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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Warren drops out, "not ready" to make endorsement; Senate GOP ramps up investigations as Biden surges; Trump and VP Pence take different tones on coronavirus; Sanders says political establishment is "working frantically to defeat us";

2020/3/5

Dow plunges, nearly wiping out Wednesday's gain; Warren: If you say there was sexism in this race, "

Joe Biden wins Maine, his 10th Super Tuesday victory; Sanders picks up 3 states & is leading in California; Sanders touts Obama relationship for first time in new ad; At least 149 U.S. coronavirus cases; death toll rises to 11

2020/3/4

CNN projects Biden wins Maine, further extending delegate lead; Sources: Warren assessing path forwa

Sources: Klobuchar & Buttigieg to endorse Biden tonight; Bloomberg on the ballot for the first time as democrat tomorrow; Six coronavirus deaths confirmed in Washington state; Trump meets with top pharma execs on coronavirus;

2020/3/2

DOW soars 1,200+ points after worst week since 2008; Klobuchar campaign: "this is a moment of unity"

Markets continue historic slide over coronavirus fears; Trump administration downplays fears of coronavirus despite rise in U.S. cases; In 2016 Sanders wanted superdelegates to overrule voters; Pompeo heads to Qatar to witness Taliban peace deal signing

2020/2/28

Global markets lose trillions in value over past week; Fed char: coronavirus poses "evolving risk" t

Dow, S&P on track for worst week since 2008 financial crisis; First coronavirus case of "unknown" origin confirmed in U.S.; Is South Carolina primary the last chance for Sanders' rivals to make a stand?;

2020/2/27

Dow drops 1,000+ points, closes in red every day this week; Goldman Sachs predicts no earnings from

New: 60 U.S. cases of coronavirus; Health officials: now is the time to prepare for pandemic; Biden: I will win South Carolina primary on Saturday; 2020 Democrats attack Sanders, say he could hurt Dems in other Senate & House races

2020/2/26

Trump news conference on coronavirus at 6:30p; CDC: Coronavirus could cause "severe disruption" in U

DOW plunges nearly 900 points amid coronavirus concerns; Trump dismisses Russian inference & attacks two Supreme Court justices; Polls show Bernie Sanders in striking distance of Joe Biden in South Carolina;

2020/2/25

Dow tumbles second day in a row amid coronavirus concerns; CDC: 57 cases of coronavirus in the U.S.;

DOW drops as coronavirus cases surge outside Asia; Sanders leads Dem field in delegates after Nevada, NH wins; Sources: Trump wants only loyalists installed in key admin jobs; O'Brian claims w/no evidence Russian meddling meant to help Sanders not Trump

2020/2/24

DOW plunges 1,000+ points on coronavirus fears; Gains in 2020 now wiped out; Italy has largest clust

Source: President's new personnel head tells agencies to look out for staffers disloyal to Trump; Bloomberg says women can be released from non-disclosure agreements; CNN examines medical docs Sanders released after heart attack;

2020/2/21

Sources: Election security official told lawmakers Russia is looking to help Trump win in November;

Trump: Roger Stone has "very good chance of exoneration"; Frontrunner Sanders faces new attacks at fiery debate; Trump appoints staunch ally with no intel experience as Acting Intelligence Chief;

2020/2/20

Trump: Won't pardon Stone now, but "good chance of exoneration"; Bloomberg: Nominating sanders would

Sanders says he will not release more medical records; Allegations of misogynistic & sexist comments loom over Bloomberg's first debate; Source: Barr has considered resigning over Trump's involvement; The money trail behind those granted clemency by Trump

2020/2/19

Bloomberg campaign: Sanders' aide claim that Bloomberg had heart attacks "an absolute lie"; New Sand

Trump commutes Rod Blagojevich's sentence and grants clemency to 10 others; Sanders takes clear lead over Dem field in new poll; Biocontainment unit used for Ebola tapped for coronavirus; WaPo: Therapy notes being used against minors in immigration court;

2020/2/18

Trump: I'm actually the Chief Law Enforcement Officer; Trump commutes Blagojevich's sentence after s

Candidates amplify attacks on Sanders ahead of Nevada caucus; Long lines, tech issues plague early voting in Nevada; More than 2,000 former DOJ employees ask Barr to step down; Barr in 1991: the AG must keep the law away from politics

2020/2/17

Dems turn focus to Nevada with early voting under way; 26,000 Dems turn out for early voting in Neva

Moves by AG Barr raise questions over DOJ independence; President insists he can intervene in any Justice Dept case; Bloomberg faces criticism for past comments on discriminatory practices; CDC: Coronavirus outbreak could last through next year;

2020/2/14

Sources: Barr orders review of high-profile cases Trump rails about while claiming Trump has no infl

John Kelly: what Vindman heard on Trump-Ukraine call was equivalent to "an illegal order"; Bloomberg, Trump escalate feud with personal insults; AG Barr: Trump should stop tweeting about DOJ; makes it "impossible for me to do my job"

2020/2/13

Hope Hicks, Trump's ex-body man return to White House; Source: official who ran office overseeing St

Trump on lessons he learned from impeachment: Democrats are crooked & vicious; Trump thanks Justice Dept. for intervening in Stone case; Sanders gains new momentum with New Hampshire win; AG Barr agrees to testify before House Judiciary Cmte next month

2020/2/12

GOP Senators brush off questions over Trump DOJ interference; AG Barr agrees to testify before House

America's Choice 2020: Final hours of voting under way in New Hampshire; Three prosecutors withdraw from Roger Stone case after Justice Dept. undercuts recommended sentence

2020/2/11

Candidates look for clear win tonight after Iowa caucus; Sanders tells CNN "we're feeling good" as N

2020 democrats intensify attacks ahead of crucial primary; Trump retaliates against two impeachment witnesses; Trump repeatedly attacks Dem Sen. Manchin for guilty votes; AG Barr: Justice dept is reviewing info Giuliani got in Ukraine

2020/2/10

Biden & Buttigieg trade blows over experience, electability; Biden campaign downplays expectatio

Key impeachment witness Lt. Co. Alexander Vindman fired from White House job; Dem candidates sharpen attacks ahead of first primary in NH; One-on-one with impeachment witness Bill Taylor; Coronavirus cases on cruise ship in Japan triple to 61, include 11

2020/2/7

Vindman's lawyer: He was asked to leave "for telling the truth" because Trump "decided to exact reve

Trump takes a victory lap with off-the-rails speech; Red State Dem Senator Doug Jones explains vote to convict Trump; Buttigieg & Sanders in virtual tie in Iowa, awaiting full results; China reports two newborns infected with coronavirus;

2020/2/6

Trump: Pelosi & Schiff "vicious, horrible" people; Trump slams Pelosi, Romney at National Prayer