Monday, October 20, 2025

Why you're wrong about Democrats winning in the midterms

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Mon Oct 20 2025

 
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer leave the White House following a meeting with President Donald Trump to negotiate funding legislation on Sept. 29, 2025.

Congressional Democratic leaders are banking that the ongoing government shutdown will make them look tough and strong. That's a mistake.

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 16, 2025.
 

Republicans want you to be so exhausted by their lies that you give up

There's nothing wrong with not trusting everything the government says or does, but we can't trust anything this one says.

A sign points the way during an Affordable Care Act sign-up event.
 

GOP's next move in shutdown should be an easy choice

America cannot afford to continue subsidizing a failing health care plan. Ending the Obamacare subsidies should be an easy choice.

An aerial view of Freedom Tower on Sept. 30, 2025, in Miami. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted to give the 2.63-acre parcel, appraised at more than $67 million, to the foundation planning Donald Trump's presidential library.
 

Florida gifted Trump land for his library. Then the questions started.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Cabinet agreed to donate land valued at more than $67 million for Trump's presidential library. There are questions.

New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference on Oct. 16, 2025, in New York City.
 

Letitia James was indicted for doing her job and we barely blinked

President Donald Trump is officially using his administration to go after his political enemies ‒ and it feels like barely anyone has noticed.

Services like Affirm, Klarna, Afterpay and PayPal Pay Later usually offer the option to pay in a set number of installments at checkout for consumers shopping online.
 

Apple sells crap, Gap sells morality – and Klarna keeps us buying

Buy now, pay later options like Klarna and Afterpay keep us buying as companies come for us at all angles, even during a time of economic instability.

Businessman holding black alarm clock with clockwise countdown from work to retirement.
 

Americans prefer to retire early, even if it's bad for their health

Americans, in general, remain deeply wedded to the notion that work should end early and embrace retiring as soon as possible.

Kylie Jenner, during the "King Kylie" era, attends REVOLVE Desert House on April 17, 2016, in Thermal, California.
 

King Kylie returns, Skims plugs hairy thongs: Are uber-rich uninspired?

From Kim Kardashian's 'ultimate bush' Skims thongs to King Kylie's Snapchat revival, the uber-wealthy will stop at nothing to get our attention.

The name of Palestine is seen before a session called Health Conditions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2024.
 

A two-state solution is possible, but Middle East has been here before

Even with respect to the short-term ceasefire deal, there are many opportunities for Israeli and Palestinian spoilers to derail progress.

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire marks a potential historic turning point. But will the peace Trump promised happen? USA TODAY readers share their thoughts on the region's future in our latest Opinion Forum.
 

Arab countries didn't trust Biden. They trust Trump.

President Trump brokered a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. But will this tense peace in the Middle East last? Here's how long you give it.

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