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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• U.S. Launches New Strikes As Trump Vows Revenge Against Iran; Houthis Declare Blockade Of Saudi Shipping; Interview With Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); FBI: Army Vet Accused Of Throwing Incendiary Device At NYC Federal Building Carried Anti-ICE Material; ICE Officer Connected To Fatal Maine Shooting Had Claimed "Cognitive Deficits" After Serious Head Injury; Trump: Qatari-Gifted Air Force One Will Be Sent For Upgrades; Tate Brothers Vow To Fight U.K. Extradition On Rape And Sex Trafficking Charges. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with The Financial Times Whitehall Editor Lucy Fisher; Interview with Former British National Security Adviser and British House of Lords Member Peter Ricketts; Interview with Ukrainian Journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk; Interview with Tallahassee Police Department Former Police Officer and University of South Carolina Professor of Law Seth Stoughton. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump: Iran "Will Pay Many Times Over" For Killing U.S. Troops; FBI: Man Accused Of Attacking NYC Federal Building Is An "Anti- American, Anti-Government Extremist"; Warren Endorses El-Sayed In Michigan Democratic Senate Primary. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Warns Iran Over Death Of U.S. Troops; FED Building Attacked; Tate Brothers Appear in Federal Court; Andy Burnham Becomes Seventh British Prime Minister In A Decade; Rep. John Rose (R-TN) Is Interviewed About Trump Putting SAVE Act At The Center Of Funding Fight; Report: AOC Channels Obama's "Hope & Change" As She Mulls WH Run; Trump Imposes 50 Percent Tariff On Certain Canadian Goods. Aired 5-6p ET
• False Positive Test Creates Cyclosporiasis Confusion; Trump Vows Retaliation Against Iran; New Air Force One Already Needs Upgrades; James Talarico Tackles Affordability In New Texas Senate Ad; Spain Celebrates After Winning Second World Cup Title. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• FBI Says, Man In Custody After Incendiary Device Thrown At New York City Federal Building; U.S. Identifies Soldiers Killed In Strikes, Trump Says, Iran Will Pay; Trump Imposes New Tariffs Against Certain Canadian Goods; Qatar-Gifted Air Force One To Undergo Upgrades Amid Security Glitches. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Three U.S. Troops Killed in Deadliest Week of Iran War Since March; Gulf Coast Braces for Heavy Rain, Tropical Storm-Force Wind Gusts; Cyclospora Outbreak Raises Questions on Trump Funding Cuts. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• U.S. Launches New Wave Of Strikes On Iran After Three Troops Killed; Andy Burnham Becomes U.K.'s Seventh Prime Minister In A Decade; Trial Begins For Mother Accused Of Killing Her Three Young Children. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Interview with Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-NH): U.S. Launches New Wave of Strikes on Iran After 3 Troops Killed; Funeral for Nolan Wells as Death Investigation Enters Third Week; UK Seeks Tate Brothers Extradition on Rape and Sex Trafficking Charges. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• U.S. Launches New Wave of Strikes on Iran; Polling that Worries House Democrats; Trump Says New Air Force One Will be Maxed Out; Andy Burnham Becomes U.K. Prime Minister; Allbirds Rebrands as A.I. Company Mamdani Weighs Netanyahu Arrest. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Pentagon Identifies Soldiers Killed in Jordan; Qatari-Gifted Plane Sent for Upgrades; U.K. New Prime Minister Starts Today; Gulf Coast Braces for Tropical Storm; Funeral For Nolan Wells Today; Trump Jr.'s Investment Firm Soars. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) is Interviewed about Trump Jr.'s Investments; Incendiary Device Thrown at FBI Headquarters in New York; New Polls on Trump's Popularity; Spain Edges Argentina in World Cup. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Tate Brothers in Court; Three U.S. Service Members Killed in Iran War; Incendiary Device Thrown at Federal Building. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Trump Cuts Created Perfect Storm, Slowed Response to Parasite; FDA Says Taylor Farms Lettuce Gave False Positive Test Results; Trump Says Qatari-Gifted Air Force One Will Be Sent for Upgrades; Three Deaths Reported in NY Legionnaires' Disease Cluster; Police Searching for Suspects in Attempted Burglary of Eagles Star Saquon Barkley's Home. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Funeral for Nolan Wells as Death Investigation Enters Third Week; Man in Custody After Incendiary Device Thrown at NYC Federal Building; Trump to Attend Dignified Transfer for U.S. Troops Killed in Iran War; U.S. Official Says Pentagon Sending More Fighter Jets to Mideast. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Jr's Investment Firm Soars During Trump Presidency; 39 Senators Demand Reforms After Deadly ICE Shootings; Troy Jackson Leads Race to Replace Platner as Maine Democratic Senate Nominee; Spain Edges Argentina 1-0 to Capture 2nd World Cup. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. Officials: Pentagon Sending More Fighter Jets To Mideast; Trump Cuts Created "Perfect Storm," Slowed Response To Parasite; NYC Officials Give Update On Incendiary Device Attack; Man In Custody After Incendiary Device Thrown At NYC Federal Building. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Man in Custody after Incendiary Device Thrown at NYC Federal Building; Tate Brothers Vow to Fight UK Extradition on Rape, Other Charges; Trump Suggests Canada Pay Damages for Wildfire Smoke. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Spain Win 2nd World Title with 1-0 Victory Over Argentina; Oil Prices Rise as U.S. Strikes Iran for Ninth Straight Night; Burnham to Succeed Keir Starmer as Prime Minister; Iran Steps Up Executions Under the Cover of War. Aired 12-1a ET
• Spain Edge Argentina After Extra Time To Win 2nd World Cup Title; Gas Prices Rise As U.S. And Iran Escalate Attacks; Iran Launches New Wave Of Missiles Toward Enemy Targets; Andy Burnham Set To Become New U.K. Prime Minister; Andy Burnham to Become Seventh British Prime Minister in a Decade; Spain Win Second World Cup Title with 1-0 Victory over Argentina; Russia Launches Large-Scale Missile Attack on Ukraine; Kiwi Ryan Fox Claims Victory at 2026 Open Championship. Aired 1-2a ET
• Spain are the Champions; U.S. Strikes Iran for Nine Consecutive Days; Burnham to Take Power in U.K.; U.S. Troop Deaths Raise Fear Of Wider War In Middle East; Oil Prices Rise As U.S. Strikes Iran For Ninth Straight Night; Troy Jackson Takes Lead In Race To Replace Platner In Maine. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S. Strikes on Iran Enters Ninth Straight Night; Andy Burnham Set to Become Seventh British Prime Minister in a Decade; Spain Dethrones Defending Champion Argentina and Crowned as FIFA World Cup Champions. Aired 3-4a ET
• Rubio Says U.S. Remains Open To Diplomacy With Iran; British Runner Smashes Running Record For Men's Mile; Russia Launches Large- Scale Missile Attack On Ukraine. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• U.S. Troop Deaths Raise Fear Of Wider War In Middle East; CENTCOM: U.S. Forces Conclude Ninth Night Of Strikes On Iran. Cockroach Janta Party March Turns Violent. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: UK PM Keir Starmer to Formally Resign to King Charles. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• CNN International: U.K. PM Keir Starmer To Formally Resign To King Charles. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• CNN International: King Charles "Graciously" Accepts Starmer's Resignation As PM; Burnham Meets With King, To Enter Downing Street; Andy Burnham Becomes UK's New Prime Minister. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• CNN International: New British Prime Minister. Aired 7:30-8a ET


CNN This Morning
• 3 U.S. Troops Killed in Deadliest Week of Iran Since March; Tate Brothers Arrested in Miami on U.K. Rape, Trafficking Charges. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Three U.S. Troops Killed in Jordan and Iraq; Qatari Air Force One Will be Maxed Out; New York Magazine's Will Leitch is Interviewed about the World Cup; Maine zeroes in on Senate Replacement. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• UK PM Vows to Be "Circuit Breaker," Bringing Major Change; Burnham Promises Immediate Economic Relief & New 10-year Plan; Spanish Football Team Arrive Home After World Cup Win; At Least Six People Dead After Two Earthquakes in Peru; Oil Briefly Tops $90 a Barrel for First Time Since Mid-June. Aired 9-10a ET
• Andy Burnham Becomes New U.K. Prime minister Replacing Keir Starmer; Oil Briefly Tops $90.00 Barrel For First Time Since Mid-June; Marco Rubio Says U.S. Remains Open To Diplomacy With Iran; Palestinians Seek To Keep Control Of Ancient Ruins At Sebastia; Tate Brothers Due In United States Court As United Kingdom Seeks Extradition On Sex Crimes Charges; Spain Win Second Men's Title With Victory Over Argentina. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Pentagon: Nearly 100 U.S. Soldiers Injured In Past 14 Days; Profiting From Presidency?; ICE Agent's Ex-Wife OutFront. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• U.S., Iran Ramp-Up Strikes After 3 U.S. Troops Killed In Region; Trump On Troop Deaths: We Feel Very Badly; Pro-Stevens Groups Massively Outspend El-Sayed In MI Senate Race. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Ex-State Senator Troy Jackson Poised To Become New Dem Nominee; Don Jr.'s Investment Firm Soars During Trump Presidency; Americans Locked Out Of Home Ownership In Affordability Crisis; Seventh Time's A Charm? U.K. Gets Another New Prime Minister; Bill Maher: Yes, I Could Vote For Vance In 2028; Vice President Vance And Second Lady Usha Vance Welcome Baby Boy. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Andy Burnham Pledges To Bring Back Hope After Becoming The Seventh U.K. Prime Minister In 10 Years; President Trump Vows Strong Retaliation Against Iran After A Deadly Weekend For American Service Members; Elation On The Streets Of Madrid As Spain Is Crowned World Cup Champions; Mexican Drug Lord "El Mayo" Gets Life In Prison In U.S.; Spanish Football Team Gets Victory Parade; Trump: Iran "Will Pay Many Times Over" For Killing U.S. Troops; India's "Cockroach" Protests Gain Momentum In Capital. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Trump's Iran War Slipping Into A Quagmire With U.S. Troops At Risk; Army Vet Attacked New York City Federal Building; Trump DOJ Sought Phone Records Of Reporters And Their Relatives. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• U.S. & Iran Launch New Strikes After 3 American Service Members Killed; Spain Beat Argentina 1-0 to Win Second World Cup Title; Liverpool Giant Kevin Keegan Has Passed Away at Age 75; Andy Burnham Becomes New UK PM, Replacing Keir Starmer; Oil Briefly Tops $90 a Barrel Amid Escalating Iran Conflict; Yemen's Houthi Declare a Maritime Blockade on Saudi Shipping. Aired 11a-12p ET
• U.S. And Iran Launce New Strikes After Three American Service Members Killed; Andy Burnham Becomes Seventh British P.M. In A Decade; Victory Parade Begins In Central Madrid Next Hour; Mourners Attend Nolan Wells' Funeral Amid Death Investigation; U.S. And Iran Escalate Attacks, Signal Diplomacy Still Open; Palestinians Seek To Keep Control Of Sebastia Ancient Ruins; Allbirds Shoe Company Rebrands As A.I. Firm Smartbird; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• New British Prime Minister Promises An End To Political Dysfunction; New U.K. Prime Minister Faces Stretched Public Finances; Judge Puts Temporary Pause On Paramount-WBD Merger; World Cup Has Most Watched Halftime Show In History; Unity And Meaningful Change Themes Behind First Halftime Show; ZINELL: European Union's New Border Control System "Simply Too Slow". Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: The U.S. Completes its Ninth Night of Strikes on Iran; FDA Says a Taylor Farms Cyclospora Lettuce Test was a False Positive; Major Celebrations Across Spain After World Cup Victory over Argentina. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: CENTCOM: U.S. Forces End Ninth Night Of Strikes On Iran; ICE Officer Connected To Fatal Maine Shooting Had Claimed "Cognitive Deficits" After Serious Head Injury; Spain Win Second World Title With 1-0 Victory Over Argentina. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• Person in Custody After Throwing Incendiary Device at FBI Office in New York City; U.S. Launches Strikes on Iran After Three Troops Killed Since Friday; Gas Hits $4 Per Gallon as U.S., Iran Fighting Intensifies. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Demands Grow for ICE Reform; Spain Wins World Cup; Three U.S. Troops Killed in Iran Attacks. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Incendiary Device Thrown At NYC Fed. Building, Person In Custody; U.S. Launches Strikes On Iran After 3 Troops Killed Since Fri.; Nolan Wells Being Laid To Rest As Family Searches For Answers. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Incendiary Device Thrown at NYC Fed. Building; Person in Custody; Trump Suggests Canada Should Pay for Wildfire Smoke; Spanish National Team Arrives Home After World Cup Win. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Warns Iran "Will Pay" For Killing U.S. Troops; Trump Says New Air Force One To Be "Maxed Out" After Security Concerns; History Of ICE Officer Connected To Maine Shooting Raises Fresh Questions About Agency's Recruitment. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: New Round of U.S. Strikes on Iran; Yemen's Houthis Declare Blockade on Saudi Shipping; Hamas Names Khalil Al-Hayya as New Overall Leader; Mamdani: Looking into Possibility of Arresting Netanyahu; Andy Burnham Replaces Starmer as U.K. PM; The State of the U.S.- China A.I. Rivalry; U.S. State Department Vows to Dismantle ICC; Spain's World Cup Victory Lap. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Madrid Throws Parade To Welcome Home World Cup Champions; Trump: Iran To Pay "Many Times Over" For Killing U.S. Troops; Andy Burnham Replaces Starmer As U.K. P.M.; Tate Brothers Arrested After Request From U.K. Officials; Hamas Names Khalil Al-Hayya As New Overall Leader; Judge Puts Temporary Pause On Paramount-WBD Merger. Aired 3-4p ET