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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• ABC Yanks Jimmy Kimmel's Show "Indefinitely" After His Remarks About Charlie Kirk Suspect; Trump Celebrates ABC's Move to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Show Off the Air: "Great News for America"; ABC Drops "Jimmy Kimmel Live! Indefinitely Over Kirk Suspect Remarks; Trump Designates Antifa as a Terrorist Organization; Three Officers Killed in Shooting in Central Pennsylvania and Two Officers in Critical Condition, Suspect Dead. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to E.U. Gordon Sondland; Interview with Former U.K. Ambassador to U.S. Peter Westmacott; Interview with Inventor of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Now: Trump Attends State Dinner In UK With King Charles; Just In: House Judiciary Committee Votes 20-19 To Block A Dem Push To Subpoena Banks Connected To Epstein; Just In: Stocks Mixed After Fed Cuts Interest Rates By 0.25 Percent. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• FBI Director: Alex Acosta "Limited" Epstein Investigation; Rep. James Comer, (R-KY), Is Interviewed About Epstein Case, Alex Acosta, Ghislaine Maxwell, Online Forum Users; House Oversight Committee To Interview Alex Acosta On Friday; Former AG Bill Barr: Epstein "Absolutely" Died By Suicide; Deputy AG Blanche: I Gave Maxwell The "Opportunity To Speak"; House Oversight Chair Invites CEOs Of Discord, Steam, Twitch And Reddit To Testify On Radicalization Of Online Forum Users; Fed Cuts Interest Rates To 4 Percent, Citing "Weakening Job Market". Aired 5-6p ET
• Ousted CDC Head Says RFK Jr. is Putting Public Health at Risk; Trump Attends State Dinner in U.K. With King Charles; Democrats Threaten Shutdown Over Key Obamacare Extension. ABC: Network Pulls Jimmy Kimmel's Show "Indefinitely" After Comedian's Remarks About Charlie Kirk's Killer. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Jimmy Kimmel Pulled Off the Air Over Charlie Kirk Remarks; Kimmel Yanked After FCC Threat, Easy Way or Hard Way; Trump Celebrates Canceled Kimmel, Threatens Others. "NewsNight" Discusses Jimmy Kimmel Pulled Off The Air Due To Kirk Remarks. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Makes Unprecedented Second State Visit to U.K.; Fired CDC Chief Susan Monarez to Testify on Capitol Hill; Charging Documents Provide Glimpse into Suspected Kirk Shooter's Potential Motive. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Royal Welcome For Trump And First Lady Melania At Windsor Castle; Today: Federal Reserve Expected To Cut Interest Rates; Palestinians Flee Gaza City As Israel Says It Launched Ground Assault. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Royal Welcome for Trump and First Lady Melania at Windsor Castle; Kirk Shooting Suspect Charged with Aggravated Murder; Trump Delays TikTok Ban a Fourth Time, Possible Deal in the Works. Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• Pam Bondi and Free Speech; Bondi Backtracks on Hate Speech; Melania Trump and Kate Middleton Prepare to Meet on World Stage; Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) is Interviewed about Kirk Assassination; CNN Podcast Examines Police Misconduct. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Fired CDC Director to Testify; Michael Osterholm is Interviewed About the CDC; Kirk Shooting Suspect Charged; Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) is Interviewed about a Government Shutdown; Trump Visits the U.K. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Madison Mills is Interviewed about Interest Rates; Americans and the Ideal Family Size; Robert Anthony "Coach Rac" Cruz is Interviewed about the Savannah Bananas. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Visits U.K.; FBI Director Grilled on Capitol Hill; Federal Reserve Expected to Cut Interest Rates; Fired CDC Director Testifies Before Senate. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• King Charles Hosts Trump & First Lady Melania at Windsor Castle; Large Crowds Protest in London as Royal Family Host Trumps; Fed Expected to Cut Interest Rates Soon; Job Data Shows Black Unemployment Surges to Highest Level Since COVID; Possible Deal in the Works as Trump Again Delays TikTok Ban. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Fed Cuts Key Rate by Quarter Percentage Point; Trump's New Pick for Fed Reserve Board Dissented, Wanted Larger Cut; Ex-CDC Director Monarez Says RFK Jr. Told Me to Commit in Advance to Approving Every Decision by Vaccine Committee Regardless of Scientific Evidence; King Charles Hosts Trump & First Lady Melania at Windsor Castle; Trump Makes Unprecedented Second State Visit to U.K. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA): FBI Director Kash Patel Testifies as Trump Allies Question His Leadership, Whether He'll Meet with Epstein Victims; Summer Heat Deaths Triple in Europe; Kissing Bug Disease Poses Growing Health Risk in U.S. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• FED Chair Signals Further Interest Rate Cuts; Fed Cuts Key Rate by Quarter Point to Aid Weak Job Market; Pomp, Grandeur Surround Trump's Second State Visit to U.K.; Rupert Murdoch Attending State Dinner Amid Trump Legal Battle; Body of Black Student Found Hanging from Tree in Mississippi; Ex-CDC Director: RFK Jr. Called for Firings Without Cause; Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) Discusses About CDC. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ): Ex-CDC Director Says Conflict Over Vaccines Led to Firing; Pomp, Grandeur Surround Trump's Second State Visit to UK; Pilot Scolded for Flying too Close to Air Force One; Trump and First Lady Attend State Dinner at Windsor Castle. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Israel Begins Ground Offensive to Occupy Gaza City; Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Charged with Aggravated Murder; Trump Makes Unprecedented Second State Visit to U.K.; Heat-Related Deaths Reaches Thousands Across Europe; Study: 24,000+ Heat-Related Deaths Across Europe; Remembering Robert Redford, Dead at 89. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Israeli Military Says Gaza City Offensive Will Take "Months"; Kirk Shooting Suspect Makes First Court Appearance; New York State Judge Dismisses Terrorism Charges Against Luigi Mangione; Chilean Mother Reunites With Twin Daughters After 45 Years Through DNA Search; U.N. Inquiry Finds Israel Committing Genocide In Gaza; U.N. Commission: Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza; Russia, Belarus Wrap Up Major Joint Military Drills; Trump Makes Unprecedented Second State Visit to U.K.; Remembering the Legendary Robert Redford; Study: 24k-Plus Heat-Related Deaths Across Europe; Octopuses Favor Certain Arms for Specific Tasks. Aired 1-2a ET
• Israel's Ground Offense To Occupy Gaza City Underway; Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect Makes First Coup Appearance; Donald Trump Makes Unprecedented Second State Visit To U.K.; Study Shows More Than 24,000 Heat-related Deaths Across Europe; Hollywood Legend Robert Redford Dies at 89; Elton John Turns Kneecaps Into Jewelry After Surgery. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Donald and Melania Trump Back in the United Kingdom for a State Visit; Suspect in Charlie Kirk's Assassination Appears in Court, Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty; Veteran Hollywood Actor Robert Redford Dies. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Kash Patel Engages in Fiery Back and Forth with Senators; Prosecutor: Suspect Left Note Saying He Would 'Take Out' Kirk; CNN Podcast Examines Chicago's History of Police Misconduct. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Courtenay Brown is Interviewed about the Fed Meeting; Trump Visits Windsor Castle; Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) is Interviewed about Russia. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• U.S. and UK Reach $42 Billion "Tech Prosperity Deal"; Palestinians Flee as IDF Says Gaza City Ground Operation to Take "Several Months"; Sources: TikTok in U.S. to be Operated by Group of Investors; U.S. President to Meet with British Prime Minister Today; Trump Makes Unprecedented Second State Visit to UK. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Trump's Unprecedented Second State Visit to U.K.; Israel Launches Gaza City Offensive amid Global Outcry; Trump and Melania View Royal Collection; U.S.-U.K. Launch Major Tech Deal; Pope Leo Calls for Gaza Ceasefire and Hostage Release. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Jimmy Kimmel Pulled Off The Air Over Charlie Kirk Remarks. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• President Trump Makes Unprecedented Second State Visit to UK; Kirk Shooting Suspect Makes First Court Appearance; New York State Judge Dismisses Terrorism Charges Against Luigi Mangione; Israeli Military Says Gaza City Offensive Will Take "Months"; Chilean Mother Reunites With Twin Daughters After 45 Years Through DNA Search. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Climate Change Boosted Summer Heat That Killed Thousands In Europe; Fed Expected To Announcements First Rate Cut Since December; FBI Director Kash Patel grilled By Democrats In Fiery Hearing; Elderly Nuns Break Into Former Convent; Brady To Play With NFL Stars In Saudi Flag Tourney; Remembering Iconic Actor Robert Redford. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump In U.K. For State Visit; Kirk Shooting Suspect Makes First Court Appearance; Israel's Ground Offensive To Occupy Gaza City Underway. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump: Zelensky Will "Have To Make A Deal" To End War; Democrats Grill FBI Director During Contentious Hearing; Friends, Co- stars, Moviegoers Remember Robert Redford. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Fired CDC Director Testifies Before Senate Health Committee; Monarez: Kennedy Told Me To Fire Career Officials Without Cause; Murkowski: "Worried" About Trust In Public Health Institutions. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Fired CDC Director Testifies Before Senate Help Committee; Dr. Monarez Says She Was Ousted for Refusing to Pre-approve Vaccine Recommendations; Ex-CDC Chief Medical Officer Testifies After Resigning in Protest. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Visiting Royal Family at Windsor Castle; President Trump's Second State Visit to U.K.; Large Anti-Trump Protests in U.K.; Susan Monarez Testifies on Capitol Hill. U.S. Fed Cuts Key Rate By a Quarter Percentage Point; President Trump Visits British Royal Family at Windsor Castle; Israeli Tanks Surround Gaza City As Many Continue to Flee. Aired 2- 3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• ABC Yanks Jimmy Kimmel's Show Off Air "Indefinitely" Over Kirk Comments; Laura Coates Interviews Epstein Survivor; Fired CDC Director Speaks Out Against RFK Jr. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• U.S. President and First Lady Visiting King & Queen, Prince & Princess of Wales; Pomp and Protests Greet Trump in UK; Trump and Royals Viewing Military Show at Windsor Castle; U.S. Federal Reserve Widely Expected to Cut Interest Rates; The Red Arrows Flying Over Windsor Castle; Trump Visiting Royal Family at Windsor Castle. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Visiting Royal Family At Windsor Castle; Israel's Ground Offensive To Occupy Gaza City Underway; Fired CDC Director Testifies Before Senate Health Committee; Parent Of Cancer Patient: "Rug Has Been Pulled From Under Us"; Bold Fashion Choices During U.K. State Visit; Mother Reunites With Twin Daughter After 45 Years; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• King Charles Speaks at U.K. State Banquet for Trump; Trump Speaks at U.K. State Banquet; Top CEOs attend State Banquet; Federal Reserve Lowers Interest Rates by Quarter Point Amid Trump Pressure; Trump Attends State Banquet at Windsor Castle. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Makes Unprecedented Second State Visit to U.K.; Utah Valley University Students Return to Class After Kirk Killing; Ousted CDC Chief Susan Monarez About to Testify on Capitol Hill. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Susan Monarez Testifies on Capitol Hill; Dr. Debra Houry Testifies on Capitol Hill After Resigning in Protest. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Federal Reserve Expected to Cut Interest Rates; Charlie Kirk Murder Investigation Continues; Trump Visits United Kingdom. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Fired CDC Director Testifies Before Congress; President Trump Visits United Kingdom. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Celebrates Kimmel's Suspension: "Great News"; Vance Blames "Left-Wing Radicals" For Gunning Down Kirk; Fired CDC Director: Never Told RFK Jr. I Was Untrustworthy. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump with King Charles in Windsor Castle; Trump's Second State Visit to U.K.; Protesters Hold Anti-Trump Demonstrations; Federal Reserve Announces First Rate Cut; Israel's Ground Offensive in Gaza Underway; Two U.S. Senators Accuse Israel of Ethnic Cleansing; Susan Monarez Testifies Before Senate Health Committee. Aired 6- 7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• British Royals Host Donald Trump At State Banquet; Fed Cuts Interest Rates By 25 Basis Points; Israel Launches Gaza City Offensive Amid Global Outcry. Aired 3-4p ET