Jake Tapper

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Co-Anchor at State of the Union (CNN)

Lead Washington Anchor at CNN

Dad; husband; CNN anchor; author of The Outpost, The Hellfire Club, The Devil May Dance, and soon ORIGINAL SIN (May 20) then RACE AGAINST TERROR (Oct)

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Vatican: Over 80 Too Old for Conclave

1 week ago | jaketapper.substack.com | Jake Tapper

In November 1970, Pope Paul VI decreed that cardinals over the age of 80 were too old to vote for the next pope in a conclave. The explanation give was that this was to relieve the burden on older cardinals from having to travel to the Vatican for the event.
"Han Shot First," explained

1 week ago | jaketapper.substack.com | Jake Tapper

May the Fourth Be With You
Warner reacts to latest aborted landings at Reagan National Airport

1 week ago | cnn.com | Jake Tapper

Ad Feedback Video Ad Feedback Warner reacts to latest aborted landings at Reagan National Airport State of the Union Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Sen.
Chris Krebs kicked off CBP’s Global Entry program

2 weeks ago | cnn.com | Jake Tapper

Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, gives an opening statement during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to discuss election security and the 2020 election process on December 16, 2020, in Washington, DC. Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images/File CNN — Chris Krebs’, President Donald Trump’s former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, membership in Global Entry has been revoked.
Chris Krebs says he was kicked off CBP’s Global Entry

2 weeks ago | cnn.com | Jake Tapper

Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, gives an opening statement during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to discuss election security and the 2020 election process on December 16, 2020, in Washington, DC.
Alex Thompson's speech

2 weeks ago | jaketapper.substack.com | Jake Tapper

Alex Thompson of Axios was honored at last night’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with the Aldo Beckman Award for Overall Excellence in White House Coverage. I’ve been a fan of Alex’s for some time and had a fantastic experience with him writing our new book Original Sin, which comes out May 20. Thanks for reading Jake’s Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
"The Evilest Place in Afghanistan"

2 weeks ago | jaketapper.substack.com | Jake Tapper

Their names were Jerod Dennis and Ray Losano, and they were killed on this day 22 years ago near a place called Firebase Shkin, once called by a Colonel “the evilest place in Afghanistan.” One of the al Qaeda terrorists who ambushed the U.S. servicemembers had the nom de guerre “Spin Ghul.” But the U.S. didn’t know that then. The U.S. government only learned who was behind the attack, which also severely wounded several other American troops, after Italian officials called the FBI in 2011.
Attorney General Bondi rescinds Biden-era protections for journalists in leak investigations

2 weeks ago | cnn.com | Katelyn Polantz |Jake Tapper

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announces the arrest of gang members involved in four homicides, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Marta Lavandier/AP CNN — The Justice Department will again allow federal investigators to pursue communications from media outlets in the course of government leak investigations, rescinding a Biden-era policy, according to a memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi obtained by CNN.
‘He gets him what he needs’: Hegseth’s new favorite adviser helped set up Signal on one of secretary’s computers at Pentagon

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Natasha Bertrand |Haley Britzky |Jake Tapper

Last month, after news broke that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was using Signal to discuss sensitive military operations in violation of Pentagon policy, one of his closest military aides made an unusual inquiry to the Defense Department’s chief information officer: Would they grant an exception so Hegseth could keep using Signal freely? The question came from Col.
‘He gets him what he needs’: Hegseth’s new favorite adviser helped set up Signal on one of secretary’s computers at Pentagon | CNN Politics

3 weeks ago | cnn.com | Natasha Bertrand |Haley Britzky |Jake Tapper

Col. Ricky Buria shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on April 24.