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Stormy Daniels took the stand Tuesday in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial. USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Aysha Bagchi reports.

Israel's military said it took control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing, as cease-fire talks resume in Cairo.

Pro-Palestinian protesters rallied at an Auschwitz Holocaust Remembrance Day march.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a sweeping election overhaul bill.

USA TODAY Domestic Security Correspondent Josh Meyer discusses a Department of Homeland Security effort to push back against election threats.

TikTok is suing the U.S. government.

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Israel has moved forward with its planned assault on Rafah in southern Gaza.

USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page breaks down new USA TODAY/Suffolk University polling on former President Donald Trump's hush money trial.

Tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma.

USA TODAY Money, Markets and Personal Finance Reporter Medora Lee talks about rental fraud and what it means for renters and landlords.

The 2024 Met Gala is in the books.




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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are tied in a new USA TODAY/Suffolk poll.

USA TODAY Justice Correspondent Aysha Bagchi recaps pivotal testimony from Hope Hicks and looks ahead to a new week of Donald Trump's hush money trial.

Israel calls on civilians to evacuate parts of Rafah, in southern Gaza.

USA TODAY National Correspondent Elizabeth Weise talks about the double brood cicada phenomenon.

It's Met Gala Monday.




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Islamophobia is at record levels. Muslim Americans are still struggling against post-9/11 bias.

USA TODAY National Political Correspondent David Jackson looks at a number of potential Trump VPs gathering at a donor retreat in Florida.

More arrests have been made at campus protests, as Princeton students begin a hunger strike.

Unemployment rose in April.

USA TODAY National Correspondent Deborah Barfield Berry discusses protests against book bans and restrictions on Black history.

President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Friday to 19 Americans.

The 150th Kentucky Derby is today! Check out our special episode.




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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump spoke out Thursday on campus protests. USA TODAY White House Correspondent Joey Garrison puts their comments in context.

Nearly 300 ex-Obama-Biden staffers have called to suspend military assistance to Israel.

A lawyer who previously represented Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal testified that he believed their hush money deals may have helped Trump win the 2016 presidential election.

USA TODAY Senior Reporter Jessica Guynn explains why white job candidates are more likely to get hired through employee referrals.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual list of most endangered US historic sites shows a desire to reflect stories "of all Americans."

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