The Lead with Jake Tapper

The Lead with Jake Tapper


Latest Episodes

Warren drops out, "not ready" to make endorsement; Senate GOP ramps up investigations as Biden surges; Trump and VP Pence take different tones on coronavirus; Sanders says political establishment is "working frantically to defeat us";
March 05, 2020

Dow plunges, nearly wiping out Wednesday's gain; Warren: If you say there was sexism in this race, "everyone says whiner"; Sanders, Biden praise Warren after she drops out of race; Sen. Romney criticizes GOP efforts to investigate Burisma; Sanders says po

Joe Biden wins Maine, his 10th Super Tuesday victory; Sanders picks up 3 states & is leading in California; Sanders touts Obama relationship for first time in new ad; At least 149 U.S. coronavirus cases; death toll rises to 11
March 04, 2020

CNN projects Biden wins Maine, further extending delegate lead; Sources: Warren assessing path forward in 2020 race; Results so far show Sanders' support has shrunk since 2016; Soon: Pence gives coronavirus briefing amid testing confusion; United Airlines

Sources: Klobuchar & Buttigieg to endorse Biden tonight; Bloomberg on the ballot for the first time as democrat tomorrow; Six coronavirus deaths confirmed in Washington state; Trump meets with top pharma execs on coronavirus;
March 02, 2020

DOW soars 1,200+ points after worst week since 2008; Klobuchar campaign: "this is a moment of unity"; 2020 Dems hit Bloomberg for his prior record as a republican; Bloomberg: I have no plans to drop out of the race; Bloomberg: my time as mayor was the bes

Markets continue historic slide over coronavirus fears; Trump administration downplays fears of coronavirus despite rise in U.S. cases; In 2016 Sanders wanted superdelegates to overrule voters; Pompeo heads to Qatar to witness Taliban peace deal sign
February 28, 2020

Global markets lose trillions in value over past week; Fed char: coronavirus poses "evolving risk" to economic activity; WHO: coronavirus spread & impact risk are "very high"; World Health officials warn of "pandemic potential"; CDC: hope to have every st

Dow, S&P on track for worst week since 2008 financial crisis; First coronavirus case of "unknown" origin confirmed in U.S.; Is South Carolina primary the last chance for Sanders' rivals to make a stand?; 
February 27, 2020

Dow drops 1,000+ points, closes in red every day this week; Goldman Sachs predicts no earnings from U.S. companies in 2020 due to coronavirus, say it could lead to recession; Health Officials: First coronavirus case of "unknown origin" reported; Trump con

New: 60 U.S. cases of coronavirus; Health officials: now is the time to prepare for pandemic; Biden: I will win South Carolina primary on Saturday; 2020 Democrats attack Sanders, say he could hurt Dems in other Senate & House races
February 26, 2020

Trump news conference on coronavirus at 6:30p; CDC: Coronavirus could cause "severe disruption" in U.S.; U.S. military restricts travel to South Korea over coronavirus concerns; World Health Org: more new coronavirus cases today outside of China than insi

DOW plunges nearly 900 points amid coronavirus concerns; Trump dismisses Russian inference & attacks two Supreme Court justices; Polls show Bernie Sanders in striking distance of Joe Biden in South Carolina;
February 25, 2020

Dow tumbles second day in a row amid coronavirus concerns; CDC: 57 cases of coronavirus in the U.S.; Sources: Trump privately vents over coronavirus, publicly insists everything is fine; Trump Admin asks Congress for $2.5B to combat coronavirus; Schumer c

DOW drops as coronavirus cases surge outside Asia; Sanders leads Dem field in delegates after Nevada, NH wins; Sources: Trump wants only loyalists installed in key admin jobs; O'Brian claims w/no evidence Russian meddling meant to help Sanders not Tr
February 24, 2020

DOW plunges 1,000+ points on coronavirus fears; Gains in 2020 now wiped out; Italy has largest cluster of coronavirus outside Asia with 215+ cases, seven deaths; New SC poll: race narrowing, but Biden still leading; Candidates ramp up attacks on Sanders a

Source: President's new personnel head tells agencies to look out for staffers disloyal to Trump; Bloomberg says women can be released from non-disclosure agreements; CNN examines medical docs Sanders released after heart attack;
February 21, 2020

Sources: Election security official told lawmakers Russia is looking to help Trump win in November; Source: President Trump upset he heard about intel conclusion on Russia from a House Republican; Warren slams Bloomberg as an "arrogant billionaire"; Sen.

Trump: Roger Stone has "very good chance of exoneration"; Frontrunner Sanders faces new attacks at fiery debate; Trump appoints staunch ally with no intel experience as Acting Intelligence Chief; 
February 20, 2020

Trump: Won't pardon Stone now, but "good chance of exoneration"; Bloomberg: Nominating sanders would be a "fatal error"; Contentious debate sets stage for caucuses in less than 48 hours; Sanders: I've talked with Obama multiple times in last month; Bloomb