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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)
Trump’s shadow hangs over the start of primary season
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Mar 2, 202616:27pending
Epstein files fallout continues for rich and powerful
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Feb 27, 202614:43pending
Sexpionage and how foreign spies use intimacy to steal secrets
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Feb 26, 202612:24pending
Trump’s defiant message: US is ‘hottest country anywhere in the world’
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Feb 25, 202613:09pending
In rare rebuke, SCOTUS overturned Trump’s tariffs. What happens now?
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Feb 24, 202616:21pending
Future of wind and solar farms in Trump's America
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Feb 23, 202617:29pending
Civil Rights icon Jesse Jackson left an indelible mark on America
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Feb 20, 202610:45pending
Gov. Wes Moore to Trump: “Please start doing your job.”
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Feb 19, 202614:51pending
For nearly 20 years, the EPA has regulated greenhouse gases. No more.
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Feb 18, 202610:37pending
Trumps’s approval rating could be a problem for GOP in the midterms
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Feb 17, 202610:29pending
Politics of renaming a presidential memorial
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Feb 16, 202615:00pending
Chocolate wasn’t always romantic. How did it become a symbol of love?
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Feb 13, 202615:41pending
Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly clashes with Democrats
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Feb 12, 202617:06pending
Are prediction markets democratizing information or gamifying war?
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Feb 11, 202617:06pending
US-Russia nuclear treaty called START expired. Should we be worried?
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Feb 10, 202617:44pending
Is the Trump administration eroding freedom of the press?
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Feb 9, 202615:38pending
Was the FBI’s raid of Georgia’s Fulton County elections office legal?
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Feb 6, 202615:58pending
Brian Boitano, Christine Brennan on 2026 Winter Olympics and Team USA
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Feb 5, 202622:11pending
Illegal sports betting by minors puts their mental health at risk
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Feb 4, 20269:08pending
Bad Bunny dominates Grammys in lead up to Super Bowl Sunday
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Feb 3, 202615:05pending
Are social media giants like YouTube liable for addiction?
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Feb 2, 202614:21pending
A partial government shutdown looms
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Jan 30, 202615:07pending
Super Bowl LX sets up Patriots Seahawks rematch
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Jan 29, 202615:16pending
Lawsuits against Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs urge consumer caution
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Jan 28, 202615:14pending
Alex Pretti's death at the hands of US border patrol enrages many Americans
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Jan 27, 202614:03pending
Trump backs off force in Greenland standoff. What changed?
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Jan 26, 202612:20pending
‘Sinners’ makes Oscar history with 16 nominations
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Jan 23, 202614:21pending
USA TODAY sits down with HHS Secretary RFK Jr. for an exclusive
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Jan 22, 202624:46pending
How ‘crunchy mom’ vaccine skeptics joined RFK Jr.’s MAHA movement
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Jan 21, 202619:12pending
Americans weigh in on Trump's first year
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Jan 20, 202614:07pending
Why “We Do Not Care” became a rallying cry for menopausal women
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Jan 19, 20269:59pending
Renee Good shooting galvanizes protests across the country
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Jan 16, 202611:13pending
What’s really at stake in the battle for Warner Bros?
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Jan 15, 202617:13pending
Supreme Court hears arguments in landmark transgender athletes’ cases.
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Jan 14, 202610:47pending
Trump has recently talked about military moves in Iran and Greenland.
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Jan 13, 202613:48pending
Stay or go? Venezuelan immigrants react to Maduro's capture
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Jan 12, 202611:30pending
Trump's attempt to rewrite Jan 6 history leaves facts unchanged
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Jan 9, 202618:45pending
Will affordability remain out of reach in 2026?
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Jan 8, 20269:03pending
Inside the push to modernize the US nuclear arsenal
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Jan 7, 202616:30pending
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife are in US custody
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Jan 6, 202611:12pending
In 2026, Trump will face a myriad of political challenges
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Jan 5, 202613:46pending
Why losing trust in expertise threatens democracy
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Jan 2, 202613:15pending
Cannabis drinks are surging in popularity
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Jan 1, 202611:20pending
A look ahead to the momentous decisions awaiting SCOTUS in 2026
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Dec 31, 202514:53pending
America's fastest growing homeless population? Kids.
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Dec 30, 20259:14pending
What home means to people whose lives were reshaped by displacement
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Dec 29, 202512:42pending
At 28, Malala Yousafzai is finally finding her way
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Dec 26, 202514:43pending
Peanuts turns 75 and still speaks to the child in all of us
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Dec 25, 202512:23pending
Dr. Eric Topol shares a new vision for living longer and better
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Dec 24, 202514:36pending
The 'dirtbag' who built Patagonia — and gave it away
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Dec 23, 202514:39pending