Author name: Heather Cox Richardson

Tonight I offer you Peter Ralston’s “Still There.”

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Two hundred and fifty years ago, on June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress resolved “That six companies of expert riflemen, be immediately raised in Pennsylvania, two in Maryland, and two in Virginia; that each company consist of a captain, three lieutenants, four serjeants, four corporals, a drummer or trumpeter, and sixty-eight privates…[and that] each company, as soon as completed, shall march and join the army near Boston, to be there employed as light infantry, under the command of the chief Officer in that army.”

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At a press conference for Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem in Los Angeles today, Noem’s security assaulted Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), dragged him into the hallway, forced him to the floor, and handcuffed him as he tried to ask the secretary a question.

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While President Donald Trump is trying to project strength by ordering a federalized National Guard and the Marines into Los Angeles, a new Quinnipiac poll of American registered voters out today reinforces that both Trump and his policies are unpopular.

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A recording from Heather Cox Richardson’s live video

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Secretary Pete Buttigieg and I will chat here on Substack at 2:00 Eastern Time.

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Today President Donald J.

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At 10:19 last night, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted on social media: “Stand with ICE.

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Flatbed train cars carrying thousands of tanks rolled into Washington, D.C., yesterday in preparation for the military parade planned for June 14.

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In April, John Phelan, the U.S.

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Last night, billionaire Elon Musk indicated he would be willing to paper over his fight with President Donald J.

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Today the U.S.

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