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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.

Judge removes two Trump trial jurors

96 hours 10 mins; April 18, 2024

Senate votes to end Mayorkas impeachment trail

88 hours 36 mins; April 17, 2024

USC: it’s a safety issue, not about free speech

84 hours 33 mins; April 16, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protests disrupt traffic in several U.S. cities

86 hours 34 mins; April 15, 2024

Pentagon moving more assets to Middle East in face of Iran threat

86 hours 15 mins; April 12, 2024

O.J. Simpson, known for double-murder trial, dead at 76

83 hours 44 mins; April 11, 2024

Trump says if president, he would not sign a federal abortion ban

82 hours 36 mins; April 10, 2024

Arizona Supreme Court upholds extreme Civil War era abortion ban

83 hours 1 min; April 09, 2024

Trump releases video stating states will decide abortion rights

81 hours 21 mins; April 08, 2024

U.S. calls for independent probe into killing of aid workers

81 hours 55 mins; April 05, 2024

Biden to Netanyahu: make changes or face consequences

82 hours 32 mins; April 04, 2024

Special counsel blasts judge’s order in classified documents case

84 hours 1 min; April 03, 2024

Seven World Central Kitchen workers killed in Israeli airstrike

41 mins; April 02, 2024

Authorities update plans to clear MD port after bridge collapse

41 mins; April 01, 2024

Maryland gov: clearing bride wreckage is a daunting task

43 mins; March 29, 2024

Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison

43 mins; March 28, 2024

Search underway for six presumed dead in bridge collapse

42 mins; March 27, 2024

Major Baltimore bridge collapses after being hit by cargo ship

43 mins; March 26, 2024

Appeals court trims Trump bond to $173M

41 mins; March 25, 2024

Russia: 40 killed, 100+ injured in concert hall attack near Moscow

77 hours 53 mins; March 22, 2024

Dow closes at record high as global markets rally

81 hours 30 mins; March 21, 2024

Confusion in Texas as border law zigzags through courts

80 hours 27 mins; March 20, 2024

Trump says he would have to hold “fire sale” of his properties to post $464M bond

82 hours 41 mins; March 19, 2024

C.J. Rice is freed after more than a dozen years in prison

82 hours 50 mins; March 18, 2024

D.A. Fani Willis can stay on GA elections case after top prosecutor resigns

42 mins; March 15, 2024

Trump in federal court for critical hearing in docs case

84 hours 2 mins; March 14, 2024

Georgia judge drops six charges in Trump election subversion case

87 hours 15 mins; March 13, 2024

Special counsel defends Biden classified docs investigation

82 hours 44 mins; March 12, 2024

“Trump Employee 5” speaks publicly for first time

83 hours 53 mins; March 11, 2024

Republicans criticize Biden address as “overly partisan”

77 hours 50 mins; March 08, 2024

Biden to tout economy, draw sharp contrast with Trump tonight

75 hours 44 mins; March 07, 2024

Trump-Biden rematch set as Haley exists race

42 mins; March 06, 2024

Supreme Court unanimously keeps Trump on Colorado ballot

84 hours 0 mins; March 04, 2024

Will Willis be DQ'd?

71 hours 41 mins; March 01, 2024

Political split screen at the border

101 hours 25 mins; February 29, 2024

McConnell to step down from Senate GOP leadership in November

91 hours 48 mins; February 28, 2024

Biden faces protest vote in Michigan primary over Gaza

86 hours 11 mins; February 27, 2024

Some Dems use Michigan vote to send Biden a message on Gaza

82 hours 29 mins; February 26, 2024

One-on-one with Gavin Newsom

93 hours 8 mins; February 23, 2024

Biden calls Putin “a crazy S.O.B.”

83 hours 31 mins; February 22, 2024

Republicans brush off questions about ex-informant’s indictment

83 hours 35 mins; February 21, 2024

White House: U.S. to impose new sanctions on Russia

72 hours 0 mins; February 20, 2024

Kremlin: investigation into Navalny’s death is underway

43 mins; February 19, 2024

Judge orders Trump to pay nearly $355 in civil fraud case

87 hours 17 mins; February 16, 2024

Fulton Country District Attorney Fani Willis testifies

34 mins; February 15, 2024

Voters cast ballot to replace George Santos

83 hours 24 mins; February 13, 2024

Biden remarks after recent Israeli operations in Gaza

89 hours 23 mins; February 12, 2024

Biden defends age, memory after special counsel report

84 hours 4 mins; February 09, 2024

Special counsel report: Biden willfully retained classified information but will not face charges

87 hours 48 mins; February 08, 2024

Senate Republicans block border bill they had demanded

84 hours 4 mins; February 07, 2024

Court rules Trump does not have immunity in Jan. 6 case

84 hours 14 mins; February 06, 2024

Tonight: Senate Republican leadership meets on bipartisan border deal

84 hours 10 mins; February 05, 2024

CNN poll: Trump narrowly ahead of Biden

84 hours 23 mins; February 01, 2024

Big tech CEOs face tough questions at child online safety hearing

84 hours 23 mins; January 31, 2024

Hospital officials: IDF enters hospital complex in Khan Younis

79 hours 10 mins; January 30, 2024

Biden meets with national security team on deadly drone attack

82 hours 5 mins; January 29, 2024

Jury finds Trump must pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll

104 hours 22 mins; January 26, 2024

Trump pressures Republicans to block border deal

82 hours 52 mins; January 25, 2024

UAW endorses Biden as he prepares to fight Trump for union votes

82 hours 23 mins; January 24, 2024

One-on-one with Dem primary challenger Rep. Dean Phillips

83 hours 49 mins; January 22, 2024

Sources: Sen. Tim Scott to endorse Trump

84 hours 6 mins; January 19, 2024

DOJ report: Uvalde school massacre could have been stopped sooner

83 hours 22 mins; January 18, 2024

Trump speaks after spending day at defamation trial

86 hours 41 mins; January 17, 2024

Trump dominates Iowa caucuses with 30-point win

82 hours 43 mins; January 16, 2024

Update for January 15th

1 min; January 15, 2024

U.S. and allies launch massive assault on Houthi military targets

83 hours 41 mins; January 12, 2024

W.H.O.: Gaza aid workers face “nearly insurmountable challenges”

83 hours 37 mins; January 11, 2024

Hunter Biden makes unexpected appearance at contempt hearing

43 mins; January 10, 2024

Judges appear skeptical of Trump’s immunity claim

42 mins; January 09, 2024

Trump calls jailed January 6 rioters “hostages”

82 hours 56 mins; January 08, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump 14th Amendment appeal

70 hours 16 mins; January 05, 2024

Official: 6th grader killed in Iowa school shooting

86 hours 54 mins; January 04, 2024

Pressure on Netanyahu

85 hours 8 mins; January 03, 2024

Harvard president Claudine Gay resigns

84 hours 43 mins; January 02, 2024

Russia bombards Ukraine in biggest attack since start of war

41 mins; December 29, 2023

Chesebro: “high-level” fake elector plan involved GOP senator

42 mins; December 28, 2023

Bilnken urges Mexico to reduce migrant crisis

42 mins; December 27, 2023

Netanyahu confidant meeting with senior U.S. officials

42 mins; December 26, 2023

Supreme Court rejects request to fast-track Trump presidential immunity dispute

82 hours 50 mins; December 22, 2023

Rudy Giuliani declares bankruptcy in federal court

74 hours 32 mins; December 21, 2023

Trump disqualified from 2024 ballot in Colorado

83 hours 50 mins; December 20, 2023

Source: U.N. vote on new ceasefire resolution delayed

82 hours 43 mins; December 19, 2023

Pressure mounts for Israel to shift strategy in Gaza

82 hours 37 mins; December 18, 2023

Giuliani ordered to pay more than $148M to two Georgia election workers

89 hours 20 mins; December 15, 2023

CNN gets rare, independent access into southern Gaza

82 hours 49 mins; December 14, 2023

Federal judge pauses Trump election interference case

83 hours 55 mins; December 13, 2023

Rifts between Biden & Netanyahu spill into public view

90 hours 26 mins; December 12, 2023

Special counsel asks Supreme Court if Trump has immunity from federal prosecution

82 hours 52 mins; December 11, 2023

Hunter Biden faces nine federal criminal charges in tax case

82 hours 38 mins; December 08, 2023

One-on-one with Liz Cheney

83 hours 43 mins; December 07, 2023

Police: suspected dead after shooting at UNLV campus

82 hours 25 mins; December 06, 2023

UN officials warn of an "apocalyptic" situation in Gaza

82 hours 11 mins; December 05, 2023

Trump tries to rebut claims he’s a threat to democracy

83 hours 6 mins; December 04, 2023

House expels Rep. George Santos over ethics violations

82 hours 52 mins; December 01, 2023

U.S. role in hostage negotiations

82 hours 55 mins; November 30, 2023

CNN speaks with families in West Bank after IDF raid

81 hours 40 mins; November 29, 2023

More hostages freed on fifth day of Israel-Hamas truce

82 hours 25 mins; November 28, 2023

Released hostages reunite with family

82 hours 43 mins; November 27, 2023

The Lead update for November 24, 2023

1 min; November 25, 2023

Deadly crash at the border

41 mins; November 22, 2023

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