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April 02, 2025
• 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
• Interview With Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI); U.S. Welcomes Senior Russian Envoy; World Bracing For Trump Tariffs. Aired 11-11:30a 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
• 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


April 01, 2025
• Trump Administration Seeking Death Penalty For Luigi Mangione; Interview With Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY); Will TikTok Go Dark?. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR); Trump Administration Mistakenly Deports Man to El Salvador; Interview With Former Mexican Ambassador to the United States Martha Barcena Coqui; Key Elections in Wisconsin and Florida. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Top Tech Officials at the IRS Sidelined; European Leaders Warns Striking Back Against Trump's Tariffs. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Major Staff Cuts at Federal Health Agencies Now Underway; Sources Say, Many Trump Adviser in Dark on Impending New Tariffs; Trump Faces Two Tests, Special Elections, New Job Numbers. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


March 31, 2025
• Cherry Blossoms Bloom; Final Four Teams Set; Trump Administration Continues Arresting College Students; Mexican President Meets With Kristi Noem; Aluminum Tariffs Hit North Carolina. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Prepares to Escalate Trade War with Sweeping New Tariffs; Kremlin Responds to Trump Saying He's "Very Angry" With Putin; Supreme Court Taking Up Major Religion Cases. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Canada to Retaliate Against New Tariffs; Key Elections in Wisconsin and Florida. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Set to Escalate Trade War With New Tariffs; New Mexico GOP Calls Fire at Headquarters Deliberate Act of Arson; Key Elections Tomorrow in Wisconsin and Florida. Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 28, 2025
• Baseball Season Starts; Activist Detained by ICE Appears in Court; Utah Bans Fluoride in Drinking Water. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• This Morning: Trump Holds Call With Canadian Prime Minister; Israel Strikes Southern Beirut For The First Time Since Ceasefire; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Is Interviewed About Washington Post Report Saying Internal WH Draft Document Details Huge Fed Cuts. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• U.S. and Canada's Strained Relationship; Trump Brings Fight Over Alien Enemies Act to Supreme Court; Trump Ends Collective Bargaining to Many Federal Workers. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon, Trump to Hold Call With Canadian Prime Minister; Deadly 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Myanmar, Thailand and China; Judge Orders Trump Administration to Preserve Signal Messages. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


March 27, 2025
• Major League Baseball Opening Day Arrives; Interview With Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE); Interview With Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY). Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY); DHS Secretary Visits Notorious Prison in El Salvador; Interview With Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Trump's New Auto Tariffs; Signal Lawsuit. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Tufts Student Detained by Federal Agents; Senate Hearing Underway on Mid-Air Collision in D.C.; Hidden Notes to Luigi Mangione. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• HHS to Cut 10,000 Employees in Major Overhaul; Trump Announces New Auto Tariffs in Trade War Escalation; Today, Hearing on Lawsuit Saying Group Chat Flouts Fed Record Laws. Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 26, 2025
• Interview With Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO); Firestorm Over Leaked Trump Administration Signal Chat Grows. Aired 11:30a-12:00p ET
• More Trump Administration Signal Chat Texts Released. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• House Intelligence Committee hearing Underway; Intel Officials Testify as Group Chat Fallout Grows. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Group Chat Strike Plans Released; Intel Officials Testify As Group Chat Fallout Grows; New, U.S. Defense Official Says, Details from Group Chat Were Classified. Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 25, 2025
• Top U.S. Intel Officials Testify on War Plans Leak. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Top Intel Officials Testify on War Plans Leak. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Top Intel Officials Testify on War Plans Leak. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon, Top Intel Officials Testify Amid War Plans Group Chat Fallout; Top Senate Intel Democrat Says, Highly Sensitive and Likely Classified Information Shared in Group Chat Included Name of Active CIA Agent. Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 24, 2025
• March Madness Continues; Interview With Rep. Pete Sessions (R- TX); Judge Blocks Use of Alien Enemies Act; Education Department Employees Given 30 Minutes to Collect Belongings. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Is Interviewed About Appeals Court Holds Hearing On Trump's "Alien Enemies" Flights; Hostage Talks In Limbo As Israeli Offensive In Gaza Intensifies. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Israeli Cabinet Approves Gaza Emigration Proposal; U.S. Meets with Russian Officials; D.C. Appeals Court Holds Hearing on Alien Enemies Act; Trump Meets with Cabinet and Musk. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trump Admin Files New Accusations Against Mahmoud Khalil; New Round of Talks Underway Between U.S. and Russia; NAACP Among Several Groups Suing to Stop Education Department Closure. Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 21, 2025
• Trump Speaks From White House; Americans' Opinion on Trump and Musk?; Heathrow Airport Shut Down. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Pentagon Spokesman Reassigned Following Diversity Content Purge; Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Is Interviewed About Judge; Trump Admin To Clash In Court Over Deportation Flights; Judge Says Trump Admin. Can't Deport Georgetown Fellow. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Canadian PM Expected to call for Election; Musk Wraps Up Meeting at Pentagon; Odessa in Flames After Russian Attack. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Now, Musk Visiting Pentagon at Invitation of Defense Secretary Hegseth; Lawmakers Face Constituents' Fury at Town Halls; Israeli Defense Minister Says, IDF Told to Seize More Gaza Territory Until Hamas Agrees to Release All Hostage. Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 20, 2025
• Boston Celtics Sold; Report Released on Toronto Plane Crash; Trump Trade War Raising Copper Prices; Russia, Ukraine Exchange Attacks on Infrastructure. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Taliban Releases American; Trump Targets Education Department; European Union Delays Retaliatory Tariffs. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Taliban Releases George Glezmann; Lawmakers Facing Angry Voters; Secretary Noem Tours Drug Seizure Operations. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• 24,000 Articles on Chopping Block in Pentagon Website Purge; Voters Unleash Frustrations With Lawmakers at Town Halls; Fed Holds Rates Steady, Projects Slower Growth and Higher Inflation. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


March 19, 2025
• NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Begins; Healthiest Cooking Oil?; Trump Tariff Impact on Lumber Industry?; Interview With Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN). Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN); Chief Justice Rebukes Trump; Volodymyr Zelenskyy Speaks to President Trump. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Breyer on Court Expanding Presidential Immunity; Lawmakers Face Off with Frustrated Voters. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Any Moment, Trump to Speak With Zelenskyy; Hearing in Case Challenging Trump's Slashing of DEI Programs; Chief Justice Roberts Rebukes Trump Over Call to Impeach Judge. Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 18, 2025
• Healthiest Cooking Oil?; Will Trump Tariffs Raise Car Prices?; Interview With James Carville. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Trump Administration Setting Off Constitutional Crisis?; Israel Resumes Airstrikes on Gaza; Putin and Trump Speak. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Veterans Raise Concerns About V.A. Cuts; Israel Resumes Deadly Strikes on Gaza; Trump and Putin to Speak this Morning. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Ceasefire Shatters as Israel Resumes Deadly Strikes on Gaza; Trump and Putin to Speak This Morning on Potential Ukraine Ceasefire; Trump Says He'll Release Thousands of Unredacted JFK Files. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


March 17, 2025
• March Madness Arrives; Interview With Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor; Putin Set to Speak With Trump; Trump Escalates Trade War. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• White House Denies Defying Judge's Order To Stop Deportation Flights; Communities Pick Up Pieces After Storms Kill At Least 39 People; Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), Is Interviewed About Some Senate Dems Losing Faith In Schumer After Funding Concession. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Some Senate Dems Lose Faith in Schumer; Hearing for Dr. Rasha Alawieh's Deportation to Lebanon Canceled; Two Astronauts Back on Earth Tomorrow Night. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Courts Face Off With White House Over Immigration Crackdown; Communities Pick Up Pieces After Storms Kill At Least 39 People; Houthi Rebels Vow Escalation Over U.S. Strikes. Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 14, 2025
• Interview With Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers; Trump Asks For Military Options For Panama Canal; Johns Hopkins University Laying Off 2,000 Workers Due to DOGE Cuts. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Is Interviewed About Hamas Says It's Willing To Release U.S.-Israel Hostage Edan Alexander; Now: Hearing On Dr. Oz Nomination For Medicare & Medicaid Admin; New Canadian Pm Being Sworn In Amid Trade War. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Hamas Willing to Release U.S.-Israel Hostage Edan Alexander; Sen. Chuck Schumer to Vote for Spending Bill; Judges Rules Trump Admin. to Reinstate Fired Employees. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Hamas Says It's Willing to Release U.S.-Israel Hostage Edan Alexander; Senate Faces Midnight Deadline to Avoid Government Shutdown; Tempers Flare at Asheville Town Hall. Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 13, 2025
• Dow Drops Again; Interview With Former White House Domestic Policy Adviser Susan Rice; VA Closing Office Helping Minorities; Trump and Musk Target IRS Cuts; Interview With Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA). Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• American Student Missing; Interview With Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA); Kremlin Casts Doubt on Ukraine Cease-Fire Plan; Trump Treasury Secretary Downplays Economic Concerns; Trump Withdraws CDC Director Nominee. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• SpaceX Launch for Stranded Astronauts Postponed; Trump Speeds Up Mass Deportation Efforts; Trump Admin. Rolls Back Major Climate Policies; EPA to Gut Dozens of Key Climate Rules; V.A. Closes Office Helping Minorities Veterans. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• White House Withdraws CDC Dir. Nominee Just Before Confirmation Hearing; U.S Wholesale Inflation Slowed Substantially in February; Senate Democrats Must Decide If They Will Let Government Shut Down. Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 12, 2025
• Five Years Since COVID-19 Declared Pandemic; Interview With Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton; President Trump Hosts Irish Leader; Palestinian Protester Appears in Court. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA); Ukraine Endorses Cease-Fire; Canada Retaliates in Trump Trade War. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Schumer Huddles with Democrats; Education Department Begins Laying Off Nearly Half of Workforce; Canada Announces Retaliatory Tariffs; Measles Rising in Texas. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• New, U.S. Inflation Slowed in February for First Time in Four Months; Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Democrats Meeting to Chart Path Forward on Spending Bill; Russia Unleashes New Strikes After Ukraine Proposes Ceasefire. Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 11, 2025
