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December 17, 2020
• U.S. Officials Investigate Massive Cyberattack; FDA Votes to Approve Moderna Vaccine; Congressional Leaders Near Stimulus Deal as Another 885,000 File First-Time Jobless Claim; Incoming White House Senior Adviser Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) Tests Positive for COVID; Putin Blasts CNN's Exclusive Probe of Opposition Leader's Poisoning as a "Trick" to Attack Russia. Aired 6-7p ET
• FDA Panel Recommends Authorization of Moderna Vaccine; Trump Checked Out as U.S. Faces Deadliest Day of Pandemic, Stimulus Talks and Russia Cyberattack; Biden Vows to "Not Stand by Idly" in Face of Cyberattacks as Trump Silent on Russia Hack; Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) is Interviewed about Stimulus Deal; Congressional Leaders Near Stimulus Deal as Another 885,000 File First-Time Jobless Claims; Sources: Judge Merrick Garland And Sen. Doug Jones Top Contenders For AG; Key Differences Between The Morderna And Pfizer Vaccines. Aired 5- 6p ET


December 16, 2020
• Interview With Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE); Who Will Trump Pardon?; Congress Nears COVID Relief Bill; Fauci Says, Moderna Vaccine Could Get FDA Emergency Use Authorization As Early As Tomorrow; Source Says, Trump Advisers Still Tracking A Number Of GOP Senators Willing To Challenge The Election Results; Russian Operation To Trail Opposition Leader Navalny. Aired 6-7p ET
• Sources: Trump Sees Special Counsel Investigations Of Hunter Biden & Election Claims As Payback For Russia Probe; Sources Describe "Crazy" Scramble For Pardons From Trump; Interview With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT); Lawmakers Negotiating On $900B COVID Relief Bill Expected To Include New Stimulus Check; Biden Introduces Former Rival Buttigieg As Transportation Secretary Nominee; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 306,000 With 16.8 Million Cases As Massive Vaccine Rollout Gains Steam. Aired 5-6p ET


December 15, 2020
• Vaccine Distribution Ramps Up; Interview With Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton; McConnell Finally Acknowledges Biden's Win; Health Care Workers Get Vaccinated At 425 Sites Nationwide; When And Where Will The Average American Get The Vaccine? Aired 6-7p ET
• Biden Campaigns In Georgia Senate Runoff As McConnell Acknowledged Him As President-Elect; W.H. Suggests Possible "Continuation Of Power" For Trump; Health Care Workers Getting Vaccinated At 425 Sites Nationwide; FDA Expected To Authorize Second Coronavirus Vaccine Within Days; Sources: Pence Likely To Get Coronavirus Vaccine By Friday; FDA Authorizes First Fully At-Home Coronavirus Test; Interview With Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA); Russian Operation To Trail Opposition Leader Navalny. Aired 5-6p ET


December 14, 2020
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December 12, 2020
• CDC Director's Approval Is Final Step Before First Vaccinations Against Coronavirus Can Begin; U.S. Adds One Million New COVID-19 Cases In Just Four Days; FDA Authorizes Pfizer/BionTech COVID Vaccine Distribution In U.S.; Trump Raised Prospect Of Firing Top Official In Meeting Friday; Supreme Court Rejects Trump's And Texas' Bid To Overturn Election; After Spike In Hospitalization, NY Gov Bans Indoor Dining. Aired 9-10p ET
• CDC Vaccine Advisers Vote To Recommend Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine In The U.S.; Trump Raised Prospect Of Firing A.G. Barr In Meeting Friday; Biden Fills Cabinet With Former Obama Officials; Supreme Court Rejects Trump's And Texas' Bid To Overturn Election; Vaccine Distribution In Rural America: An ICY Logistical Challenge; FDA Authorizes Pfizer/BioNTech COVID Vaccine Distribution In U.S. Aired 8-9p ET
• CDC Director's Approval Is Final Step Before First Vaccinations Against Coronavirus Can Begin; FDA Authorizes Pfizer/Biontech COVID Vaccine Distribution In U.S.; Trump Raised Prospect Of Firing A.G. Barr In Meeting Friday; Supreme Court Rejects Trump's And Texas' Bid To Overturn Election; U.K. Sees Spike In Cases As Vaccine Distribution Begins. Aired 7-8p ET


December 11, 2020
• Interview with Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul; Supreme Court Set to Respond to Republican Attempt to Overturn Election; FDA Authorization of Pfizer Vaccine to Come at Any Time; Supreme Court Rejects Texas and Trump's Bid to Overturn Election. Aired 6-7p ET
• Supreme Court could Respond at any Moment to Widely Ridiculed Texas Lawsuit to Overturn Election; FDA Authorization of Pfizer Vaccine to Come at Any Time; Biden Introduces more Picks for Key Posts; Colorado Governor on COVID Vaccine Distribution Plans. Aired 5- 6p ET


December 10, 2020
• Republicans Petition Supreme Court to Overturn Election; Interview with Thomas Friedman; FDA Approves Pfizer Vaccine; Battleground States Issue Blistering Rebukes to Texas Lawsuit to Invalidate Millions of Votes; Biden on Vaccine Recommendation, a Bright Light in a Needlessly Dark Time; FDA Panel Recommends Authorization of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine; Congress Fails to Act As Millions of Americans Suffer. Aired 6-7p ET
• Now: FDA Panel Meeting Under Way on Pfizer Vaccine; Recommendation on Authorization Expected Soon; 106 House GOP, 18 States Backing Bogus Lawsuit to Overturn Election; FDA Panel Recommends Authorization of Pfizer Vaccine. Aired 5-6p ET


December 09, 2020
• Hunter Biden Announces Taxes Under Investigation; Trump Denying Election Reality; House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill To Avert Shutdown Amid Negotiations Over Additional Coronavirus Relief; Pivotal FDA Meeting Hours Away, Authorization Of Pfizer COVID-19 Could Be Imminent; Trump Seeks To Intervene In Longshot Texas Lawsuit To Overturn Election In Four Battleground States Biden Won. Aired 6-7p ET
• Pivotal FDA Meeting Hours Away, Authorization Of Pfizer COVID- 19 Vaccine Could Be Imminent; Operation Warp Speed: 2.9M Doses Of Pfizer Vaccine Ready To Go, Supplies To Be Shipped Out Today; Hunter Biden Says His Taxes Are Under Investigation By U.S. Attorney's Office; Biden Introduces First Black Defense Secretary Nominee; Trump Seeks To Intervene In Longshot Texas Lawsuit To Overturn Election In Four Battleground States Biden Won; Interview With Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV). Aired 5-6p ET


December 08, 2020
• Interview With Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro; Biden Lays Out Coronavirus Plan; Trump Again Refuses To Concede Election Defeat; U.S. Tops 15 Million COVID-19 Cases, Adding 1.4 Million In First Week Of December Alone; Biden, Harris Meet With Members Of The NAACP Amid Pressure To Nominate A Diverse Cabinet; House Passes Defense Spending Bill With Veto-Proof Majority; Biden To Nominate Retired General Lloyd Austin As Defense Secretary. Aired 6-7p ET
• Supreme Court Denies GOP Effort To Block Certification Of PA Election Results; FDA Review Confirms Pfizer Vaccine Safe And Effective Ahead Of Expected Authorization This Week; Trump Signs Executive Order Prioritizing Americans For Vaccines; Showdown Vote On Defense Spending Bill Trump Threatening To Veto; Biden To Nominate Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin As Defense Secretary; First Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Administered In U.K. Aired 5-6p ET


December 07, 2020
• First Vaccine Doses To States To Fall Short Of Need; Trump Consumed With Overturning Election Results; Pandemic Hitting Record Numbers; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 283,000, 14.9 Million Cases, On Average 2,200-Plus Americans Dying Daily; Michigan Governor Condemns Armed Protest At State Official's Home; Source: Barr Considering Leaving Post Before Trump Exits Office. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Daily Deaths Above 2,200; FDA Meeting For Vaccine Approval; Biden Announces Health Team To Respond To The Pandemic; Interview With Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC); Biden Says He Plans To Name Attorney General This Week And Name Defense Secretary On Friday; CNN: House Conservatives Urge Trump Not To Concede Over Bogus Election Claims, Press For Floor Fight; "Washington Post:" Only 27 Of 249 Congressional GOP Acknowledge Biden's Win; Georgia Certifies Biden's Win After Third Recount. Aired 5-6p ET


December 06, 2020
• Kelly Loeffler and Raphael Warnock Battle for Key Georgia Senate Seat; Rudy Giuliani Has Tested Positive for Coronavirus; AG Bill Barr Considers Leaving Post Before Trump Leaves Office; Joe Biden to Nominate Xavier Becerra for HHS Secretary; Interview with Representative Denver Riggleman (R-VA) about Acknowledging Biden Win; Inside Families Torn Apart by Heroin Addiction. Aired 8-9p ET
• Trump Says, Rudy Giuliani Has Tested Positive For Coronavirus; All Eyes On Georgia Ahead Of Tonight's Senate Runoff Debate; Trump, Obama Playing Key Roles In Georgia Senate Races; Stay-At-Home Orders Begin Tonight For Most Of California; Biden To Nominate Xavier Becerra For HHS Secretary; Interview With Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) About Biden Appointment For HHS Secretary; Georgia Senate Runoff Debate Between Candidates. Aired 6-7p ET


December 05, 2020
• Pandemic Cases, Deaths Surging Sharply Across U.S.; Biden Prepares For A Changed Iran; Bitter Georgia Senate Battle Smashes Election Spending Records; Trump Pushed Georgia's Governor To Overturn Biden Win; Controversy Over Israel's Pick To Lead Holocaust Memorial. Aired 8-9p ET
• Trump Pushed Georgia's Governor To Overturn Biden Win; Some New York City Public Schools To Resume In-Person Learning; U.S. Tops One Million Cases In First Five Days Of December; Fauci: We Haven't Hit The Post-Thanksgiving Surge Yet; Congressional Leaders Optimistic On Stimulus Deal; President-Elect Biden: Bipartisan Proposal "A Good Start". Aired 7-8p ET
• COVID-19 Is Leading Cause Of Death In U.S. This Week; Trump Pushed Georgia Governor To Overturn Election; President-Elect Biden To Ask Americans To Wear Masks For 100 Days; Source: Expect "Flurry" Of Pardons Before Trump Leaves Office; Pentagon Denies Blocking Biden Team From Meeting With Officials; U.S. Tops One Million Cases In First Five Days Of December. Aired 6-7p ET


December 04, 2020
• White House Staffers Planning Departure?; Biden Delivers Address on Economic Crisis; Pandemic Raging; COVID Leading Cause of Death This Week, Almost 3,000 Dead In 1 Day; Daily Life Transformed: The Impact Of COVID-19 Across US; Americans Desperate For Relief; Presidential Pardon Bribery Investigation. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 277,000 with 14.2 Million Cases; Biden: Future "Very Bleak" without Another COVID Relief Package; Sources: Trump Blasted Georgia Governor as "Moron" and "Nut Job" in Recent Phone Call; Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) Is Interviewed About Pelosi Defiant Over Handling Of Stimulus; NJ Gov On Virus Surge: It's Bad And It's Going To Get Worse. Aired 5-6p ET


December 03, 2020
• Interview with Former BARDA Director Dr. Rick Bright; Biden and Harris Speak Out; White House Holding Meetings on Presidential Pardons; Biden Says, You're Not Going to See That Kind of Approach to Pardons in our Administration; Trump Questions Barr's Ability to Do Job As Source Reveals They Had "Contentious" White House Meeting This Week. Aired 6-7p ET
• Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) is Interviewed about Coronavirus, Vaccines, Relief Bill, Donald Trump, Hospitalization Hit Record 100,000 Plus as U.S. Sees Deadliest Day of Pandemic; Romney: Russia and China are Laughing at U.S. Over Trump's False Claims; Biden: I Will Ask All Americans To Wear A Mask For First 100 Days; Source: "Diplomatic But Tense" Meeting Between Biden Team, Hispanic Caucus Over Cabinet Spots; High-Ranking Officials Ignoring Their Own COVID Advice. Aired 5-6p ET


December 02, 2020
• Will Trump Pardon Family?; Interview With Rep. Adam Schiff (D- CA); CDC Director Warns Of Most Difficult Time In U.S. Public Health History As Hospitalizations Set New Record, Almost 100,000; Moderna Starts Testing Vaccine In Teens, Children As Young As 12; Ivanka Trump Deposed In Lawsuit Over Alleged Misuse Of Inaugural Funds. Aired 6-7p ET
• Source: Expect A "Flurry" Of Pardons As White House Dodges Questions About Pardons For Giuliani, Members Of First Family; NAACP Seeks Meeting With Biden & Harris On Ensuring Minority And Civil Rights Representation In New Admin; Interview With Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY); Pelosi & Schumer: Bipartisan Senate COVID Relief Bill Should Serve As "Framework" For Compromise Talks; Forty Million Vaccine Doses To Be Available By The End Of December; CDC Director: U.S. Could Be Close To 450,000 COVID-19 Deaths Before February. Aired 5-6p ET


December 01, 2020
• Interview With Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT); Biden Introduces Economic Team; Attorney General Bill Barr Finds No Evidence Of Widespread Voter Fraud; CDC Panel Votes To Recommend Health Care Staff, Long-Term Care Facility Residents Get COVID-19 Vaccine First; Georgia Election Official To Trump: Condemn Violence Or You Will Be "Complicit". Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Legal Team Criticizes Justice Dept. After Barr Says No Evidence Of Widespread Fraud In Presidential Election; Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Is Interviewed About A.G. Bill Barr, COVID Economic Relief; Congress Returns Under Pressure To Pass Economic Relief Bill; CDC Panel Votes To Recommend Health Care Staff, Long-Term Care Facility Residents Get COVID-19 Vaccine First. Aired 5-6p ET


November 30, 2020
• Interview With Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI); Biden Receiving Classified Presidential Briefings; Moderna Says It Has Filed For FDA Authorization For Its COVID-19 Vaccine; Iran Vows Revenge For Assassinated Top Nuclear Scientists; Biden Taps Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen For Treasury Secretary. Aired 6-7p ET
• President-Elect Joe Biden Gets Access To Daily Intelligence Briefings; Biden Announces Economic Team; Confirmed, Biden Wins Over Trump In Arizona; Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) Is Interviewed About Joe Biden's Daily Intel Briefing; Moderna Applying For FDA Authorization For Its Vaccine Today; U.S. Tops 267,000 COVID Deaths And 13.5 Million Cases As Hospitalizations Hit A Record Of 93,000 Plus; Iran Vows Vengeance At Slain Nuclear Science Chief's Funeral; Fifty Million Americans Could Face Food Insecurity By Year's End. Aired 5-6p ET


November 27, 2020
• Pandemic Growing; Interview with Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT); Another Legal Loss For Trump in Pennsylvania; Biden Transition Moving Ahead; U.S. Tops 13 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases; Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps Calls Killing of Top Nuclear Scientist a Terrorist Operation, Vows Revenge; Los Angeles County Stay-at-Home Order Amid COVID Surge. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Tops 13 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases; Federal Appeals Court Denies Trump Campaign Effort to Revive Pennsylvania Lawsuit, says "Claims have No Merit"; Biden Expected to Name Economic Team Next Week and will get First Presidential Daily Brief Monday; Iran State Media Says Country's Top Nuclear Scientist Assassinated; COVID Hammering U.S. Economy On One Of The Year's Busiest Shopping Days. Aired 5-6p ET


November 26, 2020
• Did Not Air. 6-7p ET
• Did Not Air. 5-6p ET


November 25, 2020
• Biden Delivers Thanksgiving Address; Interview With Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA); Trump Pardons Michael Flynn; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 261,000 With 12.7 Million Cases; Americans Turn To Food Banks For Thanksgiving As Pandemic Deepens Economic Hardship For Millions; U.S. Daily Death Toll Passes 2,000 For Second Time Since May; Interview With Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D). Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Pardons Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn; Interview With Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA); U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 261,000 With 12.7 Million Cases; Doctor Warns Thanksgiving "Potentially Mother Of All Superspreader Events"; Fauci: Keep Holiday Gatherings As Small As Possible; Houston Positivity Rate Climbs To 8.8 Percent; Houston Mayor: Don't "Invite COVID To Thanksgiving". Aired 5- 6p ET


November 24, 2020
• Interview With Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton; Biden Introduces Cabinet Picks; Pandemic Surging; White House Coronavirus Task Force Calls For Significant Behavior Change Of All Americans; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 259,000, 12.5 Million Cases As Hospitalizations Hit Highest Level Since Pandemic Began; Biden Taps Longtime Adviser Tony Blinken For Secretary Of State. Aired 6-7p ET
• Biden Says "America Is Back" As He Introduces Key Cabinet Picks; Trump Takes Credit For Dow Hitting 30,000 After Saying Market Would Crash If Biden Won Election; Hospitalizations Set Record Nationwide For 14th Day In A Row; Trump Administration Considering Shortening Recommended Quarantine For COVID-19; WH Testing Czar's Advice For Celebrating Thanksgiving During Pandemic; Trump Planning To Withdraw U.S. Troops From Iraq & Afghanistan Five Days Before Biden Takes Office. Aired 5-6p ET


November 23, 2020
• GSA Administrator Finally Allows Biden Transition To Begin; Biden Begins Naming Cabinet Picks; GSA Says Biden Transition Can Formally Begin; Michigan Board Votes To Certify Results Despite Pressure From Trump; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 257,000 With 12.3 Million Cases. Aired 6-7p ET
• President-Elect Joe Biden Announces Cabinet Picks; Michigan Certifies Election Results; More Top Republicans Speaking Out Against Trump's Legal Absurdities; Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) Is Interviewed About Biden's Cabinet Choices; Millions Traveling For Holiday Despite Urgent CDC Warning; Biden Holds Virtual Meeting With U.S. Mayors; How A Bloody Night Of Bullets & Brutality Quashed A Young Protest Movement. Aired 5-6p ET


November 22, 2020
• Anthony Blinken on Top of Biden's List for Secretary of State; Trump Lawyers Distance Themselves from Attorney Sidney Powell; Key Michigan Canvassing Board Member Might Vote Against Certification; Interview with Michigan's Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) about Certification of Election Results; U.S. Reports More Than 100,000 Cases of COVID-19 for 20th Straight Day; Interview with Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) about Biden's Cabinet Picks; Hillary Clinton, First Lady, Senator, Secretary of State and Presidential Candidate. Aired 9-10p ET
• Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis Announced Attorney Sidney Powell Not Part of Trump's Legal Team; Interview with Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman (D-PA) about Trump's Election Lawsuit; U.S. Sees Three Million Cases, 25,000 Deaths in November Alone; Biden Set to Announce First Cabinet Picks Tuesday; Interview with Governor Jared Polis (D- CO) about COVID-19 Surge; Trump Could be a Liability to Georgia's Senate Runoffs. Aired 8-9p ET
• Trump's Lawyers Try To Distance Themselves From Attorney Sidney Powell; Los Angeles County To Shut Down In-Person Dining As Cases Surge; Trump Legal Losses Pile Up As Baseless Election Attacks Continue; Interview With Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) About Trump's GOP Wall Of Support; Georgia To Conduct Another Recount After Trump Request; Coalition Of Florida Mayors Ask Gov. DeSantis For Mask Mandate; Senior Biden Adviser Says Trump Roadblocks Are Slowing Transition. Aired 7-8p ET


November 21, 2020
• Judge Dismisses Trump Campaign Pennsylvania Lawsuit; Trump Campaign Going for the Supreme Court After Pennsylvania Ruling; Republican Senator Pat Toomey Congratulates President-elect Biden; Expert Panel to Consider Priority Groups for COVID-19 Vaccine; One-on- One with Dr. Deborah Birx as COVID Cases Surge; California Reports Record-Breaking 15,000 Plus New Cases; Food Banks Struggling to Meet Need Ahead of Thanksgiving; Maryland Kindergarten Teacher Distributes Food to Her Students' Families. Aired 9-10p ET
• U.S. Surpasses 12 Million Coronavirus Cases; Judge Throws Out Trump Campaign Lawsuit In Pennsylvania; Interview With Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) And Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL); U.S. Announces Further Drawdown Of Troops In Afghanistan And Iraq Shortly Before Biden Takes Office; Colleges Wrestle With COVID-19 Decisions Ahead Of Thanksgiving. Aired 8-9p ET
• U.S. Surpasses 12 Million COVID Cases As Thanksgiving Holiday Nears; Trump Stonewalls Biden As U.S. Tops 12 Million Coronavirus Cases; Judge Dismisses Trump Campaign Pennsylvania Lawsuit Attempting To Invalidate Millions Of PA Mail-In Votes; House Democrats Demand Briefing From GSA Chief For "Blocking" Transition; CDC Urges COVID Testing Before And After International Flights. Aired 7-8p ET


November 20, 2020
• Interview with Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA); Donald Trump Jr. Tests Positive For COVID-19; Trump Tries to Cling to Power; U.S. Tops 253,000 COVID Deaths, Tops 11.8 Million Cases; Michigan State Lawmakers After Trump Meeting: Haven't Been Made Aware of Any Info that Would Change Election Outcome; Rudy Giuliani Self-Isolating After Son's Positive COVID-19 Diagnosis. Aired 6-7p ET
• Biden Meets Pelosi, Schumer as Trump Blocks Transition; Trump Hosts Michigan GOP State Lawmakers as he Seeks to Overturn Election; Wolf One-on-One with Bob Woodward; Pfizer Formally Requests Emergency Authorization For Its Vaccine; Key Model: 470,000 Plus Americans Will Die From Coronavirus By March; FDA Announces Advisory Committee To Meet To Discuss Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine Application Dec. 10; Political Upheaval: 3 Presidents In One Week Amid COVID. Aired 5-6p ET


November 19, 2020
• Interview with Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD); Trump Continues Efforts to Overturn Election; U.S. Nears 252,000 COVID Deaths, 11.7 Million Cases; Giuliani, Trump Legal Team Ramp Up Bogus Claims of Conspiracy, Election Fraud; Inside Texas Hospitals Filled to Capacity with COVID- 19 Patients. Aired 6-7p ET
• Biden: Trump's Election Fraud Claims Show "Incredible Irresponsibility," are "Damaging" & Send "Horrible Message"; Biden Says He's Selected Treasury Secretary; Klain: Bringing the Country Together Won't be Easy; Trump's "Baseless Claims" Make it Harder; California Issues Overnight Curfew To Slow COVID Spread; CDC Recommends Against Thanksgiving Travel As Cases Surge; When Will All Americans Be Able To Get A Vaccine. Aired 5-6p ET


November 18, 2020
• Trump Stays Out Of Sight, Uses His Social Media Megaphone To Spread Lies About 2020 Election; Interview With Sen. Chris Coons (D- DE); COVID-19 Cases Spiking; U.S. Surpasses A Quarter Of A Million COVID Deaths. Aired 6-7p ET
• Biden Holds Virtual Talks With Frontline Health Care Workers; Trump Bunkered In W.H. Attacking The Election And Democracy With False Claims And Firings; Biden Warns COVID-19 Response Could Be Behind "By Weeks Or Months" As Trump Blocks Transition; Interview With Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA); U.S. Nears A Quarter Of A Million COVID Deaths After Deadliest Day Of Pandemic In Six Months; NYC Public Schools To Close Tomorrow Until Further Notice. Aired 5-6p ET


November 17, 2020
• Interview With Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT); Trump Resisting Election Defeat Reality; Trump Orders Troop Drawdown In Iraq And Afghanistan; U.S. Tops 248,000 COVID Deaths And 11.3 Million Cases, States Announce New Restrictions Amid Surging Pandemic; Sen. Graham Defends Probing Local Officials In Key States Biden Won; How Much Credit Is Trump Due For Vaccine Breakthroughs? Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Cutting Troops In Afghanistan, Iraq Before Biden Takes Office; Aide: Biden Has No Immediate Plans To Comment On Troop Drawdown; Biden Moves Ahead With National Security Planning Despite Being Blocked From Classified Briefings; Interview With Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL); Sen. Cruz Calls Dem Sen. Brown A "Complete Ass" And "Idiotic" For Asking Fellow Senator To Wear Mask; Pfizer: Vaccine Has Reached Its Safety Milestone, Company Is Preparing To File For Emergency Use; Witness Corroborates GA Secretary Of State's Claim That GOP Sen. Graham Asked About Throwing Out Ballots. Aired 5-6p ET


November 16, 2020
• Interview With Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton; Trump Set To Reduce Troop Presence In Iraq And Afghanistan; Moderna Says Vaccine 94.5 Percent Effective; Biden Warns Of Dangers In Transition Delay; U.S. Tops 247,000 COVID Deaths And 11 Million Cases; Georgia Secretary Of State Pushes Back Against President Trump's Baseless Vote Fraud Claims. Aired 6-7p ET
• President-Elect Joe Biden Grim Announcement On Transition Being Blocked; Trump's Barrage Of Baseless Conspiracy Theories Through Twitter; Trump To Withdraw Troops In Afghanistan And Iraq; Biden Leads Popular Vote By Five Million; New Data: Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine 94.5 Percent Effective; Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) Is Interviewed About Trump's Order To Plan For Troop Withdrawals From Afghanistan And Iraq; Obama Slams Republicans For Not Standing Up To Trump. Aired 5-6p ET


November 15, 2020
• Trump Stonewalls Transition to Biden During Pandemic; Trump Continues Baseless Claims of a Stolen Election; Former President Obama Says It's Time for Trump to Concede; U.S. Surpasses 11 Million Cases of COVID-19; Trump's Refusal to Ease Biden Transition Raises National Security Fears; SpaceX Makes History with First Fully Operational Mission to ISS. Aired 9-10p ET
• Trump Spends Weekend Golfing and Promoting Election Chaos Amid COVID Surge; Interview with Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) about Trump's Refusal to Concede; Interview with Former Secretary Arne Duncan about His Own Battle with COVID; President-Elect Joe Biden to Deliver Remarks on Economy; Trump Puts Giuliani in Charge of Post- Election Legal Fight; Some Trump Supporters Say They're Done with FOX News. Aired 8-9p ET
• SpaceX To Make History With First Fully Operational Mission To ISS; Trump Tweets Biden Won Because Of Rigged Election; Interview With Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) About Coronavirus Outbreak; Trump Stonewalls Transition To Biden During Pandemic. Aired 7-8p ET


November 14, 2020
• Trump Refuses to Concede as Pandemic Spirals Out of Control; Joe Biden Mulls Transition Moves Despite Trump's Refusal to Concede; Interview with Representative Adam Smith (D-WA) about Trump's Refusal to Concede; Dodger Stadium Becomes the Nation's Biggest COVID Testing Facility; Violence in D.C. Following Tense Day of Protests; Despite Biden Win, No "Blue Wave" in Downballot Races; Ivanka, Jared May Not Be Welcomed in New York; Gloomy News, Looming Holidays Worry Mental Health Experts. Aired 9-10p ET
• Trump Refuses To Concede Election, Even As Pandemic Spirals Out Of Control; Biden Mulls Transition Moves Despite Trump's Refusal To Concede; "Stop The Steal" Touts Pro-Trump Rallies Based On Lies; Despite Biden Win, No "Blue Wave" In Down Ballot Races. Aired 8-9p ET
• Trump Refuses To Concede Election, Even As Pandemic Spirals Out Of Control; Trump's Legal Challenges To Election Results Fall Flat; U.S. Shatters Daily Record With 184,000-Plus New Cases Reported Friday; Interview With Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D); New York City Schools May Close Again As New COVID-19 Cases Surge; Biden Not Openly Considering North Korea As Policy Priority. Aired 7-8p ET


November 13, 2020
• Trump Breaks Post-Defeat Silence; Pandemic Exploding; Joe Biden Wins Georgia; U.S. Hits Record High COVID-19 Infections With At Least 154,000-Plus Cases Reported Today; Former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly Warns Delaying Transition Could Be Catastrophic; States in the Dark About Vaccine Distribution Plan; U.S. Tops 160,000 New Coronavirus Cases, A Record. Aired 6-7p ET
• CNN Projects Biden Wins Georgia; In First Public Remarks Since Defeat, Trump Refuses to Acknowledge Loss, says "I Guess Time Will Tell"; Biden Aides Say He'll Spend Weekend Considering Cabinet Picks. Aired 5-6p ET


November 12, 2020
• Trump Still Refusing to Accept Election Defeat; Interview With New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; Pandemic Escalating; U.S. Sees Single-Day Record 144,000 New Cases, 1,800+ Deaths; Biden Maintains Lead as Key States Keep Counting Votes; Obama: Trump's Refusal to Concede is a Step Toward "Delegitimizing" Biden Administration and Democracy; Wolf One-on-One with Cindy McCain. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Tweets Anger at Fox News as Coronavirus Pandemic Ranges; Graham Among Growing Number of GOP Senators Saying Biden should Get Presidential Daily Briefings; States Implementing New Restrictions As Cases Surge; Arizona Post-Election Audits Find No Fraud; Obama Opens Up About Biden, Trump And His Own Family In New Book. Aired 5-6p ET


November 11, 2020
• Interview With Former CIA Director John Brennan; Biden Set to Name Chief of Staff; Trump Refusing to Acknowledge Defeat; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 240,000 with 10.3 Million Cases, Country Sets another Single-Day Record for New Cases; Biden Stretches Popular Vote Lead to More Than 5 Million; Biden Stretches Popular Vote to Lead More Than 5 Million; Georgia Senate Runoff Will Determine Balance of Power; Pentagon Officials Alarmed by Trump's Purge of Senior Military Leaders; Paying Tribute to Servicemembers Who Died During Pandemic. Aired 6-7p ET
• Biden Poised To Announce W.H. Chief Of Staff As Early As Thursday; Trump Meets With Advisers To Discuss Path Forward As Some Say Privately There's Almost No Chance Legal Challenges Will Succeed; Interview With Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT); GA Secretary Of State Orders Hand Recount Of Ballots; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 240,000 With 10.3 Million Cases; Country Sets Another Single-Day Record For New Cases; New CDC Guidance: Masks Protect Both Wearers & Those Around Them. Aired 5-6p ET


November 10, 2020
• Trump Refusing To Acknowledge Election Defeat; Key Battleground States Still Counting Votes; Pompeo Enables Trump's Denial, Won't Acknowledge Biden Win; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 239,000 With 10 Million Cases; Justices Signal Obamacare May Survive Supreme Court Challenge. Aired 6-7p ET
• Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Refuses To Acknowledge Biden's Election Win, Enabling Trump's Denial; Biden: Trump's Refusal To Concede "An Embarrassment"; Biden Says "America Is Back" As Leaders Of Top U.S. Allies Congratulate Him On Election Win; Biden Extends Lead In Georgia As Counting Continues; Both U.S. Senate Races In GA Headed To January Runoffs; Dr. Fauci: Vaccine May Be Widely Available By End Of April. Aired 5-6p ET


November 09, 2020
• Interview With Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE); Trump Refuses To Acknowledge Election Defeat; Pfizer Says Vaccine Over 90 Percent Effective; Trump Fires Defense Secretary; Biden Outlines Plan To Fight Coronavirus, Names Advisory Board; Georgia Secretary Of State Refuses To Step Down, Indicates Trump May Not Win Georgia Electoral Votes; How Harris May Fill Her Historic Role In Biden Administration; Trump Adviser: President Beginning To See "Path To Losing". Aired 6-7p ET
• President-Elect Joe Biden Announces Coronavirus Advisory Board; Biden Transition Team Held Up By GSA; Defense Secretary Esper Fired By President Trump; Interview With Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI); Dr. Fauci: Help Is On The Way With A Vaccine; Georgia Secretary Of State Refuses To Step Down, Indicates Trump May Not Win GA Electoral Votes; Biden Stretches Lead As PA Vote Count Continues. Aired 5-6p ET


November 08, 2020
• Biden Ready To Work On Tackling Coronavirus Pandemic; Jared Kushner Has Approached Trump About Conceding; Interview With John Bolton About Trump's Refusal To Concede; Trump Campaign Announces Representative Doug Collins To Lead Georgia Recount Effort; New Daily COVID Cases In The U.S. Exceed 100,000 Five Days In A Row; Trump Campaign Planning Messaging Blitz To Fuel Election Questions. Aired 9- 10p ET
• Joe Biden Prepares For Presidency Starting With Coronavirus Pandemic; Trump Still In Denial About Election Loss; Interview With Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) About The Divide Within The Democratic Party; Trump Faces Slew Of Federal, State Cases After Presidency; How Tragedy And Grief Paved Biden's Road To The White House; Pro-Trump Protesters Fueled By Social Media Misinformation. Aired 8-9p ET
• Joe Biden Faces Challenge Of Pandemic, Economic Crisis; Democrats Unite Around Biden Despite Party Infighting; What's Next For The GOP Post-Trump?; Trump Refuses To Concede, No Plans To Invite Biden To The White House; U.S. Hits Highest Daily New Case Count Since Pandemic Began. Aired 7-8p ET


November 06, 2020
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November 05, 2020
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November 04, 2020
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November 03, 2020
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November 02, 2020
• Biden, Trump Campaign On Final Day Before Election; Federal Judge Rejects GOP Bid To Toss 127,000 Ballots In Texas; Non-Scalable Fence Going Up Around The White House. Aired 6-7p ET
• Final Push For Both Biden And Trump In Battleground States; GOP Challenge In Texas Rejected By Federal Judge; Cities And Businesses Anticipate Possible Unrest; Now: Biden Making Final Push In Pennsylvania; Obama Making Final Push For Biden In Battleground Florida. Aired 5-6p ET


October 30, 2020
• Interview with Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg; U.S. Coronavirus Cases Pass Nine Million; Presidential Candidates Make Last-Minute Push; Obama to Appear with Biden Tomorrow for First Time this Campaign; U.S. Tops 9 Million Cases after New Daily Infections Hit an All-Time High, 229,000 Americans Now Dead in Pandemic; Georgia's Two GOP-Held Senate Seats at Risk of Flipping to Democrats. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump and Biden in Midwest Battlegrounds with 4 Days Left; 85 Million Plus Early Ballots Cast 4 Days Until Election; Trump Launches New Conspiracy Theory; Thousands In PA Report Not Receiving Mail-In Ballots; Severe Weather Complicates Early Voting In Georgia. Aired 5- 6p ET


October 29, 2020
• Interview with Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D-GA), Atlanta; Two Georgia Senate Races Could Wind Up in a Runoff; 81 Plus Million Ballots Cast, More Than a Third of Registered Voters; U.S. Reports Third Highest Single Day of New Cases. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump & Biden Hold Dueling Rallies in Florida in Final Sprint; GOP Senator Loeffler Claims She's "Not Familiar" with Trump "Access Hollywood" Tape; Trump Rushes GOP Sen. McSally at Rally as She Fights to Keep Seat; Two In MI Charged For Involvement In White Supremacist Group; Two People Who Attended Trump Rally In North Carolina Test Positive For Coronavirus; Fauci Warns "Whole Lot Of Pain" In Coming Months; 80 Plus Million Ballots Cast, More Than A Third Of Registered Voters. Aired 5-6p ET


October 28, 2020
• U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 227,000, 8.8 Million Cases As Infections Are On The Rise In Nearly The Entire Country; White House Claims Victory Over COVID-19 Pandemic; With Six Days Until Election, Trump Campaigning In States He Won In 2016, Including Arizona And Wisconsin; Hurricane Zeta Makes Landfall In Louisiana. Aired 6-7p ET
• Record 74-Plus Millions Early Ballot Cast Six Days Before Election; Now: Trump Fighting To Hold On To Arizona; Biden Spends Day In Home State Of Delaware, Casts Early Ballot; White House Tries To Clarify After Listing Ending Pandemic As A Trump Accomplishment; U.S. Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 227,000, 8.8 Million Cases As Infections Are On The Rise In Nearly The Entire Country; CNN Obtains Recording Of Bob Woodward And Jared Kushner. Aired 5-6p ET


October 27, 2020
• Interview With Former CDC Director Thomas Frieden; Interview With NAACP President Derrick Johnson; COVID-19 Cases Surging; Trump, Biden On The Trail As Race Heats Up One Week To Election; Supreme Court Rejects Wisconsin Extended Deadline For Ballots; Philadelphia Police Bracing For Another Night Of Protests Over Fatal Shooting Of Black Man. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump On Defense One Week Before Election, Campaigning In Three States He Won In 2016; U.S. Surpasses 226,000 COVID-19 Deaths With 8.7 Million Cases As Daily Average Of New Cases Hits Another Pandemic High; Now: Trump, Biden On The Trail As Race Heats Up One Week To Election; Obama Rips Trump's COVID Response; Young Voters Remarkably More Engaged In 2020 Election; Protests Erupt In Philly After Police Fatally Shoot Black Man. Aired 5-6p ET


October 26, 2020
• Interview With New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D); Has Trump Given Up On Controlling COVID-19?; White House Faces Another Coronavirus Outbreak; Battle For Pennsylvania: Trump Holds Three Rallies, Biden Makes Surprise Stop; U.S. Tops 225,000 COVID Deaths, 8.6 Million Cases As Daily Case Average Hits High Point Of Pandemic; Record 60-Plus Million Ballots Already Cast Eight Days Before Election. Aired 6-7p ET


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