The Last Word with Matt Cooper

The Week Trending: Tolls To Increase, Phones Banned In Restaurants, & 'Maxxing' Everything

2026-10-30

The cost of tolls on most of the country's roads are set to rise again in the new year.

A group of restaurants in Sardinia are banning families from using smartphones and other devices at the table in a quest to encourage conversation.

And 'Maxxing' is Dictionary.com's word of the year.

Elaine Burke and Eoghan Tomás McDermott join The Last Word to discuss the week's trending stories.

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