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Election analyst Charlie Cook warns Republicans about the upcoming midterms and discusses various political developments including the USPS and Trump's arch.

September 3, 2026 Election analyst Charlie Cook is warning Republicans to brace themselves for the midterms, The Trump administration is trying to implement a new gatekeeper role for the US Postal Service, violating the Constitution which gives control of elections to the states, The court that blocked the USPS plan until September 10 held a hearing about extending that block, Solicitor General John Sauer went directly to the Supreme Court to appeal, The Speaker of the House canceled votes for the last two weeks of September, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced that work on Trump’s arch will begin, even though approvals have not been secured, The approaching midterms are affecting decisions about Iran and the Epstein Files. Watch today's recording here: https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ- 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 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson…

People in this episode

Host: Heather Cox Richardson

Topics covered

• midterm elections
• US Postal Service
• Trump administration
• Supreme Court
• Iran
• political analysis

Keywords

• midterms
• Charlie Cook
• US Postal Service
• Trump administration
• Supreme Court
• Doug Burgum
• Iran
• Epstein Files

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US Postal Service, Supreme Court

Places: Iran, Epstein Files

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