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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• French And Spanish Passengers Test Positive For Hantavirus; Passengers from Virus-Hit Ship Being Quarantined, Monitored; Trump Blasts Iran's Latest Offer As A "Stupid Proposal;" Putin Hints He Might End Russia's War In Ukraine; Trump: Ceasefire On "Massive Life Support"; Iran Rejects Trump Criticism, Says Counteroffer Is "Generous"; As Attacks On Europe's Jewish Communities Escalate, Iran May Be Recruiting Operatives Online; Govt. Records: Trump's Reflecting Pool Paint Job To Cost $13.1 Million; Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson Discusses New Book On Alien Encounters. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Venezuelan Opposition Leader, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and "The Freedom Manifesto" Author Maria Corina Machado; Interview with "Israel: What Went Wrong?" Author and Brown University Professor of Genocide Studies Omer Bartov; Interview with "Superpower Showdown" Co- Author and Journalist Bob Davis. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Says Iran Ceasefire On "Massive Life Support"; Transportation Secretary Faces Backlash Over New Reality Show; 18 People Being Monitored For Hantavirus In U.S.; Just In: Dems Ask Supreme Court To Let Them Use New Virginia Map. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Iran May Be Linked To Recent Anti-Semitic Attacks In Europe; Trump And Xi Expected To Discuss War In Iran, Trade, Tech, And Taiwan. Aired 5:30-6p ET
• Passengers Being Monitored For Hantavirus In Nebraska And Georgia; Hegseth Calls For Second Investigation Into Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ); Trump Calls For Federal Gas Tax Suspension as Prices Rise Amid Iran War; Sean Duffy Defends New Reality Show Amid Rising Gas Prices; Lawsuit Field To Halt Trump's Reflecting Pool Makeover. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Supreme Court Allows Alabama To Eliminate District Held By Black Democrat; Trump Demands GOP Move Primaries Amid Redistricting Wars; Trump Rejects Iran's Proposal, Says Ceasefire On Life Support; Trump Rejects Iran's Response To Ceasefire Proposal; Sean Duffy Defends Return To Reality TV. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• 17 Americans Land in Nebraska After Evacuating Hantavirus-Hit Ship; French Woman Tests Positive for Hantavirus After Arriving Home; Iran Says It Put Forward Generous Proposals to the U.S. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• One American Tests Positive For Hantavirus, Another With Mild Symptoms; Rep. Adam Smith (D) Washington on Trump Calling Latest Proposal From Iran "Totally Unacceptable"; Accused White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooter To Be Arraigned. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN): Iran Says It Put Forward Generous Proposals to the U.S.; Trump: Latest Proposal From Iran Totally Unacceptable; American Teen Dies Day After Parents Released from DHS Custody; Oil Prices Climb After Trump Rejects Iran's Peace Proposal. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Dr. Amesh Adalja is Interviewed about Hantavirus; Netanyahu's America Problem; Trump's Fight on Mail Voting; Pedestrian Hit at Denver Airport; MAGA Influencer Targets Gay Couple. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Americans Test Positive for Hantavirus; French Woman Tests Positive for Hantavirus. Proposal From Iran Unacceptable to Trump; Iran's Proposal Includes Hormuz; Ocasio-Cortez Leaves Door Open for Presidential Run. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• White House Correspondents Dinner Suspect Pleads Not Guilty; Redistricting Nightmare for Democrats; Lawsuit against ChatGPT; Aixa Diaz is Interviewed about Holiday Travel. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• ChatGPT Lawsuit; Alleged D.C. Gunman in Federal Court; Iran Talks in Limbo; Hantavirus Quarantine. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Passengers Being Monitored For Hantavirus In Nebraska & Georgia; Hegseth Seeks Pentagon Review Over Kelly's Comments On U.S. Weapons; 6 People Found Dead Inside Train Boxcar In Texas; Trial Starts For Man Accused Of Stealing Unreleased Music By Beyonce; Motorcycle Left Dangling From Traffic Light Pole After Crash; Video Shows Moment Before Plane Strikes Person On Denver Runway; Aired 1:30- 2p ET
