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November 21, 2019
• Iowa Voters Weigh in on Tonight's Democratic Debate; Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, IN), and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) Are Interviewed about Debate Performances; Sondland: 'Everyone Was in the Loop' on Ukraine Pressure. Aired 12-1a ET
• Key Witnesses Questioned in Public Impeachment Hearing; Witnesses Tie Trump's Personal Agenda to Ukraine Pressure. Aired 3-4p ET
• Key Witnesses Fiona Hill and David Holmes Questioned in Public Impeachment Hearing; Holmes: "My Clear Impression" Was U.S. Aid Was Connected to Ukraine's Investigation of Bidens. Aired 2-3p ET
• Trump's Former Top Russia Adviser Testifies at Impeachment Hearing; Hill: I Now Realize Sondland Was on a "Domestic Political Errand". Aired 1-2p ET
• Taylor told Holmes "They're Insisting Zelensky Commit to Probe"; Fiona Hill Rebukes Belief Ukraine Interfered in 2016 Elections Not Russia; David Holmes: Rudy Giuliani's Political Agenda Overshadowed U.S. Priorities; David Holmes: Gordon Sondland Told Me Trump Only Cared About "Big Stuff" That Benefits Him, Like The Biden Investigation. Aired 12-1p ET
• Fiona Hill & David Holmes Testify Publicly in Impeachment Hearing; Trump Responds to David Holmes Testimony; Trump Invites GOP Senates to White House Including Romney, Collins; Pelosi Maintains Trump Abuse Office; Israeli P.M. Netanyahu to Face Bribery, Fraud Charges. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Day 5 Of Impeachment Hearings; Testimony Today From Hill And Holmes. Aired 10-11a ET
• Day 5 of Impeachment Hearings Commences; Fiona Hill Criticizes GOP Lawmakers for Believing "Fictional Narrative" that Ukraine, Not Russia Interfered in 2016 Elections. Aired 9-10a ET
• Dems Take on Trump during Debate; Trump Invites Republicans to the White House; Testimony today from Hill and Holmes; Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Interviewed on Continuing Impeachment Inquiry; National Security Council Adviser to President Trump on Russia to Testify before Congress on U.S. Interests regarding Ukraine and Russia; Hill: "Domestic Politics" Should Not Stop U.S. from Defending Itself. Aired 8-9a ET
• Two Key Witnesses in Impeachment Hearings; Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) is Interviewed about Impeachment; Fiona Hill Testifies Today; Former Top Russia Adviser To Reject Trump Claim That Ukraine Meddled In U.S. Politics; Democrats Take On President Trump Over Impeachment During Debate; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Discusses The Impeachment Proceedings And Her 2020 Presidential Run. Aired 7-8a ET


November 20, 2019
• Mayor Pete Buttigieg Stands Out In Tonight's Democratic Presidential Debate; President Trump Says The Impeachment Saga Is Over; Democrats Spar In New Debate; Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Is Interviewed About The Democratic Debate; Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN) Is Interviewed About Democratic Debate. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Sondland Ties Trump, Pence, Pompeo to Ukraine Pressure Campaign; Republicans Speak after Sondland Testimony. Aired 3-4p ET
• Public Impeachment Hearing; Sondland: I Pressured Ukraine at "Express Direction" of Trump. Aired 2-3p ET
• Trump Responds to Sondland Testimony on Quid Pro Quo in Ukraine Scandal; Pence Denies Conversation with Sondland on Ukraine, Biden, Burisma; Key Witness Gordon Sondland Testifies in Impeachment Inquiry. Aired 1-2p ET
• Sondland Confirms Quid Pro Quo In Impeachment Hearing; Sondland Ties Trump, Pence, Pompeo to Ukraine Pressure Campaign. Aired 12-1p ET
• Key Witness Gordon Sondland Testifies in Impeachment Inquiry; Sondland: "Yes," There was Quid Pro Quo in Ukraine Scandal; Schiff Holds Press Briefing. Aired 11a-12p ET
• U.S. Ambassador To European Union Gordon Sondland To Testify In House Public Impeachment Hearings. Aired 10-11a ET
• Gordon Sondland to Testify in the Impeachment Probe. Aired 9- 10a ET
• U.S. Ambassador to European Union Gordon Sondland to Testify in House Public Impeachment Hearings; Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA) Interviewed about Ongoing House Impeachment Hearings; Soon: Ambassador at Center of Ukraine Scandal Testifies. Aired 8-9a ET
• Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) Discuss Today's Impeachment Hearings; The New York Times Reports Sondland Kept Pompeo Informed On Ukraine Pressure Campaign. Aired 7-8a ET


November 19, 2019
• Interview With Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL); Public Impeachment Testimony Continues. Aired 3-4p ET
• Two More Key Witnesses Will Testify In Impeachment Inquiry Hearings; President Trump Weighs In On The Impeachment Hearings And Witnesses In A Cabinet Meeting; Soon: Ex-Ambassador Volker & Ex-NSC Aide Tim Morrison To Testify; Republicans Defending Questions To Two Key Impeachment Inquiry Witnesses. Aired 2-3p ET
• Key Witnesses Questioned in Public Impeachment Inquiry; Vindman States July 25th Call "Was Improper". Aired 1-2p ET
• Key Witnesses Questioned in Public Impeachment Hearing; Vindman: I Reported My Concerns About Call "Out of a Sense of Duty". Aired 12-1p ET
• Key Witnesses Questioned in Public Impeachment Hearing; Williams: I found July 25th Call "Unusual...Political in Nature"; Vindman: I Call Myself "Never Partisan". Aired 11a-12p ET
• Day 3 of Public Impeachment Hearings Underway; Lt. Col. Vindman and Jennifer Williams, Special Advisor for Europe and Russia Face Questioning in Impeachment Hearing. Aired 10-11a ET
• Day 3 of Public Impeachment Hearings Commences; Top Intelligence Committee Members Give Opening Statements; Key Witnesses Who Faced Trump Attacks Set to Testify in the Impeachment Probe. Aired 9-10a ET
• Soon: Four Witnesses Publicly Testify in High-Stakes Hearings; First Reaction from Ukraine President Since Start of Impeachment Probe; House Prepares for Further Public Testimony in Impeachment Hearings; Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman and Aide to Vice President Pence Jennifer Williams to Testify in Impeachment Hearing; Interview with Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) on Impeachment Inquiry. Aired 8-9a ET


November 15, 2019
• Democrats Speak After Public Testimony in Impeachment Inquiry; Republicans Speak Also After Public Testimony in Impeachment Inquiry; Yovanovitch Says Trump's Attacks, Very Intimidating; Interview with Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) About Trump's Obstruction of Justice. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Adam Schiff Holds Press Conference Following Impeachment Testimony; Marie Yovanovitch Testifies. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Ousted U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Testifies Publicly; Schiff Accuses Trump of Witness Intimidation with Tweets. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Ousted U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch Testifies Publicly at House Impeachment Hearing. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch Testifies In Impeachment Hearing. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Ambassador To Ukraine Testifies in Public Impeachment Hearing; Yovanovitch: "Shocked & Devastated" That Trump Said I Was "Bad News" During Call to Another World Leader. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Ousted U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Testifies Publicly. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Convicting Of Witness Tampering, Lying To Congress, Obstruction; Donald Trump Associate Roger Stone Found Guilty On All 7 Counts; Adam Schiff: We Saw "Witness Intimidation In Real Time" By The President; Marie Yovanovitch: Donald Trump's Attacks "Very Intimidating"; Ousted U.S. Ambassador To Ukraine Testifies Publicly. Aired 12-12.30p ET
• Yovanovitch Testifies at Impeachment Inquiry; Schiff: "Take Witness Intimidation Very, Very Seriously"; White House Releases April Trump/Zelensky Call; Jim Jordan Says Trump Tweets Not Witness Intimidation. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Impeachment Investigation Second Public Hearing; Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Did Not Defend Marie Yovanovitch; Adam Schiff Interviewed During Impeachment Inquiry Recess. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Ousted Ambassador Yovanovitch Testimony; Yovanovitch Responds to Trump's Twitter Attacks on Her. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Ousted U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Gives Opening Statement in Public Impeachment Hearing; Ousted U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine: I Do Not Understand Giuliani's Motives For Attacking Me. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Day 3 of Impeachment Hearings Begins; Ousted U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Set to Testify Today Publicly. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Yovanovitch Public Hearings Today. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Interview with Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA) on the House of Representatives Holding Second Day of Public Hearings in Impeachment Inquiry; Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch to Testify in Public Impeachment Inquiry; Career U.S. Diplomat David Holmes to Testify Behind Closed Doors that He Overheard President Trump ask U.S. Ambassador Sondland about Status of Ukraine Investigations; Soon: Ousted Ambassador Testifies in Public Hearing. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Dems Accusing Trump of Bribery Instead of Quid Pro Quo; Kremlin-Controlled TV Celebrates Political Chaos in U.S.; Deadly School Shooting. Aired 1-2a ET
• Jim Jordan Says Trump Tweets Not Witness Intimidation; Yovanovitch Describes State Department Under Pompeo In Crisis; Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Discusses Yovanovitch Testimony, Trump Tweets, State Department in Crisis; Roger Stone Found Guilty of Lying/Obstruction. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


November 14, 2019
• Did Taylor and Kent Testimony Change Any Minds; Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick Jumps into the Crowded Democratic 2020 Field; At Least Two Dead, Multiple Injured in California School Shooting. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Voters' Views on Impeachment Hearings?; California School Shooting. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Authorities Give Update on California High School Shooting; Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) Discusses School Shooting, Gun Control; At Least 2 Dead, 3 Injured in California School Shooting. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• At Least One Dead, Five Injured In California School Shooting; Former President Clinton Reacts To California School Shooting. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• L.A. County Sheriff: School Shooting Suspect in Custody at Hospital; Awaiting L.A. County Sheriff's Department New Conference; New Evidence of Call Raises Stakes for Sondland Hearing New Week; Source: GOP to Argue Trump Within His Rights to Remove Ambassador; Pelosi: Trump Has Admitted He Committed "Bribery". Aired 1:30-2p ET
• At Least One Person Killed In California High School Shooting. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• One Person Killed in California High School Shooting; School Shooting Suspect In Custody at Hospital; Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) Is Interviewed About the High School Shooting. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Shooting in Santa Clarita, Saugus High School, California; at Least Two in Critical Condition After Saugus High School in Santa Clarita; CNN: Suspect is 15-Year-Old Male, Police Searching His Home; Sheriff's Department: Suspect Believed to be a Student at Saugus High School; At Least 6 Victims in Southern California High School Shooting. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Sheriff's Department Responding to Shooting at High School in California; Former Rep. Katie Hill Discusses the Saugus High School Shooting; L.A. Sheriff's Department Sgt. Bob Boese Tells CNN 5 Shot at High School, Suspect Remains At Large. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Explosive Testimony Further Implicates Trump in Ukraine Scheme; Trump's Long History of "Don't Know" Or "Don't Recall"; Pelosi Speaks to Reporters; Sheriff's Department Responding to Shooting at High School in California. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Interview with Tara Sonenshine; First Day of Public Impeachment Inquiry Testimony; Trump Organization May Sell D.C. Hotel. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Ousted Ambassador Yovanovitch To Testify Publicly Tomorrow; Taylor Aide Who Overheard Sondland And Trump Call Expected To Testify Tomorrow Behind Closed Doors. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Nicholas Burns is Interviewed on the Impeachment Hearings; Discussion on Impeachment Hearings; Erdogan Showed Propaganda Video at White House. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• GOP & Democrats Reveal Strategies as they Clash at First Hearing; GOP Tries to Discredit Career Diplomats in First Public Hearing; Top Diplomat in Ukraine Testifies His Aide Heard Trump on Phone Asking for Update on Bidens' Investigations. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Kellyanne Conway is Interviewed about Congressional Hearings; Swing State Voters on Debate Hearing. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• House of Representatives Holds First Public Impeachment Hearings; Aide to Diplomat Bill Taylor Reports Overhearing Phone Conversation between President Trump and Ambassador Gordon Sondland Regarding Investigation into Bidens; Ousted Ambassador Yovanovitch to Testify on Hill Tomorrow; Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) is Interviewed About the Impeachment Probe. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• House GOP's Four-Part Strategy to Defend Trump; New Testimony Ties Trump Closer to Alleged Ukraine Pressure Campaign. Aired 1-2a ET
• Public Impeachment Hearings Begin. Aired 12-1a ET


November 13, 2019
• House Holds First Public Impeachment Hearing; Impeachment Witnesses Further Tie Trump to Ukraine Pressure; CNN Was Set to Interview Ukrainian President Until Scandal Broke; Republicans Speak After First Public Impeachment Hearing. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• House Intel Committee Questions Witnesses Bill Taylor and George Kent During Impeachment Inquiry. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Questioning Underway in First Public Impeachment Hearing; Amb. Taylor: Our Holding Up Of Security Assistance That Would Go To A Country That Is Fighting Aggression From Russia, For No Good Policy Reason, Is Wrong. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Questioning Underway in First Public Impeachment Hearing; Kent & Taylor: Giuliani's Active Role in Foreign Diplomacy is Not Normal. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Questioning Underway in First Public Impeachment Hearing; Taylor: Sondland Told Me Everything; Taylor: Sondland Told Me Trump Was Just Interested in The Bidens. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• George Kent, Top State Dept. Ukraine Expert and Bill Taylor, Fmr. Ambassador to Ukraine Are Questioned in First Public Impeachment Hearing. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Sondland: Trump Cared More About Investigations of Biden Than About Ukraine. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Questioning Underway In First Public Impeachment Hearing; Bill Taylor: Told Sondland That Withholding Aid To Ukraine For Help With A Political Campaign Was "Crazy"; Bill Taylor: Sondland Told Me "Everything", Including Security Aid, Depended On Zelensky Publicly Announcing Investigations; Bill Taylor: Sondland Said Trump Cared More About Investigations Of Biden Than About Ukraine. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Questioning Underway in First Public Impeachment Hearing; Taylor: Sondland Told Me Everything. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Public Impeachment Hearing; Bill Taylor Reveals New Details of Events. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• House Holds First Public Impeachment Hearing; George Kent: Giuliani Ran Smear Campaign Against U.S. Ambassador Yovanovitch. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• First Public Impeachment Hearing Begins; Rep. Adam Schiff (D- CA) Begins Opening Statements. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) is Interviewed about Impeachment Hearings; Impeachment Hearings Begin Today; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• First Public Impeachment Hearing Begins; Ambassador Bill Taylor and State Department Official George Kent Arrive for Impeachment Hearing. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Impeachment Hearings Begin Today. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Public Impeachment Hearings Set to Begin in House of Representatives; White House Prepares Strategy to Combat Accusations of Quid Pro Quo in Impeachment Hearings. Aired 8-8:30a ET


November 11, 2019
• Former VP and Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Speaks at a Town Hall. Aired 9-10:15p ET


November 10, 2019
• Tom Steyer, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Speaks at a Town Hall. Aired 7-8p ET


November 03, 2019
• This Is Life With Lisa Ling: When Women Kill. Aired 22-23p ET
• The White House In Crisis: The Impeachment Inquiry. Aired 9- 10p ET


November 02, 2019
• Scheme and Scandal, Inside the College Admissions Crisis. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN Special Report; State Of Hate: The Explosion of White Supremacy. Aired 10-11p ET


October 25, 2019
• Zakaria: Donald Trump, The Most Polarizing President; Feldman: "We're In A Genuine Crisis"; Zakaria: Democrats Are Being Politically Unwise. Aired 9-10p ET


October 16, 2019
• Warren Defends Medicare for All Plan; Bet O'Rourke is Interviewed about His Platform; 12 Democratic Candidates Face Off in Debate. Aired 12-1a ET


October 15, 2019
• Post Debate Analysis; Interviews with Sen. Elizabeth (D-MA) Warren, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-FL) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA). Aired 11:05p-12a ET
• CNN Hosts Democratic Debate. Aired 10-11:05p ET
• CNN Hosts Democratic Primary Debate. Aired 9-10p ET
• CNN's Democratic Debate. Aired 8-9p ET


October 12, 2019
• Weed 5 The CBD Craze Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports. Aired 9-10p ET


October 10, 2019
• Equality in America Town Hall with Tom Steyer (D), Presidential Candidate. Aired 11:30p-12a ET
• Equality in America Town Hall with Julian Castro (D), Presidential Candidate. Aired 11-11:30p ET
• Equality in America Town Hall with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Presidential Candidate. Aired 10:30-11p ET
• Equality in America Town Hall with Beto O'Rourke (D), Presidential Candidate. Aired 10-10:30p ET
• Equality in America Town Hall with Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), Presidential Candidate. Aired 9:30-10p ET
• Equality in America Town Hall with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D- MA), Presidential Candidate. Aired 9-9:30p ET
• Equality in America Town Hall with Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D- South Bend, IN), Presidential Candidate. Aired 8:30-9p ET
• Equality in America Town Hall with Joe Biden (D), Presidential Candidate. Aired 8-8:30p ET


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