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Amanpour
• Interview with Former U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel; Interview with Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI); Interview with Columbia University Columbia Climate School Professor Radley Horton; Interview with "The Revolutionary Center" Author Adrian Wooldridge. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Now: Trump Admin Officials Testify On $87 Billion Funding Request. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Now: Trump Admin Officials Testify On $87 Billion Funding Request. Aired 5-6p ET
• Senate Grills Hegseth And Caine As U.S. Ramps Up Attacks On Iran; Nearly 400 Non-Citizens Voted In New Jersey Elections; Trump: I Had A Very Good Conversation With The New Prime Minister; GOP Reps. Andy Biggs, David Schweikert Face Off In Governor's Race; Searchers Find Wreckage Of Pan Am Crash Off Puerto Rico. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Hegseth Says, Estimated Cost Of Iran War Is $37.5 Billion So Far; Trump: Midterm Elections Not A Factor In Iran War Plan; Trump: We'll Be Hitting Iran's Pickaxe Mountain Pretty Soon; Software Glitch Mistakenly Adds More Than 6,000 Non-New Jersey Citizens To The Voter's Registration Record, 400 Were Voted; Smithsonian Museum Director Slammed GOP Lawmakers During A Hearing. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Iran's President Says Country in Full-Scale War; Army Veteran Accused of Incendiary Attack on New York City Federal Building; 35 Million-Plus Face Severe Weather Threat Across Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) On The U.S.-Iran War; Army Veteran Accused Of Incendiary Attack On NYC Federal Building; Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order Pausing Paramount-WBC Merger. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Iran's President Says Country in Full-Scale War; Houthi Rebels Announce Red Sea Blockade of Saudi Shipping; Army Veteran Accuse of Incendiary Attack on NYC Federal Building; Tropical Storm Bertha to Hit Gulf Coast from Florida to Louisiana. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• White House Rushes to Upgrade Qatar-gifted Plane; Americans Feelings on Iran War; Maine Senate Hopeful Faces Scrutiny; House Democrats Launch Epstein Probe; Tampa International Airport Moves to Privatize TSA. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Pentagon Identifies Soldier Killed in Iraq; House GOP Races to Pass Priorities Before Recess; Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) is Interviewed about Iran; Army Veteran Accuse of Attack on NYC Federal Building. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• U.S. Launches More Strikes on Iran; Lindsey Graham's Sidner to Run for Seat; Oil Back at $90 a Barrel. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Old Pan Am Crash Wreckage Found; New Trump Tariffs?; Iran War Widens. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Senate Grills Hegseth, Caine as U.S. Ramps Up Attacks in Iran; Pentagon Pushes for Extra Funding Amid Escalating War With Iran; Trump Downplays Threat of Houthi Blockade in the Red Sea; Singer D4vd in Court, Accused of Killing and Dismembering Girl; Lindsey Graham to Be Memorialized in Special Ceremony at U.S. Capitol Next Week; Five Drown in Attempt to Help Struggling Swimmer. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Senate Grills Hegseth, Caine as U.S. Ramps Up Attacks in Iran; Pentagon Says Nearly 100 U.S. Service Members Injured Since July 7; Dignified Transfer of Fallen Soldiers Set for Tomorrow; Trump Downplays Threat of Houthi Blockade in the Red Sea; Maine Senate Hopeful Faces Scrutiny Over Temperament; Taylor Farms Lettuce Remains Focus of Cyclosporiasis Probe. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Hegseth Faces Senate as Trump Administration Seeks $87 Billion Amid Iran War; Senate Will Grill Hegseth, Caine as U.S. Ramps Up Attacks in Iran; Lt. Tyler James Feehan Killed in Iran War; Severe Thunderstorms Threaten Millions from Kentucky to New York; Tampa International Airport Moving to Privatize TSA Operations. Aired 2:30- 3p ET
• Soon: Senate Grills Hegseth, Caine As U.S. Ramps Up Attacks In Iran; Soon: Man Accused Of Throwing Incendiary Device At NYC Federal Building Expected To Be Arraigned; Secretary Hegseth Faces Lawmakers As Admin Seeks Billions For Iran War; Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff Testifies On Capitol Hill; Administration Officials Testifying Before Senate On $87B Funding Request. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Trump Administration Officials Testifying Before Senate on $87 Billion Funding Request. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• U.S. Official Says Donald Trump Is "Focused On Making Iran Pay"; Veteran Accused Of Throwing Incendiary Device At Federal Building; Andy Burnham To Host First Cabinet Meeting As New Prime Minister; Yemen's Houthis Declare Maritime Blockade on Saudi Shipping; Police Clash With Protesters in Northern Italy Following Death of Man After Attempted Arrest; Sinaloa Leader El Mayo Gets Life in Prison in U.S.; Tate Brothers Appear in Court After U.K. Extradition Request; Hamas Names New Official Leader, First Since 2024; Trump Says Netanyahu Will Not Be Arrested During U.S. Visit; UNESCO Weighs World Heritage Bid for Ancient West Bank Ruins; Spain Players Return Home to a Heroes' Welcome From Fans. Aired 2-3a ET
• Mediators Float 10-Day Ceasefire as U.S.-Iran Strikes Reached 10th Day; India's Cockroach Party Demands Corrupt Education System as Protesters Marched New Delhi Streets. Aired 3-3:45a ET


CNN This Morning
