The Excerpt

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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...

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Is Trump's backing helping or hurting Republicans? 17 min · Philip M. Bailey, Dana Taylor · Mar 12

Disappointing economic indicators spark stagflation worries 11 min · Mar 11

How Aaron Parnas built a massive Gen Z news audience 11 min · Mar 10

Probe continues into freezing death of Alabama jail prisoner 16 min · Mar 9

Oscar-nominated “The Alabama Solution” shows unfiltered prison life 18 min · Mar 6

Kristi Noem DHS oversight hearing sparks tense debate 11 min · Mar 5

Crafting’s comeback and the science behind it 12 min · Mar 4

Trump signals weeks of fighting in war with Iran 15 min · Mar 3

Trump’s shadow hangs over the start of primary season 16 min · Philip M. Bailey, Dana Taylor · Mar 2

Epstein files fallout continues for rich and powerful 15 min · Bart Jansen, Zuley Kanethu, Unknown · Feb 27

Sexpionage and how foreign spies use intimacy to steal secrets 12 min · Kim Hjelmgaard, Dana Taylor · Feb 26

Trump’s defiant message: US is ‘hottest country anywhere in the world’ 13 min · Susan Page, Dana Taylor, Donald Trump · Feb 25

In rare rebuke, SCOTUS overturned Trump’s tariffs. What happens now? 16 min · Feb 24

Future of wind and solar farms in Trump's America 17 min · Elizabeth Weise, Dana Taylor · Feb 23

Civil Rights icon Jesse Jackson left an indelible mark on America 11 min · Trevor Hughes, Dana Taylor, Unknown · Feb 20

Gov. Wes Moore to Trump: “Please start doing your job!” 15 min · Wes Moore, Unknown, Francesca Chambers · Feb 19

For nearly 20 years, the EPA has regulated greenhouse gases. No more. 11 min · Michael Gerrard, Dana Taylor · Feb 18

Trumps’s approval rating could be a problem for GOP in the midterms 10 min · Susan Page, Dana Taylor · Feb 17

Politics of renaming a presidential memorial 15 min · James E. Young, Dana Taylor · Feb 16

Chocolate wasn’t always romantic. How did it became a symbol of love? 16 min · Carla Martin, Dana Taylor · Feb 13

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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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First charted2025-05-24

Best ever#96 on Spotify (United States) · 2025-05-28

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