The Lead with Jake Tapper
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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.
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- Trump Dodges on Alleged Spy Scandal Despite at Least 2 Reported Briefings · 1 h 30 minThe death toll in the New York City building collapse rises. Plus, Nvidia’s CEO resigns amid reports of an affair with an alleged Chinese spy. Learn more about your ad choices…
- CNN Projects Scott Colom Wins Mississippi Senate Race · 1 h 38 minAn urgent scene in New York after a building collapsed in Brooklyn. CNN is on the scene. Plus, CNN projects Scott Colom will become Mississippi’s first Democratic senator in over…
- Soon: Key House Vote to Measure Scope of GOP’s Rebuke of Hegseth · 1 h 34 minThe House weighs GOP Rep. Thomas Massie’s push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Plus, Democrats debate who should lead their incoming House & Senate majorities. Learn…
- Impeachment Articles: Hegseth Has “Executed Unlawful Orders” · 1 h 30 minNew major fallout from Tuesday’s midterm elections as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth now faces impeachment in the House. The articles of impeachment today were introduced by a…
- Trump Promotes Stephen Miller to WH Chief of Staff · 1 h 34 minStephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as President Trump's White House Chief of Staff, handing one of the most important White House roles to the architect of the…
- Mississippi’s Tight Senate Race Could Hinge on Provisional Ballots · 1 h 25 minToday Democrats have flipped another slew of House seats and have now won at least 253 seats. Democrats are now on track to win their largest majority since the early 1990s. In…
- Mississippi Too Close to Call, Separated by 65 Votes · 1 h 34 minContinuing Midterm Election coverage with Dana Bash, Kaitlan Collins, Jake Tapper, and Anderson Cooper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- First Voter Poll: 62% Disapprove of Trump’s Performance · 1 h 31 minContinuing Midterm Election coverage with Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Rep. Stevens Stuns Democrats, Endorses Republican in MI Senate Race · 1 h 35 minMidterm Election Day is tomorrow and nearly 56 million ballots have already been cast as Democrats hope to make historic gains in the House and Senate. Learn more about your ad…
- DOJ Pushes for Injunction in Alaska Ballot Case · 1 h 31 minWith four days until the midterm elections, CNN is tacking key races that could make or break control of Congress with the latest polls, forecasts, and analysis. Learn more about…
- Slotkin Urges Dems to Unify at El-Sayed Campaign Event · 1 h 32 minCNN’s team is all over the United States to bring you the latest on the key races that will decide the balance of power in Congress in next week’s midterm elections. Learn more…
- NYT Poll: Senate Race a Toss-up in Deep-Red South Carolina · 1 h 30 minWith control of both the House and the Senate at stake both President Trump and former President Barrack Obama are back on the campaign trail this evening. Learn more about your…
- Trump in Texas Where Democrats Hope to Snap Losing Streak in Key Races · 1 h 34 minCNN’s team of reporters are on the ground in battleground states keeping eye out for all the action with the upcoming midterm elections just a week away. Learn more about your ad…
- Nearly 30 Million Ballots Cast in Midterm Elections So Far · 1 h 32 minPresident Trump is attaching a cash prize to stop, what he claims without evidence, is widespread vote fraud. Plus, the Justice Department is trying to convince a California…
- Trump Admin Sues Alaska to Block Certification if the GOP Loses · 1 h 29 minMore than 23 million Americans have already cast their ballots with only 11 days left until Election Day and the Trump administration is trying to sow some doubt in the integrity…
- Trump & Vance Back Ramaswamy Ad While Other Republicans Stay Away · 1 h 30 minPresident Trump finds himself compelled to head to ruby red Iowa with only 12 days left until the midterms despite having won the state by 13 percentage points in the last…
- Ramaswamy Stands by Ad Featuring Rivals Mom, Despite Backlash · 1 h 32 minThe New Mexico attorney general files a civil lawsuit against two Epstein advisers. Plus, more than 15 million Americans cast ballots during early voting. Learn more about your…
- Michigan Senate Candidates Take Questions on Their Economic Ideas · 1 h 29 minMore than 10 million American voters have already cast their ballots in the midterm elections with in-person early voting starting today in some states. Plus, CNN goes inside a…
- 2,000+ Arrested After Protests Turn Into Deadly Rioting · 1 h 30 minPresident Trump is in yet another red state where he is trying to save a Republican seat. Plus, parts of France are under curfew this evening after protests spread into…
- Officials Give Update on Oregon School Shooting · 1 h 42 minPolice in Bend, Oregon provide an update on Thursday’s deadly mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School. So many questions remain unanswered as the Bend community grapples…
- House Dems Ask Kimberly Guilfoyle for Records Related to Alleged Pay-to-Play Scheme · 1 h 41 minWith 19 days until midterm elections, CNN is tracking the key races that could shift control of congress to Democrats. Plus, ranking member of the House Oversight Committee Rep…
- Trump Holds Rallies as Inflation Rises Ahead of Midterms · 1 h 30 minOnly 20 days left until polls close in the 2026 midterm elections and President Trump is headlining a campaign rally in the swing state of Arizona. Plus, CNN is live in Texas…
- “Brutal”: WH Officials Pan Katie Zacharia’s First Press Briefing · 1 h 30 minThe Vatican has confirmed Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous growth in his lung. CNN brings the latest updates on his health condition. Plus, CNN’s John King visits North Carolina to…
- Trump Weighing Whether to Help Saudis Respond to Deadly Strikes · 1 h 30 minAn early morning raid on the DC home of Rep. Ilhan Omar. Plus, a brand new investigation at the State Department into Kimberly Guilfoyle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- Gulf Coast Bracing for Life-Threatening Storm Surge, Strong Winds · 1 h 31 minA brand new forecast for Hurricane Isaias. The National Hurricane Center warns conditions are rapidly deteriorating along the northern Gulf Coast. In just a few hours, Hurricane…
- New Polls, Debates Give Democrats Hope with 26 Days Until Midterms · 1 h 30 minWith 26 days left until the midterm elections, CNN looks at three key races for Senate and what voters are revealing about the candidates in two of those races. Plus, oil…
- Trump Admin Presses Russia for Information as it Struggles to Plan for Potential Plague Fallout · 1 h 30 minPresident Trump says he has a call with Vladimir Putin about the plague after a lab worker’s death. Should the public be worried? Plus, CNN is on board the troubled aircraft…
- Top Intel Democrats Push DNI for Transparency on Election Security · 1 h 30 minThe nation is four weeks away from midterm Election Day. Plus, a new audio recording surfaces in the alleged gang rape case at Cornell University. Also, unprecedented student…
- Dozens Quarantined After Researcher at Russian Plague Laboratory Dies of “Unknown” Infection · 1 h 25 minThe world wants to know what happened inside the Russian research laboratory. Plus, breaking news at Cornell University, a new audio recording emerges of the suspects involved in…
- Cornell Students Call for Transparency, Accountability from University · 1 h 29 minThe alleged gang rape at Cornell University is now in the hands of a special prosecutor as we learn of a ketamine overdose and a drug-related arrest just one day before the…
- Cornell Gang Rape Allegation Puts Focus on Campus Sexual Assault · 1 h 29 minAlabama reaches a landmark deal with TikTok over claims the app harmed children and teens. Plus, a public hearing in Ithaca, New York, home to Cornell University, where many are…
- CNN Obtains Jane Doe’s 2024 Statement to Cornell Police · 1 h 30 minCNN has now obtained the six page signed statement from the woman known publicly as Jane Doe laying out exactly what she told university police back in 2024. Plus, new fallout…
- Trump: A.I. Industry Will “Self-Police” as Rogue Agents Persist · 1 h 30 minHow text messages about a basketball game lead to an embarrassing moment from one senator on Capitol Hill as he tried to accuse former special counsel Jack Smith of perjury…
- Woman Sues Cornell and Chi Phi Fraternity Over Alleged Gang Rape · 1 h 40 min36 days left until the midterm elections. A look at what CNN is learning about Trump’s aggressive campaign strategy as more candidates appear to be slipping away from the…
- RNC Trains New “Special Monitors” to Scrutinize Voting Machines · 1 h 29 minWith just 39 days until midterm Election Day, a new ruling from the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration expanded access to review who is and who is not eligible to…
- CNN, MS NOW, Politico Back at WH as Media Ban Lawsuit Proceeds · 1 h 35 minPress access at the White House is tested after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate press badges for the news outlets. A judge lays out next…
- Judge in WH Press Ban Case: Will Respond “As Soon As I Can” · 1 h 30 minA judge’s ruling could come at any moment after a hearing this afternoon over the White House’s media ban against CNN, Politico, and MS NOW. Plus, Chinese leader Xi Jinping just…
- CNN Poll: Support for Trump’s Foreign Policy Falls to New Low · 1 h 30 minKamala Harris is back on the campaign trail in Michigan. Can she help Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the race for Senate? Plus, one of Trump’s former foreign policy advisers joins to…
- Trump & NYC Mayor Mamdani Speak About Their Meeting · 1 h 38 minThe Trump administration is facing a new lawsuit after the president bans CNN and other media outlets from the White House. Plus, no flights in or out at some of the busiest…
- Trump Says He’s Banning CNN, Politico, MS NOW from the WH · 1 h 33 minPresident Trump this afternoon in a social media post announced that he is going to ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House as “a result of their constant ‘reporting’…
- Trump Seen with “Kennedy Center Demolished” Poster · 1 h 30 minDoes the president really think the Kennedy Center needs to be demolished if his name is not put on the building? Plus, OpenAI revealed six new instances of its bots going rogue…
- Trump Drags Down GOP with 48 Days to Go Until Midterms · 1 h 34 minPresident Trump is on his way to a campaign rally on the heels of some bad economic news. Today, the Federal Reserve ignored Trump’s demands and raised interest rates for the…
- Senators Question Patel on Midterms, FBI’s 2020 Election Probe · 1 h 30 minPresident Trump called into a Kennedy Center board meeting and yelled about his name not appearing on the side of the building. Plus, Attorney General Todd Blanche said the…
- Trump Dismisses AI Concerns as a “Hoax” · 1 h 33 minPresident Trump dismissed all the artificial intelligence doomsday warnings even though many of the warnings are coming from folks inside the AI industry themselves. Learn more…
- 25 Years After 9/11: The Cost of Leaders’ Decisions · 1 h 29 min25 years after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, a nation remembers. Plus, the Supreme Court is reconsidering President Trump’s order to restrict voting by mail…
- Anthropic Issues Report on Blocking “Threat Actors” Using Claude · 1 h 29 min$5,000 for every adult who is an American citizen if Republicans keep the House and the Senate is President Trump’s latest promise. Plus, one day after apocalyptic warnings about…
- Ex-Anthropic Employee: A.I. Could “Kill Us All” by End of Decade · 1 h 32 minStark warnings from experts at AI companies about how the technology might kill us all. Plus, as the Republican midterm convention begins, oil prices top $100 a barrel, diesel…
- Justice Dept Issues Subpoenas for Nevada Voter Data · 1 h 33 min56 days out from the midterm elections, what will the courts decide? Trump wants to dictate the voting process but it’s not just voting by mail at issue. Plus, President Trump…
- NTSB: Plane Hit Van Carrying 7 People After Leaving Runway · 1 h 30 minAt least five people are dead after an Amazon cargo aircraft overran the runway during a landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, striking multiple vehicles…
- Clancy Defense Attorney: Jurors Robbed by “Lone Holdout” · 1 h 30 minAnother dramatic day in court ends with a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. So, will the Massachusetts woman face another trial over allegations of killing her three…
