Heather Cox Richardson's narrated newsletter about the history behind today's politics. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
792 episodes transcribedJune 24, 2026A comprehensive review of the war on Iran suggests the US has little, if any, leverage, The botched renovagtion of the Reflecting Pool ha...
June 23, 2026Trump continues to blame the Reflecting Pool’s problems on vandals without evidence, Trump announces that Iran has agreed to nuclear insp...
June 22, 2026The Trump administration cannot spin the MOU that Trump signed as a win, A range of commentators are calling the MOU a disaster, J.D. Van...
June 21, 2026Remembering Ken Nyboe, Father’s Day.Watch today's recording here: https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ-Get full, f...
June 20, 2026The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become a metaphor for the Trump presidency, Trump claimed he would fix the reflecting pool for $...
June 19, 2026The federal holiday honoring Juneteenth celebrates the announcement on June 19, 1865 letting Texans know that enslaved Americans were fre...
June 18. 2026Ukraine launched its biggest attack on Moscow since Russia's invasion, Russia struck one of Ukraine’s most important landmarks, Kyiv-Oech...
June 17, 2026The details of the 14-point memorandum of understanding with Iran are revealed, It has a lot of firm language, most of it seemingly grant...
June 16, 2026Only 16% of Americans think the UFC Fight at the White House was appropriate, Kash Patel announces that the FBI had foiled a plot to atta...
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June 14, 2026On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress established the Continental Army, The Battles of Lexington and Concord had made it clea...
June 13, 2026The head of the Kennedy Center certified to the court that the Center and its board have complied with the order to remove Trump’s name f...
June 12, 2026Today was the deadline for removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center, The DOJ asked for a stay, but Judge Christopher Cooper ruled ag...
June 11, 2026Trump began the day threatening to strike Iran and to take Kharg Island, Trump has not gotten congressional approval for continuing actio...
June 10, 2026Inflation in May hit its highest level since early 2023, Trump seems unconcerned - revising the story by suggesting that the hit to the e...
June 9, 2026A Very Big Deal IndeedTrump has officially nominated Todd Blanche to become attorney general of the United States, Blanche as formerly Tru...
June 8, 2026On June 8, 1789, James Madison of Virginia introduced a series of amendments to the US Constitution, Ten of his amendments would eventuall...
June 7, 2026Trump walked out on an interview with Meet the Press host Kristen Welker when she challenged his claim that the 2020 presidential election...
June 6, 2026Senate Republicans passed a measure providing additional funding to ICE and CBP, without any of the reforms Democrats had demanded, ICE an...
