The Lead with Jake Tapper

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

Episodes

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U.S. & Russia reveal new details for Biden-Putin summit; Officials: Biden preparing intensely for Putin talks, consulted with Russian experts; AG Garland outlines new strategy to combat domestic terrorism; COVID death toll tops 600,000 in the U.S.;

2021/6/15

Sources: Biden intensely preparing for Putin summit; WH: Biden held meeting with Russia experts to p

Biden meets with world leaders at first G7 summit as president; DOJ watchdog to review secret subpoenas in Trump era targeting data of house democrats; WH: “questions need to be addressed” on new bipartisan infrastructure proposal;

2021/6/11

Biden, other G7 leaders meet with queen, senior royals; Biden invokes WWII: U.S. will "build a new a

Biden wraps speech to U.S. troops on first overseas trip; Progressives frustrated with bipartisan infrastructure talks; Millions of Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses at risk of expiring; Border patrol bracing for summer surge of migrants

2021/6/9

Biden starts first overseas trip, meeting with G7 & NATO before high-stakes Putin summit; Biden

As vaccinations climb, U.S. begins a quick return to normalcy; Biden marks 100 years since Tulsa race massacre

2021/6/1

CDC: 50.5% of total population is partially vaccinated; Study: Ending precautions early could cause

Republicans block bipartisan investigation into capitol attack; One in ten Americans expected to travel for holiday weekend; CNN investigation revels Al Qaeda still thriving, may be able to attack the west by late next year;

2021/5/28

Six republicans side with Dems on Jan 6 commission; vote fails; Mother & partner of fallen capit

Soon: Key senate vote on January 6 commission bill; 9 people killed by coworker at CA rail yard; CNN: Paul Ryan to slam Trump in speech tonight as reps Gaetz & Greene hold Trump-Style “America First” rally

2021/5/27

GOP leaders confident they will defeat Jan 6 commission bill today; McConnell asks senate republican

Sheriff’s Dept: at least 8 killed in San Jose shooting; Top health experts call for transparent investigation into Wuhan “lab leak” theory on how Covid-19 started; WaPo: NYC Grand Jury convened to consider charges in Trump probe

2021/5/26

Ohio gov: 45% jump in vaccinations after $1m lottery offer; Senate expected to vote on “endless fron

Vigils & marches mark one year since George Floyd’s murder; Prosecutors accidentally reveal details of Giuliani investigation; GOP leaders finally condemn Rep Greene’s holocaust comments;

2021/5/25

Minnesota Gov. leads moment of silence in honor of George Floyd for 9 mins, 29 secs; Floyd family di

Biden hosts South Korean leader, shifts focus to east Asia; ADL: 50% spike in U.S. hate crimes fueled by Middle East conflict; Crowded events this weekend across U.S. as more people get vaccinated;

2021/5/21

Violent skirmishes threaten fragile Middle East ceasefire; Biden credits his team’s “quiet and relen

Israel and Hamas reach ceasefire agreement; Body camera shows black man tased, kicked and dragged by Louisiana troopers before his death; GOP support for Jan. 6 commission dwindling after McConnell, McCarthy announce opposition

2021/5/20

New bodycam video shows Ronald Greene kicked, tased, dragged; 2019 police report never detailed the

Biden: U.S. will share 20M more vaccines with other countries; Deadliest day yet as scenes of horror unfold in Israel, Gaza; House to vote Wednesday on commission to investigate January 6 insurrection;

2021/5/17

U.S. record lowest number of new daily cases since March 2020; CDC’s abrupt reversal on mask guidanc

New CDC no-mask guidance raises questions; Stefanik replaces Cheney as #3 in GOP house leadership; Dozens killed as violence escalates in Israel & Gaza;

2021/5/14

New CDC guidelines under review in 16 states with mask mandates; Hawaii among 16 states to keep mask

Cheney loses leadership job, pledges to fiercely fight Trump; Biden gives update on pandemic response; Dozens killed in worst Israeli-Palestinian violence since 2014

2021/5/12

Acting defense secy didn’t speak with Trump on Jan. 6; Republicans vote to remove Rep. Cheney from G

Family of Andrew Brown Jr to see more body cam video of deadly shooting after previously shown 20 seconds; Dozens killed as violence between Israel, Hamas escalates; First 12-15 year olds receiving the Pfizer vaccine today;

2021/5/11

Court order allows family to see more footage of Andrew Brown Jr. killing as community demands trans

Biden admits there is a long way to go” in economic recovery; Pfizer applies for full FDA approval of its COVID vaccine; In 2015 Stefanik harshly blasted Trump’s rhetoric and policies;

2021/5/8

Biden: “we’re still digging out of an economic collapse”; April jobs report falls way short of econo

Drastic decline in number of daily vaccinations in U.S.; Biden says GOP is going through a “sort of mini-revolution”; Ukraine caught in the middle of U.S. political battles

2021/5/5

NFL gives vaccinated fans a chance to win Super Bowl tickets; CDC director warns of a possible winte

Biden’s new goal: 70% of adults with at least one shot by July 4; McCarthy on hot mic, “I’ve had it with” Liz Cheney; CNN gains rare access to Ukrainian guard boat in sea of Azov; 24 killed, dozens hurt when overpass collapses under train

2021/5/4

FDA expected to authorize Pfizer vaccine for ages 12-15; Senior house republican” “Liz is gone just

Cheney calls out Trump’s attempt to push big lie conspiracy; U.S. begins reuniting some families separated at Mexico border; India experiencing the world’s worst COVID outbreak; Emotional funeral for Andrew Brown Jr. in North Carolina;

2021/5/3

Romney booed while speaking at Utah’s GOP convention; Trump: nice to see “stone cold loser” Mitt Rom

White House restricts travel from India; NYT: Firing of U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine becomes central focus of federal into Giuliani; 100 million Americans now fully vaccinated

2021/4/30

VP Harris: We have a responsibility to the people of India; Biden admin expected to restricts travel

President hits the road to sell ambitious economic plans; New CNN Poll: Sharp divisions on vaccines, return to public life; Bipartisan police reform group pledges to meet ‘until we get this done’; Rudy Giuliani speaks for first time since raid

2021/4/29

President faces bipartisan pushback over new economic plans; Manchin joins GOP in raising concerns a