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The Excerpt

USA TODAY

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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90 episodes

  1. A Republican wants Pete Hegseth impeached. Here's why. 14:02
  2. Democrats face a test: Turning midterms power into progress 14:36
  3. Podcast Preview | Is Love Actually? 1:35
  4. Democrats hoped for a blue wave in the midterms. It was a tsunami. 17:07
  5. These Senate races weren’t supposed to be this close 16:20
  6. Can influencers actually swing the midterms? 8:22
  7. Midterm election polls: Why a Democratic wave isn't guaranteed 14:51
  8. The Ohio governor race gets personal after a controversial attack ad 15:07
  9. Trump’s $1 million voter fraud offer: How would it work? 16:15
  10. Is Trump fueling a blue wave? 13:42
  11. Republicans and Democrats agree on almost nothing 8:16
  12. 500 applications. Still no job. 18:46
  13. New Mexico’s nuclear past collides with U.S. weapons expansion 9:36
  14. The first 24 hours after deportation to Haiti 9:40
  15. Can an insult change your vote? 13:47
  16. What happens if the Colorado River keeps shrinking? 11:31
  17. Could Latino voters actually turn Texas blue? 15:36
  18. Will Trump's Russia diesel deal actually lower prices? 10:52
  19. The ketamine blind spot on college campuses 13:08
  20. Why DOGE is back at the Supreme Court 9:05
  21. ICE said it wasn't tracking protesters. Then we got records. 8:38
  22. Why 5 million Americans lost SNAP benefits 11:38
  23. Christa Pike's lawyers warned of issues before her botched execution 9:46
  24. The warning signs Nicole Brown Simpson’s family missed 16:51
  25. America needs tradespeople. Why can’t they find jobs? 11:49
  26. Data centers made this county rich. Then came the backlash 11:57
  27. Hakeem Jeffries on the Democratic Party's agenda if they win the House 22:35
  28. Cornell received 1,200 sexual violence reports. Few led to expulsion 11:50
  29. Cancer is falling nationwide. Except in Iowa. 11:26
  30. Gretchen Carlson: The fight isn't over 14:59
  31. Can tech companies stop AI deepfakes from spreading? 15:20
  32. A record number of ICE employees are leaving. Why? 7:51
  33. Why Republicans are suddenly worried about Texas 12:41
  34. Trump threatens Iran in fiery UN speech. What's next? 14:13
  35. What happens when the White House bans reporters? 10:30
  36. Andy Beshear talks faith and a possible 2028 run for president 17:06
  37. She asked for help. Her doctor dismissed her concerns 11:20
  38. Her father was denied a class trip to D.C. Now she may join the Senate 10:58
  39. AI insiders warn of danger. Will Congress act? 17:38
  40. Oprah Winfrey reveals how intuition has guided her career and life 20:34
  41. His father was missing. Then his search for answers began 19:17
  42. Is HBO's The Pitt about to dominate the Emmys? 12:54
  43. The story behind the firefighters' flag-raising at Ground Zero 20:17
  44. The challenge of teaching 9/11 to kids 16:25
  45. The untold 9/11 stories of ordinary Americans 17:17
  46. The enduring impacts of 9/11 11:16
  47. Who can track your car with Flock camera data? 19:00
  48. The AI backlash uniting a divided America 15:32
  49. Why mothers are leaving one of Washington’s toughest jobs 12:38
  50. TPS is over. What's next for Miami's Little Haiti? 12:59