Heather Cox Richardson
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This Week in Politics | Explainer
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56:22Now PlayingIn which I try to answer your questions about modern politics....
Topics: Boundary Waters sulfide mining vote, Steve Daines' last-minute Senate exit and hand-picked successor in Montana, Markwayne Mullin nominated to replace Kristi Noem at DHS, Kansas transgender driver's license law, the Shield of the Americas and Western Hemisphere reorganization into sphere of influence, Pete Hegseth's Counter Cartel Conference remarks, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's Senate speech on Mueller report and Epstein-Russia connections, Scott Bessent's Russian oil sanctions rollback, the Iran strikes and Congressional war powers, rising oil prices and military munitions costs.
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