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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Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly clashes with Democrats 17 min · Ayesha Bakshi, Dana Taylor, Pam Bondi · Feb 12

Are prediction markets democratizing information or gamifying war? 17 min · Alex Goldenberg, Dana Taylor · Feb 11

US-Russia nuclear treaty called START expired. Should we be worried? 18 min · Ankit Panda, Dana Taylor · Feb 10

Is the Trump administration eroding freedom of the press? 16 min · RonNell Andersen Jones, Dana Taylor · Feb 9

Was the FBI’s raid of Georgia’s Fulton County elections office legal? 16 min · Aisha Bakshi, Dana Taylor, Donald Trump · Feb 6

Brian Boitano, Christine Brennan on 2026 Winter Olympics and Team USA 22 min · Christine Brennan, Brian Boitano, Dana Taylor · Feb 5

Illegal sports betting by minors puts their mental health at risk 9 min · Feb 4

Bad Bunny dominates Grammys in lead up to Super Bowl Sunday 15 min · Melissa Ruggieri, Dana Taylor · Feb 3

Are social media giants like YouTube liable for addiction? 14 min · Clay Calvert, Dana Taylor · Feb 2

A partial government shutdown looms 15 min · Zach Schermele, Dana Taylor · Jan 30

Super Bowl LX sets up Patriots Seahawks rematch 15 min · Jarrett Bell, Dana Taylor · Jan 29

Lawsuits raise new safety questions about GLP-1 drugs 15 min · Austin Fast, Dana Taylor · Jan 28

Alex Pretti's death at the hands of US border patrol enrages Americans 14 min · Christopher Kahn, Dana Taylor · Jan 27

Trump backs off force in Greenland standoff. What changed? 12 min · Francesca Chambers, Dana Taylor · Jan 26

‘Sinners’ makes Oscar history with 16 nominations 14 min · Ralphie Aversa, Unknown, Dana Taylor · Jan 23

USA TODAY sits down with HHS Secretary RFK Jr. for an exclusive 25 min · Jan 22

How ‘crunchy mom’ vaccine skeptics joined RFK Jr.’s MAHA movement 19 min · Will Carless, Dana Taylor, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. · Jan 21

Americans weigh in on Trump's first year 14 min · Trevor Hughes, Dana Taylor, Unknown · Jan 20

Why “We Do Not Care” became a rallying cry for menopausal women 10 min · Wendy Noggle, Melani Sanders, Unknown · Jan 19

Renee Good shooting galvanizes protests across the country 11 min · Christopher Cann, Dana Taylor · Jan 16

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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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