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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Backtracks On Releasing Video Of Second Strike On Alleged Drug Boat: Whatever Hegseth Wants To Do Is Okay With Me; KFile: Hegseth In 2016 Repeatedly Warned Of Trump Issuing Unlawful Military Orders; National Park Service Adds Flag Day, Trump's Birthday, To List Of Free Days, Removes Milk Day And Juneteenth; Former Olympian Now Alleged Drug Kingpin Accused Of Ordering Killing Of Witness; Ex-Trump Lawyer Alina Habba Resigns As Acting U.S. Atty. For NJ. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa; Interview with CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases Former Director and LGBTQ+ Health Activist Dr. Demetre Daskalakis. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Backtracks On Releasing Double-Tap Strike Video; Trump Gives $12 Billion Bailout To Farmers Hurt By His Trade War; Supreme Court Appears Ready To Expand Trump's Power; Paramount Makes Hostile Takeover Bid For Warner Bros Discovery. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Is Interviewed About Trump Backtracks On Releasing Follow-Up Strike Video; Crockett Launches Senate Bid With Video Of Trump Insults; Jimmy Kimmel Extends Contract With Disney's ABC Through May 2027. Aired 5:00-6p ET
• Trump Announces $12 Billion Aid Package For Farmers; KISS Band Members Recognized By President Trump; Mangione Back In Court For Hearing On Key Evidence; Supreme Court Appears Poised To Expand Trump's Firing Powers; Alina Habba Resigns As Acting U.S. Attorney For New Jersey. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump To Hit Road As More Americans Sour On His Economy; Trump Plans $12 Billion Bailout To Farmers Hit By His Tariffs; Trump Backtracks On Releasing Video Of Controversial Strike; Anger Among House Republicans Erupts Outside The Family; Crockett Jumps Into Texas Senate Race. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Says, Disappointed With Zelenskyy in Latest Round of Talks; Inmates Break Through Wall, Escape Louisiana Jail; Fight Over Trump's Power to Fire FTC Member Heads to Supreme Court. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Today: Zelenskyy Meets With European Leaders After Trump Criticism; Soon: Week Two Of Testimony In Brian Walshe Murder Trial Continues Today; Trump Takes Over Kennedy Center Honors. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Rep. Gab Vasquez (D-NM): Pressure Grows on Trump Administration to Release Video of Double-Tap Strike; Pretrial Hearing Resumes for Luigi Mangione; Nearly 75,000 People Arrested by ICE Have No Criminal Record. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Zelenskyy Meets with European Leaders; New Video of Off-Duty Pilot who Tried to Cut a Flight's Engines Midair; Charlotte Train Stabbing Suspect Due in Court; Mangione Pretrial Resumes Today; New Episode of "Actors on Actors." Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Supreme Court Hears Fight over Trump's Power to Fire; Zelenskyy and European Leaders Meet; Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) is Interviewed about Ukraine Peace Talks and Obamacare Subsidies; Search for Last Inmate in Louisiana; Paramount Launches Hostile Bid for Warner Brothers Discovery. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Alexander Vindman is Interviewed about Video of Second Boat Strike; Quilen Blackwell is Interviewed about His Award. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• Paramount Launches Hostile Bid For Warner Bros. Discovery; Testimony Resumes in Brian Walshe Murder Trial; Zelenskyy Meets With European Leaders; Supreme Court to Expand Trump Control?. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• Trump Attacks Paramount's Ownership of CBS News as Company Mounts Hostile Takeover Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery; Senate May Not Vote This Week on Extending Obamacare Subsidies; Indiana Senate Considers Redrawing Congressional Maps Amid GOP Push; Manhunt Underway for Attempted Murder Suspect in Louisiana. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Google's A.I.