Who is Laura Ingraham?
Laura Ingraham is an American conservative television host best known for anchoring the Fox News primetime program The Ingraham Angle, where she delivers highly opinionated commentary on politics, culture, and the media.[2][8] Before her current role, she worked as a television host on MSNBC, a radio talk-show personality, and editor-in-chief of the conservative website LifeZette, building a reputation as a sharp-tongued culture warrior.[2]
Her show on Fox News, launched in 2017, quickly became one of the network’s key opinion programs, helping to define Republican messaging on issues such as immigration, crime, and foreign policy.[2][3][4] Ingraham’s style blends legal training, activist rhetoric, and populist themes, positioning her as both a media figure and an informal political actor within the modern conservative movement.
The role of The Ingraham Angle today
The Ingraham Angle remains a central platform for right-of-center commentary, airing weeknights and highlighting what Ingraham frames as overlooked stories and threats to American stability.[3][4] Each episode typically begins with a monologue—the “Angle”—in which she challenges Democratic officials, progressive activists, and mainstream media coverage while spotlighting issues such as border security, campus unrest, and violent crime.[3][4]
Recent coverage on the program has focused on investigations into campus shootings, protests at elite universities, and concerns about migrant crime, with Ingraham questioning law-enforcement transparency and media narratives around these incidents.[4][5][6][7] By foregrounding such topics and linking them to broader themes of public safety, free speech, and national decline, her show influences conservative public opinion and provides talking points for Republican politicians and allied commentators.[3][4]
Political impact and controversies
Ingraham is closely aligned with populist, Trump-era conservatism, backing hard-line immigration policies and an America First approach while presenting Democrats and liberal institutions as out of touch with everyday Americans.[2] During Donald Trump’s presidency she was seen as both an on-air ally and informal adviser, using her platform to defend his agenda, pressure Republican lawmakers, and signal when parts of his strategy might need adjustment.[2]
Her prominence has brought sustained criticism. Media watchdogs and researchers have faulted her for amplifying conspiracy theories related to COVID-19 and the January 6 Capitol attack and for echoing the Great Replacement theory about demographic change.[2] Advertiser boycotts, most notably after she mocked Parkland survivor David Hogg in 2018, underscored the risks of her combative style, yet her show’s ratings resilience demonstrated the depth of her support among core Fox News viewers and the wider influence she continues to wield in conservative politics.[2]