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.
Black smoke up the chimney of the Sistine Chapel as day one of the conclave comes to a close. Surprising...
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EscucharIn a new chapter of Trump’s deportation crackdown, the White House now suggests that they will pay...
EscucharA better than expected jobs report provides perhaps some economic relief. How long can the good news...
EscucharPresident Trump ousts his national security adviser after not one but two different Signal scandals....
EscucharAs new numbers show the United States economy shrink for the first time in three years, the President...
EscucharWhen the trade wars hit home, President Trump calls the founder and executive chair of Amazon peeved...
EscucharCrackdowns on illegal immigration and Trump is digging in. We examine how his White House is defending...
EscucharWhen immigration officials tried to arrest an undocumented immigrant in her courtroom, Judge Hannah...
EscucharRussia is dropping its deadliest bombs in months on Ukrainian civilians as Trump insists he is putting...
EscucharThe word from the White House today is that there is opportunity for a big deal as Trump and his treasury...
EscucharThe White House is firmly backing defense secretary Pete Hegseth at least publicly even after admitting...
EscucharNew details from the Vatican about the pope and the special request he made before he died. We look...
EscucharWe are learning new details about the condition of the undocumented migrant deported in error to El...
EscucharTwo individuals were killed and six were hospitalized after a mass shooting in Tallahassee, Florida...
EscucharA Pentagon source has described a purge at the Pentagon after a third Pentagon employee has been placed...
EscucharA look at President Trump’s new threat to Harvard University and the White House’s demand for an...
EscucharDespite admitting their own mistake and an order from the Supreme Court, the Trump administration says...
EscucharMarkets are currently closed at the end of a tumultuous week for the United States economy. China fired...
EscucharA helicopter tragically crashed into the Hudson River in New York. Officials just announced that all...
EscucharPresident Trump announces he is putting a 90-day pause on most of his tariffs after Wall Street loses...
EscucharPresident Trump just took his trade war with China up a notch by hitting Beijing with a tariff rate...
EscucharA mixed finish on Wall Street after the ups and downs jolted by Trump’s tariffs. How will this wild...
EscucharIt was a brutal end of the week for United States markets with the Dow losing more than 2,000 points...
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