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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
Harris pushes Netanyahu to end war in Gaza
Jul 26, 2024
SPECIAL | How will history remember President Joe Biden?
Jul 25, 2024
Biden leaves to Harris the race he wanted to run
Jul 25, 2024
SPECIAL | Team USA Olympics BMX Racer Cam Wood on the 'adrenaline rush' of competing
Jul 24, 2024
Black women mobilize for Harris campaign but brace for backlash
Jul 24, 2024
What's next after Democrats' gamble on 2024 election?
Jul 23, 2024
Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race
Jul 22, 2024
Can Olympics officials get doping under control?
Jul 21, 2024
Global tech outage grounds flights, hits banks and businesses
Jul 20, 2024
Donald Trump accepts Republican nomination on final day of RNC
Jul 19, 2024
SPECIAL | Can Hollywood stand up to the headwinds of AI, streaming wars and labor struggles?
Jul 18, 2024
JD Vance officially accepts VP nomination
Jul 18, 2024
SPECIAL | Would putting a limit on extreme wealth solve power imbalances?
Jul 17, 2024
Sen. Bob Menendez convicted on all counts at sweeping corruption trial
Jul 17, 2024
Donald Trump selects JD Vance as running mate on first day of GOP convention
Jul 16, 2024
Trump assassination attempt hovers over Republican National Convention
Jul 15, 2024
Can we vaccinate ourselves against misinformation?
Jul 14, 2024
What do older voters want in the next election? Care for caregivers
Jul 13, 2024
Biden pushes through flubs in NATO press conference
Jul 12, 2024
SPECIAL | Hybrid work still has some kinks to work out
Jul 11, 2024
Biden's dam begins to crack after new Democratic detractors speak out
Jul 11, 2024
SPECIAL | We are more vulnerable to tornadoes than ever before
Jul 10, 2024
Worries over Biden and Trump cast shadow at NATO summit
Jul 10, 2024
Biden hosts high-stakes NATO summit in Washington
Jul 09, 2024
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall along Texas coast as Category 1 storm
Jul 08, 2024
Swatting reports are increasing. Why are perpetrators making fake calls to the police?
Jul 07, 2024
Biden digs in during ABC interview
Jul 06, 2024
UK voters oust Conservatives after 14-year rule, hand Starmer-led Labour landslide win
Jul 05, 2024
SPECIAL | Might we soon understand sperm whale speak?
Jul 04, 2024
RFK Jr. doesn't deny sexual assault claim
Jul 04, 2024
SPECIAL | Are shark attacks on the rise?
Jul 03, 2024
Trump's hush money sentencing delayed after Supreme Court immunity ruling
Jul 03, 2024
Biden's core Democratic support takes big hit after debate, exclusive poll shows
Jul 02, 2024
Can Joe Biden survive his poor debate performance?
Jul 01, 2024
Child care in America is in crisis. Can we fix it?
Jun 30, 2024
SCOTUS ruling could upend Jan. 6 charges for some, including Trump
Jun 29, 2024
President Biden’s disastrous first debate against Trump
Jun 28, 2024
SPECIAL | Professional athletes are betting on their own games. Will bans help?
Jun 27, 2024
Supreme Court publishes draft opinion showing a win for abortion rights
Jun 27, 2024
SPECIAL | Is there life on another planet?
Jun 26, 2024
Judge skeptical of Trump bid to remove from trial classified docs seized at Mar-a-Lago
Jun 26, 2024
Julian Assange to be freed after pleading guilty to violating Espionage Act
Jun 25, 2024
More than 1,300 dead after severe heat at hajj pilgrimage
Jun 24, 2024
Can a new round of aid help tip the scales in Ukraine's favor?
Jun 23, 2024
Supreme Court upholds law banning domestic abusers from owning firearms
Jun 22, 2024
Trump's Florida classified documents case gets ready for 3 days of hearings
Jun 21, 2024
SPECIAL | Gene editing technology is revolutionizing disease treatment
Jun 20, 2024
Louisiana to require Ten Commandments in the classroom
Jun 20, 2024
SPECIAL | Dr. Anthony Fauci on how COVID-19 and Trump turned him into a hero and villain
Jun 19, 2024
Boeing CEO testifies before Senate
Jun 19, 2024
Biden immigration rule would protect undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens
Jun 18, 2024
Black voters aren't thrilled with Biden but dislike Trump more in exclusive poll
Jun 17, 2024
Extreme heat is getting worse. Can we learn to live with it?
Jun 16, 2024
Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on bump stocks
Jun 15, 2024
Supreme Court preserves access to abortion medication mifepristone
Jun 14, 2024
SPECIAL | The US Supreme Court's ethics are called into question
Jun 13, 2024
House Republicans vote to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress
Jun 13, 2024
SPECIAL | Will the Roman Catholic Church ever welcome LGBTQ+ people?
Jun 12, 2024
Jury finds Hunter Biden guilty on all charges in gun trial
Jun 12, 2024
US proposal for cease-fire in Gaza gets UN Security Council backing
Jun 11, 2024
Blinken travels to Egypt, Israel for Gaza cease-fire push
Jun 10, 2024
This summer's most anticipated movie releases
Jun 09, 2024
Naomi Biden testifies in father Hunter Biden's gun trial
Jun 08, 2024
Biden on D-Day anniversary: 'Let us be worthy of their sacrifice'
Jun 07, 2024
SPECIAL | Might we soon understand sperm whale speak?
Jun 06, 2024
Trump Georgia election case put on hold until outcome of appeal against Fani Willis
Jun 06, 2024
SPECIAL | The political fallout and upshot in the wake of the Trump verdict
Jun 05, 2024
First witness testifies in Hunter Biden gun trial
Jun 05, 2024
GOP plots revenge as Trump conviction hits Congress
Jun 04, 2024
Mexico elects its first female president
Jun 03, 2024
Why are America's youth so deeply unhappy?
Jun 02, 2024
Despite conviction, Trump vows to fight on
Jun 01, 2024
Trump found guilty on all counts in historic NY hush money trial
May 31, 2024
SPECIAL | National landmarks embody competing visions of America’s past
May 30, 2024
Trump, Biden and 2024 campaign aides await hush money verdict
May 30, 2024
SPECIAL | Can our electrical grids survive another hot summer?
May 29, 2024
Jury deliberations set to begin in Trump hush money trial
May 29, 2024
Historic Trump trial reaches climax
May 28, 2024
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 35 in Rafah, according to Gaza officials
May 27, 2024
Will electric vehicle sales ever catch up?
May 26, 2024
Four years after George Floyd's murder, what's changed?
May 25, 2024
Federal forecasters predict an "extraordinary" hurricane season
May 24, 2024
SPECIAL | Can geoengineering help us solve climate change?
May 23, 2024
Ireland, Norway and Spain recognize Palestinian state
May 23, 2024
SPECIAL | Tennessee gun law: Will armed teachers make schools safer?
May 22, 2024
Trump hush money trial: Trump doesn't testify; defense rests its case
May 22, 2024
Trump trial: Judge clears courtroom in fiery exchange with Trump witness Costello
May 21, 2024
Iran's president killed in helicopter crash
May 20, 2024
Aggressive cancers are killing people at younger ages
May 19, 2024
Man who attacked Pelosi's husband gets 30 years in prison
May 18, 2024