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• Heather Cox Richardson
October 24, 2026
In the election of 1920, Americans handed a landslide victory to the Republicans and their presidential candidate Warren G.
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Oil Deals
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October 23, 2026
Despite Trump’s statement yesterday that billionaire Elon Musk had removed the restrictions from Starlink and Starshield that are crippling Ukraine’s ability to protect itself from Russia, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky said today the restrictions continue.
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The Importance of Voting
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October 22, 2026
Alexander Ward and Lara Seligman of the Wall Street Journal reported today that Trump called Elon Musk yesterday to ask him to stop throttling Starlink’s military-grade communications system, Starshield, in Ukraine.
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Politics Chat, October 22, 2026
In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics....
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Representative Joe Neguse | American Conversations
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Hallie Shoffner | American Conversations
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Seth Bodnar | American Conversations
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Abdul El-Sayed | American Conversations
Recorded October 21, 2026.
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Politics Chat, October 20, 2026
In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics....
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Chris Jones | American Conversations
Recorded October 20, 2026.
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What the Heck Just Happened? October 18, 2026
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Politics Chat, October 15, 2026
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Brian Poindexter | American Conversations
Recorded October 13, 2026.
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Scott MacFarlane | American Conversations
Recorded October 7, 2026.
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Donald's Diesel Disaster | Lunch Money with Paul Krugman and Heather Cox Richardson
Recorded September 23, 2026.
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Politics Chat, October 22, 2026
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Out of Whack
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October 21, 2026
Everything feels out of whack in the United States.
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The White House Betrays Ukraine
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October 20, 2026
A blockbuster story in the Wall Street Journal tonight by Alexander Ward, Natalie Andrews, and Josh Dawsey says that it was billionaire Elon Musk who ordered Space X to slow down its service in Ukraine, rendering some drones that stopped incoming missiles and others aimed at Russian targets useless.
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Politics Chat, October 20, 2026
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Two Observations
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• Heather Cox Richardson
October 19, 2026
I am just through the door from several days’ travel and am wiped out, so this will not be a real letter.
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Things Have Changed
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October 18, 2026
Tonight Lingling Wei, Alex Leary, Thomas Grove, and Josh Dawsey of the Wall Street Journal reported that Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has proposed a meeting next month with Trump and China’s president Xi Jinping to decide the fate of Ukraine.
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No Kings: Vote Early
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October 17, 2026
Around the United States of America and the world, people gathered today at more than 3,000 No Kings: Vote Early events to encourage Americans to vote in the November 3 midterm elections.