The Lead with Jake Tapper

The Justice Department takes the lead on reviewing documents seized from Mar-a-Lago as team Trump keeps up its fight to get in on the process. Plus, wild scenes of violence as a grocery store is shot up in Oregon, an apartment is set on fire to lure shooting victims out in Houston, and an NFL rookie is shot in an attempted robbery in DC. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit...

The Justice Department revealing significant concerns over Top Secret documents and lax security at Mar-a-Lago and it's push for the FBI's unprecedented search at the former president’s home. Plus, Donald Trump’s reaction to the affidavit's release. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A redacted version of the Mar-a-Lago affidavit will be released tomorrow. How much could we learn tomorrow about why the FBI executed its unprecedented search at Trump’s home? Plus, the U.S. responds after three service members are injured in Syria by rocket fire. Then, Senator Elizabeth Warren joins to respond to some of the criticisms of Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan. To learn more...

President Biden comes through on a campaign promise after announcing his plan to forgive student debt for certain borrowers. Plus, Florida congressional candidate Maxwell Frost joins after being projected to win Florida’s 10th Congressional District. Also, we examine a proposal to tackle homelessness which includes offering empty hotel rooms. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy,...

Team Trump just curiously confirmed that hundreds of pages of secret documents had been held at Mar-a-Lago. A letter from May of this year just released reveals that the National Archives made it clear to team Trump they worried about classified material being stored improperly at Mar-a-Lago. Also, the U.S. urges Americans to leave Ukraine immediately after warnings of a possible Russian attack. T...

The daughter of a spiritual guide to Putin was killed in a car bomb attack. Russia is blaming Ukraine, but it might be more complicated. Then, a viral bystander video captures a man being beaten by three law enforcement officers in Arkansas. Plus, will President Biden fulfill a campaign promise and cancel student loan debt for millions of Americans? If he does, will it make inflation worse? To lea...

Prosecutors in Georgia outline why they want Senator Lindsey Graham to appear before a special grand jury as this latest case investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election takes a new turn. Also, Russia threatens to take Europe’s largest nuclear power plant offline. Plus, the tech giant Apple is warning a security flaw could allow iPhones and iPads to get hacked. To learn more about how CNN...

Multiple courtrooms had former President Donald Trump on their agendas today. In Florida, a judge decided the public will get to see new documents related to the FBI's unprecedented search of the former president's Mar-a-Lago property. In New York, Trump's long-time CFO Allen Weisselberg pled guilty and agreed to testify against his former boss' organization. Also today: Walmart, Walgreen's, and C...

Rudy Giuliani, a target in Atlanta’s 2020 election probe, wrapped up six hours of grand jury testimony today. Meanwhile, former Vice President Pence discussed weighing his “unique role,” amongst other "Constitutional" concerns, in considering whether he would testify for the Jan. 6 Committee. Plus, updated Covid boosters targeting the Omicron variants are expected to come in September. To learn mo...

Trump White House lawyers Pat Cipollone and Patrick Philbin have been interviewed by the FBI regarding the records taken to Mar-a-Lago after Trump left office. Then, Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney’s political future will be determined by Republican voters tonight. Plus, new water cuts have been ordered by the federal government for several states in the southwest. To learn more about how CNN...

Grand jury subpoenas from Georgia and the Justice Department show investigations of top Trump allies are intensifying. At the same time, top Democrats are joining with Republicans to press for answers about the unprecedented FBI search at Mar-a-Lago. Also, it has been one year since the fall Kabul and CNN shows what life in Afghanistan is now like under Taliban rule. To learn more about how CNN pr...

A federal court in Florida unsealed the warrant that investigators used to search the home of former President Trump. The warrant cites three laws: obstruction, removing of government records, and the Espionage Act. The warrant listed the classification of documents that were seized from Mar-a-Lago on Monday including four sets of top secret documents. To learn more about how CNN protects listener...

Trump has yet to release the warrant and list of property seized from Mar-a-Lago. Now the Justice Department is asking the courts to unseal the documents. Then, a standoff between law enforcement and a gunman armed with an AR-15 style rifle and a nail gun who tried to get into an FBI field office. Plus, will the good news about the recent economic recovery continue? To learn more about how CNN pro...

Former President Donald Trump refused to answer questions while under oath, invoking his 5th amendment right after years of mocking those who did just that. Also, the Justice Department reveals an Iranian man’s dramatic plot to kill high level officials who worked for President Trump. Plus, where to see the most savings as inflation rates start to cool. To learn more about how CNN protects listene...

Republicans rally around Trump, questioning the DOJ’s stunning search warrant executed at Mar-a-Lago. Congressman Mike Turner of the House intelligence committee joins to discuss why now and what documents could be so important. Plus, we look at where leaders are making homelessness a crime. But, are their tactics only complicating the problem? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy...

President Biden is one step closer to a major legislative victory after the Senate passes the climate, tax, and health care bill. White House chief of staff Ron Klain joins to answer what is in the bill and will it actually ease the pain in Americans’ wallets. Plus, a community is on edge after four Muslim men are killed in ambush-style shootings. To learn more about how CNN protects listener priv...

Tensions between the U.S. and China get worse as the White House summons China’s ambassador and Beijing sanctions Nancy Pelosi. Then, the U.S. economy has regained all of the jobs lost during the pandemic. We’ll explain what the July jobs report means for the high cost of gas, food, and housing. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad c...

Olympic gold medalist and WNBA star Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony. Now that she is convicted, could this speed up a possible prisoner swap? Plus, a jury has decided that right-wing radio host Alex Jones will be responsible to pay the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim a little more than $4 million in compensatory damages. To learn more about how CN...

Voters send a resounding message to Republicans about abortion rights in Kansas while in other states Trump-backed election deniers sail to primary victories. Plus, radio host Alex Jones has been caught lying on the stand about Sandy Hook. Then, a stunning report claims Equifax erroneously issued millions of Americans lower credit scores that they did not deserve. To learn more about how CNN prote...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, ignoring threats of retaliation from the Chinese government. Plus, the U.S. kills one of the 9/11 masterminds as he stood on a balcony in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan. Then, WNBA star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian courtroom as she possibly learns of her fate in the Russian penal system. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit...

China is warning their army is standing by and ready to respond as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi prepares to make a controversial visit to Taiwan anyway day now. Then, deadly fires burn in California as the state’s largest fire of the year explodes. In Kentucky, the threat of flooding is far from over as the death toll rises. Plus, there are growing questions about the six-game suspension issu...

First it was the Secret Service with deleted texts, now Homeland Security is missing records. Messages reportedly missing from key days and weeks before the Capitol attack as the January 6th committee shares more of its secrets with the Justice Department's criminal probe. Also, rooftop rescues happen as lives are lost and hundreds are still missing after devastating flooding in Kentucky. To learn...

Traditionally, two successive quarters of negative economic growth has been deemed a recession. Unfortunately, confirmation of that ugly reality arrived today. But, the Biden White House insists the job growth is too strong for this to be a recession. We speak with Gene Sperling, a top economic adviser to President Biden. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy...

Interest rates are being hiked, raising the price to borrow on everything from bank loans to credit cards. Plus, a former Trump White House insider reveals new details about the Justice Department’s criminal investigation into the Capitol riots. Also, the Biden administration’s new offer to Russia for the return of WNBA star Brittney Griner. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, v...

Attorney General Merrick Garland just weighed in on the chances of former President Trump being charged with a crime. Plus, monkeypox cases surge as the White House considers upgrading the virus to a public health emergency. Also, WNBA star Brittney Griner is set to take the stand in Russia. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choic...