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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• New Video Shows U.S. Forces Seizing Oil Tanker Near Venezuela; Interview with Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA); Trump Continues to Call Affordability a "Democratic Hoax"; Third Federal Judge Grants Request to Unseal Epstein-related Records; Trump Calls Reporting Raising Questions About His Health Seditious, Perhaps Even Treasonous; Prosecution Rests in the Brian Walshe Murder Trial; Syrians Celebrate First Anniversary of Assad Regime's Downfall; Syrian Army Driver Reveals Mass Grave Location; Plane Lands on Car on Florida Highway. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Journalist and "What's the Monarchy For?" Host David Dimbleby; Interview with "The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny" Author Kiran Desai; Interview with State Senator Zaynab Mohamed (D-MN). Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Just In: Trump Says U.S. Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast; Trump Defends Economic Polices Amid Frustrations Over Prices; Trump Attacks Immigrants From "Sh*thole Countries" In Economic Speech. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump: U.S. Seized Oil Tanker Off Coast Of Venezuela; Rep. John Rose (R-TN), Is Interviewed About Trump Meanders Off Script In Economic Message To Americans; Australia Bans Social Media For Children Under 16; Trump's Economy Speech "Weaves" Around Americans' Pain On Prices. Aired 5-6p ET
• Congress Struggles to Compromise on Healthcare Plan; Trump Suggests He Will be Involved in Deal for WBD; Report Shows Past Trump Mortgages Similar to His Description of Fraud. Dems Win In Miami Mayoral Runoff, Georgia Legislature Seat; Washington Governor Signs Emergency Declaration Due To Flooding. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuela in Major Escalation; Trump Threatens Another Leader, Says Colombian President Next; Democrats Keep Winning Races Across Nation, Including in Florida and Georgia. Trump Echoes Jimmy Carter With An Economic Advice; Trump's Aide Says U.S. Excels After Taking Immigrants Out of the Test Scores. Aired 10- 11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Says, Democrats Have a Hoax, the New Word is Affordability; One Student Dead, One Injured in Shooting at Kentucky State University; CNN Projects Democrats Flip GOP-Held Seats in Miami and Georgia. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• WAPO: GOP Chair Says House Panel Plans To End Boat Strike Probe; Soon: DNA Experts To Retake The Stand In Walshe Murder Trial; Australia Begins Enforcing Social Media Ban For Kids Under 16. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Touts Economy After Calling Affordability a Hoax; FBI Adds Former True Crime TV Producer to Most Wanted List; Atmospheric River Hitting Washington With More Rain. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Federal Reserve Expected to Announce Third Straight Interest Rate Cut; Democrat Eileen Higgins Projected to Win Miami Mayor's Race; Interview with Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI): Trump Touts Economy After Calling Affordability a Hoax; Police Investigate Rep. Nancy Mace For Airport Spectacle; Almost a Third of U.S. Teens Say They Use AI Chatbots Daily. Aired 8:30-9:00a ET
• Interview with Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) Senate to Vote on GOP Health Care Bill Without Extension on Obamacare Subsidies; Federal Reserve Expected to Announce Third Straight Interest Rate Cut; 1 Student Killed, 1 Wounded in Shooting at Kentucky State University; Ukraine Expect to Send Revised Peace Proposal to U.S. Today. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
• Australia Begins Enforcing Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16; Democrat Rep. Crockett Launches Texas Senate Bid; 88-Year-Old Becomes Social media Star as Thousands Help Him Retire. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Will Federal Reserve Lower Interest Rates?; Kentucky State University Shooting Investigation; Interview With Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA); Trump Blasts Affordability Focus. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Student Killed, Another Wounded After Shooting at Kentucky State University; Fed to Announce 2025's Final Interest-rate Decision Soon; Australia Bans Social Media for All Users Under 16; Daughter of Venezuela's Machado Accepts Nobel Peace Prize for Her; Navy Says Two Aircraft Recovered After Crash Into South China Sea; Sophie Kinsella Dies at 55; Philip Rivers, 44, Comes Out of Retirement to Join the Colts. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Philip Rivers, 44, Comes Out of Retirement to Join the Colts; Fed Cuts Rates by a Quarter-point, as Expected; Trump Talks Up the Economy at Rally Amid Persistent Anxiety; Senate Vote Expected Tomorrow on GOP Plan to Replace ACA Subsidies; Health Experts Worry How to Protect Newborns After New Hepatitis B Recommendations. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Johnson Under Pressure to Pass Defense Bill with Slim Majority; Interview with Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL): Top Bipartisan Lawmakers Support Releasing Video of Boat Strikes; Trump Rants Against Somalis During Pennsylvania Speech; Private Plane Crash Lands on Florida SUV Driver. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Fed Cuts Interest Rates by a Quarter-Point, as Expected; Fed Lowers Interest Rates for 3rd Straight Time; Trump Confirms U.S. Seized Oil Tanker Off Coast of Venezuela; Sources: Admiral Said JAG Officer Assessed it would be Legal to Move Forward with a Second Strike; One of the Last People to See Ana Walshe Alive Testifies. 3-3:30p ET
• Floor Drama Unfolds as House Works to Advance Defense Policy Bill; Interview with Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ): Trump Confirms U.S. Seized Oil Tanker Off Coast of Venezuela; Top Bipartisan Lawmakers Support Releasing Video of Boat Strikes; Trump Holds Business Roundtable at White House and Takes Questions. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Ban On Social Media For Children Under 16 Takes Effect; Volodymyr Zelenskyy Meets Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni To Discuss Peace Plan; Pete Hegseth Briefs Top Lawmakers Amid Boat Strike Controversy; Israel to Reopen Border Crossing With Jordan; Syrian Army Driver Reveals Mass Graves Under Assad Regime; Influencer Helps Elderly Veteran to Be Able to Retire; Nonna Silvi, Italian TikToker wins "Creator of The Year"; Picasso Painting to Be Raffled in Paris for Alzheimer's Research; UNESCO Could Designate Italian Food a Cultural Treasure; Argentina Breaks Record for Largest Golden Retriever Gathering. Aired 2-3a ET
• Machado No Show at the Nobel Prize Awarding, Daughter to Accept Award on Her Behalf; World's First Social Media Ban Took Effect Today in Australia; Delta Airlines Celebrates 100 Years. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Senate to Vote on GOP Plan to Replace ACA Subsidies; The Coast of 'Buy Now, Pay Later': Total Debt Skyrockets. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• GOP Senators Call For "Double-Tap" Strike Video To Be Released; Trump: U.S. Will Soon "Hit Them On Land" After Boat Strikes; Trump Touts Economic Gains, Mocks "Affordability"; Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• U.S. Federal Reserve Expected to Announce Interest Rate Cut; Investors Eyeing Fed's Highly-Anticipated Rate Decision; Australian PM: Social Media Ban for Under 16s Will Change Lives; Nobel Peace Prize Winner May Arrive in Oslo Soon; CNN Projects Eileen Higgins Will Win Miami Mayor's Race. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Ukraine Updating Trump Peace Plan; Ban on Social Media for Children under 16 Takes Effect in Australia; Federal Reserve Expected to Announce Third Straight Interest Rate Cut; Syrian Army Driver Reveals Mass Graves from Assad Regime; Call to Earth: Reviving India's Waters; Abu Dhabi Grand Prix; UNESCO Could Designate Italian Food a Cultural Treasure. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump At A Loss For Words After Two Major Democratic Upsets; U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast In Major Escalation; Dow Soars 500 Points After Unusually Divided Fed Cuts Rates Again. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Claims Economic Success: We're Bringing Prices Down; Australia's Ban On Social Media For Children Under 16 Takes Effect; Zelenskyy: U.S. Likely To Get Revised Peace Plan Today. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Storm In Gaza Region Sparks Fear Of Widespread Flooding; New Film Examines Rise And Fall Of Fitness Icon Susan Powter; Police Investigate Rep. Nancy Mace For Airport "Spectacle." Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Sells "Affordability" Agenda After Calling Issue A Hoax; Senate Votes On GOP Plan To Replace ACA Subsidies; Democrats Flip Elections For Miami Mayor, Georgia State House Seat; Democrats Pick Up State Legislator Seats In Four States; Governors Shapiro & Cox On Combating Political Violence. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Governors Shapiro & Cox Talked to Dana Bash on Combating Political Violence, on Addressing the Affordability Crisis; Indian Senate to Vote on New Congressional Map Tomorrow. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Israel Approves Housing Units in West Bank; Australia's Social Media Ban; Powell Takes Questions After Fed Lowers Interest Rates; Italy's New UNESCO Recognition. U.S. Federal Reserve Makes Decision on Interest Rates; Miami Mayor-Elect Eileen Higgins Becomes First Democrat to Win in Nearly 30 Years; Ukraine Works to Finalize Peace Plan with U.S. and Europe. Aired 2- 3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Americans Face Skyrocketing Health Premiums with No Deal in Sight; U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker; U.S. Eyes Plan to Ask Tourists for Five Years of Social Media History; Will Brian Walshe Testify? Aired 11p- 12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Nobel Prize Winner May Arrive in Oslo Soon; 87 Killed in U.S. Campaign Against Alleged Drug Boats; Ban on Social Media for Children Under 16 Takes Effect; Trump Speech on "Affordability" Veers of Prompter to Many Topics; Syrian Army Driver Reveals Mass Graves Under Assad Regime; Spice Maker McCormic Names Black Currant the Flavor of 2026. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Nobel Peace Prize Winner May Arrive In Oslo Soon; Trump Administration's New plan Would Intensify Traveler Vetting; Trump Touts U.S. Economy, Calls Affordability A "Hoax"; French Probe: Thieves Escaped With 30 Seconds To Spare; Study: Nearly One-Third Of American Teens Use A.I. Chatbots Daily; Italian Cuisine Earns World's First UNESCO Status; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Markets Rise After Fed Cuts Rates; Trump Confirms U.S. Forces Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela; Australia's Age-Restricted Social Media Ban Now in Effect; Italian Firm Unveils "Michelangelo Dome" Defense Shield; Regeneration Project Set to Open in Athens by 2028. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Talks Up His Economy at Rally Amid Rising Anxiety; Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) Under Pressure to Pass Defense Bill With Sum Majority; Epstein Abuse Survivors Await Full Release of Case Files, Judge Says Maxwell Grand Jury Records Can be Unsealed. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Louvre Security Didn't Get Live Video Feed During Robbery; Australia's Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16 in Effect; Some House GOP Women Push Back on Speaker Johnson. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Footage of Nancy Mace Airport Incident Revealed; Ukraine Peace Talks; Interview With Kentucky Senatorial Candidate Lt. Col. Amy McGrath; Demand Grows For Boat Strike Video. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Strangers Help Veteran Retire; Teens and A.I. Chatbots; Footage of Luigi Mangione Arrest Released; U.S. Visitors Now Required to Provide Social Media History?; Footage of Nancy Mace Airport Incident Revealed. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker, Escalating Pressure On Venezuela's Leader; Senate To Vote On GOP & Dem Health Care Plans Tomorrow; SC Attorney General On Nancy Mace's Accusation: "Categorical Lie." Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: U.S. Seizes Crude Oil Tanker Off Venezuela; Maduro Holds Rally as Opponent Awarded Nobel Peace Prize; Russia Welcomes New U.S. National Security Strategy; Nobel Peace Prize Winner Heads to Oslo; Denmark Sees U.S. as Potential Security Concern; Canada's Effort to Recruit Overseas Researchers. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Trump Claims Economic Success in Pennsylvania Speech; Australia Bans Social Media for Children Under 16; New Film Examines Rise and Fall of Fitness Icon Susan Powter; Trump Gives His Economy High Marks Despite Data; Australia Bans Children Under 15 from Social Media; New Book Exposes Genius of 'Tonight Show' Host Johnny Carson. Aired 12-1a ET
• Bipartisan Calls Grow For Release Of Full Boat Strike Video; Australia's Social Media Ban For People Under 16 Takes Effect; Zelenskyy Meets Pope Leo XIV And PM Meloni In Italy Visit; Samuel Wedenhoffer On Becoming A Kindness Influencer; Trump's Claims of Economic Success Don't Always Compute; Delta Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary; Eli Lilly to Expand Manufacturing of Weight Loss Drug in U.S.; American Tackled by U.S. Military Police in Japan Speaks Out; Police Investigate Rep. Nancy Mace for Airport "Spectacle". Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Nobel Winner's Daughter Accepts Peace Prize On Her Behalf; U.S. Federal Reserve Cuts Key Rate By Quarter Point; Trump: U.S. Forces Seize Oil Tanker Off Venezuela; Trump Talks To European Leaders About Ukraine Peace Plan. Aired 3-4p ET