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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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Biden visits Israel after devastating blast at Gaza hospital Oct 18, 2023

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President Biden arrived in Israel hours after a devastating explosion in the courtyard of a Baptist hospital in Gaza. The president said earlier today that the deadly hospital tragedy in Gaza may have been caused by Palestinians. Biden also announced Israel agreed that humanitarian assistance can cross into Gaza from Egypt.

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Palestinians: hundreds dead after strike on Gaza hospital Oct 17, 2023

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The Israel Defense Forces said the cause of a blast at a hospital in Gaza which has likely killed hundreds of people was a Palestinian Islamic Jihad group. However, Palestinian officials blamed ongoing Israeli airstrikes for the lethal incident. The blast resulted in Jordan cancelling a planned summit between President Biden and the leaders of Jordan, Egypt, and the Palestinian Authority. Plus, Rep. Jim Jordan fails to win speakership on the first House vote.

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U.N. warns of “abyss in the Middle East” as humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza Oct 16, 2023

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New warnings emerge about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Today, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to Israel after meeting with multiple allies throughout the Middle East, trying to get a humanitarian corridor open for innocents to evacuate Gaza before Israel ramps up attacks on Hamas.

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Palestinian Health Ministry: at least 1,900 killed in Gaza Oct 13, 2023

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Israel’s military has issued a warning to 1.1 million people living in northern Gaza to evacuate amid signs that Israel is set to ramp up its retaliatory offensive against Hamas. Also, House Republicans have picked Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as their new speaker nominee just hours after Rep. Steve Scalise won the speaker nomination but dropped out of the race abruptly.

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IDF: 300,000 reservists amassed near Gaza border Oct 12, 2023

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America’s top diplomat delivered an in-person message to the Israeli people who are greiving and wounded. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States will never back down from its support of Israel. He is on his way to meet with other US allies in the region, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, Qatar, and Jordan after standing side by side with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Rep. Steve Scalise wins GOP nomination for House speaker Oct 11, 2023

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Behind closed doors today, the majority of Republicans chose Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) to be their nominee to succeed Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif) as speaker. Plus, the war in the Middle East appears to be expanding as Israel has now formed an emergency wartime government. The Israeli government is also accusing the Iranian regime of giving the green light to Hamas.

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At least 1,000 killed in Israel: 900 dead in Gaza Oct 10, 2023

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As the death toll rises in both Israel and Gaza, the White House says 20 or more Americans are missing in Israel, this in addition to the 14 Americans killed in Israel. President Biden pledged full support for Israel. A spokesman for the Israeli military says several rockets were also fired from Syria. This as Israeli airstrikes pound Gaza while Hamas launches more rockets.

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Airstrikes pummel Gaza after rockets fired into Israel Oct 09, 2023

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Israel’s response to the attacks carried out by Hamas is just beginning. The United State is surging military aid to Israel after the attack left at least 900 dead in Israel, while more than 680 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military according to Gaza’s health ministry. President Biden said at least 11 Americans have been killed in the Hamas attacks and others are likely being held as hostages.

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Sources: McCarthy expected to leave Congress before term ends Oct 06, 2023

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Sources tell CNN that just ousted Kevin McCarthy will leave Congress before the end of his term, perhaps as soon as a new speaker is elected. This as Donald Trump endorses a replacement for House speaker who once was called a legislative terrorist by a past Republican speaker. Plus, a bold message arrives in exclusively to CNN from a female activist behind bars in Iran who was just awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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WH cites “high illegal entry” in border barrier decision Oct 06, 2023

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Sources tell CNN that Donald Trump wants to go to Capitol Hill to add his two cents on the debate over who should be the next speaker of the House. But, do Republican lawmakers want him there? Plus, one of the deadliest strikes hits Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s invasion leaving more than 50 civilians dead. Also, facing bipartisan pressure to address the border crisis, the Biden administration waived 26 laws to build additional border barriers.

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