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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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Is FEMA ready for the coming hurricanes, floods and fires?
An historic El Niño is forming in the Pacific that could cause catastrophic weather around the world. Add to that the hurricanes, fires and floods tha...
Are prediction markets democratizing information or gamifying war?
Who will be the Democratic presidential nominee in 2028? What will the price of gold be at the end of the week? Who will win the World Cup? All of the...
Crafting’s comeback and the science behind it
Crafting is having a moment. From knitting and crochet to embroidery and quilting, more people — especially younger adults — are picking up hands-on h...
How do you love a forest? Ethan Tapper has thoughts.
With climate change, the threat of wildfires, and human encroachment among other things, our trees and forests are in desperate need of guardians. Fro...
Inside the push to modernize the US nuclear arsenal
It’s the worst-cast scenario no one wants to talk about: what happens if America's nuclear missile silos are attacked? The Minuteman III is a powerful...
Doomscrolling alert: The Atlantic current may be headed for collapse
A large-scale and delicate system of ocean currents that has been active for millions of years and that’s responsible for our warm climate is in dange...
We hit the road for USA 250
To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, USA TODAY sent reporters out on the road, and into history, to follow the journeys that built Amer...
House Speaker Johnson on housing, relationship with Trump and Iran war
There’s no shortage of news coming from Washington these days: The war in Iran, disputes between the president and Congress over legislation such as t...
Birthright citizenship survives in major SCOTUS ruling
Another Supreme Court term has wrapped with major rulings that reshape key national debates. The court upheld birthright citizenship, rejecting a cent...
Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce: The big wedding date is finally here!
It’s being called the wedding of the century! Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are getting married, and it looks like it’s going to be big! New York City...
Will the midterm elections be free from interference from bad actors?
A bipartisan group of secretaries of state is warning that the federal government may no longer be a reliable hub for election threat information, acc...
SCOTUS ruling on TPS will lead to deportation of Haitians and Syrians
The Supreme Court has ended a humanitarian program that let many Haitian and Syrian immigrants stay in the United States temporarily, a decision that...
Everyone except Trump seems to agree, affordable housing is a crisis
Americans are stretched thin and you probably know why: Housing. It’s become increasingly, persistently unaffordable, and for many, simply out of reac...
Trump and GOP lawmakers are sitting down to hash out their drama
President Donald Trump is testing his own party’s patience on Capitol Hill. Last week, he told Senate Republicans to cancel a major confirmation heari...
Does AI mark an inflection point for civilization?
In “The God Test,” Robert Wright argues that the real challenge of AI isn’t just building smarter machines—it’s deciding whether we can evolve, morall...
BookTok is turning favorite books into real-life trips
BookTok helped readers find community online. Now, some fans are taking that connection into the real world through literary tourism. USA TODAY Books...
Obama dedicates his new presidential center on Chicago’s South Side
Foreign and national dignitaries, former presidents, acclaimed musicians and actors, friends, neighbors and family joined Former First Lady Michelle O...
As Trump nears agreement to suspend war in Iran, big questions remain
President Donald Trump wrapped up his attendance at the G7 yesterday, sharing news of a 14-point agreement with Iran. Does this realistically signal t...
Do social media bans actually protect kids?
As concerns grow over children’s mental health, addictive algorithms and age-inappropriate content online, governments around the world are considerin...
Are young people locked out of power in the US?
America spends a lot of time talking about age in politics: how old is too old to lead, whether younger candidates are getting shut out, and if member...
Much of Trump’s legacy is tied up in the courts
From immigration to elections, ballrooms to tax immunity, much of President Donald Trump’s second term agenda is mired in the courts. While a Republic...
PCB cleanup workers claim they were left unprotected from carcinogens
PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, were built to last. So, beginning in the late 1920’s billions of pounds of it were produced across the country for...
Forget night clubs. Morning raves are where it's at.
What’s it like to party not TILL but AT the break of dawn? In an era when so many interactions happen through screens, a growing number of people have...
Is the 2026 World Cup about to change soccer forever?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is here, and it is unlike anything the sport has staged before. Spanning three countries and expanding in size, this tournamen...
They rejected Biden’s 2020 win. Now they’re running for office.
Among the Republicans running for governor of politically competitive states in 2026 are people like Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jo...
Turmoil at ’60 Minutes’ after Pelley and two others are fired
For over 50 years, CBS’ legendary “60 Minutes” has been a stalwart of the investigative reporting tradition. But a recent shakeup to leadership and on...
At Tribeca, music films are moving beyond the screen
Music documentaries are a major part of the festival circuit, but this year at Tribeca, they’re becoming something bigger: live events, legacy project...
Melinda French Gates is making a $215 million bet on women's health
Melinda French Gates is one of the biggest donors to women’s health through Pivotal, her foundation. Now she’s investing another $215 million to impro...
Can Hollywood help heal America's divides?
The United States is marking its 250th anniversary at a moment of deep division over politics, rights, power and who belongs in the nation’s story. St...
Trump admin retreats from Anti-Weaponization Fund after headwinds mount
In a surprise move, the Trump administration announced that it was retreating from a $1.776 billion-dollar Anti-Weaponization Fund that would have bee...
Who gets to define what it means to be American?
In the prologue of “All We Say: The Battle for American Identity” author Ben Rhodes asks two questions that get right to the heart of this battle. Wha...
2028 primary map fight heats up among Democrats
As Democrats turn the page on 2024, a new high-stakes fight is underway over which states will kick off the 2028 presidential primaries. Twelve states...
Why the US won’t treat Ebola patients at home
On May 16, the World Health Organization called the Ebola outbreaks in eastern Congo and Uganda a global health emergency. So far, there have been mor...
Green card application process now forces immigrants to return home
A significant change to the green card application process announced last week could upend the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in America. Th...
Kinship families raise millions of children. Where is the support?
Millions of children in the U.S. live with grandparents, aunts, uncles and other relatives, often after a family crisis. But many kinship families tak...
Memphis defined American music. How did it miss out on the money?
You can’t tell the story of American music without the blues, which means you can’t tell it without Memphis. From Beale Street’s blues bars to the Sta...
Why Trump’s $1.776B DOJ fund is raising alarms
A new $1.776 billion Justice Department fund is raising big questions — about who could qualify and how the money might be used. The “anti-weaponizati...
Trump defies low approval ratings with win in key Kentucky race
Ever since Indiana state Republicans failed to heed Trump’s redistricting demand, President Donald Trump has been on a tear, working to reshape the Re...
Zoonotic spillover diseases, like hantavirus and ebola, are on the rise
A deadly cluster of hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship has raised new questions about how rare diseases spread, and whether another pandemic cou...
US debt now tops GDP as interest costs surge
America’s debt has crossed a striking threshold: it’s now bigger than the economy itself. Questions about what that means start to take shape when int...