns; Trump Admin Silent on Netanyahu's Annexation Announcement; Election and Annexation Stories Make Jerusalem Post's Front Page; Cory Booker Announces Fundraising Numbers. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• CNN: Trump Put Miller in Charge of Immigration and Border Issues; CNN: Nielsen Forced to Resign After Spending Weeks in Limbo; Trump Suggests Throwing Out Asylum; Nielsen Speaks to Press; Battle over Trump's Tax Returns. Aired 12-12:30p ET


April 07, 2019
• Trump's Shifting Message on Closing the Border; Democrats Demand Mueller Report & Trump Taxes; Biden on Defense After Women Say He Made Them Uncomfortable. Aired 8-9a ET


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


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