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Heather Cox Richardson: Steps to Rebuild America
Topics covered in today’s Politics Chat: The three pillars of the postwar rules-based international order, Trump's acceleration of that collapse, the Strait of Hormuz closure and rising oil prices, U.S. concessions to Russia over Ukraine and Donbas, sanctions relief on Belarus, stock market trades ahead of Trump's Iran announcement, Jamie Raskin's letter to Pam Bondi over classified documents, the SAVE Act and proof-of-citizenship voting requirements, TSA funding standoff, Trump's approval ratings, the No Kings rally.
From Politics Chat, March 26, 2026