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The Lead with Jake Tapper

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August 25, 2020
• Interview With Fmr. Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI); Unrest in Wisconsin Following Police Shooting; RNC Speakers Deliver Message of Fear; Jacob Blake Family Attorney Provides Update On His Condition. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Kenosha, Wisconsin Center of Nationwide Protests After Unarmed Black Man Shot in Back by Police; Evangelical Leader Resigns as President of Liberty University Amid Sex Scandal; New Book Says Hannity Thinks Trump Is a Crazy Person; Hurricane Laura Strengthens as It Moves Toward Gulf Coast; RNC Keynote Speakers Include First Lady Melania Trump. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Unrest in Wisconsin Following Police Shooting; RNC Speakers Deliver Message of Fear; FDA Commissioner Apologizes For Misleading Statements on COVID-19 Treatment. Aired 3-3:30p ET


August 24, 2020
• Postmaster General Testifies Before Congress; President Trump Trying to Rush Coronavirus Vaccine?; Wisconsin Police Shooting. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• President Trump Trying to Rush Coronavirus Vaccine?; RNC Formally Nominates Trump for Second Term; Biden Campaign Says Harris Will Highlight Trump's "Failed Leadership" in Speech This Week; Video Shows Kenosha, WI Police Shooting Jacob Blake Multiple Times in Back. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• FDA Gives Emergency Use Authorization for Convalescent Plasma; Video Show Kenosha Police Shooting Unarmed Jacob Blake Multiple Times in the Back; Jerry Seinfeld Op-Ed Says If You Think NYC Is Dead, You're Wrong; Serious Questions Over Trump Possibly Rushing Vaccine Approval for Election Gain. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Postmaster General Testifies Before Congress; Interview With Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA); President Trump Trying to Rush Coronavirus Vaccine?. Aired 3-3:30p ET


August 21, 2020
• Florida Judge To Rule Next Week on In-Person Classes; Biden Accepts Democratic Nomination in Career-Defining Speech. Aired 4:30-5p ET.
• CDC Predicts Nearly 195,000 U.S. Deaths By September 12; Postmaster General: Vote By Mail is Safe and I Support It. Aired 4- 4:30p ET
• Campaign Aide Not Sure If Biden Campaign Will Hit The Trail This Fall, New Confidence Can Reach Voters in Other Ways; Trump Slams DNC as Darkest and Gloomiest Convention in History; W.H.O and UNICEF to Release New Guidance for Kids and Masks; Thousands of Iowans Without Power Nearly Two Weeks After Storm; W.H.O Says No Country Can Just Ride This Out Waiting for a Vaccine. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• CDC Predicts Nearly 195,000 U.S. Deaths By September 12; Rave Reviews For Biden Speech; Interview With Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D- IL); Postmaster General Testifies Before Senate. Aired 3-3:30p ET


August 20, 2020
• Teachers Threaten Strikes Amid Virus Safety Concerns; Trump's Ex-Chief Strategist Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Charges. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Former Acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates; Joe Biden Set to Deliver Address at Democratic National Convention; Steve Bannon Arrested on Fraud Charges; At Least 17 States Report COVID Cases At Colleges. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Tonight, Biden Will Accept Democratic Nomination for President; Biden Set to Deliver Biggest Speech of His Life; CNN Special Report Explores Women's Rights This Saturday; Trump Refuses to Denounce QAnon Labelled by the FBI as a Terrorism Threat. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Joe Biden Set to Deliver Address at Democratic National Convention; Vaccine Timeline?; Steve Bannon Arrested on Fraud Charges. Aired 3-3:30p ET


August 19, 2020
• COVID Survivors; Florida Republican Candidate Targeted With Fake Texts; Interview With Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN); Trump Mails Election Ballot, Blasts Mail-In Voting. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• WHO Official to Young People: You're Not "Invincible" to Virus. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Trump Attacks Mail-In Voting, Urges Americans to Vote in Person; Interview with Sen. Mark Warner on Mail-In Ballots; Senate Intel Report Says Manafort Was a Grave Counterintelligence Threat; How Contact Racing is Helping Bend The Curve; FDA Halts Plasma Treatment for COVID. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• President Trump Mails Election Ballot, Blasts Mail-In Voting; Schools and COVID-19; Kamala Harris Headlining Wednesday's Democratic National Convention. Aired 3-3:30p ET


August 18, 2020
• Trump Responds To Michelle Obama Convention Speech; Schools Facing COVID Outbreaks. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor; Bill Clinton Set to Speak at Democratic National Convention; Voter Confidence?. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Postmaster General suspends changes to service; Interview with Rep. Cedrick Richmond on day one of the Democratic National Convention; Tonight's focus is Biden's leadership versus Trump; Julian Castro warns that Dems could see a slide in Latino support; Study says flu and other viruses may spread in dust. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Interview With Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro; Bill Clinton Set to Speak at Democratic National Convention; Schools Facing COVID Outbreaks; Postmaster General Vows to Suspend Changes to Postal Service. Aired 3-3:30p ET


