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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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White House Blames “Staffer” For Sharing Racist Post

President Donald Trump refused to apologize Friday after posting and then deleting a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle, insisting he hadn’t seen the final frames containing the offensive content and blaming a staffer for the mistake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 07, 202647 min

First Guthrie Ransom Note Deadline Expires As Family Makes New Plea

There has been “no proof of life” and no follow-up communication connected to the ransom letter linked to the disappearance of Guthrie, officials said. The ransom letter mentioned two deadlines, including a first deadline of 5 p.m. today, when Guthrie’s son issued a new plea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 06, 202648 min

Police Probing Possible Trespassing Near Guthrie’s Home Last Month

In a wrenching video posted to Instagram on Wednesday evening, “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie pleaded for her missing mother to come home days after her apparent abduction from her Tuscon-area home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 05, 202646 min

Police Plead For Leads As Guthrie’s “Abduction” Approaches Day 3

More than 48 hours after Nancy Guthrie was reported missing from her Arizona home, investigators still are looking for her and asking the public for leads, officials said Tuesday in a news conference about the missing 84-year-old mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Feb 04, 202648 min

Journalists Arrested And Charged After Minnesota Church Protest

A defiant Don Lemon vowed to fight the charges brought against him by federal prosecutors Friday, after he and another independent journalist were arrested in connection with a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 31, 202647 min

Noem Called Out At Trump’s First Meeting Of The Year

Trump and Homan are sending mixed signals. So, is ICE staying or going in Minnesota? Senator Amy Klobechar who is now running for Minnesota governor joins. Plus, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was involved in the FBI seizure of 2020 ballots in Georgia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 30, 202648 min

New Video Shows Pretti & Agents Clashing 11 Days Before His Death

New video has emerged showing a physical clash between Alex Pretti and federal agents over a week before he was fatally shot by Customs and Border Protection agents. A representative for Pretti’s family confirmed to CNN that the man in a video posted Wednesday is Pretti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 29, 202647 min

DOJ Has Not Opened A Civil Rights Investigation Into Pretti’s Death

Two officers fired their guns during the fatal encounter with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis over the weekend, according to an initial report to Congress from the Department of Homeland Security reviewed by CNN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 28, 202647 min

Trump Admin. Officials Scrutinized For Portrayal Of Alex Pretty

Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino and some of his agents are expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday, sources said. The Department of Homeland Security has also suspended his access to his social media accounts, a source told CNN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 27, 202647 min

ICE Detention Of U.S. Citizen In Underwear Sparks Backlash

The FBI agent who initially began working with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 24, 202643 min

5-Year-Old Boy Taken By ICE Being Held At Texas Facility

A 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents from the driveway of his metro Minneapolis home Tuesday after returning from preschool is being held with his father at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas, according to school district officials and a family attorney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 23, 202648 min

ICE Memo: Agents Have Power To Enter Homes Without Judge’s Warrant

Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 22, 202648 min

Air Force One Turns Around Due To Minor Electrical Issue

An urgent diplomatic intervention is awaiting President Donald Trump in Davos after days spent hurling threats at US allies over Greenland. Top European officials are planning to use this week’s annual summit of global elites as their staging ground for averting a fast-blooming crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 21, 202653 min

DOJ Investigating Protesters Who Disrupted Church Service

A Sunday morning church service in the Twin Cities interrupted by anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters is the latest flash point in escalating tensions between the Trump administration and demonstrators in Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 20, 202648 min

DOJ Investigating Gov. Walz, Mayor Frey Amid ICE Surge

The Justice Department is now investigating Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for possible obstruction of federal law enforcement. A grand jury has issued subpoenas for both of them. Gov. Walz says the Trump administration is weaponizing the justice system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 17, 202646 min

Protesters Clash With Feds; Trump Threatens Insurrection Act

President Donald Trump warned he might invoke the centuries-old law to deploy US troops to Minnesota as state and federal officials clash over tactics used by immigration agents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 16, 202644 min

DHS: Fed Officer Shot Suspect In Minneapolis After Shovel Ambush

A person was shot in the leg by a federal law enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening after resisting arrest and “violently assaulting” an officer, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement, as the city is still reeling in the aftermath of last week’s fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 15, 202654 min

Justice in Turmoil: Political Resignations and Legal Battles

Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have resigned amid dissatisfaction with the Trump administration's handling of the shooting of Renee Goode. Democratic Senator Alyssa Slotkin announces that she is under investigation, while Trump escalates his attacks on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. We delve into the details of these resignations, the handling of the investigation into Renee Goode's death, and the broader implications for the Department of Justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...

Jan 14, 202647 min

DOJ Opens Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has told people that he is unhappy with the decision to criminally investigate Fed Chair Jerome Powell, a source with knowledge of the matter told CNN. Bessent has expressed concern that the decision will negatively impact the markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 13, 202648 min

ICE Agent’s Video Shows His Perspective Of Fatal Confrontation

Brand new video from the perspective of the ICE agent who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis. We examine what it shows and why both sides are saying it proves their point. Plus, Minnesota officials are opening up their own investigation as the local prosecutor is rejecting claims that the officer can’t somehow be charged. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 10, 202652 min

White House Defends ICE Shooting That Killed U.S. Citizen

A Minnesota agency said it has been blocked from accessing key materials to conduct a joint investigation of the Minneapolis shooting. State and local officials have disputed claims by ICE and the Trump administration that the shooting was done in self-defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 09, 202647 min

Outrage In Minneapolis After ICE Agent Shoots Woman In Car

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended an ICE agent after he fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, saying she had tried to run over the officer. State and local officials disputed claims that the shooting was done in self-defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 08, 202647 min

Trump: U.S. Getting Venezuelan Oil, Money To “Be Controlled By Me”

President Trump said Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the United States, to be sold at market value and with the proceeds controlled by the US. Plus, the White House said that President Trump is “discussing a range of options” to acquire Greenland, making clear that using the US military is not off the table. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 07, 202649 min

Maduro Hints At Legal Dense, Declares Himself A “Prisoner Of War”

Gunfire and anti-aircraft fire were seen over Caracas as the Venezuelan capital remains on edge following the US capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Trump also issued warnings to other countries, saying he could take military action in Colombia, told Mexico to get its “act together” on drugs and said the US “needs Greenland.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jan 06, 202649 min

Trump DOJ Releases Trove Of Heavily Redacted Epstein Files

Documents related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein were released today on the Justice Department’s website. They include never-before-released photographs of former President Bill Clinton with Epstein and a 1996 description of a criminal complaint against the late convicted sex offender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 20, 202547 min

Suspect In Brown Univ. & MIT Killings Found Dead In New Hampshire

The suspect in the Brown University mass shooting was found dead tonight after taking his own life, Providence Chief of Police Oscar L. Perez, Jr. said. Claudio Valente, a 48-year-old former Brown University student and Portuguese national, was found at a storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire, with a satchel, two firearms and evidence matching the crime scene, officials said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Dec 19, 202546 min

Trump Addresses Nation, Blames Biden For Economic Woes

President Donald Trump made a series of false claims during his prime-time address from the White House on Wednesday night, most of which have been debunked before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 18, 202545 min

Susie Wiles: Letitia James Case “Might Be The One Retribution”

The White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, delivered a series of unusually candid and at times unflattering assessments of President Donald Trump, his second-term agenda and some of his closest allies in a series of wide-ranging interviews with Vanity Fair published Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 17, 202547 min

LAPD: Reiners’ Son Nick Held Without Bail On Suspicion Of Murder

Nick Reiner is “responsible” for the deaths of his parents, legendary Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner, Los Angeles police said. The couple’s daughter discovered them in their Brentwood home yesterday, according to a source. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 16, 202547 min
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