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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Tariffs Gut Markets, U.S. Stocks Suffer $6-Plus Trillion Over Two Days; Interview With Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ); Federal Judge Orders Transfer Of Tufts PhD Student To Vermont, Denies Government Jurisdiction Claim; Federal Judge Orders Trump Admin To Return Man Who Was Mistakenly Deported To El Salvador By End Of Monday; 5-4 Supreme Court Allows Trump To Freeze Roughly $65 Million In Teacher Training Grants. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Former Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin; Interview With Former Colombian President, The Elders Chair And Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Juan Manuel Santos; Interview With "The Ballad of Wallis Island" Actor Tom Basden; Interview With "The Ballad of Wallis Island" Actor Tim Key; Interview With Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan and Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Now: Closing Bell On Wall Street As Trump's Tariffs Tank Stocks; Supreme Court Gives Trump First Win In Effort To Curb DEI. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Stocks Plunge As Trump Trade War Batters Global Markets; Canadian PM: Relationship With U.S. "Will Never Be The Same"; J.P. Morgan Upgrades Global Recession Risk To 60 Percent This Year; Trump Removes Multiple National Security Officials After Meeting With Far- Right Activist Laura Loomer; Trump Extends TikTok Ban Deadline For 75 More Days; Worst U.S. Economic Uncertainties Since COVID Outbreak. Aired 5-6p ET
• Stocks Plunge As Trump Trade War Batters Global Markets; Trump Admin Appeals Judge's Order Directing U.S. Government To Return Mistakenly Deported Man; Rubio Says, We'll Know Soon Whether Russia Is Serious About Peace; Musk In 2017: Better To Have "Voices Of Moderation" Near Trump. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Golfed While His Tariffs Sent Markets Into Historic Dive; Trump's Historic Tariffs Anger Markets, GOP, Allies, CEOs; Many Of Trump's Loudest Supporters Complain About Tariffs; Barack Obama Breaks His Silence, Calls Out Democrats For Not Standing Up For Progressive Ideals; A Judge Orders Trump To Bring Back Wrongly Deported Man. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Shrugs Off Wall Street Losses, Compares to Operation; China Fires Back, Slaps 34 Percent Tariffs on U.S. Imports in Retaliation; Trump Calls Loomer a Very Good Patriot, Says Admin Will Fire People Who May Have Loyalties to Somebody Else. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• China Fires Back, Slaps 34 Percent Tariffs on U.S. Imports in Retaliation; Interview with Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ): China's Tariffs, Market Futures Down, Trump Fires Several NSC Officials; American Farm Bureau: Tariffs Will Take Toll on Rural U.S. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• China Fires Back, Slaps 34 Percent Tariffs on U.S. Imports in Retaliation; Trump Says Things "Going Very Well" After Markets Plunge; Pentagon IG to Review Hegseth's Use of Signal Chat. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• March Jobs Numbers; Evelyn Farkas is Interviewed about Tariffs; United States of Scandal Looks at Anna Delvey. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• March Jobs Report; Trump Makes Investing Statement; Matt Priest is Interviewed about Tariffs; Deadly Storms are Followed by A Flood Threat; Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) is Interviewed about the Economy. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• U.S. Economy Adds 228,000 Jobs; Judge Weighing Contempt Over Deportations; Carl Clemons-Hopkins is Interviewed about "Hacks." Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Hearing For Maryland Man Mistakenly Deported to El Salvador; Recession Fears Grow; China Trade War. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• U.S. Farmers, Ranchers Brace For Impact Of Escalating Trade War; Rubio Acknowledges Markets Are In Turmoil Over Trump's Tariffs; MI Couple Released From Mexican Prison After Timeshare Dispute; Fencer Refuses To Face Opponent Whom She Says Is Transgender. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Stocks Plunge For A Second Day As China Announces New Tariffs; Fed Chair Says Higher Inflation, Jobless Rates Possible Amid Tariff War; Cambodia Reduces Tariffs On U.S.