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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.
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Israel launches ground assault in Gaza City
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Charlie Kirk remembered in DC vigil; Utah governor says suspect is not cooperating
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Charlie Kirk's assassination matters more than you think
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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White House mourns the death of Charlie Kirk
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Sep 13, 2025 |
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Manhunt continues for Charlie Kirk shooter
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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The 'dirtbag' who built Patagonia—and gave it away
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk fatally shot
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Can sharks help predict hurricanes? Researchers are hoping so.
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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MAHA report on childhood health is out
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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A House committee makes Epstein's full “birthday book” public
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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What keeps Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett up at night?
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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The CDC is in crisis
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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A disappointing new jobs report reveals a slowdown in U.S. hiring
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Sep 06, 2025 |
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RFK Jr. says he doesn't know how many Americans died from COVID as he's grilled at hearing
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Ultrapotent nitazenes present a new front in the opioid battle
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Epstein victims speak as pressure grows to release files
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Young lonely men are turning to the manosphere for help
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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US appeals court rejects Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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What is Congress focused on now that it's back in session?
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Federal judge halts deportation of unaccompanied Guatemalan children
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Twenty years after Katrina, New Orleans' Preservation Hall is thriving
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Most Trump tariffs are illegal, appeals court rules
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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Families remember children slain, wounded in Minnesota shooting
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Takeaways from USA TODAY’s exclusive sit-down with Vice President JD Vance
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Vance says Trump doesn't want long-term occupation of American cities
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | What science says about what makes something cool
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Trump said he fired a Fed governor. What's next?
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Judge temporarily blocks Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Army base used for WWII Japanese internment will be nation's largest ICE detention center
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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The hidden crisis of Black land loss in the wake of slavery
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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Ghislaine Maxwell tells DOJ she never saw Trump behave inappropriately
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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GOP on verge of big Texas win, but redistricting battles are only starting
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | US in a tight squeeze as water demands soar
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Texas Republicans approve Trump-backed congressional map
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | How to spot a con artist
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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37 former intel officials stripped of their security clearances
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Trump calls Putin to arrange meeting with Zelenskyy
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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European leaders to join Zelenskyy in Washington
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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How do you define American cuisine?
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Trump leaves Alaska with 'no deal' after Putin meeting
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Aug 16, 2025 |
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Why is Alaska the 'most strategic place' for Trump-Putin meeting?
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | From electric grids to powering gadgets, sodium-ion batteries hold promise
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Why Democrats have limited power to fight Republican redistricting
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | 'Freakosystems' reveal nature's strange new balance and its risks
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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National Guard troops arrive in DC
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Trump orders National Guard into Washington and takes over DC police
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Israel strike kills journalists in Gaza
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Trump and Putin will meet in Alaska next week to discuss Ukraine war
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Aug 09, 2025 |
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Israel's security cabinet approves plan to take control of Gaza City
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Love, marriage and disability
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Trump doubles India's tariffs to 50% as penalty for importing Russian oil
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | How do you love a forest? Ethan Tapper has thoughts.
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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House Republicans subpoena Clintons, DOJ and FBI officials in Epstein probe
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Texas Gov. Abbott threatens legal action for absent Dems amid redistricting battle
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Hamas says it will allow hostage aid if Israel halts airstrikes, opens permanent humanitarian corridors
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Escape rooms to theme parks: immersive entertainment is booming
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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Trump fires head of labor statistics bureau after weak jobs report
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Aug 02, 2025 |
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Trump signs order for sweeping new tariffs on countries across the world
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Attempt to fix California's severe housing crisis offers lessons to U.S.
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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US to set 15% tariff on South Korean imports under new deal
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Why are ICE agents hiding behind masks?
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Tsunami waves reach Hawaii and West Coast hours after magnitude 8.8 earthquake
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Starvation stalks Gaza
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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US and EU reach trade deal
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Transgender athletes in college sports are rare, despite outsized political attention
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Trump arrives in Scotland for golf and trade talks
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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Israel and US recall teams from Gaza truce talks; violence near aid distribution centers continues
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Insomnia is a global epidemic. How do we fix it?
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Columbia University to pay $200 million fine in new agreement with Trump administration
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Elon Musk wants to start a third party but it will take more than just money
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Speaker Mike Johnson to shut down House early amid Jeffrey Epstein drama
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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'Flood' of ICE agents is coming to cities run by Democrats, according to the White House
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Nobel laureates plea for diplomacy to prevent nuclear war
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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How to navigate a job market transformed by AI
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Can Trump calm MAGA's fury by releasing more Epstein records?
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Jul 19, 2025 |
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House passes Trump's cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Nature is the medicine: Hospitals are catching on
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Senate passes aid, public broadcasting cuts
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | SkinnyTok is now banned. Its dangerous influence persists.
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Senate Republicans weigh billions of dollars in spending cuts
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Supreme Court lets Trump fire hundreds of Education Department workers and dismantle the agency
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Americans' views on immigration take a positive swing
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Caitlin Clark has changed women's sports forever
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Grim reality looms as search for missing Texas flood victims continues
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Jul 12, 2025 |
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Trump at odds with MAGA movement on multiple fronts
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Eco-anxiety is on the rise
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Trump tax bill supercharges Coast Guard’s Arctic icebreaker fleet
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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SPECIAL | Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" is now law: Who are the winners and losers?
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Supreme Court lets Trump move forward with large-scale staff cuts for now
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Jul 09, 2025 |