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The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN's lead DC anchor and chief Washington correspondent, Jake Tapper, hosts this two-hour long weekday afternoon program, with headlines from around the country and the world, the top stories in national and international news, politics, health, money, the environment, sports and popular culture. The Lead also concentrates on bringing stories that aren't found on front pages—buried leads—to the forefront.

U.S. Searching for Crew Member After F-15 Downed in Iran

91 hours 18 mins; April 03, 2026

President Trump Fires Pam Bondi as Attorney General

90 hours 54 mins; April 02, 2026

AAA: CA Drivers Paying About $5.89 For Gas, Highest in U.S.

101 hours 24 mins; March 31, 2026

Status Of Diplomatic Talks Uncertain Amid Trump’s Shifting Goals

89 hours 26 mins; March 30, 2026

TSA Workers Miss Second Full Paycheck As DHS Shutdown Drags On

94 hours 47 mins; March 27, 2026

Trump Admin. Pushing for New Investigation Into Letitia James

89 hours 19 mins; March 26, 2026

Sources: Iran Laying Traps For Potential U.S. Attack On Kharg Island

89 hours 42 mins; March 25, 2026

Talks To Fund DHS Ramp Up As Airport Lines Grow More Unpredictable

90 hours 9 mins; March 24, 2026

Iran Denies Talks With U.S. As Trump Claims “Points Of Agreement”

73 hours 10 mins; March 23, 2026

Sources: Pentagon Considering Ground Troops To Take Kharg Island

91 hours 3 mins; March 20, 2026

Global Oil Prices Surge To $110 After Strikes On Energy Facilities

89 hours 59 mins; March 19, 2026

Source: No Warning Sirens Ahead Of Strike That Killed 6 U.S. Troops

93 hours 54 mins; March 18, 2026

Top U.S. Counterterrorism Official Resigns Over Iran War

90 hours 7 mins; March 17, 2026

Cuba’s Power System Suffers Total Collapse

90 hours 25 mins; March 16, 2026

Judge Blocks Subpoenas In Jerome Powell Investigation

99 hours 59 mins; March 13, 2026

Iran’s New Supreme Leader Issues First Purported Message

103 hours 42 mins; March 12, 2026

Israel Says It Has Begun “Large-Scale” Strikes In Beirut Suburbs

89 hours 51 mins; March 11, 2026

Pentagon: About 140 U.S. Service Members Wounded In Iran War

89 hours 27 mins; March 10, 2026

Trump Speaks As U.S. Launches New Strikes On Iran

100 hours 23 mins; March 09, 2026

New Imagery Suggests U.S. Responsible For Iran School Strike

89 hours 36 mins; March 06, 2026

Hegseth: Firepower Over Iran About To Surge Dramatically

101 hours 35 mins; March 05, 2026

Senate Holds Initial Vote On Iran War Powers Resolution

90 hours 52 mins; March 04, 2026

Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes Strand Travelers Across Middle East

90 hours 44 mins; March 03, 2026

War Spirals In Middle East After US And Israel Strike Iran

94 hours 59 mins; March 02, 2026

Former President Clinton On Epstein: “I Did Nothing Wrong”

96 hours 48 mins; February 27, 2026

House Democrat: Bill Clinton Deposition Sets Precedent To Depose Trump

98 hours 23 mins; February 26, 2026

Democrats Bring Epstein Survivors To State Of The Union Address

90 hours 21 mins; February 25, 2026

Poll: Most Americans Say Trump Focused On Wrong Priorities

87 hours 52 mins; February 24, 2026

Former British Ambassador To U.S. Arrested Amid Epstein Probe

88 hours 34 mins; February 23, 2026

WH To Take Homan’s Minneapolis Immigration Playbook Nationwide

64 hours 35 mins; February 20, 2026

Ex-Prince Andrew Arrested After Epstein Files Revelations

90 hours 18 mins; February 19, 2026

Europe Struggles To Define What Comes After Trump

90 hours 0 mins; February 18, 2026

Remembering Civil Rights Leader Rev. Jesse Jackson

90 hours 14 mins; February 17, 2026

DOJ Letter To Congress Lists Hundreds Of Prominent People Named In Epstein Files

88 hours 16 mins; February 16, 2026

Don Lemon Pleads Not Guilty To Charges From Church Protest

89 hours 58 mins; February 13, 2026

Sheriff: Evidence Found In Guthrie Search, “Including Gloves”

93 hours 22 mins; February 12, 2026

Sheriff’s Dept: Nearly 18,000 Calls Since Guthrie Disappeared

91 hours 1 min; February 11, 2026

FBI: Person Appeared To Have “Tampered” With Guthrie Door Camera

90 hours 0 mins; February 10, 2026

Epstein Files Fallout

90 hours 25 mins; February 09, 2026

WH Downplayed Racist Video Trump Shared, Then Blamed Staffer

90 hours 34 mins; February 06, 2026

FBI: Ransom Note In Guthrie Case Has First Deadline Of “5PM Today”

87 hours 9 mins; February 05, 2026

Trump Warns Iran’s Supreme Leader Should Be “Very Worried”

90 hours 4 mins; February 04, 2026

FBI Pleads For New Leads In Nancy Guthrie’s Disappearance

90 hours 15 mins; February 03, 2026

Revelations From The Latest Batch Of Epstein Files

90 hours 35 mins; February 02, 2026

Some Survivors’ Names Are Unredacted In Files

90 hours 30 mins; January 30, 2026

Border Czar: ICE & CBP Working On Minneapolis “Drawdown Plan”

90 hours 27 mins; January 29, 2026

Trump Ups Rhetoric On Minneapolis, Despite Calls For De-Escalation

90 hours 3 mins; January 28, 2026

Trump On Alex Pretti: “You Can’t Walk In With Guns”

95 hours 6 mins; January 27, 2026

Sources: Border Patrol Chief To Leave Minneapolis Tomorrow

89 hours 35 mins; January 26, 2026

Millions Brace For Catastrophic Ice, Heavy Snow

89 hours 50 mins; January 23, 2026

Source: 5-Year-Old & His Father Held In Texas ICE Facility

90 hours 18 mins; January 22, 2026

Trump Questions NATO Commitment To Defending U.S.

90 hours 32 mins; January 21, 2026

Trump Touts First-Year Accomplishments In Rambling News Briefing

90 hours 13 mins; January 20, 2026

Trump Escalates Push To Acquire Greenland

89 hours 30 mins; January 19, 2026

Hearing In Charlie Kirk Assassination

90 hours 24 mins; January 16, 2026

Federal Agent Shoots Man After “Ambush” In Minneapolis

89 hours 52 mins; January 15, 2026

ICE Appears To Escalate Aggressive Tactics Amid Controversy

90 hours 34 mins; January 14, 2026

Resignations and Protests: Minnesota's DOJ Ice Shooting Fallout

90 hours 51 mins; January 14, 2026

Minnesota Sues Trump Admin Over Twin Cities Immigration Operation

85 hours 47 mins; January 12, 2026

ICE Agent’s Cellphone Captures Fatal Confrontation In Minneapolis

96 hours 7 mins; January 09, 2026

Minnesota Officials Say FBI Blocked Them From ICE Shooting Probe

93 hours 23 mins; January 08, 2026

U.S. Citizen Shot, Killed By ICE Officer

108 hours 3 mins; January 07, 2026

WH Discussing Options For Greenland, Military Not Off The Table

91 hours 39 mins; January 06, 2026

Colombia Increases Military Presence Along Venezuela Border

95 hours 29 mins; January 05, 2026

HHS Freezes Child Care Payments To MN After Viral Fraud Allegations

90 hours 38 mins; January 02, 2026

U.S. Says New Year’s Eve Strike On Alleged Drug Boats Killed 5

90 hours 52 mins; January 01, 2026

Sources: CIA Carried Out Drone Strike On Port In Venezuela

91 hours 43 mins; December 30, 2025

Trump Meets With Netanyahu In Florida On Day 2 Of Peace Push

90 hours 52 mins; December 29, 2025

DOJ Says It Found 1M+ More Docs Potentially Related To Epstein

93 hours 40 mins; December 26, 2025

FBI Emails From 2019 Refer To Epstein’s “10 Co-Conspirators”

