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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Massive Oil Tanker Burning In Dubai After Iran Strike; Interview With Rep. Adam Smith, (D-WA); Officials: U.S. Questions Whether It Is Dealing With Right Iranian Officials; Israeli Military Suspends Activities Of Unit That Assaulted CNN Team; FBI: MI Synagogue Attack Was Hezbollah-Inspired Act Of Terrorism; Massive Oil Tanker Burning In Dubai After Iran Strike; Trump Vows To Obliterate Iran's Oil, Power & Water Sites; Trump Allowed A Russian Oil Tanker To Reach Cuba Amid Fuel Blockade; CNN Interviews Fidel Castro's Grandson Amid Cuban Energy Crisis. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• United States Said To Have Sent Iran A Plan To End The Middle East War; After New Israeli Settler Attack, IDF Soldiers Detain CNN Crew; Russian Tanker Allowed To Break Cuba Blockade For 'Humanitarian Reasons'; Democrats Flipped A Republican-Held State House Seat In Florida; NASA Says It's Ready To Take Another Giant Leap For Mankind. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• White House Says Talks With Iran "Going Well"; Iran Says They Are Not; Trump: Will Obliterate Iran's Energy Sources If Deal Not Reached; White House Defends "Short-Term Price Fluctuations" From Iran War. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Claims Progress In Talks To End War, Then Threatens Attacks; Israel Government's Activities Draw International Criticism; Airport Lines Ease As TSA Workers Get First Paycheck; Mayor Matt Mahan (D) Is Interviewed About Candidates Pushing Affordability Message As Primary Closes In; Crowded Democratic Field Could Create GOP Victory; White House Allowing Oil Shipments To Cuba On "Case-By-Case" Basis. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Claims Progress In Talks To End War, Then Threatens Attacks; FCC Chair Says, Trump Is Winning Against Fake News Media; Approximately 2.5 Million Files Still Not Released By Justice Department; Far-Left Political Streamer Drives Wedge Into Democratic Party. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Renews Iran Threats As More Troops Arrive In Mideast; Rubio Says, Not Quite Clear How Decisions Are Being Made In Iran; Iran Says Most Of U.S. Proposal To End War Is Unrealistic; Economists Sound Alarm About Long-Term Iran War Economic Impact; Pope Leo XIV Says God Does Not Listen To The Prayers Of People Waging Wars. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Iran Contradicts Trump, Calls U.S. List of Demands Unreasonable; TSA Workers Start Receiving Back Pay After Weeks Without Paychecks; Oil and Gas Prices Rise as War With Iran Enter Fifth Week. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump - My Favorite Thing Is To Take The Oil In Iran; Trump - Iran Agreed To Most Of 15-Point List Of Demands; Border Czar - ICE Agents Could Stay At Airports After TSA Workers Paid; Epstein Survivors Sue DOJ & Google Over Release Of Private Info; FCC Chair Characterizes Media Shakeups As Trump - Winning; NASA's Artemis II Crew To Make History Around The Moon. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Vows to Obliterate Iran's Oil and Power if No Deal Reached; TSA Workers Start Receiving Back Pay After Weeks Without Paychecks; Concerns Grow the U.S. is Inching Closer to Recession. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Johnny Jones is Interviewed about the TSA; Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) is Interviewed about the DHS Fight; Numbers on Congress Exits; HUD Proposal Sparks Concern; Emily Gregory is Interviewed about her Florida Win. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• TSA Lines Appear Shorter; Trump Vows to Iran; Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) is Interviewed about Iran; Weather Relief Coming to the West. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Amos Hochstein is Interviewed Gas Prices; Democrats Possible Control of Senate; Beat Blockers for Heart Patients; A.I. Reshaping Shopping. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• FCC Chairman Facing Backlash Over Partisan Comments; TSA Employees Start Collecting Back Pay; Confusion Grows Over Iran Negotiations. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Congress Takes Two-week Recess as DHS Shutdown Drags on; Airport Security Lines Beginning to Ease as TSA Collects Back Pay; White House Holds Briefing as Iran War Stretches Into Fifth Week. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• White House Says Talks With Iran Going Well, Iran Says They Are Not; Trump Vows to Obliterate Iran's Oil, Power and Water Sites; Airport Security Lines Beginning to Ease as TSA Collects Back Pay; Oil & Gas Prices Stay High as War With Iran Enters Second Month. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• Russian Oil Tanker in Cuba After U.S. Allows Break in Blockade; Woman Spends 5 Months in Jail After AI Facial Recognition Mistake; Interview with Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA); Congress Takes Two-Week Recess Without Resolving Shutdown; UConn Stuns Duke to Advance to the Men's Final Four. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• WH: Anything Iran Tells Us Privately "Will Be Tested"; Officials: Thousands Of People Killed In MidEast Since War Began; CNN With Israeli Forces As IDF Strikes Deeper Into Lebanon; WH: Troops Sent To Middle East Give President "Maximum Optionality"; Oil Tops $116 After Trump Said He Wants To "Take the Oil" In Iran; Airport Wait Times Plummet From Hours To Minutes. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• White House Says Talks with Iran Going Well, Iran Says They Are Not; Michigan Synagogue Attack was Hezbollah-Inspired Act of Terrorism; Fed Prosecutors Exploring Whether Certain Lucrative Prediction Market Bets Violate Insider Trading Laws; Interview with Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA): WAPO, NYT: FBI Director Patel Pushing to Release Documents on Rep. Swalwell. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump: Iran 'For the Most Part' Has Accepted 15-Point Plan; Iran Accuses U.S. of 'Secretly Planning a Ground Invasion'; More U.S. Troops Arrive in the Middle East Amid Iran Conflict; Ukraine Sharing Expertise on Drone Defense with Gulf Allies; Israel Suspends Battalion Involved in Detaining CNN Crew; NASA Prepares 1st Fly-by to the Moon in 50 Years; Pope Leo Delivers Message to World Leaders Amid Iran War. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Claims Iran Has Accepted 15-Point Plan; Netanyahu Orders Israeli Military to Expand Operations In Lebanon; Trump Suggests U.S. Will Allow Russian Oil Tanker To Reach Cuba; Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Refinery Near Moscow; French Rape Survivor Gisele Pelicot Speaks with CNN; Rescuers Work to Free Humpback Whale Stranded in Baltic Sea. Aired 1-1:45a ET
• Pakistan Prepared to Host U.S.-Iran Talks; TSA Workers Set to Get Paid; Oil Prices Soar Amid Iran War; Israeli Military Suspends Battalion Involved In Detaining CNN Crew In The West Bank; Zelenskyy Forges Deals With Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE; NASA Prepares First Fly-By To The Moon In 50 Years. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Claims Iran Agreeing To Most Of The 15-Point Plan, Iran Warns Of A U.S. Ground Invasion; TSA Employees To Finally Give Paychecks Under Trump's Executive Order; Artemis Ii An Attempt By Nasa To Land On The Moon For The First Time In More Than 50 Years. Aired 3- 4a ET


CNN This Morning
• 3,500 U.S. Troops Now in Region, Iran Threatens to 'Rain Fire'; Is Diplomacy Possible with Iran?; TSA Workers Expected to See Back Pay Soon. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Jonathan Panikoff is Interviewed about Talks Between the U.S. and Iran; Millions at "No Kings" Rallies; Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D- CO) is Interviewed about DHS Funding; Vance Tops CPAC Poll. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump Weighs Seizing the Key Fuel Hub of Kharg Island; Qatar Seeking End to War with Least Possible Damage; Oil Prices Climb After Iran Warns Against U.S. Ground Invasion; Netanyahu Orders Expansion of Buffer Zone in S. Lebanon; Rights Groups Issue Warning Over Demolition of Litani Crossings. Aired 9-10a ET
• Donald Trump: In "Serious Discussions" With Iran As He Makes New Threats; Iranian Official: U.S. 15-Point Plan "Very Ambitious" And "Unrealistic"; Moscow: Russian Oil Tanker Reaches Cuba; Israeli Army Suspends Unit After Detaining CNN Crew; Analyst: Lebanon Facing Biggest Challenge Since Civil War; House, Senate Republicans At Odds DHS Funding Strategy. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• U.S. Questions Whether It Is Dealing With Right Iranian Officials; Who Pays For The War?; Trump-Voting Pastor Denies He's Masquerading As A Dem In Senate Race. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump Claims Iran Has Accepted 15-Point Plan; More U.S. Troops Arrive In The Middle East Amid Iran Conflict; Trump Signs Executive Action To Pay TSA Employees; House GOP Rejects Senate DHS Deal, Prolonging Shutdown. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• War With Iran; Russia-Ukraine War. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• IDF: Strikes Underway Against Tehran Military Infrastructure; U.S. Claims it's Making Diplomatic Headway in Ending War with Iran; Netanyahu Orders Expansion of Buffer Zone in Southern Lebanon. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Pakistan: Ready To Host Talks With U.S. And Iran "In Coming Days"; Oil Prices Climb Amid Iran's Warning To U.S. Ground Troops; Zelenskyy In Jordan For "Important" Security Meetings. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Again Threatens To Obliterate Iran's Power Plant; Iran Threatens To "Rain Fire" If U.S. Launches Ground Invasion; Trump: Iran Agreed To "Most" U.S. Demands; Iran Says It Hasn't; House GOP Rejects DHS Deal That Senate Passed Unanimously; DHS Is Shut Down, Workers Not Getting Paid, Congress Starts Process; Trump Criticizes Thune Over Filibuster: "You Have To Get The Votes"; Vance Wins 2028 CPAC Straw Poll But Rubio Gains Ground. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Vance Wins 2028 CPAC Straw Poll But Rubio Gains Ground; Trump Allows Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker To Reach Cuba Amid Blockade; Cuba Energy Crisis Deepening Under U.S. Pressure; Poll: 43 Percent Of Young Americans Are Struggling To Get By Or Getting By With Limited Financial Security; Forbes: Trump's Net Worth Soars To $6.5 Billion; Pope Leo Condemns "Those Who Wage War". Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Renews Threats, Touts "Serious" Talks With Iran; Israeli Offensive Expands Into Southern Lebanon; Fidel Castro's Grandson Criticizes Cuban President; Some TSA Workers Start Receiving Their Back Pay; U.N.: Two Peacekeepers Killed In Blast In Southern Lebanon; Israeli Offensive Expands In Southern Lebanon. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• U.S. Questions Whether It's Dealing With Right Iranian Officials; Michigan Synagogue Attack An Act Of Terrorism Inspired By Hezbollah; Gas and Oil Prices Surge As War Enters Fifth Week; Multi- Million Dollar Heist Stolen In Just Three Minutes; Former Janitor At Yale Hospital To Return As Doctor. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Vows to Obliterate Iran's Oil and Power if No Deal Reached; Rights Groups Issue Warning Over Demolition of Litani Crossings; More U.S. Troops Arrive in the Middle East Amid Iran Conflict; House, Senate Republicans at Odds Over DHS Funding; Oil Prices Jump After Trump Says He Wants to Take Iran's Oil; French Rape Survivor Gisele Pelicot Speaks with CNN. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Administration Keeping Quiet On Iran's "New" Regime; Analysts: U.S. Gas Could Reach $7 Per Gallon If War Drags On; Pakistan Prepared To Host And Facilitate U.S.-Iran Talks; New Concerns AS Houthi Rebels Enter Iran War; Israel Reverse Course To Allow Cardinal Into Jerusalem Church; Moscow: Russian Oil Reaches Cuba Amid Energy Crisis; CNN Takes Rare Train Trip From China To North Korea; Emotional Gary Woodland Wins First Title Since Brain Surgery; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Threatens To Obliterate Iran's Energy Sites; Spanish Deputy P.M. On Spain's Iran War Stance; JPMorgan: Oil Disruptions To Move Westward From Asia; Trump Allows Russian Oil Tanker To Reach Cuba; Fidel Castro's Grandson Turns To Political Satire Videos; Busch: Would Be A "Disaster" For European Union To Prioritize A.I. Independence. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Says Deal With Iran Could Come Soon, Iran Disputes Claim; TSA Workers Start Receiving Back Pay After Weeks Without Pay; Israel Suspends Battalion Involved in Assaulting CNN Crew. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Economists: 40 Percent Chance Of A Recession In Next 12 Months; TSA Workers Start Receiving Pay After Trump Signs Executive Order; Christians Observe Holy Week As Pope Leo Decries "Those Who Wage War". Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Says Deal With Iran Could Come Soon, Iran Disputes Claim; Trump: "Favorite Thing" Would Be Taking Iran's Oil; TSA Workers Start Receiving Back Pay After Weeks Without Pay. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• NCAA Men's Final Four Set; U.S. Gas Prices Skyrocketing; Veterans Facing Eviction?; TSA Employees Start Receiving Paychecks. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Touts "Great Progress" As He Threatens Energy Sites; White House Says U.S. Will Follow The Law After Trump Threatens Iran's Civilian Infrastructure; DeSantis Signs Bill To Rename Palm Beach Airport After Trump. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Trump Threatens Escalation With Iran If No Deal Is Reached; Iranian Attack Hits Vital U.S. Radar Aircraft In Saudi Arabia; Fed Chair: Can Wait Before Worrying About War's Effects; Israeli Offensive Expands In Southern Lebanon; Israel Makes Death Penalty Default Sentence For Palestinians Convicted Of Fatal Attacks; Influencer Grandson Of Fidel Castro Speaks To CNN. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Oil Prices Jump After Trump Says He'll "Take The Oil" In Iran; Spain Bars U.S. From Using Bases, Airspace For Iran Attacks; IDF Suspends Battalion Involved In Assaulting CNN Crew; Some TSA Workers Start Receiving Their Back Pay; Trump: "No Problem" With Russian Oil Tanker Reaching Cuba. Aired 3-4p ET