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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• CNN Finds Photo Of Trump With Ivanka By His Side, Talking To Epstein; Interview With Rep. Rohit Khanna; DOJ In Talks with Ghislaine Maxwell About Potential Meeting; Judges Vote To Oust Alina Habba As NJ's Interim U.S. Attorney; AG Bondi Blasts Move, Says She's "Removed" Her Replacement; Afghans Suffer In Wake Of U.S. Aid Cuts; Heavy Metal Icon Ozzy Osbourne Dies At Age 76. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with The Bulwark Senior Reporter and "Trust the Plan" Author Will Sommer; Interview with TechTonic Justice Lawyer and Founder Kevin De Liban. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Source: Ghislaine Maxwell To Opposed Unsealing Grand Jury Material; House Speaker Shuts Down Chamber To Block Epstein Vote; Heavy Metal Icon Ozzy Osbourne Dies At 76. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• DOJ In Talks With Ghislaine Maxwell About Potential Meeting; U.S. House Speaker Shuts Down Chamber To Block Epstein Vote; Top Economist Tells Powell To Resign To Protect Federal Reserve; China Bars U.S. Gov't Worker, Bank Employee From Leaving Country. Aired 5-6p ET
• Maxwell Attorneys Ask Judge To See Secret Grand Jury Transcripts; Democrats Plot Counterpunch To Texas GOP Redistricting Effort; Trump Attacks Federal Judge Presiding Over Harvard Case; Trump's Brazilian Coffee Tariff Threat Rattles Coffee Shops; Ozzy Osbourne, Godfather Of Heavy Metal, Dead At 76. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• CNN Obtains Never Before Published Pics Of Trump And Epstein; Trump's DOJ Requests Meeting With Epstein's Co-Conspirator; Trump Baselessly Accuses Obama Of Treason To Distract; "NewsNight" Panelists Debate On Colbert Late Night Show Cancellation; U.S. Housing Faces Affordability Crisis. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• White House Tries to Deflect as Calls Grow to Release Epstein Documents; Colbert Fires Back at Trump, Go F**k Yourself; Air Force Shifts Blame to Air Traffic Control Over Close Call. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Hunter Biden Blames Ambien For His Father's Debate Performance; Ex-Cop Gets 33 Months In Prison For Role In Breonna Taylor Raid; James Craig Accused Of Killing Wife And Plotting To Kill Four Others. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• DOJ Says It has Reached Out to Ghislaine Maxwell for a Meeting; Epstein Accuser Says She Met Donald Trump in Epstein's Office; Interview with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL): Johnson Stalls Bipartisan Push in House for Epstein Files Vote and Republican Redistricting Push in Texas; Colbert Says The Gloves Would be Off as Show Winds Down. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• FEMA Sees Resignation of Ken Pagurek; Voters Remain Divided in Trump's Second Term; Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) is Interviewed about the Epstein Files; Jacksonville Investigating Viral Traffic Stop. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• DOJ Could Meet with Maxwell; Testimony Resumes in Trial of Accused Dentist. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Kendall Scudder is Interviewed about Redrawing Districts; Toure is Interviewed about Malcolm-Jamal Warner's Death; Paul de Gelder is Interviewed about Shark Attacks. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Epstein Files Fallout Continues; Trump Points Finger at Obama for Election Interference; White House Cuts Programs for Undocumented Immigrants. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Officials Investigating After Florida Deputies Repeatedly Punch Driver; Israel Ramps Up Gaza Offensive as Starvation Crisis Worsens; Hamas Says Exerting All Our Efforts to Reach Ceasefire Deal; Senators Demand Answers for Consumer Watchdog Group's Decision to End $80 Million Overdraft Fees Refund to Navy Federal Credit Union Members. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Says It Sounds Appropriate for DOJ to Meet With Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell; Trump and Bessent Stop Short of Calling on Fed Chair Powell to Resign, but Say Rates Should Be Lower; Colbert Fires Back at Trump, Says for the Next 10 Months, the Gloves Are Off; Heavy Metal Icon Ozzy Osbourne Dies at 76. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Heavy Metal Icon Ozzy Osbourne Dies at 76; Afghans Suffer in Wake of Trump Administration's Dismantling of USAID. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Johnson To Begin House Recess Early To Avoid Epstein Vote; Source: Maxwell To Oppose Unsealing Of Grand Jury Materials; Hunter Biden Attacks Dem Insiders In Profanity-Laced Tirade; Heavy Metal Icon Ozzy Osbourne Dies At 76. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Autopsy: Malcom-Jamal Warner's Death Accidental; U.S. Man Among Druze Executed During Syria's Sectarian Violence; Israel has Killed More than 1,000 People Seeking Aid Since Late May; Barack Obama Responds to Trump's Accusations of Treason. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Western Nations Condemn Israeli "Drip Feeding Of Aid" In Gaza; Venezuela To Investigate Alleged Abuse In El Salvador; China Places Exit Ban On U.S.-Based Wells Fargo Executive; Kenyan Human Rights Activist Freed On Bail; Protests In Mexico Denounce Gentrification. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• U.K. And 27 Nations Accuse Israel Of "Drip Feeding" Aid To Gaza Civilians; Ukraine And Russia Set For Fresh Peace Talks; Johnson Shuts Door On House Vote Before September On Releasing Epstein Files; Death Toll In Bangladesh Fighter Jet Crash Rises To 27; Study: Climate Change Episodes Raising Global Food Prices; Venezuela To Investigate Alleged Abuse In El Salvador; Taiwan's Military Exercises Include Combat Scenarios; Five Suspects To Stay In Custody In American Professor's Killing; Sheinbaum Condemns Burning Of Books By Protesters. Aired 1-2a ET
• Western Nations Condemn Israeli "Drip Feeding Of Aid"; German And Norway Pledge To Help Ukraine With Patriot Systems; Passenger Jet Swerves To Avoid Mid-Air Collision; China Places Exit Ban On U.S.- Based Wells Fargo Executive; Study Links Smartphones and Children's Mental Health. Aired 2-3a ET
• Western Nations Condemn Israel's Drip Feeding into Gaza; Kenyan Activist Freed on Terror Charges; Mexican Protesters Demand Rise of Cost of Living. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Momentum Builds for Discharge Petition on Epstein Files Release; Fans, Celebs Mourn Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• CBS Faces Backlash over Colbert; Noem Denies Hurdles in Delayed Texas Response; Hunter Biden Aims at Clooney; Calli Williams is Interviewed about Beef Prices. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• 15 People Reportedly Died of Starvation in Last 24 Hours; House Rules Committee at Standstill Over Epstein Files; Stephen Colbert Hosts First Show Since Cancellation; Fed Chair Powell in Trump's Crosshairs Over Rate Decisions; China Cracks Down on Fake "Lafufu" Labubu Dolls. Aired 9- 10a ET
• Starvation Victims in Gaza Number 15 in 24 Hours; Trump "Caught Off Guard" by Israeli Actions; Why Israel Struck Syria Last Week; Trump OK with Release of "Credible" Epstein Evidence; Rare Glimpse inside Russian Drone Factory; American among Druze Executed during Syria's Sectarian Violence; Search for Austin Tice Persists during New Syrian Government; Study Links Smartphone and Children's Mental Health; "The Late Show" Host Addresses Cancellation. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• CNN Exclusive: Private Trump-Epstein Photos Shed New Light On Ties; Obama Fights Back; Ozzy Osbourne, Heavy Metal Icon And Reality TV Star, Dead At 76. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Johnson: No House Vote On Epstein Files Before September; White House Removes Wall Street Journal From Trip Press Pool; Dangerous Heat Returns Across The U.S.; Western Nations Condemn Israel "Drip Feeding Of Aid"; Zelenskyy: Ukraine, Russia To Hold Talks On Wednesday. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Zelenskyy: Ukraine, Russia To Hold Talks On Wednesday; Study Links Smartphones And Children's Mental Health; Malcolm-Jamal Warner Dies At 54 In A Drowning Accident. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Hosts Philippine President At The White House; Trump: "Didn't Know" DOJ Was Reaching Out To Ghislaine Maxwell; Trump Pushes Conspiracies About Obama, Accusing Him Of "Treason"; Trump Launches Into Trade About Obama After Question On Epstein; Fact Checking Trump's Claims About Obama And Russia Investigation; DOJ Says It Reached Out To Ghislaine Maxwell For A Meeting. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• DOJ Says It Reached Out To Ghislaine Maxwell For A Meeting; GOP Fight Over Epstein Files Grinds House To A Halt; GOP-Led House Oversight Committee To Subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell; Texas GOP Moving To Redraw Congressional Maps This Week; Trump: DOJ Contacting Ghislaine Maxwell "Sounds Appropriate"; Hunter Biden Lashes Out At Dems He Claims Betrayed His Father. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Accuses Obama Of Treason And Insists The Former President Is Guilty Of Crimes; Western Nations Condemn Israeli Drip Feeding Of Aid; Singer Ozzy Osbourne Dies At Age 76; Speaker Johnson To Begin House Recess Early; Host Stephen Colbert Addresses Cancellation; Afghans Suffer In Wake Of U.S. Aid Cuts. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump's DOJ Requests Meeting "Soon" With Ghislaine Maxwell; CNN Presents "America Asks"; Viral Video Of Violent Police Traffic Stop Sparks Controversy; DOJ Defies Court's Removal Of Alina Habba As U.S. Attorney In NJ; Ozzy Osbourne Dies At 76, Just Weeks After Farewell Show. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Israeli Tankers Enter Parts of Central Gaza for First Time; U.S. Man Among Druze Executed During Syria's Sectarian Violence; Rare Glimpse Inside Secretive Russian Drone Factory; Trump Meets with Philippines President at the White House; Trump: Not Planning to Fire Fed Chief Jerome Powell; Trump Calls 2016 Allegations "Fiction". Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Calls 2016 Allegations "Fiction"; Trump Holds Talks With Philippine President At The White House; AFP Seeks To Evacuate Freelance Journalists From Gaza; Video Of Officers Punching Florida Driver Under Investigation; Noem Blames Sanctuary Cities For Shooting Of Border Agent; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Obama: Trump Accusations Of Treason Are Bizarre, Ridiculous; El- Erian Calls For U.S. Federal Reserve Chair To Step Down; Heavy Metal Icon, Ozzy Osbourne Dead At Age 76; E.U. Weighs Tougher Response If U.S. Trade Talks Fail; U.S. To Charge Some Visitors "Visa Integrity Fee." Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• DOJ Talking With Epstein Accomplice About Potential Meeting; Investigation Underway After Video Shows Officers Punch Driver; Israeli Tanks Roll into Gaza Area for First Time Since War Began. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Congress Holds Hearing on Organ Donation Systems Reform; Jon Stewart Calls Out CBS for Canceling Colbert; 15 People Dies of Starvation in Gaza. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon, Philippine President Visits White House; Mahmoud Khalil Meets With Lawmakers in D.C.; Source Says, House Oversight Committee to Subpoena Ghislaine Maxwell. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• How Drones Are Impacting Russia's War On Ukraine; Trump Hosts Philippine President At The White House; Trump: Fed Chairman Powell "Will Be Out Pretty Soon"; Trump Comments On Epstein Scandal & GOP Divide. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Struggles To Divert Attention From Epstein Story; Obama Issues Rare Rebuke Over Trump's "Outrageous" Claims; New Poll: Only 19 Percent Of Americans Approve Of Dems In Congress. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Trump Accuses Obama of Treason; U.S. House Summer Recess Starts Early Avoid Vote on Epstein Files; U.S.-Philippines Trade Deal; Deadly Hunger in Gaza; 1,054 Civilians Killed by Israeli Military While Seeking Food Aid; Afghans Suffer in Wake of U.S. Aid Cuts; Taiwan Military Drills; Ozzy Osbourne Dies Age 76. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Black Sabbath Frontman Ozzy Osbourne Dead At 76; Trump Threat To Political Rivals: "Time To Go After People"; DOJ Says It Wants To Talk To Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell; Israel Ramps Up Offensive As Starvation Crisis Spirals. Aired 3-4p ET