September 9, 2026

​Yesterday, at a White House event honoring those who sacrificed their lives on 9/11, President Donald Trump went off script and claimed he had taken a crew downtown “right after this happened. ​Read More

Heather Cox Richardson is a historian and political commentator best known for her widely read newsletter Letters from an American, which places current events in deep historical context. She is a professor of history at Boston College and a leading voice explaining how America’s political structures and democratic norms evolved over time.