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June 26, 2019
• Voters Vet Their Candidates for 2020; Some Candidates Lift Themselves Up and Some Remain Stuck. CNN Commentators Recap First 2020 Democratic Presidential Debate; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Is Interviewed About The First Democratic Presidential Debate; Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is Interviewed About the First Democratic Presidential Debate. Aired 11-12p ET


June 16, 2019
• CNN Special Report: Woman of Mystery, Melania Trump. Aired 8-9p ET


June 14, 2019
• Grisham: Melania Trump Is "Very, Very Independent"; Bruni: Melania Trump Has Gone To Great Lengths To Protect Barron Trump; Brower: Melania Trump "A Radical First Lady" In A Lot Of Ways. Aired 9-10p ET


June 12, 2019
• Hong Kong Protests Over China Extradition Bill; Protesters and Police Clash in Hong Kong. Aired 5-6a ET
• Hong Kong Protests: Police Using Water Cannons, Pepper Spray; Crowds Force Government to Postpone Extradition Bill Debate. Aired 4- 5a ET


June 05, 2019
• Trump Wraps Up U.K. Visit, Walks Back Comments on Trade; Trump Joins Queen Elizabeth to Meet Veterans in D-Day Events; GOP Lawmakers Oppose Trump's Tariffs on Mexico; China's Xi Jinping in Moscow for State Visit; Sixteen Countries Sign Historic D-Day Proclamation. Aired 8-8:45a ET
• President Trump Wraps Up U.K. Visit with D-Day Events; Gunman in Australia Kills Four. Aired 5-6a ET
• President Trump Is Set To Join Other World Leaders To Commemorate The 75th Anniversary Of D-Day; Aired 4-4:30a ET


June 04, 2019
• U.S. President, UK Prime Minister Talk Trade. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Day Two Of President Trump's Visit To London Filled With Politics To Pomp And Protests; Prime Minister Theresa May Is A Lame Duck Prime Minister And Still Participating In Business With The President; President Trump Is In A Very Bad State With The Democrats And The House. Aired 4-5a ET


June 02, 2019
• Town Hall Meeting with Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Presidential Candidate. Aired 8-9p ET
• Town Hall Meeting with Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH), Presidential Candidate. Aired 7-8p ET
• Town Hall Meeting with Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), Presidential Candidate. Aired 6-7p ET


May 30, 2019
• Town Hall with Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CA), Presidential Candidate. Aired 10-11p ET


May 27, 2019
• The Howard Stern Interview: A Look at Howard Stern's Life; Donald Trump Loves Winning. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN Special Report: The Trump Family Business; An In-Depth Look at Trump's Businesses; Promises Made, Promises Broken. Aired 10-11p ET


May 26, 2019
• Centrists Losing Ground In EU Parliamentary Elections; Big Win For Hungary's Anti-Immigration Fidesz Party; Greek PM Calls For Snap Elections After Poor Results; Italy's Far-Right Leader Salvini Looks To Make Gains; European Electron Outcome Is A Blow To Macron's Vision For EU; Big Gains For The Pro-Environment Greens Party; Eickhout: Will Join Coalition That Delivers On Climate, Social Justice; Far-Right Winning Big In Italian EU Elections; EU Elections Results Come In Against Brexit Backdrop; Trump In Japan For State Visit; Trump To Meet With Emperor & Abe During State Visit; Trump Tweets About North Korea During Japan Visit. Aired 7-7:45p ET
• French Populist Party Of Le Pen Leading; Establishment Parties Losing Ground In European Elections; Trump To Meet With Emperor And Abe During State Visit; WH Denies Trump Siding With Kim Jong-Un Over Biden; Centrists Losing Ground In Europe; Merkel's Party Leading In European Elections. Aired 6-6:45p ET
• In France, Exit Polls Show Marine Le Pen's National Rally Holding Steady; Voter Turnout of 49% to 52%; Marine Le Pen's National Rally Now Understood to be Coming in at About 25% of the Vote; Social Democratic Party Leading in Sweden with 23.6% According to the Swedish Election Authority. Aired 5-6p ET
• Polls Closing As Europe's Future Hangs In The Balance; Highest Turnout For European Parliament Election In 20 Years; Big Gains For The Pro-Environment Greens Party; Exit Polls: French Populists Come Out On Top; Exit Poll: Greens Party Makes Big Gains In Germany; U.K. Taking Part In European Elections Due To Brexit Delays; Exit Polls: French Populist Party Of Le Pen Is Leading. Aired 2-2:30p ET


May 24, 2019
• British Prime Minister Theresa May Resigns; Interview with Labour MP Rupa Huq on May's Legacy. Aired 8-8:45a ET
• CNN International: British Prime Minister Theresa May Resigns. Aired 7-8a ET
• CNN International: British Prime Minister Theresa May Resigns; Interview with James Heappey, Conservative MP, on Aftermath of May's Resignation; Interview with Peter Bone, Conservative MP, on the Trials of Brexit. Aired 6-7a ET
• CNN Internatioanl: British Prime Minister Theresa May Resigns; Interview with Lord Kenneth Baker, Former Conservative MP, on the Future of British Politics. Aired 5-6a ET
• CNN International: Brexit Battle, U.K. Prime Minister under Pressure to Resign; India Decides; First Couples Wed under Taiwan's Marriage Equality Law; Pelosi: White House is Crying for Impeachment. Aired 4-5a ET
• CNN Special Report: The Trump Family Business; An In-Depth Look at Trump's Businesses; Promises Made, Promises Broken. Aired 11p-12a ET
• The Howard Stern Interview: A Look at Howard Stern's Life. Aired 10-11p ET


May 21, 2019
• Frm. Rep. Beto O'Rourke in a Town Hall with Dana Bash. Aired 10-11:12p ET


May 18, 2019
• Champions For Change Special. Aired 8-9p ET


May 17, 2019
• The Trump Family Business; Erin Burnett Outlines Trump's Business Venture Failures; Racine: Trump's Business & Personal Affairs "Opaque"; Erin Burnett's Take On Trump's Hidden Finances. Aired 9-10p ET


May 09, 2019
• Town Hall Meeting with Former FBI Director James Comey. Aired 8-9p ET


April 30, 2019
• The Opposition Leader, Juan Guaido, Calling For The People To Stand Up Against The Regime Of Nicolas Maduro. Aired 12p-1p ET
• CNN International: Attempted Coup Underway In Venezuela. Aired 10-11a ET
• New Al-Baghdadi Video: How Can We Ever Defeat ISIS?; Venezuelan Opposition Leader Guaido Calls On Supporters To "Cover The Streets"; Guaido Declares The "Start Of The End Of Usurpation"; Guaido's Message to Venezuelans: "This Is The Moment"; Maduro Government Spokesman: We Are Confronting Small Number Of Traitorous Military Personnel. Aired: 7-8a ET


April 27, 2019
• Coverage of the White House Correspodnmets Dinner; Takeaways From The WH Correspondents' Dinner. Aired 10-11p ET
• White House Correspondents' Dinner. Aired: 9-10p ET


April 23, 2019
• Complete Analysis Of CNN Democratic Presidential Town Halls. Aired: 12-1a ET


April 22, 2019
• Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) Presidential Candidate Fields Question at Town Hall. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN Hosts a Town Hall with Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) Presidential Candidate. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Hosts Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Presidential Candidate in a Town Hall Discussion. Aired 9-10p ET
• CNN Presidential Town Hall with Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Aired 8-9p ET
• CNN Hosts Town Hall With Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Presidential Candidate. Aired 7-8p ET


April 14, 2019
• Town Hall Meeting with Andrew Yang (D), Presidential Candidate. Aired 7-8p ET
• Town Hall Meeting with Marianne Williamson (D), Presidential Candidate. Aired 6-7p ET


April 11, 2019
• Town Hall Meetign with Democratic Presidential Candidate Julian Castro. Aired 10-11p ET


April 10, 2019
• E.U Leaders Are In Brussels for An Emergency Summit. Aired 4-5p ET
• E.U. Expected to Propose up to One-year "Flextention;" EU Leaders In Brussels for Emergency Summit; Grybauskaite: We'll Propose extension beyond June 30th; Lithuanian President: We Support Brexit Delay "In General;" UK's May Asks for Brexit Delay to June 30. Aired 12-1p ET
• Town Hall with Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) Presidential Candidate. Aired 10-11p ET


April 09, 2019
• Town Hall with Presidential Candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). Aired 10-11p ET
• Netanyahu, Gantz Both Claim Victory In Israel Vote; Israeli Exit Poll: Too Close To Call In Netanyahu-Gantz Race; Threat Of Possible Indictment Looms Over Prime Minister; May Meeting European Leaders Ahead Of Friday Deadline; Merkel Doesn't Greet May, Apologizes For Being Late; France: Year-Long Brexit Extension Is Too Long; Nadler: We'll Subpoena For Full, Unredacted Report; Barr: Expected To Release Redacted Report "Within A Week"; Boeing 737 Deliveries Fall By A Third In Q1; UK PM May In Paris For Talks With Macron. Aired: 4-5p ET


April 01, 2019
• U.K. Parliament Votes On Alternatives To May's Brexit Deal; Turkey's President Downplaying A Stunning Defeat For His Party At The Polls; Vietnamese Woman Accused Of Killing The Half-Brother Of North Korea's Kim Jong-Un Has Escaped Death; Venezuela's Embattled President, Nicolas Maduro Has Announced Plans To Ration Electricity In Response To Recurring Power Outages. Aired: 4-5p ET


March 29, 2019
• CNN International: Brexit Coverage. Aired 4-5p ET
• CNN International Brexit Coverage. Aired 2-3p ET


March 27, 2019
• Town Hall with Sen. Cory Booker (D) New Jersey. Aired 10-11p ET


March 25, 2019
• Interview with David Morris, Conservative MP, on Brexit Chaos; British Prime Minister Theresa May Addresses Parliament. Aired 12-1p ET
• CNN International: Interview with David Morris, Conservative MP, on Brexit Chaos; British Prime Minister Theresa May Addresses Parliament. Aired 11-12p ET
• The Mueller Report; Trump Remarks on Mueller Report Findings; Democrats Plan Next Steps After Mueller Summary Released; Rep. Don Beyer (D) Virginia is Interviewed About the Mueller Report and Trump. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Mueller Couldn't Reach Decision on Obstruction; Trump and Netanyahu News Conference; Trump Signs Golan Heights Proclamation; Aired 12-12:30p ET


March 20, 2019
• Town Hall with Presidential Candidate and Frm. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper. Aired 10-11p ET


March 18, 2019
• CNN Hosts Town Hall with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). Aired 9-10:15p ET


March 15, 2019
• New Zealand Terror Attack; New Zealand Massacre Suspect Appears In Court; Suspect's Purported Manifesto Has White Supremacist Ideology; Police Say, 49 Dead In Attacks On New Zealand Mosque; New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Holds News Conference. Aired 10-11p ET
• Hate Crime the New Rising Threat; Anti-Immigrant and anti- Muslim Killed 49 People in Christchurch, New Zealand. Aired 9-10p ET
• CNN Coverage of the Terror Attacks on New Zealand. Aired 7- 7:30p ET
• CNN Coverage of the Terror Attacks on New Zealand. Aired 6-7p ET
• CNN International: Coverage of the Terror Attacks in New Zealand. Aired 6-7p ET
• CNN International: The 28-Year-Old Suspect in New Zealand Mass Shooting to Appear in Court; Muslim Countries Condemn New Zealand Mass Shooting. Aired 5-5:30p ET
• CNN International: New Zealand Massacre Suspect Due In Court Soon; Police: Suspect Left Behind Hate Filled Manifesto; Trump Offers Assistance, Condolences To New Zealand; Police: 49 Dead In Attacks On New Zealand Mosques. Aired 4-5p ET
• CNN International: One Of New Zealand's Darkest Days; Christchurch Mass Shooting Coverage; Boeing Pauses Delivery of 737 Max Planes; DUP Cites There's Been Progress Made in Brexit Talks with U.K. Government; At Least 49 Dead in Attacks in New Zealand Mosques; Man Charged with Murder in New Zealand Attacks Due in Court; Mayor of Christchurch Speaks After Mosque Terror Attacks; New Zealand Mosque Attack Increases Scrutiny on Social Media. Aired 3-4p ET
• CNN International: Terror In New Zealand; New Zealand's Darkest Day. Aired 12-1pm ET
• New Zealand Is Struggling After A Terror Rampage Struck The Islamic Community In Christchurch. Aired: 11-12n ET
• CNN International: New Zealand Mosque Attacks Kill 49, Wounds Dozens; Police: 49 Dead In Attacks On New Zealand Mosques; New Zealand PM: Our Thoughts & Prayers Are With Victims; 49 Dead In Attacks On New Zealand Mosques; Eyewitness To The Massacre; Cricket Team Narrowly Avoided Terror Attack; Visiting Cricket Team Narrowly Escaped Mosque Shooting; New Zealand Shocked After Two Mosque Shootings. Aired 10-11a ET
• Police: 49 Dead In Attacks On New Zealand Mosques. Aired 9-10a ET
• CNN International: Horrific Pair Of Mass Shootings Carried Out In New Zealand. Aired: 8-9a ET
• Police: 49 Dead In Attacks On New Zealand Mosques. Aired 7-8a ET
• 49 Dead, Dozens Injured In Massacre At New Zealand Mosques; Officials: 1 Person Charged With Murder, 3 Others In Custody; Manifesto Published By Apparent Attacker Before Massacre; North Korea Threatens To Suspend Nuclear Talks With U.S.; Israeli Media: IDF Believes Tel Aviv Rocket Attack Likely A Mistake; New Zealand Terror Attacks; Trump Again Nods Toward Violence By His Supporters; New York Times: Ethiopian Airlines Pilot Faced Emergency Almost Immediately; New York Times: Controllers Say Plane Oscillated Up & Down Hundreds Of Feet. Aired: 6-7a ET


March 14, 2019
• New Zealand Police Respond To Active Shooting; Witnessed: Gunman Shot From Back Of Mosque; New Zealand Police: One Person In Custody; Police: People Should Not To Go To Mosques; Police: "Multiple Fatalities" In New Zealand Shooting; "Multiple Fatalities" In New Zealand Mass Shooting. Aired: 11p-12a ET
• CNN International: New Zealand Shootings Coverage. Aired 10:14- 11p ET
• U.K. Lawmakers Vote to Ask for Brexit Delay; Ethiopian Flight Black Boxes in Paris for Analysis; U.S. Orders Grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 Planes; Trump Tells Boeing to Figure Out 737 Max Problems Fast; Students Celebrate a Day Against Modern Slavery; Hilton Trains Employees to Spot Human Trafficking in Hotels; Israeli Military Says Two Rockets were Fired from Gaza Towards Israel. Aired 3-4p ET
• CNN International Special Brexit Coverage. Aired 2-3p ET
• CNN International Special Brexit Coverage. Aired 1-2p ET
• CNN International Special Brexit Coverage. Aired 12:30-1p ET


March 13, 2019
• CNN International: UK Lawmakers Rejects No Deal Brexit. Aired 4-5pm ET


March 10, 2019
• Townhall with Mayor Pete Buttigieg, D-South Bend IN. Aired 9- 10p ET
• Townhall with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI). Aired 8-9p ET
• Townhall with Democratic Presidential Candidate John Delaney. Aired 7-8p ET


February 25, 2019
• CNN Townhall With Sen. Bernie Sanders, 2020 Presidential Campaign Candidate. Aired: 8-9p ET


February 18, 2019
• Town Hall with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). Aired 10-11p ET


February 14, 2019
• CNN International - Brexit Coverage; Amazon Abandons Plans in New York City; Brexit Votes Continue. Aired 12-1p ET


February 12, 2019
• Poppy Harlow Hosts Howard Schultz in a Houston Town Hall. Aired 10-11p ET


February 06, 2019
• Federal Prosecutors Seek Interviews With Trump Org Execs; Trump Faces First Divided Congress For SOTU; Trump Gives Women Of Congress A Shout-Out In SOTU; Fed Prosecutors Seek Interviews With Trump Org Execs. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Blasts Dems on "Ridiculous Partisan Investigations" in State of the Union; Interview with Andrew Gillum, Mayor OF Tallahassee, Florida; Aired 12m-1a ET


February 05, 2019
• President Trump Delivered his SOTU; Democrats Don't Agree on Funding Border Wall. Aired 11-12mp ET
• President Trump Calls for Unity. Aired 10-11p ET
• President Trump State of the Union Address. Aired 9-10p ET


February 02, 2019
• Belichick, McVay More Alike Than You Think; Interview with Kansas City Chiefs Q.B. Patrick Mahomes; Matt Bryant on How Hard Is It to Kick a Field Goal; Cowboys Hall of Fame Q.B. Troy Aikman Wasn't Always Calm and Cool. Aired 5:30-6p ET


February 01, 2019
• CNNI - State of America; The State of the Union: A Historic Speech; Trump Defends Shutting Down Government over Border Talks. Aired 5-5:30p ET


January 29, 2019
• British Lawmakers Vote to Seek Alternative to Backstop; E.U. Says Withdrawal Agreement Is Not Open for Renegotiation; Venezuelan Military Defectors Are Asking for Support; Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Says Robert Mueller Probe Is Almost Finished; Interview with Colum Eastwood, Labour MP; Interview with Stephen Doughty, Labour MP; Interview with Lord Digby Jones. Aired 4-5p ET
• CNNI - Special Coverage - British Lawmakers About to Vote on Changes to Brexit Deal; Parliament Announcing Vote on Corbyn Amendment Results as No; Scottish National Party Amendment Defeated. Aired 1:55- 3p ET


January 28, 2019
• Jake Tapper Hosts Kamala Harris (D-CA) in Des Moines, IA. Aired 10-11p ET


January 16, 2019
• Brexit Vote Fails; Mays Faces No Confidence Vote, Aired 1:30-2p ET


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