In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics.... In today’s Politics Chat: The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all U.S. aircraft one day after rolling out a new AI air traffic management platform. White House Counsel Will Scharf warned Representative Robert Garcia that Democratic oversight plans could be criminal. U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz accused Senator Richard Blumenthal of trying to intimidate Trump ballroom donors. Attorney General Todd Blanche backed away from the threats after Democrats refused to be intimidated. The Interior Department announced plans to sell public lands to states, tribes, and local governments. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had an affair with a woman U.S. intelligence suspects is a Chinese spy. Trump was reportedly warned by U.S. intelligence more than a year ago and did nothing. Officials now say Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick made the call to take no action. Americans are urged to keep pressuring Congress after the midterms rather than focusing on leadership races. Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe 250 to 250 | Follow Along https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2dS6uX1RkUzLppeUrqtvApwnR6whO7I_ You can also find me: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hcrichardson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson?sub_confirmation=1 © 2026 Heather Cox Richardson. All Rights Reserved. All content in this video is protected by copyright. Reproduction, distribution, or re-uploading, in whole or in part, without prior written consent is prohibited.