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This week, COURIER CEO and publisher Tara McGowan sat down with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Sunrise Movement’s Executive Director Aru Shiney-Ajay for Gloves Off to talk about what’s happening on the ground in Minneapolis.
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COURIER’s national correspondent Camaron Stevenson takes a look at sites ICE is seeking to secure and shares a searchable map detailing each proposed site and its current status in Below the Beltway.
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Is Megyn Kelly just Rush Limbaugh in drag? In this week’s edition of Stop the Presses, author Mark Jacob takes a look at the similarities between the two conservatives’ rhetoric and how Kelly’s show taps into toxic masculinity.
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Minneapolis has the internet’s attention ... so will Democrats finally do something with it? Executive Director of Priorities USA Danielle Butterfield takes a look at how Democrats can meet the moment for COURIER’s FWIW.
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This live conversation on March 12th will examine how political choices are reshaping healthcare access ahead of the midterms. We’ll break down how Trump, RFK Jr., and the broader MAHA agenda are impacting public health, who benefits, and what’s at stake for families across the country.
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COURIER’s How Is This Better? was nominated for the 2026 Ambies Awards! The show is part of a great lineup of podcasts in the running to win “Best Emerging Podcast.” The winner will be announced during the award ceremony on February 6th.
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Trump is using the same tactics over and over again … so much so that we’re starting feel like we’re in the movie Groundhog Day. COURIER contributor Allan Piper takes a deep dive into Trump’s tired strategy.
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At the 2026 Grammy Awards, many celebrities used their moment in the national spotlight to speak out against Trump’s ICE and stand up for immigrant communities. COURIER takes a look at who spoke out.
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A Minnesota teenager told MS Now that ICE laughed at him when he tried to bring his father life-saving heart medication after he was detained. The young man’s father was arrested at the McDonald’s where he works.
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ICE announced last week that it is placing a 1,500-bed detention facility in Surprise, after recently paying $70 million for a 418,400-square-foot warehouse. COURIER’s Arizona outpost, Copper Courier, has the story.
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The company has faced more than 800 environmental and safety violations on its Las Vegas tunnel project in the last two years, according to an investigation by ProPublica. COURIER’s The Nevadan has the story.
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As Virginia expands private school vouchers through a federal tax credit, educators are raising questions about access, accountability, and who benefits, COURIER’s Virginia outpost, Dogwood, reports.
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