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Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire Apr 22, 2026

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President Trump extends the Iran ceasefire with the deadline looming. And Iran calls that a “ploy to buy time for a surprise strike.” Plus, Virginia voters will approve a map that gives Democrats the chance to net as many as four US House seats, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, in a major boost to the party’s effort to win House control in the midterms.

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Trump Pushes Back Iran Deadline Apr 21, 2026

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A tenuous ceasefire with a deadline pushed back by President Trump, planned peace talks on shaky ground and Iran vowing retaliation for what it calls "U.S. armed piracy." Plus, the community of Shreveport, Louisiana is grieving tonight after the unthinkable. A mass shooting that took the lives of eight children.

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Iran Says Strait of Hormuz is Open Amid U.S. Blockade of Its Ports Apr 18, 2026

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Iranian sources tell CNN a new round of peace talks with U.S. negotiators is expected to take place on Monday in Islamabad, Pakistan. We talk it over with U.S. Army Lieutenant General Karen Gibson, who previously served as director of intelligence for U.S. Central Command and Ryan Crocker, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, and Kuwait.

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Defense Secretary Hegseth Warning to Iranian Leaders Apr 17, 2026

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Earlier today, Defense Secretary Hegseth's warned Iran that the U.S. is "locked and loaded" to target "critical dual-use infrastructure," meaning equipment or buildings or technology that has both military and civilian applications. His message to Tehran: “Choose wisely” on the next step. John Bolton, who served as national security adviser in the first Trump administration and U.N. ambassador under President George W. Bush, joins Anderson to discuss.

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Trump Shares New AI Image of Him with Jesus Apr 16, 2026

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President Trump continues his AI relationship with Jesus and his critique of Pope Leo. The President re-posts an AI image of himself being embraced by the son of God. That’s after he claimed the Jesus-like AI image he posted earlier this week was meant to depict him as a doctor. We get reaction to all this from Andrew Sullivan, Catholic writer and editor of The Daily Dish.

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President Trump Hints at Further U.S-Iran Talks Apr 15, 2026

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President Trump said “something could be happening” over the next two days as the U.S. and Iran try to come back to the negotiating table. Anderson Cooper speaks to the New York Times' Maggie Haberman on what she's hearing from Trump world.

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Trump Launches Feud with Pope Apr 14, 2026

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President Trump launches a feud with the Pope and posts a Jesus-like image of himself but says "I thought it was me as a doctor.” And with the president vowing to sink Iranian military ships in the Strait of Hormuz and talks with Iran ending in Islamabad over the weekend without an agreement, a group of Democratic senators are pushing to rein in his war powers. Anderson talks with one of them, Senator Cory Booker.

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Mission to the Moon: Artemis II Returns (Part 2) Apr 11, 2026

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Concluding a monumental and risky 10-day journey around the moon, the crew of Artemis II have successfully splashed down off the coast of San Diego. A special edition of AC360 brings you all the latest details of the mission that took astronauts farther from Earth than anyone in human history.

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Mission to the Moon: Artemis II Returns (Part 1) Apr 11, 2026

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Trump Lashes Out at Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Apr 10, 2026

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Tonight, new strikes by Israel on Lebanon and a flurry of new threats from President Trump against Iran. Posting on Truth Social he wrote, "There are reports that Iran is charging fees to tankers going through the Hormuz Strait — They better not be and, if they are, they better stop now!" Plus, the surprising statement from First Lady Melania Trump talking about Jeffrey Epstein.

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