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Only months into his second term, Donald Trump has dramatically diminished the odds the United States of America can remain united. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Mon Sep 8 2025

 
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies at a Senate hearing in Washington, DC, on Sept. 4, 2025.

Only months into his second term, Donald Trump has dramatically diminished the odds the United States of America can remain united.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump dances as he leaves a reelection campaign rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in 2024.
 

I worry that my rural hometown will be irrevocably ruined by Trump

I could write about North Carolina for the rest of my life and never have enough words to explain what this place means to me.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sept. 2, 2025.
 

Democrats are falling for Trump's 'invasion' trap. It's all for show.

President Trump keeps pushing the needle further, but let's not pretend he is staging a coup within America's major cities.

Instagram logo displayed on a smartphone in front of the media giant Meta's logo on a laptop screen.
 

Zuckerberg says he'll defend free speech. He may just win the war.

Elon Musk slowed the progress of the anti-free speech movement. Mark Zuckerberg could reverse the direction.

Actor Chris Pratt attends the premiere of "The Terminal List: Dark Wolf" on Aug. 4, 2025, in New York City. In June, he posted on Instagram "Top 10 Things I Can't Live Without," a list that included Jesus. Pratt has also posted: "I go to a church that opens their doors to absolutely everyone."
 

Want a happier life, more friends and better sex? Go to church.

A recent study from Pew Research indicated that the trend of decline of Americans who identify as Christian has leveled off.

Why haven't we been able to fix the gun violence problem in American schools? USA TODAY readers respond in our latest Opinion Forum.
 

After Sandy Hook, it's clear politicians won't end gun violence

It was only mere days before we saw the first mass shooting of the school year. Can the US solve its gun violence problem? Here's what readers said.

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 5, 2025.
 

Trump's deal with Intel is pure socialism. And GOP seems fine with it.

It's an odd thing to say, but there's an awful lot of socialism in Trump's Republican Party.

A child stands outside the tent where Farida Al-Ghoul, a writer and educator sheltering in northern Gaza, has been living with her younger siblings.
 

Our starvation in Gaza isn't a by-product of war. It's a weapon.

My six younger siblings and I are sheltering in northern Gaza, surviving on scraps. The taste of real food is a memory we can no longer recall.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2025.
 

Christians aren't a threat to democracy. Their faith helps fuel it.

In certain corners of the media, conservative Christians pose the greatest threat to the American experiment. But that is a false narrative.

A gender neutral restroom at a high school in Los Angeles.
 

Schools should listen to parents, not activists, about trans policies

Parents deserve transparency about transgender policies that affect their children and the risks they carry.

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