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Letters from an American

Heather Cox Richardson•heathercoxrichardson.substack.com

Heather Cox Richardson's narrated newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

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August 16, 2025

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Aug 17, 2025•9 min

August 14, 2025

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Aug 16, 2025•11 min

Live with Heather Cox Richardson

California governor Gavin Newsom and I chatted earlier today about his announcement that California will hold a special election on November 4 for voters to consider redistricting the state temporarily if Texas redistricts to give President Donald Trump the five additional seats to which he believes he is “entitled.” Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe...

Aug 14, 2025•32 min

August 13, 2025

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Aug 14, 2025•11 min

August 12, 2025

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Aug 13, 2025•16 min

August 11, 2025

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Aug 12, 2025•14 min

August 10, 2025

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Aug 11, 2025•9 min

August 9, 2025

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Aug 10, 2025•3 min

August 8, 2025

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Aug 09, 2025•12 min

August 7, 2025

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Aug 08, 2025•10 min

August 6, 2025

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Aug 07, 2025•12 min

August 5, 2025

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Aug 06, 2025•11 min

August 4, 2025

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Aug 05, 2025•10 min

August 3, 2025

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Aug 04, 2025•9 min

August 2, 2025

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Aug 03, 2025•11 min

August 1, 2025

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Aug 03, 2025•8 min

July 31, 2025

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Aug 02, 2025•8 min

July 30, 2025

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Aug 01, 2025•13 min

July 28, 2025

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Jul 29, 2025•11 min

July 27, 2025

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Jul 28, 2025•10 min

July 25, 2025

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Jul 28, 2025•5 min

July 26, 2025

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Jul 28, 2025•11 min

Chatting with Liza Donnelly

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Jul 25, 2025•32 min

July 24, 2025

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Jul 25, 2025•12 min

July 23, 2025

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Jul 24, 2025•9 min

July 22, 2025

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Jul 23, 2025•9 min

July 20, 2025

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Jul 21, 2025•12 min

July 19, 2025

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Jul 20, 2025•7 min

July 18, 2025

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Jul 19, 2025•15 min

July 17, 2025

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Jul 18, 2025•5 min

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