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<p>Rep. Nancy Pelosi joins The Lead </p>
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Video Nancy Pelosi reacts to Trump calling her part of the ‘enemy within’ 9:25
<p>Jocelyn Benson joins The Lead </p>
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Video MI elections official on ensuring a free & fair election 4:17
<p>Cassandra Jaramillo joins The Lead </p>
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Video ProPublica: Texas abortion ban leads to deadly medical delay 5:14
<p>Seth Meyers joins The Lead</p>
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Video Seth Meyers on the inspiration behind his new comedy special 6:05
<p>CNN's Whitney Wild reports</p>
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Video Chicago city alderman says Jewish man was “targeted” in weekend shooting 2:17

Jake's Reporting

<p>Jake Tapper reports</p>
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Video GOP leaders take issue with Harris calling Trump a fascist, but… 4:25
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Video The impact RFK Jr. could have on a second Trump admin 4:54
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Video Jake Tapper on the Trump campaign’s closing arguments 7:48
<p>Jake Tapper reports and Sen. Katie Britt joins The Lead</p>
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Video Parents honor Stanford soccer star’s legacy with new law 10:53
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Video Hezbollah’s terror then & now 2:32
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Video Two prominent Arab American groups won’t endorse Trump or Harris 7:31

Latest Episodes

<p>CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports</p>
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Video Dramatic developments brought on by 1,000-day Ukraine war 4:43
<p>and CNN's Kristin Fisher join The Lead</p>
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Video What SpaceX’s Starship launch means for space innovation 6:52
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Video Watch the moment SpaceX launches Starship 4:26
<p>Erik Bottcher joins The Lead</p>
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Video NYC Councilman: People angry, scared after stabbing spree 5:22
<p>Rep. Tony Gonzales joins The Lead</p>
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Video Texas Rep: No one should disagree with deporting criminals 5:22
<p>Ronan Farrow joins The Lead </p>
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Video Ronan Farrow: How and why your phone may be spying on you 6:37
<p>Rep. Mikie Sherrill joins The Lead</p>
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Video Dem NJ rep, a Navy veteran, joins 2025 governor’s race 8:00
<p>Gen. David Petraeus joins The Lead </p>
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Video Petraeus: Not too late for Ukraine to use ATACMS in Russia 5:13
<p>Rep. Don Bacon joins The Lead</p>
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Video Rep. Bacon: Trump doesn’t have moral clarity on Putin’s war 6:52
<p>Gretchen Sween joins The Lead</p>
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Video Texas Supreme Court rules Robert Roberson can be executed 5:36
<p>Sen. Amy Klobuchar joins The Lead</p>
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Video Sen. Klobuchar reacts to Trump’s attorney general pick 5:44
<p>Joe Tacopina joins The Lead</p>
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Video Ex-Trump atty reacts to Trump’s picks for top DOJ positions 5:18
<p>Gov. Josh Green joins The Lead</p>
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Video Hawaii governor, who’s also an MD, on RFK Jr & measles 6:21
<p>Karen Finney, Tiffany Smiley and CNN's Phil Mattingly join The Lead</p>
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Video Tiffany Smiley: Trump’s controversial picks “shake things up” 6:24
<p>John Feinblatt and Ben Collins join The Lead</p>
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Video Onion CEO: We’ll ‘pave over’ Alex Jones’ Infowars universe 5:17
<p>Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez joins The Lead</p>
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Video She won in a red district. Her blunt message to fellow Dems 6:35
<p>Maggie Haberman joins The Lead</p>
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Video Inside Trump’s controversial cabinet picks 4:57
<p>Rep. Hakeem Jefferies joins The Lead</p>
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Video House Minority Leader Jeffries reacts to RFK Jr. nomination 9:36
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Video Trump picks RFK Jr. for Health & Human Services Secy. 4:19
<p>CNN's Evan Perez, CNN's Kristen Holmes, and CNN's Audie Cornish join The Lead</p>
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Video If Gaetz becomes AG, he’d have access to files about himself 5:56
<p>Gov. Andy Beshear joins The Lead </p>
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Video Gov. Beshear on how Dems can win in red states 8:18
<p>Anthony Scaramucci joins The Lead</p>
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Video Scaramucci: If I’m on Trump’s enemies list, ‘let’s go’ 7:22
<p>Sen. Markwayne Mullin</p>
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Video Sen. Mullin: Gaetz should come to Congress & sell himself 6:19
<p>Sen Chris Murphy joins The Lead</p>
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Video Sen. Murphy: Gaetz is ‘dangerously unqualified’ 6:12