COURIER covers ICE brutality and Trump's mental decline
ICE assaults a blind man, Obama roasts NJ gov candidate, and more
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Media must cover — not cover up — Trump’s unfitness
“[Trump’s] mental faculties are crumbling like blue cheese, and major media need to write prominent stories about this alarming problem,” writes Mark Jacob in a cutting piece for this week’s Stop the Presses.
You make me feel like a (natural) woman
American Freakshow author Nina Burleigh looks at how the women peddling milkmaid dresses and stay-at-home culture are ALSO chasing professional clout and influence. So why are they really peddling MAGA ideology?
Trump-appointed judge handed case that could make Epstein files public
COURIER’s national correspondent, Camaron Stevenson, dives into Speaker Johnson’s refusal to seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva and how his decision connects to the Epstein files in this week’s Below the Beltway.
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ICE agents brutally gang up on a blind man with a cane in South Portland
Federal agents were recorded violently detaining a blind man in Portland. The man was restrained by multiple agents and dragged across concrete with his head dangerously close to the ground. COURIER has the video.
Flyers go up in D.C. asking for GOP group chat screenshots and offering payment
COURIER covered new flyers in D.C. that ask people to submit screenshots of GOP group chats. This comes on the heels of the leak of a disturbing Young Republicans group chat and the Trump admin’s ‘Signalgate.’
Obama torches NJ GOP gubernatorial candidate ahead of next week’s election
COURIER shared a must-watch video of former President Barack Obama calling out New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli (R-NJ) for speaking at a “Stop the Steal” rally in the funniest way possible.
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Virginia families face increased hunger risk from government shutdown
COURIER’s Virginia Outlet, Dogwood, reports on the over 850,000 Virginians who are at risk of losing access to SNAP federal food assistance because of Trump’s government shutdown.
The John E. Sununu rebrand is officially underway
The John E. Sununu rebrand is on as he jumps into New Hampshire’s Senate race. COURIER’s Granite Post covers a new poll testing language framing Sununu as a supporter of “women’s health” and LGBTQ+ rights.
Arizonans urge lawmakers to protect ACA subsidies
Copper Courier, COURIER’s Arizona outlet, takes a look at what it will mean for the nearly 400,000 Arizonans who qualified for health insurance through premium tax credits if the funding for those credits lapses.
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