The Lead with Jake Tapper

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August 20 Study: New Treatment Cuts Recurrence Speed of Melanoma
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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1 hr 30 min
August 19 Republicans Confront Growing Midterm Peril as Iran War Drags On
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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1 hr 31 min
August 18 Trump Says North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Responded to Call for Talks
President Trump’s deadline to make a deal with Iran has come and gone. All he has to show for it is $4 gas, a tax on the Strait of Hormuz, and US troops on record setting deployment. Plus, President Trump says he recently communicated with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un as the president announces he is scaling back military exercises with close ally South Korea.

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1 hr 30 min
August 17 Special Bonus - Introducing: Civilian or Spy
When a Russian-born American citizen named Ilya Beloozerov is gunned down by the FBI in 2024, the authorities refuse to say why they’d killed him. CNN’s Isabelle Chapman embarks on a sprawling investigation that takes her from the Mississippi parking lot where he died to Washington, D.C. to unravel the mystery: Why did Ilya abruptly leave his family and his job and head for the border with laptops and cash? Why is there still no official explanation of his death? And maybe most importantly: Was Ilya a spy?

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2 min
August 15 Wife of U.S. Service Member Aboard USS Lincoln Speaks Out
Luigi Mangione plead guilty to stalking charges in federal court and admitted to shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Plus, new comments from Trump about the impact of the Iran war on your wallet.

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1 hr 31 min
August 14 Sailor Went Overboard amid Reports of Poor Ship Conditions
A growing call for answers and remedies for the toll of the Iran war on United States service members. Multiple reports detail worsening mental health and living conditions for the sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.

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1 hr 31 min
August 13 Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Leaving White House
A huge win for the Democratic establishment in Wisconsin as they defeat a democratic socialist candidate in the governor’s race by just a few thousand votes. Plus, the Trump administration is planning to spend up to $20 million on electrical shock gloves for ICE agents.

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1 hr 31 min
August 12 Darline Graham Fights for Her Brother’s Seat in SC Senate Primary
Voters in six states pick their candidates tonight in races that could help determine the future of the Democratic Party. CNN brings you all the latest from South Carolina, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Vermont and Alabama.

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1 hr 31 min
August 11 Executive Order on Childhood Vaccines
President Trump announced major changes to childhood vaccination, including how many immunizations are recommended for a child’s earliest years. Plus, the desperate search for survivors after a devastating earthquake struck the nation of Colombia.

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1 hr 31 min
August 08 Sources: Trump’s Top General Looking for a U.S. Off-Ramp from Conflict
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine has privately made clear to other top Trump advisers that the US needs to find an off-ramp from the war with Iran, according to sources. Plus, Todd Blanche could be confirmed for the next attorney general after securing enough Republican support for a Senate confirmation.

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1 hr 30 min

About The Lead with Jake Tapper

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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…