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Supreme Court Backs Trump’s Order to Curb Mail Ballots
2026/08/25 | 1h 32 mins.
The US Supreme Court just granted President Trump’s request for permission to implement his executive order overhauling and restricting mail-in ballot systems. However, additional legal challenges could stand in the way of this plan before the November midterm elections.
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The Atlantic: NPS Changed the Way it Prioritizes Projects to Expedite Trump’s Requests
2026/08/22 | 1h 30 mins.
President Trump reacts to the ruling from the Supreme Court that the White House ballroom construction can go on, for now at least. So, how is President Trump getting so many expensive projects approved so fast?
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Michael Cohen Interviews Trump Years After Dramatic Falling-Out
2026/08/21 | 1h 37 mins.
What President Trump told his former fixer, Michael Cohen, on his radio show today. Cohen joins to discuss. Plus, a look at why so many women are rallying around Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mom on trial for killing her three young kids.
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Study: New Treatment Cuts Recurrence Speed of Melanoma
2026/08/20 | 1h 29 mins.
On the heels of consequential primary race results, some of the big winners join the program. Plus, President Trump says that North Korea has 57 powerful nuclear weapons. Also, an experimental vaccine shows promising results for patients with melanoma.
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Republicans Confront Growing Midterm Peril as Iran War Drags On
2026/08/19 | 1h 30 mins.
172 days in and still no clear path out of the war with Iran. Plus, Minnesota Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison joins to discuss why he’s suing Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
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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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