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Hey there 👋 As we enter this new MAGA era, COURIER is committed to getting you the info you need, both from our national and battleground newsrooms.

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And, in case you're curious, here is COURIER's most-viewed Instagram post from this week (with 2 million views), and here is our most-viewed TikTok post (with 10.3 million views).

A top official at the Department of Commerce has sent his colleagues a blistering letter warning that the department’s broadband program is being manipulated to enrich Elon Musk. 

New reporting shows that the Trump Admin has a detailed plan that even they acknowledge will cause “service disruption,” “operational strain,” and “budget shortfalls.” COURIER's Instagram has the details.

COURIER's National Correspondent Camaron Stevenson explains how Elon Musk and DOGE tried to come for USADF – but USADF refused to roll over, sued DOGE, and are protected from them for the time being.

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Mark Jacob, author of COURIER's Stop The Presses newsletter, explains and further unpacks how some lead Democrats are enabling Republican authoritarianism without seemingly realizing it.

Michael Jones, COURIER's congressional correspondent, spoke with Democratic congresswomen about how the last Trump admin inspired record amounts of women running for office – and how they expect to see the same now.

Wisconsin will elect a new Supreme Court Justice in just under two weeks – and the online battle, which billionaires like Elon Musk have waded into, is fierce. Lucy Ritzmann, author of COURIER's FWIW newsletter, has your debrief.

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This month, ROI is running a 110% minimum ROI deal on text rentals and email sales for new clients. Working with a fundraising company shouldn’t feel like playing the lottery. Reach out to Ripple on Impact today to get started >>.

Samantha Casiano, an east Texas mother of four, learned her baby daughter had no chance of being able to live after birth at her 20-week ultrasound – and that her doctors couldn't help her. She shared her story with COURIER Texas.

A bill proposed by one of the most conservative lawmakers in the Arizona Legislature would create a $2,500 bounty payout to law enforcement officers for every undocumented immigrant deported under their watch.

Per COURIER's Pennsylvania newsroom, The Keystone, Attorneys General across the US are teaming up to challenge decisions made by President Donald Trump's administration – but Pennsylvania's AG says he won't.