The Lead with Jake Tapper

Congress is going around labor union negotiations to try to prevent a rail strike that President Biden says would devastate the U.S. economy. Also, a consequential and controversial vote on same-sex marriage legislation is drawing criticism from both the religious right and the LGBTQ community. Plus, how DNA evidence helped a couple find their missing daughter 51 years after she was kidnapped. Then, two Oath Keepers members have been found guilty of sedition.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Republican officials remain largely publicly silent after Trump posted and dined with two antisemites at Mar-a-Lago. Top House Republican Rep. James Comer joins to discuss why Republicans do not speak out about Trump’s actions more often. Plus, Dr. Fauci joins to discuss the protests in China as its citizens fight against new Covid-19 restrictions.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight we lead with new details about the recent shooting in a Walmart in Chesapeake, VA – a note has been found on the shooters phone that details grievances he had with colleagues and himself. In world news - New clues in a deadly mystery of a North Carolina woman who died on vacation in Mexico and a man vanishes from the Carnival cruise ship Valour and is found alive 15 hours later in the middle of the sea. And Black Friday is upon us again and crowds are as big as ever, despite inflation and recession fears. A senate race in Georgia is on the line and there is a push for early in-person voting rather than mail in voting. Kasie Hunt is in for Jake TapperTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN shares live coverage of a press conference with Moscow, Idaho’s police force, as they update the public about their investigation into the killings of four University of Idaho students. They issue a plea to the public to come forward with evidence. This, as the second mass shooting hits the U.S. in less than a week; a Walmart employee in Virginia shot and killed 6 coworkers.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Senator Lindsey Graham testifies before a Georgia Grand Jury in the probe of efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. With the 2024 election on the horizon, Biden plans to spend the holiday mulling over whether to run. Plus, CNN talks to army veteran Richard Fierro, who tackled and disarmed the Colorado gunman, saving countless lives in the Club Q tragedy.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A gunman opened fire at a nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing at least five people before patrons confronted and disarmed him. Prosecutors say they are ready to convict the suspect, and CNN talks to a victim. Plus, Biden pokes fun at Republicans at the annual turkey pardon, and Iranians speak out against the assaults and brutality they have endured from the Iranian regime, as the World Cup continues in Qatar.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Department of Justice has appointed Jack Smith to be special counsel to oversee the criminal investigation into former President Trump regarding the potential mishandling of national secrets. The special counsel will also oversee parts of Trump’s role in the events leading up to the Capitol riots. Plus, a look at why home heating prices have been rising across the country.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is stepping aside as the head of House Democrats while Republicans look to investigate Hunter Biden. Also, a look into the bankruptcy that is throwing the entire crypto market into a tailspin. Plus, Rep. Zoe Lofgren joins to discuss Mike Pence’s comments about testifying before the January 6th committee.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mitch McConnell beats Rick Scott to keep his Republican leadership position in the Senate. Plus, the missile which landed in Poland recently may have been an accident from a Ukraine as it defended itself from Russian missile strikes. Also, outgoing Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker joins to discuss former President Donald Trump's impact on Republicans in the 2022 midterm election and lessors he learned as a GOP governor in a blue state.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A reported missile strike beyond the borders of Ukraine hits NATO member Poland. The weaponry and who may be behind the event remain unclear, but the explosions occurred the same time Russia launched its biggest wave of missile attacks on Ukrainian cities in more than month. Plus, Kevin McCarthy wins the GOP nomination for speaker of the House.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices