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.
March 22nd, 2013
10:19 AM ET

Gay rights issues dicey for GOP

Some GOP contenders for higher office are re-thinking gay rights issues out of political necessity. Dana Bash reports.

RELATED STORY: Married same-sex couple awaits epic high court appeal


Filed under: Dana Bash • Politics • Republicans • Same-sex marriage
March 19th, 2013
10:25 AM ET

GOP report: Party is too old, too white

A Republican National Committee report calls for strategic changes and rebranding in the GOP. Wolf Blitzer speaks to RNC Chairman Reince Priebus.

RELATED STORY: RNC announces $10 million plan to beef up Republican outreach

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Filed under: Reince Priebus • Republicans • Wolf Blitzer
February 5th, 2013
06:46 PM ET

Republican Party's "civil war"

CNN's Gloria Borger looks at Rep. Eric Cantor's makeover for the GOP and the divide between the two sides of the party.

RELATED STORY: We care: Cantor wants to give GOP a 'makeover', change the message


Filed under: Dana Bash • Eric Cantor • Republicans
November 24th, 2012
10:14 AM ET

Norquist: Pledge not to me, to the people

Grover Norquist responds to Sen. Chambliss' rejection of his tax pledge saying the pledge was to the people of Georgia.


Filed under: Grover Norquist • Interviews • Republicans • Taxes
October 3rd, 2012
01:02 PM ET

Benghazi hearing on the Hill

House Republicans have requested a hearing next week on what the State Department knew about security in Benghazi.


Filed under: 2012 election • Republicans • State Department
September 26th, 2012
06:26 PM ET

Rep. Todd Akin defies the GOP

Rep. Todd Akin defies GOP and stays in his race, compromising chances of a GOP-won Senate majority. Dana Bash reports.


Filed under: Congress • Dana Bash • Republicans • Senate • Todd Akin
September 5th, 2012
01:10 PM ET

Eastwood's empty chair making the rounds

"Invisible Obama's chair" is now haunting the Democrats' convention. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on empty chairs everywhere.

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Filed under: 2012 election • Jeanne Moos • Republicans
August 28th, 2012
06:24 PM ET

Former Democrat Artur Davis explains party swap

Wolf Blitzer talks to former Rep. Artur Davis, a speaker at the RNC, about why he left the Democratic party.

RELATED STORY: Congressional Black Caucus blasts Artur Davis over party switch


Filed under: 2012 election • Artur Davis • Interviews • Republicans
August 6th, 2012
07:24 PM ET

Reid vs. Romney: The battle continues

Washington (CNN) – Republican sources say they're in a Catch-22 situation on how to reply to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's claims that GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney went 10 years without paying taxes.

They understand that they're taking Reid's bait and that responding to his unsubstantiated claims against Romney keeps alive the issue of Romney's refusing to release his tax returns.

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Filed under: 2012 election • Dana Bash • Harry Reid • Mitt Romney • Republicans
August 6th, 2012
07:21 PM ET

New hints about Romney's V.P. list

The GOP announcement of convention speakers may offer clues about Mitt Romney's V.P. short list. CNN's John King reports.


Filed under: 2012 election • John King • Republicans • veepstakes
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