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June 3, 2026

SCOTUS’s Callais Decision Is Working Precisely as Intended

By Diamond Brown and Jenice R. Robinson Within a month of the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais, Southern lawmakers made it painfully clear how those who hold political…

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June 2, 2026

Inside the surveillance debate that scrambles American politics

COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones explores the high-stakes battle over Section 702, where concerns about privacy, executive power and national security are colliding in Congress.

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May 28, 2026

Bondi used binder stunt to cover-up secretive Epstein Files redaction project, documents reveal

Bondi is expected to appear before the Oversight Committee on Friday, where congressional investigators plan to question her about her stewardship of the Epstein Files.

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May 27, 2026

Inside the progressive push to dismantle the super PAC system

COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones details the way lawmakers are using the fallout from the most expensive congressional primary in U.S. history to renew calls for sweeping campaign finance reform.

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May 21, 2026

Email reveals the Lutnicks’ eagerness to visit Epstein’s island: ‘We would love to join you’

At the time of their trip, Epstein was actively involved in developing his trafficking empire, working with known accomplices to capture girls and manipulating women already under his control.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.