Monday, March 23, 2026

Don't even think about it, Republicans

Republicans in the Senate are under increasing pressure from Trump to pass the SAVE America Act, but ending the filibuster should be a nonstarter. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Mon Mar 23 2026

 
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, listens to a question from a reporter at the U.S. Capitol on March 10, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Republicans in the Senate are under increasing pressure from Trump to pass the SAVE America Act, but ending the filibuster should be a nonstarter.

An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of President Donald Trump riot in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan. 6, 2021.
 

Conservatives try to gaslight us about 'extremism.' Here's a mirror.

As the Republican Party has morphed into an averse-to-democracy cult of personality, its members are frantically labeling the left as extreme.

Supporters of President Donald Trump cheer on White supremacist Nick Fuentes at a protest in Washington, DC, on Nov.14, 2020.
 

You may not know Kai Schwemmer, but his new appointment is terrifying

In response to criticisms of Kai Schwemmer's appointment, CRA President Martin Bertao said the organization 'will never back down to the WOKE mob!'

People attend an event hosted by the bipartisan America250 in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 3, 2025.
 

The Christian nationalist rebranding of America is built on a lie

Andy Ogles, Tommy Tuberville and Chip Roy are wrong on Christian nationalism. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson embraced religious pluralism.

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I'm not happy, but maybe I'll take your advice

We asked USA TODAY Opinion readers about how they're feeling and if they can help Americans find happiness. The advice was amazing.

A tanker truck unloads a delivery of gasoline in Hawthorne, California, on March 18, 2026. President Donald Trump's main ally in his war with Iran is Israel, which keeps bombing Iranian oil industry infrastructure, prompting Iran to attack the oil industry in surrounding Middle East countries. That drives up the cost of oil, while shaking America's stock markets.
 

Trump never had a plan for Iran. Now he's scrambling.

Just imagine being a Republican telling voters their tax dollars are needed to fund Trump's war of choice in Iran.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, nominated by President Donald Trump to replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, testifies at his confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026.
 

Mullin's fiery DHS confirmation hearing changed my mind about him

I can at least respect that Sen. Markwayne Mullin is willing to own his mistakes. What matters now is how his approach will differ from Kristi Noem's.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefs reporters March 2, 2026, on Iran in Washington, DC.
 

Rubio has a path to the presidency – if he sits out 2028

Marco Rubio has repeatedly managed to justify the Trump administration's controversial actions with legitimate foreign policy rationales

The new fourth-floor offices of the Wilmington Housing Authority are featured at the Delaware Affordable Housing Group building (formerly the Elwyn) in Wilmington on June 30, 2025.
 

Your old cubicle should become someone's new apartment

A lot of commercial real estate is sitting vacant. It's time for cities to repurpose their empty buildings to meet the housing demands of the moment.

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