Laura Coates Live

The Supreme Court on Monday said that President Trump could begin carrying out parts of an executive order intended to restrict mail voting, but additional legal challenges could hinder implementation of his plan before the November midterm election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump goes to bat for his embattled Senate pick Darline Graham in South Carolina. Plus, the Pentagon fires top members of the “Stars and Stripes” military newspaper.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A CNN exclusive on the Navy apparently reconsidering naming a carrier set to honor a Black war hero. Plus, President Trump buries the hatchet with Michael Cohen. So, what’s in it for both of them?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Voters are sending both wings of the Democratic Party into November, so can a big tent hold everyone? DNC Chair Ken Martin joins to discuss. Plus, a former LAPD detective takes the stand in the Tupac murder trial.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democratic socialists once again demonstrated their growing influence with state Rep. Angie Nixon’s victory in Democrats’ Senate primary in Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The trial of Duane Keith Davis, who is charged with one count of murder with a deadly weapon in the death of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur, began with opening statements Monday morning in Las Vegas from both sides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When a Russian-born American citizen named Ilya Beloozerov is gunned down by the FBI in 2024, the authorities refuse to say why they’d killed him. CNN’s Isabelle Chapman embarks on a sprawling investigation that takes her from the Mississippi parking lot where he died to Washington, D.C. to unravel the mystery: Why did Ilya abruptly leave his family and his job and head for the border with laptops and cash? Why is there still no official explanation of his death? And maybe most importantly: Was Ilya a spy?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died,” he told the court. “I knew what I was doing was illegal.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shock gloves, surveillance, a gun in a woman’s face. ICE faces new scrutiny as Trump wants to ramp up his immigration crackdown. Plus, the negotiations in Luigi Mangione’s federal case that could result in a guilty plea as soon as tomorrow.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democrats confront what they stand for as a party and what they want to leave behind. So, why aren’t Republicans doing the same? Plus, Wall Street firms fork over tens of thousands of dollars to get early access to Trump’s posts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN tracks live results from primaries in South Carolina, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut, Alabama and Vermont. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Progressive Democrats are chalking up old woke comments as bad takes as Wisconsin's crucial governor's race fast approaches. Plus, President Trump tries to upend the childhood vaccine schedule.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Todd Blanche is on the verge of becoming the attorney general and President Trump’s ballroom is headed for the Supreme Court. Two different fights raise the same question. Is Congress giving up what leverage it actually has?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three different Trump officials, three different loyalty tests. Plus, do Democrats have a fighting chance to flip a Kansas Senate seat for the first time in nearly a century?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The progressive effort to remake the Democratic Party triumphed in battleground Michigan on Tuesday, as former public health official Abdul El-Sayed defeated the more moderate Rep. Haley Stevens — and the party’s establishment, which had rallied behind her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Moderate Rep. Haley Stevens has extended her lead among mail voters as progressive Abdul El-Sayed remains ahead overall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A look at how Todd Blanche convinced GOP holdouts to back him with concessions that may not be what they seem. Plus, why Jeanine Pirro’s job may be at risk over the botched Reflecting Pool case she dismissed.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Justice Department admitted that President Trump’s $14 million renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was “hasty and botched,” and it is dropping the criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn that accused him of vandalizing the pool, according to a new court filing from DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump said that he wouldn’t object to temporarily withdrawing Todd Blanche as his nominee for attorney general amid resistance from two Republican senators, another blow to Blanche’s confirmation battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Senate GOP leaders were forced to postpone a vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination to be President Trump’s attorney general late Wednesday, with a key GOP senator refusing to yield in a weeks-long battle with the administration over its controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fate of Todd Blanche’s nomination to be President Trump’s attorney general is up in the air, with a key GOP senator indicating Tuesday he has not yet received the assurances he needs to vote in support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump asked the Supreme Court to allow the administration to move forward with implementing a sweeping executive order aimed at mail voting that lower courts blocked in nearly two dozen states — setting up a major elections dispute at the high court months before the midterms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The federal government says it will drop its subpoenas compelling New York Times reporters to testify about anonymous sources in a case that involved President Donald Trump’s claims about a Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump says the US will “destroy one bridge or power plant” every time Iran targets a ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran in turn will hit infrastructure and energy facilities across the region, an official told Iranian media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The war with Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far, according to US Defense Secretary Hegseth, but the bill is likely much higher, experts have told CNN. He and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine testified before Congress to seek additional funding for the war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US completed more strikes against Iran, US Central Command said late Monday, hours after President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would pay for the deaths of three service members over the past few days. Iranian state media reported explosions in several locations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump administration is escalating its attacks on election officials in key battleground states, with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin doubling down on claims that hundreds of thousands of non-citizens are illegally registered to vote – claims that the agency has quietly acknowledged aren’t fully vetted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump questions America’s election system during an ominous address to the nation. Plus, Epstein victims finally get their meeting with Todd Blanche as his nomination hangs in the balance. One survivor who was in the room joins to discuss.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In twin hearings Wednesday, two nominees integral to executing President Donald Trump’s agenda worked to convince senators that they were up to the task: Todd Blanche for attorney general, and Jay Clayton to lead the US Intelligence community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is Trump really still obsessed with the 2020 election? Plus, ICE is now pausing traffic stops after two deadly shootings. How long will it really last?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A federal judge on Monday said a controversial lawsuit brought by President Donald Trump against the IRS sought to “manipulate the judicial process” and that he acted in bad faith in bringing it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anger is growing over the ICE shooting of a 52-year-old father of three. Now, witnesses who were there when the man was killed are disputing ICE's version of events. Plus, President Trump says the bipartisan housing bill he is refusing to sign is a "yawn," but at midnight, it's going to become law anyway. And what is going on with Mitch McConnell? The deepening mystery into his condition as CNN obtains new video from when he was loaded into an ambulance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us on Laura Coates Live for insight into Trump’s immigration crackdown, election commission firings, and international tensions with Iran. Tune in for an in-depth discussion with experts and insiders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner said in a video statement Wednesday he was suspending his campaign, taking aim at the Democratic establishment while clearing the way for the party to select a new candidate to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins in one of the most important contests of November’s midterm elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A former girlfriend of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner who had previously accused him of violence told CNN she was heartened that he was facing broad calls to drop out of the race after another woman accused him of rape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A woman said Monday that Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in Maine, entered her home without permission and raped her while he was heavily intoxicated nearly five years ago when they were in a casual dating relationship – an allegation Platner denies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The man who brought two federal cases against Donald Trump is sounding a new alarm. A look at why Jack Smith says this is the biggest attack on the rule of law he has seen in his entire lifetime.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Soaring money and soaring questions. As President Donald Trump’s wealth has soared since retaking office, a new financial disclosure shows his two premier Florida resorts have also delivered record-breaking surges in revenue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court dealt a significant blow to President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda Tuesday, ruling that his administration could not use an executive order to end birthright citizenship for hundreds of thousands of babies born on US soil every year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a significant win Monday by allowing him to remove the leaders of once-independent federal agencies at will, toppling a 1935 precedent in the process that could reorder the way the government functions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Don't miss tonight's explosive segment on Lower Coates Live. We dive deep into the chaos within Trump's own party and the latest Supreme Court rulings. Catch expert analyses from guests like Congressman Adam Kinzinger and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A feud over President Donald Trump’s elections overhaul push has further crippled an already-dysfunctional Congress, leaving Republicans unable to move on critical elements of their agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake has struck near the northern coast of Venezuela, collapsing homes and buildings in the capital, Caracas, and causing widespread destruction. It happened just 40 seconds after a foreshock with a magnitude of 7.2 rocked the area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Progressives Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier — all backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani — will win House primaries in New York, CNN projects, offering a preview of the ideological battles to come as Democrats look ahead to 2028. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

US Vice President JD Vance said Tehran agreed to admit nuclear monitors into the country after negotiations in Switzerland. Iran denied making any new commitments. Meanwhile, President Trump said preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon outweighs the potential economic consequences of prolonged military action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Envoy Steve Witkoff is traveling to Switzerland, a US official said, as Washington and Tehran work to get technical talks back on track after a postponement. President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is also expected to join. Negotiators face a 60-day deadline to reach a final deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iran’s supreme leader said he authorized the signing of the agreement, despite holding a “different view.” The US and Iran have been working on laying out secret proposals for implementing the agreement, according to multiple sources. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump signed a copy of the US-Iran agreement tonight at the Palace of Versailles in France. “It’s signed,” Trump told reporters. The document was also signed by President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to photos published by Iranian state media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump vowed to publicly release the text of the agreement within days. US negotiators are downplaying the significance of the document’s wording, saying it doesn’t reflect Iran’s back-channel commitments, US officials said. An Israeli source said Israel asked the US to see the text of the agreement and was rejected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump and Vice President JD Vance both virtually signed an agreement to end a US blockade of Iranian ports, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and start 60 days of nuclear negotiations, a senior US official said. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf signed the document for the Iranian side, the official said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices