Donald Trump just lost the same argument that Richard Nixon lost 55 years ago about trying to stymie unflattering media coverage. The bruised emotions of a thin-skinned politician, the legal precedent goes, do not amount to a national security threat. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Thin-skinned Trump fails again. He should've learned from Nixon. | Opinion

Donald Trump, like Richard Nixon, sees any journalism that could expose him to criticism as some kind of unfair attack.

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Did a video about Trump and Greenland and Denmark and petulance. www.usatoday.com/videos/opini...

Trump's Greenland deal isn't what he says it is | Opinion

As always, Trump's announcement ran long on bluster and short on details.

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Trump's announcement about Greenland ran long on bluster and short on details. Here's what he left out – everything he now claims as a win was available 20 months ago on the first day of his second term, without the need to attack American allies. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Trump could've had this Greenland agreement all along | Opinion

Greenland and Denmark sound like they just waited for our petulant president to finish his tantrum about something he could've just asked for.

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Whew! I thought he was going to hit me up to fund an after-party. 😅

It felt like the Eagles held the ball for three-quarters of that Titans game… and STILL had to win it in the final seconds. A nail-biter season? Sounds familiar.

Q: China is one of the most repressive countries for journalists in the world-- TRUMP: Well, I don't know about that. I think we're repressive also

Standard Trump #distractiontactics. Hey! Look at this dumb thing! Don't look at the war in Iran or inflation or the midterm generic ballot! Also, did you know 'dumb' is spelled with a 'b'? apnews.com/article/trum...

It’s important to remember that Hasan Piker isn’t in the business of getting people elected, or in the business of politics in general, he’s in the Hasan Piker business and that stock goes up whenever he does something that makes people talk about Hasan Piker

I did the math. Trump’s war of choice with Iran is about to hit $50 billion in cost and will run to $90 billion if it goes a full year. I used my USA Today Translating Politics newsletter to look at what that money could buy instead. www.usatoday.com/story/nlette...

Let's do the math on Trump's war

Let's break down the math on Trump's expensive and unpopular war of choice.

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We’ve reached the point in the election cycle when Republicans dance their two-step for mail ballots. Trump crashes out about them while the RNC urges voters to use them in the midterms. My USA Today column: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

The RNC urges mail-in voting as Trump melts down about it | Opinion

We've reached the stage in 2026 midterm election cycle when Republicans dance the GOP two-step for mail ballots.

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The vagueness in Trump's latest threat is intentional. This isn't about stopping foreign trade. It's about telling the Federal Reserve that he's willing to create even more economic chaos if he doesn't get lower interest rates. My USA Today column: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Trump is learning he can't bully Fed into lower interest rates | Opinion

The Federal Reserve's board will meet on Sept. 15 and 16 to consider what to do about interest rates. Trump has been busy making trade war threats.

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Trump today: the idea that “Robots will be marching into our cities” is a wild hoax Trump last week: posts multiple images of himself leading robots marching into cities

Time for the GOP mail-ballot two-step. Trump warns Americans not to vote that way… while the Republican National Committee urges Americans to vote that way.

At what point this season did the @phillies.com just collectively forget EVERYTHING about running the bases?

What a lede: "Republicans spent the first five hours of their midterm convention in Dallas warning about socialism on Wednesday before President Trump surprised many of them with an audacious trillion-dollar proposal to redistribute wealth." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...

"It all smells familiar, like a house that has caught on fire. Something explodes, high and to my right. I flinch as others, who have been here all day, don’t bother to lift their heads. The fire grows larger." bychrisbrennan.com/2014/09/sept... Photo: @jimmacmillan.com

Hah! My sharp colleague @bychrisbrennan.bsky.social asked Trump's Truth Social chatbot if we'll be getting the $5,000 the president promised last night. Hilarity ensued.

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Trump's own social media chatbot didn't think much of his promises of DOGE and tariff dividend checks when I asked last year. I asked Truth Social AI today about his new $5,000 "Trump dividend" promise. The chatbot remains unimpressed. My USA Today column: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Trump's own social media chatbot didn't think much of his promises of DOGE and tariff dividend checks when I asked last year. I asked Truth Social AI today about his new $5,000 "Trump dividend" promise. The chatbot remains unimpressed. My USA Today column: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Trump's own social media chatbot doubts his $5,000 promise | Opinion

For you MAGA fans hoping for a quick $5,000 check for your vote, do you really want to commit a federal crime for a promise Trump isn't going to keep?

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The Republican midterm convention looks like a flop. But Trump has been an extraordinary asset for one political party – the Liberal Party of Canada. My USA Today newsletter explains: www.usatoday.com/story/nlette...

Trump's tariffs give boost – to Carney

President Donald Trump has been an extraordinary asset for one political party – the Liberal Party of Canada.

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Trump's new promise of a $5,000 "Trump dividend" check reminded me that I'm still waiting on my "DOGE dividend" check and my "tariff dividend" check. And that Trump's own chatbot told me last year that the check is not in the mail. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Trump lied about DOGE 'dividends' that never came. His chatbot just admitted it. | Opinion

Trump might suggest that he'll send you money. But he really wants you to send him money.

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Ahead of tomorrow's 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, my former Philadelphia Daily News colleague @jimmacmillan.com and I spoke about how we got to Ground Zero and how it changed us. www.usatoday.com/videos/opini... Read more here: bychrisbrennan.com/2014/09/sept...

We were journalists at Ground Zero. It changed us forever. | Opinion

On Sept. 11, 2001, columnist Chris Brennan was working with his colleague for the Philadelphia Daily News. Here's what they saw at Ground Zero.

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"As always with Trump overreach, this has become a mess in every kind of way," writes columnist @bychrisbrennan.bsky.social. bit.ly/4dkOOt8 📸: Hannah Beier/Reuters

A GOP nightmare scenario – deeply unpopular Donald Trump shows up at next week's midterm convention in Dallas to advocate for a deeply unpopular cause – data centers across America. My USA Today column: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Trump pushes data center projects as Republicans slink away | Opinion

Trump's data center declarations delight Democrats and make Republicans cringe, leaving Vance to try to reassure skeptical voters before the midterms.

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"That's the thing about bigots – they're almost always just so lazy about their bigotry," writes columnist @bychrisbrennan.bsky.social. bit.ly/4hWI87X 📸: Rebecca Cook/Reuters

Trump again explicitly ties federal disaster recovery funds to politics. If you're MAGA and OK with that, ask yourself how you'd react if a Democrat did the same. My USA Today column: www.usatoday.com/story/nlette... Sign up for my newsletter here: profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/...

Trump prioritizes aid – for his allies

Trump sees federal disaster recovery funding as a reward – or a punishment.

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"I think past is prologue, and given the administration's repeated attempts to, in effect, federalize election administration, almost anything goes from this point on," fmr. federal judge & Dickinson College Pres. John E. Jones III tells @bychrisbrennan.bsky.social @usatoday.com bit.ly/4xyMNBM

Will SCOTUS stop Trump's mail ballot scheme? I asked judges. | Opinion

The battle over mail-in ballots is being waged in U.S. courts, including the Supreme Court. I asked three judges if they think Trump will succeed.

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I asked three former federal judges whether the Supreme Court will stop to Trump's effort to federalize elections and the use of mail ballots. All three want quick court action, but see more trouble ahead. My USA Today column: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Will SCOTUS stop Trump's mail ballot scheme? I asked judges. | Opinion

The battle over mail-in ballots is being waged in U.S. courts, including the Supreme Court. I asked three judges if they think Trump will succeed.

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"Trump will get a big stage in Dallas and the attention he constantly craves," writes columnist @bychrisbrennan.bsky.social. bit.ly/4cPGXUh 📸: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

"If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that's what I'm going to do." -- JD Vance, Sept. 15, 2024 www.npr.org/2024/09/15/n...

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JD Vance: "If you look at his politics, it is all about saying, 'This group of people is good, this ethnicity is bad, and I'm gonna fight to give from the bad group of people to the good group of people.' I think that's a despicable way to think about your fellow Americans."

I didn’t expect the answer to “Who will unite Americans after Dolly Parton” to be Milo Yiannopoulos.