The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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." Joining the show to discuss is Lieutenant Colonel Amy McGrath, a former Marine combat fighter pilot, retired Army Lieutenant General Mark Schwartz, and former Defense Secretary William Cohen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 cost of your prescription drugs, furniture and kitchen and bathroom cabinets are expected to spike after the president adds yet more new tariffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 statute of limitations on perjury charges is set to expire on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 ... Netanyahu responds to the expectation that France will join other countries recognizing a Palestinian state ... Pete Hegseth's new demands on journalists may spark a major legal battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 media platform operating here in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is in the UK for a rare second-term state visit. We bring you the very latest from Windsor. Plus, the CDC director who was ousted just weeks into her job is on Capitol Hill to testify about why she says holding the line on scientific integrity got her fired. We also have disturbing new details about text messages the suspect in the Charlie Kirk murder allegedly sent and why he's being charged with aggravated murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show gets underway after yet another impromptu Q&A with President Trump as he's leaving the White House for his trip the United Kingdom. The president discussed a number of different tropics, including his plan to send National Guard troops to Memphis and Chicago. Our coverage begins with CNN Senior White House Reporter Kevin Liptak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: We begin today's show with the latest in the murder of Charlie Kirk, including what officials are learning about the suspect's past, and what they're revealing about DNA found on pieces of evidence. Plus: The executive producer of the Charlie Kirk Show joins the show to discuss live the conservative activist's legacy and where his movement will go from here. And: President Trump's issues an ultimatum to NATO countries as he plans to slap Russia with additional sanctions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is the first to break the news that a suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk is under arrest. As we come on the air we're waiting for a news conference on the alleged shooter's capture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show begins immediately after President Trump concludes a speech at the Pentagon marking the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Our coverage begins with a live report from CNN national correspondent Jason Carroll, who joins us from the memorial service taking place in New York City. Also on today's show: We bring you the latest on the investigation into yesterday's murder of Charlie Kirk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Poland shoots down Russian drones in its airspace, labeling the incursion an "act of aggression," while NATO calls Moscow's actions "absolutely reckless" ... In a new book, Kamala Harris says it was "reckless" to let Joe and Jill Biden decide if he would run again ... New video revealed during a hearing on so-called UFOs shows a missile bouncing off an unknown object. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Israel strikes inside Qatar, targeting Hamas. How will this latest attack impact the chances of renewed peace talks? ... An alarming education report shows high school seniors' reading and math skills dropping to their lowest levels in more than 20 years. What's behind the drop? ... A major new update on jobs is reveals things are significantly worse than initial reports indicated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Six people are killed after two gunmen opened fire in Jerusalem. Israel's president vows, "terror will never defeat us" ... President Trump's decision on sending troops to Chicago could come at any moment, despite that city's mayor forcefully reiterating, "We don't need the National Guard" ... An Epstein survivor who's pushing back against President Trump's "hoax" assertion, joins the show to discuss ... Russia targets Ukraine with more than 800 drones in the biggest aerial assault since the war started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A disappointing jobs report just released this morning shows employers added just 22,000 jobs last month, raising fears that US job growth is stalling out. This report also reveals a rising unemployment rate ticking up to 4.3%, the highest in nearly four years. Our coverage begins with Vanessa Yurkevich in New York and Alayna Treene at the White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about to testify before senators, his department roiled in controversy after he canceled millions in vaccine research funding and dismantled a key panel of experts who make vaccination recommendations to the federal government. He also recently ousted the CDC director after just weeks on the job over a dispute on vaccine policy. More than 1,000 current and former employees of the HHS are now calling for his resignation. Our coverage begins with CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and CNN's Arlette Saenz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices