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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Tonight on The Last Word: Donald Trump and JD Vance try to sell an unpopular agenda to voters. Also, Democrats campaign on economic woes from Donald Trump’s war. Plus, the Supreme Court lets Trump keep building his ballroom for now. And Trump’s FDA nominee claimed abortion pills are “dangerous.” Dr. Annie Andrews, Brian Poindexter, David Jolly, Barbara McQuade, and Mini Timmaraju join Jonathan…
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