Jacob Paul Tapper (born March 12, 1969) is an American journalist. He is the lead Washington anchor for CNN, hosts the weekday television news show The Lead with Jake Tapper, and co-hosts the Sunday morning public affairs program State of the Union.

7 hours ago · CNN’s Jake Tapper shares his thoughts on the news that CBS could settle their lawsuit with President Trump — and the dangerous precedent it would set.

1 day ago · Produced by The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC), a part of Sony Pictures Television, United States of Scandal with Jake Tapper will premiere on Sunday, March 9 at 9pm ET/PT. The series ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Jake Tapper‘s late-day program will move to a two hour slot between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., setting up audiences for the primetime lineup, and Kasie Hunt will move from mornings to a 4 p.m. program ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Tapper currently anchors an award-winning two-hour weekday program, The Lead with Jake Tapper, and hosts CNN’s Sunday morning show, State of the Union. In 2021, he...

Covering all the day's top stories around the country and the globe, from politics to money, sports to popular culture. Weekdays 4-6pm ET. This mayor is clearing homeless encampments. Hear why it’s...

Jan 15, 2025 · PANAMA CITY, Fla. – CNN anchor Jake Tapper made a bold claim under oath during his network's high-profile defamation trial that appears to be undercut by his own social media activity. Tapper ...

CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper joined the network in January 2013. Tapper currently anchors an award-winning two-hour weekday program, The Lead with Jake Tapper, which debuted in March 2013. He has hosted CNN’s Sunday morning show, State of the Union, since June 2015.

Jake Tapper has written two New York Times bestselling novels, The Hellfire Club and The Devil May Dance, as well as the bestselling nonfiction book The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor, which was turned into a critically acclaimed film in 2020. He is the lead DC anchor and chief Washington correspondent for CNN.

Mar 16, 2023 · Jake Tapper is what they used to call a newsman, and he is determined to stay that way in an era when he believes people "are being conditioned to run to ideological or partisan...