Laura Coates Live

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to propose a handful of new benefits to entrepreneurs and small business owners to spur the creation of millions of new businesses, as part of a second wave of economic proposals set to be unveiled Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump said that he will not support a ballot referendum to expand abortion access in Florida just 24 hours after infuriating religious conservatives with an inartful attempt to sidestep questions about how he would vote in his home state. Vice President Kamala Harris, in a statement, slammed Trump’s pledge to vote “no” on the amendment that would protect the right to have an abortion until a fetus is viable and override the state’s six-week abortion ban. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a CNN exclusive interview with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, Harris largely sidestepped questions around Donald Trump’s claims about her racial and gender identity. Other topics included blaming Trump on border security, flip-flop on fracking, appointing a Republican to the Cabinet, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Few states will be more closely watched than Georgia for signs of how voters are responding to campaign outreach and the newly minted ticket, making it a fitting kickoff for Harris and Walz on the heels of the Democratic National Convention. Four years ago, President Joe Biden became the first Democrat to carry the state since Bill Clinton in 1992, winning it by fewer than 12,000 votes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Special counsel Jack Smith defiantly re-injected the question of Donald Trump’s bid to steal the 2020 election into the intensifying end game of this year’s White House race. By trying to rescue his case after his initial indictment was gutted by the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling, Smith signaled that he is determined to bring the former president to justice — even though there will be no trial before Election Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Harris wants to let Trump have the chance to say exactly what he wants, when he wants in their scheduled debate clash on ABC News on September 10. The vice president’s camp is trying to reverse a rule that Biden’s team secured for their fateful debate with Trump in June that ensured that a candidate’s microphones were muted when it was not their turn to speak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced at a news conference in Phoenix Friday that he is suspending his campaign and endorsing Trump. Kennedy insisted that he was not ending his campaign, but he noted that he will withdraw his name from appearing on ballots in swing states. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Laura concludes our live coverage of the Democratic National Convention as Kamala Harris officially accepts her historic nomination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Following a raucous night in Chicago, Laura and her guests break down day three of the Democratic National Convention, which was highlighted by a fiery speech by VP nominee Tim Walz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Laura summarizes day two of the Democratic National Convention, which was headlined by passionate speeches by Barack and Michelle Obama, who pulled no punches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Laura recaps day one of the Democratic National Convention live from Chicago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday unveiled a populist economic agenda, proposing a new plan to provide tax relief for more than 100 million middle-class and lower-income Americans as she builds out the details of her governing agenda weeks after locking down the Democratic presidential nomination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Locked in a tight race for the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are eager to show voters how they’ll handle the economy if elected. Trump held two speeches this week centered on the economy and his policies, but he has yet to release a detailed economic plan. Harris is expected to unveil a broad economic plan on Friday afternoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump showed up in battleground North Carolina for a big speech on the economy – and one of his unhinged rallies broke out. But amid the insults, trash talk, rage and lies, the former president blundered into the thing he’d been seeking for days: a strategy to take on Vice President Kamala Harris. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Donald Trump’s much-anticipated interview with Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, finally commenced after more than 40 minutes of technical difficulties, Musk asserted without evidence that the former president’s adversaries had organized an attack on the social media site to silence him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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