Laura Coates Live
CNN Podcasts
Laura Coates sparks unique conversations and covers the most interesting stories of the day through a news, legal and pop culture lens.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Feb 4, 2026 • 48min
Police Plead For Leads As Guthrie’s “Abduction” Approaches Day 3
More than 48 hours after Nancy Guthrie was reported missing from her Arizona home, investigators still are looking for her and asking the public for leads, officials said Tuesday in a news conference about the missing 84-year-old mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 3, 2026 • 47min
Trump Calls For Republicans To “Nationalize” America’s Elections
President Donald Trump called on Republicans to “nationalize the voting” in an interview airing Monday with Dan Bongino, the former deputy director of the FBI. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 31, 2026 • 47min
Journalists Arrested And Charged After Minnesota Church Protest
A defiant Don Lemon vowed to fight the charges brought against him by federal prosecutors Friday, after he and another independent journalist were arrested in connection with a protest at a church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 30, 2026 • 48min
Noem Called Out At Trump’s First Meeting Of The Year
Trump and Homan are sending mixed signals. So, is ICE staying or going in Minnesota? Senator Amy Klobechar who is now running for Minnesota governor joins. Plus, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was involved in the FBI seizure of 2020 ballots in Georgia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 29, 2026 • 47min
New Video Shows Pretti & Agents Clashing 11 Days Before His Death
New video has emerged showing a physical clash between Alex Pretti and federal agents over a week before he was fatally shot by Customs and Border Protection agents. A representative for Pretti’s family confirmed to CNN that the man in a video posted Wednesday is Pretti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 28, 2026 • 47min
DOJ Has Not Opened A Civil Rights Investigation Into Pretti’s Death
Two officers fired their guns during the fatal encounter with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis over the weekend, according to an initial report to Congress from the Department of Homeland Security reviewed by CNN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 27, 2026 • 47min
Trump Admin. Officials Scrutinized For Portrayal Of Alex Pretty
Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino and some of his agents are expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday, sources said. The Department of Homeland Security has also suspended his access to his social media accounts, a source told CNN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 24, 2026 • 43min
ICE Detention Of U.S. Citizen In Underwear Sparks Backlash
The FBI agent who initially began working with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate the fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good has resigned from the bureau, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 23, 2026 • 48min
5-Year-Old Boy Taken By ICE Being Held At Texas Facility
A 5-year-old who was taken by federal agents from the driveway of his metro Minneapolis home Tuesday after returning from preschool is being held with his father at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas, according to school district officials and a family attorney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 22, 2026 • 48min
ICE Memo: Agents Have Power To Enter Homes Without Judge’s Warrant
Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, marking a sharp reversal of longstanding guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
