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November 07, 2023
• CNN Covers Election Night In America. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN Projects Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) Will Win Re-Election; CNN Projects Ohio Abortion Rights Measure Passes; CNN's Continuing Coverage Of The 2023 U.S. Local Elections And Ohio Referendum On Abortion Rights And Marijuana Legalization. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Projects Ohio Abortion Rights Measure Passes; CNN Projects Ohio Votes To Legalize Recreational Marijuana; CNN Projects KY Gov. Andy Beshear Will Win Re-Election. Aired 9-10p ET
• Voting Extended In Mississippi's Largest County; Democratic Gov. Beshear Leading In Kentucky; New CNN Poll: Biden Approval At 39 Percent, 61 Percent Disapprove; Democratic Gov. Beshear Leading in Kentucky; Control of Virginia's State Legislature Up for Grabs; Some in GOP Worry Biden's Bad Polls are Helping Trump's Chances. Aired 8-9p ET
• America's Choice 2023; New CNN Poll: Trump Leads Biden 49 Percent To 45 Percent; Interview With GOP Presidential Candidate, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). Aired 7-8p ET
• America's Choice 2023; Voting Underway In Last Elections Before 2024 Primaries; Control Of Virginia's State Legislature Up For Grabs. Aired 6-7p ET
• Exit Poll: 62 Percent OF Ohio Voters Want Abortion To Be Legal; Exit Poll; 45 Percent Of Ohio Women Voters "Angry" About Roe Overturned; K.Y. Dem Gov. Beshear Facing Challenge From GOP AG Cameron; Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH), Is Interviewed About Ohio Voters Casting Ballots On Abortion Rights; Exit Polls Show Intensity Gap Among Ohio Voters; Minutes Away: Polls Close In Parts Of Kentucky. Aired 5-6p ET
• Now: Key Contests In Virginia, Mississippi, Kentucky, Ohio; Ohio Voters Deciding On Abortion Measure; Virginia Legislature Races Could Be 2024 Preview; Kentucky Governor Race Bellwether For Abortion Rights; Democrats Seek Big Turnout To Unseat Mississippi GOP Governor; Israel Marks One Month Since October 7th Attacks. Aired 4-5p ET


October 25, 2023
• CNN's Continuing Coverage on the ongoing War in Israel. Aired 3-4a ET
• Israel P.M. Warns Ground Offensive Into Gaza Is Coming; Tempers Flare At U.N. Meeting Amid Ceasefire Calls; WHO: Six Gaza Hospitals Close Due To Lack Of Fuel; UN: Eight Aid Trucks Entered Gaza On Tuesday; Teen Girl From Gaza Shows Extent Of Home's Damage; Sources: Hamas Used Landlines To Avoid Detection & Plan Attack; Israel PM Warns Ground Offensive Into Gaza "Is Coming"; Mother Remembers Son Killed In Hamas Attack. Aired 2-3a ET
• Israel at War; Gaza Death Toll Rises as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens; Interview with Dr. Mustafa Barghouti; Hamas Used Landlines to Avoid Detection and Plan Attack; Republicans Name New U.S. House Speaker Nominee; Chinese Defense Minister Fired; Israeli PM Warns Ground Offensive Into Gaza Is Coming; Macron On Visit To Israel, West Bank As Gaza War Rages; Blinken Calls On UNSC Members To Stop War From Expanding. Aired 1-2a ET
• Israel PM Warns Ground Offensive Into Gaza "Is Coming"; Tempers Flare At UN Meeting Amid Ceasefire Calls; UN Chief Stresses Urgent Need For More Aid To Gaza; Israeli Woman Describes Raid And Kidnapping By Hamas Gunmen; Intensive Talks Ongoing To Free Hostages Held By Hamas; Gaza Death Toll Rises As Humanitarian Crisis Deepens; Republicans Name New US House Speaker Nominee; Trump's Legal Troubles Hanging Over His 2024 Candidacy; CNN Visits Israeli Community Near Gaza Border; Tensions High in West Bank Amid Violence in Gaza. Aired 12-1a ET
• GOP Rep. Mike Johnson Elected House Speaker; Interview With Rep. Bob Good (R-VA): Newly Elected House Speaker; Humanitarian Crisis Worsens In Gaza As Fuel, Food, Water Run Out. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Judge Fines Trump $10K For Violating Gag Order Again; Warns Trump "Don't Do It Again Or It'll Be Worse"; GOP Rep. Mike Johnson Elected House Speaker. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• GOP Rep. Mike Johnson Speaks After Being Elected House Speaker; Moments Ago, Trump Took The Stand At His Civil Fraud Trial; Judge Fines Trump $10K For Violating Gag Order Again; Judge Warns Trump Over Violating Gag Order: "Don't Do It Again Or It'll Be Worse". Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. And Australia Stand Against Putin; Mike Johnson Elected Speaker Of The House. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Right Now: Vote For House Speaker; GOP Rep. Mike Johnson Appears To Have Votes For Speaker; Biden Speaks As House Elects New Speaker. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Congress Holds Speaker Vote; Interview With Rep. Ken Buck (R- CO). Aired 1-1:30p ET
• GOP Faces Crucial Test with Speaker Vote. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• GOP Rep. Mike Johnson Expects To Win On First Speaker Vote; Soon: GOP Faces Crucial Test With Speaker Vote; Soon: House Speaker Vote As Israel-Hamas War Rages; Soon: Biden Holds News Conference At White House; Humanitarian Crisis Worsens In Gaza As Fuel, Food, Water Run Out. Aired 11:55a-12:30p ET


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October 22, 2023
• IDF: Israeli Forces Carry Out Dozens Of Airstrikes On Hamas; Sources: U.S. Seeks Delay Of Israeli Ground Incursion; Hamas Govt. Media Office: 1,900 Plus Children Killed In Gaza; Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Intensifies Amid Conflicts; IDF Says Preparing For Next Stage In Fight Against Hamas; Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Intensifies Amid Conflict; Funeral Of Detroit Synagogue Leader Set For Sunday; Nine Republicans Officially Join House Speaker Race; Netanyahu Says French, Dutch Leaders To Visit Israel This Week. Aired 11p-12a ET
• IDF: Dozens Of Strikes In Gaza Late Sunday; Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Intensifies Amid Conflict; CNN Analysis Suggests Israel Did Not Bomb Gaza Hospital; Biden And Netanyahu Spoke By Phone On Sunday; Ukraine Special Forces Launch Daring Raids In Crimea; Parents Of Israeli Hostage Speak To CNN. Aired 10-11p ET
• Israel At War; Health Employees Work Around The Clock To Identify Bodies; Survivor Of Nova Music Festival Describes Terror; Israel Readies For Next Stages Of War. Aired 9-10p ET
• The Prospects For Peace After The Israel-Hamas War; Survivor Of Nova Music Festival Describes Terror; Israel At War; House Speaker Chaos. Aired 8-9p ET
• Thousands Of Families In Israel Displaced Amid Fighting; Biden And Netanyahu Spoke By Phone On Sunday; CNN Analysis Suggests Israel Did Not Bomb Gaza Hospital; Hamas Claims Its Troops Clashed With IDF Inside Gaza; Israeli Military: Ramping Up Gaza Airstrikes Ahead Of "Next Stage"; Gaza Civilians In "Catastrophic" Humanitarian Situation. Aired 7-8p ET
• Hamas And Israeli Troops Clash In Gaza As Airstrikes Intensify; Second Aid Convoy Enters Gaza Strip From Egypt; Al-Aqsa Hospital Doctors Describe "Bloody Day"; Biden And Netanyahu Spoke By Phone On Sunday; Nine Republicans Enter The U.S. Speaker's Race; Police Search For Motive In Detroit Synagogue Leader's Death. Aired 5-6p ET
• Hamas Clashed With IDF Inside Gaza; Israel Ramps Up Aerial Bombardment; Gaza Hospitals Overwhelmed With Casualties; 14 Aid Relief Trucks Enter Gaza From Egypt; Gaza Hospitals Scaling Back At Crucial Treatments; Interview With Palestine Red Crescent Society Director General Marwan Jilani; IDF Expands Evacuations In Northern Israel; Israel Warns About Conflict In West Bank And Lebanon; Netanyahu Warning Hezbollah; Israel Prepares To Send Enormous Force into Gaza; Interview With; Interview With Former U.S. State Department Midde East Negotiator And Carnegie Endowment Senior Fellow Aaron David Miller; Hamas Holding 212 Hostages In Gaza; U.S. Asking Israel To Slow Down; Biden And Netanyahu Speaks By Phone; U.S. Presses Israel To Delay Ground Incursion; Protestors All Around the World Making Their Opinions Known; Interview With Standing Together National Co-Director And Co-Founder Alon-Lee Green; Russian Missile Strike Hits Kharkiv Region; Ukraine Launching Raids On Crimea; Thousands Of Families Displaced In Israel. Aired 4-5p ET
• More Aid Trucks Enter Rafah Crossing; U.S. Seeks To Delay Israeli Ground Offensive In Gaza; Israel Military Ramping Up Gaza Airstrikes; Interview With Senior Adviser To Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu And Former Israeli Ambassador To The U.K. Mark Regev; Gaza Hospital Scales Back Treatments Over Shortages; Hamas And Israeli Troops Clash Inside Gaza; IDF Expanding Evacuations In Northern Israel; 14 Aid Trucks Arriving In Gaza; Biden And Key European And Canadian Allies Spoke By Phone; U.S. Trying To Slow Down Israel's Invasion Of Gaza; U.S. Hopes To Free More Hostages; Biden And Netanyahu Spoke By Phone On Sunday; U.S. Concerned About Potential Escalation In The Middle East; Ehud Barak On Timing Of Ground Incursion; Israel Preparing To Send Enormous Force Into Gaza; Interview With U.N. OCHA In The Occupied Palestinian Territory Andrea De Domenico; Gaza Hospitals Overwhelmed And Undersupplied; French Judges Issues Arrest Warrant For Several High-Ranking Syrian Military Officials; Police Search For Detroit Synagogue Leader's Fatal Stabbing. Aired 3-4p ET
• IDF: Israeli Forces Carry Out Dozens Of Airstrikes on Hamas; More Relief Trucks Journey Into Gaza From Egypt; Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Intensifies Amid Conflict; House Republicans Scramble To Elect A New Speaker. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Israel at War; Increased Airstrikes Against Hamas in Gaza by IDF; Voluntary Evacuations Close to Lebanon Requested by Israel; Palestinian Civilians Urged to Leave by Israel in a Leaflet; Medical Equipment, Food, and Water Delivered to Gaza by Aid Trucks; 20 Aid Trucks Enter Gaza After Egypt-Gaza Border Crossing Briefly Reopened; Interview with Palestinian Red Crescent Society Spokesperson Nebal Farsakh; No Agreement Reached Following Gaza Crisis Summit in Egypt; Family Members of Freed Hostages Reunited in Israel; Biden Converses with American Hostages Who Have Been Freed; Israel Gets Ready to Launch Huge Assault to Gaza; Shocking Accuracy of Hamas intel; Leader of a Detroit Synagogue Found Stabbed to Death Outside Her Home; Russia's War on Ukraine; Russian Missile Strike in Kharkiv Left Six Ukrainians Dead; Ukraine Special Forces Conduct Daring Incursions Into Crimea; Some Israelis are Urging Restraint. Aired 4-5a ET
• IDF Stepping Up Airstrikes Against Hamas in Gaza; U.S. Says It Will Boost Defense Posture In Middle East; First Trucks Carrying Humanitarian Aid Cross Into Gaza; Parents of Hamas Hostage Talk About Their Son; Israel-Americans Collecting Humanitarian Aid. Aired 5-6a ET
• IDF Chief of Staff Says, We Will Enter Gaza; U.S. Says It Will Boost Defense Posture in Middle East; Calls for More Aid After Trucks Deliver Supplies. Aired 3-4a ET
• IDF Says Airstrikes Against Hamas Will Increase; IDF: "We Are Focusing On Our Readiness To The Next Stage"; IDF: West Bank Mosque Strike Thwarted "Imminent" Attack. Aired 2-3a ET
• Pace Summit in Egypt ends Without Accord; Israeli Troops Line Border ahead of Possible Incursion; Freed American Hostages Heading Home to U.S.; CNN Investigation Suggests Israel did not Bomb Gaza Hospital; Four Syrian Generals Face Landmark War Crimes Trial. Aired 1-2a ET
• IDF Chief Of Staff: "We Will Enter Gaza"; IDF Says Airstrikes Will Increase Against Hamas; 20 Trucks Of Medical Supplies, Medicine And Canned Foods Allowed Into Gaza Saturday. Aired 12-1a ET


October 21, 2023
• CNN International: IDC Chief Of Staff: We Will Enter Gaza; Eight Trucks Enter Gaza As Rafah Crossing Briefly Opens; Israeli Tanks, Troops Line Gaza Border For Possible Incursion. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN International: Israel Warns Of Ground War: "We Will Enter Gaza"; IDF: We Are Focusing On Our Readiness To The Next Stage; Stern: Hamas Hostages Held Under Extremely Bad Conditions; Calls For More Aid After Trucks Deliver Supplies; Parents Of Hamas Hostage Talk About Their Son; Aid Groups: Child Killed In Gaza Every 15 Minutes. Aired 9- 10p ET
• CNN International: IDF Chief Of Staff: "We Will Enter Gaza"; Israeli Troops Line Border Ahead Of Possible Incursion; Aid Trucks Enter Gaza As Rafah Crossing Briefly Opens. Aired 8-9p ET
• CNN International: Israel At War; IDF To Increase Gaza Strikes; First Aid Convoy Reaches Gaza; Dire Humanitarian Conditions In Gaza; Hamas Frees Two American Citizens; Calls For More Aid After Trucks Deliver Supplies; Interview With Son Of Palestinian-American Trapped In Gaza Nabil Alshurafa; Interview With IDF International Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus; Peace Summit In Egypt Ends Without Accord; World Leaders Arrive In Cairo For Peace Summit; Interview With Former U.S. Ambassador To Turkey, Egypt, And Philippines Francis Ricciardone; Family Says Goodbye To Hero Medic. Aired 7-8p ET
• CNN International: First Aid Convoy Reaches Gaza 12 Days Into Total Siege; Hamas Frees American Woman And Her Daughter; Israel To Continue Military Pressure On Hamas; Western View Of Israel's War On Hamas; The Suffering Of Children In Gaza; Countries Work To Bring Citizens Home from War Zone. Aired 5-6p ET
• CNN International: Israel Increasing Airstrikes In Gaza; IDF Will Enter The Gaza Strip To Destroy Hamas; Rafah Crossing Allows 20 Aid Trucks Into Gaza; World Leaders Meet In Cairo For Peace Summit; Arab Leaders Gathered In Cairo On Saturday To Try And Secure A Ceasefire; Egypt Criticizes International Community; Peace Summit In Egypt Ends Without Accord; Pro-Palestinian Protests Growing Across Middle East; Hamas Releasing Two American Hostages; First Aid Convoy Reaching Gaza; Interview With Eastern Mediterranean W.H.O. Regional Emergency Director Dr. Richard Brennan; Bided Committed To Ensuring Aid To Gaza; 100,000 People Gathering In Central London Calling For Immediate Ceasefire In Gaza; Lawyers, Politicians And Academics Warns U.K. Officials In Aiding Israeli War Crimes; Interview With British Conservative MP And International Centre Of Justice For Palestinians Co-Director Crispin Blunt; Israeli Tanks And Troops Line Gaza Border; Family Says Goodbye To Hero Medic. Aired 4-5p ET
• CNN International: Dire Humanitarian Conditions Unfolding In Gaza; Hamas Frees American Woman And Her Daughter; IDF Chief Of Staff Says They Will Enter The Gaza Strip; Palestinian Authority PM: We Should Condemn Needless Death; IDF: Israel To Step Up Airstrikes On Gaza; Gaza: The Suffering Of Children. Aired 3-4p ET
• Israel At War; Russia's War On Ukraine. Aired 11p-12a ET


October 20, 2023
• Hamas Says It Has Released Two American Hostages; Palestinian Authority PM: Israel Has Had A Mood Of Revenge; Protests Erupt Across Arab World After Friday Prayers; Israeli P.M.'s Office: U.S. Hostage Judith And Natalie Raanan Released By Hamas, In Israel And On Way To Meet Family; Biden Thanks Qatar, Israel For Efforts To Free Hostages; NGO: Fuel Shortages Leave Gaza Hospitals "Unfunctional." Aired 3-4p ET
• CNN International: Nominating Speeches for Third Speaker Vote; U.S. House Convenes for Third Time This Week to Pick Speaker; Third Vote for House Speaker Underway; This is Congressman Jim Jordan's Third Attempt to Win the Position; Jordan does not Appear to have the Votes for Speaker. Aired 11a-12p ET
• CNN International: Israel at War; Interview with Australia Defence College Former Commander And Australian Army (Ret.) Maj. Gen. Mick Ryan; Growing Concern that Israel-Hamas Conflict May Escalate; U.S. House Speaker Race; Jordan Vows to Stay in House Speaker Race; China Weighs in on the Israel-Hamas War; On Two-Day Visit to Middle East, U.K. Prime Minister Meets with Israeli Leaders; Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Israel at War; Biden Argues for Increased American Assistance to Ukraine and Israel; Overnight Attacks on 100+ Hamas Targets in Gaza; Abolishing Hamas was Called for by Israeli Defense Minister; Rafah Crossing Not Anticipated to Open Today, Per Sources; Interview with Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner; MSF: Within 24 Hours, Gaza Hospital Will Run Out of Fuel; Interview with Palestine Red Crescent Society Spokesperson Nebal Farsakh; American Personnel Targeted by Rockets Near Airport in Baghdad. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: CNN's Continuing Coverage on the War in Israel on its Second Week. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: CNN's Continuing Coverage on the War in Israel on its Second Week. srael Politicians Give "Green Light" For Gaza Invasion; Sources: Rafah Crossing Not Expected To Open Friday; Israel Troops Told They'll Soon See "Inside" Of Gaza; Israel Arrest "Terror Operatives'' In West Bank; Pentagon: Us Ship Shot Down Missiles, Drones Near Yemen; Nationwide Protests Expected In Egypt In Coming Hours; Support For Palestinians Grows Across Arab World & Beyond; Republican Jim Jordan Still Far Short Of Votes Needed; Ex- Trump Attorney Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty, Cuts Deal. Aired 2-3a ET.
• CNN International: Biden Makes The Case For Wartime Aid To Israel And Ukraine In Primetime Address; Rafah Crossing Not Expected To Open Friday For Vital Gaza Aid; Israeli Defense Chief Says Troops Will Soon See Gaza From Inside; Biden Makes Case for Mores U.S. Aid to Ukraine, Israel; U.S. Citizens Advised to be Extremely Cautious Overseas; China Calls for Two-State Solution Amid Israel-Hamas War; Jordan Refusing to Step Aside; Ex Trump Attorney Powell Pleads Guilty, Cuts Deal. Aired 1-2a ET
• Biden Makes Case for More U.S. Aid to Ukraine, Israel; Israel Arrests 'Terror Operatives' in West Bank; Pentagon: U.S. Ship Shot down Missiles, Drones Near Yemen; U.S. Releases More Information about Gaza Hospital Blast; Biden Makes Case for More Aid to Israel, Ukraine; Support for Palestinians Grows Across Arab World; Groups Call for U.K. to Stop Arms Sales to Israel; Trump Attorney Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty and Cuts Deal. Aired 12-1a ET
• Jordan Does Not Appear To Have Votes For Speaker. Aired 11:30a- 12p ET
• Third Vote For House Speaker Underway. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Interview with Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX); Republicans to Take Another Vote for Speaker; Interview with Former U.S. Representative of Pennsylvania Charlie Dent (R). Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Future of Israel Aid Unclear Amid House Speaker Fight. Aired 09:55-10:30a ET


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