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September 29, 2026
• CNN International: Russian Drones Hit Kyiv Science Academy; Protesters Demand Spanish Government Limit Evictions; Children In U.S. Immigration Courts Alone As They Fight. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Official: U.S.-Iran Having "Positive" Talks Through Mediators; Hurricane Polo Makes Landfall In Baja California Sur, Mexico; Funding Cuts Hit Agencies That Deal With Natural Disasters; Five Men Released On Bail Amid U.K. Air Base Investigation; Pope Leo XIV Completes Four-Day Visit To France. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump Open to Easing Iran Sanctions; Five British Terror Plot Suspects Freed on Bail; Two Killed in Strike on Science Academy; SpaceX's Starship Makes Fiery Splashdown; Pope Leo XIV Completes Four- Day Visit to France; Nvidia Launches Tool to Stop A.I. Agents from Going Rogue. Aired 3-3:45a ET
• Sources Say Donald Trump Is Open To Iran Sanctions Relief For Nuclear Deal; OpenAI Pauses Training Until New Safeguards Are In Place; Five Men Released On Bail Amid U.K. Air Base Investigation; FBI Database Hack Exposed Personal Information of Entire FBI Workforce; Kyiv Mayor Says Two Killed in Strike on Science Academy; France's Public Sector to Strike Nationwide Over Pay; Protesters Demand Spanish Government Limit Evictions; at Least 21 Killed in Nepal as Heavy Rain Renews Flooding; Hurricane Polo Makes Landfall in Baja California Sur, Mexico; Pope Leo XIV Completes Four-Day Visit to France; Pope Says Concerns About A.I. Should Be Taken Seriously; Prosecutors Reopen Cornell University Gang Rape Investigation; SpaceX's Starship Returns to Earth After First Orbital Trip. Aired 2-3a ET


September 28, 2026
• Iran: Awaiting Definitive U.S. Response To Hormuz Proposal; Floods And Landslides Kill At Least 14 In Nepal; 10 Months Of Drought Is Devastating Honduras. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• Iran Awaiting "Definitive" U.S. Response To Hormuz Proposal; Five Men Held On Suspicion Of Terror, Explosives Offenses; Nor'easter Weakening But Still Threatens Parts Of U.S.; Protesters In Madrid Demand Relief From High Housing Costs; Pope Leo XIV Begins Final Day Of France Trip. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Trump Calls Latest Hormuz Strait Proposal Unacceptable, Expects More Talks with Iran; Bangkok's Disaster Zone Declared in 50 Districts Following Massive Floods; New Batch of Pandas Arrived in the U.S. as Panda Diplomacy Continues. Aired 3-4a ET
• Trump Rejects Plan to Open Strait of Hormuz But Expects More Talks; Five Men Arrested on Suspicion of Terror, Explosives Offenses; CNN Provides Midterm Updates; CNN Provides Weather Updates; Two Of China's Giant Pandas Arrive At Zoo Atlanta; Trump Announces Plan To Host Anthropic CEO For Private Meeting; Pope Leo XIV Receives Warm Welcome On First Trip To France. Aired 2-3a ET
• Trump: More Talks With Iran Expected This Week; Pezeshkian: Iran Had Agreed Not To Develop Nuclear Weapons; 5 Men Held On Suspicion of Terror; Explosives Offenses; China's Xi Describes Giant Pandas as "Envoys of Friendship"; Pope Leo Leaves Lourdes on Last Leg of France Trip; Germany Marks Fall with Legendary Oktoberfest. Aired 1-1:45a ET
• Trump: More Talks with Iran Expected This Week; 5 Men Held on Suspicion of Terror, Explosives Offenses; Two of China's Giant Pandas Arrive at Zoo Atlanta; Protestors in Madrid Demand Relief from High Housing Costs; Investigation into F-35 Parts Mistakenly Sent to Hong Kong; 10 Months of Drought is Devastating Honduras. Aired 12-1a ET


September 27, 2026
• Nor'easter Brings Rain, Wind, & Flooding to Northeast Coast; Manhunts Underway After Dozens Killed in South Africa Shootings; Trump Rejects Iran's Proposal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz; Pope Leo's Visit is First Papal Trip to France in 18 Years. Aired 5-6a ET
• Storm Slams U.S. Northeast Coast with Rain, Wind and Flooding; China's Latest Panda Diplomats Head to Zoo in Atlanta; U.K. Officials: Several Arrested Near Royal Air Force Base; Trump Rejects Iran's Hormuz Proposal; Russia Slams the West as Bullies; Pope Leo XIV's Historic France Trip. Aired 4-5a ET
• Trump to Iran, Unacceptable; Crowds Flock to See Pope Leo; Panda Diplomacy. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Trump Tells Axios He Expects Talks With Iran This Week; British Police Arrest Five Men On Suspicion Of Terror Near Airbase; White House Airs Another Government-Funded Ad Featuring Trump; Two Giant Pandas Arrive At Zoo Atlanta On Rare Loan From China; Deadly Nor'easter Begins Losing Strength; Pope Leo Visits Lourdes, A Major French Pilgrimage Site; Trump To Host Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei At The White House. Aired 7-8p ET
• Trump Says He Expects Iran Talks To Resume This Week; U.K. Police Arrest Five Men On Suspicion Of Terror Offenses Near Air Base Used By U.S. Forces; Skyrocketing Diesel Prices Hurting American Farmers; Republicans Go On Offense For Democratic House And Senate Seats; Testimony Resumes Tomorrow In Caleb Flynn Murder Trial. Aired 6-7p ET
• Five Men Arrested For Suspicion Of Terror Near Airbase; Nor'easter Lashes Communities, Affecting Thousands; Two Panda Bears Arrive In Atlanta; Trump To Host Anthropic CEO At White House; CNN Provides Updates On CA Governor's Race; Fat Bear Week Finale. Aired 5- 6p ET
• White House Runs Taxpayer-Funded Ads Praising Trump; U.K. Police Arrests 5 Men Suspected of Terror Near Base Used by U.S.; Nor'easter Slams East Coast, Topples Trees and Triggers Flooding; Jurors Hear Texts from Wife's Phone in Flynn Murder Trial; Rare Footage Shows Brutal Life in North Korea; Teens With Phones; Uganda's Gorilla Guardian; Fat Bear Week. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Tells Axios He Expects Iran Talks Will Resume This Week; Two Giant Pandas Arrive at Zoo Atlanta on Rare Loan From China; Thousands Turn Out to Celebrate Mass with Pope Leo During Lourdes Visit. Aired 3-4p ET
• U.K. Police Arrest Five On Suspicion Of Terror Near Base Used By U.S.; Deadly Nor'easter Lashes Coastal Communities With Flooding Rains, Wind; Two Giant Pandas Arrive At Zoo Atlanta On Rare Loan From China; Republicans Fear Key NC, GA Senate Races Are Slipping From Their Grasp; Two Mass Shootings In South Africa Leave 27 Dead; LGBTQ Migrants Deported To Countries Where They're At Risk. Aired 2-3p ET


September 26, 2026
• Tens of Thousands Lose Power as Nor'easter Hits U.S. East Coast; Hurricane Nolo Strengthens as It Nears Big Island of Hawaii; White House Bars CNN from Covering Trump's Tennessee Trip; Trump and Xi Extend Trade Truce, Look to Future Meetings; U.S. Proposed Joint Meeting with Ukraine and Russia; U.S. Consumer Sentiment Dips to Second Lowest Level on Record; Doctor Stabbed to Death in His Home; Man City Guilty of Breaking Financial Rules. Aired 5-6a ET
• Iran Says Choice on Seven-Day Plan Rests with U.S.; U.S. Proposed Joint Meeting with Ukraine and Russia; White House Bars CNN from Covering Trump's Tennessee Trip; Hurricane Nolo Roars off Mexico's Coast. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Iran Says Choice on Seven-Day Plan Rests with U.S.; Trump and Xi Extend Trade Truce, Look to Future Meetings; U.S. Proposed Joint Meeting with Ukraine and Russia; Pope Leo Prays at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris; Man City Guilty of Breaking Financial Rules. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• War With Iran; Russia's War On Ukraine; Panda Diplomacy. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Three Major Storms Hit the Northeast, Hawaii And Mexico; Polls: Trump Far More Unpopular Before Midterms Than In 2018; Interview With Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA). Aired 6-6:45p ET
• Nor'easter Thrashes East Coast With Strong Winds, Coastal Flooding; Hurricane Nolo Expected To Bring Heavy Rain To Hawaii; Trump Rejects Iran's Latest Proposal To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz; Trump, Xi Meet At The White House; White House Bars CNN From Covering Trump On Air Force One; Could Redistricting Fight Backfire On Republicans?; 41st Farm Aid Benefit Concert Kicks Off At 7:00 P.M. ET. Aired 5-6p ET
• Three Major Storms Hit Northeast, Hawaii And Mexico; President Trump Rejects Iran's Latest Proposal; Interview With Governor Ned Lamont (D-CT) On Powerful Nor'easter; Nor'easter Knocks Out Power To Tens Of Thousands; Soaring Mortgage Rates, High Gas Prices Loom Over Midterms; 41st Farm Aid Benefit Concert Kicks Off At 7:00 P.M. ET. Aired 4-5p ET
• Nor'easter Storms Threatening States Along U.S. East Coast with Flooding; President Trump Rejects Proposal from Iran to Reopen Strait of Hormuz; Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Individualized Checks on Voter Citizenship to Prevent Voter Fraud; Trump Administration Draws Controversy for Releasing Taxpayer Funded Ad with Political Overtones; Chef David Chang Discusses His Recent Experience with Texas Barbeque; Crowds Greet Pope Leo XIV for His Visit to Paris, France; Musical Performers Prepare for Farm Aid Concert. Aired 2-3p ET
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• Nor'easter Thrashes East Coast With Strong Winds And Coastal Flooding; White House Bars CNN From Taking Part in Press Pool Traveling With Trump; Consumer Sentiment Dips To Second Lowest Level On Record; New York Faces Growing Threat Of Flooding As Climate Changes; Military Families Raise Alarm Over Trump Arch Observation Deck; Authorities Investigating How Two Ole Miss Students Died; Farm Aid Kicks Off Benefit Concert. Aired 3-4p ET


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September 21, 2026
• 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 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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


September 20, 2026
• 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
• 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
• Widening War; Trump's Media Ban; Ed Sheeran Apologizes. Aired 3-4a 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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


September 19, 2026
• Trump Bans CNN, "Politico," MS NOW from the White House; U.S. and Saudi Arabia Lack Clear Plan to Defeat Houthis; Voters Cast Ballots on Second Day of Duma Elections; "Hands around the Kennedy Center" Rally; Bipartisan Push to Regulate AI Fails ahead of Key Election; Explosive Claims in New Book by Princess Diana's Brother; Nepal Rally Calls for Climate Action after Deadly Flooding. Aired 5-6a ET
• Trump Claims U.S. Reached Deal to "Control" Greenland Security; Voters Cast Ballots on Second Day of Duma Elections; Faulty AI- Assisted Intel Nearly Triggered U.S. Military Confrontation with Chinese Ship; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Faces Political Reckoning in Election; Ed Sheeran Philly Concert Controversy. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• U.S.-Israel War with Iran; U.S. and Saudi Arabia Lack Clear Plan to Defeat Houthis; Trump Claims U.S. Reached Deal to "Control" Greenland Security; Trump Bans CNN, "Politico," MS NOW from the White House; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Faces Political Reckoning in Election; Officials Face Baboon Crisis in South Africa. Aired 3-3:30a ET
• Reporters From CNN, MS NOW And Politico Denied White House Access After Trump Ban; Stubborn Inflation, High Gas Prices Figure Into U.S. Midterms; Some GOP Candidates Keep Trump At Arm's Length Before Midterms; Trump Admin OK's Sale Of F-35 Fighter Jets To Saudi Arabia; Ed Sheeran Back For First Time Since Macklemore Cut, Others Quit; Gas Prices Rise To $4.48 A Gallon Says AAA; Former "American Idol" Contestant On Trial For Wife's Murder. Aired 7-8p ET
• White House Denies CNN Access This Morning After Trump Ban; Dems Call For Investigation Into Faulty A.I.-Assisted Intel Report; Vulnerable Republicans Are Increasingly Defying Trump. Aired 6-7p ET
• CNN, MS NOW And Politico Denied Access From White House; A.I. Intel Failure Exposes Wartime Risks; Patrick Clancy Gives First Interview Since Lindsay Clancy Trial; Holdout Clancy Juror: "Kept Getting Cut Off" In Deliberations; Political Candidates Consider Their A.I. Policies; Ed Sheeran Back For First Time Since Macklemore Cut, Others Quit; Social Media Powers This California Cat Rescue. Aired 5- 6p ET
• Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW And Politico From White House; Hundreds Gather To Protest Trump's Handling Of The Kennedy Sheeran; Ed Sheeran Set To Return To Stage After Macklemore Backlash; CNN, MS NOW & POLITICO Denied White House Access After Trump's Ban; Alaska Race Could Decide Which Party Controls The Senate. Aired 4-5p ET
• CNN, MS NOW, Politico Denied White House Access After Trump's Ban; Inside Congress' Years-Long Failure To Regulate A.I.; Prosecutors Reveal Affair Allegations In Flynn Murder Trial; Lone Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror Speaks Out; Patrick Clancy Speaks Out After Mistrial; Trump White House Bans Major Media Outlets; F-35 Deal Between U.S. And Saudi Arabia Raises Questions Across The Middle East. Aired 3-4p ET
• President Trump Bans News Media Outlets CNN, MSNOW, And "Politico" From White House Without Citing Specific Reporting Prompting The Ban; U.S. Military Nearly Boarded Chinese Ship In Middle East Based On False Information Produced By Artificial Intelligence The Ship Was Carrying Parts Of A Nuclear Weapons Program; Thousands Gather Outside Kennedy Center Protesting Its Potential Demolition By Trump Administration; President Trump Announces His Administration To Start Recommending Smaller Doses Administered Every Six Months For Certain Childhood Vaccines; All Supporting Acts For Ed Sheeran's Concert Pull Out After Rapper Macklemore Dropped From Concert Over His Pro-Palestinian Comments; Police Officer Saves Man from Suicide. Aired 2-3p ET
• CNN, MS NOW & Politico Denied White House Access After Trump's Ban; Source: False AI Intel Report "Almost Started A War"; Google Reveals Its AI Model Hacked Three Companies; Trump Admin. To Host AI Event On Sidelines Of U.N. General Assembly; Trump Strikes Greenland Deal After Threatening Annexation; Trump Admin Approves Sale Of Stealth F-35 Fighter Jets To Saudi Arabia. German Leader Under Pressure as Far-Right AfD Party Gains Ground; Response to the Lindsay Clancy Mistrial; GOP Candidates Sideline Trump in Midterm Ads; Trump Calls for Vaccines to be Split Up. Aired 1-2p ET
• CNN, MS NOW, & Politico Denied White House Access After Trump Threat; Alaska Senate Race Could Be Key To Balance Of Power. Aired 12- 1p ET
• Just In: CNN Denied Access To White House After Trump Threat; MS NOW Denied Access To The White House This Morning After Trump Threat To Ban The Network, CNN & Politico; Vance's Midterm Message. Aired 10-11a ET
• CNN, MS NOW And Politico Denied White House Access After Trump Threat; Interview With Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA); Ed Sheeran To Resume Tour In Philadelphia. Aired 11a-12p ET


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