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

W.H. claims world looking at U.S. as “leader” on COVID-19; Trump embraces confederate flag, lashes out at NASCAR for banning it; Houston official warns hospitals could be overrun in two weeks;

2020/7/6

32 states increase in cases, 14 states steady, only 4 declining; At least ten states seeing record l

19 states pause reopening plans as infections surge in U.S.; 37 states increase cases, 11 flat, only 2 states declining; Trump tweetstorm stirs culture wars on race, ignores coronavirus

2020/7/1

CA gov. closes indoor activities for 19 counties on "watch list"; Pence meets with Arizona gov as ca

Special Edition: At least 14 states pause or suspend reopening plans; Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion law; WH: “no consensus” in intel community on Russian bounty report;

2020/6/29

46 states increase or flat in new cases, just 4 states declining; U.S. death toll tops 125,000 as ca

Trump holds joint new conference with president of Poland; Trump speaks as states report record Covid-19 cases; Senate Democrats block debate on GOP reform bill

2020/6/24

CA, TX, & AZ see spike in new cases, hospitalizations; Health system in Miami reports 101% incre

Dr. Fauci: “Disturbing surge of infections” in parts of U.S.; Trump says he wasn’t kidding about slowing down virus testing; Senate Dems: GOP bill is not “salvageable” & nonstarter; E.U. considers blocking U.S. visitors due to surge in COVID-19 cases;

2020/6/23

Fauci: “Disturbing” and “troublesome” surge of cases; Texas cases numbers nearly quadruple, Florida

Felony murder among 11 charges filed against ex-Atlanta cop who killed Rayshard Brooks; WaPo: Bolton claims Trump asked China's Xi to help him win re-election; VP Pence touts coronavirus progress as 21 states report an increase in new cases

2020/6/17

NYT: Bolton writes Trump's corruption went well beyond actions with Ukraine; Tulsa Health Dept direc

Stocks plunge as new coronavirus cases rise; COVID-19 hospitalizations spike in at least 12 states; Trump to relaunch rallies on Juneteenth in Tulsa, site of 1921 race massacre;

2020/6/11

Top General: Taking part in Trump's photo-op was a "mistake"; Senate panel votes to remove confedera

City mayors, police chiefs launch national police reform group; WH officials: Trump weighing executive action on police reform; George Floyd's brother makes emotional plea to lawmakers; Hospitalizations from COVID-19 increasing in at least 12 states

2020/6/10

Minneapolis police chief promises reform, says parts of the police dept are "broken"; Report: Chauvi

All four officers involved in George Floyd's death charged with murder; Minnesota AG news conference on new charges in Floyd death

2020/6/3

Officer arrested for Floyd's death charged with 2nd degree murder; 3 other officers charged with aid

Dr: Fauci: "good chance" vaccine is ready by the end of 2020; Historic NASA/SpaceX launch scrubbed due to weather; Floyd's family & Minneapolis mayor call for 4 fired officers to be charged with murder

2020/5/27

Any minute: final weather call for NASA/SpaceX launch; U.S. nears 100,000 coronavirus deaths; Fauci:

On Memorial Day, U.S. also mourns nearly 100,000 coronavirus deaths; President Trump tweets insults ahead of Memorial Day events; Large Memorial Day crowds spark fear of new virus outbreaks; Texas town sees surge in cases linked to Tyson meat plant;

2020/5/25

WH advisor: double digit unemployment could last to November; W.H.O. we could have a second peak, no

U.S. death toll from coronavirus nears 90,000; WH shifts blame to CDC amid mounting coronavirus criticism; Auto industry tested as carmakers jump-start idle factories; Trump fires watchdog who was investigating Secretary Pompeo;

2020/5/18

All 50 states to be partially reopened by Sunday; Texas opening up gyms at 25% capacity as cases spi

President Trump: "Vaccine or no vaccine, we're back"; Restrictions eased in parts of New York, Maryland, Virginia; 48 states to phase in reopen plans by Monday; Tensions rise between U.S. and China over coronavirus response;

2020/5/15

Defense Secy: We'll deliver a vaccine by end of year; Trump: I gave staffers choice to wear masks in

Trump: "Totally disagree" with Fauci on reopening schools; Bright: Email warning U.S. in "deep sh*t" was unforgettable; 36.5 million have filed for unemployment since mid-March; Robots, satellites & science: The tech fight against coronavirus;

2020/5/14

Bright: "Window of opportunity is closing" to address pandemic; Bright: My warnings caused commotion

World Health Org: coronavirus "may never go away"; University of Louisiana to resume in-person classes this fall; Trump names former drug executive to lead "warp speed" vaccine effort; Grocery prices jump; cost of clothes, gas, cars all down;

2020/5/13

CDC to warn about condition in children associated with virus; DC extends stay-at-home order until J

Fauci: U.S. does not have "total control" of coronavirus; One-on-one with Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Los Angeles county expected to keep stay-at-home order through July; Putin's close aide & spokesperson tests positive for virus; CDC Director: Nursing home dea

2020/5/12

Fauci: Reopening too soon may lead to "suffering and death" that could have been avoided; Dr. Fauci

New memo directs White House staffers entering West Wing to wear a mask; NY Gov Cuomo: 93 cases of COVID-related illness in children; World Health Organization: idea of herd immunity is "dangerous"; Small businesses frustrated by constraints of PPP rules

2020/5/11

Fauci, heads of CDC & FDA quarantining after virus exposure; Iowa governor in modified quarantin

Two people close to Trump & Pence test positive for coronavirus; More devastating death and unemployment numbers in the U.S.; Harvard: U.S. should be testing 900,000 people per day by May 15th; Record 20.5M jobs lost in April; Ahmaud Arbery's father: His

2020/5/8

Pres Trump confirms Pence's press secretary tested positive; 40+ states start reopening despite risk

U.S. coronavirus death toll tops 75,000 people; Trump Administration rejects CDC guidelines to reopen U.S.; Weekly unemployment claims top 33 million since mid-March; 44 states will partially reopen by Sunday as cases spike; Justice Department drops crimi

2020/5/7

Valet to President Trump tests positive for coronavirus; Trump says he had "very little contact" wit

Ex-FDA chief warns U.S. may not be able to lower infection rate; Trump claims virus will pass with or without a vaccine; Medical workers fighting COVID-19 face a mental health crisis;White House press secretary holds briefing

2020/5/6

Cases spike in prisons, food plants & nursing homes; As more states reopen, avg. plane now carry