Скачать или смотреть Politics Chat, July 10, 2025

In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics....

Daily letters on Substack found here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack...

00:00 – Welcome
01:21 – This week’s story is clear
02:00 – The budget reconciliation bill and public backlash
04:04 – Texas floods and government failure
08:17 – Local mismanagement and heartbreaking loss of life
10:28 – FEMA’s delayed response, Kristi Noem’s spending restrictions
13:08 – Trump’s tariff pause ends
17:26 – Ukraine weapons freeze and White House dysfunction
19:32 – Staffing chaos: Power struggles, vacancies, and strange appointments
23:14 – MAGA has no plan to govern
28:06 – Government power used to punish critics
30:30 – Growing pushback
33:55 – An unraveling administration