The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell
Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW
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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'REALLY WEIRD': Trump getting supporters to pledge to 'cheat like hell' in elect...
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Lawrence: Not one person who heard Trump's $5,000 election offer believes he mea...
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Lawrence: Republicans boycott Trump’s pretend convention as Democratic campaigns...
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Lawrence: What are Donald Trump's deranged social media posts if not evidence of...
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Trump’s Iran war drags on with 60 days until midterms (Pt. 2)
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Trump’s Iran war drags on with 60 days until midterms (Pt. 1)
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Iran war at a stalemate as Trump claims U.S. is winning
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Trump flails as his Iran war drags on with no strategy
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U.S. & Iran launch airstrikes for second time in three days
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Trump’s Canada trade war could affect midterm elections
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Trump’s trade war & Iran war have cost Americans billions
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Lawrence: Future generations may laugh at Trump’s madness. But first, we will ha...
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Lawrence: Attacking voting by mail, Donald Trump wants to take away what Abraham...
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Lawrence: Trump admin.’s childish threat of ‘economic D-Day’ is mocked by Iran a...
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Lawrence: SCOTUS, like Natalie Harp, pretends to believe Trump works on ‘electio...
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Trump rallies voters for Graham in SC GOP Senate runoff
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Lawrence: Trump’s Treasury Secretary said ‘we don’t know when’ Trump’s war will...
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Lawrence: Trump’s ‘lust for vengeance’ could cost Republicans in the House and S...
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Lawrence: Trump-endorsed primary losses show Trump might not pick the next GOP p...
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Trump & officials downplay concerns about USS Lincoln
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Trump dismisses concerns over conditions on the USS Lincoln
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Lawrence: Aircraft carrier morale crisis is result of Trump’s failure.
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Lawrence: With Air Force One switch, Trump fails his self-imposed Hollywood Hero...
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Lawrence: Donald Trump has lost control – even his choice of airplane
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‘YOU CAN’T AFFORD TO BREATHE’: Exasperated voters bash Trump who claims they are...
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Democrats see midterm momentum as Trump approval tanks
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Lawrence: The mystery of what Trump’s agents were doing in Michigan may make sen...
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Lawrence: Caving to Trump, Tillis & Cornyn prove once a senator, always a senato...
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TRUMP’S TERRIBLE WEEK: 72% disapprove of Trump’s handling of his Iran war
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Lawrence: Trump cares more about his slush fund & tax amnesty than Blanche’s con...
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Lawrence: Republicans attacking Anthony Fauci is 'one of the darkest days in our...
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Lawrence: Trump proves he’s the stupidest negotiator in the history of American...
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Lawrence: Day 150 shows what happens when a madman starts a war
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Pentagon lowers number of troop deaths in Iran war
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Trump threatens to commit potential war crimes on Iran
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Combative Hegseth faces tough questions from senators
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'Operation epic failure': Trump & Hegseth blasted by Rep. Jeffries as Iran war d...
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Trump’s poll numbers plummet on economy and his war in Iran
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Lawrence: Trump’s ‘demented’ speech showed how ready he is to interfere in the e...
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Lawrence: Blanche confessed who he really serves when he said of Trump ‘I’m his...
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Lawrence: Cowardly Susan Collins did nothing to protect Maine from Trump’s invas...
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Lawrence: Trump sued himself - and lost.
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Trump reiterates claim that U.S.-Iran ceasefire is ‘over'
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Lawrence: Trump says 'I don't know' when asked about the war in Iran he started
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Graham Platner says he’s withdrawing, denies allegations
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Lawrence on the lesson of the Platner campaign: Always wait for the vetting
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Lawrence: JD Vance’s old accusation of Trump being ‘cultural heroin’ was on disp...
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Lawrence: Trump cannot survive a federal criminal justice system that works
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U.S.-Iran talks in Qatar end without breakthrough
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Trump loses SCOTUS fight to end birthright citizenship
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