Wednesday, April 29, 2026

A gunman's manifesto echoed what Democrats say every day

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U.S. President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump and CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, salutes during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2026.

In the aftermath of the foiled assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, I have a lot of questions.

Airport employees unload luggage on the tarmac as a Spirit Airlines flight arrives in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 18, 2025.
 

Trump wants our tax dollars to save Spirit from his own mess

Watch out, Spirit. The president's own airline famously failed. But has Trump Media & Technology Group ever paid off? I asked Truth Social AI.

Tucker Carlson looks on during President Donald Trump's meeting with oil industry executives at the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 9, 2026.
 

Carlson regrets supporting Trump. Don't expect Republicans to follow.

Tucker Carlson says he regrets backing Trump and that other supporters are 'implicated' in the Iran war. But most Republicans haven't joined him.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on Feb. 2, 2026.
 

My homeless patients aren't committing fraud like Dr. Oz says

Dr. Mehmet Oz is making coverage decisions that affect the healthcare of over 150 million Americans on Medicare, Medicaid and the ACA marketplace.

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.
 

Trump wages war on the law. These former judges are fighting back.

I heard a collective call from retired federal judges and a bipartisan array of legal groups: The rule of law matters, and it will be protected.

Maria Farmer drew this image of her best friend and hero, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who died April 25, 2025.
 

Virginia Giuffre was my best friend. Here's what I wish she knew.

Maria Farmer is a visual artist who has advocated for sexual abuse survivors alongside her late friend Virginia Giuffre, who died in 2025.

Regan Parker serves as chief legal and public affairs officer at ShiftKey and is CEO of the Association for Responsible Healthcare Investment. A lawyer, author and speaker, Parker has taken the stage at events including TEDxPortland and is the author of "(Mis)carriage: A Mother’s Story of Why Pregnancy Loss Matters."
 

Many women who should run for political office don't. I'm one of them.

Being a mom is the core of my life. Is the risk to my family worth it if America isn't ready for women at the highest level of government?

Is making draft registration automatic the right move? USA TODAY readers share their perspectives in the Opinion Forum.
 

Why should anyone volunteer to die for an uncivilized nation like ours?

Come December, eligible men will be automatically registered into the U.S. military draft pool. USA TODAY readers had a lot to say about that.

From left, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Brett Kavanaugh attend President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2025, in Washington, DC.
 

Not every part of the government benefits from transparency

Americans are frustrated, but the instinct to demand a clearer view of how decisions get made inside the Supreme Court and Congress is misguided.

On July 28, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela, then-Vice President Delcy RodrΓ­guez, wearing a T-shirt with the image of the late President Hugo ChΓ‘vez, waves during the commemoration of his birth. In January 2026, RodrΓ­guez became the acting president after the U.S. military seized President NicolΓ‘s Maduro and his wife from their home.
 

Treating Venezuela as a lasting success is a mistake for US

Capturing Maduro got Venezuela to cooperate with the U.S. But leaving the regime in place means the gains could vanish with the next administration.

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