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.

 

#187

Lawrence: Donald Trump cares more about prosecuting James Comey than his own war in Iran

Tonight on The Last Word: Pete Hegseth faces his second day of questioning on the Iran war... more

3 hrs Ago

42 MINS

42:41

3 hrs Ago


#186

Lawrence: The first six Americans killed in Trump's war died because Hegseth left them defenseless

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump threatens Iran by posting an AI image of himself ho... more

Yesterday

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42:50

Yesterday


#185

Lawrence: America revolted against George III's ‘madness.' King Charles found the madness in America

Tonight on The Last Word: King Charles defends NATO and Ukraine in his speech to Congress.... more

29 Apr 2026

42 MINS

42:47

29 Apr 2026


#184

Lawrence: Trump is now the first U.S. president in history to complain publicly of 'too much work!'

Tonight on The Last Word: Iran reportedly offers the U.S. a deal to open the Strait of Hor... more

28 Apr 2026

37 MINS

37:22

28 Apr 2026


#183

Trump sending Witkoff & Kushner to Pakistan for Iran talks

Tonight on The Last Word: The Trump Justice Department drops the criminal probe of Federal... more

25 Apr 2026

43 MINS

43:36

25 Apr 2026


#182

Velshi: Chaos surrounds Trump as his Iran war drags on

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump considers a financial bailout for the “really rich”... more

24 Apr 2026

42 MINS

42:14

24 Apr 2026


#181

Lawrence: It was another day of nothing happening in Trump's failed attempts to negotiate with Iran

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump extends the Iran ceasefire and vows to continue the... more

23 Apr 2026

41 MINS

41:51

23 Apr 2026


#180

Lawrence: Tucker Carlson, Virginia voters, and the rest of America are turning on Trump

Tonight on The Last Word: In a big midterms boost to Democrats, the AP projects Virginia v... more

22 Apr 2026

41 MINS

41:20

22 Apr 2026


#179

Lawrence: Only Trump thinks threatening war crimes and committing war crimes 'will be my honor.'

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump makes multiple conflicting remarks on the Iran war.... more

21 Apr 2026

38 MINS

38:56

21 Apr 2026


#178

Trump’s ability to ‘BS the world’ on Iran is ‘otherworldly’, key Democrat says

Tonight on The Last Word: Rep. Adam Smith says Iran has not agreed to Donald Trump’s claim... more

18 Apr 2026

42 MINS

42:45

18 Apr 2026


#177

Lawrence: Trump, who failed to buy Stormy Daniels’ silence, now seeks Iran deal he ripped up

Tonight on The Last Word: RFK Jr. is slammed for his remark on "re-parenting" Black kids. ... more

17 Apr 2026

42 MINS

42:34

17 Apr 2026


#176

Lawrence: Trump says 'nobody has ever ended one war.' Is that the stupidity or insanity speaking?

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump is no closer to ending his “war of choice” in Iran.... more

16 Apr 2026

42 MINS

42:11

16 Apr 2026


#175

Lawrence: British Parliament Member calls Trump ‘a dangerous and corrupt gangster’ over Iran war

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump fails to end his “war of choice” in Iran. Also, the... more

15 Apr 2026

42 MINS

42:25

15 Apr 2026


#174

Lawrence: Trump’s Iran war defined by ‘madman’ posts as Jesus while telling Pope he’s wrong

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump’s war in Iran drags on after J.D. Vance-led talks f... more

14 Apr 2026

37 MINS

37:05

14 Apr 2026


#173

Trump threatens new attacks against Iran if talks fail

Tonight on The Last Word: Vice President Vance is headed to Pakistan for negotiations with... more

11 Apr 2026

42 MINS

42:07

11 Apr 2026


#172

Lawrence: Trump is now trying to get out of his war without everyone calling it a surrender

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump issues new threats on Iran after the ceasefire. Als... more

10 Apr 2026

43 MINS

43:16

10 Apr 2026


#171

Trump halts his war, but ceasefire agreement is unclear

Trump’s removal under the 25th Amendment. Plus, Trump calls for historic defense spending ... more

09 Apr 2026

42 MINS

42:58

09 Apr 2026


#170

Lawrence: Trump's threat to destroy 'a whole civilization' leaves a permanent stain on our history

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump retreats from his threat to destroy Iran’s “whole c... more

08 Apr 2026

41 MINS

41:10

08 Apr 2026


#169

Lawrence: Trump's profane and perverse Iran social media post is why the 25th Amendment was written

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump threatens civilian infrastructure in Iran. Also, Re... more

07 Apr 2026

39 MINS

39:28

07 Apr 2026


#168

Iran downs 2 U.S. jets, search for 1 crew member ongoing

Tonight on The Last Word: Pete Hegseth fires military officials amid the Iran war. Also, J... more

04 Apr 2026

42 MINS

42:31

04 Apr 2026


#167

Lawrence: Your reward in Trump World for doing a 'tremendous job' is to be fired

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump fires Pam Bondi and Todd Blanche is appointed as ac... more

03 Apr 2026

40 MINS

40:40

03 Apr 2026


#166

Lawrence: Trump failed to explain his war, disgraced military calling it 'a little journey to Iran'

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump refers to the deadly war as “that little journey to... more

02 Apr 2026

41 MINS

41:52

02 Apr 2026


#165

Lawrence: Trump is doing a very good job of sounding like the surrendering loser of his own war

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump tells reporters his war in Iran will end soon. Also... more

01 Apr 2026

42 MINS

42:52

01 Apr 2026


#164

Lawrence: Even some Trump voters joined the ‘No Kings’ protests

Tonight on The Last Word: Massive “No Kings” protests took place across the country this w... more

31 Mar 2026

39 MINS

39:15

31 Mar 2026


#163

Ali Velshi: History has shown us what can happen when the people show up

Tonight on The Last Word: Nationwide “No Kings” protests are planned for Saturday. Also, U... more

28 Mar 2026

42 MINS

42:22

28 Mar 2026


#162

Lawrence: Trump failed his own self-administered cognitive test while Iran's regime was watching

Tonight on The Last Word: Trump pushes the SAVE Act to restrict voting rights. Plus, exper... more

27 Mar 2026

43 MINS

43:36

27 Mar 2026


#161

Lawrence: Senator says ‘we have a delusional president’ as war continues

Tonight on The Last Word: Iran rejects Donald Trump’s peace plan to end the war. Also, a J... more

26 Mar 2026

42 MINS

42:34

26 Mar 2026