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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.

Without Evidence, Trump Blames DEI For Deadly Collision

82 hours 18 mins; January 30, 2025

RFK Jr. Says He’s Not Anti-Vaccine, Despite Past Statements

86 hours 23 mins; January 29, 2025

Trump’s Freeze On Federal Aid Money Takes Effect at 5PM ET

93 hours 28 mins; January 28, 2025

Trump Fires Justice Department Officials Who Investigated Him

88 hours 45 mins; January 27, 2025

Trump Wants To Put Conditions On Disaster Aid For California

85 hours 58 mins; January 24, 2025

Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Ending Birthright Citizenship

84 hours 2 mins; January 23, 2025

Speaker Johnson Announces New Jan. 6 Committee

87 hours 12 mins; January 22, 2025

Jan. 6 Rioters Released From Jail After Sweeping Trump Pardons

87 hours 20 mins; January 21, 2025

Trump’s Inauguration Moving Indoors Due To Brutal Cold

85 hours 45 mins; January 17, 2025

Israeli Official: Cabinet To Vote On Ceasefire Deal Friday After Delay

85 hours 42 mins; January 16, 2025

Hamas And Israel Agree To Ceasefire-Hostage Deal

84 hours 53 mins; January 15, 2025

Dangerous Winds Threaten To Spark New Fires In L.A.

86 hours 20 mins; January 14, 2025

L.A. District Attorney: Going To “Throw The Entire Book” At Criminals

85 hours 21 mins; January 13, 2025

Now: At Least 6 Fires Torching Los Angeles County

86 hours 0 mins; January 10, 2025

Two Biggest California Wildfires Still 0% Contained

85 hours 35 mins; January 09, 2025

At Least 2 Dead and Many “Significant Injuries” in L.A. Area Wildfires

87 hours 30 mins; January 08, 2025

Four Years After Capital Riot, VP Harris Certifies Trump Victory

85 hours 6 mins; January 06, 2025

Mike Johnson Re-Elected Speaker of the House After Dramatic Vote

87 hours 35 mins; January 03, 2025

FBI: New Orleans Attacker Acted Alone

45 mins; January 02, 2025

Jimmy Carter’s State Funeral Set For January 9

46 mins; December 30, 2024

U.S. Official: Russia May Have Mistaken Downed Jet For Ukrainian Drone

46 mins; December 27, 2024

Holes Seen In Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Following Deadly Crash

45 mins; December 26, 2024

Mangione Pleads Not Guilty To Murder, Terror Charges

47 mins; December 23, 2024

Driver Plows Into Crowd At Christmas Market In Germany

87 hours 52 mins; December 20, 2024

Republicans Say They Have New Plan To Avoid Shutdown

85 hours 22 mins; December 19, 2024

House Ethics Panel Could Soon Release Matt Gaetz Report

88 hours 9 mins; December 18, 2024

Luigi Mangione Indicted In Murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO

87 hours 16 mins; December 17, 2024

Police: Teacher & Teenager Killed, Shooter Died

69 hours 58 mins; December 16, 2024

U.S. Lawmakers Demand Answers On Drone Activity

86 hours 6 mins; December 13, 2024

NJ Officials & Residents Demand Answers On Drone Sightings

85 hours 38 mins; December 12, 2024

NYPD: Gun Found On Suspect Matches Shell Casings At Crime Scene

86 hours 40 mins; December 11, 2024

Judge Denies Bail As Suspect Fights Extradition

85 hours 29 mins; December 10, 2024

Police: Suspect Had “Ghost Gun”

87 hours 1 min; December 09, 2024

NYPD Believes Suspect In CEO Shooting Left NYC

86 hours 35 mins; December 06, 2024

Aftershocks Rattle California As Tsunami Warning Lifted

85 hours 16 mins; December 05, 2024

Police Put Out New Photos Of Suspect Amid NYC Manhunt

86 hours 53 mins; December 04, 2024

South Korean President Lifts Martial Law Order

85 hours 34 mins; December 03, 2024

Biden Grants Son “Full And Unconditional Pardon”

85 hours 46 mins; December 02, 2024

Mexico’s President Denies Trump Claim She Will Close Border

44 mins; November 29, 2024

FBI Investigating Bomb Threats Targeting Trump Picks

45 mins; November 27, 2024

Biden: Israel, Lebanon Agree To Ceasefire Deal

46 mins; November 26, 2024

Sources: Trump Lawyers Investigate Top Trump Aide

44 mins; November 25, 2024

Trump Expected To Offer Kelly Loeffler Job As Agriculture Secretary

85 hours 17 mins; November 22, 2024

Matt Gaetz Withdraws As Trump’s Attorney General Pick

84 hours 49 mins; November 21, 2024

Top Dem On Ethics Panel Reacts To Meeting On Gaetz

87 hours 31 mins; November 20, 2024

Trump Picks Dr. Mehmet Oz For Top Medicare & Medicaid Post

86 hours 44 mins; November 19, 2024

Trump Determined To See Gaetz Confirmed As Attorney General

87 hours 29 mins; November 18, 2024

Speaker Johnson Opposes Release Of Gaetz Ethics Report

84 hours 55 mins; November 15, 2024

Source: Trump Offered RFK Jr. Health & Human Services Secy Role

87 hours 27 mins; November 14, 2024

Shock Waves Over Unexpected Trump Cabinet Picks

87 hours 50 mins; November 13, 2024

Tomorrow: Senate GOP To Pick Leader To Replace McConnell

85 hours 36 mins; November 12, 2024

Sources: Trump To Give Stephen Miller White House Role

86 hours 2 mins; November 11, 2024

Trump Picks First Woman To Be WH Chief Of Staff

81 hours 58 mins; November 08, 2024

Trump Prepares To Retake Power, Carry Out Campaign Promises

97 hours 5 mins; November 07, 2024

Election Day In America: Kamala Harris Delivers Concession Speech

83 hours 24 mins; November 06, 2024

Election Day In America: Final Hours Of Voting Underway

96 hours 41 mins; November 05, 2024

Harris & Trump Barnstorm Swing States In Final Stretch

81 hours 22 mins; November 04, 2024

Key GOP Senator Responds To Trump’s Comments About Cheney

87 hours 0 mins; November 01, 2024

Trump, Harris Vie For Sunbelt States With 5 Days Left

87 hours 53 mins; October 31, 2024

Trump: “You Can’t Lead America If You Don’t Love America”

86 hours 4 mins; October 30, 2024

Detroit’s Plan To Prevent Repeat Of 2020 Election Chaos

86 hours 53 mins; October 29, 2024

Trump Expands Definition Of “Enemy Within”

86 hours 37 mins; October 28, 2024

Generals Who Served Under Trump Sound Alarm On A Second Term

87 hours 38 mins; October 25, 2024

Harris’ Top Domestic Policy Plans

87 hours 25 mins; October 24, 2024

Biden On Trump: “We Gotta Lock Him Up…Politically”

87 hours 16 mins; October 23, 2024

Obama Rallies With Tim Walz In Wisconsin

68 hours 21 mins; October 22, 2024

Elon Musk’s $1M Giveaways Could Violate Election Law

79 hours 31 mins; October 21, 2024

Today: Harris Meets With Union Workers In Michigan

87 hours 9 mins; October 18, 2024

U.S. Official: Sinwar’s Death Opens Door For Hostage Return

87 hours 47 mins; October 17, 2024

Republicans Join Harris At Campaign Event In PA

73 hours 24 mins; October 16, 2024

Harris & Trump In Swing States With Election Day 21 Days Away

41 mins; October 15, 2024

Race Remains Tight As Battleground Blitz Continues

90 hours 1 min; October 14, 2024

Trump Rallies In Colorado After Playing Up Aurora Gang Fears

86 hours 12 mins; October 11, 2024

9 People Dead, 3 Million Without Power After Hurricane Milton

85 hours 43 mins; October 10, 2024

Hurricane Milton Just Hours Away From Landfall

85 hours 22 mins; October 09, 2024

Category 4 Hurricane Milton Closes In On Florida

85 hours 6 mins; October 08, 2024

Sirens Sound, Explosions Heard In Tel Aviv

87 hours 8 mins; October 07, 2024

Biden Takes Questions For First Time Ever In Briefing Room

85 hours 9 mins; October 04, 2024

Latino Voters In PA Could Play Pivotal Role In Deciding Election

86 hours 43 mins; October 03, 2024

Special Counsel Jack Smith Provides Never-Before-Seen Evidence

71 hours 54 mins; October 02, 2024

IDF: Iran’s Attack “Will Have Consequences”

45 mins; October 01, 2024

Millions Without Water, Power, Cell Phone Service

85 hours 29 mins; September 30, 2024

Multiple States Report 12+ Inches Of Rain From Helene

86 hours 14 mins; September 27, 2024

Helene Strengthens To Category 3 Major Hurricane

78 hours 26 mins; September 26, 2024

Harris & Trump Lay Out Dueling Economic Plans

79 hours 37 mins; September 25, 2024

New CNN Poll Shows Why Presidential Race Is So Tight

87 hours 11 mins; September 24, 2024

Deadliest Day Of Israeli Strikes In Lebanon Since 2006

86 hours 7 mins; September 23, 2024

North Carolina Politicians Scramble After CNN Report

86 hours 48 mins; September 20, 2024

NC GOP Nominee For Governor Made Dozens Of Disturbing Comments On Porn Forum

87 hours 0 mins; September 19, 2024

Lebanon: Second Strike On Hezbollah Kills 14, Injures 450

86 hours 49 mins; September 18, 2024

Sean “Diddy” Combs Charged With Sex Trafficking, Racketeering

86 hours 38 mins; September 17, 2024

Trump Defends Association With Conspiracy Theorist

45 mins; September 13, 2024

Harris, Trump Campaign In Battlegrounds After Debate

46 mins; September 12, 2024

Looking Ahead: Will Taylor Swift’s Endorsement Help Harris?

89 hours 7 mins; September 11, 2024

Debate Night in America: Harris - Trump Pre-Show Part 2

60 hours 9 mins; September 10, 2024

Debate Night in America: Harris - Trump Pre-Show Part 1

46 mins; September 10, 2024

Trump In 2028: I Have The “Absolute Right” To Pardon Myself

86 hours 5 mins; September 09, 2024

Judge Delays Trump’s Hush Money Sentencing Until After Election

83 hours 12 mins; September 06, 2024

Judge Chutkan Says She Is Not Considering “Electoral Schedule”

86 hours 49 mins; September 05, 2024

Biden, Trump & Harris Respond To Georgia High School Shooting

93 hours 12 mins; September 04, 2024

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