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Fulton County District Attorney Willis is in the middle of a hearing on whether she should be disqualified from the Georgia election subversion case. She fired back today during her testimony about her romantic relationship with a prosecutor. Plus, Donald Trump’s New York hush money criminal case is set for March 25th, 2024.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At least one person was killed and local hospitals say that 29 people have been treated for injuries after a mass shooting in Kansas City. Three people have been detained and are now under investigation and we're learning the name tonight of one woman who died. An official who not only knew the victim, but was there himself at the rally with his own daughter joins. Learn more about your ad choices...

Deep into the 2024 campaign, any one of Trump’s trials could actually be he a break glass in case of emergency kind of moment and could change the course of this election. Donald Trump's strategy on the case of immunity is claiming that a months-long trial will make it harder for him to campaign. The fight over Trump's immunity, or frankly, lack thereof, has already prompted District Judge Tanya C...

This week alone a federal appeals court ruled against Donald Trump’s presidential immunity claim, House Republicans failed to impeach Homeland Secretary Mayorkas, the bipartisan border deal died, Israel warned the war may escalate again with a new ground incursion, and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a case that can change the course of the election, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments in a historic effort to ban former President Trump on the ballot for his alleged role in the January 6th insurrection. Did President Trump engage in insurrection? This as a poll says 58% of Americans do not trust the Supreme Court will make the right decisions on 2024 cases.  Learn more...

A federal appeals court said Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution for alleged crimes he committed during his presidency, rejecting Trump’s arguments that he shouldn’t have to go on trial on federal election subversion charges. Plus, an unprecedented verdict in Michigan after Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four students at an Oxford, Michigan, high school in 2021, w...

A significant bipartisan border deal and foreign aid package appears on track to fail in the Senate later this week amid continued attacks from former President Donald Trump and top House Republicans. Republicans opposed to the deal, including Trump, have attacked it as too weak even though it would mark a tough change to immigration law and would give the president far-reaching powers to restrict...

The US launches strikes on 85 targets in Iraq and Syria, retaliating against Iran-backed militias following the deaths of three American soldiers. President Biden says the military response “Will continue at times and places of our choosing”. Plus, the closing arguments in the Jennifer Crumbley involuntary manslaughter trial: how will the court of public opinion see it? And, tributes pour in after...

Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Michigan teenager who shot four classmates to death in 2021, takes the stand on involuntary manslaughter charges in a case that’s testing the limits of who might be found responsible for a mass shooting. Plus, a behind the scenes look at 2024 presidential campaigns. And, ‘Black Swan’ events: how chance happenings can upend our lives. Learn more about your ad ch...

What GOP Presidential candidate Nikki Haley said about racism in America during an interview on “The Breakfast Club”, while taking her sharpest shots at Trump yet. Plus, Mark Zuckerberg makes a stunning apology as he and other tech chiefs are slammed over safety at a child online safety hearing before Congress. And, WAPO investigates “The broken promises” of the NFL concussion settlement. Learn mo...

Senate negotiators try to finalize a bipartisan border deal as House Republicans declare the not yet done deal dead on arrival. Our panel goes in-depth on the border crisis, and the politics behind it. Plus, the prosecutor who spearheaded the Trump university fraud case lays out the 12 rules for “Taking down Trump”. And, the Oxford High School shooter’s mother stands trial on involuntary manslaugh...

House Republicans move to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas over the border crisis, as Trump tries to torpedo a bipartisan border deal. Plus, what E. Jean Carroll had to say about Trump in her first CNN interview since her $83.3 million defamation win against the former president. And, Conservatives float conspiracy theories about Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl.  Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

A jury awards E. Jean Carroll damages of $83.3M in her civil defamation case again Donald Trump. Plus, anti-death penalty activist Sister Helen Prejean joins to discuss the first US death row inmate being executed by nitrogen gas in Alabama this week. And, WWE founder Vince McMahon resigns amid sex trafficking allegations. Also, ‘Overtime with Bill Maher’: Maher and guests answer topical questions...

Trump testifies in his own defense in the E. Jean Carroll civil defamation trial, with the judge striking some of the former president’s roughly three-minute testimony. Plus, Fani Willis and others are expected to be subpoenaed for a hearing on the Fulton County D.A.’s affair allegation. And, why trump is pressuring Republicans to block a border deal. Also, what witnesses had to say about the firs...

Nikki Haley says 2024 is now a two-person race, but as the Primary season takes a back seat to the courts, our panel discusses if that is really the case. Plus, a mass shooter’s mother is on court on charges of involuntary manslaughter. And, an untested method of execution is to be used by Alabama. Also, “Crime Junkie” podcast host Ashley Flowers joins to discuss America’s true crime obsession. Le...

Laura Coates is live in New Hampshire for midnight votes as polls open for the Primary. Plus, Vice President Kamala Harris joins to discuss the reversal of Roe v. Wade, Trump’s legal woes, and the current state of the immigration system. And, our panel discusses what went wrong with DeSantis’ 2024 campaign.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

She brought charges against Trump and 18 others in Georgia, but now Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis has important questions to answer about an alleged conflict of interest that could de-rail the case. Plus, the Los Angeles innocence project takes on the Scott Peterson murder case. And, two Madonna fans tell Laura Coates why they’re suing the singer for concert delays. Also, ‘Overtime with Bill Mahe...

A judge threatens to kick Trump out of court for being disruptive in the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial – what the former president had to day about it. Plus, Vice President Kamala Harris responds to GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley claiming the US has ‘Never’ been a racist country. And, new evidence is discovered in the D.B. Cooper skyjacking case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

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GOP presidential candidates make their closing arguments in Iowa three days away from the first 2024 votes of the Nation, amid concerns that subzero temperatures could affect turnout. Our panel of experts grade the strategies the hopefuls are using. Plus, an overview of Trump’s legal battles in his 50-year mission to discredit the justice system. And, the US launches new attacks against Houthi Reb...

Trump’s $370M civil fraud trial wraps up in New York with the former President calling the proceedings a “political with hunt” in his closing arguments, in front of the very judge who will decide how much he has to pay. Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen joins to discuss the drama in the courtroom. Plus, the US launches airstrikes against Iran-backed militants in Yemen in response to unprecedente...

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Trump’s lawyer is forced to concede that a president could be prosecuted, if first convicted by the Senate, and that there is no absolute presidential immunity covering all circumstances. Our panel of legal experts discuss today’s historic courtroom showdown and whether prosecuting a former president opens a “Pandora’s Box”. Plus, Trump turns his ire on Nikki Haley as she builds momentum in the 20...

Live coverage of the NTSB news conference on the Alaska Airlines plane door blowout incident. Plus, Trump takes the campaign trail to the courtroom in the final week before 2024 voting begins. And, Biden appeals to black voters in a campaign trip to South Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court agrees to hear the 14th Amendment case over whether Trump can be disqualified from the 2024 primary ballot in Colorado. Plus, as Biden kicks off 2024 arguing the GOP has "abandoned our democracy”, our panel discusses the narratives shaping the 2024 race. And, ex-Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss joins to discuss Jeffrey Epstein’s court document revelations, after a third batch uncover...