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 Here at COURIER HQ, we've been busy covering all things politics. From highlighting the GOP's move to cut Medicaid funding and food aid to recognizing Democratic wins in Virginia, this week's been an exciting one.

I'm excited to announce that COURIER also launched the teaser for our new show 'How Is This Better?' on YouTube. Subscribe now to never miss an episode. 

- Charlotte Robertson

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In a must watch video on COURIER's Instagram, 60 Minutes journalist Scott Pelley tore into Donald Trump during his commencement speech at Wake Forrest University, calling out the administration's attacks on the Constitution.

House Republicans pushed through a massive bill last week that would strip food assistance and Medicaid funding while giving large tax cuts to affluent Americans. COURIER's Instagram covered the story.

After last week's announcement that Donald Trump will be paying millions of taxpayer dollars to the family of January 6th insurrectionist Ashli Babbitt, COURIER's Instagram took a look at where some of the rioters are now.

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In this week's American Freakshow, Nina Burleigh dives into MAGA's anti-feminist effort to convert younger women into trophy wives and only trophy wives and to ensure that women have no real agency. 

Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director of America’s Voice, writes in an op-ed for COURIER this week about Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda and how we must find a new framework before we can fix America's immigration system.

Amid the avalanche of lies coming from the White House, Stop the Presses’ Mark Jacob asked himself who was the most dishonest person in the building — he settled on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

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After vowing not to cut "a nickel" from benefits, Wisconsin GOP House members went back on their word and voted to pass Trump's "big, beautiful bill." COURIER's Wisconsin outlet, Up North News, has the story.

COURIER's Virginia outlet, Dogwood, took a deep-dive into Virginia's Democratic candidate for governor, Abigail Spanberger. The video looks at Spanberger's record on reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and more. 

COURIER's Michigan outlet, The 'Gander, wrote about the U.S. House's 215-214 vote to pass Trump's tax and spending package — and what it would mean for the hundreds of thousands of Michiganders who currently rely on Medicaid.