92 hours 59 mins; December 23, 2025

Trump To Announce Shipbuilding Effort As Venezuela Tensions Flare

92 hours 37 mins; December 22, 2025

Garcia: Epstein Doc Redactions “Absolutely Breaking The Law”

93 hours 27 mins; December 19, 2025

Kennedy Center Board Votes To Rename It “Trump Kennedy Center”

86 hours 27 mins; December 18, 2025

Trump Orders “Complete Blockade” Of Oil Tankers Into Venezuela

90 hours 24 mins; December 17, 2025

Authorities Give Update In Brown University Killings

100 hours 23 mins; December 16, 2025

Authorities Give Updates In Brown University Killings

101 hours 58 mins; December 15, 2025

New Photos From Epstein Estate Show Trump, Bill Clinton & Others

91 hours 18 mins; December 12, 2025

Senate Rejects Health Care Bills As Obamacare Deadline Looms

91 hours 2 mins; December 11, 2025

Trump: U.S. Seized Oil Tanker Off Coast Of Venezuela

93 hours 1 min; December 10, 2025

Australia Social Media Ban Takes Effect For Teens Under 16

89 hours 57 mins; December 09, 2025

Trump On Paramount’s Hostile Bid: “I Don’t Know Enough About It”

90 hours 45 mins; December 08, 2025

FIFA Awards Trump Its New “FIFA Peace Prize”

90 hours 50 mins; December 05, 2025

2021 DC Pipe Bomb Suspects Arrested, Facing Explosives Charges

95 hours 29 mins; December 04, 2025

Sen. Paul: “Buck Stops” With Hegseth On Follow-Up Boat Strike

90 hours 39 mins; December 03, 2025

Trump Says Strikes On Land To Start In Venezuela “Soon”

90 hours 26 mins; December 02, 2025

WH Confirms Follow-Up Strike On Alleged Drug Boat

91 hours 30 mins; December 01, 2025

Trump Says He’s Canceling Anything Biden Signed Via Autopen

90 hours 23 mins; November 28, 2025

Police: Suspect Apparently Targeted National Guard Troops

89 hours 35 mins; November 26, 2025

Americans In Limbo As WH Delays Health Care Announcement

90 hours 5 mins; November 25, 2025

Judge: Trump Prosecutor Lindsey Halligan Appointed Unlawfully

89 hours 55 mins; November 24, 2025

Trump And Mamdani Meet In Friendly Oval Office Chat

89 hours 30 mins; November 21, 2025

Trump Goes Off On Dems Who Told Troops To Disobey Illegal Orders

90 hours 40 mins; November 20, 2025

White House Yet To Say If Trump Has Received Epstein Bill

90 hours 58 mins; November 19, 2025

Thune: Epstein Bill Could Be Passed In Senate As Soon As Tonight

93 hours 24 mins; November 18, 2025

Trump: “I Probably Would” Talk To Venezuela’s Maduro

89 hours 39 mins; November 17, 2025

Trump Orders Investigation Into Ties Between Top Dems & Epstein

91 hours 13 mins; November 14, 2025

Epstein Emails Renew Questions About What Trump Knew & When

90 hours 27 mins; November 13, 2025

Soon: House To Vote On Ending Record-Long Government Shutdown

92 hours 25 mins; November 12, 2025

Financial Times: Trump Donors Receiving Benefits From WH Moves

90 hours 11 mins; November 11, 2025

Soon: Senate Vote On Ending Government Shutdown

90 hours 0 mins; November 10, 2025

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