The Lead with Jake Tapper

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TSA Workers Miss Second Full Paycheck As DHS Shutdown Drags On Mar 28, 2026

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Plans are set into motion to pay TSA workers in a matter of days after a record number of them called out in a single day. Plus, breaking details about Tiger Woods being arrested on suspicion of DUI after a serious car crash.

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Trump Admin. Pushing for New Investigation Into Letitia James Mar 27, 2026

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President Trump says he is granting Iran a new extension, pausing the threatened strikes on Iranian power plants. Plus, what the President says about gas prices that keep going up. Also, a look at efforts to end the partial government shutdown.

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Sources: Iran Laying Traps For Potential U.S. Attack On Kharg Island Mar 26, 2026

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Sources say Iran is planting mines on Kharg Island before US troops possibly land there. When does the ongoing US troop buildup constitute boots on the ground? Our experts are standing by. Plus, two juries find Meta liable in lawsuits.

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Talks To Fund DHS Ramp Up As Airport Lines Grow More Unpredictable Mar 25, 2026

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The NTSB reveals new details about the fire truck that crashed with an Air Canada flight coming in for landing. Our aviation experts join with their analysis. Plus, the puzzling gift President Trump claims he received from Iran.

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Iran Denies Talks With U.S. As Trump Claims “Points Of Agreement” Mar 24, 2026

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New footage shows when an Air Canada plane collided with a firetruck on the runway leaving two pilots dead. Plus, ICE agents are now at 14 US airports as TSA workers call out or even quit. Also, President Trump claims the US has 15 points of agreement with Iran that could end the war.

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Sources: Pentagon Considering Ground Troops To Take Kharg Island Mar 21, 2026

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TSA workers are calling out of work at near record levels causing massively long airport lines and it’s about to get much worse. Plus, the Pentagon is weighing deploying ground troops to Iran’s Kharg Island.

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Global Oil Prices Surge To $110 After Strikes On Energy Facilities Mar 20, 2026

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US billionaire President Trump insists the economic pain because of the war is only temporary. An oil executive who was in key meetings today joins. Plus, top intelligence officials were back on Capitol Hill today, pressed about the biggest threats facing the US.

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Source: No Warning Sirens Ahead Of Strike That Killed 6 U.S. Troops Mar 19, 2026

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Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin faced tough questions on Capitol Hill today during a confirmation hearing while trying to separate himself from Kristi Noem, the DHS chief just fired by President Trump. Plus, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard pressed on the underlying evidence, or lack thereof, behind the war with Iran.

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Top U.S. Counterterrorism Official Resigns Over Iran War Mar 18, 2026

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Trump’s National Counterterrorism Center director resigned from his post today after saying that Iran posed no imminent threat to the United States. This and the latest in Trump’s war in Iran.

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Cuba’s Power System Suffers Total Collapse Mar 17, 2026

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After weeks of a United States oil blockade, Cuba’s electric grid suffered a total collapse. Also, as the war with Iran enters its third week, President Trump is criticizing US allies who say they do not want to be pulled into the conflict.

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