# The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

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Author: Lawrence O'Donnell, MS NOW
Episodes: 227

## Resource

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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## Episodes
- [U.S.-Iran talks in Qatar end without breakthrough](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/u-s-iran-talks-in-qatar-end-without-breakthrough) — 2026-07-02T04:10:19+00:00
- [Trump loses SCOTUS fight to end birthright citizenship](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/trump-loses-scotus-fight-to-end-birthright-citizenship) — 2026-07-01T03:50:14+00:00
- [Secretary Rubio & envoy Witkoff brief Congress on Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/secretary-rubio-envoy-witkoff-brief-congress-on-iran) — 2026-06-30T03:38:04+00:00
- [Trump accuses Iran of ‘foolish violation’ of ceasefire](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/trump-accuses-iran-of-foolish-violation-of-ceasefire) — 2026-06-27T03:34:22+00:00
- [Lawrence: Republican 'Cowardly Lions' of the Senate will live the rest of their lives in disgrace](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-republican-cowardly-lions-of-the-senate-will-live-the-rest-of-their-lives-in-disgrace) — 2026-06-26T03:33:09+00:00
- [Lawrence: Bill Cassidy did what no GOP senator has done to Trump in a decade. Yell at him.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-bill-cassidy-did-what-no-gop-senator-has-done-to-trump-in-a-decade-yell-at-him) — 2026-06-25T03:54:41+00:00
- [Lawrence: Republican Senator Sheehy just made Donald Trump Iran's ‘dope’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-republican-senator-sheehy-just-made-donald-trump-iran-s-dope) — 2026-06-24T04:12:23+00:00
- [Haberman and Swan react to Trump's attacks on them ahead of damning book, 'Regime Change'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/haberman-and-swan-react-to-trump-s-attacks-on-them-ahead-of-damning-book-regime-change) — 2026-06-23T03:48:03+00:00
- [Lawrence: Trump picked the worst place in the world to sign his terrible deal with Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-trump-picked-the-worst-place-in-the-world-to-sign-his-terrible-deal-with-iran) — 2026-06-19T03:33:16+00:00
- [Lawrence: Trump chose to play Obama's game and lost badly.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-trump-chose-to-play-obama-s-game-and-lost-badly) — 2026-06-18T03:27:58+00:00
- [Lawrence: Trump's describing his so-called Iran deal the only way he knows how. With nonstop lying.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-trump-s-describing-his-so-called-iran-deal-the-only-way-he-knows-how-with-nonstop-lying) — 2026-06-17T03:41:46+00:00
- [Lawrence: White House effectively says NYT reporters must have tapes of Situation Room meeting](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-white-house-effectively-says-nyt-reporters-must-have-tapes-of-situation-room-meeting) — 2026-06-16T03:58:01+00:00
- [U.S. & Iran move closer to a deal to resume peace talks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/u-s-iran-move-closer-to-a-deal-to-resume-peace-talks) — 2026-06-13T03:13:15+00:00
- [Lawrence: Trump lies about Vietnam War dead in a desperate attempt to justify troops killed in Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-trump-lies-about-vietnam-war-dead-in-a-desperate-attempt-to-justify-troops-killed-in-iran) — 2026-06-12T03:19:41+00:00
- [Lawrence: Vance knew Epstein Files were ‘a huge problem’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-vance-knew-epstein-files-were-a-huge-problem) — 2026-06-11T04:04:00+00:00
- [Lawrence: When Donald Trump says ‘if you want to know the truth,' he lies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-when-donald-trump-says-if-you-want-to-know-the-truth-he-lies) — 2026-06-10T03:34:27+00:00
- [Lawrence & Rachel discuss what’s happening in California as Trump says the election is ‘rigged’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-rachel-discuss-what-s-happening-in-california-as-trump-says-the-election-is-rigged) — 2026-06-09T03:59:01+00:00
- [Senate GOP kills move to block Trump $1.776B fund](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/senate-gop-kills-move-to-block-trump-1-776b-fund) — 2026-06-06T03:21:44+00:00
- [Lawrence: Blanche won the audition for Trump's AG when he publicly told Trump, 'I love you, sir'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-blanche-won-the-audition-for-trump-s-ag-when-he-publicly-told-trump-i-love-you-sir) — 2026-06-05T03:33:12+00:00
- [Lawrence: Trump is a big loser in California and in Congress](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-trump-is-a-big-loser-in-california-and-in-congress) — 2026-06-04T04:10:24+00:00
- [Lawrence: It's too late for Trump to kill the $1.776B political monster he created](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-it-s-too-late-for-trump-to-kill-the-1-776b-political-monster-he-created) — 2026-06-02T03:22:50+00:00
- [Rep. Garcia: Todd Blanche is ‘clearly covering up’ for Donald Trump](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/rep-garcia-todd-blanche-is-clearly-covering-up-for-donald-trump) — 2026-05-30T03:38:31+00:00
- [Lawrence: The tortured soul of Trump's lying & incompetent Treasury Secy. was on display again today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-the-tortured-soul-of-trump-s-lying-incompetent-treasury-secy-was-on-display-again-today) — 2026-05-29T03:29:25+00:00
- [Lawrence: On the 88th day of Donald Trump's 'smart war,' his Cabinet once again laughed about war](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-on-the-88th-day-of-donald-trump-s-smart-war-his-cabinet-once-again-laughed-about-war) — 2026-05-28T03:33:28+00:00
- [Talarico to face candidate he calls nation's 'most corrupt politician' in U.S. Senate race in TX](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/talarico-to-face-candidate-he-calls-nation-s-most-corrupt-politician-in-u-s-senate-race-in-tx) — 2026-05-27T04:02:35+00:00
- [Lawrence: Trump knows he's losing his 'slush fund' and his ballroom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-trump-knows-he-s-losing-his-slush-fund-and-his-ballroom) — 2026-05-22T03:24:49+00:00
- [Lawrence: Trump says he's too busy to explain his Iran war. A Democrat did it in five minutes.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-trump-says-he-s-too-busy-to-explain-his-iran-war-a-democrat-did-it-in-five-minutes) — 2026-05-21T03:34:13+00:00
- [Lawrence: Trump's the first president in history to say he's 'too busy' to explain a war he's waging](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-trump-s-the-first-president-in-history-to-say-he-s-too-busy-to-explain-a-war-he-s-waging) — 2026-05-20T03:20:43+00:00
- [Lawrence: Today Trump said, 'I don't want to be stupid.' Too late, Donald. Too late.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-today-trump-said-i-don-t-want-to-be-stupid-too-late-donald-too-late) — 2026-05-19T03:29:39+00:00
- [Trump leaves China with no clarity on Iran or Taiwan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/trump-leaves-china-with-no-clarity-on-iran-or-taiwan) — 2026-05-16T03:17:48+00:00
- ['An embarrassment' & 'flat-out disaster': Cory Booker torches Trump over China summit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/an-embarrassment-flat-out-disaster-cory-booker-torches-trump-over-china-summit) — 2026-05-15T03:27:54+00:00
- [Trump arrives for meeting with China's President Xi Jinping](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/trump-arrives-for-meeting-with-china-s-president-xi-jinping) — 2026-05-14T03:25:52+00:00
- [Hegseth grilled on the Hill as Pentagon’s Iran war estimate grows to $29B](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/hegseth-grilled-on-the-hill-as-pentagon-s-iran-war-estimate-grows-to-29b) — 2026-05-13T03:14:19+00:00
- [Velshi: Trump about to face down adversary China, 'weakened, overextended' and stuck in his Iran war](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/velshi-trump-about-to-face-down-adversary-china-weakened-overextended-and-stuck-in-his-iran-war) — 2026-05-12T03:22:16+00:00
- [GOP seek $1 billion from taxpayers for Trump’s ballroom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/gop-seek-1-billion-from-taxpayers-for-trump-s-ballroom) — 2026-05-09T03:26:03+00:00
- [69 days of Trump’s war and no deal has been reached](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/69-days-of-trump-s-war-and-no-deal-has-been-reached) — 2026-05-08T03:34:25+00:00
- [Trump threatens Iran as he tries to wind down the costly war he claims he ‘won’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/trump-threatens-iran-as-he-tries-to-wind-down-the-costly-war-he-claims-he-won) — 2026-05-07T03:24:48+00:00
- [Hegseth: Ceasefire ’not over’ as U.S., Iran exchange fire in Strait](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/hegseth-ceasefire-not-over-as-u-s-iran-exchange-fire-in-strait) — 2026-05-06T03:15:32+00:00
- [Lawrence: Even Donald Trump seems to know that his war in Iran is now illegal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-even-donald-trump-seems-to-know-that-his-war-in-iran-is-now-illegal) — 2026-05-05T03:22:19+00:00
- [Trump, Hegseth’s ‘cavalier attitude’ towards U.S. deaths in Iran is ‘unacceptable,’ says Vindman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/trump-hegseth-s-cavalier-attitude-towards-u-s-deaths-in-iran-is-unacceptable-says-vindman) — 2026-05-02T03:28:53+00:00
- [Lawrence: Donald Trump cares more about prosecuting James Comey than his own war in Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-donald-trump-cares-more-about-prosecuting-james-comey-than-his-own-war-in-iran) — 2026-05-01T03:23:17+00:00
- [Lawrence: The first six Americans killed in Trump's war died because Hegseth left them defenseless](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-the-first-six-americans-killed-in-trump-s-war-died-because-hegseth-left-them-defenseless) — 2026-04-30T03:42:36+00:00
- [Lawrence: America revolted against George III's ‘madness.' King Charles found the madness in America](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-america-revolted-against-george-iii-s-madness-king-charles-found-the-madness-in-america) — 2026-04-29T03:41:50+00:00
- [Lawrence: Trump is now the first U.S. president in history to complain publicly of 'too much work!'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-trump-is-now-the-first-u-s-president-in-history-to-complain-publicly-of-too-much-work) — 2026-04-28T03:44:41+00:00
- [Trump sending Witkoff & Kushner to Pakistan for Iran talks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/trump-sending-witkoff-kushner-to-pakistan-for-iran-talks) — 2026-04-25T03:13:58+00:00
- [Velshi: Chaos surrounds Trump as his Iran war drags on](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/velshi-chaos-surrounds-trump-as-his-iran-war-drags-on) — 2026-04-24T03:17:39+00:00
- [Lawrence: It was another day of nothing happening in Trump's failed attempts to negotiate with Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-it-was-another-day-of-nothing-happening-in-trump-s-failed-attempts-to-negotiate-with-iran) — 2026-04-23T03:25:34+00:00
- [Lawrence: Tucker Carlson, Virginia voters, and the rest of America are turning on Trump](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-tucker-carlson-virginia-voters-and-the-rest-of-america-are-turning-on-trump) — 2026-04-22T03:25:00+00:00
- [Lawrence: Only Trump thinks threatening war crimes and committing war crimes 'will be my honor.'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-only-trump-thinks-threatening-war-crimes-and-committing-war-crimes-will-be-my-honor) — 2026-04-21T03:29:59+00:00
- [Trump’s ability to ‘BS the world’ on Iran is ‘otherworldly’, key Democrat says](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/trump-s-ability-to-bs-the-world-on-iran-is-otherworldly-key-democrat-says) — 2026-04-18T03:10:32+00:00
- [Lawrence: Trump, who failed to buy Stormy Daniels’ silence, now seeks Iran deal he ripped up](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-trump-who-failed-to-buy-stormy-daniels-silence-now-seeks-iran-deal-he-ripped-up) — 2026-04-17T03:41:47+00:00
- [Lawrence: Trump says 'nobody has ever ended one war.' Is that the stupidity or insanity speaking?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-trump-says-nobody-has-ever-ended-one-war-is-that-the-stupidity-or-insanity-speaking) — 2026-04-16T04:08:10+00:00
- [Lawrence: British Parliament Member calls Trump ‘a dangerous and corrupt gangster’ over Iran war](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-british-parliament-member-calls-trump-a-dangerous-and-corrupt-gangster-over-iran-war) — 2026-04-15T03:20:11+00:00
- [Lawrence: Trump’s Iran war defined by ‘madman’ posts as Jesus while telling Pope he’s wrong](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416/lawrence-trump-s-iran-war-defined-by-madman-posts-as-jesus-while-telling-pope-he-s-wrong) — 2026-04-14T03:33:12+00:00

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