S12 E28: U.S. Government Shutdown & Police Chases: 11/2/25: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

John Oliver discusses the government shutdown in the U.S., and how it’s related to both a crisis of food insecurity and surging healthcare costs. Then, he explains why the risks involved in police chases massively outweigh the benefits. Also, he details how J.D. Vance killed the last Pope. He did. He killed the last Pope. And no, we don’t have any “evidence.” But it’s so obvious, you shouldn’t need any. Subscribe to the #lastweektonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: www.youtube.com/lastweektonight Or find us on your favorite social media platform we may or may not have discussed at length on the show: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lastweektonight TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lastweektonighthbo Threads: https://www.threads.net/@lastweektonight Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lastweektonight.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lastweektonight Or visit our official site for all that other stuff at once: https://www.hbo.com/lastweektonight