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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.
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Can a majority in a deeply divided Congress agree on a health care fix before the deadline in less than three weeks when premiums for millions of Americans could go up drastically?
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Two healthcare votes are set to fail tomorrow as the deadline to save Americans from skyrocketing premiums tics even closer. Is there any hope for a bipartisan deal before the end of the year? Plus, a substantial escalation in the U.S. conflict against Venezuela.
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1Children in Australia are waking up now blocked from their social media accounts after the country passed a world first social media ban for kids under 16-years-old. Could this be the first domino in a global trend? Plus, President Trump is minutes away from a major speech on the economy.
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One of the biggest brands in media is making an aggressive pitch to own Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. A look at why this mattes with tech journalist Kara Swisher. Plus, a Senate race shakeup in Texas.
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President Trump is setting the stage for the one of the biggest sporting events on the globe — the 2026 World Cup. Somehow, he has earned himself a peace prize in the process. Plus, did the US Supreme Court just create a rush to redraw congressional maps mid decade nationwide?
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It was the grainy video that spurred conspiracy theories for years and now the FBI says they finally know who put those pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters.
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A Pentagon watchdog points fingers at Pete Hegseth and sources say that the inspector general report finds that he risked endangering the lives of US troops by sharing sensitive war plans in a Signal group chat. Plus, chilling new footage from Jeffrey Epstein’s private island.
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President Trump appears to doze off during his own cabinet meeting while just minutes earlier we learn new details about that second follow-up strike on the suspected drug boat. Plus, as many Americans are struggling with the cost of living, Donald Trump says that any questions about affordability are a Democratic scam.
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President Trump and his top national security officials meet behind closed doors about the next steps for Venezuela. This comes as lawmakers from both parties are raising grave concerns about a follow-up strike on an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean where the US military killed survivors of the first strike.
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President Trump is escalating his already aggressive immigration crackdown in the wake of the shooting of two National Guardsmen in Washington, DC. He’s taking an even closer look at immigrants legally in the United States and those waiting to get in.
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Two West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot in downtown Washington, DC just blocks away from the White House. Both guardsmen are in critical condition and officials are calling this a targeting shooting saying they were ambushed by a lone gunman.
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Signals emerge that the United States and Ukraine are closer to a plan that could be the first step toward negotiating an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Plus, behind the scenes discussions on Capitol Hill about health care reform.
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A federal judge tosses the indictments against two perceived Trump opponents, former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. A look at why the judge says the Trump loyalists behind those indictments was unlawfully appointed.
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Polar opposites of the American political spectrum, Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani, meet at the White House. Also, a look into what the people of Ukraine want from the resolution to the war. Plus, the holiday rush begins one week out from Thanksgiving.
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How can the United States have a stronger than expected jobs report while the unemployment rate went up? Plus, the Justice Department opens up yet another mortgage fraud investigation, this one involving Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff of California.
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So, when will America finally see the highly-anticipated Epstein files? Who are the pedophile's clients? How much data will be redacted? Attorney General Pam Bondi is weighing in. Plus, updates in the criminal case against former FBI director James Comey.
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First the House and now the Senate is voting possibly as soon as tonight on the Epstein files and releasing them. This as lawmakers agree it is time see everything the Justice Department has on the dead pedophile and sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and any other accomplice.
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House Republicans have Trump’s blessing after he now says he wants them to release the Epstein files. But, why make America wait? Plus, is the criminal case against former FBI director James Comey tainted? A judge is raising questions about profound investigative missteps.
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A top prosecutor just put in charge of the Jeffrey Epstein case is now investigating Epstein's ties to key Democrats. Plus, prison employees have been fired after a whistleblower revealed Ghislaine Maxwell’s cushy conditions behind bars.
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New questions and new messages all emerging from the 20,000 newly-released documents related to the dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Donald Trump’s name keeps appearing. Who and what else is mentioned?
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CNN: are you going to get rid of Jake tapper? Or get rid of tens of thousands of viewers?
CANCELED THIS IDIOT AND ALL OF CNN--"tone deaf" doesn't begin to describe your level of negligence born out of greed. you underestimate the current ability of Americans at large to discern the egregiousness of manufacturing such an irrelevant and cruel story that not only doesn't address any of the countless risks of autocracy unfolding EVERY DAY, but in fact worsens the problem F#CK OFF
ok... all bets are off.... now you gonna have to get to me before i get to you... good luck....
bad actors...why you keep calling criminals bad actors ? you fucking pig fucker...you think they are acting??? you are one fucked up cock fucker if you think criminals are just acting....fuck....
den of hypocrates in flames...repent pagans... consider your deeds... hypocrates...
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R. I. P. joe getty and jack armstrong.... too bad yall are dead.... well not really both of you were chomo scumbags... 'so.... im glad as fuck youre both dead as fuck.... fuck off....
youre playing with your life when you make threats like that... UNDERSTAND THAT !!!!
whoa !!!!! hold on a minute.... wait just a sec.... let me get this straight.... are you saying or trying to say that trump is not 100 percent honest ????? outrages.... you have a lot of nerve pal.... how dare you ????
Does he mean Americans or his supporters? I think he may mean that his supporters will remain ungovernable.
Jake... good job !!!! glad to see you not afraid of dumb asses !!!
good job Jake.... good job Jake !!!! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
only faggots watch baseball in 2024... see thru uniforms... fucking faggot americans... yall bunch of fucking faggots... fuck you all !!!!!!!!! 👹👹👹👹👹👹🆎🆎🆎🆎🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️
don't vote !!! fuck the politician tell them by not voting !!!
journalist not allowed to ask questions that might drive down the value of the stock !!! bad for shareholders !!! dont you know???
nicki heylee is spiteful angry useless piece of sh. t...
You very graciously let the Congress lady off the hook re security at the south border. She realized her mistake but found it hard to admit it and instead obfuscated, although badly!
Weaponized GOP voters.
Please ask why cluster munitions aren't used to explode mine fields? Seems like a no-brainer to me.
I didn't mention his financial crimes, from taxes to business practices to conning his supporters, because the NY AG has brought suit against him. Though, he has children who smell pretty smokey as board members of trump org, I am concerned about crimes against the U.S. during his time in the Whitehouse, e.g., bribery through his Trump hotels, golf courses, Kushner and his two billion line of credit, or whatever, from the Saudis, pay for pardons, etc. Not to mention his criminal associates in the Whitehouse not yet charged with crimes.