In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics.... You can watch the full chat here: https://youtube.com/live/HPKa9KaShUY 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 00:40 - The big story: National Guard order to create quick reaction forces 03:10 - What the White House is doing while Trump is away 10:14 - Trump wants to start nuclear testing again 12:05 - Is there a deal with China to buy soybeans? 12:41 - SNAP reserve fund 18:44 - What happened to the valuables that were in the East Wing 19:43 - Does the Senate vote against Trump’s tariffs actually matter? 21:04 - Who’s really calling the shots in the White House + VP Vance’s “segregation tour” 24:39 - Parallels between now and the 1920s 32:05 - What can we do in this moment