# Politics Chat, April 14, 2026

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Podcast: [Politics Chat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-chat-7679179)
Published: 2026-04-15T02:30:02+00:00
Episode link: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/politics-chat-april-14-2026-fe9
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## Resource

Hungary's April 12th election and Viktor Orbán's defeat, Peter Magyar and the supermajority opposition victory, illiberal democracy and its U.S. ties, Trump's AI-generated Jesus image on Orthodox Easter, Jamie Raskin's 25th Amendment commission bill, Pam Bondi's no-show before the House Oversight Committee, the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz blockade, Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzalez resignations, and midterm election mobilization.Politics Chat is recorded live on YouTube and Facebook every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 pm Maine time (3 PM PT / 6 PM ET).Watch today's recording here: https://youtu.be/7al6jUvdCCg?si=Rxlf8iwwILzRMWlu Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe You can also find me: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe

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