Ingraham joined the Talk Radio Network in 2004. In June 2008, Ingraham temporarily left the air due to a contract dispute.[4] A number of hosts filled in for her, primarily Tammy Bruce and Monica Crowley. Ingraham returned at the end of the month. Ingraham left TRN in November 2012 after her contract expired.[5]
The show returned on January 3, 2013, after Ingraham took ownership of the property, with plans to include more discussions about pop culture.[6]
On November 14, 2018, Ingraham announced that the program would not return from its annual December hiatus, as she intended to spend more time with her family and focus on her television show The Ingraham Angle. She continued to produce material for Courtside's PodcastOne.[7]
Major issues featured
Illegal immigration
Ingraham frequently advocated "securing the borders" by putting more resources into stopping illegal immigration.[8][9] Ingraham had a segment called "The Illegal Immigration Sob Story" alert in which she highlighted media articles that, in her view, sought to garner sympathy for illegal immigrants.[10]
Radical Islam
The show frequently raised the topic of radical Islam.[11][12][13] Ingraham discussed current events and media reports about the War on Terror and what she believes to be a growing faction of Islam: Jihadists.[14][15]
Ingraham discussed sex and pornography on her show.[19] She criticized people such as Howard Stern, Hugh Hefner, and others who she claimed have pervaded American culture with what she describes as "filth" at the expense of "traditional American values".[20]
^Kopan, Tal (March 13, 2014). "Ellmers: Ingraham's 'ignorant' stand". Politico. Retrieved March 15, 2017. Ingraham asked Ellmers if the country needs more foreign workers, invoking her mother who worked as a waitress for 40 years and the high number of unemployed Americans.
^Ingraham, Laura (February 19, 2014). "Laura Ingraham: Why conservatives should say no to immigration reform". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 15, 2017. …conservatives simply want the U.S. government to fulfill a top priority of any government — defending our borders to ensure that the benefits of American life belong only to those people who are here legally.
^"Scott Walker Warns Of Radical Islam". LauraIngraham.com. May 26, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2017. Today on The Laura Ingraham Show, Governor Scott Walker explained how the Obama Administration is not doing enough to curb the sentiments of radical Islam from spreading into the United States.
^Potoc, Mark; Smith, Janet (June 9, 2015). "Women Against Islam". Intelligence Report (2015 Summer Issue). Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved March 16, 2017. Laura Ingraham is a radio talk show host, author, and ABC News contributor who is known for her hard-right positions on a wide range of issues, including Islam.
^Ioffe, Julia (June 14, 2016). "If Islam Is a Religion of Violence, So Is Christianity". Foreign Policy. Retrieved March 16, 2017. I have witnessed this debate play out many times over, including at one dinner party when Laura Ingraham turned to the other guests and took a poll: Raise your hands if you think Islam is a death cult. Most of the (politically conservative) guests raised their hands and then took pains to explain to me how, unlike Islam, Christianity is inherently a religion of love.
^Shear, Michael D. (May 9, 2007). "Conservatives Step Up Attacks On Giuliani's Abortion Stance". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 16, 2017. …the revival of stories noting that Giuliani had contributed to Planned Parenthood in the 1990s, sparking outrage on conservative blogs and a lengthy, uncomfortable appearance on Laura Ingraham's radio program.
^King, Larry (host); Ingraham, Laura; Carville, James; Gergen, David (October 30, 2006). "California Firefighter Remembered; Election '06". Larry King Live. CNN. October 30, 2006. INGRAHAM: Well, I think what was interesting over the weekend is that on George Stephanopoulos' show, Michael J. Fox, you know, he's very compelling, has a very compelling story to tell but he also in a very candid moment said that he had not read amendment two, which is the amendment in Missouri which would constitutionalize the cloning of embryos for their ultimate destruction in research.
^"Catholics gear up for March for Life". The Catholic Review. January 9, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2017. On Jan. 23 the American Life League will hold a conference from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel in Washington, followed by a 6 p.m. concert sponsored by Students for Life of America and featuring Barlow Girl and Laura Ingraham.
^"Is Laura Ingraham About To Blaze A New Trail?". Radio Ink. November 14, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017. It will also be interesting to hear the reaction from Howard Stern who is one of the people Ingraham regards as a major enemy of 'traditional American values,' and along with Hugh Hefner and others, a purveyor of 'filth.'