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 signs flurry of Executive Orders on racial equality; Senators sworn in for Trump impeachment trial; Biden to announce plans to order 200 million more doses of vaccine; State GOP officials push conspiracies, condemn anti-Trump Republicans;
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2021-01-26
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Biden: I think we can get to 1.5 million doses per day; Trump plotted to install loyalist as acting AG to overturn election; Moderna expects vaccine to protect against highly-contagious variants;
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2021-01-25
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President Biden, Vice President Harris now inside White House; Biden signs executive orders on pandemic, climate, race, economy; VP Harris swears in new Senators, including Georgia Democrats
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2021-01-20
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President Trump impeached for second time
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2021-01-13
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Insurrection in Washington following Trump encouragement; Biden speaking about U.S. Capitol mob violence; CNN projects Ossoff wins, Democrats gain control of Senate; Trump tells rioters to go home while repeating election lies
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2021-01-06
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Trump unleashes chaos on his way out the door; December on track to be the deadliest month of the pandemic; House GOP votes against raising stimulus checks to $2,000; Health care workers spend holidays on the front lines;
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2020-12-25
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Trump vetoes massive defense bill despite bipartisan support; Officials: second new Covid strain is “more transmissible”; Massacre survivors slam Trump’s pardons for Blackwater guards; Biden says he hasn’t been briefed on suspected Russian hack
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2020-12-23
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Biden speaks to nation tonight after Electoral College affirms his win; Michigan congressman leaving the Republican Party; U.S. deaths surpass 300,000 as first Covid vaccinations begin
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2020-12-14
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FDA panel to vote on emergency use of Pfizer’s vaccine; More than 100 House Republicans support Trump-backed Texas lawsuit seeking to invalidate millions of votes; 853,000 Americans file for first-time unemployment benefits
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2020-12-10
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Trump falsely claims he won; Biden vows 100M vaccine doses in 100 days; U.S. tops 15 million COVID cases, record 102K hospitalizations; Senate Dems slam GOP for allowing discredited vaccine sceptic to testify at COVID hearing;
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2020-12-09
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One million Americans diagnosed with Covid in just five days; Make-or-break week for congressional action on Covid relief; Sources: Trump campaign legal efforts may be coming to an end; CNN analysis: first shipments of U.S. vaccine doses will fall short
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2020-12-07
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Barr to AP: No evidence of fraud that would change election; Biden vows to build back an economy for all Americans; Average of U.S. daily cases increased by 95% during November; Hospitalizations have doubled since Nov 1 & tripled since Oct 1;
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2020-12-01
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Biden, Harris receive first presidential daily brief today; Operation warp speed official: 100% of Americans who want a vaccine will have gotten one by June;
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2020-11-30
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Trump announces full pardon for Michael Flynn; Biden urges Americans to recommit to fighting pandemic; Staggering Covid numbers going into Thanksgiving
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2020-11-25
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Biden announces his first cabinet picks, names top members of foreign policy and national security team; Astrazeneca: vaccine shows 70% “average efficacy”; Michigan State board votes to certify Biden’s election win
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2020-11-23
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Biden, Harris meet with Dem leaders Schumer, Pelosi; Pfizer requests FDA emergency use today for its COVID vaccine; U.S. sees record -setting 187,000+ cases in a single day; President stalls transition process by refusing to concede;
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2020-11-20
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Trump fires election security chief who debunked his fraud claims; Biden meets with health care workers about Covid response; U.S. hospitalizations at record 76,830, up 20% in one week; GA Secy of State: audit found no widespread voter fraud
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2020-11-18
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Biden team seeks Covid backchannels as transition blocked; New daily cases skyrocket to 153K; Hospitalizations hit record 67K; White House: Two Covid vaccines may be authorized by end of year; Trump speaks for first time since election loss to Biden;
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2020-11-13
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Trump remains out of public sight, refusing to concede; Biden talks COVID stimulus with Pelosi, Schumer in first post-election call with Dem leaders; Dr. Gupta: COVID surge “humanitarian disaster”; 14-day quarantine before Thanksgiving should start today;
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2020-11-12
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Trump fires defense secretary Esper after election defeat; McConnell: Trump “within his rights” to wage legal fight; Pfizer CEO: vaccine more than 90% effective; U.S. surpasses 10 million coronavirus cases;
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2020-11-09
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