The Lead with Jake Tapper
Hosted by Jake Tapper · CNN Podcasts
3.5from 1,993 ratings
- 1,878
- Episodes
- 702
- Transcribed
- 1,993
- 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
- 7 Nov 2026
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Published 7 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] In what universe is that possible? I mean, as Congressman Bacon was saying, he cost us seats in Texas and Arizona. I was in Texas this week and the very seats at the border, the congressional districts at the border that went overwhelmingly for the president just two years ago flipped entirely. […]
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- 3.5 / 5
- 1,610 ratings
- Spotify
- 3.5 / 5
- 383 ratings
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