The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

Today's Situation Room:

Wolf Blitzer delivers the most important news and political stories of the day. Tune to The Situation Room weekdays 5-7pm ET and Saturdays 6pm ET on CNN.
April 4th, 2013
10:21 AM ET

Obama praises Colorado's gun laws

Colorado now requires background checks for new gun purchases and limits gun magazines to 15 rounds. CNN's Jessica Yellin reports.

RELATED STORY: Obama on background checks: 'Practical progress' on gun violence


Filed under: Colorado • Guns • Jessica Yellin • Politics • President Obama
April 4th, 2013
10:18 AM ET

Obama's strategy on gun control

John King and David Gergen discuss if Obama's push for gun control will lead to results.

RELATED STORY: Hutchinson clarifies position on background checks


Filed under: Guns • John King • Politics • President Obama
January 17th, 2013
07:07 PM ET

Obama chooses Bible steeped in history

CNN's Lisa Sylvester is given access to the Bible Obama has chosen for his inauguration, a tiny book used by Lincoln.

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Filed under: Lisa Sylvester • President Obama • Religion
August 10th, 2012
09:30 AM ET

2012 vote: Romney Hood vs. Obamaloney

CNN's John Berman takes a look at how political candidates coin cutesy terms for their opponents.


Filed under: 2012 election • John Berman • Mitt Romney • Politics • President Obama
August 3rd, 2012
07:12 PM ET

Man unemployed since Obama's election

CNN's Kyung Lah reports on a man who'd been unemployed since Obama was elected president. He just got a new job..

RELATED STORY: Persistence pays off as worker takes long, hard road to employment


Filed under: California • Jobs • Kyung Lah • President Obama • Unemployment
August 3rd, 2012
06:36 PM ET

'Here's the number to the White House'

CNN's Candy Crowley talks to a Mitt Romney's campaign adviser about President Obama and a possible VP pick.

RELATED STORY: Sununu: White House 'numb and dumb' on jobs report


Filed under: 2012 election • Candy Crowley • John Sununu • Mitt Romney • President Obama • Unemployment
July 31st, 2012
11:31 AM ET

Ehud Barak sings praises of Obama administration

CNN's Wolf Blitzer asks Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak about Israel's relationship with the U.S.

RELATED STORY: Ehud Barak sings praises of Obama administration


Filed under: Ehud Barack • Interviews • Israel • President Obama • Wolf Blitzer
July 31st, 2012
11:27 AM ET

Study: Obama related to first U.S. slave

Researchers say President Barack Obama was a descendent of the first documented African slave in the U.S.

RELATED STORY: Obama's family tree connection to first African American slave

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Filed under: history • Lisa Sylvester • President Obama
July 25th, 2012
10:18 AM ET

Romney attacks on leaks, defense cuts

GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney goes after President Obama on White House leaks in a speech to the VFW.

RELATED STORY: Romney borrows from Obama foreign policy playbook


Filed under: 2012 election • Dana Bash • Mitt Romney • President Obama • veteran
July 18th, 2012
10:39 AM ET

Obamas smooch on 'kiss cam'

"Kisser-in-chief" puckers up after flubbing "kiss cam." CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on the anatomy of a kiss.

RELATED STORY: Obamas find spotlight on 'kiss cam'

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Filed under: Jeanne Moos • Michelle Obama • President Obama • Sports
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