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February 23, 2023
• Ukraine Bracing For Russian Attacks As War Hits One-Year Mark; Sullivan On Travelling With President Biden Into The Ukrainian War Zone: We Were Heading Into The Unknown; Power: We Don't Have Any Evidence That U.S. Assistance Is Being Misused Or Misspent. Aired 9- 10p ET


February 22, 2023
• Norfolk Southern CEO: "We're Going To See This Through"; DeWine: "We're Testing The Water"; Dr. Vanderhoff: "Our Concern, From The Very Start, Has Been On The Health And Safety Of The Residents Of East Palestine." Aired 9-10p ET


February 08, 2023
• Biden Addressed Tyre Nichols' Parents; Biden on Policing; LeBron James Breaks NBA's All-Time Scoring Record; Gov. Sanders' GOP Response; President Biden call on congress to codify Roe v. Wade. Aired 2-3a ET
• LeBron James Breaks NBA All-Time Scoring Record; Biden Sets Stage for an Expected 2024 Reelection Bid, Spars with Heckling Republicans and Projects Optimism; Governor Sanders' GOP Response: Biden Administration "More interested in Woke Fantasies than the Hard Reality Americans Face Every Day"; Biden: "My economic Plan is about Investing in Places and People that have been Forgotten". Aired 1-2a ET
• LeBron James Breaks NBA's All-Time Scoring Record; Biden: "The State Of The Union Is Strong"; Republicans Heckle Biden During State Of The Union Address; Republicans Heckle Joe Biden During State Of The Union Address. Aired 12-1a ET


February 07, 2023
• CNN Covers President Biden's State Of The Union Address; Lebron James Breaks NBA All-Time Scoring Record. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Biden Finishes First State Of The Union Before Divided Congress; Biden Says, The State Of The Union Is Strong; Republicans Heckle Biden During State Of The Union Address; President Joe Biden Delivers His State Of The Union Address On Congress; Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Delivers Republican Response. Aired 10-11p ET
• Biden: Democracy Remains Unbowed And Unbroken; Biden: My Economic Plan Is About Investing In Places And People That Have Been Forgotten; Biden: Capitalism Without Competition Is Not Capitalism. Aired 9-10p ET


January 31, 2023
• CNN Exclusive: One-On-One With Israel's Netanyahu Amid Surging Violence; Netanyahu On A Possible Peace Deal With The Palestinians; Netanyahu Dismisses Criticism Over Proposed Judicial Changes. Aired 9- 10p ET


January 07, 2023
• McCarthy About To Be Sworn In As House Speaker; Kevin McCarthy Delivers Speech After Winning Speakership; Source: Rep. Mike Rogers Told Rep. Matt Gaetz He Was Going To Be Finished During Heated Moment; Kevin McCarthy Elected House Speaker On 15th Ballot; Aired 1-2p ET
• Kevin McCarthy Appears On Track To Win Speakership On 15th Vote. Aired 12-1a ET


January 06, 2023
• McCarthy Loses 13th Speaker Ballot; McCarthy Confident He'll Have Votes To Be Elected Speaker Tonight; Interview With Rep. French Hill (R-AK): His Meetings With McCarthy Holdouts. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Biden Honoring Law Enforcement, Election Workers On Jan 6; McCarthy Loses 13th Speaker Ballot. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• McCarthy Appears To Lose On 13th Ballot After Flipping Holdouts; Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) Discusses Speakership Vote; Biden Honors Heroes 2 Years After Insurrection. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Now: House Taking 13th Speaker Vote After McCarthy Flips Holdouts. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• McCarthy Appears To Love On 12th Ballot But Flips Some Holdouts. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Kevin McCarthy Appears To Lose Twelfth Ballot But Flips Some Holdouts; Interview With Representative Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) About Vote For Speaker Of The House. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• McCarthy Appears To Lose On 12th Ballot, Despite Flipping Hard- Lines. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Any Minute: House Gavels In For Fourth Day With No Speaker; Now: House Back After McCarthy Rejected 11 Times As Speaker; Sources: McCarthy Tells GOP No Deal Yet, But In "Good Position"; Soon: 12th Speaker Vote As McCarthy's Path Remains Uncertain; Now: McCarthy Nominated For 12th Speaker Ballot; Now: Jeffries Nominated For 12th Speaker Ballot. Aired 12-12:30p ET


January 05, 2023
• 9th Speaker Vote as McCarthy's Path Remains Uncertain. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Now: McCarthy Appears To Suffer Defeat On 8th Speaker Ballot. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Now: McCarthy Appears To Suffer Defeat On 8th Speaker Ballot; Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) Discusses Speakership Vote. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Doctor: Hamlin's Neurological Function Appears "Intact"; Soon: 8th Speaker Vote As McCarthy Path Remains Uncertain. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• McCarthy Appears To Suffer Defeat On 7th Speaker Ballot; Now: Hospital News Conference On NFL's Damar Hamlin. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Now: GOP Hardliners Meeting In McCarthy Ally's Office; 7th House Speaker Vote Underway; McCarthy Appears To Suffer Defeat On 7th Speaker Ballot; Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Now: McCarthy Appears To Suffer Defeat On Seventh Speaker Ballot. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Now: House Back After McCarthy Rejected 6 Times As Speaker; 7th Speaker Vote Expected As McCarthy's Path Remains Uncertain; Now: McCarthy Nominated For 7th Speaker Ballot; Now: Jeffries Nominated For 7th Speaker Ballot; Now: Donalds Nominated For 7th Speaker Ballot. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Funeral For Former Pontiff Wraps At The Vatican; Former Pontiff To Be Buried Following Funeral Mass. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Underway at St. Peter's Square. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Funeral for Former Pontiff Underway at St. Peter's Square. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN Special Coverage of Pope Benedict's Funeral in St. Peter's Square Facilitated by Pope Francis. Aired 3-4a ET


January 04, 2023
• Donalds Nominated For Sixth Speaker Ballot; House Taking Sixth Speaker Vote As McCarthy's Path Uncertain; McCarthy Appears To Suffer Defeat On Sixth Speaker Ballot. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• McCarthy Appears To Suffer Defeat On 5th Speaker Ballot; 6th Speaker Vote Expected As McCarthy's Path Remains Uncertain. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Now: McCarthy Appears To Suffer Defeat On 5th Speaker Ballot; Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) Discusses Speakership Vote. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Now: House Taking Fifth Speaker Vote As McCarthy's Path Is Uncertain. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Now: McCarthy Appears To Suffer Defeat In 4th Speaker Ballot. Rep. David Joyce (R-OH) Discusses Speakership Vote; 5th Speaker Vote Soon As McCarthy's Path Remains Uncertain. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) Is Being Interviewed About Kevin McCarthy; Now: McCarthy Appears To Suffer Defeat On 4th Speaker Ballot; House In Chaos As McConnell & Biden Tout Bipartisanship; McCarthy Appears To Suffer Defeat, 217 Votes Needed To Win; Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Now: House Taking Fourth Speaker Vote As McCarthy's Path Is Unclear. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Now: House In Session After McCarthy Rejected Three Times As Speaker; Fourth Speaker Vote Expected As McCarthy's Path Remains Uncertain; Second Term GOP Rep. Nominated For House Speaker. Aired 12- 12:30p ET


January 03, 2023
• House Poised To Take Third Speaker Vote; McCarthy Appears To Suffer Defeat On Second Speaker Ballot; Interview With Rep. David Joyce (R-OH): Interview with Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL): The Vote For House Speaker. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Now: McCarthy Appears To Suffer Defeat On Second Speaker Ballot. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Second House Speaker Vote Under Way. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• McCarthy Appears To Suffer Defeat On First Speaker Ballot. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Now, McCarthy Appears To Suffer Defeat On First Speaker Ballot. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• CNN Special Congressional Report. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Now: Speaker Vote Underway, 218 Votes Needed To Win. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Soon: Speaker Vote In Pivotal Moment For McCarthy; Source: McCarthy Took Opponents "To The Woodshed" In Closed Mtg; GOP Hard- Lines: "Nothing Has Changed," We Won't Support McCarthy; Source: Trump Urged McCarthy To Accept Deal From Hard-Lines; Number Of Hard-Lines Opposing McCarthy Grows After Intense Mtg; Democrats Don't Plan To Bail Out McCarthy; Now: McCarthy On House Floor Ahead Of Speaker Vote. Aired 12-12:30p ET


January 01, 2023
• New Year's Eve Live. Aired 1-2a ET
• New Year's Eve Live. Aired 12-1a ET


December 31, 2022
• New Year's Eve Celebrations Across The World; Soon: UK, Portugal, Iceland, Ghana To Celebrate 2023; Tributes To Late Queen As Fireworks Welcome In 2023; CNN Latin America Marks New Year's With Long-Held Traditions; New Year's Eve Celebrations Across The World; London Welcomes 2023 With Return Of Firework Display; New York City Prepares For The Times Square New Year's Eve Celebration. Aired 7-8p ET
• New Year's Eve Celebrations Across The World With Special Live Global Coverage; Ukraine Wins Eurovision Song Contest In Wave Of Goodwill Following Invasion By Russia; New Year's Eve Celebrations Across The World; Geena Davis Welcomes 2023 With CNN; Craig David And CNN Ring In The New Year At Twickenham Film Studios; London Counting Down To 2023. Aired 6-7p ET
• Athens Welcoming 2023 With Parties, Fireworks; Paris To Set Off Fireworks Along The Champs-Elysees; Ukrainian Baker Shares Bread & Hope Heading Into New Year; College Football National Championship Set For January 9; Pyrotechnic Planning: How The London Fireworks Show Is Made; London To Ring In The New Year With Big Fireworks Display; "White Lotus" Star Theo James Talks To CNN; NYC Preps For Its Biggest Party Of The Year. Aired 5-6p ET
• Europe Counts Down To Midnight; Paris To Set Off Fireworks Along The Champs-Elysees; Australia and East Asia Ring In 2023; Stepping Up Self-Care In The New Year; Actor Geena Davis Welcomes 2023 With CNN; Lagos Welcoming 2023 With Fireworks, Light Show, Party; World Welcomes 2023; France's Top Pastry Chefs Create Holiday Delicacies; Neil Diamond Musical Dazzles Fans On Broadway; Athens Counting Down To 2023. Aired 4-5p ET
• Fireworks In Dubai As 2023 Arrives; Crowds Gather In Mombasa, Kenya To Welcome 2023; Athens Preparing To Welcome 2023; World Honors Late Football Legend Pele; London Prepares For Fireworks Show; Latin America Marks New Years With Long-Held Traditions. Aired 3-4p ET
• Istanbul To Ring In New Year Smashing Pomegranates; Mombasa To Greet 2023 With Fireworks Over Waterfront; Athens To Ring In New Year With Fireworks Over Acropolis; Turkey Prepares To Greet 2023; Looking Back On A History-Making World Cup; Larry And Ali The Camel Prepare To Welcome 2023. Aired 2-3p ET
• Revelers Gather At Taipei 101 Tower To Celebrate; East Asia Rings In 2023; Hong Welcomes 2023; First Vatican Mass After Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's Passing; Shanghai Hosts Iconic Lantern Festival To Ring In New Year; Taiwan Shoots Fireworks Off Tallest High-Rise In Taipei; K-Pop's NCT 127 Set For Superstardom; Pakistani Film "Joyland" Makes Waves In Movie Industry; Hong Kong Retrospective Celebrates The Work Of Yayoi Kusama; Bangkok Celebrates 2023. Aired 11a-12p ET
• East Asia Rings In 2023; Chinese Celebrates As COVID Restrictions End; K-Pop: BTS Going On First Break In Nearly 10 Years; Taiwan's Tallest Building To Host Fireworks Display; Taiwan's Tallest Building To Host Fireworks Display; Pakistani Star Fawad Khan's Latest Film Smashes Records; Japan's Anri Rocks 45 Years Of Music Stardom; Tokorozawa Sakura Town Sparkles With Imagination. Aired 10-11a ET
• New Year's Eve Celebrations Across The World With Special Live Global Coverage; North Korean Arms Development Puts Asia On Edge In 2023; Taiwan's Tallest Building To Host Fireworks Display; K-Pop NCT 127 Set For Superstardom; Actor And Singer Aarif Lee Live On CNN; Special Metaverse Celebration To Ring In New Year Virtually; Fireworks Light Up Sydney Harbors As 2023 Arrives; XO Elixir A Refreshing Way To Welcome New Year. Aired 8-9a ET


December 25, 2022
• Being The Second Gentleman. Aired 12-1p ET
• Being The Second Gentleman. Aired 9-10a ET


December 21, 2022
• Zelenskyy Set To Depart U.S. After First Trip Away Since War Began; Top Russian Official Meets Chinese President, Talk Ukraine; January 6 Committee Releases Testimony Of 34 Witnesses In Investigation. Aired 9-10p ET
• Ukraine's Zelenskyy Delivers Historic Speech To Congress; Zelenskyy To Congress: "Ukraine Is Alive And Kicking"; Lights Out In Solidarity With Ukraine At Landmarks Around The World. Aired 8-9p ET
• Moments Away: Zelenskyy Speech To Joint Meeting Of Congress; Ukraine's Zelenskyy Delivers Historic Speech To Congress. Aired 7-8p ET
• Biden and Zelenskyy Present United Front Ahead of Historic Speech; Exclusive First Details from Zelenskyy's Speech to Congress. Aired 6-7p ET


December 19, 2022
• Interview With Rob Rosenstein, Former Trump Deputy Attorney General; January 6 Committee Refers Trump To DOJ On Four Criminal Charges; Current And Former Police Officers React To Trump Criminal Referrals. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Jan. 6 CMTE Refers Trump To DOJ On Four Criminal Charges; Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) Discusses About The Referral Of Criminal Of Donald Trump To Department Of Justice. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• 1/6 Committee Refers Trump To DOJ On Four Criminal Charges; Interview With 1/6 Committee Chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS); Former Trump White House Insiders Weigh In On Trump Facing Indictment Threat. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Jan. 6 Committee Refers Donald Trump To DOJ For Criminal Prosecution. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• January 6th Committee Holds Final Public Meeting. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• January 6 Committee Holds Final Public Meeting. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Soon: Jan. 6 Committee Holds Final Public Hearing. Aired 12:30- 1p ET
• Soon: Jan. 6 Committee Holds Final Public Hearing; DOJ Eagerly Awaiting Transcripts & Other Evidence From Committee; Committee: Expected To Refer Criminal Charges Against Trump To DOJ; Source: Trump Not Planning On Watching Today's Jan. 6 Meeting. Aired 12-12:30p ET


December 16, 2022
• Being Chris Sununu; Governor Sununu Not Running For President; Donald Trump Lost His Charisma. Aired 10-11p ET


December 11, 2022
• 16th Annual CNN Heroes, An All-Star Tribute. Aired 11p-12a ET
• 16th Annual CNN Heroes, An All-Star Tribute. Aired 10-11p ET
• 16th Annual CNN Heroes, An All-Star Tribute. Aired 9-10p ET
• 16th Annual CNN Heroes, An All-Star Tribute. Aired 8-9p ET


