The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

As today's show begins, nervous investors are reacting to Donald Trump's tariffs by tanking stock markets amid increasing concerns that the US and much of the world may be on a collision course with a recession.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump's "Liberation Day" has arrived. In just hours he's expected to announce sweeping new tariffs. Meanwhile, a new Israeli operation in Gaza includes a strike on a UN facility that kills 19 people.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A massive wave of job cuts began this morning at government health agencies as part of the Trump administration's initiative to cut government spending. Also: Cory Booker pulls an all-nighter on the Senate floor, blasting President Trump and Elon Musk.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump says he couldn't care less if auto prices rise because of tariffs, arguing the short-term pain will be worth the long-term gain. Also: Elon Musk is visiting the CIA today at the invitation of Director John Ratcliffe.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"The old relationship we had with the United States ... is over." Those are the striking words from Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney as President Trump escalates his trade war against America's northern ally. Plus: A deadly and devastating earthquake rocks Myanmar.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Secretary of Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces a massive 10,000 jobs cut at the department he oversees, calling it a "win-win" for Americans. Plus, Kennedy's boss slaps a 25% tariff on all imported cars andcar parts, meaning you'll be paying thousands of dollars more.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we focus on the military strike plans inadvertently leaked to a reporter via a group chat and subsequently published today. Were they indeed “classified?” The White House says they were not. Many others, including former military experts, think otherwise.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In just hours the DC Court of Appeals will hear the Trump administration's argument to resume deportation flights under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. Plus, the administration is filing new charges against the Columbia University grad student who helped lead pro-Palestinian protests on campus.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices