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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Judge Scolds DOJ In Tense Hearing Over Deportation Orders; Interview With Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT); Trump Claims January 6 Committee Pardons Are "Void"; New CNN Poll: Dem Favorables At Record-Low 29 Percent; Gov. Moore: What DOGE Is Doing Has Been Disastrous; How Russia Is Framing Tomorrow's Putin-Trump Conversation; Voice Of America Channels Fall Silent As Trump Admin. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Norwegian Refugee Council Humanitarian Access Manager Gavin Kelleher; Interview with Brennan Center for Justice Elizabeth Goitein; Interview with Moderna Co-founder and Chairman and Flagship Pioneering Founder and CEO Noubar Afeyan; Interview with DOJ Former Acting Assistant Secretary General for National Security Mary McCord. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Soon: Hearing On Whether Trump Violated Order To Halt Deportations; Schumer Book Tour Rescheduled Due To Security Concerns; Miller: Judge's Order "patently Unlawful," But No Violation By Trump. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• White House Denies Defying Court Order; Sen. Schumer Cancels Book Tour; Democratic Party's Lowest Polling Number; Russia Confirms Trump & Putin To Speak Tuesday; Trump Admin Slashes Government-Funded Global Media Outlets; U.S. Astronauts To Return After 9 Plus Months In Space. Aired 5-6p ET
• Judge Scolds In Tense Hearing Over Deportation Orders; Trump Claims Jan. 6 Committee Pardons Are Void; At Least 42 Killed In Destructive Cross-Country Storms; White House Official Says He Will Return To Syria In Search For Tice; Forever 21 Is Going Out Of Business In The U.S.; New Orleans Named Top Food City For 2025. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump's DOJ Tests Above The Law Debate With Defiant Move; Trump Claims Biden's Autopen Pardons Are Void And Vacant; Trump Says Biden's Pardons Are Invalid; Schumer Skipping The Test As The American Public Gives Democrats And His Leadership A Failing Grade; Israel Launches Extensive Strikes In Gaza. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• White House Denies Defying Judge's Order to Halt Deportation Flights; At Least 39 Dead After Storms, Tornadoes Slam Midwest, South; March Madness Tips Off 68-Team Battle for Title. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Consumer Sentiment Hits Lowest Level Since November 2022; Democratic Leaders Try To Move Forward After GOP Spending Bill Backlash; U.S. Believes Russia, China Testing New Military Capabilities In Space; Houthi Rebels Launch Missiles, Drones At USS Harry Truman In Red Sea; Trump Says He will Speak With Putin Tomorrow About Ukraine; Vatican Releases First Photo of Pope Francis Since Hospitalization. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• White House Denies Defying Judge's Order to Halt Deportation Flights; Trump Claims Pardons Issued by Biden are Void and Vacant; Voice of America Falls Silent as Trump Administration Guts Agency; Democratic Party's Favorability Rating at a Record Low. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Olivia Chow is Interviewed about Tariffs on Canada; Keith Mast is Interviewed about Attending a Republican Town Hall; Amy Hanauer is Interviewed about Cuts to the IRS. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• White House Defies Judge's Order; Trump Claims Pardons Issued by Biden are Void; 39 Confirmed Dead after Storms Across South. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Markets Open After Worst Week; Gerald Neal is Interviewed about Tariffs; March Madness Brackets Set. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview With Former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland; Trump Administration Defying Court Orders?. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• White House Briefing As Trump Admin Denies Defying Judge's Order To Stop Deportations; Dow Edges Higher After Worst Week Since 2023; Weak Consumer Spending Adds To Economic Concerns; Trump Confirms Retaliatory Tariffs Set For April 2nd. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• White House Defying Judge's Order to Stop Deportation Flights; Brown University Doctor Deported to Lebanon Despite Judge's Order; Columbia University Pro-Palestinian Activist Remains in Ice Custody; Trump Claims Pardons Biden Issues to January 6 Committee Members Are Void. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Says "Consequences Will Be Fire" For Iran If Houthis Retaliate; Dominican Republic Confiscates Passport of Johua Riibe, who Last Saw Missing University Of Pittsburgh Student. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Stocks Higher After Worst Week Since 2023; Soon: Judge Holds Hearing After Migrants Deported Despite Court Order; WH Denies Defying Judge's Order To Stop Deportation Flights; Trump To Speak With Putin Tomorrow On Ukraine Ceasefire; Trump Visits Kennedy Center To Take Tour, Attend Board Meeting. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Orders Cuts to U.S.-Backed Global Media; Interview with Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI): Democratic Party's Favorability Rating at a Record Low; Long-Awaited Return of Astronauts Expected Tomorrow. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Dozens Reported Killed after U.S. Strikes Against Houthis; Grief and Anger after Nightclub Tragedy in North Macedonia; White House Defends Deportations in Face of Judge's Order; New Data on Current U.S. Measles Cases Raise Concerns; Negative Opinions of Elon Musk Lead to Tesla Backlash. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• President Trump Speaks To Reporters Aboard Air Force One; Trump And Putin Expected To Speak This Week As U.S. Pushes For Russia- Ukraine Ceasefire; Houthi Rebels Claim Retaliatory Attack On U.S. Aircraft Carrier; Israeli Delegation In Cairo For Talks On Hostage Release Deal; White House Defends Deportation In Face Of Judge Order; Evidence of Massacre of Minority Community in Syria; First Photo of Pope Francis Since His Hospitalization; Protesters Rally Outside Tesla Showrooms Across U.S.; SpaceX Aims for Human Landings on Mars in 2029; Indonesian Clerics Preach About Inflation. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Trump Speaks To Reporters Aboard Air Force One; White House Deports Venezuelans Despite A Judge's Ruling; Democratic Party's Approval Rating Hit Historic Lows; Houthis Claims Retaliation Attacks Of USS Harry Truman; Israel Sends Delegation To Cairo For Hostage Release; Grief And Anger Over Deadly North Macedonia Nightclub Tragedy; At Least 39 Killed In Multi-State Storm System; First Photo Of Pope Francis Since His Hospitalization; CNN Poll: Democratic Party's Favorability Hits Record Low; Protesters Rally Outside Tesla Showrooms Across U.S.; U.S. Border Town Residents Worry About Trade War. Aired 2-3a ET
• Most of Alabama Impacted by Severe Weather; Vatican Released Photo of Pope Francis for the First Time Since Hospitalization; New CNN Poll Reveals Democrat's Party Favorability on a Record Low; Butch and Suni to Return to Earth This Week. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: White House Denies It Violated Court Order To Halt Deportations Under Wartime Act; Source: Deported Doctor Attended Nasrallah's Funeral; Trump Says He'll Speak With Vladimir Putin Tuesday; New Canadian PM Carney Meets With Allies On Europe Trip; Evidence Of Massacre Of Minority Community In Syria; Powerful Storm System Tears Across U.S.; Trump Tours Kennedy Center After Purging Board of Trustees. Aired 3-4p ET
• CNN International: Trump Deportation Hearing; Judge Scolds DOJ Over Deportation Orders; Trump And Putting Set To Speak Tuesday; Trump Tariff Impacts On Global Growth; Democratic Party Approval Rating at An All-Time Low; Tesla Protests Across U.S.; Two Astronauts Returning To Earth. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Administration Deports Alleged Gang Members Despite Court Order; Today: Trump to Visit Kennedy Center. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Deadly Tornadoes Devastate Central and Southern U.S.; Tom Di Liberto is Interviewed about DOGE Cuts at NOAA; Trump Administration Downplays Market Volatility; Benjamin T. Smith is Interviewed about Gangs; Democrats Losing Faith in Schumer. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump Administration Deports Immigrants Despite Court Order; New Reports of Strikes on Yemen as U.S. Targets Houthis; Trump Officials Struggle to Explain Grounds for Detention; Oil Prices Rise as U.S. Vows Attacks on Houthis; Newcastle Beat Liverpool 2-1, Ending 70-Year Drought. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Trump And Putin To Speak By Phone Tuesday; White House Defends Deportations In Face Of Judges Order; Trump Deports Hundreds To Prison In El Salvador. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump's DOJ Stonewalls Judge Over Whether It Violated Court Order; Project 2025 Chief: Trump Lining Up Beyond "Wildest Dreams"; NY Times Columnist Fact Checks Elon Musk; Hours Away: Astronauts "Stranded" For Months Return To Earth. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• President Trump Says He'll Speak with Putin on Tuesday About Ending Ukraine War; White House Denies it Violated a Judge's Order to Halt the Deportations of Venezuelan Gang Members to El Salvador; Violate Tornadoes Hit Parts of the U.S. with At Least 39 Dead and Vast Destruction. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• U.S. Ramps Up Pressure on Houthis; Trump Says He'll Speak to Putin Wednesday; Widespread "Tesla Takedown" Protests. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Targets Judges, Law Firms, News Media, Colleges; Flights Landed in Central America after Judge Ordered them Turned Around; Trump Invokes Wartime Powers to Speed up Deportations; White House: Judge's Order to Halt Deportation has "No Lawful Base"; CNN Poll: Democratic Party's Favorability Hits Record Low. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• At Least 42 Dead After Storms, Tornadoes Slam Midwest, South; NOAA And FEMA Cuts Amplify Concerns On Disaster Preparation, Response; WH Denies Defying Judge's Order To Halt Deportations Flights; Trump And Putin To Hold Call Tuesday To Discuss Ukraine Ceasefire; Remembering Former Congresswoman Nita Lowey. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• President Trump Says He'll Speak With Putin On Tuesday About Ending Ukraine War; White House Denies It Violated a Judge's Order To Halt The Deportations Of Venezuelan Gang Members To El Salvador; Brown Univ. Doctor Deported Back To Lebanon; Trump Admin. Deports Hundreds To Prison In El Salvador; Trump Puts Voice Of America Staff On Leave; Rare Footage Of Snow Leopards. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Gaza Truce Shatters as Israel Resumes Strikes Against Hamas; Judge Scolds Trump Admin Over Deportation Orders; NASA Begins Process of Returning Astronauts Home; Democrats in Crisis as Popularity Hits New Low; Investigation Still Underway for Missing Student. Aired 11p- 12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Says He'll Speak With Vladimir Putin Tuesday; EU Foreign Ministers Discuss More Money For Kyiv; White House Defends Deportations In Face Of Judge's Order. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Says He'll Speak With Vladimir Putin Tuesday; E.U. Foreign Ministers Gather Fort Summit On Ukraine And Defense; Grief And Anger Over Deadly Nightclub Tragedy; Trump: "Dire Consequences" For Iran Over Houthi Attacks; Brown University Doctor Deported Despite U.S. Judge's Order; CNN Poll: Democratic Party Favorables Sink To Record Low; Cheers In China As Trump Dismantles "Voice Of America"; Storm System Creates Powerful Storms Across U.S. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Deportations Hearing; OECD Lowers Growth Forecast Due To Tariff Threats; Carney Hails Reliable Allies During Visit To Europe; Trump Visits Kennedy Center, Vows To Shake Up Organization; Trump Orders Gutting Of Voice Of America; Protesters Rally Outside Tesla Showrooms Across U.S. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Courts Face Off With White House Over Immigration Crackdown; Communities Pick Up Pieces After Storms Kill At Least 39 People; Houthi Rebels Vow Escalation Over U.S. Strikes. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Some Senate Dems Lose Faith in Schumer; Hearing for Dr. Rasha Alawieh's Deportation to Lebanon Canceled; Two Astronauts Back on Earth Tomorrow Night. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• White House Denies Defying Judge's Order To Stop Deportation Flights; Communities Pick Up Pieces After Storms Kill At Least 39 People; Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), Is Interviewed About Some Senate Dems Losing Faith In Schumer After Funding Concession. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• March Madness Arrives; Interview With Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor; Putin Set to Speak With Trump; Trump Escalates Trade War. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Judge Demands Explanation After Trump Admin. Ignored Verbal Order; Trump Claims Biden's Pardons Are "Void" Because Of Autopen; CNN Poll: Democrats' Favorability Drops To Record Low. Aired 9-10p ET