Howdy, folks! It’s Wednesday again — which means it’s time for another addition of ROUNDUP. As always, I can't thank you enough for being a part of this community.
As you know, the news never stops. This week, COURIER has been busy covering Trump’s attack on Iran, JD Vance’s (not so subtle) racism, a GOP senator’s admission that she could leave the Republican party, and more.
Now let's get into this week's ROUNDUP ...
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COURIER's new show, How Is This Better?, cracked Spotify’s top 30 Society & Culture podcasts this past week. If you haven’t already gotten a chance, catch the latest episode of How Is This Better? with host Akilah Hughes, where she breaks down how the Trump administration is trying to rewrite history (yes, literally) in its crusade against diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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After Trump launched airstrikes on Iran over the weekend, the internet went crazy. COURIER rounded up the internet’s top 10 reactions to Trump’s illegal war on Iran — and you won’t want to miss them.
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Trump’s tax bill would put public lands up for sale to help pay for ~$600 billion in tax cuts for America’s wealthiest. COURIER takes a look at a few places across the country that would suddenly be up for sale.
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Narciso Barranco, a father of three Marines, was punched in the head and detained by ICE while working at his landscaping job in Orange County, California. COURIER has the viral video (trigger warning: depiction of violence).
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"The sheer terror of not knowing if I would survive, if my daughter would survive – all of it was a direct consequence of an abortion ban that failed to recognize the urgent realities of maternal health care," writes Callie Beale Harper for COURIER.
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COURIER contributor Michael Jones takes a deep dive into what it will mean for younger Americans if Social Security isn’t properly funded moving forward — and breaks down the politics that got us to where we are today.
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“What about Obama? What about Bush? The answer is simple—Trump’s attack on Iran is not the same,” writes Sarah Sicard, the Deputy Political Editor for COURIER’s state newsrooms.
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COURIER’s Nevada outlet, The Nevadan, covers how Nevada’s LGBTQ+ community and allies are coming together in the aftermath of United States v Skrmetti and Gov. Lombardo’s veto of two bills affecting transgender Nevadan’s access to care.
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Doctors and reproductive rights supporters in North Carolina say a Trump administration decision to revoke federal protections for emergency abortion care could put patients at risk — COURIER’s Cardinal and Pine has the story.
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“Hundreds of educators rallied outside of US Sen. Ted Cruz’s office in Dallas on Friday, condemning his support for President Donald Trump’s gutting of the US Education Department,” writes Katie Serrano for COURIER DFW.
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