This Week in Politics | Explainer

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From Politics Chat, October 9, 2025 You can watch the full chat here: https://youtube.com/live/7UgFQT-QIl4 Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe You can also find me: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en Resources: https://redwine.blue/ https://www.commoncause.org/take-action/ https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member 00:00 - Are Republicans ready to turn on Trump? 06:18 - Why is Marjorie Taylor Greene breaking with Trump? 11:29 - What about the 25th Amendment? 18:00 - What happens to voting: two things happening right now 27:58- What’s with Miller and plenary power? 32:37 - What we can do moving forward 34:45 - We are not helpless 36:04 - Keep your communication lines open and varied 38:04 - We are not helpless 44:52 - National Guard troops do not want to be deployed