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 18th, 2013
10:39 AM ET

Surgeon: Marathon as bad as Afghanistan

Dr. David King had finished running the Boston Marathon when the bombs went off, and he rushed to the hospital to help.

April 11th, 2013
07:07 PM ET

Political opposites on the same side

CNN's Wolf Blitzer talks to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Grover Norquist, who both oppose Obama's Social Security changes.

RELATED STORY: What's in Obama's budget

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Filed under: Bernie Sanders • Budget cuts • Economy • Grover Norquist
April 9th, 2013
10:32 AM ET

Bourdain: I'd love to go to North Korea

CNN's Wolf Blitzer talks to Anthony Bourdain about his new CNN show, "Anthony Bourdain, Parts Unknown," in which he travels around the world to places including Congo, Libya and Myanmar.

"I'll continue to travel the world on my stomach," Bordain says, but adds that he can now go to areas that "would have been impossible with another network."

On whether he will travel to North Korea, Bordain tells Blitzer he thinks it is inevitable and he'd love to go.

The two also discussed a potential barbecue in the Situation Room.

"Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” starts Sunday at 9pm ET and PT on CNN.

RELATED STORY: Bourdain: With CNN, I get to go to all the places that I never would have been able to go with any other network

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April 9th, 2013
09:48 AM ET

Huntsman: North Korea lied to China

Former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman and CNN's Wolf Blitzer discuss China's weakening influence in North Korea.

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Filed under: China • Jon Huntsman • North Korea • Wolf Blitzer • World
April 8th, 2013
10:26 AM ET

Perry: background checks a "kneejerk reaction"

In an interview with Wolf Blitzer, Texas Governor Rick Perry expresses his opposition to universal background checks.

RELATED STORY: Perry 'indeed' open to 2016 bid

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Filed under: Guns • Politics • Rick Perry • Texas • Wolf Blitzer
April 8th, 2013
09:43 AM ET

Rick Perry: Open to a 2016 run

Texas Governor Rick Perry tells CNN's Wolf Blitzer he's open to a 2016 presidential run.

RELATED STORY: Perry 'indeed' open to 2016 bid

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Filed under: 2016 election • Politics • Rick Perry • Texas • Wolf Blitzer
April 4th, 2013
10:23 AM ET

The man who changed TV and the world

Ted Turner talks to CNN's Wolf Blitzer about his life and new book.

RELATED STORY: Ted Turner to CNN's Wolf Blitzer on what he misses about CNN: "The action. Lots of action."

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Filed under: Interviews • Situation Room • Wolf Blitzer
April 1st, 2013
10:22 AM ET

Shoe hurled at former Pakistani president

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf talks to CNN's Wolf Blitzer about his trial and facing death threats.

RELATED STORY: Musharraf : 'There is no case against me'

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Filed under: Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Wolf Blitzer • World
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
March 16th, 2013
07:17 PM ET

Plane crashes into lot, causing blaze

CNN's Wolf Blitzer talks to CNN reporter John Zarrella about a plane crash in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

RELATED STORY: 3 dead after small plane crashes into Fort Lauderdale parking lot

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Filed under: Air travel • Florida • John Zarrella • Wolf Blitzer
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