# Lawrence: Republican 'Cowardly Lions' of the Senate will live the rest of their lives in disgrace

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Podcast: [The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-last-word-with-lawrence-o-donnell-525416)
Published: 2026-06-26T03:33:09+00:00
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Tonight on The Last Word: Senate Republicans cave to Donald Trump on the Iran war vote. Also, a federal judge blocks Trump’s executive order limiting mail ballots. Plus, Democrats are linking Republicans to Trump’s affordability failures. And ​France confirms the first Ebola case outside of Africa. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Roy Cooper, and Nicholas Enrich join Lawrence O’Donnell.

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