Laura Coates Live

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned Russia’s latest strikes across Ukraine, which killed at least 10 people, saying the Kremlin intends to “humiliate diplomatic efforts” and underscores “why reliable security guarantees are required.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

US President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin made “great progress” but did not emerge from today’s summit with a deal on the war in Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gov. Gavin Newsom formally kicked off his push Thursday to redraw California’s congressional maps in response to a Republican-led effort in Texas, setting up the next stage of his fight against both the Trump administration and a coalition of gerrymandering opponents within the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The DC National Guard began appearing in the nation’s capital after President Donald Trump announced he is deploying guard troops and placing Washington, DC’s police department “under direct federal control,” citing a public safety emergency after an assault on a former government worker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump announced that he is placing the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and is deploying the National Guard to deal with crime in the city.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump, justifying his temporary federal takeover of policing in the nation’s capital, claimed at a press conference Monday that the violent crime situation in Washington, DC, “is getting worse, not getting better.” But violence in the capital is actually falling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Donald Trump said he’ll be meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska after earlier in the day previewing terms of a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine that could include “some swapping of territories.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Donald Trump announced in a social media post on Thursday that he has directed the Department of Commerce to begin work on a new US census that excludes undocumented immigrants from the population count. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump tries to shrug off a scandal he cannot seems to shake by dismissing the fallout over Jeffrey Epstein with one of his new favorite words. Plus, the redistricting war that started in Texas and spread to South Carolina.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Top Trump administration officials will gather at the vice president’s residence Wednesday evening as they continue to weigh whether to publish an audio recording and transcript of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s recent conversation with Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices