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CNN Transcripts for March 26, 2026

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CNN News Central
• Israel Says Iran's Top Navy Commander Killed; DHS Funding Talks Stall as TSA Agents Brace for Second Missed Paycheck; Oil Prices Rise as Investors Doubt Quick End to War With Iran. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) On Funding Talks Stalling As TSA Agents Brace For Second Missed Paycheck; Maduro Heads Back To Federal Court Months After Capture; New Police Bodycam Video Of Wife After Alleged Cliffside Attack. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI): Bipartisan Criticism of Trump Administration's Briefing on War; Maduro Heads Back to Federal Court Months After Capture; Democrats Revive Allegation Around Trump Classified Docs Case; Iran Fortifies Kharg Island as U.S. Weighs Ground Invasion. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Jane Harman is Interviewed about Iran; Numbers on Trump and Iran; TSA Employees Miss Second Full Paycheck; NTSB Investigation of LaGuardia Collision; Meta and YouTube Found Guilty; Two Years Since Baltimore Bridge Collapse. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Says Iran Better Get Serious; Iran Fortifies Kharg Island; Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) is Interviewed about Iran; Maduro Back in Court; Guthrie Gives First Interview. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Airport Turmoil; Nicolas Maduro in Court; Trump Threatens Iran. Aired 1-1:30p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump-Xi Summit Postponed by Iran War Now Set for Mid-May; Wall Street Analysts Raise Odds of a Recession; Asia Suffers From Middle East Oil Supply Disruptions; White House Says Iran Talks Proceeding, Iran Foreign Minister Denies Negotiations; Powerful Storm to Hit Middle East With More Heavy Rain, Winds; Moscow Launched Over 1,000 Drones in 36-hour Period This Week; Ousted Venezuelan Leader to Appear in U.S. Federal Court; First Female Archbishop of Canterbury Officially Installed; Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award Goes to Josef Stefan's Flying Rodent. Aired 2-3a ET
• White House says Talks with Iran are Proceeding, Iran FM Denies Negotiations; Meta, YouTube Liable for Addicting Youths. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Iran Fortifies Kharg Island, Readies for U.S. Assault; GOP Rejects Democrats' DHS Funding Counteroffer; Poll: More Than 6 in 10 Americans Disapprove of War. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Arash Azizi is Interviewed about Iranians; Meta and YouTube Found Liable; Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) is Interviewed about Iran. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• 2 Killed in Abu Dhabi by Falling Debris from Intercepted Missile; Middle East Faces Consequences of Iran- U.S.- Israel Conflict; Most Iranian Missile, Drone Attacks Target Gulf Arab States; Iran Responds to U.S. Proposal to End War With 5 Conditions; Big Tech Critics Hail "Social Media's Big Tobacco Movement". Aired 9-10a ET
• U.S.-Israel War with Iran; Gulf Nations Differ on How to End Conflict and Followup; Pakistan Offers to Host Talks for U.S. and Iran; Former Venezuelan Leader Maduro to Appear in U.S. Federal Court; IOC Bans Transgender Women from Olympic Games; Bipartisan Criticism of Trump War Briefs; White House Cabinet Meeting. Aired 10-11a ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Two Killed In Abu Dhabi by Missile Debris; Iran Rejects U.S. Proposal On Ending War, Lays Down 5 Conditions; Meta And YouTube Found Liable In Social Media Addiction Trial; Senate Again Fails To Advance DHS Funding Package. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• War With Iran; First Female Archbishop Of Canterbury. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• White House Says Iran Talks Proceeding, Iran FM Denies Negotiations; Sources: Iran Preparing For Possible U.S. Attack On Kharg Island; Senate Fails Another Attempt To Advance DHS Funding Bill; Meta, YouTube Found Liable In Social Media Addiction Case. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Sources: Iran Preparing For Possible U.S. Attack On Kharg Island; Bipartisan Criticism Of Trump Administration Briefing On War; Air Canada Express Jet Removed From LaGuardia Runway. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Holds First Cabinet Meeting Since Start Of Iran War; Trump: Iran Must "Permanently Abandon Their Nuclear Ambition"; Trump Says War "Way Ahead Of Schedule" As It Nears 5th Week; Trump: Iran Is "Begging To Make A Deal, Not Me"; GOP Lawmakers Frustrated Over Lack Of Info On Iran War. Aired 12-12:30p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Holds First Cabinet Meeting Since War with Iran Began. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Holds First Cabinet Meeting Since Iran War Began; IOC Bans Transgender Athletes From Olympic Games; Gulf Nations Intercept Iranian Missiles And Drones; Witkoff: U.S. Negotiating With Iran Through Pakistan; Freckle Face Tattoo Trend Goes Viral; Aired 12-1p ET


The Situation Room
• Any Moment, Trump Hosts Cabinet Meeting at White House; Partial Government Shutdown Pushes TSA Wait Times to Record Highs; Airports Brace for Easter, Spring Break Travelers Amid DHS Shutdown. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• President Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Iran Preparing for Possible U.S. Attack on Kharg Island; Iranian Foreign Minister Questions U.S. Calls for Negotiations; Meta, YouTube Found Liable in Social Media Addiction Case; Houston Airport Warns Wait Times May Cause Missed Flights; Trump-Xi Summit Postponed by Iran War Now Set for Mid-May; Asian Countries Scramble to Tackle Growing Energy Crisis; MLB Stadiums Roll Out New Eats for 2026 Season. Aired 12-1a ET
• Aid Convoy Helps Cuba Amid Energy Crisis, U.S. Oil Blockade; Trump: Summit Postponed by Iran War Now Set for Mid-May; Power Storm to Hit Middle East with More Heavy Rain, Winds; NY Yankees Crush SF Giants 7-0 in MLB Season Opener. Aired 1-2a ET