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May 19, 2025
• Biden Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer that has Spread to His Bones; Trump Expected to Speak with Putin and Zelenskyy on Ending War; Testimony Resumes in Sean Combs Criminal Trial. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Biden Diagnosed With "Aggressive Form" Of Prostate Cancer; Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) On Trump's Sweeping Bill Clearing Key Hurdle As Holdouts Change Votes; Manhunt For Seven Men Who Escaped New Orleans Jail. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Biden Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer That Has Spread to His Bones; Trump Expected to Speak With Putin and Zelenskyy on Ending War; NTSB Investigating Deadly Ship Crash into Brooklyn Bridge. Aired 7- 7:30a ET


May 16, 2025
• State Attorneys General Taking Luxury Trips Paid By Companies They Regulate; Cassie Ventura Finishes Testimony; New Orleans Police Department Releases Photos Of Escaped Inmates. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Now: Defense Re-Questioning Ventura After Govt. Ends Redirect; House Budget CMTE Votes Down Bill with Trump's Agenda; Trump Suggests New Tariff Rates Will be Sent to 150 Countries; Russia-Ukraine Talks End with No Clear Path Forward. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Jose Francisco Arias-Tovar Released from ICE; Cassie Ventura's Gut-Wrenching Testimony; Newark Airport Controller Speaks Out. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Combs Defense Ends Cross-examination Of Cassie Ventura; Trump Warns He'll Give Countries Two Or Three Weeks To Reach A New Trade Deal Before Applying Higher Tariffs; Trump Wraps Mideast Tour As UAE Pledges New Investments In U.S.; Pope Offers Vatican As A Venue For Russia-Ukraine Talks; Pope Leo XIV Addresses Immigration In Speech Before World Diplomats; Trump Accuses Ex-FBI Director Comey Of Calling For Assassination; Sheriff Says 11 Inmates, Including Murder Suspects, Escape New Orleans Jail. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• West Point Preps Cadets To Lead Amid Trump Admin. Orders; Commuters Scramble As NJ Transit Train Engineers Go On Strike. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• No Progress Made in Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks; Interview With Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY); Trump Threatens to Raise Tariffs; Cassie Ventura Continues Testimony. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• West Point Preps Cadets for Trump Orders; Mouaz Moustafa is Interviewed about Sanctions Lifted on Syria; Sara Blakely is Interviewed about Creating a Billion Dollar Idea. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Ventura Returns to the Stand; Trump Heads Back to the U.S.; Russia and Ukraine Wrap up Peace Talks; Commuter Nightmare in New York; Newark Controller Details Job Trauma. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Dr. Robert Califf is Interviewed about Covid Shots; Gov. Ned Lamont (D-CT) is Interviewed about Medicaid Cuts; Suspects Arrested in Sextortion Ring Case; Billy Porter is Interviewed about "My Happy Place." Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Heads Back to U.S. After Major Trip to Middle East; Russia and Ukraine Hold First Direct Peace Talks in Three Years; Soon, Ventura Returns to Stand for Day Two of Cross-Examination. Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• Russia And Ukraine Hold First Direct Peace Talks In Three Years; Newark Controller Details "Close Call" In WSJ Interview; Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) On House GOP Voicing Red Lines And Concerns About Reconciliation Bill. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Heads Back to U.S. After Major Trip to Middle East; N.J. Transit Halted as Engineers Go on Strike; Soon, Ventura Returns to Stand for Day 2 of Cross-Examination. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 15, 2025
• Due to Tariffs, Walmart Will Increase Prices This Month; Recession Still a Possibility, Says Jamie Dimon; Air Traffic Control Center Loses Communications for 90 Seconds; New Surgeon General Pick Praises Unproven Psychedelic Drugs. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Now: Combs' Defense Cross-Examines Cassie Ventura; Supreme Court Appeared Open to Limiting Nationwide Injunctions, But Wrangled Over Birthright Citizenship Order; Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Birthright Citizenship; Trump: "Nothing's Gonna Happen" Until He Meets with Putin; Rubio to Skip Talks with Russia; "We Don't Have High Expectations". Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Sean Diddy Combs' Criminal Trial; Cassie Ventura's Cross- Examination. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Combs' Defense Cross-examines Cassie Ventura; Ventura Testified Combs Abused Her and Orchestrated Sex Performances. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Now: Combs' Defense Cross-Examines Cassie Ventura; Walmart: Will Raise Prices On Some Items This Month Due To Tariffs; FEMA Report: "Not Ready" For Hurricane Season Starting In 2 Weeks. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Russia-Ukraine Talks Stalled?; Supreme Court Hears Case on Birthright Citizenship; Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial Resumes. Aired 1- 1:30p ET
• FEMA Not Ready for Hurricane Season; Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) is Interviewed about FEMA; Musk's AI Chatbot Controversy. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Justices Hear Trump's Challenge on Citizenship; Trump Comments on Peace Talks; Kurt Volker is Interviewed about Peace Talks; Ventura Returns for Cross Examination. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Rick Newman is Interviewed about Tariffs; Newark Mayor to Appear in Court; Pennsylvania Pony Finds New Family; Retail Sales Slow in April; Pre-Trial Hearing for Idaho Killings Suspect. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Justices to Hear Arguments on Trump Plan to End Birthright Citizenship; Trump Arrives in Abu Dhabi for Final Leg of Mideast Trip; Soon, Combs' Defense Team Cross-Examines Cassie Ventura. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Justices To Hear Arguments On Trump Plan To End Birthright Citizenship; Lawmakers Press Kennedy On Mass Cuts, Canceled Medical Research; Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) On GOP Infighting Over Spending Cuts, Tax Breaks Could Tank Budget Bill. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Floats Idea of Making Gaza a Freedom Zone; Soon, Combs' Defense Team Cross-Examines Cassie Ventura; Zelenskyy Arrives in Turkey Ahead of Possible Russia Talks. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 14, 2025
• Trump in Qatar for Second Stop on Middle East Tour; Ventura Details Multiple Incidents of Alleged Abuse in Combs' Trial; Football Social Media Teams Work to Create Viral Moments. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Meeting Notice: Newark Airport "Clearly is Unable to Handle the Current Level of Scheduled Operations"; FAA Meeting for Hours with Airlines About Troubled Newark Airport; Prosecutors Show Jury Still Images of "Freak Offs" in Combs' Trial; Ventura: Combs' Security Team Once Chased After Her, Took Her Back to His House After She Fled Following Fight; America's Ports Soon Could Face a Surge from Stockpiling; Trump in Qatar for Second Stop on Middle East Tour. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO): Trump Arrives in Doha Amid Plans to Accept Qatari Luxury Jet; Prosecutors Show Jury Still Images of Freak Offs in Combs Trial; Pete Rose, Other Deceased Players Reinstated by MLB; The Future of Organ Transplants. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Arrives to Fanfare in Qatar With Camels and Cybertrucks; Trump Announces $200 Billion Boeing Deal With Qatar; Trump Praises Syrian President and Considers Normalizing Relations, Announces Plan to Lift Sanctions; Ventura Details Health Issues She Says She Faced After Freak Offs. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Jury Shown Texts Between Combs and Ventura After Hotel Assault; FAA meets with Airlines About Troubled Newark Airport; Lawmakers Grill HHS Secretary Kennedy on Budget Cuts, Vaccine Views. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Port Surge?; Trump Continues Middle East Trip; Cassie Ventura Testifies in Combs Trial. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Charles van der Steene is Interviewed about the Shipping Business; Dr. Megan Ranney is Interviewed about Kennedy's Impact on Health; FAA Meets with Airlines to Discuss Delays. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump Unsure If Putin Will Show Up For Ukraine Talks; Trump Arrives In Qatar After Saudi Arabia Visit; Cassie Ventura To Resume Testimony In Sean "Diddy" Combs Sex-Trafficking Trial. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Is Interviewed About Trump Meets With Syria's President In Saudi Arabia; New: Book: President Biden Did Not Seem To Recognize George Clooney At 2024 Fundraiser; Sanjay Answers Your Questions About The Future Of Organ Transplants. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Arrives in Qatar After Historic Meeting with Syria's President; Trump Wants to Make a Deal with Iran to Wind Down Nuclear Program; Cassie Ventura Begins Day 2 of Testimony in Combs Trial; Interview with Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA): Senate Democrats Vote to Require Human Rights Report on El Salvador. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Trump Arrives In Qatar Amid Questions Over Plan To Accept Jet Gift; Pete Rose, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson Reinstated By Major League Baseball; FAA Meets With Airlines To Discuss Flight Safety, Air Traffic. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump Exploring Normalizing Relations With Syria After Key Meeting; Soon, Cassie Ventura Begins Day 2 of Testimony in Combs Trial; Menendez Brothers Resentenced, Opening Door for Possible Parole. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 13, 2025
• Combs' Ex-Girlfriend Details Alleges Freak Off Encounters to Jury; Kim Kardashian Testifies in $10 Million Paris Armed Robbery Trial; Research Study Damaging Impact of Alcohol on Sleep. Aired 3:30- 4p ET
• Combs' Ex-Girlfriend Breaks Down in Tears While Testifying; Combs' Ex-Girlfriend Details Alleged "Freak Off" Encounters to Jury; WH: U.S. Secures $600B Investment Pledge from Saudi Arabia; Trump Announces He will Lift U.S. Sanctions on Syria; Johnson Tries to Hold Together GOP Coalition Ahead of Key Notes; Some MAGA Allies Criticize Trump's Plan to Accept Qatari Jet; Today: Key House Panels Vote to Advance GOP Spending Bill. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Combs' Ex-Girlfriend Breaks Down in Tears While Testifying; Menendez Brothers in Court for Resentencing Hearing; Dr. Sanjay Gupta's New Doc Explores Using Animal Organs in Humans. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Trump Signs Deals While Visiting Saudi Arabia; Trump Announces He Will Lift U.S. Sanctions on Syria; Combs' Ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura Testifies in His Federal Trial; Menendez Brothers' Resentencing Hearing Underway; New Book Details Biden's Health Before 2024 Election. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Combs' Ex-Girlfriend Testifies About Years of Alleged Abuse; NH Cuts Impacting Research into Infectious Diseases, Cancer; Staffing Shortage Delays Dozens More Flights at Newark International. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Inflation Slows; President Trump in Middle East; Testimony Continues in Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Inflation Slows More than Expected; Kardashian Testifies in Robbery Trial; Right-Wing Media Bash Trump's Jet Deal. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump in Saudi Arabia; Ventura to Testify in Combs Trial; Trump and Crown Prince Signing Ceremony; Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) is Interviewed about Trump Visiting the Middle East; Johnson Attempts to Hold Together Coalition. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• April Consumer Price Index; Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) is Interviewed about Trump's Middle East Trip; Future of Organ Transplants; Alex Thompson is Interviewed about His New Book. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump in Saudi Arabia for First Stop in Major Middle East Trip; Trump Visiting Middle East Amid Controversy Over Luxury Qatari Jet; Testimony Resumes in Sean Combs Sex Trafficking Trial; Only 3 Controllers Managed Newark's Air Traffic Causing Delays. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• U.S. And China Agree To Roll Back Tariffs In Major Trade Breakthrough; Soon: Testimony Resumes In Sean Combs Sex Trafficking Trial; Trump Defends Plan To Accept Luxury Plane From Qatar. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Trump in Saudi Arabia for First Stop in Major Middle East Trip; Star Witness Cassie Ventura Expected to Testify; Senate Report Shows $2.7 Billion Cut in NIH Funding from Jan. to March. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 12, 2025
• Male Revue Show Manager Takes Stand in Sean Combs Trial; White House Considering Suspending Habeas Corpus; Trump Signs Executive Order on Prescription Drug Prices. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump: "Friendly" Trade Talks with China, Relationship is "Very Good"; China Trade Breakthrough May Help U.S. Avoid A Recession; U.S. & China Agree to Roll Back Tariffs for 90 Days; Israeli-American Hostage Free After 18-Month Ordeal. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Prosecutors Show Hotel Assault Video in Sean Diddy Combs Trial; Staffing Shortages, Another Equipment Outage Plague Newark Airport; Trump Defends Plan to Accept Qatari Jet as Air Force One Replacement. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Stocks Soar On 90-Day Rollback Of U.S.-China Tariffs; Witness In Combs Trial Describes Videotaped Attack On Cassie Ventura; Israeli- American Hostage Released By Hamas, Back In Israeli Territory. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Prosecution Calls First Witness in Sean Combs Trial; Interview with Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman; Dems at Newark ICE Altercation Accuse Trump DOJ of Intimidation. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Sean 'Diddy' Combs Trial Begins; Hamas Releases American Hostage; Trump Backing Down on China Tariffs?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Markets Surge at Open; Trump to Speak about Trade Truce; Edan Alexander to be Released; President Trump News Conference. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
• U.S. and China Trade Truce; Plane Gift Being Worked Out; Another Equipment Outage at Newark. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Another Outage Disrupts Flights; Opening Statements Expected in Combs Trial; Hamas Announces Release of Hostage. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Pope Leo XIV Meets with Media for First Time Since Becoming Pope; Interview with Kevin Hassett, Director, White House Economic Council: U.S. and China Agree to Roll Back Tariffs in Major Trade Breakthrough; Opening Statements Expected in Sean Combs Sex Trafficking Trial; Interview with Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY): U.S. and China Tariff Agreement, Trump to Accept Luxury Jet from Qatar. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) Hamas Announcement Of Imminent Release Of Last Living U.S. Hostage; Opening Statements Expected In Sean Combs Sex Trafficking Trial; Newark Mayor Arrested During Protest Against Immigration Facility. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• U.S. and China Agree to Roll Back Tariffs in Major Trade Breakthrough; Opening Statements Expected in Sean Combs Sex Trafficking Trial; Pacers Build 41-Point Halftime Lead, Rout Cavs in Game 4. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 09, 2025
• Pope Leo XIV Opens First Homily with Statement in English; Trump Threatens Sanctions if Putin Doesn't Accept Ceasefire. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Makes Concession: "80 Percent On China Seems Right"; China's Exports To U.S. Plunged 21 Percent In April Amid Trump Tariffs; Ex-Girlfriend Of Sean "Diddy" Combs Could Take Stand On Monday; Final Selection Of Jury Delayed After Some Prospective Jurors Removed; Testimony Expected To Begin On Monday In Combs' Trial. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Kushner Advising Trump Officials Ahead of Mideast Trip; Man Killed in 2021 Speaks to His Killer in Court Via AI; Answering Viewer Questions About Lead Exposure Risks. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. And China To Hold Key Trade Talks Tomorrow; Trump Says 80 Percent Tariff On China Seems Right, It's Up To Bessent; Newark Controllers Lose Radar, Radio Contact Again; Leo XIV Celebrates First Mass As New Pope. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• India and Pakistan Trade Blame as Conflict Spirals; Judge Orders Immediate Release of Tufts Student Detained by ICE; Migrants Waited Hours on a Bus, Expecting Deportation to Libya; Soviet-Era Spacecraft Due to Crash Back to Earth. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Another Outage Hits Newark Airport; Pope Leo Celebrates First Mass; Trump Backing Down on China Tariffs?. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Victim In Road Rage Shooting Talks To His Killer In Court Via AI; Kyiv Accuses Russia Of Violating Putin's Declared Three-Day Truce; Migrants, Believed To Be Destined For Libya, Sat On A Bus For Hours Then Abruptly Returned To Detention Facility. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Jury Could Be Seated in Sean Combs' Criminal Trial; Trump Signals Possible Cut on China Tariff from 145% to 80%; Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Has Died; Leo XIV, The First American Pope, Delivers His First Homily. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Jury Could be Seated in Combs Trial; Joseph Shamie is Interviewed about Trump's Tariffs; American's Feelings on Gulf of America; Viewer Questions about Lead. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Leo XIV Begins First Homily as Pope in His Native English; Trump Signals Possible Cut on China Tariff from 145 Percent to 80 Percent; DOT Announces Plans to Build New Air Traffic Control System. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Pope Leo XIV Celebrates His First Mass As Pontiff; AI Video Of Slain Man Speaks To His Killer In Court; President Trump Calls For 30- Day Unconditional Ceasefire. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Pope Leo XIV Began First Homily In English; U.S. And China To Hold Key Trade Talks In Switzerland This Weekend; Today, Jury Could Be Seated In Sean Diddy Combs Trial. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 08, 2025
• Robert Prevost Elected First American Pope, Takes Name Leo XIV. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Robert Prevost Elected First American Pope, Takes Name Leo XIV; U.S. Catholics React to the First American Pope; Pope Leo XIV is a Dual U.S.-Peruvian Citizen, Former Missionary; Transportation Secy. Unveils Air Traffic Control System Overhaul; Trump, Prime Minister Starmer Announce U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal; Trump Calls U.K. Trade Agreement "First in a Series" of Deals. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Robert Prevost Elected First American Pope, Takes Name Leo XIV. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• First American Pope Takes Name of Pope Leo XIV. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• First American Pope, Leo XIV, Addresses the World. Aired 1:30- 2p ET
• First American Pope Elected. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Former Memphis Officers Acquitted; Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) is Interviewed about the U.K. Deal; Saving Venice Airs Sunday. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Trump to Announce U.K. Deal; Duffy to Announce Air Traffic Overhaul; Third Round of Voting for Pope; U.K. Trade Deal to Be Announced. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• James Surowiecki is Interviewed about the Trade Deal with U.K.; Gates Announces He's Giving Away his Wealth; Milwaukee Schools Face Lead Contamination Crisis; China's President in Moscow. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump to Announce Major Trade Deal with the U.K.; Interview with Ron Wyden (D-OR): Trump's Trade Deals, CIA Cuts, Reorganization; Black Smoke Billows as Third Round of Voting Brings No New Pope; United Airline CEO: We are Finally Going to Get Air Traffic Modernized and Fixed. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• No Pope Chosen, Cardinals Prepare For Another Round Of Voting; Fired Federal Workers Struggle To Get Their Jobs Back; India Confirms It Targeted Pakistani Military Installations. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Black Smoke Billows as Third Ballot Brings No New Pope; Soon, Trump to Announce Major Trade Deal With the U.K.; CIA Bracing for Significant Cuts, Reorganization. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 07, 2025
• Nuclear Powers India and Pakistan at Risk of Wider Conflict; Interview with Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL): Ford Hikes Prices on It's Made-in-Mexico Vehicles, Tariffs. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Smoke Billowing from Sistine Chapen Chimney; Black Smoke Billows from Sistine Chapel Chimney; No Pope Elected; No Pope Elected in First Round of Voting at the Conclave; Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady Amid Trump's Trade War. Nuclear Powers India and Pakistan at Risk of Wider Conflict. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• FAA Announces Staffing Increases, Upgrades After Newark Meltdown; Real ID Now Required for Air Travel withing U.S.; Utah's Ban on Fluoride in Public Drinking Water Starts Today. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Cardinals in Sistine Chapel to Elect the New Pope, People Expect to See the Smoke Soon; Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady Amid Trump's Trade War; U.S. And Chinese Officials to Meet This Week in Switzerland. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• U.S. and Chinese Officials to Meet this Week in Switzerland; Cardinals in Sistine Chapel to Elect New Pope; Nuclear Powers India and Pakistan at Risk of Wider Conflict. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Trade War; Federal Reserve Set to Announce Decision on Interest Rates; Papal Conclave Continues. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Long Lines in Chicago for Real ID; Markets Open Ahead of Fed Decision; Conclave Process for Pope; Jury Not Seated in Combs Trial; Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Real ID Required for Air Travel; FAA on Newark Airport Problems; Rev. Patrick Mary Briscoe is Interviewed about the Voting for a New Pope; India and Pakistan on Brink of War. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) is Interviewed about the Immigration Crackdown; Disney Announces New Theme Park; Numbers on Conclave Voting; Ken Rogoff is Interviewed about Interest Rates; Another Fighter Jet Lost off the USS Harry S. Truman. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Nuclear Powers India and Pakistan on the Brink of War; Cardinals Prepare for First Round of Voting to Elect New Pope; Controller: Newark Airport Outage Most Dangerous Situation; Real ID Now Required for Air Travel within U.S. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Trump Officials To Meet With China: Signaling Openness To Trade Negotiations; Cardinals Prepare For First Round Of Voting To Elect Pope; DOT Secretary: Working To Reduce Delays, Cancellations At Newark Airport. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Cardinals Prepare for First Round of Voting to Elect New Pope; Nuclear Powers India and Pakistan on the Brink of War; Real I.D. Now Required for Air Travel Within U.S. Aired 7-7:30a ET


May 06, 2025
• White House Admits No Negotiations with China, Despite Trump Assurances; DHS Begins Enforcing Real ID Rules Tomorrow; Trump Considering Limiting Payments to College Athletes. Aired 3:30-4p ET


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