How the shooting of two DC National Guardsmen unfolded www.usatoday.com/story/graphi... via @usatoday.com

Working on a holiday means doing whatever is asked, so people who follow me for politics, here's your Thanksgiving Day weather forecast www.usatoday.com/story/news/w... via @usatoday.com

DC Circuit argument starting now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=svW7...

They fight hunger in America. The government shutdown left them reeling. Food banks say they still need help www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com

How Marjorie Taylor Greene took on Trump and stayed true to her base www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Breaking news: The White House is pressuring Ukraine to sign on to its new peace proposal by Thanksgiving or lose U.S. support to the country, according to officials familiar with the talks.

“Individually, our voices were whispers. Together, they’ve become impossible to ignore,” said Ashley Rubright, who met Epstein when she was 16. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols wapo.st/3Mbd9a6

“Individually, our voices were whispers. Together, they’ve become impossible to ignore,” said Ashley Rubright, who met Epstein when she was 16. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

"None of us here signed up for this political warfare. We never asked to be dragged into battles between people who never protected us in the first place,” Wendy Avis said www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

The survivors are still finding one another, Teresa J. Helm said. "For 17 years I thought I was the only one," she said. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

“I am one story of a thousand," said Danielle Bensky, who was 17 when she first met Jeffrey Epstein in 2004. "Think of that number, 1,000." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Epstein's survivors want you to think about his 1,000 victims, not politics www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

President Trump signs bill directing DOJ to release Jeffrey Epstein files www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

A Top Republican Wanted to Reclaim Congress’ Spending Authority. The White House Stopped Him. www.notus.org/congress/mar...

Senate and House vote to release Epstein files with sweeping support: Live updates www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Senate and House vote to release Epstein files with sweeping support: Live updates www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Senate just passed the Epstein bill by unanimous consent. Soon it will land on Trump's desk

President Trump says he would sign the Epstein files bill if it passes the House and Senate. "Sure I would," Trump says.

We followed the music of the blues from 'the most Southern place on earth' www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com

We rode along Paul Revere's route to sort myth from reality, lone hero from legend www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com

We explored the 'uncomfortable' and inspirational truths about the Underground Railroad www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com

We traveled the Oregon Trail. We found the 'spirit of America' www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com

You're about to hear a lot about America's 250th birthday. Read this first. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com

College journalism students and young reporters look at me in disbelief when I tell them to find time to build and maintain their source database. I get how crazy the job can be, but you have to set aside time every week and then make it up when news breaks. #journalists #writing

Supreme Court to review Trump policy at US-Mexico border to limit asylum seekers www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

The shutdown left food banks reeling. With the government open, federal food aid flowing and attention shifting elsewhere, foodbanks told @usatoday.com they still need community help to recover and will for months www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

They fight hunger. The government shutdown left them reeling. Heightened hunger will continue long after federal government reopens. 'We can't magically go back to the before times and everything feels normal.' www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

It has already been incredibly difficult to get federal employees to talk on the record. Learning what is happening in government could get harder if this goes forward--> Trump administration prepares to fire worker for TV interview about SNAP wapo.st/4qW5pZJ

I love hiking year round, but there is something particularly glorious about hiking in fall.

US Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn same-sex marriage right reut.rs/4oFLYmw

“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...

What does SNAP appeal mean for those already waiting for benefits? SNAP users brace for a hungry weekend after the Trump administration appeals order to provide full SNAP benefits www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Full SNAP benefits coming, USDA tells states. When is unclear. Full SNAP benefits coming, USDA promises states. But the Trump administration appealed the requirement earlier in the day and is waiting for word on a stay www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP in November www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

"You can't do nothing about it but cry. That's all you can do, 'cause you can't fight them. You can't argue with them," Carmel Scaife said. "So all you can do is cry and pray to God that something's changed." www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com

"We had a client that came in and was afraid she'd have to go back to eating cat food," Stacy Smith told @USATODAY . www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Updated---> SNAP recipients to get as much as two-thirds of promised benefits. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com

SNAP recipients to get as much as two-thirds of promised benefits. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com

Nancy Pelosi will retire after four groundbreaking decades in Congress The former House speaker, revered by supporters and reviled by foes, had served as the most powerful woman in U.S. history. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Nancy Pelosi isn't running for reelection. A look at her 'old school' career, from Obamacare to impeachment Agree with her policies or not, Nancy Pelosi was among the most consequential legislative leaders since legends Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Rebuking Trump, California passes Prop 50 to redistrict in favor of Democrats www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

California OKs plan to redistrict in favor of Democrats One of the most important Election Day battles essentially negates five new GOP-leaning congressional districts Texas created at Trump's urging. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Alongside the big races people are watching tonight, don't miss this: Dems won two statewide, nonfederal offices in Georgia for the first time in 20 years. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Mamdani wins NYC mayor's race in generational shift for Democrats. Live updates. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Why Trump's agenda is on voters' minds even if he's not on the 2025 ballot www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

UPS jet crashes near Louisville airport; injuries and huge fire reported: Live updates www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com

Mamdani, Cuomo make closing pitches in NYC mayoral race. Live updates. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Election 2025 live updates: Voters to offer feelings about Trump. Polls close soon in VA. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Having Halloween and election night so close together means my stress food for the night is Old Bay seasoned pumpkin seeds and leftover candy...and I'm really OK with that