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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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Nov 13, 2025 • 46min
WH: New Epstein Emails Prove Trump Did Nothing Wrong
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

Nov 12, 2025 • 46min
Trump Rejects Worries Over Rising Costs
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

Nov 11, 2025 • 46min
Dems Fume Over Deal To End Shutdown With No ACA Guarantees
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

Nov 8, 2025 • 44min
No Shutdown Deal As SNAP Funding Paused
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

Nov 7, 2025 • 47min
Shutdown Disrupts Air Travel As FAA Cuts Flights Nationwide
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

Nov 6, 2025 • 46min
Justice Gorsuch Warns Of President’s Growing Power
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

Nov 5, 2025 • 58min
CNN Projects California’s Prop 50 Passes
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

Nov 4, 2025 • 45min
Mamdani Knocks Cuomo After Trump Endorses Him For NYC Mayor
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

Nov 1, 2025 • 42min
Judges Order Trump Admin. To Fund Food Stamps Amid Shutdown
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

Oct 31, 2025 • 44min
Dem Rep: DOD Didn’t Even Bring Lawyers To Boat Strike Hearing
Strike first, answer questions never? We take you inside the stunning briefing that has Democrats furious about the deadly strikes on alleged drug boats. Plus, the shutdown moves from Congress to the courts as we await a high-stakes ruling that stave off a major crisis over food stamps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


