Letters from an American

The Republicans Seem Frantic

April 17, 2026·15 min·7-min readnarrativenews
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The April 16, 2026 episode of Letters from an American by Heather Cox Richardson examines a moment of escalating political and constitutional crisis in the United States under a second Trump administration. Against a backdrop of international instability—including the fall of Hungari

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Péter MagyarViktor OrbánDonald J. TrumpTulsi GabbardRussell VogtJustin SunMary MoriartyRichard Leon

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AntofagastaWorld Liberty Financial

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AuthoritarianismCongressCriminal JusticeFederal ReserveForeign PolicyUs Politics

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