The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

John Bolton arrives in court just a day after being indicted on 18 federal charges ... Following new US strikes on Venezuela, a bipartisan group of senators today is trying to force a vote blocking an unauthorized war ... Women are leaving the workplace in droves in what economists say is a concerning trend emerging in the job market ... As Volodymyr Zelensky preparing for yet another meeting with President Trump at the White House, we have new reporting on the game-changing weapon Ukraine is hoping for in its fight against Russia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump intensifies efforts to crack down on migrants and illegal drugs, publicly authorizing CIA operations in Venezuela. That country's president, Nicolas Maduro is now responding. Also on today's show: Pam speaks to a Texas lawmaker about a new push for accountability following the devastating floods at Camp Mystic ... Is the Supreme Court poised to drastically weaken the voting rights act? ... A federal judge tells the Trump Administration it must stop laying off more than 4,000 federal employees during the government shutdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First, we're following a tense standoff in Chicago where a car chase and crash involved federal agents. The Illinois governor is calling ICE out of control and a "danger to our peaceful communities." Plus, as fury grows over the limited number of deceased hostages released by Hamas, Israel tells the UN that it will limit or delay how many humanitarian shipments it will allow into Gaza. And we also bring you a Situation Room special report into how Americans are losing millions via an ATM scam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Key points in the Gaza ceasefire plan remain unresolved, and Hamas has returned only four of the 28 deceased hostages. Plus, rejecting an ultimatum, media outlets are pushing back against a new Pentagon press policy, with even pro-Trump channel Newsmax calling the new requirements unnecessary. And we explore why multiple airports are refusing to play a video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at security checkpoints around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After two years of war and captivity, the last living hostages of Hamas are now back home with their loved ones in Israel. In exchange for Hamas releasing all 20 of the surviving hostage, Israel is releasing nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. President trump appeared before Israel's parliament, the Knesset, to celebrate the US-brokered ceasefire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump will soon head to Maryland's Walter Reed Medical Center, his second visit there this year. Why? ... New York Attorney General Letitia James is accusing the Trump Administration of "desperate weaponization of our justice system" following her indictment on federal felony charges ... The Israel-Hamas ceasefire is now in effect. What role with US troops play in the plan's implementation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is being finalized. The Israeli security cabinet is set to meet to approve the first phase of the US-brokered agreement to begin the ceasefire and bring home the remaining hostages ... Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene visits The Situation Room to explain why she's bucking her party line and calling out the GOP leadership ... A new poll finds that just half of Americans think the CDC will give them reliable vaccine information, the lowest level of public trust since Covid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former FBI Director James Comey will be in court today to be arraigned on federal criminal charges. We bring you all the latest developments ... How the government shutdown stalemate is impacting air travel ... President Trump calls for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to be jailed. The mayor joins us to respond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The National Guard is blocked temporarily from any deployment in Portland, Oregon after a federal judge appointed by President Trump stopped his administration's efforts to send more troops there last night for a second time in as many days Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's Situation Room begins, music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is about to appear before a judge who will decide how long he will be in prison for his federal conviction on prostitution-related charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At least two people were killed in a stabbing and car ramming at a Manchester, England synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar ... Two Delta planes slam into each other on a New York tarmac, cracking the nose and cockpit window ... President Trump meets with his budget chief today. Trump says he and the architect of project 2025 will be targeting, quote, democrat agencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today show begins, the US is 10 hours into a government shutdown, and Congress seems to be no closer to a funding deal. Democrats and Republicans are pointing fingers at each other ... Rescuers are desperately digging for more than 90 people missing, trapped under rubble after a school collapses ... Masked ICE agents are videoed pushing journalists to the ground at the immigration court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's just begins as President Trump prepares to wrap up a lengthy speech at Quantico to a rare gathering of senior US military officers summoned from all over the world. Trump spoke after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who boasted about America's military strength while decrying past DEI policies in that department, vowing to restore the "male standard of physicality in combat positions." Joining the show to discuss is Lieutenant Colonel Amy McGrath, a former Marine combat fighter pilot, retired Army Lieutenant General Mark Schwartz, and former Defense Secretary William Cohen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We begin today's show with what investigators are now learning about the gunman in Sunday's horrific church attack in Michigan. Authorities continue to search through the burned-out building for yet more victims. Plus, we discuss the last-minute negotiations to try to fund the federal government before the looming shutdown, and why this brewing shutdown is different. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scores of delegates from around the world protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations General Assembly as he defends his country amid mounting pressure to end the war in Gaza. Plus, former FBI Director James Comey maintains his innocence after being indicted days after President Trump pressured the Justice Department to prosecute Trump's political enemies. And the cost of your prescription drugs, furniture and kitchen and bathroom cabinets are expected to spike after the president adds yet more new tariffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US Justice Department is nearing a decision on whether to charge the former FBI Director James Comey with perjury and has just days to do that. Sources familiar with the matter tell CNN that prosecutors are examining whether Comey made false statements to Congress during his 2020 testimony about his handling of the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The five-year statute of limitations on perjury charges is set to expire on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show begins with breaking news: a gunman opening fire at an ICE facility in Dallas. Police say at least one person is dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins we're awaiting an announcement from the White House that's expected to link autism with a common pain reliever ... House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries joins us to react to President Trump's pressure campaign on Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his political foes ... A trainer linked to the infamous "Tiger King" is killed by one of the big cats in his care ... Netanyahu responds to the expectation that France will join other countries recognizing a Palestinian state ... Pete Hegseth's new demands on journalists may spark a major legal battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is now suggesting the FCC could crack down on TV networks for giving him “bad publicity.” Plus, with the Gaza ceasefire talks stalled, an adviser to Qatar's prime minister joins us to explain why he thinks there's “no validity” to peace negotiations between Israel and Hamas. And President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to finalize an agreement to keep the social media platform operating here in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is in the UK for a rare second-term state visit. We bring you the very latest from Windsor. Plus, the CDC director who was ousted just weeks into her job is on Capitol Hill to testify about why she says holding the line on scientific integrity got her fired. We also have disturbing new details about text messages the suspect in the Charlie Kirk murder allegedly sent and why he's being charged with aggravated murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show gets underway after yet another impromptu Q&A with President Trump as he's leaving the White House for his trip the United Kingdom. The president discussed a number of different tropics, including his plan to send National Guard troops to Memphis and Chicago. Our coverage begins with CNN Senior White House Reporter Kevin Liptak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: We begin today's show with the latest in the murder of Charlie Kirk, including what officials are learning about the suspect's past, and what they're revealing about DNA found on pieces of evidence. Plus: The executive producer of the Charlie Kirk Show joins the show to discuss live the conservative activist's legacy and where his movement will go from here. And: President Trump's issues an ultimatum to NATO countries as he plans to slap Russia with additional sanctions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is the first to break the news that a suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk is under arrest. As we come on the air we're waiting for a news conference on the alleged shooter's capture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show begins immediately after President Trump concludes a speech at the Pentagon marking the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Our coverage begins with a live report from CNN national correspondent Jason Carroll, who joins us from the memorial service taking place in New York City. Also on today's show: We bring you the latest on the investigation into yesterday's murder of Charlie Kirk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Poland shoots down Russian drones in its airspace, labeling the incursion an "act of aggression," while NATO calls Moscow's actions "absolutely reckless" ... In a new book, Kamala Harris says it was "reckless" to let Joe and Jill Biden decide if he would run again ... New video revealed during a hearing on so-called UFOs shows a missile bouncing off an unknown object. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Israel strikes inside Qatar, targeting Hamas. How will this latest attack impact the chances of renewed peace talks? ... An alarming education report shows high school seniors' reading and math skills dropping to their lowest levels in more than 20 years. What's behind the drop? ... A major new update on jobs is reveals things are significantly worse than initial reports indicated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Six people are killed after two gunmen opened fire in Jerusalem. Israel's president vows, "terror will never defeat us" ... President Trump's decision on sending troops to Chicago could come at any moment, despite that city's mayor forcefully reiterating, "We don't need the National Guard" ... An Epstein survivor who's pushing back against President Trump's "hoax" assertion, joins the show to discuss ... Russia targets Ukraine with more than 800 drones in the biggest aerial assault since the war started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A disappointing jobs report just released this morning shows employers added just 22,000 jobs last month, raising fears that US job growth is stalling out. This report also reveals a rising unemployment rate ticking up to 4.3%, the highest in nearly four years. Our coverage begins with Vanessa Yurkevich in New York and Alayna Treene at the White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about to testify before senators, his department roiled in controversy after he canceled millions in vaccine research funding and dismantled a key panel of experts who make vaccination recommendations to the federal government. He also recently ousted the CDC director after just weeks on the job over a dispute on vaccine policy. More than 1,000 current and former employees of the HHS are now calling for his resignation. Our coverage begins with CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and CNN's Arlette Saenz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein are sharing their stories on Capitol Hill as pressure intensifies for the Justice Department to release all of the files in this case ... President Trump vows to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago to crack down on crime, as local politicians prepare to fight back, accusing him of abusing his power ... More than 1,000 current and former HHS workers are demanding RFK Jr. step down, accusing him of putting the health of all Americans at risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bipartisan lawmakers are meeting with Jeffrey Epstein's victims and their attorneys as they demand the files be released ... Rescuers are digging through the rubble after an earthquake decimated Afghanistan, killing more than 1,000 people ... Why are men and boys falling behind in education and the workforce on social settings? We bring you a Situation Room special report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: The Trump Administration squares off once again against a federal judge, this time over the removal of Guatemalan children. The judge's order forces at least one flight carrying then to turn around. Plus: Nine former CDC leaders slam HHS Secretary RFK Jr., saying his actions "should alarm every American." And: Two small planes crash into each other over Colorado, killing one person and injuring three others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump names a new acting director at the CDC after firing his predecessor. New details emerge on what investigators have found out about the Minneapoliss school shooter. Cracker barrel's 93-year-old co-founder is talking about that attempted rebrand using words like bland and pitiful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two children are dead and 17 people injured following a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. We speak to that city's police chief. Plus, it's reportedly chaos at the CDC after its director is ousted and a mass exodus by other key officials. And we also have new reporting about the apparent emptying of the highly controversial Florida detention center known as Alligator Alcatraz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A whistleblower says there are serious data security lapses for 300 million Americans. Plus, the parents of a 16-year-old say Chat GPT contributed to their son's death. The family's lawyer joins us live to discuss the matter. And we explore the Ten Commandments legal battle in Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: A dust storm engulfs Arizona, whipping up winds near hurricane force and reducing visibility to near zero. Plus: President Trump says he's firing a top official in the Federal Reserve. We bring you her response. And: The seemingly never-ending saga of Kilmar Abrego Garcia continues. His lawyer joins us to discuss the government's latest deportation attempt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show hit the air, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order over cashless bail as he looks to expand his crime crackdown to other cities. Meanwhile, Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in ICE custody and being processed for deportation after surrendering just days after he was released from a facility in Tennessee. And wildfires are forcing evacuations in California and Oregon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, the FBI is searching the home and office building of President Trump's former National Security Adviser John Bolton. Also, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is speaking at the central bank's annual gathering. And in Florida, a judge has just ruled that no new detainees can be brought to the facility dubbed Alligator Alcatraz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The sprawling and very dangerous Hurricane Erin is now bringing flooding and 20-foot waves to much of the East Coast. Plus, a US Navy sailor is convicted of espionage for sharing military information with China. And Erik and Lyle Menendez make their case for parole for killing their parents 36 years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Hurricane Erin hits the US East Coast with destructive waves and dangerous storm surge. The North Carolina governor joins us to discuss the latest. Plus: A ruptured gas line causes a massive explosion, sending scalding debris flying and firefighters to the hospital. And: The border wall is changing color, specifically at the request of President Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: President Trump speaks out about his phone call with Vladimir Putin during yesterday's summit at the White House. Is he any closer to ending Russia's war against Ukraine? And what about a meeting between Putin and Zelensky? Plus: Hurricane Erin creates life-threatening rip currents from Florida to Massachusetts. Waves in some states could be as high as 20 feet. And: Home Depot says it will raise some prices because of the cost of tariffs. What could be affected? And when the price hikes will happen? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Washington, DC to meet with President Trump. He'll later be joined by several of Europe's most important leaders. We have new reporting from inside the White House. Plus, we have the latest on Hurricane Erin, a powerful and dangerous storm that's already forcing evacuations this morning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The presidents of the US and Russia meet in Alaska with peace in Ukraine on the line. Plus, US AG Pam Bondi doubles down, appointing an emergency police commissioner for DC and ending the city's "sanctuary city" policy. Meanwhile, the District's AG sues the Trump Administration and joins our show to explain why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: New reporting on the final preparations and escalating rhetoric ahead of President Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Zelensky met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer this morning. Plus: Outrage in DC as protesters confront federal law enforcement. What prompted US Attorney Jeanine Pirro to say, "Stick your Subway sandwich somewhere else? And: Taylor Swift gets candid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ukrainian President Zelensky joins an 11th-hour call with President Trump. Plus, deadly flash flooding swamps Tennessee, stranding vehicles are forcing people to be rescued. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation and a longtime critic of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is President Trump's pick to lead the agency. Antoni's background and previous comments about the BLS is fueling concerns about the legitimacy of future jobs reports under his stewardship. Also on today's show: The largest wildfire in California this year is now at 120,000 acres ... and growing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today show begins we're expecting President Trump to address the critically important issue of crime here in the nation's capital as he threatens a federal takeover of Washington, DC. Federal agents have already fanned out across the city. And a source tells CNN that as many as 130 FBI agents could soon patrol side by side with local law enforcement. We have our correspondents covering all the angles of this important story as it unfolds and begin with CNN's Alayna Treene at the White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Israeli security cabinet greenlights a plan to occupy Gaza City. It puts Israel one step closer to fully occupying the entire Gaza strip. Plus, an exploding wildfire north of Los Angeles is burning more than a football field every two seconds. We take you there live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump's sweeping tariffs are now in effect, and they raise taxes on imported goods to their highest levels since the Great Depression. Most products coming into the US now face an average effective tariff rate of 16%-17%, and they include some of the country's largest trading partners. We get specific and assess the potential impact these new tariffs could have on your wallet. Also on today's show: A first-on-CNN interview with two of the hero soldiers who subdued yesterday's shooter at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Plus, ICE agents spring a raid dubbed Trojan Horse at a Los Angeles Home Depot. What the city's mayor has to say about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Top White House officials are meeting today to hash out how to deal with the escalating fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein case. Plus, Diddy's lawyers say the convicted music mogul deserves a pardon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices