The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

  • 1 hour 35 minutes
    Trump On Alex Pretti: “You Can’t Walk In With Guns”

    President Trump says he is going to personally oversee an honorable investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse shot and killed by federal agents on Saturday. Plus, Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania joins to discuss how he’s preparing for possible immigration raids in his state.  

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    28 January 2026, 1:13 am
  • 1 hour 29 minutes
    Sources: Border Patrol Chief To Leave Minneapolis Tomorrow

    The top Border Patrol official and some of his agents are expected to leave Minneapolis as CNN learns the Trump administration is deeply frustrated with how Gregory Bovino handled the fallout after the deadly shooting of Alex Pretti. 

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    27 January 2026, 1:31 am
  • 1 hour 29 minutes
    Millions Brace For Catastrophic Ice, Heavy Snow

    The first phase of the most extreme widespread winter storm the United States has seen in years is starting now. We break down the forecast. Plus, protests against Trump’s immigration crackdown are underway in Minneapolis  

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    24 January 2026, 1:49 am
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
    Source: 5-Year-Old & His Father Held In Texas ICE Facility

    Did he try to unfairly take down Trump or was he standing up for democracy and the rule of law? The extreme partisan divide as lawmakers question former special counsel Jack Smith. Plus, a father and son in custody, church protesters arrested, and a fake image from the White House. 

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    23 January 2026, 1:32 am
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
    Trump Questions NATO Commitment To Defending U.S.

    Trump now claims he’s one step closer of the United States acquiring the arctic island of Greenland, which belongs to Denmark. Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) joins to discuss. 

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    22 January 2026, 1:31 am
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
    Trump Touts First-Year Accomplishments In Rambling News Briefing

    President Trump sends world leaders scrambling as he speaks on Gaza, Greenland, NATO, Venezuela, and more. Plus, a major winter storm is brewing and is threatening snow and ice from Texas all the way to the Carolinas. 

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    21 January 2026, 1:24 am
  • 1 hour 29 minutes
    Trump Escalates Push To Acquire Greenland

    President Trump sends an extraordinary message to the prime minister of Norway saying that since he did not win the Nobel Peace Prize he no longer needs to think purely about peace in his efforts to take over Greenland. 

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    20 January 2026, 1:43 am
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
    Hearing In Charlie Kirk Assassination

    A new CNN poll on the economy and foreign policy and everything in between showing that most Americans believe Trump’s job so far has been a failure. Plus, a new round of presidential pardons including one woman getting a Trump clemency for the second time. 

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    17 January 2026, 12:30 am
  • 1 hour 29 minutes
    Federal Agent Shoots Man After “Ambush” In Minneapolis

    President Trump is threatening to use the Insurrection Act to put military troops in Minnesota. How far will he go in his immigration crackdown? Plus, what Venezuela’s opposition leader revealed about her face-to-face with Donald Trump. 

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    16 January 2026, 12:58 am
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
    ICE Appears To Escalate Aggressive Tactics Amid Controversy

    A majority of Americans are revealing they do no approve of the way the Trump administration and ICE are currently operating. Plus, President Trump is refusing to take military action by the United States off the table in Iran after weeks of deadly protests there against the Iranian regime. 

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    15 January 2026, 1:53 am
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
    Resignations and Protests: Minnesota's DOJ Ice Shooting Fallout

    Jake provides in-depth coverage of the recent resignations at the US Attorney's Office in Minnesota, following the Justice Department's handling of an ICE agent's deadly shooting of Renee Nicole Goode in Minneapolis. The show dives into the protests erupting in Minneapolis, featuring first-hand accounts from the ground. 

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    14 January 2026, 6:01 am
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