Topics covered in today’s Politics Chat: Kentucky Senate vacancy question, Senate succession and special election law, National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 rollback, Chaco Canyon drilling, U.S.–Saudi nuclear power deal, nuclear proliferation concerns, Iran war escalation, Strait of Hormuz control, tanker attacks, rising oil and gasoline prices, U.S. military buildup in the Gulf, Canada tariffs, tariff authority after the Supreme Court ruling, wildfires and climate change, SNAP cuts, Medicaid cuts, ICE arrests and enforcement shootings, IRS funding restoration, billionaire political spending, Senator Andy Kim’s “MediKids” proposal. Politics Chat is recorded live on YouTube and Facebook every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 pm Maine time (3 PM PT / 6 PM ET). Watch today's recordinghttps://youtube.com/live/tqiCcLB-K3k?feature=share Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe You can also find me: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe (https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)