Laura Coates Live

Last night, the president promised Americans $5,000 payments if Republicans retain their House and Senate majorities this fall, and reiterated the promise while closing the convention. But he offered no details on how the payments would be funded and gave conflicting remarks on whether he believes they needed congressional approval. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoi...

President Trump, in his address to the GOP midterm convention, vowed to pay every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate, an extraordinary attempt to seemingly buy votes to keep his party in power. He did not explain how he would make it happen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Washington Post says the Trump Administration has stripped language criticizing a removed statue at Arlington National Cemetery for glorifying the Confederacy, even as it promises to bring the memorial back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a dramatic conclusion to a trial that gripped the nation and sparked passionate debate, a Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial today in the case of Lindsay Clancy, the former nurse accused of murdering her three children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vice President JD Vance could provide neither a timeline for the Iran war to end nor a date when gas prices might sink below pre-war levels during a White House appearance Thursday, suggesting instead it was up to Iran to conclude the conflict that began with joint US-Israeli airstrikes six months ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New pressure on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as one GOP senator who voted to confirm him is asking the president to find someone else to run the Pentagon. Plus, President Trump leans into his midterm strategy of keeping the focus on himself.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US Postal Service effort to develop a sweeping new system for verifying mail ballots has invited a host of IT concerns among agency officials, with some describing the process internally as a “sh*t show,” according to a new whistleblower report released Tuesday by a Democratic senator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Trump, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. One source said the decision was unsurprising given tension between Driscoll and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump’s detour in Iran now turns into a six-month slog. Plus, a look at what evidence the jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial wanted to hold for themselves.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amid a growing trade war with one of the United States’ closest allies, President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” needling Canada further after trade talks collapsed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta said Wednesday it has agreed to pay about $18 billion as part of a settlement to resolve a multistate lawsuit claiming that it intentionally designed addictive platforms that harmed young people’s mental health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dolly Parton, who rose from humble beginnings to the greatest heights of American music and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved stars, died Tuesday in Nashville, according to a family statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court on Monday said that President Trump could begin carrying out parts of an executive order intended to restrict mail voting, but additional legal challenges could hinder implementation of his plan before the November midterm election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Trump goes to bat for his embattled Senate pick Darline Graham in South Carolina. Plus, the Pentagon fires top members of the “Stars and Stripes” military newspaper.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A CNN exclusive on the Navy apparently reconsidering naming a carrier set to honor a Black war hero. Plus, President Trump buries the hatchet with Michael Cohen. So, what’s in it for both of them?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Voters are sending both wings of the Democratic Party into November, so can a big tent hold everyone? DNC Chair Ken Martin joins to discuss. Plus, a former LAPD detective takes the stand in the Tupac murder trial.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democratic socialists once again demonstrated their growing influence with state Rep. Angie Nixon’s victory in Democrats’ Senate primary in Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The trial of Duane Keith Davis, who is charged with one count of murder with a deadly weapon in the death of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur, began with opening statements Monday morning in Las Vegas from both sides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When a Russian-born American citizen named Ilya Beloozerov is gunned down by the FBI in 2024, the authorities refuse to say why they’d killed him. CNN’s Isabelle Chapman embarks on a sprawling investigation that takes her from the Mississippi parking lot where he died to Washington, D.C. to unravel the mystery: Why did Ilya abru...

Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died,” he told the court. “I knew what I was doing was illegal.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shock gloves, surveillance, a gun in a woman’s face. ICE faces new scrutiny as Trump wants to ramp up his immigration crackdown. Plus, the negotiations in Luigi Mangione’s federal case that could result in a guilty plea as soon as tomorrow.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Democrats confront what they stand for as a party and what they want to leave behind. So, why aren’t Republicans doing the same? Plus, Wall Street firms fork over tens of thousands of dollars to get early access to Trump’s posts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN tracks live results from primaries in South Carolina, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Connecticut, Alabama and Vermont. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Progressive Democrats are chalking up old woke comments as bad takes as Wisconsin's crucial governor's race fast approaches. Plus, President Trump tries to upend the childhood vaccine schedule.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Todd Blanche is on the verge of becoming the attorney general and President Trump’s ballroom is headed for the Supreme Court. Two different fights raise the same question. Is Congress giving up what leverage it actually has?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices