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Amanpour
• Interview with FRONTLINE (PBS) "The President vs. The Fed" Director James Jacoby; Interview with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Director of the Vaccine Education Center Dr. Paul Offit; Interview with The New York Times White House Correspondent Tyler Pager. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• New: Vance Tries To Clarify Trump Saying He Doesn't Think About Iran War's Impact On Americans' Finances; Trump Expected To Encourage Xi To Push Iran To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz, Agree To A Peace Deal; Sources: Dems Eye Aggressive Redistricting Plan For 2028. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Iran, Trade, Tech, Taiwan On Agenda For Trump-Xi Summit; NYT: Iran Has Retained Nearly 70 Percent Of Its Pre-War Missile Stockpile; New Podcast Claims Gorsuch Is Court's Biggest Wild Card; Burgum Testifies Before House On Interior Department Budget; Princess Kate Makes Royal Overseas Trip. Aired 5-6p ET
• Life on the Cruise After the Hantavirus Outbreak; Writer Shares Text with Scientist on Board Hantavirus-Hit Ship; Alex Murdaugh's Double Murder Convictions Overturned; Interview with Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI); World Food Programme Says Iran War Could Plunge Millions into Acute Hunger. Rep. Lawler Describes Antisemitic Insults From Sen. Paul's Son; Man Free From ICE Custody After Community Campaigns For Release. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN News Central
• Soon, Trump Lands in China as War With Iran Looms Over Trip; Trump Says, I Don't Think Iran War's Impact on Americans' Finances; James Comey Speaks Out, Trump Obsessed With Retribution. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• President Trump Arrives In China For High-Stakes Meeting With Xi; Nebraska, West Virginia Primary Results Set Up Key Races In November; FAA Evaluating Flight Risks From Trump's Washington, D.C. Arch. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Arrives in China for High-Stakes Meeting with Xi; Interview with Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA): Trump: I Don't Think About Americans' Financial Situation Amid War; Trump's Approval on Economy Drips to 30 Percent; CIA Escalates War on Cartels with Deadly Operations in Mexico. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Arrives in China for Critical Talks with Xi Jinping; Higher Gas Prices Sent Wholesale Inflation Soaring Last Month; Trump Arrives in China for Key Talks on Trade, Tech, Taiwan; Hantavirus Outbreak Comes Amid Key Vacancies at HHS. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump: "I Don't Think About Americans' Financial Situation" Amid War; Trump Arrives In China For High-Stakes Meeting With Xi Jinping; Sources: CIA Escalates War On Cartels With Deadly Missions In Mexico. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Trump Arrives in China for Critical Talks with President Xi Jinping; American Doctor in Biocontainment Unit After Unclear Test Results; Sam Altman Testifies in Landmark OpenAI Trial. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• CIA Shadow War in Mexico?; Alex Murdaugh Murder Convictions Overturned; President Trump in China; Inflation Surging. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• U.S. Intel Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities; Wholesale Inflation Soars, Driven by Higher Energy Prices; DHS Says David Venturella is Expecting to Take Over for Todd Lyons at the End of the Month; GOP-led South Carolina Rejects Trump's Push to Redraw Districts. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Waymo Recalls 3,800 Cars That Could Drive Onto Flooded Roads; Trump in China for Critical Talks With China's Xi Jinping; Wholesale Inflation Surges to Six Percent, Highest in Four Years; Trump Asks Taxpayers to Foot Big Bills for D.C. Renovations; Trump Denies Picking Firm Working on Reflecting Pool Despite Boasting About Hand-Picking Contractor; Controversial Florida Migrant Detention Facility Expected to Close. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• WHO: Hantavirus Cases from Cruise Ship Remain at 11; 1,700 People Held on Cruise Ship Over Potential Acute Stomach Bug; Interview with Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL): China Believes Iran War Gives It Leverage in U.S. Talks; China's Economic Ties with Iran Loom Over Trump-Xi Summitt. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Wholesale Inflation Surges to 6%, Highest in 4 Years; Trump Expected to Ask Xi to Push Iran to Reopen Strait of Hormuz; Court Overturns Alex Murdaugh's Murder Convictions, Orders New Trial; Sources: CIA Escalates War on Cartels with Deadly Missions in Mexico 3-3:30p ET
• CIA Escalates War on Cartels with Deadly Missions in Mexico; Trump in China for Critical Talks with China's Xi Jinping; Damon and Affleck Sued for Defamation by Two Florida Sheriff's Deputies; Plane Crash Survivors Rescued After Hours Stranded at Sea. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Donald Trump Enroute To China For Talks With Xi Jinping; U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Says Keir Starmer "Has My Full Support". Number of Hantavirus Cases From Cruise Ship Rises to 11; Passengers From Virus-hit Ship Being Quarantined, Monitored; U.S. Raises Gas Prices Forecast Amid Busy Travel Season; CIA Escalates War on Cartels With Deadly Operations in Mexico; Trump Suggests Making Venezuela America's 51st State; Dubai Tech Company is Developing Smart Contact Lenses. Aired 2-3a ET
• Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to Begin Talks Soon; OpenAI CEO Testifies in a Landmark A.I. Trial. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• Trump En Route To China For Talks With Xi Jinping; War With Iran Expected To Dominate Trump-Xi Talks; Pentagon: Iran War Has Cost U.S. $29 Billion So Far. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• War With Iran Expected To Dominate Trump-XI Talks; CIA Escalates War On Cartels With Deadly Operations In Mexico; Russian Ship Sinks In Mysterious Circumstances. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• President Trump Lands in China; Trump: "I Don't Think About Americans' Financial Situation"; Tim Cook and Elon Musk Joins Trump in China; Sam Altman Testifies in Landmark A.I. Trial. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trump Goes to China; Patel Denies Drinking; Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA) is Interviewed about Redistricting Wars; Lawmakers Block South Carolina Maps. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump Arrives in China as War with Iran Looms Over Trip; Trump Dismisses Economic Concerns as U.S. Inflation Rises; 75 Percent of Americans Say Iran War Has Hurt Their Finances; British PM Starmer Fighting to Remain in Power; King Charles Lay Outs Legislative Priorities at Parliament. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Trump Arrives in China; CIA Escalates Deadly War on Mexican Cartels; Divisions in the Iranian Opposition; Syrian American Composer Faraj Abyad Reimagines Classical Arabic Music; U.K. Parliament Debates as Starmer Fights to Stay as PM. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Washington Post: Intel Finds China Gaining Major Edge On U.S. Amid War; New Accusations Threaten Candidacy Of Trump Target Rep. Massie; Ex-Prison Employee Shares Ghislaine Maxwell's Emails. Aired 7- 8p ET


Inside Politics
• As Trump Arrives In China, New Data Show Inflation Soared In April; Poll: Voters Turn On Trump Over Economy, Blame Him For Inflation; Republicans Weigh Trump Demand For $1B For Ballroom Security; Trump In China For High-Stakes Meeting With Xi; Trump To Push Xi To Help Open Strait Of Hormuz, Secure Iran Deal; FBI Director Spars With Senator Over Drinking Allegations. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• FBI Director Spars With Senators Over Drinking Allegations; Early Voting Starts Monday in Texas GOP Senate Runoff; South Carolina Supreme Court Overturns Alex Murdaugh Murder Convictions, Orders Re- trial; Texas Electorate Grows More Diverse in Last Decade. Aired 12:30-1p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Arrives in China as War with Iran Looms Over Trip; U.S. Officials Gas Price Outlook Amid Energy Crisis; Spike in Fuel Prices Costs U.S. Households Nearly $300 Each; Princess of Wales on First Foreign Trip Since Cancer Scare; Hormonal Condition That Impacts Millions of Women Gets Name Change; Florida Brush Fire Burns 11,000 Acres, 80 Percent Contained. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump: I Don't Think About Americans' Financial Situation; IEA: Global Oil Reserves "Rapidly Shrinking"; Trump Arrives In China As War With Iran Looms Over Trip; The Network Of Chinese Oil Refineries Allegedly Funding Iran; OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Testifies In Lawsuit Brought By Elon Musk; FAA Evaluating Aerial Risks From Trump's Washington, D.C. Arch; Top Business Leaders Join Trump On China Visit; XPANCEO Developing A Smart Contact Lens In The A.I. Era; Aired 12-1p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines. President Trump Arriving in China for High- Stakes Summit with Xi; FBI Director Kash Patel Faces Senators Amid Allegations of Misusing FBI Resources; Survivors Testify Before House Dems in Florida Hearing As Part of Epstein Probe. Aired 5-6 am ET
• CNN Headlines: President Trump Enroute To China, Due To Arrive This Morning; Number Of Hantavirus Cases From Cruise Ship Rises To 11; Sources: CIA Escalates War On Cartels Inside Mexico. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• Wholesale Inflation Soars to Highest Level in Four Years; Trump Arrives in China for Critical Talks With President Xi Jinping; Epstein Survivors Give Emotional Testimony Before Lawmakers. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trailblazing NBA Player Remembered; President Trump Visits China; Interview With Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA). Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• NBA Player Dies; ChatGPT Lawsuit; Redistricting Showdown; Trump Set to Meet With Xi Jinping; Inflation Rising. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Tracking States' Unprecedented Redistricting Efforts; NYT: U.S. Intel Shows Iran Controls Most Missile Sites Along Strait; FDA Chief Dr. Marty Makary Resigning; Sources: CIA Escalates War on Drug Cartels Inside Mexico. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Iran War Looms Over Trump's Summit In China; Alex Murdaugh's Murder Convictions Overturned, New Trial Ordered; Trump Departs For Meeting With Xi In Beijing. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: President Trump to Meet China's Xi Jinping in a Few Hours; Kevin Kiley Breaks Logjam, Forces U.S. House Vote on Ukraine; U.S. Wholesale Prices Jump; Kevin Warsh Confirmed as Fed Chair; Russia Attacks Ukraine with Hundreds of Drones; Murdaugh Murder Convictions Overturned; Princess of Wales in Italy. Russia's War On Ukraine; Alex Murdaugh's New Trial; Princess Of Wales Goes To Italy. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Trump En Route to China for Talks with Xi Jinping; British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Fighting to Remain in Power; Sam Altman Testifies in Landmark A.I. Trial; Top Executives Going to China with Trump; U.S.-China A.I. Battle Accelerating Industry Growth; Karen Bass Responds to Spencer Pratt; The Shadowy Network of Chinese Oil Refineries Funding Iran. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump En Route To China For Talks With Xi Jinping; Two Ship Passengers Being Monitored At Atlanta's Emory Univ.; British PM Keir Starmer Fighting To Remain In Power; Former Prison Executive to Serve as Next Acting ICE Director; CIA Escalates War on Cartels with Deadly Operations in Mexico; Russian Ship Sings in Mysterious Circumstances; California Mayor to Plead Guilty to Acting as Agent for Chinese Government; Incumbent Karen Bass on Los Angeles Mayoral Race. Aired 1- 2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Kevin Warsh Confirmed As Fed Chair; Trump Arrives In China As War With Iran Looms Over Trip; Iranians On Edge As Threat Of Resumption Of War Looms; Princess Of Wales Receives Warm Welcome In Italy. Aired 3-4p ET