In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics.... From Politics Chat, October 21, 2025 You can watch the full chat here: https://youtube.com/live/mE5NDVpuu0M 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.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/ Resources: https://redwine.blue/ https://www.commoncause.org/take-action/ https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member 00:00 - Welcome 01:14 - No Kings protests 08:32 - There’s a lot going on this week 09:13 - The East Wing of the White House 15:05 - Who’s actually to blame for the government shutdown? 25:15 - Adelita Grijalva and the Epstein files 29:18 - Big picture: 2 different ideologies clash 38:05 - Could the SC overturn Trump v Supreme Court (2024)? 39:00 - General strike? 41:40 - What can you do? 43:40 - Upcoming interviews