The Lead with Jake Tapper

President Trump has just weighed in on Truth Social regarding Iran's attempted retaliation for the U.S. strike on its nuclear facilities this weekend. The Israeli military has issued a new evacuation warning for Tehran. Plus, oil prices have dropped and stocks have risen following Iran's intercepted strike on a U.S. base. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Talks between European and Iranian officials just wrapped up and Iran says diplomacy could easily be achieved if President Trump tells Israel to stop striking Iran. Plus, Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has been released after spending over three months at a detention center.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After days of keeping the world guessing whether the United States will take military action against Iran, President Trump now says he will decide within the next two weeks. This as the White House claims Iran has never been closer to having a nuclear weapon. CNN has teams on the ground  at the White House, in Iran, and in Israel.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Moments ago President Trump wrapped up his meeting with his top security officials after telling CNN that he has not yet made a final decision on whether or not the US should strike Iran. A top Democrat and top Republican join live to discuss what that military response might look like.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The President just wrapped up a meeting with his national security team in the Situation Room as he calls for Iran's unconditional surrender. This as officials say Trump is warming to the idea of using United States assets to strike Iranian nuclear facilities.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Authorities lay out for the first time just how Saturday's attacks unfolded in the shootings of two Democratic Minnesota lawmakers. Plus, President Trump is meeting with key allies as the United States moves warships to the Middle East and Israel and Iran launch new strikes. Is there an end to the conflict in sight? The President weighs in on potential negotiations and US involvement.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iran has begun retaliating for Israel's unprecedented strikes on its military leadership and its nuclear weapons program. Iran is now saying Israel is facing a dark night ahead.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An Air India jetliner crashed today, killing at least 290 people on their way to London. Miraculously one passenger did survive. Plus, footage shows Democratic Senator Alex Padilla being forcibly removed from a news conference where Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was addressing recent ICE raids and protests.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Los Angeles officials give an update about arrests and charges after a fifth day of protests. But, as these demonstrations spread across the country, what comes next? Also, are tensions finally thawing between President Trump and Elon Musk?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A judge has just denied California's request for an immediate block of Trump's use of National Guard troops on the streets of Los Angeles. This as we see a fifth day of demonstrations. We are learning just how much of the deployment of the National Guard is going to cost.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First the National Guard, now the United States Marines are on the way to Los Angeles as President Trump defends his deployment, saying local leaders were afraid to confront protesters. Plus, a brand new study on children and screen time. Why researchers say too much watching and scrolling could be a both a cause and a symptom of bad behavior.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump administration has returned Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States from El Salvador where he was not legally allowed to be deported. Abrego Garcia is now facing criminal charges from the Trump administration, having been indicted on two criminal counts including conspiracy to unlawfully transport illegal aliens for financial gain.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk and President Trump's relationship disintegrates in public view of the world as the two go after each other viciously and the fallout is ongoing. Plus, the newly elected chancellor of Germany joins to discus tariffs, trade, and the latest in global affairs.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite Elon Musk trashing his bill, President Trump is moving on and meeting with Senate Republicans. Can he keep them all together? Plus, what Trump says Putin told him about Ukraine's two surprise attacks this week and Russia's clear plans to respond.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk blasts Trump's “big, beautiful bill” as a disgusting abomination. The White House is responding and the President himself is singling out a senator who is bucking his legislation. Also, one of the New Orleans inmates on the run records a video pleading his case, begging President Trump for help.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The suspect in yesterday's horrific terrorist attack just made his first court appearance. This as we learn more about the 12 people who were injured including a holocaust survivor. Plus, President Trump threatens to impose tariffs on two major American companies. We look at why the White House would go after American companies and how it may affect consumer prices.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk exits the White House on the same day as a damning report on his alleged drug use. Plus, President Trump is in Pennsylvania touting a deal that aims to keep steel jobs in the United States. Also, updates on the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump's trade war is back on for now after two prior courts briefly shut it down. The issue is on a fast track to the Supreme Court as the Trump White House attacks the judges who ruled against the President. Plus, a tone of defiance at Harvard University commencement ceremony today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Between pardons from prison to government jobs, President Trump extends a pattern of favor to folks who have long pledged their loyalty and today Trump says he is considering yet another favor. Plus, President Trump's timeline to see if Vladimir Putin is serious about peace.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dramatic new body camera video shows the dramatic capture of wanted inmates who escaped a New Orleans jail. The search is still on for two more from that prison break. Plus, a new manhunt in Arkansas for a former police chief turned felon. How a disguise helped him escape in broad daylight.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scenes of chaos and destruction in Liverpool, England after a man drove a car through a crowd full of people during a football club's victory parade. The suspect has been arrested. Plus, President Trump heavily criticizes Vladimir Putin, potentially signaling a drastic turn in Trump's rather friendly relationship with the Russian leader.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump threatens huge new tariffs on Europe, claiming that negotiations with European Union countries are going nowhere. Plus, this weekend is the official kickoff to the summer travel season and experts are warning it could be chaotic.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Investigators are revealing new details about the man accused of killing two Israeli embassy staffers in what the FBI is calling an act of antisemitic terrorism.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is Trump's massive policy bill in peril? Republican holdouts were summoned to the White House this afternoon as party leaders push for a vote. We are learning new details about the closed door meetings. Plus, a tense confrontation occurred at the White House today between President Trump and the president of South Africa.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The clock is ticking for Republicans with just hours until a key meeting and vote on a bill that contains tax and spending cuts. Some GOP hardliners are saying they are standing firm against the plan. Plus, an American veteran has been released by Venezuela where he was wrongfully detailed.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump works the phones and gets what could be a breakthrough in Russia's war against Ukraine. According to Trump the two sides are ready to negotiate. Plus, brand new details on the Mexican training ship that hit the Brooklyn Bridge killing two people on the vessel.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An explosive day in the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial as the star witness, his ex-girlfriend, burst into tears. We look at the final testimony of Cassie Ventura as the case enters a new phase. Plus, an air traffic controller who says two planes almost crashed on his watch earlier this month speaks out on the intense stress of the job and the airport he calls unsafe.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump administration did as they said and got the issue of birthright citizenship before the Supreme Court but could the ultimate decision be based on a technicality? Plus, instead of rolling back prices, America's biggest retailer, Walmart, just announced they are raising them and they are blaming Trump's tariffs.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 years ago Syria's now leader was known as a jihadist captured by United States forces but today he's all smiles with the world's most powerful man. This isn't the only moment on Trump's Middle East trip where he is flipping foreign relations expectations upside down. Plus, updates in the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A look at the serious concerns and efforts to cover up Biden's cognitive health during his presidency. Plus, President Trump announces a jaw dropping plan to lift sanctions on Syria. Also, the star witness in the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial testifies.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump is en route to Saudi Arabia for both peace and tariff negotiations. He is warning that if there is no long term deal with China worked out tariffs could go significantly higher. Plus, a look at the defense's strategy as testimony in the Diddy trial begins.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pope Leo XIV wraps up his first day on the job with a message not just to other Catholic leaders but to people around the world. Plus, a judge ordered the immediate release of a doctoral student whose detention by immigration authorities was caught on camera.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chicago born, Villanova graduate, Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes the first American to become pope after receiving more than two-thirds support of his 132 fellow cardinals. He is now going to be the 267th pope. We examine all the latest details on Pope Leo XIV.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Black smoke up the chimney of the Sistine Chapel as day one of the conclave comes to a close. Surprising details emerge about the frontrunners who could be selected to be the next pope. Plus, the major testing operation happening now in Milwaukee that is screening school-aged kids for possible exposure to lead.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

India says it is launching a military operation inside Pakistan, hitting what India calls terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and the Pakistani region of Kashmir. This comes after a deadly terrorist attack last month on the Indian administered part of Kashmir. We bring you all the latest news from the region.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a new chapter of Trump's deportation crackdown, the White House now suggests that they will pay undocumented migrants a thousand or two thousand dollars to deport themselves. Plus, President Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz, one of America's most notorious prisons.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A better than expected jobs report provides perhaps some economic relief. How long can the good news last? Economists are warning that higher prices are coming quick. Plus, CNN is in Mexico as troops hunt down drug cartels.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump ousts his national security adviser after not one but two different Signal scandals. Plus, the financial report from McDonalds that might make you feel sick after an earnings call reveals how much trouble the United States economy might be in. Are we headed for a recession?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As new numbers show the United States economy shrink for the first time in three years, the President now says he is not to be blame at all. Plus, a major Senate vote on Trump's global tariffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When the trade wars hit home, President Trump calls the founder and executive chair of Amazon peeved that the company would consider displaying the cost of tariffs on Amazon's spinoff cheaper goods, Amazon Haul, website.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Crackdowns on illegal immigration and Trump is digging in. We examine how his White House is defending deportations so far. Plus, a new CNN poll shows that most Americans believe that Trump is making the economy worse.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When immigration officials tried to arrest an undocumented immigrant in her courtroom, Judge Hannah Dugan allegedly tried to help him leave the building marking an escalation in the battle between the Trump administration and the judiciary. Plus, President Trump and Melania Trump land in Rome ahead of the funeral for Pope Francis.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices