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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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Episodes

Global Oil Prices Surge To $110 After Strikes On Energy Facilities

US billionaire President Trump insists the economic pain because of the war is only temporary. An oil executive who was in key meetings today joins. Plus, top intelligence officials were back on Capitol Hill today, pressed about the biggest threats facing the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 20, 20261 hr 30 min

Source: No Warning Sirens Ahead Of Strike That Killed 6 U.S. Troops

Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin faced tough questions on Capitol Hill today during a confirmation hearing while trying to separate himself from Kristi Noem, the DHS chief just fired by President Trump. Plus, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard pressed on the underlying evidence, or lack thereof, behind the war with Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 19, 20261 hr 34 min

Top U.S. Counterterrorism Official Resigns Over Iran War

Trump’s National Counterterrorism Center director resigned from his post today after saying that Iran posed no imminent threat to the United States. This and the latest in Trump’s war in Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 18, 20261 hr 30 min

Cuba’s Power System Suffers Total Collapse

After weeks of a United States oil blockade, Cuba’s electric grid suffered a total collapse. Also, as the war with Iran enters its third week, President Trump is criticizing US allies who say they do not want to be pulled into the conflict. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 17, 20261 hr 30 min

Judge Blocks Subpoenas In Jerome Powell Investigation

A federal judge just blocked subpoenas in the DOJ’s investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Plus, Iran ramps up strikes against ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 14, 20261 hr 40 min

Iran’s New Supreme Leader Issues First Purported Message

Iran warns the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed as a tool of pressure against the West amidst the ongoing war. Plus, two attacks on American soil today. One at Old Dominion University that the FBI now says is being investigated as act of terrorism inspired by ISIS. Another attack at a Detroit area synagogue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 13, 20261 hr 44 min

Pentagon: About 140 U.S. Service Members Wounded In Iran War

The United States has hit ten inactive mine laying boats near the Strait of Hormuz according to President Trump. This as Iran’s chokehold of the straight is becoming more dire by the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 11, 20261 hr 29 min

Trump Speaks As U.S. Launches New Strikes On Iran

President Trump holds a news conference as the war on Iran enters its second week with no clear end in sight. Plus, it seems increasingly probable the United States killed at least 192 students and teachers at an Iranian school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 10, 20261 hr 40 min

New Imagery Suggests U.S. Responsible For Iran School Strike

The United States and Israeli war against Iran has already seen the deaths of at least 1,200 Iranians which includes dozens of grade school girls, 6 U.S. service members, and 10 Israeli citizens. Plus, the DOJ releases FBI interviews related to Trump sex abuse allegations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 07, 20261 hr 30 min

Hegseth: Firepower Over Iran About To Surge Dramatically

President Trump fired Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem after her two heated hearings this week that made him angry, sources say. Plus, updates on the United States war on Iran. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 06, 20261 hr 42 min

Senate Holds Initial Vote On Iran War Powers Resolution

The Joint Chiefs of Staff say that the United States will start striking progressively deeper into Iranian territory. It appears that Congress will not stand in the way as the Senate is taking an initial vote to rein in Trump’s Iran war powers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 05, 20261 hr 31 min

Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes Strand Travelers Across Middle East

The latest on the war with Iran. How stranded Americans can get out of the Middle East. As Trump pushes ahead in Iran, MAGA backlash grows. Homeland Secretary Noem defends Minneapolis ICE actions in combative Senate hearing. Voters in AR, NC and TX kick off high-stakes Midterm primaries. Plus, what we learned from the Clinton deposition videos and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 04, 20261 hr 31 min

War Spirals In Middle East After US And Israel Strike Iran

As the United States continues to carry out strikes against Iran, the war appears to be expanding with the United Kingdom confirming that its base in Cyprus was hit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 03, 20261 hr 35 min

Former President Clinton On Epstein: “I Did Nothing Wrong”

Former President Bill Clinton sat for a closed door deposition with the House Oversight Committee in regard to the panel’s investigation into dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The former president today said he only had a brief acquaintance with Epstein that ended years before his crimes came to light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 28, 20261 hr 37 min

House Democrat: Bill Clinton Deposition Sets Precedent To Depose Trump

The two leaked photos that broke the rules. A Republican congresswoman snapped images during the closed door deposition of Hillary Clinton. Plus, a look at the Pentagon’s ultimatum for the AI company Anthropic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 27, 20261 hr 38 min

Democrats Bring Epstein Survivors To State Of The Union Address

More botched redactions, a high-profile name stepping back from his job, and depositions with the Clintons set to begin tomorrow. A look at the continuing steady stream of fallout from the release of the Epstein files. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 26, 20261 hr 30 min

Poll: Most Americans Say Trump Focused On Wrong Priorities

President Trump heads to the Capitol for his State of the Union address where he is expected to speak on his plans for the economy and for Iran. Plus, an emotional plea in the search for Nancy Guthrie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 25, 20261 hr 28 min

Former British Ambassador To U.S. Arrested Amid Epstein Probe

Tens of millions of Americans are under storm warnings with some towns getting more than 30 inches of snow. Plus, United States citizens are urged to shelter in place in Mexico after the killing of a cartel kingpin led to widespread violence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 24, 20261 hr 29 min

WH To Take Homan’s Minneapolis Immigration Playbook Nationwide

One day after the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, police in the United Kingdom say the search of his former home will likely continue until Monday. Plus, the Supreme Court deals a major blow to Trump’s economic agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 21, 20261 hr 5 min

Ex-Prince Andrew Arrested After Epstein Files Revelations

New images of former Prince Andrew appear to show him duck from cameras. The journalist who conducted the damning 2019 interview with Andrew about his alleged ties with dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein joins. Plus, more revelations in the Epstein files this time entangling two Harvard University researchers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 20, 20261 hr 30 min

Europe Struggles To Define What Comes After Trump

Les Wexner, the billionaire behind Victoria’s Secret, once named as a secondary unindicted co-conspirator in the Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking case with notes that there was limited evidence of his involvement, testified today in a congressional deposition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 19, 20261 hr 30 min

Remembering Civil Rights Leader Rev. Jesse Jackson

New tributes for civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, a two time presidential candidate who paved the way for so many progressives and African Americans who came after him. Plus, DNA on a glove found two miles from the home of Nancy Guthrie does not match anyone in the FBI’s criminal database. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 18, 20261 hr 30 min

DOJ Letter To Congress Lists Hundreds Of Prominent People Named In Epstein Files

More members of the royal family are wrapped up in the Epstein files. Plus, the glove that could give investigators a new break into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. Also, tracing the toxin that was used to kill Alexei Navalny, one of Vladimir Putin’s most vocal critics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 17, 20261 hr 28 min

Don Lemon Pleads Not Guilty To Charges From Church Protest

Independent journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon plead not guilty this afternoon to federal charges filed after he live streamed a demonstration inside a church in Minnesota last month. Plus, a look at Kathy Ruemmler’s resignation from Goldman Sachs amid fallout from the Justice Department’s release of millions of pages of Jeffrey Epstein documents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 14, 20261 hr 30 min

Sheriff: Evidence Found In Guthrie Search, “Including Gloves”

A federal judge shut down Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amidst his attempts to retaliate against Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, one of six lawmakers who made the video reminding service members that they are not obligated to carry out illegal orders. Plus, the artificial intelligence CEO who has the world doing a double take. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 13, 20261 hr 33 min

Sheriff’s Dept: Nearly 18,000 Calls Since Guthrie Disappeared

A flood of tips and even more after key photos and video show a masked individual armed outside Nancy Guthrie’s door. Today, the new note demanding bitcoin in exchange for information about who the perpetrator is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 12, 20261 hr 31 min

FBI: Person Appeared To Have “Tampered” With Guthrie Door Camera

The FBI released six still images and three videos showing a masked armed intruder outside the home of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of ‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie. Plus, the latest revelations from the Epstein files. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 11, 20261 hr 30 min

Epstein Files Fallout

Today, Jeffrey Epstein’s convicted accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is in prison, appeared virtually before the House Oversight Committee where she pleaded the fifth and wouldn’t answer questions. Plus, the latest in the search for Nancy Guthrie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 10, 20261 hr 30 min

WH Downplayed Racist Video Trump Shared, Then Blamed Staffer

What many are calling a new low for Trump, and those are the Republicans, after a video post that included racist imagery of the Obamas as apes. Plus, the FBI surges teams to Arizona in the search for Nancy Guthrie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 07, 20261 hr 31 min
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