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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September 12 · 1 hr 29 min
25 Years After 9/11: The Cost of Leaders’ Decisions
25 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 11 · 1 hr 29 min
Anthropic Issues Report on Blocking “Threat Actors” Using Claude
$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 artificial intelligence, a new word from Anthropic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 10 · 1 hr 32 min
Ex-Anthropic Employee: A.I. Could “Kill Us All” by End of Decade
Stark 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 hits a record, and regular gas had its biggest jump in months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 9 · 1 hr 33 min
Justice Dept Issues Subpoenas for Nevada Voter Data
56 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 has a new spin on his claims about 9/11. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 7 · 1 hr 30 min
NTSB: Plane Hit Van Carrying 7 People After Leaving Runway
At 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 and sending a thick black plume of smoke into the air as it caught fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 5 · 1 hr 30 min
Clancy Defense Attorney: Jurors Robbed by “Lone Holdout”
Another 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 children? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 4 · 1 hr 30 min
Clancy Defense Atty: One Juror “Refuses to Listen to the Law”
The judge has ordered the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial back to court tomorrow for a seventh day of deliberations. At one point, Clancy’s defense abruptly pushed back revealing it is a single juror who is keeping the jury from a unanimous decision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 3 · 1 hr 30 min
Lindsay Clancy Jury Remains Deadlocked
After five days there is still no verdict in the Lindsay Clancy trial as the judge pushes the jury for a unanimous decision. Plus, 62 days before the midterms and some campaign ads feature a Republican not on the ballot, Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 2 · 1 hr 28 min
DHS Plans to Launch Voter Fraud Investigation Surge
A whistleblower has quite the warning about mail-in voting. Plus, a brand new round of strikes in Iran. Also, the jury is deadlocked in the trial of Lindsay Clancy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
September 1 · 1 hr 30 min
Two Dead, 15 Others May Be Missing in Grand Canyon Flash Flood
The rush is on to find hundreds of missing people believed to be trapped in tunnels after Nepal’s catastrophic flooding last week. Plus, flash flooding at the Grand Canyon killed two people with a dozen others still missing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 29 · 1 hr 30 min
570+ Dead, 2,500 Missing in Nepal-China Flood
Town after town buried in thick mud in Nepal and the formation of a second lake is raising fears of more flooding. Plus, President Trump with a new proposition for US ranchers. Can he win back farmers who criticized his plan to import foreign beef? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 28 · 1 hr 30 min
Trump Signs Order Renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America”
President Trump claims Canada is ripping off the United States. So, on top of the tariffs Trump is formally changing the name of Lake Ontario. Plus, CNN is in Nepal where crews are searching for those missing after catastrophic flooding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 27 · 1 hr 30 min
Unstoppable Floodwaters in Nepal & China Kill more than 150 People
A massive wall of water swept through valleys and towns along the Nepal and China border with deadly consequences. An urgent search is now underway for those killed, injured, or still missing after the torrent of flash floods and mudslides tore through the region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 26 · 1 hr 29 min
Country Music Legend Dolly Parton Dies at 80
Legendary country music artist and philanthropist, Dolly Parton, died today at the age of 80. CNN looks back on her life and legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 25 · 1 hr 32 min
Supreme Court Backs Trump’s Order to Curb Mail Ballots
The US Supreme Court just granted President Trump’s request for permission to implement his executive order overhauling and restricting mail-in ballot systems. However, additional legal challenges could stand in the way of this plan before the November midterm elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 22 · 1 hr 30 min
The Atlantic: NPS Changed the Way it Prioritizes Projects to Expedite Trump’s Requests
President Trump reacts to the ruling from the Supreme Court that the White House ballroom construction can go on, for now at least. So, how is President Trump getting so many expensive projects approved so fast? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 21 · 1 hr 37 min
Michael Cohen Interviews Trump Years After Dramatic Falling-Out
What President Trump told his former fixer, Michael Cohen, on his radio show today. Cohen joins to discuss. Plus, a look at why so many women are rallying around Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mom on trial for killing her three young kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 20 · 1 hr 29 min
Study: New Treatment Cuts Recurrence Speed of Melanoma
On the heels of consequential primary race results, some of the big winners join the program. Plus, President Trump says that North Korea has 57 powerful nuclear weapons. Also, an experimental vaccine shows promising results for patients with melanoma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 19 · 1 hr 30 min
Republicans Confront Growing Midterm Peril as Iran War Drags On
172 days in and still no clear path out of the war with Iran. Plus, Minnesota Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison joins to discuss why he’s suing Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
August 18 · 1 hr 29 min
Trump Says North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Responded to Call for Talks
President Trump’s deadline to make a deal with Iran has come and gone. All he has to show for it is $4 gas, a tax on the Strait of Hormuz, and US troops on record setting deployment. Plus, President Trump says he recently communicated with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un as the president announces he is scaling back military exercises with close ally South Korea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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