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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Government Shuts Down as GOP, Democrats Deadlock on Spending; GOP and Democrats Blame Each Other for Government Shutdown; GOP Falsely Claims Democrats Want to Provide Health Care Benefits to Undocumented Immigrants; Interview with Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE); Government Shuts Down as GOP, Dems Deadlock on Spending; J.D. Vance Claims He's in Private Talks With Senate Democrats to End Government Shutdown; Washington Post Reports on Hegseth's Plans to Plug Leaks, Widespread Use of Random Polygraphs and NDAs; Renowned Primatologist, Jane Goodall Dies at 91. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview with Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH); Interview with Johns Hopkins University School of advanced International Studies Professor and "Iran's Grand Strategy: A Political History" Author Vali Nasr; Interview with "Dead Center" Author and Former U.S. Senator Joe Manchin. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• Senators Leave Town, Shutdown To Go Until At Least Friday; White House: Layoffs Due To Shudown "Imminent"; Just In: Hegseth Lands In Memphis To Survey Task Force. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Shutdown To Last Until At Least Friday As Senators Leave; Sen. Markwayne Mullin, (R-OK), Is Interviewed About Government Shutdown; Vance Claims Dems Want Health Care For Undocumented Immigrants; Fact Checking Republican Claims Democrats Want To Give Free Health Care To "Illegal Aliens" Shutdown; No Clear Path Out Of Gov't Shutdown As Both Sides Dig In; Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Is Interviewed About WH Freezes $18B In Funding For NYC Infrastructure Amid Shutdown. Aired 5- 6p ET
• No Clear Path Out of Government Shutdown as Both Sides Dig in; Dow, S&P 500 Hit Record Highs as Wall Street Shrugs Off Shutdown; Nurse Shares Story of Michigan LDS Church Shooting. Pope Leo Calls Trump's Gaza Plan A "Realistic Proposal"; Climate & Pandemic Experts Wage War On Antiscience In New Book; Jane Goodall, Who Revolutionized The Study Of Primates, Dies At 91. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• No End in Sight for Government Shutdown, White House Says Firings Imminent; Trump's Efforts to Expand Government Echoes Socialism Policies. Trump Pledges To Defend A Nation He Called A Funder Of Terrorism; Pete Hegseth's War On Leakers Intensifies. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Republicans and Democrats Blame Each Other for Government Shutdown; Federal Employees, Military Members Working Unpaid Through Shutdown; Stock Futures Slide as Government Officially Shuts Down. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) On Government Shut Down For First Time In Nearly Seven Years; Hollywood Fumes Over New "AI Actress"; Trump Hands Out Public Land, Millions Of Dollars To Save Big Coal. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• North Carolina Homes Collapse into Ocean from Heavy Hurricane Surf; Interview with Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO): Government Shuts Down After Lawmakers Fail to Reach Funding Deal; Journalists Shoved by ICE Agents Outside New York Immigration Court; Private Sector Employment Declines in September. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Government Shuts Down After Lawmakers Fail to Reach Funding Deal; Elon Musk Plans to Take on Wikipedia With Grokipedia; Vance Says, I'll Talk With Democrats About ACA Subsidies If They Reopen Government. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Government Shutdown As GOP, Dems Deadlock On Spending; Sen. Chris Coons, (D-DE), Is Interviewed About Government Shutdown; Government Shuts Down After Lawmakers Fail To Reach Funding Deal; Republicans & Democrats Blame Each Other For Govt. Shutdown; Schumer: GOP Must Stop Delaying Answers On Heath Care; Oregon, Portland Sue Trump Admin Over Natl. Guard Deployment; Trump Claims Portland Looks Like "Word War Two" In Speech To Generals. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• U.S. Economy Lost 32,000 Private Sector Jobs In September; Private Sector Employment Declines Two Months In A Row; Shutdown To Delay Release Of September Jobs Report. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Partial Building Collapse in New York City; Private Sector Employment Falls; Government Shuts Down. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• V.P. Vance Joins White House Briefing Amid Government Shutdown; Vance Says We Are Going to Have to Lay Some People Off if Shutdown Continues; Trump Administration Federal Crime Crackdown Underway in Memphis. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Trump Administration Federal Crime Crackdown Underway in Memphis; Government Shuts Down as GOP, Dems Deadlock on Spending; White House Budget Chief Warns Permanent Layoffs Could Start in Next One to Two Days if Shutdown Continues; Hundreds of Thousands of Government Workers Must Go Without Pay Until Lawmakers Resolve Shutdown; Authorities Clash With Protesters Outside Portland ICE Facility; Journalist Shoved by ICE Agents Outside NY Immigration Court. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Interview with Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO): Democrats Demand Extension of Obamacare Subsidies; Jane Goodall, Who Revolutionized the Study of Primates, Has Died; WNBA Superstar Calls Out League in Scathing Remarks. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• WNBA Superstar Calls Out League in Scathing Remarks; Government Shuts Down as GOP, Dems Deadlock on Spending; Trump Admin Federal Crackdown Underway in Memphis; Twin Storms Collapse Homes Along NC Outer Banks. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Government Shutdown to Last Through at Least Friday; Interview with Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL): Government Shuts Down as GOP, Dems Deadlock on Spending; Supreme Court Lets Fed Governor Lisa Cook Keep Job for Now; Lawyers Indicate Combs Wants to Address Judge Before Sentencing. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• U.S. Government Runs Out of Funding and Shuts Down; U.S. Open to Discuss Hamas's Counterproposals; U.S. Officials Mull Sending Tomahawk Missiles to Ukraine; Storm System Drenches Coastal Communities in Eastern Spain; Hegseth, Trump Speak to America's Top Generals. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• U.S. Government Shuts Down After Senate Fails To Pass Spending Bill; U.S. Federal Agencies Told To Launch Shutdown Plans; Trump Previews $500 Million Deal With Harvard On Trade Schools; U.S. Government Runs Out of Funding and Shuts Down; Trump Gives Hamas up to 4 Days to Respond to Peace Plan; What Will Be Open and Closed During a Shutdown; Sheinbaum Faces Off Against Trump, Cartels in First Year. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S. Government Runs Out of Funding and Shuts Down; U.S. President Threatens Permanent Mass Layoffs Amid Shutdown; More Than 60 Dead After 6.9-magnitude Quake in Central Philippines; North Carolina Homes Collapse Amid High Surf From Hurricanes Imelda and Humberto; Trump Claims White House Close to $500 Million Deal With Harvard; Journalist Injured After ICE Agents Shove Reporters; Trump Announces TrumpRx Site for Discounted Drugs, Deal With Pfizer to Cut Drug Costs for Americans. Aired 2-3a ET
• CNN's Breaking News Coverage on the Beginning of the Federal Shutdown After Failed Attempts by Both Houses of the U.S. Congress. Aired 3-4a ET


CNN This Morning
• U.S. Government Official Shuts Down, No Deal in Sight; From 'Woke' to 'Warriors': Hegseth, Trump Deliver Vision for Military. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• U.S. Government Officially Shuts Down with No Deal in Sight; Trump: Hamas Has "Three or Four Days" to Accept Gaza Plan; Rep.-Elect Still Awaits Swearing-in. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• U.S. Government Runs Out of Funding and Shuts Down; Official: Hamas "Carefully Reviewing" Trump's Proposal; 60 Plus Dead after 6.9 Magnitude Quake in Central Philippines; Musk to Take on Wikipedia with his "Grokipedia"; Mbappe Nets Hat Trick as Real Madrid Rout Kairat Almaty 5-0. Aired 9-9:45a ET
• U.S. Government Shuts Down with No Deal in Sight; Hamas "Carefully Reviewing" Trump's Proposal; Disruptions at Jaguar, Asahi Reveal Companies' Vulnerability to Cyberattacks; Palestinian Chef Teaches Survival Cooking. Aired 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• No Sign of Trump On First Day of Shutdown, Mass Firings "Imminent"; Lutnick: Epstein Got Deal In Exchange For Compromising Videos; Hegseth Plans To Use Polygraphs, Non-Disclosure Agreements. Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• U.S. Government Shuts Down After Senate Fails To Pass Spending Bill; Impact Of Government Shutdown On Us Economy; Trump, Hegseth Address Military Leaders Outlining Vision For Armed Forces. Aired 4- 4:30a ET
• U.S. Government Shuts Down After Senate Fails To Pass Spending Bill; Trump Sets Deadline For Hamas To Respond To His Gaza Peace Plan. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• U.S. Government Runs Out Of Funding And Shuts Down; Hegseth Lays Out Reforms, Slams Rules Of Engagement; E.U. Leaders Meet In Denmark To Discuss Russian Drone Threats. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Official: Hamas Consulting Other Factions On Gaza Plan; U.S. Government Runs Out Of Funding And Shuts Down; Judge Denies Bids For New Trial And To Vacate Conviction For Sean "Diddy" Combs. Aired 5:30- 6a ET


Inside Politics
• Now: Senate Voting On GOP Bill To Fund Govt. For 7-Weeks; No Clear Path Out Of Govt. Shutdown As Both Sides Dig In; Johnson: "There's Nothing For Me To Give" Democrats On Funding. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Markets Shrug Off Government Shutdown; Shutdown to Delay Key Economic Data at a Critical Time; Private Employers Unexpectedly Cut 32,000 Jobs in September; Jane Fonda Says Hollywood is Facing a Powerful Assault on Speech, Launches 'committee to Protect the First Amendment'; Apple Postpones Series About Domestic Extremism; Pope Leo Says Being Pro-life is About More Than Just Abortion. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Hamas Carefully Reviewing Trump Plan; E.U. Leaders Meet in Denmark; More Than 90 People Buried Over Rubble in Indonesia; Dr. Jane Goodall Dies at Age 91. Republicans and Democrats Blame Each Other After the U.S. Government Officially Closes for Business; Bombardment Inside Gaza Intensifies As Hamas Reviews Trump's Peace Plan; Dozens of Students Trapped After School Collapses in Indonesia. Aired 2:00-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Government Shutdown Begins After Federal Funding Expires; U.S. Government Shutdown Starts As Trump Threatens Mass Layoffs. Aired 12- 1a ET
• Government Shutdown and Federal Firings Hang Over Washington; Laura Coates Interviews Anthony Scaramucci; DOJ Fires Top National Security Prosecutor After Backlash; Afghan Ally Released from ICE Custody After 100 Days; WNBA Star Blasts League, WNBA Commissioner. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Many "Essential" Government Workers will be Asked to Work with No Pay; U.S. Government Shuts Down with No Deal in Sight; EU Proposes Using Frozen Russian Assets to Aid Ukraine; Federal Law Enforcement Officers Deployed to Memphis; Officials Says Hamas Consulting Other Factions on Gaza Plan; Fran Drescher Received Hollywood Walk of Fame Star. Aired 11a-12p ET
• U.S. Government Runs Out Of Funding And Shuts Down; U.S. Government Shuts Down With No Deal In Sight; E.U. Leaders Meet IN Denmark To Discuss Ukraine, Defense; Federal Law Enforcement Officers Deployed To Memphis; Tensions Escalate As Trump Administration Ramps Up ICE Efforts; Family Of IDF Soldier Killed On October 7 Has A Message For Trump; Hollywood Is Fuming Over A New A.I. Actress; Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• White House Weighs Federal Layoffs Amid Government Shutdown; Interview with Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX); U.S. Supreme Court to Hears Case Involving Fed in January. Federal Jobs and Inflation Reports Face Possible Delays Amid Government Shutdown; Mexico's First Female President Faces Off Against Trump, Cartels in Her First Year; Youth-Led Demonstrations Across Morocco Turn Violent; A.I. Generated "Actress" Sparks Hollywood Backlash; Peloton Announces New A.I. Powered Products; Famed Conservationist Jane Goodall Dies at Age 91. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Part of New York City High-Rise Collapses; Congressional GOP Leaders Comment on Government Shutdown; Nation's Health Could Be Impacted By Government Shutdown. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Hegseth to Remake Military in His Preferred Image; Trump Says Military Should Use "Dangerous Cities as Training Grounds"; Federal Government Officially Shuts Down; Trump's Exec. Order for Pediatric Cancer Initiative Involving A.I. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Interview With Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; Interview With Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI); Partial Building Collapse in New York City; Government Shuts Down. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• How Trump's Policies Are Impacting Women's Health; Memphis Crackdown; Interview With Former U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Government Shutdown To Last Through At Least Friday; White House Freezes $18 Billion In NYC Infrastructure Funding; Top Trump Adviser: Epstein Was "Greatest Blackmailer" Ever. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• U.S. Government Shutdown; Republicans and Democrats Blame Each Other for Shutdown; Indonesia School Collapse; Fresh U.S. Labor Market Data; E.U. Considers Using Russian Assets to Help Ukraine; Denmark Leads Historic Military Exercise; Dr. Jane Goodall Dies at Age 91; . Aired 6-7p ET


What We Know with Max Foster
• Famed Conservationist Jane Goodall Dies At Age 91; Israeli Navy Asks Flotilla To Change Course; Official Says Hamas "Carefully Reviewing" Trump's Proposal; Republicans and Democrats Blame Each Other For U.S. Government Shutdown; E.U. Leaders Meet In Denmark To Discuss Ukraine, Defense; Indonesian Officials Say Time Running Out To Find Survivors; ADP: U.S. Economy Loses 32K Private Sector Jobs In September. Aired 3-4p ET