Monday, August 10, 2026

How extreme are Republicans? Let us count the ways.

Between now and the midterms, and probably well beyond, you'll hear endless chatter about 'Democratic extremism.' Don't believe the fearmongering. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Mon Aug 10 2026

 
President Donald Trump gestures after delivering remarks at Red Rock Casino Resort Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., August 5, 2026.

Between now and the midterms, and probably well beyond, you'll hear endless chatter about 'Democratic extremism.' Don't believe the fearmongering.

A protest sticker outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention campus in Atlanta on March 18, 2026.
 

Trump's dangerous new plan will upend public health

This proposed regulation is insidious. Political appointees would be given greater authority to decide who gets federal funds, with experts sidelined.

Jordan Millett, of the Salem chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, speaks at the state Capitol in solidarity with the Global Climate Strike.
 

We're getting the DSA's midterm influence all wrong

The DSA is having a moment, and little more, but this is not what the Tea Party looked like or sounded like during the midterm elections 16 years ago.

What's the best movie you've seen this summer? How do you decide what's worth trekking to theaters for? USA TODAY readers share their picks in our Opinion Forum.
 

The best time to go to a movie theater? It's not at night.

Many USA TODAY readers said they still like to see movies like 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' in theaters. But ticket prices have changed how they do it.

A photo illustration of a smartphone displaying the Instagram logo in front of a Meta AI logo in Tunis, Tunisia on June 7, 2026.
 

I deleted social media – and got my real life back

Content on X and Instagram is designed to manipulate, to make me harshly judge anyone who doesn't agree with what I believe to be right and true.

Flock LPRs are typically black and include a camera on a tall pole with a solar panel on the top.
 

It's not just Big Brother. We're watching each other.

Since the AI boom, companies have begun selling surveillance services to anyone. The most satisfied customer seems to be the United States government.

Abdul El-Sayed takes the stage to talk to supporters during his election night watch party at the Majestic Theatre in Detroit on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
 

El-Sayed trashed Stevens. Now he needs her voters.

Abdul El-Sayed won the Democratic nomination for Michigan Senate. After alienating Haley Stevens' voters, now he's campaigning for them.

Jenan Mohajir is vice president of external affairs at Interfaith America.
 

Cancer showed me the truth about who shows up in tough moments

I have witnessed what people are capable of when they choose connection over suspicion. I have experienced generosity from people who owed me nothing.

The Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District in Texas offers free back-to-school immunizations on Aug. 1, 2026.
 

Luck isn't a strategy to avoid measles. Our kids need vaccines.

As measles outbreaks continue to emerge in the United States and throughout the world, it is essential that federal health officials rejoin the fight.

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