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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Musk Derails Bill, Trump Demands Changes Just Before Deadline; Interview With Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-NY); Cheney The Focus Of Retribution From Trump After House GOP Issues January 6 Report; House Ethics Committee Votes To Release Matt Gaetz Ethics Report; Luigi Mangione Indicted For Murder As An Act of Terrorism In the Death Of UnitedHealthcare CEO; Russia Detains Uzbek National Over Assassination Of Senior General; Trump Slated To Meet Jeff Bezos At Mar-A-Lago. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Iranian Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi; Interview with Former U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper; Interview with The New Yorker Staff Writer Jia Tolentino. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Wall Street Drops After Interest Rate Cut; House Ethics Panel Could Soon Release Matt Gaetz Report; Cheney Blasts GOP Report Calling For Her To Be Investigated; New Details On Teen Killer In Wisconsin School Shooting. Aired 4-5p ET
• House Ethics Panel Could Soon Release Matt Gaetz Report; Rep. Sean Casten, (D-IL), Is Interviewed About Matt Gaetz Report, Spending Bill; Sources: Trump Calling Speaker Johnson's Spending Bill "Bad"; Trump, Musk & Vance Blast Speaker Johnson Over Massive Bill; Legal Experts Debate Whether Terrorism Charges Will Hold; Legal Expert Debate Whether Terrorism Charges Will Hold; NASA's Astronauts Will Wait Even Longer To Return; Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Is Interviewed About Trump, Musk & Vance Blast Speaker Johnson Over Massive Bill. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Fears of Shutdown As Trump And Musk Kill Spending Bill; House GOP Says, Liz Cheney Should Be Investigated For Jan. 6 Panel Work; CNN's Kaitlan Collins Interviews Border Czar Tom Homan; Disney Cuts Storyline About Transgender Identity From Upcoming Animated Series "Win Or Lose"; House Democrats Pick Congressman Gerry Connolly Over AOC For Top Role In House Oversight Committee. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• New Details on Shooter's Family Emerge as Police Look for Motive; Luigi Mangione Charged With Murder as Act of Terrorism; Parts of Trump's Deportation Plan Echo Obama's. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump: Liz Cheney Could "Be In A Lot Of Trouble" Over January 6 Probe; Luigi Mangione Charged With Murder As Act Of Terrorism; Sources: CIA Director Expected To Arrive In Qatar For Ceasefire Talks. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• New Details Emerge about Home Life of 15-Year-Old Female School Shooter in Madison, Wisconsin; Luigi Mangione Charged with First- Degree Murder and Terrorism in New York for Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. : House GOP Calls for Cheney Investigation Over January 6 Committee; Biden, Lawmakers Say Nothing "Nefarious" in Drone Sightings," Two People Killed in Small Plane Crash in Hawaii. Aired 8-8:30a ET.
• Dr. Paul Offit is Interviewed about Concerns over RFK Jr.; Numbers on TikTok; Jerry L. O'Connor is Interviewed about Wisconsin Shooting; Thomas Giuffra is Interviewed about Accusations against Combs. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• New Details on Wisconsin Shooter; Mangione Charged with Murder as Act of Terrorism; Eric Lipton is Interviewed about the Feds Scrutinizing Musk and SpaceX. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• House Panel to Release Gaetz Ethics Report; Mouaz Moustafa is Interviewed about Syria; Viewer Questions on Brain Rot. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Supreme Court to Hear Case on TikTok Ban; Federal Reserve Expected to Cut Interest Rates; Congress Votes to Release Ethics Report on Matt Gaetz. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Case Over TikTok Ban; New Details Of Shooter's Life As Police Seek Motive; Source: CIA Director Expected In Qatar As Early As Today To Push Gaza Ceasefire Deal; Researchers Teach Rats To Drive & Find They Enjoy It. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate By A Quarter Percentage Point; House GOP Sides With Trump And Goes After Liz Cheney; CNN Investigates Mysterious Drone Sightings In New Jersey. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• CNN Investigates Mysterious Drone Sightings In New Jersey; Some Trump Deportation Plans Echo Obama Policies; CIA Director Expected In Qatar As Early As Today To Push Gaza Ceasefire Deal. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• House Republicans: Cheney Should Be Prosecuted Over Jan. 6 Probe; Gaetz Defends Himself Ahead Of Possible Release Of Ethics Report; House Ethics Report On Gaetz Could Be Released Within Days; Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) Discusses About Ethics Committee Vote To Release Report On Matt Gaetz; GOP Senators Question RFK On His Controversial Views On Health; Luigi Mangione Expected To Waive Extradition At Hearing Tomorrow; Luigi Mangione Charged With Murder As Act Of Terrorism. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Police Search for Clues in Rare Case of Female Mass Shooter; CDC Confirms First Severe Case of Bird Flu in U.S.; Mass Graves Discovered in Syria; Dow Dives After Fed Forecasts Stubborn Inflation Will Last. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Russia Vows Severe Response After Top General Killed; Mass Graves Being Found After Assad Regime's Fall; Hamas Expresses Optimism for Gaza Deal amid Obstacles; At Least 14 Dead, Hundreds Injured in 7.3 Magnitude Quake in Vanuatu; Luigi Mangione Indicted for Murder as Act of Terrorism; Police Looking into Madison School Shooting Suspect's Motive. Horrifying Police Reports Shed Light on Pelicot Case. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Mass Gravesites Found Across Syria; Top Russian General Assassinated In Explosion In Moscow; CIA Director To Visit Qatar For Gaza Cease-Fire Talks; Luigi Mangione Indicted In New York For Murder Of UnitedHealthcare's CEO As Terrorism. Electoral College Votes to Confirm Trump Presidential Win; Investors Watch Fed Meeting for Interest Rate Cut; At Least 14 Dead, Hundred Injured in 7.3 Magnitude Quake in Vanuatu; Horrifying Police Reports Shed Light on Pelicot Case. Aired 1-2a ET
• Top Russian General Assassinated; Russia Vows Severe Response After Top General Killed; Mass Graves Being Found After Assad Regime's Fall. Verdict Expected This Week in the Pelicot Rape Case; Filipina Death Row Prisoner Returns Home After 14 Years; Denmark Releases Anti- whaling Activist Paul Watson; Return of NASA Astronauts Delayed Again, Won't Happen Until at Least Late March 2025; U.S. Navy Honors Tom Cruise; "Bluey" Movie Announced for 2027. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Suspect who Assassinated the Russian General Detained; Mangione to Face Indictment in New York. Pope Francis to Release his Memoir; Dirty Dancing, 24 Others Added to the National Film Registry. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Luigi Mangione Indicted for Murder as Act of Terrorism; Madison, Wisconsin Police: Determining Shooter's Motive is Top Priority; Flurry of Diplomatic Activity Amid Optimism for Gaza Deal; Investigation into Russian General's Killing. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump's Controversial Cabinet Picks Looking for Support; Investors Watch Fed Meeting for Interest Rate Cut; Pope Francis' New Book Details Two Attempts on His Life; Horrifying Police Reports Shed Light on Pelicot Case; Starliner Astronauts Have Return to Earth Delayed Again. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Russia Detains Uzbek National Over General's Killing; Authorities Say 15-year-old Suspect Killed a Student and Teacher, Wounded Six Others in Madison, Wisconsin School Shooting; Luigi Mangione Indicted on 11 Counts, Including First-degree Murder; Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Visits Mar-a-Lago to Meet Trump; Investors Watch Fed Meeting for Interest Rate Cut; New Jersey on Edge After Mysterious Drone Sightings; First Flight Takes Off From Damascus After Assad's Fall; Two People Killed in Plane Crash Near Honolulu Airport; 14 Killed in 7.3-magnitude Earthquake in Vanuatu; Verdict Expected This Week in the Pelicot Rape Case; China Astronauts Set Record for Longest Spacewalk of Nine Hours; Return of NASA Astronauts Delayed Again, Won't Happen Until at Least Late March 2025; "Bluey" Movie Announced for 2027. Aired 8-9a ET
• CNN International: Russia Detains Uzbek National Over General's Killing; Mass Graves Being Found After Assad Regime's Fall; Optimism Builds For Gaza Ceasefire & Hostage Deal. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Exclusive, House Ethics Committee Votes to Release Gaetz Report; Spending Bill Allows Lawmakers to Receive First Pay Raise Since '09; Trump Says, Cheney Could Be in a Lot of Trouble Over Jan. 6 Probe. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Madison Investigators Seek Motive For Shooting; Congress Floats Anti-Drone Legislation Amid Sightings; House Ethic CMTE. Votes To Release Gaetz Report; Federal Reserve Expected To Cute Interest Rates. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• House Votes to Release Ethics Report on Matt Gaetz; Interview With Rep. James Comer (R-KY). Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Science Behind Internet Use; Police Seek Motive in Wisconsin School Shooting; House Votes to Release Ethics Report on Matt Gaetz. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate By A Quarter Percentage Point; Pentagon: China Military Growing Despite Anti-Corruption Campaign; U.S. Supreme Court Will Consider Impending TikTok Ban; House Panel Secretly Voted To Release Gaetz Ethics Report; Optimism Builds For Gaza Ceasefire & Hostage Deal. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN This Morning
• Today: Bezos Visiting Mar-a-Lago To Meet With Trump; Israeli Troops To Remain In Syria Buffer Zone; Windy Weather Continues In Southern California. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Luigi Mangione Charged With Murder As An Act Of Terrorism; RFK Jr. Meets With Senators For Confirmation Votes; Bucks Race Past Thunder In Second Half To Win NBA Cup. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• Trump: 'Liz Cheney Could Be in a Lot of Trouble'; Harris to Supporters: 'We Must Stay in the Fight'. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• CEOs and Billionaires Visiting Trump; Rep. Victoria Spartz (R- IN) is Interviewed about GOP Leadership; Students Overpaid for Elite Colleges. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• CNN International: Russia Detains Uzbek Suspect Over General's Assassination; Mass Graves begin Found after Assad Regime's Fall; Trump Hosts Procession of Business Leaders at Mar-a-Lago; Parts of Trump's Deportation Plan Echo President Obama's; House Panel Secretly Voted to Release Ethics Report on Matt Gatz. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Russia Detains Uzbek Suspect over General's Assassination; Syria in Transition; U.S. Far Left Critical of Trump's Relationships with Billionaires; Horrifying Police Reports Reveal Details of Pelicot Case; Zelenskyy States E.U. Might Discuss Peacekeeping Troops; Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate: Prison Walls Won't Stop Me; Chinese Astronauts Set Spacewalk Record. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Elon Musk Blows Up Spending Deal, U.S Barrels Toward Shutdown; Gaetz Report To Be Released; New Details On Wisconsin Shooter. Aired 7-8p ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• Dow Plunges After Fed Rate Decision; House Democrats Speaks About Spending Bill; Taiwan Warns About China Deployment; China's Anti-Corruption Crackdown Impeding Military Buildup; Russia Detains Uzbekistan Suspect; U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To TikTok Ban; Honda, Nissan To Hold Merger Talks; Trump Against Spending Deal To Fund Govt.; Israel Carrying Out Deadly Strikes In Gaza; Khatia Buniatishvili's Keys To Success. Aired 6-7p ET


Inside Politics
• Trump 3:11am Threat: " Liz Cheney Could Be In A Lot Of Trouble"; House GOP Goes After Liz Cheney Over 1/6 Committee Work; Liz Cheney: GOP 1/6 Report "Intentionally Disregards The Truth"; Sen. Murphy: Trump Targeting Rivals "Right In Front Our Eyes"; House Panel Votes To Release Matt Gaetz Ethics Report; Gaetz: My Behavior Was "Embarrassing" But Not "Criminal"; Hard-Line Republicans Call Johnson's Spending Deal "A Monstrosity". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• GOP Hard-liners Threaten to Vote Against Johnson for Speaker; Democrats Will Elect New DNC Chair on February 1; Kamala Harris Debating California Governor Run That Would Take 2028 White House Bid Off the Table. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• U.S. Fed Cuts Interest Rates By Quarter Percentage Point; Zelenskyy In Brussels To Meet With European Leaders; Russia Detains Uzbek Suspect Over General's Assassination; Fed Cuts Interest Rates By Quarter Percentage Point; Supreme Court To Hear Case Over TikTok Ban; House Ethics Committee To Release Gaetz Report; Ghana's Supreme Court Rejects Challenges To Anti- LGBT Bill; NASA Astronauts' Homecoming Delayed Again. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Fears Of Shutdown Grow After Trump And Musk Sink Deal; CA Man Was In Touch With WI School Shooter; Trump's Border Czar Outlines Deportation Plan; Disney Cuts Transgender Storyline From New Series. Shooter. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Russia Detains Uzbek Suspect Over General's Assassination; Hamas Expresses Optimism For Gaza Deal Amid Obstacles; House Ethics Panel To Release Report On Matt Gaetz; House Republicans Call For Criminal Probe Into Liz Cheney; U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Case Over TikTok Ban; Ghana's Supreme Court Rejects Challenges To Anti-LGBT Bill; Kurdish Groups, Pro- Turkish Factions Vie For Control In Syria; Drone Detection Tech Sent To New Jersey Military Facilities; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• US Markets Slide As Fed Grows Cautious On Pace Of Cuts; US Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Case Over TikTok Ban; Key US House Panel will Release Matt Gaetz Ethics Report; U.S. Federal Reserve Cut Rates By A Quarter Percentage Point; Nissan And Honda Confirm Potential Merger Talks; Poland Taps Into Strategic Butter Reserve To Lower Prices; Canary Wharf Transformation; Dow Hits Longest Losing Streat Since 1974. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Trashes Government Funding Bill As Shutdown Looms; House GOP Report Calls For Criminal Probe Into Liz Cheney; Sources Say, House Panel Secretly Voted To Release Gaetz Report; Stocks Tumble As Fed Warns Inflation Will Remain Stubbornly High; Supreme Court To Consider Whether Controversial Ban Of Popular App TikTok Violates First Amendment. Aired 6-7p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Chaos On Capitol Hill As Trump, Musk Order GOP To Kill Bipartisan Deal And Threaten Shutdown; Trump's Border Czar: Plan For Mass Deportations Not Done; Trump's 3AM Warning: "Liz Cheney Could Be In A Lot Of Trouble." Aired 9-10p ET