The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

The preparations for the Trump-Biden debate on CNN are shifting into high-gear with only two days to go until the candidates face-off. We are getting new information on how both candidates hope to score points on the debate stage. Plus, the judge in the classified documents case is not buying the Trump claim that the Mar-a-Lago warrant was invalid.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The judge in the Trump classified documents case is deciding on whether to impose a gag order on the former president. We break down the signals she seems to be sending about her impending ruling. Plus, the Supreme Court added two opinion days as the blockbuster term nears end with major rulings still expected.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump and Biden are prepping for the CNN presidential debate just days away and are setting expectations of what can occur. Plus, the judge in the Trump classified documents case just wrapped up a hearing on whether special counsel Jack Smith was legally appointed after pushing Trump’s lawyer to defend an argument she called ominous. Also, the Supreme Court upholds law banning domestic abusers from owning guns.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take you inside the radically different campaigns of Donald Trump and President Biden ahead of their CNN debate just days away. Plus, new details on the judge in the classified documents case who apparently ignored advice to step aside. Also, the Biden administration appears to expand an agreement with Ukraine, allowing counterstrikes inside of Russia using U.S. weapons.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vladimir Putin wraps up his visit to North Korea, claiming his ties to Kim Jong Un have reached a whole new level. We break down their new mutual defense treaty and how this partnership of adversaries threatens the West. Also, a state of emergency as wildfires rage in New Mexico and turn deadly. CNN is on the scene where flames are forcing thousands of people to flee.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden and Trump trade attacks in an escalating fight over immigration. Plus, one senator is calling the Boeing CEO congressional testimony a moment of reckoning after growing worries over the safety of Boeing airplanes. Also, Kim Jong Un gives Putin a hug and the red-carpet treatment in North Korea as the two countries increase their military cooperation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Biden campaigns slams Donald Trump as a “convicted criminal” who is only out for himself in a scathing new ad. This as Trump has been plotting his 2024 strategy with House Speaker Mike Johnson. Plus, a potentially ominous meeting is revealed as Russia’s Vladimir Putin is set to hold talks with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in North Korea.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With less than two weeks away, new details on how Biden and Trump are preparing for the CNN presidential debate. Plus, tracking the fallout after a major Supreme Court ruling strikes down the ban on bump stocks, a controversial gun accessory.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump returns to Washington to rally Republicans on Capitol Hill. Our sources inside the meeting share details, including the moment the former president shook hands with one of his toughest critics turned supporter, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Plus, we're following President Biden at the G7 summit in Italy, where he just signed a historic ten-year security agreement with Ukraine. The Ukrainian ambassador to the United States joins to discuss.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A CNN exclusive interview with the special prosecutor forced to step down from Georgia’s case against Donald Trump. Hear why Nathan Wade says he believes Trump could still stand trial even if Trump wins reelection. Also, the U.S. House of Representatives votes to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. What this means for Republican lawmakers’ efforts to secure the tape of President Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices