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January 21, 2020

• Impeachment Trial Kicks Off With Fierce Battle Over Rules; Trump's Impeachment Trial To Begin With Senate Clashes. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• GOP's Mitch McConnell Looks To Impose Speedy Senate Trial; Senators Expected To Clash Over Impeachment Trial Rules; CNN: White House, Senate GOP Working To Keep John Bolton From Testifying Publicly; Soon: Impeachment Trial Kicks Off With Fierce Battle Over Rules; Senators, Trump Lawyers Begin Arriving For Impeachment Trial. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Schumer: McConnell Wants to Cover Up for Trump; Democrats Push for Witnesses & Documents During Senate Trial; Democrats Demand Pat Cipollone Hand Over Firsthand Information; Constitutional Law Professor, Laurence Tribe, Discusses Impeachment, Democrats' Demands for Witnesses & Documents; Former Congressman & House Manager in Clinton Impeachment, Chris Cannon, Discusses His Warning to Democrats. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Democratic Leaders Respond to Rules Change at Press Conference. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Live Coverage of House Impeachment Managers' Press Conference; Pros and Cons of Mitch McConnell's Senate Rules; Recent Polling Shows Majority of Americans Favor Including New Evidence in Senate Trial. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Senators Expected To Clash Over Impeachment Trial Rules; CNN Reports, White House, Senate GOP Working To Limit Possible Bolton Testimony; Adam Schiff, House Manager Speakers Before The Senate Trial Begins; Interview With Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI). Aired 10-10:30a ET

January 19, 2020

• Chuck Schumer: We Will Force Vote On Witnesses And Documents; House Democrats Release New Evidence From Rudy Giuliani Associate; Chief Justice Roberts To Play Key Role In Impeachment Trial; Eight Senators To Watch During The Impeachment Trial; Source: Donald Trump "High-Profile" Team To Defend Him On T.V. Aired 9-10p ET
• The Impeachment Of Donald J. Trump; Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) Is Interviewed About Whether Senators Would Be Allowed To Consider New Witness Testimony; House Impeachment Managers Meet To Discuss Strategy; Schiff: Intel Community Withholding Docs Relevant To Trial; Senate Trial Disrupts Campaign Trail For 2020 Dems. Aired 8-9p ET

January 16, 2020

• Trump Speaks as Senate Kicks Off Impeachment Trial; Trump Continues to Insist He Doesn't Know Parnas Despite Claims; Interview with Sen. Debbie Dingell (D-MI); Interview with Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), Presidential Candidate; Senate Impeachment Trial; GOP Arizona Senator Calls Reporter a Liberal Hack; Intel Officials Ask Congress Not to Hold Public Hearings on Worldwide Threats, Fearing They Might Anger Trump. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• President Trump Comments on Lev Parnas, Rudy Giuliani; Chief Justice, Senators Sworn in For Impeachment Trial. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Senators Sworn in for Impeachment Trial of Trump; Restrictions on Senators During Senate Trial. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Chief Justice Roberts And U.S. Senators Sworn In For The Trial Of Donald John Trump Trial. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Parnas Implicates Top Trump Officials in Ukraine Plot; Intel Officials Ask Congress Not to Hold Public Hearings on World Threats Fearing They'd Anger Trump; Ukraine Police Investigating Possible Surveillance of Yovanovitch; Interview with Former Ambassador James Melville; Soon, Supreme Court Justice Will Be Sworn In, Starting Senate Impeachment Trial. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Watchdog Says, Trump Administration Broke Law By Withholding Ukraine Aid. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Senate Formally Accepts Articles of Impeachment; Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) Is Interviewed About the Senate Impeachment Trial. Aired 12:30-1p ET
• Soon: House Managers Formally Present Impeachment Articles To Senate; House Impeachment Managers Proceed To Senate Chamber; Lead House Manger Adam Schiff Reads First Article Of Impeachment; Lead House Manager Adam Schiff Reads Second Article Of Impeachment; Senate Formally Accepts Articles Of Impeachment. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• GAO Finds Trump Administration Illegally Withheld Assistance from Ukraine; Parnas Implicates Top Trump Officials in Ukraine Plot; Soon, House Managers Formally Present Impeachment Articles to Senate; Questions on Whether New Evidence Will Be Presented in Senate Trial; Cipollone & Sekulow to Defend Trump in Senate Trial. Aired 11:30a-12p ET

January 15, 2020

• Stakes High after Final Debate before First Votes; Tom Steyer (D), Presidential Candidate, Promises He Can Beat Trump; Stakes High After Final Debate Before First Votes. Aired 12-1a ET

January 14, 2020

• Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-FL) Was Interviewed About His Performance in Tonight's Debate; Elizabeth Warren Stood Out Among the Rest in the Democratic Field. Aired 11p-12a ET
• CNN's Democratic Presidential Debate. Aired 10-11:10p ET
• CNN's Democratic Presidential Debate. Aired 9-10p ET

January 12, 2020

• CNN Special Report: The Impeachment Of Donald J. Trump; McConnell Wants To Follow Model Used In ClInton Impeachment Trial; Iowa Caucuses Could Collide With Senate Trial; Trump Administration Cannot Define Specific Threat To Iran. Aired 9-10p ET
• The Impeachment Of Donald Trump; Interview With Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) On Impeachment Trial; Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) Is Interviewed About House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Decision To Wait Three Weeks To Send The Articles Over To The Senate; CNN Iowa Poll Shows Voters Divided Over Impeachment; Pelosi Defends Withholding Articles, Warns Of Senate "Cover-Up;" Senate Impeachment Trial Expected To Begin This Week. Aired 8-9p ET

January 01, 2020

• New Year's Eve Live: Countdown To 2020. Aired 1-1:30a ET
• CNN INTERNATIONAL: World Says Goodbye To 2020; Stay-At-Home Order, Mandatory Travel Quarantine Extended In San Francisco; Iranian General Suggests Soleimani Retaliation May Come From Within U.S.; Boris Johnson Hails "Amazing Moment" For UK; UK Cuts Formal Ties With European Union; 2020 Brought Environmental Disasters At Unprecedented Rate. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Nation Rings in New Year As Pandemic Rages Across U.S.; Over 10,000 Americans Died in Final Three Days of 2020; Two House Republicans Tell CNN They Expect At Least 140 GOP Colleagues to Vote Against Counting Electoral Votes; Strong Early-Voting Numbers in Georgia Put GOP on Edge. Aired 10-11a ET
• New Year's Eve Live: Countdown To 2020. Aired 12-12:30a ET

December 31, 2019

• New Year's Eve Live; Christina Aguilera's New Show, "The Xperience"; Special Performance With Shania Twain; DJ Diesel Performance in Denver. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Underreported Stories Of 2019; New Year's Resolutions, New Year's Peeves! Aired 10-11p ET
• New Year's Eve With Anderson Cooper And Andy Cohen. Aired 9-10p ET
• New Year's Eve Live: Countdown To 2020. Aired 8-9p ET

December 26, 2019

• CNN Special Report, All The Best, All The Worst: 2019; A Glimpse at the Past, A Lesson for the Future; Mother Nature Adds Its Part in the History Books. Aired 10-11p ET

December 19, 2019

• Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-FL) Was Interviewed About the Debate and How He Performed in the Stage with Other Candidates; Andrew Yang Was Interviewed About His Goal for the American People if He Makes it to the White House in 2020; 2020 Dems Clash At Final Debate Of 2019; Interview with Andrew Yang About His Presidential Campaign; Interview with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), About His Presidential Campaign; Interview With Tom Steyer, Presidential Candidate; Andrew Yang About His Presidential Campaign. Aired 11p-12a ET
• PBS Democratic Debate With Politico In California; Interview with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), About The Presidential Debate. Aired 10-11p ET
• 2020 Dems Clash At Final Debate Of 2019. Aired 9-10p ET
• Democratic Presidential Debate Takes Place In Los Angeles, California. Aired 8-9p ET

December 18, 2019

December 13, 2019

• Johnson's Conservatives Win United Kingdom General Election; SNP Gains Revive Push For Scottish Independence; House Panel To Vote On Impeachment Articles Friday; U.S.-China Trade War; Trump Signs Off On Phase One Of Trade Deal; New Zealand Volcano Death Toll Rises To 15 As Bodies Are Recovered. Aired 3-4a ET
• Boris Johnson on Course for Comfortable Majority. Aired 12-1a ET

December 12, 2019

December 09, 2019

• House Judiciary Committee Holds Impeachment Hearing; Soon: House Judiciary Will Resume Impeachment Hearing; DOJ I.G. Releases Report on FISA in FBI Trump Campaign Probe; A.G. Barr Disputes Findings of I.G. Report. Aired 2-3p ET
• Impeachment Hearing; Democrats and Republicans Question Counsels on Investigation Findings; Democrats Cross-Examine GOP Counsel on Investigation Findings. Aired 1-2p ET
• Impeachment Hearing; Democrats Question Counsels on Investigation Findings; Republicans Call For Points of Order Slowing Hearing. Aired 12-1p ET
• House Judiciary Committee Holds Impeachment Hearing; Dem Counsel: Trump Used Power of Government For A Domestic Political Errand. Aired 11a-12p ET
• House Judiciary Committee Holds Impeachment Hearing. Aired 10- 11a ET
• House Judiciary Committee Holds Impeachment Hearing. Aired 9- 10a ET
• Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) is Interviewed on Impeachment; Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Interviewed on House Judiciary Committee's Hearings in Impeachment Inquiry; FBI Investigating Shooting at Pensacola Naval Base as Act of Terrorism. Aired 8-9a ET

December 06, 2019

• Young Wonders, A CNN Heroes Special. Aired 10-11p ET

December 05, 2019

• Pelosi: President Trump Violated The Constitution; Pelosi: Affordable Care Act Could Be A Path To Medicare-For-All; Pelosi On Climate Crisis. Aired 9-10p ET

December 04, 2019

• House Impeachment Hearing. 5-6p ET
• Judiciary Committee Holds Impeachment Hearing; Constitutional Law Experts Called By Dems Hammer Trump's Conduct, Testify He Abused His Power. Aired 4-5p ET
• Lawmakers Question Constitutional Law Experts on Impeachment; Three Legal Experts Testify Trump Committed Impeachable Offenses, One Expert Dissents. Aired 3-4p ET
• Three Legal Experts Testify Trump Committed Impeachable Offense, One Expert Dissents. Aired 2-3p ET
• Lawmakers Question Constitutional Experts on Impeachment. Aired 1-2p ET
• House Judiciary Committee Holds First Impeachment Hearing; UNC Constitutional Expert Gerhardt: Trump Has Committed Several Impeachable Offenses; Constitutional Law Expert Karlan: Trump's Conduct Is "A Key Reason" Constitution Provides Impeachment Power; Constitutional Law Expert Feldman: Based on Evidence & Testimony, Trump Has Committed Impeachable Offense; Constitutional Expert Turley: No "Clear Criminal Act" But High Crimes & Misdemeanors Can Include Non-Criminal Acts. Aired 12-1p ET
• Impeachment Hearing; Law Expert Karlan: Trump Used Power To Demand A Foreign Government Undermine His Political Opponent. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Soon, House Judiciary Committee's First Impeachment Hearing. Aired 10-11a ET
• Trump Responds to Questions While in London; Democrats Meet to Discuss Impeachment; Soon: House Judiciary Committee's First Impeachment Hearing; Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) is Interviewed About the Impeachment Inquiry. Aired 9-10a ET
• Trump Meets with German Chancellor Merkel At NATO Summit; Call Logs Reveled in Impeachment Inquiry; Trump Calls out Trudeau; Constitutional Experts Weigh in on Impeachment. Aired 8-9a ET

November 29, 2019

• Police Kill Suspect In London Bridge Attack; Police: London Bridge Attack Is A Terrorist Incident; Dutch Police: Several People Wounded in Stabbing. Aired 2-3p ET
• The Malcolm Gladwell Interview; Malcolm Gladwell's Unique Way of Knowing People. Aired 11p-12a ET

November 22, 2019

• CNN International: Violent Demonstrations Rage on Across Iran; Protests in Latin America; What's Next for Prince Andrew Amid Epstein Scandal; Israeli PM Charged With Bribery, Fraud, Breach Of Trust; Final Public Witnesses Further Corroborate Quid Pro Quo; Local Elections To Be Held Sunday Amid Violent Unrest. Aired 1-2a ET
• CNN International: Israeli PM Charged with Bribery, Fraud, Breach of Trust; Final Witnesses Further Corroborate Quid Pro Quo; Future of National Health Service Front and Center; CNN Reveals New Accusations Against Pedophile Priest. Aired 12-1a ET

November 21, 2019

• CNN International: David Holmes Describes Overhearing Call Between Donald Trump And Gordon Sondland; Fiona Hill: Push To Investigate Biden Was Domestic Political Errand; Democrats Say It's Time To Move Forward On Impeachment; Israeli Attorney General Unveils Charges Against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; Labour Party Promises New Brexit Referendum In Manifesto. Aired 5-6p ET
• CNN International: Netanyahu Pushes Back Against Criminal Charges; Sondland: Quid Pro Quo Was At Trump's "Express Direction"; Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Facing Indictment; Netanyahu Calls for Investigation of Investigators; Looking Back on Netanyahu's Legacy; Gordon Sondland and Fiona Hill Testify in Impeachment Inquiry. Aired 2-3p ET
• CNN International: Breaking News Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Expected to Face Charges Today. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump Claims Sondland Testimony Exonerates Him; Trump Declares Impeachment Case is Over; Sondland: Everyone Was in the Loop on Ukraine Pressure; Sondland Testimony Links Trump To Abuse Of Power. Aired 2-3a ET
• Sondland Ties Trump, Pence, Pompeo, To Pressure Campaign; Sondland On Ukraine, "We Followed The President's Orders"; Sondland: Everyone Was In The Loop On Ukraine Pressure; Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA) Is Interviewed About Sondland's Hearing; White House in Crisis: Impeachment Inquiry. Aired 1-2a ET
• Iowa Voters Weigh in on Tonight's Democratic Debate; Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, IN), and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) Are Interviewed about Debate Performances; Sondland: 'Everyone Was in the Loop' on Ukraine Pressure. Aired 12-1a ET
• Key Witnesses Questioned in Public Impeachment Hearing; Witnesses Tie Trump's Personal Agenda to Ukraine Pressure. Aired 3-4p ET
• Key Witnesses Fiona Hill and David Holmes Questioned in Public Impeachment Hearing; Holmes: "My Clear Impression" Was U.S. Aid Was Connected to Ukraine's Investigation of Bidens. Aired 2-3p ET