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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Republican Backlash Over Trump's $1.8 Billion Fund; Interview With Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT); Gabbard Resigning As DNI, Cites Husband's Cancer Diagnosis; Tributes Pour In After Sudden Death Of NASCAR Great Kyle Busch; Donald Trump Jr. And Bettina Anderson Are Married; Pentagon Releases Newly Declassified UFO Files. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With The New York Times Global Economic Correspondent And "How the World Ran Out Of Everything" Author Peter S. Goodman; Interview With Journalist Kelli Maria Korducki. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Tulsi Gabbard Resigning As Director of National Intelligence; Judge Dismisses Charges Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia; Trump Acknowledges "Allowing" DOJ To Create $1.8B Fund. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump And Republicans Clash Over "Anti-Weaponization" Fund; Tulsi Gabbard Resigning As Director Of National Intelligence; Trump Fuels Confusion, Says He's Sending 5,000 Troops To Poland; Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA), Is Interviewed About Longtime Epstein Aide Names Three Alleged Abusers; Calls Grow For DNC Chair Ken Martin To Resign Over 2024 Autopsy. Aired 5-6p ET
• Senate GOP Furious Over Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund; Taiwan Says It Has Not Been Told by U.S. of Arms Sales Pause; AAA Says, 45 Million People Expected To Travel For Holiday; Kevin Warsh Sworn In As Fed Chair At Pivotal Moment For Economy; Poll: 30 Percent Think Attempt To Assassinate Trump Was Staged. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Defends $1.8 Billion Fund To Pay Allies Amid GOP Backlash; Consumer Sentiment Falls To All-Time Low Under Trump; House Republicans Cancel Vote On Trump's War Powers; L.A. Mayoral Candidate Uses His Viral Videos To Boost His Campaign Chances. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Stephen Colbert Bids Farewell in The Late Show Finale; Republicans Revolt Over Trump's $1.8 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund; Memorial Day Sticker Shock as Gas Prices Near All-Time Highs. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Republicans Revolt Over Trump's $1.8 Billion "Anti- Weaponization" Fund; Stephen Colberts Bids Farewell In "The Late Show" Finale; Soon: WHO To Give Update On Ebola Outbreak In Central Africa. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Millions of Americans Hit the Roads as Gas Prices Near All-Time Highs; Republicans Revolt Over Trump's $1.8 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund; Comer: Former Epstein Assistant Named 3 Alleged Abusers. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump May Miss Son's Wedding; Sophia A. McClennen is Interviewed about Colbert; Ebola is Spreading Rapidly; Holiday Floods and Storms; Laura Ulrich is Interviewed about the New Labor Report. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund; Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) is Interviewed about the Anti-Weaponization Fund; Americans Hit the Roads as Gas Prices Near All-Time Highs; Millions of Americans Expected to Fly this Holiday Weekend; Dr. Angela Hewlett is Interviewed about Ebola. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• David Razowsky is Interviewed about Colbert; Job Market with A.I.; Nicks Take 2-0 Series Lead. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard Resigns; Ebola Risk Level Raised; NASCAR Mourns Kyle Busch; New Federal Reserve Chairman Sworn In. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• National Intelligence Director, Tulsi Gabbard, Is Resigning; Rain, Storms Expected Across The East For Memorial Day Weekend. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Iranian Hackers Targeting Airlines, Oil Companies; National Intelligence Director, Tulsi Gabbard, Is Resigning; Millions Hitting The Road As Gas Prices Soar To Four-Year Highs; Kevin Warsh Sworn In As Federal Reserve Chair; U.S. Consumer Sentiment Plunges To All-Time Low; Two-Time NASCAR Champion, Kyle Busch, Dead At 41. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Tributes Pour In After Sudden Death Of Kyle Busch; Iranian Hackers Targeting U.S. Aviation, Oil And Gas Companies; Rubio Wraps Up NATO Meeting Aimed At Easing Tensions; NFL Analyst Mina Kimes To Host Cripps National Spelling Bee. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard Is Resigning; Millions Hitting The Road As Gas Prices Soar To 4-Year Highs; Kevin Warsh Sworn In As Federal Reserve Chair; W.H.O. Raises Ebola Threat Level To "Very High" in DRC 3-. Aired 3:30p ET
• Growing Number Of Influencers Pushing Health Benefits Of Nicotine; NASCAR Legend Kyle Busch Dies At 41; Trump Not Attending Don Jr.'s Weeding In Bahamas This Weekend; How To AI-Proof Your Job. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• U.S. Orders Health Screenings Amid Ebola Outbreak in Africa; Iran Rebuilding Military System Faster Than Expected; British Police Appeal for Information Relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor Investigation; Colbert Bids Farewell; Senators Against Trump Initiatives Halt Key Funding Vote; Cuba Accuses Rubio Of Trying To Incite Military Aggression; Ukraine Gaining Military Edge With Drone Strategy. Aired 2-3a ET
• Protesters Burned Down an Ebola Treatment Facility Causing Chaos Despite DRC's Efforts to Prevent from Spreading Further; British Police Calls for Investigation on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Rubio: "Other Options" If There's No Deal With Iran; Colbert Bids Farewell On Final Episode Of "The Late Show"; U.S. Orders Health Screenings Amid Ebola Outbreak In Africa. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Sudden Death of NASCAR's Kyle Busch; 2024 Election; The Pope's Tailor. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Acting A.G. Blanche Talks $1.8B Fund with GOP Senators; More Than 600 Suspected Ebola Cases in Central Africa. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Stephen Colbert Takes Final Bow; Canceled War Powers Vote; Democrat Leaked Autopsy Report; Colbet Signs off with "Peanuts" Music. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Protesters Clash with Authorities at Ebola Treatment Center; Trump Says He's Sending 5,000 U.S. Troops to Poland; Rubio in Sweden for NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting; Appeal for Information in Investigation into Former Prince; Dossier Shows How Mountbatten-Windsor Got Trade Envoy Role. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Marco Rubio Sees "Slight Progress" On Iran Talks; Marco Rubio In Sweden For NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting; Outrage Over Slush Fund For Trump Allies; Backlash Over Israel's Treatment Of Activists Grows; Board Of Peace Envoy Publishes Roadmap For Gaza Peace Plan; Iran Sticks To Its Resolve To Control Strait Of Hormuz; New E.U. Sanctions On Iran Over Closure Of Strait Of Hormuz; U.S. Gas Prices Climb To New Wartime High Ahead Of Memorial Day. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Trump Unhinged At Rally Amid Iran War, Low Approval, GOP Revolt; Consumer Sentiment Hits Record Low Amid Rising Prices, Iran War; NASCAR Star's Sudden Death. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Swears In Kevin Warsh As New Fed Chair; Trump On New Fed Chair - I want Him To Be Independent; Kevin Warsh Sworn In As Fed Chair With Inflation At 3-Year High; Sources - Trump Has No Plans To Change $1.8B Fund Despite GOP Defiance; Sen. McConnell - Trump's $1.8B Fund - Utterly Stupid, Morally Wrong; Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Republicans Defy Trump Over $1.8 Billion "Anti-Weaponization" Fund; Trump Defends $1.8 Billion Fund After Bipartisan Resistance; Consumer Sentiment At Worst Ever Number In 70 Plus Years History; Today: Trump Campaigns In New York Rep. Mike Lawler's District; Poll: Disapproval Of Trump Economy Spikes To 71 Percent; New Book Chronicles Former Senator's 50 Plus Years In Politics. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Tulsi Gabbard Announces Resignation From Trump's Cabinet; Thousands Of Cubans Gather In Front Of U.S. Embassy In Havana To Protest Raul Castro's Indictment; Epstein's Former Aide Gives 3 New Names Of Alleged Abusers; Files Show Andrew Not Vetted For U.K. Trade Envoy Role; Protesters Clash With Authorities At DRC Treatment Center; WHO Raises Threat Level To Very High Across DRC; England Coach Thomas Tuchel Announces Squad. Aired 2- 3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump Met With Security Officials On Iran; Gabbard Resigns As Director Of National Intelligence; Trump Defends Anti-Weaponization Fund; Teacher Fired After Hanging Black Doll from Class TV. Aired 11p- 12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump to Attend Swearing-in of New Federal Reserve Chair; Republicans Revolt Over Trump's $1.8b "Anti-weaponization" Fund; Trump Announces the U.S. Will Send an Additional 5k Troops to Poland; Rubio Attends Meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers, Discusses Iran; Police Could Include Sexual Allegations in Andrew Investigation; Cuban Pro-government Rally Outside U.S. Embassy in Havana. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Young People's Screen Time A Public Health Concern, Say Officials. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Consumer Sentiment Plunges to All-Time Low; Gabbard Cites Husband's Cancer As Reason For Resignation; Russia: Six Killed In Ukrainian Attack On College Dorm; Misinformation Fueling Unrest Within Local Communities; Cuba's Raul Castro Facing United States Charges Including Murder; MLS Seeks To Gain Popularity In United States Amid Stiff Competition. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Colbert Bids Farewell On Final Episode Of "The Late Show"; Gas Prices Hit New High Ahead Of Memorial Day; Republicans Revolt Over Trump's $1.8B "Anti-Weaponization" Fund. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Republicans Revolt Over Trump's $1.8 Billion "Anti-Weaponization" Fund; Suspected Ebola Deaths Rise In DRC, Countries Ramp Up Containment Efforts; Colbert Bids Farewell On Final Episode Of "The Late Show." Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• Rubio Attempts to Calm Worried Allies Over U.S. Relations; GOP Backlash Intensifies Over Trump Anti-Weaponization Fund; Sources Say, China May Ramp Up Iran Engagement But Wary of Mediation Role. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Sues to Stop State Regulation of Prediction Markets; Stephen Colbert Says Goodbye; NASCAR Star Kyle Busch Dies. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Soon: Trump To Swear In Warsh To Lead Federal Reserve; Sources: Anti-Weaponization Fund Discussed During Trump's 2024 Campaign; AAA: 45M Expected To Travel 50 Plus Miles For Memorial Day Weekend. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Energy Watchdog: Oil Market Could Enter "Red Zone" as Soon as July; WSJ: Officials Parsing Records of Trades Made Before Trump Iran Post; Dems Release "Autopsy" of 2024 Presidential Election Loss; Trump Defends "Anti-Weaponization" Fund as "Helping Others"; Trump Swears in Kevin Warsh as New Fed Chair. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Met With National Security Officials Today On Iran; Trump Defends "Anti-Weaponization Fund" Amid Bipartisan Fury; Colbert Bids Farewell To "Late Show" In Star-Studded Finale. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Tulsi Gabbard Resigning; Pakistani Military Chief Arrives In Tehran For Talks; Iran Seeks To Establish "Mechanism" With Oman To Secure Strait Of Hormuz; Protesters Clash With Authorities At DRC Treatment Center; Kevin Warsh Sworn In As Fed Chair; SpaceX Makes Another Attempt At Starship V3 Test Launch; Supermarket Savings This Holiday Weekend. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Xavier Becerra Weighs in on Issues Affecting Governor's Race; Colbert Bids Farewell on Final Episode of 'The Late Show'; Protestors Clash with Authorities at Ebola Treatment Center; L.A. Mayoral Candidate Nithya Raman Speaks Out on the Race; Trump's Arch Moves Ahead after Key Agency Approval. Aired 12-1a ET
• Waiting For Details Of Update On Mountbatten-Windsor Inquiry; Stephen Colbert's Late Show Bids Farewell; More Pushbacks To $1.8 billion Weaponization Fund For Trump Allies; Cuba To Hold Rally At U.S. Embassy In Havana Friday; New Documentary Showcases U.S. Men's National Team; What Movies to Watch; Pope Leo to Bless Gaudi's Recently Completed Sagrada Familia. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Tulsi Gabbard Resigning As U.S. Intelligence Chief; Kevin Warsh Sworn In As Chair Of U.S. Federal Reserve; Trump: Skipping Son's Wedding To Deal With Government Business; Ukraine: Scores Of Russians Killed In Recent Strikes; Trump: Will Send Additional 5,000 Troops To Poland; W.H.O. Raises Threat Level To "Very High" Across DRC; Epstein's Former Aide Gives Three New Names Of Alleged Abusers; Thousands Protest Outside U.S. Embassy In Havana. Aired 3-4p ET