Letters from an American A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
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February 28, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on March 2, 2026
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February 28, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on March 1, 2026
Early this morning, the U.S.
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February 27, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on March 1, 2026
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February 27, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on February 28, 2026
On Monday, February 23, Daniel Ruetenik, Pat Milton, and Cara Tabachnick of CBS News reported a newly uncovered document in the Epstein files shows that the U.S.
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February 26, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on February 27, 2026
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February 26, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on February 27, 2026
It appears the State of the Union was the marker for the White House to launch directly into campaign mode.
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Politics Chat, February 26, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on February 27, 2026
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Politics Chat, February 26, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on February 26, 2026
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February 25, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on February 26, 2026
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February 25, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on February 26, 2026
At last night’s State of the Union address, President Donald Trump went on offense, seeming to try to set the terms for the upcoming midterm elections.
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February 24, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on February 25, 2026
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February 24, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on February 25, 2026
Four years ago today, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin launched a “special military operation” involving dozens of missile strikes on Ukrainian cities before dawn.
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Politics Chat, February 24, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on February 25, 2026
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Politics Chat, February 24, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on February 25, 2026
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February 23, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on February 24, 2026
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February 23, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on February 24, 2026
Since the U.S.
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February 22, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on February 23, 2026
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February 22, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on February 23, 2026
On February 6, four direct descendants of President Theodore Roosevelt wrote to United States senators to ask them to vote against a measure that opens up the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in Minnesota to the Chilean mining giant Antofagasta Plc and its subsidiary Twin Metals Minnesota.
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The Battle of the Bulge Episode 7: The Allies Take to the Air
by Heather Cox Richardson on February 23, 2026
It is a coincidence that we are releasing this episode right before a giant snowstorm is about to hit the Northeast, but because the video tells the story of why snowstorms were so important to the battle, it does seem fitting.
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February 21, 2026
by Heather Cox Richardson on February 22, 2026






