The Excerpt
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.
Latest Episode
Army base used for WWII Japanese internment will be nation's largest ICE detention center (25.08.2025)
Previous Episodes
- The hidden crisis of Black land loss in the wake of slavery 24.08.2025
- Ghislaine Maxwell tells DOJ she never saw Trump behave inappropriately 23.08.2025
- GOP on verge of big Texas win, but redistricting battles are only starting 22.08.2025
- SPECIAL | US in a tight squeeze as water demands soar 21.08.2025
- Texas Republicans approve Trump-backed congressional map 21.08.2025
- SPECIAL | How to spot a con artist 20.08.2025
- 37 former intel officials stripped of their security clearances 20.08.2025
- Trump calls Putin to arrange meeting with Zelenskyy 19.08.2025
- European leaders to join Zelenskyy in Washington 18.08.2025
- How do you define American cuisine? 17.08.2025
- Trump leaves Alaska with 'no deal' after Putin meeting 16.08.2025
- Why is Alaska the 'most strategic place' for Trump-Putin meeting? 15.08.2025
- SPECIAL | From electric grids to powering gadgets, sodium-ion batteries hold promise 14.08.2025
- Why Democrats have limited power to fight Republican redistricting 14.08.2025
- SPECIAL | 'Freakosystems' reveal nature's strange new balance and its risks 13.08.2025
- National Guard troops arrive in DC 13.08.2025
- Trump orders National Guard into Washington and takes over DC police 12.08.2025
- Israel strike kills journalists in Gaza 11.08.2025
- PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident 10.08.2025
- Trump and Putin will meet in Alaska next week to discuss Ukraine war 09.08.2025
