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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Furious Push to Get Defiant Rep. Max Miller Out of the Race; Rep. Miller Fending Off Calls to End Reelection Bid, Denies Abuse Claims; Dr. Fauci's New Fight; Senate Panel Votes To Hold Fauci In Contempt Of Congress; Fauci's Lawyer Calls Vote A "Crude Political Stunt"; Sources: Trump Angry Over Reports On Depleted Munitions; Iran: Hormuz Deal Is Close But U.S. Must Meet Commitments; NY Times: Fate Of Qatari-Gifted Jet Unclear After Trump Leaves WH; A.I. Creates 16 New Viruses From Scratch. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with "Women in Power" Author and Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy Linda Robinson; Interview with The New Yorker Staff Writer Jia Tolentino; Interview with The Atlantic Staff Writer Idrees Kahloon. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Sen. Bernie Moreno To CNN: Sent Daughter & Granddaughter "Out Of State To A Secure Place" Amid Max Miller Allegations; Sources: Trump Angry Over Reports On Depleted Munitions; Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Birthright Citizenship; Senate Committee Will Ask Trump DOJ To Prosecute Fauci. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), Is Interviewed About Senate Panel Votes To Hold Fauci In Contempt Of Congress; Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Is Interviewed About U.S. Boat Strike Casualties Are "Murder Victims"; Vance Attends Senate GOP Lunch To Talk Funding Bill & SAVE Act. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Angry Over Leaked Munitions Reports; Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Update; New Concerns About Food-Borne Illnesses. Schumer On Michigan Results: "The Issue Is Not Me" It's "Winning"; FAA Orders Inspection Of Hundreds Of Boeing 737 Max Jets. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• Trump Admits U.S. Needs More Munitions Amid Shortage Reports; GOP Senators Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress Over Fifth. Trump Denies Donors to Back Vance for 2028; Democrats Demand Trump's Sons to Investigate for Government Contracts. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Soon, Senate Panel Votes on Holding Fauci in Contempt of Congress; Trump Denies Munitions Shortage Despite Reports of Depleted Stockpile; Hot, Dry Weather Ahead Raises Washington Wildfire Risk. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Soon: Senate Panel Votes On Holding Fauci In Contempt Of Congress; El-Sayed Fires Back After Trump's Attacks; Trump Denies Munitions Shortage Despite Reports Of Depleted Stockpile. Aired 7:30- 8a ET
• Senate Panel Votes on Holding Fauci in Contempt of Congress; Punchbowl: Schumer Pledging to Do What It Takes to Win; GOP Rep. Max Miller Again Insists He Won't Drop Out of Reelection Race; 3 Charged Over Threats Tied to Nolan Wells Case; Chance to Win Michigan Senate Race. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Live Coverage of Contempt Vote for Anthony Fauci. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Live Hearing on Fauci Contempt of Congress Vote; Senate Committee Passes Vote on Fauci's Contempt of Congress; Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) is Interviewed about Fauci and El-Sayed's Win; Investigations into Epstein's New Mexico Ranch. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Massachusetts Candidate Patrick Roath is Interviewed about his Race; Medical Examiner Testifies in Clancy Trial; Numbers on Congressional Incumbents Losing Primaries. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview With Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY); Three People Charged With Making Threats in Nolan Wells Case; U.S. Running Low on Munitions?; Republican Senators Target Anthony Fauci. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Three Charged With Making Threats in Nolan Wells Investigation; Trump Denies Munitions Shortage Amid Reports of Depleted Stockpile; Washington Wildfire Arson Suspect to Be Arraigned Today; Hot, Dry Weather Ahead Raises Washington Wildfire Risk; Air India Flight Suddenly Drops in Altitude During Turbulence; More Than 900 Million SpaceX Shares Unlock Today; FDA Approves First mRNA-based Flu Vaccine. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• First mRNA Flu Shot Approved for U.S. Adults Over Age 50 ; Trump Dismisses Low Munitions Reports, Says U.S. Has Massive Amounts; GOP to Refer Dr. Fauci for Prosecution Without Full Senate Vote; Meta's A.I. Model Hacked Another Company During Testing; Iran Says Close to Finalizing Deal With Oman Over Strait of Hormuz. Aired 2- 2:30p ET
• GOP to Refer Dr. Fauci for Prosecution Without Full Senate Vote; Haitian Community Reacts to End of Temporary Protected Status; Hot, Dry Weather Ahead Raises Washington Wildfire Risk; New Psilocybin Trial for Vets Will Be Conducted in Five Locations; McConnell Says He's Been Discharged from Rehab Center and Will Continue Recovery at Home. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Sources: Trump Angry Over Reports of Depleted Munitions; Sources: Senior Commanders Warned of "Dangerous Low" Munitions; Vance: Peace Negotiations with Iran "Going to be Messy"; Data Center Construction Meeting Public Resistance; Testimony Resumes in Trial of Mom Accused of Killer Her 3 Children 3-3:30p ET
• GOP to Refer Dr. Fauci to DOJ for Prosecution; Russian Black Widows Allegedly Marrying Soldiers for Money; Tennessee Voters Getting First Test of State's New Political Maps; Midterm Races Take Shape as El-Sayed Wins in Michigan. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Iran Says Talks With Oman On Strait of Hormuz Shipping Route "Progressing"; Mexican TikTok Influencer Shot Dead During Livestream; Russian "Black Widows" Allegedly Marrying Soldiers For Money; Police Fire Tear Gas at Imran Khan Supporters, Dozens Arrested; Ousted Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, Vows to Return and Seek Office Again; Oil Companies Report Record Profits Amid U.S.-Iran War; Pope Leo Returns to Assisi, Italy for Meeting at Youth Event; FIFA President Infantino Holds Crisis Talks Amid Calls to Resign; Garbage Piles Up in Havana Amid Fuel Shortages. Aired 2-3a ET
• Zelenskyy Appeals for More Defenses Following Kyiv's Attack; Mexican Influencer Killed by Gunman During Livestream. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• El-Sayed Wins Michigan; FAA Reviewing Incident Involving Trump's Marine One & Passenger Jet. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Senate Committee to Vote on Fauci Contempt; Blanche Aims to Make Dobbs Decision Permanent; Wisconsin's Gubernatorial Race; Tucker Carlson Fuels '28 Speculation. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Senate Committee to Vote on Holding Fauci in Contempt of Congress; Iran Calls for U.S. Guarantees Before Strait Can Reopen; Smoke Rising from Russian Refinery After Ukrainian Strike; Russian "Black Widows" Allegedly Marrying Soldiers for Money; CNN Speaks with Michigan Democratic Senate Nominee Abdul El-sayed. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.S. Senate Votes to Hold Anthony Fauci in Contempt of Congress; U.S.-Israel War with Iran; Trump Denies U.S. Missile Stockpiles Are Low; Israel Renews Strikes In Southern Lebanon; Michigan Democratic Senate Nominee and Trump Trade Barbs; Meta AI Model Hacks Outside Company during Testing; A Look at Life in Syria after Assad; Rebuilding amid Renewed Israeli Airstrikes in Lebanon. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• DOJ Weighs Prosecuting Fauci On Charges That Can Carry Prison Time; Intense GOP Push Underway To Get Defiant Rep. Miller Out of Race; Federal Judge Speaks Out About Death Threats After Trump Ruling. Aired 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• El-Sayed Victory Sends Shock Waves Through Washington; Michigan Democrats Eye Unity With 89 Days Until Election; Mike Rogers: El-Sayed Is "Radical" And "Dangerous For America"; Senate Panel Votes To Hold Fauci In Contempt Of Congress; Two Trump Allies Running Against Each Other In TN Gov. Republican Primary. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Endorses Rep. Andy Ogles In Competitive GOP House Primary; Trump: Economy Is "Greatest" Ever; Most Disagree; Johnson Called Iran War Price Shocks "Blip" In March; Sanders, AOC Don't Endorse Fellow Dem Socialist Francesca Hong; Hong Shifts Thanksgiving Stance: "Don't Want To Cancel, I Love It"; Murkowski, Cassidy Still Won't Say If They'll Confirm Blanche; Gov. Josh Shapiro Appears In New Meek Mill Music Video. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Talks to Begin Between Government and Opposition; Novelist Andrew Sean Greer Discusses "Villa Coco"; U.S. Senate Republican McConnell Says He's Been Discharged from Rehabilitation Center. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Three Different Trump Officials, Three Different Loyalty Tests; Democrats Hope to Pull Off Upset Win in Kansas Senate Race; Nolan Wells Investigation Continues. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Committee Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress for Invoking the 5th; Trump Denies Reports Some U.S. Missile Stockpiles are Low; Two Israeli Soldiers Killed in South Lebanon Wednesday; CNN Speaks with Abdul El-Sayed after his Primary Win; Washington State Braces for more Fire Danger; Peru Prepares for Pope Leo's First Visit as Pontiff. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Committee Votes To Hold Fauci In Contempt Of Congress For Invoking The Fifth; J.D. Vance Says Iran Negotiations Will Take "Some Time"; Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Now Includes 15 U.S. States; Mexican Tiktok Influencer Shot And Killed During Livestream; El-Sayed Stuns Dem Establishment With Senate Primary Win; Rebuilding Amid Renewed Israel Airstrikes In Lebanon; High Prices Fueled By Iran War Are A Boon For Oil Exporters; CNN Asks: Is It Ever OK To Wear Shorts To The Office?; Aired 12- 1p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Senate Panel Holds Fauci in Contempt of Congress; Iran: Deal with Oman Not Enough to Reopen Strait of Hormuz; U.S. Worker Productivity Increased 1.4 Percent in Q2. Godfather of A.I. Says Brace for More Rogue A.I. Agents; ELF Beauty Shares Soar After Earnings Forecast; SpaceX Shares Rise as Initial Lockup Period Expires; Movie Theaters Break Out of Their Post-Pandemic Slump. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: In Key U.S. Senate Race, Michigan Democrats Pick Abdul El-Sayed; Senate Panel To Vote On Whether To Hold Fauci In Contempt Of Congress; Murkowski, Cassidy Won't Say How They'll Vote On Blanche A.G. Nomination; Iran: U.S. Claim That Negotiations With Tehran Are Underway Is "False". Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Michigan Voters Pick Abdul El-Sayed, Mike Rogers In Key Senate Faceoff; Video Shows Commercial Jet Taking Off As Marine One Flies With Trump On Board; Mexican Influencer Shot Dead During Livestream. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress; Trump Denies Munitions Shortage, U.S. Has Massive Amounts; Three People Charged With Making Threats in Nolan Wells Investigation. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Data Center Construction Facing Hurdles; Tennessee Votes Using Controversial New Maps; FDA Approves First MRNA Flu Vaccine. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Interview With Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-CA); Republicans Target Anthony Fauci; U.S. Military Running Low on Munitions?. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress; Meta A.I. Model Hacked Another Company During Testing; Major American Companies Receive Billions in Tariff Refunds. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Reflecting Pool Case Against Ex-Olympian Officially Tossed; Trump: "Not Going To Get Involved" As GOP Rep. Faces Calls To Resign; CNN Projects Justin Pearson Wins TN 9 Dem Primary. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Iran Calls for U.S. Guarantees Before Strait Can Reopen; Saudi Arabia Braces for Attack by Houthi-Linked Iraqi Militias; Israeli Official: Latest Talks with Lebanon Conclude in Rome; Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress; WSJ Report Raises New Fed Independence Concerns; Missing Ukrainian Teen Discovered in Russian Army; UEFA Rejects Infantino Apology. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Progressive Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Democratic Senate Primary; Meta A.I. Model Hacks Another Company During Testing; Palestinians Bid Final Goodbye to Victims Killed in 2023; Russian "Black Widow" Scam; Russian 'Black Widows' Allegedly Marrying Soldiers for Money; El-Sayed Stuns Dem Establishment with Senate Primary Win; Feds Investigate Man Arrested at Trump's California Golf Course; Is It Ever OK to Wear Shorts to the Office? Aired 12-1a ET
• El-Sayed's Victory Sends Tremors Through Democratic Party; U.S. Congressman Refuses To Drop Re-Election Bid Over Ex-Wife's Abuse Claims; Iran Says Close To Hormuz Plan With Oman; Mexican Influencer Shot Dead During Livestream; Declaration Of Support For Embattled President Infantino; U.S. Cyclosporiasis Probe Linked To Lettuce Widens To 15 States; U.S. Has Refunded About $100 Billion In Trump Tariffs; Max Miller Defiant Amid Abuse Claims; Trump Loyalist Mike Lindell Steps Down as MyPillow CEO. Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Senate Committee Votes To Hold Fauci In Contempt Of Congress; Trump: U.S. Has "Massive Amounts" Of Munitions; Israel Renews Strikes In Southern Lebanon; Trump Lashes Out At Democratic Senate Nominee El-Sayed; Meta A.I. Model Hacks Another Company During Testing. Aired 3-4p ET