The Lead with Jake Tapper
Hosted by Jake Tapper · CNN Podcasts
3.5from 1,982 ratings
- 1,845
- Episodes
- 668
- Transcribed
- 1,982
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About 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.
- Publisher
- CNN Podcasts
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Jun 2019
- Latest episode
- 23 Sept 2026
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Trump & NYC Mayor Mamdani Speak About Their Meeting
Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Mayor Mamdani is also extremely polarizing on the right. So I think appearing too warm, too cordial with him isn't really a win for the president, but I think it's a huge win for Mayor Mamdani. And I would just point out that some of the left flank and the DSA crowd that love him really, really excoriated Hakeem Jeffries for meeting with President Trump. So I would just point out that it is always helpful and it is always in the interest of constituents when leaders are able to talk to each other and to try to have collaborative ideas in the small areas that they can agree with. Yeah, he was asked about that. […]
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