The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN's lead DC anchor and chief Washington correspondent, Jake Tapper, hosts this two-hour long weekd

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The grand jury in the Georgia election interference case is bused in as prosecutors lay out their ev

First: Attorney General Merrick Garland makes a surprise announcement, elevating the US Attorney hea

New footage showing powerful flames ripping through communities in Hawaii after a wildfire strikes M

Violent and explosive wildfires fueled by strong winds from a hurricane hit parts of Hawaii. It is a

Voters are heading to the polls in Ohio for a special election that could determine abortion rights

Lawyers for Donald Trump approach a 5:00 PM EST deadline as prosecutors push to limit what the forme

Former President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to help fight his legal battles. He claims

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Donald Trump is expected to head to Washington, D.C. where he will make his first appearance in fede

Sources tell CNN that Trump is preparing for a possible third criminal indictment today and we’ve se

Another Trump associate makes his first court appearance in the classified documents case in Florida

Who is the key witness in the classified documents case named Trump employee number four? CNN confir

Donald Trump’s legal team sits down behind closed doors with special counsel Jack Smith. What Trump

The judge placed a plea deal on hold after Hunter Biden appeared before court for failing to pay bet

CNN confirms that US Marine veteran and former Russian prisoner Trevor Reed was not only fighting in

Biden administration officials have grown concerned over floating barriers the Texas government has

The Trump-appointed judge in the classified documents trial has set the trial case for May after the

One of the IRS whistleblowers, Joseph Ziegler, who alleged malfeasance and slow-walking in the Hunte

Trump is facing a potential third indictment as his lawyers want to know what evidence the special c

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sits down to discuss if he thinks Trump