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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Meets With National Security Team Amid Questions Over Strikes On Alleged Drug Boats; Interview With Rep. Seth Moulton (D- MA); Hegseth Facing Growing Pressure With Boat Strikes Under Scrutiny; White House: Jared Kushner To Join Special Envoy Steve Witkoff In Moscow; WH: Trump's Medical Imaging Was Cardiovascular & Abdominal Systems; Trump: "Whole World Is Watching" Tennessee Special Election. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with "Americas Quarterly" Editor-in-Chief Brian Winter; Interview with Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry; Interview with Fatherless No More Initiative Founder Pastor Tim Johnson; Interview with New York Magazine Features Writer Andrew Rice. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Soon: White House Meeting On Venezuela; Tennessee Special Election Tests Dem Momentum In 2025 Races; White House Releases Statement On Trump's Medical Imaging Results. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• White House Plan What's Next for Venezuela; Alina Habba's Unlawful Position; Man Denies Killing His Wife. Noem: Believe Shooting Suspect Was "Radicalized" In The U.S.; WH: Trump's MRI Was Of Cardiovascular & Abdominal Systems; Trump Lashes Out At Reporter: "Are You Stupid?". Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Meeting With National Security Team On Venezuela; Mangione Defense Seeks To Have Key Evidence Tossed In State Case; White House Says, Jared Kushner To Join Top U.S. Negotiator In Moscow; Tomorrow's Tennessee Special Election Tests Democrats' Momentum; Senator Schumer Says His NY Offices Received Bomb Threats. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Hegseth Shifts Responsibility For Double-Tap Strike On Boat; Democrats Accuse Trump Admin Of War Crimes After Boat Bombings; Trump Pardons Drug Kingpin Despite Targeting Alleged Drug Boats; White House Releases Trump MRI Details; Trump And GOP Prevent Disaster In TN Race. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Defends Hegseth Over Reported Follow-Up Strike on Boat; New Winter Storm Threatens More Snow, Travel Disruptions; Four Dead, Including Three Children in California Mass Shooting. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Defends Hegseth Over Reported Follow-Up Strike On Boat; Soon: Opening Statements To Begin In Brian Walshe Murder Trial; Sen. Angus King (I-ME) On Congress' Investigation Of Reports Of "Double- Tap" Military Strike. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• New Winter Storm Threatens More Snow, Travel Disruptions; U.S. Military Killed survivors of Boat Strike; Lawmakers Warn Second Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime; Mangione Lawyers Fight to Exclude Key Evidence in Trial; 4 Dead, Including 3 Children in California Mass Shooting. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Witkoff Heads to Russia; Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) is Interviewed about Ukraine Talks; National Guard Shooting Suspect Radicalized in U.S.; Poll Numbers on Trump and Republicans; Lowest Gas Prices Since 2021; Madison Mills is Interviewed about Homeownership. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Defends Hegseth over Strikes; Lawmakers Review Strike in Caribbean; New Winter Storm Threatens Travel Disruptions; Sevent Million Americans under Winter Storm Alerts; Scott Dresser is Interviewed about Amazon Robotics. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Habba Unlawfully Serving as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey; Donte Mills is Interviewed about the Alina Habba Decision; Tennessee Special Election; Clint Henderson is interviewed about Holiday Travel. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Winter Storm; Luigi Mangione in Court; Scrutiny Grows Over Boat Strikes. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Says He Will Honor National Guard Shooting Victims at White House; Trump Says Pause on Asylum Decisions May Be Indefinite; Lawmakers Warn Second Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime; Surveys Show That Americans Paid More, but Got Less for Their Money on Black Friday; White House Says Trump Had Cardiac MRI, Which Showed Excellent Health. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• White House Says Narco Terrorist Groups Are Subject to Lethal Targeting; New Research Shows Smartphones Could Be Putting Your Kids at Risk; Testimony Begins in Trial of Man Accused of Murdering Wife, Brian Walshe Pleaded Guilty to Hiding Wife's Body, Not Murder; Snow, Ice, Cold Temps Disrupt Post-Thanksgiving Travel. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Tomorrow's Tennessee Special Election to Test Democrats' 2025 Momentum; Immigration Crackdown Expected in New Orleans this Week; Supreme Court Hears $1 Billion Music Piracy Dispute; Early-Age Phone Use Tied to Obesity, Depression, Poor Sleep; Senior FDA Plans Changes to Vaccine Approval Process. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• WH: Admiral Ordered Second Strike on Alleged Drug Boat; Soon: Trump to Hold Venezuela Oval Office Meeting; White House: Trump's MRI Was of Cardiovascular, Abdominal Systems; Full Video of CEO's Killing Shown as Luigi Mangione Was in Court; Mangione's Lawyers Seek to Get Key Evidence Tossed; Bomb Cyclone to Bring First Widespread Snow to Parts of Northeast. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA): Admiral Ordered Second Strike on Alleged Drug Boat; White House Vows Immigration Crackdown After Shooting of National Guard Members; Americans Paid More, Got Less for Their Money. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Says Ukraine Talks Going Well While Rubio Calls Negotiations 'Fragile'; Venezuela Accuses U.S. of Murder Amid Caribbean Boat Strikes; City Mourns at Least 146 Killed in Deadly Blaze; Heavy Rain Kills 900 across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand; Pope Leo Begins Three-Day Visit to Lebanon; Tour Guide on Visit to 'Fancy' and 'Modern' Pyongyang; Faberge Imperial Egg to Hit Auction on Tuesday. Aired 12-1a ET
• Heavy Rains Kill 900 Across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand; Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace and Unity Among Lebanon's Many Faiths; Mourners Pay Respects to Slain Israeli Hostage Dror Or; Netanyahu Requests Pardon in Ongoing Corruption Trial; New System of Arctic Air to Drive Down Temperatures; "Zootopia 2" Brings in $556M Globally. Aired 1-2a ET
• Witkoff Heads to Russia; Parts of U.S. Faces Winter Weather Woes; Pope Leo Visits Lebanon; Netanyahu Requests Pardon In Ongoing Corruption Trial; Funding Cuts Threaten Years Of Global HIV/AIDS Progress; Heavy Rain Kills 900 Across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand; Verstappen Wins Qatar Grand Prix After McLaren Blunder. Aired 2-3a ET
• Steve Witkoff Arrives in Russia for Peace Talks; Pope Leo is in Lebanon for the Second Half of His First Apostolic Trip; Ahead of Tennessee's 7th Congressional District Special Election, Democrats will Attempt to Flip Seat in Congress. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Top Republicans Question 'Double-Tap' Hits on Survivors; Mangione Continues to Attract Fans One Year after Killing Healthcare CEO. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Witkoff Heads to Russia; Rev. Paul Erickson is Interviewed about ICE Raids on Houses of Worship; Special House Election in Tennessee; Growing Group of Retiring Lawmakers. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff Returning to Moscow; U.S. Hosts High-Level Ukrainian Delegation in Florida; Corruption Scandal Rattles Ukraine Amid Peace Negotiations; Zelenskyy, Macron Discuss U.S.-Backed Peace Plan; Pope Leo in Beirut's Martyrs' Square for Interreligious Meeting. Aired 9-10a ET
• U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff Returning To Moscow; Deep Concern From Both Parties On Follow-Up Boat Strike; Benjamin Netanyahu Requests Pardon In Ongoing Corruption Trial. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• White House Faces Pressure From Congress Over Legality Of Lethal Boat Strikes; White House: Scans Of Trump's Heart & Abdomen Show "Perfectly Normal" Results; Trump Envoy Hours Away From High- Stakes Putin Meeting. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• President Trump Tells Reporters He Still Believes There's a Good Chance of a Deal to End Russia-Ukraine War; U.S. Midwest and Northeast Braces for Severe Winter Storm; A Suspected Shooter Remains At Large After Killing 4 People and Injuring 11 Others at a Birthday Party in California. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• City Mourns At Least 151 Killed In Deadly Hong Kong Blaze; Democrats Trying To Flip House Seat In Tennessee; Mass Shooting In California Leave Four Dead, 11 Wounded. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• GOP-Led Committees Plan Probes Of Boat Strike Killings; Sen. Kelly: Report Of Follow-Up Strike "Seems To" Be War Crime; Trump Threatens "Action On Land" In Venezuela "Very Soon"; Appeals Court: Alina Habba "Unlawfully" Serving As U.S. Atty For NJ. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• GOP Congresswoman Says America "Needs To Go In" To Venezuela; Trump Says He Will Pardon Former Honduran President Hernandez; Affordability Takes Center Stage In Surprisingly Close TN Race; Trump Commutes Sentence Of Private Equity Chief Convicted Of Fraud. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• U.S. Congress Demand Answers Over Ongoing Strikes On Alleged Drug Boats In The Caribbean; Witkoff And Kushner Head To Moscow For Ukraine- Russia Peace Talks; More Than A Thousand People Dead And Hundreds More Missing After Catastrophic Flooding Across Asia; Netanyahu Requests Pardon In Ongoing Corruption Trial; Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 70,000; Trump Threatens Land Action In Venezuela; Trump to Hold Oval Office Meeting On Venezuela; Trump To Pardon Former Honduran President. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• White House Confirms Second Strike On Alleged Drug Boat; Trump Pardons Former Honduras Leader And Private Equity CEO Convicted Of Fraud; Brian Walshe Faces Murder Trial. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff Returning to Moscow; Zelenskyy, Macron Discuss U.S.-Backed Peace Plan; Corruption Scandal Rattles Ukraine Amid Peace Negotiations; Trump to Hold Oval Meeting on Venezuela; Netanyahu Requests Pardon in Ongoing Corruption Trial; Pope Leo on Three-Day Visit to Crisis-Hit Lebanon. Aired 11a-12p ET
• White House Official: Kushner And Witkoff Heading To Moscow; Sources: Trump To Hold Oval Office Meeting On Venezuela; U.S. Congress To Investigate On Alleged Drug Boats; manhunt After Birthday party Shooter Kills Three Children And Adult; Officials: Some Renovation Materials Failed Safety Standards; Two Candidates In Virtual Tie; White House Unveils 2025 Holiday Decorations; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump: Consider Venezuelan Airspace To Be Closed; Trump Threatens Action On Land In Venezuela Very Soon; Airbus Shares Fall Amid Issues With Best-Selling A320; Sharma: Now Is Opportunity To Buy Quality Stocks; Zelenskyy, Macron Discuss U.S.-Backed Peace Plan; Zelenskyy In Paris As Witkoff Heads To Moscow For Talks; Pope Leo Urges Youth In Lebanon To Work For Peace; Attentive: 69 Percent Of Consumers Plan To Use A.I. To Compare Deals, Find Gift Ideas; How Trader Joe's Tote Bags Gained Cult Status In London. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Federal Appeals Court Says, Alina Habba Unlawfully Serving as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey; Lawmakers Question Legality of Strikes on Alleged Drug Boat; Soon, Luigi Mangione in New York City Court, as Defense Disputes Key Evidence. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Ramps Up Immigration Crackdown; Pause on Asylum Decisions May Be Indefinite; Manhunt Underway in Stockton, Carolina; Trump to Hold Venezuela Oval Office Meeting; Witkoff Heads to Moscow for Ukraine Talks. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Lawmakers Question Legality Of Strikes On Alleged Drug Boat; Noem: Natl. Guard D.C. Shooting Suspect "Radicalized In The U.S.; New Winter Storm Threatens More Snow, Travel Disruptions. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• White House Christmas Decorations; Brian Walshe Murder Trial; Pete Hegseth Under Fire. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Says He "Wouldn't Have Wanted" Second Boat Strike; Trump Says He Will Pardon Ex-Honduran President Serving 45-Year Sentence In Drug-Trafficking Case; Noem Calls For "Travel Ban" On Nations Flooding U.S. With "Killers." Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump Meets National Security Team; Trump Holds Oval Office Meeting on Venezuela; Trump Threatens Action on Land in Venezuela; Airbus A320 Problems; Zelenskyy Meets with Marcon; Witkoff Heads to Moscow; Russia Claims to Have Captured City of Pokrovsk; More than 1,100 Dead in Asia After Heavy Storms. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• White House: Admiral Ordered Double-Tap Strike On Caribbean Boat; Trump To Hold Oval Office Meeting On Venezuela; U.S. Hosts High-Level Ukrainian Delegation In Florida; Netanyahu Requests Pardon In Ongoing Corruption Trial; Heavy Rain Kills 1,000+ Across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand; Hong Kong High Rise Death Toll Rises To 151, 30 Still Missing; Pope Leo XIV Urges Youth In Lebanon To Work For Peace. Aired 3-4p ET