The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer: The command center for breaking news, politics and extraordinary reports from around the world. The Situation Room airs weekdays 6p-7p Eastern, Monday through Friday on CNN. Visit CNN.com/TheSituationRoom.
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May 15, 2024 • 42 mins
In the Trump trial, Michael Cohen wraps his second day of incriminating testimony against Donald Trump. He was grilled by the defense in a sometimes testy cross-examination. Trump’s lawyers seized on Cohen’s past lies and recent attacks on the former president in hopes of discrediting the prosecution’s star witness. We take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel with all the latest developments.
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May 14, 2024 • 42 mins
In the New York hush money cover up trial, star witness Michal Cohen is wrapping up his first day of blockbuster testimony, detailing the Stormy Daniels hush money deal and how Donald Trump was allegedly involved in covering up his relationship with the adult film star and her $130,000 payoff.
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May 11, 2024 • 42 mins
New testimony in the New York hush money cover up trial sets the stage for the star witness against Doanld Trump. His longtime lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is now expected to take the stand on Monday. The judge is warning Cohen should not speak publicly about the case as Trump fumes about his gag order. We take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel breaking down all the latest.
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May 10, 2024 • 42 mins
The judge in the New York hush money cover up case denies Donald Trump’s request for a mistrial and refuses to modify Trump’s gag order. The Trump team is urging the judge to intervene after Stormy Daniels’ salacious testimony about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump. This as a new transcript of Daniels’ combative cross-examination has just been released.
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May 9, 2024 • 42 mins
An exclusive new CNN interview with President Joe Biden where he explains his decision to pause some U.S. bomb shipments to Israel. Plus, on Capitol Hill, the House kills an effort led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to oust Speaker Mike Johnson.
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May 8, 2024 • 43 mins
A very dramatic and contentious day in court as Stormy Daniels begins testifying in the Trump hush money trial. The adult film star detailed her alleged sexual encounter with Donald Trump and the hush money agreement to buy her silence. Defense attorneys wasted no time, hitting back during a combative cross-examination, attacking Daniels’ credibility and prompting her to testify under oath that she hates Trump and wants to see him ...
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May 7, 2024 • 42 mins
Prosecutors cut straight to the heart of the case against former President Trump, grilling two Trump Organization employees about the alleged scheme to disguise hush money money payments as legal fees. Plus, Hamas accepts a ceasefire proposal brokered by Egypt and Qatar. But, Israel says there are still significant gaps between the two sides.
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May 4, 2024 • 82 mins
A longtime trusted aide to Donald Trump takes the stand in the hush money money cover trial, wrapping her blockbuster testimony just a short while ago. Hope Hicks took jurors inside Trump world as the Stormy Daniels story broke and described how Trump feared allegations of sexual misconduct would hurt his 2016 presidential campaign. Hicks teared up at one point as she faced cross-examination with her former boss only a few feet awa...
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May 3, 2024 • 43 mins
CNN just received a new court transcript on the critical testimony by Stormy Daniels’ former lawyer who revealed new details about the hush money payment he negotiated for the adult film star. The defense seized on the lawyer’s history of celebrity clients with sensational cases in hopes of undermining his credibility. We break down all the latest in the trial.
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May 2, 2024 • 45 mins
Police in riot gear are now on the scene of escalating protests at Fordham University in New York. Law enforcement is making arrests at multiple U.S. college campuses after days of student demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war. This as pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups violently clash at UCLA. We cover the protests live and from every angle.
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May 1, 2024 • 43 mins
We just got a transcript of today’s testimony inside Trump’s trial, including new details from Stormy Daniels’ former lawyer about the adult film star’s hush money deal and a prediction that if her affair allegations goes public it could be the final nail in the coffin for Trump just weeks before the 2016 election. The explosive testimony wrapped up shortly after Trump was forced to take down inflammatory posts, complying with the ...
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April 30, 2024 • 42 mins
Campus unrest boils over as colleges across the United States attempt to crack down on protests against the Israel-Hamas war. Police are confronting and arresting demonstrators at the University of Texas at Austin. In New York, Columbia University announced they have begun suspending students who have defied an ultimatum to clear encampments.
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April 27, 2024 • 46 mins
The Trump trial follows the money trial. After two full weeks in the courtroom, the hush money case against Donald Trump begins to zero-in on the payoff to adult film star Stormy Daniels with testimony from Michael Cohen’s banker. Also on the stand is Donald Trump’s longtime assistant known for her appearances on The Apprentice.
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April 26, 2024 • 42 mins
Double courtroom drama in the Trump trial and at the Supreme Court. In New York, sensational testimony against Donald Trump just wrapped up for the day, focusing for the first time on the hush money deal with adult star Stormy Daniels that’s central to the case. In Washington, Trump’s bid for criminal immunity has played out before the nation’s highest court. The justices offered some clues on how they may rule.
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April 25, 2024 • 42 mins
New protests erupt across college campuses in the United States as student demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war are growing. We track the confrontations and rising tensions with police and the political impacts. Also, the judge Donald Trump’s hush money trial could decide anytime if the former president violated his gag order.
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April 24, 2024 • 42 mins
Explosive new testimony in the Trump trial after heated clashes between the judge and the former president’s lawyer. We take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel as the historic hush money criminal case unfolds. Tabloid executive David Pecker has wrapped up a second day on the stand as we await the judge’s ruling on whether Trump violated his gag order.
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April 23, 2024 • 42 mins
The transcript of the opening statements in Trump's hush money trial has just been released. Prosecutors laid out their case as a criminal conspiracy and the defense argued that there is "nothing wrong with trying to influence an election." The first key witness, tabloid executive David Pecker, is set to resume his testimony in the trial tomorrow and one of Trump's former lawyer weighs in. Plus, a hearing is set for tomorrow mornin...
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April 20, 2024 • 82 mins
Opening statements are now set for Monday in Trump’s hush money trial. This after a New York panel of twelve jurors and six alternates is completed. Also, we are keeping a close eye on the Middle East after Israel launched an overnight strike inside Iran. American officials tell CNN the U.S. government was briefed ahead of the attack but did not endorse the response.
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April 19, 2024 • 42 mins
We take you inside the courtroom from gavel to gavel in the Trump hush money cover up case. The twelve jurors plus one alternate juror who will decide Donald Trump’s fate have now been selected. Also, Trump complains he can’t campaign after the jury is selected as Biden hits the campaign trail in Pennsylvania with the Kennedy family.
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April 18, 2024 • 42 mins
House Speaker Mike Johnson says the House will vote on bills for Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel this Saturday. The speaker is moving ahead despite deepening anger among conservatives and efforts to take away his gavel. Plus, Senate Democrats move to dismiss impeachment charges against Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.
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