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Politics Chat, May 20, 2026
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- Politics Chat
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- May 21, 2026
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- 2596
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Summary
Executive orders and their reversibility, Republican budget cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, Trump's $10 billion IRS lawsuit and its withdrawal, the Department of Justice settlement agreement, a $1.776 billion fund for January 6th pardoned rioters, the acting attorney general's tax audit immunity agreement, Capitol officers file lawsuit challenging the fund, Jamie Raskin's proposed legislation, Trump's White House ballroom expansion and security claims, the Kentucky House primary and Thomas Massie's defeat, calls to eliminate the Senate parliamentarian and the filibuster, and Trump's personal stock trading. 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://www.youtube.com/live/QUlZjp_1fag?si=CCS39wb5kS7yDjAu 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