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April 23, 2024
• Testimony on Trump's Direct Involvement in Suppression of Negative Stories; Trump's Reaction to Court Proceedings; Role of Michael Cohen Highlighted; Trump's Campaign Claims During Court Breaks. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Second Day Of David Pecker Testimony In Trump's Hush Money Trial. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Testimony Continues in Trump Hush Money Trial. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Pecker: Trump, Cohen Asked Me How I Could "Help The Campaign"; Pecker Testifies About Tabloid's Business Records. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Pecker: Notified Cohen If Women Were Selling Stories About Trump; Pecker: Trump, Cohen Asked Me How I Could "Help The Campaign"; Former Tabloid Exec David Pecker Testifying For Second Day; Pecker: Didn't "Catch And Kill" Stories About Trump Before August 2015; Pecker Describes Running Negative Stories About Trump's Rivals. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Former Tabloid Exec David Pecker Starts Second Day Of Testimony. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Testimony Continues in Trump Trial. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial; Judge Questioning Trump's Lawyer and Not Receiving a Response; As Gag Order Hearing Grows Heated, Judge Speaks Up at Trump Attorney; Judge Says Trump's Post on the Jury was His Own, Not a Repost; Day Two of Trump Trial's Testimony. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Now, Hearing on Whether Trump Violated Gag Order in Hush Money Case; Prosecutors Say Trump Violated Gag Order Ten Times; Defense Says, Trump Allowed to Respond to Political Attacks. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Hearing Begins On Whether Trump Violated Gag Order In Hush Money Case. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Hearing on Whether Trump Violated Gag Order in Hush Money Case. Aired 9-9:30a ET


April 22, 2024
• Trump Advisers Scrambling To Revamp Campaign Schedule Amid Trial; Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls On Speaker To Resign Or "Be Vacated"; Columbia University Ramping Up Security Amid Protests. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Today: Opening Statements, First Witness Testimony In Trump Trial; Prosecution Presents Case As A Cover-Up In First Day Of Testimony; Trump Insists He Will Testify But Final Decision Not Yet Known; Judge Sets Parameters On Cross-Examination If Trump Testifies. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Biden Campaigns As Testimony Begins In Trump Criminal Trial; Columbia Cancels In-Person Classes Amid Pro-Palestinian Protests; Police Arrest Dozens Of Pro-Palestine Protesters At Yale; Trump Criminal Trial Wraps For The Day After Opening Statements And First Witness. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Testimony Begins In Trump's Trial; Trump Defends Financial Recordings; Trump's Campaign Concerns And Potential Impact On Campaign. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Tabloid Publisher David Pecker Testifies In Trump Hush Money Trial; Columbia University Goes Virtual Amid Pro-Palestinian Protests. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Opening Arguments Delivered in Trump Hush Money Trial. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Court Wrapping For The Day; First Witness To Resume Testimony Tomorrow; Trump Speaks As Hush Money Trial Wraps For The Day; Trump Downplays Relationship With Cohen As Court Wraps For The Day. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Trial Resumes After Opening Statements In Hush Money Case; Tabloid Executive David Pecker On The Stand As First Witness; Court Wrapping Up For The Day In Trump Hush Money Trial. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Defense: "There's Nothing Wrong With Trying To Influence An Election"; Trump Lawyer To Jury: Michael Cohen Is An Admitted Liar; Any Minute: Trial Resumes After Opening Statements In Hush Money Case. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Prosecution: "It Was Election Fraud, Pure And Simple"; Prosecutor: "Cohen's Testimony Will Be Backed Up" By Evidence; Trump Lawyer To Jury: "None Of This Was A Crime". Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial Underway With Opening Statements; Opening Statements In Trump Trial Made By Prosecution; Jurors Hear Prosecutor Describe Alleged "Catch And Kill" Strategy; Transcript Of "Access Hollywood" Recording Read Aloud To Jury By Prosecutor. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Judge Giving Instructions Ahead of Opening Statements; Opening Statements Underway in Trump Hush Money Trial. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Moments Away: Opening Statement In First Trump Criminal Trial. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Opening Statements in First Trump Criminal Trial. Aired 9-9:30a ET


April 15, 2024
• Trump Hush Money Trial Begins Today; More Than Half Of First Group Of 96 Potential Jurors Excused After Saying They Can't Be Impartial Or Have Schedule Conflicts; House GOP Leaders Unveil Pro- Israel, Anti-Iran Bills. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Jury Selection Underway In Trump's Historic Criminal Trial; Israel War Cabinet Weighs Military, Diplomatic Response To Iran; More Than Half Of First Group Of 96 Potential Jurors Excused After Saying They Can't Be Impartial Or Have Schedule Conflicts. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Jury Selection Underway In Trump's Historic Criminal Trial; Israeli War Cabinet Weighs Military Or Diplomatic Response To Iran; James Schultz, Former Trump White House Lawyer, Discusses Trump's Historic Criminal Trial & Jury Selection. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Juror Selection In Donald Trump's Manhattan Hush Money Trial; Global Political Tensions Involving Iran; Protests In San Francisco; Sentencing In 'Rust' Film Incident. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• First Criminal Trial Of A Former President Underway & Jury Selection Starts Soon; Kurt Volker, Former U.S. Ambassador To NATO, Discusses U.S. Coordinating Diplomatic Response To Iran, Seeks De- Escalation, World Leaders Urging Restraint; Tim Parlatore, A Former Trump Attorney, Discusses Donald Trump's Criminal Trial. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Israel Weighs Response to Iran; Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial Begins. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Prosecutors Ask Judge To Sanction Trump For Social Media Posts; Trump Says He Understands After Judge Reads His Rights; Israeli Official: War Cabinet Determined To Act In Response To Iran Attack. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Now: Trump's First Criminal Trial Underway; Now: Judge Tells Attorneys 500 Potential Jurors Are Waiting; Now: Judge & Attys Discuss Allowing Trump To Attend Sidebars; Now: Trump Says He Understand After Judge Reads His Rights; Prosecutors Argue Trump's Recent Posts Violate Gag Order; Now: Prosecutors Ask Judge To Sanction Trump For Social Media Posts. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Now: Judge & Attorneys Debating Evidence For Trump Trial; Israeli War Cabinet Ends Heated Meeting About Iran Attack Response; Now: Judge & Attorneys Discussing Michael Cohen's Testimony. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Now: Judge & Attorneys Debating Evidence For Trump Trial; Now: Prosecutors Argue Trump's Recent Posts Violate Gag Order. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Trump's First Ongoing Criminal Prosecution; Judge Permits Prosecution to Present National Enquirer-Related Evidence; Judge is Going to Allow Karen McDougal to Testify; Israel War Cabinet Ends Meeting. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Now, Court Underway for Trump Criminal Trial; Judge Denies Motion for Recusal; Now, Judge Discussing Trial Schedule, Upcoming Holidays. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Jury Selection In Trump's Historic Criminal Trial; Israeli War Cabinet Meets; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Jury Selection in Trump Trial. Aired 9-9:30a ET


April 08, 2024
• Total Eclipse Now Happening at Vermont's Highest Peak; Totality Experienced in New England; Cities in Maine Last in U.S. To Experience Totality; Millions of Stargazers Across America Watch Total Eclipse. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Moments Away: Total Solar Eclipse In Indianapolis; Cleveland, Ohio Now Moments Away From Total Eclipse; Total Solar Eclipse Underway In Niagara Falls; Total Eclipse Now Happening At Vermont's Highest Peak. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Kerrville, TX, Now Experiencing Total Eclipse; Solar Eclipse Now Underway In Dallas, TX; Animals At Dallas Zoo React To Total Solar Eclipse; Russellville, Arkansas, Now Experiencing Total Eclipse; Hundreds Of People Tie Knot In Arkansas During Eclipse. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Eclipse Proves Einstein's Theory; Safety Warnings For Eclipse Viewing; Atmospheric Effects And Wildlife Reactions Noted; Technological And Social Celebrations Of The Eclipse; Global Scientific Collaboration And Observation. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Solar Eclipse Now Crossing Over North America; Partial Solar Eclipse Underway In Mazatlan, Mexico; Partial Eclipse Begins In Russellville, Arkansas; Skies Darkening In Mazatlan, Mexico, As City Nears Totality. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Partial Solar Eclipse Begins. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Total Solar Eclipse Crossing Over North America; Partial Eclipse Begins In Mazatlan, Mexico. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• 99 Percent Of Americans Will Be Able To See At Least Part Of Eclipse; Excitement Builds As Millions In U.S. Await Total Solar Eclipse; Total Solar Eclipse Crossing Over North America; Special Flight Gives Passengers View Of Solar Eclipse From Sky; Hundreds Of Couples To Marry In Arkansas During Eclipse; Zoo Monitoring Animal Behavior During Solar Eclipse. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• CNN International: Eclipse Across America. Aired 3-4p ET
• CNN International: Solar Eclipse Crosses North America; Nasa Conducting Several Eclipse Research Experiments; Russellville, Arkansas Experiences Total Solar Eclipse; Partial Eclipse Visible In Atlanta. 2-3p ET
• CNN International: Eclipse Across America; The Great Eclipse Across North America; State Of Emergency In Canada. Aired 1-2p ET
• CNN International: CNN Covers Rare Total Solar Eclipse 2024. Aired 12-1p ET


April 07, 2024
• Eclipse Across America: Eclipse Watchers Travel for View from Vermont; Solar Eclipse Sparks Enthusiasm for Science in the US; How to Safely Watch the solar Eclipse Tomorrow. Aired 7-8p ET


March 28, 2024
• Now: Fulton County Hearing In Trump GA Election Case; Bodies Of Two Workers Recovered, Four Still Missing; Crypto Fraudster Bankman- Fried Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Hearings Continue in Trump Georgia Election Case. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Fulton County Hearing in Trump GA Election Case. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Now, Fulton County Hearing in Trump Georgia Election Case. Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 22, 2024
• CNN INTERNATIONAL: Catherine, Princess Of Wales, Reveals Cancer Diagnosis; Russia: At Least 40 Dead In Concert Hall Attack Near Moscow; Moscow Concert Hall Attack. Aired 4-5p ET


March 12, 2024
• Robert Hur Testifies to Congress. Aired 9:40-10a ET
• Robert Hur Defends His Report on Biden Classified Docs Probe; Georgia Judge in Trump's Election Subversion Case on Track to Rule this Week on Whether to Remove DA Fani Willis; Biden Admin Announces New Weapons Package for Ukraine. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Robert Hur Defends His Report On Biden Classified Docs Probe; Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) And Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Discusses About Their Take On Robert Hur's Testimony About President Biden's Classified Documents Handling And Mental Acuity; GOP Rep. Ken Buck Leaving Congress Next Week. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Special Counsel Hur Testifies On Biden Classified Docs Investigation. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Special Counsel Report Ignites Partisan Firestorm Over Biden's Handling Of Classified Materials. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Special Counsel Hur Testifies On Biden Classified Docs Investigation; Schiff Rips Hur For "Political Firestorm" Over Biden Memory Remarks. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Special Counsel Testifies on Biden Documents Probe. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Special Counsel Testifies On Biden Classified Docs Investigation. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Special Counsel Testifies On Biden Classified Docs Investigation; Rep. Swalwell: Will You Pledge Not To Accept Appointment From Trump?; Hur: Report Reflects Best Efforts To Summarize What The President Said; Rep. Jayapal: This Lengthy, Expensive Investigation Ended With No Charges; Hur: White House Had Draft Report Before It Was Made Public; Rep. Lieu Compares Biden Document Case With Allegations Against Trump; Rep. Tiffany: If Biden Were 60, Would You Prosecute Him?. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Special Counsel Testifies On Biden Classified Docs Investigation. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Special Counsel Testifies on Biden Documents Probe. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Special Counsel Robert Hur Testifies Regarding Biden Classified Documents Probe; Hur Questioned About Classified Info at Biden's Home. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Special Counsel Testifies on Biden Classified Documents Investigation. Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 08, 2024
• Biden Delivers Fiery, Political State Of The Union; Biden Confronts Supreme Court Justices: Women Are Not Without Electoral Or Political Power; Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO), Is Interviewed About Biden Calls Out GOP Over Border Bill Inaction; Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D- TX), Is Interviewed About Democratic Congresswomen Wear White For Reproductive Rights. Aired 1-2a ET
• Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Is Interviewed About Biden Attacks Trump Without Mentioning Him By Name; Biden Delivers Fiery, Political State Of The Union; Biden To Israel: "Saving Innocent Lives Has To Be A Priority"; Biden: "Freedom And Democracy Are Under Attack". Aired 12-1a ET


March 07, 2024
• CNN State of the Union; President Joe Biden Delivers A Powerful State Of The Union Address. Aired 10 -11p ET
• Now: Biden Enters House Chamber For State Of The Union Address; Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Is The Designated Survivor; Momentarily: Biden Speech To Joint Session Of Congress. Aired 9-10p ET


March 06, 2024
• Ukrainian Navy: Five Killed In Strike Near Zelenskyy's Convoy; Lead Attorney Trying To Disqualify D.A. Willis Testifies At GA Capitol; Alabama Set To Pass Bill Protecting IVF Clinics, Patients. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Sen. Bob Menendez Facing New Charges; Sen. Mitch McConnell Endorses Trump; Nikki Haley Suspends Presidential Campaign. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Nikki Haley Withdraws from GOP Primary; Trump Endorsed by Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell; Interview with Former Republican Presidential Candidate Asa Hutchinson; Russia's War on Ukraine; Russian Strike Hits Near Zelenskyy's Convoy in Odessa. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Nikki Haley to Announce She's Dropping Out of Presidential Race; Haley Congratulates Trump, But Doesn't Endorse Him. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


March 05, 2024
• CNN Monitors Super Tuesday Turnout. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN Projects Trump Wins Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia; Trump Speaks As CNN Projects Key Super Tuesday Wins; Trump Addresses Supporters On Super Tuesday; CNN Covers Super Tuesday. Aired 10-11p ET
• Sen. Graham: Most Republicans Feel Very Comfortable With President Trump; Republican Primaries In MA, VT Too Early To Call; CNN Projects Trump Wins AL, AR, CO, ME, MN, NC, OK, TN, TX, VA. Aired 9- 10p ET
• CNN Projects Trump Wins North Carolina, Virginia; CNN Projects Trump Wins North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia. Aired 8-9p ET
• CNN Projects Trump Wins North Carolina, Virginia. Aired 7-8p ET
• Now, Millions Casting Votes In Crucial Super Tuesday Contests; Trump Campaign Hopes Big Wins Tonight Could Force Haley To Drop Out; Soon, First Polls Close In Critical Super Tuesday Contests; Soon: First Polls Close In Critical Super Tuesday Contests. Aired 6-7p ET
• CNN Gets First Exit Poll Results; Reveals What's Driving Voters; Exit Poll: 53 Percent In V.A. Say Trump Is Fit For Presidency If Convicted; Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY), Is Interviewed About Super Tuesday Exit Poll Results; Soon: First Polls Close In Biggest Election Day Of Year. Aired 5-6p ET
• Now: Voting In 16 States With Biggest Lot Of Delegates At Stake; Any Minute: First Super Tuesday Exit Poll Results. Aired 4-5p ET


February 28, 2024
• Leaders Describe 'Intense' Meeting with Biden Over Shutdown; Star Witness Does Not Recall when Fani Willis Affair Began; Biden & Trump Win Michigan, But Vulnerabilities on Display; RFK Jr. PAC: Enough Signatures to Get on AZ, GA Ballot. Aired 12-1a ET


February 27, 2024
• CNN Covers The Michigan Presidential Primary Election; Showdown On Capitol Hill Over IVF Protections. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN Projects Trump, Biden Win Michigan Primaries; CNN Monitors Presidential Primary Elections Turnout. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Projection: Donald Trump Wins Michigan Republican Primary; CNN Projection: Joe Biden Wins Michigan Democratic Primary; CNN Projects Trump, Biden Win Michigan Primaries. Aired 9-10p ET
• Most Polls Closed In Michigan; Awaiting First Results; One-On- One With GOP Presidential Hopeful Nikki Haley; First Results Coming In From Michigan Polling Sites. Aired 8-9p ET


February 24, 2024
• CNN Projects Trump Wins South Carolina, Nikki Haley Vows To Stay In Race; Two Years of Fighting: Putin Praises "Courage And Valor" Of Russian Troops. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN Projects Trump Wins South Carolina, Nikki Haley Vows To Stay In Race; Putin's War: Ukraine Marks Two Years Since Russia's Invasion. Aired 10-11p ET
• CNN Projects Trump Wins South Carolina, Nikki Haley Vows To Stay In Race; Ukraine Marks Two Years Since Russia's Invasion. Aired 9-10p ET
• CNN Projects Trump Wins South Carolina, Nikki Haley Vows To Stay In The Race; Interview With Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) About South Carolina Primary Results. Aired 8-9p ET
• CNN Projects: Donald Trump Wins South Carolina GOP Primary. Aired 7-8p ET
• Voting Underway In South Carolina's Republican Primary; Interview With Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC); Now: Final Minutes Of Voting In South Carolina GOP Primary. Aired 6-7p ET
• Voting Underway in South Carolina's Republican Primary; First Results of CNN Exit Polling in South Carolina; U.S. Coalition Launches Strikes on 18 Houthi Target in Yemen; Haley Hopes to Defy Trump Momentum in Home State Primary; More Results From CNN Exit Polling In SC GOP Primary; Will Hurd, Former GOP Presidential Candidate, Talks SC GOP Primary. Aired 5-6p ET
• Voting Underway In South Carolina's Republican Primary; Trump, Haley Make Final Pitches In South Carolina GOP Primary; U.S. Coalition Launches Dozens Of Strikes On Houthis In Yemen; Voting Underway In South Carolina's Republican Primary; Trump Suggests His Mug Shot, Indictments Appeal To Black Voters; Ukraine Marks 2 Years Since Russia's Invasion; State Rep. Drew McKissick (R-SC) & SC Republican Party Chair, Discusses SC Primary. Aired 4-5p ET


February 13, 2024
• CNN Projects Democrat Tom Souzzi Wins New York Special Election. Aired 11p-12a ET


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