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August 25, 2025

How the Supreme Court cleared the path for Trump’s mid-decade gerrymanders

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August 19, 2025

Anna Wadia: Solidarity is How We Endure — And How We Win

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June 13, 2025 Arizona

After 25 years in US, Arizona father detained by ICE while on way to job repairing homes

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents pulled Gutierrez over. According to his 19-year-old daughter, Denise Gutierrez, the agents racially profiled her father and stopped him because he was Latino and driving a white work van.

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June 11, 2025 Iowa

Zach Wahls joins field of hopefuls campaigning to unseat Joni Ernst

He seized on Ernst’s recent town hall gaffe, where she responded to concerns about Medicaid cuts by saying, “Well, we all are going to die.” He called it emblematic of failed Republican leadership.

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June 10, 2025 Michigan

Michigan’s students say it’s time for billionaires to help fund public education

A new ballot initiative could turn the tide for students across the Great Lakes State by holding Michigan’s ultra-wealthy accountable for their fair share of taxes.

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August 25, 2025

How the Supreme Court cleared the path for Trump’s mid-decade gerrymanders

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August 18, 2025

How Trump’s D.C. takeover reveals Republicans’ misplaced legislative priorities

COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones does a deep-dive into Trump's federal takeover of the District.

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August 5, 2025

How personal security became a major cost for running for office

COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones unpacks the cost of safety for hundreds of candidates running for office.

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August 26, 2025

Evan Munsing: Slouching Toward Failure

A Marine’s Perspective on Trump’s National Guard Deployment

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August 19, 2025

Anna Wadia: Solidarity is How We Endure — And How We Win

Care isn’t just policy. Its unifying power is our path to defending democracy.

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August 12, 2025

Savannah Hughes: The Dark Art of the Democratic Grift

Inside the broken incentives fueling a cycle of hype, panic, and donor burnout.

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