In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics.... Topics: Boundary Waters sulfide mining vote, Steve Daines' last-minute Senate exit and hand-picked successor in Montana, Markwayne Mullin nominated to replace Kristi Noem at DHS, Kansas transgender driver's license law, the Shield of the Americas and Western Hemisphere reorganization into sphere of influence, Pete Hegseth's Counter Cartel Conference remarks, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's Senate speech on Mueller report and Epstein-Russia connections, Scott Bessent's Russian oil sanctions rollback, the Iran strikes and Congressional war powers, rising oil prices and military munitions costs. 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.