The Lead with Jake Tapper

Legislation to raise the debt limit is facing its first hurdle as a new problem for Speaker McCarthy has emerged, the House Freedom Caucus, including some members threatening to oust McCarthy over the deal. Plus, Russia’s capital city is attacked and Putin blames Ukraine. Also, DeSantis is stepping up attacks against Trump as he hits the campaign trail.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The debt limit negotiations finish with a written bill just days until the U.S. runs out of money. President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy are rushing to sell the bill to their parties. Plus, an attack on Ukraine’s capitol city hours after a nighttime assault. Also, on this Memorial Day, an emotional reunion as a group of Vietnam veterans are reunited for the first time in decades after being prisoners of war held captive in bamboo tiger cages.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One day after the six-week abortion ban went into effect in South Carolina, a judge has ordered the law to be put on hold. Plus, we are on standby for another member of the Oath Keepers to be sentenced for their role in the January 6th capitol insurrection. Then, the horrifying moments after a man opened the door of a jet mid-flight.  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The leader of the Oath Keepers has been handed down the biggest sentence yet in the attempt to steal the 2020 election. Plus, a stunning new chapter in the classified documents saga with sensitive material moved at Mar-a-Lago just one day before FBI agents showed up looking for it. Apparently, people in Mar-a-Lago were staging dress rehearsals for such a moment. Also, Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) joins to discus the latest in the debt ceiling negotiations after the House recesses without a deal.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tina Turner, the resilient signer hailed by many as the “Queen of Rock and Roll,” died at the age of 83. Plus, Gov. Ron DeSantis is less than two hours away before using Twitter to announce his 2024 presidential bid. Also, with only eight days until the U.S.’s possible default, negotiators on both sides are going back to the drawing board to try and avoid economic catastrophe. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former President Trump has learned the start date for his criminal trial in New York for the Stormy Daniels hush money case and it will be right in the middle of the presidential primary season next year. Plus, a look at the charges facing a 19-year-old accused of driving a U-Haul into the security barrier at the White House. According to the Secret Service, inside the truck was duct tape, a backpack, and a Nazi flag. Plus, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis turns to one of the most controversial CEOs in the world to help officially launch his 2024 presidential bid on social media. Then, Stacey Abrams joins Jake to discuss writing fiction while addressing serious issues.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy are meeting tonight to try and avoid a default as we examine what may be on and off the negotiating table. Plus, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) sets his sights on the White House after announcing his bid for the 2024 presidency. Also, according to sources, Donald Trump asked whether he could push back against Justice Department efforts to recover classified documents still in his possession during conversations with his lawyer over compliance with a federal subpoena.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

First: Your elected leaders have taken a pause to try to prevent economic catastrophe. What's seen as a major snag in debt negotiations puts everything at risk.  Plus: Joe Biden meets with G7 leaders in Japan where Ukraine leader Zelensky arrives with a big ask.  And: A new name enters the 2024 GOP presidential race, making the case why Donald Trump should not be the Republican nominee. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that tech giants can remain relatively unaccountable for what people post on their sites, not even if it’s a terrorist organization. Plus, Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) and her office never mentioned that she had swelling of the brain. What a sources tells CNN about the Senator's previously undisclosed health condition and what that means for the millions of citizens in California. Also, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore joins to address the NRA suing him after he signed gun safety legislation. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The National Archives plans to share with the special counsel 16 records showing Trump and advisers knew of the declassification process, undercutting Trump’s claim that the documents he took were automatically declassified. Plus, paparazzi follow Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in New York in a scene described as near catastrophic. Also, a vote on taking action against Republican Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) after his many lies, a federal indictment, and him pleading guilty to a crime in another country.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices