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Mon Mar 17 2025

Will Trump cause a recession? I'm confident better days are ahead.

FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly before the closing bell as the market takes a significant dip in New York, U.S., February 25, 2020.

Many voters didn't support Donald Trump to make the stock markets skyrocket. They instead want opportunities for good jobs and a lower inflation rate.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at East Los Angeles College on Feb. 26, 2025, in Monterey Park.

Why is Newsom catering to MAGA influencers? His image problem.

Democrats have found themselves faced with a massive branding problem, and many liberals will look to capitalize on it. Enter: 'This is Gavin Newsom.'

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Are you feeling Trump fatigue yet or should we keep writing about him? Readers share their responses in USA TODAY's Forum.

Are we covering Trump too much? Here's what you said.

You can't scroll the internet or open a newspaper these days without seeing Trump. Are you tired of it? Or can't get enough? Here's what readers said.

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Protesters gather on March 10, 2025, in New York City to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil.

Should Mahmoud Khalil have been allowed into US in the first place?

President Trump promised to fight antisemitism on college campuses, but a former Columbia student's arrest raises hard questions about free speech.

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Mahmoud Khalil stands outside Columbia University, where he's a graduate student, in April 2024. On March 12, 2025, a U.S. judge extended his order blocking federal authorities from deporting a detained Khalil. His lawyers say his arrest by Department of Homeland Security agents outside his university residence in Manhattan was in retaliation for his outspoken advocacy against Israel's military assault on Gaza following the militant group Hamas' October 2023 attack, and thus violated Khalil's right to free speech under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment.

Trump ignores antisemitism if you're Andrew Tate, not Mahmoud Khalil

Americans should be concerned about the free speech implications of deporting Mahmoud Khalil and the further exploration of this power.

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President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Musk's son X at the White House on March 11, 2025.

Musk gives Hitler a pass while Trump 'fights' antisemitism?

Donald Trump says he'll do everything in his power to fight antisemitism. He might want to look over his shoulder at Elon Musk.

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Michelle Monaghan, Carrie Coon and Leslie Bibb in "The White Lotus."

Even 'White Lotus' gets it: Yes, we really voted for this

A scene from HBO's 'The White Lotus' highlighted a vibe shift in America, where even the entertainment industry has to admit that conservatives exist.

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