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Heather Cox Richardson

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Mar 19, 2026
In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics.... Topics covered in today’s Politics Chat: MAGA coalition fractures over Iran war, U.S. military strikes and Strait of Hormuz closure, oil prices and inflation surge, NSM on domestic terrorism and protest prosecutions, Texas Antifa terror convictions, SAVE Act voter suppression push, Pam Bondi and Epstein files cover-up, FBI location data purchases, Kash Patel Senate testimony, Tulsi Gabbard and Russia-Iran intelligence, Mark Wayne Mullin DHS nomination hearing, Jerome Powell stays at the Fed, Trump's mental decline, and Cuba as next military target. From Politics Chat, March 19, 2026 The live streamed version is available here: https://www.youtube.com/live/I5DshGQo... 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... You can also find me: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxr... Facebook:   / 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... © 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.

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