The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US blockade of Iranian ports is growing, insisting no one sails from the Strait of Hormuz to anywhere in the world without US permission ... We bring you shocking video of a massive, tornado-spawning storm tearing through Oklahoma, leaving a path of destruction ... The DOJ's internal watchdog is looking into how the department handled the Epstein files.  

 
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Hundreds of people race away from flames in Georgia and Florida, and smoke now blankets much of the Southeast. Officials are warning the fires may not be contained for a month ... The US releases video of service members landing on another sanctioned ship, this one in the Indian Ocean ... US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick criticizes Canada's trade strategy as "the worst I've ever heard, adding, "they suck." 
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Iran says it seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, while the US boards another Iranian ship. This, as President Trump extends the ceasefire after Iranians were a no-show for peace talks. So, where do negotiations stand? 

Also on today's show: The FBI is now investigating at least 10 cases of scientists who have died or disappeared in recent years, all of whom had ties to sensitive nuclear and aerospace research ... Virginians approve a new congressional district map that may give Democrats a major boost ahead of the November midterm elections. We go live with Governor Abigail Spanberger. 
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Today's show begins as President Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve is about to face senators on Capitol Hill ... The president issues new threats against Iran if a peace deal isn't reached by tomorrow's ceasefire deadline ... Following the resignations of Senators Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzalez come growing calls to reform the reporting process for misconduct allegations. 
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Iran says it will respond after the US seized one of its ships right near the Strait of Hormuz ... The US energy secretary warns gas may not return to under $3 a gallon until next year, but President Trump says that's wrong ... A Louisiana man kills eight children, including seven of his own, and seriously injures his wife and another woman. 

 
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