Heather Cox Richardson
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1950s Mindset to Cut Federal Domestic Programs to Build the Military
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Topics covered in today’s Politics Chat: Trump's Davy Crockett social media post targeting Jasmine Crockett, movement conservatism's ideological origins and collapse, federal daycare and Medicaid funding cuts, 400 hospitals at risk of closure, Medicaid cuts from the 2025 reconciliation bill, U.S. exclusion from 40-nation Strait of Hormuz talks, Pete Hegseth firing Army Chief of Staff Randy George, Pam Bondi's dismissal and Todd Blanch's appointment as acting Attorney General, Jamie Raskin's classified documents findings, Nurul Amin Shah's homicide ruling, Wired's BORTAC and BORSTAR identification reporting, Mike Johnson backing down on DHS funding, and tips for identifying misinformation.
From Politics Chat, April 2, 2026
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