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July 18, 2025
• MLB's Top Draft Pick Speaks Out; MAGA Reaction to Epstein Files?; CBS Cancels Colbert. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Justice Department in Court Today for Epstein Grand Jury Files; Fed Chief Defends $2.5 Billion Headquarters Renovation; Dangerous Flashfloods Hit Already-Ravaged New Mexico Town. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


July 17, 2025
• DOJ Recommends Light Sentence For Officer Involved in Breonna Taylor Death; Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Depression?; Interview With Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO); Will Trump Fire Jerome Powell?. Aired 11:30a- 12p ET
• Israel Strikes Syria; Republicans Move Forward on Controversial Trump Judicial Nominee; Interview With Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA); Attorney General Visits Alcatraz. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Death Toll in Texas Rises to At Least 134; Major Layoffs at the State Department; Camp La Junta After Texas Floods; Connie Francis Dead at 87. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Attorney General Bondi Makes Highly Anticipated Visit to Alcatraz; Maurene Comey, Federal Prosecutor in Epstein Case, Fired; Senate Passes $9 Billion in Cuts to Foreign Aid, Public Broadcasting. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 16, 2025
• Trump Meets With Crown Prince of Bahrain; Flood Warnings Face Eastern United States; Interview With Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE); Interview With Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA); Mike Waltz Under Fire. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA); Trump Lashes Out at MAGA Over Epstein Files; Russia Launches Drone Attacks on Ukraine; Trump Meets With Crown Prince of Bahrain. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• American Idol Music Supervisor Killed in Home; Suspect Arrested in Robin Kaye's Killing; NPR and PBS Stations Could Soon Lose Federal Funding; Rise in Measles Cases. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Russia Launches 400 Drones on Key Regions of Ukraine; Israel Strikes Syrian Capital Damascus; Trump Calls Epstein Scandal Bullsh*t, Calls Supporters Weaklings. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 15, 2025
• Emmy Nominations Announced; Interview With Daniel Silva; Interview With Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN). Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN); Pentagon Signs Multimillion-Dollar Contract With Elon Musk; Supreme Court Allows Mass Firings at Education Department; MAGA Anger Continues Over Epstein Files. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• MAGA World at Odds Over Epstein Files; FBI Director Bongino Staying for Now; Trump Gives Putin Ultimatum to Reach Peace Deal in 50 Days. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Waltz Facing Lawmakers for First Time Since White House Ouster; Inflation Rebounds in June; Supreme Court Allows Mass Firings at Education Department to Proceed. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 14, 2025
• Trump Threatens Russia With Sanctions; President Trump Meets With NATO Secretary-General. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL), Is Interviewed About Trump's "Major Statement" On Russia; Trump Meets With NATO Secretary General At White House. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump to Send Patriot Missiles Through Allies; Mother and Daughter Killed in Kentucky Church Shooting; More Heavy Rains in Central Texas; Wildfire Destroys Historic Grand Canyon Lodge; Trump Defends Attorney General Bondi. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Now, Trump Meets With NATO Secretary General at White House; Senate's Bipartisan Sanctions Bill Targets Russia's Economy; Kerr County Commissioners Holding First Meeting Since Catastrophic Texas Flooding. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 11, 2025
• Massive Flooding Becoming More Frequent?; Weapons For Ukraine; Supreme Court Set to Gut Voting Rights Act?. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• New Dispatch Audio: Emergency Responders Tried To Save People In Critical Hours Of Texas Flooding; Source: State Department Firings Are Underway; WH Official Criticizes Fed Chair Over HQ Renovations. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• White House Accuses Jerome Powell of Mismanagement; Trump Not Going to Fire Powell; Trump En Route to Flood-Ravaged Texas; Wildfire Evacuations at Grand Canyon. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Immigration Raid in Southern California Turns Violent; Trump Travels to Texas to Survey Flood Damage; Trump Threatens a 35 Percent Tariff on Canadian Goods. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 10, 2025
• Trump Threatens Brazil With Tariffs; Texas Flood Recovery Efforts Continue. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• More Sanctions Against Russia?; Federal Judge Issues Ruling on Birthright Citizenship; Texas Authorities Provide Update on Flood Recovery Efforts. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Resumes Weapon Shipments to Ukraine; Sen. Thom Tillis Blasts Hegseth; At Least 120 People Confirmed Dead in Texas. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• At Least 120 People Confirmed Dead, 160-Plus Still Missing; 31 Workers Rescued from Collapsed Tunnel in Los Angeles; Russian Drones Swarm Kyiv from All Sides in Shift of Tactics. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 09, 2025
• NASA Astronauts Speak Out From International Space Station; Texas Officials Under Fire; X CEO Steps Down. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Texas Authorities Provide Update on Flood Recovery Efforts. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• At Least 111 Dead, 170-Plus Missing in Catastrophic Texas Flooding; House Swept Away in Deadly New Mexico Flooding; Sources Say, Hegseth Did Not Inform White House Before Pausing Ukraine Aid. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 08, 2025
• Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting; Trump Changes Deadline For Trade Tariffs; At Least 108 Killed in Texas Flooding; Netanyahu to Meet With House Speaker. Aired 11:30a-12:00p ET
• Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting; Anger Grows Over Lack of Flood Warnings in Texas; At Least 105 Killed in Texas Flooding. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Netanyahu Headed to Capitol Hill; Netanyahu Nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize; Weapons Deliveries to Ukraine Will Resume; At Least 105 People Killed in Texas Floods. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• At Least 105 People Killed in Texas Floods, 23 Still Missing; Trump Announces New Tariffs on Several Countries; Prime Minister Netanyahu Headed to Capitol Hill for Meeting With Speaker Johnson. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 07, 2025
• Man Killed in Exchange of Gunfire With Border Patrol in Texas; Interview With Kerrville, Texas, Mayor Joe Herring Jr.; At Least 89 Killed in Texas Flooding. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Officials Give Update On Catastrophic Texas Flooding. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Trump to Meet with Netanyahu; Rescuers Searching for Missing People in Texas; At Least 82 People Killed in Texas Floods. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• At Least 82 People Killed in Catastrophic Texas Floods; Federal Resources in Texas After Trump Signs Disaster Declaration; Today, Trump to Meet With Netanyahu as Ceasefire Hopes Rekindled. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


July 04, 2025
• Renewed Focus on Gaza Deal; Catastrophic Rainfall in Texas; Supreme Court to Decide Case on Transgender Student Athletes. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Is Interviewed About Trump To Sign His Megabill Into Law At July 4 Ceremony; Trump Softens Immigration Tone To Avoid Farm Worker Shortage; Zelenskyy Aide: Trump Call Was "Important And Meaningful". Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Undocumented Workers Hiding In L.A. Because Of Raids; Russia Launches Major Drone Attack At Ukraine; Trump Speaks With Zelenskyy; Trump Wants To Host UCF Fight At WH. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump To Sign His Mega Bill Into Law At Major July 4 Ceremony; Trump Talks To Zelenskyy After Disappointing Call With Putin; Trump Says, Hamas Response To Ceasefire Should Be Known In Next 24 Hours. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 03, 2025
• Attorneys For Kilmar Abrego Garcia Detail Alleged 'Torture and Mistreatment' in El Salvador; Alternate Juror in Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial Speaks Out; Record Holiday Travel; Interview With Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO). Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO); Interview With West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey; Trump Talks With Putin; Republicans Set to Pass Budget Bill. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Man Says ChatGPT Sparked a "Spiritual Awakening"; Judge Denies Bail for Sean Combs; Israel Official Says Country Accepted 60-Day Gaza Ceasefire; Iran Committed to Nuclear Treaty; Israel Intensifies Strikes in Gaza. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Now Five-Plus Hours into Speech to Delay Trump Mega Bill Vote; Trump and Putin Set to Speak By Phone This Hour; High-Income Earners, Businesses Likely to Gain from Trump's Mega Bill. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 02, 2025
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs Acquitted of Most Serious Charges; Attorney For Cassie Ventura Speaks Out. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs Acquitted of Racketeering and Sex Trafficking. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Combs Guilty on Prostitution Charges; Combs Convicted of Two Prostitution Charges. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Some Lawmakers Dodge Canceled Flights, Drive to D.C.; Verdict Reached in Sean Diddy Combs Sex Trafficking Trial; Combs Guilty of Prostitution, Acquitted of More Serious Charges. Aired 10-10:30a ET


July 01, 2025
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial Deliberations Continue; Final Damage Assessment Key For Iran Nuke Deal; President Trump Visits Alligator Alcatraz. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Visits Alligator Alcatraz; Accused Killer's Plea Deal Infuriates Victim's Family; Interview With Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL). Aired 11-11:30a ET
• CVS Caremark No Longer Covering Weight-Loss Drug; Day Two of Deliberations in Sean Combs Trials; Hamas "Ready" For Ceasefire. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Any Moment, Trump Visits Alligator Alcatraz in Florida Everglades; Trump Says He's Open to Delaying Deadline on Massive Agenda Bill; Musk Says He'll Form a New Political Party If Trump's Bill Passes. Aired 10-10:30a ET


June 30, 2025
• Suspect Identified in Idaho Ambush; Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial Heads to Jury; Could Iran Restart Uranium Enrichment in Just Months?; Doctors Sound Alarm Over New CDC Vaccine Panel. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Now: Marathon Senate Voting Session Underway On Trump's Megabill; Trump Says Cuts In Bill Will Not Impact Medicaid; Trump Admin: Harvard In "Violent Violation" Of Civil Rights Act. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Iran's Ambassador Reject Abandoning Uranium Enrichment; Iran Could Start Enrichment Within Months; Idaho Ambush Suspect Found Dead; Remembering Sarah Milgrim. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Now, Marathon Senate Voting Session Underway on Trump's Mega Bill; Procession and Salute for Two Firefighters Killed in Ambush; Tomorrow, Key Deadline for Rubio's State Department Overhaul. Aired 10-10:30a ET


June 27, 2025
• President Trump Addresses Supreme Court Decisions; Supreme Court Issues Landmark Rulings. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Supreme Court Limits Power Of Lower Courts To Stop Trump Orders; Supreme Court Backs Religious Objection To LGBTQ Plus Books In School. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Supreme Court Limits Power of Lower Court to Stop Trump Orders; Supreme Court Limits Use of Nationwide Injunctions; Supreme Court Rules on Whether School Can Allow Opt-Outs for LGBTQ+ Books. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Supreme Court Rules in Birthright Citizenship Appeal; Supreme Court Limits Court's Ability to Issue Nationwide Injunctions; Supreme Court Leaves Path for Trump to Ban Birthright Citizenship. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


June 26, 2025
• Benefits of Exercise on Aging; Bezos Wedding; Trump Administration Touts Effectiveness of Attack on Iran; Interview With Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ); DOGE Cuts Threatening U.S. National Security?. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• DOGE Cuts Threatening U.S. National Security?; Medicaid Changes Blocked in Republican Bill; Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Supreme Court Rules Against Planned Parenthood; Pentagon Holds Briefing on Iran Attack. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Iran Supreme Leader Say It Crushed Israel; New Group of Vaccine Advisers Meeting at CDC; Trump Doesn't Rule Out More Patriot Missile Systems for Ukraine. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Hegseth: Strike On Iran "Was An Historically Successful Attack"; Hegseth Criticizes Media Coverage Of Preliminary Intel Assessment Of Impact; Medicaid Change To Trump's Megabill Ruled In Violation Of Senate Rules; Today: Senators To Receive Classified Briefing On Israel-Iran Conflict. Aired 10-10:30a ET


June 25, 2025
• Interview With Thomas Friedman; RFK Jr.'s Controversial Vaccine Panel Meets; Interview With Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL). Aired 11:30a- 12p ET
• Republicans Focusing on Budget Bill; Zohran Mamdani Wins New York Mayoral Primary; Iran Nuclear Program Only Set Back Months?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump to Talk with Iran Next Week; Trump to Talk to Putin About Ending War on Ukraine; Trump Slams Fed Chief Powell; Trump Again Says Iran Nuclear Sites "Obliterated". Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Speaks at NATO Summit After Iran Strikes, Mideast Ceasefire; Trump Praises Defense Spending Hikes by NATO Allies; Trump Again Says Iran Nuclear Sites Were Obliterated by Strikes. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


June 24, 2025
• RFK Jr. Grilled on Capitol Hill; Trump Vents Anger at Israel and Iran; U.S. Braces For Iranian Cyberattacks. Aired 11:30a-12:p ET
• Alaska Airlines Door Plug Blowout Investigation; President Trump Lashes Out at Israel and Iran. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• NTSB Reveals Causes of Alaska Airlines Door Plug Blowout; Trump En Route to The Hague; U.S Strikes Impact on Iran Facilities; Federal Chair Testified on Capitol Hill. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Says, Israel and Iran Don't Know What the F**k They're Doing; Today, Lawmakers receive classified briefing on Israel-Iran Conflict; Stocks Higher as Fed Chair Jerome Powell Testifies on Capitol Hill. Aired 10-10:30a ET


June 23, 2025
• Iran Seeking Russian Help?; Iran Vows Retaliation. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Rep. Mike Lawler (D-NY), Is Interviewed About U.S. Assessing Damage To Iran's Nuclear Sites After Strikes; Israel & Iran Trade New Strikes After U.S. Hits Nuclear Sites. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Stockpile of Enriched Uranium Missing; Iran Could Block Strait of Hormuz in Retaliation; Trump Floats Idea of a Possible Regime Change in Iran; Escalating Israel and Iran Attacks. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Right Now, Iran and Israel Trading More Bombardments; Iranian Foreign Minister in Moscow to Consult With Putin. Aired 10-10:30a ET


June 20, 2025
• Interview With Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ); Trump Delays Decision on Iran; Americans' Opinions on Trump Administration?. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Iran Launches New Barrage Of Missiles At Israel; No Signs Of De-Escalation In Conflict As Trump Issues Ultimatum; Elected Officials Targeted As Fears Grow Over Political Violence. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Iran FM Meets with European Counterparts; Trump to Attends National Security Meeting; Israeli Military Hit Dozens of Targets in Iran; Risks if Trump Decides to Strike Iran; Stealth Bomber Commander on Possible U.S. Strikes on Iran. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Iran Launches New Barrage of Missiles at Israel; Now, Iran's Foreign Meets With European Counterparts; Appeals Court Rules That Trump Can Maintain Control of Thousands of California National Guardsmen. Aired 10-10:30a ET


June 19, 2025
• Trump Mulling Attack on Iran; Celebrating Juneteenth; Interview With Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA). Aired 11:30a-12:00p ET
• Iranian Strike Hits Israeli Hospital; Trump Mulling Attack on Iran. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Israel and Iran Trade Strikes; Trump Reviewed Iran Attack Plans; Trump Admin. To End Suicide and Crisis Hotline; SpaceX Starship Rocket Explodes. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Iran Launches More Missiles Toward Israel; New CNN Reporting on Trump Weighing Strike on Iran; White House Official Says, All Options on the Table for Strikes on Iran. Aired 10-10:30a ET


June 18, 2025
• Israel-Iran Conflict Leading to Higher Gas Prices; Interview With Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT); Trump Blasts Fed Chair; ICE Detains New York Mayoral Candidate. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Former U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster; Will President Trump Order Attack on Iran?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Says It's Very Late for Iran to Start Negotiating; Trump Warming to Idea of U.S. Strikes on Iran; Trump Weighs U.S. Military Intervention in Israel-Iran Conflict. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Speaks at White House Amid Tensions With Iran; Trump Says, Iran Wants to Make a Deal, But It's Very Late; Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth. Aired 10-10:30a ET


June 17, 2025
• Dangers of TikTok Skin Care Craze; Mike Lindell Loses Defamation Case; Kraft Heinz to Eliminate Artificial Food Dyes; Trump Targets Democratic Cities With ICE Raids. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Targets Democratic Cities With ICE Raids; Interview With Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL); Will Trump Administration Join Attack on Iran?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Defends Order To Expand Deportations; Israel Expanding Regional Conflict; Critical Meeting In The Situation Room. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Says, Pushing for a Real End to Israel-Iran Conflict; Deadliest Strike on Kyiv in Almost a Year; Police Say, Suspect Visited the Homes of Four Minnesota Lawmakers. Aired 10-10:30a ET


June 16, 2025
• Israeli Strikes Target Iran News Agency?; Interview With Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder; Canada Hosts G7 Summit; Trump Targets Democratic Cities For ICE Raids. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Has Yet To Sign Off On Draft G7 Statement Calling On Israel And Iran To Deescalate Conflict; Israel And Iran Widen Their Targets In New Wave Of Attacks; Now: Update On Capture On Minnesota Shootings Suspect. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Israel and Iran Widen Their Targets; Trump Family Trump Mobile; World Leaders Meet in Canada. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Israel and Iran Widen Their Targets in New Wave of Attacks; Soon, Suspect in Minnesota Lawmaker Shootings to Appear in Court; World Leaders to Discuss Israel-Iran Conflict. Aired 10-10:30a ET


June 13, 2025
• Israel Launches Strikes on Iran; Kilmar Abrego Garcia Pleads Not Guilty; Interview With Former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), Is Interviewed About Israel Launches Unprecedented Strikes On Iran; Iran: Israel Will "Deeply Regret, Reckless Aggression". Aired 11-11:30a ET
• U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Rules Iran Breached Obligations; Trump To Speak With Netanyahu Today; Israeli Strikes Targets Iran's Top Military And Nuclear Leadership. Aired 10:30-11a ET


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