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The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Trump Escalates Trade War, Announces Expansive Global Tariffs; Musk Gambled Millions on WI Supreme Court Race And Lost; Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN), Is Interviewed About Trump New 25 Percent Auto Tariffs Go In Effect At Midnight; Gaza Family: Son Tortured, Killed For Speaking Against Hamas; American Wine Industry Paralyzed By Sweeping Tariffs. Aired 5-6p ET


CNN News Central
• Trump to Announce Sweeping New Tariffs at White House; CNN Projects Liberal Judge Wins in Wisconsin, GOP Holds Florida Seats; Film Star Val Kilmer Dead at 65. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Countries Brace for New Trump Tariffs, Vow Retaliation; Liberal Judge Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Despite Musk's Millions; GOP Holds Florida Seats; Trump Administration to Replace Some Fired Inspectors General. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Liberal Judge Wins in Wisconsin, GOP Holds Florida House Seats; Trump to Announce Sweeping New Tariffs at White House; Interview with Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL): GOP Wins in Florida, Shoring Up Narrow House Majority, Trump's New Tariffs; Senior Russian Official Expected to Visit Washington for Talks. Aired 8:00-8:30a ET
• Barry Appleton is Interviewed about Tariffs; Numbers on the Special Election; Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) is Interviewed about the Special Elections; Pro-Isreal Group Gave List of Protesters to Deport; Kathleen Sebelius is Interviewed about HHS Cuts. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Trump Weighing Tariff Options; Markets on Edge Ahead of Tariff Announcement; Mark Zandi is Interviewed about New Tariffs; Tariffs on Imported Cars and Auto Parts; Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) is Interviewed about Yesterday's Special Elections. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Markets Open Ahead of Tariff Announcement; Boeing CEO Testifies on The Hill; Noah Wyle is Interviewed About His New Show "The Pitt." Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Israel Announces Expansion of Military Operation; Democrats Score Big Election Win in Wisconsin; Amazon Makes Bid to Buy TikTok; Trump Set to Announce Tariffs. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Israel Announces Plan to Seize "Large Areas" of Gaza; Pro- Israel Group Says It Gave U.S. List of Protesters to Deport; School Phone Bans Emerge As Bipartisan Issue; Val Kilmer, Known for "Top Gun" and Batman Forever," Dead at 65. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Expected to Announce Sweeping New Tariffs After Markets Close at 4 p.m. ET; 25 Percent Tariff on Imported Cars Starts Tomorrow, Parts Tariff by May 6; Millions Brace for Tornadoes, Once- in-a-lifetime Flooding in the United States From Texas to Michigan. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• HHS Layoffs Underway as Department Aims to Cut 10,000 Jobs; GOP Senator to Fired Worker: You Probably Deserved It; Trump to Unveil New Tariff Plan; Farmers: Trump Tariffs Will Push Us to Increase Prices. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Liberal Judge Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race; Canada, Mexico Discuss Response to Trump Tariffs; Republicans Holds Seats in Florida; Liberal Judge Wins in Wisconsin, GOP Sweeps Florida; Mexico's Auto Workers Grapple with Impact of Trump's Tariffs. Aired 12-1a ET
• CNN: Liberal Judge Wins In Wisconsin, GOP Sweeps Florida; Senior Russian Official To Visit Washington This Week; Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race; Republicans Win Florida Special Elections; Booker Makes History With Protest Speech. Aired 1-2a ET
• Actor Val Kilmer Dead At The Age Of 65; Israel Announces Expansion Of Military Operation In Gaza; E.U. Chief On Tariffs: We Have "Strong Plan" For Retaliation; Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race; Senior Russian Official to Visit Washington This Week; White House Issues Warning as China Conducts Drills Around Taiwan; Liberal Judge Wins in Wisconsin, GOP Sweeps Florida; Booker Protests Trump Agenda for More Than 25 Hours in Senate; Massive Wave of Job Cuts at U.S. Health Agencies; U.S. Justice Department to Seek Death Penalty for Luigi Mangione; Evacuations Ordered as Volcano Erupts in Iceland; More Than 2,700 People Killed by Quake in Myanmar; 22 People Now Confirmed Dead in Thailand Due to the Earthquake. Aired 2-3a ET
• American Actor Val Kilmer Dies; Republicans Dominate Special Elections In Two Florida Districts, Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race; Democrat Cory Booker Spoke For 25 Hours In The Senate, Breaks Former Record; Tesla Owners Now Targeted By Aggressive Drivers. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Did Not Air 3-4p ET
• Trump to Announce Sweeping Reciprocal Tariffs Today; Liberal Judge Wins in Wisconsin, GOP Sweeps Florida; Actor Val Kilmer Dead at the Age of 65. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• Liberal Judge Wins in Wisconsin, GOP Sweeps Florida; Canada Vows to Retaliate Against Trump's Tariffs; Israel Announces Expansion of Military Operation in Gaza; Senior Russian Official to Visit Washington this Week; Booker Protest Trump Agenda for 25+ Hours in Senate. Aired 4:30-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Trump to Announce Tariffs in Rose Garden News Conference; Trump Appealing to Largely Male MMA Fan Base. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI) is Interviewed about Special Elections; Remembering Val Kilmer; World Braces for Tariff Announcement; Roben Farzad is Interviewed about New Tariffs. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Trump to Announce Sweeping New Tariffs Today; Israel Announces Expansion of Military Operation in Gaza; Kremlin: Putin's Senior Adviser May Visit U.S. for Talks; Details of Trump's New Tariffs Remain Unknown; Actor Val Kilmer Dead at the Age of 65. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• Trump to Announce Sweeping New Tariffs; China Vows "Counterattack" to U.S. Tariff "Blackmail"; Israel Announces Expansion of Military Operation in Gaza; Senators Question Boeing's CEO; Rising Misogyny and Toxic Masculinity; Remembering Diane Dexter. Aired 10-11a ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Trump To Announce Sweeping Reciprocal Tariffs Today; CNN: Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race; Israel Expanding Military Operation In Gaza. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Israel Announces Expansion of Military Operations in Gaza; Actor Val Kilmer Dead at Age of 65; Trump to Reveal Tariffs that will Take Effect Immediately; Liberal Judge Wins in Wisconsin, GOP Sweeps Florida. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Trump was Still Weighing Tariff Options Last Night; Trump Announces New Tariffs, Upending World Economy; Trump Gambles with New Tariffs on Imported Goods; Democrats Slam Musk after Wisconsin Win; Jubilant Democrats Celebrate Special Election Results. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Trump Announces New Tariffs Today, Upending World Economy; Johnson Fails in Bid to Block Proxy Voting for New Parents; Judge Permanently Dismisses NYC Mayor Eric Adams' Corruption Charges. Aired 12:30-1p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Trump To Announce Sweeping New Tariffs At White House; Israel Announces Expansion Of Military Operation In Gaza; Israeli Military Says It Will Investigate Attack That Killed 15 Aid Workers In Gaza. Aired 11a-12p ET
• Trump To Announce Sweeping New Tariffs Today; Twenty-Five Percent On Imported Cars To Take Effect Thursday; Liberal Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Despite Musk's Money; U.S. Supreme Court Weighs Funding For Planned Parenthood; Investigation Into "Qatargate" Deepens; China's Military Launches Live-Fire Exercise Near Taiwan; Canada Vows To Retaliate Against Trump's Tariffs; New York Yankees Crushing Records Using "Torpedo" Bats; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• Soon: Trump To Announce Sweeping New Tariffs At White House; Amazon Makes Last-Minute Bid For TikTok; Tesla Reports Largest Delivery Drop In Its History; Israel Moves To "Seize Large Areas" Of Gaza . Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• World Bracing for Trump's Sweeping New Tariffs; Judge Dismisses Mayor Eric Adams (D-New York City, NY) Corruption Case; Mexican President on Tariffs, We Don't Believe in an eye-for-an-Eye. Aired 10- 10:30a ET
• Trump to Announce Global Trade Plan; Israel Expands Military Operation in Gaza; Republicans Brace for Tariff Backlash; GOP Wins Both Elections in Florida. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI); U.S. Welcomes Senior Russian Envoy; World Bracing For Trump Tariffs. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Val Kilmer Dies; Impact of Cell Phone Bans in Schools?; GOP Infighting Erupts Over Proxy Voting; Supreme Court Hears Planned Parenthood Case. Aired 11:30a-12p ET