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CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Abdul El-Sayed Clinches Michigan Primary In Key Win For Progressives; GOP Senator Says No One Or Nothing Can Rein In Trump; Flock Cameras Spark Privacy Debate Across The Country; August 1981: MTV Hits The T.V. Airwaves; The Surprise Star At A Phillies Games. Aired 12-1p ET


The Amanpour Hour
• Interview With Senior Fellow At The Russia And Eurasia Program At The Carnegie Endowment Foaccr International Peace Dara Massicot; Interview With World-Renowned Cellist Yo-Yo Ma; Interview With Civil Rights Lawyer And Founder Of The Equal Justice Initiative Bryan Stevenson; Russian "Black Widows" Accused Of Marrying Soldiers For Money: Interview With "A Sad And Beautiful World" Director Cyril Aris; Europe's Long Struggle With Migration; 40 Years Of Spike Lee Films. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET
• Todd Blanche Confirmed by Senate as U.S. Attorney General Despite Fears Blanche Might Weaponize Justice Department on President Trump's Behalf; Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine Reportedly Told Top Advisers Remaining Military Options against Iran Could Backfire on U.S.; Mayor of Cape May, New Jersey, Interviewed on Cyberattack against His City's Water System; Federal Appeals Court Halts Building of New White House Ballroom; Interview with Man Who Identified Suspect in Spokane Wildfire; Investigation into U.S. Operations against Alleged Drug Trafficking Boats in Caribbean and Pacific Uncovers Innocent Deaths. Aired 2-3p ET
• Trump's Top General Looking For U.S. Offramp From Iran Conflict; Senate Votes To Confirm Todd Blanche As Attorney General; Deported Man Returns To U.S. Custody; Lake Mead Reservoir Drops To Record Low; The Push Against Data Centers; One-On-One with Tom Selleck. Aired 3-4p ET
• Did Not Air 4-5p ET
• Senate Votes to Confirm Todd Blanche As Attorney General; Senate Passes Bill That Would Fund Government Into December; Ohio Voters Weigh Allegations Against GOP Rep. Max Miller; Interview With Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH); Dangerous Fire Weather In Northwest Challenges Crews; Interview With Spokane Fire Department Chief Tom Williams; U.S. Economy Unexpectedly Lost 23,000 Jobs Last Month; Ugly Surprise: Economy Loses 23,000 Jobs In July; Fears Of Higher Holiday Prices Amid Inflation, Iran War; Honduran Man Is Back In United States After Judge Orders His Return. Aired 5-6p ET
• Sources: Trump's Top General Seeks Off-Ramp From Iran War; Interview With Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL); Senate Votes To Confirm Todd Blanche As Attorney General. Aired 6-7p ET
• Trump's Top General Seeks "Off-Ramp" From Iran War; Saudi Arabia, Turkey And Pakistan Sign Mutual Defense Pact; Senate Votes To Confirm Todd Blanche As Attorney General; Taylor Farms' Pattern Of Deflecting Blame When Linked To Outbreaks; WNBA In The Middle Of Trans Athletes Debate; Former NBA Players Say They Will DECLARE for WNBA Draft; Dangerous Fire Weather In Northwest Challenges Crews; Mike Lindell Resigns From MyPillow To Focus On Running For Minnesota Governor. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump's Top General Looking for Off-Ramp from Iran War; Thai Teen Kills Five Teachers in School Shooting; Russia Hits Back after Ukraine's Strikes on Wildberries; Amanda Knox Comedy Show Faces Backlash; AI Creates Viruses from Scratch; Mosquitoes Changing Tactics to Survive. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump's Top General Looking for Off-Ramp from Iran War; Russia Hits Back after Ukraine's Strikes on Wildberries; Thai Teen Kills Five Teachers in School Shooting; New U.S. Sanctions against Cuba; Volvo Tests Autonomous Semis, Truckers Fear for Their Jobs. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Senate Votes to Confirm Todd Blanche as U.S. Attorney General; Trump's Top General Looking for Off-Ramp from Iran War; Thai Teen Kills Five Teachers in School Shooting; U.S. Economy Loses 23,000 Jobs in July; Trump Illegally Constructing White House Ballroom; U.S. Senate Panel Recommends Contempt Charges for Dr. Anthony Fauci; South Carolina Republicans Set for Tuesday's Special Primary; Amanda Knox Comedy Show Faces Backlash; AI Creates Viruses from Scratch. Aired 5- 6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Senate Votes To Confirm Todd Blanche As Attorney General; Thailand Mourns Victims Of School Shooting; U.S. Military Chief Is Looking For An "Off-Ramp" From Iran War; Saudi Arabia, Turkey And Pakistan Have Signed A Key Defense Agreement. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan Sign Mutual Defense Pact; Court Blocks Trump's White House Ballroom Construction, Rules Congress Must Approve; Senate Confirms Todd Blanche as U.S. Attorney General. Aired 6-7a ET
• Senate Votes To Confirm Todd Blanche As Attorney General; Top U.S. Military Official: U.S. Must Find Off-Ramp; Iran And Oman Finalizing Maritime Agreement For Strait Of Hormuz; Trump: Immediately Appealing Ballroom Ruling To Supreme Court; Pentagon Revokes Former Air Force Secretary's Access To Classified Information; New Mexico Judge: Meta Must Pay $567 Million Into A Child Mental Health Fund; Winds Threaten To Fan Destructive Spokane Area Wildfire; Teen Gunman Kills Five Teachers In Deadly Thailand Shooting; Court: Deportation Protections For Haitians No Longer In Place; Lawsuit: Lab Mix-Up Led To Unnecessary Hysterectomy; Lettuce Back On Michigan Menus As Cyclospora Cases Decline There. Aired 7-8a ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• Tell Me How You Really Feel; How Do Black Voters Really Fell About Democratic Socialism; Friend Of Nolan Hire Attorneys, Return To MS Island. Aired 8-9a ET


Smerconish
• Will The Democratic Party Become The Party Of Democratic Socialism; Iran Moves To Block U.S., Israel Shipments From Strait Of Hormuz; How Biological Warfare Could Trigger A Global Catastrophe. Aired 9-10a ET


Table For Five
• Republicans Attack Democratic Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Along Religious Lines; Republicans Accused of Double Standard in Their Handling of Abuse Allegations against Republican Representative Max Miller Versus Their Condemnations of Former Democratic Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner; Former FOX News Hosts and Current Trump Administration Officials Jeanine Pirro and Pete Hegseth Criticized by President Trump; Surveys Find Large Number of Americans having Difficulty Finding Romance and Long Term Relationships. Aired 10-11a ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Iran Displays Wreckage Of Downed U.S., Israeli Aircraft; Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey Sign Mutual Defense Pact; Republican Mike Rogers Appeals To Michigan Democrats; Waiting For Senate To Vote On Confirming Blanche As AG; Russia Hits Back After Ukraine's Strikes On Wildberries; Aired 12-1a ET
• Sources - Trump's For General Looks For Off-Ramp From Iran War; Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey Sign Mutual Defense Pact; Court - Trump Unlawfully Constructing White House Ballroom; Teen Kills 5 Teachers IN Deadliest School Shooting In Years; Trump Urges U.S. Attorney To Revisit Reflecting Pool Case; The Pentagon Releases Fifth Batch Of UFO Files; Aired 1-2a ET