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In the wake of the Trump-Harris debate, there's a firehose worth of new polls out, each purporting t

USA TODAY Chief Political Correspondent Phillip M. Bailey gives his major takeaways from Tuesday's p

USA TODAY Chief Political Correspondent Phillip M. Bailey takes a look at Tuesday night's debate in

USA TODAY National Immigration Reporter Lauren Villagran talks about a Border Patrol agent who shift

Losing a pet can be devastating. Animals become part of our lives, and part of our families. And tha

USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Aysha Bagchi reports on former President Donald Trump's h

The father of the suspected Georgia shooter has been charged.Hunter Biden pleads guilty to all feder

If you’ve been on a date in the past year, chances are pretty good that you met that person on a dat

Four people are dead after a high school shooting in Georgia.The U.S. accuses Russia's RT network in

If you’re the type of person who might enjoy five daily reminders about the certainty of death sent

USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page relays a new USA TODAY/Suffolk poll.The Justice Departm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under growing pressure to get a cease-fire deal done.Pr

Mass protests and strikes hit Israel after the the bodies of several hostages were recovered.USA TOD

The discovery of the fossilized jaw and skull of a pliosaur, a giant prehistoric marine reptile, has

Former President Donald Trump says he will vote against a ballot amendment in Florida that would ove

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sat down with CNN Thursday.Former President

Use the word sociopath in conversation, and you're bound to see some raised eyebrows, or worse. The

USA TODAY Trump Campaign Reporter Zac Anderson explains what happened with former President Donald T

Ascension to the role of President of the United States, arguably the most powerful job in the world

There's a new federal election interference indictment against former President Donald Trump.USA TOD