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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Classified Signal Leak Report Sent to Lawmakers as Hegseth Faces Scrutiny Over Follow-up Boat Strike; Interview with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA); Interview with Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT); Photos and Videos from Epstein's Private Island; House Dems Release Pictures and Video of Epstein Island; Trump Targets Somali Immigrants; Immigration Crackdown Underway in New Orleans; Ex-Honduran President Thanks Trump for Pardon; Thunderbird Pilot Ejects From Jet During Training Mission. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith; Interview with Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert; Interview with Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA). Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• New: White House Says Trump "Stands By" Hegseth Amid Controversies; Exclusive: Signalgate Report Says Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops; House Dems Release Pictures & Video Of "Epstein Island"; Dem Rep. Henry Cuellar: No Deal With Trump For Pardon. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Rep. Michael McCaul, (R-TX), Is Interviewed About Watchdog Finds Hegseth Group Chat Risked Endangering Troops, Senate Holds Hearing On Abducted Ukrainian Children; Dell CEO Donates $6.25B To Trump Accounts For U.S. Children; Trump Commutes Sentence Of Private Equity CEO Convicted Of Fraud; Republican Wins TN Special Election But Democrat Gains Ground; HBO's Miniseries "Task" Renewed For Second Season. Aired 5-6p ET
• Watchdog Finds Hegseth Group Chat Risked Endangering Troops; House Democrats Release Photos, Video from Epstein Private Island; RFK Jr. Vaccine Committee to Discuss Pediatric Immunization Schedule. Trump Escalates Attacks On Somali Migrants & Rep. Ilhan Omar; Trump Cuts Fuel Economy Goals From 50.4 MPG To 34.5. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• New Contradictions as Timeline of Boat Strikes Gets Clearer; GOP Senators Question Legality of Pentagon Second Strike; Trump Keeps Passing Out Pardons for Fraudsters, Corruption. Treasury Secretary Pronounced the Worst Affordability in Blue States; Elise Stefanik Calls Speaker Johnson an Ineffective Speaker. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• CNN Projects Republican Matt Epps Will Win Tennessee Special Election; Sources Say, Classified Report on Hegseth's Use of Signal Sent to Congress; Arctic Blast Poised to Shatter Records Across Midwest and Northeast. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Calls Somali "Garbage" As ICE Plans New Targeted Operation; White House And Hegseth Shift Responsibility For Double-Tap Strike; Soon: Testimony Resumes In Brian Walshe's Murder Trial. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX): Trump, Hegseth Say They Didn't Know About Second Strike on Boat; DHS Launches Immigration Crackdown Operation in New Orleans; Arctic Blast Poised to Shatter Records Across Midwest and Northeast. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• CNN Projects Republican Matt Van Epps Will Win Tennessee Special Election; White House and Hegseth Shift Responsibility for Double-Tap Strike; DHS Launches Immigration Crackdown Operation in New Orleans. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Classified Report on Hegseth Sent to Congress; New Developments in Second Strike on Drug Boat; Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) is Interviewed about the Hegseth Report; Walshe Murder Trial Continues; GOP Wins in Tennessee. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• David Chiu is Interviewed about Ultra-Processed Foods Lawsuit; American Thoughts on Tariffs; Segun Oduolowu is Interviewed about the Netflix Docuseries on Combs. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Danger Signs For Republicans in Midterms?; Interview With Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL); Immigration Crackdown in New Orleans; Pete Hegseth Investigation. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• ICE Operations Underway in New Orleans and Minnesota; Federal Agents' Aggressive Tactics Nationwide Under Scrutiny; Videos, Photos From Epstein's Private Island Released. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump to Reset Fuel-economy Standards for New Cars; Sources Say Watchdog Finds Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops by Sharing Sensitive War Plans on Signal; Admiral Who Oversaw Follow-up Strike to Brief Senators Tomorrow; New ICE Operations Underway in Louisiana and Minnesota; House Democrats Release Photo, Videos From Epstein's Island. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Watchdog Finds Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops by Sharing Sensitive War Plans on Signal; GOP Wins Tennessee House Seat, But Democrats Encouraged by Close Margins; Interview with Rep. Maggie Goodlander, (D-NH): Trump, Hegseth Say They Didn't Know About Second Strike on Boat; Trump to Relax Fuel Economy Standards for New Cars. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• CNN Exclusive: Sources Say Watchdog Finds Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops by Sharing Sensitive War Plans on Signal; DHS Launches ICE Operation in New Orleans; DHS Wants 5,000 Arrests "Or Beyond" in NOLA ICE Operation; Grisly Searches & Bloody Items Shown in Brian Walshe Murder Trial. 3-3:30p ET
• Maxwell Will Make New Plea to Judge to Let Her Out of Prison; In Narrow Win, Republican Holds Onto Red Tennessee House Seat; Israeli Military Kills Two Boys Gathering Firewood in Gaza; RFK Jr's Handpicked CDC Advisers to Weigh Major Change to Childhood Vaccine Schedule. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Tennessee Republican Matt Van Epps Wins U.S. House Seat; Impact Of Russian Strikes And Blackouts On Ukrainians; White House And Pete Hegseth Shift Responsibility For Double-Tap Strike; Trump Says Strikes on Targets Inside Venezuela to Start Soon; White House, Hegseth Shift Responsibility for Double-tap Strike; Trump Pardons Ex-Honduran President Despite Drug Conviction; Pope Weighs in on U.S.-Venezuela Tensions, Middle East Peace; Pope Calls for People to Be Less Fearful of Immigrants; U.N. Resolution Asks Israel to Withdraw From Golan Heights; Israel Says Remains Handed Over by Hamas Are Not of Hostages; Two Boys Gathering Firewood Killed by IDF Strike in Gaza; Tanzanian President Defends Deadly Crackdown on Protests; House Speaker Hosts U.S. Capitol Tree Lighting Ceremony; Famous Puppet Characters Back in a New Holiday Special. Aired 2-3a ET
• Russian-U.S. Talks End with No Breakthrough; Republican Matt Van Epps Wins Tennessee Special Congressional Race; CNN Tracks Down Laura Fuchs, Known for Taking Passport Photos in New York's Hidden Gem Photo Shop. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Hegseth Defends Follow-Up Boat Strike, Blames 'Fog of War'; Tennessee Republican Van Epps Wins U.S. House Seat; Diddy's Lawyers Send Cease-and-Desist to Netflix Over Docuseries. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump Now Focuses on Somali Immigrants; Costco Sues Trump Administration; Bobby Polido is Interviewed about his Political Bid. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• U.S. Envoy Heads to DC After Kremlin Meeting; Europe Strikes Deal to Phase Out Russian Natural Gas Imports; Follow-up Boat Strikes Draws Intense Bipartisan Scrutiny; Hegseth, Trump Distance Themselves from Double-Tap Strike; Israel to Send Official to Lebanon for Talks Next Week. Aired 9- 9:45a ET
• Russia Says It Will Keep Talking to Forge Ukraine Deal but "Ready" to Fight If Europe Starts a War; The Fate of Gaza's Missing Aid Seekers; Trump Says U.S. Strikes in Venezuela to Begin Soon; Venezuelan Boat Strike Victim's Family Files Complaint; New Orleans Braces for Federal Immigration Sweeps; Zayed National Museum Opens Its Doors in Abu Dhabi. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Pentagon Report Concludes Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops; Epstein Files Deadline Nearing For DOJ, Lawmakers Demand Briefing; Russia Strikes Ukraine After Rejecting Trump's Deal. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• U.S. Lawmakers To Launch Bipartisan 2n Strike Investigation; CNN: Tennessee Republican Van Epps Wins U.S. House Seat; Winter Storm Dumps Snow Across Northern States; No Compromise On Plan For Ukraine After Putin Talks; Israeli Parliament Expected To Vote On Gaza Peace Plan Today; Pope Leo ON U.S.-Venezuela Tensions, Middle East Peace. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Michael And Susan Dell Donate $6.25 Billion For U.S. Children; Sean Combs' Lawyers Send Cease-And-Desist To Netflix; Grisly Online Searches Take Center Stage In Walshe Murder Trial. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Source: New ICE Operation Targets Somali Immigrants In Minnesota; New Orleans, Minneapolis Bracing For New ICE Operations; Trump Administration Intensifying Crackdown On All Forms Of Immigration; Trump Pardons Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar; Trump Appears To Doze Off Multiple Times During Cabinet Meeting. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Trump Appears to Doze Off Multiple Times During Cabinet Meeting; Sources Say Watchdog Finds Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops by Sharing Sensitive War Plans on Signal; Health Care Plan Stalls as Obamacare Subsidies Set to Expire. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Knesset Vote Boycott; Rafah Crossing to Open "in Coming Days"; CNN Investigates the Fate of Gaza's Missing Aid Seekers; King Charles Welcomes Frank-Walter Steinmeier to U.K. Pete Hegseth Faces Deepening Scrutiny from Congress; Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Reach an Impasse; Fear Spreads Among Migrant Communities in New Orleans As the U.S. Ramps Up its Immigration Crackdown. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump's Pardon Spree Escalates at Alarming Rate; Watchdog Finds Hegseth Group Chat Risked Endangering Troops; Minneapolis Police Chief Speaks Out Amid ICE Operations; CNN Provides an Update on Brian Walshe's Trial. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET
• U.S. Halts Immigration Applications For 19 Countries "Of Concern"; Trump: U.S. Strikes Inside Venezuela To Begin "Very Soon"; Maduro Increasingly Isolated Amid U.S. Threats; CNN Goes Inside Abandoned Hezbollah Tunnels; Source: New ICE Operation Targets Somali Migrants In Minnesota; Sources: Watchdog Finds Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops by Sharing Sensitive War Plans On Signal; New Drug Trial To Help Pets Lose Weight; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Proposes to Slash U.S. Fuel Economy Standards; ISM Data: Divergence Between Services and Manufacturing Sectors; President Trump Takes Questions from Oval Office; U.S. Deportation Flight Lands in Venezuela Despite Tensions; Anthropic Eyes IPO; Russia Appears to Fall into Stagflation as War Drags On; Senator Introduces Bill to End Dual Citizenship. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Admin Launches Immigration Crackdown in New Orleans; Republican Holds onto Deep Red Tennessee House Seat in Narrow Win; Trump, Hegseth Say They Didn't Know About Second Strike on Boat. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Testimony Resumes in Brian Walshe's Murder Trial; Accused National Guard Shooter Held Without Bond; Colombian Family Files Over Deadly U.S. Strike in Caribbean; Strikes on Targets Inside Venezuela to Start "Soon". Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Democrats Make Gains in Tennessee; Ukraine Talks in Moscow; Interview With New Orleans, Louisiana, City Councilmember Lesli Harris; President Trump Pardons Democratic Congressman. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Brian Walshe Murder Trial Continues; Interview With Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY); Ukraine Talks in Moscow. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Hegseth Under Fire Over Boat Strike, Signal Report; Trump Says He Wants Jack Smith To Testify Publicly But House GOP Is Pushing For Private Testimony; Kennedy's Handpicked CDC Advisers To Weigh Major Change To Childhood Vaccine Schedule. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Immigration Crackdowns in New Orleans and Minnesota; Trump Calls Somalis in Minnesota "Garbage"; No Major Breakthrough in Witkoff-Putin Talks; Ukrainian Delegation Prepares for Meeting with U.S.; Anthropic Reportedly Preparing for Largest IPOs Ever; CNN Investigates Fate of Gaza's Missing Aid Seekers; China's First Reusable Rocket Explodes. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Tennessee Republican Matt Van Epps Wins U.S. House Seat; White House, Pete Hegseth Shift Responsibility for Double-Tap Strike; No Compromise on Plan for Ukraine After Putin Talks; Interview with Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA); Manhunt Underway After 4 Killed at Child's Birthday Party in California; Tennessee Republican Van Epps Wins U.S. House Seat; Trump Defends Hegseth on Strikes on Alleged Drug Boat; L.A. County Advances Proposed Law Enforcement Mask Ban; 24-Year- Old Artist to Perform with 284-Year-Old Violin. Aired 12-1a ET
• Putin, U.S. Envoy Meeting Ends With No Compromise Plan For Ukraine; Republican Matt Van Epps Wins U.S. House Special Election In Tennessee; Trump Says U.S. Military Will Soon Launch Strikes On Venezuela; U.S. Asks Venezuela To Accept Deportation Flights Amid Tensions; Trump Administration Halts Immigration Applications From 19 Countries; Trump Pardons Ex-Honduran President Despite Drug Conviction; Pope Leo on U.S.-Venezuela Tensions, Middle East Peace; IKEA to Open First Store in New Zealand Thursday; TSA to Charge Fee for Air Travelers without Real ID. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Sources: Watchdog Finds Hegseth's Signal Use Put Troops At Risk; Admiral To Brief Lawmakers On Boat Strikes; Homeland Security Launches New Orleans Immigration Operation; Maxwell Plans To Ask Judge For Release From Prison; NATO Chief: Only Trump Able To Break Peace Talks Deadlock; CNN Investigation Points To Israeli Military Bulldozing Dead Bodies; U.S. Puts A Hold On Immigration Applications From 19 Countries. Aired 3-4p ET