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'I don't have time for silly name games.' Andrea Horwath is the mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, a town on the western edge of Lake Ontario. She joined The Lead to react to President Trump's order changing the name of the lake to 'Lake America.'
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'I don't have time for silly name games.' Andrea Horwath is the mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, a town on the western edge of Lake Ontario. She joined The Lead to react to President Trump's order changing the name of the lake to 'Lake America.'

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423,460 views • 4 days ago

CNN's Nick Watt was granted exclusive access inside a sacred LDS temple closed to non-Mormons for 133 years
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CNN's Nick Watt was granted exclusive access inside a sacred LDS temple closed to non-Mormons for 133 years

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276,996 views • 3 days ago

Police investigating after a Black woman was found hanging from a tree in Mississippi
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Police investigating after a Black woman was found hanging from a tree in Mississippi

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1,174,309 views • 19 days ago

Aaron Rodgers shared Sandy Hook conspiracy theories. Watch the full video here:
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Aaron Rodgers shared Sandy Hook conspiracy theories. Watch the full video here:

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14,207,288 views • 2 years ago

Could drones inside schools help stop a mass shooting? CNN's Pete Muntean reports.
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Could drones inside schools help stop a mass shooting? CNN's Pete Muntean reports.

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1,272,998 views • 4 months ago

Rep. Dan Goldman questions if NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a double standard after criticizing Israel but not other religious countries that violate human rights.
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Rep. Dan Goldman questions if NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a double standard after criticizing Israel but not other religious countries that violate human rights.

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606,131 views • 2 months ago

CNN's Jake Tapper on why he's anchoring The Lead from his office
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CNN's Jake Tapper on why he's anchoring The Lead from his office

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1,390,223 views • 5 months ago

Rep. Dan Goldman tells Jake Tapper 🦅 many American Jews are living in fear because antisemitism is 'becoming normalized' in the US
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Rep. Dan Goldman tells Jake Tapper 🦅 many American Jews are living in fear because antisemitism is 'becoming normalized' in the US

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476,364 views • 2 months ago

Jewish student tells Jake Tapper 🦅 she doesn't feel safe at MIT
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Jewish student tells Jake Tapper 🦅 she doesn't feel safe at MIT

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8,735,742 views • 2 years ago

A new report from the Anti-Defamation League says 2025 was the third-highest year for antisemitic incidents in the United States. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt joins Jake Tapper 🦅 to break down the data.
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A new report from the Anti-Defamation League says 2025 was the third-highest year for antisemitic incidents in the United States. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt joins Jake Tapper 🦅 to break down the data.

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669,158 views • 3 months ago

What ordinary Gazans think about Hamas
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What ordinary Gazans think about Hamas

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5,702,272 views • 2 years ago

'I view myself more as an asset to the White House Medical Unit than an asshat.' Dr. Jonathan Reiner responds to criticism from the White House after he questioned why so much information about President Trump's health is being kept secret.
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'I view myself more as an asset to the White House Medical Unit than an asshat.' Dr. Jonathan Reiner responds to criticism from the White House after he questioned why so much information about President Trump's health is being kept secret.

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89,443 views • 18 days ago

What country music legend Dolly Parton told CNN’s Jake Tapper in 2022 as she showed off her Tennessee music studio when he interviewed the singer along with iconic novelist James Patterson.
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What country music legend Dolly Parton told CNN’s Jake Tapper in 2022 as she showed off her Tennessee music studio when he interviewed the singer along with iconic novelist James Patterson.

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26,938 views • 6 days ago

How Hamas frames the civilian casualties of war in Gaza
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How Hamas frames the civilian casualties of war in Gaza

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3,583,729 views • 2 years ago

‘If we don’t look with some professional skepticism at allegations then I think we’ve not done our duties,’ Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse told Jake Tapper 🦅 and added ‘when the allegations continue… you acknowledge that yes, there’s enough there to go forward. That’s the way prosecutors think. That’s the way I thought about this.’
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‘If we don’t look with some professional skepticism at allegations then I think we’ve not done our duties,’ Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse told Jake Tapper 🦅 and added ‘when the allegations continue… you acknowledge that yes, there’s enough there to go forward. That’s the way prosecutors think. That’s the way I thought about this.’

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166,357 views • 1 month ago

'As a young conservative woman, also a Catholic that went to Harvard, I can say that you can come out the other side without... being corrupted.' Carine Hajjar tells Jake Tapper 🦅 her response to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's warning to his daughter that her mind could be corrupted by attending Harvard.
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'As a young conservative woman, also a Catholic that went to Harvard, I can say that you can come out the other side without... being corrupted.' Carine Hajjar tells Jake Tapper 🦅 her response to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's warning to his daughter that her mind could be corrupted by attending Harvard.

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36,628 views • 10 days ago

Israel investigates claims of sexual violence on October 7. CNN's Jake Tapper 🦅 reports
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Israel investigates claims of sexual violence on October 7. CNN's Jake Tapper 🦅 reports

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3,229,291 views • 2 years ago

Michael Cohen says he's submitted pardon application to Trump WH
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Michael Cohen says he's submitted pardon application to Trump WH

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35,636 views • 11 days ago

Sen. Thom Tillis: "Either Stephen Miller needs to get into a lane where he knows what he's talking about, or get out of this job... There is no more important alliance than the NATO alliance, and Denmark has punched above its weight."
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Sen. Thom Tillis: "Either Stephen Miller needs to get into a lane where he knows what he's talking about, or get out of this job... There is no more important alliance than the NATO alliance, and Denmark has punched above its weight."

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575,507 views • 7 months ago

Michael Cohen on repairing his relationship with Trump: 'Forgiveness does not require amnesia'
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Michael Cohen on repairing his relationship with Trump: 'Forgiveness does not require amnesia'

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31,560 views • 11 days ago