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<p>Sen. Bernie Sanders joins The Lead</p>
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<p>Stephen Miller joins The Lead</p>
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<p>Gov. JB Pritzker joins The Lead</p>
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Video Illinois Gov. Pritzker warns against authoritarianism 7:30
<p>Rep. Tim Burchett joins The Lead</p>
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Video Jake presses GOP Rep Burchett on claim Ukraine lost US money 8:05
<p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joins The Lead </p>
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Video Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on The Lead 10:07
<p>Mark Greenblatt joins The Lead</p>
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Video Inspector general fired by Trump reacts to his ouster 5:23
<p>Amanda Knox joins The Lead</p>
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Video Amanda Knox continues to help those wrongly convicted 7:09
<p>Rep. Mike Turner joins The Lead</p>
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Video Rep. Mike Turner: TikTok national security threat is real 7:20
<p>JOhn Bolton joins The Lead</p>
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Video John Bolton reacts to Trump pulling his security detail 6:00

Jake's Reporting

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Video Afghan interpreter for US fearful of Taliban speaks to Jake 4:08
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Video Trump’s ‘be appreciative’ message to Zelensky 2:45
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Video White House breaks norms on news outlets that cover president 5:05
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Video Philadelphia Eagles prove doubters wrong with Super Bowl win 7:07
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Homeless in America

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This mayor is clearing homeless encampments. Hear why it’s part of a bigger plan 5:26
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Homeless in America: Reentering society after incarceration 3:26
<p>CNN's Jake Tapper reports on homeless encampments in Washington DC</p>
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DC clears out encampments as homelessness rises 4:24
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How one nonprofit is serving hundreds of homeless children 4:00
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Homeless people got $12,000 a year. How their lives changed 4:54

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<p>CNN's Stephanie Elam reports</p>
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Video Community comes together to rebuild town’s ‘sanctuary’ after devastating fires 6:20
<p>Rep. Hillary Scholten joins The Lead </p>
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Video Dem Rep. Scholten on what she heard at her latest town hall 2:53
<p>Steve Moore joins The Lead</p>
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Video Ex-Trump economic adviser on Trump’s trade wars 4:52
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Video Trump asks Supreme Court to rule on deportations & 1798 law 4:40
<p>Rep. Mike Flood joins The Lead</p>
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Video GOP rep warns of an ‘adjustment period’ for Trump’s tariffs 4:58
<p>Jeff Schuster joins The Lead</p>
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Video How much car prices could spike after Trump’s tariffs begin 3:39
<p>Vice Adm. John “Fozzie” Miller and Gen. Laura Richardson joins The Lead</p>
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Video Retired military leaders on impact of USAID funding cuts 6:13
<p>Dr. Richard Besser joins The Lead</p>
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Video The ripple effect of 10,000 HHS job cuts across U.S. 4:24
<p>Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster joins The Lead</p>
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Video What Waltz wrote about making mistakes before Signal scandal 5:59
<p>Tom Verducci joins The Lead</p>
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Video Tom Verducci previews MLB Opening Day and World Series odds 3:54
<p>Radha Muthiah joins The Lead</p>
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Video Food banks scramble after USDA halts $500M in deliveries 5:06
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Video Will Trump’s new auto tariffs send car prices soaring? 3:05
<p>Rep. Jim Himes joins The Lead</p>
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Video Rep. Himes to Trump admin: ‘You made a catastrophic mistake’ 4:50
<p>Dr. Dale Bredesen joins The Lead</p>
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Video Expert’s top tip to prevent Alzheimer’s: ‘Get off junk food’ 4:24
<p>Sen. Michael Bennet joins The Lead</p>
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Video Sen. Bennet on his fiery exchanges with Trump Intel officials 5:55
<p>Chuck Hagel joins The Lead</p>
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Video Hagel: Group chat info was damn close to, if not classified 5:38
<p>Rep. Mike Turner joins The Lead</p>
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Video Fmr House Intel chmn. weighs in on group chat controversy 4:59
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Video Mia Love, first elected Black Republican congresswoman, dies at 49 3:00
<p>Masih Alinejad joins The Lead</p>
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Video Journalist: Masterminds who wanted me killed are still in power 5:45
<p>Rep. Jason Crow joins The Lead</p>
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Video Dem Rep. Crow: ‘Culture of carelessness’ in Trump admin 4:20
<p>Sabrina Singh and Sean Savett joins The Lead</p>
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Video Journalist added to group chat with Trump admin on war plans 5:26
<p>Sen. Chris Coons joins The Lead</p>
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Video Coons: Surprise parties had better security than Trump admin 6:14
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Video Take a look inside the new National Medal of Honor Museum 4:42
<p>Stephen A. Smith joins The Lead </p>
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Video Stephen A. Smith calls out the Trump admin’s DEI purge 9:54
<p>Rep. Jake Auchincloss joins The Lead</p>
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Video Democratic rep. calls out his party’s ‘shortage of ideas’ 4:58
<p>Jim Trusty and CNN's Laura Coates join The Lead</p>
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Video Judge scolds Justice Dept. in tense deportation hearing 4:30
<p>CNN's Brynn Gingras reports</p>
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Video How Maine became ground zero in the trans athlete debate 6:27
<p>Rep. Pete Aguilar</p>
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Video Rep. Aguilar on Democrats’ ‘limited’ leverage in GOP Congress 6:05
<p>Ronan Farrow joins The Lead </p>
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Video Investigative journalist stumbles onto series of cold cases 5:39
<p>Chuck Todd and Jonah Goldberg join The Lead </p>
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Video Chuck Todd: This growing voter anger is ‘real’ 7:45
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Video Here’s what the Department of Education actually does 2:00
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Video Do Pentagon leaders think they know Jackie Robinson’s story better than Jackie Robinson did? 4:38
<p>Lindsey Boylan joins The Lead </p>
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Video Cuomo accuser: He’s ‘not the answer’ in NYC mayoral race 7:01
<p>Hilary Perkins joins The Lead</p>
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Video FDA attorney quits after backlash over abortion pill case 5:26
<p>Ken Cuccinelli joins The Lead</p>
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Video Former DHS official on Trump’s deportation authority 5:50
<p>Scott Altman, Anna Lee Fisher, Jack Fischer and Kristin Fisher join The Lead</p>
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Video Dolphins greet astronauts as SpaceX capsule splashes down 7:29
<p>Tom Nides joins The Lead </p>
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Video Fmr Amb to Israel: Hamas doesn’t care about innocent people 4:59
<p>CNN's Kaitlan Collins and Paula Reid join The Lead</p>
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Video Chief Justice Roberts issues rare rebuke of Trump 3:45
<p>Scott Altman joins The Lead</p>
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Video Former astronaut on readjusting to Earth after space 5:25
<p>Alsu Kermasheva joins The Lead</p>
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Video Journalist: DOGE chops to govt. media has ‘enormous’ impact 5:11
<p>Debra Tice joins The Lead</p>
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Video Austin Tice’s mother on the search for her son in Syria 4:27
<p>Adam Kinzinger joins The Lead</p>
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Video Kinzinger on Trump declaring J6 pardons void: ‘Bring it on’ 3:53
<p>Mark Rutte joins The Lead</p>
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Video NATO chief: ‘No’ I don’t think Trump trusts Putin too much 6:25
<p>Rep. Tom Emmer joins The Lead</p>
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Video Rep. Emmer on GOP agenda as Senate advances funding bill 7:21
<p>Sen. Chuck Schumer joins The Lead</p>
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Video Schumer calls his shutdown vote ‘an act of strength’ 6:59
<p>Brad Parker joins The Lead</p>
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Video New video shows arrest of activist Mahmoud Khalil 3:37
<p>Rep. Becca Balint joins The Lead</p>
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Video Rep. Balint on fractures in the Democratic party 5:46
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Video Trump lashes out at political enemies in partisan DOJ speech 5:19
<p>Matt Shea joins The Lead</p>
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Video Why the Tate brothers appeal to some in the MAGA movement 5:37
<p>Doug Collins join The Lead</p>
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Video Veterans Affairs Secy. Doug Collins on agency layoffs 9:01
<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joins The Lead</p>
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Video Rep. Ocasio-Cortez: GOP funding bill is bad for the country 9:08
<p>Everett Kelley joins The Lead</p>
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Video Union president on attempts to slash the federal workforce 2:03
<p>Rep. Mike Turner joins The Lead</p>
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Video Rep. Turner: Ultimate goal is preservation of Ukraine 5:09
<p>Dr. Sebastian Gorka joins The Lead</p>
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Video Trump admin loosens rules for U.S. military airstrikes 7:02
<p>Sen. Tim Sheehy joins The Lead</p>
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Video Is the U.S. on the verge of a government shutdown? 4:46
<p>Shawn VanDiver and Zia Ghafoori joins The lead</p>
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Video Fate of Afghan allies in limbo after Trump orders 3:41
<p>Dr. Peter Hotez joins The Lead</p>
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Video RFK Jr. undercuts measles vaccine amid outbreak 2:53
<p>Chad Wolf joins The Lead</p>
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Video Fmr. DHS official: WH on ‘solid footing’ to deport Khalil 5:08
<p>Rep. Hillary Scholten joins The Lead</p>
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Video Dem. Rep. Scholten on Michigan impact of Trump’s trade war 3:37
<p>Peter Navarro joins The Lead</p>
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Video Peter Navarro defends Trump’s economic policies 7:51
<p>Nico Perrino and CNN's Priscilla Alvarez joins The Lead</p>
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Video Free speech advocate talks ‘Hamas propaganda’ in Khalil case 7:09
<p>Rep. Brandon Gill joins The Lead</p>
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Video GOP rep. voting for spending bill, concedes debt is high 4:16
<p>Sheriff Mike Chapman joins The Lead</p>
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Video Sheriff: ‘Huge team effort’ in search for missing student 3:58
<p>Sen. tammy Duckworth joins The Lead</p>
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Video Sen. Duckworth’s push to re-hire veterans cut by DOGE 4:24
<p>Rashi Romanoff joins The Lead</p>
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Video ‘Everything is on the line’ for veterans amid DOGE cuts 3:53
<p>Sen. John Kennedy joins The Lead</p>
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Video GOP Sen Kennedy: ‘I don’t see any indication of a recession’ 5:53
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Video Haberman: Rubio, Duffy spar with Musk in ‘explosive’ Cabinet meeting 4:36
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Video Cancer survivor warns against threats to health funding 5:00
<p>Frank DePaolo joins The Lead</p>
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Video Causes of death revealed for Gene Hackman & his wife 2:58
<p>Rep. Seth Moulton joins The Lead</p>
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Video Democratic Rep. Moulton: Our party should listen, not preach 7:01
<p>Joe Garofoli joins The Lead</p>
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Video Gov. Newsom says he opposes trans athletes in women’s sports 3:50
<p>David Fahrenthold joins The Lead</p>
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Video NYT Reporter: The feedback is starting to get to Trump 5:39
<p>Sen. Tim Kaine joins The Lead</p>
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Video Dem Sen. Kaine: Trump’s federal cuts are punishing veterans 4:31
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<p>Rep. Jim Clyburn joins The Lead</p>
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<p>Rep. Ryan Zinke joins The Lead</p>
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Video GOP lawmaker on fears tariffs could raise prices in U.S. 7:26
<p>Rep. Melanie Stansbury joins The Lead</p>
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<p>Doug Ford joins The Lead</p>
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Video Canadian Premier blames one person for tariffs: Trump 4:35
<p>Rep Dusty Johnson joins The Lead</p>
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Video GOP rep: U.S. needs a working relationship with Russia 3:58
<p>Larry Summers joins The Lead </p>
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Video Ex-secy Summers: Don’t see benefit of Trump tariff strategy 5:41
<p>Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins joins The Lead</p>
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Video Trump’s Agriculture secretary on plan to lower prices 5:39
<p>Rep Jason Crow joins The Lead</p>
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Video Rep. Crow: Moral stain if US can’t help Afghan interpreters 6:36
<p>Ray Allensworth joins The Lead </p>
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Video Private company successfully lands probe on the moon 3:46
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Video Afghan interpreter for US fearful of Taliban speaks to Jake 4:08
<p>Rep. Brian Mast joins The Lead </p>
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Video GOP Rep: ‘Nothing to criticize’ on Trump Zelensky meeting 4:41
<p>Sen. Angela Alsobrooks joins The Lead</p>
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Video Dem senator: DOGE cuts could disproportionately hurt Maryland 6:33
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Video Trump’s ‘be appreciative’ message to Zelensky 2:45
<p>Rahm Emanuel joins The Lead</p>
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Video Rahm Emanuel on Trump and Zelensky’s contentious meeting 4:38
<p>Rep. Gregory Meeks joins The Lead</p>
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Video Dem Rep. Meeks: Trump wants Ukraine to surrender to Russia 3:47
<p>Rep. Mike Lawler joins The Lead</p>
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Video GOP Rep. Lawler: Putin is the only one who won today 5:22
<p>Sen. Mark Warner joins The Lead</p>
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Video Top dem on Sen. Intel Cmte. on heated Trump-Zelensky meeting 6:25
<p>Dr. Adam Ratner joins The Lead</p>
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Video Dr. Adam Ratner on why there are larger measles outbreaks 4:01
<p> Jim Dukhovny joins The Lead</p>
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Video CEO behind flying car prototype on when it’ll hit the market 3:19
<p> Katherine Wells joins The Lead</p>
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Video Texas health official expects measles cases to increase 2:42
<p>Sen. Tammy Duckworth joins The Lead</p>
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Video Dem Sen. Duckworth reacts to job cuts at Veterans Affairs 4:49
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Video White House breaks norms on news outlets that cover president 5:05
<p>Elliot Williams and CNN's Paula Reid join The Lead</p>
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Video Hints from Supreme Court on workplace discrimination lawsuit 5:22
<p>Secy. Chris Wright joins The Lead </p>
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Video Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma death row inmate 3:58