News, politics and current affairs programme hosted by the award-winning, American journalist and author, Jake Tapper. Jake Tapper is the chief Washington correspondent for CNN and he will share his knowledge and insight into politics as well as covering a variety of other topics. This programme discusses a range of stories from topical events including national news, economics/finance, sports, health, technology and world affairs. The Lead with Jake Tapper has won a number of awards and accolades including three National Headliner Awards. Outside his work on television, Tapper has written for The New Yorker, The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times as well as publishing his first novel, a political thriller.