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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees

• Alleged Kirk Assassin Faces Murder Charge and Death Penalty; A.G. Bondi Says Government Will Target Those Who Use Hate Speech; FBI Director Spars With Democrats In Fiery Senate Hearing; Hollywood Legend Robert Redford Dies At 89; Trump Makes Unprecedented Second State Visit To U.K.; Four Arrested After Activists Project Trump- Epstein Images Onto Windsor Castle. Aired 8-9p ET

Amanpour

• Interview with Ynet Columnist and Columbia School of International and Public Affairs Adjunct Professor Nadav Eyal; Interview with Eurasia Group Managing Director for Middle East and North Africa Firas Maksad; Interview with The New York Times Chief Africa Correspondent Declan Walsh; Interview with Sudanese Political Analyst Kholood Khair; Interview with The New York Times Reporter Sheera Frenkel. Aired 1-2p ET

CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt

• Soon: First Court Appearance For Suspect In Kirk Killing; Shapiro: Trump Wants To "Cherry Pick" Political Violence Cases. Aired 4-5p ET

The Lead with Jake Tapper

• Suspect To Remain In Jail; Next Hearing September 29; Alleged Kirk Assassin Faces Murder Charge & Death Penalty; Prosecutors Reveals Texts Between Suspect, Roommate; Trump Arrives In London For State Visit; AG Bondi: "We Will Absolutely Target You" Over Hate Speech; Researchers: "Kissing Bug Disease" Now Common In U.S. Aired 5-6p ET
• Alleged Kirk Assassin Faces Murder Charge And Death Penalty; Patel Defends Recent Firings Of FBI Officials; Epstein Scandal Threatens To Haunt Trump's U.K. State Visit; Credit Scores Drop At Fastest Rate Since Great Recession; Actor, Director, Activist Robert Redford Dies At 89. Aired 6-7p ET

CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

• Documents Show Suspect Told Parents That Kirk Spreads Too Much Hate; Kirk Suspect Faces Aggravated Murder Charge, Death Penalty; Bondi Sparks Backlash After Saying She'll Target Hate Speech; Trump Suggests Negative Media Coverage Of Him Could Be Considered Hate Speech; Conservatives Argue Harsh Rhetoric And Name-Calling Mostly Comes From The Left. Aired 10-11p ET

CNN News Central

CNN Newsroom

• IDF Ramps Up Gaza City Strikes Ahead of Ground Operation; Kirk Shooting Suspect to Make First Court Appearance Tuesday; Trump to Travel to U.K. for His Second State Visit; China and Trump Administration Agree on Framework for TikTok in the U.S.; Bad Bunny Residency Inspires and Energizes Puerto Rico. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Kirk Shooting Suspect Make First Court Appearance; Trump Files $15 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against The New York Times; Netanyahu Has Full Support Of U.S. Over Plans To Destroy Hamas; U.S. Military Kills 3 In Second Deadly Strike Against Narcoterrorists; Vance Hosts "The Charlie Kirk Show" after Activist's Killing; China and Trump Administration Agree on Framework for TikTok App in U.S.; Trump to Travel to U.K. for His Second State Visit; Russia-Belarus Military Drills; "Downton Abbey" Props and Costumes Auction at Bonhams. Aired 1-2a ET
• Israel Begins Ground Offensive To Occupy Gaza City; China And Donald Trump Administration Agree On Framework For App In U.S.; Israel Begins Ground Offensive to Occupy Gaza City; Qatar Hosts Arab-Islamic Summit Over Israeli Strike on Doha; Trump Says U.S. Strike Kills Three Venezuelan NARCO Terrorists; Venezuela Says Secretary Marco Rubio Responsible for U.S. Military Escalation; Trump to Travel to U.K. For His Second State Visit; Poland Says NATO Should Impose No-fly Zone Over Ukraine; Russia and Belarus Conduct Joint Military Drills; Bad Bunny Wraps Up Historic Puerto Rico Residency; New World Champion for Black Pudding Throwing Named. Aired 2-3a ET
• Israel Launches Ground Incursion into Gaza City; U.S.-China Reached Framework Deal to Move TikTok's Ownership; Auctions for "Downton Abbey" Memorabilia to Begin Days After "Grand Finale" Movie Hit Theaters. Aired 3-4a ET

CNN This Morning

• Israel Launches Ground Offensive to Occupy Gaza City; Kirk Shooting Suspect to Appear in Court; Are Conservatives Embracing Cancel Culture? Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Investigators Focus on Messages Tied to Kirk Shooting Suspect; FBI Director Kash Patel Testifies on Capitol Hill; White House Vows to Crack Down on "Left-Wing Terror." Aired 6:30-7a ET

Connect the World

• Rubio: "Very Short Window" for Ceasefire Deal to Happen; Gaza Health Officials: Dozens Killed in Overnight Strikes as Israel Begins Ground Incursion in Gaza City; U.N. Commission: Israel is Committing Genocide in Gaza; Hollywood Legend Robert Redford Dies at 89; Trump: We have a Deal on TikTok; Trump Heads to UK for Historic Second State Visit. Aired 9-10a ET
• Trump Heads to U.K. for Historic Second State Visit; FBI Director Faces Questions from Senate amid Turmoil; State Department Denied Visas to People "Celebrating" Charlie Kirk's Killing; Prior to Israeli Ground Offensive, Only 40 Percent of 1 Million Have Left Gaza City; Remembering Robert Redford. Aired 10-11a ET

Erin Burnett Outfront

• Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect Makes First Court Appearance; Crackdown On Free Speech; Patel's Shocking Testimony; Robert Redford, Hollywood Icon And Sundance Founder, Dead At 89. Aired 7-8p ET

Early Start with Rahel Solomon

• Israeli Military Begins Ground Invasion Of Gaza City; Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Expected In Court; U.S. Military Kills 3 In Strike Against Narcoterrorists; Belarus, Russia Conduct Joint Military Drills Amid NATO Tensions. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Donald Trump's State Visit To The U.K.; Trump Files $15 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against The New York Times; Israel begins ground offensive in Gaza City; U.S. And China Reach TikTok Deal Framework; Musk Buys 1 Billion Tesla Shares, Erasing 2025 Losses. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Israel Begins Ground Offensive To Occupy Gaza City; Kirk Shooting Suspect To Make First Court Appearance Today; Poland Says NATO Should Impose No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine; Trump To Travel To U.K. For His Second State Visit. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• China And Trump Administration Agree On Framework For TikTok App In U.S.; FBI Director Under Scrutiny For Handling Of Probe; Trump To Create Memphis Task Force For Crime Crackdown. Aired 5:30-6a ET

Inside Politics

• FBI Director Patel Defends His Handling Of Kirk Shooting Case; Patel Testifies Amid Questions Over FBI Leadership, Kirk Case; Sen. Booker To Patel: I think Trump "Will Cut You Loose". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• FBI Director Patel Defends His Handling Of Kirk Shooting Case; Trump Threatens To "Go After" Reporter, Claims Critical Coverage Could Be Hate Speech; Trump Files $15B Defamation Lawsuit Against New York Times; Shapiro: "We Need To Be Clear And Unequivocal In Calling Out All Forms Of Political Violence"; Hollywood Icon Robert Redford Dies At 89. Aired 12:30-1p ET

Isa Soares Tonight

• Did Not Air 2-3p ET

Laura Coates Live

• Kirk's Accused Killer In Court As New Evidence Revealed; Patel Gets Into Shouting Matches Over Epstein Files, FBI Firings; Conservatives Outraged Over Bondi's Call To Prosecute "Hate Speech." Aired 11p-12a ET

One World with Zain Asher

• IDF Warns Gaza City Residents to Evacuate "Dangerous Combat Zone"; King Charles, Queen Camilla will Host State Dinner for Trump; FBI Director Kash Patel Faces Tough Questions from Congress; Israel Begins Ground Offensive to Occupy Gaza City; Trump Heading to Britain for his Second State Visit; Hollywood Legend Robert Redford Dies at 89. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Israel Begins Ground Offensive To Occupy Gaza City; FBI Director Kash Patel Faces Tough Questions From Congress; Maduro Warns "Great War" In Caribbean Could Break Out; Bad Bunny Residency Inspires And Energizes Puerto Rico; U.N. Inquiry Chair Responds To Israel's Genocide Denial; Hollywood pays tribute to the one and only Robert Redford; Aired 12-1p ET

Quest Means Business

• Trump to Arrive In U.K. For Historic Second State Visit; Fed Expected To Deliver First Rate Cut Since December; Fed Expected To Deliver First Rate Cut Since December; United Airlines CEO On Newark Airport Changes. Aired 4-4:45p ET

The Situation Room

• FBI Says, Recovered DNA Evidence Matches Suspect in Kirk Killing; Rubio Affirms U.S. Support for Israel After Netanyahu Meeting; Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) Endorses Zohran Mamdani in Race for New York City Mayor. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Robert Redford Dies at 89; Kash Patel Testifies on Capitol Hill; U.S. Kills Three in New Strike Against Alleged "Narco- Terrorists". Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX); Kash Patel Grilled on Capitol Hill; United Nations Accuses Israel of Genocide in Gaza. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Kissing Bug Disease; Trump Sues 'The New York Times'; Online Radicalization. Aired 11:30a-12p ET

The Source with Kaitlan Collins

• Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Charged With Aggravated Murder; FBI Director Gets Into Shouting Matches With Dem Senators; Manchin: Need More Checks & Balances On Social Media. Aired 9-10p ET

The Brief with Jim Sciutto

• Prosecutor To Seek Death Penalty For Kirk Shooting Suspect; Trump Arrives In The U.K. For State Visit; Israel Begins Ground Offensive To Occupy Gaza City; Politics And Policy In Focus As Fed Meeting Begins; Hollywood Legend Robert Redford Dies At 89. Aired 6-7p ET

What We Know with Max Foster

• Kirk Shooting Suspect Charged With Aggravated Murder; Soon: Trump To Arrive In U.K. For Second State Visit; Israel Begins Ground Offensive To Occupy Gaza City; FBI Director Kash Patel Faces Intense Senate Questioning; Hollywood Legend Robert Redford Dies At 89. Aired 3-4p ET