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Trump calls this a 'rip-off.' He ignores two simple facts

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Merrill Matthews

Jewish voters feel politically homeless. Michigan shows why

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Josh Kraushaar

A Netanyahu comeback is last thing U.S.-Israel alliance needs

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Michael Koplow

Democrats think they can beat Trump by returning to ... Biden?

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Judge Glock

Democrats know this election isn't about Trump. It's about you

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Ken Martin

America's farming system is bad for farmers. And that's bad for you

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Rex Huppke

Speaker Johnson: A Democratic House would be a DSA House

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Rep. Mike Johnson

Selective amnesia over Trump could cost GOP the midterms

Nearly 174 million registered voters are just days from the midterm elections, and the prediction market Polymarket is forecasting a Democratic sweep...

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Nicole Russell

France gets it. Gen Z can't afford to quietly fund boomer retirement

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Kofi Mframa

I can be anything I want on Halloween. It wasn't always like that

When I was 13, I wanted to be Frank-N-Furter for Halloween. I imagined myself in that iconic black getup with my face painted as campily as that...

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Kofi Mframa

I'm a conservative woman. Here's what I’m watching in the midterms

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Nicole Russell

Slime – yes, slime – helped heal me. It might help you, too

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Melissa Kirby

I danced with Dolores Huerta. America has lost one of its greats

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Mario T. García

My kids and I love slime. Here's how we make it

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Melissa Kirby

These races won't just flip the Senate. They'll be historic 'firsts'

The 2026 midterm elections are turning out to be historically significant beyond the broader implications for the rest of President Donald Trump’s...

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Sara Pequeño

'This does remind me of the '80s.' In farming, that's a terrible thing

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Rex Huppke

What's the worst Halloween candy? Vote in our poll

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Janessa Hilliard

Voters agree on taxing the wealthy – even if Congress doesn't

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Steven Kull And Evan Charles Lewitus

Hey, media: Stop reporting on polls and start informing voters

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Jeffrey M. McCall

How a western Minnesota farm tries to survive US farm crisis

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Casey Ek

Farmers need us. You need them, too

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Rex Huppke

Jay-Z's self-ordained halftime show proves talent pool is shrinking

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Kofi Mframa

Am I being lied to? 3 questions to ask as midterms ramp up

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Robin Stern

'Billionaire tax' would accelerate an exodus California can't afford

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Justin Haskins

Can these women escape Trump and hold the Senate for GOP?

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Nicole Russell

Democrats may win 2026 – but lose 2028. That's a bad trade

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J.t. Young

Which race results will you be following on election night? Tell us

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Janessa Hilliard

I've never cared more about any issue than ending time change

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The end of the reins: New York was right to ban horse carriages

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Sara Pequeño

Ken Paxton is the gift Texas Democrats have waited 30 years for

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Mark P. Jones

You don't hear about Project 2025, but its carnage is everywhere

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Chris Brennan

I watched 'You Can See Everything.' I still don't know what to believe

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Kofi Mframa

Scandals, socialists and a cruel attack ad: 2026's worst candidates

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Dace Potas

Republicans are losing favor with Latino voters in midterms

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Sara Pequeño

I declined to be an FBI informant. Then ICE came for me

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Ya'akub Vijandre

The GOP broke its promises. Voters should break its majority

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Chris Truax

Milwaukee and Tampa Bay are about to make history. We're in!

We've been on the same team for just a little more than a year, after Blake joined USA TODAY Opinion, where Thuan has been an editor since 2005....

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Blake Fontenay Thuan le Elston

Americans know Social Security is broken. They also know how to fix it

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Steven Kull And Evan Charles Lewitus

Talarico has no problem with billionaire money. Just Elon Musk's

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Nicole Russell

A GLP-1 prescription is easy to write. Diet change is more sustainable

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Dr. Hana Kahleova

Trump's 'mission accomplished' moment in Iran is anything but

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Daniel R. Depetris

Ahead of midterms, how would you grade Congress? Tell us here

The latest news headlines suggest things aren't going great for Republicans and President Donald Trump before the midterm elections. But we want...

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Janessa Hilliard

White House art collection reflects the changing picture of America

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Stewart D. McLaurin

Government can't decide when and what media outlets publish

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Ben Sperry

Trump's women's health division is all talk. Where's the money?

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Sara Pequeño

Ramaswamy, Trump show GOP are firmly in the gutter, on purpose

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Rex Huppke

I'm a former Republican voter, but I didn't become a Democrat

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Why the GOP shouldn't give up on the midterms just yet

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Gary Abernathy

Paxton is daring Democrats to 'Come and Take It.' They just might

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Nicole Russell

Farmers, firefighters and a waitress: Meet the Democratic candidates

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Dan Carney