• Today: Hegseth Faces Senators after New Troop Deaths, Injuries; Darline Graham Launches Bid for Full Senate Term. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Trial Attorney Kelly Hyman is Interviewed about the Tate Brothers Case; Possibility of Mark Kelly Running for President; Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) is Interviewed about Iran, Israel and Cuba. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump Warns of Retaliation Against Iran for Soldiers' Death; Trump Announces 50 Percent Tariffs on Some Canadian Products; Army Veteran Targets Federal Offices with Anti- I.C.E. Message; New UK Documents Detail Rape Charges Against Tate Brothers; Luke Skywalker's Lightsaber Sets Auction Record at $3.75 Million. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.S.-Israel War with Iran; Nearly 100 U.S. Service Members Injured since July 7; Tate Brothers Arrested; Judge Considering Injunction on Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger; Global Oil Markets React to U.S.- Iran Conflict; China's Village Super League Football; Five Dead, Thousands Evacuated in Chile Flooding. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Senator Calls Hegseth A "Failure" Without A Strategy For Iran War; Election Test For Trump; Attorney Says Family Of Man Killed By ICE To Sue U.S. Government. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Trump On Iran: "We're Not Finished At All"; Trump: Midterms "Don't Have An Impact" On My Iran Decision; Biggs Invokes McCain's Name In Arizona GOP Governor's Race; Election Denialism On Ballot In Arizona Secretary Of State Race; Arizona Voters Pick Nominees In Critical Statewide Races; Graham Platner's Likely Replacement Faces Scrutiny Over Alleged Volatile Behavior. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Presumptive Dem Nominee Faces Scrutiny Over Temperament; Democratic Divide On Display In Wisconsin Governor's Race; Trump Reignites Trade War With New 50 Percent Tariff On Canadian Goods; Wisconsin Primary Becomes Referendum On Democrat's Direction; Retirees On Limited Incomes Face Impossible Scenarios Amid Rising Costs. Aired 12:30-1p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• U.S. Launches 10th Straight Night of Strikes on Iran; President Trump Meets with Lebanon's President at the White House; Trump: Iran Wants to Meet "Desperately"; Trump to Iran: They "Haven't Seen Anything Yet"; Lebanon's President: It's Time for Lebanon to be Stable and Secure; Judge Puts Temporary Pause on Paramount-WBD Merger. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Meets With Lebanese President At The White House; Oil Rises As Houthis Announce Blockade On Saudi Shipping; U.S. Launches 10th Straight night Of Strikes On Iran; Probe Launched Into Whether Epstein Was A Foreign Agent; Trump's Latest 50 Percent Tariffs On Canada Risk New Trade War; India's Youth Gather For rare Mass Protests; Wegovy Maker Sues Eli Lilly For False Advertising; Inside China's Village Super League; Aired 12-1p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: CENTCOM: U.S. Forces Complete Latest Strikes Against Iran; White House: Trump To Attend Dignified Transfer Of Soldiers' Remains; Coastal Flooding, Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds Put Gulf Coast On Alert; Army Vet Accused Of Throwing Incendiary Device At Federal Building In NYC. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: CENTCOM: U.S. Forces Complete Latest Strikes Against Iran; Judge Pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger; Tate Brothers Appear In Court After U.K. Extradition Request. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• U.S. Launches Tenth Straight Night of Strikes on Iran; Gulf States Bearing Brunt of Iran's Retaliation; Canada Facing New 50 Percent Tariffs on $20 Billion of Goods. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• U.S. Continues Strikes on Iran; Interview With Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL); Interview With Former Vice President Mike Pence. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• U.S. Launches New Attacks on Iran; Trump Meets With President of Lebanon. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Says Iran Wants to Meet "Desperately" to End War; Trump Says Canada Needs the U.S. to Survive; Trump Meets with Lebanese President at White House; House Dems Investigate if Epstein Acted as Foreign Agent. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump: We'll Be Hitting Iran's Pickaxe Mountain "Pretty Soon"; Trump Downplays Chinese Election Interference Days After Describing A Breach Of Historic Proportions; Blanche Confirmation Uncertain As Two GOP Senators Make Demands. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump: u.s. to Hit Iran's Pickaxe Mountain "Pretty Soon"; Pentagon Chief Testifies Before u.s. Senate; Ukrainian President Fires Military Chief; Russian Warship Conducts Live-Fire Exercise Off U.K.; FT: U.S. Preparing New Tariffs on Trading Partners; U.S. Announces New 50 Percent Tariffs on Canadian Imports; Lebanon's President Visits White House; U.S. Airlifts Aid to Cuba. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• U.S. Forces Complete Latest Strikes Against Iran; Veteran Accused of Throwing Incendiary Device at Federal Building; Andy Burnham Sets Ambitious Goals on First Day as New Prime Minister; Tate Brothers Appear in Court After U.K. Extradition Request; Democratic Socialists Spark Intra-Party Struggle; Andrew Yang on His Future in Politics; Nolan Wells Laid to Rest as Family Searches for Answers; Flavor Flav Hosts Las Vegas Celebration for Women Athletes; Inside China's Village Super League. Aired 12-1a ET
• U.S. Officials Says Trump Is "Focused On Making Iran Pay"; Trump Admin. Request $87.6 Billion In Pentagon Funding; Arizona To Hold Primaries For Governor, House Seats; Yang: U.S. Should Stop Taxing Labor, Start Taxing AI; Cockroach Party Demands Reforms to Education System; UNESCO Weighs World Heritage Bid for Ancient West Bank Ruins; Lessons From a Kids' Summer Robotics Camp; Smoke Lingers in Parts of the U.S. From Ontario Wildfires. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Pentagon Chief & Top U.S. General Testify On Capitol Hill; Trump; Iran Wants To "Desperately" Meet To End War; Trump Hits Canada With New 50 Percent Tariffs On Range Of Goods; Preliminary Hearing For Singer D4vd In Death Of Teen Girl; Probe Launched Into Whether Epstein Was A Foreign Agent. Aired 3-4p ET