The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

We are tracking devastating and deadly wildfires across Hawaii as drought and hurricane-force winds fuel multiple blazes which have killed at least six people. Hawaii’s Lieutenant Governor joins to provide updates. Plus, in Utah, a man accused of threatening to kill President Biden has just been shot dead by FBI agents trying to arrest him. Also, in the Georgia 2020 election interference probe, the Fulton County district attorney is expected to seek indictments against more than a dozen people. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re learning that Western hopes for Ukraine’s counteroffensive are fading as officials receive some sobering updates on the fight to retake territory from Russia. Also, the judge in the Trump election subversion case just scheduled a key hearing for this Friday, denying the former president’s request for a delay. This as the federal grand jury that indicted Trump was back at work today. Could charges against Trump’s alleged coconspirators be in the works? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump’s legal team is arguing against more restrictive rules on evidence in the January 6th prosecution of the former president. We speak with key witness in the Georgia election interference probe. Also, GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis toughens his message and says that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Plus, the skies in Washington, DC grow more ominous as millions of Americans in the eastern United States are at serious risk from severe storms and even tornadoes. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump pleads not guilty to additional charges in the classified documents case in Florida, a day after his arrest and arraignment in the January 6th investigation. Also, dramatic footage capture a brazen Ukrainian drone attack on a major Russian naval base leaving a Kremlin warship badly damaged as it was towed from the Black Sea. Plus, Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles returns to the spotlight, attempting to make a comeback this weekend. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a Washington, DC, federal courthouse to four criminal charges related to the investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Trump was placed under arrest and arraigned for the third time in four months. He was released pending trial and the next hearing is set for August 28. CNN’s team of legal analysts break down today’s events as Trump speaks out about this trial. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump is set to be arrested an arraigned right here in Washington, D.C. on the most serious criminal charges yet against the former president of the United States. We provide the latest details on his court date tomorrow. Also, we track new security concerns and potential threats just ahead of Trump's expected court appearance. Republican presidential candidate and former congressman Will Hurd joins to discuss Trump’s latest indictment. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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As former President Trump’s codefendant appears in court for the first time, we learn more about new surveillance video in the Trump classified documents investigation. Plus, as Russia and Ukraine trade new attacks, we get word of an explosion in Kharkiv. The new ways that presidents Putin and Zelensky are trying to strike one another’s soil. Also, in Haiti, an American nurse and her child have been abducted. This as the US orders all citizens to leave Haiti immediately. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The criminal charges against Donald Trump are piling up after serious new counts against him emerge in the classified documents case. At the same time, law enforcement officials in Atlanta, as well as in Washington D.C., are ramping up security as grand juries in both cities may be on the brink of indicting the former president. Plus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is attempting to clarify what he said in his one-on-one interview here in The Situation Room yesterday. Critics were alarmed that he would not commit to abide by the Israeli Supreme Court if it were to knock down his controversial judicial overhaul. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Special counsel Jack Smith has brought additional charges against Trump in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. Prosecutors allege in the updated indictment that two Trump employees tried to delete security camera footage after the DOJ issued a subpoena for the footage. Plus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joins to discuss military opposition to judicial overhaul and answer if Israel is less safe today because of the controversial judicial reform law that has sparked protests. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Irish musician Sinéad O’Conner, singer of “Nothing Compares 2 U” and more, has died at age 56. Plus, firsthand accounts from inside the Hunter Biden hearing as plans to finalize a plea deal fell apart and the agreement is put on hold. Also, Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office is trying to tamp down concerns after the Republican leader froze in the middle of remarks on Capitol Hill. We have the latest on the 81-year-old Senator’s condition. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A surprising fate for Trever Reed, a former US Marine who was wrongfully detained by Russia. Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper joins to give his take on why Reed was fighting in Ukraine more than a year after his hard-won release from Kremlin custody. Plus, Ron DeSantis drastically cuts his campaign staff as he aims for a reset against Trump. Also, Bronny James, LeBron James’ son, is now stable after suffering a cardiac arrest during basketball practice. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New exclusive reporting of an Oval Office meeting in which then President Trump highly praised 2020 election security months before he falsely claimed the November presidential vote was rigged. It’s now a focus of the special counsel as the January 6th grand jury is set to reconvene tomorrow amid growing anticipation that Trump will be indicted. Plus, mass protests in Israel as parliament passes a divisive law to strip the nation’s highest court of critical oversight powers. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The devastated Ukrainian city of Odesa is on alert for a potential fifth night of Russian missile strikes as the CIA director issues ominous new warnings about where and who Putin might attack next. Plus, Donald Trump now has a trial date in the classified documents case that is deep into the 2024 presidential campaign season. The judge sets a May start time and denies Trump the post-election delay he wanted. But, will the timetable hold? Also, tributes are pouring in for the legendary signer Tony Bennett after his death at the age of 96. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Air raid sirens have been blaring across Ukraine as the battered city of Odesa braces for a fourth night of Russian retaliatory strikes. CNN is in the war zone where forces from Moscow and Kyiv are trading new attacks and threats. The Ukrainian ambassador to the US joins to discuss the latest developments in the war. Plus, House Republicans put the spotlight on a controversial Democrat who’s challenging President Biden. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified in a heated hearing in front of the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump team is on indictment watch after the former president’s new target letter from the special counsel. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie joins to discuss the potential charges. Plus, the leader of the failed mutiny against Russia is apparently seen in public for the first time since the rebellion. We have a report on Yevgeny Prigozhin’s fate and the deal we’re told he cut with Putin. Also, new details on how a US soldier dashed through the DMZ into North Korea. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump says he expects to be indicted and arrested again after being informed he’s a target of the special counsel’s January 6th criminal investigation. We break down the gravity and the timing of the potential criminal charges and discuss the latest in the investigation with the former chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence. Also, the judge in the Trump classified documents case signals the trial is likely to be pushed back from the December date proposed by the prosecution. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ukraine is claiming responsibility for an attack on a bridge linking Crimea to Russia, a vital supply line for Vladimir Putin’s war. Key White House official John Kirby joins to discuss the strike and Putin’s vow to retaliate for what he’s calling a terrorist attack. Plus, the federal judge in the Trump classified documents case is now looking to push the ball forward on setting a trial date. Also, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) is attempting to walk back her remark that Israel is a racist state. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump legal team asked for a new court order that would upend the investigation into 2020 election interference in Georgia as potential indictments loom. Plus, actors are hitting the picket lines striking against the film and TV industry, effectively shutting down Hollywood. Also, after eluding police for over a decade, a suspect is charged with murder in the serial killings of women on Long Island. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden is on his way back to the United States after a final round of talks with allies in Europe. He is touting the NATO summit as a success and declaring that Vladimir Putin has already lost the war in Ukraine. Also, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sits down with Wolf in Lithuania and shares that he has no doubt Ukraine will join NATO after the war ends. Plus, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former adviser Jared Kushner has testified before the federal grand jury investigating 2020 election interference. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wolf is live from the capital of Lithuania tonight as President Biden vows the United States and NATO allies will not waiver in their support of Ukraine. The critical summit in Lithuania ends in a show of unity as questions remain as to when Ukraine will be invited to join the NATO alliance. The Ukrainian ambassador to the United States joins to answer what does this all mean for Ukraine’s defense against Russia in the war. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden and NATO allies hold their high-stakes summit as tensions flare over Ukraine’s bid to join the alliance. President Volodymyr Zelensky takes his fight for membership directly to the summit and calls the uncertain timeline for Ukraine’s entry “absurd.” Also, a grand jury has been selected in Georgia to consider potential indictments against Donald Trump and others. Plus, CNN is on the scene of catastrophic flooding in Vermont. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden is now set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy during the NATO summit as Ukraine pushes to join the alliance. Plus, the Trump team is now facing a deadline to weigh in on the timing of the trial. This as the former president’s co-defendant is accused of unnecessary delay by the special counsel. Also, parts of the northeastern United States are swamped by historic flooding. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul joins to discuss the state’s emergency response. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Exclusive new CNN reporting on the special counsel's investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Prosecutors are probing witnesses about a heated Oval Office meeting just weeks after Donald Trump's loss, during which the former president considered desperate measures to stay in power. Then: On the campaign trail, Donald Trump is once again trying to spin his legal problems in his favor, going after the Justice Department. Plus: President Biden speaks exclusively to CNN on his decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, explaining that while he has concerns with the controversial weapons, they're crucial to Kyiv's counteroffensive. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Stunning new developments on the whereabouts of Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claims the mercenary is back in Russia, where police raided his homes, seizing guns, passports, cash, and wigs. Next: At least six people are dead after a Russian strike on an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, which had been a relative safe haven, largely spared by the war so far. And: Indicted Trump aide Walt Nada finally pleads not guilty to all charges. We break down what it means for the special counsel's classified documents case against the former president. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: The Secret Service is trying to determine who brought a bag of cocaine into the West Wing. Also: The Philadelphia mass shooting suspect appears in court as we're learning about his disturbing social media posts. What might they reveal about a motive? And: President Zelensky warns that Russia is ready for a potential attack on a Ukrainian nuclear power plant under the control of Russian forces. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A pair of mass shootings interrupt the festivities in two major US cities. A gunman in Philadelphia is accused of killing five and injuring two children, one of the victims just 2 years old. Just hours later in Texas, three people were shot and killed in a fort worth parking lot. We bring you the latest on the investigations. Plus, in Israel, eight people are injured after a man rams a pickup truck into a crowd of people gathered near a Tel Aviv shopping center. Police say the man then jumped out of his vehicle and began stabbing people before being killed by an armed civilian. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN's Hadas Gold reports on Israel's ongoing "counter-terrorism effort," strikes that Palestinian officials are calling "a war crime." Back in the USA, the Desantis campaign unloads on GOP front-runner Trump in a staunchly anti-LGBTQ video that is drawing criticism from GOP LGBT group Log Cabin Republicans. Also, "wrongfully detained" American journalist Evan Gershkovich receives a second visit from the US Ambassador to Russia. This and more as Alex Marquardt covers the Situation Room for Wolf Blitzer. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden just announced new action aimed at easing student debt after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked his loan forgiveness program. We’re also following the high court’s other major decision today which put limits on LGBTQ protections. Plus, growing questions about the fate of the Russian mutiny leader Yvegeny Prigozhin. Are Kremlin spies plotting to kill him as Ukraine’s intelligence chief claims? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court delivers a huge blow to affirmative action, ruling that race cannot be a specific basis for college admissions. We examine how this will impact higher learning in America. Also, CNN has new reporting on the top Russian general who appears to be missing after the mutiny. Documents indicate he was a secret VIP member of the Wagner mercenary group behind the rebellion. Plus, the former school deputy who failed to confront the Parkland mass shooter is found not guilty on all counts. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vladimir Putin puts on a show of public support amid new reporting that his top military leaders were targets of the Wagner mutiny. We discus new details about the rebellion and its impact on Putin’s war with the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States. Plus, prosecutors interview the Georgia secretary of state who was on the infamous call from Trump asking GOP officials to “find votes.” Also, President Biden tries to voters on his economic policies. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rescues are underway after another deadly Russian missile strike in eastern Ukraine. Locals officials are accusing Russian forces of deliberating targeting crowded civilian areas. Plus, Donald Trump is now responding to the audio obtained exclusively by CNN in which he acknowledges that he had documents that he did not declassify. Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who served under Donald Trump, joins share the key question he has about the highly confidential, top secret information. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vladimir Putin speaks publicly for the first time about the armed munity by Wagner mercenary forces. The Russian president shows his face and blasts rebel leaders as traitors amid questions about his own grip on power. This comes as Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin now claims that the aborted armed march to Moscow was not to oust Putin. In Washington, President Biden says the U.S. had nothing to do with the rebellion. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new mission is underway to investigate the debris of the imploded submersible. The company that owned the vehicle is under intense scrutiny as we learn about early warnings that the sub might be unsafe. Plus, sources reveal that at least two fake Trump electors were given limited immunity in exchange for their grand jury testimony. Also, the chief of the Russian private military Wagner Group makes a powerful claim, accusing Russian military leadership of killing a huge amount of its mercenary force. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After days of searching, the Coast Guard just announced the catastrophic loss of the missing submersible. Debris from the vessel was discovered not too far from the crew’s planned destination, the wreckage of the Titanic. Deep sea experts joins to analyze safety concerns amidst the tragic implosion and the recovery effort. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The search for a missing underwater tourist vessel intensifies as banging noises are heard in the area again today. As the oxygen supply is running out, we’ll show you what conditions are like inside the small submersible with five people on board. Plus, China is now lashing out at the United states after President Biden referred to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a dictator. This as CNN is getting an exclusive look at the military drills preparing for a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New reaction to Hunter Biden’s plea agreement in a long-running federal criminal probe. Sources say the Justice Department is expected to recommend probation for the president’s son as Republicans are blasting the deal made by a Trump-appointed prosecutor. Also, one of Trump’s GOP rivals says the former president just admitted to obstruction of justice on national television. Plus, the search for the missing “Titanic” tour submersible is growing more urgent. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A desperate search and rescue mission thousands of feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean after a submersible operated by a company running expeditions to the wreck of the Titanic is now missing. We have the latest information on the mission to find the sub and the five people on board. Also, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says progress was made in the high-stakes meeting between the U.S. and China. Plus, more than 50 million people across the southeast face the threat of severe weather including tornados this holiday weekend. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three years after the police murder of George Floyd, the DOJ now says excessive force and racial bias have been routine among Minneapolis police officers. Also, the gunman in the deadliest antisemitic attack has been convicted of 63 federal charges including capital offenses that could lead to the death penalty. Plus, amid fierce fighting in Ukraine, a senior military officer is warning that new Russian air and ground strikes are slowing Ukraine’s counteroffensive. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump-appointed judge in the classified documents case issues her first order since the former president was arraigned, jump starting her oversight of his looming trial. We’ll explain why she’s setting a deadline for new lawyers on both sides. Also, the Pentagon leak suspect was just indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly disclosing classified information. Plus, jurors have wrapped up their first day of deliberations in the federal trial of the gunman in the deadly 2018 attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland defends the special counsel who indicted Donald Trump a day after the former president’s historic arrest an arraignment. Garland praised Jack Smith’s integrity as Trump and his allies ramp up their attacks. Tonight, Trump’s presidential campaign says it has raised well over $6 million since his indictment last week and his political advisers sound confident as they settle on a playbook for the 2024 race. In New York, a grand jury has indicted the former U.S. Marine who held a homeless man in a fatal chokehold on the subway. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump is en route to New Jersey after being arraigned for 37 charges in the indictment related to his alleged handling of classified documents. Trump appeared before a magistrate in Miami shortly after his arrival. He pleaded not guilty to all counts against him. CNN analyzes details of the indictment which have been made public. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump is on the ground in Florida on the eve of his historic arraignment on 37 federal criminal charges. The former president and his team make a last minute scramble to hire more lawyers to defend him against grave allegations of mishandling classified documents and concealing them from investigators. Also, authorities are raising new concerns about security at the Miami courthouse as Trump and his allies are encouraging supporters to protest there tomorrow. The mayor says the city is prepared but are federal and local law enforcement officials doing enough to keep everyone safe? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

37 criminal charges against Donald Trump have been revealed in a detailed federal indictment that is now public. The former president is accused of storing and hiding very sensitive, highly classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, allegedly conspiring with an aide to defy a subpoena for the material. This as special counsel Jack Smith is vowing a very speedy trial arguing laws must be enforced. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump team is bracing for a potential indictment in the classified documents investigation believing it could happen soon. This after the U.S. Justice Department informed the former president that he is a target of the probe. Also, Washington, D.C. monuments are shrouded in haze as wildfire smoke from Canada drifts to the nation’s capitol. We’re tracking this air quality emergency as it moves into the mid Atlantic and threatens the health of tens of millions of Americans. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A health emergency is in effect as skies over New York are shrouded with heavy, toxic smoke. Millions of Americans are at risk as wildfires in Canada create an air-quality crisis in the United States. Plus, Mike Pence is taking on Trump as he officially launches his 2024 bid for the White House. Pence is preparing to answer questions from Iowa voters at a live CNN town hall event later tonight. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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CNN’s exclusive story on the Trump classified documents investigation. Did a Trump employee accidentally or intentionally cause the flood in a room where surveillance video logs were kept? Also, former Vice President Mike Pence files his 2024 campaign paperwork as the Republican presidential field is clearly widening dramatically this week. Plus, a look at Ukraine’s preparations for its long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sources say former President Trump’s attorneys have not been able to find that document about a potential attack on Iran that Trump discussed on a 2021 audiotape. The search comes in response to a subpoena from federal investigators. Also, President Biden speaks directly to the nation from the Oval Office on the bipartisan debt deal which he could sign as soon as tomorrow. Plus, Ukraine says the gates of war have opened inside Russia as attacks rattled border regions and beyond. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump brushes off questions about a report you heard first on CNN. Specifically, federal prosecutors are now in possession of audiotapes undercutting Trump’s defense over retaining classified documents. Plus, the debt ceiling deal could come to a final vote in the Senate as members of both parties raise serious concerns. Also, Russia says that regions near the border with Ukraine have suffered dozens of attacks in the last day. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices