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October 31, 2025
• Patel Says, FBI Thwarted Violent Halloween Weekend Attack in Michigan; FAA Says, Staffing Shortages, Delays at Nashville and Austin Airports; Judge Signals She'll Intervene in Fight Over SNAP Food Help. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 30, 2025
• Virginia Teacher Takes Stand in Shooting Lawsuit. Aired 11:30a- 12:00p ET
• More Suspects Arrested in Louvre Heist; Trump Orders Nuclear Weapons Testing; Virginia Teacher Takes Stand in Shooting Lawsuit. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Government Shutdown Enters Day 30; Pantries Prepare for Food Benefits to Lapse; Trump says U.S. and China "Have a Deal"; U.S. Hits Another Alleged Drug Boat; Blue Jays Dominates L.A. Dodgers. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Says United States and China Have a Deal; At Least 30 Killed as Melissa Leaves Trail of Destruction in Caribbean; Testimony Underway in $40 Million Lawsuit Involving Teacher Shot By Six-Year-Old Student. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 29, 2025
• Jesse Jackson's Legacy; Obamacare Premiums Rising; Texas Flood Investigation. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Synagogue Attacks Prevented?; Air Traffic Controllers Under Pressure; Hurricane Melissa Lashes Cuba. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Hurricane Melissa Hammering Cuba; Hurricane Melissa's Trail of Destruction in Jamaica; Roblox Responds to Safety Concerns; Air Traffic Controller's Message to D.C. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Hurricane Melissa Lashes Cuba With Damaging Winds, Heavy Rain; Trump Says, U.S Trade Deal With South Korea Pretty Much Finalized; Federal Reserve Expected to Cut Rates Today. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 28, 2025
• Camp Mystic Parent Speaks Out; Hurricane Melissa Targets Jamaica; Roblox Sued Following Teen's Death. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Shutdown's Impact on Air Travel?; Hurricane Melissa Slams Caribbean. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Hurricane Melissa's Eyewall Pushing Ashore in Jamaica; House Speaker Holds News Conference; Venezuela Accuses U.S. of Plotting a "False Flag" Attack; Dodgers Win Game 3. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Hurricane Melissa's Eye Wall Now Pushing Ashore in Jamaica; Amazon is Laying Off 14,000 People, Could Ultimately Cut 30,000 Jobs; Trump Announces $10 Billion Toyota Investment in U.S. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 27, 2025
• New Questions Emerge About Trump's Health; White House East Wing Demolished; New Russian Missile?. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Air Traffic Control Staffing Hits Worst Level Of Shutdown; Millions Set To Lose Food Aid With Shutdown In Fourth Week; Search Intensifies For More Suspects In Louvre Jewelry Heist. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump in Japan for the Second Leg of His Asia Tour; White House Prepares for Trump-Xi Meeting; Flight Delays Impacting Travelers. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Arrives in Tokyo on His Diplomacy Swing Through Asia; Hurricane Melissa to Slam Jamaica as Strongest to Hit Island; Two People Arrested in Brazen Louvre Jewelry Heist. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 24, 2025
• Consumer Sentiment Declines; Letitia James Pleads Not Guilty; Americans' Opinions of Trump Administration?; Volodymyr Zelenskyy Meets With European Allies. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Sources: Prosecutors Hesitant To Charge Trump Foe Adam Schiff; Trump Says He's Ending All Trade Talks With Canada; Letitia James Pleads Not Guilty In Mortgage Fraud Case. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• The Extent of Mafia-Linked Gambling Scandal; FBI Links Chauncey Billups to Gambling Scheme Involving Mafia; Father Detained by ICE as Daughter Fights Cancer; WH East Wing Completely Demolished; NY Attorney General Letitia James' First Court Appearance. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Trump Says He's Ending All Trade Negotiations With Canada; Soon, New York Attorney General Letitia James' First Court Appearance; States Warn of SNAP Benefit Delays Amid Shutdown. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 23, 2025
• White House East Wing Set For Demolition; Gambling Bust; New Conservative Pentagon Press Pool. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• New Conservative Pentagon Press Pool; Interview With Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY); Gambling Arrests. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Massive Nationwide Takedown in Federal Gambling Probe; NBA- Related Gambling Involved Tens of Millions of Dollars; Day 23 of U.S. Government Shutdown; Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Sources Say, Miami Heat Guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups Arrested in Federal Gambling Probe; Federal Officials Give Details About Federal Gambling Probe; FBI Chief Patel Says, Gambling Probe Involved 11 States, 30 People. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 22, 2025
• Amazon Looking to Replace Some Workers With Robots?; Supreme Court Considers National Guard Case; Interview With Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY). Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump's Use of A.I. Videos; Trump Administration Pressures Higher Education; Trump to Welcome NATO Head to White House; Louvre Heist Investigation Continues. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Sen. Merkley's Speech Protesting Trump Passes 16 Hours; Wave of Russian Strikes Across Ukraine; Trump's Crime Crackdown Plan in Court. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Vance, Netanyahu Meet in Israel to Shore Up Ceasefire in Gaza; Trump Prepares to Welcome NATO Secretary General to White House; Trump Says, Could Be Seeking $230 from DOJ for Investigations. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


October 21, 2025
• Interview With Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM); J.D. Vance in Israel. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• J.D. Vance in Israel; Palestinian Activist Fights Deportation; Gaza Cease-Fire Deal in Danger?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Bipartisan Backlash Against Trump's Nominee to Lead Office of Special Counsel; U.S. Government Shutdown Enters Day 21; VP Vance Arrives in Israel. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil Fights Trump Deportation; Trump Administration Given Green Light to Send Oregon National Guard into Portland; V.P. Vance Arrives in Israel as Ceasefire Faced Its First Major Test. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 20, 2025
• Trump Meets With Australian Prime Minister; Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Interview With Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI). Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Amazon: Outage Fixed, But Some Users Still Report Problems; Manhunt For Thieves Who Stole Priceless Jewels From Louvre; Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) Is Interviewed About More Federal Workers Furloughed, Miss Paychecks Amid Shutdown. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• 7 Million Join No Kings Protests Against Trump; Trump Says Protesters are "Not Representative of" Country; Day 20 of U.S. Government Shutdown; Ceasefire in Gaza Holding. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Amazon Says, Mayor Website Restored After Global Internet Outage; Manhunt for Thieves Who Stole Priceless Jewels from Louvre; Gaza Ceasefire Holding After Israel and Hamas Exchange Deadly Attacks. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 17, 2025
• Interview With Ukrainian Parliament Member Halyna Yanchenko; Women Leaving Work Force; Court Restricts National Guard Deployment in Illinois. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Preparing To Host Ukraine's Zelenskyy At White House; Bolton Pleads Not Guilty To All Charges In 18-Count Indictment. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Hamas Moving to Reassert its Dominance in Gaza; Tensions Between U.S. and Venezuela Escalates; First NYC Mayoral Debate with Mamdani, Cuomo, and Sliwa; Trump Considers Giving Ukraine Tomahawk Missiles. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• John Bolton Arrives at Federal Court One Day After Indictment; Trump to Meet With Russian President Putin Within Two Weeks or So; Trump Threatens to Go in and Kill Hamas as Violence Increases. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 16, 2025
• Trump Set to Overhaul Refugee System?; Interview With Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL); Interview With State Rep. Drew Darby (R-TX). Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With State Rep. Drew Darby (R-TX); DOJ Set to Indict John Bolton?; Federal Judge Orders ICE to Wear Body Cameras. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Supreme Court Appears Likely to Weaken Voting Rights Act; Government Shutdown Enters Day 16; Gaza Crossing Closed. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Trump Confirms Authorization of CIA Action in Venezuela; Government Shutdown Enters Day 16 With No End in Sight; Federal Judge Says All Agents Involved in Chicago Immigration Operation Must Have Body-Worn Cameras. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 15, 2025
• Israel Reducing Aid Into Gaza?; Shutdown Impacting Air Traffic Controllers; ICE Agents Under Threat?. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• ICE Crackdown in Chicago; Interview With Rep. Mike Lawler (R- NY); RFK Jr. Gutting the CDC?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Hegseth Says Ukraine to Get More "Firepower" from U.S.; South Carolina Reports 5 More Measles Cases; Scammers Stealing Millions Using Crypto ATMs; New Warning from Air Traffic Controllers. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Escalating Tensions in Chicago After Car Chase Involving Feds Leads to Crash; Supreme Court Hearing Case That Could Gut Voting Rights Act; Hamas Delays Return of 21 Deceased Hostages to Israel. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 14, 2025
• Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro Speaks Out on Arson Attack; Ukraine to Receive Long-Range Missiles?; Next Steps in Gaza?. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Next Steps in Gaza?; Future of Freed Israeli Hostages?; Man Pleads Guilty in Arson Attack on Pennsylvania Governor's Mansion. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Man Pleads Guilty in Arson Attack on Shapiro's Home; Bulldozers Seen Removing Rubble in Gaza City; Ceasefire in Gaza Hold; Federal Prosecutors Work to Finalize Potential Bolton Indictment; Deadline Day for Reporters to Sign New Rules Outlined by Pentagon. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Gaza Faces Uncertainty Over Next Steps in Ceasefire Plan; Stocks Fall on Renewed U.S.-China Trade War Fears; Some Airports Refuse to Play Noem Video Blaming Shutdown on Democrats. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


October 13, 2025
• Israeli Hostages Released; Interview With Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Speaks After Arriving In Egypt For Gaza Summit; Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN), Is Interviewed About President Trump, World Leaders In Egypt For Gaza Summit. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Arrives in Egypt for Summit on Gaza's Future. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• All Living Hostages Freed After Two Years of Hamas Captivity; Soon, Trump Arrives in Egypt for Gaza Summit; Trump Calls on Israel's President to Pardon Netanyahu. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 10, 2025
• Israeli Troops Pull Back in Gaza; Government Shutdown Continues. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), Is Interviewed About Trump Expected To Visit Israel On Monday; NY Atty. General Letitia James Indicted After Pressure From Trump; Sources: U.S. Atty. Didn't Coordinate With Bondi On NY AG Indictment. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• New York AG Letitia James Indicted; Consumer Sentiment Edges Lower for Early October; Russia Targets Ukrainian Energy Sites; Government Shutdown Enters Day 10. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Any Moment, Trump Heads to Walter Reed for Medical Visit; Israeli Military Says, Ceasefire in Effect as Troops Pull Back in Gaza; New York Attorney General Letitia James Indicted After Trump Pressure Campaign. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 09, 2025
• Yankees Eliminated; IRS Conducts Furloughs; Transportation Secretary Threatens to Fire Missing Air Traffic Controllers; Americans Losing Trust in Federal Health Leadership; Cease-Fire Deal in Gaza. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• National Guard Deployment Court Hearing; Interview With Congresswoman-Elect Adelita Grijalva; Israel's Security Cabinet Meets to Consider Gaza Deal. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Government Shutdown Enters Ninth Day; Rep. Greene on Health Care Showdown; Israeli Security Cabinet Meeting on Gaza Ceasefire Plan; Trump to Meet with Cabinet After Gaza Breakthrough. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Now, Israeli Security Cabinet Meeting on Gaza Ceasefire Plan; National Guard Troops Deploy to Chicago as Legal Showdown Looms; Passengers Brace for Possible Delays Amid Government Shutdown. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 08, 2025
• Arrest Made in Palisades Fire; Fact-Checking Trump's Claims About Portland; Interview With Chicago, Illinois, Mayor Brandon Johnson. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• New Video Emerges of Mark Sanchez Incident; Republican Unity Faltering on Shutdown?; James Comey Pleads Not Guilty. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Comey Pleads Not Guilty; Witkoff and Kushner in Egypt for Gaza Ceasefire Talks; Comey Makes First Court Appearance After Unprecedented Indictment. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Now, Former FBI Director James Comey Being Arraigned; James Comey Trial Date Set for January 5 After Not Guilty Plea; Travelers Brace for Delays Amid Government Shutdown. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 07, 2025
• Trump Meets With Canadian Prime Minister; Pam Bondi Testifies on Capitol Hill. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Israel Marks Two Years Since Hamas Attack; Attorney General Pam Bondi Testifies on Capitol Hill. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Bondi Testifying Before Senate Judiciary Committee. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• A.G. Pam Bondi Testifies Before Senate Judiciary Committee; Bondi Question on Trump DOJ's Handling of Epstein Files. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


October 06, 2025
• Climate Impact of Inhalers; Mark Sanchez Facing Felony Charges; MAGA Outrage Grows Over Bad Bunny at Super Bowl; Impact of Shutdown on Federal Employees. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Illinois, Chicago Sue Trump Admin. Over Natl. Guard Deployment; Delegations In Egypt For Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Talks. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Judge Blocks Trump's Deployment of National Guard to Portland; Illinois and Chicago Sue Trump Admin. Over National Guard Deployment; Supreme Court Rejects Appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Judge Temporarily Blocks National Guard from Portland; Trump; Administration Targets Chicago, Other Cities in Crime Crackdown; Delegations in Egypt for Israel-Hamas Talks on Ceasefire Plan. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 03, 2025
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs Faces Sentencing; Health Care Debate Fact- Check. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Now: Sean "Diddy" Combs Sentencing Hearing Underway. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Witness "Mia" Decides Not to Speak at Combs' Sentencing; Sean Combs Sentencing Underway. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Any Moment, Sentencing Hearing Begins for Sean Diddy Combs; Prosecutors are Seeking a Sentence of More Than 11 Years; Prosecution Witness Mia Decides Not to Speak at Combs' Sentencing. Aired 10-10:30a ET


October 02, 2025
• A.I. and Targeted Ads; Shutdown's Impact on Women and Children?; Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Memphis, Tennessee, City Council Chairman J. Ford Canale; Trump Targets 'Democratic Agencies' For Firings During Shutdown; Deadly Synagogue Attack in U.K.; Delta Planes Collide on Tarmac. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Fed Racks Up Arrest in Memphis; Walmart to Remove Artificial Dyes from its Food and Drinks; Deadly U.K. Deadly Synagogue Attack. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Two Killed, Three Hurt in Car Ramming and Stabbing at U.K. Synagogue; Investigation Underway After Jets Collide on LaGuardia Tarmac; House GOP Leaders Comment on Government Shutdown. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


October 01, 2025
• How Trump's Policies Are Impacting Women's Health; Memphis Crackdown; Interview With Former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; Interview With Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI); Partial Building Collapse in New York City; Government Shuts Down. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Hegseth to Remake Military in His Preferred Image; Trump Says Military Should Use "Dangerous Cities as Training Grounds"; Federal Government Officially Shuts Down; Trump's Exec. Order for Pediatric Cancer Initiative Involving A.I. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Part of New York City High-Rise Collapses; Congressional GOP Leaders Comment on Government Shutdown; Nation's Health Could Be Impacted By Government Shutdown. Aired 10-10:30a ET


September 30, 2025
• Interview With Former President of CNN Tom Johnson; Michigan Shooting Investigation; Interview With Chicago, Illinois, Mayor Brandon Johnson. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Chicago, Illinois, Mayor Brandon Johnson; President Trump to Announce New Deal on Prescription Drugs; Interview With Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI); Government Shutdown Imminent?. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Addresses Senior Military Officials at Quantico; Hegseth Addresses Senior Military Leaders. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Addresses Senior Military Officials at Quantico. Aired 10-10:30a ET


September 29, 2025
• Michigan Shooting Investigation; Will Supreme Court Take Up Ghislaine Maxwell Appeal?; Buffalo Bills Undefeated. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Netanyahu Arriving At White House For Gaza Peace Talks; WH: FBI Believes Gunman "Hated People Of The Mormon Faith"; Trump Accuses Former FBI Chief Wray Of Lying About Jan. 6. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Government Shutdown Looms; Trump to Meet with Congressional Leaders; Trump About to Meet Netanyahu at White House; Mayor Eric Adams Drops Out of Race. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Crews Search for More Attack Victims in Fire-Ravaged Church; Trump Moves to Federalize Oregon National Guard in Portland; Congressional Leaders Negotiate as Government Shutdown Looms. Aired 10-10:30a ET


September 26, 2025
• North Carolina Continues Hurricane Recovery Efforts; Senior Hamas Official Speaks Out; Trump Reversal on Ukraine. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Comey Vows To Fight Back Against Federal Indictment; Netanyahu Speaks Directly To Hostages, Hamas In U.N. Speech. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Hegseth Orders Hundreds of Senior Military Officers to Virginia; Netanyahu Defends Israel's Military Efforts; 100 Percent Tariff on Some Imported Drugs is Coming Oct. 1. Aired 10:30-11a ET


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