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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Trump Names Housing Chief With No Intel Experience As Acting DNI; California Voting In Critical Races For Governor And L.A. Mayor; Reality T.V. Spencer Pratt Shakes Up L.A. Mayor Race; Blanche: "We're Are Not Moving Forward" With $1.776B Fund; Trump Taps A Leader Of His Retribution Tour As Acting Intel Director; Los Angeles Voters Casting Ballots In Tight Mayoral Race; Reality TV Star Spencer Pratt Shakes Up L.A. Mayor Race; Now: Dems Face Off In Iowa As Party Looks To Flip Senate Seat. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Los Angeles Times Middle East Bureau Chief Nabih Bulos; Interview with Former Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castaneda; Interview with Harvard University Professor of Public Health Policy Sara Naomi Bleich. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Housing Official Who Targeted Trump Enemies Named Intel Chief; Now: High Stakes Primaries Across Six States; Blanche Testifies Amid Questions Over $1.8 Billion Fund. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Taps A Leader Of Retribution Tour As Acting Intel Chief; Polls In California Show a Crowded Governor's Race With A Clear Top 3; Maine Senate Hopeful Platner In DC Amid Campaign Controversies; Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Is Interviewed About Trump Taps A Leader Of Retribution Tour As Acting Intel Chief; Ex-FBI Officials Launch Support Group For Current Bureau Staff; Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO), Is Interviewed About Election Denier Tina Peters Released From Prison. Aired 5-6p ET
• Blanche Says, DOJ Not Moving Forward With Trump's $1.776 Fund; Tonight Primaries In Six States, Including Key Races In California, Iowa; Florida Sues OpenAI, Alleging It's Unsafe For Children; California Voters To Narrow Down Candidates In Governor's Race. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• High-Stakes Primaries Underway In Six States, Results Coming In; Supreme Court Allows Alabama To Use GOP-Friendly House Map; Trump Taps Housing Official Who Targeted Trump's Foes As DNI; Trump Taps Bill Pulte As Acting Director Of National Intelligence; CBS Fires Scott Pelley. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Admin Signals It Will Back Off $1.8 Billion Anti- Weaponization Fund; Voters in Six States Head to Polls Today in High- Stakes Primaries; Survey Shows Only One in Six Americans Feel Financially Fulfilled. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Six States Head To Polls Today In High-States Primaries; Trump Administration Signals It Will Back Off $1.8 Billion "Anti- Weaponization" Fund; Scott Pelley Accuses CBS New Chief Of Trying To Kill "60 Minutes." Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Voters in Six States Head to Polls Today in High-Stakes Primaries; Negotiator: Iran Will Confront Israel if Strikes on Lebanon Continue; Trump Says Israel and Hezbollah Will Hold Off on New Military Action; Capitol Hill Staffers Fear Reporting Sexual Harassment. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Jill Biden: Pres. Biden Immediately Knew He Messed Up In 2024 Debate; Inside The "Red Zone" Ebola Ward In The DRC; Experimental Drug Offers New Hope For Pancreatic Cancer Patients. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Voters in Six States Head to Polls Today in High-Stakes Primaries; Trump Admin Signals It Will Back Off $1.8 Billion Anti- Weaponization Fund; Trump Announces Acting Director of National Intelligence. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Graham Platner's Chance to Win the Maine Senate Race; Strikes in Lebanon After Trump has Heated Call with Netanyahu; Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Calls for Closure of Delaney Hall ICE Facility; Florida Accuses OpenAI CEO of Utter Disregard for Risk to Humans. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• America Votes; Interview With Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE); Trump Pick For Intelligence Director Stirs Controversy. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• NJ Sues ICE Facility for Access Amid Claims of Inhumane Conditions; Newark Mayor Threatens More Legal Action Over Access to ICE Facility; Dr. Oz Takes Questions During White House Briefing; Trump Appoints Federal House Finance Chief With No Known Intel Experience as Acting National Intelligence Director; 321 Confirmed Ebola Cases in D.R. Congo, 48 Deaths; Survey Finds 83 Percent of Americans Are Under Financial Stress. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Appoints Federal House Finance Chief With No Known Intel Experience as Acting National Intelligence Director; Rubio, Mullin Face Lawmakers on Capitol Hill; Voters in Six States Head to the Polls in Key Primaries; the White House Correspondents' Dinner is Rescheduled to July 24th. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Taps a Leader of His Retribution Effort as National Intelligence Director; Graham Platner Meeting with Democratic Senators Today; Trump Signs Executive Order Asking for Access to new AI Models. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Taps A Leader Of His Retribution Tour As Acting Intel Director; Now: Secy Mullin Faces First Senate Hearing As DHS Chief; Soon: Blanche Testifies Before House As $1.88B Fund Put On Pause; Sources: Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez Facing House Ethics Probe Over Sexual Misconduct Claims. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Voters in Six States Head to the Polls in Key Primaries; California Voting in Governor and L.A. Mayor Primaries; Secretary Mullin and Top Democrats on Senate Panel Clash in Tense Exchange; NYT: Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers from Promotion List. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Regional Source Says U.S.-Iran Talks Are Back On Track; Protests, Clashes, Arrests At Controversial ICE Facility; Israel Appears To Scale Back Plans For Strikes On Beirut; Israeli Parliament Advances Bill for Early Elections; No Clear Leader Ahead of Primary Election for Los Angeles Mayor; Polls Show Extremely Tight Race for Los Angeles Mayor; Kenya's High Court to Resume Case Over Quarantine Facility; WHO Chief Visits DRC, Discusses Response to Ebola Outbreak; Treasure Recovered From 18th Century Shipwreck Near Norway; Amy Sherald Exhibition Makes Final Stop in Atlanta. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S., Iran Peace Talks Resume, Trump Wants Deal by Next Week; Trump Sends Mixed Signals as Federal Court Stops $1.8 Billion Anti- Weaponization Fund. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• Voters Prepare For Competitive Primary Election On Tuesday; Polls Show Extremely Tight Race For Los Angeles Mayor; Candidates Make Final Push Before Iowa Democratic Senate Primary. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Forecasters Say El Nino Could Come Between June And August; U.S. Iran Talks Are Back On Track; Lost World War II Submarine, USS Herring, Identified Off Japanese Coast; Musicians Pull Out Of Great American State Fair Event; Trump's Personal Initiatives Face Growing Backlash. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump Administration Backs off $1.88 fund After Backlash; High Stakes, Low Enthusiasm: California Votes Today; Sources: Trump Vented Anger in Call with Netanyahu Over Lebanon. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Selenia Destefani is Interviewed about Conditions at ICE Facility; Schumer is a Flashpoint in Iowa Primary; Voters Pick Candidates for Los Angeles Mayor; Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Iran-U.S. Talks Proceed After Israel Pulls Plan to Strike Beirut; Iran Signals U.S. Talks Ongoing but Warns Israel Over Lebanon; Iran Seeks Release of $12b in Frozen Assets Upon Signing Deal; Large-scale Russian Strikes on Key Ukrainian Cities Overnight; At Least 18 Killed and Dozens Injured in Overnight Russian Attacks. Aired 9-10a ET
• U.S.-Israel War with Iran; Russia Launches Large-Scale Attack on Ukraine; Ebola Outbreak; Marco Rubio on Capitol Hill. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Primary Night In Six States; Iowa Senate Flip?; Outrage Over DNI Pick. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Voters In Six States Head To Polls Today In High-Stakes Primaries; Reality TV Star Spencer Pratt Shakes Up Race For Los Angeles Mayor; Trump Announces Bill Pulte As Acting DNI; GOP Rep.: DOJ Fund Money "Better Spent In Bringing Down" Costs; Proud Boy Leader On J6 Payments: Trump "Will Find A Way". Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Rubio Testifies On Hill For First Time Since Iran War Began; Trump Has Said For Months Iran Wants "To Make A Deal"; Iowa Voters Head To Polls In Senate Primary For Open Seat Democrats Hope To Turn Blue; Trump Endorses Missing GOP Lawmaker In NJ; Today: Platner Meets With Dem Senators Amid Campaign Scandal; Some Janet Mills Backers Want Her To Resume Her Maine Senate Campaign Against Graham Platner. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Ukraine Is Left Reeling After One Of Russia's Deadliest Offensives In Months; U.S. Secretary Of State Marco Rubio Testifies Before Congress On The Cost Of U.S.-Iran War; CNN's Clarissa Ward Reports On The Devastation Of The Ebola Epidemic From The Democratic Republic Of Congo; CNN Visits Hospital Grappling With Rare Strain Of Deadly Virus; Pulte Named Acting U.S. Intel Chief; White House Correspondents' Dinner Rescheduled July 24; Key Primaries Happening In Several U.S. States Today. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Polls Close In California Amid Battle For Governor, L.A. Mayor; Randy Feenstra Concedes Race. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• 61 Candidates on the Ballot in California Governor's Race; Former Reality Star Spencer Pratt Shakes Up L.A. Mayor's Race; Trump Administration Signals It Will Back Off $1.8b Fund for Now; Rubio Testifies Before Senate Committee Amid Iran War; Trump Names Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence; Proposed U.S. Ebola Facility in Kenya Sparks Protests. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Russia Launches One Of Deadliest Offensive In Months; Sources: trump's Phone Call With Netanyahu Became Heated; Mayor Karen Bass faces Stiff Competition From Reality Star; CNN Visits Hospital Grappling With Rare Strain Of Virus; Canadian P.M.: Jewish Community In Canada Is Being Targeted; Weston McKennie Brings Harry Potter Magic To The Pitch; Aired 12- 1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump Names Controversial Housing Official Acting Intelligence Chief; Russia Hits Ukraine With Deadliest Attacks In Months; Anthropic Expands Access To Powerful Mythos A.I. Model; Inside Hospital Grappling With Rare Strain Of Deadly Ebola Virus; Hinge Sees Revenue Jump Thanks To Subscriptions; Researchers Study Differences Between A.I. And Human Writing. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Trump Administration Sends Mixed Signals Over Future Of $1.8B Fund; Six States Headed To The Polls Today For Midterm Elections; Regional Source: U.S.-Iran Talks Continue Amid Rising Tensions; FDA Approves Pill To Prevent COVID-19 After Exposure. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Trump's "Anti-Weaponization" Fund In Jeopardy Amid GOP Pushback; Regional Source: U.S.-Iran Talks Continue Amid Rising Tensions; Race Against Time For Men Still Trapped In Laos Cave. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• Trump Appoints Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence; Russia Launches Large-Scale Attack on Ukraine; Now, Voters in Six States Head to the Polls in Key Primaries. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Dangers of A.I.?; Trump-Netanyahu Tensions; Capitol Hill Staffers Fear Reporting Sexual Harassment. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Was Ebola Outbreak Undetected?; Trump Pick For Intelligence Director Raises Eyebrows; Marco Rubio on Capitol Hill. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Tensions Boil Over New "60 Minutes" Leader, CBS News Chief; Yea or Nay? The Artificial Intelligence Debate in Education; Ebola Stoking Fear and Grief in DRC as Deaths, Cases Climb. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• High-Stakes Primaries Underway In Six States; Supreme Court Allows Alabama To Use GOP-Friendly House Map; Sanders Pushes Plan To Give Public 50 Percent Stake In AI Companies. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Zelenskyy Warns of New Attack from Russia; Marco Rubio Testifies Before Lawmakers; Israeli and Lebanese Officials Hold Talks in U.S.; Iran Signals Talks with U.S. Are Back on Track; Kuwait's Army: Intercepting Missile and Drone Attacks; Trump Names Bill Pulte as Acting Intelligence Chief; Anthropic Expands Access to Powerful Mythos A.I. Model; Aid Organizations Warns DRC Ebola Cases Are Likely Undercounted; Six U.S. States Holding Primary Elections Today. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• U.S.-Iran Talks Back on Track; Interview with Tom Steyer; Trump's Top Initiatives Face Criticism, Pushback, Legal Challenges; L.A. Mayoral Candidates Make Last Pitches Before Election Day; Colombia Plays Costa Rica in Friendly Match Before World Cup. Aired 12-1a ET
• Poll: No Clear Leader Ahead Of Primary Election For Governor; Hilton: "We Need Change" After 16 Years Under Democrats; CNN Visits Hospital Grappling with Rare Strain of Virus; Polls Show Extremely Tight Race for Los Angeles Mayor; Candidates Make Final Push Before Iowa Democratic Senate Primary; Cleveland Browns to Trade Myles Garrett to L.A. Rams. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump Names Bill Pulte As Acting National Intelligence Director; Rubio Says He's Hopeful For Deal With Iran Soon; Sources: Trump's Phone Call With Netanyahu Became Heated; Ukraine: At Least 22 Killed In Russian Strikes On Kyiv, Dnipro; Suspected Ebola Patients Treated In Hospital's "Red Zone". Aired 3-4p ET