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CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Makes GOP Midterm Convention Attendees Pledge They Will Vote And "Try To Cheat Like Hell"; Trump Promises $5k To Evey American If GOP Wins Midterms; America Marks 25 Years Since The 9/11 Terror Attacks; Anthropic Researcher Quits, Citing Fear AI "Could Kill Us All". Anthropic Researcher Quits, Citing Fear A.I. "Could Kills Us All"; Smithsonian Head To Exit As Trump Fights To Reshape Institution; Nathan Fielder Drops Trailer For Secret Elizabeth Holmes Doc. Aired 12-1p ET


The Amanpour Hour
• Interview with Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns; Interview with Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert; CNN on Scene Just Before Houthis Seize Key Yemeni Island; Interview with Tennessee State Representative Justin Pearson; the Paper Trail al Qaeda Left Behind after 9/11. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET
• President Trump Travels to Ireland; Houthis in Yemen Take Key Areas along Red Sea Coast in Military Offensive; Gas Prices Rising Due to Continuing Conflicts in Middle East; President Trump Promises $5,000 Dividend to Every Adult American Citizen If Republican Party Retains Control of House of Representatives and Senate after Midterm Elections; Man Arrested in Connection to 29-Year-Old Woman Found Hanging from Tree in Jackson, Mississippi; Fifteen-Year-Old Boy Rescued at Sea from Overturned Skiff; Senate to Return to Session after Five-Week Recess; Department of Homeland Security Announces New Policy Allowing Non-Airline Passengers Access to Airport Gates; U.S. Open Tennis Tournament to Commence in Flushing Meadows, New York. Aired 2-3p ET
• Trump Faces Question On Iran War, Economic Impact During Ireland Trip; Iran War Fuels Inflation As Gas Prices Rise; Zelenskyy Calls For NATO-Like Support After 9/11; Trump's Pick To Lead Investigations Of His Political Enemies Resigns; Widow Files Lawsuit After Miami Cargo Plane Crash; Lessons Learned 25 Years After 9/11; Latino Voters In Key Colorado District May Decide Majority In Congress; Surf's Up In The Unlikeliest Place. Aired 3-4p ET
• Did Not Air 4-5p ET
• Anthropic CEO Says A.I. Industry Must "Slow The Pace"; Interview With Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX); Trump Says United Ireland Would Be "Fantastic"; Iran-Backed Houthis Capture Strategic Red Sea Island; Trump Vows $5k Checks If Republicans Maintain Control Of Congress; J.D. Vance Speaks At Final Night Of Republican Convention; Preserving The Memories Of 9/11 For Future Generations. Aired 5-6p ET
• Anthropic CEO Warns: Slow Down A.I. Amid Safety Concerns; Saudi Oil Pipeline Shut Down After Attack Triggers Fires; Workers: Recruited To Georgia Auto Plants With False Promises. Aired 6-7p ET
• Anthropic CEO Says A.I. Industry Must "Slow the Pace"; Trump Says He's in Favor of a United Ireland; Federal Reserve Faces Dueling Pressure over Inflation and Rate Hike; Northern U.S. Towns Fight to Preserve Deep Canadian Ties; Elena Rybakina Defeats Aryna Sabalenka; New TNT Series Revisits the U.S. Capture of Saddam Hussein. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Heads to Ireland to Meet Leaders, Attend Golf Event; U.S. Marks 25 Years Since 9/11 Terrorist Attacks; Saudi Arabia Shuts Down Pipeline after Attack Causes Fires; Putin and Modi Meet in India Ahead of BRICS Summit; GOP Strategy on Midterms; 2026 Emmy Awards. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Trump Arrives in Ireland to Meet Leaders, Attend Golf Event; Saudi Arabia Shuts Down Pipeline after Attack Causes Fires; Putin and Modi Meet in India Ahead of BRICS Summit; Nigerians Extradited to U.S. to Face Charges in Romance Scams; 2026 Emmy Awards. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Arrives in Ireland to Meet Leaders, Attend Golf Event; Saudi Arabia Shuts Down Pipeline after Attack Causes Fires; U.S. Marks 25 Years since 9/11 Terrorist Attacks; GOP Strategy on Midterms; Putin and Modi Meet in India Ahead of BRICS Summit. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Saudi Arabia Shuts Critical Oil Pipeline After Drone Attack; Trump Arrives In Ireland To Meet Leaders Before Attending Golf Tournament; New Cockpit Barriers Close A 9/11 Security Gap; Trump Promises $5,000 For U.S. Citizens if GOP Win Midterms. President Trump Promises $5k Payment to Voters if GOP Sweeps Midterms; Trump's Pick to Lead Investigations of His Enemies Resigns; CDC Declares Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Officially Over. Aired 6-7a ET
• Trump Arrives In Ireland To Meet Leaders, Attend Golf Event; Trump Promises $5K To Every Adult American If GOP Sweeps Midterms; Iran-Backed Houthis Capture Strategic Red Sea Island; Inflation Heated Up In August, Boosting Case For Fed Rate Hike; Atlantic Hurricane Season Off To Historically Slow Start; "Actor" Generated By A.I. Fuels Hollywood Debate. Aired 7-8a ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• Arrest In Case Of Tasia Fortune, Found Hanging In Mississippi; Police Chief Speaks On Arrest In Case Of Black Woman Found Hanging; Deportation Protections For 170K Salvadorans In Limbo; Remembering Muslim 9/11 Hero Mohammed Salman Hamdani; NC Father At Center of U.S. Senate Ad Says He Was "swindled" By GOP Political Operatives. Aired 8- 9a ET


Smerconish
• Ex-Anthropic Researcher: AI Could "Kill Us All By The End Of The Decade." U.S. Commemorates 25th Anniversary of 9/11. Aired 9-10a ET


Table For Five
• CNN Saturday Morning Table for Five. President Trump Promises $5,000 Dividend to Every Adult American Citizen If Republicans Retain Control of House of Representatives and Senate after Upcoming Midterm Elections; Republicans Struggle to Defend President Trump's Proposed $5,000 Dividend Tied to Midterm Elections; Republican Senator Ted Cruz Claims Republican Party Currently Party of Blue Collar Workers; Criticism of Muslim American Politicians and Candidates by Republicans Stirs Controversy; Former Anthropic Employee Claims Artificial Intelligence Researchers Believe Superintelligent Technology May Threaten Existence of Humanity within Next Decade. Aired 10-11a ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• U.S. Marks 25 Years Since 9/11 Terrorist Attacks; Iran-Backed Houthis Capture Strategic Red Sea Island; Putin And Modi Meet In India Ahead Of BRICS Summit; Trump Heads To Ireland To Meet Leaders, Attend Golf Event; Trump Says Beating China In The AI Race Is A Priority; Officials Declare Largest-Ever U.S. Cyclospora Outbreak Over; Aired 12-1a ET
• U.S. Marks 25 Years Since 9/11 Terrorist Attacks; Trump Hails U.S. Heroism At Pentagon 9/11 Event; Saudi Arabia Shuts Down Pipeline After Attack Causes Fires; Trump Heads To Ireland To Meet Leaders, Attend Golf Event; U.S. Senate Race Tightens In Battleground North Carolina; Aired 1-2a ET