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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.

3 students dead, 5 critically injured in campus mass shooting

80 hours 9 mins; February 14, 2023

Pentagon: object shot down Saturday was “small, metallic balloon”

79 hours 58 mins; February 13, 2023

U.S. shoots down "high-altitude object" near Alaska

79 hours 53 mins; February 10, 2023

21,000+ dead and 75,500+ injured three days after quake

79 hours 46 mins; February 09, 2023

Biden visits key battleground states after addressing the nation

80 hours 5 mins; February 08, 2023

7,200+ dead as desperate search for survivors continues

80 hours 5 mins; February 07, 2023

At least 3,400 people dead after massive quake in Turkey & Syria

80 hours 11 mins; February 06, 2023

Blinken postpones Beijing trip as spy balloon flies over U.S.

80 hours 2 mins; February 03, 2023

House votes to remove Rep. Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee

79 hours 43 mins; February 02, 2023

Funeral services held for Tyre Nichols in Memphis

42 mins; February 01, 2023

Israeli PM Netanyahu forms hard-right government for sixth term

80 hours 0 mins; January 31, 2023

Sixth officer relieved of duty after Tyre Nichols’ death

40 mins; January 30, 2023

Memphis officials to release Tyre Nichols arrest video tonight

40 mins; January 27, 2023

Five ex-officers charged with murder in Tyre Nichols’ death

45 mins; January 26, 2023

Update for January 25, 2023

1 min; January 25, 2023

Mike Pence the latest found to possess classified docs

40 mins; January 24, 2023

11 killed in shooting rampage during lunar new year celebrations

79 hours 31 mins; January 23, 2023

U.S. and Germany in standoff over sending tanks to Ukraine

79 hours 35 mins; January 20, 2023

U.S. hits its debt ceiling, triggering risk of default

79 hours 52 mins; January 19, 2023

Dutch PM: “safety of the whole West” is threatened if Russia wins

79 hours 43 mins; January 18, 2023

Ex-GOP candidate arrested over shootings at homes of Dems

80 hours 12 mins; January 17, 2023

White House reveals five more pages of classified docs found

40 mins; January 16, 2023

Classified documents discovery creates growing crisis for Biden

79 hours 55 mins; January 13, 2023

Special counsel appointed in Biden documents investigation

76 hours 58 mins; January 12, 2023

9,000+ U.S. flights delayed due to FAA system outage

79 hours 15 mins; January 11, 2023

House passes bill to roll back $80 billion in funding for IRS

81 hours 32 mins; January 10, 2023

McCarthy faces new battle for passing House rules package

80 hours 7 mins; January 09, 2023

McCarthy confident he’ll have votes to be elected speaker tonight

80 hours 38 mins; January 06, 2023

McCarthy suffers defeat on 10th speaker ballot

97 hours 9 mins; January 05, 2023

House adjourns until 8pm as GOP deadlocked over speaker vote

86 hours 25 mins; January 04, 2023

McCarthy suffers defeat on 3rd speaker ballot

101 hours 23 mins; January 03, 2023

McCarthy scrambles for votes needed to win speakership

79 hours 55 mins; January 02, 2023

News conference on Idaho college student murders

49 mins; December 30, 2022

Jan. 6 committee releases transcripts from 19 additional witnesses

40 mins; December 29, 2022

Southwest Airlines cancels 2,500+ flights today, 2,000+ tomorrow

40 mins; December 28, 2022

Southwest Airlines meltdown strands thousands of passengers

44 mins; December 27, 2022

“Historic” storm kills at least 49 people in nine states

40 mins; December 26, 2022

Jan 6 committee: Trump & allies made “at least 200” attempts to overturn election

79 hours 22 mins; December 23, 2022

Hutchinson testified she felt pressured by Trump-aligned lawyer

82 hours 3 mins; December 22, 2022

Patriot defense system part of $1.85B aid package for Ukraine

95 hours 46 mins; December 21, 2022

U.S. border cities struggle with new surge of migrant crossings

78 hours 58 mins; December 20, 2022

January 6 committee refers Trump to DOJ

79 hours 33 mins; December 19, 2022

Ukraine PM: Russia’s goal is to cut off lights, water, heat in Ukraine

79 hours 17 mins; December 16, 2022

Lawmakers running out of time to avoid government shutdown

79 hours 28 mins; December 15, 2022

Federal Reserve lifts interest rates by half point

80 hours 5 mins; December 14, 2022

Biden signs bill to protect same-sex & interracial marriages

84 hours 12 mins; December 13, 2022

Scientists create nuclear fusion reaction that generates more energy than it consumes

79 hours 42 mins; December 12, 2022

Senator from Arizona leaves Democratic Party

40 mins; December 09, 2022

WNBA star Brittney Griner freed from Russia in prisoner swap

79 hours 46 mins; December 08, 2022

Source: two documents with classified markings found at storage unit used by Trump

79 hours 30 mins; December 07, 2022

Update for December 6, 2022

1 min; December 06, 2022

FBI joins investigation after NC power grid “targeted”

79 hours 39 mins; December 05, 2022

January 6 Committee weighs actions against GOP reps

79 hours 34 mins; December 02, 2022

Senate passes bill to avoid catastrophic rail strike

79 hours 26 mins; December 01, 2022

Attorney general speaks out about Oath Keepers convictions

40 mins; November 30, 2022

Rail unions: companies can afford to give workers paid sick days

96 hours 57 mins; November 29, 2022

Trump hosts white supremacist

79 hours 35 mins; November 28, 2022

Chesapeake Shooting latest - note found on shooters phone

40 mins; November 25, 2022

Idaho Police Investigate Murder of Four University Students

44 mins; November 23, 2022

Senator Graham Testifies Before Georgia Grand Jury

40 mins; November 22, 2022

Five Killed at an LGBTQ Nightclub

40 mins; November 21, 2022

AG Garland names special counsel to oversee Trump probes

40 mins; November 18, 2022

Pelosi ends 20-year run leading Democratic caucus

40 mins; November 17, 2022

McConnell wins another term as Republican Senate leader

79 hours 3 mins; November 16, 2022

2 dead after “explosion” in NATO member Poland

79 hours 37 mins; November 15, 2022

GOP debates leadership after disappointing election

79 hours 28 mins; November 14, 2022

Update for November 11, 2022

1 min; November 11, 2022

Update for November 10, 2022

1 min; November 10, 2022

Control of Congress up for grabs in tomorrow’s elections

40 mins; November 07, 2022

Trump: “very, very, very probably” going to run in 2024

40 mins; November 04, 2022

Top surrogates hit campaign trail today

40 mins; November 03, 2022

CNN poll: voters heavily favor Republicans on economy

40 mins; November 02, 2022

Sources: Pelosi family to hear 911 call, see bodycam video

40 mins; November 01, 2022

DOJ: suspect told police he planned to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage

44 mins; October 31, 2022

Nancy Pelosi’s husband battered with hammer in 2am break-in

40 mins; October 28, 2022

Biden gives closing message to voters before midterms

53 mins; October 27, 2022

Senate debate in PA renews questions about Fetterman’s health

40 mins; October 26, 2022

Fetterman and Oz to debate tonight

40 mins; October 25, 2022

CNN Gov race polls: Dems ahead in PA, MI; dead heat in WI

40 mins; October 24, 2022

Jan. 6 committee subpoenas former President Trump

40 mins; October 21, 2022

UK opposition party demands general election after PM quits

40 mins; October 20, 2022

Pence: no room in the conservative movement for Putin apologists

41 mins; October 19, 2022

Iran again denies supplying Russia with drones

40 mins; October 18, 2022

Early voting underway in Georgia with 3 weeks until election

40 mins; October 17, 2022

Trump not saying if he’ll comply with Jan 6 committee subpoena

40 mins; October 14, 2022

Update for October 13, 2022

1 min; October 13, 2022

Jury awards $1 billion to Sandy Hook families in Alex Jones case

40 mins; October 12, 2022

Russia unleashes new wave of missile strikes on Ukraine

40 mins; October 11, 2022

Russia unleashes missile barrage, kills at least 11 in Ukraine

40 mins; October 10, 2022

Uvalde school district suspends its police department

79 hours 35 mins; October 07, 2022

Biden taking first major steps toward decriminalizing marijuana

78 hours 10 mins; October 06, 2022

President Biden tours hurricane-ravaged Florida

40 mins; October 05, 2022

Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in Mar-a-Lago docs fight

79 hours 43 mins; October 04, 2022

Florida county officials face scrutiny over delayed evacuation order

79 hours 49 mins; October 03, 2022

Putin: Ukrainian territories becoming part of Russia “forever”

79 hours 20 mins; September 30, 2022

Ian leaves catastrophic damage across Florida

79 hours 2 mins; September 29, 2022

Hurricane Ian makes landfall as Category 4 storm

78 hours 31 mins; September 28, 2022

Ian threatens Florida with “catastrophic” flooding, fierce winds

79 hours 38 mins; September 27, 2022

Mysterious 9-second call from Trump White House to Jan 6 rioter

40 mins; September 26, 2022

Trump lawyers wage secret court fight to block Jan. 6 testimony

40 mins; September 23, 2022

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