The Lead with Jake Tapper

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.

Fed Chair: “Possible To Imagine” Tariffs Worsen Economy

Black smoke up the chimney of the Sistine Chapel as day one of the conclave comes to a close. Surprising...

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India Launches Military Operation Inside Pakistan

India says it is launching a military operation inside Pakistan, hitting what India calls terrorist...

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WH Says It Will Pay Undocumented Migrants To Leave U.S.

In a new chapter of Trump’s deportation crackdown, the White House now suggests that they will pay...

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Stocks Rally After Jobs Report, Signs Of China Trade Talks

A better than expected jobs report provides perhaps some economic relief. How long can the good news...

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Waltz Out As National Security Adviser

President Trump ousts his national security adviser after not one but two different Signal scandals....

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CNN Poll Shows Dismal Approval Rating For Congress

As new numbers show the United States economy shrink for the first time in three years, the President...

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Trump Speaks In Michigan To Mark 100 Days In Office

When the trade wars hit home, President Trump calls the founder and executive chair of Amazon peeved...

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ICE: Operation Leads To Nearly 800 Arrests In Florida

Crackdowns on illegal immigration and Trump is digging in. We examine how his White House is defending...

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FBI Arrests Wisconsin Judge, Accuses Her Of Obstructing ICE

When immigration officials tried to arrest an undocumented immigrant in her courtroom, Judge Hannah...

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Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About The Prices Of Groceries & Gas

Russia is dropping its deadliest bombs in months on Ukrainian civilians as Trump insists he is putting...

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Trump, Besset Soften Tone On Trade War With China

The word from the White House today is that there is opportunity for a big deal as Trump and his treasury...

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WH: Trump Allowed To Express Displeasure About Fed Chair

The White House is firmly backing defense secretary Pete Hegseth at least publicly even after admitting...

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Pope Francis Dies On Easter Monday At Age 88

New details from the Vatican about the pope and the special request he made before he died. We look...

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Judge Calls Emergency Hearing Over Trump Deportation

We are learning new details about the condition of the undocumented migrant deported in error to El...

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Police: Suspect In FSU Mass Shooting Is Son Of Sheriff’s Deputy

Two individuals were killed and six were hospitalized after a mass shooting in Tallahassee, Florida...

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Senator Goes To El Salvador To Push For Deported Man’s Return

A Pentagon source has described a purge at the Pentagon after a third Pentagon employee has been placed...

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Palestinian Student Detained By ICE At U.S. Citizenship Interview

A look at President Trump’s new threat to Harvard University and the White House’s demand for an...

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Trump: Open To Sending “Homegrown” Criminals To El Salvador

Despite admitting their own mistake and an order from the Supreme Court, the Trump administration says...

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Trade War Escalates As China Raises Tariffs On U.S. To 125%

Markets are currently closed at the end of a tumultuous week for the United States economy. China fired...

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Five People Pulled From Hudson River After Helicopter Crash

A helicopter tragically crashed into the Hudson River in New York. Officials just announced that all...

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Markets Rebound But Not To Pre-Tariff Announcement Levels

President Trump announces he is putting a 90-day pause on most of his tariffs after Wall Street loses...

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Trump’s Tariffs Expected To Send Coffee, Produce Prices Soaring

President Trump just took his trade war with China up a notch by hitting Beijing with a tariff rate...

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Trump Remains Defiant After Volatile Day For U.S. Stocks

A mixed finish on Wall Street after the ups and downs jolted by Trump’s tariffs. How will this wild...

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Stocks Plunge As Trump Trade War Batters Global Markets

It was a brutal end of the week for United States markets with the Dow losing more than 2,000 points...

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