CNN's chief Washington correspondent, Jake Tapper, hosts this hourlong weekday afternoon program, which mixes Tapper's interests with headlines from around the country and the world, headlines that span politics, money, sports and popular culture. "The Lead" also concentrates on bringing stories that aren't found on front pages -- buried leads -- to the forefront.
In less than 24 hours, a major summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will...
EscucharJust days before his face-to-face with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump is getting an earful from European...
EscucharNearly 1,000 federal agents and officers are on the streets of Washington DC as CNN gets community reaction...
EscucharPresident Trump previews his Friday summit with Putin in Alaska, as United States officials rush to...
EscucharPresident Trump at the White House moments ago said he will soon announce details of a meeting with...
EscucharPresident Trump has slapped higher tariffs on nearly every country in the world which means, according...
EscucharKey new details about the suspect accused of shooting five soldiers at Fort Stewart earlier today. An...
EscucharPresident Trump is pressed on whether Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell is credible as CNN learns...
EscucharTexas Governor Greg Abbott has just ordered the arrest of state Democrats who skipped town and didn’t...
EscucharPresident Trump announces a slew of new tariffs. Also, President Trump deploys two nuclear submarines...
EscucharPresident Trump is pushing ahead with a slew of new tariffs but will his biggest deals yet come down...
EscucharHouse Speaker Mike Johnson and Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi each join to discuss the Epstein files, Medicaid...
Escuchar?The investigation into the deadly New York City office building. With new details about the gunman's...
EscucharWith images of emaciated, dying children and Palestinians fighting for food, Israeli Prime Minister...
EscucharTens of thousands of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv, calling on the Netanyahu government to end the...
EscucharAs Trump’s Jeffrey Epstein problem keeps growing, today he dispatched his deputy attorney general...
EscucharA slew of new details emerge in the Jeffrey Epstein case just as a judge declines to release some grand...
EscucharThe Justice Department today says they want to speak with Ghislaine Maxwell, the once girlfriend and...
EscucharTrump shows fake clips of President Obama in handcuffs and calls for the Washington Commanders to change...
EscucharAttorney General Pam Bondi, at the direction of President Trump, asked a federal judge to unseal grand...
EscucharSenate Republicans shut down debate over controversial judicial nominee Emil Bove leading Democrats...
EscucharPresident Trump is frustrated by supporters’ continued demand to see the files on pedophile and sex...
EscucharPresident Trump is attempting a course correction on the controversy relating the DOJ’s Jeffrey Epstein...
EscucharPresident Trump is picking sides after a heated blowup over the Justice Department’s handling of the...
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