Politics Chat

Heather Cox Richardson
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In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics.... heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

Episodes

  1. Politics Chat, February 13, 2026

    3D AGO

    Politics Chat, February 13, 2026

    Whistleblower complaint regarding Tulsi Gabbard and intercepted communications involving Jared Kushner, Trump speaks out against the Gordie Howe International Bridge hours after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick meets with competing bridge owner, the “authoritarian international” and Robert Mueller's 2011 warning on global criminal networks, ICE and Border Patrol operations and the construction of concentration camps across the U.S., DHS funding standoff in the Senate over Fourth Amendment violations and agent identification requirements, the SAVE Act, Trump's social media declaration to impose voter ID with or without Congressional approval, and protecting the integrity of the 2026 midterm elections. Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe

    58 min
  2. Politics Chat, February 10, 2026

    6D AGO

    Politics Chat, February 10, 2026

    Expanded immigration detention and deportation policy shifts under the Trump administration, the elimination of bond release and the rise of mass     detention facilities, DHS leadership dynamics and enforcement strategy across ICE and Border Patrol, Great Replacement rhetoric and immigration messaging inside Trump-world politics, congressional oversight fights and partisan clashes over federal law-enforcement conduct, Trump-era corruption concerns tied to tariffs, foreign leverage, and White House projects, the Epstein files release battle and domestic political fallout, global repercussions from Epstein-linked disclosures, election integrity fights including the SAVE Act and 2026 positioning, state-level and community resistance movements, and civic organizing as a counterweight to federal power. Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe

    57 min
  3. Politics Chat, February 5, 2026

    FEB 6

    Politics Chat, February 5, 2026

    Senator Ron Wyden’s open letter to CIA Director John Ratcliffe, a Minnesota courtroom transcript reveals systemic failures inside DHS, Democrats’ demands to rein in federal immigration enforcement before further DHS funding, warning signs of masked federal agents, fallout from the Epstein files and Brad Karp’s resigns from Paul Weiss, mounting concern over Trump’s efforts to rig the 2026 elections through gerrymandering and voter suppression, and Trump’s latest return to the Big Lie. Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe

    21 min
  4. Politics Chat, February 3, 2026

    FEB 4

    Politics Chat, February 3, 2026

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    43 min
  5. Politics Chat, January 29, 2026

    JAN 30

    Politics Chat, January 29, 2026

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    46 min
  6. Politics Chat, January 27, 2026

    JAN 28

    Politics Chat, January 27, 2026

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    43 min
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In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics.... heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

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    Heather Cox Richardson
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  • Episodes
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