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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• GOP Lawmakers Want To Force Vote On Epstein Docs, Speaker Stalls; Epstein Accuser Describes Meeting Donald Trump In Epstein's Office; Trump & WH Try To Distract From Epstein Case, Tout Actions In First Six Months Of Second Term, NFL Name & Attacking Dems; Judge Calls DOJ Efforts Seeking No Prison Time For Ex-Officer In Breonna Taylor Raid "Incongruous And Inappropriate"; Two Suspects Arrested After Shooting Of Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent; DHS Secretary Blames New York City Officials, Sanctuary City Policies For Shooting Of Off- Duty Border Patrol Agent. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Ibrahim Al-Assil; Interview with Military Analyst and Center for a New American Security Adjunct Senior Fellow Franz-Stefan Gady; Interview with The Atlantic Staff Writer Jennifer Senior. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• House Speaker To CNN: No Epstein Votes Before August Recess; Dems Release Review Of 2024 Election & Loss To Trump; CNN Poll: 55 Percent Say Trump Has Gone Too Far When It Comes To Deporting Immigrants Who Live In The U.S. Illegally. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• President Trump Distracting, Diverting Attention From The Epstein Files; Rep. Ro Khanna Pushes To Release All Epstein Files; Tulsi Gabbard Accuse Obama Administration Treasonous Conspiracy; Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), Is Interviewed About Denied Entry Into An Immigration Detention Facility; Soon: Sentence For Former Police Officer Convicted In Federal Case Stemming From Breonna Taylor Killing; "The Cosby Show" Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner Dead At 54. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Attempts To Distract Supporters From Epstein Story; Hunter Biden Blames Dad's Debate Performance On Ambien; Texas GOP Considers Redrawing Congressional Maps This Week; Why The Coldplay Concert Scandal Captured The World's Attention; Trump Calls For Commanders To Change Name Back To Redskins. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Celebrates Six Months With Spectacles, Distractions; Border Czar Says, ICE Will Flood The Zone Of Liberal Cities; Immigrant In U.S. Illegally Shoots Off-Duty Border Agent; "NewsNight" Panelists Debate On Whether American Economy Is Doing Well Or Not; Hunter Biden Rages Against Everyone From George Clooney To The Media; Malcolm-Jamal AKA Theo Dies At 54. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Delta Regional Jet Pilot Makes Hard Turn, Avoids B-52 Bomber; Soon, Hearing in Harvard's Funding Fight Against Trump Admin; Video Shows Moments After Car Plows into Crowd Outside Nightclub. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Dershowitz: Maxwell Is "Rosetta Stone," Would Testify With Immunity; Vietnam Tourist Boat Accident Deaths Rise To 36, Three Missing; Murder Trial Resumes For Colorado Dentist Accused Of Poisoning Wife. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Tech Insiders Split on How Much AI Will Impact Job Force; Delta Regional Jet, B-52 Bomber Nearly Collide in North Dakota; Trump Ratings Drop on Key Campaign Issues Including Immigration; ICE Set to Receive $75 Billion in Cash Infusion to Ramp Up Enforcement; Hearing in Harvard's Funding Fight Against Trump Administration. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) is Interviewed Trump's Ratings Dropping on Key Campaign Issues; Zelenskyy Calls for Peace; Elinda Labropoulou is Interviewed about an American Professor Killed in Greece; A Rare Jury Trial in Miami Regarding Tesla. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Hearing in Harvard's Funding Fight; Shan Wu is Interviewed about Harvard's Fight; Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) is Interviewed about the Epstein Files; U.S. Air Force Looking Into Near Collision with Delta Jet; Monica Green is Interviewed about the Near Miss Collision. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Growing Dissatisfaction on Trump's Campaign Issues; Press Conference on Border Patrol Officer Shooting; Trump Threatens Commanders' Stadium Deal. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Americans Largely Oppose Trump Mass Deportations; Passenger Jet Avoids Collision With B-52 Bomber; Ex-Officer Set For Sentencing in Breonna Taylor Case. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Gaza Officials Say Israeli Gunfire Kills 73 People Seeking Aid; Humanitarian Aid Crisis Worsens as Supplies, Food Dwindle in Gaza; Officials Investigating After Police Clash With Anti-ICE Protesters in Roebling Bridge; Beef Prices Hit Record High in the U.S. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Harvard Fights to Restore More Than $2 Billion in Funds Frozen by Trump; Delta Regional Jet Pilot Reports Close Call With B-52 Bomber; "The Cosby Show" Star Malcolm-Jamal Warner Dies at Age 54. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• The Cosby Show Star Malcolm-Jamal Warner Dies at Age 54; Kremlin: Can't Rule Out a September Putin-Trump Meeting in Beijing; Four Suspects in UC Berkeley Professor's Murder Plead Guilty. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner Dies At Age 54; Sentencing Hearing Underway for Ex-Officer in Breonna Taylor Case. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Gaza Officials: Israeli Gunfire Kills 73 People Seeking Aid; Humanitarian Aid Crisis Worsens as Supplies, Food Dwindle in Gaza; Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner Dies at Age 54; Government Agencies, Businesses at Risk as Microsoft Reports Cyber Attack. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Humanitarian Crisis Worsens as Israel Operations Ramp Up; Dozens Killed When Tourist Boat Capsized in Vietnam; Mexican Protestors Rail Against Tourists, Cost of Living Increases; Judge to Hear Arguments in Case Over Harvard Funding Freeze; Oldest Antarctic Ice Sample Used to Study Climate Trends. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Dozens Of Palestinians Killed While Seeking Aid; No New Sectarian Fighting Reported In Suwayda; Tourist Boat Capsizes In Vietnam, Killing Dozens; Trump Marks Six Months Of Contentious Second Term; U.S. Judge To Hear Harvard's Case Over Trump Funding Freeze; Brazil's Top Court Defies Trump, Signals No Retreat On Bolsonaro; Bulgaria Seizes Record Amount Of Cocaine In Diplomatic Car; Ukraine: Russia Launches New Wave of Missile Attacks; Astronomers Detect Largest Black Hole Collision On Record; Scheffler Dominates, Notches Third Leg Of Career Grand Slam. Aired 1-2a ET
• President Trump Celebrates 6th Month in Office in Second Term, Americans Disapprove Trump in Office; Despite Election Loss, Japan PM Vows to Stay; Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza Worsen, IDF Kill 73; New Wave of Attacks from Russia on Ukraine; Tourist Capsizes in Vietnam; Ferry in Indonesia Catches Fire; CNN Poll: 55 Percent of Americans Oppose Trump's Deportation Policies; Oldest Antarctic Ice Sample Used To Study Climate Trends; Historic Flooding In Central Texas Devastates Campgrounds; Trump's Plan To Create More Republican Seats In Congress. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Celebrates Six Months into His Second Term; Harvard to Challenge Funding Freeze in Court; Scottie Scheffler Wins The Open Championship. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Justice Department Asks Judge to Unseal Epstein Grand Jury Testimony; ICE Director 'Will Allow' Agents to Wear Masks During Raids. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Harvard in Court over Federal Funding Freeze; Elinda Labropoulou is Interviewed about the Death of an American Professor in Greece; CEO in Concert Clip Resigns; Calls for Maxwell to Testify; Trump Calls to Restore Sports Team Names. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• WFP: Israeli Troops Fired on Crowds Approaching its Aid Convoy; Trump Touts Deportation Crackdown; Suspects in Court Over Killing of UC Berkeley Professor; Brian Implants Helping People in China Overcome Disabilities; Scheffler Claims Open Championship. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• More Children Starving As Hunger Crisis Deepens; White House Claims "Historic Successes" In First Six Months; Ivy League University In Court Over $2 Billion Funding Freeze; Donald Trump Touts Immigration Crackdown.19 Killed After Bangladesh Air Force Jet Crashes Into School; Kyiv Says 450 Missiles And Drones Launched Overnight; Pilot Makes Hard Midair Turn To Avoid B-52 Bomber. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Epstein Accuser Speaks Out In First TV Interview Suing Government; Inside Russian Drone Factory; Letterman Slams CBS. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• President Trump Marks 6 Months in Office; Japan's Prime Minister Vows to Stay; Pat Tillman's Brother Rams a Vehicle into a Post Office. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Russia: Open To Peace Deal If Putin's Goals Are Achieved; Humanitarian Crisis Worsens As Israeli Operations Ramp Up; Judge To Hear Arguments In Case Over Harvard Funding Freeze. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Tries To Change Subject As Lawmakers Demand More Disclosure; Bipartisan Calls Grow For Transparency On Epstein Files; CBS Poll: 89 Percent Of Americans Want DOJ To Release Epstein Files; Harvard Fights To Restore $2B+ In Funds Frozen By Trump; Texas GOP Moving To Redraw Congressional Maps This Week. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Dems To Push Change Maps In Blue States If Texas Changes Theirs; How Rubio Went From "Little Marco" To Trusted Adviser; Ambitious Democrats Take Their Messages To South Carolina; Democrats Seize On MAGA Divide Over Epstein. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Western Nations Condemn Israel Over Gaza Aid; A Bangladesh Air Force Jet Crashes Into A School In Dhaka And Kills At Least 25 People; President Trump Marks 6 Months In Office; Epstein Case Casts Shadow Over Trump's First Six Months; Pentagon Withdraws 700 Marines from L.A. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Attempts To Distract Supporters From Epstein Story; Breonna Taylor's Mother Speaks Out On Officer's Sentencing; The Democrat Joe Rogan Thinks Should Run For President; "Laura Coates Live" Presents "America Asks" To Answer Viewers' Questions; "Laura Coates Live" Remembers "Cosby Show" Star Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• White House Touts Legislative Wins as it Marks Six Months; Ukraine: Russia Launches New Wave of Missile Attacks; 4 of 5 Suspects in UC Berkely Professor Murder Plead Guilty; Multiple Nations Condemn Israel's Expansion of Military Operations in Gaza; CNN Tours Flooded Ruins of Camp La Junta in Central Texas; Oldest Antarctic Ice Sample Used to Study Climate Trends. Aired 11a-12p ET
• WFP: Israeli Troops Fired On Crowds Approaching Its Aid Convoy; Officials: More Children Starving As hunger Crisis Deepens; Kenyan Human rights Activist Freed On Bail; Sentencing For Former Officer In Breonna Taylor's Death; Impact Of Trump's Second Term So Far. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Palestinian Health Ministry: More Than 1,000 Palestinians Killed Trying To Receive Aid In Gaza Since Last May; Passenger Jet Makes Hard Turn To Avoid B-52 Bomber; Bessent: U.S. Not Rushing To Deals Ahead Of August 1 Deadline; Protesters In Mexico City Denounce Rising Costs; Greenland Saw Record 141,000 Visitors In 2024. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Former Officer to Be Sentenced for Breonna Taylor Raid; This Morning, Harvard V. Trump Over $2 Billion Federal Funding Freeze; Russia Pummels Ukraine With Deadly Wave of Missiles. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Russia Pummels Ukraine with Deadly Wave of Missiles; Zelenskyy Calls for Talks with Russia; Car Plows into Crowd Outside L.A. Nightclub; Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Pretrial Detention; Microsoft's Alerts for Hack Attack; Scottie Scheffler Wins 2025 British Open. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Delta Regional Jet, B-52 Bomber Nearly Collide In North Dakota; Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Shot In Apparent Robbery In NYC Park; Humanitarian Crisis Worsens As Supplies, Food Dwindle In Gaza. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Demands Return of Washington Redskins; Trump Slashes All Federal Funding For PBS; MAGA Pushing For Release of Epstein Files. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• White House Punts To DOJ & FBI On Epstein Files; Trump Admin Releases FBI Records On Martin Luther King Jr.; Trump Officials Blame NYC Immigration Policies For Shooting Of Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Twenty-Five Western Nations Condemn Israel For Gaza Food Aid Crisis. Russian Drone Warfare Reaches New Levels In War Against Ukraine. Despite Economic Boom, Trump Tariffs Set To Impact Auto Industry. Venezuela Investigates El Salvador Prison Despite Its Own Human Rights Violations. Military Jet Crashes Into School In Dakar. American Pilot Makes Sharp Maneuver To Avoid B-52 Bomber. Shigeru Ishiba Loses Majority In Upper House Of Parliament. Trump Threatens to Pull Money If Commanders Don't Change Back Name. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Western Nations Condemn Israel "Drip Feeding Of Aid"; Air Force Jet Crash One Of Deadliest In Bangladesh History; Ukraine: Russia Launches New Wave Of Missile Attacks; Epstein Cash Casts Shadow Over Trump's First 6 Months; Trump Touts Deportation Crackdown; Shocking Election Defeat In Japan. Aired 3-4p ET