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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Tennessee Special Election Puts Both Parties On Edge; Growing Concern On Capitol Hill About Second Strike On Boat; Polls Close In Special Election For Tennessee Congressional Seat; Senate Intel Committee Leaders To Meet With Admiral Bradley Thursday; Trump Says He And Hegseth Didn't Know About Second Strike On Boat. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With The Wall Street Journal Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov; Interview With "Three Years on Fire: The Destruction of Ukraine" Author Andrey Kurkov; Interview With "All The Empty Rooms" Subject And CBS News Correspondent Steve Hartman; Interview With Father Of Shooting Victim Gracie Muehlberger And "All the Empty Rooms" Subject Bryan Muehlberger; Interview With Former Iranian Minister for Women's Affairs Mahnaz Afkhami. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump: "I Don't Know About The Second Strike" On Alleged Drug Boat; Final Hours Of Voting In Tennessee Special Election; Trump Dismisses Affordability Issue Despite Focus In Special Election; Trump Appears To Doze During Cabinet Meeting. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Hegseth Says U.S. Has "Only Just Begun" Sinking Alleged Drug Vessels; Putin Meets Trump Envoys Witkoff, Kushner For Ukraine Peace Talks; Dells Give $6.25 Billion To Create 25 Million "Trump Accounts"; Witness: Walshe Searched Online For Best Ways To Dispose Of A Body; Trump Appears To Doze Off Throughout Cabinet Meeting; New Documentary Shows Never-Before-Seen Footage Of Sean Combs Prior To His 2024 Arrest. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Says He And Hegseth Didn't Know About Second Boat Strike; GOP Lawmakers Incensed Over Trump's Pardon Of Former Honduran President; Major Storm Ices Roads, Dumps Snow In Northeast; Affordability Emerges As Key Campaign Issue In Tennessee Special Election; How Comedy Shaped Ben Stiller's Family And Upbringing. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• GOP Averts Disaster In District That Democrats Made Competitive; Trump, Hegseth Insist They Didn't Know About Second Strike; Hegseth Under Fire From Lawmakers; Trump Defends Boat Strikes. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump to Hold Cabinet Meeting Amid Questions Over Boat Strikes; Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow for High-Stakes Putin Meeting; Storm Barrels into Northeast, Threatening Havoc for Morning Commute. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• White House Says U.S. Admiral Approved Second Boat Strike; Witkoff And Kushner In Moscow For High-Stakes Putin Meeting; Testimony Resumes In Brian Walshe Murder Trial. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Watchdog Group: AI-Powered Toys Full of Unexpected and Unsafe Chatter; Interview with Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE): White House, Hegseth Shift Responsibility for Double-Tap Boat Strike; Luigi Mangione Back in Court in CEO Murder Case. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Democrats Aim to Flip Tennessee; Tennessee Voters Head to Polls; U.S. Gymnastics and SafeSport Hit with New Lawsuit; Trump Threatens to Attack Venezuela; Tom Dupree is Interviewed about the Comey and James Cases. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• TSA to Start Charging New Fee; Responsibility for Boat Strike Shifts; High-Stakes Meeting with Putin; Bomb Cyclone Slams Northeast; Testimony Resumes in Walshe Murder Trial. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) is Interviewed about the Boat Strikes; Pete Hegseth's Popularity Numbers; David Risher is Interviewed about Lyft; A.I.-Based Toys Cause Concerns about Child Safety. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Luigi Mangione in Court; Trump Downplays Affordability Crisis; Pete Hegseth Defends Boat Strikes; Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Luigi Mangione Fights To Block Evidence In CEO Murder Case; Accused National Guard Shooter Makes First Court Appearance From Hospital; Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting Amid Questions Over Boat Strikes; Trump Pardons Former Honduran President, Juan Orlando Hernandez. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Says He And Hegseth Didn't Know About Second Strike On Boat; Polls Open In Tennessee Special Congressional Election; Dems Aim To Flip Tennessee District Trump Won By 22 Points Last Year. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Polls Open in Tennessee Special Congressional Election; Walshe Prosecution Reveals More Searches, Hacksaws, Cleaning Blood; Interview with Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA): Hegseth: Didn't Personally See Survivors After First Boat Strike; Kristi Noem Calls for Expanded Ban After National Guard Shooting. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump, Hegseth Defend Second Strike On Alleged Drug Boat; Witkoff, Kushner Meet With Putin In Talks To End War On Ukraine; U.S.- Russia Meeting Underway Inside The Kremlin; Luigi Mangione Fights To Block Evidence In CEO Murder Case; National Guard Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To Murder 3-3:30p ET
• Democrats Hope to Ride Affordability Message to Upset Win in Tennessee; Witkoff, Kushner Discuss Ukraine Peace Plans with Putin; TSA to Charge Travelers $45 If They Don't Have a REAL ID. Aired 3:30- 4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Pope Leo Spoke With Lebanon Youth Amid Economic Crisis; Israel Says Trump Invited Netanyahu to White House in Near Future; Luigi Mangione Appears in Court for Pre-trial Hearing; Son of Drug Kingpin "El Chapo" Pleads Guilty in U.S. Court; Australian Police Have Arrested Four in Alleged Satanic Child Sex Abuse Material Ring; Sean Combs Fighting the Release of Netflix Series; Death Toll Rises to 151, at Least 30 People Still Missing in Hong Kong High-rise Fire; First Lady Reveals White House Holiday Decorations; Paddington Bear Takes the Stage in a New Musical; Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year 2025 is "Rage Bait." Aired 2-3a ET
• Witkoff, Kushner to meet Putin Today; Pope Leo Wraps Up Apostolic Journey with a Mass after Welcoming the Lebanese Young People; More than 1200 People Killed in Massive Rainfalls and Cyclones in Sri Lanka and Parts of Southeast Asia. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• White House Defends Admiral Who Ordered Follow-up Strike; Voters Head to Polls in Tennessee Special Election; Olivia Nuzzi's Memoir Details Affair Confessions. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Mariana Atencio is Interviewed about Venezuela; Witkoff and Kushner to Discuss Peace Plan; Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY) is Interviewed about Venezuela. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Russian Forces Claim to Have Captured Key City of Pokrovsk; Trump to Hold Cabinet Meeting Amid Escalating Showdown; Maduro Issues Defiant Message Amid U.S. Military Buildup; Follow-up Boat Strike Draws Intense Bipartisan Scrutiny; Trump Weighs Options After Oval Office Meeting. Aired 9-10a ET
• Witkoff and Kushner Meet Today with Putin in Moscow; Russians Claim Capture of Pokrovsk; Followup Strike on Venezuelan Boat Could Be War Crime; Trump Formally Pardons Former Honduran President; Pope Leo Delivers Message of Peace and Coexistence to Lebanon; Israeli Drone Strike Kills Two Children in Gaza; Emirates Great Britain Wins 2025 SailGP Championship. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump: Strikes Inside Venezuela Are Going To Start "Very Soon"; KFILE: Hegseth Once Said Troops Won't Follow "Unlawful Orders"; Trump Team Fails To Reach Compromise After Five Hours Of Putin Talks. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Weighs Venezuela Options During Oval Office Meeting; White House, Hegseth Shift Responsibility For Double-Tap Strike; Winter Storm Dumping Rain & Snow Across Eastern States; Witkoff, Kushner To Meet With Putin In Moscow; Court Rules Ex-Trump Lawyer Unlawfully Serving As U.S. Attorney; Israeli President Weighing Netanyahu's Pardon Request. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Heavy Rain Kills More Than 1,250 Throughout Asia; Lebanon Will Bid Farewell To Pope At Airport Ceremony; Lane Kiffin Introduced As New Head Coach At LSU. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting Amid Immigration Crackdown, Potential U.S. Action In Venezuela War Crime Allegations; Trump: Affordability Word Is "Con Job By The Democrats"; Hegseth Pins Decision To Launch 2nd Strike On Special Ops Admiral. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Hegseth Pins Decision To Launch Second Strike On Special Ops Admiral; Today: Surprisingly Close House Race In District Trump Won By 22; AOC, Al Gore Join Call To Support Tennessee Dem Candidate; Bipartisan Questions Over Legality Of "Double-Tap" Boat Strike. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Says He And Hegseth Didn't Know About Second Boat Strike; U.S. Envoys Witkoff And Kushner Meet With Putin In Moscow; Putin Accuses European Leaders Of Trying To Block Peace Deal; Trump Says The U.S. Is Prepared To Attack Alleged Drug Traffickers By Land In Venezuela; Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting; Former Honduran President Released From Prison; Tanzanian President Defends Deadly Crackdown. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Republican Fends Off Democrat In Surprisingly Close TN House Race; Hegseth Defends Follow-Up Boat Strike, Calls it "Fog of War"; Trump Vows to Remove Minnesota's Somali Population, Calls Them "Garbage." Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Witkoff and Kushner to Meet Russian President Putin in Moscow; Zelenskyy in Dublin for Meeting with Irish Prime Minister; Ukrainian President Speaks to Irish Parliament; Lawmakers Want Answers About Second Strike on Alleged Drug Boat; Tanzanian President Defends Use of Force During Protests; Follow-up Boat Strike Draws Intense Bipartisan Scrutiny. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Hegseth: U.S. Has Only Just Begun Striking Alleged Drug Boats; Former Honduran President Released From Prison After Trump Pardon; Luigi Mangione Back In Court For Pre-Trial Hearing; Winter Storm To Strengthen Into "Bomb Cyclone"; Palestinian University Students Return To Class In Gaza; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Envoys Witkoff And Kushner Meet With Putin In Moscow; Trump: U.S. Strikes Inside Venezuela To Begin Soon; BOE Governor Bailey On A.I.'s Risks And Potential Rewards; Dell Founder Pledges $6.25 Billion To Millions Of U.S. Children; Bank Of England Governor On A.I. And U.K.'s Economic Growth; Canada To Co-Host World Cup Tournament With U.S. And Mexico. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Today, All Eyes on Hegseth at Cabinet Meeting Amid Bipartisan Scrutiny Over Controversial Follow-up Boat Strike; Trump Pardons Former Honduran President Serving Sentence in drug-Trafficking Case; Witkoff and Kushner Meet With Putin in Russia. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• White House Tours Resume; Testimony Resumes in Walshe Murder Trial; Witkoff and Kushner to Meet with Putin in Russia; Costco Sues Trump Administration; Trump to Hold Cabinet Meeting. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Pope Leo Returns to Rome; Does Shingles Vaccine Slow Progression of Dementia?; Winter Storm; Costco Sues Over Trump Tariffs; Bipartisan Scrutiny Grows Over Boat Strike. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• New Indictments Against Letitia James and James Comey?; Pete Hegseth Under Fire; Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• First Results In Special Election For TN Congressional Seat; CNN Projects Republican Matt Van Epps Will Win TN Special Election; Hegseth Says He Didn't See Strike Survivors. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Putin Meets With U.S. Envoys in Moscow; Trump: U.S. Strikes Inside Venezuela To Begin Soon; Trump Hosts Cabinet Meeting; Costco Sues Trump Admin. Over Tariffs; Smartphone Warning For Parents. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• White House, Pete Hegseth Shift Responsibility for Double-Tap Strike; Witkoff, Kushner to Meet with Putin in Moscow; Death Toll Rises to 151, At Least 30 People Still Missing; Pope Leo Brings Message of Peace and Coexistence to Lebanon; Trump's Approval Rating Dips to Second-Term Low; California Representative Considering Moving to Texas to Run There; DOJ to Open First-Ever Second Amendment Rights Division; Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year: 'Rage Bait'. Aired 12- 1a ET
• Trump Met With Advisers On Venezuela As U.S. Ramps Up Pressure; Russia Says It Captured Pokrovsk, A Key Logistics Hub In Eastern Ukraine; Winter Storm Chan Set To Dump Snow, Ice In East; More Than 1000 Killed In Storms In Southeast Asia; Australia Police Bust Sydney Satanic Child Sex Abuse Ring; Israel President Weighing Netanyahu Pardon Request; Lane Kiffin Introduced as New Head Coach at LSU; "Zootopia 2" Breaks Animation Records with $559M Debut; Families Cope with Tragedy of Gun Violence; American Shopping Bag Goes International. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump: "If We Have To, We'll Attack On Land"; Hegseth: "Moved Onto Next Meeting" Before Sep. 2 Second Strike; U.S. Envoys Witkoff & Kushner Meet With Putin In Moscow; Heavy Rains Kills 1,200-Plus People In Southeast Asia & Sri Lanka; Justice Department Expected To Seek New Indictment Against Comey; Pope Leo: U.S. Should "Find Another Way" To Handle Conflict. Aired 3-4p ET