Monday, August 24, 2026

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Trump thinks he can buy off voters with lower-priced imported mystery meat? Cattle ranchers aren't happy about it, and we shouldn't be either. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Mon Aug 24 2026

 
Deals on meat at Weis Market in Millsboro on Aug. 20, 2026.

Trump thinks he can buy off voters with lower-priced imported mystery meat? Cattle ranchers aren't happy about it, and we shouldn't be either.

Lindsay Clancy, charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children, attends her trial on Aug. 20, 2026, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
 

Lindsay Clancy killed her children. Why are women on her side?

The 36-year-old Massachusetts mother admitted to killing her children: Cora, 5, Dawson 3, and Callan, 8 months. Where does compassion cross a line?

The U.S. debt has topped $40 trillion for the first time, the Treasury Department says on Aug. 19, 2026.
 

Full control, zero discipline: The GOP's $40 trillion problem

Here's the thing no one wants to talk about and fewer want to touch: Medicare and Social Security are the biggest drivers of the national debt.

The Democratic Socialists of America seem to be having a moment. But is it a wave? USA TODAY readers share their thoughts – and whether or not they'd vote for a democratic socialist – in our Opinion Forum.
 

Socialism might sound nice, but is it isn't free – and won't work

The DSA is having an undeniable political moment. We asked you where you see this movement going as we head into the midterms. Here's what you said.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks to reporters near the U.S. Capitol on July 22, 2026.
 

Social progress is important. Relitigating 'Woke 1.0' isn't.

As Democrats are fighting among one another and trying to correct the record on 'Woke 1,' Republican extremism is actively destroying the country.

President Donald Trump meets New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on Nov. 21, 2025.
 

Trump and Mamdani have one very bad idea in common

Price controls are an old, bad idea that resurfaces whenever inflation spikes and Americans start looking for someone to blame.

From left, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attend President Donald Trump's second inauguration in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2025.
 

Europe's tech taxes are robbing American companies – and you

The EU has become exceptionally proficient at punishing American success. Fortunately, President Donald Trump is prepared to defend it.

Demand for affordable rental housing continues to drive development, preservation and modernization efforts across the United States.
 

We polled voters. Even Republicans want government help with housing.

In surveys we conducted nationally, Republicans and Democrats expressed agreement on far more housing policies than political debate would suggest.

High school football players take a water break during triple-digit temperatures at practice in Cathedral City, California, on Aug. 19, 2025.
 

There's a pattern in young athlete deaths. We can break it.

Unlike much of sports medicine, there can be no ambiguity: Adverse heat stroke cases and deaths in athletics are considered entirely preventable.

An 18-year-old died after falling from a horse-drawn carriage in New York City's Central Park on June 17, 2026. Now, city council legislation would abolish horse-drawn carriages in Central Park by June 2028.
 

Horse-drawn carriages don't make sense in cities. Make them history.

The choice is not between carriage rides and vibrant city tourism. Cities can preserve beauty and storytelling without relying on animal suffering.

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