The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

As today's show begins, Elon Musk has just arrived at the Pentagon. The question is: Why is he there? According to The New York Times, the original plan was to brief him on the military's top-secret plan for a potential war with China. But President Trump and the Pentagon are flat out dismissing that reporting as completely untrue. CNN's Alayna Treene begins our coverage at the White House. 

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The Defense Department is targeting tens of thousands of websites for "DEI" content, including Holocaust remembrance, sexual assault and suicide prevention. Plus, tempers flare from coast to coast as voters confront their Congressional representatives. 

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One day after speaking with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump gets on the horn with Volodymyr Zelensky. Also: We speak live with the retired US Supreme court Justice Stephen Breyer about the Trump administration's push to expand the powers of the executive branch, and the very rare rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts. 

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As today's show begins, President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were expected to speak on the phone about ending the war against Ukraine. Notably missing from that conversation: Ukraine. The other big story we're following: Israel shatters the ceasefire with Hamas, pounding Gaza with a wave of deadly strikes. We have new CNN reporting live from Tel Aviv. 

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Communities rom the Midwest to the deep South are dealing with deadly storms that spawned tornadoes, leaving towns unrecognizable. Plus, the White House claims it did not violate a judge's order to stop deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador. 

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Hamas says it's willing to free Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage held in Gaza. But Israel is now accusing Hamas of engaging in psychological warfare. Plus, Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is slamming her own party in the US Senate over whether to support a bill to avoid a federal government shutdown later tonight. 

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Just minutes before President Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was set to testify on Capitol Hill, the White House pulled his nomination. Our coverage of this breaking news begins with CNN White House reporter Alayna Treene and CNN Medical Correspondent Meg Tirrell. 

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A key report on inflation out today gives fresh encouragement to Americans increasingly worried about inflation, as the Consumer Price Index cooled last month. But with the president's trade war looming, will that last? 

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As today's show begins, Wall Street is still grappling with the fallout from its worst day of the year. All the gains since the beginning of the year have been wiped out. Plus, there's a new warning from the White House. 

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President Trump issues new threats against America's top trading partners as those countries hit back. Plus, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on his way to Saudi Arabia for talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine. What is President Trump now demanding Ukraine must do to restart US military aid? 

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