Keya Vakil is the deputy political editor at COURIER. He previously worked as a researcher in the film industry and dabbled in the political world.
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Here’s How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Help Michigan Families
Gas prices are down, jobs growth is up, and the Democratic-led government is on the verge of passing a once-in-a-generation bill to lower healthcare costs, fight climate change, and increase taxes on big corporations.
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Pence’s Secret Service Team Feared for Their Lives and Other Takeaways From the Latest Jan. 6 Hearing
One by one, former Trump loyalists and administration officials testified about how for more than three hours on Jan. 6, Trump did nothing to stop the attack on the Capitol. Instead, he ignored pleas from top aides, Trump-backing Republicans in Congress, and his own family members to issue a public statement telling his supporters to…
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Want to Fight for Reproductive Freedom? Here’s One Way to Get Involved.
The Democratic Party’s “Defend Choice” Week of Action includes a new TV ad in Michigan that directs viewers to go to DefendChoice.org to get involved in the nationwide effort to protect abortion access. Are you angry that the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion? Are you looking for…
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Jan 6. Hearings: Trump Preplanned Capitol March Knowing Violence Was Likely
Evidence presented during Tuesday’s House committee hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack contradicts Team Trump’s argument that the insurrection was spontaneous and that Trump cannot be blamed for his supporters’ actions.
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Jan. 6: What Have We Learned From the Hearings So Far?
Lawmakers have heard testimony from more than a dozen Republicans, many of whom previously worked for Trump, who have each painted a picture of a president willing to commit crimes to stay in office, regardless of the damage he might do to the country in the process.
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A Michigan Mom Envisions a Less Divisive Future for Public Schools in this Q&A
As part of this Q&A series, we’re talking with Michigan parents, teachers, students and others involved with public schools.
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Six in 10 Michiganders Oppose Re-Criminalizing Abortion. Here’s What One of Them Has to Say.
A Traverse City mom shares her abortion story and why she supports abortion rights. She’s one of the 60% of Michigan voters who oppose re-criminalizing abortion and among the 58% think that abortion should be legal under most circumstances.
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‘I Don’t F-Ing Care That They Have Weapons’: 10 Shocking Takeaways From Tuesday’s Wild Jan 6. Hearing
“You know, I don’t f-ing care that they have weapons. They’re not here to hurt me. Take the f-ing mags away. Let my people in. They can march to the Capitol from here. Let the people in. Take the f-ing mags away,” Trump said on Jan. 6, according to aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony.
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JAN. 6 HEARING: Trump Thought Pence ‘Deserves’ Hanging; Assaulted Secret Service to Get to Capitol
Explosive testimony from a White House aide shows Trump encouraged violence from crowd he knew was armed
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Top Takeaways from the Fifth Jan. 6th Hearing That Examined Trump’s Schemes to Manipulate the Department of Justice
“The president wanted the top Justice Department officials to declare that the election was corrupt, even though he knew there was no evidence of that statement,” said Republican Congressman and committee member Adam Kinzinger.