-Based Products Amid Global Trade War; Trump Pressures Fed Chair Powell To Cut Interest Rates; Trump Fires Director And Deputy Director Of National Security Agency; China Fires Back, Slaps 34 Percent Tariffs On U.S. Imports In Retaliation; ICE Temporarily Releases Kidney Donor. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• ICE Releases Detainee Who Came To U.S. To Donate Kidney To Brother; U.S. Shrimp Industry Welcomes Trump's Tariffs; Johnson Suggests No Compromise With Rep. Luna On Remote Voting. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. Govt. Ordered To Bring Back Man Who Was Mistakenly Deported; U.S. Markets Tank Amid Global Trade War, Drop More Than 5 Percent; Trump Pressures Fed Chair Powell To Cut Interest Rates. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Once Again Delays TikTok Ban; U.S. Chamber of Commerce Warns Tariffs Will Raise Prices. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• South Korean Court Removes President Yoon from Office; Asia Markets Tumble on Trump's Sweeping New Tariffs; Economic Overview of Impact of Trump Tariffs; E.U. Has 'Major Concerns' with U.S. Calculations for Tariffs. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Trump's Tariffs Shake Markets, Spark Recession Fears; Canada Imposes 25 Percent Counter-Tariff On Some U.S. Auto Imports; South Korean Court Removes President Yoon From Office; U.S. VP: Tariffs Needed for Total Shift in U.S. Economy; Trump Tariffs Overshadow Rubio Plan to reassure NATO Allies; Top Putin Envoy: U.S. "Understands Russia's Concerns"; Hungary Says It Will Quit ICC as Netanyahu Visits; Kansas City Grapples with Impact of DOGE Layoffs; Who Will Pay for President Trump's Tariffs?; New Innovations Could Help Decarbonize Maritime Shipping. Aired 1-2a ET
• Major Concerns In Global Markets Arise After Trump Announcement of New Tariffs; New Trump Tariffs Expected To Affect Farmers And Ranchers; South Korea Heads For New Elections After Yoon Suk Yeol's Removal; Kirill Dmitriev Says Trump administration Understands Russian Concerns After Talks With U.S. Officials; Top Putin Envoy: U.S. "Understands Russia's Concerns"; Denmark's PM Warns United States. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Global Markets Continued Its Downfall as Fears of Recession Grows; Constitutional Court Removes Impeached South Korean President; Canadian P.M. Slams Trump's Tariff Measures; Seven People Killed in Powerful Tornadoes Across Central U.S. States. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Steep Selloff On Wall Street After China Retaliation; Trump Extends Deadline For TikTok To Sell U.S. Operations; Trump Derides China Tariff Response: "They Panicked"; South Korean Court Removes President Yoon From Office; Historic Flooding Across Parts Of U.S. Aired 3-4p ET
• CNN International: U.S. Markets Plunge Again; Trump Extends TikTok Sale Deadline; Yoon Suk Yeol Removed From Office; China Retaliates With 34 Percent Tariffs; Farmers Brace For Tariff Impact; Tariffs On Coffee Imports To Increase. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN This Morning
• Markets Dive Due to Trump's Global Tariffs; Does the U.S. Need Rescuing from the Fringes? Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Ezra Levin is Interviewed about Protests Planned against Trump and Musk; Trump Administration Fires NSA Director; China Imposes Tariffs on U.S.; TikTok Ban Looms. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Wall Street Futures Drop Even Lower after China Announces 34 Percent Reciprocal Tariffs on U.S. Goods; Trump: My Policies will Never Change; South Korean Court Removes President Yoon from Office; European Union Preparing First Countermeasure to Tariffs; Tsunoda: Ready for Red Bull Debut at Japanese GP. Aired 9-10a ET
• China Announces 34 Percent Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Goods; U.K. Police Charge Comedian Russell Brand with Rape; TikTok Ban Looms This Weekend Unless a Sale is Agreed; Top NATO Diplomats Meet as Allies Face U.S. Tariffs; South Korean Court Removes President Yoon from Office; 7 Killed as Dozens of Tornadoes Hit Central U.S.; Kansas City Grapples with Impact of DOGE Layoffs; New Tech Could Help Clean Up Maritime Shipping. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Golfs While Markets Tank; Vaccine Scientist Resigns; Vance's Flip Flop. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Touts Tariffs as a Win; Negotiations Not Guaranteed on Tariffs; European and Asian Markets Fall as Tariffs Raise Recession Concerns; South Korea's Yoon Ousted. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump's Tariffs Rattle Markets, Global Stocks; Trump Tariffs Overshadow Rubio Plan to Reassure NATO Allies; Trump Tariffs Lead to hundreds of U.S. Layoffs. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Global Stocks Fall After Trump Imposes Tariffs; Trump Downplays Sell-Off, Says Negotiations Possible; South Korean Court Removes President Yoon From Office. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Hungary Says It Will Quit ICC as Netanyahu Visits; U.S. Consumers Facing higher Automobile Prices; Trump Fires White House Officials After Laura Loomer Meeting; 7 Killed as Dozens of Tornadoes Hit Central U.S. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Stocks Plunge as China Slaps U.S. With 34 Percent Tariffs; Trump's Message to Investors: "My Policies will Never Change"; JP Morgan Ups Odds of Recession This Year to 60 Percent; Rubio: Markets Will Adjust after Global Businesses Adjust to "New Rules"; Dow Sheds More Than 3,000 Points in Historic 2-Day Rout. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Soon: High-Stakes Hearing In Case Of Man Deported In "Error"; Trump Admin Argues It Cannot Return Man Deported To Salvadoran Prison Due To "Administrative Error"; Trump Admin Fires NSA Director And Deputy Director; Fed Chair Warns Tariffs Could Drive Up Inflation, Slow Growth; One-On-One With Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Stock Markets Tumble Across The Globe For The Second Straight Day On The Heels Of Donald Trump's Tariff Shock; Rubio Pushes Back On Economic Concerns As Trump Tariffs Impact Stock Market; South Korean Court Upholds President Yoon's Impeachment Over Martial Law Order; U.S. Stocks Tumble As China Slaps U.S. With 35 Percent Tariffs; Trump Fires National Security Agency Director And Deputy Director; Pentagon Watchdog To Review Hegseth's Use Of Messaging App; Judge Hears Case Of Man Mistakenly Deported To El Salvador; Central U.S. On Alert For Generational Flooding; U.K. Police Charge Comedian Russell Brand With Rape; 3D-Printed Copies Make Up New Exhibition In Denmark. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• CNN Reports On Trump's Trade War; China Hit Brakes On TikTok Deal Because Of Tariffs; DHS Defends Immigration Arrest Caught on Camera. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• CNN International: World Leaders React To Sweeping New U.S. Tariffs; China Announces 34 Percent Reciprocal Tariff On U.S. Goods; Trump's Trade War Rattles Markets And Global Economy. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Global Stocks Selloffs As U.S. And China Escalate Trade War; Trump's tariffs Shake Markets, Fuel Recession Fear; Trump Tariffs Expected To Raise Prices For Consumers; Local U.S. Furniture Store Braces For Impact Of New Tariffs; China Announces 34 Percent Reciprocal Tariff On U.S. Goods; Kansas City Grapples With Impact Of DOGE Layoffs; Feud Over Allowing New moms In Congress To Vote Remotely; ;Aired 12:00-1:00p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Markets Plunge Again As Trade War Escalates; Vietnam And Cambodia Seek Negotiations With U.S.; Toy Manufacturers Warn Price To Rise 30 Percent; U.S. Markets Plunge Again As Trade War Escalates; Supreme Court Allows Donald Trump To Freeze Teacher Training Grants; A Brief History Of Tariffs In The United States. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Stocks Tumble, China Retaliates, Strong-Than-Expected Jobs Report; Trump Fires Director and Deputy Director of National Security Agency; Violent Storms, Tornadoes Slam Central U.S. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• U.S. Stocks Plunging Further; China Slaps U.S. with 34 Percent Tariffs; Obama and Harris Slams Trump's Second Term Actions; Fight Over Deportation Flights. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Stocks Plunge Again As China Slaps U.S. With 34 Percent Tariffs; Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Is Interviewed About Trump Firing Director And Deputy Dir. Of Natl. Security Agency. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• March Madness Continues; Trump Tariff Impact on Car Prices?; Hearing For Maryland Man Mistakenly Deported to El Salvador; Trump Pressures Federal Reserve Chair to Cut Interest Rates; Interview With Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL). Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Says Tariffs "Are Here To Stay" As Markets Recoil; Fired NSA Chief Tells Team To Back Trump's Security Priorities; Obama: Citizens Must Fight For Democracy, Can't Be Complacent. Aired 9-10p ET