# Politics Chat, May 5, 2026

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Podcast: [Politics Chat](https://stenobird.com/podcast/politics-chat-7679179)
Published: 2026-05-06T02:40:14+00:00
Episode link: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/politics-chat-may-5-2026-07d
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## Resource

Senate Republicans' budget reconciliation proposal, $1 billion White House security and ballroom appropriation, supply-side economics and the Reagan-era tax-cut legacy, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, rural hospital closures and ACA enrollment losses, SNAP cuts and food assistance enrollment declines, ICE and Customs and Border Protection funding through 2029, the 1973 War Powers Act and the Iran deadline, Operation Epic Fury and Project Freedom, the Strait of Hormuz blockade, and Marco Rubio's cease-fire framing. 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/7x94FifmV-o 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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