The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

Today marks a grim milestone for the national debt, as it hits a record $40 trillion. Why does it continue to rise? ... Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are moving back to Britain. How are the royals are reacting to their return? ... Following the expiration of the 60-day MOU, President Trump adjusts tactics, saying he'll launch "the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country" ... A new skin cancer vaccine could prevent it from spreading and even returning.


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Democratic Socialists show off their growing influence with state representative Angie Nixon's surprise victory in Florida's Senate primary. What does that tell us with the midterms fast approaching? ... Communities continue to push back on AI data centers. We talk with one woman who turned down a $26 million offer to keep one off her land ... President Trump puts his tariff on Canada in time out.


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Voters are heading to the polls today in four states, including Florida, where the president's endorsement power will get a major test ... More than 1,000 people are homeless after deadly storms inundate Indiana with historic flooding ... A “targeted ambush” is how authorities describe an elaborate plot where a Microsoft executive was gunned down in front of his toddler.


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The 60-day pause in the US-Iran MOU has expired. This, as President Trump issues a new threat to Oman ... Concerns mount about the USS Abraham Lincoln as a top Navy commander speaks out ... New damage reports are coming in from hurricane-ravaged Hawaii where tens of thousands of people are without power ... Jared Kushner met with Benjamin Netanyahu for four hours today after talking with Hamas on the stalled Gaza peace plan. Can he break the deadlock?


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When a Russian-born American citizen named Ilya Beloozerov is gunned down by the FBI in 2024, the authorities refuse to say why they’d killed him. CNN’s Isabelle Chapman embarks on a sprawling investigation that takes her from the Mississippi parking lot where he died to Washington, D.C. to unravel the mystery: Why did Ilya abruptly leave his family and his job and head for the border with laptops and cash? Why is there still no official explanation of his death? And maybe most importantly: Was Ilya a spy?
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