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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Soon: CNN Town Hall With Texas Democratic Senate Candidate James Talarico; Trump Takes Campaign Blitz To Montana & Arizona With 20 Days To Midterms; Inflation Fuels Affordability Concerns As Midterms Near. Aired 7-8p ET
• Did Not Air 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Palestinian Democracy Activist Samer Sinijlawi; Interview with Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen; Interview with Cambridge ANALYTICA WHISTLEBLOWER Brittany Kaiser; Interview with "Blockers" Author Michael Lewis. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Trump Campaigns In Arizona & Montana Today In Bid To Save GOP Seats; Katie Zacharia Has Bumpy Debut As White House Press Secretary; GOP Senate Candidates Pushed On Iran War In Trio Of Debates. Aired 4- 5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Holds Rallies As Inflation Rises Ahead Of Midterms; Poll: M.T. GOP Senate Candidate Leads Independent & Dem Opponents; MD GOP Rep. Andy Harris Frustrated By Crowd, Press; Election Officials: Musk's PAC Is Spreading Inaccurate Voting Info; DOJ Escalates Voter Roll Fight With Legal Threats To CA Officials. Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump Campaigns in Arizona, Montana; Exclusive Details About Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) Investigation; Pope Shares First Message After Lung Cancer Diagnosis. Ex-Intel Official Spills About "UAP" Investigations In New Book; NYC Moves Closer To Banning Its Iconic Horse-Drawn Carriages. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• James Talarico Speaks to Voters at the CNN-Jubilee Media Town Hall; Trump Veers off Midterm Pitch, Says Leakers Should be Shot. Aired 10:30-11p ET
• Inflation Accelerates, Half Can't Afford the Basics, But the President Doubles Down; Blackburn's Kendrick Lamar A.I. Video Gets Backlash; Judge Limited DOJ's Access to Omar's Records; Is Trump Abandoning Ukraine? Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN News Central
• Trump Again Asks Voters to Pretend That I'm on the Ballot; Politico Reports, in Public, Top Republicans Believe House is a Lost Cause; Federal Judge Says Trump Press Ban Likely Violate First Amendment. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• New Marist Texas Senate Poll Shows Talarico 47 Percent, Paxton 45 Percent; Vatican: Pope Leo XIV Found To Have Lung Cancer During Surgery; "The Whole Story: MAGA Ever After?" Airs Saturday At 8:00 p.m. ET/President Trump. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Vance Calls Talarico Crazy Left-Wing Candidate, Not a Moderate; Politico: In Private, Top Republicans Believe House is a Lost Cause; Only Two of 16 Students Found Responsible for Sexual Assault at Cornell Were Expelled; OpenAI Employee Arrested for Bugging Conference Room. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) is Interviewed about Guilfoyle; Mark Thompson is Interviewed about the Trump Pres Ban; Inflation Rose in September; Six Flags Investigated After Death. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Inflation Rose in September; Midterm Election Races Heat Up; Cornell Sexual Assault Allegations; New Polls for Senate Race in Texas. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Larry Sabato is Interviewed about the Midterm Elections; Huge Swings in New York Voting; Breast Cancer Recovery Doesn't End with Treatment. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Inflation Rising; Cornell University in Crisis?; Trump Continues Campaign Blitz. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Inflation Fuels Affordability Concerns as Midterms Near; Ukraine Says U.S. Undermining Its Defense; OpenAI Ex-Engineer Arrested for Bugging Conference Room; Social Security Benefits Get Biggest Boost Since 2023; Greenland Refuses Trump's Claim That Massive Drilling to Begin. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Two New Polls Show Texas Senate Race Deadlocked; Greenland Contradicts Trump Claim About Massive Drilling; Trump Goes West to Rally for GOP Candidates; Pope Recovering After Surgery to Remove Cancerous Growth; Ukraine Says SpaceX Restricted Starlink Services; Police, Georgia Officials and Ride Makers Investigate Six Flags Fatal Roller Coaster Incident. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Police, Georgia Officials and Ride Maker Investigate Six Flags Death; Trump will Rally in Arizona to Boost GOP Candidates; Trump Ramps Up Campaign Blitz as GOP Faces Tight Races; Vatican: Part of Pope Leo's Right Lung Removed for Cancerous Growth; Trump Debates Calling Off Livestream of Firing Squad Execution. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Two New Polls Show Texas Senate Race Deadlocked; Clash of the Candidates: Second Senate Debate in GA Gets Heated; Rising Gas Prices Stoke Higher Inflation in September; Inflation Flares Up to 3.7 Percent, Hotter than Expected; OpenAI Ex-Engineer Arrested for Bugging Conference Room 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R-TX): Texas Takes Center Stage in Race to Control Congress; Hispanic Voters' Support for Trump Dropping Ahead of Midterms; Judge Limited Justice Department Access to Rep. Omar's Records in Sprawling Immigration Fraud Probe; Ukraine Says Some Military-Grade Starlink Services Restricted. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Vatican Says Pope Leo Recovering After Lung Cancer Surgery; Bangkok Hosts First CNN Global Perspectives In Asia; MI5 Chief Warns of A.I.'s Dangerous Potential and Risks; U.K. Opening A.I. Threat Assessment Center Amid Rising Threats; Ukrainian Ex-Military Officer on Trial for Alleged Sabotage; France Seizes Suspected Shadow Fleet Tanker; 11 Sailors Missing After Drone Strike Sinks Ship Off Bulgaria; Georgia Authorities Investigating Man's Deadly Fall From a Rollercoaster; OpenAI Employee Arrested After Recording Device Found at Work; Winnie-the-Pooh Turns 100. Aired 2-3a ET
• Pope Leo Recovers After a Successful Operation, Prognosis Expect to be Good as per Experts; Saudis Hit Energy Infrastructure Used by Houthis. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• CNN International: British PM To Host Zelenskyy At Downing Street Today; Saudi Arabia's Aramco Hit As Houthis And Riyadh Trade Strikes; Vatican: Pope Spends Quiet Night After Lung Cancer Surgery; White House Ousts Kimberly Guilfoyle As Ambassador To Greece. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• CNN International: France's Budget Crisis Threatens Spillover Into Europe; Bangkok Hosts First CNN Global Perspectives in Asia; Bank of America Fined $1.2 Billion Over Money Laundering Violations. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Debate Night: Senate Candidates Face Off in Iowa, Georgia, Maine; Evangelical Leaders Urge GOP to Refocus on Key Voting Bloc. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Sen. Ossoff Says He's Not Running for President; Trump Considers Calling off Livestream; Guilfoyle Resigns after White House Request; New White House Press Secretary. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Houthis Vow to Continue Striking Saudi Airports and Oil Sites; Pope Leo Recovering after Cancerous Lung Growth Removed; Leaders Talk Economy, AI & Middle East at Global CNN Event; Inside China's Push to Win the AI Race; Embattled Manchester City Host Holders PSG on Wednesday. Aired 9- 9:45a ET
• Houthis Target Saudi Aramco after Refueling Station Hit in Yemen; Navi Pillay Responds to U.S. Sanctions on International Criminal Court; Republican Voter Says His Party Has Been "Hijacked" by Trump; Greenland Contradicts Trump over Oil and Gas Drilling; OpenAI Employee Arrested after Recording Device Found at Work. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Did Not Air 7-8p ET


Inside Politics
• New Polls: Talarico, Paxton Deadlocked In Texas Senate Race; Vance Jokes About Talarico's Sexuality, Search History; Inflation Got Worse In September As Gas Prices Stay High; GOP Candidates Pushed On Iran War In Key Senate Debates. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Iowa, Maine & Georgia Candidates Spar in Senate Debates; Michigan Dem Hopes to Succeed Term-Limited Gretchen Whitmer; Trade War With Canada Becomes Big Issue in Neighboring Michigan. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• WTO Chief on "Resilience" of Trade; Trump's Greenland Gamble; Judge Says Trump Press Ban Likely Violates First Amendment; Cornell Faculty Senate to Begin Vote of No Confidence; OpenAI Employee Arrested. Ukraine Accuses Starlink of Restricting Some Military Internet Services as Russia Continues Attacks on Ukraine; New Polling Shows the Texas Senate Race Deadlocked Just 20 Days Out from the U.S. Midterms; Fire and Frustrations on the Streets of Albania as Students Join Anti-Government Protests. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Did Not Air 11-12p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Yemen Houthis Say They Targeted Saudi Aramco, Riyadh Airport; Greenland Contradicts Trump's Claim Over Oil, Gas Drilling; OpenAI Employee Arrested After Recording Device Found; CNN Goes Inside One of China's Massive Data Center Hubs; U.S. & China Engaged in Battle to Be at the Top of Tech; Trump Holds Rally in Alaska, Asks Voters to Pretend He's on Ballot. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Zelenskyy Meets With British P.M. As U.S. Support Concerns Grow; Judge Says Trump Press Ban Likely Violates First Amendment; Two new Polls Show Texas Senate Race Deadlocked; Investors Join Collectors To Trade Pokemon Cards; North Carolina Will Test "Blue Wave" Expectations; Cornell University Faces Intense Scrutiny After Jane Doe Lawsuit; ; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. Inflation Soars to 3.7 Percent in September; Ukraine: Operations Disrupted by Starlink Restrictions; DBS Bank CEO: Bond Market Tells Us the Real Price of Debt; Saudi National Accused of Bugging OpenAI's Offices; IMF Upgrades U.K. Economic Outlook, Citing A.I.-Driven Growth; Retirement Savings Under Pressure by Rising Prices. Aired 4-5p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• CNN Headlines: Trump Adds More Red States To Midterm Campaign Blitz; Officials Identify Man Who Died After Falling Off Boiler Coaster; Vatican: Pope Leo Recovering After Lung Cancer Surgery; Federal Judge Says Trump Press Ban Likely Violates First Amendment. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• CNN Headlines: Officials Identify Man Who Died After Falling Off Roller Coaster; White House Ousts Kimberly Guilfoyle As Ambassador To Greece; Vatican: Pope Leo XIV Recovering After Successful Lung Cancer Surgery. Aired 5:30-6a ET
• CNN & Jubilee Town Hall with James Talarico. Aired 8-9:30p ET


The Situation Room
• Two New Polls Show Texas Senate Race Deadlocked; Vatican Says, Pope Leo Had Quiet Night After Lung Surgery; Police, Georgia Officials and Ride Maker Investigate Six Flags Death. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Teens and Anxiety; Interview With Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC); Criticism Grows of Cornell University. Aired 10:30a-11a ET
• Tensions Rise in Middle East; Will Trump Call Off Public Execution?; Politics of Anger; Obama to Campaign in Ohio; CNN Set to Hold Town Hall With James Talarico. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Anthropic: A.I. Models Could Soon Copy Themselves in Small Devices; Trump Promised "Great" Economy Under His Admin; Judge: Trump Press Ban Likely Violates First Amendment. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Talarico Speaks With Texas Voters At CNN Town Hall. Talarico Speaks With Texas Voters at CNN Town Hall; Texas Voters React to CNN Town Hall With James Talarico. Aired 9:30-10:30p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• CNN International: Zelenskyy Says He Feels Betrayed by Trump; Bipartisan Group of U.S. lawmakers Criticize Trump Diesel Deal; Trump Ramps Up Campaign Blitz as Republicans Face Tight Races; U.S. Stocks Fall After Worrying Inflation Report; U.S. Midterm Elections Now, Just 20 Days Away; New Book Tackles 1984 Killing in Beirut; Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Speaks to CNN. Aired 6-7p ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Trump Adds More Red States to Midterm Campaign Blitz; U.S. Senate Candidates Debate in Georgia, Iowa and Maine; Judge Extends Order Giving CNN and Other Outlets White House Access; Pope Leo Diagnosed with Lung Cancer; Bass & Raman Face Off in Final Debate Before Election; French Student Protest Movement Spreads to Other Countries; Cyberattack on French Supermarkets Sparks Fires, Food Losses. Aired 12-1a ET
• Marist Poll: James Talarico 47 Percent, Paxton 45 Percent In Texas Senate Race; U.S. Judge Extends Media Outlets' White House Access; Pope Leo Recovering From Surgery At Hospital Amid Lung Cancer Diagnosis; U.S. And China Engaged In Battle To Be At The Top Of Tech; China Steps Up Data Center Construction as Demand Surges; "CNN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES". Aired 1-2a ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Zelenskyy Meets With UK PM As U.S. Support Concerns Grow; Pope Recovering "As Expected" After Lung Cancer Surgery; Trump Making Campaign Swing Through Arizona & Montana; CNN Hosts Town Hall In Texas With James Talarico; Judge Says Trump Press Ban Likely Violates First Amendment. Aired 3-4p ET