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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Hillary Clinton Faces Off with Oversight Committee in Epstein Probe; Interview with Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA); FBI Director Kash Patel Ousts Personnel Tied to Trump Documents Probe. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" Co-Author Machine Intelligence Research Institute President Nate Soares; Interview with "Man on the Run" Director Morgan Neville; Interview with Stanford Medicine Professor of Dermatology and Medical Researcher Dr. Jean Tang; Interview with EB Research Partnership CEO Michael Hund. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Now: Hillary Clinton Testifying In Epstein Probe; Polls Show Increasing Concerns About Trump's Mental Acuity; "Distasteful": U.S. Women Hockey Players React To Trump's Joke. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, (D-VA), Is Interviewed About House Oversight CMTE Questions Hillary Clinton About Epstein, Bill Clinton; Hegseth Gives Anthropic Friday Deadline To Drop A.I. Guardrails; Oversight Republicans Speak After Questioning Hillary Clinton; Hillary Clinton Speaks After Oversight Cmte. Testimony. Aired 5-6p ET
• Hillary Clinton Wraps Testimony in Epstein Investigation; Netflix Declines to Raise Its Offer After WBD Deems Paramount's Bid Superior; Study Shows Thousands of Bots Amplifying Nicki Minaj's Social Media. Washington Post: Trump Urged To Declare Emergency To Exert More Executive Power Over Midterm Elections. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Hillary Clinton Testifies That She Never Met Jeffrey Epstein; Washington Post Reports, Activists Pitching Plan to Give Trump Power Over Elections. Nearly Blind Refugee in Buffalo, New York Found Dead After It Was Released by Fed Agents; New York Mayor Gives Trump a Fake Front Page to Push for Housing Proposal. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Clintons to be Deposed in House Oversight's Epstein Investigation; Dozens of FBI Records Missing from Epstein Files; Cuba Says Its Forces Killed Four in Gunfight With Florida Speedboat. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Underway Amid U.S. Military Building In Middle East; Soon: New Testimony In Trial Of Accused School Shooter's Father; Law Enforcement Officials Seen At Nancy Guthrie's Home Amid New Tips. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Rep. Dave Min (D-CA): Clintons to be Deposed in House Oversight's Epstein Investigation; Trump Accuser's Interviews with FBI Missing from Epstein Files; U.S.-Iran Talks in Geneva Amid U.S. Military Buildup in Middle East; Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales Accused of Affair with Staffer Who Took Own Life. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Justice Department Failed to Redact in Epstein Files; Political Parties Stance on Immigration; Tara Copp is Interviewed about Anthropic's fight with the Defense Department. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Clinton's Testifying Before House; U.S.-Iran Talks Continue; Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is Interviewed about Iran; Celebration of Life for Jesse Jackson; Iran Talks Continue in Geneva. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• U.S.-Iran Talks Continue; Trump's Numbers in Two Swing States; Emily Glazer is Interviewed about Bill Gates. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Texas Congressman Under Fire; Iran Nuclear Talks; Hillary Clinton Testifies. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Hillary Clinton's Deposition Paused After Photo From Closed- Door Interview Posted Online; U.S. Military Buildup Off Iran the Largest Region Has Seen Since Run-up to 2003 Iraq Invasion; Captain of USA Women's Hockey Team Says Trump's Joke Distasteful. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Captain of USA Women's Hockey Team Says Trump's Joke Distasteful; Dems Demand Deposition of Clinton Be Opened to Press; New Questions About Death of Blind Refugee; Hillary Clinton's Deposition Resumes After Photo From Closed-Door Interview Gets Posted Online; Hillary Clinton Testifying in Congressional Epstein Probe; Mourners Honor Rev. Jesse Jackson; Robert Garcia Says We Want to Know Where the Missing Files Are. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Lawmakers Speak After Questioning Hillary Clinton on Epstein; Top Oversight Democrat: We Want to Know Where the Missing Files Are; U.S. Iran Talks Aimed at Bridging Nuclear Enrichment Gaps. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Hillary Clinton's Deposition Briefly Paused After Photo from Closed-Door Interview Gets Posted Online; World Economic Forum CEO Stepping Down After Investigation; Texas Senate Primary Showdown Underway; Early Voting Data Shows Dem Primary Turnout Surging in Texas; Prosecution in Deadly GA School Shooting Could Rest Today 3- 3:30p ET
• Top Oversight Democrat: We Want to Know Where the Missing Files Are; Hillary Clinton Testifying in Congressional Epstein Probe; U.S., Iran Negotiators Hold New Talks Amid U.S. Military Threat; More Americans are Choosing to Live Abroad. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• New Round Of Nuclear Talks In Geneva In Coming Hours; Cuba: Four People Killed In Shootout With Florida Speedboat; Chancellor Friedrich Merz Tours Beijing During Visit To China; Anthropic Drops Core Safety Pledge Amid Pentagon Fight; Citizen Scientists Discover World's Largest Coral Colony Off Australia's Great Barrier Reef; Indian PM Modi in Israel for Two-day Visit; Sinkhole Swallows Two Vehicles in Nebraska; Researchers Discover One of the Smallest Known Dinosaurs. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S.-Backed Iran and Ukraine Talks Resume Today in Geneva; German Chancellor Visits China. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Cuban Forces Kill 4 on U.S.-Registered Boat Near Island's Coast; Today: Clintons Begin Depositions in Epstein Investigation; Anthropic Narrows A.I. Safety Policy Pledge. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Underway; Bobby Ghosh is Interviewed about the U.S.-Iran Talks; Trump's Surgeon General Pick; Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins is Interviewed about a Strike By Cuban Forces; White House Declares War on Fraud. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• High-Stakes U.S.-Iran Talks Underway in Geneva; Cuba: Four Killed in Shootout Involving Florida Speedboat; Kim Jong Un Vows to Strengthen North Korea's Nuclear Program; Merz Looks to Reset Relations Clouded by Huge Trade Deficit; Oil Prices in Flux as U.S. and Iran Hold Nuclear Talks. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Indirect U.S.-Iran Talks and U.S.-Ukraine Talks Underway; Concerns within U.S. Military over Potential Attack on Iran; Four Killed in Cuba in Shootout with Florida Speedboat; House Oversight Committee Chair Speaks before Hillary Clinton Deposition in Epstein Investigation; U.S. Justice Department Failed to Redact Problematic Images for Nearly One Month; FIFA President Reassures Fans after Violence in Mexico. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Hillary Clinton: I Was Asked About UFOs & Pizzagate In Epstein Deposition; Washington Post: Trump Urged To Declare Emergency & Seize Election Powers; Guthrie's Return To TV. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• State Media: New Round Of Nuclear U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Underway In Geneva; Calls For GOP Representative To Resign Amid Affair Allegations; Rubio: U.S. Will Investigate Deadly Incident In Cuban Waters; Police Activity Outside Home After $1M Reward Offered. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Trump Administration Halts Medicaid Payments To Minnesota Over Fraud Claims; Anthropic Drops Core Safety Pledge Amid Pentagon Fight; Lawmakers Grill Trump's Pick For Surgeon General. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Now: Hillary Clinton Testifying In House Epstein Probe; More Resignations In Wake Of Epstein Files Release; GOP On Edge Over Texas Senate Primary; Huge Democratic Turnout In Early Voting For Texas Primary. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• FBI Fires 10 More Employees Tied To Trump Classified Docs Probe; Vance Takes "Golden Age" Pitch To Battleground State Of Wisconsin; Young Conservatives Gear Up For 2026 And 2028. Aired 12:30- 1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Lawmakers Speak on Hillary Clinton Deposition; Cuban President Vows to Defend Against "Terrorist" Attacks; Rubio: U.S. Will Investigate Deadly Incidents in Cuban Waters; Iran: Talks with U.S. Have Moved Into "Elements of an Agreement". U.S. and Iran Engage in Rare Direct Talks As Washington Loads Pressure on Tehran to Accept its Terms and Agree to a Nuclear Deal; Former First Lady Hillary Clinton Testifies About Her Links to Jeffrey Epstein; Cuba's President Promises to Defend His Country from Terrorist Attacks After Security Forces Fatally Shot Four People on a U.S.-Registered Speedboat. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Epstein Probe Shows it is Off Track with Hillary Clinton Deposition; Refugee Found Dead; Mamdani Touts Meeting with Trump; Texas Senate Race Up for Grabs; Prosecution's Star Witness Takes Stand Against Kouri Richins. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• High-Stakes U.S.