In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics.... Topics covered in today’s Politics Chat: Iran war stalemate and Strait of Hormuz blockade, US oil refinery dependency and energy market disruption, pre-market announcement and oil futures insider trading, Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski corruption allegations, Kash Patel FBI testimony on warrantless location data, Pam Bondi subpoena and Epstein files, the Save Act and proof-of-citizenship voting requirements, DHS funding standoff and TSA pay freeze, budget reconciliation as filibuster workaround, Fulton County and Riverside County ballot seizures, No Kings rallies, and the case for reversing Bush-era and Trump-era tax cuts. We’re live here on YouTube and Facebook every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 pm Maine time (3 pm PT). 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://americanpromise.net/ https://redwine.blue/ https://cc4democracy.com/ https://liberalrocks.com/ https://www.commoncause.org/take-action/ https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member © 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.