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Get context, not just headlines. Every weekday The Excerpt brings USA TODAY's award-winning journalists from across the nation together to unpack America's most pressing stories — from politics and culture to sports and entertainment — with host Dana Taylor.
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Episodes (119)
Will SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling disenfranchise voters?
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May 8, 202615:08pending
Inside a hockey empire that turned youth sports into big business
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May 7, 202617:23pending
Why Gen Z is getting fired after being hired
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May 6, 202615:03pending
The must-see movies of summer 2026—and a surprising frontrunner
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May 5, 202614:51pending
Her son was taken and killed in Gaza. She still chooses humanity.
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May 4, 202616:26pending
Hegseth seeks to justify $1.5T budget while defending $25B war in Iran
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May 1, 202617:19failed
Why this year’s Kentucky Derby is wide open
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Apr 30, 202613:44failed
Does Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller need a cancer warning?
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Apr 29, 202614:31failed
Political violence upends the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
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Apr 28, 202613:22failed
AI-generated influencers are here. Can you tell who’s real?
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Apr 27, 202618:10failed
Redistricting battle now turns to Florida and the courts
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Apr 24, 202617:01failed
Doomscrolling alert: The Atlantic current may be headed for collapse
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Apr 23, 202611:05failed
What’s at stake as King Charles visits Trump
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Apr 22, 202610:21failed
The pope & Trump: A match not made in heaven
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Apr 21, 202613:08failed
The Trump administration is working to reshape immigration courts
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Apr 20, 202611:04failed
Wildfire season is already off to a dangerous start
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Apr 17, 202615:53failed
50 most iconic brands that built America
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Apr 16, 202616:36failed
The blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda can cost over $150,000
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Apr 15, 202612:00failed
President Donald Trump was a big fan of Queen Elizabeth II
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Apr 14, 202615:17failed
The exodus from DOJ will have repercussions for years
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Apr 13, 202617:13failed
The reckoning over Jeffrey Epstein isn’t finished
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Apr 10, 202612:54failed
Trump’s whipsaw strategy with Iran has global leaders worried
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Apr 9, 202612:47failed
The World Cup is just over two months away. Here’s what to watch.
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Apr 8, 202617:36failed
If it works, why can’t doctors prescribe cannabis?
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Apr 7, 202615:52failed
A California sheriff is questioning election integrity
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Apr 6, 20269:33failed
Why a border wall divides even Trump voters in Texas
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Apr 3, 202615:26failed
Supreme Court hears high-stakes birthright citizenship case
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Apr 3, 202612:58failed
Colorado conversion therapist is allowed to proceed, SCOTUS rules
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Apr 1, 202610:14failed
How early porn exposure is impacting young men
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Mar 31, 202614:34completed
AI is playing a big role in the US-led war in Iran
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Mar 30, 202621:03failed
USA TODAY’s Women of the Year: Stories That Inspire
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Mar 29, 202611:55failed
Will the Live Nation DOJ settlement reshape ticket sales?
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Mar 27, 202615:57failed
What a 10,000-mile trip taught actor Andrew McCarthy about friendship
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Mar 26, 202618:00failed
Is America ready to tax the super‑rich?
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Mar 25, 202611:52failed
Marco Rubio’s evolution amid a growing Cuba crisis
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Mar 24, 202613:38completed
America’s aging power grid faces new demands
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Mar 23, 202612:55failed
Water matters as much as oil in the Iran war. Experts explain why.
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Mar 20, 202613:56failed
From friendly to violent: the history of US-Iran relations
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Mar 19, 202613:23failed
Can desalination plants solve the West’s water problem?
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Mar 18, 202610:48failed
Why doctors are jumping into politics right now
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Mar 17, 20268:59failed
How the SAVE America Act would impact voting
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Mar 16, 202615:56failed
March Madness preview: who’s in, who’s out, who can win
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Mar 13, 202617:11failed
Is Trump's backing helping or hurting Republicans?
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Mar 12, 202616:46failed
Disappointing economic indicators spark stagflation worries
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Mar 11, 202610:35failed
How Aaron Parnas built a massive Gen Z news audience
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Mar 10, 202611:29failed
Probe continues into freezing death of Alabama jail prisoner
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Mar 9, 202616:13failed
Oscar-nominated “The Alabama Solution” shows unfiltered prison life
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Mar 6, 202617:31failed
Kristi Noem DHS oversight hearing sparks tense debate
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Mar 5, 202611:10pending
Crafting’s comeback and the science behind it
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Mar 4, 202612:04pending
Trump signals weeks of fighting in war with Iran
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Mar 3, 202614:50pending