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CNN Newsroom
• Meteor Fireball Caused Mysterious Boom Heard Across New England; Curfew Imposed At Newark ICE Facility After Days Of Protests; NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Skips Annual Israel Day Parade; Officials: Trump Sent Back Changes To Proposed Iran Deal; New Reports Detail Graham Platner's Extramarital Sexts; California Gubernatorial Candidates Make Final Pitch To Voters Ahead Of Tuesday's Primary; Growing Concern Over Illegal Use Of E-Bikes And Similar Devices; WHO Warns Ebola Spread Is "Outpacing" Containment Efforts. Aired 2-3p ET
• Six States Set To Hold Pivotal Primary Races This Tuesday; Trump To Host Ceremony After Artists Bail On 250th Anniversary Concerts; Israel Day Parade Underway In New York City, Mayor Skips But Vows Big Security. Aired 3-4p ET
• New Reports Detail Graham Platner's Extramarital Sexts; Jill Biden Feared Joe Biden Was Having A Stroke At 2024 Debate; Jon Ossoff And Keisha Lance Bottoms Team Up In Georgia Race; Meteor Fireball Caused Mysterious Boom Heard Across New England; Trump To Host Ceremony After Artists Bail On 250th Festival Concert; Kenya Pushes Forward, Hurricane Season, California Governor, Alligator Alcatraz. Aired 4-5p ET
• California Voters To Decide Crowded Race For Governor; Georgia Spotlight: Democrats Rally, Republicans In Runoffs; Curfew Set Around Newark ICE Facility After Protests; Mamdani Skips Israel Day Parade; New York City Prepares For Big Summer Events; Jill Biden Faces New Scrutiny; Democrats Block Trump's Arch Project. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Sent Back Iran Deal Text With Changes; Benjamin Netanyahu Orders Israeli Forces Deeper Into Lebanon; Interview With Representative Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY); White House Races To Undo FEMA Damage Before Hurricane Season; Paralympian Aims To Win Democratic Senate Primary In Iowa; A.I. "Voice Cloning" Scams On The Rise. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump Seeks Changes To Iran Deal Text; Georgia Dems Hold Joint Rally As GOP Prepares For Runoff; Countdown To California Primary Elections; One Family Secures Father's Release Before "Alligator Alcatraz" Closes; Trump Proves Grip On GOP With String Of Primary Wins; New Reports Detail Graham Platner's Extramarital Sexts; Experts: Dead Sea Is Dying, Blame Humans And Climate Change. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Says, Iran Agrees to Nuclear Weapons Terms; Search for Missing Miners; PSG are Back-to-Back Champions. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump: Iran Vows to Never Develop or Buy a Nuclear Weapon; Israel Captures Strategic Castle in Southern Lebanon; Demonstrators Clash Outside New Jersey ICE Facility; Colombia to Vote in First Round of Pivotal Presidential Election; WHO Chief Visits DRC Province Where First Cases Emerged; Rescuers Continue Dangerous Search for Two Missing Miners in Laos. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump on Iran Negotiators: "We're Getting What We Want"; Tensions Rise in New Jersey Amid ICE Facility Protests; Kenya Pushes Ahead on U.S. Quarantine Center Despite Court Order; Six States Hold State And Local Primary Elections This Week. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Pro-ICE Demonstrators Clash With Detainee Supporters; New Jersey Governor Sherrill Wants Delaney Hall "Closed For Good"; Trump Weighs Tentative Deal With Iran To Open Strait Of Hormuz; Israel Captures Strategic Crusader-Built Castle In Southern Lebanon; Divers Return To Laos Cave Searching For Two Still Missing; Bus Driver Charged In Virginia Crash That Killed Five People; Meteor Boom Shakes New England, Rattles Homes And Alarms; Kenya Pushes Forward On Ebola Site Despite Court Order; DHS Secretary Threatens To Pull Customs Officers From Airports In "Sanctuary Cities." Mullin: "We Have To Prioritize Where We Put Federal Employees"; United Flight Diverted After Passenger Tried To Breach Cockpit; Inflation Near Three-Year High As Americans Drain Savings; Experts: Dead Sea Is Dying, Blame Humans And Climate Change. Aired 6-7a ET
• Iran Says No Deal With U.S. Unless Tehran's "Rights" Are Secured; Trump Weighs Tentative Deal With Iran To Open Strait Of Hormuz; Pro-ICE Protesters Clash With Supporters Of Detainees; Gov. Sherrill Calls For Closing Of Delaney Hall; Today: NTSB To Brief On Deadly Virginia Bus Crash That Killed 5; Kenya Pushes Forward On Ebola Site Despite Court Order; Five Villagers Safe After 10 Days In Flooded Laos Cave; Trump To Host Ceremony After Artists Ball On 250th Festival Concert; Judge Blocks Trump's $1.8B Anti-Weaponization Fund; DHS Secretary Wants to Cut Customs at Sanctuary City Airports; Troops Invited to Trump's UFC Fight Must Meet Weight Standards. Aired 7-8a ET


Fareed Zakaria GPS
• The State of U.S.-Israel War with Iran; Pope Leo Calls to "Disarm" A.I.; The Geopolitical Cloud Hanging Over the World Cup. Aired 10-11a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump Ends The Week With Both Wins And Losses; Planter Campaign Rocked By Reports Of Extramarital Sexts; Interview with Iowa Democratic State Senator Zach Wahls; Poll: Becerra, Hilton, Steyer Lead Race for California Governor; Courts and Congress Pushing Back on Trump's Pet Projects. Aired 8-9a ET


State of the Union
• Interview With Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ); Interview With Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ); Interview With U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. Aired 9-10a ET


The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
• Did Not Air. 8-9p ET