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•Trump, Harris Campaigns at Odds Over Debate Rules; Trump on Officials Behind Afghanistan Pullout: You Got to Fire Them, Like on The Apprentice; Gen H.R. McMaster Details his Time in the Trump White House in New Book. Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster's New Book Gives Blistering Account Of His 13 Months As National Security Adviser In Trump White House; Justice Department Seeks To Revive Trump's Classified Documents Case, Defends Role Of Special Counsel; Scheduled SpaceX Launch Delayed By 24 Hours. Aired 8-9p ET

•Interview with Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Russia and Eurasia Program Senior Fellow Dara Massicot; Interview with Former Pentagon Official Elbridge Colby; Interview with "The Grapes of Wrath" Actress Cherry Jones; Interview with "The Grapes of Wrath" Director Carrie Cracknell. Aired 1-2p ET

•Trump Adviser On New Campaign Push: "Think Trump On Steroids"; Trump Slams Harris On Afghanistan Withdrawal; Ex-Adviser McMaster Details Trump's "Outlandish" Policy Ideas; DOJ Seeks To Revive Trump Docs Case, Defends Special Counsel; San Francisco Ramps Up Homelessness Encampment Sweeps. Aired 4-5p ET
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•Sept. 10 Debate in Doubt as Campaigns Battle Over Details; Ex- Democrats Endorse Trump, Claim Unity; RFK, Gabbard Have History of Pushing Conspiracies. "NewsNight" Discusses The Contrasts Of Democratic And Republican Platforms; Political Strategists From Both Parties Defend Their Respective Candidates. Aired 10-11p ET

•Harris and Trump Hitting Key Battleground States This Week; Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Attacks in Major Escalation; Evacuations Ordered After Deadly Alaska Landslide. Aired 7-7:30a ET
•Adviser Says Trump Ramping Up Schedule: "Think Trump On Steroids"; Russia Launches Deadly Overnight Aerial Attack On Ukraine; Trump Assassination Attempt Task Force To Visit Shooting Site. Aired 7:30-8a ET
•Presidential Campaigns for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump Negotiating Over Rules for Planned Upcoming Debate; Harris Campaign Promising Kamala Harris Will Give Sit-Down Interview Before End of August. Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Attacks in Major Escalation; General McMaster Writes Blistering Account of Trump White House; Interview with Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA). Aired 8-8:30a ET.
•Hiker's Body Found in Grand Canyon; A High School Quarterback Dies from Injury; Black Men Speak About Harris; Frank Luntz is Interviewed about Voters; Prediction for Labor Day Weekend Travel. Aired 8:30-9a ET
•New Drama Over the Presidential Debate; Harris Wants Live Mics in Debate; Trump Allies Face Hearing in Arizona; Rep. Mike Kelly (R- PA) is Interviewed about the Trump Assassination Attempt. Aired 9- 9:30a ET
•Progress on Ceasefire Talks; Steve Anderson is Interviewed about the War in Ukraine; Latricia Mimbs is Interviewed about Escaping Flooding; Starliner Crew to Stay in Space Until February. Aired 9:30- 10a ET
•Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Attacks; Harris and Trump Campaigns Battle Over Debate Details. Aired 1-1:30p ET
•2025 Trial Date Set for Trump Allies Accused In AZ Fake Elector Plot; Found: Body Of Hiker Sept away In Grand Canyon Flash Flood; Yacht Captain Facing Manslaughter Probe After Deadly Sinking. Aired 1:30-2p ET
•Harris and Trump hitting key battleground states this week; Congressional task force tours site of Trump assassination attempt; Russia strikes Ukrainian energy infrastructure in overnight attack. Aired 2-2:30p ET
•Russia Strikes Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure In Overnight Attack; U.S. Honors 13 Servicemembers Killed On Third Anniversary Of Kabul Airport Attack; Mother Of Soldier Killed In Kabul Airport Attack Speaks To CNN; SpaceX Crew Aiming For First-Ever Commercial Spacewalk; NASA: Starliner Astronauts Won't Return To Earth Until February; Fauci Recovering After Hospitalization for West Nike Virus; High Mosquito- Borne Encephalitis Risk Leads To Park Closures In MA. Aired 2:30-3p ET
•Adviser Says Trump Ramping Up Schedule: "Think Trump on Steroids"; New Drama Over September 10 Debate as Campaigns Battle Over Details; Harris Team Wants Mics Live for Entire Sept. 10 Debate; Congressional Lawmakers Visit Site of Trump Rally Shooting. Aired 3- 3:30p ET
•Congressional Lawmakers Visit Site of Trump Rally Shooting; Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Attacks in Major Escalation; DOJ Seeks to Revive Trump Documents Case; France Confirms Arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov; AAA and TSA Predict Record Labor Day Weekend Travel. Aired 3:30-4p ET

•Tensions High After Israel, Hezbollah Trade Fire; Deadly Floods Impact Millions of People in Bangladesh; Zelenskyy: Ukrainian Forces Making Advances in Kursk; Hamas Accuses Israel of Setting New Conditions for Deal; NASA: SpaceX Capsule to Bring Home Starliner Astronauts. Aired 12-1a ET
•Israel And Hezbollah Trade Fire In Major Flare-Up; British Citizen Found Dead After Russian Missile Strike In Eastern Ukraine; Telegram Says CEO Durov Has Nothing To Hide After Arrest In France; Syrian Man Confesses To Killing 3 In Germany Stabbing Attack. Hamas Accuses Israel of Setting New Conditions for Deal; Trump, Harris Step Up Campaigning As Race Enters Next Phase; WSJ Reporter's Friends Celebrate His Return Home; Australia's Right to Disconnect; Stranded in Space. Aired 1-2a ET
•Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Heavy Fire; Still No Agreement in Gaza Ceasefire Talks; Harris and Trump Campaign on Battleground States; Trump to Ramp Up Campaign; Telegram CEO Arrested in France; U.K. Citizen Killed in Russian Missile Strike; German Police Arrested a Syrian Man Over Solingen Stabbing. Hamas Accuses Israel Of Setting New Conditions For Deal; Hurricane Hone Lashing Hawaii With Rain, High Winds; NASA: SpaceX Capsule To Bring Home Starliner Astronauts; Trump Team Welcomes Endorsem*nt Of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Aired 2-3a ET
•U.S. Keeps an Eye to the Middle East Tensions, Orders Two Carrier Strike Groups to Remain; Harris, Trump Begins Battleground States Campaign 10 Weeks Before Polls; Telegram CEO Arrested in France. Evan Gershkovich Returns to Princeton and Reunites with his Community; Hurricane Hone Dumped Rains in Hawaii; Australians Can Put Their Phones in Silent Mode at Work. Aired 3-4a ET
•New Phase in U.S. Presidential Election; Abortion Access is a Key Issue this Election Season; Tensions High After Israel, Hezbollah Trade Fire; Russia Launches Large Air Attack on Ukraine Overnight. Aired 4-4:30a ET
•Tensions High After Israel, Hezbollah Trade Fire; Australian Law Protecting Out of Office Time Takes Effect; "Invest Fest" Aims to Boost Black Entrepreneurship. Aired 4:30-5a ET
•CNN International: Tensions High After Israel, Hezbollah Trade Fire; Trump Questions Whether He Should Debate On ABC News; Harris Campaign Has Raised $540M Since She Entered The Race; Ukraine: Energy Facilities Damaged Following Russian Attack; Australian Law Protecting Out Of Office Time Takes Effect; NASA: SpaceX Capsule To Bring Home Starliner Astronauts. Aired 8-9a ET
•CNN International: Israel, Hezbollah Pull Back After Intense Cross-Border Fire; White House Reports Progress In Gaza Ceasefire Talks; Russia Launches Large Drone And Missile Bombardment On Ukraine. Aired 11a-12p ET
•New Drama Over Debate as Campaigns Battle Over Details; Today, Bipartisan Task Force Heads to Butler, Pennsylvania to Investigate Attempted Assassination of Trump; Israel, Hezbollah Exchange Attacks in Major Escalation. Aired 10-10:30a ET
•Gaza Ceasefire Talks Continue in Egypt; Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Attacks; Russia's Deadly Air Attack on Ukraine; Boeing Starliner Crew Stuck in Space Until 2025; Dr. Fauci Recovers from West Nile Virus; Preventing Mosquito Bites. Aired 10:30-11a ET
•Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Is Interviewed About Israel, Hezbollah Exchange Attacks In Major Escalation; New Drama Over Debate As Campaigns Battle Over Details. Aired 11-11:30a ET
•Teen Athlete Dead After Brain Injury During Football Game; Deadly Mosquito Infection Shuts Down Parks in Massachusetts; Hearing Set in Arizona Election Subversion Case. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
•Israel, Hezbollah Pull Back After Intense Cross-Border Fire; Trump Assassination Attempt Task Force Visits Shooting Site; Campaigns Fighting Over Whether To Mute Mics At Next Debate; Ukraine: Russia Launched Its "Most Massive Air Attack" Of War; New Taliban Law Bans Women's Voices And Bare Faces In Public. Aired 3-4p ET

•Donald Trump Readies Himself for An All-Out Sprint Toward November; J.D. Vance Cites Trump would Veto a Bill that Establishes a Federal Abortion Ban; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Endorses Donald Trump. Aired 5-5:30a ET
•Trump, Vance Moderate Stances On Abortion Issue; Dems Criticized For Not Allowing Pro-Palestinian DNC Speaker; Florida Wins Little League World Series. Aired 5:30-6a ET
•71 Days to Campaign: Trump Stepping Up Appearances, Casting Doubt on Debate; Harris & Trump Campaigns Release Dueling Border Ads; Severe Storms Threaten Midwestern U.S. Aired 6-6:30a ET
•Trump Facing Backlash over Abortion; RFK Jr. Suspends Campaign; Larry Sabato is Interviewed about His Election Forecast. Aired 6:30-7a ET

•U.S. Official: More Ceasefire Talks in the Coming Days; Russia Launches Large Drone and Missile Bombardment on Ukraine; Kremlin Denies Pavel Durov Met with Putin in Azerbaijan; AAA and TSA Predict Record Labor Day Weekend Trial; General Director of Esports Joins me at 10 on "Connect the World". Aired 9-9:45a ET
•United States Official: Work On "Final Details" For Ceasefire; Israel And Hezbollah Exchange Fire As Fears Escalate; Russia Launches Large Drone And Missile Bombardment On Ukraine; Luxury "Bayesian" Superyacht Captain Faces Investigation; Kamala Harris Has Raised $540 Million Since She Entered The Race; Donald Trump Steps Up Schedule With Battleground State Visits; Team Falcons Become First-Ever Esports World Cup Champions; SpaceX To Retrieve Astronauts After Extended ISS Stay. Aired 10-11a ET

•Trump Casting Doubt On Harris Debate; DOJ Tries To Revive Trump Docs Case Thrown Out By Florida Judge; Telegram CEO, "Mark Zuckerberg Of Russia," Arrested in France. Aired 7-8p ET

•France Defends Arrest of Telegram Founder; Russia's Massive Air Attack on Ukraine; Telegram Founder Detained After Landing in France; Negotiators Meet in Cairo for Gaza Ceasefire Talks; Israel and Hezbollah Pull Back After Cross-Border Fire; Australia Gives Employees "Right to Disconnect"; 44 Deaths in Bangladesh and India Flooding; Trump Campaigns in Michigan; The Debate Over the Debate; Justice Department Seeks to Revive Trump Documents Case; Sven-Goran Eriksson Dies at Age 76; SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission Set to Launch Tuesday Morning. Aired 6-7p ET

•Trump Undercuts Campaign, Says He'd Rather Mics Stay On At Debate; Trump To Hit 3 Swing States This Week As He Steps P Schedule; Trump: My Administration "Will Be Great" On "Reproductive Rights"; Trump's Latest Abortion Comments Anger Anti-Abortion Activists; Vance: Trump Would Veto A National Abortion Ban; Sen. Elizabeth Warren: "American Women Are Not Stupid"; Abortion On The Ballot In Key Battleground States In November. Aired 12-12:30p ET
•Israel And Hezbollah Exchange Fire Before Pulling Back; Does RFK's Trump Endorsem*nt Alter The Race?; Congressional Task Force Investigating Trump Assassination Attempt On Scene In Butler, PA. Aired 12:30-1p ET

•Russia Bombards Ukraine with Missiles and Drones; Tensions High in the Middle East As Israel-Hezbollah Trade Fire; Trump Readies Himself for an All-Out Sprint Towards November. U.S. Official Says Progress in Gaza Ceasefire Talks; Durov Arrested as Part of Investigation into Range of Criminal Activity on Telegram; Death Toll Rises in India and Bangladesh Floods; Harris and Trump Hit Battleground States; Captain James Cutfield Under Investigation; NASA Astronauts Get Ticket Home. Aired 2-3p ET

•Harris and Trump Spar Over Debate Rules; Justice Department seeks to revive classified documents case against Trump; New Backlash Over Texas-Led Voter Fraud Raids; McMaster on Trump White House: "Exercises in Competitive Sycophancy"; Telegram CEO was Arrested. Aired 11p-12a ET

•Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Fire As Fears Escalate; Senior U.N. Official: No Aid Deliveries In Gaza Today; Ukraine: Energy Facilities Damaged Following Russian Attack; Kremlin Denies Pavel Durov Met With Putin In Azerbaijan; Harris Campaign Does Not Want Mics Muted During The Debate; NASA: SpaceX Capsule To Bring Home Starliner Astronauts; Aired 12:00-1:00p ET

•France Looks into Telegram's Role in Criminal Activity; Israel, Hezbollah Pull Back after Intense Cross-Border Fire; Harris, Trump Campaigns Spar Over Muted Mic Debate Issue. SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission Set To Launch Early Tuesday; SpaceX To Make History With First Private Spacewalk; NASA: SpaceX To Retrieve Astronauts After Extended ISS Stay. Aired 4-5p ET

•The Camps of Harris and Trump Dispute on Debate Rules; Trump to Have Ramped Campaign; Rep. Debbie Dingell (R-MI) is Interviewed About Trump and Harris Campaigning in Her State of Michigan. Justice Dept. Seeks To Revive Trump Classified Docs Case; Israeli Students Uprooted From School Near Lebanese Border; Four Civilians To Attempt First-Ever Commercial Spacewalk. Aired 5-6p ET
•Trump and Harris Camps Feuding Again Over Debate Rules; Justice Department Seeks to Revive Trump Classified Documents Case; Trump Allies Face High-Stakes Hearing in Arizona Election Subversion Case; Ukraine: Air Defenses Activated In Kyiv Region; Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Detained In France. Aired 6-7p ET

•Sept. 10 Debate In Doubt As Campaigns Battle Over Details; DOJ Tries To Revive Trump Docs Case, Defends Special Counsel; This Week: SpaceX To Send Four Civilians On Historic, Risky Mission. Aired 9-10p ET

•Extreme Flooding in Bangladesh Impacting Millions of People; The Decision to Keep Two Astronauts in Space until next year; Why the Great Wall of China is No Longer Off Limits for a Food Delivery Snack. Aired 4- 4:10a ET