The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

Todd Blanche appears to be inching closer to confirmation as attorney general after a major concession late last night swayed two lame duck GOP senators ... Devastating wildfires are rapidly spreading in Washington state, scorching neighborhoods and forcing more than 60,000 people to evacuate ... The investigation into the deadly shooting in Idaho reveals two bystanders now being hailed as heroes ... President Trump now says talks with Iran will resume today after he canceled an attack on the country.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump announces a historic agreement for the disarmament of Hamas in Gaza. A senior Hamas official says they're on board, but it all hinges on Israel ... Tens of thousands of migrants pour into Spain in a deadly rush. We bring you the latest on the efforts to defuse this crisis ... Anthropic becomes the second AI company this week to reveal its AI hacked a competitor. They're calling it a "misunderstanding."    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump promised retribution for Iran's "surprise attack." The result is renewed strikes against Iran ... Todd Blanche's nomination is now in jeopardy. Why is a GOP senator holding up a key vote for Blanche to become the next US attorney general ... A new CNN poll reveals that a third of Democrats now say they identify as Democratic Socialists.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's abbreviated show begins following an intense Senate grilling of Dr. Anthony Fauci during which he repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment rights. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, two days of funeral services for the late Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina are just set to get underway, beginning with a ceremony up on Capitol Hill featuring remarks from VP Vance and Senate Majority Leader John Thune. And later this afternoon, President Trump, other government officials and world leaders - including Benjamin Netanyahu and Vlodomyr Zelensky - will gather at the National Cathedral for a tribute to Graham's life.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three people are dead after a shootout at a Seattle food festival ... Opening statements are underway for the trial of a mother accused of killing her three children in 2023 ... 100 days from the midterms we take a look at the issues voters care about most.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump tells Axios he's "considering a massive attack, bigger than ever before" on Iran. This, after the US has carried out 13 straight nights of attacks. The New York Times reports that Iran rejected a ceasefire deal from the US, but both Washington and Tehran are denying that report. All this comes as the Pentagon website that tracks casualties of war removed four soldiers recently killed in the Iran war from the site. And that has raised new questions and some suspicions about the administration's accounting.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels are claiming responsibility for attacks on Saudi ships in the Red Sea, marking a major escalation in the war ... The GOP chair of the House Judiciary Committee is now asking the DOJ to consider prosecuting Jack Smith, one of the key targets of President Trump's retribution campaign ... Protests erupt in Wisconsin after a police officer fatally shoots a man officials say was armed with a knife.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, four US service members who were killed over the weekend are returning home to receive a dignified transfer. This is happening as the US military carries out an 11th straight day of strikes against Iran ... Will a newly released autopsy help answer questions about the death of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells? ... Tropical Storm Bertha is inching its way toward Louisiana, but the brunt will be felt hundreds of miles away, where it's expected to drop a month's worth of rain over the next two days.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump says Iran will "pay many times over" for killing US troops, while his Iranian counterpart says his country is in a "full-scale war" ... Wolf goes one-on-one with Mike Pence to discuss the war with Iran and the future of the GOP ... We have shocking details of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The war with Iran is clearly expanding and intensifying, and the US death toll is rising. Yet both countries insist diplomacy is still on the table. We get the latest from Democratic Congressman Gregory Meeks, the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is set to deliver remarks on election security in the next hour, just hours after President Trump delivered a primetime address on potential vulnerabilities in the US election system. The president revealed a series of newly declassified documents he claims were hidden from the American people, which show the election system has major vulnerabilities. However, a review of those documents by CNN has found that these issues were previously known and were included in a 2021 assessment from the US intelligence community.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we begin with breaking news in South Texas, where more than six months' worth of rain is falling across the hill country, with a major river rising an astonishing 25 feet in just one hour. It's in the same area devastated by last year's July 4th weekend flooding that killed more than 100 people, including 28 at Camp Mystic.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's an exceptionally busy day in Washington, where two Supreme Court justices are testifying before Congress in a very rare, personal pitch to lawmakers requesting tens of millions of dollars in additional security funding. Over on Capitol Hill, House Speaker Mike Johnson is holding a news conference on the GOP's agenda. And we've also got our eyes on new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, who's testifying on the state of the economy in a critical hearing that could set the tone for how he deals with inflation. Meanwhile, President Trump is preparing to greet the prime minister of Iraq as the White House escalates attacks on neighboring Iran and shifts its policy on the Strait of Hormuz.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New details about what caused Senator Lindsey Graham's unexpected death, and the shockwaves that's sending through Washington and the Republican party ... New video shows overnight attacks on Iranian targets as US allies come under fire from Tehran ... One of America's oldest veteran advocacy groups is getting major backlash after depicting veterans facing a firing squad.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recently as this past week, Israel shared new intelligence about an Iranian plot to kill President Trump. But some experts are skeptical ... The US pauses attacks on Iran after the countries exchange tit-or-tat strikes. Can mediators salvage the ceasefire? ... Pamela Brown continues her series of reports from the USS Abraham aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The United States and Iran trade a new round of strikes, with the US pounding close to 90 Iranian targets. And President Trump says the attacks could get "much worse." We have complete coverage, including more from exclusive reporting CNN's Pamela Brown, the first journalist embedded aboard the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Saying the memorandum of understanding he once trumpeted "over," President Trump promises to "hit them hard" again tonight ... CNN's Pamela Brown brings you an exclusive report from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is expected to receive a chilly reception when he arrives in Turkey for a NATO summit ... Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner is under increasing pressure to drop out of the race ... Torrential rains topple roofs and flood roads in the northeast, and a new severe weather threat emerges today.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump, fresh from persuading FIFA to reinstate the US soccer team's leading scorer for tonight's game against Belgium, marked the official debut of the investment vehicles known as Trump Accounts by ringing the NYSE's opening bell in the Oval Office. His attention shifts later today as he travels to Turkey for the NATO summit.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Organizers of July 4th celebrations scramble to deal with record-breaking heat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US added just 57,000 jobs in June. What does that signify about the US job market and the overall economy? ... A man is rescued after being buried alive under debris from a nine-story building that collapsed during the deadly Venezuela earthquakes eight days ago ... New details emerge on just how much more President Trump has made since taking office.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than a billion dollars tied to crypto ventures - that's how much money Donald Trump made in the first year of his second term, prompting fresh concerns about possible conflicts of interest ... Beginning today, the federal health insurance program will now pay for GLP-1 weight loss drugs for millions ... New details about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding as the countdown to the nuptials is on ... Republican hardliners torpedo House Speaker Johnson's control of his chamber, leaving the future of President Trump's congressional agenda up in the air.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show begins as the Supreme Court is ready to hand down several key rulings, most notably on birthright citizenship and transgender sports bans.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, the Supreme Court is readying to release a number of key opinions before going on summer recess. Expected are rulings affecting birthright citizenship, transgender sports, and President Trump's power to fire federal officials.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton is in court, where he's expected to plead guilty to a charge that he kept sensitive, classified information. Meanwhile, billionaire investor Leon Black is on Capitol Hill, where he's being questioned by the House Oversight Committee about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. And at any moment, the Texas Board of Education will vote on requiring more than five million students to learn Bible verses and stories as part of their public school education.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two powerful earthquakes rocked Venezuela, killing more than 160 people. Now it's a race against the clock to find survivors in the rubble ... We're keeping a close eye on the US Supreme Court as the justices weigh several major cases, including the future of birthright citizenship ... We're expecting to hear directly from lawmakers about the fight over President Trump's major elections bill, which he's demanding passage of before he signs a bipartisan housing bill now on his desk.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Democratic Socialist movement scores big, as the three candidates backed by New York Mayor Mamdani all win their primaries ... President Trump will head to Capitol Hill today to try and mend a growing split in the GOP ... Marco Rubio heads to Kuwait to meet with the country's crown prince.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court is about to release opinions on several major cases, including birthright citizenship, presidential powers, and transgender sports bans ... CNN exclusive: What the rescued US fighter jet pilot told intelligence officials that surprised them ... New information emerges in the Nancy Guthrie case.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vice President JD Vance deemed Sunday a 'very, very good day" in negotiations with Iran and says President Trump's threat to "blow the shit" out of the country did not derail peace talks ... Multiple tornadoes tear through Illinois and Indiana, killing at least three ... A massive fire engulfs a beach resort, killing one person and forcing the evacuation of 1,700 people ... British PM Keir Starmer to step down.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is renewed hours after an escalation in Lebanon ... The flood threat continues, affecting 10 million Americans, and more rain could make things worse his weekend ... Should kids under 16 be banned from social media?   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court is expected to release decisions for several big cases today ... Severe weather wreaks havoc from Illinois all the way to New Orleans - and it's not over yet ... President Trump signs the Iran agreement to end the war, despite criticism at home and abroad. We're live at the white house as the vice president JD Vance prepares to answer questions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN obtains the 14-point draft agreement between the US and iran. We reveal what's in and what's noticeably left out. Plus, rushing to the rescue: Bystanders jump into action after a small jet crashes on a Texas highway. And CNN goes one on one with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani just ahead of the big Knicks championship parade.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is vowing to publicly release the text of the Iran agreement and possibly read it on camera ... An intense investigation is underway after that B-52 bomber crash yesterday ... The flooding danger isn't over off the Gulf Coast following multiple high-water rescues.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, President Trump, fresh from reaching an agreement that could end the war with Iran, is scheduled to touch down in Switzerland before heading to the G7 summit. The deal with Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift the US blockade of Iranian ports. But there are still plenty of questions.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump lashes out at Iran just hours after saying the US had ended the war with a "great settlement." Tehran has yet to confirm any agreement ... Immigration agents arrest two people in Baltimore at a school as it prepares for pre-k and kindergarten promotion ceremonies. Maryland's governor calls the situation "disturbing" ... SpaceX awaits its first public trade, which will likely make Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump promises to hit Iran "very hard" tonight, and says the US will take an Iranian island that's a key oil hub ... There's more bad news about inflation, with a brand new report showing businesses are feeling the pinch as well as consumers ... We're waiting for the Supreme Court to release decisions on several major cases, including birthright citizenship, presidential power, and transgender sports bans.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today show begins, President Trump is expected to sign an immigration enforcement package giving ICE and border patrol $70 billion. This follows new threats against Iran after it shot down an American helicopter. Meanwhile, Bill Gates goes behind closed doors to testify in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are live in Maine as Democrat Graham Platner gets a major test after months of controversies ... OpenAI is set to make the most highly anticipated market debut in recent history ... Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson joins us to talk about her new book on the importance of commitment ... Officials investigate why a US military Apache helicopter went down off the coast of Oman.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iran says it is suspending attacks against Israel as long as it doesn't strike Southern Lebanon. But just an hour later, Lebanon's state-run news reports that Israel did just that ... Shocking video shows the moment buildings crumbled as a 7.8- magnitude earthquake hits the Philippines ... The trial begins today of the man federal prosecutors say was "pissed off at the world" before intentionally starting the deadly Palisades fire ... Six people are hurt in a stabbing at New York's Penn Station just a day before the city hosts the NBA finals right next door, with President Trump in attendance.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A brand new jobs report out today greatly exceeds expectations, indicating the US labor market may finally be stabilizing ... We've just learned that a mere 19 feet separated a plane and the busy New Jersey Turnpike before it hit a pole and crashed into a truck ... More details emerge about the former CIA official who allegedly stole tens of millions of dollars in gold bars and foreign currency from the spy agency.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we come on the air today, we're anticipating major Supreme Court decisions, including birthright citizenship, transgender athletes and presidential power to fire federal officials ... President Trump plans to nominate acting AG Todd Blanche to permanently take the job, but they seem to be on two different pages about that so-called anti-weaponization fund ... There's been more GOP pushback on Bill Pulte, Trump's pick to take over at DHS.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices