Monday, September 21, 2026

RFK Jr. chases chemtrails while measles cases soar

I'm sure GOP candidates are thrilled to see HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. showing his anti-vaccine-kook colors right before the midterms. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Mon Sep 21 2026

 
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 7, 2026.

I'm sure GOP candidates are thrilled to see HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. showing his anti-vaccine-kook colors right before the midterms.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, leaves his Washington, DC, residence for the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on Sept. 14, 2026.
 

McConnell's return raises a question we can't ignore

From Mitch McConnell to Dianne Feinstein, lawmakers have vanished for months while ill. Americans deserve clear standards for who is fit to serve.

President Donald Trump campaigns for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley in Gastonia, North Carolina, on Sept. 16, 2026.
 

Americans don't need these midterm bribes

Fiscally irresponsible may be the kindest way to describe the Trump 'dividends' – and ideas coming from the socialist branch of the Democratic Party.

President Donald Trump is leaving his mark on Washington – literally, from putting his name on existing buildings to constructing new ones. USA TODAY readers share their thoughts on this in our Opinion Forum.
 

Trump has no business naming anything after himself – or America

Only 9% of Americans support Trump adding his name to the Kennedy Center and U.S. Institute of Peace. How do USA TODAY readers compare?

Mihai David with wife Natashia and dog Thor Rufus in 2025.
 

I came to US on a work visa. I stayed for the American dream.

I'm from a small Romanian town. Like many immigrants, I came to the U.S. looking for work and adventure, which I found – along with a future.

A protester holds a sign in remembrance of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good, Minnesota residents who were killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, as President Donald Trump visits Memphis on March 23, 2026.
 

Fear kept me silent. An ICE raid changed my mind.

What has held me back was a verdict I had already reached – that someone who sees politics so differently could not see the harm in front of us.

The University for Peace in Costa Rica.
 

How can humans work toward peace? Two teens show us how.

We can't teach young people to avoid conflict. Conflict is inevitable. But we can teach them how to respond – and give them opportunities to practice.

Mount Vernon in Northern Virginia is the historic home of America's first president, George Washington.
 

We can't pack American history away. We must learn from it.

America's 250th has given us an extraordinary occasion to celebrate. Its more lasting value may be the curiosity it leaves behind.

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