The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

House Republicans score a victory after the House passes a bill to raise the nation’s $31.4 trillion debt limit by an additional $1.5 trillion. As part of the bill, the GOP also proposes to block Biden’s plan to grant student loan forgiveness, repeal green energy tax credits and kill new Internal Revenue Service funding. Plus, President Biden strikes a landmark deal to send a nuclear submarine to South Korea for the first time in some 40 years.

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President Biden’s re-election campaign is officially underway and he is promising to “finish the job” as he works to win over unenthusiastic Democrats and takes digs at his former and potentially future opponent Donald Trump. Plus, a rape allegation lawsuit against Trump goes to trial with opening statements in New York. Also, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins to discuss the House GOP debt limit bill.

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In a major shake up, Fox News has parted ways with their primetime host Tucker Carlson. Also, an urgent crisis in Sudan where thousands of U.S. citizens remain on the ground as a new ceasefire is announced. We speak with a White House official on what the Biden administration is doing and not doing to help civilians escape after U.S. diplomats were evacuated. Plus, the Fulton County district attorney in Georgia who is investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election is planning to announce her decision on whether to bring criminal charges against Trump by this summer.

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The Supreme Court protected access to a widely used abortion drug by freezing lower-court rulings that placed restrictions on medication abortion. The order means that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the drug mifepristone will remain in place while appeals play out, potentially for months to come. Plus, a Russian war plane accidentally drops a bomb on one of its own cities.

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According to sources, there are plans underway inside the White House amongst Biden’s close advisors to announce as soon as next week that Biden will plan to run for reelection. Plus, Alec Baldwin’s attorney says criminal charges against the actor are being dropped a year and a half after the deadly accidental shooting on the set of his film Rust.

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The Supreme Court extends a temporary block of abortion pills restrictions, buying the justices more time to consider an emergency appeal. Plus, after Fox’s historic settlement with Dominion, the network is now facing another major lawsuit from a voting technology company with an even bigger price tag. Also, the 84-year-old defendant pleads not guilty in the shooting of a teenager who mistakenly went to his home. Are hate crimes charges warranted?

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Fox News agrees to a huge last minute settlement with Dominion Voting Systems for false on air claims about the 2020 election. We will get reaction this hour from Dominion’s lead lawyer. Also, the 84-year-old Kansas City man charged with shooting a black teenager was just released on bail after turning himself in. Court documents say he wordlessly opened fire within seconds of seeing the 16-year-old who mistakenly wound up on his doorstep. Plus, we discuss the American journalist jailed in Russia with the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.

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Nearly 10 months after an Ohio man was shot and killed by police, a grand jury decides not to indict the eight officers involved in the death of Jayland Walker. We are standing by for reaction from Walker’s family in this case which has sparked angry protests. Also, the FBI has arrested two alleged Chinese agents, accusing them of running a secret police station in New York’s Chinatown. The Feds are describing it as an unprecedented operation aimed at intimidating Chinese dissents.

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The suspect in the Pentagon intelligence leak now stands charged with two federal crimes after his first court appearance. Court documents reveal the Air Force guardsman Top Secret clearance and the high level of classified material that was exposed. Also, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily extends access to a widely used abortion drug as justices review the case. Plus, several current and potential Republican presidential candidates speak at the NRA convention.

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A 21-year-old member of U.S. Air National Guard has been arrested by the FBI in connection with the leaking of classified documents. Key member of the House Armed Services Committee Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) joins to discuss what the military should do to keep its secrets safe. Plus, the Florida House passes a six-week abortion ban, sending the bill to Gov. DeSantis’ desk. The bill would make Florida one of the most restrictive states in the country to obtain an abortion.

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