The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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

Investigators dig deeper into the possibility that Russia may be responsible for the deadly crash of a passenger plane. A United States official is saying Moscow’s air defenses potentially misidentified the jet as a Ukrainian drone. Plus, Elon Musk is at the center of a new feud within President-elect Trump’s MAGA base.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 A new United Staes assessment that a Russian anti-aircraft system may have downed a passenger plane in neighboring Kazakhstan. We provide an update on the deadly crash as questions swirl over who is to blame. Plus, President-elect Trump leaves a trail of provocative Christmas Day posts threatening and insulting United States allies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New details in the just released House Ethics Committee report on Matt Gaetz including texts and other evidence that the former Republican congressman paid tens of thousands of dollars for drugs and sex, including with a 17-year-old girl. Plus, Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to New York State terror and murder charges in the killing of the Unitedhealthcare CEO.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The United States House of Representatives appears to be on the verge of approving a bill to avert a federal shutdown. President Biden was essentially nowhere to be found publicly during this debate.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are standing by for a vote on a new deal to avoid a government shutdown. A plan was quickly cobbled together by Republicans after Trump blew up the previous bill. The new bill is expected to fail amid a conservative revolt and a Democratic opposition.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House Speaker Mike Johnson is scrambling to rescue his must past government funding plan from angry conservatives. Now Johnson’s fight just got more difficult with Donald Trump publicly trashing the bill. Plus, multiple sources now tell CNN the House Ethics Committee has secretly voted to release its investigation into former Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A New York grand jury has just indicted CEO killing suspect Luigi Mangione on multiple charges including murder in the first degree and murder in the second degree as a crime of terrorism. Also, police in Madison, Wisconsin are pleading with the public for information about the 15-year-old female suspect behind yesterday’s deadly school shooting.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At least two people are dead after a shooter opened fire at a K-12 school in Madison, Wisconsin. Police say the suspect, a 17-year-old female student, is also dead. Plus, sources now tell CNN the United States government is sending drone detection systems to New Jersey after a series of unexplained sightings.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The search intensifies for the source of unexplained drones rattling nerves in the Northeast United States. Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on what federal officials are doing to find answers. Plus, the FBI now says it received a tip from police in San Francisco about suspected CEO killer Luigi Mangione.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices