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A newsletter from COURIER following the money and investigating the power players of the Epstein Class, in and outside the government—all in pursuit of accountability for one of the biggest cover-ups ...

Of the nearly 300 signed this term, 35 have been reversed in court, a handful are purely performative, and nearly 60 fall under Congress’ oversight power.

COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones looks at how election-year incentives turned broad agreement on data center costs and congressional stock trading into partisan Senate fights.

Also, Does Alito’s Recusal from the Climate Case Mean Five Republican Justices Are Itching to Protect Big Oil?

The White House is emboldened to disrespect journalists because journalists disrespect themselves

COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones highlights the bipartisan push to regulate and increase oversight over automated license-plate readers.

Trump’s failed plan to create mass detention camps could be revived, as the loopholes that let DHS buy warehouses without local input are still on the books.

Part Three: Greatest Can-Kicking Diplomatic Effort in Modern History?

When people leak to the press, their motives aren't always noble

How campaigns turn money and data into ads voters can’t escape

Journalists need to resist the right’s attempts to set their agenda

Eau d’Epstein follows Trumps everywhere…

Join COURIER for a virtual conversation about the fight for democracy and what’s at stake heading into the midterm elections. To kick off COURIER’s national…

Despite the impossibility of Trump’s latest quid pro quo, trusted media outlets have given it legitimacy with misleading headlines that imply the pretend dividend is all but guaranteed.

Pentagon Influencers Went to Bat For Trump on Epstein Files

Bartiromo’s ouster shows the Murdochs protecting themselves from the reckless president

Black refused to refused to provide Congress with NDAs between himself and women, allegedly brokered by Epstein in order to silence victims and protect his co-conspirators.

Also inside: midterm Senate investments on the rise

A Rogue’s Gallery of Concealed Men

Justice for Epstein’s victims ranked higher among those surveyed than healthcare, affordability, and the Iran War.

Ghislaine Maxwell’s latest appeal was also rejected

A “might is right” mentality consumes our government and infects the media

Also inside: PAC spending in key battleground races

The DOJ has refused to release handwritten notes from FBI interviews—but last week, some of those notes were found online, uploaded by a conservative journalist who received them from a DOJ employee.

All but one of the 23 detention campsites abandoned or paused indefinitely as a result of swift, visceral opposition from local residents.

A “Whitman Sampler” of Girls: New Jeffrey Epstein-Leon Black Correspondence

The White House is using its military disaster to get more money for more disasters ahead

Election denialism has been mainstreamed since 2020 in ways that are incompatible with democracy

COURIER has compiled a comprehensive timeline of Harp’s rise, from teenage George W. Bush fangirl to one of the most influential people in the Oval Office.

Plus a Utah city’s Meta problem and a bipartisan fight over AI surveillance.

Natalie Harp and the Political Uses Of Revulsion

News outlets’ downplaying of the danger is shameful journalism neglect

COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones examines why a major college sports bill backed by both parties stalled despite months of negotiations and support from powerful sports organizations.

Democrats have promised to take action if they take control in January, but Republican Rep. James Comer said he expects to send names to prosecutors by the end of the year.

Meet the Chief Epstein Coverup Officer

There were also major developments out of New Mexico

One way to fight negativity is to lift up inspirational voices

We have less than 3 months to make sure Trump’s midterm cheating fails

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s ban on auditing Trump will also save the president from being required to pay back at least $100 million in back taxes.

Trumpworld Turned Rape Propaganda into a Business Model

COURIER congressional correspondent Michael Jones explores the lack of consistent guidelines for how members of Congress disclose extended absences and why that matters for democratic accountability.

Acting AG Todd Blanche was front and center

Will he rig the midterms? Seek an illegal third term? We need to take him seriously

Zero to 43K followers in 2 weeks

Once thought to be a shoo-in, Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general is now in peril after his efforts to use his office to personally benefit the president began eroding support within Congr...