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The Lead with Jake Tapper

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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Latest Episodes:

New study: mix & matching boosters appears safe, effective; Workers striking across U.S. as labor shortage leaves some employees without much leverage; Sources: GOP leaders would rather focus on Biden & economy vs. Trump & 2020 election lies Oct 14, 2021

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FDA vaccine panel will consider J&J boosters on Friday; Sources: WH vetting former FDA chief to run agency again; FDA vaccine panels votes to recommend Moderna Covid booster; Vermont Covid cases surge, despite highest vaccination rate in U.S.; PA state lawmaker’s key role in run-up to insurrection; 10,000 John Deere workers go on strike after rejecting deal; Jan. 6 committee pursues criminal contempt referral for Bannon; Workers striking across U.S. as labor shortage leaves some employees without much leverage; Trump becomes central figure in upcoming Virginia election; Trump keeps up the big lie, says Republicans will not vote in 2022 or 2024 if “fraud” is not solved; Murdaugh charged with stealing money from housekeeper’s sons

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Biden announces new measures to ease supply chain crisis; Analysis: vaccine could’ve prevented 90k deaths this summer; UNC Chapel Hill cancels classes to address campus suicides; “Star Trek” star makes William Shatner makes history as oldest person in space Oct 13, 2021

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U.S. will open Canadian, Mexican borders to vaccinated travelers; TSA: Passengers bringing guns to airports at unprecedented levels; UNC chancellor declares “mental health crisis” on campus; Shatner, Blue Origin crew complete historic space trip

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Coroner: Gabby Petito died by strangulation; Democrats divided on how to scale down Biden’s agenda; Texas governor bans all COVID vaccine mandates in state; Oct 12, 2021

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CNN: autopsy reveals Gabby Petito died by “manual” strangulation; Laundrie family attorney reacts to cause of death, says “death at such a young age is a tragedy”; Coroner: state stature says only cause of death, manner will be released; Coroner: Petito’s body was outside in the wilderness for 3-4 weeks before being found; Pelosi: “very disappointed” democrats could not reach deal on original $3.5T spending package; Biden poll numbers drop amid COVID, economic crisis; Judge: NY heath care workers can claim religious exemption; NY Nets star can’t play until he is fully vaccinated; Poll: 65% support vaccine mandates for health care workers; Dr. Fauci: “we know that mandates work”; Mom files lawsuit, calls schools a COVID-19 “snake pit”; Mother of 10-year-old who dies: “COVID is not over”; Buenos Aires begins vaccinating children at age 3; New U.S. OVID cases at lowest point since early August; American & Southwest Airlines keeping mandates for employee vaccinations despite Texas governor’s order; Schiff calls McCarthy an “insurrectionist in a suit and tie”; Schiff vows quick action if Trump insiders defy subpoenas; Senate report details FOP Rep Scott Perry’s role in Trump’s plot to overturn election; Gas prices skyrocket to highest levels in seven years; AAA: national average for gas hits $3.28 a gallon, up 20 cents in a month;

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Merck asks FDA to authorize first pill to treat COVID in U.S.; Trump continues to peddle the big lie as GOP embraces him; U.S. delegation says talks with Taliban “candid and professional”; Oct 11, 2021

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Merck: COVID pill cut risk of hospitalization & death by 50%; COVID cases & hospitalizations drop in U. S. as vaccinations rise; FDA vaccine advisers meet this week to discuss booster shots from Moderna, Johnson & Johnson; Dr. Fauci: “go out there” and enjoy Halloween; GOP candidate for governor in Texas: COVID vaccine is a “dangerous shot”; Pushes for more antibody treatments; Labor dept: heath care industry lost more than 500,000 employees since February 2020; Trump allies get subpoenaed, as committee threatens to pursue criminal charges for those who don’t comply; Capitol police whistleblower alleges leadership failures on Jan 6; No. 2 house republican dodges on whether 2020 election “stolen”; Cheney calls out Scalise for refusing to say Biden won election; Trump sends birthday video demanding “justice” for capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt over 1/6 death; Grassley embraces Trump’s support as former pres. spreads lies; Taliban preaches gentler approach; but violence, oppression are reality; CNN on the ground in Taliban controlled Afghanistan; Afghan says Taliban “were enjoying beating me”; FBI: couple tried to sell nuclear intel hidden in sandwich; Southwest cancels hundreds of flights for fourth straight day; Southwest blames air traffic control problems, staff shortages and weather for cancellations; Passengers stranded as Southwest cancels thousands of flights;

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Biden won’t assert privilege over Trump Docs sought by Jan 6 CMTE; U.S. adds 194,000 jobs in September, far fewer than expected; Senate passes bill to avoid economic catastrophe (for now); Oct 08, 2021

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Bannon defies Jan 6 subpoena, citing Trump’s “direction”; Jan 6 CMTE considering criminal contempt referral; Jan 6 CMTE: Meadows and Patel are “engaging” with Committee; Biden blames covid for disappointing jobs report but argues progress is being made; Biden: unemployment rate down to 4.8%, but “more to do”; Biden faces disappointing jobs report, stalled agenda; Biden: U.S. risks losing our edge without infrastructure deal; U.S. adds 194,000 jobs in September, far fewer than expected; Bipartisan criticism after Schumer goes after GOP in speech; AP: Progressive chair told Biden $2T compromise was “too low”; Dems rush to reach spending bill compromise by Oct. 31; Giroir U.S. has “turned a corner” but “not out of the woods”; U.S. COVID cases, hospitalizations and deaths dropping; CDC: Fewer Americans getting their first covid vaccine; NEW STUDY: Children as likely as adults to contract covid; Doctor: COVID cases falling, but “We’re still in two Americas” ; Giroir: Airlines should not mandate vaccination for travel; Dozens dead and wounded in suicide bombing at Afghan Mosque;

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Biden speaks on importance of vaccine requirements; Biden, Manchin meet at White House with Dem agenda at risk; Brian Laundrie’s father joins police manhunt for his son Oct 07, 2021

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U.S. Covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths declining; Pfizer seeks FDA authorization of Covid vaccine for kids 5-11; Democratic leaders announce deal to avoid economic catastrophe, Senate expected to vote tonight

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McConnell weighing compromise offer to Schumer on debt limit; Deadline looms for Trump insiders to cooperate with Jan 6 probe; ;” Biden pledges $1b investment in at-home rapid testing Oct 06, 2021

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Senate vote delayed amid possible deal to stop economic collapse; Baldwin: Dems likely to accept GOP compromise offer; New poll: Biden approval sinks to 38%, lowest since taking office; Sources: Jan 6 committee can’t find Trump ex-aide to serve subpoena; Schiff book reveals new details of Trump impeachment fight; CNN: Kabul airport bomber released from prison days before attack; Officials warn risk of a terror threat reemerging in Afghanistan; HHS tries out fear tactics in ads to change minds of unvaccinated; Covid survivor in new ad: “I died three times;” Biden pledges $1b investment in at-home rapid testing; Canada will require vaccine for all 12 & up on trains & planes; Preliminary report: low-pressure alerts went off three hours before pipeline was shut down

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Biden: my plans “will get America back in the game”; Ex-Trump press secretary: “terrified” of a Trump 2024 run; Oct 06, 2021

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Biden: these bills will “breathe new life into the economy”; “We’re not going to ease up on any of this”, “We must invest in ourselves”; One-on-one with former Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham, trashes Trump in new tell-all; Grisham says Jan 6 was “bound to happen”, predicts retribution & revenge if Trump wins in 2024; Grisham: I think Trump was trying to stage a coup on Jan 6; Grisham in op-ed: “I told the Trumps my relationship with a WH staffer had turned abusive. They didn’t seem to care”; Ex-Trump press chief accuses Trump of harassment, describes “culture of abuse” inside WH; Evan McMullin announces bid to unseat Utah Sen. Mike Lee; Pence changes tune on mob that wanted to kill him;

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Global outrage or Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram amid revelations; Biden slams GOP for “reckless” refusal to raise debt limit; COVID cases, hospitalizations, deaths trending down in U.S. Oct 04, 2021

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WH: Facebook revelations “make clear self-regulation is not working”; Whistleblower: Facebook knows Instagram is harming teenagers; Failure to raise debt limit could have catastrophic results; Congress feuds while U.S. runs out of money; Fighting between GOP & Dems could leave the U.S. unable to pay its debts for the first time in history; Biden to SOP: stop playing “Russian roulette” with U.S. economy; After hectic week, Democrats go back to negotiating table; WH: Biden holding virtual meeting with progressive Dems today; Protesters follow Sen. Sinema into bathroom, demanding her support for Dem spending bill; Fauci: “too soon to tell” if holidays will be normal; Analysis: fear is a stronger motivator for vaccination rates than FDA full approval; Planning for the next virus: can we become “pandemic proof”?; “Catastrophe” unfolding in southern CA after massive oil spill; 126,000 gallons of crude oil leaked off California coast; Beaches closed, wildlife washing up dead as crews race to clean 126K gallons of crude oil off California coast; Probe reveals money moves of world leaders & the super-rich; Florida governor’s wife diagnosed with breast cancer;

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Biden on Capitol Hill meeting with democrats; California will require COVID-19 vaccine for students; Oct 02, 2021

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Now: Biden meets with Dems as agenda hangs in the balance; Biden: we’re gonna get this done, it doesn’t matter when; Merck: new pill cuts risk of COVID hospitalization, death by half; NYC mayor teachers are now 93% vaccinated; FDA to hold vaccine panel meetings this month for J&J and Moderna boosters, Pfizer vaccine for ages 5-11; Outrage after VP Harris fails to correct smear of Israel; growing criticism after latest misstep by VP Harris; Alabama Gov signs bills to spend COVID relief money on new prisons;

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