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USA TODAY’s daily news podcast, The Excerpt (formerly 5 Things), brings you a curated mix of the most important headlines seven mornings a week. We also deliver special deep-dive episodes on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons on the most compelling topics in culture, entertainment, sports, politics, and more. Give us fifteen minutes a day, we'll give you all of the headlines, none of the chaos. Hosted by Taylor Wilson and Dana Taylor.  


Episode Date
Sentencing President-elect Trump’s hush money case indefinitely postponed
Nov 23, 2024
Matt Gaetz withdraws, Pam Bondi becomes Trump’s new AG nominee
Nov 22, 2024
SPECIAL | Is AI worth the environmental costs?
Nov 21, 2024
Police release details of Pete Hegseth sexual assault report
Nov 21, 2024
SPECIAL | AI in vertical farming could transform global agriculture
Nov 20, 2024
Prosecutors ask to delay Trump hush money sentencing, but oppose case dismissal
Nov 20, 2024
Israeli strike in Beirut kills five; U.S.-led diplomacy progresses
Nov 19, 2024
Biden lifts ban on Ukraine using US weapons to strike deep inside Russian territory
Nov 18, 2024
What does Trump 2.0 mean for the economy?
Nov 17, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson pushes Ethics Committee to keep Matt Gaetz report secret
Nov 16, 2024
Trump chooses Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead HHS
Nov 15, 2024
SPECIAL | What is the future of DIY medical tests?
Nov 14, 2024
Republicans win control of House and Senate in Congress sweep
Nov 14, 2024
SPECIAL | Might we solve the problems of food insecurity and food waste together?
Nov 13, 2024
Trump taps Musk, Ramaswamy to lead new 'Department of Government Efficiency'
Nov 13, 2024
Biden, Harris participate in Veterans Day ceremony
Nov 12, 2024
What to expect from Trump's Cabinet picks
Nov 11, 2024
Alzheimer's numbers expected to balloon to 13 million by 2050
Nov 10, 2024
Who will control the House? Dozens of races not decided
Nov 09, 2024
What to expect from a GOP trifecta
Nov 08, 2024
SPECIAL | Should Google be broken up?
Nov 07, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris concedes election
Nov 07, 2024
SPECIAL | Bookstore lover inspires readers across America
Nov 06, 2024
Trump reclaims White House
Nov 06, 2024
Election Day in America
Nov 05, 2024
Trump says he "shouldn't have left" the White House in 2020; Harris pitches Gen Z voters
Nov 04, 2024
Election anxiety is gripping the nation
Nov 03, 2024
How the election could shape Trump's legal fate
Nov 02, 2024
Ahead of Election Day, officials prepare for protests and possible violence
Nov 01, 2024
SPECIAL | Harvard, Yale, MIT and more are accused of overcharging students with divorced parents
Oct 31, 2024
Supreme Court lets Virginia resume its purge of voter rolls
Oct 31, 2024
SPECIAL | Can legislation combat the surge of non-consensual deepfake porn?
Oct 30, 2024
Harris and Trump make final pitches to voters
Oct 30, 2024
Biden votes early, calls out Trump's NYC rally
Oct 29, 2024
Michelle Obama blasts Trump at Harris rally; Trump MSG rally marked by racist tropes and vitriol
Oct 28, 2024
Oath Keeper leader's family fears Trump pardon
Oct 27, 2024
Trump heads to Madison Square Garden for a closing campaign act; Beyoncé endorses Harris at Houston rally
Oct 26, 2024
Election season threats are growing more violent
Oct 25, 2024
SPECIAL | What is behind the steep increase in rental prices?
Oct 24, 2024
Blinken entourage rushes to shelter amid Hezbollah attack on Tel Aviv
Oct 24, 2024
SPECIAL | Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis present "Warriors"
Oct 23, 2024
Court deals setback to Trump allies in ballot hand-count case
Oct 23, 2024
What would Trump’s mass deportations really mean?
Oct 22, 2024
Exclusive poll: With 15 days to go, the Presidential race is a tie
Oct 21, 2024
Is exorbitant college coach pay sustainable? Is it ethical?
Oct 20, 2024
New evidence unsealed of how Trump's Jan. 6, 2021 rally was funded
Oct 19, 2024
Hezbollah vows escalation after Sinwar killed
Oct 18, 2024
SPECIAL | How will Black voters impact this election?
Oct 17, 2024
Harris pressed on immigration, Biden in tense Fox News interview
Oct 17, 2024
SPECIAL | In the US, how are different generations viewing climate change?
Oct 16, 2024
DOJ sues Virginia to prevent it from cancelling voter registrations
Oct 16, 2024
Congress made overturning elections harder, but there are still loopholes
Oct 15, 2024
US to send 100 troops to operate anti-missile system in Israel
Oct 14, 2024
After Helene and Milton, what's next for the rest of hurricane season?
Oct 13, 2024
Hurricane Milton leaves widespread destruction; rescue operations underway
Oct 12, 2024
Millions still without power after Milton
Oct 11, 2024
SPECIAL | Talking about sex is hard, no matter how old you are
Oct 10, 2024
Hurricane Milton brings devastation across Florida
Oct 10, 2024
SPECIAL | Are you prepared or panicked for retirement? Your age may hold the key.
Oct 09, 2024
Hurricane Milton re-strengthens to Category 5 as it approaches Florida
Oct 09, 2024
Hurricane Milton grows 'explosively' stronger, reaches Category 5 status
Oct 08, 2024
Milton to become a major hurricane Monday as it heads for Florida
Oct 07, 2024
A year of hope. A year of pain.
Oct 06, 2024
As Trump returns to Butler, Pa., there’s one name he never mentions
Oct 05, 2024
US port workers and operators reach deal to end strike
Oct 04, 2024
SPECIAL | Allan Lichtman shares his 2024 presidential election prediction
Oct 03, 2024
'Nation has your back,' Biden says to Hurricane Helene victims
Oct 03, 2024
SPECIAL | Is Earth destined for another extinction-level asteroid event?
Oct 02, 2024
Takeaways from Vance-Walz debate
Oct 02, 2024
How social media is helping locate the missing after Helene
Oct 01, 2024
Helene death toll climbs to 90
Sep 30, 2024
Robert Roberson is on death row. The man who put him there now says he is innocent.
Sep 29, 2024
Helene wreaks havoc across Southeast, leaving at least 39 dead
Sep 28, 2024
Hurricane Helene moves to Georgia after historic Florida landfall
Sep 27, 2024
SPECIAL | Has Trump's incendiary campaign rhetoric created a new normal of political violence?
Sep 26, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams indicted on federal criminal charges
Sep 26, 2024
SPECIAL | HIV is no longer a death sentence. But why is a viable cure so elusive?
Sep 25, 2024
Hezbollah says it fired rocket targeting Mossad near Tel Aviv
Sep 25, 2024
US to send more troops to Middle East after Israeli strikes in Lebanon
Sep 24, 2024
4 dead after weekend Alabama shooting
Sep 23, 2024
Former TV anchor Connie Chung on the ups & downs of trailblazing career in new memoir
Sep 22, 2024
Top Hezbollah commander among those killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon
Sep 21, 2024
Israel carries out strikes on southern Lebanon
Sep 20, 2024
SPECIAL | The US aimed to clear its rape kit backlog. Many survivors are still waiting for justice.
Sep 19, 2024
Fed cuts interest rate half a point
Sep 19, 2024
SPECIAL | As it turns out, Americans are still full of hope
Sep 18, 2024
Hundreds of Hezbollah pagers explode across Lebanon injuring thousands
Sep 18, 2024
Secret Service praised for stopping Trump gunman but questions remain
Sep 17, 2024
Suspect identified in Trump assassination attempt
Sep 16, 2024
Is America still the land of hope?
Sep 15, 2024