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Laura Coates Live

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Laura Coates sparks unique conversations and covers the most interesting stories of the day through a news, legal and pop culture lens.
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New Epstein Estate Photos Released

New photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate showing the notorious sex offender with Donald Trump and a whole lot of others. Democrats say there may be more to come. Plus, a CNN exclusive, Congresswoman Gabby Giffords speaks out against the attacks on her husband and much more. Plus, Michigan's fired football coach appears in court as we learn the troubling allegations that landed him behind bars. As well as the latest on the Brian Walshe story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

Dec 13, 202547 min

Indiana Republicans Reject President Trump's Redistricting Plan

Indiana Republicans reject President Trump's redistricting plan. Plus Trump's DOJ gets a double black eye. A grand jury rejects Letitia James' indictment again and Kilmar Abrego Garcia walks free. And the college football scandal that led to the arrest of a head coach at one of the nation's biggest programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 12, 202547 min

Millions of Americans Face Skyrocketing Healthcare Premiums on Jan 1

Millions of Americans face skyrocketing healthcare premiums come January 1. Now, Republicans on Capitol Hill are scrambling for a plan, any plan. Plus, U.S. forces repel from helicopters and seize an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Will Venezuela do anything about it? The prosecution has rested now in the murder trial of Brian Walshe. Now, the big question for the defense, is he going to testify in his own defense? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Dec 11, 202547 min

Trump Tries to Sell His Economic Message on the Road

President Trump tries to sell his economic message on the road while giving himself an A plus times five, Senator Amy Klobuchar has a lot to say about it and the social media ban in Australia that has many people asking, did that happen here? Plus, an update on the Brian Walshe case and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 10, 202548 min

Rep. Crockett: Will Potentially Get Some Trump Voters To Support Me

US Rep. Jasmine Crockett filed Monday to run for US Senate from Texas in 2026, leaning into the criticisms of President Donald Trump that have built her national profile while also worrying Democrats hoping for a long-shot upset. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 09, 202546 min

Sources: Suspect Told FBI He Believed 2020 Election Was Stolen

During interviews with the FBI, the suspect arrested in the pipe bomb probe told investigators that he believed the 2020 election was stolen, providing perhaps the first indication of a possible motive for the bombs placed near the DNC and RNC headquarters, people briefed on the matter told CNN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 06, 202548 min

Trump Officials Praise FBI For Solving “Cold” Pipe Bomber Case

The FBI arrested a man from Woodbridge, Virginia, on Thursday who investigators believe planted pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee headquarters the night before the 2021 US Capitol riot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 05, 202546 min

WH: Trump “Stands By” Hegseth After Watchdog Report

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information, which could have endangered American troops and mission objectives, when he used Signal in March of this year to share highly-sensitive attack plans targeting Houthi rebels in Yemen, according to four sources familiar with the contents of a classified Inspector General report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Dec 04, 202548 min

Republican Fends Off Democrat In Surprisingly Close TN House Race

Republican Matt Van Epps will win the special US House election for Tennessee’s 7th District, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, preventing an upset but emboldening Democrats as they were on track to over-perform in a normally deep-red district. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 03, 202547 min

White House Says U.S. Admiral Ordered Second Boat Strike

The White House defended an admiral who it said ordered a follow-up strike that killed survivors on an alleged drug vessel in the Caribbean. Lawmakers from both parties have voiced concerns over the second strike’s legality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 02, 202548 min

2 National Guardsmen Shot In DC; Both In Critical Condition

Two National Guardsmen are listed in critical condition after police say they were targeted and shot in broad daylight in Washington, DC. We are getting new footage from the scene and details about the suspect as we bring you all the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 27, 202548 min

Hegseth Wants Review Of Dem. Sen. Kelly By December 10

The FBI and the Pentagon get involved over the video of six Democratic lawmakers telling troops to refuse illegal orders. How is this actually going to go? Plus, the leaked transcript of a stunning call over the war in Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 26, 202547 min

Bondi Vows Legal Action Over Dismissal Of Comey & James Cases

A major black eye for Trump’s DOJ after a judge tosses the cases against former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James over an embarrassing mistake. Plus, the Pentagon singles out Sen. Mark Kelly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 25, 202547 min

MAGA Rep. Greene Resigning After Trump Called Her A “Traitor”

In a shock resignation, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is calling it quits just days after President Trump called her a traitor. Plus, in a stunning meeting at the White House, President Trump praises Zohran Mamdani. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 22, 202546 min

Trump Accuses Dems Of “Seditious Behavior, Punishable By Death”

President Donald Trump has yet again suggested that his political opponents deserve to be executed. And yet again, he’s basing this argument on a rather novel legal theory and a dubious interpretation of the facts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 21, 202548 min

Bondi On Releasing The Epstein Files: “We Will Follow The Law”

President Donald Trump said on social media tonight that he has signed the bill that directs the Department of Justice to publicly release all its Jeffrey Epstein-related files. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 20, 202547 min

Congress Greenlights Bill Forcing Trump To Release Epstein Files

The Senate has unanimously agreed to pass the House-backed bill forcing the Justice Department to release the Jeffrey Epstein case files as soon as it’s received from the chamber. Majority leader John Thune said that would happen tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 19, 202547 min

Trump Now Backs Epstein Vote

Speaker Mike Johnson signaled he could support a bill on releasing the files if changes were made to some provisions in the Senate. GOP Senate leader John Thune is still mulling whether to schedule a vote, a source said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 18, 202547 min

Trump Orders DOJ To Investigate Epstein Ties To Democrats

President Donald Trump said Friday he will ask Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to many other high-profile figures, in an extraordinary step that comes just days after Democrats released emails from the late Epstein that mention him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 15, 202545 min

DOJ’s No. 2 Says “Epstein’s Estate Hid” Emails For Years

House Speaker Mike Johnson decided to quickly schedule a House vote on an effort to force the release of all of the Jeffrey Epstein case files once the calculation was made that it couldn’t be stopped. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 14, 202548 min

WH: New Epstein Emails Prove Trump Did Nothing Wrong

The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released an additional 20,000 pages of documents the GOP-led panel received from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender whose death by suicide spawned intense scrutiny of the high-profile people he knew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 13, 202546 min

Trump Rejects Worries Over Rising Costs

Congress is moving quickly to pass a funding package that would end the longest federal shutdown in the nation’s history. Plus, Trump was discussing the issue of “affordability” after Democrats won state and local elections Tuesday in part by campaigning on the cost of living. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 12, 202546 min

Dems Fume Over Deal To End Shutdown With No ACA Guarantees

A small band of Senate Democrats voted with Republicans on Monday night to approve a funding measure to reopen the federal government — without securing their party’s demand to guarantee an extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies, which help millions of Americans afford insurance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 11, 202546 min

No Shutdown Deal As SNAP Funding Paused

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday temporarily paused a lower court order that required the Trump administration to cover full food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November, siding with the administration on a short-term basis in a legal fight that has quickly become a defining confrontation of the government shutdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 08, 202544 min

Shutdown Disrupts Air Travel As FAA Cuts Flights Nationwide

Starting Friday, the Trump administration will cut flights at 40 airports nationwide by 4% and incrementally increase the reduction to 10% by next Friday if the shutdown continues, according to an emergency order from the Federal Aviation Administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 07, 202547 min

Justice Gorsuch Warns Of President’s Growing Power

The Supreme Court appeared deeply concerned Wednesday with President Donald Trump’s reliance on a vague federal law to impose global tariffs, with several members of the court’s conservative wing picking apart the administration’s position in a case that could have sweeping implications for the economy and presidential power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 06, 202546 min

CNN Projects California’s Prop 50 Passes

Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper anchor Election Day coverage as voters across the country head to the polls in the first major elections of President Trump's second term. We bring you all the latest exit polls, analysis, and up to date results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 05, 202558 min

Mamdani Knocks Cuomo After Trump Endorses Him For NYC Mayor

Trump tries a Hail Mary on the eve of major elections in what stands to be a test for him and the Democrats. Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin and Republican Congressman Byron Donalds join. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 04, 202545 min

Judges Order Trump Admin. To Fund Food Stamps Amid Shutdown

Two judges tell the Trump administration they have to fund food benefits even with the government shutdown. Plus, the FBI director says a Halloween terror plot has been thwarted. Also, can you believe there is a Jeffrey Epstein investigation that you did now know about? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 01, 202542 min

Dem Rep: DOD Didn’t Even Bring Lawyers To Boat Strike Hearing

Strike first, answer questions never? We take you inside the stunning briefing that has Democrats furious about the deadly strikes on alleged drug boats. Plus, the shutdown moves from Congress to the courts as we await a high-stakes ruling that stave off a major crisis over food stamps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 31, 202544 min
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