COURIEREveryone knows about the DOJ’s Epstein Files — but there’s another set of records hidden deep inside the U.S. Treasury. These documents trace $1.5 billion in suspicious transactions between Jeffrey Epstein, billionaires, Russian banks, and countries tied to his victims’ trafficking. Unlike flight logs or little black books, this paper trail can’t be spun or erased.
So why has the Trump administration blocked investigators from subpoenaing it? And why won’t Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee sign on to release it?
This investigation uncovers the story of the “other” Epstein Files — the ones that could prove who bankrolled his operation, and why some of the world’s most powerful people want them buried.
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The OTHER Epstein Files Youve Not Heard AboutCOURIER2025-08-08 | Everyone knows about the DOJ’s Epstein Files — but there’s another set of records hidden deep inside the U.S. Treasury. These documents trace $1.5 billion in suspicious transactions between Jeffrey Epstein, billionaires, Russian banks, and countries tied to his victims’ trafficking. Unlike flight logs or little black books, this paper trail can’t be spun or erased.
So why has the Trump administration blocked investigators from subpoenaing it? And why won’t Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee sign on to release it?
This investigation uncovers the story of the “other” Epstein Files — the ones that could prove who bankrolled his operation, and why some of the world’s most powerful people want them buried.
▶️ Subscribe to @COURIERHQ for more reporting like this.Ed Sheeran’s “Free Palestine” Non-Apology & The DOJ FORCED To Release Epstein Evidence On TRUMPCOURIER2026-09-21 | Ed Sheeran finally broke his silence after kicking Macklemore off his tour for saying “Free Palestine” and somehow made it worse… Meanwhile, a federal judge just ordered Trump’s DOJ to hand over the FBI notes it spent months fighting to keep buried — notes linking Epstein and Trump himself. Kat Tenbarge is breaking down a very bad week for two very bad men who are used to getting their way.
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#EdSheeran #Macklemore #FreePalestine #Trump #Epstein #DOJ #EpsteinFiles #KatiePhang #DOJ #Politics #NewsEd Sheeran’s “Free Palestine” Non-Apology & The DOJ FORCED To Release Epstein Evidence On TRUMPCOURIER2026-09-21 | Ed Sheeran finally broke his silence after kicking Macklemore off his tour for saying “Free Palestine” and somehow made it worse… Meanwhile, a federal judge just ordered Trump’s DOJ to hand over the FBI notes it spent months fighting to keep buried — notes linking Epstein and Trump himself. Kat Tenbarge is breaking down a very bad week for two very bad men who are used to getting their way.
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#EdSheeran #Macklemore #FreePalestine #Trump #Epstein #DOJ #EpsteinFiles #KatiePhang #DOJ #Politics #NewsAngie Nixon Says Lawmakers Must Do MoreCOURIER2026-09-21 | WATCH: Before Angie Nixon was a candidate for U.S. Senate in Florida, she was the front-line defender of voting rights against Gov. Ron DeSantis’s redistricting scam. SUBSCRIBE to @COURIERHQ for more.
#angienixon #florida #midterms #politics @AngieForFLMUST WATCH: Angie Nixon Criticizes Ashley Moody’s Record in FloridaCOURIER2026-09-21 | We asked Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Angie Nixon to share her thoughts about her GOP opponent Ashley Moody — she didn’t disappoint.
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#angienixon #florida #midtermsThe Epstein Billionaire Who Had Macklemore Kicked Off Ed Sheerans TourCOURIER2026-09-19 | By now, many people have heard that Macklemore was kicked off Ed Sheeran's tour for saying "free Palestine." The openers and Ed Sheeran's own band quit the tour.
But behind the decision was a billionaire named in the Epstein the files, Robert Kraft.
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#macklemore #robertkraft #epsteinfiles #edsheeran #pinkWhat Everyone Missed in Steve Bannons Comments at Bernie Sanders AI EventCOURIER2026-09-19 | Camaron Stevenson covers what most media outlets missed when covering the strange Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon event about AI.
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#berniesanders #ai #stevebannonThe Bernie-Bannon Unity Story Everyone Got Wrong #AICOURIER2026-09-19 | Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon shared a stage at a Washington, D.C. summit and the headlines all framed it as a beautiful moment of unity: two political opposites coming together to "put humans first" in the AI era. Cam says that's not the real story. Listen to what Bannon actually said and the pseudo-populism falls apart: he rails against "oligarchs" but only means the tech billionaires he can't control. His actual proposal? Hand all the power to the one oligarch he can influence -- Donald Trump. No public boards, no local control, no say for communities in where AI data centers get built. Just everything consolidated under executive control.
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SUBSCRIBE to @COURIERHQ for more #berniesanders #Bannon #AI #PoliticsTodd Blanches OWN Lawyer Just BAILED On His Epstein Cover-Up with Katie PhangCOURIER2026-09-19 | Todd Blanche runs the largest law firm in America and spent the last several months telling a federal judge he just can't seem to turn over a few handwritten FBI notes that happen to mention Donald Trump. Now his defense is starting to buckle all thanks to Katie Phang who forced the DOJ to finally publish its redaction justifications in the Federal Register. Now one of Blanche's own attorneys has withdrawn from the case and the private citizen suing him is racking up wins Congress couldn't.
That's why COURIER'S Camaron Stevenson is sitting down with attorney, former prosecutor and MeidasTouch host Katie Phang. She's the first person who took Todd Blanche to court over the Epstein files and is actually beating him. Cam and Katie will dig into what her lawsuit has actually uncovered, why it matters and what Blanche is still fighting so hard to keep buried.
Plus the Bernie-Bannon bromance is not what you think it is and how billionaires are trying to stop you from talking about Palestine.
This is (In)sanewashing with Camaron Stevenson and Nardos Araya
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#KatiePhang #ToddBlanche #Trump #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #DOJ #Politics #NewsThey Were Plotting in the Situation Room: Katie Fang on the Epstein Cover-Up #Epstein #DOJCOURIER2026-09-18 | If Democrats take back Congress, what happens to the Epstein files? Journalist Katie Fang lays out the roadmap with Cam: she argues Oversight should launch a select committee (like the one for January 6th) to investigate the reported "situation room" meetings, which, per New York Times reporting from Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, involved officials working to protect Trump and stall the release of the files. She also points to the reporting that Todd Blanche volunteered to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell. Katie's bigger message: none of this will ever be investigated by the current DOJ or FBI so it has to be teed up and ready to go "day one, minute one" if the majority flips.
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SUBSCRIBE to @COURIERHQ for more #Epstein #Politics #DOJ #Oversight #KatieFangChelsea Handler DROPPED Comedian Over Palestine — Now Handlers Threatening To SUECOURIER2026-09-18 | Chelsea Handler and comedian Salma Hindy are locked in an escalating public dispute involving Palestine, canceled appearances and potential legal action.
Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News breaks down Hindy’s allegation that her professional relationship with Handler deteriorated after she spoke about Palestine. Hindy says she was subsequently removed from scheduled tour appearances.
Handler firmly denies firing Hindy because of her political views. She has released messages that she says demonstrate Hindy withdrew voluntarily and has reportedly characterized Hindy’s public account as defamatory.
Hindy disputes Handler’s interpretation, saying the released messages concern different appearances and do not disprove her allegations. She has also said she is consulting defamation and First Amendment attorneys.
Kat examines the competing timelines, what the publicly released messages establish and what remains disputed between the two comedians.
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#ChelseaHandler #SalmaHindy #Palestine #FreeSpeech #ComedyThe Epstein Subpoena the DOJ Has Ignored for a Year #Epstein #DOJ #PoliticsCOURIER2026-09-18 | The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the Epstein files from the DOJ over a year ago. And more than a year later, they still haven't been produced, with no real consequences.
Journalist Katie Fang breaks it all down with Cam: the August 2025 subpoena to Pam Bondi has been openly violated, but there's been no contempt referral. Her point? You can't exactly refer the DOJ to the DOJ which is why she argues this may call for a special counsel. Her own lawsuit shows there was a real cover-up here, not a conspiracy theory.
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SUBSCRIBE to @COURIERHQ for more #Epstein #DOJ #KatieFang #Politics #ComerTrumps Own Party Just TURNED On Him Over ICE Killing AmericansCOURIER2026-09-18 | Trump’s nominee to lead ICE has been abruptly withdrawn after his confirmation process stalled in the Republican-controlled Senate.
Mason of @onehandpolitics breaks down the failed nomination of Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper who had never worked for ICE or led a major law-enforcement agency.
Republican Sen. Rand Paul, chair of the committee responsible for Schroyer’s confirmation hearing, said he would not proceed until the Department of Homeland Security provided updates about internal investigations into civilian deaths involving immigration enforcement. Paul said his objection was not directed at Schroyer personally.
The White House has not publicly explained why it withdrew the nomination. Mason examines the unanswered questions surrounding the decision, ICE’s expanding enforcement activity and why the agency has operated without a Senate-confirmed director since 2017.
Why has ICE gone nearly a decade without confirmed leadership—and what information is DHS withholding from the committee responsible for overseeing it?
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#ICE #Trump #RandPaul #Immigration #PoliticsTodd Blanches OWN Lawyer Just BAILED On His Epstein Cover-UpCOURIER2026-09-18 | Todd Blanche runs the largest law firm in America and spent the last several months telling a federal judge he just can't seem to turn over a few handwritten FBI notes that happen to mention Donald Trump. Now his defense is starting to buckle all thanks to Katie Phang who forced the DOJ to finally publish its redaction justifications in the Federal Register. Now one of Blanche's own attorneys has withdrawn from the case and the private citizen suing him is racking up wins Congress couldn't.
That's why COURIER'S Camaron Stevenson is sitting down with attorney, former prosecutor and MeidasTouch host Katie Phang. She's the first person who took Todd Blanche to court over the Epstein files and is actually beating him. Cam and Katie will dig into what her lawsuit has actually uncovered, why it matters and what Blanche is still fighting so hard to keep buried.
Plus the Bernie-Bannon bromance is not what you think it is and how billionaires are trying to stop you from talking about Palestine.
This is (In)sanewashing with Camaron Stevenson and Nardos Araya
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#KatiePhang #ToddBlanche #Trump #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #DOJ #Politics #News #SteveBannon #BernieSanders #AI #Palestine #Israel #Macklemore #EdSheeranHandler Threatens To SUE Over Palestine & Trumps Own Party TURNS On Him Over ICE Killing AmericansCOURIER2026-09-18 | Why even Trump’s own MAGA allies are refusing his pick on who should run ICE plus Chelsea Handler threatening to sue a fellow comedian who says speaking up for Palestine cost her everything. Mason and Kat are breaking it all down for you LIVE.
First, Mason of @onehandpolitics is digging into Trump's ICE nominee going down in flames. The White House abruptly withdrew Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper with no prior ICE experience, as its nominee to lead the agency less than three months after Trump personally hailed him as a "PATRIOT with real operational experience." According to the AP, the pick didn't stall over Schroyer's lack of experience. It stalled because Republican Senator Rand Paul (chair of the committee that had to hold the hearing) refused to move it until DHS handed over an internal investigation into civilian deaths during ICE operations. Mason breaks down how an agency that's killed US citizens on American streets — including 37-year-olds Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota — has become so radioactive that Trump can't get his own party to seat a director, why ICE has gone nearly a decade without a confirmed leader and what's actually being kept from the public.
Then Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News is breaking down how Chelsea Handler is threatening to sue a comedian over her Palestine views. Comedian Salma Hindy says her working relationship with Chelsea Handler fell apart after she talked about Palestine. Handler firmly denies it, says Hindy quit on her own and has reportedly told Hindy she's contacted lawyers and considers the account defamatory. Kat digs into the competing timelines, what the released messages actually show and why a private disagreement over Gaza has escalated into a public fight and a legal threat with Hindy now seeking advice from defamation and First Amendment attorneys.
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#ICE #Trump #RandPaul #ChelseaHandler #Palestine #Politics #News #BreakingNewsHandler Threatens To SUE Over Palestine & Trumps Own Party TURNS On Him Over ICE Killing AmericansCOURIER2026-09-18 | Why even Trump’s own MAGA allies are refusing his pick on who should run ICE plus Chelsea Handler threatening to sue a fellow comedian who says speaking up for Palestine cost her everything. Mason and Kat are breaking it all down for you LIVE.
First, Mason of @onehandpolitics is digging into Trump's ICE nominee going down in flames. The White House abruptly withdrew Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper with no prior ICE experience, as its nominee to lead the agency less than three months after Trump personally hailed him as a "PATRIOT with real operational experience." According to the AP, the pick didn't stall over Schroyer's lack of experience. It stalled because Republican Senator Rand Paul (chair of the committee that had to hold the hearing) refused to move it until DHS handed over an internal investigation into civilian deaths during ICE operations. Mason breaks down how an agency that's killed US citizens on American streets — including 37-year-olds Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota — has become so radioactive that Trump can't get his own party to seat a director, why ICE has gone nearly a decade without a confirmed leader and what's actually being kept from the public.
Then Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News is breaking down how Chelsea Handler is threatening to sue a comedian over her Palestine views. Comedian Salma Hindy says her working relationship with Chelsea Handler fell apart after she talked about Palestine. Handler firmly denies it, says Hindy quit on her own and has reportedly told Hindy she's contacted lawyers and considers the account defamatory. Kat digs into the competing timelines, what the released messages actually show and why a private disagreement over Gaza has escalated into a public fight and a legal threat with Hindy now seeking advice from defamation and First Amendment attorneys.
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#ICE #Trump #RandPaul #ChelseaHandler #Palestine #Politics #News #BreakingNewsAngie Nixon Is Coming for a Seat Republicans Thought Was SafeCOURIER2026-09-18 | COURIER Founder and Publisher Tara McGowan sits down with Florida State Rep. Angie Nixon, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Florida, to talk about her upset primary win, why she believes Florida is still worth fighting for, and how Democrats can reach voters they’ve too often overlooked. Nixon also discusses campaigning in red and rural counties, taking on the political establishment, and what she says it will take to build a winning coalition statewide.
Subscribe to @COURIERHQ for more conversations like this Follow Tara McGowan on Instagram: @taramcgowanriTrump Says The Affordability Crisis Is FAKE While You Cant Afford RentCOURIER2026-09-17 | Donald Trump says the affordability crisis is “fake,” but the numbers show young Americans facing a more difficult job and housing market than previous generations.
Mason of @onehandpolitics breaks down the economic pressures confronting Gen Z. Government labor data cited in the episode places unemployment among Americans ages 20 to 24 at 7.1%, compared with an overall rate of 4.1%.
Housing presents another major obstacle. Higher home prices and mortgage rates have pushed estimated monthly payments on a median-priced home above $3,000, requiring an income far beyond what most entry-level workers earn.
Mason and Kat examine Trump’s claim that prices are falling, his stated desire to preserve rising home values for existing homeowners and the tension between protecting homeowner wealth and helping younger buyers enter the market.
They also respond to Kevin O’Leary’s argument that young workers earning $70,000 should not spend $28 on lunch. Can personal budgeting overcome rising housing costs, limited entry-level opportunities and wages that have not kept pace with major expenses?
This isn’t simply a debate about whether Gen Z works hard enough. It is a debate about whether the American economy still allows working people to build stable, independent lives.
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#GenZ #Affordability #DonaldTrump #HousingCrisis #EconomyEven Fox News Is Turning On Robert Kraft After Macklemores Palestine SpeechCOURIER2026-09-17 | Macklemore is donating the entire $1 million he earned from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour to six organizations supporting Palestinians—and challenging billionaire Robert Kraft to match his contribution.
Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News breaks down Macklemore’s announcement and his effort to redirect attention away from the celebrity controversy and toward Palestinians affected by the war in Gaza.
Robert Kraft responded by saying Ed Sheeran had asked him to commit $2 million toward humanitarian aid in the region. Kat and Mason examine what Kraft did—and did not—promise, including the absence of specific organizations in his statement.
They also discuss the broader impact of Macklemore’s removal from the tour, the artists who subsequently withdrew and the difference between the professional consequences faced by celebrities and those faced by Palestinian activists, students and workers.
Even Fox News host Jesse Watters questioned whether saying “Free Palestine” constituted hate speech before defending Kraft’s authority as a venue owner.
Did the attempt to silence Macklemore ultimately bring more attention and financial support to Palestinians?
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#Macklemore #RobertKraft #FreePalestine #EdSheeran #GazaEXPOSED: Billionaires Are Lying About Palestine And Gen ZCOURIER2026-09-17 | Macklemore just turned getting kicked off Ed Sheeran's tour into a million-dollar gut punch for the people who tried to silence him. He's donating every dollar he earned on the Loop tour to Palestinian aid and daring billionaire Robert Kraft to match it. Even Fox News hosts are admitting they can't figure out what he did wrong. Meanwhile, Donald Trump stood in front of cameras and called the affordability crisis "fake," right before admitting out loud that he wants your rent even higher and the numbers on what's happening to Gen Z make it very clear who's actually lying.
So Kat and Mason today’s most insane stories.
First, Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News covers Macklemore's pledge to donate his entire $1 million in tour earnings to six organizations working directly with Palestinians and his public challenge for Patriots owner Robert Kraft to match it. Kat breaks down Kraft's vague non-answer where he claims Ed Sheeran asked him to commit $2 million but never actually names where a dollar would go and connects it back to who Kraft really is: a billionaire AIPAC megadonor who beat a 2019 prostitution charge with help from Jeffrey Epstein's own defense attorney. Plus, why even Jesse Watters is suddenly going soft on "free Palestine" and how one comedian's story of being blacklisted off Chelsea Handler's tour shows this silencing runs way deeper than one rapper.
Then Mason of @onehandpolitics digs into the lie underneath Trump's economy. Trump called affordability a "fake" word while prices sit 4.3% higher than when he took office, and on camera he flatly said he doesn't want housing prices to come down, he wants them to go up for people who already own homes. Mason lays out the receipts: home payments that nearly doubled in six years, a Gen Z unemployment rate at 7.1% against the 4.1% national number and the parade of billionaires like Elon Musk and Kevin O'Leary who'd rather blame a $28 lunch than admit young people are getting robbed by an economy not built for workers.
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#Macklemore #FreePalestine #RobertKraft #Trump #Affordability #GenZ #Housing #Politics #News #EpsteinMacklemores $1 Million Palestine Move & Trump Admits He Wants Your Rent HIGHERCOURIER2026-09-17 | Macklemore just turned getting kicked off Ed Sheeran's tour into a million-dollar gut punch for the people who tried to silence him. He's donating every dollar he earned on the Loop tour to Palestinian aid and daring billionaire Robert Kraft to match it. Even Fox News hosts are admitting they can't figure out what he did wrong. Meanwhile, Donald Trump stood in front of cameras and called the affordability crisis "fake," right before admitting out loud that he wants your rent even higher and the numbers on what's happening to Gen Z make it very clear who's actually lying.
So Kat and Mason today’s most insane stories.
First, Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News covers Macklemore's pledge to donate his entire $1 million in tour earnings to six organizations working directly with Palestinians and his public challenge for Patriots owner Robert Kraft to match it. Kat breaks down Kraft's vague non-answer where he claims Ed Sheeran asked him to commit $2 million but never actually names where a dollar would go and connects it back to who Kraft really is: a billionaire AIPAC megadonor who beat a 2019 prostitution charge with help from Jeffrey Epstein's own defense attorney. Plus, why even Jesse Watters is suddenly going soft on "free Palestine" and how one comedian's story of being blacklisted off Chelsea Handler's tour shows this silencing runs way deeper than one rapper.
Then Mason of @onehandpolitics digs into the lie underneath Trump's economy. Trump called affordability a "fake" word while prices sit 4.3% higher than when he took office, and on camera he flatly said he doesn't want housing prices to come down, he wants them to go up for people who already own homes. Mason lays out the receipts: home payments that nearly doubled in six years, a Gen Z unemployment rate at 7.1% against the 4.1% national number and the parade of billionaires like Elon Musk and Kevin O'Leary who'd rather blame a $28 lunch than admit young people are getting robbed by an economy not built for workers.
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#Macklemore #FreePalestine #RobertKraft #Trump #Affordability #GenZ #Housing #Politics #News #EpsteinOn the Ballot: COURIER Texas LIVECOURIER2026-09-17 | Join us for this live event – Texas in conversation with Gina Hinojosa, Moderated by Don Lemon.
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#midterms #texas #donlemon #ginahinojosaEd Sheeran’s Whole Tour QUITS & Mitch McConnell Returns From The Dead To ATTACK Trans KidsCOURIER2026-09-17 | Ed Sheeran just watched his entire tour walk out on him after dropping Macklemore for saying “Free Palestine” on stage. Every single opening act, plus his own Irish band, quit in solidarity. And, somehow, Epstein's involved... Meanwhile, Mitch McConnell broke his three-month absence that had many people wondering if he was still alive. The reason? To attack trans kids.
Kat and Mason are breaking down two stories about powerful men who'll hurt anyone to protect themselves.
First up, Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News covers the mass exodus from Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour — from Finneas to Lukas Graham to Ed’s own band Beoga. This all comes after Robert Kraft pressured Ed into dropping Macklemore from the tour. Kat is breaking down where Ed’s priorities lie and who Robert Kraft actually is, including his personal connection to Jeffery Epstein.
Then Mason of @onehandpolitics digs into Mitch McConnell’s return to the Senate. After months in the hospital and viral rumors he was brain dead, Mitch showed up for the first time since June to cast the deciding vote advancing Trump’s judicial nominee Matthew Byrne. He’s a judge who ruled that parents don’t have to accept their kids’ trans identity and was the lone voice defending Ohio’s six-week abortion ban.
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#macklemore #edsheeran #trans #mitchmcconnell #congress #palestine #israel #epsteinEveryone Is QUITTING Ed Sheeran’s Tour—and Here’s WhyCOURIER2026-09-16 | Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News covers the mass exodus from Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour — from Finneas to Lukas Graham to Ed’s own band Beoga. This all comes after Robert Kraft pressured Ed into dropping Macklemore from the tour. Kat is breaking down where Ed’s priorities lie and who Robert Kraft actually is, including his personal connection to Jeffery Epstein.
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#edsheeran #macklemore #freepalestine #epsteinMitch McConnell Came Back From THE DEAD To ATTACK Trans KidsCOURIER2026-09-16 | Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate after missing nearly three months of votes—and immediately provided Republicans with the crucial vote needed to advance one of Trump’s judicial nominees.
Mason of @onehandpolitics breaks down McConnell’s prolonged absence, the questions surrounding his ability to continue serving and why Republicans were determined to bring him back for this particular vote.
The nominee, Matthew R. Byrne, is being considered for a lifetime seat on the US District Court for Southern Ohio. His record includes controversial positions involving transgender children, abortion access and same-sex marriage.
Mason and Kat examine Byrne’s record, McConnell’s role in transforming the federal judiciary and how lifetime appointments allow Republican policies to remain influential long after elections end.
Why was McConnell brought back for this vote—and who is really making decisions on behalf of politicians who may no longer be capable of representing their constituents?
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#MitchMcConnell #Trump #TransRights #SupremeCourt #PoliticsSheeran Caves To Epstein Billionaire & McConnell Comes Back To Congress Over Trans KidsCOURIER2026-09-16 | Ed Sheeran just watched his entire tour walk out on him after dropping Macklemore for saying “Free Palestine” on stage. Every single opening act, plus his own Irish band, quit in solidarity. And, somehow, Epstein's involved... Meanwhile, Mitch McConnell broke his three-month absence that had many people wondering if he was still alive. The reason? To attack trans kids.
Kat and Mason are breaking down two stories about powerful men who'll hurt anyone to protect themselves.
First up, Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News covers the mass exodus from Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour — from Finneas to Lukas Graham to Ed’s own band Beoga. This all comes after Robert Kraft pressured Ed into dropping Macklemore from the tour. Kat is breaking down where Ed’s priorities lie and who Robert Kraft actually is, including his personal connection to Jeffery Epstein.
Then Mason of @onehandpolitics digs into Mitch McConnell’s return to the Senate. After months in the hospital and viral rumors he was brain dead, Mitch showed up for the first time since June to cast the deciding vote advancing Trump’s judicial nominee Matthew Byrne. He’s a judge who ruled that parents don’t have to accept their kids’ trans identity and was the lone voice defending Ohio’s six-week abortion ban.
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#MitchMcConnell #EdSheeran #Macklemore #Palestine #PoliticsWhy Is Congress Barely in Session Before Election Day?COURIER2026-09-16 | Republicans have a federal government trifecta and yet struggle to pass a single piece of legislation, let alone gavel Congress into session.
Watch the full episode of Gloves Off now.
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#midterms #politics #epsteinfiles #houseofrepresentativesJames Talarico Navigates Choppy Waters And How Did ICE Get Away With CAGING People?!COURIER2026-09-16 | Texas Democrats are having a rough week: Rep. Jasmine Crockett gave convicted abuser Chris Brown a congressional honor on stage while Senate nominee James Talarico caved on trans rights in a Fox News interview. Meanwhile, a federal judge just found that a top Trump official deliberately destroyed evidence just as a watchdog reveals detainees were kept in cages under "unprecedented" conditions.
So Kat and Mason are breaking down two stories about people in power dodging accountability. First, Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News covers the backlash after Crockett awarded Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty to felony assault against Rihanna and more recently to an affray charge in the UK, a congressional record recognition at an Arlington concert, all while pointedly declining to campaign with Talarico in one of the most important Senate races in the country. Kat connects it to Talarico's own troubling reversal, walking back his past defense of trans student-athletes on Fox News and what it says about Democrats abandoning their values to chase right-leaning voters.
Then Mason of @onehandpolitics digs into a damning accountability scandal inside the Trump administration. A federal judge ruled that Karen Evans, a top aide to former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, deliberately destroyed Signal messages, shortening the auto-delete timer the day after staff were told to preserve them, "with intent to deprive" plaintiffs of evidence in a court fight over gutting FEMA. Mason connects that cover-up with a new watchdog report on the shuttered "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center, where people were held in small metal cages in conditions inspectors called "unprecedented" and lays out why officials hiding evidence while caging people should alarm everyone.
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#ChrisBrown #JasmineCrockett #JamesTalarico #KristiNoem #Politics #News #Texas #Accountability #FEMA #TrumpNational Voter Registration Day With Stacey Abrams And More!COURIER2026-09-16 | 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 midterm series, we’re bringing together leading voices in voting rights, redistricting, and civic engagement for a timely conversation about the issues shaping the 2026 elections — and what it will take to drive voter access, engagement, and turnout.
Stacey Abrams, author, entrepreneur, and voting rights activist; Abha Khanna, partner at Elias Law Group; and Lucille Wenegieme, executive director of HeadCount, will join Colleen Hamilton, political correspondent at COURIER Georgia, to discuss redistricting, voter access, the fight for democracy, and the road to the midterms.
Watch live across COURIER’s social channels and Substack. Don’t miss this national conversation on the fight for democracy.
#midterms #georgia #news #politicsTop Trump Officials Just Got CAUGHT Destroying DAMNING EvidenceCOURIER2026-09-16 | A federal judge found that Trump administration officials intentionally destroyed evidence relevant to an active court battle.
Mason of @onehandpolitics breaks down how former FEMA official Karen Evans and former DHS official Joseph Guy used Signal’s disappearing-message feature while conducting government business. According to the court, relevant communications were lost—and one official allegedly reinstalled Signal while under an order to preserve and search his messages.
The story raises serious questions about transparency and accountability inside the Department of Homeland Security. But it isn’t the only DHS controversy examined in this episode.
Mason and Kat also discuss reports about detainees being placed inside small metal enclosures at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz,” as well as footage showing ICE agents allegedly attacking and detaining two 17-year-old US citizens who were traveling to submit paperwork to enlist in the Marines.
What happens when government officials can destroy records, conceal their communications and use force without meaningful accountability?
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#Trump #DHS #ICE #FEMA #PoliticalNewsJasmine Crockett Spent Her Career Standing Up for Women Then Honored Chris Brown At His ShowCOURIER2026-09-15 | Rep. Jasmine Crockett went on stage at a Chris Brown concert in Arlington, Texas to honor him with a Congressional Record recognition and a lot of her longtime supporters are done.
Kat and Mason break down how Crockett built her reputation as a fierce advocate for women who wasn't afraid to take on figures like Trump and Chris Brown having a long, documented history of violence against women, starting with his 2009 guilty plea for felony assault against Rihanna.
Full episode out now! SUBSCRIBE to @COURIERHQ for more. #JasmineCrockett #Politics #ChrisBrown #DemocratsJasmine Crockett Honored An Abuser — And Skipped Campaigning For TalaricoCOURIER2026-09-15 | Texas Democrats James Talarico and Jasmine Crockett are facing backlash from some of their strongest supporters—but for very different reasons.
Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News breaks down Talarico’s reversal on transgender athletes in girls’ sports. After previously opposing bans targeting trans students, the Texas Senate candidate told Fox News that he would oppose participation when it risks “safety or fairness.”
Kat and Mason examine why adopting Republican framing on trans rights could further stigmatize transgender people without persuading conservative voters to support Democrats.
They also discuss Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s controversial decision to honor Chris Brown with a Congressional Record recognition at his concert, despite his history of violence and allegations of abuse.
Can Democrats criticize their own candidates while still helping them win? And are these political calculations accomplishing anything beyond disappointing their existing supporters?
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#JamesTalarico #JasmineCrockett #TransRights #TexasPolitics #DemocratsJasmine Crockett HONORING Chris Brown While Trump Gets Caught DESTROYING Evidence?!COURIER2026-09-15 | Texas Democrats are having a rough week: Rep. Jasmine Crockett gave convicted abuser Chris Brown a congressional honor on stage while Senate nominee James Talarico caved on trans rights in a Fox News interview. Meanwhile, a federal judge just found that a top Trump official deliberately destroyed evidence just as a watchdog reveals detainees were kept in cages under "unprecedented" conditions.
So Kat and Mason are breaking down two stories about people in power dodging accountability. First, Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News covers the backlash after Crockett awarded Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty to felony assault against Rihanna and more recently to an affray charge in the UK, a congressional record recognition at an Arlington concert, all while pointedly declining to campaign with Talarico in one of the most important Senate races in the country. Kat connects it to Talarico's own troubling reversal, walking back his past defense of trans student-athletes on Fox News and what it says about Democrats abandoning their values to chase right-leaning voters.
Then Mason of @onehandpolitics digs into a damning accountability scandal inside the Trump administration. A federal judge ruled that Karen Evans, a top aide to former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, deliberately destroyed Signal messages, shortening the auto-delete timer the day after staff were told to preserve them, "with intent to deprive" plaintiffs of evidence in a court fight over gutting FEMA. Mason connects that cover-up with a new watchdog report on the shuttered "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center, where people were held in small metal cages in conditions inspectors called "unprecedented" and lays out why officials hiding evidence while caging people should alarm everyone.
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#ChrisBrown #JasmineCrockett #JamesTalarico #KristiNoem #Politics #News #Texas #Accountability #FEMA #TrumpCould Tucker Carlson Shape the GOP’s Future?COURIER2026-09-15 | Perhaps one of the biggest underreported stories of this year is the emerging Republican primary for president in 2028. COURIER’s Cameron Stevenson breaks it down the latest episode of GLOVES OFF.
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#midterms #politics #tuckercarlsonMacklemore DROPPED From Ed Sheerans Tour & Trump REFUSES To Admit What Hes Using AI ForCOURIER2026-09-15 | Macklemore has just been dropped from the remainder of Ed Sheeran’s US tour after saying “Free Palestine” on stage. Meanwhile, Trump says he’s using AI as president but refuses to say what he’s actually using it for… Join us LIVE where Kat and Mason will break it all down for you!
First, Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News covers Macklemore being removed from the rest of Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour after his pro-Palestinian speech at MetLife Stadium. Macklemore told the crowd he wanted people in Gaza and the occupied West Bank to know they had not been forgotten then performed “Hind’s Hall” as images of destruction in Gaza played on the screens. After an Israeli-American Council petition called for him to be removed, the tour promoter said venues would not allow the concerts to go forward with Macklemore on the lineup.
Then Mason of @onehandpolitics digs into Trump’s bizarre admission that he uses AI, followed by his refusal to explain what he uses it for. Trump has repeatedly embraced AI while his administration pushes to make the US a leader in the technology. Mason breaks down what we actually know about Trump’s use of AI and why the White House is so invested in the technology.
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#Macklemore #Trump #EdSheeran #Palestine #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Politics #News #Israel #GazaTrump’s BLOCKING AI Regulation While REFUSING To Admit What He Uses It ForCOURIER2026-09-15 | Trump admitted he personally uses AI and refused to say what for: "I don't want to tell you that." Meanwhile, as tech leaders beg the industry to slow down, Trump is trying to kill any attempt to regulate it.
Mason of @onehandpolitics is breaking down how a reporter aboard Air Force One asked Trump how he uses artificial intelligence and, after admitting he does, how he shut the question down. An odd dodge from a president who's already used AI for racist attack posts, a Jesus meme and campaign ads. Then Mason gets into Trump moving to block a growing push for AI regulation, posting that the only "guardrail" AI needs is a "STRONG AND SMART" president and claiming there's a "SICK conspiracy" against AI and data centers. This comes as Anthropic's own CEO and other tech leaders call for an immediate slowdown and AI stocks tumble.
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#Trump #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Politics #News #Anthropic #TechNews #DataCenters #TruthSocial #RegulationMacklemore KICKED OFF Ed Sheeran’s Tour For Saying “FREE PALESTINE”COURIER2026-09-14 | Macklemore has been dropped from the rest of Ed Sheeran’s tour after saying “Free Palestine.” So Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News is breaking down the cancellation.
At MetLife Stadium, Macklemore told the crowd he wanted people in Gaza and the occupied West Bank to know “we have not forgotten about them” then performed his protest song “Hind’s Hall.” A Petition from the Israeli American Council demanded he be removed, the singer Pink doubled down on her agreement with the call and now the tour’s promoter says venues refuse to host shows with Macklemore on the bill.
Kat lays out what Macklemore actually said versus how it’s being framed, why this blew up the way it did and what it says about which speeches get punished versus which speeches don’t…
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#Macklemore #EdSheeran #Pink #Music #FreeSpeech #Politics #News #Palestine #ConcertTrump Cant Explain How He Uses AI #Trump #AI #PoliticsCOURIER2026-09-14 | Trump keeps saying "whoever wins AI wins" but when a reporter asked if he actually uses AI himself, he said yes then completely fell apart when asked how.
Mason is breaking down how either Trump is just pumping up these companies' stock or he's using it in ways he really doesn't want to explain... like to run this country... Either way, this is the guy who says he's the only "guardrail" AI needs. Full episode out now!
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#Trump #AI #Politics #ChatGPT #TechPolicyMacklemore DROPPED From Ed Sheerans Tour & Trump REFUSES To Admit What Hes Using AI ForCOURIER2026-09-14 | Macklemore has just been dropped from the remainder of Ed Sheeran’s US tour after saying “Free Palestine” on stage. Meanwhile, Trump says he’s using AI as president but refuses to say what he’s actually using it for… Join us LIVE where Kat and Mason will break it all down for you!
First, Kat Tenbarge of Spitfire News covers Macklemore being removed from the rest of Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour after his pro-Palestinian speech at MetLife Stadium. Macklemore told the crowd he wanted people in Gaza and the occupied West Bank to know they had not been forgotten then performed “Hind’s Hall” as images of destruction in Gaza played on the screens. After an Israeli-American Council petition called for him to be removed, the tour promoter said venues would not allow the concerts to go forward with Macklemore on the lineup.
Then Mason of @onehandpolitics digs into Trump’s bizarre admission that he uses AI, followed by his refusal to explain what he uses it for. Trump has repeatedly embraced AI while his administration pushes to make the US a leader in the technology. Mason breaks down what we actually know about Trump’s use of AI and why the White House is so invested in the technology.
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#Macklemore #Trump #EdSheeran #Palestine #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Politics #News #Israel #Gaza(In)sanewashing: Trump tries to rewrite 9/11 — with V Spehar!COURIER2026-09-12 | Join COURIER’s Camaron Stevenson and Nardos Araya as they discuss the president’s $5,000 bribe to voters, and his most recent attempt to make the Sept. 11 attacks all about him. And don’t miss V Spehar from Under the Desk News, who talks about what it was like living in New York on 9/11, and how it shaped how our generation sees the world.
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#trump #charliekirk #midterms #history #news #politicsWhy Is Elon Musk Spending $100 Million To Attack Trans People?!COURIER2026-09-11 | Donald Trump just said the quiet part out loud about one of the issues Republicans are emphasizing ahead of the midterms.
During the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Trump discussed transgender athletes in women's sports and openly talked about the electoral value he sees in the issue.
“I don't like to do it much before the election,” Trump told the crowd, saying he prefers to wait until closer to Election Day because he's worried Democrats could change their position. Trump then called the issue one of Republicans' “great sound bites of all time.”
And this isn't staying on the convention stage.
Elon Musk's America PAC has launched a midterm advertising campaign featuring transgender issues, targeting Democratic Senate candidates including James Talarico in Texas, Sherrod Brown in Ohio, Josh Turek in Iowa and Mary Peltola in Alaska. Axios reports that the ads are part of a larger effort designed to mobilize Republican voters.
Mason and Kat break down the strategy, including an AI-generated attack ad targeting Talarico and his religious beliefs, and examine why transgender issues continue to feature prominently in Republican campaign messaging.
They also look at the enormous amount of money flowing into the midterms through Musk's political operation and discuss the tension between this campaign messaging and polling showing issues such as the economy and cost of living receiving greater attention from voters. PolitiFact similarly noted that first-night speakers at the GOP convention largely avoided cost of living despite polling showing it as a top voter concern.
With less than two months until the midterms, Mason and Kat examine why Trump and Republican-aligned groups are putting transgender issues at the center of their messaging and what that strategy tells us about the campaign heading toward November.
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#DonaldTrump #ElonMusk #PoliticsTrump Says Hell Give You $5,000 If Republicans Win #Trump #MidtermsCOURIER2026-09-11 | Political Correspondent Camaron Stevenson breaks down how Trump's $5,000 "dividend" promised to every adult if Republicans win the House and Senate is a bribe and a lie. He also gets into how outlets like the New York Times, Washington Post and others are treating it as an inevitable policy instead of calling it what it is. If it were real, Trump already controls both chambers and could send it today. Instead, it joins a long list of checks that never came: the COVID stimulus, the DOGE dividend, the tariff rebate.
Check out the full conversation on 9/11 and how Trump's rewriting history to make himself the victim and the hero of the worst day in the USA...
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#Trump #Midterms #Media #PoliticsV From Under the Desk News Remembers Watching the Towers Fall #911 #PoliticsCOURIER2026-09-11 | On the first episode of (In)sanewashing, V from Under the Desk News shares where they were on 9/11: at Wagner College on Staten Island, in a dorm the school had sold them on for its view of the New York skyline. That's the window V watched the towers fall from, their mom calling and telling them to look outside and asking, "Is it really happening?"
This is V's firsthand account of a day most of us only remember from the news and part of a wider conversation on how that day got reshaped by the people in power in the years after. Full episode out now!
SUBSCRIBE to @COURIERHQ for more #911 ##UnderTheDeskNews #PoliticsSleepy Don Cant Rewrite 9/11 HistoryCOURIER2026-09-11 | Camaron Stevenson talks with V Spehar @underthedesknews about Trump's attempts to rewrite the history of 9/11.
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#september11 #vspehar #underthedesknewsWhy Is Hitler In Heaven With Charlie Kirk?COURIER2026-09-11 | On the first episode of (In)sanewashing, Cam and V from Under the Desk News break down the strange online push to turn Charlie Kirk into a martyr on the anniversary of his death. There's an AI meme circulating on Threads that imagines him in heaven "debating" history's worst figures from Stalin to Hitler to bin Laden, himself. But why would all those villains be in heaven waiting to debate him?!
