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January 30, 2026
• More Epstein Files Released. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• 3 Million Pages, 2,000 Videos From Epstein Files Released By DOJ. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Heavy Snow Causes Roof to Collapse in Arkansas; Election Officials Speak Out After FBI Search in Fulton County; Trump Spreads Baseless Claims About 2020 Election Fraud; Republican Lawmakers Warn that Trump's Immigration Crackdown Could Hurt the Party in Midterm Elections. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Former CNN Anchor Don Lemon and Independent Journalist Georgia Fort Arrested After Minnesota Church Protest; Alleged CEO Killer Luigi Mangione Won't Face Death Penalty. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 29, 2026
• Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting; FBI Raids Georgia Election Office. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• FBI Raids Georgia Election Office; Trump Border Czar Takes Over Minnesota Immigration Crackdown; Trump Set to Hold Cabinet Meeting. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• White House Border Czar: "All Operations Will Be Targeted"; FBI Searches Fulton County Elections Office; Tulsi Gabbard Seen at FBI Raid of Fulton County Election Office; Bipartisan Call for Shooting Investigation. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Border Czar Tries to Tamp Down Tensions in Minneapolis; Homan Says, ICE and CBP Working on a Drawdown Plan in Minneapolis; White House Border Czar Homan Calls for Hostile Rhetoric to Stop. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


January 28, 2026
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio Testifies Before Senate. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Marco Rubio Testifies Before Senate. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Now: Secretary of State Rubio Testifies on U.S. Policy on Venezuela; Rubio Takes Questions from Lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Authorities Investigating Town Hall Assault Against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN); Now, Secretary of State Rubio to Testify on U.S. Policy in Venezuela; Rubio Says, Iran and Russia Used Venezuela as Base of Operation in West. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 27, 2026
• International Holocaust Remembrance Day; Landmark Social Media Trial; Covert U.S. Operations Inside Venezuela?; Trump Administration Sidelines Bovino. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• NTSB Announces Findings on DCA Crash; Trump Administration Sidelines Greg Bovino. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Senate Democrats Threaten Partial Shutdown Over ICE Funding; NTSB Meeting to Determine D.C. Midair Collision; International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• New Video of Alex Pretti Minutes Before Fatal Shooting; Trump Administration Sidelines Bovino, Sends Homan to Minnesota; Senate Democrats Threaten Partial Shutdown Over ICE Funding. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 26, 2026
• Doctors Ignoring New CDC Guidelines on Vaccines?; Outrage Grows Over Fatal Shooting in Minnesota. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) Is Interviewed About Trump Says He's Sending Border Czar Tom Homan To Minnesota; Storm Leaves At Least 12 People Dead In 7 States. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• At Least 12 Storm-Related Deaths in Seven States; U.S.; 3,900 Plus Flights Canceled; Growing Outrage After Pretti Fatally Shot by Fed Agent in Minneapolis; Video Contradicts DHS Account of Fatal Minneapolis Shooting; Trump Praises Role of U.K. Troops in Afghanistan. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• 37-Year-Old ICU Nurse Alex Pretti Killed by Federal Agent in Minneapolis; Trump: I am Sending Border Czar Tim Homan to Minnesota; Hearing Today in Suit Over Evidence in Alex Pretti Shooting; U.S. Carrier Strike Group Now in Middle East Region; Multiple DHS Officials Furious Over Handling of Shooting. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 23, 2026
• U.S. Warships Moving Toward Iran?; Border Patrol and ICE Officials Defend Tactics. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Maryland Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Dangerous Storm; Border Patrol & Ice Officials Hold News Conference In Minneapolis. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Half of U.S. Faces Dangers Storm of Ice, Snow and Cold; Danish PM in Greenland; First Trilateral Talks Between Russia, Ukraine, U.S. Underway. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Half of U.S Faces Dangerous Storm of Ice, Snow and Cold; Airports, Airports, Airlines Prepare for Arrival of Major Winter Storm; Five-Year-Old Boy Taken by ICE in Minneapolis. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 22, 2026
• Potential Greenland Agreement?; Jack Smith Testifies. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Confusion Over Potential Greenland Agreement; Trump Meets With Volodymyr Zelenskyy; Jack Smith Testifies. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Jack Smith Testifies Publicly About Trump Probes; Smith: "Trump "Has Sought Revenge" Against Investigators. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Now, First Public Testimony by Jack Smith on Trump Indictments; Smith Says, I Am Not a Politician, and I Have No Partisan Loyalties; Smith Says, After 2020 Election, Trump Engaged in a Criminal Scheme to Overturn the Results and Prevent the Lawful Transfer of Power. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 21, 2026
• Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Federal Reserve Case; President Trump Delivers Address to Global Leaders. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA); Interview With Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN); Interview With Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY); President Trump Delivers Address to World Leaders. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Slams U.S. Allies by Name in Davos Address; Supreme Court Hearing Argument on Trump's Firing of Lisa Cook. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Addresses World Leaders at Davos; Trump Renews Demand for Greenland, Slams Denmark as Ungrateful; Trump Slams U.S. Leaders by Name in Davos Address. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 20, 2026
• Greenlanders React to Dispute Over Territory; Indiana Wins College Football National Title; DOJ to Subpoena Minnesota Attorney General?; Tension in Switzerland. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY); Markets React to Trump Tariff Threats; Tense Economic Forum. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump on His Push to Take Over Greenland; Economic Forum Off to Tense Start; Trump Marks One Year in Office Since Start of Second Term. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Leaders Gather at Economic Forum as Trump Leaks Macron Message; Woman Pulled Out of Her Car by ICE Agents Speaks to CNN; Treasury Secretary Says, Trump Could Pick New Fed Reserve Chair Soon. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


January 19, 2026
• College Football National Championship; Immigration Crackdown; Democratic Voters Highly Motivated For Midterms?. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• NATO Chief Meets With Ministers From Greenland And Denmark; DOJ Investigating Protesters Who Disrupted Church Service; CNN Poll: Democrats Highly Motivated To Vote In Midterms. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Links Greenland Threats to Nobel Peace Prize Snub; Deadly Train Crash in Spain; Trump to Politico: It's Time for Leadership Change in Iran; FBI Briefly Opened Civil Rights Investigation into ICE Agent Who Shot Good. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Links Greenland Threats to Nobel Peace Prize Snub; DOJ Investigating Protesters Who Disrupted Church Service; 1,500 Federal Troops on Standby for Possible Deployment to Minnesota. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


January 16, 2026
• One-On-One With Mahmoud Khalil's Lawyer; CNN Poll: 58 percent Call First Year Of Trump's Second Term A Failure; One-On-One With 2025 Buffalo Bills Fan Of The Year. Aired 11:30-12p ET
• Interview With Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE); Interview With Assistant U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Federal Agents Lob Tear Gas and Stun Grenades at Protesters; U.S. Citizens May Need to "Validate Their Identity"; Renee Good Suffered Four Apparent Gunshot Wounds. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Tensions High in Minneapolis as Trump Weighs Sending in Troops; Incident Report Reveals New Details on Renee Good's Injuries; Source Says, U.S. Moving Carrier Strike Group to Middle East Amid Deadly Iran Protests. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 15, 2026
• Mississippi Man Charged in Synagogue Fire; Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson. Aired 11:30a- 12p ET
• Will Trump Intervene in Iran?; Interview With Minneapolis, Minnesota, City Councilmember LaTrisha Vetaw; Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Noem: "No Plans to Pull Out of Minnesota"; Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act; U.S. Weighs Military Action in Iran; Last Day to Sign Up for Obamacare Plans. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• DHS Says, Federal Agent Shoots Man Ambush in Minneapolis; Trump Threatens to Use Insurrection Act, Deploy Troops to Minnesota; U.S. Military Seizes Another Oil Tanker in the Caribbean. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 14, 2026
• Iranian Crackdown; Grocery Prices Rising; ICE Protests Ramp Up. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Protests Against ICE Ramp Up; Interview With Sen. Angus King (I-ME); Iranian Crackdown. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Vance and Rubio Meet Danish and Greenlandic Officials; Trump Threatens U.S. Takeover on Greenland; Death Toll from Iran Protests Grows; Americans Divided by Videos Showing ICE Agent Killing Woman. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• 26-Year-Old Iran Protester Could Be Executed Today; Today, Hearing in Minnesota Immigration Enforcement Lawsuit; Clintons Refuse to Testify in Congressional Epstein Probe Despite Subpoena and Contempt Threat. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 13, 2026
• Interview With Fmr. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA); Supreme Court Hears Case on Transgender Athletes; Trump Threatens Retribution For Minnesota. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Man Charged in Synagogue Arson; New Questions Emerge About Caribbean Boat Strikes; Supreme Court Hears Case on Transgender Athletes. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Clintons Refuse to Testify in Congressional Epstein Investigation; Trump Heads to Michigan for Economic Remarks; Senator Kelly Sues Over Secretary Hegseth's Punishment for Illegal Orders Video; Supreme Court Hears Challenges to State Bans on Transgender Athletes. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Now, Supreme Court Hears Challenges to State Bans on Transgender Athletes; Clintons Refuse to Testify in Congressional Epstein Investigation. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 12, 2026
• Interview With Author Maya Shankar; Golden Globes; Trump Threatens Action Against Iran. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Weighs Iran Military Intervention Amid 500 Plus Protester Deaths; Israel "Monitoring" Iran, Ready To "Respond With Power"; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Is Interviewed About Trump Admin's $10B Welfare Fund Freeze In Blue States Paused. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Iran's Regime Cracks Down on Protesters; Trump Weights Iran Military Intervention; Lawmakers Push for War Powers Vote as Venezuela Escalate. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Federal Prosecutors Open Criminal Probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell; Sources Say, 1,000 More CBP Agents Expected to Deploy to Minneapolis; Trump Weighs Iran Military Intervention Amid 500-Plus Protesters Deaths. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 09, 2026
• Minnesota Shut Out of ICE Shooting Investigation?; Interview With Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY); Interview With FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Iran Shuts Off Internet Amid Widespread Anti-Govt Protests; Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) Is Interviewed About U.S. Seizes Another Oil Tanker In The Caribbean. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Minnesota Officials Call for Access to ICE Shooting Case Info; Minneapolis Mayor: Vance Claim of Absolutely Immunity is "Ridiculous". Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Any Moment, Update on ICE Shooting of Woman in Minneapolis; Minneapolis Leaders to Call on FBI to Allow State Officials to Investigate Good's Killing; Mayor Gives Update on Shooting of Woman in Minneapolis. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 08, 2026
• Senate Votes on War Powers Resolution; Interview With Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison; Interview With Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R- FL). Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Senate Votes on War Powers Resolution; Outrage in Minnesota. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Outage After ICE Officer Kills U.S. Citizen in Minneapolis; Trump Says U.S. Oversight of Venezuela Could Last for Years; Senate Expected Vote on Measure to Limit Trump's War Powers. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Now, Fed Agents and Protesters Face Off After Fatal ICE Shooting; Outrage After ICE Officer Kills U.S. Citizen in Minneapolis; Secretary Noem Says, Officer Followed Training and Fired in Self- Defense. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 07, 2026
• RFK Unveils New Dietary Guidelines; Marco Rubio Speaks Out on Venezuela. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• U.S. Seizes Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker; White House and Cabinet Members Hold Briefing. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• U.S. Seizes Venezuela-Linked Oil Ship; U.K. Provides Support in U.S. Seizure of Bella 1; U.S. Discusses Options for Acquiring Greenland. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S. Seizes Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker Linked to Venezuela; Lawmakers Receive Closed-Door Briefing on Venezuela Raid; Greenland Asks for Meeting With Rubio as U.S. Says It's Not Ruling Use of Military to Acquire Island. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 06, 2026
• Journalists Detained in Venezuela; Country Marks Five Years Since January 6 Riot; Former Uvalde School Police Officer on Trial. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Venezuela on Edge; Trump Meets With Republicans; Country Marks Five Years Since January 6 Riots. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump Speaks to House GOP Lawmakers; Top Trump Aide to CNN: U.S. Has Right to Seize Greenland; House Dems Hold Unofficial Hearing to Mark Five Years Since Jan. 6 Attack. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• House Democrats Hold Hearing to Mark Five Years Since Jan. 6 Attack; Trump Speaks to House GOP Lawmakers; Trump on Venezuela Operation, People are Saying Thank You. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 05, 2026
• Nicolas Maduro Set For Court Appearance; Trump Threatens Colombia. Aired 11:30a-11:55a ET
• Now: Venezuelan National Assembly Meets After Maduro Capture; Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) Is Interviewed About Maduro To Appear In NYC Court After U.S. Capture. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Maduro to Make First Court Appearance in NY; Colombia Reinforces Border with Venezuela; Venezuelan National Assembly Meeting. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon, Maduro to Make First Court Appearance in New York After Capture; President Trump Says, U.S. is In Charge of Venezuela; Next Hour, Venezuelan National Assembly to Meet Amid U.S. Takeover. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 02, 2026
• Will U.S. Intervene in Iran?; ISIS-Inspired Attack Foiled?; Pastor on Crusade For Christian Nationalism. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Officials: Champagne Sparklers Likely Caused Swiss Resort Fire; Fire At Swiss Ski Resort Bar Kills At Least 40 People, 119 Hurt; New Questions Emerge About Trump's Health After Saying He Takes Higher Dose Of Aspirin Than His Doctors Advise. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• At least 40 killed in Swiss Ski Resort Bar; U.S.-Iran Tensions Grows; Russia Claims 24 Killed in Ukrainian Drone Attack. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• At Least 40 Killed, 119 Injured in Fire at Swiss Ski Resort Bar; New Questions About Trump's Health After Saying He Takes Higher Dose of Aspirin Than His Doctors Advise; New York City's New Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D-New York City, NY) Sworn In. Aired 10-10:30a ET


January 01, 2026
• Women's Health Headlines in 2025; Top Legal Stories of 2025. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D-New York City, NY) Officially becomes New York City Mayor; Swiss Police Say, Dozens Believed Dead in Fire at New Year's Party; Turning Grief into Hope, The Nature of Change, Helps Kids Face Uncertainty, Build Resilience. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Annual Roses Parade; Cell Phone Ban in Virginia; Top 10 Entertainment Stories of 2025. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Fire at New Year's Eve Party in Switzerland; Trump Withdrawing the National Guard; Storms Headed for California; Bills Mafia for Life; Crusade for Christian Nationalism. Aired 9-9:30a ET


December 31, 2025
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET
• Did Not Air 10-11a ET


December 30, 2025
• Pipe Bomb Suspect in Court; What Happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?; Trump Blasts Federal Reserve Chair; Federal Agents Swarm Minnesota. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Push For Peace in Gaza; CIA Conducts Drone Strike on Venezuela. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Flu Cases on the Rise Across the Country; World Leaders Respond to Trump's Diplomatic Activity; New Search for Missing MH370 Underway. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Sources Say, CIA Carried Out Drone Strike on Port in Venezuela; D.C. Pipe Bomb Suspect Due in Federal Court for Detention Hearing; CDC Says, Flu Cases on the Rise Across the Country. Aired 10-10:30a ET


December 29, 2025
• Brigitte Bardot Dies; Trump and Putin Speak; Dangerous Products on Shelves Following Recall?; Trump Set to Meet With Netanyahu. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Russia: Ukraine Drone Attack Targeted One Of Putin's Residences, Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy Call Allegation "Another Lie"; Trump Pushes For Phase 2 Of Gaza Peace Deal; Rep. Debbie Dingell (D- MI), Is Interviewed About DOJ Memo: DC Pipe Bomb Suspect Told FBI That Someone Needed To "Speak Up" For People Who Believe 2020 Election Was Stolen. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Search for Missing MH370 Plane to Resume Tomorrow; Netanyahu set to meet with Trump; Hurdles to Ukraine Peace Deal Remain; Epstein Survivors Await Release of More Files. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump, Netanyahu Set to Meet Amid Rising Middle East Tensions; Blizzard Conditions, Storms, Tornadoes Slam Parts of the U.S.; New DOJ Memo Details Pipe Bomb Suspect's Talks With FBI. Aired 10-10:30a ET


December 26, 2025
• Netflix Criticized Over NFL Broadcast; Zelenskyy and Trump Set to Meet; Interview With Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Nigeria Confirms It Coordinated With U.S. In Strikes On ISIS; Winning $1.8B Powerball Ticket Sold At Arkansas Gas Station; More Retailers Charge Restocking Fees For Holiday Returns. Aired 11-11:30a ET


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