Archive - Letters from an American

9 hrs ago •

12:16

In El Salvador today, authorities denied Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) a meeting or a phone call with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man the Trump regime…

21 hrs ago •

Heather Cox Richardson

Apr 16 •

Heather Cox Richardson

14:37

A large crowd of protesters calling for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man the Trump administration sent to a notorious terrorist…

Apr 16 •

Heather Cox Richardson

Apr 15 •

11:12

Apr 15 •

Heather Cox Richardson

Apr 14 •

11:36

This evening, lawyers for the Department of Justice told a federal court that the administration does not believe it has a legal obligation to return…

Apr 14 •

Heather Cox Richardson

Apr 13 •

Heather Cox Richardson

14:51

It was just 20 days ago—on March 24—that editor in chief of The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg reported that the most senior members of the Trump…

Apr 13 •

Heather Cox Richardson

Apr 12 •

12:05

On April 4, Trump fired head of U.S.

Apr 12 •

Heather Cox Richardson

We are on the West Coast and are just now back to the hotel before an early flight tomorrow.

Apr 11 •

Heather Cox Richardson

Apr 10 •

12:52

Apr 10 •

11:11

April 9, 2025 (Wednesday)

On April 9, 1865, General Robert E.

Apr 10 •

Heather Cox Richardson

Stocks were up early today as traders put their hopes in Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s suggestion that the Trump administration was open to…

Apr 9 •

Heather Cox Richardson

Apr 8 •

Heather Cox Richardson

8:25

Major indexes on the stock market began down more than 3% today when, as Allison Morrow of CNN reported, a rumor that Trump was considering delaying his…

Apr 8 •

Heather Cox Richardson

Apr 8 •

14:29

April 6, 2025 (Sunday)

After President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements on April 2 wiped $5 trillion dollars from the stock market, the Republican Party is scrambling.

Apr 7 •

Heather Cox Richardson

Apr 6 •

10:05

It’s been quite a week.

Apr 6 •

Heather Cox Richardson

The stock market rout continued today.

Apr 5 •

Heather Cox Richardson

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