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Some Democrats are using tomorrow's primary to protest the president's handling of the war in Gaza by not voting for Biden, not for Trump, but for "uncommitted." If thousands of Michigan Democrats actually do vote “uncommitted” tomorrow, that could be one large sign that his handling of Gaza may actually cost Biden's some crucial votes. Will Biden listen? Or, will Michigan voters cover their ears to him?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump made remarks suggesting Black people see themselves in him because of his indictments. To discuss the latest in the GOP presidential race, Nikki Haley's campaign manager joins. This as questions remain if Nikki Haley still has a path to victory in 2024.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The October 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was tragically hit by a live round of ammunition fired from a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the movie “Rust.” There were opening statements today marking the start of the trial of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who served as the film's armorer. Now, she has pleaded not guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and also to tampering with evidence. Hutchins death is prompting questions as to how live ammunition could have possibly ended up on the movie set?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A 33 year-old woman who is a Russian-American dual citizen is now under arrest in Russia on charges of treason for allegedly donating to a Ukrainian charity in the United States. Now, Russia's federal security service, the FSB, says that she was arrested for "providing financial assistance to a foreign state in activities directed against Russia security." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Alabama Supreme Court ruled frozen embryos created through IVF are babies kept alive in a cryogenic nursery while they awaited implantation. The ruling states that those who destroy them can be held liable for wrongful death. This decision puts back into national focus the question of when life begins and one that reproductive rights advocates say could have a chilling effect on infertility treatments and the hundreds of Alabamians who seek them each year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As world leaders condemn the death of Alexey Navalny, a man who knew he was risking his life for the sake of his country, Donald Trump shares a post on his social media comparing himself to Navalny and going on a rant claiming Navalny's death made him aware of what is happening in the United States.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A judge in New York City ordered Trump and his companies to pay nearly $355 million in a crushing defeat in the civil fraud trial. Plus, Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny died suddenly in a Russian penal colony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Chutkan to postpone a trial date that was previously set for March 4th. Coincidentally, or perhaps not, the day before Super Tuesday.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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, was found guilty of all four counts of involuntary manslaughter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 illegal migrant crossings at the southern border. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Carl Weathers, “Rocky” and “Mandalorian” star, dies at 76. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 manslaughter charges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 from HBO's ‘Real Time with Bill Maher' viewers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 first US execution by nitrogen gas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Maher': Maher and guests answer topical questions from HBO's ‘Real Time with Bill Maher' viewers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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 Rebel targets in Yemen. Also, actress Erika Alexander joins to discuss her new movie “American Fiction”. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 unprecedented attacks by Houthi Rebels on ships in the red sea. And, Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to federal tax charges, and makes an unexpected appearance at his contempt hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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 2024 race, cutting the former president's New Hampshire lead to single digits. And, Boeing CEO David Calhoun publicly speaks out, acknowledging what he calls “our mistake” after United and Alaska airlines say technicians have found loose hardware on some of their 737 Max 9 jets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 megaphone.fm/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 uncovers the dead sex offender's web of famous friends, Also, an Alaska Airlines flight make an emergency landing in Portand after a window appears to blow out after take off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CNN Anchor Erin Burnett moderates a live Republican Presidential Town Hall with Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley from Des Moines, Iowa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump appeals his Colorado ballot ban to SCOTUS, his lawyers arguing he “in no way” engaged in an insurrection. Krista Kafer, a longstanding Colorado Republican and plaintiff in the 14th Amendment case, gives her reaction to Trump's appeal. Plus, the Biden administration sues Texas over the State's immigration law on the day the House Speaker and GOP lawmakers visit the border. And, the names of Jeffrey Epstein's associates are made public after court documents are unsealed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump appeals the decision in Maine barring him from the primary ballot, and is also expected to appeal the same decision in Colorado, following the 14th Amendment insurrectionist ruling against him. Plus, Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez is charged with receiving gifts from Qatar in new allegations in a corrupt scheme. And, Ken Block, an expert hired by the Trump campaign in 2020 to find voter fraud joins to talk about what he discovered. Also tonight, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks out after 300 migrants are flown from Texas to Illinois, Harvard President Claudine Gay resigns after intense outside pressure, and, how 379 people narrowly escaped a burning plane in 90 seconds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On Christmas Day, the former president posted a message which called his opponents thugs, called special counsel Jack Smith deranged, and made a final slam at Smith and Biden writing “rot in hell.” This as 2024 is shaping up to be a busy year for former President Trump and his multiple legal cases. Plus, authorities at the southern border are encountering a record number of migrants. Also, a retrospective on women in the economy in 2023.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supreme Court rejects Special Counsel Jack Smith's request to fast-track Trump's presidential immunity dispute. Our panel discusses what happens next. Plus, Laura Cotes answers viewer questions after a barrage of legal news hit the headlines this week. And, Biden is under pressure to act as the border crisis intensifies. Also, celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson talks with Laura Coates about the importance of highlighting culinary traditions in America, and creator & showrunner Shawn Ryan joins to talk about his No.1 Netflix show, ‘The Night Agent'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Detroit news reports it has audio recordings of Trump allegedly pressuring election officials to not to certify Biden's 2020 win in Michigan. Plus, Special Counsel Jack Smith stresses the “Gravity” of Trump's federal election interference case, urging the Supreme Court to immediately hear the immunity dispute that's delaying progress. And, actress La La Anthony tells Laura Coates about her “Threesixty” mentorship program at an NYC prison, that teaches young men skills to re-enter society successfully. Also, the Hollywood pay gap and the actress who says she may quit over it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Trump seizes on the ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot to rile up his base, our panel discusses how the Supreme Court could decide the 2024 election. Plus, The mayor of El Paso joins to talk about the border crisis, and reacts to Trump's comments that immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of the US. And, 10 Americans are freed by Venezuela in exchange for a Nicolás Maduro ally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Colorado Supreme Court removes Trump from the State's 2024 ballot, after finding he engaged in an insurrection on January 6. The plaintiff and organization behind the 14th amendment lawsuit join to give their reaction the former president's disqualification. Plus, Trump dismisses Hitler comparisons as he doubles down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric. And, CNN reports on the ground near the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric goes to dark extremes, four-weeks ahead of the Iowa caucuses, after campaign trail speech he gave in New Hampshire draws comparisons to Nazi Germany. Plus, a judge denies former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadow's attempt to move his Georgia criminal case to a federal court. And, In 2000, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas complained openly to lawmakers about his $173,600 salary, saying one or more Justices would resign if action was not taken. Laura Coates speaks with ProPublica's Justin Elliot about what may have shifted Thomas' view in the intervening years, amid previous reporting of him spending vacations with billionaire friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices