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.

 

#66

Lawrence: Trump is using the government shutdown to shut down the Epstein files

Tonight on The Last Word: Rep. Jamie Raskin demands answers about Ghislaine Maxwell report... more

31 Oct 2025

43 MINS

43:07

31 Oct 2025


#65

Lawrence: Trump’s impossible third term is a desperate diversion from his cruelties

Tonight on The Last Word: MSNBC reports two federal prosecutors were placed on administrat... more

30 Oct 2025

41 MINS

41:47

30 Oct 2025


#64

Lawrence: Trump and GOP effectively taking food from Americans as shutdown cuts to food stamps loom

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump refuses to use emergency funds for food aid during ... more

29 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:30

29 Oct 2025


#63

Trump destroys White House East Wing for ballroom

Tonight on The Last Word: Congress faces a November 1 deadline to extend Affordable Care A... more

28 Oct 2025

38 MINS

38:33

28 Oct 2025


#62

Trump base mad after Trump uses taxpayer money to help MAGA pal in Argentina

Tonight on The Last Word: Americans are starting to feel the impact of the ongoing governm... more

25 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:05

25 Oct 2025


#61

Democracy Forward to probe reported Trump demand for $230M

Tonight on The Last Word: House Democrats investigate what they call Donald Trump’s “effor... more

24 Oct 2025

41 MINS

41:14

24 Oct 2025


#60

MSLIVE ’25: The State of U.S. Democracy with Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell

We’re thrilled to share one of the most anticipated conversations from our recent MSNBCLIV... more

23 Oct 2025

48 MINS

48:32

23 Oct 2025


#59

Historic preservation group warns Trump ballroom will ‘overwhelm’ White House

Tonight on The Last Word: The New York Times reports Donald Trump is demanding $230 millio... more

23 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:43

23 Oct 2025


#58

Trump demolishes part of East Wing to build ballroom

Tonight on The Last Word: The current government shutdown intensifies new economic threats... more

22 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:35

22 Oct 2025


#57

Estimated 7 Million protest against Trump nationwide

Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump lashes out after “No Kings” protests draw a histori... more

21 Oct 2025

40 MINS

40:02

21 Oct 2025


#56

John Bolton indicted on 18 criminal counts

Tonight on The Last Word: Americans prepare to march in protest of Donald Trump's agenda o... more

17 Oct 2025

40 MINS

40:29

17 Oct 2025


#55

Democrats say Speaker Johnson delaying Grijalva swearing-in over Epstein files

Tonight on The Last Word: “No Kings” protests against Donald Trump are expected to draw a ... more

16 Oct 2025

41 MINS

41:28

16 Oct 2025


#54

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 FB... more

15 Oct 2025

47 MINS

47:17

15 Oct 2025


#53

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 ... more

14 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:22

14 Oct 2025


#52

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... more

11 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:36

11 Oct 2025


#51

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 signat... more

10 Oct 2025

43 MINS

43:21

10 Oct 2025


#50

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, ... more

09 Oct 2025

43 MINS

43:00

09 Oct 2025


#49

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 Jeffre... more

08 Oct 2025

44 MINS

44:32

08 Oct 2025


#48

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, t... more

07 Oct 2025

37 MINS

37:43

07 Oct 2025


#47

Shutdown to enter second week amid Senate stalemate

Tonight on The Last Word: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez says Donald Trump relies on the “impression o... more

04 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:10

04 Oct 2025


#46

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 “t... more

03 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:34

03 Oct 2025


#45

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 ra... more

02 Oct 2025

44 MINS

44:05

02 Oct 2025


#44

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 meeti... more

30 Sep 2025

37 MINS

37:41

30 Sep 2025


#43

Fmr. FBI Director James Comey indicted after pressure from Trump

Tonight on The Last Word: Rep. Jamie Raskin decries Donald Trump’s “unprecedented campaign... more

27 Sep 2025

41 MINS

41:26

27 Sep 2025


#42

Trump DOJ indicts former FBI director James Comey

Tonight on The Last Word: Former FBI director James Comey responds to his Trump DOJ indict... more

26 Sep 2025

35 MINS

35:07

26 Sep 2025


#41

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 ca... more

25 Sep 2025

46 MINS

46:39

25 Sep 2025