The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

The clash between executive and legislative powers continues as the January 6th Committee is set to vote on whether to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena. Congress is looking for documents and records of conversations Bannon had with Trump in the days leading up to the capitol riots but Bannon is yet to provide them. The details of Bannon’s claims and more are examined tonight as the vote fast approaches...

News of former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s death prompted an outpouring of grief that reflects the profound admiration of a statesman unique in so may ways. President Biden said Powell will be remembered as one of our great Americans. Bob Woodward joins to remember the “reluctant warrior." 

Steve Bannon refuses to comply with the January 6th Select Committee’s subpoena...

Biden promotes agenda in Connecticut as Dems are still struggling to reach a final deal, FDA advisers recommend all adult J&J vaccine recipients get a second dose at least two months after the first, Bill Clinton to stay another night in hospital for treatment

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January 6 2021 panel moves to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt;FDA vaccine advises unanimously recommend Monderna boosters; New union strike adding to economic pressure on Biden; January 6 panel now moving to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt as Trump ally defies subpoena deadline: Trump urges Republicans not to vote in 2022 and 2024 if his bogus election fraud claims aren't solved;

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The January 6 committee has subpoenaed former Department of Justice official Jeffrey Clark, who aided in Former President Donald Trump's attempted coup. Clark was key to Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. CNN reports that ex-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, who pushed back on Trump's bid to overturn the election, is meeting with the January 6 committee...

Brooklyn Nets bench Kyrie Irving until he’s vaccinated. Any moment: House vote on short term extension of debt limit. Coroner: Gabby Petito’s cause of death was strangulation. Jan. 6th committee feels “urgency” to move to criminal contempt if subpoena targets don’t comply. Raiders coach resigns after homophobic, racist, misogynistic emails. Kim Jong Un vows to build “invincible” military while flanked by weapons, blames U.S. for tensions...

President Joe Biden is struggling to unify this party and salvage his agenda as the clock ticks and his public approval fades. 

The FDA has been asked by Merck to authorize the first pill to treat Covid-19. Merck says that the experimental pill cuts the covid death risk in half. However cases, deaths and hospitalizations are starting to decline as the United States may be turning the corner in the pandemic...

Biden on defensive over economy, blames Covid-19 for disappointing jobs report, Police say they're not in possession of phones Petito and Laundrie used on their road trip, U.S. averaging under 100,000 new Coronavirus cases for first time since August

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Report: Trump lawyer tells allies not comply with subpoenas; Senate to vote soon on short-term extension of debt limit; Pfizer asks FDA authorize COVID vaccine for kids ages 5-11 Washington Post: Trump lawyer tells allies not to comply with subpoenas from January 6 committee; 4 Trump Loyalist appears poised to defy subpoenas in January 6 probe as Trump indicates he'll exert executive privilege;

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The Senate Democrats say that they'll accept a GOP compromise about the debt limit to end the standoff. This will temporarily avert the catastrophic default on the United States debt. According to a source, Mitch McConnell floated an offer to break stalemate amid fears that Democrats Manchin and Sinema may flip under pressure and agree to gut the filibuster. 

The White House downplays the GOP offer saying "we don't need to kick the can" about the debt limit...