December 10, 2022
• CNN Heroes Sharing The Spotlight Special; Aired 8-9p ET


December 06, 2022
• CNN Covers Georgia Senate Runoff; Raphael Warnock Delivers Victory Speech. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) Holds Slight Lead Over Walker In Tight Georgia Race; Biden Says, We're Going To Win Tonight In Georgia; CNN Projects Sen. Raphael Warnock Will Win Georgia Senate Race; Sen. Raphael Warnock Projected To Win In The Georgia Runoff; Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Weighs In On Sen. Warnock Winning The Georgia Senate Race; Herschel Walker Expected To Concede. Aired 10-11p ET
• Police Escort Election Day Ballots To Be Counted In Fulton County; Too Early To Call Winner In Tight Georgia Race; Warnock Holds Slight Lead Over Walker In Tight Georgia Race. Aired 9-10p ET
• Too Early To Call Crucial Georgia Senate Race; Walker Pulls Ahead Of Warnock In Tight Georgia Race. Aired 8-9p ET
• Election Night In America Continued. Aired 7-8p ET
• Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) Acknowledges Possible Voter Fatigue In Georgia; Final Votes Being Cast In Crucial Senate Race; Sources Say, Jan. 6 Committee Weighing Criminal Referrals For Trump And His Allies; Election Night In America Continued. Aired 6-7p ET
• Final Georgia Voters Head To Polls In Crucial Runoff; Sources: Jan. 6 Criminal Referrals Could Include Trump, Allies; Trump Companies Convicted On All Felony Counts; Soon: Georgia Polls Close In High- Stakes Senate Runoff. Aired 5-6p ET
• Georgia Voters Head To Polls to Decide Final Senate Seat; Trump Companies Convicted On All Felony Counts; Jan. 6 Committee Chair: Panel Will Make Criminal Referrals To DOJ; Election Night In America Continued. Aired 4-5p ET


November 16, 2022
• CNN Townhall: Former Vice President Mike Pence. Aired 9-10p ET


November 11, 2022
• CNN's Provides Real-Time Results Of The Midterm Elections; Trump Mocks Potential 2024 Rival Youngkin; GOP Finger-Points At Trump After Midterm Miss. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Mark Kelly Wins Arizona Senate; Mark Kelly Questions Election Integrity; Too Close To Call The Nevada Senate Race; Arizona Welcomes Complaint From Candidates; Katie Hobbs Is Ahead Of Kari Lake. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Projection: Republican Congresswoman Young Kim Wins California's 40th District; Dem Sen. Cortez Masto Narrows Gap In Nevada Senate Race; Trump Unleashes Social Media Tirade Targeting DeSantis. Aired 9-10p ET
• Now: New Results Out Of Arizona; Sources: McCarthy Faces Fight In Bide For Speaker; Biden Overseas For Important Summit After Dodging Red Wave; Dem Sisolak Concedes In NV Governor Race; Dems Expand Leads In Az; Tightrope Senate Race In NV. Aired 8-9p ET
• Election Night In America Continued. Aired 7-8p ET
• Maricopa County Officials Give Update On Arizona Vote Count; Trump Privately Trying To Turn GOP Anger Towards Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY); Several Election Deniers Still Within Reach Of Winning Races; Election Day In America Continued. Aired 6-7p ET
• Biden Heads To Summit Emboldened As Dems Defy "Red Wave"; Dems Positive About Holding Senate As More Results Come In; GOP Optimistic About Seizing House But Dems Still Have A Path; Several Election Deniers Still Within Reach Of Winning Races; Inside Look At A Trusted DeSantis Adviser As 2024 Talk Grows; Putin Suffers Biggest Loss After Russians Retreat From Kherson. Aired 5-6p ET
• CNN Election Night In America Continued; Sources: Trump Family Divided Over A Likely 2024 Run. Aired 4-5p ET


November 10, 2022
• CNN's Provides Real-Time Results Of The Midterm Elections; CNN Interviews Mayor Francis Suarez; GOP Sources: McCarthy "Is Going To Have To Fight" To Be Speaker; McConnell Super PAC Teaming Up With Kemp To Help Walker In GA Runoff. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Kari Lake Upset Of Initial Results; Not Really A Bad Day For Democrats; All Eyes Now To Georgia Senate Race; Florida Remains Loyal To Governor DeSantis; Republicans Can See Their Majority Hold Of The House. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Projection: Republican Congresswoman Young Kim Wins California's 40th District; Dem Sen. Cortez Masto Narrows Gap In Nevada Senate Race; Trump Unleashes Social Media Tirade Targeting DeSantis. Aired 9-10p ET
• New Results In Just From Pivotal Arizona; Election Deniers Lose In Pivotal Swing States; Exit Polls: Voters Backed Dem Candidates Despite Disapproving Of Biden; GOP Finger Pointing At Trump After Midterm Disappoint. Aired 8-9p ET
• Election Night In America Continued; GOP Sources: McCarthy Is "Going To Have To Fight" To Be Speaker; Trump Unleashes Social Media Tirade Targeting DeSantis. Aired 7-8p ET


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