CNN's lead DC anchor and chief Washington correspondent, Jake Tapper, hosts this two-hour long weekday afternoon program, with headlines from around the country and the world, the top stories in national and international news, politics, health, money, the environment, sports and popular culture. The Lead also concentrates on bringing stories that aren't found on front pages—buried leads—to the forefront.
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Delta variant increasing threat to unvaccinated Americans; White House puts new urgency on the unvaccinated as cases surge; Trump returns to Arizona to peddle election fraud claims;
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2021-07-23
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Top health officials warn about “aggressive” Delta variant; More hospitals are requiring staff to get covid vaccine; McCarthy balks after Pelosi vetoes two of his picks for 1/6 committee; Chicago mayor sits down with CNN
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2021-07-22
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McCarthy pulls out of 1/6 committee after Pelosi rejects two picks; Cases, hospitalizations, deaths all up double digits in recent weeks as highly contagious Delta variant spreads; Doctor: Patients “beg me for the vaccine” on their death beds
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2021-07-21
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CDC director: Delta variant now represents 83% of cases; Trump ally Tom Barrack arrested, accused of acting as foreign agent; Pelosi won’t say if she’ll veto GOP commission picks;
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2021-07-20
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DOW drops on fears Delta variant will hurt economic recovery; Infrastructure deal faces make-or-break week on Capitol Hill; 150+ killed, 380+ wounded in weekend shootings across U.S.;
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2021-07-19
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COVID-19 cases rising in all 50 states & DC; Biden’s Hill agenda in trouble as bipartisan talks fray; CDC: 2020 saw highest overdose deaths ever recorded; Utah’s Great Salt Lake is disappearing;
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2021-07-16
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Biden meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel at White House; One-on-One with U.S. Surgeon General; House Minority Leader McCarthy meets with Trump allegedly to discuss 2022; CNN visits Louisiana hospital with most covid patients in the state
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2021-07-15
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Biden: “the big lie is just that, a big lie”; Gov: Texas Dems could face arrest upon returning to state; 45 states see rise in new COVID cases over past week; American hostage spending his 59th birthday in captivity;
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2021-07-13
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Fauci: 99.5% of COVID deaths are among those unvaccinated; Democrats push infrastructure talks into high gear; White House doesn’t rule out sending U.S. troops to Haiti; Some CA residents without water as wells dry up;
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2021-07-12
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RNC: third-party vendor hacked, Microsoft and U.S. intelligence investigating source; East Coast prepares for flooding, wind damage & power outages; Haiti’s president murdered in middle of night amid political turmoil
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2021-07-07
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Biden renews outreach plans as vaccination pace slows, aggressive Delta variant spreads in U.S.; Florida braces for Elsa as crews continue to search in Surfside;
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2021-07-06
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Search & rescue enters day 12 after rest of building demolished; Spread of aggressive Delta variant clouds Biden’s July 4th celebrations; Afghans fleeing to major cities as security threats grow;
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2021-07-05
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Bill Cosby released from prison after conviction overturned; House votes to create select committee to prove Capitol riot; 16 confirmed dead, 147 unaccounted for as search enters day 7; Delta variant forcing officials to rethink mask guidance
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2021-06-30
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At least 11 dead, 150 missing as search enters day 6; U.S. officials: Afghanistan withdrawal could be completed within days; House expected to vote tomorrow on resolution to create select committee to investigate insurrection;
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2021-06-29
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10 confirmed dead, 151 still unaccounted for; Biden reverses infrastructure demand amid GOP blowback; Rockets fired at U.S. military base in Syria just hours after U.S. airstrikes on militia groups in the region;
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2021-06-28
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Biden plans to stem flow of firearms used to commit violence, allows cities & states to reallocate Covid funds for crime fighting; Harris makes first trip to the border as VP on Friday; Delta variant gaining steam, rising Covid cases in unvaccinated areas
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2021-06-23
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Soon: key senate vote on sweeping election reform bill; NYC voting now after chaotic final 24 hours of mayoral race; Officials: Biden will miss July 4 goal of 70% of adults with 1 shot;
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2021-06-22
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Biden’s crucial week on voting rights, infrastructure, police reform; Ten mass shootings this week kill at least seven people; Tomorrow: NYC voters chose Dem, GOP candidates for mayor;
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2021-06-21
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Biden: “I did what I came to do” in meeting with Putin; Putin again refuses to name Navalny, says he wanted to be arrested; 4 Experts warn highly transmissible, more severe delta strain spreading rapidly in U.S.
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2021-06-16
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U.S. & Russia reveal new details for Biden-Putin summit; Officials: Biden preparing intensely for Putin talks, consulted with Russian experts; AG Garland outlines new strategy to combat domestic terrorism; COVID death toll tops 600,000 in the U.S.;
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2021-06-15
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