The Lead with Jake Tapper

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

Episodes

Total: 1273

Top health officials warn about “aggressive” Delta variant; More hospitals are requiring staff to get covid vaccine; McCarthy balks after Pelosi vetoes two of his picks for 1/6 committee; Chicago mayor sits down with CNN

2021/7/22

Biden health officials discussing changes to mask guidelines for fully vaccinated Americans; Growing

McCarthy pulls out of 1/6 committee after Pelosi rejects two picks; Cases, hospitalizations, deaths all up double digits in recent weeks as highly contagious Delta variant spreads; Doctor: Patients “beg me for the vaccine” on their death beds

2021/7/21

Sources: House GOP sees Pelosi move as “political gift”; McCarthy: 1/6 committee “has lost all legit

CDC director: Delta variant now represents 83% of cases; Trump ally Tom Barrack arrested, accused of acting as foreign agent; Pelosi won’t say if she’ll veto GOP commission picks;

2021/7/20

WH tries to tamp down on spread of vaccine misinformation; WH confirms discussions with Fox News ove

DOW drops on fears Delta variant will hurt economic recovery; Infrastructure deal faces make-or-break week on Capitol Hill; 150+ killed, 380+ wounded in weekend shootings across U.S.;

2021/7/19

DOW closes down nearly 725 points as Delta variant drives fears about economic recovery; Hospitaliza

COVID-19 cases rising in all 50 states & DC; Biden’s Hill agenda in trouble as bipartisan talks fray; CDC: 2020 saw highest overdose deaths ever recorded; Utah’s Great Salt Lake is disappearing;

2021/7/16

L.A. county reinstates indoor mask mandate amid surge; Cases rising in all states; vaccinations slow

Biden meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel at White House; One-on-One with U.S. Surgeon General; House Minority Leader McCarthy meets with Trump allegedly to discuss 2022; CNN visits Louisiana hospital with most covid patients in the state

2021/7/15

WH takes on misinformation as vaccinations drop & cases rise; Surgeon General: Misinformation a

Biden: “the big lie is just that, a big lie”; Gov: Texas Dems could face arrest upon returning to state; 45 states see rise in new COVID cases over past week; American hostage spending his 59th birthday in captivity;

2021/7/13

Pressured by allies, Biden makes the case for election reform; Biden: election was “most scrutinized

Fauci: 99.5% of COVID deaths are among those unvaccinated; Democrats push infrastructure talks into high gear; White House doesn’t rule out sending U.S. troops to Haiti; Some CA residents without water as wells dry up;

2021/7/12

Avg COVID cases jump 47% in one week, up in 36 states; CDC: pace of vaccinations down more than 80%

RNC: third-party vendor hacked, Microsoft and U.S. intelligence investigating source; East Coast prepares for flooding, wind damage & power outages; Haiti’s president murdered in middle of night amid political turmoil

2021/7/7

RNC hack comes as another ransomware attack demands $70m in Bitcoin from I.T. companies; Pressure bu

Biden renews outreach plans as vaccination pace slows, aggressive Delta variant spreads in U.S.; Florida braces for Elsa as crews continue to search in Surfside;

2021/7/6

Biden outlines COVID shots strategy as Delta variant spreads; White House: Biden admin will aim to g

Search & rescue enters day 12 after rest of building demolished; Spread of aggressive Delta variant clouds Biden’s July 4th celebrations; Afghans fleeing to major cities as security threats grow;

2021/7/5

Death toll rises to 27 with 118 still missing; Urgent presentations to Surfside residents in fall/wi

Bill Cosby released from prison after conviction overturned; House votes to create select committee to prove Capitol riot; 16 confirmed dead, 147 unaccounted for as search enters day 7; Delta variant forcing officials to rethink mask guidance

2021/6/30

Officers who defended Capitol attended today’s vote; Engineers looking for “trigger events” for buil

At least 11 dead, 150 missing as search enters day 6; U.S. officials: Afghanistan withdrawal could be completed within days; House expected to vote tomorrow on resolution to create select committee to investigate insurrection;

2021/6/29

Families cling to hope as responders search for survivors; More than 800 responders on ground in Sur

10 confirmed dead, 151 still unaccounted for; Biden reverses infrastructure demand amid GOP blowback; Rockets fired at U.S. military base in Syria just hours after U.S. airstrikes on militia groups in the region;

2021/6/28

Families desperate as search for survivors enters day 5; 2018 engineer report warned of “major struc

Biden plans to stem flow of firearms used to commit violence, allows cities & states to reallocate Covid funds for crime fighting; Harris makes first trip to the border as VP on Friday; Delta variant gaining steam, rising Covid cases in unvaccinated areas

2021/6/23

Soon: Bipartisan police reform talks drag on in Senate; Progressive Democrats urge Biden to get more

Soon: key senate vote on sweeping election reform bill; NYC voting now after chaotic final 24 hours of mayoral race; Officials: Biden will miss July 4 goal of 70% of adults with 1 shot;

2021/6/22

Key vote expected to fail tonight on election reform bill; Manchin will vote “yes” on advancing elec

Biden’s crucial week on voting rights, infrastructure, police reform; Ten mass shootings this week kill at least seven people; Tomorrow: NYC voters chose Dem, GOP candidates for mayor;

2021/6/21

Biden to invite lawmakers to WH this week to talk infrastructure; Sources: WH optimistic about bipar

Biden: “I did what I came to do” in meeting with Putin; Putin again refuses to name Navalny, says he wanted to be arrested; 4 Experts warn highly transmissible, more severe delta strain spreading rapidly in U.S.

2021/6/16

Biden and Putin agree to return ambassadors to posts; Biden: made it clear we will continue to raise

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