The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

Just minutes before President Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was set to testify on Capitol Hill, the White House pulled his nomination. Our coverage of this breaking news begins with CNN White House reporter Alayna Treene and CNN Medical Correspondent Meg Tirrell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A key report on inflation out today gives fresh encouragement to Americans increasingly worried about inflation, as the Consumer Price Index cooled last month. But with the president's trade war looming, will that last? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, Wall Street is still grappling with the fallout from its worst day of the year. All the gains since the beginning of the year have been wiped out. Plus, there's a new warning from the White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump issues new threats against America's top trading partners as those countries hit back. Plus, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on his way to Saudi Arabia for talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine. What is President Trump now demanding Ukraine must do to restart US military aid? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We begin today's show with details about a new jobs report with numbers covering the first month of President Trump's new term. We get you the reaction from the White House. Plus, new student loan uncertainty in light of Trump's plan to overhaul or completely eliminate the Department of Education. Literally trillions of dollars are now in question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show begins with new CNN reporting about President Trump's plans to begin eliminating the Department of Education as soon as today and thus eliminating thousands of jobs. The head of the nation's largest teachers union says this shows Trump "doesn't care about opportunity for all kids." Plus: Ukrainian President Zelensky is "thankful we are not alone," referencing the support from European leaders at their emergency meeting in Brussels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court rejects President Trump's plan to keep billions in foreign aid frozen - money that had been approved by Congress. Our coverage of this very significant development begins with CNN Chief Legal Affairs Correspondent Paula Reid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Target says its prices will likely rise in the next couple of days, as President Trump escalates his trade war. Plus, new CNN reporting on the pause of US military aid to Ukraine as Russia attacks a key Ukrainian city with nearly 100 drones in an overnight aerial assault. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

European leaders are rallying around Ukrainian President Zelensky, but President Trump remains defiant since that fiery Oval Office meeting. We bring you new reaction from the Kremlin. Meanwhile, as Trump prepares for his State of the Union address, a new poll finds most Americans believe he has not paid enough attention to the country's most important problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

United States-Ukrainian relations are in shambles after tensions between President Trump and President Zelensky explode in the Oval Office with Vice President JD Vance and Trump rebuking Zelensky and then booting him from the White House. Officials in Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin are now cheering and gloating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump just wrapped up another critically important meeting with a key ally European ally at the White House. Trump and the British prime minister turn their focus to Ukraine peace talks. Plus, concerning silence from the nation’s top health agency amid a deadly measles outbreak in Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sources say Elon Musk’s welcome is wearing thin with some Trump officials. This as the administration is embracing Musk’s aggressive approach and is taking steps towards mass federal layoffs across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The White House finally reveals who is officially in charge of the Department of Government Efficiency and it is not Elon Musk. Questions are now swirling over Musk’s active role in DOGE. Also, a source tells CNN the United States and Ukraine just agreed on a natural resources deal sought by President Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A major reversal from the Trump administration as the federal government now says its employees don’t need to respond to that email from Elon Musk asking them to justify their existence or face termination. Plus, President Trump hosts French President Macron at the White House at a sensitive moment for negotiations over Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump administration scores a big win in court as a judge allows the president to move forward with dismantling USAID. It is yet another victory for his aggressive push to slash and remake the federal government. Plus, President Trump turns up his attacks on Volodymyr Zelensky again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his talks with a top Trump enjoy are giving him hope in spite of the growing feud between Trump and Zelensky and the deep uncertainty over reaching a deal to end Russia’s bloody invasion. Also, a major shakeup at the Pentagon could be imminent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump’s top allies are rallying around him after he falsely called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a dictator. This as Vice President JD Vance is warning Zelensky against disgraceful criticism of President Trump’s plans to end the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump levels a false accusation against Ukraine, claiming Kyiv started the war with Russia. This comes hours after United States officials wrapped up talks with Russian diplomats without any Ukrainians present. Plus, a federal judge just sided with President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency in a major fight over access to federal data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A stunning crash landing leaves a Delta Air Lines plane upside down on the tarmac in Toronto, Canada. We are awaiting new information on the injured, the evacuation, and what may have caused this latest airline emergency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New fallout from the Justice Department’s push to drop criminal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Plus, Vice President JD Vance meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Munich after berating European leaders and liking them to Cold War tyrants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump shares new details on his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, their agreement to launch talks on ending the war in Ukraine, and their plans to meet face-to-face soon. Plus, the new attorney general, Pam Bondi, is pushing back at Elon Musk, declining to support his call for a wave of judicial impeachments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk joins President Trump in the Oval Office to defend their aggressive overhaul of the federal government and to complain about judges, and other people, standing in their way. Plus, President Trump claims the United Staes has the authority to take over Gaza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A judge just extended the deadline for federal workers to accept or reject the Trump administration’s so-called “buyout” offer. Thousands of government employees are in limbo right now as the court weighs whether the plan is legal. Plus, the White House is being accused of failing to comply with court orders to unfreeze federal grants and to reinstate USAID staffers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A setback for the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID after a federal judge temporarily blocks plans to put thousands of employees of the humanitarian aid agency on leave tonight. We take a close look at how the organization helps people in need around the world. Plus, the president says he is planning to fire some FBI agents who worked on January 6th investigations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A marathon meeting just wrapped up at the White House with major questions about passing Trump’s agenda still unanswered. We are learning new details about the growing Republican power struggle. Plus, President Trump’s so-called buyouts for federal workers has been paused by a federal judge. We bring you details on the legal challenges to that program and what happens now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is now expected to get back the classified documents and other materials the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago. This as the new attorney general is carrying out Trump’s plans to overhaul the Justice Department. Also, as Trump’s plan for a U.S. takeover of Gaza sends shockwaves around the world, his administration is suggesting he didn't mean it when he clearly and publicly said he thought Palestinians should leave their home permanently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House after declaring Palestinians have “no alternative” other than to leave Gaza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is pausing punishing new tariffs on Canada just hours after agreeing to a similar delay for Mexico. Tonight, the Trump White House says both countries are bending the knee. Also, Secretary of State Marco Rubio says his department is taking control of USAID and reviewing its fate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the midair crash investigation, flight data appears to show the Black Hawk helicopter was 100 feet above the maximum allowed altitude and off course just before the deadly collision with the American Airlines jet. Plus, an inside look at the nation’s air traffic control system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An urgent search for answers after a midair collision kills 67 people in the nation’s capital in the first fatal United States airliner crash in 16 years. Dive teams are scouring the Potomac River for airplane passengers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The White House rescinds a memo freezing trillions of dollars in federal funds. It marks a major reversal for the Trump administration after the rule sparked nationwide outrage and confusion. Plus, after a heated Senate hearing, it is still unclear if RFK Jr. has the votes to win confirmation as the nation’s top health official. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A federal judge has just temporarily blocked part of President Trump’s plan to freeze all federal grants and loans. The controversial new rule is now on hold until at least Monday. Plus, the state school board in Oklahoma just voted to enact a new rule that would require families to prove their citizenship or legal status when enrolling their kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump fires more than a dozen Justice Department officials who prosecuted him as he orders investigations into prosecutors who tried cases against other January 6th defendants. Plus, Trump is hosting House Republicans at his Florida golf club as they strategize over his legislative agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump just landed in Los Angels to tour wildfire devastation as he is now threatening to get rid of FEMA and warning that disaster aid from the federal government to California may come with strings attached. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth clears a hurdle towards confirmation despite new Republican opposition. This as new details are now emerging about a $50,000 payment Hegseth made to a woman who accused him of sexual assault. Also, President Trump loses the first legal test of his bid to end birthright citizenship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump begins the process of wiping out diversity, equity, and inclusion programs across the federal government. All DEI staffers are ordered on administrative leave after the deadline passed just a little while ago. Plus, as more January 6th rioters go free, sources now say the Trump White House is in talks to host some of the convicts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is defiant tonight in defending his sweeping pardons and commutations of January 6th rioters including leaders of the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys. Plus, the president intensifies his shakeup of the Justice Department by sidelining top prosecutors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A looming ban on TikTok could become a reality in just hours after the Supreme Court unanimously cleared the way. Donald Trump suggests he may step in to save the popular app. Plus, the Trump inauguration is moving indoors as the nation’s capital is threatened by frigid weather on Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

War ravaged Gaza awaits the next steps in the ceasefire-hostage deal as CNN is told the full Israeli cabinet is now expected to vote on the deal on Saturday. This as far-right members of the Netanyahu government are threatening to quit if the deal moves forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The new Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas is expected to begin Sunday after 15 months of war and bloodshed. Key Biden White House official John Kirby joins to discuss the path forward in the Middle East and the United States’ role in finally sealing this deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are getting a read on Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense. Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat and war veteran who took place in the hearing, joins to discuss the confirmation hearing. Plus, just weeks before the infernos in Los Angeles, local firefighters publicly warned they were at a breaking point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Forecasters now say the return of powerful winds could lead to an explosive growth of the blaze that is still raging in the Los Angeles region, threatening progress made by firefighters. Plus, a look at California’s worsening insurance crisis. Also, the final report of the January 6th federal election subversion case against Trump could be released within hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Residents in Los Angeles are coming to grips with unimaginable devastation. Thousands of people have lost everything in an instant. According to a CNN investigation, widespread fire destruction was inevitable but damage could have been minimized. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than 180,000 people are under evacuation orders tonight, as forecasters warn that ferocious winds are returning to Los Angeles County, adding fresh fuel to an already dire situation. Plus, former presidents pay respects to President Jimmy Carter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Southern California, catastrophic wildfires are ripping through the Los Angeles area, forcing thousands to evacuate, scorching entire neighborhoods, and killing at least two people so far. Plus, in Washington, Donald Trump is making final preparations before he takes the oath of office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump comes out swinging at special counsel Jack Smith as a federal judge blocks the release of the report on the president-elect's criminal investigations. Trump lays out his grievances and his plans for the Justice Department during a lengthy news conference. Plus, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces major changes for both Facebook and Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Congress officially seals Donal Trump's presidential victory. Today's certification drawing zero obligations from lawmakers exactly four years after a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol. Plus, Rudy Giuliani has just been held in contempt by a federal judge for failing to turn over information to those two Georgia election workers he defamed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A New York judge is ordering Donald Trump to appear for sentencing one week from today after rejecting the President-elect’s efforts to throw out his wish money conviction. Also, speaker Mike Johnson survived a dramatic vote on the House floor to keep his gavel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Exclusive new footage emerges of the New Orleans attacker unloading the truck used in the slaughter on Bourbon Street as authorities now believe he acted alone. The Louisiana state attorney general joins with an update on the investigation. We examine how ISIS remains a deadly threat around the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Preparations are underway for the state funeral of Jimmy Carter. As we examine the legacy of the late president, we bring you the latest details on how Carter will be honored by President Biden just days before the Trump inauguration. Plus, what investigators are now learning of the deadly crash of a passenger plane in South Korea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices