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Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
August 5, 2026
On August 5, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law a new tax to help fund the United States government during the Civil War.
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Representative Jim McGovern | American Conversations
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Scott MacFarlane | American Conversations
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Skewing the System
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• Heather Cox Richardson
August 4, 2026
On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.
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• Heather Cox Richardson
Politics Chat, August 4, 2026
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An Unconscionable Deal
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Politics Chat, August 4, 2026
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Representative Chellie Pingree | American Conversations
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August 3, 2026
Just before midnight last night, news broke that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had rescinded the order of May 18, 2026, establishing a $1.776 billion slush fund for those who claimed that the Department of Justice under former president Joe Biden had persecuted them.
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Manipulating the Judicial Process
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August 2, 2026
Friday’s dismissal of the Department of Justice case against David Hearn for vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool came days after Hearn’s lawyers asked for transcripts of the grand jury proceedings that led to the indictment.
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Week Ten in 250 to 250
This was the tenth week of videos from the 250 to 250 Project that we’re producing to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Always a Lie
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• Heather Cox Richardson
August 1, 2026
In a classic Friday night news dump, the Department of Justice last night moved to dismiss the criminal charges against David Hearn, the U.S.
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Trading Strategy for Ideology
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• Heather Cox Richardson
July 31, 2026
Courtney Kube, Monica Alba, Peter Nicholas, Gordon Lubold, Katherine Doyle, and Andrea Mitchell of NBC News reported Wednesday that President Donald J.
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• Heather Cox Richardson
Maya Wiley | American Conversations
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60 Years of Medicare and Medicaid
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• Heather Cox Richardson
July 30, 2026
Sixty years ago today, on July 30, 1966, Medicare and Medicaid went into effect.
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Politics Chat, July 30, 2026
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Senator Andy Kim | American Conversations
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Politics Chat, July 30, 2026
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Nothing to Stand On
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• Heather Cox Richardson
July 29, 2026
Ariel Edwards-Levy of CNN reported today that a new CNN poll conducted by the public opinion research firm SSRS found that 70% of adult Americans disapprove of the way President Donald J.
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson
July 28, 2026
Turning it over to Buddy tonight.
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• Heather Cox Richardson
Politics Chat, July 28, 2026
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• Heather Cox Richardson
Politics Chat, July 28, 2026
Letters from an American
• Heather Cox Richardson