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The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

Congressional Debate-a-thon

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

CNN

News

3.6857 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

As today's show begins, a key House committee is now in its 10th hour of discussing President Trump's sweeping "big beautiful bill" agenda, with no sign of a deal to get that legislation over the finish line.  Also on today's show: New CNN reporting shows that the US obtained intelligence suggesting Israel is making preparations to potentially hit Iranian nuclear facilities. What does that mean for the Trump Administration's efforts to pursue a diplomatic deal with Iran?    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Happening now, breaking news debate-a-thon. A key House committee is now an hour 10 of discussing President Trump's sweeping agenda.

0:41.2

So far, still no sign of a deal to get that bill over the finish line.

0:45.9

And preparing for a possible strike.

0:48.6

New CNN reporting shows that U.S. obtained intelligence suggesting Israel is making preparations to

0:55.2

potentially hit Iranian nuclear facilities what that means for the Trump

0:59.8

administration's efforts to pursue a diplomatic deal with Iran welcome to our

1:05.5

viewers here in the United States and around the world I'm Wolf Blitzer with

1:09.8

Pamela Brown and you're in the

1:11.5

situation room.

1:12.6

This is CNN breaking news.

1:23.6

Begin with breaking news up on Capitol Hill where all night-night negotiations are dragging on and on right now.

1:30.2

Republicans are scrambling to shape President Trump's agenda in his second term.

1:35.2

Since 1 a.m., lawmakers on the House Rules Committee have been debating the President's sprawling spending bill with tax cuts, and they're still going at it.

1:44.5

This morning, House Speaker Mike Johnson says he's hoping for a floor vote later tonight.

1:49.8

But with a razor-thin majority, Republicans are trying to bridge deal-busting divisions within

1:55.1

their own party between hardliners and moderates.

1:59.3

CNN's chief congressional correspondent, Manu Raju, is at his usual post

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