Monday, October 5, 2026

Why wouldn't I believe Trump about the economy?

President Donald Trump's new line is that the economy is great. He has just failed at telling people how truly great it is. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Mon Oct 5 2026

 
President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding commerce in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 30, 2026.

President Donald Trump's new line is that the economy is great. He has just failed at telling people how truly great it is.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, next to President Donald Trump, speaks to reporters after a White House luncheon for tech leaders in Washington, DC, on Sept. 29, 2026.
 

I was promised flying cars and all I got was this AI agent

What if I don't want to live in a world where technology does everything for me?

Ashton Goldsberry and Megan Wingfield carry a picture of Renee Good as they march south on Sixth Street. About a thousand people showed up in downtown Louisville to protest the killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agents in Minneapolis on Jan. 8, 2026.
 

Renee Good's family suing immigration officials is misguided

Good's family is suing Trump officials under an 1871 anti-Klan law. Her death was a tragedy, but the case for a racist conspiracy doesn't hold up.

A data center is under construction in September 2026 in Virginia's Loudoun County, a self-proclaimed home to the world's largest concentration of data centers. Despite the economic benefits the industry has brought to the region, residents have increasingly pushed back against new development and has prompted county leaders to pause new data center projects.
 

There was a party for data centers. I went.

Data center fans know they're on the losing side of public opinion. At their Washington party, they were optimistic, defiant and thirsty.

In the final weeks leading up to the 2026 midterm elections, USA TODAY readers seem to share one unifying sentiment. Read those responses in our Opinion Forum.
 

Independents aren't undecided or wishy-washy. We're free thinkers

How do independent voters feel about the two-party system and our upcoming midterms? Readers sound off in our Opinion Forum.

California gubernatorial candidates Xavier Becerra, left, and Steve Hilton debate Sept. 30, 2026, in CNN’s studio in Burbank. Becerra is a former California attorney general who most recently served as U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services in the Biden administration. Hilton is a former Fox News host and U.K. political strategist.
 

Democrats in California need a bigger strategy than blaming Trump

Xavier Becerra should offer more of a vision for people who are struggling in California.

Cornell University on Sept. 30, 2026, in Ithaca, New York.
 

Ex-Kamala Harris aide: Cornell wanted a speech. Jane Doe deserves one

I was excited to speak at Cornell, but I withdrew, because I couldn't show up at a university facing real questions about whether it protects women.

Robert Pattinson, right, plays the real-life Chris Hansen in "Primetime," which imagines what happened behind the scenes of "To Catch a Predator."
 

Chris Hansen chased predators and ratings. 'Primetime' won't judge

Robert Pattinson is uncanny as Chris Hansen, but the film shies away from judging whether 'To Catch a Predator' did more harm than good.

Students look at Cornell University’s campus in Ithaca, New York, on Oct. 1, 2026.
 

Cornell student journalists show why we can't lose free campus presses

Student newspapers are more than a talent pipeline to the American free press; they are living laboratories for civics education.

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