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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Sources: Trump Furious With Pirro, Blindsided By Pool Filing; First Blanche Vote Tomorrow As GOP Holdouts Drop Opposition; Interview With Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT); Trump's Threats And Reversals On Iran Under Scrutiny; Sources: U.S. Military Asks Troops For Ideas On Punishing Iran; Sources: Allies Pushing Trump To Call On Miller To End Race; GOP Rep. Max Miller Denies Abuse Allegations, Vows To Stay In Race; Washington State Battling 17 Major Wildfires. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Russia and Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Senior Fellow Dara Massicot; Interview with Former U.S. Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Chris Krebs; Interview with Puck News Financial Journalist William Cohan. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Exclusive: Trump Mulls Removing Pirro Over Reflecting Pool Filing; Trump Denies Personally Approving Deal Blanche Made With GOP Holdouts To Get Their Support For Attorney General Nomination; Michigan Democrats To Pick Senate Nominee In Tuesday Primary In Race That's Pitted Progressives Against Establishment; GOP Rep. Max Miller Denies Abuse Allegations, Vows To Stay In Race. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Blanche Rescinds Anti-Weaponization Fund; Trump Faces Criticism on Iran; Democrats Divided. Aired 5-6p ET
• Sources Say, White House Directly Involved In Blanche Order; Sources Say, Trump May Fire Pirro Over Reflecting Pool Case; HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Faces Backlash Over Vaccine, COVID Assertions; Nearly 65,000 People Evacuated In Spokane Wildfires; Ariana Grande To Step Back From Public Life After Tour. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Says, Pirro Choked and Folded Like an Umbrella Over Pool; GOP Holdouts Back Blanche After $1.8 Billion Fund is Scrapped; Capital One Closes Trump Org Accounts Over Money Laundering Concerns; Trump Calls Out Ohio Republican Max Miller, His Candidacy is in Trouble Despite His Appeal Not to Step Down from the Race. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Blanche Formally Rescinds Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund; Three Fires in Washington State Scorch 7,000-Plus Acres, Destroy 700- Plus Homes; Soon, Trial of Mother Accused of Killing Her Three Kids Resumes. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Tomorrow: Democrats' Marquee Senate Primary In Michigan; Three fires in Washington State Scorch 7,000+ Acres, Destroy 700+ Homes; Trump Says Iran Talks To Resume After Strikes Called Off. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• 65,000 Families Evacuated as Spokane-Area Wildfires Burn Out of Control; Sources Say U.S. Military Asks Troops for Ideas on Punishing Iran; FBI and Police Investigating Attack at Idaho In-N-Out that Left 3 Dead. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Blanche Rescinds Anti-Weaponization Fund; Spokane City Council Member Zack Zappone is Interviewed about Wildfires; GOP Rep. Max Miller Vows to Stay in Race; Numbers on Michigan's Senate Race; Michigan and Ohio Races for Democratic Party. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Spokane County Emergency Management Deputy Director Chandra Fox is Interviewed about the Wildfires; Spokane Resident Bobby Atwood is Interviewed about The Wildfires; Blanche Rescinds Fund; U.S. Troops Asked for Ideans on Punishing Iran. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Democrats Vote in Primary Tomorrow in Michigan; Trial of Lindsay Clancy Resumes; New Polling on Texas Races; Iran Targeting A.I. Data Centers. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Lindsay Clancy Trial Continues; Republican Senators Drop Opposition To Todd Blanche Nomination; New Iran Talks?; Interview With State Sen. Marcus Riccelli (D-WA); Washington State Fires. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• U.S. Asks Troops for Creative and Unconventional Ideas to Punish Iran; Trump Says Iran Talks to Resume Today After Strikes Called Off; Progressive Left's Influence Tested in Swing State of Michigan; Moscow Mayor Calls Deadly Restaurant Blast a Terrorist Attack; Ebola Outbreak in D.R. Congo Now Second Largest on Record; FBI & Police Investigating Attack at Idaho In-N-Out That Killed Three; Trump Signs Executive Order in the Oval Office. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Takes Questions From Reporters in the Oval Office; Blanche Rescinds Trump's $1.8 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund; Max Miller Denies Abuse Allegations. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Trump Calls Rep. Miller A Good Person Amid Abuse Allegations; Trump Give Iran a Last Chance to Sign Agreement with U.S.; Iran in Talks with Oman to Create Temporary Strait of Hormuz Route; Winds Ease in Spokane, But Dry Heat Keeps Fire Risk High; Furious Trump is Considering Removing Pirro Over Reflecting Pool Filing. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• First Deaths Reported In Cyclosporiasis Outbreak; Officials: Both Cyclosporiasis Victims Had Underlying Health Conditions; Two Key GOP Senators Say They Will Now Back Blanche's AG Nomination; Trump Gives Iran A "Last Chance" To Sign Agreement With U.S.; Oil Prices Sink After Trump Says Peace Talks With Iran To Restart; Trump: Pirro "Choked" In Reflecting Pool Vandalism Case; New Testimony In Trial Of Mother Accused Of Killing Her Three Kids. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• U.S. Asks Troops for Creative and Unconventional Ideas to Punish Iran; Progressive Upstart Abdul El-Sayed Runs Against Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens for Senate Nominee; Progressive Positions on Israel, AIPAC Deepen Democratic Party Divisions; Crews Race to Contain Spokane-Area Wildfires, 700 Plus Homes Destroyed. Aired 3:30- 4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Trump Says Negotiations With Iran To Resume In Coming Hours; Russia: Ukrainian Drones Struck Wildberries Warehouse Sunday; Washington State Battling Worst Fire Season In 30 Plus Years; Winemakers Forced To Tweak Vintage During Hot, Dry Weather; Nepalese Climber Nirmal Purja's Body Recovered In Pakistan; Most Australian Children Still On Social Media Despite Ban. Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump Suggests New Talks With Iran To Begin In Coming Hours; Israel Expands Gaza Strikes For Second Straight Day; Washington State Battling Worst Fire Season In 30 Years; Motorists Encountering Brown Bears In Roads In Romania; Scientists Launch OnlyFans Account to Fund Marmot Research; "Spider-Man" Swings in $927M Weekend at Global Box Office. Aired 1-1:45a ET
• Trump Says New Negotiations are Starting; Ukraine and Russia Trade New Strikes; Unidentified Courier Delivered Bomb to Moscow Restaurant; Winemakers Adapt to European Heat Wave; Pacific Northwest Faces Wildfires; U.S. Treasury Buys Yen To Boost Japanese Economy; Stevens & El-Sayed Prep For Michigan Democratic Senate Primary; 3 Dead, 7 Injured In Shooting At Idaho In-N-Out Restaurant; Nepalese Climber Nirmal Purja's Body Recovered In Pakistan. Aired 2-3a ET
• U.S.-Iran Talks to Resume Following U.S.'s Cancellation of Planned Strikes to Iran; Washington Struggles with Major Wildfires; Spiderman's Latest Installment Sends Shockwaves to the U.S. and Global Box Office. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Says Negotiations With Iran To Resume Today; Iranian Denies Trump's Claims On Request To Stop Attacks; Iran: Understanding With Oman Doesn't Mean Hormuz Will Reopen. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Stevens And El-Sayed Prep For Michigan Democratic Senate Primary; Senators Release Stopgap Funding Bill To Avoid Fall Shutdown; Myanmar's Junta Releases Latest Photo Of Aung San Suu Kyi; Body Of Famed Nepali Climber Found After Pakistan Avalanche; Ukrainian Strikes On Wildberries Warehouses. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Blanche Rescinds "Anti-Weaponization" Fund" Will He Get Confirmed?; Trump Calls Off "Massive" Strikes In Iran, Talks To Begin Today; Trump Admin Faces Deadline On A.I. Oversight Framework. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Two Firefighters Killed Battling Wildfires in Greece; Rep. Max Miller Vows to Remain in Re-Election Race; Dana Bash Pushes REF Jr. on Vaccines, Covid and Measles. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump Says Iran Talks to Resume After Strikes Called Off; Two Dead After Firefighting Helicopters Collide in Greece; Dozens of Homes Ravaged by Wildfire Northwest of Athens; Aung San Suu Kyi Meets ICRC After Proof of Life Campaign; Oil Prices Fluctuate After Trump Says Iran Peace Talks to Restart. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Saudi State Media Says Mohammed Bin Salman Urged De-Escalation In Call With Donald Trump; Death Toll Rises In Gaza Amid Renewed Ceasefire Effort; Crews Race To Fight Uncontained Wildfires In Washington State; Two Dead After Firefighting Helicopters Collide In Greece; Ceuta Grapples With Aftermath Of Mass Border Surge; A.I. Data Centers Have Become The Latest Target For Strikes; Moscow Mayor: Deadly Bomb Blast A "Terrorist Attack". Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Pirro Leaves White House As Trump Weighs Firing Her Over Pool Case; Trump Calls GOP Rep. Max Miller Facing Abuse Allegations "A Very Good Person"; Trump Gives Iran "A Last Chance" Before It Faces "Decapitation"; Hours Away: Fiery, High-Stakes Dem Primary Tests Progressive Surge. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Cornyn, Tillis Says Deal Struck To Advance Blanche's Confirmation; Blanche Formally Rescinds Trump's "Anti-Weaponization" Fund; Senate GOP Splinters Over Tensions With Trump; Trump: I "Disagree 100 Percent" With Pirro's Funding; Tomorrow: Democrats' Marquee Senate Primary In Michigan. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• El-Sayed: Electability Is Whether "You Can Inspire A Movement"; Tomorrow: Biggest Test Yet For Progressive Democrats; Sen. Bernie Moreno Says Former Son-In-Law Max Miller "Should Not Serve" In Congress Over Abuse Allegations; Ohio Rep. Max Miller Denies Abuse Allegations Amid Re-Election Bid; Truth Social Sells Early Access To Trump's Market-Moving Posts. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Trump Takes Questions After Saying Iran Talks To Restart; Trump Cites First Phase With Iran Is Opening The Strait, And Second Is Denuclearization; Trump Urges The U.K. To Open Their Energy Fields; Israeli Attacks Kill Dozens In Gaza After Disarmament Deal; Washington State Wildfires; FIFA Chief Under Fire; Russia: Seven Killed In Ukrainian Drone Attack; Why Ukraine Is Targeting Russian E-Commerce Giant Wildberries. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Blanche, Pirro Drama Reveals DOJ's Trump Loyalty Test; Polls To Open In High-Stakes Michigan Democratic Senate Primary; Miller Faces Calls To End Reelection; Caitlin Clark Breaks Silence On Transgender- Athlete Debate. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Iran Denies with Negotiating with U.S. after Trump Announces Talks; Oil Prices Sink After Trump Says Peace Talks with Iran to Restart; Crew Battle Wildfires Raging Across Spokane, Washington; EU Ministers to Hold Emergency Talks on Ceuta Tuesday; Trump Says Iran Talks to Resume After Strikes Called Off; UEFA Threatens Legal Action Over Infantino's Selloff Plan. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Source: White House Pressing Israel To Halt Gaza Strikes; Crews Battle Wildfires Raging Across Spokane, Washington; Aung San Suu Kyi Meets ICRC Official After Proof Of Life Campaign; Blanche Formally Rescinds Fund Amid A.G. Confirmation Push; Kentucky Voters Ask: Where is Mitch McConnell?; England To Withdraw Support For Infantino Re-Election; Investors Eye Venezuela oil After years Of Sidelines; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Trump: This Is A Last Chance For Iran To Sign A Deal; A.I. Data Centers Become Target For U.S. And Iranian Strikes; CrowdStrike Releases Its 2026 Global Threat Report; Ukraine Targets Russian E-Commerce Giant Wildberries; Ukraine Renews Plea For Air Defenses; Firefighters Battle Blaze Near Athens For A Fourth Day. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Devastating Fires Overnight Burn Parts of Spokane, Washington; Todd Blanche Makes a Decision That Could Win Over Some Republicans in His Fight to Become the Next Attorney General; Craft Store in Nantucket Sparks a Massive Online Debate After Posting a "No Influencers" Sign. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Tensions Grow Between Trump And GOP Senate Leader Ahead of Midterms; Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Notably Absent from Fancy Farm Picnic; Tens Of Thousands Flee Uncontained, Fast- Moving Spokane Area Fires. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• Blanche Formally Rescinds Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund; Crews Battling 15 Major Wildfires Across Washington; Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) Says, Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) Should Not Service Over Abuse Allegations. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Trump Lashes Out at DOJ Over Dropped Reflecting Pool Charges; Hackers Target U.S. Water Systems; Iran Talks Resuming?. Aired 10:30a- 11a ET
• 3 Fires Burning In Spokane, Thousands Of People Forced To Evacuate; Blanche Formally Rescinds Trump's "Anti-Weaponization" Fund. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Doctors Who Tried to Revive Kids Testify in Clancy Trial; Washington Wildfire Disaster; Tomorrow: Voters Head to Polls in Michigan Senate Primary; Trump Lashes Out at Iran Ahead of Talks to End War; Data Centers Have Become Major Targets in Iran War. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Praises Anti-Weaponization Fund Blanche Said He'd Drop; Trump Warns Iran Of "Last Chance" To Sign A Deal; El-Sayed, Stevens Make Final Pitches In Key Michigan Primary. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Trump: No Time Constraints on Iran Negotiations; Trump: "This is a Last Chance" for Iran to Sign Peace Deal; Deadly Ukrainian Drone Strike; Ukraine Increases Attacks Inside Russia; U.S. Partners with Japan to Help Support the Yen; Blanche Formally Drops Jan. 6 Fund; Israeli Attacks Kill Dozens in Gaza After Disarmament Deal; Rescuers Find Body of Renowned Climber. Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump Says Talks With Iran Ongoing Despite Tehran's Denial; Complications Threaten Trump's Disarmament Deal For Gaza; Wales, Serbia & Sweden Pull Support For Infantino Re-Election; Three Major Fires Threaten Spokane In Washington State; Blanche Formally Drops $1.8B Fund Amid Push For Confirmation; Russia: Seven Killed in Ukrainian Drone Attack. Aired 3- 4p ET