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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Signup to Generate a PitchCNN'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.
Recent episodes include "DOJ Pushes for Injunction in Alaska Ballot Case" (31 October 2026, 92 minutes), "Slotkin Urges Dems to Unify at El-Sayed Campaign Event" (30 October 2026, 92 minutes), and "NYT Poll: Senate Race a Toss-up in Deep-Red South Carolina" (29 October 2026, 91 minutes).
The Lead with Jake Tapper publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 92 minutes.
Booking probability for The Lead with Jake Tapper is 40%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Lead with Jake Tapper requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Lead with Jake Tapper's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Lead with Jake Tapper
With 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 your ad choices. Visit...
The Lead with Jake Tapper
CNN’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 about your ad choices. Visit...
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With 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 ad choices. Visit...
The Lead with Jake Tapper
CNN’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 choices. Visit...
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President 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 court that it should be able to immediately...
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More 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 of elections. Learn more about...
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President 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 election. CNN brings you latest in the upcoming...
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The 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 ad choices. Visit...
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More 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 voting center in one key battleground...
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President 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 country-wide violence. Learn more about your...
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Police 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 with such a horrific act of...
The Lead with Jake Tapper
With 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. Robert Garcia joins to discuss potential...
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Only 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 ahead of tonight’s townhall with Senate...
The Lead with Jake Tapper
The 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 ask what issues are at the top of voters’...
The Lead with Jake Tapper
An 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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A 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 Isaias is expected to make landfall...
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President 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 carrier that spent more than 10 months at sea...
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The 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 protests rise across France. Learn...
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The 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 an alleged gang rape. Learn more...
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The 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 alleged attack at that very same fraternity...
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Minnesota representative and Deputy Chair of the DNC, Urban League of Philadelphia Entrepreneurship Center
top Republican on the Senate armed services committee, United States Department of Defense
left-populist oyster farmer, Marine veteran, Maine political figure, Maine Democratic Party
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