Sources: Multiple National Security Council Staffers Put On Administrative Leave

After a blowout victory for Trump in Iowa, New Hampshire is next as Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley vow to stay in the fight. We go inside their campaigns to learn their battle plans after Vivek Ramaswamy and Asa Hutchinson suspend their campaigns. Plus, a new round of strikes on the Iranian-backed Houthi’s in Yemen.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Jan 20241h 22min

Tonight’s The Lead showcast has been pre-empted for coverage of the Iowa caucuses. For recent news updates, be sure to visit CNN’s ‘5 Things’ at: https://edition.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/5-things Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

15 Jan 20241min

Iran backed Houthi forces vow revenge after the U.S. and U.K. strike against them in Yemen. Will President Biden be ready for what may be next? Also, the chief spokesman for the Red Cross joins to discuss the organization's role in the Israel-Hamas conflict. Plus, will snow and subzero temperatures impact turnout for the Iowa caucuses? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Jan 20241h 23min

The World Health Organization recently said it cancelled six planned missions to northern Gaza because requests for safe passage were rejected. This as hunger and disease grip Gaza on the 100th day of the war. Also, Donald Trump gets a second chance, being allowed to speak in the closing arguments at his civil fraud trial. We examine what he said and why the judge shut it down. Plus, one day after Hunter Biden’s shock appearance on Capitol Hill, he is back home facing federal charges and the First Lady is now weighing in.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

12 Jan 20241h 23min

Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis face off in a debate tonight, just five days before the Iowa caucuses. Can either win over the Trump vote or is this a fight for second place? Plus, Hunter Biden shows up unexpectedly on Capitol Hill, crashing a hearing on holding him in contempt of Congress. Also, a judge says not so fast to Donald Trump taking the stand.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Jan 202443min

Donald Trump has a day in court and his legal team argues that the former president cannot be prosecuted even if his actions were criminal. Plus, with six days before the crucial contest in Iowa, a new CNN poll from another key early primary state shows a candidate gaining ground on the GOP frontrunner. Also, the defense secretary has been treated for prostate cancer. The Pentagon has been pressed on his hospital status and why the president didn't know one of his top cabinet members was in the hospital and couldn't do his job. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

9 Jan 202442min

A crucial week before the caucuses in Iowa and Trump is not there, instead preparing for court. He is falsely calling the January 6th criminals "hostages." This as Michelle Obama says she is “terrified" about what 2024 election results will bring. Plus, a CNN correspondent is embedded with a group migrants trying to get across the U.S. border from Mexico. Also, a missing door found in an Oregon backyard could be the smoking gun in the investigation as to what went wrong on an Alaska Airlines flight.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

9 Jan 20241h 22min

The US Supreme Court said Friday it will review the Colorado Supreme Court’s unprecedented decision removing former President Donald Trump from that state’s ballot. This as Trump is back in Iowa expected to speak at a live event ahead of the Iowa caucuses. Plus, a new batch of documents related to convicted dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein has just been released. Also, subject of TV dramas for years, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who admits she helped in the plot to kill her abusive mother, is fresh out of prison and talking to CNN.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6 Jan 20241h 10min