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Amanpour
• Did Not Air 1-2p ET
• Paramount Reaches a settlement with its Takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery; President Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House; Interview with Vulture Journalist E. Alex Jung. Aired 2-3p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Administration Faces Lawsuit Over White House Ban; Trump Meets with Mamdani. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN News Central
• CNN, MS NOW and Politico to Sue Trump Admin Over White House Access; Venezuelan DoorDash Driver Shot, Injured by ICE Agent in Austin; Patrick Clancy Opens Up About the Loss of His Three Children. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Trump Says Proposed Triumphal Arch Will Double As Military Complex; Trump, Mamdani To Meet In New York City Ahead Of U.N. General Assembly; Houthi Offensive In Saudi Arabia Intensifies As Conflict Widens. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• CNN, MS NOW and Politico to Sue Trump Administration Over White House Access; Venezuelan DoorDash Driver Shot, Injured by ICE Agent in Austin, Texas; Trump, Mamdani to Meet in New York City Ahead of U.N. General Assembly. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Media Outlets Sue Trump Administration; Trumps' Arch will Double as Military Complex; Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) is Interviewed about Trump's Arch; String of Cancer Cases Puts California Community on Edge; A.I. Giants at Center of New Lawsuit. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• TV Pool will Not Cover President Today at the U.N.; Rep. Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) is Interviewed about the White House Press Ban; Venezuelan DoorDash Driver Shot by ICE in Austin; Patrick Clancy Opens up about His Loss. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• String of Cancer Cases in California Community; Houthi Offensive in Saudi Arabia Intensifies; Maria Shriver Speaks about Alheimer's. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Interview With Austin, Texas, City Council Member Mike Siegel; Trump Heads to U.N. General Assembly; Trump Lashes Out at AI Alarmists; Warner Bros. Discovery-Paramount Merger Moving Forward?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• State Attorneys General Agree to Settle Paramount Merger Lawsuit; Trump Says Proposed Triumphal Arch Will Double as Military Complex; CNN, MS NOW, Politico Sue Trump Administration Over White House Access. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• CNN, MS NOW, Politico Sue Trump Administration Over White House Access.; Trump Heads to the U.N. General Assembly; U.S. Proposes A.I. Safety Notification System in Talks With China; FAA Equipment Outage Causing Ground Stops, Delays at Northeast Airports; States Reach Deal With Paramount on Warner Bros. Discovery Merger. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Wednesday Hearing Set in CNN First Amendment Lawsuit Against Trump Administration; Trump Heads to New York City for Key Diplomacy Trip Amid Iran War; Trump, Gulf Leaders to Meet on Sidelines of U.N. General Assembly; Trump to Host China's Xi for Crucial In-Person Summit This Week; String of Pediatric Cancer Cases Puts California Community on Edge. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump, Mamdani Meet for First Time on Mayor's Home Turf; Trump Says Proposed Triumphal Arch Will Double as Military Complex; Fiber Cut Triggers FAA Equipment Outage, Major Airport Delays. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Iran: U.S. to Resume Action in Iran with Regional Backing; Officials Hold Economic Talks Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit; Chancellor Merz's Party Losing Ground to Far-Right AFD in Germany; Trump to Speak at UNGA This Week; Student's Murder Draws Attention to Violence Against Women in Mexico; Alaskan Brown Bears Face Off in Fat Bear Week 2026; Filmmaker George Lucas & Wife Open Art Museum in L.A. Aired 12- 1a ET
• Trump Eyes Busy Week Of Meetings As U.N. General Assembly Gathers; U.S. And China Hold Economic Talks In New York Ahead Of White House Summit; Iran Reportedly Informed That U.S. Plans To Resume Action; CNN Removed From White House TV Pool Assignment; German Elections Deal A Blow To Chancellor Friedrich Merz; Putin's United Russia Wins Tightly Controlled Wartime Election; ICE Officer Shoots And Injures Food Delivery Driver In Austin; Venezuelan DoorDash Driver Shot by ICE in Texas; Italy Expected to Ban Face Coverings in Schools; Alaskan Brown Bear Face Off in Fat Bear Week 2026. Aired 1-1:45a ET
• Press Ban Escalates; Officials Hold Economic Talks Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit; Germany's Far-Right Surges Again; War with Iran Escalates; New Poll Shows U.S. Voters Believe Trump Hurt Economy; NYT: Trump Weighs Business Deals To Entice Putin To End War; Major Forest Fire In Colombia Spreads To Wildlife Sanctuary. Aired 2-3a ET
• White House Strips CNN from Pool Assignments, Three Media Organizations to Sue Trump Administration Following their Ban from White House; AfD Scores Another Victory in Two German States, Calls for Chancellor's Resignation Grows; DoorDash Driver in Austin, Texas Shot and Wounded by ICE Agent. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Trump Prepares For Diplomatic Flurry As UNGA Approaches; Iran: U.S. Plans To Resume Action In Iran With Regional Backing; Chancellor Merz's Party Losing Ground To Far-Right AFD; Italy To Ban face Coverings In Schools; Bessent Proposes A.I. Safety Notifications In Talks With China. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Bessent Proposes A.I. Safety Notifications In Talks With China; Trump To Meet With Mayor Mamdani Ahead Of UNGA; Ceuta Residents Protest Near Spain's Border With Morocco. Aired 4:30- 5a ET


CNN This Morning
• CNN Barred from White House Along with MS NOW & Politico; CNN, MS NOW & Politico to Sue Trump Administration Over Access. Aired 6- 6:30a ET
• "Axios" Co-Founder and CEO Jim VandeHei is Interviewed about the CNN Ban; Venezuelan Man Shot by ICE; Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA) is Interviewed about the Press Ban; GOP Pours Ad Cash into Football Games. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• CNN, MS Now & Politico to Sue Trump Administration Over White House Access; Major TV Networks Stand With CNN, Decline to Replace Its WH Pool Crew; Italy to Ban Veils in Schools, Limit Foreign Students in Class; Iran's Sick Facing Severe Medicine Shortages Due to Conflict; Venezuelan DoorDash Driver Shot and Wounded by I.C.E. Agent. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• CNN, MS NOW And Politico Sue Trump Administration Over White House Access; Houthis Claim They Targeted Saudi Capital With Missiles; Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Party Losing Ground To Far-Right AFD; Italy To Ban Veils In Schools, Limit Foreign Students In Class; Biggest Event In World Diplomacy Kicks Off In New York; Students Murder Draws Attention To Violence Against Women; United States, China Meet On A.I. Ahead Of Trump-Xi Summit. Aired 10-11a ET


Inside Politics
• CNN, MS Now, POLITICO Sue Trump Admin. Over White House Access; White House Strips CNN Of TV Pool Assignment For Today; Sources: Trump Had Grown Increasingly Irate Over Political Losses; Obama: 30 To 35 Percent Of The Country Think A Media Ban Is OK; Democrats Privately Sounding Alarm On GOP Spending Onslaught; Today: Trump, Mamdani To Meet At NYC Mayor's Home Gracie Mansion. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Today: Trump, Mamdani To Meet At NYC Mayor's Home; Can Democrats Flip Crucial Maine Senate Seat?; Maine Senate Race Neck And Neck With Majority On The Line; Ad Wars Heat Up With 43 Days Until Election; Dueling Texas Senate Ads Take Over Dallas Cowboys Game; Another Republican Takes Aim At Trump's Immigration Policy; Dinosaurs Take Over The Airways In Illinois. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Did Not Air 2-3p ET
• Trump Heads for u.n. As World Leaders Gather for General Assembly; Chancellor Merz's Party Losing Ground to Far-Right AfD; Pro-Putin Party Leads as Kremlin Tightens Grip on Power; CNN, MS NOW, Politico Sue Trump Admin. Over WH Access. Aired 1:40-2p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump Prepares for Diplomatic Flurry as Unga Approaches; CNN, MS Now & Politico Sue Trump Administration Over White House Access; U.S. Treasury Secretary Pushes for AI Safety Dialogue with China; Major TV Networks Stand With CNN, Won't Replace WH Pool Crew; Film Maker George Lucas & Wife Open Art Museum in L.A.; NASA Space Telescope Captures First Photons of Starlight. Aired 11a-12p ET
• U.S. Officials: Trump To Meet Gulf Leaders, Discuss Iran War; Bessent Calls For Transparency On A.I. Between U.S., China; Chancellor Merz's Party Loses Ground To Far-Right AFD; Nearly Two Million People Urged To Evacuate As Typhoon Hits Japan; Italy To Ban Face Coverings In Schools And Limit Number Of Foreign Students Per Class; CNN, MS NOW, POLITICO Sue Trump Administration Over White House Access; Princess Diana's "Revenge Dress" Going Up For Sale; Aired 12-1p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: DoorDash Driver Who Authorities Say is Undocumented Shot in Texas by an ICE Agent; President Trump Bans CNN and Other News Outlets from the White House; Lindsay Clancy's Husband Speaks Out for the First Time Since His Wife's Mistrial in the Death of His 3 Young Kids. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: White House Strips CNN, MS NOW, Politico Of Today's TV Pool Assignment; Officials Venezuelan DoorDash Driver Shot By ICE In Texas; Moscow Hit By Ukraine's Largest Ever Drone Attack On Russian Capital. Aired 5:30-6a ET


The Situation Room
• CNN Reporter Describes Being Turned Away from White House; Trump to Attend Key U.N. Gathering as Saudi-Houthi Conflict Escalates; Officials Say, ICE Agent Shot, Wounded Venezuelan Man in Austin. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Women's Health Concerns Being Dismissed By Doctors?; AI Fears; Florida Republican Breaks With Trump on Immigration Policy. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Lawsuit: Top A.I. Companies Made Illegal Agreement On Slowdown; Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Is Interviewed About Trump To Appoint A.I. Czar But Rejects Calls For Regulation; Today: Mayor Mamdani To Meet With Pres. Trump In NYC. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Mayor Zohran Mamdani to Meet with President Trump in NYC; CNN, MS NOW and Politico Suing Trump Administration; Tensions Escalate in Middle East Ahead of Key U.N. Meeting; Cases of Rare Child Cancer Trigger Investigation in California Town. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: World Leaders Gathering for Annual u.n. Meeting; Trump to Meet Mamdani and Macron in NY; CNN and Others File Lawsuit; Paramount and States Reach Settlement on WBD Merger; U.N. Focuses on Russian Threats; Massive Ukrainian Drone Attack Hits Moscow On Final Day of Voting; Trump Says Proposed Arch Will Double as Military Complex. Aired 6- 7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Trump Heads For NYC, Due To Meet Mamdani Later Today; Trump Expected To Address Iran War At U.N. General Assembly; CNN, MS NOW, Politico Sue Trump Administration Over White House Access; Chancellor Merz's Party Losing Ground To Far-Right AFD; Paramount And States Reach Settlement On WBD Merger. Aired 3-4p ET