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CNN Transcripts for September 20, 2026

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CNN Newsroom
• Antitrust Suit Filed Against The Four Big A.I. Companies; Trump Says Proposed Triumphal Arch Will Double As Military Complex; Trump's U.N. Ambassador Defends WH Press Ban On CNN, MS Now And Politico; U.S.-Canada Spat Rocks Residents In Border Towns; Germany's Far-Right Party Gains Power; Gas Prices Soar Amid Intensifying War With Iran; Airlines Cutting Cheaper Flights Due To Rising Jet Fuel Prices; Mamdani To Meet With Trump Monday In New York. Aired 2-3p ET
• Mamdani To Meet Trump Monday Ahead of U.N. General Assembly; Moscow Mayor: Several Drones Reached Moscow Area Refinery; Trump: Arch Will Double As A Military Complex With Drones, Snipers. Aired 3-4p ET
• Trump Proposes Triumphal Arch As Military Complex; Germany's Far-Right Win Adds Pressure On Chancellor Merz; Maine Democrats Face Fierce Competition In Race With Senator Susan Collins; Airlines Cutting Cheaper Flights Due To Rising Jet Fuel Prices; Gender-based Killings; Georgia Trash Lab; The Mother Road. Aired 4-5p ET
• Paramount Nears Merger Settlement, But Some Key State Attorneys General Not On Board Yet; A.I. Companies Colluded To Slow Development; ICE-Involved Shooting In Austin, Texas; Record Diesel Prices Squeeze U.S. Farmers; Trump And Mamdani Meeting Ahead Of U.N. Assembly. Aired 5-6p ET
• Police Report ICE-involved Shooting In Austin, Texas; Trump Wants Triumphal Arch To Double As Military Complex; Trump Vows To Create "A.I. Force" And Appoint Czar; Interview With Representative Lori Trahan (D-MA); Trump To Meet With World Leaders At The U.N. General Assembly; Interview With Representative Greg Casar (D-TX); Mayor Mamdani To Meet Trump Monday Before U.N. General Assembly; Trump's Press Ban Puts TV Pool Coverage In Jeopardy; Paramount Nears Merger Settlement, Some States Not On Board; "The Detour With David Chang" Premieres Tonight. Aired 6-7p ET
• Protests Following Police Report ICE-Involved Shooting In Austin, Texas; Interview With Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX); Trump To Face U.N. Leaders As Iran War Continues; Florida Republican Runs Ad Distancing Self From Trump Ahead Of Midterms; Midterm Countdown: 44 Days Until Election Day; New Video Of Shooting Involving ICE Agent In Austin, Texas; Hollywood Turns Out For George Lucas' Museum Debut. Aired 7-8p ET
• Protests in Austin, Texas, After ICE-involved Shooting; Trump Proposes 250-Foot Triumphal Arch Doubles as Military Complex; Midterm Countdown, 44 Days Until Election Day; Massive Ukraine Drone Attack Hit Moscow; Polls Close in Russian Vote with Near-Certain Outcome; Trump's Press Ban Puts TV Pool Coverage in Jeopardy; Alaska, the Last Frontier for the Senate. Aired 8-9p ET
• Widening War; Trump's Media Ban; Ed Sheeran Apologizes. Aired 3-4a ET
• Houthis Launch Fresh Strikes Against Saudi Arabia; Mixed Reactions Over Greenland Security Deal; Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House; Ed Sheeran Breaks His Silence; U.S. and China Expected to Discuss the Future of A.I.; Series of Women Killed in South Africa. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump Bans CNN, MSNOW & Politico From The White House; Houthis Say They Attacked "Sensitive" Sites In Saudi Capital; Trump Vows To Create A.I. Task Force, Appoint Czar; Airline Flight Cuts Leave Few Options For Budget Travelers. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• Ed Sheeran Holds First Show Since Macklemore Dropped From Tour; Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW And Politico From The White House; Four Killed In U.S. Strike On Alleged Drug Boat In The Caribbean; Moscow Hit By Major Drone Assault, Two People Killed; More Victims Recovered From Capsized Indonesian Passenger Ship; Trump Strikes Greenland Deal With Denmark After Threatening Annexation; U.S. Approves Potential $24 Billion Sale Of F-35 To Saudi Arabia; Hegseth Requiring Annual Testosterone Screening For Male Troops; Trump Vows To Create "AI Force" And Appoint Czar; Trump Focuses On AI Race With China Versus AI Alarms; Trump Featured On Democratic Party Ads, Absent In GOP Versions. Trump Featured In Democratic Party Ads, Absent In GOP Versions; Heavy Rain Brings Flood Threat To The Midwest, Northeast; Airlines Cutting Cheaper Flights Due To Rising Jet Fuel Prices; U.S.- Canada Spat Rocks Residents In Border Towns; Social Media Powers This California Cat Rescue. Aired 6-7a ET
• Houthis Say They Attacked "Sensitive" Sites In Saudi Capital; Moscow Hit By Major Drone Assault, Two People Killed; Ed Sheeran Holds First Show Since Macklemore Dropped From Tour; Lawsuit Accesses AI Giants Of Illegal Development Slowdown; Four Killed In U.S. Strike On Alleged Drug Boat In The Caribbean; U.S. Announces New Deal With Denmark Over Greenland; Gemini Hacked 3 Companies In First Known Breakout By Google's AI; CNN, MS NOW & Politico Denied White House Access After Trump's Ban. GOP Rep. Salazar Breaks with Trump in Ad; Tyler Perry Says He'll Never Get Married; Heavy Rain Brings Flood Threat to the Midwest, Northeast. Aired 7-8a ET


Fareed Zakaria GPS
• Government And Tech Leaders Reckon With A.I. Risks; Houthi- Saudi Conflict Heats Up; Interview With Atlantic Council Project For Middle East Integration Director Allison Minor; Interview With Author Jacob Weisberg; Interview With CNN Anchor And Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash. Aired 10-11a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump's Media Ban Comes Amid Flurry Of Midterm Warnings; Why Are Trump & Vance Sticking To Red State Campaign Stops?; Can Democrats Flip Crucial Maine Senate Seat? Can Democrats Flip Critical Maine Senate Seat; This Week: Chinese Leader at White House Amid Media Ban; A.I., Latino Voters & GOP Baggage: Can Dems Win in Texas. Aired 8-9a ET


State of the Union
• Trump Targeting Freedom of the Press?; Interview With Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA); Interview With Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD); Interview With U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz. Aired 9-10a ET


The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
• Did Not Air. Aired 8-9p ET