The Lead with Jake Tapper

The Lead with Jake Tapper


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5 officers killed, 12 shot in ambush, Hillary Clinton live on CNN, TX Lt. governor on police murders
July 08, 2016

The ambush began with gunshots that killed five officers and sent screaming crowds scrambling for cover. It ended when a Dallas police bomb squad robot killed a gunman after negotiations failed. Investigators identified the dead suspect as 25-year-old Mic

Any moment: governor on police shooting death, GOV: "Deeply, deeply offended" this happened, GOV: fatal police shooting "A terrible tragedy"
July 07, 2016

As Philando Castile's head slumps backward while he lies dying next to her, Diamond Reynolds looks directly into the camera and explains that a Minnesota police officer just shot her fiancé four times. The nation is, by now, accustomed to grainy cell

Trump: Clinton "lied" about sending classified info, Trump: Saddam Hussien was good at killing terrorists, Corker removes himself from Trump's VP list
July 06, 2016

From Vladimir Putin to Saddam Hussein, Donald Trump has regularly and openly expressed his admiration for a rogues' gallery of foreign dictators and autocrats. Does he have a soft spot for strongmen? The former Iraqi leader, who was mentioned in an e

Obama: Clinton "Believes in things she fights for", Obama: "Ready to pass the baton" to Clinton, Trump: Clinton not charged because system is rigged
July 05, 2016

FBI Director James Comey said Tuesday that he would not recommend charges against Hillary Clinton over her use of private email servers while secretary of state, removing a huge shadow hovering over her presidential campaign. But Comey administered an ext

Trump tweet evokes anti-semitic imagery, Clinton meets with FBI for 3.5-hours interview, String of deadly attacks in last week of ramadan
July 04, 2016

A wave of suicide bombings hit three Saudi Arabian cities over a 24-hour period. The attacks came on the heels of massive jihadi assaults in the Muslim world last week. The deadliest occurred in Medina, where four people were killed and another person was

Site intel group: ISIS claims Dhaka attack, Hostage standoff at restaurant one mile from U.S. embassy
July 01, 2016

Armed attackers are holding as many as 20 hostages at a cafe in a diplomatic zone of Bangladesh's capital. A gunbattle with police left at least two senior police officers dead and 40 people were injured. ISIS claimed responsibility, according to Ama

Airstrikes hit convoys carrying ISIS militants, ISIS leadership involved in Istanbul attack planning, Bill Clinton meeting causes headaches for Hillary
June 30, 2016

Airstrikes hit convoys carrying ISIS militants out of Falluja, U.S. officials say. Coalition airstrikes targeted two ISIS convoys leaving Falluja over two days, destroying about 175 vehicles carrying militants out of the city, the spokesman for the U.S. c

Obama on Trump's anti-NAFTA & immigration talk, Obama: Americans want "Orderly" immigration, Obama, Canadian PM, & Mexican president speak
June 29, 2016

President Barack Obama sought to reassure his counterparts in Canada and Mexico Wednesday that a potential Donald Trump presidency wouldn't throw cross-border ties into turmoil, even as he pushed back on the GOP candidate's platform. Expressing

Istanbul, Turkey Airport Attacked - At least 10 dead, 20 injured
June 28, 2016

Istanbul airport explosions: 10 dead, Justice minister says. -- At least 10 people have been killed and 20 others injured in the attack at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport, Turkey's Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag told CNN. The two suicide bombers were

Stocks tank on Brexit news, What Brexit means for U.S., Cameron resigns
June 24, 2016

Britain's stunning vote to leave the European Union is both historic and world-changing. But what does it really mean for folks living on the other side of the Atlantic? Potentially, everything -- the economy, national security, even the race for pre