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- Mississippi Matters · 9 min.November 12, 2026 Mississippi has a new US senator-elect, as Scott Colom becomes the third Black senator from the state, and first ever elected by the people, Senators Hiram R…
- Veterans Day · 15 min.November 11, 2026 Veterans Day originally marked the armistice that ended World War I, The commemoration was renamed Veterans Day after veterans of WWI and the Korean War had…
- Hitting the Ground Running · 16 min.November 10, 2026 Democrats will remain in the minority until January, but are already putting forward measures to address affordability and accountability, A group of Democratic…
- The Law is King · 13 min.November 8, 2026 Trump's posts suggest that any plans to investigate the administration are crimes, Congressional Democrats are hiring former career prosecutors to join the…
- The Old Politics is Dying · 10 min.November 7, 2026 Senator-elect James Talarico of Texas gave a victory speech that recalled an era when Americans worked together to defend their country against those who would…
- They Voted · 13 min.November 6, 2026 On Tuesday, Americans rejected the Trump administration, They voted to end corruption, end Trump’s war on Iran, end costly tariffs, and end masked agents…
- Shining a Light · 14 min.November 5, 2026 House Democrats plan to shine a light on Trump’s corruption and renew American government to serve the common good, Rep. Jamie Raskin is the incoming chair of…
- A New Era · 15 min.November 4, 2026 Voters flipped control of both chambers of Congress from the Republicans to the Democrats, A Democratic victory in the House was expected, but in the Senate the…
- Rebuilding a Government for Everyone · 13 min.To read this letter, click here: Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Spotify You can also find Heather at:YouTubeBlueskyInstagramFacebookThreadsTikTok Get full access to Letters…
- Intending to Steal · 11 min.November 1, 2026 Trump intends to try to steal the 2026 midterm election, He is trying to boost his own popularity, sending e-mail messages extolling the efficiency of the Social…
- The 1866 Midterm Election · 11 min.TOctober 31, 2026 Andrew Johnson traveled around the country in advance of the 1866 midterm election, to drum up support for his party, He denounced Congress and called certain…
- Not Moving the Needle, Anywhere · 8 min.October 30, 2026 Stories of fraud continue, Last summer, the Department of Homeland Security paid more than $495 million for a 1,600 bed prison that the state of Minnesota…
- Free and Fair Elections · 15 min.October 29, 2026 Flàvio Bolsonaro’s escape from Brazil to Miami was arranged in part by White House officials, Trump ordered the State Department to give Bolsonaro and his family…
- Signs of MAGA Collapse · 10 min.October 28, 2026 Flàvio Bolsonaro, who lost the election to become president of Brazil, arrived in Miami with his family, in spite of his being barred from leaving Brazil, His…
- Manipulating the Media · 11 min.October 27, 2026 After a student-led democratic movement ousted Serbia’s Aleksandar Vučić from power, Serbian TV apologized to viewers for failing to report what had been…
- Erratic and Corrupt · 14 min.October 26, 2026 Trump posted his longest-ever social media post last night, Giant turnout for rallies by Obama illustrate the changing mood of the country, Images of the packed…
- Momentum · 14 min.October 25, 2026 In the last days of the 2026 midterm campaign, Democrats are picking up momentum, MAGA is pursuing what has worked in the past: a false narrative undergirded by…
- A New Approach · 11 min.October 24, 2026 The election of 1920 gave the Republicans control of the White House and Congress, Republicans rejected the Progressive Era’s idea that government should…
- Oil Deals · 7 min.October 23, 2026 The restrictions that have been crippling Ukraine’s ability to protect itself from Russia continue in spite of Trump’s statement to the contrary, Oil deals…
- Out of Whack · 14 min.October 21, 2026 The president’s behavior is becoming more and more erratic, He has abandoned the traditional allies of the US to align with Vladimir Putin and Russia, Trump…
- The White House Betrays Ukraine · 11 min.October 20, 2026 Elon Musk ordered SpaceX to slow down its Starlink service in Ukraine, It is unclear if Musk operated with or without input from White House officials, The…
- Two Observations · 9 min.October 19, 2026 Ten years ago, Hillary Clinton, who was running for president against Donald Trump, warned that Vladimir Putin hoped to have a “puppet” in the White House, and…
- Things Have Changed · 9 min.October 18, 2026 Putin has proposed a meeting with Trump and Xi Jinping to decide the fate of Ukraine, Such a summit would formally acknowledge that the US has broken from Europe…
- No Kings: Vote Early · 6 min.October 17, 2026 People around the US and the world gathered at more than 3,000 No Kings:Vote Early events, Events were designed to encourage people to vote early, Republican…
- Making Voices Count · 11 min.October 16, 2026 Chaos reigns in the Trump administration with the resignation of new pick for WH press secretary after 5 days. Trump has walked back from braodcasting the…
- Corruption as a Driving Force · 15 min.October 15, 2026 The idea that when a democratic system is taken over by a single party it quickly becomes corrupt describes what is happening in Trump’s orbit, In the last few…
- Taking Authoritarianism Out For a Spin · 15 min.October 14, 2026 Ukraine’s military relies on two satellite systems related to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, and last night SpaceX restricted speed limits, debilitating Ukraine’s drones…
- Desperate for Distraction · 9 min.October 13, 2026 The attacks on James Talarico were likely an attempt to get ahead of another damaging story about Ken Paxton, The Wall Street Journal reported that Paxton spent…
- Radicalism · 18 min.October 12, 2026 Billionaire Elon Musk has put at least $366 million into trying to elect Republicans in the midterm elections, Republicans are publishing material accusing…
- How Much Longer? · 14 min.October 10, 2026 Trump is openly backing Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, Trump blamed President Zelensky for prolonging the war waged by Russia, Trump has issued a warning to…
- Smash and Grab · 16 min.October 9, 2026 Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump's ambassador to Greece, was revealed to have asked Eric Deters, who wanted help from the administration with tax and legal issues, for…
- Why We Remember the Great Chicago Fire · 11 min.October 8, 2026 On October 8, 1871, the Peshtigo Fire burned through the Midwest, and claimed between 1,500 and 2,000 lives, The Peshtigo Fire was the deadliest wildfire in US…
- I Can Do Whatever I Want · 3 min.October 7, 2026 On October 7, 2016, the story of the Access Hollywood tape broke, in which Trump told tv host Billy Bush about his approach to women, Five years later on October…
- Panic · 15 min.October 6, 2026 Trump’s social media posts suggest he is panicking, Trump is blaming Ukraine for driving up oil prices, He is incensed about reports that people aren’t turning…
- Undermining the Post-WWII Order · 13 min.October 5, 2026 The US Southern Command struck another small boat in the Caribbean, bringing the number of strikes to more than 70, The administration has not made its…
- A Flood of Corruption Stories · 13 min.October 4, 2026 Saying he will make a payment to seniors, and also pay all Americans if Republicans win in the midterms, Trump is openly talking about using taxpayer money to buy…
- Power to the People · 5 min.October 3, 2026 The Power to the People festival on October 3rd, organized by Tom Morello, had a legendary line-up of musicians, Attendees could find ways to get involved in…
- A Seismic Political Change · 12 min.October 2, 2026 Trump held a campaign rally in Mobile, Alabama today, Mobile is where his MAGA rallies really took off in August 2015 when more than 30,000 people showed up, In…
- An Immediate Calamity · 13 min.October 1, 2026 The Trump administration is defying Congress, taking funds appropriated for specific purposes and redirecting them, Some of those funds were used to pay for the…
- Withdrawal from Iraq · 10 min.September 30, 2026 After more than two decades, the deaths of countless Iraqi civilians and more than 4,500 US troops, the wounding of more than 30,000 US military personnel, and…
- A Scene before the Senate Judiciary Committee · 14 min.September 29, 2026 At a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee Jack Smith was questioned about the case charging Trump with using fraud and deceit to overturn the 2020…
- Headaches for Republican Lawmakers · 14 min.September 28, 2026 Trump posted a video ad on television with the words “Paid for by the U.S. Government,” The backlash was immediate, Social media users and lawyers alike asked…
- Bad News Plagues the Administration · 12 min.September 26, 2026 Last night, the White House would not allow reporters from CNN on Air Force One as part of the press pool, With bad news plaguing the administration, Trump has…
- National Lobster Day · 5 min.September 25, 2026 September 25 is Dolly Parton Day and also National Lobster Day, National Lobster Day honors the cultural and economic history of the lobster industry, Lobsters…
- A Hard Sell · 12 min.Early today, US District Judge Timothy Kelly granted the request of media outlets to stop Trump’s order banning members of their organizations from the White House, Kelly ordered…
- Pay-To-Play · 16 min.September 23, 2026 When Trump returned to the White House in 2025, he fired the investigators in the anti-corruption group of the FBI who were investigating Sen. Susan Collins…
- Defiance · 11 min.Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe
- A Direct Assault · 11 min.September 21, 2026 On September 18th, Trump announced he was banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, Trump invoked “national security,” again, as the explanation…
- NATO 3.0 · 12 min.September 20, 2026 Thousands gathered outside the JFK Center on Friday evening, in protest of Trump’s takeover of the building and his threat to shut it down or even demolish it…
- Bacon’s Rebellion · 10 min.September 19, 2026 350 years ago, on September 19, 1676, Nathaniel Bacon and his followers burned Jamestown - the capital of the Virginia Colony, Virginia lawmakers would respond…
