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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Source: Acting DNI Chief Has Started Firings at Agency; Interview with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT); U.S. Temporarily Lifts Sanctions on Iranian Oil; Sources: Second Note Sent To Media Outlets Said Guthrie Died; Steve Wonder On The Life & Legacy Of Clive Davis. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with The New Statesman Editor in Chief and "Between the Waves" Author Tom McTague; Interview with "The Welcome Table" Director Josh Fox; Interview with "No Country for Mothers" Subject and Executive Producer Reshma Saujani; Interview with Artist JR. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Vance, Iran Give Conflicting Statements On Nuke Inspections; Now: Trump Addresses State Of Iran Talks; Keir Starmer Announces Resignation As U.K. Prime Minister; Federal Judge Blocks DOJ Subpoena Of Walz & Other Dems. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Vows To Do What He Needs To Do If Iran Fails To Comply With Deal; Crowded Field Of New York Democrats Look To Succeed Rep. Jerry Nadler; History At The World Cup; Source: Firings Begin At Office Of Director Of National Intelligence; Keir Starmer Becomes Sixth British Leader To Resign In Seven Years; Trump's Explosive Appeal Over E. Jean Carroll Sexual Abuse Verdict Stalls At U.S. Supreme Court. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump: We Have Pictures Of Alleged Reflecting Pool Vandalism; Federal Judge Throws Out Federal Subpoenas Targeting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) And Allies; Trump Says, Preventing Iran From Having Nuclear Weapon Supersedes Risk Of Economic Depression; Newsom Stands By Biden As Dem Governor Courts Support For 2028; Iconic Music Producer Clive Davis Dies At 94. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Says Iran To Allow Nuke Inspectors, Which Was In Obama Deal; U.S. Allows Iran To Sell Oil In Dollars For First Time In Decades; Source Says, Mass Firings Begin At Office Of Director Of National Intelligence; Hillary Clinton Says The Electoral College Is An Abomination; Donald Trump Claims Vandalism In Reflected Pool Causing Algae buildup And Peeling Of Sealants From The Bottom. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Vance Speaks After First Round of U.S.-Iran Talks; Vance Speaks as Encouraging Progress Made in U.S.-Iran Talks; British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Announces Resignation. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Dangerous Tornado Outbreak Slams Illinois And Indiana; Iran Has Agreed To Invite IAEA Inspectors Back Into Country; President Trump Blames Vandalism For Reflecting Pool Issues; Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Dies At 100; Over 200 Recruits Fall Ill As Flu Outbreak Grows At Texas Air Force Base. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Vance: Iran has Agreed to Let Nuclear Inspectors Back Into Country; White House Claims 5 People Arrested for Allegedly Vandalizing Reflecting Pool; British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Announces Resignation. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Poll Numbers on Trump; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) is Interviewed about Iran; Hany Farid is Interviewed about Deepfakes; Remembering Alan Greenspan; Liliane Burkhard is Interviewed about the San Andreas Fault. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Iran Agrees to Let Inspectors Back In; Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) is Interviewed about Iran Talks; Vandals Force Drainage of Reflecting Pool; Storm Threat Shifts East; Jim Geraghty is Interviewed about Iran. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Polls on New York Primary; Harry Collett is Interviewed about "House of the Dragon." Aired 9:30-10a ET
• DOJ Targeting Reflecting Pool Visitors?; Trump Administration Tries to Force State Election Changes; Status of Iran Peace Talks?; U.K. Prime Minister Set to Resign. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Vance Departs Switzerland as He Touts Progress in Peace Talks; Iran to Allow Nuclear Inspectors Back Into Country; Trump-Backed De La Espriella Wins Preliminary Count in Colombian Presidential Runoff; Fireworks Stand Goes Up in Flames, Detonates Fireworks; Serena Williams Will Play Singles at Wimbledon as a Wild Card; Messi Becomes World Cup's All-Time Scoring Leader; Team USA Soccer Moves on to the Knockout Round; Music Industry Mourns Legend Clive Davis. Aired 1:30- 2p ET
• Music Industry Mourns Legendary Clive Davis; Vance Says Iran Agreed to Let Nuclear Inspectors Back Into Country; Trump Admin Temporarily Lifts Sanctions on Iranian Oil; Oil Prices Dip After Mediators Report Peace Talk Progress; Three Hikers Found Dead at the Grand Canyon ; L.A. School's Superintendent Resigns Amid Federal Investigation. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Kenny G on the Loss of Producing Legend Clive Davis; Iran Pushes Back on Vance's Claim About Nuclear Inspectors; Data Shows Flow of Vessels Through Strait of Hormuz Picks Up Slightly; Surge in Starter Homes that Cost $1 Million. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Vance Leaves Switzerland, Touts Progress In Peace Talks; Iran Pushes Back On Vance's Claim About Nuclear Inspectors; Trump Admin Uses DHS Fund To Force States Into Election Changes; Trump Threatens 10-Year Sentence If Reflecting Pool Vandalized; Five Accused Of Vandalizing Reflecting Pool, Others Cited; Keir Starmer Resigns As U.K. Prime Minister. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ): Vance Says U.S.- Iran Talks Laid Successful Foundation for Final Deal; Legendary Music Producer Clive Davis Dies at 94; Messi Breaks All-Time Scoring Record During Win Over Austria. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Iran Talks Take Place as Trump Issues Threats Over Hormuz; Far- Right De la Espriella Wins Preliminary Vote Count in Colombia; Heat Wave Brings Extreme Temperatures to Europe; Thousands of Fans Descend on Atlanta for World Cup; Cuba Tourism Dips Under Tensions with U.S. Aired 12-1a ET
• Encouraging progress Made As First Round U.S.-Iran talks End; Ukraine Strikes Hit Oil Facilities In Crimea; UK's Starmer Faces Growing Pressure To Step Down; Far-right Abelardo De La Espriella Wins Preliminary Vote Count; Bolivia Declares State Of Emergency Amid Blockade Crisis; Officials: "Encouraging Progress" Made in U.S.-Iran Talks; PM Starmer Weighing Options as He Faces Calls to Step Down; Japan Sees Increase in Upskirting Cases Among Minors; Fans Celebrate in Dallas Ahead of Argentina vs. Austria Match. Aired 1-2a ET
• Sixty-Day Roadmap for Iran Deal; House Races to Watch; Argentina Fans Paint Dallas Blue; Officials: "Encouraging Progress" Made In U.S.-Iran Talks; PM Starmer Weighing Options As He Faces Calls To Step Down; Cuba Tourism Dips Under Tensions With U.S. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S.-Iran Talks in Switzerland Concluded, Technical Talks to Continue; British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Faces Pressure Over New Opponent Andy Burnham, Looms Resignation Plans; High Stakes World Cup Action Ahead on Monday Featuring Three Superstar Players. Aired 3-4a ET
• US-Iran Talks; Starmer's Career-Defining Decision; Road To The Midterms; FIFA World Cup. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• U.K. PM Keir Starmer Announces His Resignation. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• U.K. Prime Minister Starmer Announces Resignation; Trump Claims Multiple Arrests for Vandalism of Reflecting Pool; World Cup Highlights Include Cape Verde Surprises, Cultural Embraces. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• Patrick Baker is Interviewed about Starmer's Resignation; Trump's Feud with Italian PM; Newsom Embraces Biden. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Andy Burnham Appears Likely to Succeed Starmer as UK's PM; High- level U.S.-Iran Talks Conclude, Technical Work to Continue; Far-right Candidate De La Espriella Wins Preliminary Vote Count; IMF Expects UK Economy to Grow 0.8 Percent in 2026; Mo Salah Leads Egypt to First-ever World Cup Win. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer Announces Resignation; High-Level Talks Took Place As Donald Trump Issued Threats Over Strait Of Hormuz.; Source: Israel Considering "Symbolic Withdrawals" In Lebanon; Burnham Appears Likely To Succeed United Kingdom's Starmer As Prime Minister. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Sources: Mass Firings Begin At Office Of Director Of National Intelligence; Iran Pushes Back On Vance's Claim About Nuclear Inspectors; Sources: Note Said Nancy Guthrie Died Shortly After Kidnapping. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Vance: Iran Agreed To Let Nuclear Inspectors Back Into Country; U.S. Temporarily Lifts Sanctions On Iranian Oil As Talks Continue; Poll: Few Think U.S. Achieved Its Strategic Objectives In Iran; Trump Threatens 10-Yr Prison Sentence For Reflecting Pool "Vandals"; Material Peeling Off Bottom Of Reflecting Pool After $14M Renovation; Trump Admin Threatens To Withhold Millions In Homeland Security Funds Unless States Adopt Election Changes. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Admin. Threatens To Withhold Millions In DHS Funds From States Unless They Adopt Election Changes; Left-Wing Candidates Look To Unseat Incumbents In NYC Dem Primaries; Three PA Races Loom Over The Midterms With Power To Decide The House. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Announces His Resignation; U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance Hails Great Progress In Talks With Iran To Reach A Final Deal; Trump-Backed Candidate Abelardo de la Espriella Wins In A Preliminary Result In Colombia's Presidential Runoff; U.K.'s Starmer Resigns As Prime Minister; Iranian Team Leaves Thank You Note For World Cup Host City. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Poetica Coffee Shop Bans Dem Congressman; Trump Says Iran to Allow Nuclear Inspectors, Echoing Obama Deal; New Yorkers Prepare to Head to Polls for Election Day; Supreme Court Prepares to Rule on Trump's Birthright Citizenship Case. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• UK PM Keir Starmer Announces Resignation; High Level U.S.-Iran Talks Conclude, Technical Work to Continue; Burnham Sworn in as MP, Announces Leadership Bid; Officials: U.S., Iran Agree to "De-Confliction Cell" Involving Lebanon; Vance: Talks to End Israel-Hezbollah Fighting a "Work in Progress"; Spain Soundly Defeats Saudi Arabia 4-0. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Burnham: Leadership Process Will Be Underway Soon; Political Turmoil As U.K. Prime Minister Announces Resignation; High-Levels U.S.-Iran Talks Conclude, Technical Work To Continue; Temperatures To exceed 40C In Deadly European Heat Wave; Former U.S. Fed Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan Dies At 100; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.K. P.M. Keir Starmer Announces Resignation; President Trump Speaks To Reporters; High Level Talks Took Place As Trump Issued Threats Over Hormuz; CENCORP CEO: Dubai Real Estate Market Is Resilient; Greenspan Served Under Four Different United States Presidents; Cape Verde's And Capelli Sport Team Up For World Cup Debut. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Announces His Resignation. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: UK PM Keir Starmer Announces His Resignation; Mediators: "Encouraging Progress" Made In U.S.-Iran Talks In Switzerland; Iran Talks Continue Despite Trump Threats Over Hormuz. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• Vance Says, Laid a Good Foundation for Deal With Iran; British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Announces Resignation; Three Dead, Tens of Thousands Without Power as Tornadoes Hit Midwest. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• World Cup Action Continues; Trump Administration Conducting Arrests at Reflecting Pool?; Status of Iran Negotiations?; Republicans Target Biden Audio Recordings. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Announces Resignation; Vance: Iran To Allow Nuclear Inspectors In The Country; CNN Exclusive: Trump Admin To Use Tens Of Millions In Homeland Security Funds To Force States To Implement Election Changes. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Tourists Stranded After Deadly Beach Resort Fire; Marco Rubio to Head to the Middle East; British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Announces Resignation; Breaking the Stigma Around Men's Health. Aired 11:30-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Source: Trump's Acting Intel Chief Begins Large-Scale Firings; Trump Claims Lifting Sanctions On Iran Helps U.S. Farmers; Elon Musk Threatens To Sue Dem Rep. Ro Khanna. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: U.K. PM Starmer Stands Down; Britain to Get Its Seventh Prime Minister in 10 Years; U.S. Eases Sanctions to Allow for Iranian Oil Sales; Lead Negotiators Wrap Up High-Level Talks in Switzerland; U.K.'s Economic Challenges; Former U.S. Fed. Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan dies at 100; Colombia's Presidential Race; "Save Ukraine" Works to Rescue Those Allegedly Abducted by Russia. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer Announces Resignation; Vance Departs Switzerland After Touting Progress in Iran Talks; Messi Breaks Men's World Cup Goal Record With Two Goals In Argentina's Game Against Austria; Colombia's Far Right Populist Wins Preliminary Vote By Narrow Margin. Aired 3-4p ET