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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.

Deadly crash at the border

41 mins; November 22, 2023

Hostage deal imminent?

41 mins; November 21, 2023

Trump fights back against gag order

41 mins; November 20, 2023

Israeli forces raid and search Gaza’s largest hospital

83 hours 12 mins; November 17, 2023

Special counsel using L.A. grand jury in Hunter Biden investigation

83 hours 26 mins; November 16, 2023

IDF conducts operation inside Gaza’s largest hospital

83 hours 21 mins; November 15, 2023

Heated exchange between GOP Senator and witness during hearing

82 hours 54 mins; November 14, 2023

Trump plots mass detention & deportation of undocumented immigrants if reelected

83 hours 5 mins; November 13, 2023

Blinken: “far too many Palestinians” killed in Gaza

42 mins; November 10, 2023

Dem Sen. Joe Manchin won’t run for re-election

42 mins; November 09, 2023

Big election wins for Democrats despite Biden’s low polling

83 hours 7 mins; November 08, 2023

Update for November 7th

1 min; November 07, 2023

Trump wraps up testimony in NY civil fraud trial

82 hours 42 mins; November 06, 2023

Hezbollah’s leader warns of wider war in Middle East

42 mins; November 03, 2023

Update for November 2nd

1 min; November 02, 2023

First injured Palestinians arrive in Egypt from Gaza

42 mins; November 01, 2023

Israel confirms airstrike hit Gaza’s largest refugee camp

82 hours 54 mins; October 31, 2023

Netanyahu: Israel will not agree to a ceasefire

83 hours 13 mins; October 30, 2023

Israel: ground operation in Gaza expanding

91 hours 48 mins; October 27, 2023

Manhunt underway after gunman kills 18 in Maine

43 mins; October 26, 2023

U.N. relief agency: Gaza crisis “getting worse by the minute”

87 hours 9 mins; October 25, 2023

Sources: talks ongoing to free large number of hostages

86 hours 31 mins; October 24, 2023

Sources: Hamas releases two Israeli hostages

82 hours 53 mins; October 23, 2023

Two American hostages released by Hamas

87 hours 23 mins; October 20, 2023

In rare move, Egypt allows protests in support of Palestinians

82 hours 44 mins; October 19, 2023

Biden visits Israel after devastating blast at Gaza hospital

87 hours 31 mins; October 18, 2023

Palestinians: hundreds dead after strike on Gaza hospital

81 hours 40 mins; October 17, 2023

U.N. warns of “abyss in the Middle East” as humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza

82 hours 22 mins; October 16, 2023

Palestinian Health Ministry: at least 1,900 killed in Gaza

88 hours 24 mins; October 13, 2023

IDF: 300,000 reservists amassed near Gaza border

83 hours 26 mins; October 12, 2023

Rep. Steve Scalise wins GOP nomination for House speaker

88 hours 24 mins; October 11, 2023

At least 1,000 killed in Israel: 900 dead in Gaza

83 hours 13 mins; October 10, 2023

Airstrikes pummel Gaza after rockets fired into Israel

83 hours 3 mins; October 09, 2023

Sources: McCarthy expected to leave Congress before term ends

83 hours 4 mins; October 06, 2023

WH cites “high illegal entry” in border barrier decision

83 hours 7 mins; October 05, 2023

House searches for new speaker after McCarthy ousted

82 hours 59 mins; October 04, 2023

Update for October 3, 2023

1 min; October 03, 2023

Trump in court for first day of $250M civil fraud trial

83 hours 27 mins; October 02, 2023

U.S. braces for government shutdown as deadline looms

82 hours 59 mins; September 29, 2023

Tensions erupt between McCarthy and Gaetz

87 hours 22 mins; September 28, 2023

Tonight: 7 GOP presidential candidates face off in 2nd debate

84 hours 3 mins; September 27, 2023

One-on-one with Cassidy Hutchinson

92 hours 58 mins; September 26, 2023

Sen. Menendez denies wrongdoing amid corruption charges

42 mins; September 25, 2023

Dem Sen. Bob Menendez indicted on bribery charges

42 mins; September 22, 2023

Zelensky meets with Biden at White House

42 mins; September 21, 2023

Guardian: Cassidy Hutchinson claims Rudy Giuliani groped her

82 hours 27 mins; September 20, 2023

One-on-one with Polish president as Putin’s war rages

82 hours 33 mins; September 19, 2023

Five American freed by Iran en route to U.S.

82 hours 54 mins; September 18, 2023

UAW launches historic strike against Big 3 automakers

83 hours 37 mins; September 15, 2023

Hunter Biden incited on 3 gun charges

91 hours 8 mins; September 14, 2023

Fact-checking GOP claims in Biden impeachment inquiry

92 hours 11 mins; September 13, 2023

Speaker McCarthy directs GOP to launch Biden impeachment inquiry

83 hours 1 min; September 12, 2023

Nearly 2,900 dead in Morocco after magnitude 6.8 quake

91 hours 15 mins; September 11, 2023

Panel recommended charging Graham, Perdue, Loeffler

87 hours 3 mins; September 08, 2023

Ex-Trump aide Navarro guilty in contempt of Congress trial

95 hours 48 mins; September 07, 2023

Senate to vote on funding bills, sets up clash with WH

83 hours 18 mins; September 06, 2023

22-year sentence for Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio

84 hours 47 mins; September 05, 2023

Auto workers’ demands: 46% raise, 32-hour workweek

42 mins; September 04, 2023

Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window sentenced to 10 years

83 hours 3 mins; September 01, 2023

Giuliani likely to face consequences in GA defamation case

79 hours 28 mins; August 31, 2023

Tropical storm Idalia moving through Georgia, South Carolina

79 hours 53 mins; August 30, 2023

Mandatory evacuations underway as Idalia intensifies

78 hours 53 mins; August 29, 2023

Major hurricane to hit Florida

73 hours 29 mins; August 28, 2023

Trump becomes first American president with a mugshot

40 mins; August 25, 2023

Trump to surrender in Georgia

82 hours 57 mins; August 24, 2023

Wagner-linked social media: Prigozhin has been killed

44 mins; August 23, 2023

Trump’s codefendants begin to surrender at GA jail

40 mins; August 22, 2023

Trump’s legal team agree to $200K bond in Fulton County

39 mins; August 21, 2023

Biden holds historic Camp David Summit with leaders of Japan, S. Korea

41 mins; August 18, 2023

Police investigating threats against GA grand jurors

79 hours 55 mins; August 17, 2023

Fulton Co. DA wants Trump trial to start March 4, 2024

80 hours 5 mins; August 16, 2023

Trump, 18 others charged in GA election probe

79 hours 44 mins; August 15, 2023

GA grand jury appears to be moving faster than expected

80 hours 12 mins; August 14, 2023

New developments in Hunter Biden investigation

79 hours 23 mins; August 11, 2023

Biden approves Hawaii disaster declaration

80 hours 8 mins; August 10, 2023

At least six dead in catastrophic Hawaii wildfires

93 hours 42 mins; August 09, 2023

Today: Ohio voters decide proxy fight for abortion rights

79 hours 56 mins; August 08, 2023

Minutes away: Trump team deadline on evidence rules

40 mins; August 07, 2023

Trump says Supreme Court should intervene in his cases

40 mins; August 04, 2023

Update for August 3, 2023

1 min; August 03, 2023

Trump to appear in court tomorrow for Jan 6 indictment

84 hours 0 mins; August 02, 2023

Grand jury investigating 2020 election interference finishes for the day

43 mins; August 01, 2023

Mar-a-Lago property manager released on $100,000 bond

40 mins; July 31, 2023

Law enforcement in Washington, Atlanta preparing for possible Trump indictment

40 mins; July 28, 2023

Court official: no indictment expected today

40 mins; July 27, 2023

Hunter Biden hearing ends with plea deal on hold

40 mins; July 26, 2023

McCarthy inching closer to calling for impeachment inquiry into Biden

40 mins; July 25, 2023

Texas, White House spar over floating border barriers

40 mins; July 24, 2023

Trump classified docs trial set for May 2024

80 hours 4 mins; July 21, 2023

IRS whistleblower reacts to high-profile oversight hearing into Hunter Biden

84 hours 17 mins; July 20, 2023

Jan. 6 grand jury expected to meet tomorrow

79 hours 52 mins; July 19, 2023

One-on-one interview with Gov. Ron DeSantis

88 hours 29 mins; July 18, 2023

Russia ends critical grain deal with Ukraine

80 hours 21 mins; July 17, 2023

Suspected NY serial killer captured & charged

95 hours 22 mins; July 14, 2023

Biden: “Putin has already lost the war” in Ukraine

80 hours 16 mins; July 13, 2023

Wray: FBI created new unit on threats to personnel after Mar-a-Lago search

80 hours 27 mins; July 12, 2023

Turkey agrees to back Sweden’s NATO deal

80 hours 5 mins; July 11, 2023

NATO unity tested as Ukraine pushes to join

80 hours 16 mins; July 10, 2023

US to give cluster bombs to Ukraine

80 hours 19 mins; July 07, 2023

Trump aide finally has his day in court

78 hours 28 mins; July 06, 2023

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