Laura Coates Live

Laura Coates Live

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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December 20, 2025 46 mins
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
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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 podcastchoice...
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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
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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
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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
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December 13, 2025 47 mins
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...
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 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
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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?  Lear...
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 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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