The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

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

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

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 held accountable.  Learn more about your ad choices...

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

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 away.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

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

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

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 judge’s ruling that he’s violated his gag order...

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

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