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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• White House: Trump Acquiring Greenland is a "National Security Priority"; Interview with Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA); Whitewashing January 6th; George Conway Launches Run For Congress As A Democrat; New Concerns Over Judge In Maduro's Case; Former Uvalde School Cop Adrian Gonzales Goes On Trial; Judge Cancels Tomorrow's Testimony In Uvalde Trial After Defense Says Prosecutors Withheld Evidence; Inside The Infamous Jail Holding Venezuela's Former Pres. Maduro; White House: Trump Acquiring Greenland is a "National Security Priority"; Interview with Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA); Whitewashing January 6th. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Venezuela On Edge, Gunfire Near The Presidential Palace And An Acting President Is Sworn In; War and diplomacy in Europe; For All The Uncertainties Surrounding Venezuela's Future, The Trump Administration Is Projecting Total Confidence, Grounded And Forced, Though Not Diplomacy; Russia Launches New Deadly Strikes On Ukraine As European Leaders Meet In Paris; Jason Stanley On Why He Believes America's Democratic Guardrails Are Failing; Aired 12-1p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Venezuela Plan Unclear As He Celebrates Maduro Capture; Just In: Trump Discussing "Options" For Acquiring Greenland; Political Divide Over January 6 Deepens Five Years After Capitol Attack. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Deepening Political Divide Over Deadly Jan. 6 Capitol Attack; U.S. Lawmakers Question Trump Admin's Plan For Venezuela; Pentagon Targets Sen. Kelly's Military Retirement Pay As Punishment Over "Illegal Orders" Video; Trump Warns House GOP He Will Be Impeached If Dems Win. Aired 5-6p ET
• U.S. Lawmakers Question Trump Administration's Plans For Venezuela; HHS Recommending Fewer Vaccines For Most U.S. Children; Jack Smith Defends Trump Prosecutions In Closed Deposition; Sen. Kelly Responds Defiantly To Hegseth's "Bullsh*t" Censure; George Conway Vows To Take On Trump, Launches Run For Congress. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• White House Considers Military Force to Take Greenland; Trump Says, Venezuela to Turn Over 30 million to 50 million oil barrels to U.S.; Trump Targets Some Autocrats While Embracing Others; Donald Trump Expects Impeachment if his Republican Bets Loses Midterms; White House Rewrites History in the Jan. 6th Microsite, Blaming the Police and Mike Pence During the Capitol Insurrection. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Gunfire and Anti-Aircraft Fire Erupt in Venezuela's Capital; Trump Says He is in Charge of Venezuela After Ousting Maduro; Police Release Video of Person of Interest in Ohio Couple's Murder. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Johnson: Venezuela Operation "Is Not A Regime Change"; U.S. Overhauls Childhood Vaccine Schedule To Recommend Fewer Shots; Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) On House Democrats' Hearing To "Set The Record Straight" On January 6. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Speaker Johnson Says Venezuela Operation is Not a Regime Change; Trump issues Veiled Threats, Implies Other Countries Could Be Next; DHS: Hilton Canceled Agen Hotel Reservations in Minneapolis; Corporation for Public Broadcasting Shuts Down After Funding Cuts. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Petro Accuses U.S. of Colonialist Ambitions; Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is Interviewed about Venezuela; Polling on Venezuela and Maduro; Dr. Amesh Adalja is Interviewed about the Vaccine Schedule; John Bolton is Interviewed about Venezuela; Nvidia Lays out 2026 Vision. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump to Meet with Republican House Members; Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is Interviewed about Venezuela; Maduro and Wife Make First Court Appearance; Police Release Video in Ohio Couple's Murder. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) is Interviewed about Greenland and Venezuela; GOP Views on Maduro and Venezuela; U.S. Faces Worst Flu Season in Decades; Nora Neus is Interviewed about her Book about January 6th. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Immigration Crackdown in Minnesota; Hearing Marks Five Years Since January 6; Venezuela on Edge. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Maduro Awaits Trial in Notorious U.S. Jail; Colombia Increasing Security Along Border With Venezuela; Trump Accuses Colombia of Not Doing Enough to Stop Drugs; Trump Pushes to Rebuild Oil Industry in Venezuela; Swiss Bar Hit by Deadly Fire Had Not Been Inspected in Five Years; Some Wegmans Stores Using Facial Recognition Tech. Aired 1:30- 2p ET
• Trump Celebrates Maduro's Capture in Speech to House GOP; Maduro Lawyers Have Multiple Ways to Derail Case Against Him; Trial Underway for Former Uvalde School Officer; Gonzales Has Pleaded Not Guilty to 29 Counts of Child Endangerment or Abandonment; Video of Person of Interest Released in Case of Slain Ohio Couple. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• House Democrats Hold Hearing Five Years After January 6 Attack; Pardoned January 6 Rioters March to Capitol to Mark Anniversary; Maduro's Vice President Rodriguez Sworn in as Venezuela's Acting President; Corporation for Public Broadcasting Shutting Down After Funding Cuts. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Corp. For Public Broadcasting Shutting Down After Funding Cuts; Trump Celebrates Maduro's Capture As Dems Demand Venezuela Plan; Venezuela Govt. Orders Arrest Of Anyone Who Supports U.S. Attack; Immigration Crackdown Escalates In Minnesota; 2,000 Fed Agents Headed To Minneapolis In Immigration Crackdown; DOJ: Less Than One Percent of Epstein Files Released Despite Law. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Takes Venezuela Victory Lap Amid Uncertainty Over Next Step; House Democrats Hold Unofficial Hearing, 5 Years After January 6 Attack; Pardoned January 6 Rioters March to Capitol to Mark Anniversary; George Conway Launches Congressional Bid as a Democrat. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Donald Trump's Administration Officials Brief Key Lawmakers On Venezuela; Nicolas Maduro's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez Formally Sworn In As Interim Leader; Nicolas Maduro And Wife Plead Not Guilty At First Court Appearance; Trump Touts Donroe Doctrine After Capturing Maduro; Colombia Increasing Security Along Border With Venezuela; U.S. President Says We Need Greenland for National Security; European Leaders Express Support for Greenland & Denmark; Maduro, Wife Plead Not Guilty, Next Hearing on March 17; Ousted Venezuelan President Held at Notorious Federal Prison in Brooklyn; Oil Prices Down Amid U.S. plans for Venezuela. Aired 2-3a ET
• Ousted Venezuelan President and his Wife Pleads Not Guilty for Conspiracy Charges; Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez Took Her Oath of Office. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• Dems Accuse White House of Having No Plan for Venezuela; Who's in Charge in Venezuela?; Minnesota Governor Walz Drops Bid for Third Term. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Michael Scherer is Interviewed about Trump's Comments on Venezuela; January 6th Still Brings Deep Divide; Rep. Ryan Zinke (R- MT) is Interviewed about Venezuela. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Maduro's VP Sworn in as Venezuela's Acting President; U.S. Allies Criticize Maduro Seizure at UNSC Emergency Meeting; Reports of Misunderstanding After Gunfire in Caracas; Trump Meeting with House Republicans at Closed-door Retreat; U.S. Making Plans to Intercept Oil Tanker Linked to Venezuela; Columbian President Accuses U.S. of Colonialist Ambitions in Latin America. Aired 9-10a ET
• Unease in Venezuela after Maduro's Capture; Warnings Fly at Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Iran and Greenland after Trump's Venezuela Attack; Trump Speaks to House Republicans at Retreat; Iranian President Offers Dialogue as Security Forces Crack Down on Protests. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump: Venezuela Turning Over Up To 50M Barrels Of Oil To U.S.; White House "Discussing" Greenland Options: "Military Is Always An Option"; Pardoned January 6 Rioters March Same Streets Five Years After Insurrection. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Says In Interview He's In Charge Of Venezuela; Maduro's VP Rodriguez Formally Sworn In As Interim Leader; Danish PM: A U.S. Attack On A NATO Ally Would End Alliance; Colombia Increasing Security Along Border With Venezuela; Aired 4-4:30a ET
• How U.S. Planned And Carried Out Capture Of Nicolas Maduro; Opposition Leader Machado: Venezuela Will Be "Main Ally Of U.S."; Who Is Cilia Flores, Venezuela's "First Combatant?"; Minnesota Governor Will Not Seek Third Term After GOP Attacks; Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Trump Admin Officials Brief Key Lawmakers On Venezuela; Maduro's VP Rodriguez Formally Sworn In As Interim Leader; White House Questions Denmark's Claim To Greenland; Ukraine Allies Meet In Paris Today Over Security Pledges. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Claims Venezuela Stole U.S. Oil, Infrastructure; Colombia's President Vow To "Take Up Arms" If U.S. Attacks; Minnesota Gov. Walz Will Not Seek Third Term After GOP Attacks. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump: "Nobody Can Take Us, Nobody"; Trump Renews Threats On Cuba, Colombia, Mexico, Greenland; Five Years Later, Political Divide Over Jan. 6 Deepens; Ramaswamy Swears Off Instagram And X In 2026. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Ramaswamy Swears Off Instagram And X In 2026; George Conway Jumps Into Crowded Dem House Primary Race In NY; Potential 2028 Contender Weighs In On Maduro Capture; One-On-One With Sen. Ruben Gallego; California GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa Dies At 65; GOP Sen. Cassidy Blasts HHS Childhood Vaccine Changes. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Ukraine's Allies Hold News Conference At Paris Summit; Witkoff: Security Protocols On Ukraine Largely Finished; Danish PM Warns U.S. Against Attacking A NATO Ally; Trump Celebrates Maduro's Capture; Colombian President Accuses U.S. Of Colonialist Ambitions. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Eyes Greenland; Immigration Agents Surge Minnesota Amid Widespread Fraud Scandal; Former Uvalde School Cop Adrian Gonzales Faces Trial; White House Rewrites January 6 History with Trolling Website. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Maduro's VP Sworn in as Venezuela's Acting President; U.S. Companies Cautious Amid Political Instability, Huge Costs; Ukraine's Allies Meet in Paris to Discuss Security Pledges; Trump Says he is in Charge of Venezuela after Ousting Maduro; Five Years Since January 6 Attack on U.S. Capitol; Nvidia Shares Details of New AI Computing Platform. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Zelenskyy and Ukraine's Allies to Speak in Paris; Danish PM Warns U.S. Against Attacking Another NATO Country; Trump admin. Officials to Brief Lawmakers on Venezuela; Colombia's President Vows to "Take Up Arms" if U.S. Attacks; Protests Over Venezuela Attack; Rep. Greene on Venezuela Operation. Aired 1-2p ET


Quest Means Business
• European Leaders Push Back On U.S. Interest In Greenland; White House Renews Talk Of Taking Control Of Greenland; Reports Of Misunderstanding After Gunfire In Caracas; Trump Says He's In Charge Of Venezuela After Ousting Maduro; Venezuelan Bonds Soar After Maduro's Arrest; Acting President Delcy Rodriguez Claims No External Agent Ruling Venezuela; BlackBerry Software To Power Automated Driving In BMW Cars. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• House Democrats Hold Hearing to Mark Five Years Since Jan. 6 Attack; Trump Speaks to House GOP Lawmakers; Trump on Venezuela Operation, People are Saying Thank You. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Speaks to House GOP Lawmakers; Top Trump Aide to CNN: U.S. Has Right to Seize Greenland; House Dems Hold Unofficial Hearing to Mark Five Years Since Jan. 6 Attack. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Venezuela on Edge; Trump Meets With Republicans; Country Marks Five Years Since January 6 Riots. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Journalists Detained in Venezuela; Country Marks Five Years Since January 6 Riot; Former Uvalde School Police Officer on Trial. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump: Venezuela Will Turn Over 30-50 Million Barrels Of Oil; Trump To House GOP: Win The Midterms Or "I'll Get Impeached"; White House Rewrites Jan. 6 History, Blames Police For Attack. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: White House Weighs Options for Acquiring Greenland; European Leaders Decry Trump's Threats to Annex Greenland; Rodriguez: No Foreign Agent Running Venezuela; U.S. Companies Eye Investment Opportunities in Venezuela; U.K. and France Pledge to Send Troops to Ukraine; Iran Rocked by Protests. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Maduro, Wife Plead Not Guilty at first Court Appearance; Maduro's Vice President Delcy Rodriguez Formally Sworn in as Interim Leader; Trump Claims U.S. Companies Can Rebuild Venezuela's Oil Industry in 18 Months; Greenland and Denmark Staunchly Opposed to U.S. Takeover; Who is Cilia Flores, Venezuela's 'First Combatant'? Aired 12-1a ET
• Maduro, Wife Plead Not Guilty In First U.S. Court Appearance; Trump Admin Officials Brief Key Lawmakers On Venezuela; Colombia's Petro Promises To Defend Homeland Amid Trump Threats; Maduro's VP Rodriguez Formally Sworn In as Interim Leader; Greenland and Denmark Staunchly Opposed to U.S. Takeover; HHS to Recommend Fewer Vaccines for Children. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• E.U. Leaders Agree to New Security Guarantees For Ukraine; Trump Administration Reignites Talk Of U.S. Taking Over Greenland; Trump Celebrates Maduro Capture: "Nobody Can Take Us"; Justice Department: Just 1 Percent Of Epstein Files Released; Iranian Security Forces Target Protests Despite Trump Threats. Aired 3-4p ET