August 17, 2020
• Trump Targeting Postal Service?; Democratic National Convention Kicks Off Tonight; Children And Coronavirus. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Touting New Coronavirus Miracle Cure?; Interview With Atlanta, Georgia, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms; Democratic National Convention Set to Begin. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• CNN Poll Shows Biden's Lead Over Trump Shrinks as Enthusiasm for Election Grows; Trump Rails Against Universal Mail-In Ballots; Pelosi Calls for House to Return from Recess for USPS Vote; Researchers Struggling to Recruit Minorities to Vaccine Trials; Los Angeles Schools Announce Large Testing Plan to Restart School; US Intel Says Iran Paid Bounties to Taliban for Targeting American Troops; Democratic National Convention Begins Tonight. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Interview With Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI); Democratic National Convention Set to Begin as Presidential Polls Tighten; Trump Touting New Coronavirus Miracle Cure?. Aired 3-3:30p ET


August 14, 2020
• Trump to Visit Three Swing States in Biggest Campaign Push Since June; Biden Releases Coronavirus Ads After Calling for Mask Mandate. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.S. Averaging Over 1,000 Coronavirus Deaths Every Day; One-on- One with Trump's Testing Czar, Admiral Brett Giroir. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 13, 2020
• Facebook Rolls Out New Tools to Fight Misinformation as Trump Uses Site to Spread Lies About Mail-in Voting. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• School Reopening Mess?; Biden/Harris Call For Nationwide Mask Mandate; Trump Says He's Against Funding Post Office Because Money Will Be Used for Mail-In Voting; Israel UAE Agree to Establish Formal Diplomatic Ties. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 12, 2020
• Biden, Harris Make First Joint Appearance as Running Mates. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Says Harris "Was My Number One Draft Pick", Calls Her Nasty & Disrespectful to Biden; Biden, Harris Set For Joint Appearance. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 11, 2020
• Biden Chooses Kamala Harris as Running Mate. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Biden Chooses Kamala Harris as Running Mate. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 10, 2020
• The Madman Theory of Trump; Biden Set to Announce Running Mate; Trump Administration Sabotaging Postal Service?; Interview With Former Acting CDC Director Dr. Richard Besser. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• White House Fights Back Against GOP Criticism of Trump's Executive Actions; Duke Study Tests Effectiveness of 14 Different Masks; Trump Wants to Be Added to Mount Rushmore?; Schools Reopening/Closing Amid Coronavirus Outbreaks. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 07, 2020
• Cuomo: All New York School Districts Are Authorized to Open; Data Shows Stricter Measures in Arizona are Working, but Experts Warn the State is Not in the Clear. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Intel Officials: Russia, China & Iran Trying to Interfere in Election; Trump Seizes on Biden's Comments on Black and Latino Diversity; U.S. Adds 1.8M Jobs in July, Unemployment Falls to 10.2 Percent; Cuomo: All New York School Districts Are Authorized to Open. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 06, 2020
• Some Senators Leave Town With No Relief Deal for Struggling Americans; Another 1.2 Million Americans File for Unemployment Benefits; Ohio Governor Speaks After Positive COVID-19 Test; Germany Sees 1,000 New Cases In a Day for First Time in 2+ Months. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• Trump Falsely Says Kids are "Almost Immune" to COVID-19; FDA Commissioner Denies Political Pressure Over COVID-19 Vaccine; Trump Claims Biden, A Devout Catholic, Wants to "Hurt God"; Schools Reopening; Ohio Governor Tests Positive For COVID-19. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 05, 2020
• Beirut Explosion Aftermath; Mississippi Outbreak; Schools Begin Reopening. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump in Denial Over Coronavirus Pandemic? Interview With Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 04, 2020
• Storm Batters East Coast; Coronavirus Relief Package Negotiations Continue; U.S. Coronavirus Testing Failure? Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Should Schools Reopen?; President Trump Believes Coronavirus Pandemic Under Control; "It Is What It Is": Trump Responds To 156,000- Plus Americans Dying Of Virus; Health Minister: At Least 50 Dead, 2,750-Plus Injured In Beirut Blast; The Testing Crisis: What 20 Experts Say They Need From Federal Government. Aired 4-4:30p ET


August 03, 2020
• Storm Targets East Coast; Judge Speaks Out About Deadly Attack On Family; Will Trump Roll Out Unsafe Vaccine Too Early? Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Attacks Birx After She Said Virus is "Widespread" in U.S.; Stimulus Negotiations in a "Bad Place" Despite Optimistic Talk. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 31, 2020
• CDC: 260 Kids and Staff Infected at Georgia Camp; Trump Renews Unfounded Claim Mail-In Ballots Will "Rig" Election. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.S. Tops 4.5 Million Coronavirus Cases. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 30, 2020
• U.S. Plunges Into Recession, Worst Economic Drop on Record; Eviction Threat Looms for Millions of Americans. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD); Trump Floats Delaying Presidential Election; John Lewis Remembered; Herman Cain Dies from COVID-19; Florida Sets New Record for Virus Deaths for the Third Straight Day. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 29, 2020
• How to Honor John Lewis?; Trump Admits Failing to Confront Putin Over Russian Bounties; Brazil's Hydroxychloroquine Push. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Admits Failing to Confront Putin Over Russian Bounties; Republican Congressman Tests Positive For COVID-19. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 28, 2020
• Trump Once Again Retweeting COVID-19 Misinformation; Bill Barr Faces Congress; Biden Set to Pick Running Mate. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Joe Biden Holds Press Conference. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 27, 2020
• Republicans Seeking to Cut Unemployment Benefits; Trump Cracking Down on Protesters; John Lewis Honored; Interview With Hialeah, Florida Mayor Carlos Hernandez. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Vaccine Search; U.S. National Security Adviser Tests Positive For COVID-19; Hurricane Slams Texas Coast as State Battles Virus Surge. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 24, 2020
• Ohio Governor's Statewide Mask Mandate is Now in Effect; Washington Tightens Restrictions, Announces Mask Requirement Amid Spike. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Should Schools Reopen?; COVID-19 Surging; Amid Sinking Polls, Trump Tries to Rewrite Virus Response; Ohio Governor's Statewide Mask Mandate is Now in Effect. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 23, 2020
• 1.4 Million Americans File for Unemployment, First Weekly Increase in Almost 4 Months. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.S. Surpasses Four Million Coronavirus Cases; Soon: Trump to Hold Briefing fro Third Day in a Row; Trump to Send Hundreds of Federal Agents to "Democratic-Run Cities". Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 22, 2020
• Trump's Ties To Jeffrey Epstein Associate?; Interview With Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY); Trump Administration Closes China Consulate In Texas; Interview With Mayor Jenny Durkan (D), Seattle, WA. Aired 4:30- 5p ET
• NFL to Require Fans to Wear Face Coverings at Games; Trump Attempts Coronavirus Reset As Poll Numbers Drop; Dem Mayors to Trump Admin: No Federal Forces in Our Cities. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 21, 2020
• Trump Companies Still Buying From China?; Texas Outbreak; Republican Infighting Over Coronavirus Stimulus. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Interview With National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci; Trump Set to Hold Coronavirus Task Force Briefing. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 20, 2020
• Federal Judge's Family Attacked; California Coronavirus Surge; Interview With Miami, Florida, Mayor Francis Suarez. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Coronavirus Surging; Trump Downplays Virus Threat, Repeats Claim It Will Disappear. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 17, 2020
• Unpublished White House Task Force Report Shows 18 States in virus "Red Zone" Should Roll Back Reopenings; Clashes Escalate Over Mandatory Mask Rules. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Stark White House Report on Coronavirus Goes Unpublished; U.S. Shatters Daily Coronavirus Record. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 16, 2020
• U.S., U.K., Canadian Intelligence: Russian Hack Groups Tried to Steal COVID-19 Research. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Fauci & Trump Spoke Wednesday, First Time in More than a Month; Savannah Mayor: Georgia Governor "Does Not Give a Damn About Us"; Coronavirus Surging Across Country. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 15, 2020
• Niece Of President Trump Speaks Out; School Coronavirus Preparations; COVID Immunity? Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Administration Orders Change in COVID Data Reporting; White House vs. Fauci?; Alabama Becomes the 36th State to Require Masks in Public; Seven Months into Pandemic, Questions Remain on Immunity, Symptoms, and How It Spreads. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 14, 2020
• Coronavirus in Utah; Coin Shortage?; Should Schools Reopen?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Administration's Failure to Combat Coronavirus; : Sen. Graham Defends Fauci, Says Trying to Undermine Him "Is Not Going to be Productive". Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 13, 2020
• Alabama Senate Race Heats Up; President Trump Defends Roger Stone Commutation; Florida Outbreak; Reopening Schools. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Testing Still Behind?; California Rolls Back Reopening Plans; Trump Claims to Have a Good Relationship With Fauci But Doesn't Always Agree with Him; Los Angeles & San Diego to Restart School Online Only in Fall. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 10, 2020
• New Poll Finds 67 Percent Disapprove of His Handling of Pandemic; COVID Hits Black and Latino Communities at Staggering Rates. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump and Fauci Not Talking?; Coronavirus Spiking in Florida. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 09, 2020
• Fauci: "We Are All In This Together" Despite Political Divisiveness; RNC Looking at Two Outdoor Stadiums for Convention in Florida. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Supreme Court Rules on Trump Tax Returns; Growing Pandemic. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 08, 2020
• COVID-19 and Young People; Supreme Court Rules on Birth Control; Can Someone Get Reinfected With Coronavirus?. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.S. Hits 3 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases; Trump Pushes to Reopen All Schools; This Fall: NYC Schools to Mix In-Person Classes with Virtual Classes. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 07, 2020
• Vaccine Search; Coronavirus Exploding in Florida; Trump's Niece Set to Release Tell-All Book; President of Brazil Tests Positive for COVID-19. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Escalating Coronavirus Pandemic; Trump Says He Will "Put Pressure on Governors" to Reopen Schools. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 06, 2020
• Multiple Children Killed in Gun Violence Over Weekend; Brazil in Crisis; ICE Forcing International Students Out of Country?; Trump's Culture War. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Embracing Confederate Flag?; Coronavirus Cases Surging. Aired 4-4:30p ET


July 03, 2020
• U.S. Placed On Britain's "Red List" Amid New Travel Rules; Kim Jong Un Claims North Korea Has No Coronavirus Cases, Calls His Handling of Pandemic "Shining Success"; Washington Redskins Launch "Thorough Review" of Team Name. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Heading to Mount Rushmore; Coronavirus Cases Spiking. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Trump's Mount Rushmore Speech to Focus on Efforts to Tear Down History; New York Times Says Afghan Contractor Served as Middleman to Pay Taliban; Bolton Says, I Have Enough Scars from Bringing Up Russia with Trump; White House Says Trump Was Not Verbally Briefed Because Intel Not Verified; As Americans Grapple With Racial Reckoning Some Are Uncertain How to Celebrate Independence Day; Trump Says Black Lives Mural Outside Trump Tower Is a Symbol of Hate; U.S. Hits Record High of Coronavirus Cases in One Day. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Interview With Doris Kearns Goodwin; Coronavirus Cases Still Spiking. Aired 3-3:30p ET


July 02, 2020
• Texas Governor Issues Executive Order Requiring Masks in Public; Jobs Report Shows Record 4.8M Jobs Added in June Before Spike in COVID Cases. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• U.S. Coronavirus Cases Surging; Pelosi: Trump Failing in His Role as Commander in Chief; Sen. Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY) is Interviewed on Russia Bounty Intel and the White House's Response; Texas Governor Issues Executive Order Requiring Masks in Public. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• W.H.O. Says 18 Vaccines Are in Human Trials Globally; HHS Official Says More Than One Vaccine Could Be Ready Next Year; United Airlines Says Very Difficult to Social Distance on Plane; Miami-Dade Officer Relieved of Duty After Seen in Video Striking Woman; Epstein's Ex-Girl Friend Charged with Enticement of Minors; Defiance and Fear in Hong Kong as China Backed Law Cracks Down on Protestors; U.S. Hits Record High Number of Cases in One Day. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Vaccine Progress?; Florida Sees Record Number of Coronavirus Cases; Interview With Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton. Aired 3-3:30p ET


July 01, 2020
• Putin Outplaying Trump?; Children and Coronavirus; Masks and Politics; Interview With D.L. Hughley. Aired 4:30-5p ET
• Trump Calls Russia Bounty Allegations a "Hoax" Despite Sources Saying It was Included in His Daily Briefing; Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) is Interviewed About Him Calling Trump's Handling of Russia Bounty Intel "Treasonous"; 19 States Pause Reopening as Coronavirus Surges. Aired 4-4:30p ET
• Florida Reports Over 6500 New Cases Ahead of Holiday Weekend; Sarasota, Florida Mandates Masks; Spread of Coronavirus Complicates Plans to Reopen Schools; School Districts in States With Spikes in Infections Grapple with Reopening Plan; Richmond Mayor Orders Removal of Confederate Statues; Trump on Confederate Statues, Battle to Save the Heritage; Biden Seems to Indicate Distinction in Statues to Honor Founding Fathers Who Owned Slaves Versus Confederate Leaders; 19 States Pause Reopening Plans as Infections Surge. Aired 3:30-4p ET
• Trump Calls Russia Bounty Story Hoax; Interview With Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Undercounted?. Aired 3-3:30p ET


June 30, 2020
• Smaller Airports Hurting; Coronavirus Surging in Florida; Trump Under Fire Over Russia Bounty Intelligence. Aired 4:30-5p ET


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