• Video Shows Moment Before Plane Strikes Person On Denver Runway; Passengers Being Monitored For Hantavirus In Nebraska & Georgia; Trump: Iran Ceasefire Is "On Massive Life Support"; Iran Counters U.S. Deal, Demands Sovereignty Over Strait Of Hormuz; WH Press Gala Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To All Charges; Parents Detained By ICE Reunite With Son A Day Before His Death. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Passengers Being Monitored for Hantavirus in Nebraska and Georgia; Rage-Bait MAGA Influencer Targets Gay Couple in West Hollywood; Nike Sued Over Tariff-Related Costs. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Passengers Being Monitored For Hantavirus In Nebraska & Georgia; Trump Says U.S. On Top Of Hantavirus Outbreak: "I Hope It's Fine"; WH Press Gala Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To All Charges; Trump: Iran's Hardline Leaders Are "Lunatics, Stupid, Too"; Sources: Alarm Inside USPS Over Trump Order To Mail-In Ballots. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Passengers Being Monitored for Hantavirus in Nebraska and Georgia; Supreme Court Continues Mail Access to Abortion Pill for Three More Days; Martin Short Opens Up About Daughters Death: It's Been a Nightmare. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump: Latest Proposal Form Iran "Totally Unacceptable"; China Confirms Trump's Visit To Beijing This Week; Passengers Disembark From Cruise Ship Hit By Hantavirus; French Ship Passenger Shows Hantavirus Symptoms On Flight; Tracking The Origins Of The Hantavirus; WHO Chief Stresses Hantavirus "Not Another COVID-19"; Russia, Ukraine Accuse Each Other Of Ceasefire Violations; Putin Presides Over Scaled-Back WWII Victory Day Parade; Palestinian Journalist Describes A Year In Israeli Prison; Venezuela's Problems Persist Despite U.S. Ousting Of Maduro; Mexican Man Shows Off 50 Years Of World Cup Souvenirs. Aired 12-1a ET
• British PM Starmer To Address Public After Labour Losses; Reform U.K.'s Farage: "Historic Shift" In British Politics; Annual Song Contest Marks 70th Anniversary in Vienna. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Slams Iran's Response; Passengers Evacuate Hantavirus Ship; Russia, Ukraine Accuse Each Other of Ceasefire Violations; Israel Announces New Strikes In Southern Lebanon; Americans Fly Back To U.S. After Leaving Hantavirus-Hit Ship; Democrats Scramble After Virginia Court Issues Redistricting Blow. Aired 2-3a ET
• Passengers of the Hantavirus-hit Cruise Ship Safely Disembarked, Some Tested Positive for the Virus; Trump calls Latest Iran Peace Proposal Unacceptable; New Bill Aims to Cut the Red Tape on Childcare Providers by Lifting Fresh Food Restrictions at Daycares. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump: Iran Response "Totally Unacceptable"; State Media: Iran's Response Includes Hormuz Sovereignty; Israeli Sources: Netanyahu And Trump Spoke On Sunday. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• American Passengers From Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Arrive Back In The U.S.; Triple-Digit Heat Returns To The West As Cities Eye Record Highs; France's Macron Opens Africa Summit In Kenya With Push For New Partnership; Some Soccer Fans Frustrated With FIFA World Cup Ticket Prices. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• 17 Americans from Hantavirus Cruise Ship Land in Nebraska; Trump: Iran's Response to U.S. Proposal "Totally Unacceptable"; Trump to Travel to Beijing; Hegseth Wants Legal Counsel to "Review" Sen. Kelly's CBS Interview. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Dr. Chris Pernell is Interviewed about Hantavirus Quarantine; Transportation Secretary Promotes Road Trips; Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) is Interviewed about Abortion Pill Delay; AOC For President. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Venezuela's Problems Persist Despite Ousting of Maduro; Americans Return to U.S. After Leaving Hantavirus-hit Ship; Ship Passengers to Be Monitored for Hantavirus Symptoms; Africa CDC Defends Cape Verde's Refusal to Let Ship Dock; Venezuela's Problems Persist Despite U.S. Ousting of Maduro. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.S. Hospital Receives Passengers From Hantavirus-Hit Ship; Health Officials: 16 United States Cruise Passengers In Nebraska, Two In Georgia; How Iran May Be Linked To Antisemitic Attacks; Rage-Bait MAGA Influencer Targets Gay Couple. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• American Tests Positive For Hantavirus, Held In Biocontainment Unit; Trump Meeting With National Security Team, Not Ruling Out Return To Combat; James Comey: Trump Has A "Bottomless Desire To Gain Revenge"; Trump Transportation Chief Facing Calls For Probe Into His Reality Show. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Trump: Ceasefire With Iran Is "On Life Support"; U.S., Iran Reject Each Other's Latest Proposals To End War; 18 People Being Monitored For Hantavirus In The U.S.; Congress Returns To D.C. With Reshaped Midterm Field Of Play; Trump Orders Postal Service To Police Mail-In Ballot Eligibility. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Orders Postal Service To Police Mail-In Ballot Eligibility; Early Voting Underway In June 2 California Governor Primary; AOC On 2028 Plans: "My Ambition Is To Change This Country". Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Last Batch Of Passengers On Board MV Hondius Cruise Ship Hit With A Hantavirus Outbreak Now Off The Boat; President Trump Says U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Is Now On Life-Support; Russia's President Putin Says Russia- Ukraine War Is Coming To An End; Iran May Be Linked To Recent Antisemitic Attacks In Europe; Putin's Surprise Announcement; Putin: Conflict Is "Moving Towards A Conclusion"; Venezuela's Problems Persist Despite U.S. Ousting Of Maduro; One Month Until Start Of 2026 FIFA World Cup. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• The Supreme Court Hands GOP Big Boost In Midterm Map Fight; Trump: Ceasefire On "Massive Life Support;" Eighteen Passengers Being Monitored For Hantavirus; New Calls For Black Athletes To Boycott SEC Over Redistricting. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Ship Passengers to Be Monitored for Hantavirus Symptoms; Iran Says It Put Forward "Generous" Proposal to the U.S.; IDF Issues New Evacuation Orders for Parts of Sothern Lebanon; Iran War Raises Stakes Ahead of Trump- Xi Talks This Week; FIFA World Cup Opening Match in Mexico City in June 11; Jackie O's Luxury Superyacht Offered at a 42 Percent Discount. Aired 11a- 12p ET
• Ship Passengers To Be Monitored For Hantavirus Symptoms; Iran Says It Put Forward "Generous" Proposal To The U.S.; British P.M. Vows To Stay On After Poor Election Results; Rage-Bait MAGA Influencer Targets Gay Couple; One Month Until FIFA World Cup 2026; Venezuela's Problems Persist Despite U.S. Ousting Of Maduro; ; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Officials: 16 U.S. Cruise Passengers In Nebraska, Two In Georgia; White House: Cook, Musk Among CEOs To Visit China With Trump; Ruling Party Accuses Opposition Of Taking Orders From Beijing; Number Of Lawmakers Calling For Starmer's Ouster Grows; Scientists Working To Develop Vaccine Against Hantavirus; Kentucky City Uses A.I. To Set Governing Priorities. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Americans Who were on Board Plagued MV Hondius Cruise Ship Back in the U.S.; Frontier Airlines Plane Strikes a Person Walking on Airport Runway; Police Arrest a Suspect After a Truck Flipped in a U-Haul Chase Near Atlanta. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: 17 Americans Return To U.S. After Leaving Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship; Trump: Latest Peace Proposal From Iran "Totally Unacceptable"; Plane Hits Person On Runway During Takeoff In Denver. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• 17 Americans from Hantavirus Cruise Ship Now in Nebraska; Now, Officials Give Update on Hantavirus Cruise Passengers; Person Hit and Killed by Frontier Jet on Denver Runway. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Detained Parents Reunite With Dying Son; Iran Peace Talks in Limbo; Alleged D.C. Gunman in Court; Person Killed on Denver Runway. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Two Americans Flown To Atlanta, One With Symptoms, Both At Emory; Press Dinner Gunman Pleads Not Guilty To Trying To Assassinate Trump; Trump Speaks At Maternal Healthcare Event. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• 18 People Being Monitored for Hantavirus in U.S.; Trump Speaks as Iran Negotiations Stall Again; Trump: Iran Ceasefire is "on Massive Life Support". Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Says Iran Ceasefire On "Life Support" As Talks Collapse; 18 Passengers Monitored For Hantavirus At U.S. Medical Units; Lawsuit Filed To Stop Trump's Reflecting Pool Makeover. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump: Ceasefire with Iran on "Massive Life Support"; Trump on Iran: They are Going to Fold; Passengers from Virus-Hit Ship Being Quarantined, Monitored; WHO Says it Expects More Hantavirus Cases to Arise; Small Businesses Impacted by Iran War; Starmer Fights for His Future; Taiwan a Top Issue Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Passengers From Virus-Hit Ship Being Quarantined, Monitored; Trump Slams "Stupid" Counterproposal That Iran Calls "Generous"; How Iran May Be Linked To Antisemitic Attacks; Venezuela's Problems Persist Despite U.S. Ousting Of Maduro. Aired 3-4p ET