national news & analysis May 15, 2026 How the sandwich generation is reshaping conversations on Capitol Hill COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones explores how lawmakers are bringing their lived experiences into debates over affordability, elder care and family support policies.
national news & analysis May 14, 2026 Former US Attorneys General Bondi and Garland in crosshairs of Epstein investigation Systemic failures beginning in Palm Beach continued through both Trump administrations and remained largely unaddressed under the Biden administration.
national news & analysis May 8, 2026 How the affordability crisis reshaped the politics of motherhood COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones details how Democratic lawmakers are connecting caregiving and affordability struggles to broader economic insecurity in America.
national news & analysis May 7, 2026 Lutnick admits, then denies, White House instructed him to walk back claim Epstein was ‘greatest blackmailer ever’ A similar situation occurred in 2017, when Trump instructed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress. Cohen later served prison time for making false statements at Trump's direction.
national news & analysis May 1, 2026 Congress’s window to address the housing crisis is quickly closing COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones explains that even though Congress is unusually close to passing a bipartisan housing bill, disputes between the House and Senate threaten to stall it.
national news & analysis April 30, 2026 Bondi’s Epstein hearing is back on as a mysterious $3 million gift from Epstein comes to light Close associate Darren Indyke failed to disclose failed to disclose a $3 million mansion Epstein bought for him in 2015, flagged by banks as potential money laundering.
national news & analysis April 24, 2026 The two men stonewalling Congress’ investigations into Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal network Instead of seizing the mountains of evidence held at the US Treasury and DOJ, congressional Republicans consider amnesty for convicted sex abuser Ghislane Maxwell in exchange for her cooperation.
national news & analysis April 22, 2026 The Senate odd couple demanding Congress act on kids’ online safety COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones highlights the unlikely bipartisan effort to catalyze recent legal setbacks for Meta into reforms that would hold Big Tech accountable.
op-ed April 22, 2026 Nikki Sapiro Vinckier: We sued the State of Michigan. And we won. This is what happens when people organize and fight to take their rights back
national news & analysis April 21, 2026 What’s At Stake: One Cancer Survivor, One Lawmaker, One System Under Fire There is no safe way to play Russian Roulette – yet Republicans in Congress continue to gamble with our health care.
national news & analysis April 17, 2026 Banks, Epstein cohorts pay $1B to sweep sex trafficking empire under the rug Bank of America joins JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, the Epstein Estate, Ghislane Maxwell, Leon Black, and the British royal family in the billion-dollar effort to keep their Epstein-related lawsuits from going to trial.
op-ed April 16, 2026 Alicia Michele Benjamin: Election Day Should Be a Federal Holiday Doing so would create a fairer opportunity for everyone to vote
