The Situation Room

As today's show begins, Hurricane Melissa is bearing down on Jamaica as a Cat 5 storm, the strongest ever to hit the island ... A plane misses hitting a car by mere feet as it crash lands. How did this happen? Two suspects are arrested but two are still at large following that brazen Louvre jewelry heist. Where are the $100 million in stolen jewels?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...

As today’s show begins, New York AG Letitia James is being arraigned. We’ll tell you about her effort to get the case against her dropped. Plus, we report on the Mafia gambling investigation into the NBA. Just how widespread is this illegal betting scandal? And we explore why President Trump is pulling the plug on trade And terminating trade talks? President trump is pulling the plug on trade nego...

The bulldozing of the White House East Wing is more expansive and expensive than originally planned ... New video arrives showing the Louvre thieves escaping the museum ... Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to arrive in Israel ... The Pentagon is replacing its long-standing press corps after a massive exodus over restrictive rules. We let you know who now has access.    Learn more about your a...

JD Vance is in Israel meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, who's praising what he's calling the unmatched alliance with the United States. The New York Times reports President Trump is seeking $230 million from his own Department of Justice for its previous investigations of him ... A chaotic scene in New York City as ICE agents go after illegal street vendors. A preservation group is urging the White...

President Trump can send National Guard troops to Portland against the state's wishes. So how soon could we see boots on the ground? Florida's attorney general says this popular gaming platform is a breeding ground for predators. What's being done right now to keep your children safe.? And why are lawmakers from both sides of the aisle raising the red flag over the president's pick to lead the spe...

AT&T, Delta Air Lines, Hulu, and McDonald's were among the dozens of companies whose websites went offline overnight. What happened? ... A massive manhunt is underway for the thieves who broke into the iconic Louvre museum and stole priceless crown jewels ... Israel and Hamas are exchanging attacks, each side accusing the other of breaking the ceasefire.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

John Bolton arrives in court just a day after being indicted on 18 federal charges ... Following new US strikes on Venezuela, a bipartisan group of senators today is trying to force a vote blocking an unauthorized war ... Women are leaving the workplace in droves in what economists say is a concerning trend emerging in the job market ... As Volodymyr Zelensky preparing for yet another meeting with...

President Trump intensifies efforts to crack down on migrants and illegal drugs, publicly authorizing CIA operations in Venezuela. That country's president, Nicolas Maduro is now responding.  Also on today's show: Pam speaks to a Texas lawmaker about a new push for accountability following the devastating floods at Camp Mystic ... Is the Supreme Court poised to drastically weaken the voting rights...

First, we're following a tense standoff in Chicago where a car chase and crash involved federal agents. The Illinois governor is calling ICE out of control and a "danger to our peaceful communities."  Plus, as fury grows over the limited number of deceased hostages released by Hamas, Israel tells the UN that it will limit or delay how many humanitarian shipments it will allow into Gaza.  And we al...

Key points in the Gaza ceasefire plan remain unresolved, and Hamas has returned only four of the 28 deceased hostages. Plus, rejecting an ultimatum, media outlets are pushing back against a new Pentagon press policy, with even pro-Trump channel Newsmax calling the new requirements unnecessary. And we explore why multiple airports are refusing to play a video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi N...

After two years of war and captivity, the last living hostages of Hamas are now back home with their loved ones in Israel. In exchange for Hamas releasing all 20 of the surviving hostage, Israel is releasing nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. President trump appeared before Israel's parliament, the Knesset, to celebrate the US-brokered ceasefire.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...

President Trump will soon head to Maryland's Walter Reed Medical Center, his second visit there this year. Why? ... New York Attorney General Letitia James is accusing the Trump Administration of "desperate weaponization of our justice system" following her indictment on federal felony charges ... The Israel-Hamas ceasefire is now in effect. What role with US troops play in the plan's implementati...

A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is being finalized. The Israeli security cabinet is set to meet to approve the first phase of the US-brokered agreement to begin the ceasefire and bring home the remaining hostages ... Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene visits The Situation Room to explain why she's bucking her party line and calling out the GOP leadership ... A new poll finds that just...

Former FBI Director James Comey will be in court today to be arraigned on federal criminal charges. We bring you all the latest developments ... How the government shutdown stalemate is impacting air travel ... President Trump calls for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to be jailed. The mayor joins us to respond.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The National Guard is blocked temporarily from any deployment in Portland, Oregon after a federal judge appointed by President Trump stopped his administration's efforts to send more troops there last night for a second time in as many days  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's Situation Room begins, music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is about to appear before a judge who will decide how long he will be in prison for his federal conviction on prostitution-related charges.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At least two people were killed in a stabbing and car ramming at a Manchester, England synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar ... Two Delta planes slam into each other on a New York tarmac, cracking the nose and cockpit window ... President Trump meets with his budget chief today. Trump says he and the architect of project 2025 will be targeting, quote, democrat agencies. ...

As today show begins, the US is 10 hours into a government shutdown, and Congress seems to be no closer to a funding deal. Democrats and Republicans are pointing fingers at each other ... Rescuers are desperately digging for more than 90 people missing, trapped under rubble after a school collapses ... Masked ICE agents are videoed pushing journalists to the ground at the immigration court.   Lear...

Today's just begins as President Trump prepares to wrap up a lengthy speech at Quantico to a rare gathering of senior US military officers summoned from all over the world. Trump spoke after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who boasted about America's military strength while decrying past DEI policies in that department, vowing to restore the "male standard of physicality in combat positions." Join...

We begin today's show with what investigators are now learning about the gunman in Sunday's horrific church attack in Michigan. Authorities continue to search through the burned-out building for yet more victims. Plus, we discuss the last-minute negotiations to try to fund the federal government before the looming shutdown, and why this brewing shutdown is different.  Learn more about your ad choi...

Scores of delegates from around the world protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations General Assembly as he defends his country amid mounting pressure to end the war in Gaza. Plus, former FBI Director James Comey maintains his innocence after being indicted days after President Trump pressured the Justice Department to prosecute Trump's political enemies. And...

The US Justice Department is nearing a decision on whether to charge the former FBI Director James Comey with perjury and has just days to do that. Sources familiar with the matter tell CNN that prosecutors are examining whether Comey made false statements to Congress during his 2020 testimony about his handling of the probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The five-year st...

Today's show begins with breaking news: a gunman opening fire at an ICE facility in Dallas. Police say at least one person is dead.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins we're awaiting an announcement from the White House that's expected to link autism with a common pain reliever ... House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries joins us to react to President Trump's pressure campaign  on Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his political foes ... A trainer linked to the infamous "Tiger King" is killed by one of the big cats in his care ... Net...

President Trump is now suggesting the FCC could crack down on TV networks for giving him “bad publicity.” Plus, with the Gaza ceasefire talks stalled, an adviser to Qatar's prime minister joins us to explain why he thinks there's “no validity” to peace negotiations between Israel and Hamas. And President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to finalize an agreement to keep the social med...