The Lead with Jake Tapper

Shock, confusion, and a lot of anger in Washington after a journalist revealed he was added to a text chain with Trump administration officials who were planning highly sensitive military strikes. So, how in the world does this happen? Will anyone be punished for this major security failure?   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How far will a judge go in challenging the Trump Justice Department over the deportation flights? Did the planes takeoff against the judge’s order? Plus, flights are once again landing in one of the world’s busiest airports, Heathrow in London, after a shutdown that caused a global ripple effect.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump takes a controversial step towards dismantling the Department of Education. We examine what this order aims to change and not change about education in America. Since the president does not have the standing to destroy the department, we look at how he is attempting to dismantle it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump administration is not backing off from attacking judges who rule against them. So, how far can and will President Trump go if he does not like a judge’s orders? Plus, as lawmakers face voters at home from Trump to DOGE to the economy and immigration, Republicans are getting an earful. Yet, Democrats are also getting an earful about entirely different issues.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Astronauts splash down off the coast of Florida, finally coming home after their week long mission in space became nearly a ten month stay on the International Space Station. Plus, Putin agrees to pause attacks on some Ukraine targets.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A court battle just wrapped about whether the Trump White House violated a judge’s order when the Trump administration deported alleged gang members from the United States to El Salvador. Plus, Trump is now claiming Biden’s preemptive pardons of the members of the House January 6th Committee, among others, are void.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A vote on a stopgap funding bill which would avoid a government shutdown exposes a major fracture among congressional Democrats who are unhappy with how party leaders are taking on Trump. Plus, President Trump visits the Department of Justice and delivers a norm-shattering speech.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A top Trump administration official is in Moscow trying to get a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deal closer to the finish line. President Trump says the progress is promising but is Putin just stringing everybody along? Plus, agencies across the federal government are facing a deadline today to explain how they plan to carry out mass layoffs.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tensions between the United States and European allies were on full display inside the Oval Office after President Trump promised to fight back even more after Canada and Europe retaliated against Trump's tariffs. Plus, updates on a potential government shutdown.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump threatens Canada with yet another tariff as markets go on another wild ride. Peter Navarro, a top trade advisor to Trump, joins to discuss what Trump’s strategy may be. Also, is there a White House push to restore gun rights to actor Mel Gibson who was convicted of domestic violence?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices