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August 18, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: 18 Top Former Trump Admin Officials Dismiss Trump's Document Defense; Federal Judge Blocks Florida Gov. DeSantis' "Stop-Woke" Law; Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson Suspended 11 Games, Fined $5 Million In Sexual Misconduct Case. Aired 9-10p ET


August 17, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Pence: "I'd Consider" Testifying Before January 6 Committee If Invited; Liz Cheney "Thinking" About 2024 Run After Losing 2022 Primary; Giuliani Appears For Six Hours In Front Of Fulton County, GA Grand Jury. Aired 9-10p ET


August 16, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Advisers: Cheney To Deliver Pointed Address Marking "The Beginning Of The Battle" To Confront Trump; NY Times: FBI Subpoenaed Mar-A-Lago Surveillance Footage Before Raid; First Results In Wyoming House Race As Cheney Fights To Keep Seat. Aired 9-10p ET


August 15, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: DOJ Opposes Release Of Mar-A-Lago Search Affidavit; Cheney Fighting To Hold Onto House Seat After Taking On Trump; Florida Hopes To Ease Teacher Shortage By Allowing Veterans To Teach Under Certificate, Without College Degree. Aired 9-10p ET


August 11, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Washington Post: Classified Documents Related To Nuclear Weapons Were Among Items FBI Sought At Trump's Home; A.G. Garland: DOJ Seeking To Unseal Search Warrant Of Trump's Home; Officials: Armed Man Who Tried To Breach FBI's Cincinnati Office Dead After Standoff. Aired 9-10p ET


August 10, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: WSJ: Informant Tipped Off Investigators About More Docs At Mar-A-Lago; McCarthy Attacks DOJ, Calls On Republican Lawmakers To "Be Loud" About FBI Search; Migrant Families Caught In The Middle As Texas Governor Sends Asylum Seekers To New York, D.C. Aired 9-10p ET


August 09, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Source: FBI Search Of Mar-A-Lago Came After Suspicions Of Withheld Materials; Graham: Belief Is Stronger Now That Trump Will Run In 2024; Serena Williams Says She Plans To Be "Evolving Away From Tennis". Aired 9-10p ET


August 08, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Trump: Mar-A-Lago Search Unannounced, Agents Broke Into Safe; Sources: Trump Greeted Investigators Who Met With Former President's Lawyers In Recent Months At Mar-A-Lago; Ahmaud Arbery's Mother On Federal Sentencing Of His Killers. Aired 9-10p ET


August 05, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Alex Jones' Liar Mouth Landed Him To More Trouble; Alex Jones' Show Continues; Republicans Gathered For Their CPAC With Viktor Orban; Justice Came Late For Breonna Taylor's Family; President Biden Declares Health Emergency Over Rising Monkeypox Cases. Aired 10- 11p ET
• CNN TONIGHT: Jury In Alex Jones Trial Awards $45 Million More To Sandy Hook Parents; President Biden Notches Wins On Jobs Report, Gas Prices, Legislation And Fighting Terror; Phil Mickelson And 10 Other Golfers On Saudi-Backed LIV Series File Antitrust Lawsuit Against PGA Tour. Aired 9-10p ET


August 04, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Jury: Alex Jones Must Pay Over $4 Million To Sandy Hook Parents; DeSantis Suspends Prosecutor Who Vowed Not To Criminalize Abortion; Dem Sen. Sinema Says She Will "Move Forward" On Economic Bill, Giving Dems Votes To Move Ahead. Aired 9-10p ET


August 03, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Sandy Hook Family's Lawyer Confronts Alex Jones About Damning Texts His Own Attorneys Accidentally Leaked; KS Voters Protect Abortion Rights; NFL Appealing Cleveland Browns Quarterback Deshaun Watson Ruling. Aired 9-10p ET


August 02, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Polls Close In Michigan, Kansas & Parts Of Arizona As Voters Cast Ballots In Five States; Garland Says DOJ Would Investigate Missing Texts If There Are Criminal Allegations; Atlanta Music Festival Canceled. Aired 9-10p ET


August 01, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: U.S. Kills Al Qaeda Leader Al-Zawahiri In Drone Strike In Afghanistan; NBA Legend Bill Russell Remembered As An American Hero; Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson Suspended For Six Games For Sexual Misconduct Allegations. Aired 9-10p ET


July 28, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Prosecutors Preparing For Court Battle To Force Former Trump White House Officials To Testify; Biden Dismisses Recession Fears As Inflation Plagues Americans; Trump Defends Hosting Saudi-Backed Golf Tour: "Nobody's Gotten To The Bottom Of 9/11". Aired 9-10p ET


July 27, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Sources: Former Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Could Meet With January 6 Committee As Early As This Week; Fed Chair On Economy: "Further Surprises Could Be In Store"; Manchin, Schumer Announce Agreement On Drug Prices, Climate. Aired 9-10p ET


July 26, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: A.G. Garland Vows To Pursue "Anyone" Responsible For January 6; Washington Post: Justice Department Investigating Donald Trump's Actions In January 6 Criminal Probe; TX Woman Initially Denied Life-Saving Medical Care Due To Abortion Law. Aired 9-10p ET


July 25, 2022
• Pope Francis Visits Canada On Penitential Pilgrimage; Pope Francis Apologizes To Canada's Indigenous Communities; Interview With Former Member, U.S. Commission On International Religious Freedom, Thomas Reese. Aired 1-1:37p ET


July 21, 2022
• The January 6 House Select Committee Holds Its Eighth Public Hearing. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Donald Trump's Behavior Shown To The Public; Officials Remain Concerned Of The Nation's Security; Donald Trump Refused To Accept Election Results; No To Donald Trump's Second Term; No Mention Of Officers Who Gave Their Life Defending The Country. Aired 10-11p ET
• Attack on Democracy: The January 6th Hearings. Aired 9-10p ET
• Attack on Democracy: The January 6th Hearings. Aired 8-9p ET
• Attack on Democracy: The January 6th Hearings; Soon: January 6 Committee Details 187 Minutes of Trump Inaction. Aired 7-8p ET


July 20, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: 1/6 Committee Gears Up For Hearing Tomorrow On Trump's 187 Minutes Of Inaction; Top Wisconsin GOP Lawmaker Says Trump Called Him Last Week In New Push To Overturn 2020 Presidential Election Results; A.G. On Potentially Charging Trump: "No Person Is Above The Law". Aired 9-10p ET


July 19, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Mulvaney: Matthew Pottinger Is A "Credible Guy"; Deputy A.G.: DOJ Investigation Into Trump Won't Stop If He Declares 2024 Run; Secret Service Gives Thousands Of Docs To January 6 Committee, But Hasn't Found Potentially Missing Texts. Aired 9-10p ET


July 18, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Former Trump NSC Official Expected To Testify At Thursday's January 6th Hearing; Uvalde Report Shows Nearly 400 Officers At Scene, But No One Took Charge: "Egregiously Poor Decisions" Were Made; Autoimmune Patients Struggling To Access Critical Medications. Aired 9-10p ET


July 15, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: The World Sees The Truth In Uvalde Shooting; Police Did Not Take Their Training Seriously; Uvalde Victims Deserves Justice; Survivors Facing The Path To Emotional Recovery. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN TONIGHT: Ramsey On Officers' Actions At The Robb Elementary School Shooting; Robb Elementary School Shooting - 19 Minutes, 13 Seconds In: Ballistic Shield Set Up; Robb Elementary School Shooting - 48 Minutes, Eight Seconds In: More Gunshots Heard, Officers Shoulder Weapons, Someone Yells "Hold It Down". Aired 9-10p ET
• President Biden Meeting With King Salman And Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman; Biden Insists On Full And Transparent Probe Into Journalist's Death; Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Sworn In As Acting President; DNA Samples Being Used To Identify The Dead In Vinnytsia; Russia Turns Ukraine's Fertile Farmland Into A Battleground; Monkeypox Outbreak Expands Quickly Around the World; Dangerous Heat Wave Threatens Millions Across the Globe. Aired 12-1p ET


July 14, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Indiana Attorney General Says He's Investigating Doctor Who Helped 10-Year-Old Girl Get Abortion After Rape; Watchdog: Secret Service Erased Texts From January 5 & 6; Ivana Trump, Donald Trump's First Wife, Dies At 73. Aired 9-10p ET


July 13, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: 1/6 Committee Member: Next Hearing To Focus On 187 Minutes From When Trump Left Stage To When He Told People To Go Home; Sources: Trump Tried To Call A Member Of The White House Support Staff Talking With January 6 Committee; January 6 Rioter Apologizes To Officers For His Role In Insurrection. Aired 9-10p ET


July 12, 2022
• January 6 Committee Details Ties Between Trump World, Extremists; Former Far-Right Militia Member, Capitol Rioter Testify; Trump Tweet Ignited Far-Right Calls to Flood Capitol on January 6. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Now: Jan 6 CMTE Details Ties Between Trump World, Extremists; Now: Former Far-Right Militia Member, Capitol Rioter Testify. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Soon: 1/6 Committee To Show How Extremists Plotted Capitol Attack; 1/6 Committee Hearing Resumes. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• January 6 Committee Focuses on Summoning Mob to Capitol. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Now: 1/6 Committee Details Trump's Refusal to Accept Election Results. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• January 6 Committee Hearing Reveals Testimony From Pat Cipollone. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Soon: Jan. 6 Committee To Show How Extremists Plotted Capitol Attack; Source: All Jan. 6 Committee Members Participated In Cipollone Deposition. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Source: Today's Hearing To Unpack Flynn's Role In Election Schemes; Source: Trump Vents To Allies In Expletive-Laced Rants About Jan 6 Cmte; Soon: Jan 6 Cmte To Explore Ties Between Trump World, Extremist; Source: Trump Fuming About Cipollone Testimony; Source: Cmte To Detail Dec. 2022 Meeting Between GOP Lawmakers, Trump; Source: Cipollone Testimony To Detail Key Trump Oval Office Meeting; Soon: Jan 6 Cmte To Detail Trump Convos About Seizing Voting Machines. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Soon: January 6 Committee To Show How Extremists Plotted Capitol Attack; Source: Cipollone Testimony To Detail Key Trump Oval Office Meetings. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• January 6 Investigation Committee to Show Trump Allies' Ties to Extremist Groups. Aired 11-11:30a ET


July 11, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Steve Bannon Changes Tune, Now Says He'll Testify Before Committee; Watchdog Warns DHS Falling Behind On Tackling Domestic Terrorism; Tomorrow's Hearing To Focus On Trumpworld Ties To Extremist Groups. Aired 9-10p ET


July 08, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: January 6th Committee Member: Trump WH Counsel Didn't "Contradict" Other Witness Testimony; FBI Director To CNN: "Way, Way Too Many People" Acting Violently On Political Grievances; IRS Asks Watchdog To Probe Invasive Comey, McCabe Tax Audits. Aired 9- 10p ET


July 07, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Former Trump WH Counsel Pat Cipollone Testifies Tomorrow Before January 6 Committee; GOP Operatives Linked To Trump Campaign's Fake Electors Scheme Set To Turn Over Documents To DOJ; British PM Boris Johnson Steps Down After Mutiny In His Party. Aired 9-10p ET


July 06, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Mulvaney: Pat Cipollone Will Tell the Truth to January 6 Committee, Will Have to See if He Corroborates or Counters Hutchinson; Former WH Counsel Pat Cipollone to Testify Before January 6 Committee; Georgia Prosecutor: Donald Trump Subpoena "Possible". Aired 9-10p ET


July 05, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Philadelphia Mayor Fed Up With Gun Violence: "I'll Be Happy" When I'm Not Mayor Anymore; Rep. Cheney: January 6 Committee Could Make Multiple Criminal Referrals, Including Of Trump; Romney: U.S. "In Denial" Over Potentially Cataclysmic Threats, Trump Return Would "Feed The Sickness". Aired 9-10p ET


July 04, 2022
• CNN Live Special Event: The Fourth In America. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN Live Special Event: The Fourth In America. Aired 10-11p ET
• The Fourth In America; Celebration Of The 246th Anniversary Of Our American Independence With Musical Performances And Firework Shows. Aired 9-10p ET
• The Fourth In America; Person Of Interest Arrested In Illinois Parade Mass Shooting; Pitbull And Avril Lavigne Performs In CNN's The Fourth In America; CNN's The Fourth In America. Aired 7:45-9p ET


July 01, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Sources: Committee Believes Meadows Intermediary Pressured Hutchinson; SCOTUS Abortion Ruling Ignites Battle Over State Bans; WNBA Star Appears In Russian Court As Trial Begins. Aired 9-10p ET


June 30, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Sources: Cassidy Hutchinson Was One Of The Witnesses Trump Allies Sought To Influence; Griner's Wife: I Don't Trust That The Maximum Effort Is Being Put Into Bringing WNBA Star Home From Russia; Emmett Till's Family Calls For Justice After Discovering An Unserved Warrant In His Case Nearly 70 Years Later. Aired 9-10p ET


June 29, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Select Committee Subpoenas Former Trump WH Counsel Pat Cipollone; Committee Hints At Evidence Of Witness Tampering By Trumpworld; DOJ Charges Four People, Including Driver, In Death Of 53 Migrants In San Antonio. Aired 9-10p ET


June 28, 2022
• Ex-White House Aide Provides First-Hand Account of Trumps Actions on January 6. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Ex-WH Aide Provides First-Hand Account Of Trump's Actions On Jan 6; Ex-WH Aide: Trump Asked To Overrule Secret Service, "Take The F'ing Mags Away". Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Former White House Aide Testifies At The January 6th Hearing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• January 6 Committee Hearings Continue; Ex-WH Aide: Trump "Irate" When Told He Couldn't Go to Capitol on Jan 6, Said "I'm the F- ing President"; Ex-WH Aide: Trump Lunged at Secret Service Detail in Limo, Tried to Grab Steerling Wheel to Drive to the U.S. Capitol. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Now: Key Ex-White House Aide Who Sat Doors Away From Oval Office Testifies. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Attack on Democracy: The January 6 Committee Hearings. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Key Former Trump WH Aide Testifies At Jan. 6 Committee Hearing. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Source: Trump Nervous About Meadows Aide's Testimony; Sources: Hutchinson Was Conduit Between Lawmakers And Trump; Jan 6 Cmte Met In Secure Location Before Today's Hearing; Soon: Former Meadows Aide Testifies At Surprise Jan 6 Cmte Hearing; Ex-Meadows Aide Hired Lawyer Cited In Mueller Report. Aired 12-12:30p ET


June 27, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Doctors & Women Scramble With Sudden Changes In Abortion Laws; Anti-Abortion Group: Abortion Is Homicide And Should Be Treated As Such; Source: January 6 Committee Concerned About Security Of Witness Ahead Of Tuesday's Hearing. Aired 9-10p ET


June 26, 2022
• CNN Heroes Salutes. Aired 10-11p ET


June 24, 2022
• Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade; Experts Say Women Of Color Will Be Impacted Most By Abortion Bans; Congress Passes Gun Bill Day After Court Expands Access. Aired 9-10p ET


June 23, 2022
• Jan. 6 CMTE Shows Trump's Pressure On DOJ To Support His Election Fraud Lies; Released Footage Shows Never-Before-Seen Interview With Pence. Aired 5-6p ET
• Attack on Democracy: The January 6th Hearings. Aired 4-5p ET
• January 6 Committee Hearing Focuses on Trump's Pressure on DOJ. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Now: Jan 6 Committee Hearing Focuses On Trump's Pressure On DOJ. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Soon, Former DOJ Officials Testify About Trump's Pressure Campaign; Federal Investigators Search Home of Jeffrey Clark, Former DOJ Official Who Pushed Trump's Election Lies; Jan. 6 Committee Members Surprised by Raid at Ex-DOJ Official's House. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• January 6 Committee Set to Focus on Trump Pressure Campaign on Justice Department; Federal Authorities Search Home of Jeffrey Clark; January 6 Committee Receives New Documentary Footage. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• First Look at Never-Before-Seen Trump Documentary Footage; Ivanka Trump Appears to Support President's Election Lies in New Video; Trump Talks About 1/6 Attack in Never-Before-Seen Footage; Federal Agents Raid Home of Former Trump DOJ Official Jeffrey Clark. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Federal Authorities Search Home of Jeffrey Clark; January 6 Committee to Focus on Trump Pressure Campaign on Justice Department; January 6 Committee Receives New Documentary Footage. Aired 1-1:30p ET


June 22, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: January 6 Committee To Hold Fifth Public Hearing; DOJ Issues Fresh Round Of Subpoenas In Fake Electors Scheme; Uvalde School Police Chief Pete Arredondo Placed On Leave; House Republican Leaders Oppose Bipartisan Gun Deal As Senate Moves Toward Passage; Arthur Ashe's Legacy. Aired 11p-12a ET


