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CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• CNN Poll: Trump's Approval Hits New Low Ahead Of Midterms; Trump Again Uses Campaign Rally To Compliment Male Senator's Butt. Eagles' Jalen Hurts Will Miss Rest Of Season Due To Blood Clots; 2025: Trump Begins Demolition Of White House East Wing; The Chore Debate At Airbnb. Aired 12-1p ET


The Amanpour Hour
• Interview With Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Interview With Conservative Evangelical Pastor Bob Roberts, Jr.; Violence Surging In The West Bank; Interview With "Pachinko" And "American Hagwon" Author Min Jin Lee; Assaults In College Campuses A Pervasive Crisis. Aired 11a-12p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Soon: Obama Campaigns For Dems In Tight Races In Ohio; Trump To Vote Early In Florida Before Campaign Rally In Georgia; CNN Poll Of Polls: No Clear Leader In Maine Senate Race; Collins Gets Boots In Maine Senate Races As Trump Admin Excludes Some Canadian Imports From Tariffs; Today: Harris Campaigns For Pappas In Key NH Senate Race; Clashes Break Out In Paris As Rioters Confront Police. Former Pres. Obama Set to Join Acton, Brown at Rally in Ohio; DOJ Sues to Block Alaska Senate Results if GOP Incumbent Loses; Netanyahu in Reelection Fight; Sources: Clashes Break Out in Paris as Protesters Confront Police. Aired 1-2p ET
• President Trump to Campaign for Republicans in Georgia While Former President Barack Obama Campaigns for Democrats in Ohio and Michigan; Organization Will Deploy Trusted Community Members to Polling Stations to Reassure Voters; Large Demonstrations Continue in Paris and Other Cities in France over Cost of Living and Education; Italy Passes New Law Increasing Power of Police to Suppress Protests; Viral Clips of Political Speeches on Social Media May Mislead Viewers; Rising Cost of Beef Affecting Restaurants across U.S. Aired 2-3p ET
• Trump And Obama Hit Campaign Trail Before Midterms; Trump To Vote Early In Florida Before Campaign Rally In Georgia; Clashes Break Out In Paris As Protesters Confront Police; Tight Races In Texas And Michigan 10 Days Before Midterms; Protest At Hostage Square Ahead Of Critical Election In Israel; Americans Turn To A.I. For Advice On The Candidates. Aired 3-4p ET
• Trump, Obama On Campaign Trail 10 Days Out From Election Day; 400K People Protested Today Across France; Interview With Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI). Aired 5-6p ET
• Trump, Obama On Campaign Trail 10 Days Out From Election Day; Officials: 400K People Protested Today Across France; New York Attorney Letitia James Vows To Protect Voting Rights. Aired 6-7p ET
• Russia, Ukraine Agree to Local Ceasefire in Oleshky; Deadly Shooting in Jordan; Trump DOJ Sues to Block Results If Alaska GOP Senator Loses; Obama Returning as Campaign "Closer-in-Chief" for Democrats. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• France Braces for Another Weekend of Protests; Israeli Forces Imposes Full Siege on Hebron after Two Soldiers Killed at Military Checkpoint; Trump DOJ Sues to Block Results If Alaska GOP Senator Loses; Trump Pledges to Straighten Out Starshield Issue in Ukraine. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump DOJ Sues to Block Results If Alaska GOP Senator Loses; Obama Returning as Campaign "Closer-in-Chief" for Democrats; France Braces for Another Weekend of Protests; Russia, Ukraine Agree to Local Ceasefire in Oleshky; Trump Revives Idea of Military Intervention in Cuba; DNC Targets GOP on Epstein With YouTube Ad Blitz; NASA Lays Out Plan for Artemis III Moon-Lander Test Flight. Aired 5-6a ET


CNN This Morning
• POTUS Holds Rally In Florida Ahead Of Midterm Elections; Obama Hits Campaign Trail In Final Days Before Midterms; At Least 8 people Killed In Shooting At Church In Jordan; U.S. Orders Diplomats To Depart Saudi Arabia Amid Houthi Strikes; Thousands Protest Against Far-Right National Rally Congress In France; Records Outline Legal History Of Amy Acton's Estranged Mother. Court Documents Reveal Troubled Past of Amy Acton's Estranged Mother; AI Hacks Flood and Overwhelm the Internet; Officials in New Mexico Evacuate Residents Due to Flooding. Aired 6-7a ET
• Obama Hits Campaign Trail In Final Days Before Midterms; Melania Trump Says She Helped Broker Russia And Ukraine Ceasefire; DOJ Sues To Block Alaska Senate Results If Incumbent Loses; Dems Seize On Epstein Scandal To Attack GOP Rivals; A.I. And Data Centers Become Flashpoint In Midterm Elections; Milwaukee Brewers Ride Key Hits To Win Game One Of World Series. Aired 7-8a ET


First of All with Victor Blackwell
• Trump Slams Democratic Senate Candidate Angie Nixon At Florida Rally; Arab Americans Voters In Spotlight Ahead Of Midterms; CNN Poll: 20 Percent Of Hispanics Approve Trump's Job Performance; Howard And Google Aim To Improve AI Tech For Black Users. Aired 8-9a ET


Smerconish
• France On High Alert Ahead Of Next Round Of Protests; Trump And Republicans Blame France's Immigrants For Riots; Democrats Need Net Gains Of 3 In House, 4 In Senate. Democrats Make Plan For How They Will Wield Power If They Take The House. Aired 9-10a ET


Table For Five
• President Trump Continues to Make Promises to American People If Republicans Retain Control of House of Representatives and Senate; President Trump and Vice President Vance Defend Ohio Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's Controversial Ad Featuring Estranged Mother of His Democratic Opponent Amy Acton; Federal Government Invested Directly in 34 Companies Under President Trump; Billionaire Tax Proposal in California Faces Both Support and Opposition from Some Billionaires. Aired 10-11a ET


The Story Is with Elex Michaelson
• Trump DOJ Sues To Block Results If Alaska GOP Senator Loses; Trump Says He Ordered Alaska Election Lawsuit - I'm The One; El-Sayed Grilled By Fox News On Muslim Brotherhood Claims; Russia, Ukraine Agree To Local Ceasefire In Oleshky; Sources - U.S. Moving Diplomats Out Of Multiple Middle East Nations; Trump Admin Wants Thousands Of California Votes Set Aside; Aired 12-1a ET
• Trump DOJ Sues To Block Results If Alaska GOP Senator Loses; Prediction Market Tradinng Booms Ahead Of U.S. Midterms; U.S. Regulators Warn Of Election Betting Violations; Los Angeles Mayoral Race Pits Incumbent Against Ally; Trump Pledges To Straighten Out Starshield Issue In Ukraine; Ramaswamy Rejects Calls To Remove Controversial Ad; Obama Hits Campaign Trail In Final Days Before Midterms; Bass And Raman Face Off In Los Angeles Mayor's Race; Aired 1-2a ET