# Politics Chat, July 21, 2026

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Podcast: [Politics Chat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-chat-7679179)
Published: 2026-07-22T02:17:41+00:00
Episode link: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/politics-chat-july-21-2026-05f
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Maine Senate race, Susan Collins and immigration funding vote, 25th Amendment succession process, Medicaid reimbursement withholding, SNAP cuts and error rates, Iran war supplemental funding, War Powers Act authorization, farm bailout, SAVE Act, ICE and Border Patrol funding, immigration enforcement shootings, cryptocurrency earnings, White House ballroom and reflecting pool spending, defense industry contracts, tariff effects on agriculture, Medicaid-for-children proposal, socialism and communism definitions. 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://youtube.com/live/D0VifU1gEyU?feature=share 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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