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The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown: The command center for breaking news, politics and extraordinary reports from around the world. The Situation Room airs weekdays 10am-12pm Eastern, Monday through Friday on CNN.
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Jul 22, 2022 • 41min
Biden, who is 79 and double-boosted, tests positive for Covid-19
President Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 with White House officials reassuring the American public his symptoms are mild. Then, witnesses of the January 6th select committee are expected to paint the former president as inactive during the riot. Also, 100 million people are under heat alerts in more than two dozen states. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 21, 2022 • 41min
Secret Service: taking “additional steps” to preserve data
The January 6th select committee is responding after the U.S. Secret Service handed over only one text message from the day of the insurrection and the day before. Rep. Stephanie Murphy of the January 6th select committee joins to answer if the Secret Service’s explanation is reasonable.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 19, 2022 • 41min
Secret Service has not recovered missing texts
The January 6th select committee has just received thousands of documents from the U.S. Secret Service but the agency has not found the potentially deleted texts from the day of the riot and the day before. Plus, hundreds of millions of people in the U.S. and overseas are sweltering from extreme and dangerous heat as soaring temperatures cause drought, fires, and even death.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 19, 2022 • 41min
Steve Bannon trial begins
Steve Bannon’s criminal contempt trial is underway with jury selection just wrapping up for the day. This as the January 6th select committee is preparing for Thursday’s primetime hearing that will zero in on what the panel call’s Trump’s dereliction of duty during the Capitol riot. Then, a new investigation is open in the Uvalde, Texas school shooting after body camera video captures the police chaos.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 16, 2022 • 40min
DHS watchdog says Secret Service erased texts from Jan 5 & 6
President Biden speaks out about his critical talks in Saudi Arabia saying he brought up the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi with the Crown Prince who the CIA blames for ordering the killing. Wolf speaks with a top Saudi diplomat who was inside the room with the prince and the president. Plus, the January 6th select committee seeks answers about why the U.S. Secret Service erased texts from the day of the riot and the day before.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 14, 2022 • 41min
U.S. & Israel split over Iran
President Biden and the Israeli prime minister agree to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon but are divided on how to accomplish that. The Israeli ambassador to the United States joins to answer if the U.S. and Israel are on the same page about an Iran nuclear program. Then, a new report suggests the January 6th select committee is now considering whether to seek testimony from Mike Pence.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 14, 2022 • 41min
Biden embarks on high-stakes Middle East trip
Joe Biden kicked off his first Middle East trip as commander in chief in Israel today. We bring you live coverage from Jerusalem. The president left the country as a new inflation report is weighing on the White House and the American people. It shows consumer prices surging at the fastest pace in over 40 years. Also: we're getting new clarity about how the Jan 6 committee is cooperating now with the Justice Department, as the panel's chairman reveals the feds are interested in information on the fake electors plot that was aimed at overturning Trump's 2020 defeat.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 13, 2022 • 41min
1/6 committee reveals planning behind Trump’s call to march to Capitol
The January 6th select committee presents evidence that then President Trump planned for and intended his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol. The panel argued Trump’s call to arms directly led to the violent insurrection. Witnesses also described what they said was an unhinged and nuts Oval Office showdown as Trump and his enablers considered outlandish ways to try 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

Jul 11, 2022 • 41min
1/6 committee: will expose links between Trump allies, extremist groups tomorrow
January 6th investigators are promising tomorrow’s hearing will expose ties between extremist groups that stormed the U.S. Capitol and Trump allies, including Roger Stone and Michael Flynn. January 6th select committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger joins to answer if the dots connect directly to Trump. Then, President Biden prepares to leave on a major Middle East trip which includes a visit to Saudi Arabia. Can he reset relations with the country he had vowed to make a pariah?To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 9, 2022 • 1h 19min
Ex-Trump WH counsel meets with Jan 6 committee behind closed doors
One of the most important witnesses yet goes before the January 6th select committee. What is Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone saying right now behind closed doors? Also, a stunning and rare act of gun violence in Japan as former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated during a campaign speech.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


