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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Administration Officials Brief Key Lawmakers on Venezuela Strike; Maduro in U.S. Court Today: "I am a Prisoner of War;" Interview with Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA); Maduro, Wife Plead Not Guilty To All Federal Charges; Trump Warns Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Iran, Greenland After Maduro Ouster; Colombian Pres. Gustavo Petro Claims He Would "Take Up Arms Again" In The Face Of Trump's Threats; Pentagon To Cut Mark Kelly's Retirement Pay Over "Seditious" Video. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Former Acting U.S. Ambassador To Venezuela Todd D. Robinson; Interview With Venezuelan Opposition Politician And Spokesperson For Maria Corina Machada David Smolansky; Interview With Former Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castaneda. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Now: Maduro Back In NY Prison, Pleads Not Guilty In Court Appearance; Soon: Admin Officials Brief Key Lawmakers On Venezuela Strike; Source: Senate Likely To Vote Thursday On Trump War Powers; Trump Warns Other Countries After U.S. Strike On Venezuela. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• White House To Brief Key Lawmakers On Venezuela; Trump Insists The U.S. Is "In Charge" Of Venezuela; Maduro, Wife Plead Not Guilty In First Court Appearance; Poll: Americans Split Over U.S. Military Action In Venezuela. Aired 5-6p ET
• Now, Trump Admin Briefing Key Lawmakers On Venezuela; Trump Threatens Other Countries As Maduro Pleads Not Guilty; Maduro's V.P. Sworn In As Venezuela's Acting President; Trump Insists The U.S. Is "In Charge" Of Venezuela; Trump Says U.S. Oil Companies To "Rebuild" In Venezuela. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Says He's In Charge Of Venezuela After Ousting Maduro; Oil, Drugs, Democracy, Trump White House's Shifting Reasons For Venezuela; Trump Threatens Other Nations After Venezuelan Incursion; Pentagon To Punish Senator Mark Kelly Over Seditious Video; Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Ends His Reelection Bid Owing To A Fraud Scandal, Blames President Trump. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Says U.S. in Charge of Venezuela After Maduro's Capture; Maduro to Make First Court Appearance in New York After Capture; Trump Issues Veiled Threats, Implies Other Countries Could be Next. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Maduro En Route To New York Courthouse For First Appearance; Sen. Angus King (I-ME) On The Trump Administration's Upcoming Briefing To Members Of Congress On Venezuela Actions; Trump Demands "Total Access" To Venezuela, Including Oil. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Maduro Arrives at New York Courthouse for First Appearance; Interview with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD): Trump Says the U.S. was going to run Venezuela; Trump Threatens Military Action in Colombia. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Comments about Venezuela's Opposition Leader; Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) is Interviewed about Venezuela; A Look at Oil Futures; Mary Ellen O'Connell is Interviewed about Venezuela; New Information in Uvalde Cop Trial. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Maduro Arrives at Courthouse; Trump Implies Other Countries Could be Next; Walz Ends Re-election Bid; Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is Interviewed about Venezuela. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Levels Threats at Other Countries; Early Polls on Maduro and Venezuela; Trump Demands Total Access to Venezuela's Oil; Dan Harris is Interviewed about New Year's Resolutions. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• U.S. Taking Control of Venezuelan Oil?; Nicolas Maduro Pleads Not Guilty. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Man in Custody After Windows Broken at Vance's Ohio Home, His Family Was Not in Ohio at the Time of Incident; Trump Administration to Brief Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Tonight on Venezuela; Venezuela's Acting President Calls for Cooperation With U.S. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Maduro, Wife Plead Not Guilty to All Federal Charges; Delcy Rodriguez Sworn in as Venezuela's Acting President; Trump Administration to Brief Select Lawmakers on Venezuela Today; Trump Says We'll First Fix Venezuela's Oil Industry, Then Have Elections; Trial Begins for Former Officer Over Uvalde School Massacre. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Trial Begins for Former Officer Over Uvalde School Massacre; Trump Issues Warnings to Multiple Countries After Venezuela Strike; Trump Says U.S. Needs Greenland from Standpoint of National Security; Anxiety Around Globe After U.S. Operation In Venezuela. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Maduro, Wife Plead Not Guilty to All Federal Charges; Maduro Does Not Seek Bail; Hegseth Addresses Operation To Capture Maduro; Sources: Around 2,000 Federal Agents Deploying To Minnesota; MN Gov. Walz Ends Reelection Bid Amid Welfare Fraud Scandal. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA): Trump Administration to Brief Lawmakers on Maduro Raid Tonight; State Department After Maduro Arrest: This is Our Hemisphere; HHS to Recommend Fewer Vaccines for Most Children. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Rubio: The U.S. is 'Running Policy' in Venezuela; Maduro's Capture Sparks Concern Across Latin America; Venezuela's Daily Oil Output is Less than 1% of Global Supply; Colombia Reinforces Venezuelan Border after Maduro's Capture. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Says The U.S. Is "In Charge" Of Venezuela; Nicolas Maduro Will Appear In U.S. Federal Court On Monday; Trump Officials To Brief Lawmakers On Venezuela On Monday; Maduro Supporters Rally In Caracas, Demand His Release; Oil Prices Swing After U.S. Captures Venezuela's Maduro; Colombia Reinforces Venezuela Border after Maduro's Capture; Venezuelans Celebrate U.S. Operation to Oust Maduro; Venezuelan Migrants React to U.S. Military Operation; Social Media Erupts after Maduro Arrest. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Says U.S. is "in Charge" of Venezuela; Democrats Critical of White House Over Venezuela Operation; Trump Says The U.S. Is "In Charge" Of Venezuela; Maduro's Capture Sparks Concern Across Latin America; How The Capture Of Maduro Was Planned And Unfolded. Aired 2- 3a ET
• CNN's Breaking News Coverage on the Events After the U.S. Operation in Venezuela that Captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his Wife. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Making Sense of U.S. Capture of Nicolas Maduro; Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez Now Interim President. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) is Interviewed about Venezuela; Trump Demands Access to Venezuela Oil; Maduro Due in Court Today; Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) is Interviewed about Venezuela. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Mexican President Speaks About U.S. Seizure of Maduro; Mexican President Condemns U.S. Action in Venezuela; Trump Administration Issues Stark Warnings for Other Countries. Aired 9:15-10a ET
• United Nations Security Council Holds An Emergency Meeting To Discuss The U.S. seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Aired 10:05-10:35a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump On Who's In Charge Of Venezuela: "Me"; Hegseth: 200 U.S. Personnel Were On Ground During Maduro Operation; Trump Warns Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Iran, Greenland After Maduro Ouster. Aired 7- 8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Venezuela's Acting President Calls For "Cooperation" With U.S.; Global Oil Prices Dip After U.S. Action In Venezuela; Pope Calls For Venezuela's Independence To Be Protected; U.N. Security Council To Hold Emergency Meeting On Venezuela; Senate Expected To Vote On War Powers Resolution This Week; Venezuelans Who Fled Regime Celebrate Maduro's Capture; Images Of Venezuela Attack Flooded Social Media. Aired 4-5a ET
• Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Set to Make His First Court Appearance Before a Federal Judge in New York; President Trump Warns Venezuela's Acting President to Cooperate; Trump Sets His Sights on Greenland After Taking Over Venezuela. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Sends "Strong Warning" To Iran Over Deadly Protests; Global Oil Prices Dip After U.S. In Venezuela; Venezuela's Maduro Set For First Court Appearance Today. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Now: Maduro Making First Court Appearance; Maduro Pleads Not Guilty To All Four Charges; Trump: "We're In Charge" Of Venezuela. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Maduro, Wife Plead Not Guilty To All Federal Charges. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Delcy Rodriguez Sworn In As New Leader After Maduro's Capture; Maduro Pleads Not Guilty To All Four Counts In U.S. Court; President Trump Warns Acting Venezuelan Leader Will "Pay A Big Price" If She Doesn't Cooperate With The U.S.; Russia Denounces "U.S. Domination By Force"; Trump Threatens Other Countries After Venezuela Strikes. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Maduro Pleads Not Guilty In New York Court; Trump Insists The U.S. In "In Charge" Of Venezuela; Hegseth Moves To Demote Kelly And Cut Pay Over "Illegal Orders" Video. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Delcy Rodriguez Sworn In As Venezuela's Acting President; Oil Prices Rise After Arrest Of Venezuela's Maduro; Trump: United States Companies To Rebuild Venezuela Oil Infrastructure; A Look At The United States Operation To Capture Venezuela's Maduro; Trump Touts "Donroe Doctrine" After Capturing Maduro; Columbian President Gustavo Petro Claims He Would "Take Up Arms Again" In The Face OF Trump's Threats. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Soon, Maduro to Make First Court Appearance in New York After Capture; President Trump Says, U.S. is In Charge of Venezuela; Next Hour, Venezuelan National Assembly to Meet Amid U.S. Takeover. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Maduro to Make First Court Appearance in NY; Colombia Reinforces Border with Venezuela; Venezuelan National Assembly Meeting. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Now: Venezuelan National Assembly Meets After Maduro Capture; Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) Is Interviewed About Maduro To Appear In NYC Court After U.S. Capture. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Nicolas Maduro Set For Court Appearance; Trump Threatens Colombia. Aired 11:30a-11:55a ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Set To Leave Congress At Midnight; Maduro Pleads Not Guilty To U.S. Drug Trafficking Charges; MN Gov. Walz Ends Reelection Bid Amid Welfare Fraud Scandal. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Maduro Pleads Not Guilty To Drug Charges; Rodriguez Sworn In As Venezuela's Acting President; Trump Threatens Other Countries After Venezuela Strikes; Colombia's Petro Vows To Defends Country; Trump Touts "Donroe Doctrine"; Venezuelans In U.S. React To Maduro's Arrest. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Maduro Pleads Not Guilty In NYC Courtroom; Trump: U.S. "In Charge" Of Venezuela After Maduro's Capture; Rodriguez Sworn In As New Leader After Maduro's Capture. Aired 3-4p ET