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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan
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Dad, husband, CNN anchor, author, doorman to three dogs and a cat.
The new book DISSIDENTS by Derf is quite resonant www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/e...
New book recounts the repression of American cartoonists in the early 1900s with stunning parallels to current day | CNN
Jake Tapper reports on The Lead.
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Top Democrat on House Foreign Affairs puts hold on $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel “due to concerns that those munitions would not be used in accordance with U.S. and international law.” democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov/2026/9/meeks... democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov/2026/9/meeks...
Meeks Places Hold on Trump Administration’s $2.8 Billion Bomb Sale to Israel
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Trump rails against the Supreme Court justices who didn’t support his efforts to curtail voting by mail — system he has used (including twice this year alone) and one in place when he won in 2024 as well as 2016.
Trump without any evidence says the assassination attempt in Butler, PA, was a “Democrat Plot.” He calls Christopher Wray, whom he appointed FBI director in 2016 after firing James Comey, a “Dirty Cop,” again with no evidence.
our new experiment in long form biographical interviews, OUT OF OFFICE. This one fly fishing in Montana with @GavinNewsom, check it out on CNN Streaming: www.cnn.com/videos/title...
Out of Office with Gavin Newsom | CNN
Jake Tapper joins Governor Gavin Newsom fly fishing in one of his favorite places in the world: Montana. The two talk about family, regrets he has as he exits office, and whether or not Newsom will ru...
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A clip from our first episode of OUT OF OFFICE, longer form interviews, biographical, away from the studio. Full interview on CNN Streaming. ‘It’s darker now:’ Governor Gavin Newsom describes his relationship with Trump youtube.com/shorts/Lfn1T...
‘It’s darker now:’ Governor Gavin Newsom describes his relationship with President Trump
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Tech CEOs practically begging for government guardrails, with various experts warning of existential dangers. President Trump‘s response:
Scoop: 4 anonymous accounts that perfectly correspond w/ Trump & sons’ holdings have taken first step to enable offloading of family’s own crypto, records show Could be worth billions of dollars Meanwhile, retail investors have lost +$1B www.washingtonsun.com/donald-trump...
Is the Trump Family Preparing to Cash Out on Its Own Crypto?
President Donald Trump and his three sons have taken a step that would permit them to sell World Liberty Financial’s digital tokens.
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For some time now I’ve wanted to do a longer form interview show focused not on news of day but the biographies of people of note - their childhoods, parents, life journeys, struggles, and successes. With the opportunities digital offers for commercial-free long spaces,…
🍎 🍯 To those who celebrate, plus everyone else, wishing a good sweet year to you! May you and your loved ones be inscribed in the Book of Life ❤️
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RIP Roger Simon. A brilliant writer, an astute observer, a kind soul. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/10/r...
Roger Simon, a leading political writer including for the Tribune, dies at 78
Along with being a long-time columnist for the Sun-Times, he was White House correspondent for the Tribune and pioneered political writing at Politico.
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What are the chances AI wipes out humanity? Gemini:
USPS whistleblower describes new plans for voting by mail hidden from the public www.cnn.com/2026/09/01/p...
USPS whistleblower describes new plans for voting by mail hidden from the public | CNN Politics
The US Postal Service effort to develop a sweeping new system for verifying mail ballots has invited a host of IT concerns among agency officials, with some describing the process internally as a “sh*...
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6 months ago today, as the US and Israel began attacking Iran, a tomahawk missile hit a school in Iran, killing more than 160 children. Neither Trump nor Hegseth has demonstrated any accountability or transparency. www.cnn.com/2026/07/28/w...
Five months later: Victims of the deadly U.S. strike on an Iranian school | CNN
CNN’s Jake Tapper reports for The Lead.
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Boom National debt reaches grim $40 trillion milestone. Here’s why that matters www.cnn.com/2026/08/19/e...
National debt reaches grim $40 trillion milestone. Here’s why that matters | CNN Business
The United States is digging itself into an ever-deeper debt hole.
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US national debt: $39,986,657,878,071.92 Per latest number at fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/deb... Gonna hit $40 trillion any moment now. More than $110,000 per American
Debt to the Penny | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data
Total outstanding debt of the U.S. government reported daily. Includes a breakout of intragovernmental holdings (federal debt held by U.S. government) and debt held by the public (federal debt held by...
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Laura Provinzino - district judge in the Don Lemon case (and a former federal prosecutor) - requiring the government to give her the grand jury materials for in camera review including the grand jury minutes. Seldom happens; it’s what exploded the Broadview 6 case in Chicago.
A Spotsylvania Va County Firefighter with a wife and young daughter drowned in Lake Anna. He was young, the sole provider, working a lot of hours. It’s devastating to all who knew Mason. If you can afford to help, please do. gofund.me/108d8f46f
Donate to Supporting Mason's Family After His Tragic Loss, organized by Lauren O’Meara
As many already know we lost a young man in our community on Thursday… Lauren O’Meara needs your support for Supporting Mason's Family After His Tragic Loss
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Wife of servicemember aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln responds to Trump, Hegseth comments www.cnn.com/2026/08/14/w...
Wife of service member aboard the USS Lincoln responds to Trump’s claim that families aren’t concerned about their loved ones | CNN
The wife of a service member aboard the USS Lincoln joins The Lead.
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Asked Brett Eagleson of 9/11 Justice what he thought about the petition against Mayor Mamdani attending 9/11 commemoration. He said “I think it’s extremely unfortunate a fringe group of families made this racist petition…
Democrat calls for investigation after ICE agent points gun at woman in Virginia www.cnn.com/2026/08/13/u...
Democrat calls for investigation after ICE agent points gun at woman | CNN
Rep. Don Beyer joins The Lead.
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Former White House physician questions Trump’s health and lack of WH transparency www.cnn.com/2026/08/13/h...
Dick Cheney’s doctor questions secrecy around Trump’s health | CNN
Dr. Jonathan Reiner joins The Lead.
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Inbox from Jenny Racicot & Lyndsey Fifield: “Last month, we came forward at great personal cost to tell the world who we knew Graham Platner to be. We shed light on some of the darkest, most painful days of our lives and detailed the toll – physical and emotional – that his abuse took on each of us.
Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · last mo.who is the audience for this? www.bangordailynews.com/2026/08/13/p...
Inside the drama at ActBlue – and why some Democrats are quietly afraid it could cost them in the midterms www.cnn.com/2026/08/13/p...
Inside the drama at ActBlue – and why some Democrats are quietly afraid it could cost them in the midterms | CNN Politics
On a Saturday morning last year, several of ActBlue’s lawyers and executives gathered on a Zoom call to discuss a sensitive matter with the fundraising platform’s president and CEO.
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Flew to Afghan. w/different president on AF1. An insurgent missile struck Bagram runway before landing. Weather was bad so planned Marine 1 trip to Kabul scrubbed. We were w/president the whole time. Our safety wasn’t treated any differently from his. We were never decoys.
So the USSS thought the threat against the president was strong enough to surreptitiously remove him from AF1. And then proceeded to let the plane full of White House staffers and reporters take off and fly back to the US.