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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• New Release: Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times in Private E-mails; Interview with Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ); Interview with Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL). House Votes to End Shutdown; Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times in Private Emails; House Votes to End Shutdown, Next is Trump's Signature; Trump Says U.S. Workers Don't Have Certain Talents. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore; Interview with Human Rights Watch Americas Division Director Juanita Goebertus Estrada; Interview with Cristosal Executive Director Noah Bullock; Interview with The New York Times Reporter and "Takeover" Author Charlie Savage. Aired 1- 2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• House Docs: Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times In Private Emails; Now: Dem Rep. Adelita Grijalva Sworn Into Congress; New Rep. Adelita Grijalva Signs Epstein Discharge Petition. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• New Release: Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times In E-mails; Venezuela Touts "Massive" Military Mobilization Amid U.S. Buildup; Trump Repeatedly Dismisses Concerns About Affordability; Soon: House To Vote On Ending Record-Long Government Shutdown. Aired 5-6p ET
• New Release, Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times in Emails; Soon, House to Vote on Ending Record-Long Government Shutdown; Bipartisan Push to Extend Obamacare Subsidies for Two Years. Now: Debate On House Floor Before Final Vote To End Shutdown. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Epstein Email Describes Trump as the Dog That Hasn't Barked; Trump Officials Hold Situation Room Meeting Over Epstein Files; U.S. Government Reopens After Longest Shutdown Ever. Shutdown Now A Tug-of- War; MAGA World Reacts to President Trump. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Angry Democrats Confront Republicans During Key House Committee Vote; 800-Plus Flights Canceled Today as House Prepares for Shutdown Vote; Mother of Missing Girl to be Arraigned on Unrelated Charge. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• White House Weighs Strategy To Improve Trump's Standing On Economy; UK Suspends Some Intel Sharing With U.S. Over Boat Strike Concerns; 800+ More Flights Canceled Today As Shutdown Bill Advances. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• White House Weighs Strategy to Improve Trump's Standing on Economy; Interview with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL): Top House Democrats Vow to Fight Shutdown Bill Over Health Care Funding; Sonder Files for Bankruptcy, Hotel Guests Stranded Mid-Stay; Northeast, West Coast Brace for More Winter Weather. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Epstein Mentioned Trump in Private Emails; President Trump and Inflation Polls; Kit Darby is Interviewed about Aviation Issues; Warning to be Removed from Hormone Therapy; Trial Begins for Former Aide Accused of Helping China; U.K. Suspends Intel Sharing with U.S. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Epstein Emails Released; Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH) is Interviewed about the Epstein Emails; Travel Chaos Continues; Dan Rayfield is Interviewed about SNAP Payments. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Missing Girl's Mother Faces Unrelated Charges; Tim Cadogan is Interviewed About GoFundMe; Michael Shannon is Interviewed about "Nuremberg.". Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Dismisses Affordability Crisis; Air Travel Delays Continue; Trump Mentioned in Newly Released Epstein E-Mails. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• House Leaders to Swear in Rep-Elect Grijalva Around 4 p.m. ET; Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times in Private Emails; House Returns to Vote on Ending Government Shutdown; Top House Dems Vow to Fight Shutdown Bill Over Health Care Costs; Air Traffic Still Snarled Before House Vote to End Shutdown. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times in Private Emails; Newly-Finished Bridge Collapses in China; U.S. Mints Last-ever Penny After More Than 230 Years of Production; Convenience Store Group Seeks Federal Law as Penny Phases Out; Trial Begins for Ex-aide to NY Govs, Accused of Being Chinese Agent. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM): New Release: Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times in Private E-Mails; White House Holds Meeting on House Effort to Force Release of Epstein Files; FDA Removing "Black Box" Warning from Menopause Hormone Therapy; Judge Orders Release of Hundreds of People Arrested in Illinois Immigration Crackdown. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• New Release: Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times in Private Emails; WH: Newly Released Epstein Emails Prove Trump Did Nothing Wrong; Sources: Epstein Survivors Will Be at Grijalva's Swearing-in; House Panel Releases 20,000 More Epstein Documents; WH: "Narco Terrorist Campaign in the Caribbean" Will Continue; Venezuela Announces "Massive Mobilization" of Military Forces; Hundreds of Flights Canceled Today Ahead of Shutdown Vote. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• New Release: Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times in Private E-mails; ByHeart Recalls All Its Baby Formula Products Nationwide; U.S. Mints Last-Ever Penny After 230 Years of Production. Aired 3:30- 4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• U.K. Suspends Some Intel Sharing With U.S. Over Boat Strikes; At Least 12 Killed In Islamabad Suicide Attack; Up To 10 Percent Of Flights To Be Cut By Friday Per FAA Order; Finance And Fossil Fuels Are Top Issues At U.N. Climate Summit; Israeli Parliament Advances Two Controversial Bills; New Jersey Teens Arrested in Alleged Terror Plot; Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Set to Launch on Wednesday; Elon Musk Targets Human Habitation of Mars; New Hongqi Bridge Partially Collapses in China; More Coupes Tie the Knot After China's Marriage Reforms; Cristiano Ronaldo Says 2026 World Cup Will Be His Last; Aurora Borealis Spotted Across the U.S. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.K. Stops Intelligence Sharing with the U.S. over Boat Strikes; Popular Chinese Gay Dating Apps Wiped Out of App Stores. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Today: House Expected to Vote to Reopen Government; One-on-One with Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Flight Problems Could Extend beyond Thanksgiving; House to Swear in Democrat Today; Mark Wolf is Interviewed about Trump's Attack on Judges; Trump Blames Affordability on Democrats. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Venezuela Announces "Massive Mobilization" of Military; Israeli Settlers Launch Arson Attack in Occupied West Bank; Damage & Flooding in Taiwan as Typhoon Fung-Wong Approaches; Saudi Developer to Open New Luxury Tourist Destination. Aired 9-10a ET
• New Release: Epstein mentioned Trump multiple times in private emails; Venezuela mobilized military amid U.S. build-up in region; Baby Formula Recall. Aired 10:15-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Epstein Email Refers To Trump As The "Dog That Hasn't Barked"; Soon: Vote To End Shutdown; Where Is Putin's Top Diplomat? Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• House Of Representatives Prepares To Vote On Funding Bill; U.K. Suspends Some Intel Sharing With U.S. Over Boat Strikes; Up To 10 Percent Of Flights To Be Cut By Friday Per FAA Order; Record-Breaking Cold Snap Hits Eastern U.S.; At Least 12 Killed In Islamabad Suicide Attack. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Polls: Many Americans Unhappy With Trump's Handling Of Economy; Sources: Bovino And Border Patrol Agents To Leave Chicago; Russian Forces Move Deeper Into Ukrainian City Of Pokrovsk. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• New Release: Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times In Private Emails; JFK's Grandson Jack Schlossberg Launches Bid For Congress. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• House Returns to Session to Vote on Reopening the Government; Top House Dems Vow to Fight Shutdown Bill Over Health Care Funding; Sources Say White House Plans Meeting Today on Epstein Files. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Civilians Trapped in El Fasher Face Extreme Violence; Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times in Private Emails; House to Vote on Ending Government Shutdown; Russia and Kazakhstan Deepen Oil Sector Ties; Russian forces Push Further into Pokrovsk. Newly Released Jeffrey Epstein E-mails Show the Sex Offender Mentioned Donald Trump Multiple Times Before He Became U.S. President; U.S. Lawmakers Set to Vote Today on a Plan to Reopen the Government; Settler Violence Rocks the West Bank As Palestinian Officials Urge the World to Take Action. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Epstein Emails Naming Trump Fuel Scandal; Longest Government Shutdown Officially Over; Democratic Voters Speak Out as Shutdown Ends. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• House Expected to Vote Today on Ending Government Shutdown; 800+ More U.S. Flights Canceled as Shutdown Bill Advances; Columbia Stopping Intelligence Sharing with U.S. for Now; Top Diplomats to Tackle War in Ukraine, Gaza Ceasefire; Venezuela Announces "Massive Mobilization" of Military Forces; New Hongqi Bridge Partially Destroyed After Landslide. Aired 11a-12p ET
• New Release: Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times In Private Emails; House Expected To Vote Today On Ending Government Shutdown; Venezuela Announces "Massive Mobilization" Of Military Forces; At Least 12 Killed In Islamabad Suicide Attack; Up To 10 Percent Of Flights To Be Cut By Friday Per FAA Order; Sources: White House Plans Meeting Today ON Epstein Files; White House Weighs Tour For Trump To Talk Economy; Aurora Borealis Spotted Across The U.S.; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Interview with Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL); The Rise of A.I. and Its Impact on Human Connection. New Release: Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times in Private E-mails; House Returns to Vote on Bill to End 43-Day Shutdown; Google Files Lawsuit to Stop Relentless Phishing Attacks. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• New Release, Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times in Private Emails; Soon, House Members Return Ahead of Vote to End Shutdown; Venezuela Launches Military Drills as U.S. Warships Arrive in the Caribbean. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Venezuela Launches Military Drills; U.K. Suspends Some Intelligence Sharing with U.S.; Supreme Court Extends Pause of Full SNAP Benefits; Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times in Private Emails; ByHeart Recalls All of its Baby Formula in the U.S. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA); Interview With Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX); Trump Mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein E-Mails. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Travel Nightmare; Supreme Court Extends Pause on SNAP Benefits; Venezuela Launching Military Exercises; Trump Mentioned in Newly Released Epstein E-Mails. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• House To Vote Next Week On Whether To Release Epstein Files; Grijalva Finally Sworn In, Paving Way For Epstein Files Vote; Live In Moments: President Trump Signs Bill To End Shutdown. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times in Private Emails; House Returns to Vote on Bill to End Government Shutdown; Trump Admin.: IEA's Predictions on Peak Oil "Nonsensical"; New Corruption Scandal in Ukraine; Trump Asks Israeli President to Pardon Netanyahu; Rising Tensions in the Caribbean; Venezuela Announces "Massive Mobilization" of Military; Gay Dating Apps Vanish in China. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• House of Representatives Prepares to Vote on Funding Bill; U.S. Carrier Arrives Near Latin America Amid Tensions with Venezuela; Turning Point USA Campus Protests Draws DOJ's Attention; Did Democrats Cave Too Early on Shutdown?; Justice Department Investigating UC Berkeley Protests; How to Solve Affordability Crisis?; Newsom Attends Climate Change Conference as Trump Officials Skip It; Tennis Giants Sinner, Alcaraz Talk Rivalry, Friendship. Aired 12-1a ET
• Venezuela Orders Military Mobilization Amid U.S. Naval Buildup; At Least 12 Killed In Islamabad Suicide Attack; Dallas Mavericks Fire GM Responsible For Doncic Trade; DOJ Investigating after Protesters Disrupt Turning Point USA Campus Event; How to Heal from Burnout, Anxiety Social Disconnection; Maryland Veteran Finds New Mission in the Classroom; More Couples Tie the Knot after China's Marriage Reforms. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• New Release: Epstein Mentioned Trump Multiple Times In Private Emails; House Returns To Vote On Bill To End 43-Day Shutdown; Trump Has Downplayed State Of Economy Publicly; Venezuela Announces "Massive Mobilization" Of Military; British PM Faces Questions Over Trump's Threat To Sue BBC. Aired 3-4p ET