A Democrat just flipped a Republican-held Florida state House seat, defeating a Trump-endorsed candidate, AP projects. This district includes Mar-a-Lago and voted for Trump by 11 points in 2024, per one analysis. www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

President Trump's push for ICE officers to remove masks at airports reignites debate over if and when the federal agents should wear them.

To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, USA TODAY dispatched reporters to follow classic American journeys that helped shape this country. No journey of American achievement and exceptionalism is more iconic than the Apollo voyages to the moon www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

My first contribution to our American Journey's series: No one has set foot on the moon since America left in 1972. NASA is heading there again, but hasn't explained why the trip matters. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com

Two pilots are dead, dozens of people are injured and New York's LaGuardia airport is closed Monday after an Air Canada Express jet collided with a fire truck on a runway at New York's LaGuardia airport late on Sunday, officials said. bit.ly/3NKwaRU 📸: Adam Gray, Reuters 📸: Bing Guan, Reuters

The arts panel just voted to approve the Trump-themed gold coin, encouraging Treasury officials to make it as big as possible. "The larger the better," said Trump's 26-year-old executive assistant, who the president put on a panel intended for fine-arts experts.

Still amazing to walk into this building and ask powerful people questions

White House offers concession on body cameras in bid to end DHS shutdown www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...

Markwayne Mullin's Senate hearing to succeed Noem at DHS: Live updates www.usatoday.com/live-story/n... via @usatoday.com

A bitter, Trump-induced fight over dramatically tightening voting restrictions ahead of a potentially bruising midterm election season for Republicans is about to eat up all of the Senate's time.

Some doctors say the Trump administration's health policies pushed them into politics. I joined @usatoday.com’s The Excerpt to talk about the physicians now running for office and what it could mean for the midterms. Take a listen: art19.com/shows/5-thin...

Democratic doctors run for Congress to challenge Trump, RFK Jr. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

I'm taking an epic two week road trip soon (more on that later in @usatoday.com) and I need some book recommendations for while I'm in the passenger seat. I like pretty much everything, especially non-fiction and sci-fi. What should I read?

Accused DC pipe bomber covered by Trump's Jan. 6 pardons, defense says www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com

'Troubling' allegations against Cesar Chavez prompt UFW to skip events www.usatoday.com/story/news/c... via @usatoday.com

Democratic doctors run for Congress to challenge Trump, RFK Jr. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

From the ER to the ballot: Doctors run to challenge RFK Jr.'s agenda Doctors and scientists are running for office, motivated by concerns over health policy, anti-science movements, and cuts to social programs. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

As of March 11, every U.S. state recorded higher prices for regular gasoline compared to one month earlier.

How much is the Iran war costing taxpayers? Here's what estimates show www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Can Trump run a war and a midterm campaign at the same time? www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Trump’s Freedom 250 sparks debate over America’s Christian origins www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com

Trump launched a ‘war on fraud’ focused on Minnesota and California. Here's why it’s a 50‑state problem www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com

The Government Accountability Office estimated in January that the government loses as much as $521 billion annually to fraud. Haywood Talcove, one of the country's top government fraud experts, told USA TODAY the fraud could be as high as $1 trillion a year or more. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Trump's 'war on fraud' is a 50‑state battle that fraud experts have pleaded with the government to take on for years as transnational criminal gangs have learned to savvily game the public safety net and steal trillions of dollars from American taxpayers. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Important story by @sarahdwire.bsky.social about who is stealing federal funds and how our system enables them. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Good weather to stretch my legs walking the Tidal Basin

Check out this story from USA TODAY: Trump launched a ‘war on fraud.’ Here's why it’s a 50‑state problem. Experts say it's a battle that has eluded presidents for decades. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police quietly erected overnight at Capitol

More states restrict what SNAP recipients can buy with food benefits www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Why is the US at war with Iran? Answering key questions about the conflict www.usatoday.com/story/news/w... via @usatoday.com

House committee subpoenas AG Pam Bondi on Epstein files www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Why is the US at war with Iran? Answering key questions about the conflict www.usatoday.com/story/news/w... via @usatoday.com

Hegseth says US sunk Iranian warship; death toll climbs. Iran updates. www.usatoday.com/live-story/n... via @usatoday.com

Talarico defeats Crockett in Texas primary, CNN and Decision Desk HQ report www.usatoday.com/live-story/n... via @usatoday.com

Rep. Dan Crenshaw loses to GOP primary challenger Steve Toth in Texas www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Why is the US at war with Iran? Answering key questions about the conflict www.usatoday.com/story/news/w... via @usatoday.com

It's voting time America! Here's where and when the 2026 elections kick off www.usatoday.com/story/graphi... via @usatoday.com

Report: 40 killed in Israeli school strike www.usatoday.com/live-story/n...

US launches 'massive and ongoing' strikes on Iran: Live updates www.usatoday.com/live-story/n... via @usatoday.com

Just finished final edits on a piece I've been working on over the last three months. Cue the cathartic tab deletion!!!!!

BREAKING: Trump-Noem DHS admits to wrongfully arresting 261 DACA recipients, 86 of whom were deported, since Trump’s second term started, per disclosure to Congress.

USA TODAY is looking for a new editor for its national enterprise team. If you love good writing and people focused journalism, check out the link below. Bonus: It is a remote work position AND you would get to be my editor. jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/gannet...

'Roaring economy' and 'sick' Dems. Takeaways from Trump's SOTU address www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

'Roaring economy' and 'sick' Dems. Takeaways from Trump's State of the Union address www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com #StateOfTheUnion #SOTU2026

Hegseth warns Anthropic to let the military use the company’s AI tech as it sees fit, AP sources say apnews.com/article/anth...

Who's boycotting State of the Union? Over 80 Dems say they won't attend www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

I'm a political history nerd. Of course I answered my first question in the headine

Speaker Johnson to display, but not use, George Washington's gavel during address www.usatoday.com/live-story/n...