The Lead with Jake Tapper is an afternoon, early evening newscast on CNN hosted by Jake Tapper that first aired on March 18, 2013. The show currently airs weekdays live from 4:00PM to 5:00PM ET from CNN's studios in Washington D.C. The show contains a "Lead" for different subjects. They are the National, Political, Money, Buried, Sports, World, and Pop lead.

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