-Iran Talks Amid American Military Build-Up; Hillary Clinton Gives Closed-Door Deposition in Epstein Probe; CNN Review Uncovered Nearly 100 Explicit Images of Two Young Females in DOJ Release they were Later Removed or Redacted; Cuba: Four Killed in Shootout Involving Florida Speedboat; Movie Memorabilia goes to Auction Next Month. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• High-Stakes U.S.-Iran Amid American Military Build-up; Top U.S. General Looks To Avoid Conflict With Trump While Preparing For Possible Iran War; Hillary Clinton Faces Off With House Lawmakers In Epstein Probe; Democrat Demands Answers On Missing Epstein Files; WSJ: Bill Gates Apologizes To Foundation Staff Over Epstein Files; Police Investigating Death of Nearly Blind Refugee From Myanmar; Burger King Makes First Changes To Whopper In A Decade; CNN Visits One Of New York's Most Exclusive Trophy Homes; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Iran: Talks with U.S. Have Moved into Elements of Any Agreement; World Economic Forum CEO Steps Down After Epstein Probe; Hillary Clinton Testifies in Congressional Epstein Probe; Flexport Launches Tariff Refund Calculator Business Tool; Cuba Vows to Defend Itself After Deadly Shootout at Sea; Confrontational U.S. Diplomacy Flusters European Allies; Lime Sees Surge in E-Bike Use During Winter Olympics; Nvidia Stock Falls Despite Strong Earnings. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Soon, Hillary Clinton to be Deposed in Jeffrey Epstein Case; U.S., Iranian Negotiators Hold New Talks Amid U.S. Military Threat; Bill Clinton Scheduled to Testify Tomorrow in Epstein Case. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Hillary Clinton to be Deposed in Jeffrey Epstein Case; James Comer Speaks Before Hillary Clinton Deposition; DOJ in Court to Defend its Prosecution of Kilmar Abgrego Garcia. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Iran Nuclear Talks; Kash Patel Reportedly Fires FBI Agents Over Mar-a-Lago Investigation; Justice Department Withholding Epstein Documents?; House to Question Hillary Clinton. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Memorial Services For Jesse Jackson; Midlife Exercise and Brain Health; Colin Gray Trial Continues; Bill Gates Apologizes For Jeffrey Epstein Connection; FBI Withholding Epstein Documents?; Judge Rules Against Trump Immigration Policy. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Hillary Clinton Testifies In House Epstein Investigation; Mamdani Wins Trump Over At WH Meeting With Props And A Pitch; Paramount Emerges Victorious Over Netflix In WBD Bidding War. Aired 9- 10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Hillary Clinton Testifies in Congressional Epstein Probe; Democrats Demand Trump Testify in U.S. House Epstein Probe; Iran's FM Sees Progress in Talks with U.S.; Source: Iran Will Exercise Right to Peaceful Nuclear Energy; Block Slashes Workforce, Embraces A.I.; Netflix Declines to Raise Offer for WBD; Iranian Students Demonstrate Following January Crackdown; Cuban President Vows To Defend Against "Terrorist" Attacks; Refugee Death Investigation; Anthropic Walks Away from Pentagon Contract. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• New Round of Nuclear Talks in Geneva in Coming Hours; Cuba Says Four People Killed in Shootout with Florida Speedboat; Lawmakers Grill Trump's Pick for Surgeon General. BAFTA Interrupted by Racist Slur from Man with Tourette's; BAFTAS Interrupted by Racist Slur; Republicans Pushing to Pass Controversial "SAVE Act"; Exploring Housing Market from Manhattan's Billionaires' Row. Aired 12-1a ET
• Cuban Border Agents Fire Upon Florida-Tagged Speedboat, Killing Four; Dozens Of FBI Records Apparently Missing From Epstein Files; U.S. And Iran To Hold More Nuclear Talks In Geneva; Kim Jong-Un Vows To Step Up Nuclear Weapons Program; Patel Ousts FBI Personnel Tied To Inquiry Into Trump's Retained Classified Records; GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales Faces Pressure From Party Over Affair Allegations; Lawmakers Grill Trump's Pick For Surgeon General; What's Next in Benedict Bridgerton and Sophie Bates' Romance. Interview with "Ted" Actor Max Burkholder; Interview with Democratic Candidate for California Governor Betty Yee; Anthropic Drops Core Safety Pledge During Pentagon Fight; NASA's Mike Fincke Says He had the Medical Event on ISS; Stone Age Artifacts Show Complex Symbol Organization. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Hillary Clinton Testifies In U.S. House Epstein Probe; Iran: Talks With U.S. Have Moved Into "Elements Of An Agreement"; Will U.S.-Cuba Tensions Escalate After Boat Incident?; North Korean Leader Vows To Strengthen Nuclear Program; Iran Covering Up Protest Deaths By Pressuring Families To Lie. Aired 3-4p ET