• Five Years Since COVID-19 Declared Global Pandemic; Ukraine Talks; Markets Dive on Trump Uncertainty; Interview With Ontario, Canada, Premier Doug Ford. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Ontario, Canada, Premier Doug Ford; FEMA Cancels Fire Training Classes; Arrest of Palestinian Protester Stirs Controversy; Republicans Try to Avert Government Shutdown; Trump Escalates Trade War. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• House Speaker Comments on Government Funding Fight; House to Vote on Spending Bill; New Aluminum and Steel Tariffs Against Canada. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Markets Down Again After Worst Day of 2025; Russia Accuses Ukraine of Drone Attack Ahead of U.S.-Ukraine Talks; Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) Comments on Government Funding Fight. Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 10, 2025
• Will Menendez Brothers Be Released?; Marco Rubio Heads to Saudi Arabia. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Is Interviewed About Friday Deadline Looms For Trump & Congress To Avert Shutdown; Police Search For Univ. Of Pittsburgh Student In Dominican Republic; DHS Converts App From Seeking Asylum To Self-Deporting. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Deadline for Trump Admin. to Pay USAID Partners; New Details in Idaho Student Murders; Bills QB Josh Allen Signs $330M Deal. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Chinese Tariffs on U.S. Farms Goods Now in Effect; House Set to Vote Tomorrow on Bill to Fund Government Through September; Now, Rubio Heads to Saudi Arabia Ahead of Talks on Ukraine War. Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 07, 2025
• Americans' Views on Trump?; Trump Backs Off Tariffs. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), Is Interviewed About Trump Flip-Flops On Tariffs, Doge Firings & Cutting Medicaid; Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA), Is Interviewed About Stocks Sinking Amid Trump Tariff Whiplash, New Jobs Report. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Trump to Speak from Oval Office; Student Loan's Future Uncertain; Hamas Wants to Maintain Talks with U.S. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• U.S. Economy Added 151,000 Jobs in February, Fewer Than Expected; Trump to Hold Crypto Summit at White House Today; Soldiers Accused of Selling Military Secrets to Buyers in China. Aired 10- 10:30a ET


March 06, 2025
• Trump Backs Off Mexico Tariffs; Interview With Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL); Interview With Ontario, Canada, Premier Doug Ford. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Interview With Ontario, Canada, Premier Doug Ford; Trump Targets VA Cuts; Interview With Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT); E.U. Leaders Hold Critical Meeting on Ukraine; Economic Warning Signs. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Trump Delays Auto Tariffs; House Votes to Censure Rep. Al Green; Zelenskyy meets with Europeans After U.S. Aid and Intel Cuts; U.S. Farmers Reacts to Trump Tariffs; Trump May Delay Canada and Mexico Tariffs. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Employers Cut More Jobs Last Month Than Any February in 15-Plus Years; Zelenskyy, E.U. Leaders Hold Critical Meeting on Ukraine; Any Moment, House to Vote on Whether to Censure Rep. Al Green (D-TX). Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 05, 2025
• President Trump Reshaping World Order?; U.S. Pauses Intelligence Sharing With Ukraine; Interview With Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Five Justices Reject Trump's Plan to Freeze Foreign Aid; Rep. Sylvester Turner Dies at 70; Trump to Speak to PM Trudeau; U.S. Pausing Intelligence Sharing with Ukraine. Aired 11:00-11:29a ET
• Trump Trade War; Interview With Senior White House Office Trade and Manufacturing Adviser Peter Navarro. Aired 10:30a-11:00p ET
• Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Request to Keep Foreign Aid Frozen; CIA Chief Says, U.S. Has Paused Intelligence Support to Ukraine; Suspect in Kabul Airport Terrorist Attack Arrives in U.S. Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 04, 2025
• Interview With James Carville; Interview With Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL). Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Canada Responds to Trump Tariffs; Target Set to Raise Prices Over Trump Trade War; Interview With Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD). Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• Trump First Address to Congress Tonight; U.S. Pauses Military Aid to Ukraine; Vance Comments on Ukraine Military Aid Pause; Israel and Hamas Yet to Agree to Next Steps in Ceasefire. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Trade War Erupts, Markets Plunge as Trump Tariffs Take Effect; Trump Pauses Military Aid to Ukraine After Zelenskyy Clash; White House Officials Say, Trump to Defend Whirlwind First 100 Days to Congress. Aired 10-10:30a ET


March 03, 2025
• Interview With Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY); Highland Park Shooting Suspect Pleads Guilty; Trump Makes English Official U.S. Language. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Kremlin: Washington Now "Largely Aligns" With Moscow; RFJ Jr.: Deadly Texas Measles Outbreak Is "Call To Action"; "Resistance Rangers" Protest At National Parks Across U.S. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• 25 Percent on Canada and Mexico Tariffs; Real-World Impact of NOAA Firings; Hochul on Hiring Workers Targeted by DOGE. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Kremlin Says, European Summit on Ukraine Not Aimed at Achieving Peace; Trump to Address Congress on Heels of Heated Zelenskyy Dispute; U.S. Set to Impose Tariffs on Canadian, Mexican Goods at Midnight. Aired 10-10:30a ET


February 28, 2025
• Trump-Zelenskyy Tensions Explode In Unprecedented Oval Office Clash; Russian Officials Gloat After Trump-Zelenskyy Clash; World Leaders Rally Around Zelenskyy After Trump Berates Him; U.S. Official: Trump-Zelenskyy Relationship "Seems Irreparable"; Vatican: Pope Francis On A Breathing Machine. Aired 6-7p ET


February 27, 2025
• Trump Downplays Rift With Zelenskyy Ahead of Meeting Tomorrow; HHS Silent on Measles Vaccine Amid Deadly Outbreak; Sheriff Says, Not Ruling Out Foul Play in Death of Gene Hackman and Wife. Musk's Starlink Gets FAA Contract In Potential Conflict Of Interest; Rose Girone, The Oldest Known Holocaust Survivor, Dies At 113. Aired 6-7p ET


February 26, 2025
• Musk Takes Center Stage at Trump's First Cabinet Meeting; Trump Says, Zelenskyy to Sign Resources and Rebuilding Deal at White House Friday; American Airlines Flight Aborts Its Landing in D.C. to Avoid Another Plane. First Measles Death In U.S. In A Decade As Texas Outbreak Worsens; Israel Receives Four Coffins Containing Bodies From Red Cross. Aired 6-7p ET


February 25, 2025
• White House Reveals Acting DOGE Administrator; Ukrainian Official Says, Deal Reached With U.S. On Resources And Rebuilding; Southwest Jet Narrowly Avoids Hitting Private Plane In Chicago; Consumer Confidence Plummets Amid Concerns About Trump Policies; Vatican: Pope Francis In Critical But Stable Condition. Aired 6-7p ET


February 24, 2025
• Federal Government Tells Agencies Responses To Musk Email Are Voluntary; Trump Hosts France's Macron At Crucial Moment For Ukraine; Trump Taps Right Wing Podcaster Dan Bongino For FBI Deputy; Vatican: Pope Still In Critical Condition, Showing "Slight Improvement"; Grammy-Winning Singer Robert Flack Dead At Age 88. Aired 6-7p ET


February 21, 2025
• Judge Allows Trump To Move Forward With Dismantling USAID; Supreme Court Rules On Trump's Ability To Fire Government Watchdog; Trump Admits Russia Attacked Ukraine But Blames Biden And Zelenskyy; Sources: Musk's Private Security Detail Deputized By U.S. Marshals; Accused CEO Killer Luigi Mangione Appears In Court. Aired 6-7p ET


February 20, 2025
• Zelenskyy Says, Talk With Top Trump Envoy Gives Hope; Sources Say, Hegseth Could Fire Top Generals and Admirals Soon; Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) Says She Won't Move to Oust Mayor Eric Adams (D-New York City, NY). Sen. Mitch McConnell Announces He Won't Seek Re-Election; U.S. Senate Confirms Kash Patel For FBI Director; Hawaiian Volcano Spews Lava 400 Feet Into The Air. Aired 6-7p ET


February 19, 2025
• Vance Defends Trump After He Called Zelenskyy a Dictator; D.C. Prosecutor Says He'll Probe Anyone Who Threatens Trump Allies; Judge Hears DOJ's Motion to Dismiss Charges Against Mayor Eric Adams (D-New York City, NY). Vatican: Hospitalized Pope Francis Shows "Slight Improvement"; Dangerous, Record-Breaking Cold Grips Central U.S. Aired 6-7p ET


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