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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Following the Senate vote to avert a rail shutdown, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joins

Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke about the landmark verdict in the Oath Keepers trial, calling

Congress is going around labor union negotiations to try to prevent a rail strike that President Bid

Trump hosts white supremacist

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Republican officials remain largely publicly silent after Trump posted and dined with two antisemite

Tonight we lead with new details about the recent shooting in a Walmart in Chesapeake, VA – a note h

CNN shares live coverage of a press conference with Moscow, Idaho’s police force, as they update the

Senator Lindsey Graham testifies before a Georgia Grand Jury in the probe of efforts to overturn the

A gunman opened fire at a nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing at least five people before patrons

The Department of Justice has appointed Jack Smith to be special counsel to oversee the criminal inv

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is stepping aside as the head of House Democrats while Republicans look to inve

Mitch McConnell beats Rick Scott to keep his Republican leadership position in the Senate. Plus, the

A reported missile strike beyond the borders of Ukraine hits NATO member Poland. The weaponry and wh

19 congressional races remain uncalled as we still do not know which party will control the House of

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It’s the day before Election Day and the last chance for candidates to make their pitch. The big eve

The last economic report card before Election Day is now out with just enough jobs added to tout and

The political heavy hitters are out in full force as Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, an

With six days until the midterms, President Biden is expected to slam election deniers in a prime ti

The first court appearance for the man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband is moments away a