The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
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The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
Drawing upon his experience as a former chief of staff on the Senate Finance Committee and as an Emmy-winning executive producer and writer of ‘The West Wing,’ Lawrence O’Donnell examines the compelling and impactful political stories of the day. Join him every weeknight.
Episoade Recente
248 episoade
TRUMP’S TERRIBLE WEEK: 72% disapprove of Trump’s handling of his Iran war
Tonight on The Last Word: A new poll finds 77% of American voters say the Trump economy is overall poor. Also, the Justice Department plans to drop th...
Lawrence: Trump cares more about his slush fund & tax amnesty than Blanche’s confirmation
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump says he could pull Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general. Also, Epstein survivors urge Republicans to...
Lawrence: Republicans attacking Anthony Fauci is 'one of the darkest days in our Senate's history'
Tonight on The Last Word: The Senate Judiciary Committee postpones Todd Blanche’s confirmation vote. Also, James Talarico challenges Ken Paxton to thr...
Lawrence: Trump proves he’s the stupidest negotiator in the history of American government
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump meets with Benjamin Netanyahu as the Iran war continues. Also, The New York Times reports the new Air Force One...
Lawrence: Day 150 shows what happens when a madman starts a war
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump fails to explain his strategy 150 days in the Iran war. Also, Democrats eye retaking the Senate with key races...
Pentagon lowers number of troop deaths in Iran war
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump says the U.S. is “doing very well” in Iran despite setbacks. Also, the Trump family’s profiteering on the presi...
Trump threatens to commit potential war crimes on Iran
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump downplays the Iran war and calls it a “skirmish.” Also, House GOP adopts the budget plan to fund Trump’s Iran w...
Combative Hegseth faces tough questions from senators
Tonight on The Last Word: GOP senators appear skeptical of Donald Trump’s Iran war plan. Also, Donald Trump’s 2020 false claims shadow the Arizona gov...
'Operation epic failure': Trump & Hegseth blasted by Rep. Jeffries as Iran war death toll climbs
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump wants $95 billion for his war in a Republican supplemental bill. Also, the feds turn over evidence in the Alex...
Trump’s poll numbers plummet on economy and his war in Iran
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump’s election attack threat looms over the midterms. Also, Trump absurdly claims the U.S. is “winning big in Iran....
Lawrence: Trump’s ‘demented’ speech showed how ready he is to interfere in the election
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump yells at Congress to pass a voter suppression bill. Also, Trump rehashes 2020 lies as his war in Iran drags on....
Lawrence: Blanche confessed who he really serves when he said of Trump ‘I’m his lawyer’
Tonight on The Last Word: Senators press Todd Blanche on Donald Trump’s $1.776 billion settlement fund. Also, DNI nominee Jay Clayton refuses to say J...
Lawrence: Cowardly Susan Collins did nothing to protect Maine from Trump’s invasion forces
Tonight on The Last Word: Maine Democrats criticize Sen. Susan Collins after a fatal ICE shooting. Also, Donald Trump drops the fantasy of charging fe...
Lawrence: Trump sued himself - and lost.
Tonight on The Last Word: A judge accuses Todd Blanche of giving “misleading” testimony. Also, a judge says Trump’s IRS suit was filed for “improper p...
Trump reiterates claim that U.S.-Iran ceasefire is ‘over'
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump loses the bid to restore his name to the Kennedy Center. Also, Trump prioritizes an election power grab over a...
Lawrence: Trump says 'I don't know' when asked about the war in Iran he started
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump fails to make a deal to end his war in Iran. Also, FBI Director Kash Patel is under scrutiny for his taxpayer-f...
Graham Platner says he’s withdrawing, denies allegations
Tonight on The Last Word: Maine Democrats can replace Graham Platner if he withdraws by July 13. And Donald Trump rants about the “Islamic Republic of...
Lawrence on the lesson of the Platner campaign: Always wait for the vetting
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump’s war in Iran flares up amid the NATO Summit in Turkey. Also, Democrats pull their endorsements of Graham Platn...
Lawrence: JD Vance’s old accusation of Trump being ‘cultural heroin’ was on display this weekend
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump’s latest pardons draw scrutiny from legal experts. Also, USAID cuts are linked to hundreds of thousands of deat...
Lawrence: Trump cannot survive a federal criminal justice system that works
Tonight on The Last Word: Iowa Democrat Josh Turek runs for the open seat being vacated by GOP Sen. Joni Ernst. Also, Donald Trump has made $2.2 bill...
U.S.-Iran talks in Qatar end without breakthrough
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump takes his first flight on the Qatar-gifted Air Force One. Also, the Supreme Court allows unlimited party spendi...
Trump loses SCOTUS fight to end birthright citizenship
Tonight on The Last Word: The Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in a blow to Donald Trump. Also, Justice Jackson defends Reconstruction’s l...
Secretary Rubio & envoy Witkoff brief Congress on Iran
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump doubles down on voter-ID bill after his Supreme Court loss. Also, Black voters respond to Republican redistrict...
Trump accuses Iran of ‘foolish violation’ of ceasefire
Tonight on The Last Word: A federal judge orders the Trump administration to explain the Kennedy Center tarp. Also, the House Oversight Committee subp...
Lawrence: Republican 'Cowardly Lions' of the Senate will live the rest of their lives in disgrace
Tonight on The Last Word: Senate Republicans cave to Donald Trump on the Iran war vote. Also, a federal judge blocks Trump’s executive order limiting...
Lawrence: Bill Cassidy did what no GOP senator has done to Trump in a decade. Yell at him.
Tonight on The Last Word: Former Secretary of State John Kerry says Iran has a new “sense of power” after Donald Trump’s war. Also, a Trump tantrum st...
Lawrence: Republican Senator Sheehy just made Donald Trump Iran's ‘dope’
Tonight on The Last Word: The U.S. and Iran give differing accounts of deal negotiations. Also, a federal judge rules ICE can’t make arrests in immigr...
Haberman and Swan react to Trump's attacks on them ahead of damning book, 'Regime Change'
Tonight on The Last Word: A new book details Donald Trump “operating on pure gut instinct” in the first year of his second presidency. Maggie Haberman...
Lawrence: Trump picked the worst place in the world to sign his terrible deal with Iran
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump lies that he got Iran’s “unconditional surrender.” Also, Trump’s Iran deal faces rare backlash from top Republi...
Lawrence: Trump chose to play Obama's game and lost badly.
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump’s Iran agreement falls far short of his promises. And Georgia Republicans cancel their redistricting efforts af...
Lawrence: Trump's describing his so-called Iran deal the only way he knows how. With nonstop lying.
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump desperately tries to sell his retreat from Iran as a win. Also, The Washington Post reports plans for Trump’s b...
Lawrence: White House effectively says NYT reporters must have tapes of Situation Room meeting
Tonight on The Last Word: The New York Times reports JD Vance wanted to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota. Also, Sen. Raphael Warnock reacts to...
U.S. & Iran move closer to a deal to resume peace talks
Tonight on The Last Word: Questions remain on key issues in a potential U.S.-Iran deal. And a ruling is upheld to remove Donald Trump’s name from the...
Lawrence: Trump lies about Vietnam War dead in a desperate attempt to justify troops killed in Iran
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump backs down from attacking Iran for the third day. Also, Trump says he could “take over” Iran if he wanted to. P...
Lawrence: Vance knew Epstein Files were ‘a huge problem’
A new book reveals the Trump team's Epstein panic. Plus, the U.S. launches strikes against Iran for the second day. Also, Ken Dilanian shares new repo...
Lawrence: When Donald Trump says ‘if you want to know the truth,' he lies
Tonight on The Last Word: The U.S. strikes Iran after an Army helicopter is downed. Also, the House Oversight Committee questions Jeffrey Epstein aide...
Lawrence & Rachel discuss what’s happening in California as Trump says the election is ‘rigged’
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump makes wild claims about his war with Iran. Also, a lawsuit says Trump’s UFC event is “deeply corrupt.” Plus, th...
Senate GOP kills move to block Trump $1.776B fund
Tonight on The Last Word: Pam Bondi pins the blame on Todd Blanche for the Epstein files. Also, a moment of silence was held for Derek Chauvin by Minn...
Lawrence: Blanche won the audition for Trump's AG when he publicly told Trump, 'I love you, sir'
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump’s Attorney General nominee faces a tough Senate confirmation. Also, Trump puts loyalty over experience with his...
Lawrence: Trump is a big loser in California and in Congress
Tonight on The Last Word: MS NOW reports Donald Trump will nominate Todd Blanche as attorney general. Also, Trump picks Bill Pulte for acting Director...