Laura Coates Live

X owner Elon Musk claimed that a distributed denial-of-service attack had overwhelmed the company’s servers, preventing him from beginning his interview with former President Trump as thousands of people trying to join the conversation complained they were unable to listen. Plus, suspected Iranian hackers breached Roger Stone’s personal email as part of effort to target Trump campaign, sources say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump is holding a rally in Montana as he looks to give the GOP a boost in one of the year’s most competitive Senate races. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz campaigned in Glendale, Arizona, earlier tonight as part of their tour through key battleground states. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump may be laying a similar bet after reversing himself by agreeing to debate on ABC next month as his new Democratic opponent enjoys surging momentum. Trump clearly doesn’t believe he’ll suffer the kind of debacle that ended Biden’s campaign, but his decision — and call for another two debates on NBC and Fox, which Vice President Kamala Harris has not agreed to — tells an emerging truth about the election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Organizers have canceled three Taylor Swift concerts in Austria after authorities arrested two suspects for allegedly planning a terror attack during the Vienna leg of her blockbuster Eras tour. The decision has left fans devastated and renewed focus on the vulnerability of huge concerts as soft targets for terror networks and spree killers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump’s campaign is already setting out to define Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as someone who will move the Democratic presidential ticket to the left – with a key focus on his record, senior Trump campaign advisers and people close to the former president told CNN. Trumps advisers say that while they will pull on details from his 12 years in Congress, their goal is to paint Walz — a former teacher and Army National Guard veteran — as someone who has been in lockstep with progressives over the last four years and a key champion of the Biden administration’s policies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The stunning transformation of the 2024 presidential race will reach new heights Tuesday when Vice President Kamala Harris unveils her running mate after a sequence of events that left Republican nominee Donald Trump flailing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vice President Kamala Harris has won enough votes from Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president according to the DNC chair. Stocks tumbled Friday as a disappointing jobs report added to fears that the US economy is weakening. Plus, Defense Secretary Austin abruptly revoked a plea deal for the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001, terror attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vice President Kamala Harris is in Houston on Wednesday to address a gathering of a Black sorority and to headline a fundraiser in the city. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump sat down for a combative Q&A at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago – an invitation that drew backlash for the organization – before heading to a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vice President Kamala Harris went on the offensive on immigration at her rally in Atlanta Tuesday. Plus, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Tehran, Iranian state media reported. Also, Mehdi Hasan joins to make the case for Tim Walz as Harris’ vice presidential pick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 2024 presidential election is now under 100 days away, amid one of the fastest-moving and least predictable campaign seasons in memory. A historic past month has upended the race, starting with President Joe Biden’s poor performance at the CNN debate, then an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, and finally Biden’s decision to exit the contest and “pass the torch” to Vice President Kamala Harris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tonight, examining the lessons and questions from a wild week in United States politics. With Harris now poised to replace Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket, the race for president is back at the starting blocks and it looks like it could be anyone’s race to win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Harris on Thursday said she’s “ready” to debate Trump, and earlier this week, the former president has said he “absolutely” wants to debate Harris. Fox News has proposed a debate between Trump and Harris on September 17 in Pennsylvania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a poignant speech that marked the beginning of the closing chapter of his presidency and half-century in public service, Biden acknowledged that uniting the party required sacrificing personal ambition for what he sees as a greater good. While Biden did not mention Donald Trump by name, he tried to draw a clear contrast with the former president, whose ambition led him to claim victory in an election he did not win four years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vice President Kamala Harris, in the first rally of her 2024 presidential campaign, told supporters in Wisconsin Tuesday that she will spend the coming weeks “continuing to unite our party” ahead of the Democratic National Convention next month and this fall’s showdown with Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After potential rivals, lawmakers, governors and influential labor and advocacy groups all lined up behind Vice President Kamala Harris, a wave of endorsements from state delegations Monday evening pushed her over the threshold needed to secure the Democratic nomination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More Democrats continue to call on Biden to step down from his presidential campaign. This as Donald Trump accepted his third GOP nomination for president at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night. The former president’s acceptance speech was his first public address since an attempt to assassinate him at a rally in Pennsylvania last week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the last night of the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump delivers an address. We bring you excerpts from his speech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance speaks on day three of the Republican National Convention. Our panel of experts review his speech and what it might mean for the 2024 presidential race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the second day of the Republican National Convention, big names in the Republican Party deliver remarks, working to convince American voters to support Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race. Our panel of experts break down the events of the day and fact-check key moments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our panel of experts break down the first day of the Republican National Convenient in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our John King also brings the latest on how Trump’s vice presidential pick, Ohio Senator JD Vance, could impact voter turnout in the critical state of Pennsylvania. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Live from Milwaukee, the site of the Republican National Convention, Laura talks about the ongoing investigation into the assassination attempt on Donald Trump with Gordon Heddell, former Assistant Director of the Secret Service and Peter Strzok, former FBI Deputy Assistant Director. Plus, Trump's VP shortlist all react differently to the shooting and Trump says he is rewriting his convention speech to focus on unity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Joe Biden struck a defiant tone Friday night, declaring unequivocally, “I am running and we’re going to win,” while launching stinging attacks on former President Donald Trump at a rally in Detroit. This as House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries met with Biden after his news conference Thursday night, but did not offer his endorsement, according to a source. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden frequently brushed aside concerns about his candidacy during a press conference on the sidelines of NATO by telling reporters he’s the most qualified person to run for president. On occasions, he sounded downright mad and offended by the questions over his fitness for office and the state of his campaign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vermont Sen. Peter Welch became the first Democrat in the chamber to publicly call on Biden to step aside, a day after Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet said he doesn’t believe the president is capable of winning reelection. Several House Democrats have also called on Biden to drop out along with megadonor George Clooney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sen. Michael Bennet became the first Democratic senator to publicly say he doesn’t believe President Joe Biden is capable of winning reelection after his disastrous debate performance last month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A growing number of Democrats are calling on President Joe Biden to step aside from the 2024 campaign. Democratic lawmakers in the House will hold a highly anticipated meeting Tuesday, marking the caucus’ first gathering since last month’s debate. The president wrote a letter to House Democrats and pitched himself to top donors as Democrats’ best bet against Donald Trump. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz said that President Joe Biden is “fit for office,” following a meeting with the president as he looks to ease fears about his ability to lead the country and take on Donald Trump in November. Several possible alternative nominees, including Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Vice President Kamala Harris, were in Biden’s meetings with the governors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Members of Biden’s own party are now openly calling for him to quit the presidential race against Trump. They reportedly don’t want him out later, they want him out this week. The first sitting Democrat to break with Biden and call for him to drop out was Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision granting Donald Trump partial immunity from special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion case, handing the former president a significant win during his reelection bid. Dissenting justices ripped the ruling as “antithetical” to the constitution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New York Times Editorial Board is calling on President Biden to leave the race for the White House after his performance at CNN’s presidential debate. This as Biden’s campaign insisted he will not drop out of the race, but fractures between those in the president’s orbit insisting on trudging forward and the broader Democratic world seeking a last-minute change were growing after Biden’s disastrous debate performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Live post-debate coverage and analysis of the CNN Presidential Debate. Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett anchor with a panel of guests including: John King, David Axelrod, Abby Phillip, David Urban, Van Jones, Kate Bedingfield, Scott Jennings, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Audie Cornish, Chris Wallace, and Kaitlan Collins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A historic showdown between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump is set for Thursday on CNN when the presumptive major party nominees meet for their first debate this election cycle. Plus, the Supreme Court appears poised to temporarily allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday, citing a document that was inadvertently posted on the court’s website in an astonishing breach of protocol. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of the most progressive Democrats in Congress is now out of the seat. CNN projects George Latimer has now unseated Jamaal Bowman in a historic and bitter primary in New York’s 16th congressional district. Pro-Israel groups had back Latimer, a moderate, and poured millions of dollars into this race. This race shows just how divided the party is on Israel's war in Gaza. Though to be clear, this election had a lot of other dynamics at play as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With three days to go until Trump and Biden face off at the presidential debate rematch. Plus, Julian Assange, Wikileaks founder and formerly public enemy number one who once disclosed military secrets, agrees to a plea deal with the Biden administration that will allow him to avoid imprisonment in US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With just weeks until the Republican National Convention, where the former president is expected to announce his pick for vice president, sources have told CNN that these are the possible contenders on Trump’s mind: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Senator Marco Rubio, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, Senator Tim Scott, House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, Ben Carson, Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, Nikki Haley, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, and Tulsi Gabbard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

According to a report from The New York Times, two federal judges in south Florida urged District Judge Aileen Cannon to forgo overseeing the criminal prosecution of former President Trump when she was first assigned the classified documents case. Plus, new audio reveals Trump saying he “lost the election.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former U.S. Representative Ken Buck (R-Colo.) joins outline what factors are motivating voters in Virginia and if the results provide insight on Trump’s 2024 presidential run. Plus, MLB Hall of Fame player Willie Mays dies at 93. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With 10 days out from the highly-anticipated debate between President Biden and former President Trump, Donald Trump is leading Biden by 18 points in an Iowa poll. Plus, is social media as bad as smoking? The surgeon general is calling for social media warning labels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Texas bankruptcy judge has rejected a proposed liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ company Free Speech Systems, the parent company of Infowars, saying that a denial of the bankruptcy plan was, in his opinion, in the best interest of the creditors. But, the judge approved a separate liquidation of Jones’ personal assets. Plus, Laura goes one-on-one with Dana White who takes her behind the scenes of the UFC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump got his 78th birthday present a day early — a handshake from his longtime bitter critic, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, encapsulating the Republican Party’s complete submission to its presumptive presidential nominee. The twice-impeached 45th president and newly convicted criminal was back on Capitol Hill for the first time since his supporters beat up police officers and smashed their way through the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House Republicans voted to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over the audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interviews with former special counsel Robert Hur, who investigated Biden’s handling of classified material and declined to bring charges. Plus, Trump shifts $4.6 million in campaign funds to his private business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the wake of Hunter Biden’s conviction on federal gun charges Tuesday, right-wing media personalities sought to downplay the jury’s decision, falsely claiming the case was a “fake trial” designed to “cover up” other supposed crimes committed by the president and his family. The reaction showcased how far to the fringes the right-wing and pro-Trump media ecosystem has drifted in recent years, with high-profile personalities defaulting to conspiracy theories and innuendo in response to inconvenient political news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump tries to rewrite the history of January 6th yet again as he rebrands those who stormed the Capitol. Plus, what we’re learning about Trump’s interview with his probation officer and what it might mean for his chances at sentencing. Also, Elon Musk is making a threat, mad at Apple over their deal with OpenAI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Special counsel prosecutors rested their case against Hunter Biden on Friday, and his lawyers said they’ll decide over the weekend whether he testifies in his own defense. That would be a bold and risky move for President Joe Biden’s son, who could face prison time if he is convicted of the felony gun charges that he’s currently facing. He has pleaded not guilty to lying on federal background check forms about his drug use and to possessing a gun while addicted to drugs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former President Donald Trump called for the indictment of members of the House January 6th Committee. This as a federal judge ordered Steve Bannon to report to prison by July 1st. Plus, from Trump on down, members of the GOP are launching plans to prosecute Democrats at every turn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Georgia appeals court has halted the election subversion conspiracy case against Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants. Plus, in Trump’s classified documents case in Florida, the federal judge overseeing those proceedings has shown propensity to devote large amounts of in-court time to Trump’s requests to question investigators and his prosecutors’ authority. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Attorney General Merrick Garland appeared defiant as he fielded questions from lawmakers on a range of topics, occasionally sparring with Republican House members seeking to use his testimony to attack the Justice Department. Plus, the Biden administration is quickly invoking an authority to shut off access to asylum for migrants who cross the US-Mexico border illegally, a significant attempt by President Joe Biden to address head on one of his biggest political vulnerabilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hunter Biden was seen at the White House and in Delaware at his father’s side amid what the president’s allies acknowledge is a difficult moment for both men. The president also planned to spend most of Monday in Wilmington, where jury selection for the trial – the first of a sitting US president’s child – is underway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We break down the profound reverberations of the Trump trial verdict will have on the upcoming election, the legal system, and American politics for years come. Plus, a lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of three Black men alleges “blatant and egregious race discrimination” by American Airlines when they were removed from a flight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Manhattan jury found Donald Trump guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records in his hush money criminal trial, an unprecedented and historic verdict that makes him the first former president in US history to be convicted of a felony. A felony conviction of a former president or party frontrunner is unprecedented, but Trump, who is the 2024 presumptive GOP nominee, can still run for office. A source familiar with Donald Trump as he left court said he was in "good spirits and ready to fight." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices