The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

Federal agents are once again facing off with protesters in Minneapolis. Plus, we have new CNN reporting on the chaos after Renee Good was shot. And the US in now moving military assets to the Middle East. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Federal agents in Minneapolis shoot a man and the city swells with anger. Leaders urging for calm as the president now threatens the Insurrection Act to deploy troops to Minnesota. Also, how America's streets have changed in the 10 years since Wolf last rode along with ICE. And live from the Iran-Iraq border, our reporter shares what he's seeing as the world waits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Minneapolis this morning we're seeing a surge of ICE agents using aggressive tactics against protesters, with social media videos capturing it all on camera ... A 26-year-old protester in Iran may be executed today following a rushed trial. His cousin speaks exclusively to CNN ... Officials from Greenland and Denmark arrive at the White House for crucial talks ... We also have new reporting on the biggest spike in food prices we've seen in some three years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today show begins, we're following three major breaking stories: The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in two cases concerning transgender female athletes. Former President Bill Clinton is slated to appear before the House Oversight Committee for a closed-door deposition on Jeffrey Epstein. Minnesota and Illinois are suing the Trump Administration over immigration operations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a year of insults and threats to fire Jerome Powell, the Trump Administration is opening a shocking new criminal probe into him, prompting the Fed chair to issue his strongest rebuke yet. Meanwhile, the president is sending hundreds of additional immigration agents into Minneapolis, where they have been days of intense protests after an ICE agent killed Renee Good. And Iran says it's ready to respond to any attacks from the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Minnesota officials are fighting to join an investigation into an ICE agent shooting and killing 37-year-old. Renee Good ... The Supreme Court could rule on several key cases today, including President Trump's tariffs ... Russia hits Ukraine with a hypersonic ballistic missile as attacks intensify ... Anti-government demonstrations spread inside Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Minneapolis remains a city on edge following the controversial police shooting of a US citizen. We hear from the police chief and take a look at the life of the wife and mother of three who was killed, Renee Nicole Good. Also on today's show: A critical vote in the US Senate to restrict military engagement in Venezuela without congressional authorization ... Ahead of a key meeting between the US and Danish authorities about Greenland, we speak with a former US ambassador. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, we've just received word that the US has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic. This comes on the heels of a second ship seized in a pre-dawn operation in the Caribbean. Also on today's show: Three Minnesota lawmakers are on Capitol Hill to address allegations of fraud and misuse of federal funds in the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As today's show begins, President Trump is about to speak to House Republicans for the first time publicly since that massive military operation in Venezuela over the weekend. Plus, marking five years since the January 6th riots, House Democrats are holding a special hearing. And opening statements get under way in the case against the first law enforcement official to arrive on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show begins just a couple of hours before Nicolas Maduro and his wife are scheduled to face a US judge on federal drug and weapons charges. Back in their home country, Venezuelans re watching and waiting on what their future will look like with a new acting president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Swiss authorities share new details about the New Year's Eve fire at a ski resort bar that killed at least 40 people. Plus, President Trump gives new insight into his health, including the bruising that's been seen on his hands and why he's going against one of his doctors recommendations. And we have exclusive new reporting on plans to cut FEMA personnel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Self-described Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani is officially the Mayor of New York City. The 34-year-old makes history as the city's first Muslim and South Asian mayor. Mamdani stunned the political world with his victory in last summer's Democratic primary campaigning on affordability, promising universal child care programs, rent freezes and making city busses free to all passengers. We take a closer look at Mamdani, beginning with CNN correspondent Gloria Pazmino. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump intensifies his pressure campaign on Venezuela with the US's first known strike inside the country. We have exclusive reporting on the attack. Plus, we take a look at the new technology now being used to search for MH 370 more than a decade after it vanished without a trace. And a brutal and widespread storm completely shuts down traffic on major highways across parts of the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump ends the year with an aggressive effort to end wars in both Gaza and Ukraine, and make good on one of his biggest campaign promises ...Two helicopters slam into one another in midair, causing both to plummet to the ground, killing at least one ... Nearly 12 years since Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 vanished, yet another search effort is getting underway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pentagon targets what it calls "ISIS terrorists" in Nigeria, where President Trumps says Christians are being attacked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the first time since February 2024, Southern California faces a high flood-risk threat due to a massive storm expected to dump rain in an area already saturated by previous dow npours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The DOJ releases an enormous batch of new Epstein files that include new mentions of President Trump and his alleged travels on Epstein's private jet. But thousands of documents remain sealed, and Epstein survivors are demanding answers. One of them joins us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US targets yet another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela allegedly flying a false flag. Is this a deterrent for sanctioned ships or a step toward war? ... Dangerous storms dump inches of rain in Northern California, stranding people in chest-deep water ... CBS pulls the plug on a 60 Minutes story about Trump deportees two hours before it airs. The journalist behind the reporting calls it "corporate censorship." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How an online post helped track down the suspect in the deadly shootings at Brown and MIT. Now, authorities need to figure out why the killer, who took his own life, carried out the deadly attacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inflation drops to its lowest level in months as President Trump defends his economic agenda and promises a "boom" ... Rob & Michele Reiner's other two children speak out ... Major changes on marijuana rules could come today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices