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Cuomo Prime Time
• Trump's Own DOJ Called His Push To Challenge Election "Pure Insanity"; Wray Changes Answer On Social Media Warnings Before January 6; President Biden In Geneva For Summit With Putin. Aired 9-10p ET


Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Joe Biden Arrives In Geneva For Putin Showdown After Shoring Up Western Support; "New York Times:" Trump Finance Officer Could Face Charges As Soon As This Summer; Twenty-One GOP House Members Vote Against Honoring Capitol Heroes; E-mails Show Trump Tried To Get DOJ To Back His 2020 Election Lies; CDC Cities Strain First Seen In India As "Variant Of Concern"; Faith Kleppinger 1971-2021. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Changing the Game; Interview With Alice Waters; Iran's Election. Aired 1-2p ET


At This Hour
• President Biden Arrives in Geneva Ahead of Putin Summit; Attorney General Announces Strategy to Combat Domestic Extremism. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Attorney General Announces Strategy to Combat Domestic Extremism; Supermarket Cashier Shot to Death in Argument over Mask; President Biden in Geneva Ahead of Putin Summit. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• U.S. & Russia Reveal New Details for Biden-Putin Summit; Biden Tells Allies: America is Back; Biden Admin Unveils New Plan to Combat Domestic Terrorism; How Early Did COVID Hit United States?; New E- Mails Reveal Trump Efforts to Overturn Election; Videos Show Ocean City, MD Police Kicking, Tasing Teens After Stopping Them to Enforce a Boadwalk Vaping Ban; Afghan Translators Waiting for U.S. Visas Allegedly Being Hunted Down, Killed by Taliban. Aired 4-5p ET
• Did Not Air 5-6p ET


Don Lemon Tonight
• All Eyes On Biden-Putin Summit; FBI Director Wray Grilled By Lawmakers; Documents Released Show Trump White House Pushed DOJ To Challenge And Overturn 2020 Election Results; Democracy On Shaky Status; GOP Insist To Ban Critical Race Theory; Trump Organization CEO Under Hot Water; Senseless Killing Over Mask Wearing. Aired 10-11p ET
• President Biden Hours Away From Critical Meeting With Vladimir Putin; Twenty-One GOP Vote Against Honor For January 6 Officers; Interview With Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL); "New York Times:" Trump Org. Exec Could Face Charges This Summer; Trump Pressured Department Of Justice To Pursue Stolen Election Lies; Former Trump Chief Of Staff Refuses To Comment On E-mails That Show Him And Other Trump Allies Pressuring DOJ On Big Lie; Coronavirus Pandemic In The U.S.; New Video Shows Police Kicking, Tasing Teens Over Vaping. Aired 11p-12a ET


