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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Admiral Briefs Congress on Dual Strikes on Alleged Drug Boat; Interview with Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT); Interview with Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA); Interview with Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Grand Jury Declines To Re-Indict New York AG Letitia James; Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of New TX House Map; DC Pipe Bomb Suspect Identified As Brian Cole Jr. Of Woodbridge, VA; WH Brings In New Architect For Trump's $300 Million Ballroom. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Former Colombian President Ivan Duque; Interview with The New York Times Journalist Farnaz Fassihi; Interview with The New Yorker Contributing Writer Joshua Yaffa. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• GOP & Dem Lawmakers Give Conflicting Views Of Boat Strike Video; Man Arrested & Charged In January 2021 DC Pipe Bomb Case; GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik Attacks Leadership Of House Speaker. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• 2021 D.C. Pipe Bomb Suspect Arrested, Facing Explosives Charges; Right-Wing Outlet Under Scrutiny After Linking Ex-Capitol Police Officer To Jan. 6 Pipe Bombs; Rep. Carlos Gimenez, (R-FL), Is Interviewed About Top Intel Dem Calls Follow-up Boat Strike Video "Troubling", Watchdog Finds Hegseth Group Chat Risked Endangering Troops; Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ), Is Interviewed About NJ Lawmaker Cuts Off Him At Hearing On Watchdog Bill; Trump Hires New Architect For White House Ballroom; Fear, Anxiety In Minnesota As Ice Operation Targets Somalis. Aired 5-6p ET
• Grand Jury Declines to Re-Indict New York A.G. Letitia James; Top Intel Democrat Calls Follow-Up Boat Strike Video Troubling; Watchdog Finds Hegseth Group Chat Risked Endangering Troops. 2021 DC Pipe Bomb Suspect Arrested, Facing Explosives Charges; Speaker Johnson Dismisses Frustration From Female GOP Members; Serena Williams On Returning To Tennis: "I'm Not Coming Back". Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Admiral Tells Lawmakers Survivors Didn't Radio for Backup; Source Says, Admiral's Logic for Second Strike F***ing Insane; Grand Jury Declines to Re-Indict Trump Foe Letitia James. Redistricting Maps To Be Reviewed By Supreme Court; Brian Cole Is Charged In D.C. Pipe Bomb Case. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Soon, Navy Admiral Who Oversaw Double-Tap Boat Strike Briefs Congress; Fear Grips Somali Community in Minneapolis Amid New ICE Operation; Giannis Hurts Calf Amid Uncertainty Over Bucks Future. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• New York Times Suing Defense Department Over Restrictive Pentagon Press Rules; Interview with Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA): Navy Admiral Who Oversaw Double-Tap Boat Strike Briefs Congress; Former FDA, CDC Leaders Warn U.S. Vaccine Policy is Under Threat; Family Files First Know Formal Complaint Over Deadly Boat Strike. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Interview with Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI): Navy Admiral Who Oversaw Double-Tap Boat Strike Briefs Congress; Watchdog Finds Hegseth Signal Chat Risked Endangering Troops; CDC Advisers Set to Vote on Changes to Childhood Vaccines; Ghislaine Maxwell Says She Will Ask Judge to Free Her From Prison. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Sources Say, FBI Makes Arrest in D.C. Pipe-Bombing Investigation; Trump to End Biden-Era Fuel Economy Standards for Cars; Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) Faces Increasing Anger from House Republicans. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• FBI Makes Arrest In DC Pipe Bombing Investigation; Boat Strike Briefing; Brian Walshe Trial. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• New Orleans launches Portal to Report Abuse by Federal Agents; Eugene Green is Interviewed about Federal Agents in New Orleans; Americans on the Job Market; Variety's Interview Series to Stream on CNN. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• FBI Makes Arrest in 2021 DC Pipe Bomb Case; Interview with Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE): Top Military Officials Briefing Lawmakers on Boat Strikes; Hegseth Under Pressure Over Boat Strike, Signal Chat Report; CDC Advisers Delay Vote on Changes to Childhood Vaccines. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• CDC Advisers Delay Vote on Changes to Childhood Vaccines; Trump Joins Peace Deal Signing for Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo; DOJ, FBI Give Update on Arrest in 2021 D.C. Pipe Bomb Case. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• FBI Arrests Brian Cole Jr. of Woodbridge, Virginia in 2021 D.C. Pipe Bomb Case; Hegseth Under Pressure Over Boat Strike, Signal Chat Report. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Admiral Briefs Congress on Dual Strikes on Alleged Drug Boat; Fears Grip Somali Community in Minnesota as ICE Agents Zero In; Father Lobbies for Better Benefits for Wounded Veterans. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• 2021 D.C. Pipe Bomb Suspect Arrested, Facing Explosive Charges; AG Bondi: "Cold Case" of D.C. Pipe Bomber Solved; Admiral Briefs Congress on Dual Strikes of Alleged Drug Boat; CDC Advisers Delay Vote on Changes to Childhood Vaccines 3-3:30p ET
• ACLU Sues Louisiana Over ICE Interference Law; Enforcement Operations Underway Across New Orleans; Fear, Anxiety in Minnesota as ICE Operation Targets Somalis; Man Who Had Affair with Brian Walshe's Wife Testifies. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Donald Trump Ramps Up Attacks On Minnesota's Somali Community; 19 Countries Affected By Donald Trump's Travel Restrictions; "Signalgate" Report Critical Of Pete Hegseth; U.S.-Colombia Relations Fractured Over Drug Trade; Ukrainian Official Says Russia Launches Nine Aerial Bombs; U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine End Without Breakthrough; Rights Group Claims Russian Sent Ukrainian Children to North Korea to Be Militarized; Virtual Reality Helps Children of Gaza War; Lebanon Working to Reassert Authority in Hezbollah Strongholds; Israel Has Continued to Bomb Southern Lebanon Despite Ceasefire; Remains of Last Thai Hostage From October 7 Attacks Identified; Never- Before-Seen Images From Epstein's Private Island Released; Doctor Who Sold Ketamine to Actor Matthew Perry Before His Overdose Death Gets 2.5 Years in Prison; London's Largest Lost Property Office Has Relics Dating to WWII. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Defense Secretary Risked Compromising War Plans Through Sharing Sensitive Information Sent via Signal app; Bad Bunny Retains as Spotify's Most Streamed Artist for 2025. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Admiral Who Oversaw 'Double-Tap' Boat Strike Heads to Congress; CDC Advisors Set to Vote on Changes to Childhood Vaccines. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Brian Finucane is Interviewed about the Boat Strike; Trump Pardons Texas Democrat. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• No Breakthrough in Latest U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine; Indian Prime Minister Modi Hosts Putin in New Delhi; Trump to Host Rwanda, DRC Leaders to Sign Peace Deal; U.S. Commander on Capitol Hill to Brief Lawmakers on Boat Strikes; NYT Sues Defense Department Over Pentagon Press Restrictions. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• USSO Commander on Capitol Hill to Brief Lawmakers on Boat Strikes; Pentagon Claims Strike Survivors Were Still "in the Fight"; Watchdog Finds Hegseth Violated Protocol with Signal; Putin Tells Indian Media Russia Will Take Donbas by Any Means; Gaza Officials Say at Least Five Killed in Camp Strike; ICE Zeroes in on Somalis in Minneapolis; New Season of "Variety's" "Actors on Actors" to Air on CNN; FIFA in Advanced Preparations for 2026 World Cup. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• New Letitia James Indictment Rejected Days After Initial Charges Tossed; U.S. Carries Out Deadly Strike On Another Alleged Drug Boat; Putin Sends Message To Trump, Mocks Talks. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Controversies Swirl Around Hegseth; ICE Operation Underway In New Orleans; Extreme Cold On The Way. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Chinese Reusable Booster Explodes During First Orbital Test; Trump Pardons Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar; Jurors See Photos Of Items With Possible Bloodstains In Walshe Murder Trial. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Sources: FBI Makes Arrest In 2021 D.C. Pipe Bomb Case; Rep. Himes: Video Is "One Of The Most Troubling Things I've Seen"; Trump Says He Stands Behind Hegseth And Bipartisan Criticism; Today: CDC Advisers May Vote To Push Back Hepatitis B Shot. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Today: CDC Advisers May Vote To Push Back Hepatitis B Shots; Trump To Host Peace Agreement Signing With African Leaders; Trump Adds His Name To U.S. Institute Of Peace; Trump To End Biden-Era Fuel Economy Standards For Cars. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Law Enforcement Sources Name Suspect in D.C. Pipe Bomb Probe; At Least Five Killed in Israeli Strike; U.S. Vaccine Recommendations; Israel Allowed to Participate in Eurovision 2026. Leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo Sign a Peace Deal in Washington; Indian Prime Minister Modi Hosts Putin in New Delhi; Admiral Bradley Briefs Lawmakers in Congress for Boat Strikes. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• FBI Arrests Man Who Allegedly Planted Pipe Bombs Outside DNC, RNC; Grand Jury Declines to Re-Indict New York A.G. Letitia James; An Admiral Says There Was No "Kill Them All" Order in Boat Attack; Layoffs Hit a Million as Trump Touts the Economy. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Watchdog Finds Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops by Sharing Sensitive War Plans in Signal Chat; Trump Hosts Rwanda, DRC Leaders to Sign Peace Deal; Indian Prime Minister Modi Hosts Vladimir Putin in New Delhi; Federal Agents Begin Immigration Operation in New Orleans; Greece to Hand Olympic Flame to Host Italy in Rome Today. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Soon: Signing Ceremony For Rwanda-DRC Peace Deal; U.S. Admiral On Capitol; Hill To Brief Lawmakers On Boat Strikes; CDC Advisers Discuss Childhood Hepatitis B Vaccine Schedule; Spotify Wrapped Returns For 2025 Year-In-Review; Men's World Cup Group Stages Draw This Friday; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Russia's War on Ukraine; Stoltenberg: First Step to Ending Conflict is a Ceasefire; U.S. Admiral Under Scrutiny for Boat Strikes Briefs Lawmakers; Slovenia Boycotts Song Contest Over Israel's Participation; Norwegian Investor Wants Lower Taxes in Norway; Norway's Dairy Industry Grapples with U.S. Tariff. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Sources Say, FBI Arrests Man in D.C. Pipe Bomber Investigation; Admiral That Pentagon Says Ordered Second Boat Strike Briefs Lawmakers; Unclassified Version of Signal Gate Report Expected Today. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• CDC Advisers Set to Vote on Childhood Vaccines Changes; FBI Makes Arrest in D.C. Pipe Bomb Case; ICE Immigration Crackdown in New Orleans and Minnesota; Pilot Forced to Eject from F-16C Jet in Mojave Desert. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Renames Institute of Peace; Suspect Arrested in D.C. Pipe Bomb Investigation; Admiral Briefs Lawmakers on Boat Strike. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• 'New York Times' Sues Pentagon; New Orleans Immigration Crackdown; Safe Amount of Caffeine?; Man Arrested in D.C. Pipe Bomb Investigation; Fear Grows in Minnesota Somali Community. Aired 11:30a- 12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Grand Jury Declines To Re-Indict NY A.G. Letitia James; FBI Arrests Suspect In 2021 D.C. Pipe Bomb Case; Supreme Court Lets TX Use New Congressional Map In Midterms. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Lawmakers Briefed on Controversial Strike; Supreme Court Lets Texas Use Trump-Backed Congressional Map; 2021 Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Arrested; Europe's Plan for Gaza; Leader of Anti-Hamas Militia Killed in Gaza; Fear Grips Somali Community in Minneapolis Amid New ICE Operation. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Trump Administration Begins Federal operations in Louisiana; Minnesota Leaders Push Back Against Raids Targeting Somalis; Watchdog Finds Defense Secretary Hegseth Risked Endangering Troops in War Plans Chat Leak; San Francisco Sues Manufacturers of Ultra Processed Foods; Two Arrested for Vandalizing L.A. Synagogue; Florida Governor Echoes Trump's Criticism of Somalis in Minnesota; Watchdog Finds Hegseth Endangered Troops with Signal Chat; Actors on Actors: Brendan Fraser and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Discuss Their Careers. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Administration Begins Immigration Crackdown In New Orleans; Trump Ramps Up Attacks On Minnesota Somali Community; CNN Investigates The Fate Of Gaza's Missing Aid Seekers; Variety's "ACTORS ON ACTORS" Premiers on CNN; L.A. Clippers Part Ways with Veteran Guard Chris Paul. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Admiral Under Scrutiny For Boat Strikes Briefs Lawmakers; Putin To Indian Media: Russia Will Seize Donbas By Any Means; Indian Prime Minister Modi Hosts Putin In New Delhi; Trump Hosts Signing Of Rwanda-D.R. Congo Peace Deal; New York Times Sues Pentagon Over New Press Policy. Aired 3-4p ET