The Situation Room

As we await a high-stakes news conference from President Biden, he is facing an intensifying pressure to exit the race for the White House. Anxious Democrats are watching very closely to see how the president does tonight as more and more members of his own party are now going public with their fears that President Biden no longer has what it takes to defeat Donald Trump.  Learn more about your ad...

Actor and megadonor George Clooney tops an expanding list of high-profile Democrats calling on President Biden to step down from his re-election bid. The Biden camp is saying there is zero chance that will happen. This as Biden is busy hosting Nato leaders. We speak with White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby about the global scrutiny facing Biden right now.  Learn more ab...

Biden shares remarks with allies amid a pivotal summit as his presidential campaign faces scrutiny and shaky poll numbers. Plus, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) becomes the seventh House Democrat to publicly say Biden should not run for re-election. Also, CNN is on the scene of a children’s hospital that was hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoi...

President Biden is unbowed by the growing pressure within his own party to end his 2024 presidential bid. We’re getting new reaction from Democratic lawmakers and donors. Plus, White House records reveal a Parkinson’s disease specialist visited with the president's physician earlier this year. Also, Trump looks to reclaim the spotlight with vice presidential rollout.  Learn more about your ad choi...

President Biden takes his fight for political survival to Wisconsin, insisting he is staying in the race for the White House and will beat Donald Trump. Plus, Sen. Mark Warner is reportedly putting together a list of Senate Democrats who will ask Biden to step down. Will he succeed? Also, Trump is seeking a pause in the classified documents case after the Supreme Court immunity ruling.  Learn more...

As Democrats debate Biden’s political future despite his remarks that he will remain in the race, we examine who could replace Biden on the ticket if he eventually drops out. Plus, we break down what Biden told Democratic governors during a recent meeting at the White House and what his plans may be going forward.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden is about to meet with Democratic governors who want answers about his shaky debate performance. We ask one of those governors what he wants to hear from Biden as the president remains defiant about stepping down. Plus, the Department of Justice plans to pursue Trump cases even if he’s reelected in November.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The White House goes on defense amid a barrage of questions about Biden’s ability to win the 2024 election. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear joins to discuss whether Biden should step aside from the Democratic nomination. Plus, Donald Trump’s sentencing in the New York hush money case has been delayed after the Supreme Court’s historic ruling on presidential immunity.  Learn more about your ad choices....

President Biden is expected to speak soon on the Supreme Court immunity ruling that delivered a serious blow to the January 6th criminal case against Donald Trump. We bring you new reaction to the historic high-court decision that Trump has immunity for official acts he took as president. Plus, Biden is scrambling to try to ease the growing fallout from his debate performance.  Learn more about yo...

President Biden tries to bounce back from his struggles on the debate stage, holding a fiery campaign rally today and vowing to win the election. However, many Democrats are in panic mode right now suggesting, at least privately, that he should consider stepping aside. Meanwhile, Trump is seizing on Biden’s performance and is calling the president incompetent.  Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

Continuing the countdown to the CNN Presidential Debate. Wolf Blitzer and Kaitlan Collins anchor with a panel of CNN experts, including: Nia Malika Henderson, Jonah Goldberg, Phil Mattingly, Jamie Gangel Manu Raju, Shermichael Singleton, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Ashley Allison, Bakari Sellers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Counting down to the CNN Presidential Debate. Wolf Blitzer and Kaitlan Collins anchor with a panel of CNN experts, including: Nia Malika Henderson, Jonah Goldberg, Phil Mattingly, Jamie Gangel Manu Raju, Shermichael Singleton, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Ashley Allison, Bakari Sellers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The final countdown is underway to CNN’s historic presidential debate between President Biden and former President Trump. We are getting new behind-the-scenes details on how the candidates hope to impress voters and attack one another. Plus, the Supreme Court reportedly tips its hand, briefly posting a draft ruling on a pivotal abortion case.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

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 podcastc...

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 fro...

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...

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 cho...

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 p...

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...

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 Ukrain...

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 P...

Hunter Biden has been found guilty on three felony gun charges, becoming the first child of a sitting president to be convicted of a felony. We get reaction from the defense team, the special counsel, the Trump campaign, and the first family. Plus, Trump tells probation officials that he has a gun in Florida that he didn’t turn over to police after his indictment.  Learn more about your ad choices...

Israeli police have just released video of the moment hostages were rescued during a daring and deadly raid inside Gaza. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations joins to react. Plus, the Hunter Biden gun trial is now in the hands of a Delaware jury. Also, Donald Trump holds a virtual meeting with a probation official.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices