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November 06, 2024
• Trump Team Discuss Meeting With Biden; Shattered Democrats Grapple With Harris's Loss; CNN Reports More Election Results; Trump Prepares For Second Term; World Reacts To Trump's Victory. Aired 11p- 12a ET
• Harris Ally Questions If They Relied Too Much On Ground Game; Biden To Address The Nation At 11:00 A.M. ET Tomorrow; Trump Wins White House, GOP Takes Senate, House Still Up for Grabs; Billionaire Elon Musk Set To Play A Role In A Second Trump Administration. Aired 10-11p ET
• Sources: Trump Could Announce Some Key Admin Picks Within Days; Trump Wins WH; GOP Takes Senate; House Still Up For Grabs; CNN Exit Poll: Trump Won Among Male Voters Under 30. Aired 9-10p ET
• Trump Gears Up For Return To The White House, Harris To Young Supporters: "It's Going To Be Okay;" Trump's Second Term Priorities Come into Focus; Trump Wins White House; GOP Takes Senate; House Still Up for Grabs; Republicans Preparing Their Agenda for Second Trump Term; Health Experts Worry About RFK Jr.'s Potential Role In Trump White House. Aired: 8-9p ET
• CNN Election Night In America Continued. Aired 7-8p ET
• Harris Speaks To The Nation After Loss, It's Going To Be Ok; Trump Wins White House, GOP Takes Senate, House Still Up For Grabs; Trump Transition Team Sets Up Operation In West Palm Beach, Florida. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Transition Team Sets Up Operation In West Palm Beach, F.L.; Trump Wins, GOP Takes Senate, House Still Up For Grabs; Trump's WH Win Raises Questions About Fate Of Criminal Cases. Aired 5-6p ET
• Kamala Harris Speaks To Nation After Loss To Donald Trump. Aired 4-5p ET
• Awaiting Kamala Harris Remarks After Loss To Donald Trump. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Soon: Harris Makes Concession Speech; Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) Discusses About Trump's Victory. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Harris Campaign Chair Tells Staff To Focus On "Protecting America"; Harris To Make Concession Speech At 4PM ET; Latino Men Embraced Trump Despite Vows To Deport Millions; Rep. Brendan Boyle (D- PA) Discusses Trump Winning Blue Wall States Michigan, Wisconsin & Pennsylvania, GOP Takes Senate, House Still Undecided; Dow Surges After Trump Wins Back Presidency; Biden Speaks To Trump, Invites Him To Meet At White House. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Harris to Make Concession Speech at 4PM ET; CNN Projects Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin Wins Third Senate Term; ; Just Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Wins Presidency, GOP Takes Seante, House Still Undecided; CNN Projects Trump Wins Michigan, His Third Blue Wall State; Exist Polls Indicate Trump Made Gains In Nearly Every Demographic; Harris Calls Trump To Concede Presidential Race; Source: Special Counsel Jake Smith In Talks With DOJ To End Trump Cases. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Donald Trump Elected U.S. President In Historic Comeback; Republicans Take Control Of Senate, House Undecided. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Wins Presidency, GOP Takes Senate, House Still Undecided; Trump & Allies Closely Tracking Which World Leaders Reach Out and When. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trump Wins Presidency; GOP Takes Senate, House Still Undecided; Harris Has Reached Out To Trump, But Has Yet To Connect; Trump Elected 47th President Of The United States; Rick Scott: I'm A "True Ally" Of Trump In Senate GOP Leader's Race; Source: Harris To Make Concession Speech At 4pm ET; Voters Express Economic Discontent At The Polls. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Wins Presidency; GOP Takes Senate; House Still Undecided; Dow Surges After Trump Wins Back Presidency. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Donald Trump Elected 47th President of the United States; Republicans Win Control of Senate with House Still Unclear with Many Key Races Outstanding; Harris to Address Supporters After Loss at Howard University. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Elected 47th U.S. President; Bush Congratulates Trump. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Elected 47th President of the United States; Elon Musk's Net Worth Rises $12 Billion-Plus After Trump Win. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Election Results Effect Trump Cases; Markets Surge on News of Trump Victory; Polls on Voters Feelings about the Economy; Economy's Role in the Election; Markets Surge on Trump Victory. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Elected 47th President of the United States; CNN Projects Donald Trump Wins the Presidency. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Democrats Asking Questions This Morning; Trump Elected President; Control of U.S. House Up for Grabs. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Donald Trump Projected to Win Presidency of United States of America; Donald Trump Poised to Win All Seven Battleground States in Electoral College Victory; Trump Campaign Managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita Credited with Disciplined Campaign Leading to Trump Win; Former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney Makes Statement on Donald Trump's Presidential Victory. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Elected 47th President Of The United States; Republicans Will Flip Senate, Shifting Balance Of Power In Washington. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Trump Elected 47th President of the United States; CNN Projects Donald Trump Wins the Presidency. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Control of House Up for Grabs; Harris Camp Needs Time to Process; CNN Projects Trump Wins. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Donald Trump Elected 47th President of the United States; Kremlin: Putin Has No Plans to Congratulate Trump. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• CNN Projects Donald Trump Wins The Presidency; Republicans Will Flip Senate, CNN Projects, Shifting Balance Of Power In Washington. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump On Verge Of Victory After Battleground Wins. Aired 5- 5:30a ET
• Trump on Verge of Victory After Battleground Wins. Aired 4:30- 5a ET
• Trump on Verge of Victory After Battleground Wins. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• CNN's Special Coverage of Election Night in America. CNN's Special Coverage of Election Night in America. Aired 3-4a ET
• Soon: Trump To Address Supporters At Campaign Event; Trump Address Supporters At Campaign Headquarters; Trump Claims Victory As He Takes Commanding Lead In Election Results. Trump Addresses Supporters at Campaign Headquarters; Trump Poised to Clinch Electoral College Victory. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump To Address Supporters At Campaign Event; GOP Wins Back Control Of The Senate; Election Night in America. Aired 1-2a ET
• Election Night in America 2024. Trump Wins NC; Battlegrounds Too Close to Call; Georgia Called for Donald Trump. Aired 12-1a ET


November 05, 2024
• CNN Covers Election Night In America. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Crucial Battlegrounds Of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin Too Early To Call; CNN Covers 2024 Presidential Election; Republican Incumbent Ted Cruz Wins Re-Election. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Projection: Donald Trump Wins Texas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Louisiana; CNN Projection: Kamala Harris Wins Delaware, Illinois, Rhode Island, New York; Crucial Battlegrounds Of AZ, GA, MI, NC, PA, WI Too Early To Call. Aired 9-10p ET
• Moments Away: Polls Close in 16 States and DC; Crucial Battlegrounds Of GA, NC, PA Too Early To Call. Aired 8-9p ET
• CNN Election Night In America. Aired 7-8p ET
• Awaiting First Poll Closings As Voting Continues Nationwide; First Statewide Polls Close 7:00 P.M. ET In Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Virginia, Vermont; CNN Exit Poll Shows 80 Percent Of Voters Decided On Presidential Vote Before September; First Results Coming In From Indiana, Kentucky. Aired 6-7p ET
• Voting Continues Nationwide, First Statewide Polls Close At 7P ET; Awaiting First Poll Closings As Voting Continues Nationwide; Awaiting First Poll Closings As Voting Continues Nationwide. Aired 5- 6p ET
• CNN Election Night In America; Final Hours of Voting Underway, First Polls Close 6PM ET. Aired 4-5p ET
• Voters Casting Ballots in Battleground Pennsylvania; Harris Speaking at DNC Headquarters; Philly DA: No Arrests, Seeing a Bit More Aggressive Behavior; Nevada Releases First Numbers on Election Day Voting; Final Hours of Voting Underway. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Voting Underway Across U.S.; Soon: First Exit Poll Results; Voters Race To Cast Ballots; First Polls Close In Just 3 Hours; Final Hours of Voting Underway In Remarkably Close Election; Gov. Chris Sununu (D) New Hampshire Talks About The Election. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Says He Feels "Very Confident" Going Into Election Night; GA Secy Of State Gives Update On Voting, Bomb Threat Probe; Jocelyn Benson, (D), Michigan Secretary of State, Gives Update On Election & Threats; Cambria County, PA, Voting Hours Extended Due To Software Glitch; Voting Underway Across U.S. and Soon, First Exit Poll Results. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Harris Will Attend Family Dinner, Watch Party at Howard University; Security Stepped up at Polls, Bulletproof Glass and Panic Buttons; FBI Command Post Monitoring Election Threats Nationwide. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Francisco Aguilar, (D), Nevada Secretary of State, Discusses The Presidential Race; Bryan Lanza, Senior Adviser To The Trump Campaign, Discusses the Presidential Race, Early Republican Voter Turnout; CNN Covers Election Day In America. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Voting Underway in the U.S. in Unprecedented Presidential Election; Justice Department to Monitor Polls in 27 States for Compliance with Federal Voting Rights Laws. Aired 13-13:30p ET
• Voting Underway In Unprecedented Presidential Election; Trump: I Will Be "First One To Acknowledge" A Loss, If It's Fair; GA Secretary Of State: Bomb Threats Were "Russian In Origin"; Michigan: Detroit On Track To Have Ballot Counts By Midnight. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Voters Casting Ballots in Battleground Pennsylvania; Two PA Polling Places Operational after Experiencing Delays; Voting Underway in Unprecedented Presidential Election; Voting Underway in all 50 States in Remarkably Close Election. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Election Day in America; Trump Speaks after Casting Ballot. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Americans Head to the Polls to Decide Next President; Voters Hit the Polls in Battleground Pennsylvania; Voters Head to Polls in "Blue Wall" State Wisconsin; Voters Hit the Polls in Battleground Nevada; How Key Battleground States Count Votes. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Americans Voting in Historic Presidential Election; Two GA Polling Locations Reopen; Americans Head to Polls to Decide Next President. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Now, Polls Open in West, Including Battleground Nevada; All Eyes on Seven Battleground States in Race for White House; Tonight, Harris Holds Watch Party in D.C.; Trump Watches in Florida. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Ella and Celeste Bean Share their Vote in Wisconsin; Voters Cast Ballots in Michigan; Keisha Lance Bottoms is Interviewed about Georgia Voting; Brian Schimming is Interviewed about Wisconsin Voting. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump's Team Huddling at Mar-a-Lago; Harris Doing Radio Interviews Today; Polls Open in Multiple States; J.D. Vance Speaks After Voting; Seth Bluestein is Interviewed about Voting in Philadelphia; Ashley Reichert is Interviewed about Voting in Wisconsin. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Harris Sticks to Unity Message; Polls Open in Multiple States; Focus on Battleground States Today; Heidi Wrath is Interviewed about Voting in Wisconsin. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Polls Open in Battleground States of Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania; Former Pennsylvania Republican Representative Charlie Dent Interviewed on Likely Voter Turnout in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, for Presidential Race. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Polls Open In Multiple States In Historic Presidential Election; FBI Sets Up Command Post In D.C. To Monitor Election-Related Threats; Voters In The Midwest Face Rain And Storm Warnings. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Polls Open in Multiple States in Historic Presidential Election; Polls Open in Battleground Georgia; Harris, Trump Make Final Appeal to Pennsylvania Voters. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Vivek Ramaswamy is Interviewed about the Presidential Election; Trump and Harris Court Voters in Last Weeks of Campaign; Election Determines Direction of Republican Party. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Polls to Open Soon on East Coast; Joe Rogan Endorses Donald Trump; Wet Weather for Battleground Voters. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Polls Beginning To Open Across East; Balance Of Power In Congress Up For Grabs; Inside The Last Weeks Of The Trump Campaign. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Now: First Polls Opening In Vermont; Harris Delivers Final Pitch To Key Pennsylvania Voters; Trump Insults Nancy Pelosi, Claims Cheating; Wet Weather For Battleground Voters. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Harris Outlines Economic Plans in Final Campaign Speech; Trump Attacks Key Democrats During Michigan Rally; Swing States Expected to be Pivotal to Path to Victory; Harris, Trump Vie for Crucial Latino Voters in Swing States. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Harris, Trump Close Campaigns Storming Swing States; Abortion Could Be Key Issue Among Women Voters. Aired 4:00-4:30a ET
• CNN's Special Coverage of Election Day in America. Aired 3-4a ET
• Harris, Trump, Close Campaigns Storming Swing States; Abortion Could Be A Key Issue Among Women Voters; Key Senate Race Between Lake And Gallego On Arizona Ballot; Harris, Trump Close Campaigns Storming Swing States; First Ballots Cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire; Trump to Watch Election Results From South Florida; Swing States Expected to Be Pivotal to Path to Victory; Influencers Pushing Gen-z to Vote, Gen-z Voters Make Up 20 Percent of Electorate, Nearly 8 Million Newly Eligible Voters. Aired 2-3a ET
• Harris, Trump Fight Through Final Campaign Hours; Economy Most Important Issue To 2024 Presidential Vote; Harris and Trump Deliver Final Pitches to U.S. Voters; Celebrities Make Final Push for Harris and Trump; Potential Foreign Policy Changes for Incoming President. Aired 1-2a ET
• First Ballots Cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire; Trump Caps Battleground Blitz with Michigan Rally; Harris Delivers Final Pitch to Voters in Philadelphia Rally; Trump Caps Battleground Blitz with Michigan Rally; Harris Winds Up Campaign with Events in Pennsylvania; Voting Across the U.S. Set to Begin within Hours; Stars Endorse Harris, Trump in Final Hours of Campaign. Aired 12-1a ET


October 23, 2024
• Vice President Kamala Harris Holds Town Hall In Pennsylvania. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Kamala Harris Faces Undecided Voters At CNN Town Hall; Harris Says, Trump's Reported Praise Of Hitler Is Serious Issue; Harris Faces Voters Less Than Two Weeks Before Election; CNN Covers The Presidential Town Hall; CNN Fact-Checks V.P. Harris' Claims. Aired 10- 11p ET
• CNN Presidential Town Hall With Kamala Harris. Aired 9-10p ET


October 02, 2024
• Iran Fires At Least 180 Missiles Into Israel As Regionwide Conflict Grows; Israel's Netanyahu Says Iran Will Pay After Missile Attack; Iran Warns of Broader Strikes if Israel Responds to Attack; Police Step Up Security at U.S. Places of Worship Amid Attacks; Trump Compares Soldiers' Traumatic Brain Injuries to "Headaches". Aired 1-2a ET
• Vance and Walz Face Off in Civil, Policy-Focused Debate; Trump Reacts to Debate Live on Social Media. Aired 12-1a ET


October 01, 2024
• Vice Presidential Debate. Aired 10-11p ET
• Vance And Walz Face Off In Debate; CNN Fact-Checks The Vice- Presidential Debate; CNN Interviews A Focus Group In Michigan. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Vice Presidential Debate. Aired 9-10p ET


September 11, 2024
• Harris Baits Trump in Contentious First Debate; Interview with Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) about Trump and Harris Debate; Pennsylvania Voters Weigh in on Debate. Aired 12-1a ET


September 10, 2024
• CNN Covers The Trump-Harris Presidential Debate; Taylor Swift Endorses Kamala Harris; CNN Fact-Checks Trump-Harris Debate; Focus Group Weighs In On Debate. Aired 11p-12a ET
• 2024 Presidential Debate; CNN Anchors and Political Commentators Discuss The Highlights Of The 2024 Harris-Trump Presidential Debate. Aired 10-11p ET
• 2024 Presidential Debate. Aired 9-10p ET


August 30, 2024
• CNN Exclusive Interview with VP Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Aired 2-3a ET
• CNN Exclusive Interview With Harris & Walz. Aired 9-10a ET


August 29, 2024
• CNN Exclusive Interview With Harris & Walz. Aired 9-10p ET


August 23, 2024
• Kamala Harris Accepts Historic Democratic Nomination At DNC; Donald Trump Blasts Kamala Harris Over DNC Speech; Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention; Interview with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM); Interview with Actress and Activist Sophia Bush. Aired 1-2a ET
• Harris Accepts Nomination with DNC Speech; Adam Kinzinger is Interviewed about DNC Speech; Undecided Voters in Pennsylvania Weigh in on Harris Speech; Fact-Checking Harris's DNC Speech. Aired 12-1a ET


August 22, 2024
• Tim Walz Accepts Democratic Party Nomination For Vice- President; Bill Clinton Seeks to Lift Up Kamala Harris in DNC Speech; Interview with Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA); Interview with Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO); Playing Cornhole with "Pod Save America" Hosts. Aired 1-2a ET
• Tim Walz Accepts Democratic Nomination for Vice President; Kamala Harris Calls Tim Walz Ahead of Convention Speech; Interview with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ); Interview with Governor Wes Moore (D- MD); Interview with Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH); Oprah Winfrey Makes Surprise Appearance at DNC; Potential Impact of Kennedy Dropping Out; Fact Check of Third Night of DNC. Aired 12-1a ET
• CNN Covers the Democratic National Convention. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Democratic National Convention; Harris Arrives At DNC Ahead Of Historic Speech. Aired 10-11p ET
• Final Night Of Historic DNC Under Way; Mark Kelly Speaks At DNC; Elected Veterans Take The Stage At DNC. Aired 9-10p ET
• Members of Exonerated "Central Park Five" Speak at DNC; Final Night of Historic DNC Underway. Aired 8-9p ET


August 21, 2024
• Obama Urges Americans To Embrace Harris And Reject "Bumbling And Chaos" Of A Second Trump Term; Republican Mayor John Giles Calls On Moderates To Put Country First, Applauds Kamala Harris At DNC; Day 2 of Democratic National Convention. Aired 1-2a ET
• Day Two of the Democratic National Convention Features the Obamas and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff; Obamas Fire Up Democrats with Energetic Endorsement of Harris. Obamas Speak at Democratic National Convention; Examining the Historic Nature of Kamala Harris's Candidacy; Fact Checking Night 2 at the DNC. Aired 12-1a ET
• CNN Covers The Democratic National Convention. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Soon, Oprah Winfrey, Amanda Gorman, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), Pete Buttigieg Speak At DNC; CNN Covers The Democratic National Convention 2024. Aired 10-11p ET
• Hakeem Jeffries Speaks At DNC; Former President Bill Clinton Speaks At DNC; Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Speaks At DNC. Aired 9-10p ET


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