The Excerpt
A podcast by USA TODAY
1326 Episodes
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Trump fires federal workers who help fight forest fires
Published: 2/21/2025 -
SPECIAL | More men are becoming family caregivers
Published: 2/20/2025 -
Trump calls Ukraine's Zelenskyy a 'dictator without elections'
Published: 2/20/2025 -
SPECIAL | SNL turns 50! How Lorne Michaels made comedy cool again.
Published: 2/19/2025 -
US, Russia meet on Ukraine ceasefire negotiations
Published: 2/19/2025 -
18 injured after Delta Air Lines plane crashes, flips at Toronto airport
Published: 2/18/2025 -
Trump spending freeze sticks farmers with millions in bills for conservation work
Published: 2/17/2025 -
Sheriff Enrique Tarrio? Proud Boys leader mulls his future
Published: 2/16/2025 -
Thousands fired across federal workforce
Published: 2/15/2025 -
Trump moves to slap tariffs on nearly every nation
Published: 2/14/2025 -
SPECIAL | 60 years on, will Malcolm X's killers ever be brought to justice?
Published: 2/13/2025 -
ACLU sues over immigrants sent to Guantanamo
Published: 2/13/2025 -
SPECIAL | What can we learn by listening to icebergs?
Published: 2/12/2025 -
Eric Adams sees fortunes turn on Trump actions
Published: 2/12/2025 -
Trump wants Israel to cancel ceasefire if Hamas doesn't release hostages by Saturday
Published: 2/11/2025 -
Elon Musk is igniting a fierce debate with moves at federal agencies
Published: 2/10/2025 -
How do you love a forest? Ethan Tapper has thoughts.
Published: 2/9/2025 -
Judges are pausing Trump policy changes. But for how long?
Published: 2/8/2025 -
Trump's buyout offer for federal workers paused by judge hours before deadline
Published: 2/7/2025 -
SPECIAL | Coffee, chocolate, peaches: climate change is affecting them all
Published: 2/6/2025
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.