CNN Newsroom
• Biden Meets with EU Leaders; Trump Pressured AG; Democrats Probe DOJ Surveillance of Lawmakers; McConnell Comments on Supreme Court; Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Evelyn Farkas is Interviewed about the Biden/Putin Meeting; FBI Warns of QAnon Threat; House Leaders Meet with Pelosi; California Reopens Today; NIH Says COVID was in the U.S. in December 2019. Aired 9:30-10a ET.
• Trump Pressured Attorney General to Back Fraudulent Election Claims; Biden Arrives in Geneva Ahead of Putin Summit Tomorrow. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Biden Arrives in Geneva Ahead of Putin Summit Tomorrow; Experts Concerned Over Rapid Spread of Delta Coronavirus Variant. Aired 10:30- 11a ET
• Biden in Geneva for Showdown with Putin; Emails Show Trump Pressured DOJ to Challenge 2020 Election Results; White House Unveils New Strategy to Combat Domestic Extremism. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Russia Says American Paul Whelan Won't Be Part of Any Prisoner Swap; California Reopens Today, Lifts Some COVID Restrictions; Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) Discusses Biden's Upcoming Meeting with Russia's Putin, Sen. McConnell Suggesting Senate Not Open Probe into Secret Data Collection of Congressional Members. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Interview With Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX); New E-Mails Reveal Trump Efforts to Overturn Election; Biden Set to Meet With Putin. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• CDC Now Calls Delta Variant A "Variant Of Concern; Former White House COVID Advisor: Vaccine Effective Against Delta Variant; Delta Air Lines Passengers & Crew Subdue Off-Duty Flight Attendant; Several High-Profile Americans Issue Public Apologies. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• FBI Director on Capitol Hill; Biden Set to Meet With Putin. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Videos Show Ocean City Police Kicking, Tasing Teens Stopping Them to Enforce a Boardwalk Vaping Ban; NAACP Demands Investigation of Ocean City Incident; GOP Representative Apologizes for Offensive Holocaust Comparison; California Reopens with Some Restrictions. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• NATO Leaders Discuss "Threat," China "Challenges"; U.S. Assessing Reported Leak At Chinese Nuclear Power Facility; U.K. PM Delays Easing Of COVID Restrictions On England; White House Pushing Back on Criticism of Putin Meeting; Belarusian Journalist Says He'll Cooperate with Investigation; U.S. Airlines Seeing Sharp Rise in Unruly Passengers. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Russian Mercenaries Accused of Mass Murder in Central African Republic; 13th Opposition Figure Arrested by Ortega Government; Garland Pledges Thorough investigation into Subpoenas; Organizers Set to Unveil Latest COVID Rules Ahead of Olympics; Biden Meets E.U. Leaders Ahead of Putin Summit; NATO Members Vow to Address Challenges from China; U.K. Prime Minister Johnson Delays Lockdown Lifting in England. Aired 1-2a ET
• Putin Prepares For Putin Meeting; China Blasts NATO Statement As Cold War Mentality; IOC V.P. In Japan To Coordinate Preparations For Games; Biden and Putin Share Contentious History Ahead of Talks; New Government Approves Far-Right March in Jerusalem. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Russia Pays Attention to President Biden's Tone; President Biden Delivered a Message of Unity; China Not Pleased by NATO's Message; U.K. Delays Lifting of Restrictions; President Biden Pleas to Americans to Have the Vaccine; Delta Variant Spreads Like Wildfire in 70 Countries; President Biden Prepares For High Stakes Meeting With Putin; U.S. And Turkey Presidents Hold Bilateral Meeting; New Government Approves Far-Right March In Jerusalem; Russian mercenaries Accused Of Atrocities In CAR; Finland's Captain Describes Shock Over Eriksen Collapse; Message Of Support For Christiane Amanpour. Aired 3- 4a ET
• Biden Meets EU Leaders Ahead of Putin Summit; Biden: Putin is Bright, Tough and a Worthy Adversary; Russia: Ready to Hand Over Jailed Americans Except Whelan; NATO Leaders Discuss Russia "Threat," China "Challenges"; Trump Administration Secretly Obtained CNN Correspondent Records; Dangerous Heat Wave Bakes Much of Western U.S. U.S. Assessing Reported Leak at Chines Nuclear Power Facility. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• U.S. Health Experts Express Concern Over Delta Variant; U.K. Prime Minister Johnson Delays Lockdown Lifting in England; FBI: QAnon "Digital Soldiers" May Become More Violent; Partisan Hand Recount of Ballots Nearly Finished; U.S. Airlines Seeing Sharp Rise in Unruly Passengers. Aired 4:30-5a ET


Connect the World
• U.S.-Russia Tensions Rising to Cold War-Era Levels; Russian Mercenaries Accused of Mass Murder of Women and Children in Central African Republic; U.S., E.U. Form Joint Council to Combat Beijing; Biden Arrives in Geneva ahead of Putin Meeting; Aired 10-11a ET
• Biden Arrives in Geneva for Meeting with Putin Amid Backdrop of Looming Cold War-Style Rift; China Accuses NATO of "Cold War Mentality"; China Response to CNN Exclusive on Reported Power Plant Leak; Biden Administration: U.S. President to Discuss Issues Including Cyber Security, Syria & Ukraine; Biden Prepares for High-Stakes Sit-Down with Vladimir Putin; Athletes Could Be Disqualified for Breaking COVID-19 Rules. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Biden-Putin Talks Expected To Last 4-5 Hours; Biden Hours Away From Showdown With Putin As Tension Rises Over Key Issues: Cyber Attacks, Arms Control, Navalny; Twenty-One In GOP Vote No On Congressional Gold Medal For Jan. 6 Officers; Interview With Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA); E-mails Reveal Trump And Allies Pushed DOJ To Investigate Ridiculous Voter Fraud Claims; Interview With New York City Mayoral Candidate Maya Wiley (D). Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Did Not Air 4-5a ET
• Biden Prepares for Historic Face-to-Face with Vladimir Putin; Retailers Plead with Biden to Fix Port Congestion; House Committee to Investigate Trump DOJ Data Seizures; FBI Warns Lawmakers QAnon Believers My Become More Violent. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Biden Prepares For Historic Face-To-Face With Vladimir Putin; Biden Pushes European Leaders To Focus On China Threat; Chemical Fire To Burn For Days, Area Residents Forced To Evacuate. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• E.U. and U.S. Settle the Airbus Dispute after 17 Years; President Biden Heads to Geneva for His Showdown with Vladimir Putin; The Fed Meeting Starts as Jamie Dimon Warns on Rising Prices. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• Biden Calls Putin "A Worthy Adversary" Ahead of Summit; Biden Arrives in Geneva for High-Stakes Putin Summit; Emails Show Trump Pushed DOJ to Back His "Big Lie"; U.S. Presidents and Putin Through the Years. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Biden Intensely Preparing For Putin Summit; Garland Announces New Strategy To Combat Domestic Terrorism; New Reporting On Trump- Backed Candidates For Senate. Aired 12:30-1p ET


New Day
• Biden Preps for Face-to-Face Meeting with Putin Tomorrow; Vaccinated Americans are Returning to Normal Lives; U.S. Health Officials Sound Alarm on Rapidly Spreading Variant. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is Interviewed about McConnell's Supreme Court Comment; Tropical Storm Bill Churning off Coast; Major Airlines Experience Tech Issues; Democrats Probing Trump's DOJ's Surveillance; Greene Apologizes for Holocaust Comments; Biden Meets with EU Leaders and Putin. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Biden Calls Putin Worthy Adversary Ahead of Tense Meeting; American Judge Calls for Prisoner Swap Between Russia, U.S.; Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Says, Highly Unlikely He'd Confirm Biden Pick in 2024. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• McConnell Haunts Democrats With Pledge To Block Biden Court Nominee; New E-Mails: Trump And Allies Pressured DOJ On Fraud Conspiracies; U.S. On Verge Of 600,000 Americans Dying From Coronavirus. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• President Biden Travels to Geneva to Meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin; President Biden Likely to Discuss Cybersecurity Concerns with Vladimir Putin; President Biden States NATO Considering Admitting Ukraine at Member; New Highly Contagious Variant of Coronavirus Discovered; Ex-Giuliani Associate Speaks on Damning New Audio, Radio, Barr's Role. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Parnas' Lawyer Asks for Documents; FBI Warns QAnon; Amanda Kloots is Interviewed about Losing Her Husband to COVID. Aired 8:30-9a ET


Quest Means Business
• U.S. And E.U. In Trade Truce Over Boeing And Airbus; Europe Trade Commissioner Says They Have Complex Relations With China; U.S. Retail Sales Down As Fed Meets On Interest Rates; Biden Arrives In Geneva Ahead Of U.S.- Russia Summit; U.S. Airlines Seeing Sharp Rise In Unruly Passengers; Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes Top Goal Scorer In Tournament History. Aired 3-4p ET


The Situation Room
• Biden Takes Fight For Democracy To Geneva For Pivotal Summit With Putin Just Hours From Now; New E-mails Show How Trump & Allies Pressured DOJ To Consider False, Outlandish Claims The Election Was Stolen; Trump DOJ Seized Phone Records From Journalists, Lawmakers, W.H. Counsel; Atty. General Announces National Strategy To Combat Domestic Terrorism; GOP's Rep. Greene: Holocaust Museum Visit Was "My Decision"; CDC Now Designates Delta COVID Strain A "Variant Of Concern". Aired 5-6p ET
• Biden In Geneva Just Hours Before Putin Showdown; New E-mails Show How Trump And Allies Pressured DOJ To Consider False, Outlandish Claims The Election Was Stolen; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA): Holocaust Museum Visit Was My Decision; Interview With Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA); Biden Met With Russia Experts To Prep For Summit With Putin; California Fully Reopens Economy 15-Plus Months After. Aired 6- 7p ET


Hala Gorani Tonight
• Nearly 30 Million Vaccinated in U.K.; Concerns Grow over Spread of Delta Variant; Russian Mercenaries Accused of Mass Murder of Women and Children in Central African Republic; Olympic Games Organizers Unveil New COVID-19 Playbook. Aired 2-3p ET