-powered Glasses Designed for Hands-Free Tech Use; Indiana Senate Considers Redrawing Congressional Maps Amid GOP Push; Trump Announces $12 Billion Farm Aid Package; Supreme Court Signals it Will Give Trump More Control of Government; Ex-Trump Lawyer Alina Habba Resigns as Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• More Lawmakers Back Release of Double-Tap Boat Strike Videos; Suspect in Charlotte Train Stabbing Enters No Plea in Court; Poll Shows Majority of Latino Voters Disapprove of Job Trump is Doing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Announces $12 Billion Farm Aid Package; Zelenskyy Meets Europe Leaders As Trump Accuses Him Of Not Reading the U.S. Proposal To End War; Brian Walshe Jurors See More Grisly Evidence In His Murder Trial; Paramount Launches Hostile Takeover Bid For WBD Amid Netflix Deal; Netflix Responds To Paramount's Hostile Bid For WBD. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Netflix CO-CEO: Paramount's Hostile Bid for WBD Entirely Expected; Interview with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL): More Lawmakers Back Release of Double-Tap Boat Strike Videos; Education Department Temporarily Bringing Back Workers Placed on Leave. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• No Breakthrough After U.S. Hosts Ukrainians for Peace Talks; Syria Marks One Year Since Assad Departure; Sudan's Civil War Has Killed Over 150,000 People; Trump Hosts Kennedy Center Honors, Says Changes 'Saved' Building; Controversies May Impact GOP in 2026 Midterms; Golden Globes to Announce Nominations; Lando Norris Captures World Championship Crown. Aired 12-1a ET
• Syria Marks One Year Since Assad Ouster, Regime Change; Controversies May Pose Threat To GOP In 2026 Midterms; Marjorie Taylor Greene Speaks Out After Trump Falling Out; Trump Calls Affordability A "Scam" Created By Democrats; Two U.K. Women's Groups Bar Trans Women and Girls from Joining; Australia Banning Social Media for Kids; Trump Hosts Kennedy Center Honors, Says Changes "Saved" Building; 2025 Golden Globes Nominations to be Announced. Aired 1-2a ET
• Zelenskyy to Discuss Peace Plan with European Leaders; Thailand Launches Air Strikes Against Cambodia; Tom Homan Defends Immigration Crackdown in Minnesota; Report: Nigerian Government Secures Release of 100 Students; Trump On Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal: We'll See What Happens; Female Fan Base Rapidly Growing For Auto Racing; TikTok Users Help Provide Gifts For Texas School Kids. Aired 2-3a ET
• Zelenskyy to Meet British, German, and French Counterparts to Lay Out U.S.-Back Peace Plan to End the War; Syria Commemorates One Year After the Fall of the Assad Regime; Trump to Scrutinize the Warner Bros.-Netflix Deal. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Hegseth 'Reviewing' Release of Boat Attack Video; Viral Videos Highlight Lapses in Black Maternal Care. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal; Trump Hosts Kennedy Center Honors; Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) is Interviewed about Trump's Pardons, Boat Strikes, and Marjorie Taylor Greene. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Zelenskyy Meeting European Leaders in London, Brussels; Syria Marks One Year Since Fall of Bashar Al-Assad's Regime; Al-Sharaa Denounces Israeli Attacks on Targets in Syria; Thailand Launches Air Strikes Against Cambodia; Suspect Arrested in Second Attack on Charlotte Light Rail; Prosecutors Release New Evidence in Luigi Mangione Case. Aired 9-10a ET
• Tsunami Warning Issued For Japan After Magnitude 7.6 Quake. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• China Hits $1T Surplus, U.S. Sentiment In the Pits, Trump All In On A.I.; Hegseth Slammed Trump In 2016 Over Potentially Illegal Troop Orders; ICE Tracking App Sues. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Ukraine's President Zelenskyy Heads to London to Meet with European Leaders; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Defends Administration's Strategy for Going After Alleged Drug Boats; TikTok Users Help Save Christmas. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Suspect In Latest Charlotte Rail Stabbing Due In Court Today; Trump Hosts Kennedy Center Honors, Says Changes "Saved" Building; 12- Team Field Set For This Season's College Football Playoffs. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Supreme Court Hears Arguments On Case That Could Reshape Presidential Power; Supreme Court Sounds Likely To Side With President Trump On Firing Powers; Swing-District Republicans Sound Alarm On Expiring ACA Subsidies; Tomorrow: Trump Travels To PA To Sell Economic Plan; Paramount Launches A Hostile Takeover Bid For WBD. Aired 12- 12:30p ET
• Paramount Launches A Hostile Takeover Bid For WBD; Indiana Senate To Vote On New Congressional Map; Allred Ends TX Senate Bid To Run For Redrawn Congressional District. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Leaders From France, U.K. And Germany Rally Around Volodymyr Zelenskyy As The Kremlin Praises America's Tough New Posture On Europe; A Magnitude 7.6 Earthquake Strikes Off The Coast Of Japan With A Tsunami Warning Issued For Coastal Areas; Syrians Take To The Streets To Celebrate the Fall Of Bashar al-Assad's Government A Year Ago; Trump: Zelenskyy Hasn't Read U.S. Peace Proposal; Zelenskyy Meets With European Leaders In London; Louvre's Water Leak Damages Hundreds Of Books. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Rep. Jasmine Crockett Launches Senate Run In Texas; Trump Walks Back Support For Releasing Boat Strike Video; Trump Announces $12 Billion Bailout To Farmers Amid Tariff Pain; Paramount Launches Hostile Takeover Bid For Warner Bros. Discovery. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• USGS: Earthquake Struck 70 KM off Japan's East Coast at Depth of 53 KM; Thailand Launches Air Strikes Against Colombia; Tsunami Warning Issued for Japan after Magnitude 7.6 Quake; U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Case on Limits of Executive Power; Those Around Undocumented Immigrants can be "Collateral Arrests"; Thousands of Santas Dash Around the UK & Germany. Aired 11a-12p ET
• New Data: Nearly 75K Arrested With No Prior Record; President: Coup Attempt In Benin Thwarted; Paramount Makes Hostile Bid For Warner Bros. Discovery; 7.6 Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warnings For Eastern Japan; Cockpit Audio Reveals Chaos From 2023 In-Flight Emergency; Trump Administration Purges More Immigration Judges; Water Leak In Louvre Damages Hundreds Of Books; "One Battle After Another"; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Paramount Launches Hostile Bid For Warner Bros. Discovery; Trump Announces $12 Billion Farm Aid Package At Roundtable; Georgia Studio Pivots to Content Creators Amid Slowdown; Kayak: Eastern Europe Dominates Top 10 Trending Destinations; Kayak CEO: A.I. Is Squeezing Our Business; Kayak: Searches For Summer 2026 Up Nine Percent; Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium Has Hosted Some Of The Biggest Events In The United States. Aired 4-4:45p ET


The Situation Room
• Supreme Court Hears Cast That Could Expand Presidential Powers; More Lawmakers Back Release of Double-Tap Boat Strike Videos; Trump Claims Zelenskyy Hasn't Read Latest U.S. Peace Proposal. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Paramount's Hostile Takeover Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery; Netherlands Pledges Another $815M to Ukraine; Indiana Redistricting Battle; Trump Presides Over Kennedy Center Honors. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Supreme Court Hears Case That Could Expand Presidential Power; Trump Slams Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene After First Interview Since Resignation Announcement; Tsunami Warnings In Japan After 7.6- Magnitude Earthquake. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Golden Globe Nominations Announced; Indiana Redistricting Fight; Hepatitis B Vaccination Controversy. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Announces $12 Billion For Farmers Hurt By Tariffs; Trump Loyalist Alina Habba Resigns As Acting U.S. Attorney In NJ; Paramount Launches Hostile Takeover Bid For Warner Bros. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Zelenskyy Rallies European Allies; Trump Accuses Zelenskyy of Not Reading Latest U.S. Plan; Latvia Condemns Russia's Relentless Attacks on Ukraine; NATO Allies React to Trump's New National Security Strategy; Paramount Goes Hostile for WBD; Japan Earthquake Alarm; Thailand Launches Airstrikes Against Cambodia. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Paramount Launches Hostile Offer For Warner Bros. Discovery; Trump Announces $12 Billion In Aid To U.S. Farmers; Zelenskyy Stresses Importance Of Unity In Push For Peace; Fighting Erupts Again Between Thailand And Cambodia; Tsunami Warnings & Evacuations In Japan After Major Quake. Aired 3-4p ET