Monday, September 28, 2026

Gas prices are brutal. A blue wave would be worse.

Republicans have let conservatives down on gas prices and the SAVE Act. But staying home in midterm elections would put their biggest wins at risk. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Mon Sep 28 2026

 
President Donald Trump is pictured at his Trump International Golf Club on the final day's play at the Amgen Irish Open on Sept.13, 2026 in Doonbeg, Ireland. U.S. President Donald Trump is making a two-day visit to Ireland this weekend. Today his trip focuses on attending the Amgen Irish Open golf tournament, which is being hosted at his Doonbeg golf resort.

Republicans have let conservatives down on gas prices and the SAVE Act. But staying home in midterm elections would put their biggest wins at risk.

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles attends a dinner hosted by President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 2, 2026.
 

Susie Wiles: Cancer stole from me, but what I gained was more important

When a person fighting cancer also has a demanding job, two all-consuming forces collide, writes Trump's chief of staff. Balance can feel impossible.

Election polling place at East Providence city hall on Monday.
 

Trump doesn't fear election laws. These midterms will be no different

Trump's tactic has been to overwhelm, paralyze norms and protocols, to get away with something before he can be stopped. Elections are no exception.

Outside the Nevada Test and Training Range in 2019 near Rachel, Nevada.
 

We kept America's secrets. Don't use our oath against us

I served at a secretive military installation in Nevada, which the U.S. government now admits contains nuclear contamination. But there's a catch.

Are you worried about Flock cameras in your community? USA TODAY readers share their concerns in our Opinion Forum.
 

I'm glad for Flock surveillance. It protects good citizens like me

Are Flock cameras and similar surveillance abuse of the Fourth Amendment, Orwellian or necessary protection? Readers sound off in our Opinion Forum.

Nikole Hannah-Jones
 

Not letting families choose better schools is barrier to freedom

Imagine the difference New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones would make if she now lent her voice to the proven cause of education freedom.

Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Supreme Court to be sentenced Sept. 23, 2026, in New York City.
 

Weinstein was convicted – again. But do survivors ever truly get justice?

A New York court sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 15 years in prison for the sexual assault of Miriam Haley. Something she said has stuck with me since.

Airmen from the 157th Air Refueling Wing stationed at Pease Air National Guard Base in Newington, New Hampshire returned home after being deployed in late February 2026 to support "Operation Epic Fury," the start of the war in Iran.
 

Governors need to stand up to Trump and bring National Guard home

The Pentagon is taking nurses, firefighters and police officers from our communities for an undetermined time to serve in Trump's undeclared Iran war.

President Donald Trump holds a binder as Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to deliver a speech during a state dinner at the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 24, 2026.
 

Is China playing ball with Trump – or playing him?

Xi Jinping's White House visit yielded smiles and a short truce, not breakthroughs. Here's how to tell if China is keeping its promises – or stalling.

President Donald Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen arrive to sign a trilateral security deal on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 22, 2026.
 

Trump was right about Greenland, but wrong about how to get there

The deal settled who owns Greenland. The focus should shift to something far more productive: building a durable relationship for the future.

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