The Lead with Jake Tapper

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  RNC Trains New “Special Monitors” to Scrutinize Voting Machines 26.09.2026 1j 29min

  With just 39 days until midterm Election Day, a new ruling from the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration expanded access to review who is and who is not eligible to vote. Plus, did anything substantial come from the three day visit from Chinese leader Xi Jinping?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  CNN, MS NOW, Politico Back at WH as Media Ban Lawsuit Proceeds 25.09.2026 1j 35min

  Press access at the White House is tested after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate press badges for the news outlets.  A judge lays out next steps.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Judge in WH Press Ban Case: Will Respond “As Soon As I Can” 24.09.2026 1j 30min

  A judge’s ruling could come at any moment after a hearing this afternoon over the White House’s media ban against CNN, Politico, and MS NOW. Plus, Chinese leader Xi Jinping just landed in Washington and CNN breaks down what’s at stake in his upcoming talks with Trump.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  CNN Poll: Support for Trump’s Foreign Policy Falls to New Low 23.09.2026 1j 30min

  Kamala Harris is back on the campaign trail in Michigan. Can she help Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the race for Senate? Plus, one of Trump’s former foreign policy advisers joins to discuss Trump’s speech today at the United Nations.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Trump & NYC Mayor Mamdani Speak About Their Meeting 22.09.2026 1j 38min

  The Trump administration is facing a new lawsuit after the president bans CNN and other media outlets from the White House. Plus, no flights in or out at some of the busiest airports in the country. How a construction mishap is to blame.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Trump Says He’s Banning CNN, Politico, MS NOW from the WH 19.09.2026 1j 33min

  President Trump this afternoon in a social media post announced that he is going to ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House as “a result of their constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!”  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Trump Seen with “Kennedy Center Demolished” Poster 18.09.2026 1j 30min

  Does the president really think the Kennedy Center needs to be demolished if his name is not put on the building? Plus, OpenAI revealed six new instances of its bots going rogue.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Trump Drags Down GOP with 48 Days to Go Until Midterms 17.09.2026 1j 34min

  President Trump is on his way to a campaign rally on the heels of some bad economic news. Today, the Federal Reserve ignored Trump’s demands and raised interest rates for the first time in years. Plus, mounting pressure on singer Ed Sheeran after he kicked one performer off his tour and the other opening acts quit in solidarity.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Senators Question Patel on Midterms, FBI’s 2020 Election Probe 16.09.2026 1j 30min

  President Trump called into a Kennedy Center board meeting and yelled about his name not appearing on the side of the building. Plus, Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department will comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling to block President Trump’s effort to restrict mail-in voting.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Trump Dismisses AI Concerns as a “Hoax” 15.09.2026 1j 33min

  President Trump dismissed all the artificial intelligence doomsday warnings even though many of the warnings are coming from folks inside the AI industry themselves.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  25 Years After 9/11: The Cost of Leaders’ Decisions 12.09.2026 1j 29min

  25 years after the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001, a nation remembers. Plus, the Supreme Court is reconsidering President Trump’s order to restrict voting by mail.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Anthropic Issues Report on Blocking “Threat Actors” Using Claude 11.09.2026 1j 29min

  $5,000 for every adult who is an American citizen if Republicans keep the House and the Senate is President Trump’s latest promise. Plus, one day after apocalyptic warnings about artificial intelligence, a new word from Anthropic.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Ex-Anthropic Employee: A.I. Could “Kill Us All” by End of Decade 10.09.2026 1j 32min

  Stark warnings from experts at AI companies about how the technology might kill us all. Plus, as the Republican midterm convention begins, oil prices top $100 a barrel, diesel hits a record, and regular gas had its biggest jump in months.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Justice Dept Issues Subpoenas for Nevada Voter Data 09.09.2026 1j 33min

  56 days out from the midterm elections, what will the courts decide? Trump wants to dictate the voting process but it’s not just voting by mail at issue. Plus, President Trump has a new spin on his claims about 9/11.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  NTSB: Plane Hit Van Carrying 7 People After Leaving Runway 07.09.2026 1j 30min

  At least five people are dead after an Amazon cargo aircraft overran the runway during a landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, striking multiple vehicles and sending a thick black plume of smoke into the air as it caught fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Clancy Defense Attorney: Jurors Robbed by “Lone Holdout” 05.09.2026 1j 30min

  Another dramatic day in court ends with a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. So, will the Massachusetts woman face another trial over allegations of killing her three children?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Clancy Defense Atty: One Juror “Refuses to Listen to the Law” 04.09.2026 1j 30min

  The judge has ordered the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial back to court tomorrow for a seventh day of deliberations. At one point, Clancy’s defense abruptly pushed back revealing it is a single juror who is keeping the jury from a unanimous decision.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Lindsay Clancy Jury Remains Deadlocked 03.09.2026 1j 30min

  After five days there is still no verdict in the Lindsay Clancy trial as the judge pushes the jury for a unanimous decision. Plus, 62 days before the midterms and some campaign ads feature a Republican not on the ballot, Donald Trump.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  DHS Plans to Launch Voter Fraud Investigation Surge 02.09.2026 1j 28min

  A whistleblower has quite the warning about mail-in voting.  Plus, a brand new round of strikes in Iran. Also, the jury is deadlocked in the trial of Lindsay Clancy.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  Two Dead, 15 Others May Be Missing in Grand Canyon Flash Flood 01.09.2026 1j 30min

  The rush is on to find hundreds of missing people believed to be trapped in tunnels after Nepal’s catastrophic flooding last week. Plus, flash flooding at the Grand Canyon killed two people with a dozen others still missing.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices