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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Major Primary Races Across Five States; Stevens and El-Sayed Go Head-to-Head in MI Senate Primary; Rep. Max Miller Speaks to CNN and Denies Abuse Allegations; Rep. Miller Vows To Continue Re-Election Bid, Denies Abuse Allegations; Key Primaries In 5 States Could Shape Fight For Control Of Congress; Senate Committee Advances Blanche's Atty. General Nomination; GOP Sen. Susan Collins Says She's Voting "No" On Blanche; El-Sayed & Stevens Face Off In Pivotal Michigan Senate Dem Primary. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Professor of Practice and E.U. Foreign Policy Chief Former Adviser Nathalie Tocci; Interview with Former White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, Harvard Belfer Center Senior Fellow and BioRadar Co-Founder and CEO Ashish Jha; Interview with "Open Wide the Doors" Editor and Co- Translator Bahiyyih Nakhjavani; Interview with "The Gas Station Attendant" Director/Producer/Editor Karla Murthy. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• New: House Committee Announces Investigation Into GOP Rep. Max Miller; Sources: U.S. Has Used Nearly 80 Percent Of Key Missile Interceptors; Now: Voting In Michigan Primary As Dems Battle Over Party's Future; Sources: Trump Shouted At Pirro In Tense White House Meeting. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), Is Interviewed About Rep. Max Miller Under Pressure To Resign Amid Abuse Allegations; House Ethics CMTE. Launches Probe Into GOP Rep. Max Miller; Todd Blanche Passes Key Hurdle, Advances Toward Confirmation; Sources: Key U.S. Missile Stockpiles "Dangerously Low"; Capital One Says It Closed Hundreds Of Trump Org Bank Accounts Over Money-Laundering Concerns. Aired 5-6p ET
• Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) Speaks To CNN Amid Abuse Allegations; Tonight, Major Primary Elections Held Across Five States; Blanche's Mishandling Of Epstein Files Looms Over Senate Vote; Tonight: Major Primary Elections Held Across Five States. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Polls Close In Michigan's Marquee Senate Primary; Progressive Left's Influence Tested In Swing State Of Michigan; GOP Max Miller Vows to Stay In The Ohio Primary Race Despite Calls To Drop Out; Susan Collins Opposes Todd Blanche's Nomination In The DOJ. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Washington Governor Says, Wildfire Situation Dire; Voters Head to Polls for Democratic Senate Showdown in Key Michigan Race; Sources Say, Trump Furious With Pirro, Blindsided by Pool Reversal. Aired 7- 7:30a ET
• Sources: Trump "Furious" With Pirro, "Blindsided" By Pool Reversal; Rep. Max Miller Under Pressure To End Re-Election Bid Amid Abuse Claims; Iran Seeking Control Of New Strait Of Hormuz Route In Oman Talks. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Test for Democrats as Stevens, El-Sayed Face Off in Michigan Senate Primary; More than 10,000 Acres Burned in Devastating Spokane Wildfires; Trump Weighs Pirro's Future Over Reflecting Pool Case; Senate Judiciary Committee Votes on Todd Blanche Attorney General Nomination. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Wildfires Scorch More Than 10,000 Acres in Spokane Area; Arson Suspect Arrested in Connection with Spokane-Area Wildfire; Moderate GOP on Trump and the Economy; Rep. Max Miller Under Pressure to End Reelection Bid Amid Abuse Claims; Michigan Senate Battle Tests Democratic Party's Direction; Ukraine Braces for Another Tough Winter as Russia Steps Up Attacks. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Now: Senate Judiciary Convenes Ahead of Blanche Vote; Michigan Senate Battle Tests Democratic Party's Direction. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Sen. Cornyn Speaks Ahead of Blanche Attorney General Vote; Nearly 65,000 Evacuated from Fires in Spokane County, Washington; Trump's Negative Net Approval Rating; White House to Meet with Top AI Firms Ahead of Big Regulation Push. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trial of Lindsay Clancy Resumes; Michigan Senate Primary; Todd Blanche Nomination Moves Forward; Ohio Congressman Under Fire. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Testimony Resumes in Trial of Mom Accused of Killing Her Three Children; Trump Weighs Pirro's Future Over Reflecting Pool Case; Iran Threatens to Strike U.S. Navy if Blockade Continues; FBI Agent Accused of Stealing Nearly $1 Million in Cryptocurrency; Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Florida Interstate; Texas Governor Puts Hold on New Data Center Projects. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• White House to Meet With Top A.I. Firms Ahead of Big Regulation Push; El-Sayed & Stevens Face Off in Pivotal Michigan Senate Democratic Primary; Blanche's A.G. Nomination Advances, Teeing Up Full Senate Vote; Suspect in Court Accused of Setting Devastating Washington Wildfire; Federal Emergency Declared for Eastern Washington Wildfires. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Family Demands Answers after ICE Detainee Dies in Custody; Qatar: Drafts of Potential U.S.-Iran Agreement Being Circulated; AI Companies Meet at White House to Discuss Safety Review Process; Trump Creates Commission to Help with Military Family Policies; Dems Call for Federal Investigation into Trump's Meme Coin. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• House Ethics Committee Announces Investigation Into Rep. Max Miller; Blanche's AG Nomination Advances, Teeing Up Full Senate Vote; Soon: Suspect In Court Accused Of Setting Devastating WA Wildfire; Gov: Federal Emergency Declared For Eastern Washington Wildfires; El- Sayed & Stevens Face Off In Pivotal Michigan Senate Dem Primary; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) Discusses About Michigan Primary; Outside Spending Floods Michigan's Airwaves Ahead Of Senate Primary. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
• Outside Spending Floods Michigan's Airwaves Ahead of Senate Primary; Testimony Resumes in Trial of Mom Accused of Killing Her 3 Children; Iran Threatens to Strike U.S. Navy if Blockade Continues; Section of SpaceX Rocket to Slam into the Moon. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Iran Focused Only On Negotiations With Oman About Soh; Israeli Attacks Kill Dozens In Gaza After Disarmament Deal; Arson Arrest Made In Connection With Spokane Wildfire; Young Family Adjusts To Life In Mexico After Leaving U.S.; Hungary's Only Nuclear Power Plant Faces Shutdown Amid Drought; Storms Disrupt Cuba's Efforts to Restore National Power; Teachers and State Employees Protest Low Pay, Job Cuts in Argentina; First Deaths Report in U.S. Cyclosporiasis Outbreak; U.S. Treasury Confirms Yen Purchase in Joint Market Intervention With Japan; Michigan to Vote in Primaries for Governor and Senate; Polish Man Swims for 54+ Hours From Sweden to Poland; Growing Calls for Infantino to Step Aside as FIFA President; Cape Verde's Vozinha Signs Contract With Chile's Colo-Colo. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump Warns Iran with a Final Chance for a Deal to End the War; Sophie Woods Smashed Via Alpina's Fastest Record, Finishing in 29 Days. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• Trump Warns Iran Of "Last Chance" To Sign A Deal With U.S.; Expert: U.S. And Iran Feeling "Pressure" To End War; Israeli Attacks Kill Dozens In Gaza After Disarmament Deal; Thousands Of Migrants Remain In Ceuta, Including Minors; E.U. Ministers Hold Emergency Meeting On Ceuta Border Rush; Hungary's Only Nuclear Power Plant Faces Shutdown Amid Drought; High Temps, Wind & Dry Conditions Fueling Fires In Greece; Arson Arrest Made In Connection With Spokane Wildfire. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Russian Media: Deadly Drone Strike In Moscow Region; Senate Judiciary Cmte. To Vote On Blanche Nomination Tuesday; CNN Analyzes Right-Wing Coverage Of Reflecting Pool Fallout. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Stevens, El-Sayed Go Head-to-Head in Michigan Primary; Trump: Pirro Folded 'Like an Umbrella' in Pool Vandalism Case. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Today: Voters Head To Polls In Michigan Senate Race; Former Trump Official Files Restraining Order Against Rep. Miller. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Iran Refutes Trump's Claim About Talks Resuming Monday; Senate Panel Votes on Todd Blanche Attorney General Nomination; Major Wildfire West of Athens Destroys Farms and Homes; Two Arrested on Suspicion of Negligence Over Greece Wildfire; Man Arrested on Arson Charge as Crews Battle Multiple Blazes. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.S.-Israel War with Iran; U.S. Senate Panel to Vote on Blanche Nomination; Hundreds Evacuated in Greece, Athens Region at High Risk; Saudi Aramco Reports 44 Percent Increase in Q2 Net Profit; E.U. Ministers United in Readiness to Protect Spain's Border during Migrant Crisis; U.S. Immigration Crackdown; Regulating AI; Ariana Grande Tells Fans She Is Stepping Back. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• GOP Rep. Miller Defiant As He Faces Abuse Allegations, Refuses To Exit Race; Armed Man Arrested At Trump's California Golf Course; Moments Away: Polls Close In Most Contentious Democratic Primary Yet. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• Rep. Max Miller Requests Ethics Committee Probe Of Himself; Sources: Allies Want Trump To Ask Miller To Drop Out Of Race; Michigan Senate Battle Tests Democratic Party's Direction; AIPAC Spends Record Amount In High-Stakes Senate Primary; Trump A.G. Nominee Passes Key Hurdle, Advances Toward Confirmation. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Senate Panel Approves Blanche; Nomination Now Goes To Full Senate; Sources: Trump "Furious" With Pirro But Hasn't Fire Her Yet; Trump Endorses Darline Graham In SC Senate Primary As Best To Honor Lindsey's Legacy; Gov. Abbott Freeze New Data Center Construction In Texas; Hong: Thanksgiving Is "Incredibly Painful For Many People". Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Ukraine's President Zelenskyy Calls Out Russia For A "Safari Attack" On Civilians; Many EU Countries Change Their Tune As They Show Their Support To Spain After The Recent Migrant Rush Into Ceuta; Big Day For Voters In The U.S. As Five States Hold Their Primary Elections With All Eyes On Michigan; Pro-Israel Money Pours Into In Michigan Democratic Senate Race; Senate Committee Advances Blanche Nomination As U.S. Atty. General; Mass Funerals For Palestinians Killed In 2023 Strike in Gaza; Wildfires Across Washington. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• CNN Provides Updates On Michigan Senate And Missouri House Primary Races. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump: Iran's Last Chance to Make Deal Before "Decapitation"; U.S. Treatment of Haitian Migrants; 350K Plus Haitians in the U.S. Lost Temporary Protected Status; More Than 700 Structures Burned in Spokane Fires; Test for Democrats: Stevens, El Sayed Face-Off in Michigan Primary; Colombia Issues Orange Alert for Purace Volcano. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Fires Burning in Spokane County Have Zero Percent Containment; The Return Home After Wildfire Evacuations In Greece; Todd Blanche's Attorney General Nomination Advances To Full Senate; What The "Identifiable Victim Effect" Means For Politics; FBI Agent Accused Of Stealing $900K In Digital Currency; Ariana Grande Spoke To Fans About Her Plans To Step Back; Top A.I. Companies At White House For Talks Today; "No Influencers" Sign Outside Nantucket Store Sparks Debate; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Oil Companies Post Huge Profits As War Chokes Supply; Start-Up Aims To Slash Cost Of Making Clean Jet Fuel; Ukraine Accuses Russia Of Hunting Civilians In "Drone Safaris"; SpaceX Beats On Revenue In First Public Earnings Report; Judge Sets March 2027 Trial Date For Paramount Antitrust Fight. Aired 4-4:45p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Sheriff: Man Arrested On Arson Charge In 1 Of 3 Spokane Fires; Millions of Acres Burning Across Pacific Northwest; Abdul El-Sayed, Haley Stevens Make Final Pitches In Michigan Senate Primary; Trump Doesn't Fire Pirro After Saying She "Choked" Over Reflecting Pool Case; Blanche Formally Rescinds "Anti-Weaponization" Fund Amid Senate Confirmation Push. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: What Michigan's Senate Primary Could Reveal About Democrats' Future; Sheriff: Man Arrested On Arson Charge In One Of Three Spokane Fires; Debunking False Health Claims Made By RFK Jr. In CNN Interview. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• Lawmakers Debate Ahead of Todd Blanche Attorney General Vote; Iran Threatens to Strike U.S. Navy if Blockade Continues; Crews Race to Contain Flames, Arson Arrest Made in Spokane Fire. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Selling Early Access to TRUTH Social Posts; Senate Set to Vote on Todd Blanche Nomination; Democratic Battle in Michigan. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Detainee Dies at ICE Facility; Key Senate Primary Election in Michigan; Senate Set to Vote on Attorney General Nomination. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Rep. Miller to CNN: Trump Didn't Ask Me to Drop Reelection Bid; Bison Chases Child at Yellowstone National Park; Lindsay Clancy's Trial Resumes for Murdering Her Three Children; Clancy's Journal About Declining Mental Health Read Aloud; FBI Agent Accused of Stealing Nearly $1M in Cryptocurrency. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Polls Close In Michigan, El-Sayed, Stevens Face Off; CNN Projects Jocelyn Benson Wins MI Dem Gov. Primary; CNN Projects Cori Bush Will Lose Primary Rematch. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: U.S. Missile Interceptor Stockpile; Iran Seeks Control of Strait of Hormuz Route in Oman Talks; Ukrainian Food Vendor Chased by Russian Drone; SpaceX Shares Falling in After-Hours Trading; Fighting to Block Trump's Tariffs; Senate Committee Advances Blanche Nomination as U.S. Atty. General; Mourners Honor Climbers Killed in Avalanche. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Arson Arrest Made in Connection with Spokane Wildfire; Michigan to Vote in Primaries for Governor and Senate; Trump Defends Todd Blanche, Denies Seeing Deal to Rescind Fund; Trump "Furious" with Jeanine Pirro's Reflecting Pool Filing; Tom Selleck Reflects on Life, Acting Career, Politics. Aired 12-1a ET
• Arson Suspect Arrested In Devastating Spokane Wildfire; Michigan To Vote In Primaries For Governor And Senate; Senate Judiciary Committee To Vote On Blanche Nomination Tuesday; Israeli Strikes Kill Dozens Despite New Gaza Deal; Israeli Attacks Kill Dozens in Gaza after Disarmament Deal; Max Miller Urged to Drop Reelection Amid Abuse Allegations; Lindsay Clancy's Postpartum Psychosis Claim Examined in Court; First Deaths Reported in U.S. Cyclosporiasis Outbreak. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Senate Committee Advances Blanche's Nomination For Attorney General; Ukraine Accuses Russia Of War Crime Over Drone Attack; Michigan Senate Primary Pits Establishment Versus Progressives; Iran Will Strike U.S. Navy If Blockade Continues. Aired 3-4p ET