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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
SPECIAL | Living with a criminal record: When does the sentence end?
Apr 24, 2024
Congress passes foreign aid bill, including TikTok sell-or-ban legislation
Apr 24, 2024
Trump trial day 5 recap: Opening arguments wrap, witness testimony begins
Apr 23, 2024
Week 2 of Trump hush money trial begins
Apr 22, 2024
Earth Day 2024: Some scientists are calling for "urgent optimism"
Apr 21, 2024
Man sets himself on fire outside courthouse of Trump trial
Apr 20, 2024
Israel launches strike; explosions heard in central Iran
Apr 19, 2024
SPECIAL | Bringing back the woolly mammoth. Is it even possible?
Apr 18, 2024
Senate rejects both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
Apr 18, 2024
SPECIAL | Melissa Gilbert remembers 'Little House on the Prairie,' as it turns 50
Apr 17, 2024
Trump hush money trial Day 2 takeaways
Apr 17, 2024
Trump's hush money trial has begun: What to know from Day 1
Apr 16, 2024
Iran attacked Israel. Now what?
Apr 15, 2024
In the age of Ozempic, body image has morphed. How do we learn to love our bodies?
Apr 14, 2024
Biden says he expects Iran to attack Israel 'sooner rather than later'
Apr 13, 2024
O.J. Simpson dead at 76
Apr 12, 2024
SPECIAL | The Rulebreaker: The new biography of legendary journalist Barbara Walters
Apr 11, 2024
Biden administration issues new rules on unlicensed firearm dealers
Apr 11, 2024
SPECIAL | James Patterson and Mychal Threets discuss book bans, library joy and their love of reading
Apr 10, 2024
Arizona Supreme Court upholds 160-year-old abortion ban
Apr 10, 2024
Trump says states should decide abortion policy
Apr 09, 2024
Election offices say they need more funding
Apr 08, 2024
The Israel-Hamas War hits a grim six month milestone
Apr 07, 2024
Biden grieves in Baltimore over bridge collapse
Apr 06, 2024
Georgia judge rejects Trump request to dismiss election racketeering charges under 1st Amendment
Apr 05, 2024
SPECIAL | The trouble at Boeing
Apr 04, 2024
Trump loses presidential immunity delay effort for upcoming New York criminal trial
Apr 04, 2024
SPECIAL | Can a sociopath that is 'immune to remorse and guilt' learn to be a good person?
Apr 03, 2024
Outrage grows over Israeli strike on aid workers
Apr 03, 2024
Complications remain for ill-fated ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse
Apr 02, 2024
Crews cutting into first pieces of Baltimore bridge as ship remains in rubble
Apr 01, 2024
Voting rights are under attack nationwide
Mar 31, 2024
Weight-loss drugs and insulin cost far less to manufacture than companies charge
Mar 30, 2024
Trump claims free speech protects him from Georgia prosecution
Mar 29, 2024
SPECIAL | Solar eclipse fans: Get ready for this rare celestial event
Mar 28, 2024
How safe is commercial shipping?
Mar 28, 2024
SPECIAL | The small city of Bristol is now the frontline of the abortion debate
Mar 27, 2024
Missing workers in Key Bridge collapse presumed dead
Mar 27, 2024
Trump must post $175 million to shield assets during real estate fraud appeal
Mar 26, 2024
Trump faces bond deadline in civil fraud case
Mar 25, 2024
Is the war on drugs back on?
Mar 24, 2024
Princess Kate diagnosed with cancer. What's next?
Mar 23, 2024
Amid warnings of online extremism, Air Force Academy turns to social media sleuthing
Mar 22, 2024
SPECIAL | Polyamory is attracting more and more practitioners. Why?
Mar 21, 2024
70 million Americans drink water from systems reporting PFAS to EPA
Mar 21, 2024
SPECIAL | Standardized tests like the SAT are back. Is that a good thing?
Mar 20, 2024
Federal appeals court order puts controversial Texas immigration law back on hold
Mar 20, 2024
Trump lawyers say $454 million bond a 'practical impossibility' as deadline nears
Mar 19, 2024
Putin declared winner in election with no credible opposition
Mar 18, 2024
Women in leadership are needed to fight climate change
Mar 17, 2024
Nathan Wade resigns as special prosecutor in Trump Georgia election case
Mar 16, 2024
VP Harris' visit to Minnesota Planned Parenthood spotlights abortion
Mar 15, 2024
SPECIAL | America's East Coast is sinking
Mar 14, 2024
House approves bill on TikTok
Mar 14, 2024
SPECIAL | Mexican cartels are using timeshares as a trap for thousands of Americans
Mar 13, 2024
Biden, Trump secure presidential nominations
Mar 13, 2024
Biden releases proposed federal budget
Mar 12, 2024
As Trump support merges with Christian nationalism, experts warn of extremist threats
Mar 11, 2024
Clock is ticking on Seine cleanup for Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
Mar 10, 2024
Trump's Republican Party elects new leadership, including Lara Trump
Mar 09, 2024
Biden calls on Americans to "move into the future" in fiery State of the Union
Mar 08, 2024
SPECIAL | Climate change is making fungi a much bigger threat
Mar 07, 2024
Alabama lawmakers pass IVF protections
Mar 07, 2024
SPECIAL | Why does a 50-year-old affirmative action case still divide us?
Mar 06, 2024
Trump and Biden cruise to victory on Super Tuesday
Mar 06, 2024
Trump tries to juggle 2024 campaign, sweeping criminal trials
Mar 05, 2024
Nikki Haley gets first win in bid for GOP nomination, upsets Trump in DC primary
Mar 04, 2024
Traffic deaths plague poor and rural areas of the US. How do we fix that?
Mar 03, 2024
Can Fani Willis survive Trump's Georgia case?
Mar 02, 2024
Biden, Trump dueling visits put border fight under spotlight
Mar 01, 2024
SPECIAL | Meet the T-rex of the sea: The Pliosaur
Feb 29, 2024
Supreme Court will consider immunity in April, delaying Trump election interference trial
Feb 29, 2024
SPECIAL | Alabama's controversial IVF ruling means that embryos are children
Feb 28, 2024
Trump beats Haley, while Biden faces toughest opponent yet — 'uncommitted' in Michigan primary
Feb 28, 2024
Supreme Court skeptical of laws to regulate social media companies
Feb 27, 2024
Haley still running after loss in home state
Feb 26, 2024
Black History Month: Saving our historic Black churches
Feb 25, 2024
Ukraine fights on 2 years after invasion
Feb 24, 2024
Trump vows to support Christians during Tennessee speech
Feb 23, 2024
SPECIAL | Now more than ever, we need the news. But can journalism survive?
Feb 22, 2024
Trump expected to argue 'no victims' in appealing New York fraud case
Feb 22, 2024
SPECIAL | Can Beyoncé convince country music she belongs?
Feb 21, 2024
US vetoes UN resolution demanding cease-fire in Gaza
Feb 21, 2024
'Additional sanctions' against Russia being considered after Navalny death
Feb 20, 2024
Young Russians mourn death of opposition leader Navalny
Feb 19, 2024
Putin's Russia flexes its muscles
Feb 18, 2024
Trump hit with $453.5 million penalty in New York real estate fraud lawsuit
Feb 17, 2024
Fani Willis fights push to remove her from Trump Georgia case
Feb 16, 2024
SPECIAL | Can Jon Stewart make The Daily Show must-see TV for a new generation?
Feb 15, 2024
At least 21 shot after Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade
Feb 15, 2024