The Lead with Jake Tapper

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

Episodes

Total: 1235

Trump claims there will be enough doses of COVID-19 vaccine for every American by April 2021; Biden: This campaign is Scranton vs. Park Avenue; Mary Trump reacts to Woodward & Troye revelations;

2020/9/18

At crowded rally, Trump mocks social distancing, says staying at home is like being in prison; Sourc

Biden, Harris, Pence make Labor Day visits to battleground states; Labor Day crowds drive fears of new virus spikes; CA breaks record for acres burned statewide in a year; U.S. performed 740,000+ COVID tests in the last week;

2020/9/7

Trump accuses Biden, Harris of undermining science as he teases a vaccine by election day; Harris sa

New CNN poll: Biden tops Trump 51% to 43%; 17 states report upticks in new cases; Pelosi on criticism over salon visit: “it was a set up”; Trump pushes “law & order” message amid unrest

2020/9/2

CNN Poll: Biden leading on almost all major issues; CNN poll: most not worried about crime and commu

Chief of staff defends Trump’s use of White House in convention; Source: CDC recommending fewer people be tested after pressure from the “top” of Trump administration; All NBA playoff games postponed tonight after Jacob Blake shooting

2020/8/26

Sources: VP Pence to define Dems as “out of touch & dangerous”; House Dems demand investigation

Biden accepts Dem nomination in career-defining speech; Trump claims vote by mail will be a “catastrophe”; Postal Chief: No plans to bring back removed sorting machines; CDC predicts nearly 195,000 COVID deaths in U.S. by Sept. 12;

2020/8/21

Postal Chief: All ballots can be delivered “securely & on time”; Postal Chief who donated to Tru

Infectious disease expert: We need another lockdown; One-on-one with Trump’s testing Czar; Trump promotes baseless birther lie about Kamala Harris; Obama: Trump trying to “actively kneecap” the Postal Service;

2020/8/14

At least 230 cases reported from schools; California first state to report 600,000; CDC: Death toll

Sources: Biden long believed Harris was strongest choice; Trump reverts to stereotypes as campaign struggles to respond to Harris; Biden, Harris appear together for first time as running mates

2020/8/12

Source: in interview, Harris spoke at length about her relationship with Biden’s late son Beau; Beau

Breaking News: Biden picks Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate

2020/8/11

Biden, Harris to appear for first time as running mates tomorrow;To learn more about how CNN protect

New model: U.S. death toll could reach nearly 300,000 by December; Ohio governor speaks after positive COVID-19 test; Some Senators leave town with no relief deal for struggling Americans; What’s driving Biden’s running mate decision;

2020/8/6

Trump falsely says kids are “almost immune” to COVID-19; Trump claims virus will “go away”, Fauci sa

Fauci: state of testing in the U.S. “unacceptable, period”; Partisan fight over stimulus bill leaves millions of Americans in limbo, struggling; Georgia 2nd grader tests positive after first day of school

2020/8/5

N.I.H. announces two new trials for antibody treatments; Without proof, Trump claims mail-in voting

Trump on COVID-19 death toll: “It is what it is”; Health Minister: At least 50 dead, 2,750+ injured in Beirut blast; Trump: Virus “under control as much as you can control it”; Sources: WH, top Dems nowhere near deal on stimulus bill;

2020/8/4

Dr. Fauci: New community spread outbreaks are “insidious”; Trump defends holding Tulsa rally by tout

W.H.O.: there may never be a pandemic “silver bullet”; Trump attacks Birx after she said virus is “widespread” in U.S.; New report examines “how the pandemic defeated America”; Trump: U.S. will soon see great treatments & vaccine;

2020/8/3

Dr. Birx: U.S. has entered “new phase” of the pandemic; W.H.O.: COVID impact to be felt for “decades

U.S. tops 4.5 million cases; nearly 153,000 deaths from COVID-19; Trump in Florida as coronavirus deaths hit new record & hurricane moves in; Postal Service: “We’re not slowing down election mail”; CDC: 260 kids and staff infected at Georgia camp;

2020/7/31

CDC Dir: 5 steps give “same bang for buck” as shutting economy; Fauci: Safe & effective vaccine

Biden addresses systemic racism in economic speech; AG Barr spars with Dem lawmakers in contentious hearing; Fauci, Birx concerned about virus spikes in OH, IN, TN & KY; Trump promotes reckless claims on coronavirus, renews attack on Dr. Anthony Fauci;

2020/7/28

Biden slams Trump: A change of “tone” over a few days doesn’t change the facts of last four years; B

Fauci: all options must be on the table in fighting virus; Amid sinking polls, Trump tries to rewrite virus response; Ohio coronavirus hospitalizations hit record high; Washington among 25 states seeing a rise in cases;

2020/7/24

US daily death toll topped 1,000 for third straight day; Hospitalizations hitting levels not seen si

Death toll Tuesday topped 1,000 for first time in two weeks; U.S. signs $1.95 billion deal with Pfizer for vaccine; Dem mayors to Trump admin: no federal forces in our cities; Republicans split on plans for new stimulus package

2020/7/22

HHS Secy commits to free or affordable vaccines for all; 53 Florida ICU's at capacity despite Gov. d

Three vaccine trials show early promising results; Trump downplays virus threat, reappears claim it will “disappear”; Florida reporting more than 10,000 new COVID-19 cases; Los Angeles County breaks daily record for hospitalizations;

2020/7/20

Still no new national strategy as U.S. nears 141,000 deaths; Trump tweets photo of himself wearing a

Fauci says WH efforts to undermine him were "bizarre"; CDC estimates 20m cases in the U.S., when only 2m were diagnosed; Is it safe to send your kids to school in the fall?; Mary Trump: the president paid someone to take the SAT for him

2020/7/15

Trump backs away from attacking Dr. Fauci after advisor pens op-ed saying Fauci is wrong about Covid

Florida hits single day death record from COVID-19; Utah man dies in line waiting for coronavirus test; Trump’s coronavirus approval rating hits all-time low; Trump: More white people are killed by police than black people;

2020/7/14

Trump in April: Cases going down, we hope to be under 100K deaths; 37 states increasing rates; 7 sta

Cases spike in 33 states; Hospitalizations at record level in 12; Supreme Court rules prosecutors can subpoena Trump finance docs; White House: Ruling was “a win for the President”; CDC says it won’t revise school guidelines despite Trump’s criticism;

2020/7/9

Dr. Fauci: States having serious problems should “look at shutting down” or pausing re-opening; Toda