The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell podcast

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.

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.

 

#92

Lawrence on Hegseth strikes: Legal experts say nothing in U.S. law allows for use of deadly force

Tonight on The Last Word: Experts suggest that the boat strikes may be illegal under U.S. ... more

Yesterday

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Yesterday


#91

Lawrence: Trump tries Epstein-style cover-up of second boat strike video

Tonight on The Last Word: The GOP House Armed Service Cmte. Chair announces he's ending th... more

11 Dec 2025

42 MINS

42:58

11 Dec 2025


#90

Lawrence: Pardoning history’s biggest drug dealers proves Trump doesn’t care about drug trafficking

Tonight on The Last Word: Democrats demand the Pentagon release the boat strike video. Als... more

10 Dec 2025

42 MINS

42:38

10 Dec 2025


#89

Lawrence: If Trump hasn’t called you a ‘terrible reporter’ then you’re not doing your job

Tonight on The Last Word: Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire at the end of th... more

09 Dec 2025

38 MINS

38:48

09 Dec 2025


#88

Hegseth faces calls to resign over boat strikes, Signalgate

Tonight on The Last Word: Questions grow amid shifting stories of boat strikes. Also, heal... more

06 Dec 2025

42 MINS

42:03

06 Dec 2025


#87

Lawrence on Hegseth boat strike: 'There was no war and there was no fog'

Tonight on The Last Word: After a classified briefing on the Sept. 2 boat strikes on an al... more

05 Dec 2025

42 MINS

42:59

05 Dec 2025


#86

Lawrence: Trump heightens insanity of war-mongering as Epstein island images released

Tonight on The Last Word: House Oversight Democrats release new Epstein material. Also, Do... more

04 Dec 2025

40 MINS

40:55

04 Dec 2025


#85

Lawrence: Hegseth's story on boat strike hinges on a new ‘fog of war’ lie

Tonight on The Last Word: Democrats are fired up after a close race in the Tennessee Speci... more

03 Dec 2025

43 MINS

43:07

03 Dec 2025


#84

Lawrence: After report of Hegseth's 'kill everybody' order, Trump's first instinct was to lie

Tonight on The Last Word: Fallout grows over a report of Pete Hegseth’s alleged order to “... more

02 Dec 2025

42 MINS

42:55

02 Dec 2025


#83

Preview of “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order”

Rachel Maddow’s new series lays bare one of the most shocking decisions in American histor... more

01 Dec 2025

09 MINS

09:33

01 Dec 2025


#82

2 National Guard members in critical condition after D.C. shooting

Tonight on The Last Word: Republicans are divided on how to handle health care and afforda... more

27 Nov 2025

43 MINS

43:21

27 Nov 2025


#81

Lawrence: Congressional Republicans are stuck with Donald Trump. And they know that it's hopeless.

Tonight on The Last Word: The GOP is distancing from an increasingly unpopular Donald Trum... more

26 Nov 2025

44 MINS

44:07

26 Nov 2025