The Excerpt

By 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.

Episodes (33)

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Episodes (33)

How early porn exposure is impacting young men

Colorado conversion therapist is allowed to proceed, SCOTUS rules

Supreme Court hears high-stakes birthright citizenship case

Why a border wall divides even Trump voters in Texas

If it works, why can’t doctors prescribe cannabis?

The World Cup is just over two months away. Here’s what to watch.

Trump’s whipsaw strategy with Iran has global leaders worried

The reckoning over Jeffrey Epstein isn’t finished

The exodus from DOJ will have repercussions for years

President Donald Trump was a big fan of Queen Elizabeth II

The blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda can cost over $150,000

50 most iconic brands that built America

Wildfire season is already off to a dangerous start

The Trump administration is working to reshape immigration courts

The pope & Trump: A match not made in heaven

What’s at stake as King Charles visits Trump

Doomscrolling alert: The Atlantic current may be headed for collapse

Redistricting battle now turns to Florida and the courts

AI-generated influencers are here. Can you tell who’s real?

Political violence upends the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Does Monsanto’s Roundup weedkiller need a cancer warning?

Why this year’s Kentucky Derby is wide open

Hegseth seeks to justify $1.5T budget while defending $25B war in Iran

Her son was taken and killed in Gaza. She still chooses humanity.

The must-see movies of summer 2026—and a surprising frontrunner

Why Gen Z is getting fired after being hired

Inside a hockey empire that turned youth sports into big business

Will SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling disenfranchise voters?

Is El Niño about to reshape the Pacific again?

Does Spirit’s collapse signal the end of cheap flights?

In creating CNN, Ted Turner changed the way we saw the world

Cuban political prisoners central to ongoing negotiations with US

Why the ATF revoked fewer gun dealer licenses in 2025

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