
Laura Coates Live
CNN
Laura Coates sparks unique conversations and covers the most interesting stories of the day through a news, legal and pop culture lens.
Episodes
White House Says U.S. Admiral Ordered Second Boat Strike
12/2/2025
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
Duration:00:47:57
2 National Guardsmen Shot In DC; Both In Critical Condition
11/27/2025
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
Duration:00:48:06
Hegseth Wants Review Of Dem. Sen. Kelly By December 10
11/26/2025
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
Duration:00:47:05
Bondi Vows Legal Action Over Dismissal Of Comey & James Cases
11/25/2025
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
Duration:00:46:52
MAGA Rep. Greene Resigning After Trump Called Her A “Traitor”
11/22/2025
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
Duration:00:45:53
Trump Accuses Dems Of “Seditious Behavior, Punishable By Death”
11/21/2025
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
Duration:00:47:42
Bondi On Releasing The Epstein Files: “We Will Follow The Law”
11/20/2025
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
Duration:00:47:05
Congress Greenlights Bill Forcing Trump To Release Epstein Files
11/19/2025
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
Duration:00:47:17
Trump Now Backs Epstein Vote
11/18/2025
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
Duration:00:47:28
Trump Orders DOJ To Investigate Epstein Ties To Democrats
11/15/2025
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
Duration:00:44:57
DOJ’s No. 2 Says “Epstein’s Estate Hid” Emails For Years
11/14/2025
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
Duration:00:48:17
WH: New Epstein Emails Prove Trump Did Nothing Wrong
11/13/2025
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
Duration:00:46:29
Trump Rejects Worries Over Rising Costs
11/12/2025
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
Duration:00:46:19
Dems Fume Over Deal To End Shutdown With No ACA Guarantees
11/11/2025
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
Duration:00:45:58
No Shutdown Deal As SNAP Funding Paused
11/8/2025
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
Duration:00:43:40
Shutdown Disrupts Air Travel As FAA Cuts Flights Nationwide
11/7/2025
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
Duration:00:46:41
Justice Gorsuch Warns Of President’s Growing Power
11/6/2025
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
Duration:00:46:16
CNN Projects California’s Prop 50 Passes
11/5/2025
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
Duration:00:58:23
Mamdani Knocks Cuomo After Trump Endorses Him For NYC Mayor
11/4/2025
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
Duration:00:45:06
Judges Order Trump Admin. To Fund Food Stamps Amid Shutdown
11/1/2025
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
Duration:00:41:40