Letters from an American

We Deserve to Know What is Happening

June 7, 2026·12 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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The podcast highlights how Senate Republicans passed $70 billion in additional funding for ICE and CBP without Democratic reforms, despite already having allocated $191 billion through 2029. The episode underscores the misuse of funds, lack of oversight, and the broader ideological shift

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Heather Cox RichardsonAndy KimPete HegsethKristi NoemMark Wayne MullenDominic LettAdriel OrozcoJeremiah Schofield

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Letters from an American

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GEO Group

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AuthoritarianismCongressCriminal JusticeDemocracyForeign PolicyImmigrationRacial JusticeUs Politics

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