The Lead with Jake Tapper

36 days left until the midterm elections. A look at what CNN is learning about Trump’s aggressive campaign strategy as more candidates appear to be slipping away from the president’s support. Plus, an explosive lawsuit against Cornell University that could potentially soon lead to criminal charges.
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With just 39 days until midterm Election Day, a new ruling from the Supreme Court allows the Trump administration expanded access to review who is and who is not eligible to vote. Plus, did anything substantial come from the three day visit from Chinese leader Xi Jinping?
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Press access at the White House is tested after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate press badges for the news outlets. A judge lays out next steps.
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A judge’s ruling could come at any moment after a hearing this afternoon over the White House’s media ban against CNN, Politico, and MS NOW. Plus, Chinese leader Xi Jinping just landed in Washington and CNN breaks down what’s at stake in his upcoming talks with Trump.
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Kamala Harris is back on the campaign trail in Michigan. Can she help Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the race for Senate? Plus, one of Trump’s former foreign policy advisers joins to discuss Trump’s speech today at the United Nations.
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