How Georgia got its swing back: Why the formerly red state is now up for grabs usatoday.com/story/news/pol… Karissa Waddick

Georgia has gone from solidly red to up for grabs. How did the Peach State become a swing state? I discuss on today's episode of The Excerpt from @usatoday. art19.com/shows/5-things…

Like much of culture nowadays, comedy viewership has begun to split along partisan lines. And a group of anti-establishment comedians have found a lucrative niche catering to conservative-leaning audiences. My latest: usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

Are we in a new era of conservative comedy? I discuss on today's episode of The Excerpt from @usatoday. art19.com/shows/5-things…

McConnell called Trump 'despicable' and a 'narcissist,' cried after Capitol riot, new book says usatoday.com/story/news/pol… by Riley Beggin @usatoday

Donald Trump on Rogan's podcast and Tony Hinchcliffe at his Madison Square Garden rally in the same weekend? Conservative comedy is on the rise and it has implications in the 2024 race. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

Arlington County asked residents to name the county snow plows this winter and they did not disappoint ❄️

Trump fans who missed out on in-person inauguration: What they did w/ Karissa Waddick ⁦Sarah D. Wire⁩ usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

I want your #CherryBlossom stories! Got engaged next to the blossoms? Have fond memories there? Weird interactions? I want to know! Tell me your favorite Cherry Blossom stories and send me pics: [email protected]. They might end up in a story we're working on 😉🌸

In this weekend’s paper: A company tried to bring back the dire wolf. Is it the start of 'Jurassic Park'? bit.ly/42a62Vd

In other news: Philmonger and I wrote a newsletter! Our first edition of This Is America comes out later today. To get an extra bit of insight from the Kings, or catch other USA TODAY stories of justice and society, sign up here: profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/th…

Google is training its AI video generation software Veo 3 on content from YouTube. If you’re a YouTube creator, there’s no way to opt out.

80 years later, victims of ‘first atom bomb’ will soon be eligible for reparations usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

Climate change is revealing - and destroying - archeological treasures. I discussed the topic on today's episode of The Excerpt. art19.com/shows/5-things…

Pres. Trump says the Smithsonian Institution is too "woke." My colleagues and I went to several museums + interviewed dozens of visitors to assess his concerns. Here's what we found: usatoday.com/story/news/pol… Christopher Cann Chris Quintana Karissa Waddick Stephen Beard Duane Gang

Are you a Democrat or no party voter who doesn't know what to do or doesn't feel like it is worth pushing back on the Trump administration's actions? I'd like to talk to you for a @usatoday.com article. Message me at [email protected] or on Signal at sarahdwire.71

ICE promises 'proper meals.' Detainees say they're going hungry. In the business of immigration detention, researchers say 'bad food is the business model.' usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

While street clashes with #ICE continue, this story comes from the quiet front lines of #massdeportation. A family of 8 in Alabama prays for “mercy.” #immigrationnews USA TODAY usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

"Your religion might be tax cuts but it is not Christian and it's not Jewish and it's not Muslim” Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II said “You cannot label it Christian without a challenge & if Christians don't challenge it, then we become just as much to blame for it existing" usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

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