Laura Coates Live

Officials including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Kash Patel testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, where they were pressed on the administration’s often-confusing and contradictory claims about the Iran war and the underlying intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A senior US counterterrorism intelligence official appointed by Trump abruptly announced he is stepping down, saying he “cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The European Union decided against expanding its naval operations around the Strait of Hormuz despite President Donald Trump’s criticism of allies for not supporting the US in securing the vital waterway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Donald Trump said Friday night the US “totally obliterated every military target” on Kharg Island, which handles roughly 90% of Iran’s crude exports. He threatened to attack the oil infrastructure if Tehran continues blocking ships from traversing the Strait of Hormuz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The FBI described the attack as a "targeted act of violence" against the Jewish community while the DHS identified the suspect as a naturalized US citizen born in Lebanon. Plus, President Trump has been repeating his claim that the US has won the war even as the conflict widens.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iran has ramped up retaliatory attacks on energy supplies with strikes on two foreign oil tankers in Iraqi waters. Separately, a video geolocated by CNN appeared to show an Iranian drone hitting a fuel tank in an Omani port. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The war with Iran is turning into what is now being described as Death Valley, not on land but at sea.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At a news conference, President Trump downplayed the spike in oil prices and said the conflict will eventually result in lower prices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump deflected Friday when asked about reports, including from CNN, that Russia is providing Iran with intelligence about the locations and movements of American troops, ships and aircraft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Middle East countries are intercepting strikes as dawn breaks on the war’s seventh day. Iran is seeking to degrade air defenses by destroying US-made radars that detect missiles and drones, satellite images in the Arabian Peninsula suggest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Israel said it was launching strikes across Tehran as well as against what it claimed as Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut. Separately, Iran launched a drone attack on an Amazon data center in Bahrain, a state-affiliated Iranian news agency said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Major drama unfolds in the Texas Democratic Senate Primary. Texas State Rep. James Talarico leads Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in a heated race. Will Texas finally turn blue? Catch the full story of this rollercoaster election night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Donald Trump told CNN the “big wave” of the US attack on Iran is yet to come. Trump laid out his war objectives for reporters, saying he wanted to destroy Iran’s missile capabilities, annihilate its navy, end its nuclear ambitions and stop it arming militant groups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bill Clinton on Friday denied having any knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes during what he said was the pair’s “brief acquaintance” under more than six hours of questioning from lawmakers who sought to unravel the former president’s ties to the late convicted sex offender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defiantly faced lawmakers Thursday who sought to question her about her family’s past ties to Jeffrey Epstein, insisting that she had no information about the late convicted sex offender’s criminal activities and blasting Republicans for conducting the interview in private. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dozens of FBI witness interviews from the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein appear to be missing from the massive trove of files released by the Department of Justice last month, according to a CNN review – including three interviews related to a woman who accused President Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her decades ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN’s team of political analysts discuss President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When President Donald Trump gives his State of the Union address Tuesday, he will face a public that increasingly questions his priorities and expresses broad doubts about whether his proposed policies are helping the nation, according to a new CNN poll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs on Friday, a significant decision that could redirect the course of the administration’s economic and foreign policy agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The former prince has not publicly responded to the latest allegations to emerge after the US Department of Justice released millions of documents related to Epstein. Mountbatten-Windsor has repeatedly denied all allegations of wrongdoing and said he never witnessed or suspected any of the behavior that Epstein was accused of. He has not commented on the recent allegations of misconduct in public...

The search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, has stretched into a third, anguished week, with mounting pressure on investigators and a family grappling with uncertainty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

DNA on gloves found 2 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona home does not have any matches in the national database known as CODIS, and doesn’t match DNA found at Guthrie’s home, either, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos says. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Investigators have still not identified a leading motive for Nancy Guthrie’s February 1 disappearance from her Arizona home, with authorities looking at all possible options, a source told CNN. Her family members — including her children and their spouses — are not suspects in the case, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoice...

Investigators found DNA at Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona property that doesn’t belong to her or those close to her, officials said. It’s being tested, along with several gloves found as far as 10 miles away from the residence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The FBI is increasing its reward to $100,000 for information leading to the location of Nancy Guthrie or an arrest. They described the suspect seen in doorbell footage as a 5’9” - 5’10” tall male with an average build. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices