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October 22, 2018
• Trump Administration Sending Mixed Messages on Saudi Claims Regarding Journalist's Murder; Muller Examining Roger Stone-WikiLeaks links; Surveillance Captures Saudi Body Double Posing as Murdered Journalist. Aired 5-6p ET


October 19, 2018
• Saudi Arabia Confirms Death of Jamal Khashoggi, Top Military Official Dismissed, 18 Saudis Detained. Aired 6-7p ET
• Russian Woman Charged with Conspiracy In Plot to Interfere with Midterms; Feds Allege Effort To Inflame Passions, Manipulate Voters; Dems Seek Info On Trump Personal Enrichment By Saudis. Aired 5-6p ET


October 18, 2018
• Putin: Any Nuclear Aggressor "Will Be Annihilated"; West Wing Shouting Match; Interview With Illinois Congressman Mike Quigley; Trump Administration Providing Cover For Saudi Arabia?. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Warns of Consequences for Journalist's Murder but Gives Saudis More Time to Explain; John Bolton, John Kelly Engage in Shouting Match Over Immigration; Manafort to Appear in Virginia Court; Sources: Mueller May Be Nearing Investigation's End. Aired 5-6p ET


October 17, 2018
• New Details Emerge of Pompeo Meeting With Saudi Crown Prince; Trump Media Blitz; Leaker Arrested; CNN Source: Secretary of State Told Saudi Crown Prince "Time is Short", Saudis Must "Own" What Happened; CNN Gets Rare Access to Scene of Alleged Genocide. Aired 6- 7p ET
• Mueller May Announce New Indictments After Midterms; Trump Still Defending Saudi Take on Journalist's Killing. Aired 5-6p ET


October 16, 2018
• Trump Tells "A.P." His Former Attorney Michael Cohen's Testimony on Stormy Daniels Was "Totally False"; Hurricane Michael Death Toll Climbs to 26; Interview With California Congressman John Garamendi; Trump Reiterates Saudi Denials on Missing Journalist. Aired 6-7p ET
• Pompeo Meets with Saudis, Who Deny Killing Journalist; Gloating Over Lawsuit Being Dropped, Trump Calls Stormy Daniels 'Horseface'. Aired 5-6p ET


October 15, 2018
• Judge Dismisses Stormy Daniels' Defamation Suit Against Trump; U.S. Taking Part in War Games with Ukraine; Interview With Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly; Saudis Preparing to Admit Journalist Was Killed; Hurricane Michael's Aftermath. Aired 6-7p ET
• Saudis Changing Story on Journalist's Death; Trump Tours Disaster Zone, Backs Up Saudi Account of Murder. Aired 5-6p ET


October 12, 2018
• Saudi Tensions; Interview With Florida Senator Bill Nelson; Hurricane Michael's Aftermath; American Pastor Freed in Turkey; Melania Trump's Favorability Up in New CNN Poll; Dem Accuses GOP Rival of Suppressing Black Votes in Georgia; Death Toll Rises for Hurricane Michael; Trump: 'We Don't Know' What Happened to Missing Saudi Journalist Believed Murdered. Aired 6-7p ET
• Death Toll Rises for Hurricane Michael; Trump: 'We Don't Know' What Happened to Missing Saudi Journalist Believed Murdered; Trump: Will Call Saudi King "Pretty Soon" To Discuss Fate of Missing Journalist; First Lady Discusses Her Marriage: "We Are Fine". Aired 5- 6p ET


October 11, 2018
• Six Dead in Hurricane Disasters, Coastal City "Wiped Out"; CNN: Intercepts Show Saudis Discussed Plan to Detain Journalist; Trump Lawyers to Answer Mueller Questions; Kanye West Visits Oval Office. Aired 6-7p ET
• Six Deaths Confirmed as Hurricane Devastation Revealed; Trump Holds Bizarre Meeting with Kanye West. Aired 5-6p ET


October 10, 2018
• At Least One Dead as Catastrophic Hurricane Hits Florida; Interview with Mayor Andrew Gillum of Tallahassee, Florida. Aired 6:- 7p ET
• Hurricane Michael Hits Florida. Aired 5-6p ET


October 09, 2018
• Hurricane Heads for Florida; Interview With Washington Congressman Denny Heck; Kavanaugh Takes Seat on Supreme Court; U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley Resigns. Aired 6-7p ET
• Hurricane Michael on Track to Hit Florida as Category 3 Storm; U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley Resigns. Aired 5-6p ET


October 08, 2018
• "Black Box" Found in Limo Crash That Killed 20; Trump: Concerned About Reports of Saudi Journalist Missing in Turkey; Trump Calls Kavanaugh Accusations Hoax; Interview With California Congressman Ted Lieu. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump: Kavanaugh Protestors 'Evil'; Trump Meets with Rosenstein in Wake of Reports; Hurricane Michael Headed for Florida Panhandle; Potential 2020 Presidential Candidates Test Water in Iowa; Pompeo Returning from "Productive" Meeting with Kim Jong-un. Aired 5- 6p ET


October 05, 2018
• Interview With New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez; Brett Kavanaugh Set for Confirmation; Kavanaugh Confirmation Near Certain as Collins, Flake & Manchin Say They'll Vote Yes; Kremlin: "Hysteria" Behind Unmasking of Russian Spies. Aired 6-7p ET
• Senator Collins, Flake, And Manchin Will Vote To Confirm Kavanaugh; Senator Grassley Walks Back Remark That Workload Discourages Women From Joining Judiciary Committee; Missing: A Top Official Of Global Police Group Interpol. Aired 5-6p ET


October 04, 2018
• Seven Russian Military Intelligence Officers Indicted by U.S. in Alleged Criminal Scheme of Global Cyberattacks; VP Pence Accuses China of Trying to Undermine Trump. Aired 6-7p ET
• Donald Trump Says Second Meeting With Kim Jong-un Expected Pretty Soon; Retired Supreme Court Justice Says Kavanaugh Does Not Belong On High Court. Aired 5-6p ET


October 03, 2018
• One Law Enforcement Office Dead, Four Wounded in Shooting; Suspect in Custody for Sending Letters Initially Tested Positive for Ricin to Trump & Pentagon Officials; Sources: U..S Navy Has Classified Plan for a Global Show of Military Force in November. Aired 6-7p ET
• White House: Trump 'Stating the Facts' While Mocking Sexual Assault Accuser; FBI Report on Kavanaugh Expected Soon; Ford Still Not Interviewed by FBI. Aired 5-6p ET


October 02, 2018
• Interview With Maine Senator Angus King; Did Trump Make Millions By Dodging Taxes?; Poison at the Pentagon; Kavanaugh Investigation. Aired 6-7p ET
• Report: Trump Wealth Built on Fraudulent Practices; Trump Standing Behind Kavanaugh; Christine Ford Not Interviewed Yet in Kavanaugh Investigation. Aired 5-6p ET


October 01, 2018
• Former Yale Classmate: I've Seen Kavanaugh "Quite Drunk"; Putin as Pinup, Poses Shirtless, With Animals in New Calendar. Aired 6-7p ET
• Source: White House Has Not Limited FBI in Kavanaugh Investigation. Aired 5-6p ET


September 28, 2018
• FBI Probe Into Brett Kavanaugh Ordered; Trump Orders New FBI Investigation of Kavanaugh, to be Limited in Scope and End in Less Than One Week. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump to Order FBI Background Investigation into Kavanaugh; Trump Orders FBI Supplemental Investigation Of Kavanaugh Will Be Limited In Scope And Completed In Less Than One Week; GOP Forced To Delay Vote On Kavanaugh. Aired 5-6p ET


September 27, 2018
• Brett Kavanaugh Testifies Before Senate. Aired 6-7p ET
• Continuing Coverage of Kavanaugh Testimony. Aired 5-6p ET


September 26, 2018
• CNN Obtains Kavanaugh Accuser's Opening Statement; Trump May Delay Tomorrow Meeting with Deputy A.G.; President Trump Holds Press Conference; Third Kavanaugh Accuser Comes Forward; First Kavanaugh Accuser Set to Testify in Front of Senate Aired 6-7p ET
• Donald Trump Holds a News Conference. Aired 5-6p ET


September 25, 2018
• Cosby Moved to Prison Tonight After Three to Ten Year Sentence; French President Gives Fiery Rebuke to Trump at U.N.; Interview With Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly; Will Trump Fire Rosenstein?; Interview With Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Attacks Kavanaugh Accuser at U.N.; GOP Leaders Predict Kavanaugh Will Be Confirmed; Outside Counsel to Question Ford in Hearing; House Calls for Rod Rosenstein to Testify. Aired 5-6p ET


September 24, 2018
• Sources: Republicans Meet on Kavanaugh Strategy, Some Appear Open to Final Committee Vote This Week; Trump Returns to U.N. One Year After Fiery Debut; Interview With Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal; Interview With Congressman Adam Schiff; Trump Set to Meet With Rosenstein Thursday. Aired 6-7p ET
• Mixed Signals Over Whether Rosenstein Is Leaving; Kavanaugh Defends Himself Against Allegations. Aired 5-6p ET


September 21, 2018
• Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Trump Attacks Kavanaugh's Sexual Assault Accuser; Rod Rosenstein Under Fire; Pompeo Threatens Iran, Slams John Kerry in New CNN Interview; CNN Special Report on Hurricane Aftermath in Puerto Rico. Aired 6-7p ET
• Sources: Rosenstein Discussed Secretly Taping Trump, Invoking 25th Amendment; Deadline Just Passed For Kavanaugh Accuser To Respond To GOP Counteroffer And Terms For Her To Testify; Cyberattacks By Foreign Government Hackers Target Senators. Aired 5-6p ET


September 20, 2018
• Cohen Talking to Mueller; Kavanaugh Accuser May Testify. Aired 6-7p ET
• Source: Cohen Has Talked to Mueller for Hours about Trump's Russia Dealings; Attorney: Kavanaugh Accuser Open to Testifying Next Week. Aired 5-6p ET


September 19, 2018
• Hill TV: Trump Admits He Hasn't Read Russia Probe Docs He Declassified; Trump Visits Storm-Damaged Carolinas as Flood Danger Persists; North & South Korea Sign Peace Agreement at Summit; Interview With California Congressman John Garamendi; Trump and GOP Refuse to Order FBI Investigation Into Kavanaugh Sexual Assault Allegations. Aired 6-7p ET
• Republicans Increase Pressure on Kavanaugh Accuser to Testify; Trump: Accusation Against Kavanaugh 'Very Unfair'; Trump Admits He Didn't Read Documents He Ordered Declassified. Aired 5-6p ET


September 18, 2018
• Thousands in Danger in Carolinas Tonight as Rivers Rise Higher; Kim Jong-un Welcomes South Korean Leader for Summit; Will Kavanaugh Accuser Testify?; Interview With California Congressman Eric Swalwell; Interview With Stormy Daniels Attorney Michael Avenatti. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump: 'I Feel So Badly' for Kavanaugh; Trump Defends Orders to Declassify Documents Related to Russia Investigation. Aired 5-6p ET


September 17, 2018
• Trump to Release Classified Document in Russia Investigation; Kavanaugh and Accuser to Testify in Public Monday; Interview With Senator Tammy Duckworth; Trump Defends Supreme Court Pick; Brett Kavanaugh Facing Sexual Assault Accusations. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Defends Kavanaugh Amid Sexual Assault Allegation; At Least 20 Dead after Florence, Carolina Rivers Till Rising. Aired 5-6p ET


September 14, 2018
• Brett Kavanaugh Faces Accusations of Sexual Misconduct; Tropical Storm Florence Pounds East Coast; Manafort Agrees to Cooperate With Mueller; Florence Death Toll Climbs to Five as Storm Hits Hard; Kavanaugh Denies Allegation of Assault as a Teenager. Aired 6-7p ET
• A Weather Disaster Playing Out Right Now In The Carolinas; Manafort Pleads Guilty In Mueller Probe, Will Cooperate; Catastrophic Flooding; At Least Four Dead, Widespread Damage Due To Florence. Aired 5-6p ET


September 13, 2018
• Gas Explosions Rock Massachusetts; Hurricane Florence Pounds East Coast; New Forecast: Hurricane Florence Strengthening. Aired 6-7p ET
• Outer Bands of Hurricane Florence Battering Carolina Coast; Trump Falsely Claims 3,000 People Did Not Die In Puerto Rico. Aired 5- 6p ET


September 12, 2018
• Interview With Utah Congressman Chris Stewart; Interview With South Carolina Congressman Mark Sanford; Hurricane Florence Targets East Coast; Trump Doubles Down on Puerto Rico Hurricane Response Praise; Mueller Team Prepping for Second Manafort Trial Despite Report of Talks on Possible Deal; Despite Charm Offensive, U.S. Intel Questions Kim Nuke Intentions; New CNN Poll: Trump Trails Mueller By 20 Points In Handling Of Russia Investigation. Aired 6-7p ET
• Millions of Bottles of Undistributed Drinking Water Left in Puerto Rican Airport; Vladimir Putin Says Suspects in Poisoning of Ex- Spy Not Criminals; New CNN Poll: More Approve Of Mueller Than Of Trump; Puerto Ricans Watching Nearby Tropical Storm Isaac. Aired 5-6p ET


September 11, 2018
• Interview With Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly; Remembering 9/11; Hurricane Florence Targets East Coast; Trump Praises Administration's Puerto Rico Response. Aired 6-7p ET
• Peter Strzok's Attorney Denies Media Leak Strategy to Harm Trump Administration; Russia and China Combine Forces in Show of Military Power. Aired 5-6p ET


September 10, 2018
• Trump Receives Letter From Kim Jong-un Seeking Second Meeting; Defamation Case Against President Trump; Interview With Washington Congressman Denny Heck; Trump Approval Numbers Dropping. Aired 6-7p ET
• North Korea's Long-Range Missiles Kept Out of the Big Parade. Aired 5-6p ET


September 07, 2018
• White House Witch-Hunt; President Obama Rebukes Trump; Former Trump Adviser Sentenced; Trump Asks A.G. to Track Down Op-Ed Author, Asks Senators to Create New Libel Laws Allowing Him to Sue Author; Source: Trump Aides Believe Search for Op-Ed Writer Has Narrowed Down to a Few Individuals; North Korean Propaganda Changes After Trump-Kim Summit. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Aide Sentenced to Prison for Lying; Trump Calls on Sessions to Uncover Anonymous Author of NYT Op-Ed; Sessions at Peace with Prospect of Being Fired; Obama Blasts Trump, Says The Politics Of Fear, Resentment And Paranoia Have Found A Home In The Republican Party. Aired 5-6p ET


September 06, 2018
• White House Hunts For Anonymous Op-Ed Writer; Interview With Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono; Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings Continue; CNN: Pentagon Fears U.S. Troops Could Be At Risk For Potential Russian Attack on Militants in Syria. Aired 6-7p ET
• Top Officials Deny Writing 'NYT' Op-ed; Woodward Book Reveals Letter Stolen from Trump's Desk; Dems, GOP Battle Over Document Reveal in Kavanaugh Hearing. Aired 5-6p ET


September 05, 2018
• Interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL); Anonymous Senior Admin Officials Says Appointees Are Thwarting Trump's More Misguided Impulses. Aired 6-7p ET
• Top Trump Aide in Op-Ed: Resistance Movement at Work Within Trump's Team. Aired 5-6p ET


September 04, 2018
• Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing Marked by Protest, Dissent; Interview With Congressman Adam Schiff. Aired 6-7p ET
• Bob Woodward Book Reveals 'Crazytown' Inside White House. Aired 5-6p ET


September 03, 2018
• Interview With Florida Congressman Ted Deutch; Supreme Court Fight; President Trump Rants Against Own Justice Department Over Republican Indictments. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Blasts Sessions for Prosecuting Two GOP Lawmakers; FBI Investigation Sought Info from Russian Oligarchs. Aired 5-6p ET


August 31, 2018
• The Funeral of Aretha Franklin; Interview With California Congressman John Garamendi; Trump Legal Team Preparing Separate Russia ReportDOJ Official Ohr Testified Christopher Steele Told Him Russian Intel Thought They Had Candidate Trump Over a Barrel; McCain Lying in State at U.S. Capitol After Emotional Service. Aired 6-7p ET
• Giuliani Preparing Report to Counter Potential Mueller Findings; Lobbyist Pleads Guilty to Funneling Foreign Money to Trump Inaugural Campaign; Trump: Sessions Will Stay On, For Now; Justice Official Testifies Russia Said it Had Trump 'Over a Barrel'; Giuliani Preparing Report To Rebut Potential Mueller Findings; McCain Honored In Capital Rotunda. Aired 5-6p ET


August 30, 2018
• Washington Post: U.S. Denying Passports to Americans Along the Border, Accusing Them of Phony Birth Certificates; McCain Casket Arrives in DC Area Soon After Arizona Service; Will Trump Fire Sessions?; Interview With Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro; Interview With Stormy Daniels Attorney Michael Avenatti. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump: Sessions Safe for Now; Trump Lashes Out at Critics Via Twitter. Aired 5-6p ET


August 29, 2018
• Washington Post: U.S. Denies Passports to Americans Along Southern Border; Interview With California Congressman Adam Schiff; White House Counsel Leaving; Michael Cohen Prepared For Prison? Aired 6-7p ET
• Interview with Mazie Hirono (D-HI) White House Counsel Don McGahn to Step Down; Florida GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Accused of Racial Language; New Details on Why Cohen Pled Guilty. Aired 5-6p ET


August 28, 2018
• Trump Warns of Violence If Republicans Lose Midterms; CNN: North Korea Warns U.S. Nuclear Talks "May Fall Apart"; Jeff Sessions in Danger?; Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Interview With Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Accuses Google of Rigging Search Results; Manafort's Second Trial Delayed One Week; House Committee Interviews Bruce Orr; Roger Stone to Supporters: 'I'm on Mueller's Hit List'. Aired 5-6p ET


August 27, 2018
• After Scolding by American Legion, Trump Issues Terse Statement on McCain, Orders Flags to Half-Staff; North Korea Accuses U.S. of Plotting War While Negotiating With "A Smile"; Was Paul Manafort Looking for Deal?; Interview With Arizona Senator Jeff Flake; Interview With Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen. Aired 6-7p ET
• Under Pressure, Trump Lowers White House Flags to Half-Staff to Honor John McCain; Senate Convenes for First Time Since McCain's Death. Aired 5-6p ET


August 24, 2018
• Interview With Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed; John McCain Ending Cancer Treatment; Trump Organization CFO Granted Immunity in Cohen Investigation; Trump's Longtime Money Chief Granted Immunity by Feds; Flooding and Landlines in Hawaii as Hurricane Bears Down; Trump's Longtime Money Chief Granted Immunity by Feds; Senator McCain Ending Treatment of Cancer. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Org CFO Given Immunity by Prosecutors; Sen. John McCain to Discontinue Cancer Treatment; GOP Lawmaker Blames His Wife In Corruption Case. Aired 5-6p ET


August 23, 2018
• Reports: National Enquirer Boss and Longtime Trump Pal David Pecker Granted Immunity in Hush Money Probe; Pompeo Returning to North Korea Next Week for Nuke Talks; New Evidence ISIS Leader Still Alive; Interview With Rhode Island Congressman David Cicilline; Interview With Stormy Daniels Attorney Michael Avenatti; American Media President Reportedly Granted Immunity in Cohen Investigation; Jeff Sessions Hits Back at President Trump. Aired 6-7p ET
• Sessions: Justice Department Will Not Be Improperly Influenced; Feds Granted Immunity to Boss of 'National Enquirer' Parent Company for Testimony in Cohen Case; Rep. Ted Deutch Interviewed. Aired 5-6p ET


August 22, 2018
• Facebook Takes Down Hundreds of Russia-Linked Sites as DNC Detects "Sophisticated" Attempted Cyberattack; Interview With Lanny Davis; Interview With Connecticut Congressman Jim Himes; Trump Expresses Sympathy for Paul Manafort; President Trump Responds to Michael Cohen Plea Deal. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Changes Story on Payments to Women; White House Denounces Impeachment Talk; Dems Say Delay Kavanaugh Confirmation; Questions About Contact Between Accused Russian Spy and NSA John Bolton. Aired 5-6p ET


August 21, 2018
• Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty in New York City As Manafort Jury Delivers Partial Verdict in Virginia; Interview With Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal; Interview With Stormy Daniels Attorney Michael Avenatti; Paul Manafort Found Guilty on Eight Count. Aired 6- 7p ET
• Paul Manafort Found Guilty on Eight of 18 Charges; Cohen Pleads Guilty to Eight Felonies. Aired 5-6p ET


August 20, 2018
• Interview With Congressman Adam Smith; Michael Cohen Set to Be Indicted?; Trump Attorney Argues 'Truth Isn't Truth'; White House Counsel Speaking to Robert Mueller. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Rattled by White House Counsel's Cooperation with Mueller Investigation; Feds Prepping Charges against Michael Cohen; Awaiting Manafort Verdict. Aired 5-6p ET


August 17, 2018
• Trump's Military Parade Postponed; Security Clearance Firestorm Grows; Manafort Jury Deliberates; Interview With Texas Congressman Marc Veasey; Pentagon: China Likely Training Pilots to Target U.S.; CNN Exclusive: Bomb That Killed 40 Children in Yemen was Supplied by the United States; Ex-CIA Members Condemn Trump For Revoking Brennan's Security Clearance; Trump Praises Manafort During Jury Deliberations. Aired 6-7p ET
• Donald Trump Supporting Manafort; Trump Trying To Stifle Free Speech; Trump Suggests Justice Official Bruce Ohr Will Lose Clearance Next; Senator Rand Paul Wants Russian Lawmakers Taken Off Sanctions List; Trump Cancels Military Parade, Blames D.C. City Officials. Aired 5-6pm ET


August 16, 2018
• Former Head of Special Ops Tells Trump to Revoke His Clearance, Too. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Campaign Lawyer Sends Threatening Letter to Omarosa's Publisher; Former Head of Special Ops Tells Trump to Revoke His Clearance, Too; Manafort Jury Delivers Note with Questions for Judge. Aired 5-6p ET


August 15, 2018
• Closing Arguments Heard in Manafort Trial; Trump Revoke Security Clearance of Former CIA Director; Interview With Rep. Joaquin Castro; Interview With Sen. Richard Blumenthal. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Removes Security Clearance from Former CIA Director; Closing Arguments Heard in Manafort Trial. Aired 5-6p ET


August 14, 2018
• Omarosa Manigault Newman Releases A Secret Recording Of President Trump; FBI Agent Peter Strzok Was Terminated; Aired 6-7p ET
• White House 'Can't Guarantee Trump Never Used N-Word'; Trump Blames Sessions for Mueller 'Witch Hunt'; Paul Manafort Defense Rests Without Presenting a Case. Aired 5-6p ET


August 13, 2018
• President Trump Is Lashing Out At His Former Aide, Omarosa Manigault-Newman, After She Released A Secret Recording Of Her Conversation With Him About Her Firing. Aired: 6-7p ET


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