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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2h

Opinion: Let it be known that Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has no problem with ICE agents shooting a pastor in the head with pepper balls.

ICE shot a praying pastor with pepper balls. Top Republican says it's fine. | Opinion

Let it be known that Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has no problem with ICE agents shooting a pastor in the head with pepper balls.

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 4h

Opinion: President Trump absolutely deserves the praise he's received for standing by Israel and helping bring some resolution to Israeli families.

To Democrats, Trump is Hitler. To Israel, the president's a hero. What gives? | Opinion

President Trump absolutely deserves the praise he's received for standing by Israel and helping bring some resolution to Israeli families.

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 6h

Opinion: Trump has gotten accolades from different quarters for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Is the president getting too much credit? Or not enough? Tell us.

Is Trump getting too much credit for Gaza ceasefire or not enough? Take our poll. | Opinion

Trump has gotten accolades from different quarters for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Is the president getting too much credit? Or not enough? Tell us.

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 8h

Opinion: Since Trump declared war on Chicago, teachers have worked to protect and help students and their families from being taken by ICE.

The only war in Chicago is the one the president is waging against us | Opinion

Since Trump declared war on Chicago, teachers have worked to protect and help students and their families from being taken by ICE.

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 10h

Opinion: On Oct. 10, Trump escalated trade tensions with China. By Oct. 12, he was posting that 'it will all be fine.' But that doesn't help America's farmers.

US soybean crisis is a 'man-made disaster caused by' Trump. And farmers know it. | Opinion

On Oct. 10, Trump escalated trade tensions with China. By Oct. 12, he was posting that 'it will all be fine.' But that doesn't help America's farmers.

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 20h

"Trump has always valued a slapdash scramble on the fly more than a long-term, cohesive plan," writes columnist @bychrisbrennan.bsky.social. bit.ly/3Ww2F79

A headline card with an image of Donald Trump shaking hands with Argentinian president Javier Milei. Text featured reads: "Opinion by Chris Brennan: Farmers struggle under Trump’s tariffs. But he has a plan ... to save Argentina."

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 1d

Opinion: I, like President Trump, am focused on the one thing that matters most to Americans: Time magazine ran an unflattering cover photo of the president.

Is Trump's Time magazine photo truly 'Worst of All Time'? Congress MUST investigate. | Opinion

I, like President Trump, am focused on the one thing that matters most to Americans: Time magazine ran an unflattering cover photo of the president.

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 1d

"Our state is encouraging more expensive development in areas where hurricanes are most likely to strike, while everyone in the country is left to foot the bill for federal disaster relief efforts," writes commentary editor Blake Fontenay. bit.ly/48QRehJ

A headline card with an image of Florida residents being rescued from flooding caused by Hurricane Milton. Text featured reads: "Opinion by Blake Fontenay: How Florida uses your taxes after hurricanes fits the definition of insanity"

USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 1d

Opinion: Team Trump hates being accurately quoted, especially when something they say inflames the MAGA influencers who usually spread his inverted reality.

MAGA balked at Team Trump's Qatari air force base. So now it's a 'fake story.' | Opinion

Team Trump hates being accurately quoted, especially when something they say inflames the MAGA influencers who usually spread his inverted reality.

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 1d

Opinion: I will not stop, not until every hostage, living or fallen, is home in Israel. I ask the world to do the same.

Hamas still holds my son's remains hostage. Please don't call this over, yet. | Opinion

I will not stop, not until every hostage, living or fallen, is home in Israel. I ask the world to do the same.

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 1d

Opinion: If California bans Veterans Guardian and companies like them, many veterans will be left with no allies to navigate a system that puts them last.

VA puts veterans like me last. California law will ensure we're left behind. | Opinion

If California bans Veterans Guardian and companies like them, many veterans will be left with no allies to navigate a system that puts them last.

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 1d

Opinion: A drug that sends as many as 1 in 25 women to the emergency room ends not only the lives of unborn children, but some of the women who take it, too.

FDA's abortion pill approval is reckless decision that will harm women and babies | Opinion

A drug that sends as many as 1 in 25 women to the emergency room ends not only the lives of unborn children, but some of the women who take it, too.

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 1d

"Strangio makes a good point – we need to be working together toward an inclusive future," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/3KJpYI1

A photo of Chase Strangio. Text added to the image reads: "Opinion by Sara Pequeño: I asked Chase Strangio how to stand up for trans people. It’s easier than you think."

USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 1d

Opinion: If President Donald Trump told congressional Republicans to make a deal with the Democrats to end the shutdown, they would do it in a heartbeat.

GOP will brutalize voters with spiking health care costs unless Trump says to stop | Opinion

If President Donald Trump told congressional Republicans to make a deal with the Democrats to end the shutdown, they would do it in a heartbeat.

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d

"Jay Jones wants to be the attorney general of Virginia. It’s a job he should never get," writes columnist Ingrid Jacques. bit.ly/471xQvV

A headline card with an image of Virginia attorney general nominee Jay Jones. Text featured reads: "Opinion by Ingrid Jacques: ‘Two bullets to the head’? Virginia Democrat’s texts should end his election campaign."

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d

Opinion: Republican lawmakers supported Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s HHS nomination, but some now understand the real-world ramifications of his policies.

Kennedy's crusade threatens Trump's agenda, and could cost Republicans the midterms | Opinion

Republican lawmakers supported Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s HHS nomination, but some now understand the real-world ramifications of his policies.

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d

Opinion: What do you think about claims by Trump and RFK Jr. about Tylenol and autism? What about leucovorin? Readers react in our latest Opinion Forum.

I'm autistic. Trump thinks people like me need to be cured. We don't. | Your Turn

What do you think about claims by Trump and RFK Jr. about Tylenol and autism? What about leucovorin? Readers react in our latest Opinion Forum.

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d

Opinion: When a California official visited our high school, we thought she'd push Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting politics. Instead, she got personal.

A politician came to our school. It's what she didn't do that made a difference. | Opinion

When a California official visited our high school, we thought she'd push Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting politics. Instead, she got personal.

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d

"For once in my life, I can say this: Somebody is lying, and it’s not Marjorie Taylor Greene," writes columnist @rexhuppke.bsky.social. bit.ly/46ZHuPQ

A photo of Marjorie Taylor Greene. Text added to the image reads: "Opinion by Rex Huppke: I can’t believe it either, but Marjorie Taylor Greene is starting to make sense."

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d

Opinion: You'd think Bari Weiss would be beloved by the left. Yet her success with The Free Press, the publication she founded, is causing a meltdown.

Bari Weiss took on the tribalist, liberal media. And she's winning. Big time. | Opinion

You'd think Bari Weiss would be beloved by the left. Yet her success with The Free Press, the publication she founded, is causing a meltdown.

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d

Opinion: How do I help my son who is struggling? We have to break the cycle. Encourage boys to speak and share their feelings. Understand their point of view.

We've spent generations helping girls succeed. We're leaving boys behind. | Opinion

How do I help my son who is struggling? We have to break the cycle. Encourage boys to speak and share their feelings. Understand their point of view.

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d

Opinion: I asked a patient why she waited so long to come to the hospital. She told me it was because she was an undocumented immigrant, and she feared ICE.

Trump would have doctors like me leave undocumented patients to die. We won't. | Opinion

I asked a patient why she waited so long to come to the hospital. She told me it was because she was an undocumented immigrant, and she feared ICE.

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d

"The 'Art of the Deal' president might have just secured his most significant agreement yet − a peace deal between Israel and Hamas that few believed was possible," writes columnist Nicole Russell. bit.ly/4h5sPY7

A photo of demonstrators with a sign depicting Donald Trump and the word "Nobel." Text added to the image reads: "Opinion by Nicole Russell: If the Israel, Hamas peace deal holds, Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize."

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USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 4d

"Sex, sexuality and gender are topics better left for parents to handle," writes columnist Nicole Russell. bit.ly/3IzmuaD

A headline card with an image of a the Netflix headquarters. Text featured reads: "Opinion by Nicole Russell: Elon Musk wants us to cancel Netflix over a trans character. I don’t blame him."

USA TODAY Opinion @usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 4d

Opinion: For $129, you can buy a giant disc on a string that apparently can't even surveil you properly.

Friend or foe? New AI necklace is a scary sign of where we're headed. | Opinion

For $129, you can buy a giant disc on a string that apparently can't even surveil you properly.

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