June 21, 2022
• Fourth January 6 Hearing Focuses On Trump's Intimidation Of State Officials. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Attack On Democracy: The January 6th Hearings. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Now: 4th Jan 6 Hearing Focuses on Trump's Intimidation of State Officials. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• January 6 Committee Hearings Continue; Jan. 6 CMTE: GOP Sen. Johnson Aide Tried to Hand Slate of Fake Electors to Pence. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• January 6 Committee Hearings Continue; Now: 4th Jan 6 Hearing Focuses on Trump's Intimidation of State Officials. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• January 6 Committee Hearings Continue. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Soon: 4th Jan 6 Hearing To Focus On Trump's Intimidation Of State Officials. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Soon 4th Hearing To Focus On Trump's Intimidation Of State Officials; Filmmaker With Trump Footage Around Jan 6 Will Comply With Subpoena To Turn Over Material; Source: Trump Stewing Over Lack Of Mega Allis On Jan 6 Cmte; Trump Attacks Jan 6 Cmte Witness Ahead Of Today's Hearing. Aired 12-12:30p ET


June 20, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Rep. Schiff: Select Committee Will Show Evidence Of Trump's Role In 2020 Fake Electors Scheme; Texas Republicans Approve Platform Condemning Homosexuality, Rejecting 2020 Election Results; Pro-Gun Activist: "We're Not Gun Nuts, We're Liberty Nuts". Aired 9-10p ET


June 19, 2022
• Post-Juneteenth Celebration at the Hollywood Bowl. Aired 11p- 12a ET
• Juneteenth, A Global Celebration For Freedom. Aired 10-11p ET
• Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom. Aired 9-10p ET
• Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom. Aired 8-9p ET
• Historic Concert at Hollywood Bowl; Behind-the-Scenes of Unprecedented Holiday Concert; Interview with "Grandmother of Juneteenth" Opal Lee. Aired 7-8p ET


June 17, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Trump Lashes Out At Pence, Barr & Entire 1/6 Committee After Damning Testimony & New Evidence Surfaces; Justice Sotomayor Explains Her Friendship With Justice Thomas As Supreme Court Winds Down Most Tumultuous Term In Decades; Delta Pilots Voice Frustration Over Schedules, Flight Delays In Open Letter To Airline Customers. Aired 9-10p ET


June 16, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Select Committee Focuses On Trump's Attempts To Pressure Pence; Email Shows Trump Lawyer Eastman Sought Pardon Soon After January 6; Witnesses: Trump Slammed Pence As "Wimp," During Heated Call Just Before Capitol Insurrection. Aired 9-10p ET
• Third January 6 Hearing Focuses on Trump's Attempts to Pressure Pence. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Now: Third 1/6 Hearing Focuses On Trump's Attempts To Pressure Pence; 1/6 CMTE Shows Never-Before-Seen Photos Of Pence During Insurrection; Jacob: Pence Called Eastman's Suggestions "Rubber Room Stuff". Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Now: Third 1/6 Hearing Focusing On Trump's Attempt To Pressure Pence; Now: 1/6 Hearing Resumes, Focusing On The Insurrection. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• January 6 Committee Hearings Continue. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• January 6 Committee Hearings Continue. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• January 6 Committee Hearings Continue. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Soon: Third 1/6 Hearing To Focus On Trump's Attempts To Pressure Pence. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• 1/6 Cmte Chair: "Its Time" To Talk To Wife Of Justice Clarence Thomas; Soon: Third 1/6 Hearing To Focus On Trump's Attempts To Pressure Pence; NYT: Trump Lawyer Cited "Heated Right" Among Justices Over Election. Aired 12-12:30p ET


June 14, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: Panel Member Zoe Lofgren Defends Comments On Guilfoyle's $60,000 January 6th Rally Speaking Fee; Proud Boys Storm Kids' Event, Prompting LGBTQ Hate Crime Probe; Biden Blames GOP For Blocking His Plan To Fight Inflation. Aired 9-10p ET


June 13, 2022
• CNN TONIGHT: 1/6 Committee: Trump Campaign Fundraised Off False Fraud Claims, "The Big Lie Was Also A Big Rip-Off"; Attorney General Garland: "I Am Watching" All Hearings And Can "Assure You" January 6 Prosecutors Are, Too; 31 People Tied To White Supremacist Group Arrested Near Pride Event In Idaho. Aired 9-10p ET
• Benjamin Ginsberg, Republican Election Attorney, Discusses 1/6 Committee Hearing; 1/6 Committee Hearing Highlights Republican Efforts To Shut Down Trump Fraud Theories; Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) And 1/6 Committee Member, Discusses New Information About Evidence The Panel Uncovered. Aired 1:30-2p ET


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