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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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A horrific scene outside of Trump’s New York City courthouse after a man lit himself on fire while inside the courthouse there was a major development in the hush money trial. How long can the prosecution hold out and keep its witness list outside of the hands of Donald Trump and his defense team? Also, in an extraordinary move, some 165 House Democrats came to the aid of Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, drawing the ire of hard-line Republicans.
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The shocking actions that leads to two jurors in the Trump hush money case suddenly being dismissed in an unusual occurrence. Plus, name calling and fresh threats for House Speaker Mike Johnson by hard-right Republicans demanding he keep his hands off the rule which, as of now, allows just one member of Congress to force a vote to remove him as speaker.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson finds a way to allow votes on aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan but it’s his path forward that has his party in an uproar. Speaker Johnson joins to answer if he needs helps from Democrats. Plus, a brand new filing from the hush money case includes a line of questioning the prosecution may take if Trump takes the stand.
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A deep divide in the U.S. Supreme Court is on display today as justices challenge whether prosecutors have been overzealous using obstruction charges against rioters. Plus, a valedictorian’s speech is canceled, the criticism about the muslim student that lead to objections on the campus of the University of Southern California.
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Day one of the New York hush money cover up case against Donald Trump wraps. A playboy model will be allowed to testify and the infamous Access Hollywood tape will not be allowed to be aired in court. Plus, a critical meeting at the Capitol as House Speaker Johnson is weighing his next move in the wake of the weekend attack from Iran. Will Speaker Johnson isolate support for Israel for an aid package without attaching new aid for Ukraine?
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The US has been on high alert for a significant Iranian retaliatory attack on Israel in recent days as fears grow of a wider regional war. Plus, the House passed a modified surveillance bill, just two days after an earlier version failed to advance in a public rebuke to GOP leadership. The bill, which reauthorizes the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, also needs to pass the Senate ahead of an April 19 deadline.
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O.J. Simpson, Heisman Trophy winner most known for the double murders of his ex-wife and Ron Goldman, the crimes of which he was infamously acquitted, has died of cancer at the age of 76. Plus, comedian Conan O’Brien joins in studio to discuss his latest project.
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In classic Donald Trump fashion, the former president is giving his supporters whiplash after blasting both Arizona and Florida for their abortion bans just two days after saying abortion should be left up the states. Plus, another Hail Mary appeal hearing from Donald Trump as his legal team tries to stop the Stormy Daniels case from beginning. Also, from tornado warnings to flash flood emergencies, the United States is on severe weather alert as dangerous storms move in.
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The Arizona Supreme Court ruled the state must comply with a 160-year-old law barring all abortions, the only exception being to save a pregnant woman’s life. There are no exceptions for incest or rape. Plus, Donald Trump is rejected again in yet another attempt to delay the New York hush money trial.
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Donald Trump weighed in on abortion saying he believes states should decide abortion legislation. The former president did not indicate the number of weeks during a pregnancy at which he thought it would be appropriate to ban abortion but reiterated his support for certain exceptions. Plus, the State Department said 304 aid trucks entered Gaza yesterday, the highest number since the war began.
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The strongest earthquake to rock New Jersey in more than 240 years. There are reports of structural damage. Plus, two Israeli military officers were fired in connection for the airstrike which killed seven aid workers in Gaza. Will Israel do more in the wake of criticism of the deadly strike? Also, Bob Costas joins to discuss March Madness college basketball.
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President Biden warned Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States could change its policies toward Israel if they do not stop the killing of innocent civilians. Sen. Bernie Sanders joins to discuss. Also, Donald Trump was rejected by two judges in separate criminal cases today.
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In the strongest rebuke yet, special counsel Jack Smith goes in blasting how judge Aileen Cannon is handling the classified documents case in Florida. We lay out what has the prosecutors so upset. Also, Chef Jose Andres speaks out and accuses the Israeli military of systematically targeting his aid workers and killing them in Gaza.
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Israel apologizes for a strike that killed aid workers delivering food in Gaza. Unintentional targets is how Israel describes the drone strike that killed seven aid workers from all over the world working for the World Central Kitchen organization. Plus, the new Republican attempt to rename an international airport after Donald J. Trump. Also, a look at what could be a last chance to write in some small way, a major wrong more than 100 years for the horrific Tulsa race massacre.
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In Atlanta, an orange SUV rammed into the gate of an FBI field office. Plus, brand new images of the aftermath of a deadly airstrike. Iran says the attack hit a consulate building in Syria. Also, as crews begin hauling debris from the river where a bridge collapsed in Baltimore, authorities update plans on reopening a Maryland port.
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Specifics measures revealed on the massive operation to reopen a critical shipping port and to get that collapsed bridge off a cargo ship in Baltimore including cutting the bridge into pieces, tug boats, barges, and cranes. We ask a Republican who calls himself a budget hawk about the role of congress. Plus, what has so many fish freaked out near Florida spinning and swimming upside down?
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Sentencing day for Sam Bankman-Fried who will spend decades behind bars for one of the biggest financial fraud cases ever. Will the customers he swindled ever get their money back? Also, in the wake of the Baltimore bridge collapse, how many other bridges across the country are at risk of falling?
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Investigators all day were aboard the ship responsible for the catastrophic bridge collapse in Baltimore, interviewing crew and doing inspections as the families of six bridge workers hold out hope remains will be recovered. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins to discuss. As well, the head of the Army Corps of Engineers joins to discuss the enormous effort to clear all that mangled metal and reopen this major east coast shipping port. Also, CNN's John King on how Arizona voters feel about Biden or Trump as the November election creeps closer.
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State and federal officials have confirmed there is an active search and rescue effort in Baltimore after a cargo ship struck a bridge, causing it to collapse. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott joins to provide updates as crews search for six missing people.
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Donald Trump was given ten more days to pay his bond and the amount he owes was cut down. Also, Trump’s hush money trial will begin on April 15th. Plus, Israel cancels a high-stakes Washington visit after the United States allows a UN Gaza ceasefire resolution to pass.
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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.
Bereft of truth, he argues that Trump wouldn't be charged but for Trump being trump, not an average person! Who of us would not be arrested and charged immediately if the FBI found dozens of boxes of stolen government documents in our home?!? The average person leading a coup, failed or not, would be held in jail pending trial because they're a continuous threat. Trump would face life in prison if he were an average citizen!
It's painful to watch the current negotiations .... First Republicans get Democrats to agree to increasing the debt... 3 times! Now Republicans are squeezing Democrats for concessions before Democrats pay the debts... are Republicans wrong to treat Democrats as doormats?
Boycotting CNN for promoting Trump and fascism.
why are episodes being updated so late now? they used to be ready a few hours after they aired and I could listen same day. now they aren't available until I wake the following day. just curious if this is gonna be permanent.
Didn't know your show was podcasted. So thrilled.
Defund the crooked police.
Screw you Manchin!!
#BIDEN2024!!
It certainly is NOT the "muddled mess" we were dealing with before!! #BIDEN2024!!
"Democrats are with him. For now." KEEP YOUR OPINION TO YOURSELF JAKE!!
It was NOT Joe's idea to send a mask to everyone! That was Chump!!
#BIDEN2024!!
Why would we listen to the GOP at this point?! They are how we friggin got here!!