Check out the full episode on 9/11, Trump's midterm "bribe" and how he's rewriting history to make himself the hero *and* the victim of 9/11...
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#Insanewashing #Propaganda #Politics #Media #CharlieKirkGuess Who’s Behind Enes Kanter’s WNBA Lawsuit #WNBA #EnesKanterFreedom #PoliticsCOURIER2026-09-11 | Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom is suing the Chicago Sky, the City of Chicago and the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority after being removed from a WNBA game and subsequently banned from Sky home games. He alleges his First Amendment rights were violated.
And Kat noticed something important when she pulled up the lawsuit: Freedom is being represented by lawyers from the America First Policy Institute.
AFPI itself confirms that it filed the federal civil rights lawsuit on Freedom’s behalf, alleging that his removal and ban were based on his views about transgender participation in women’s sports.
Kat and Mason discuss how the lawsuit connects to the larger political fight surrounding transgender athletes and women’s sports.
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#WNBA #EnesKanterFreedom #PoliticsEx-NBA Player SUES WNBA Team After Getting Kicked OutCOURIER2026-09-11 | Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom was removed from a Chicago Sky game after a confrontation with guard Natasha Cloud. Now he's suing the team.
Kat Tenbarge breaks down the lawsuit filed by Freedom against the Chicago Sky, the City of Chicago and the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, alleging that his First Amendment rights were violated when he was removed from Wintrust Arena and subsequently banned from Sky games. Reuters reports that the lawsuit stems from an August 23 game where Freedom attended wearing a shirt defining a woman as an “adult human female” and got into a verbal confrontation with Cloud.
Video from the game shows Cloud approaching Freedom after scoring and Freedom subsequently stepping onto the court during the confrontation. He was removed from the arena, and the Sky later banned him from attending home games.
Then Kat follows the lawsuit to the lawyers representing Freedom: the America First Policy Institute. AFPI says it filed the federal civil rights suit on his behalf and alleges that Freedom was removed because of his viewpoint on transgender participation in women's sports.
Kat and Mason examine how a confrontation at a WNBA game became a federal lawsuit, why transgender athletes have become part of a much larger political fight surrounding women's sports, and the increasingly prominent role former male athletes are playing in that debate.
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#WNBA #EnesKanterFreedom #PoliticsEven Republican Voters Won’t Let Epstein GoCOURIER2026-09-11 | The Epstein cover-up is one of the most obvious examples of how the rich and powerful live by an entirely different set of rules than the rest of us, and voters know it and won’t stand for it.
#epsteinfiles #politics #midterms
SUBSCRIBE to @COURIERHQ for more.Trump Admits WHY Republicans Keep Talking About Trans Athletes #DonaldTrump #TransRights #PoliticsCOURIER2026-09-11 | Donald Trump openly discussed the electoral value he sees in campaigning on transgender athletes during the GOP’s midterm convention.
Trump told the crowd that he prefers emphasizing the issue close to an election because he worries Democrats could change their position, then called it one of Republicans’ “great sound bites of all time.”
Mason and Kat discuss why transgender issues have become a recurring part of Republican midterm messaging and what Trump’s comments reveal about that strategy.
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#DonaldTrump #TransRights #PoliticsElon Musk Is Spending BIG on Anti-Trans Attack Ads #ElonMusk #JamesTalarico #PoliticsCOURIER2026-09-11 | Elon Musk’s America PAC is jumping into the 2026 midterms with ads focused heavily on transgender issues, including attacks targeting Democratic Senate candidates. Axios reports the PAC’s strategy is aimed at mobilizing Republican voters, while Musk has committed substantial resources to the midterms.
Mason and Kat react to the strategy and an AI-generated Ken Paxton ad targeting Texas Senate candidate James Talarico. Axios separately highlighted Paxton’s use of an AI-generated depiction of Talarico in campaign advertising.
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#ElonMusk #JamesTalarico #PoliticsTrump’s Anti-Trans Midterm Strategy + Ex-NBA Player SUES WNBA TeamCOURIER2026-09-11 | Mason and Kat break down how transgender athletes have become a recurring political issue in the 2026 midterms, from a former NBA player's lawsuit against the Chicago Sky to Donald Trump openly discussing the issue as part of the Republican Party's electoral strategy.
First, Kat digs into the latest development surrounding former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom. After being removed from a Chicago Sky game following a confrontation involving Sky guard Natasha Cloud, Freedom filed a federal lawsuit against the team, the City of Chicago and the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority. The lawsuit alleges that his First Amendment rights were violated when he was removed from Wintrust Arena and subsequently banned from Sky games there.
The America First Policy Institute is representing Freedom in the lawsuit. AFPI says his removal and ban were based on his views about transgender participation in women's sports, while Chicago Sky ownership has called the lawsuit “meritless and frivolous.”
Kat and Mason revisit the incident that led to Freedom's removal and examine how the lawsuit fits into the much larger political fight surrounding transgender athletes and women's sports.
Then Mason looks at what Donald Trump himself said about that political strategy.
Speaking at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Trump discussed transgender athletes and acknowledged that he prefers emphasizing the issue close to elections, calling it one of Republicans' “great sound bites.”
And significant political money is following that strategy.
Elon Musk's America PAC has begun running ads focused on transgender issues in several competitive Senate races. Axios reports that the super PAC is using the ads as part of a broader Republican voter-turnout operation ahead of November.
Mason and Kat examine the messaging, including an AI-generated ad attacking Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, and discuss why transgender issues continue to receive so much attention from Republican campaigns even as polling shows voters placing greater emphasis on issues such as the economy.
From the WNBA to Trump's convention stage to millions of dollars in political advertising, why has the debate over transgender athletes become such a prominent part of the 2026 midterms?