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CNN Transcripts for February 21, 2026

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CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• The State Of The Union, And The State Of "Black MAGA"; Columnist: It Took One Year For Black MAGA To Crater; Is Trump Starting To Lose Support Among His Black Voters? Aired 8-9p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• McConaughey Warns AI Could Be Nominated For Awards; Trump Signs 10% Global Tariff After Supreme Court Ruling; Business Leaders Grapple With Impacts Of Tariff Ruling; Iran Lays Out Vision Of Nuclear Deal Amid Military Pressure; Epstein Estate Agrees To Pay $35M In Survivor Class Action Suit; Ex-Prince Andrew Released Under Investigation After Arrest; Trump To Deliver State Of The Union On Tuesday; Immigration Agents Using Once-Obscure Law To Detain U.S. Citizens; Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Attacks Justices Who Ruled Against His Tariffs; Business Leaders Grapple With Impacts Of Tariff Ruling; Military Buildup Ramps Up As Trump Ponders Possible Strikes; Epstein Estate Agrees To Pay $35 MN In Survivor Class action Suit; Police Search Former Home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor; Epstein Files Reveal Deepak Chopra Had Friendship With Epstein; CA Atty. General - Taking Close Look At Warner Bros. Merger; Eric Dane Championed For ALS Research After His Diagnosis; Deadly Fires Force Utility To Pay Feds $575M In Damages; Team USA's Alysa Liu Wins Gold In Women's Free Skating; Aired 1-2a ET