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.
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Lawrence: Trump admin. staffer reportedly in an 'I love Hitler' chat hasn't been fired by Trump yet
Tonight on The Last Word: The Trump administration dodges questions about the Tom Homan FBI probe. Also, Maine Governor Janet Mills launches a Senate...

Lawrence: Did Trump 'czar' Tom Homan take $50,000 from the FBI? JD Vance's answer is, 'I don't know'
Tonight on The Last Word: The Justice Department bows to Donald Trump’s demands to target his rivals. Also, Rachel Maddow discusses her new documentar...

Ali Velshi: We’re seeing a politically weak Trump throw the authoritarian spaghetti at the wall
Tonight on The Last Word: Speaker Mike Johnson describes an upcoming anti-Trump march as a “Hate America” rally. Also, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says...

Lawrence: Letitia James should wear being on Trump's enemies list as a badge of honor
Tonight on The Last Word: A bipartisan Epstein discharge petition will have the 218 signatures needed once the newly elected Arizona lawmaker is sworn...

Lawrence: The only humiliation in court during Comey’s arraignment was on the Trump side
Tonight on The Last Word: James Comey appears in federal court for his arraignment. Also, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse calls out Attorney General Pam Bondi...

Lawrence: AOC on how to deal with insecure men like Trump. 'Laugh at them. Make them small.'
Tonight on The Last Word: Attorney General Pam Bondi dodges Democrats’ questions on Jeffrey Epstein and Tom Homan. And Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene joi...

Lawrence: Trump reveals he’s considering pardoning convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump won’t rule out pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell. Also, the Trump Justice Department struggles to find prosecutors fo...

Shutdown to enter second week amid Senate stalemate
Tonight on The Last Word: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez says Donald Trump relies on the “impression of power.” Also, the government shutdown raises huge concerns...

Lawrence: We are clearly seeing madness pouring from the darkness of Donald Trump's mind
Tonight on The Last Word: Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick calls Jeffrey Epstein “the greatest blackmailer ever.” Also, early voting is underwa...

Lawrence: How many flashes of insanity from a president should we tolerate?
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump’s frozen federal tunnel funds hit the New Jersey race for governor. Also, Rep. Maxwell Frost says Trump and Rep...

Lawrence: Trump was 'on the verge of outright insanity' in deranged speech to military commanders
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump rambles through a military speech as a government shutdown is looming. Also, the government is set to shut down...

Lawrence on deranged, vile Trump posts as govt. shutdown looms: How do you negotiate with that man?
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump posts a racist fake video after a White House meeting with Democrats. Also, Senate Democrats press the Justice...

Fmr. FBI Director James Comey indicted after pressure from Trump
Tonight on The Last Word: Rep. Jamie Raskin decries Donald Trump’s “unprecedented campaign of vengeance” in a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi. Al...

Trump DOJ indicts former FBI director James Comey
Tonight on The Last Word: Former FBI director James Comey responds to his Trump DOJ indictment: “I’m innocent. So let’s have a trial.” Andrew Weissman...

Lawrence: How can Democrats negotiate with Trump, the 'world's most powerful man-baby'?
Tonight on The Last Word: House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says the GOP needs to cancel healthcare cuts. Also, prosecutors reportedly opposed c...

Lawrence: Trump knows Homan can't survive if video of him with undercover FBI agents becomes public
Tonight on The Last Word: Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats demand the Justice Department release the files in the Tom Homan FBI probe after the MS...

'Stand up for our country': Rachel joins Lawrence to discuss her Kamala Harris interview
Tonight on The Last Word: Former Vice President Kamala Harris gives Rachel Maddow her first interview since the 2024 election. Also, U.K. charities re...

House Democrats blast Alex Acosta: ‘Defiant and evasive'
Tonight on The Last Word: The House Oversight Committee plans on releasing the transcript of the Alex Acosta interview. Also, Democrats criticize Dona...

Lawrence: The Epstein survivors have questions that Donald Trump and Kash Patel refuse to answer
Tonight on The Last Word: Epstein survivors are “shocked” by Kash Patel’s testimony. Also, Donald Trump’s economy and tariffs are a top issue in the N...

Lawrence: Trump wants us to talk about Jimmy Kimmel. So we'll talk about Trump & Jeffrey Epstein.
Tonight on The Last Word: The House Oversight Committee interrogates FBI Director Kash Patel on Jeffrey Epstein. Also, Deputy Attorney General Todd Bl...

Lawrence: Trump files the most ridiculous lawsuit ever by the most ridiculous litigant in history
Tonight on The Last Word: An investigation by The New York Times finds connections between the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement gra...

Lawrence: Donald Trump doesn't want us to talk about Jeffrey Epstein's emails. So we will.
Tonight on The Last Word: New emails reveal the extent of the Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell partnership. Also, a federal appeals court rules again...

Officials release new details on suspect arrested in Charlie Kirk’s murder
Tonight on The Last Word: Lawmakers request more security after the Charlie Kirk killing. Also, NATO steps up its air defenses after Russian drones we...

Officials share video of Charlie Kirk shooting suspect escaping
Tonight on The Last Word: Utah officials and the FBI take no questions from the media. And a 9/11 survivor leaves finance to become a nurse. Ken Dilan...

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed during Utah campus event, shooter at large
Tonight on The Last Word: Charlie Kirk is shot and killed at an event he was hosting at Utah Valley University. Ken Dilanian, Andrew Weissmann, Brigha...

Lawrence: One honest thing Trump said about Epstein’s survivors is ‘I haven’t thought about it’
Tonight on The Last Word: The New York Times reports JPMorgan enabled the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein. Also, Donald Trump claims he never signed the Eps...

Lawrence shares a note Trump sent him comparing its signature to the Epstein birthday note signature
Tonight on The Last Word: House Democrats release Donald Trump’s alleged birthday card for Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. Robert Garcia, Rep. Ro Khanna, Andrew...

Ali Velshi: Trump's economy is so bad he's trying to distract from it by talking about Epstein
Tonight on The Last Word: The Trump administration struggles to dismiss the latest weak jobs report. Also, Donald Trump threatens to send the National...

Lawrence: RFK Jr., the most dangerous nepo baby in American history, testified today not under oath
Tonight on The Last Word: Senate Finance Committee Democrats call on RFK Jr. to resign. Also, Donald Trump appeals to the Supreme Court to save his il...

Epstein survivors call for full release of files
Tonight on The Last Word: Epstein survivors demand justice and accountability. Jena-Lisa Jones, Rep. Ro Khanna, and Lisa Rubin join Lawrence O’Donnell...

Lawrence: The most perverse thing during Blanche/Maxwell interview was their laughter
Tonight on The Last Word: Epstein survivors plan to speak on Capitol Hill Wednesday. Anouska De Georgiou, Brad Edwards, and Andrew Weissmann join Lawr...

Federal appeals court: Most Trump tariffs are illegal
Tonight on The Last Word: A federal appeals court deals a huge blow to Donald Trump on tariffs. Also, Trump is blasted for his “illegal” tactic to cut...

Trump & RFK Jr. throw CDC into complete chaos
Tonight on The Last Word: Sen. Angela Alsobrooks calls on RFK Jr. to resign. Also, former CDC Director Susan Monarez is fired after refusing to sign o...

Top Senate Democrat: Trump’s HHS Secy. RFK Jr. ‘must be fired immediately'
Tonight on The Last Word: RFK Jr.’s anti-science policy triggers CDC resignations. Also, two children are dead and 17 people are injured in a mass sho...

Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook to sue over Trump’s ‘illegal’ attempt to fire her
Tonight on The Last Word: A recent poll finds 37 percent of Americans approve of Donald Trump’s economy. Also, Trump is accused of using the Justice D...

Trump says he’s removing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook
Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump threatens to send troops to more Democratic-led cities. Also, a federal judge blocks the Justice Department fro...

Trump's DOJ releases audio of Maxwell interview as House lawmakers get first batch of Epstein Files
Tonight on The Last Word, the House Oversight Committee has received 33,000 pages of the Epstein files. Plus, Trump’s Justice Department also released...

Trump tries another distraction hours before DOJ is due to release some Epstein files to Congress
Tonight on the Last Word, Democrats move to counter Republican gerrymandering and Trump’s redistricting plot. Plus Black and Hispanic Texas voters are...

Lawrence: Federal judge publicly calls out Trump Justice Dept. out for its Epstein case 'diversion'
Tonight on The Last Word: The DOJ is set to begin releasing Epstein files to Congress on Friday. Plus a Judge calls out Trump’s DOJ’s “Diversion on th...

Lawrence: Trump uses his desk to hide his swollen ankles & his Atty. Gen. to hide the Epstein files
Tonight on The Last Word: Oversight Cmte. Dem Rep. Garica says fmr. Trump AG Bill Barr says the DOJ can release the Epstein files now. Also, the Justi...