The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

The Senate and the House Republican leaders are at odds riots now over the RNC’s censure resolution that’s clearly dividing the Republican Party. Mitch McConnell just rejected a description of January 6th as legitimate political discourse while Kevin McCarthy is defending it. Plus, the Biden administration is facing new pressure to update its Covid-19 guidance and clear up the confusion as more states are preparing to lift their mask mandates.  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 delivers a new warning to Vladimir Putin saying it would be a gigantic mistake if Russia invades Ukraine. The Pentagon revealing that the Kremlin now has well over 100,000 forces massed on the border.  School mask mandates are being lifted now in New Jersey, Delaware, and Connecticut as Covid-19 cases fall to the lowest level since December. Vaccination rates in New Jersey and Delaware are above average for the United States according to the CDC.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Pence publicly and directly defied Donald Trump as he declared the former president was wrong to say that the vice president has the right to overturn the presidential election. Plus, Russia and China team up for a show of unity against the West. During a meeting at the Beijing Olympics, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping issued a call for NATO to halt expansion.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We look inside the risky U.S. Special Operations Forces raid that left the leader of ISIS dead. The Biden administration shares details as President Biden sends a message to other top terrorists.  A huge winter storm has dumped snow, ice, and sleet across the United States, leaving hundreds without power and thousands of flights cancelled.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3,000 troops are preparing to deploy in Europe as President Biden escalates the response to the threat in Ukraine. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the forces were not permanent and would not fight in Ukraine.  Plus, the fired coach of the Miami Dolphins is accusing the league of racist hiring practices. He also alleging his boss offered him money to intentionally lose games.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 breaks his silence on the Ukraine standoff, accusing the United States of trying to draw Russia into an armed conflict. The Pentagon is renewing their warning that an invasion could be imminent. Pfizer has just issued a request for an emergency use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine for kids under the age of 5. FDA advisers will meet in two weeks to consider the request.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The United States has received Russia’s response on Ukraine as the two countries have been brawling over the crisis over at the United Nations. The Pentagon is warning Moscow has positioned more troops for a potential invasion.  The former Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence has now testified to the January 6th select committee. This as Donald Trump publicly admits for the first time he wanted Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 Presidential Election.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 says he will move United States troops in NATO allied countries in Eastern Europe in the near term. The Pentagon warns Russia now has the capability to attack Ukraine with potentially horrific consequences. The January 6th select committee has issued subpoenas for 14 Republicans who served on bogus slates of Trump electors in 2020 as part of the Trump campaign’s scheme to subvert the Electoral College. Rep. Adam Schiff joins to answer what these witnesses could reveal. 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 warning Ukraine’s leader to prepare for an invasion as they clash over the risk that Russia will attack. The Pentagon revealed that Moscow’s military build up on the Ukraine border has increased over the past 24 hours.  President Biden renewed his vow to nominate the first black woman to the United States Supreme Court and he expects to reveal his nominee by the end of February.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A shake-up at the United States Supreme Court as Justice Stephen Breyer decides to retire. President Biden is now poised to make his first high court nomination.  A new study finds Moderna’s booster shot remains durable after six months, even against the Omicron variant but with a lower level of antibody protection. Currently, Omicron accounts for 99.9% of U.S. Covid-19 infections, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices