The Lead with Jake Tapper
CNN's lead DC anchor and chief Washington correspondent, Jake Tapper, hosts this two-hour long weekday afternoon program, with headlines from around the country and the world, the top stories in national and international news, politics, health, money, the environment, sports and popular culture. The Lead also concentrates on bringing stories that aren't found on front pages—buried leads—to the forefront.
Episodes
October 22, 2026 • 90 mins
President Trump finds himself compelled to head to ruby red Iowa with only 12 days left until the midterms despite having won the state by 13 percentage points in the last election. CNN brings you latest in the upcoming races across the country.
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October 21, 2026 • 92 mins
The New Mexico attorney general files a civil lawsuit against two Epstein advisers. Plus, more than 15 million Americans cast ballots during early voting.
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October 20, 2026 • 89 mins
More than 10 million American voters have already cast their ballots in the midterm elections with in-person early voting starting today in some states. Plus, CNN goes inside a voting center in one key battleground state to see how they are trying to protect election workers.
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October 19, 2026 • 90 mins
President Trump is in yet another red state where he is trying to save a Republican seat. Plus, parts of France are under curfew this evening after protests spread into country-wide violence.
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October 16, 2026 • 102 mins
Police in Bend, Oregon provide an update on Thursday’s deadly mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School. So many questions remain unanswered as the Bend community grapples with such a horrific act of violence.
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October 15, 2026 • 101 mins
With 19 days until midterm elections, CNN is tracking the key races that could shift control of congress to Democrats. Plus, ranking member of the House Oversight Committee Rep. Robert Garcia joins to discuss potential investigations into Trump and his administration.
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October 14, 2026 • 90 mins
Only 20 days left until polls close in the 2026 midterm elections and President Trump is headlining a campaign rally in the swing state of Arizona. Plus, CNN is live in Texas ahead of tonight’s townhall with Senate candidate James Talarico.
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October 13, 2026 • 90 mins
The Vatican has confirmed Pope Leo XIV had a cancerous growth in his lung. CNN brings the latest updates on his health condition. Plus, CNN’s John King visits North Carolina to ask what issues are at the top of voters’ priority list.
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October 12, 2026 • 90 mins
An early morning raid on the DC home of Rep. Ilhan Omar. Plus, a brand new investigation at the State Department into Kimberly Guilfoyle.
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October 9, 2026 • 91 mins
A brand new forecast for Hurricane Isaias. The National Hurricane Center warns conditions are rapidly deteriorating along the northern Gulf Coast. In just a few hours, Hurricane Isaias is expected to make landfall around the Florida panhandle as a Category 3 hurricane.
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October 8, 2026 • 90 mins
With 26 days left until the midterm elections, CNN looks at three key races for Senate and what voters are revealing about the candidates in two of those races. Plus, oil companies along the Gulf Coast are bracing for Hurricane Isaias. Could this result in even higher gas prices?
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October 7, 2026 • 90 mins
President Trump says he has a call with Vladimir Putin about the plague after a lab worker’s death. Should the public be worried? Plus, CNN is on board the troubled aircraft carrier that spent more than 10 months at sea with very little time at port.
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October 6, 2026 • 90 mins
The nation is four weeks away from midterm Election Day. Plus, a new audio recording surfaces in the alleged gang rape case at Cornell University. Also, unprecedented student protests rise across France.
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October 5, 2026 • 85 mins
The world wants to know what happened inside the Russian research laboratory. Plus, breaking news at Cornell University, a new audio recording emerges of the suspects involved in an alleged gang rape.
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October 2, 2026 • 89 mins
The alleged gang rape at Cornell University is now in the hands of a special prosecutor as we learn of a ketamine overdose and a drug-related arrest just one day before the alleged attack at that very same fraternity house.
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October 1, 2026 • 89 mins
Alabama reaches a landmark deal with TikTok over claims the app harmed children and teens. Plus, a public hearing in Ithaca, New York, home to Cornell University, where many are voicing their outrage over the university’s handling of an alleged 2024 fraternity gang rape.
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September 30, 2026 • 90 mins
CNN has now obtained the six page signed statement from the woman known publicly as Jane Doe laying out exactly what she told university police back in 2024. Plus, new fallout over AI models going rogue.
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September 29, 2026 • 90 mins
How text messages about a basketball game lead to an embarrassing moment from one senator on Capitol Hill as he tried to accuse former special counsel Jack Smith of perjury. Plus, President Trump met this afternoon at the White House with top leaders of the artificial intelligence industry.
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September 28, 2026 • 100 mins
36 days left until the midterm elections. A look at what CNN is learning about Trump’s aggressive campaign strategy as more candidates appear to be slipping away from the president’s support. Plus, an explosive lawsuit against Cornell University that could potentially soon lead to criminal charges.
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September 25, 2026 • 89 mins
With just 39 days until midterm Election Day, a new ruling from the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration expanded access to review who is and who is not eligible to vote. Plus, did anything substantial come from the three day visit from Chinese leader Xi Jinping?
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